South Faces Flood Peril as Rivers Rise Across South
Severe rains push major southern rivers toward flood stage with Coosa Tombigbee Tallapoosa and Black Warrior nearing danger in Alabama. Highways flooded bridges out and railroad tracks damaged across Georgia Alabama Florida. Crop damage and power outages reported as Mississippi and Arkansas floodwaters rise.
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United Press
Atlanta
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Coosa
Tombigbee
Tallapoosa
Black Warrior
Louisiana
Arkansas
White River
Flood Waters Force Hundreds From Homes in Alabama Towns
Flood waters north of Mobile drive hundreds from Brewton and Flomaton. Burnt Corn and Murder Creeks overflowed, flooding streets four to six feet deep. Families seek shelter in the county courthouse while Flomaton remains isolated and the Escambia River stays at flood stage.
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Mobile
Ala
Here
Brewton
Flomaton
Escambia
No Flood in Indiana Says Weather Bureau Chief
J H Armington, head of the United States Weather Bureau, reports little high water in Indiana streams. Heavy rain extended from southern Indiana to the deep South, but southern streams rose only slightly with no serious flood danger. Indianapolis records 2.69 inches for the month, 0.15 inch below normal.
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Indiana
Mississippi River
J. H. Armingstton
United States Weather Bureau
White River
Wabash
Mt. Carmel
Indianapolis
Buster the Fox Terrier Returns After Times Ad
Mrs. J G McFarland of 5689 Winthrop Ave posts a Lost and Found ad in The Times after her fox terrier Buster wanders away. Hours later the dog is back home, proving the Times Want Ad can reunite pets and owners.
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Buster
J. G. McFarland
Winthrop Ave
Coppers Near Death Dragging River for Missing Boy
Two White River searchers try to recover 5 year old Russell Black reported drowned near Indiana Avenue. Officers James Peague and Frank Gallagher nearly drowned when their boat capsized. saved by motor policemen Hague and Sheets. Despite an intensive search, the body had not yet been found.
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White River
Indiana Ave
Russell Black
James Peague
Frank Gallagher
Hague
Sheets
Osie Black
Eleventh St
Hershell Black
Claude Williams
Willliams
Russell
J. F. Wilson
Wilson
Bar- Ball
Kinder
Street Fight Suspect Nabbed After Disappearance
George Geisendorf 23 of Grand Hotel was found at a house on E Washington St after a street fight in which his partner Eddie Siersdorfer was shot by Detective Claude Johnson. Geisendorf faces assault battery resisting an officer and vagrancy charges. Roy Totten 139 Standard Ave was badly beaten. Siersdorfer was taken to hospital and reported out of danger.
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George Geisendorf
Grand Hotel
Eddie Siersdorfer
Claude Johnson
E. Washington St
Geisendorf
Siersdorfer
Roy Totten
Standard Ave
Johnson
Totten
City Hospital
Indianapolis primary fight reshapes GOP renomination race
Senator Arthur R. Robinson and Congressman Ralph E. Updike return to Indianapolis to campaign through the May 8 primary. Robinson faces Arthur L. Gilliam and Solon J. Carter, who plan nightly speeches and a Marion County focus. Updike’s challengers Archibald M. Hall John W. Becker Wallace A. Robertson William T. Quillen Earl Dill and James R. Norrel intensify efforts in the last two weeks.
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Arthur R. Robinson
Ralph E. Updike
Indianapolis
Robinson
Arthur L. Gilliam
Solon J. Carter
Carter
Marion County
Updike
Archibald M. Hall
John W. Becker
Wallace A. Robertson
William T. Quillen
Earl Dill
James R. Norrel
Stewart Aims to Tell All on Continental Bond Deal
Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the Indiana Standard Oil Co, testified to the Senate Teapot Dome committee that he shared in the Continental Trading Company bond profits totaling 759 500 dollars with Harry Sinclair H M Blackmer and J E O Neil He said he delivered the bonds to a trusted tax expert Roy J Barnett and later the bonds were turned over to the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co He admitted cashing coupons and using the money but claimed he surrendered the bonds to cover the amount He linked his actions to Standard Oil board approval and noted the unusual handling of the bonds while citing potential contempt proceedings and future testimony from Sinclair Fall and other figures.
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United Press
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Indiana Standard Oil Company
Senate Teapot Dome
Continental Trading Company
Harry Sinclair
H. M. Blackmer
J. E. O'Neil
Stewart
Continental Liberty
Roy J. Barnett
Standard Oil Company
H. S. Osler
Continental
Standard
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Sinclair
Blackmer
O'Neil
Europe
Nye
Justice Bailey
Interior Fall
Bailey
Fall
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Barnett
Rockefeller
Standard of Indiana
A. E. Humphreys
Texas
Midwest Refining Company
Standard Oil
Osler
Additional U S troops may go to Nicaragua
Washington reports indicate extra United States armed forces may be sent to Nicaragua following rumors of the capture of three American owned gold mines by unidentified Nicaraguans and the alleged kidnapping of five workers in the Prinza polca Mountain region, though the State Department had no confirmation.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Nicaragua
State Department
Prinzapolca
Wall Street Bets Bigger Stakes Draw Hamlets to Market
Americans abandon race tracks and games to flood Wall Street with money. The piece notes rising external investment, the shift of trading stateside, and a large pool of hopefuls while warning a looming market break. It highlights rising female participation and sprawling speculation.
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Wall St
Ohio Goes 10 Polls Heavy Ballot Seen
Ohio voters went to the polls to express their Republican presidential preference with fifty one delegates to be elected. Hoover supporters in Cleveland Toledo and Cincinnati clash with Willis forces led by Col Carmi A Thompson seeking an uninstructed or anti Hoover delegation as Dawes Lowden and Curtis gain appeal.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Frank B. Willis
Willis
Col
Carmi A. Thompson
Harding
Mark Hanna
Hoover
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Dawes, Lowden
Curtis
Flood Bill Revised Opens Way for Coolidge Approval
Compromises between sponsors of the Jones Reid flood control bill Republican leaders and President Coolidge were reached today. The changes, announced by Appropriations Chairman Madden, pave the way for the president to approve the measure as the House nears final action. Madden said he will vote for passage but not over a veto.
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Washington
Coolidge
House
Madden
Appropriations Committee
Delay in Ruling on Precinct Boundary Changes
Settlement of authority to redraw precinct boundaries delayed in Superior Court Four. Judge Byron K. Elliott postponed ruling to Wednesday after agreement by both parties and briefing. Terre Haute dispatch reports no luncheon due to court’s heavy docket as Judge William T Gleason forgoes lunch. lawyers also skipped juncheon.
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Superior Court Four
Byron K. Elliott
Terre Haute
Ind
Superior Court
William T Gleason
Daylight Saving Referendum Moves Ahead in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Times poll shows 225 in favor and 32 against daylight saving as city officials seek broad public input. A public hearing precedes a Monday night meeting where an ordinance to start summer time on the second Sunday in May will be discussed along with other items.
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Indianapolis Times
Times
William A. Boyce Jr
Edward B. Raub
Raub
Health Board
Irvington
K. M. Mosiman
Gyro Club
Mosiman
Buchanan
City Hall
General Booth Ill in London Home
General W Bramwell Booth head of the Salvation Army was reported ill at his London home on April 24 amid a health concern.
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Salvation Army
United Press
London
W. Bramwell Booth
Bank forgery case links Walb Weaver to La Grange wreck
Federal court in Fort Wayne hears Weaver confession detailing forged notes and false entries from 1922 to 1926 tied to Clyde A. Walb former state Republican chairman. Prosecution argues forgeries benefited Walb and related firms. defense seeks exclusion of Walb references. Witnesses describe notes totaling tens of thousands of dollars and broader mock paper fraud at La Grange National Bank.
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Charles E. Carll
Ft, Wayne
Ind
Clyde A. Walb
Valentine D. Weaver
Mir
National Bank
la Grange
Weaver
Wald
John Utt
Chicago
Federal Bank Examiner
Utt
Walb
Walter Lindley
Homer Elliott
Edith Kesslar
Ft. Wayne
Better Service Company
Bank
Att
Walb Construction Company
Ward
Franks Will Sets Aside 100000 for Bobby Franks Memorial
The will of Jacob Franks provides 100000 for a perpetual memorial to his son Robert Bobby Franks murdered four years ago by Leopold and Loeb. The estate, valued over 2 million, leaves Mrs Flora Franks and two children the bulk of assets. Trustees are empowered to fund a memorial that offers pleasure help and encouragement to boys as Bobby did to his playmates.
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United Press
Hicago
Bobby Franks
Jacob Franks
Franks
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Flora G. Franks
Robert
Bids Placed on State Paint Contract with $7000 Low Bid
Twenty nine bidders submitted for the annual paint contract of the State Highway Commission. The Cook Paint and Varnish Company of St. Louis submitted the low bid at $7000, with seven other bids within $200 of that amount. The paint will be shipped where needed for highway signs and bridges.
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Highway Board
State Highway Commission
Low
Cook Paint and Varnish Company
St. Louis
Federal agents pour confiscated liquor into sewer
More than 125 gallons of liquor seized in recent raids were dumped into the sewers today under deputy dry administrator George L. Winkler. The confiscated stock included about fifty gallons of alcohol, home brew, white mule, Old Colonial whisky, and counterfeit bonded brands. Labor official Frank Duffy departs for AFL meeting in Washington.
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George L. Winkler
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