City to Invite Neighbors for Booster Week in Indianapolis
Mayor Shank will invite adjacent cities to join Greater Indianapolis Week August 16 to 23. Committees seek lowered interurban and bus fares for visitors to witness events. John F. Walker and William T. Bailey lead the effort with a film tour of local industries. The week opens with church sermons on Our City led by Rev. Earl Conder. The Enterprise Civic League hosts a Monday program for civic groups at Rhodius Park.
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Shank
Greater Indianapolis
John F. Walker
William T. Bailey
Indianapolis
Earl Conder
Enterprise Civic League
Rhodius Park
Governor Jackson Sits First Pardon Board Meeting
Governor Jackson attended his first pardon board meeting at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. The session covered routine board business and no major cases were acted upon.
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Jackson
Michigan City
Ind
Pardon Board
Indiana State Prison
Synthetic gas motor promised for GM cars
A chemical expert at the American Chemical Society convention disclosed a new engine using Synthos, a synthetic fuel, to be offered publicly. General Motors will install the engine in five car lines, with Du Pont producing the synthetic gasoline from coal, petroleum, or lignite and Standard Oil distributing it. The motor is described as steam-like and unlike conventional internal combustion designs.
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United Press
Los Angeles
American Chemical Society
General Motors
du Pont Company
Standard Oil Company
City Building Code Readings Set ForFriday in Council Chamber
Francis Hamilton building commissioner announced a public reading of the proposed city building code at 9 a m Friday in the council chamber. The session will present details and potential impacts for residents and developers.
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Council Chamber
Francis ¥. Hamilton
Woodsworth shooting wounds Lucy Ellis in family quarrel
Police report Lucy Jane Ellis six is in serious condition at city hospital with a bullet wound to the abdomen inflicted in a Wednesday quarrel. Her brother William Ellis seven is named as the shooter.
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Lucy Jane Ellis
Massachusetts Ave
City Hospital
William Ellis
Fragmented OCR Time Schedules and Numbers
Readable fragments show times and figures like 6 9 10 8 11 8 76 12 noon 84 9 a m. with no clear context or event. The text appears as a garbled schedule or ledger snippet lacking identifiable people places or organizations.
Queer Twists of the Day News Briefs Update
Summary of assorted crime and court notes from Aug 5 6 including alimony dispute in Asbury Park a wife testifies she ran a beer truck to support five children and eloped with her godmother Chicago report on hold up bandits locking shops in heat and thefts Peggy McNeal and Elma Epstein fight after shimming on a Coney Island platform both jailed on bond charges and vagrancy respectively Orange New Jersey man accused of spending funeral money to elope with his sister in law Ida Donten details of widow’s claims in aftermath of her daughter’s death
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Bumareshee
Filomena Vacchione
Asbury Park
Vacchione
Coney Island
Peggy McNeal
Elma Epstein
Peggy
Alma
Coney Island Hospital
Times Special
Orange
N. J
Harry Denten
Ida Donten
Officer Massig charged after crash on Capitol and Twenty First
Officer William Massig 25 of 1385 W Fourteenth St was arrested on assault and battery failure to give police car right of way and improper driving after an emergency struck his vehicle at Twenty First St and N Capitol Ave. Officer Otis Baker was cut on the arm by glass during the incident.
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William Massig
Fourteenth St
Twenty-First St
N. Capitol Ave
Otis Baker
George Baker
Klan Invades Capital for Klonvocation Parade
United Press reports the Ku Klux Klan begins assembling in Washington for a national Klonvocation parade set for Saturday. About 50,000 Klansmen are expected in the capital, with forces marshalled from states east of the Mississippi.
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United Preas
Washington
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Invisible Order
Mississippi
Guns On Dirigible Shenandoah In Trial Installations
The Shenandoah will be fitted this week with a ten gun machine battery and trained crew for experimental purposes. Two guns will be in forward gondolas, two aft, two on top and one in each power car. The Navy Department announced today.
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United Preas
Washington
Navy Department
Son slays father over car desire in Nebraska farm
Adolph Sietak, 23, confessed to killing his father on a Nebraska farm after a dispute over buying an automobile. Police say the body was found in a well and he has been taken to the state penitentiary for safekeeping.
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Wahoo
Neb
Adolph Sietak
State Penitentiary
Seven Hurt in Franklin Indiana Auto Crash
Local police received a report that seven persons were injured today in an automobile accident near Franklin Indiana. It was reported one was critically injured.
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Franklin
Ind
Testimony on Scott Sanity Closes State Alienists Hearing
Chicago August 6 The last State alienists led by Dr William Krohn testified Russell Scott sane as final arguments closed the sanity hearing. Defense mocked the examination arguing it was superficial while State sought to prove a staged insanity plea to avoid hanging.
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Bu_lUnited Press
Chicago
William Krohn
Russell Scott
Scott
Probe adoption of Cinderella race sparks inquiry in New York
Public Welfare Commissioner Bird Color opened an inquiry into the Cinderella adoption case in New York. Mary Spas of Astoria, named heiress to Edward Browning, was chosen after a public contest with thousands of entrants. Browning says the girl is 16 and the daughter of a poverty-stricken janitor. neighbors claim she is 21, a former movie player, with a wealthy father.
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United Press
New York
Bird Color Today
Mary Spas
Astoria
Edward Browning
Queens County
Newton
Browning
Gift disclosed in Shelbyville hospital will
State board examiners announced a $300 gift to Shelbyville city hospital found while auditing Shelby County records. The money was left in the will of Emma Messick widow of banker John Messick, a prominent local figure.
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Times
Shelbyville
Ind
State Board of Accounts Today
Shelbyville City Hospital
Shelby County
Emma Messick
John Messick
Mayor Shank Faces Sewage Plant Funding Crisis
The sanitary board warns the new 3 million dollar sewage disposal plant may stop without adequate city appropriation. Shank cuts its request to 5 1 2 cents, while the board argues costs remain low and harmful delays would force sewage into White River.
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Shank
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Sanitary Board
White River
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Joseph J. Daniels
Europe
Visitor Loses Pocketbook In Ohio Visit
Arthur Sharp of Action Ohio reported to police that during a visit to his son in law at 1714 Park Ave he lost a pocketbook containing eighty dollars and a diamond.
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Arthur Sharp
Action
Ohio
Park Ave
First Conviction Under City Smoke Ordinance
City Judge Delbert O Wilmeth fined Merchants Heat and Light Co 25 dollars and costs for nuisance at plants at 744 Washington Ave. The company appealed to Circuit Court. H F Templeton city smoke inspector led the charges and said arrests will follow in several other cases at once.
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Delbert O. Wilmeth
Merchants’ Heat and Light Co
H. F. Templeton
Washington Ave
Templeton
Signs Requested for Belt Railroad Plant Buildings
Local manufacturers along the Belt Railroad are asked to display signs as the Chamber of Commerce plans a courtesy trip on September 15. E. J. Gausepohl chairs the publicity committee which has promoted properly placarded factories for over a year. About 600 to 800 business men from Indianapolis and nearby towns will attend. John B. Reynolds, general secretary, has invited 13 state commercial organizations to participate. The trip will use gondola cars provided by the Big Four Railroad.
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Chamber of Commerce
E. J. Gausepohl
Indianapolis
John B. Reynolds
Big Four Railroad
Crack Teams Drill Martinsville Drill Contests
Crack companies from Indiana and Illinois competed in early drills at the Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias encampment in Martinsville. Contests began at 10 a.m. and were to continue through the afternoon.
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United Press
Martinsville
Ind
Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
Indiana
Illinois
Essay Contest Offers Cash Prizes For Youths
Indianapolis youths under 18 are invited to write for a Veterans of Foreign Wars Hoosier Post 624 contest in The Indianapolis Times. Essays on The Future of Indianapolis must be under 200 words and mailed by Aug. 18. prizes include 10 dollars for first, 5 for second, 3 for third, and 2 for five runners up, with a nearest manuscript prize.
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Indianapolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hoosier Post 624
Indianapolis Times
Spades Park
Times
Action Wanted on Jansen Road Improvement
Harry Dunn, county auditor, demands a decision on Jansen Road specifications. The commission approved a $55,000 project extending northeast along Fall Creek from the Thirty-Eighth Street bridge to Keystone Road. Dunn will seek Attorney General Gilliam’s opinion on time limits for action and cites county engineer George G. Schmidt’s approval amid gravel interests’ objection.
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State Highway Commission
Charles H. Jansen
Harry Dunn
Fall Creek
Thirty-Eighth St
Keystone Rd
Dunn
Arthur L. Gilliam
George G. Schmidt
Highway Commission
Schmidt
Federal Probe of Alleged Irregularities in War Material Sale
A federal investigation is underway into alleged irregularities in the sale of war materials. Officials said the inquiry includes examining documents and transactions related to the sale and disposal of government assets.
Federal probe into Illinois highway materials sale multi million loss
United States Attorney Albert Ward confirms a federal inquiry into the sale of surplus war materials by the state highway commission. A state board of accounts report alleges materials valued at 8 million dollars were sold for about 500 thousand. Indictments were previously returned in 1924 against commission officials and dealers. the cases await trial. Federal agents are examining payrolls and disposition of car shipments to determine potential violations.
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State Highway Commission
State Board of Accounts
United States
Albert Ward
Ward
Sargent
Washington
Accounts Board
John D. Williams
Commission
George Bartley
Earl Crawford
Moses
Victor Goldberg
C. W. Whaley
William H. Remy
Marion County Grand Jury
Williams
Bartley
Crawford
Goldbergs
Bartley Williams
Whaley
The
Board of Accounts Examiners
Remy
Marion County
Officials Plan Struggle Over County Budget in 1926
County officials brace for a tight budget as expenditures rise and taxes may gain 8 to 9 cents. Auditor Harry Dunn details costs for a south side track elevation, four new municipal courts, and courthouse remodeling funded by tax or borrowing. A 3 cent levy could cover the track project with $288,000 yearly, while 1926 interest on bonds looms. The plan includes possible fund cuts and road gravel tax increase to offset the strain.
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Marion County
Harry Dunn
Dunn
Center Township
General Fund
Back to a Reformatory: Escapee Helmkamp to Pendleton Return
Albert George Helmkamp an escaped convict from Pendleton State Reformatory Indiana will be returned to Pendleton to complete a fourteen year larceny sentence after being arrested in St Louis. He waived extradition and admitted being a fugitive.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Albert George Helmkamp
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Ind
Helmkamp
Swihart Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition in Indiana
Samuel W. Swihart of Elwood Indiana filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court listing debts of 6650 dollars 25 cents and assets of 6111 dollars 65 cents including 3020 dollars tied up in machinery and tools.
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Samuel W. Swihart
Elwood
Ind
Evolution in Indiana church colleges sparks compromise view
Indiana church colleges and universities report that evolution is taught as a theory and does not conflict with Christianity. Earlham College president David Edwards says evolution is implicit in science and not opposed to faith, while Taylor University stresses historic Christianity and academic freedom. Notre Dame scholars advocate open minds and evidence before forming conclusions, noting no singular theory satisfies all.
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David M. Edwards
Earlham College
the Times
Indiana
Edwards
Earlham
Ist
John Paul
Taylor University At
Upland
Taylor University
Taylor
University of Notre Dame
Catholic
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