Hindenburg Backed For Peace Pact And Dawes Plan
Berlin reports President elect Hindenburg favors a European safety pact and the continued Dawes plan with world wide peace. Chancellor Luther outlined policy including German restraint and evacuation goals for Ruhr and Cologne. Police guard Hindenburg's Hanover villa amid fears of assassination. communists urge work stoppages for May Day.
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United Press
Berlin
Hindenburg
Luther
Europe
Germany
France
Ruhr
Cologne
Hanover
Regulations and Penalties for Drinkers Expanded
Regulations and penalties for buying or receiving intoxicants have been tightened with six months imprisonment and a $500 fine. The Securities Commission and other new statutes are also now in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Securities Commission
France Says Security Pact Talks Will Continue
Paris reports France remains dissatisfied with Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's election but negotiations on a German security pact with the Luther government will go forward. The foreign office indicated a semi official stance that discussions will be continued despite the results.
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Bay United Press
Paris
France
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Foreign Office
Luther
Hindenburg
Lions Club to Attend State Convention in Kokomo May 1920
Indianapolis Lions Club members will travel to Kokomo for the State convention in May 1920. A. W. Buschmann, club president, announced today. Mr Polk hosted the group at a luncheon at the WFBM broadcasting station.
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Indianapolis Lions Club
Kokomo
A. W. Buschmann
Fom Polk
WFBM
Soldier-Barber jury fails to reach verdict in first degree murder trial
Louis Owens 30 of 1277 W Ray St. faces a possible fate after nearly twenty four hours of deliberation the jury failed to reach a verdict on a first degree murder charge for the Dec 6 1924 stabbing of George Robinson 43 at L S Ayres Co mens locker room Owens admitted stabbing Robinson but defense pleaded self defense while prosecutors argued hatred and malice as the motive Court observers note Owens family and Robinsons wife attended the proceedings and the jury toured the store scene.
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Louis Owens
W. Ray St
James A. Collins
Clarence Clegg
L. S. Ayres & Co
Clegg
Owen
George Robinson
Owens
Park Ave
Robinson
Charles J. Orbison
Orbison
Remy
Lodge
Through With Union Forever In West Virginia Mines
Gilbert Davis Coal Company in Morgantown announces it will operate its mines on the open shop basis after the bituminous miners strike begins April 12. E H Gilbert says the company is done with the union. Three coal tipples at Gilbert Davis were burned Monday night, causing an estimated loss of $200000, believed incendiary in origin.
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United Press
Morgantown
W. Va
Gilbert Davis Coal Company
Hiwed
West Virginia
E. H. Gilbert
Gilbert Davis
Sargents Assistant Named
President Coolidge named John Marshall of Parkersburg West Virginia as assistant attorney general to succeed Rush Holland who resigned.
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Sargent
United Press
Washington
Coolidge
John Marshall
Parkersburg
West Va
Rush Holland
Snowflake Snow and Rain Hit Indiana Weather Forecast
Heavy snow fell in large flakes around 7 a.m. with rain beginning at 6 a.m. totaling 1/4 inch by 9 a.m. Temperature was 40 degrees at 7 a.m. Frost possible tonight in Indianapolis and southern Indiana if skies clear. Northeastern growers fear frost damage amid cool, unsettled weather.
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Bnow
Indianapolis
Leen Mit
Plaemmergee
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Atlantic
Coast
Noblesville
Anderson
Muncie
Fire and arson probe sweep Bellefontaine area garages
Fire and police investigated origins of multiple blazes in the 1700 block of Bellefontaine Street and nearby sites. Damage totals reached over 1 000 dollars with fires at garages, sheds, a vacant house, and a double at 738 740 W Twenty Fourth Street. Investigators seek a possible fire bug or maniac behind the incidents.
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Bellefontaine St
Frank Wilbur
Bellfontaine
Gustave Rosberg
N. Arsenal Ave
Twenty-Fourth St
E. F. Harrison
George T. Hafford
Six Men Observe Joint Birthday in Seymour
Six men aged 84 84 76 74 74 and 72 celebrated joint birthdays in Seymour Indiana. The group includes John Hunterman 84 and Michael Reinhart 84. Hunterman is noted as a Civil War veteran.
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Seymour
Ind
John Hunterman
Michael Reinhart
Chris Moritz
Thomas J. Clark
Chris Rau
Owen Roeger
Hunterman
Halt Plot to Kill Minister
British officials uncovered and thwarted a communist plot to assassinate Foreign Minister Austin Chamberlain. Scotland Yard was notified and measures were taken to protect Chamberlain after a foreign legation tipped off the government. The plan reportedly originated in a European capital noted for recent bomb murders.
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United Press
London
Central News
Austin Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Scotland Yard
National C of C Meeting Attendance in May 2022
A group of Indianapolis business men will attend the United States Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in Washington May 2022. Invitations have been issued to more than 100 delegates.
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Indianapolis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Hiner Buys Control of Red Ball Transit Firm
W B Hiner takes 92 percent stake in Red Ball Transit Co after purchasing James F Frenzel’s interest amid plans to consolidate Indianapolis interurban bus lines and build a $400000 three story Hiner Building across from the bus terminal. A new Hiner terminal opens May 19 with 150 buses housed in the new garage. Negotiations could yield further consolidations under the new public service commission law.
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Red Ball Transit Company
W. B. Hiner
Times
Maryland St
Senate Ave
James F. Frenzel
Frenzel
Hiner
Public Service Commission
Kentucky Ave
Archibald M. Hall Company
Fragmentary OCR sports timing note
Incomplete record shows a sequence of times and labels such as 12 noon 1 p m and scores like 44 40 42 10 with uncertain names and events. The fragment lacks clear teams places or outcomes to form a full item.
Stephenson Questions Public Opinion From Prison
Lieutenant Stephenson former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan asks what’s said about his murder case as he enters Marion County jail. A prisoner reports Stephenson and two others Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry receive outside meats but sit at the regular prison table and show no visible worry.
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Dp. c. Stephenson
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Madge Oberholtzer
Marion County
Identity fails to aid amnesia victim Ward Hughes
Ward Hughes 27 once of Vincennes now in Chicago and held at the city hospital cannot recall his past or recognize his name. Police and Masonic Relief officials seek his father James Hughes a Wabash Railroad detective in Chicago. Edward TD L Marsee and William Nicholson said they knew him in Vincennes. A brother Clayton a Champaign Bloomington Illinois newspaper man is mentioned. Walter Lyons says Hughes worked for General Electric in Chicago and was married.
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Ward Hughes
Chicago
Vincennes
City Hospital
Union Station
Masonic Relief Association
James Hughes
Wabash Railroad
Hughes
TD. L. Marsee
William Nicholson
Clayton
Champaign
Bloomington
Ill
Walter Lyons
General Electric Company
Sorority Honors Madge Oberholtzer With Black Ribbons
Butler Chapter of Pi Beta Phi plans black ribbon wear to mourn Miss Madge Oberholtzer 28 of 5802 University Ave who died April 14 from self-administered poison after an alleged attack by D C Stephenson former Klan grand dragon. Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry face murder indictments as bail hearings and arraignments approach in Indianapolis.
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Butler
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Madge Oberholtzer
University Ave
Miss Oberholtzer
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Stephenson
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Oberholtzer
James 4. Collins
Gary railroader held again in murder probe
Raymond Sweeney, 35, a railroad switchman, was re-arrested in Gary Indiana in connection with the murder of an unidentified girl near Chesterton. Police pursue footwear and personal items, including a gray suede slipper and a dog guided scent to a potential crime scene.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Raymond Sweeney
Chesterton
Sweeney
Lucille Sweeney
Farina
Til
Lux
Stilesville Swept By Fire Destroys Eight Buildings
A fire in Stilesville near Plainfield caused $10 000 to $15 000 in damage. Eight frame buildings were destroyed including the old theater Scott Hotel Hall general store Dickey's variety store Odd Fellow's Hall barber shop Citizens Bank and Dr C F Shartle's home. A local company arrived to help but lacked water to combat the flames.
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Times Special
Plainfield
Ind
Stilesvilles
Here
Scott Hotel
Hall General
Dickey's
Odd Fellow’s Hall
Citizens Bank
C. F. Shartle
Political rally noise blamed on campaign bombs
Police concluded that shots heard by Mrs. Mattie Huff at 2269 Fountaine St. were bombs set by office seekers to draw crowds to open air political speeches near Keystone and Temple Aves. No one seen on streets carrying a shotgun or revolver during the search.
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Keystone
Temple Aves
Fountaine &I
Dry law penalties listed for liquor offenses
Beginning today you may be sent to jail and fined for purchases or receipt of intoxicating liquor. Offenses include possession carrying or transporting liquor, possession of a still, selling or giving away liquor, advertising illegal manufacture, and manufacturing liquor. Penalties range from thirty days to five years in prison and fines up to $1,000, with repeat offenses increasing sentences. Court may prohibit driving for a year.
Indianapolis police brace to enforce Wright dry law provisions
Indianapolis police and Federal agents prepared to enforce the Wright prohibition measure effective with other laws. Capt. William Paulsel outlined reinforced duties for the booze squad and explained the new prima facie evidence for liquor presence and broader arrest authority for conductors, carriers, and public-place violators. The new penalties include fines from 10 to 100 dollars and potential jail time, with safeguards to avoid raiding innocent homes.
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William Paulsel
John R. Eisenhut
Robert van Hoy
Walter Coleman
R. E. Westboy
Indianapolis
Indiana
Jackson
Paulsel
Boy dies from gun wound during school picnic
Martin Roach, 14, of Brownsburg Indiana, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Roach, died at St Vincent's hospital from blood poisoning after a rifle wound to his finger. The wound occurred Thursday during a school picnic when a gun discharged.
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Thomas Rocach
Brownsburg
St. Vincent's Hospital
Martin Roach
Ind
Thomas Roach
State moves retrial in Indiana Bell charter case
Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam announces John G. McCord traveling deputy attorney general will file a motion for retrial to revoke the Indiana Bell Telephone Company charter. McCord to present to Fremont Miller Johnson Circuit Court judge with plans to appeal to the State Supreme Court if denied.
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Arthur L. Gilliam
John G. McCord
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
McCord
Fremont Miller
Johnson
Gilliam
State Supreme Court
Miller
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Capitol Ave
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Klan
Miss Oberholttzer
Irvington
Order of Eastern Star
Hamilton- Berry
Service Star Legion
Girl
Stilesville
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Anti-Saloon League
Bell
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