Elevation plan to close eight streets on South Side
City track elevation engineer H G Wray announced plans to raise the Belt Railroad across the South Side, requiring closing eight streets Orleans New Napoleon Linden Villa Ave St Paul Bethel Ave and Richland for subway passages Miley and Koehne Streets will run through subways. Rail lines involved include Peoria Eastern Co I and W Pennsylvania and Illinois Central with a total project cost near 14 million dollars and a 1.5 million bridge over the White River near Bluff Rd.
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Indianapolis
South Side
H. G. Wray
Orleans
New
Napoleon
Linden
Villa Ave
St. Paul
Bethel Ave
Indianapolis Belt Railroad
Richland
Peoria
Eastern
Chicago
Indianapolis & Western
Belt Railroad
Miley
Koehne Sts
Board of Works
Wray
Co. I
Pennsylvania
Illinois Central
Ecity
White River
Bluff Rd
Wilmeth Win Is Predicted in Local Mayor Race
Prediction of a Wilmeth landslide came from Bryant W. Gillespie Jr. campaign manager for City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth's Republican mayoral bid. Indorsement by 15,000 supporters was highlighted amid campaign activity at Wilmeth headquarters with Mrs. C A James and others. Wilmeth spoke at Kingan & Co and will address events at Mrs. Harness's home and the Magazine Club and YWCA this weekend.
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Slide
Bryant W. Gillespie, Jr
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Wilmeth
C. A. James
Samuel Davis
Hazel Workman
Theodore J. Bernd
Judge Wilmeth
Kingan & Co
H. Harness
Winthrop Ave
Magazine Club
Coroner probes death of John Griffin at Olney Street
Coroner Paul F. Robinson investigates the death of 79 year old John Griffin of 8240 W Olney St. Officials say the Wednesday night death is believed to be from heart trouble.
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Paul F. Robinson
John Griffin
Olney St
Healed Pimples After Two Years with Cuticura
Miss Imogene Thomas of Kokomo Indiana reports two years of skin trouble ending after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes severe itching burning and bleeding pimples on face shoulders and arms and says five cakes of soap and one box of ointment healed. Sample products offered by the Cuticura Laboratories.
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Imogene Thomas
R. R
Kokomo
Ind
G M Williams to Head Speedway Lap Prize Committee
G M Williams president of Nordyke Marmon will lead the speedway lap prize committee for the thirteenth international sweepstakes race on May 30. A fund aims at 100 dollars for each of 200 laps, supporting advertising and sponsorship of lap prizes for firms.
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G. M. Williams
Nordyke & Marmon
Speedway
Indianapolis
Williams
City Manager Debate Planned With Indianapolis Officials
The Rev James Bogue and attorney Joe Rand Beckett will discuss the proposed city manager form tonight at Irvington Presbyterian Church. State Senator Fred Dickerman will argue for the current political system. Edward O Snethem will address Altrusa Club at Friday luncheon at the Lincoln.
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James Bogue
North M. E. Church
Joe Rand Beckett
Indianapolis
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Fred Dickerman
Edward O. Snethem
Altrusa Club
The
Lincoln
Liebert Case Moved to Federal Court Over 1924 Shooting
Charles R. Liebert of New Albany Ind a federal prohibition agent charged with assault with intent to kill saw his case moved from Harrison County Circuit Court to the U S District Court New Albany division by Judge Robert C Baltzell. The incident stems from the Sept 5 1924 shooting of John Steph during an attempted arrest for operating a till Liebert said Steph moved as if drawing a gun and he fired into the leg.
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Charles R. Liebert
New Albany
Ind
Prohibition
Harrison County
United States District Court
Robert C. Baltzell
John Steph
Liebert
William Marshall
French Lick
Steph
Man in Serious Condition After Poison Attempt
Frank Cox, 33, of 67 E. McCarthy Sr., is in serious condition after an attempt to take his life with poison on Wednesday. Police say they have not learned a motive.
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Frank Cox
E. McCarthy Sr
But Now She's Back in Hospital Crocheting to Aid Others
Lucinda Watkins, a tornado heroine from Princeton Indiana, has returned to Methodist Hospital. Unable to join rescue due to age and health, she crochets to aid storm relief, pledging $5 to a 1.5 million fund for Indiana Methodist hospitals and plans to sell her handiwork to local friends.
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Princeton Ind
Lucinda Watkins
Methodist Hospital
Lucinda
Indiana Methodist
Princeton
Calumet Gas seeks to buy Indiana utility properties
The Calumet Gas and Electric Co of Gary filed with the public service commission for authority to acquire the Indiana Electric Utilities Co, C. F. Cain Power and Light Co, Hawk Brothers Milling Co, and Bass Lake Light and Power Co in northern Indiana. Proposed price is 576,530 plus assumption of 108,400 debt of Indiana Electric Utilities Co.
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Calumet Gas and Electric Co
Gary
Public Service Commission
Indiana Electric Utilities Co
C. F. Cain Power and Light Co
Hawk Brothers’ Milling Co
Bass Lake Light and Power Co
Indiana
Calumet
State bids opened for varnish paints oils and chinaware
The State purchasing board met today for the first time since reorganization and opened bids on small quantities of varnish paints oils and chinaware. The merchandise will be used in State institutions.
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State Purchasing Board
One Arm Driving Declared Not Reckless by Jamai ca Magistrate
Magistrate Gresser of Jamacia L I ruled that one armed driving is not inherently reckless. In a spring evening, WarTell arrested James J Wescott age 28 for using one arm to drive and promoting a petting party, but the judge freed him citing a prior licensed driver’s example.
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Gresser
Jamaica
L. I
Cupid
Wartell
James J. Wescott
Brooklyn
Wescott
Bulgaria Under Siege: British Visit Reveals Atrocities
British observers describe Sofia prisons guarded by troops with executions seen daily since the toppled Stambowsky regime. Reported torture included third degree methods, with prisoners killed outside the city and mutilated bodies found in the streets.
Inquiry Sought Into Liner's Actions In Sea Tragedy
New York April 24 The British admiralty likely to investigate how the Japanese freighter Raifuku Maru sank with all on board while the White Star liner Homeric stood by The Homeric docked last night and passengers diverged on Captain Roberts conduct Some praised his rescue efforts while others reproached him for not lingering longer amid the tragedy.
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T. J. Talbot
Homeric
T Hey
John Robert
Roberts
Amos Pinchot
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
A. Anderson
Buffalo
N. Y
Plan to Boost Indianapolis Industry Revamped
A luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce industries committee began revising the boosting plan for Indianapolis as an industrial center. G. M. Williams, the chairman, said details will take a few days to emerge. The plan calls for hiring an industrial expert, raising a large fund, using part for an industrial propaganda campaign, and forming an advisory committee to tackle industrial issues.
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Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce Industries Committee
G. M. Williams
Williams
Death Note Left on Doorstep Demands $50 Rent
Hy man Cohen reported a note and a skull on his doorstep at 1208 Ashland Ave. The note demanded $50 rent and mentioned a warning. Cohen owns the home and alerted police.
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Ashland Ave
Hyman Cohen
Woman reports attempted assault on Norwood Street
Miss Ruby Gentry 25 of 525 West Norwood Street reported to police an attempted attack Wednesday night as she walked on Norwood near West Street. She screamed and the assailant fled. she described him to authorities.
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Ruby Gentry
Norwood St
West St
Dog Bite Involving Policewoman’s Pet Reported
William Fisher ten of 682 Sanders Street was bitten by a dog owned by Mrs Coretta Osborn of 1244 Ringgold Street a policewoman. The dog was ordered penned up.
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William Fisher
Sanders St
Coretta Osborn
Ringgold St
Eleven Are Taken Big Party Charged In New Jersey
Police say an all night party on Tuesday followed by a second gathering Wednesday afternoon in a North New Jersey Street apartment led to arrests. Four young men and one woman are in city jail, five girls and the 15 year old host are in detention as delinquents. Parents of the host are in Florida. Ages of involved youths range from 14 to 18.
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N. New Jersey St
Florida
Myers' Dates Mixed in mayoral bid campaign
Walter Myers, Democratic mayoral candidate, failed to speak today due to date mix up and vowed to act decisively before the May 5 primary. He spoke at 1829 8S East St Wednesday night, denouncing public business transactions for private gain.
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Walter Myers
Myers
East St
Court Governance Tangles Over New Municipal Court
Mayor Shank failed to name a stenographer for Judge Dan V. White as talks on the new municipal court continue. The corporation counsel James M. Ogden issued a written opinion to city clerk John W. Rhodahamel on fines being turned over to regular city judge Delbert O. Wilmeth. Ogden stated the legislature did not adopt a plan to aid the regular judge until 1926 and that reports should go to the regular judge. Judge White sided with Ogden on fines disposition. Clarence Wynekoop, 27, of 1175 West Twenty Seventh Street, is jailed in Crawfordsville Ind for assault and battery stemming from an incident in Brownsburg Ind and will be tried there as a fugitive.
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Dan V. White
Shank
White
James M. Ogden
Lemcke- Shank-Armitage
John W. Rhodahamel
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Ogden
Clarence Wynekoop
W. Twenty-Seventh St
Crawfordsville
Ind
Brownsburg
Wynekoop
Speed charge filed in hit run near Prospect and Laurel
Robert McCall 18 of 1156 Piison St was arrested on a warrant charging speed following an April 9 accident at Prospect and Laurel. The same incident led to an assault and battery charge during the investigation. Several others were charged with speeding or related offenses by state police, including Wallace Heller Elza Hawkins Norman Barthel Carl Matlock Allen Pickett and George Tuck with various infractions.
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Robert McCall
Piison St
Otto Maas
Prospect
Laurel St
McCall
Lena Maas
Charlotte Maas
English Ave
Wallace Heller
Pleasant St
Elza Hawkins
Meridian St
Norman Barthel
Insull Predicts Calumet Region as U.S. Industrial Center
Samuel Insull president of Commonwealth Edison Company spoke at a Purdue engineering banquet in Lafayette Indiana saying the Calumet region of northern Indiana will become the leading industrial center of the United States within a few years. More than 600 attended.
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Bu Times
Lafayette
Ind
Calumet
Indiana
United States
Samuel Insull
Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago
Purdue Engineering School
Campers Reunion at YMCA Bedford Event Tonight
Boy campers meet for a campers reunion at the YMCA at 7 30 this evening. C E Isaac leads the program for boys who attended the annual YMCA camp at Bedford Indiana. The first camp period this year starts June 23 and reservations are being made now.
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Bedford
Ind
C. E. Isaac
Governor Jackson Visits Butler Colony for General Inspection
Governor Jackson toured the Indiana farm colony at Butlerville for a general inspection. He announced plans to visit every state institution in the coming year.
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Jackson
Indiana
Butlerville
Offic ers to Prison Monday After Bribe Scandal
Cincinnati officers and dry agents were sentenced after pleading guilty to bribery involving bootleggers. Forty four faced Federal prison terms of up to eighteen months and fines up to two thousand dollars, with others sent to Ohio jails or given small fines. Government chartered two special trains to move the Federal prisoners to Atlanta.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Eastern Star Installs Officers for Indiana Grand Chapter
At the annual grand chapter meeting in the Masonic Temple, Indiana Order of Eastern Star installed new officers. Mamie Conrad of Warsaw was elected treasurer, Lettie Ferguson of Fort Wayne grand conductor, and Floyd Bunnell of Plymouth grand matron, with Hessong, Huffman, Jolliet, and Fansford as other officers. Degree work was given Wednesday night before about 1,200 delegates. A visit to the Franklin Masonic home Friday morning will close the session.
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Indiana
Masonic Temple
Lettie Ferguson
Ft. Wayne
Grand Conduc
Floyd Bunnell
Plymouth
John B. Hessong
Broad Ripple
Albert K. Huffman
Rockport
John H. Jolliet, Jr
Rockville
Nettle Fansford
Indianapolis
Murat Temple
Franklin
Tipton Husband Missing. Wife Seeks Help From Indy Police
Indianapolis police received a letter from Mrs. Gertrude Austill of Tipton Indiana asking for a search for her husband Raymond 388. She said he left home January 12 to seek work in Kokomo at a plate glass factory but did not find work and likely headed to Indianapolis.
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Gertrude Austill
Tipton
Ind
Raymond
Austill
Kokomo
Indianapolis
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