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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1925
Page
1
Hearing on the bail motion for D. C. Stephenson, former Klan leader, set for Tuesday. Prosecutors and defense attorneys await Judge James A. Collins decision as crisis cases unfold in Indiana. Local Irvington residents oppose releases and protest perceived justice thwarting.
Mrs. George KE Oberholtzer of 5802 University Ave returns to Indianapolis after a nervous collapse following her daughter Madge's burial. She says she will testify in the murder case against D. C. Stevenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry. Attorney Eph Inman had announced plans to subpoena her.
Legal steps and swift justice were urged at a mass meeting in Irvington M E Church with over 500 residents in attendance. The event followed news of Madge Oberholtzer death from mercuric poisoning after an alleged train attack on March 16 near Hammond Indiana.
Attorney General Arthur L Gilliam said he would file a motion for a new trial in Franklin Indiana with Judge Fremont Miller in the State's suit to annul Indiana Bell Telephone Company's charter. The motion claims error in jury instructions about certain evidence. The Bell Company won the case tried on a change of venue about a month ago. If denied, the move sets the stage for an appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Beck aged 64 wife of John T Beck of 641 W Thirtieth St were held at 3 p m today at Shirley Brothers funeral parlors Indianapolis Two sons Robert B and James A Beck survive along with three brothers and one sister She died Saturday at Methodist Hospital
Ben Stevens, colored, 1517 N Senate Ave, fell twenty five feet when a beam gave way at the city garage under construction at Alabama and Miami Sts. He returned to work with only leg bruises after three carpenters beneath the beam escaped in time.
Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg was elected president of the republic in Berlin polling 14.6 million votes out of 30.5 million. His nearest rival, Dr Wilhelm Marx, garnered about 13.7 million. Communist Michael Mann received 1.7 million. Hindenburg, longtime hero, will take office.
In a recent United Press interview General Paul von Hindenburg outlines his stance on Germany's Dawes plan, monarchy, and national unity. He asserts unity of all parties as Germany’s only hope and declares confidence in enforcing his will with God’s help.
Nationalists announced they will not seek to change Chancellor Luther's cabinet after Von Hindenburg's election victory. Communists launched factory to factory agitation urging a general strike in protest, while Hindenburg suggested possible Dawes plan alterations.
Robert Edelen, 30, was injured in a Pros pect Street collision with a car driven by Charles Hanna, 43, Beech Grove. Hanna faces assault and battery charges, along with speeding for the incident.
Police logged sixty nine men and three women charged over the week end. Intoxicated persons formed about one third of arrests with twenty one men and one woman. Five alleged illegal liquor operators and one transporter indicted. Ten auto drivers faced various offenses and ten were charged with assault and battery. Twelve alleged vagrants and eleven linked to gambling raids.
Tipton Indiana special reports Oliver Borton a 34 year old city lineman electrocuted Saturday when he touched a 2300 volt primary wire. His body was shipped today to Burlington Ohio his former home for burial.
A. Roudebush, 1043 E. Tenth St., chased a colored man who robbed his wagon till at 835 N. Davidson St. The thief escaped with $1.50, and Roudebush informed police after a brief pursuit.
Louis Owens 30 of 277 W Ray St Testified in his own defense in a murder trial over the Dec 6 1924 stabbing of George Robinson 48 of 2134 Park Ave in the L S Ayres Co men’s locker room. He cited self defense and WWI gas exposure with duty in the 101st Engineers.
Two colored burglars accosted William Perry at 3040 College Ave and robbed him of 16 dollars at gunpoint in his yard. I N Bennett says his lunch wagon at 414 N Illinois St was entered after 2 am. a 3 dollar watch, frankfurters worth 50 cents, and two pies worth 60 cents disappeared. M L Sternberger of 131 Blueridge Rd reports a bar pin set with sapphires and diamonds valued at 350 dollars missing from his home.
W J Ayres a Geneva Indiana dentist and his wife and baby avoid death in a traction crossing crash one mile east of Cumberland after dozing at the wheel. Their car sideswipes T Ernest Malcolm a Cumberland attorney whose auto overturns. the traction car then strikes and demolishes Malcolm’s car seconds later.
Citizens complain of long freight train blockages at the Madison Ave Belt crossing causing hours of waiting and frequent accidents. Locals urge rapid track elevation from West Washington to Keystone Ave to reduce horn noise and restore schedules.
A severely mutilated body of a young woman was found on a rural road near Chesterton Indiana. Police hunt a railroad man and monitor a Gary politician as investigators study clues including a campaign card and a railroad worker’s card. The coroner estimates the victim aged 16 to 25 and from a well-to-do class.
Henry Warfield aged 20 of 809 North Senate Avenue admitted kicking Minnie Robinson during a Saturday theft of a suitcase on North Senate. He denied lifting feet during arrest, later fined five dollars plus costs and jailed five days for petit larceny and one dollar plus costs for assault in city court.
Ohio coal industry faces collapse as Pittsburgh Coal Company plans to close all sixty nine union mines. Operators cite non union mine wages as 20 to 25 percent lower and warn most Ohio mines will halt operations soon.
In the city primary four Republicans and two Democrats push toward election day with noon speeches and multiple rallies. Lemeke and Wilmeth lead daily tours, with Duvall Frye Emhardt Myers and Ambuhl named for further races as the primary process lines up for the fall vote.
Indianapolis opened with 54 degrees at 7 am, two degrees above normal per the U S Weather Bureau. Officials said the weather would stay near normal for at least two days, ending a five day hot spell that reached 81 degrees by mid afternoon after a 59 degree start at 7 am.
Indianapolis barbers plan a legal fight to keep shops open on Sundays following the arrest of Jack Harbor proprietor of 26 South Illinois Street. Harbor was arrested April 20 by Constable Sipe at J B Mullane’s justice court on a warrant signed by Michael Roach of the Gayety barber shop. Harbor’s attorney Garth Melson sought a venue change and trial date has not been set. Harbor said a shave is as essential as meals or shoe shines and he would appeal if defeated.
Indiana mines have operated at 25 to 30 percent capacity for over a year amid slack demand. William Zeller of Knox Consolidated Coal Co notes uncertainty about future prices as non union coal from Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia floods Indiana markets while most Indiana mines rely on union labor.
Police watch roads for Hester Roberts 18 who ran away from Terre Haute Indiana driving her father’s Ford with license 1488. She may be in Indianapolis with two men. Also reported are 15 year old Fred Sanders missing from 1003 Oliver Ave and 7 year old Robert Tanner who ran away from Day Nursery 2823 Boulevard Pl.
Eighty six counties report with Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier that they have official receipts for 1925 acts. Only Marion Putnam and Hancock counties did not report by today. If all receipts arrive by Tuesday new laws may take effect Wednesday, officials said.
Members of the city plan commission who attended an international town planning conference in New York returned to Indianapolis with ideas to improve city planning. Lawrence V. Sheridan presented a report on zoning and the street system, highlighting recommendations for coordinated development.
Five workers died in a blast at the West Moreland Coal Company mill in Millgrove near West Newton Pennsylvania. Four bodies were recovered from the workings by a rescue squad early today, while the fifth man died at the mine entrance when the explosion struck last night.
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Tau Kappa Alpha at Butler University plans to initiate Robert Hutchinson and Robert Finney with one more eligible member. The fraternity elects three men annually from this pool of candidates.
Mrs Emma Oliver wife of Dr Jne H Oliver suffered a hip injury today when she fell at her country home at Ninetieth Street and White River. She was transported to St Vincent's Hospital. The Olivers reside at 1912 North Meridian Street.
Police report sixteen injured across forty nine accidents in Indianapolis area. Fatal crashes claimed seven lives including a mother and child near Washington and a man near Anderson. Several youths and residents were listed among the injured as drivers fled or were questioned by coroner’s inquest.
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