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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1928
Page
12
Gov Smith ordered plain clothes state police into Saratoga Springs to curb gambling and vice after a complaint said gambling was flourishing in the Adirondack resort, a famed racing center in New York.
Walter D. Hickman reports that Robert St Clair has written a new unnamed comedy drama for English’s stage, with patrons naming the title for a $100 prize. The piece features Norine O’Day and Paul Jearoux, a backstage prologue in Michigan and a two act New York setting, but critics call the plot thin and blame weak directing and miscast transitions. Irene St Clair and Mildred Hastings deliver standout performances in the cast.
Mrs Bell Buckheister of Piedmont South Carolina suffered severe indigestion and constipation. She credits Black-Draught with restoring her health after starting with small doses after meals. Now seventy five and still active, she says she has had no other medicine in years.
Union City Indiana August 7 local page reports repeated vandalism at the Catholic cemetery gates. Couples allegedly entered at night to sit among tombstones, cut gate wires, and were seen by a man who unmasked a hiding girl. authorities warn the activity is bad business and should end.
BE UNITED PRESS Brooklyn August 7 Edward Bronikowski thirteen arrested as the youngest bootlegger Patrolman John Sasseck alleges he bought a drink from the boy who was behind the bar in his father's saloon event noted in Brooklyn precinct records and police reports.
The English's Robert St. Clair play is not a big city show though the prologue is good. The Lyric features the best dance act of the last two years in Garden of Roses with two other standout acts. Keith's ends the Stuart Walker season with Kempy as the final bill.
The American Federation of Labor will remain neutral in the presidential campaign, deciding by the executive council after meetings to not endorse either Governor Alfred E. Smith or Herbert Hoover. Though no endorsement was made, Hoover supporters saw the outcome as a victory for their candidate.
Ft. Benjamin Harrison soldier Orrell C. French sold liquor at a barbecue stand to aid a widow with two children. A Federal dry agent questioned him and French reportedly said he was helping the woman. The widow, Lennora Trent, 26, pleaded bootlegging as her only support and was held to the grand jury. French was also arrested after district attorney’s office advice.
Charles Ross, 19, Terre Haute, is being brought back from Aberdeen South Dakota after federal arrest for postal robbery linked to the Lewis Vigo County post office raid on June 8. Six other gang members are detained. Loot from Lewis post office included about $30.
The widow Sara Allison sues Lucille Mussett Allison in a 2 million dollar alienation of affections case. She alleges the defendant, once secretary to Sara’s husband James A. Allison, engaged in intimate conduct to win his affections, aided by elaborate travels, a Florida estate, and a luxurious Indianapolis home, leading to the couple’s separation and Sara’s later divorce.
In Detroit on August 7 acting mayor Nagel ordered arrests for minor infractions as a taxicab rate war sparked fistfights. Four men were arrested and four cabs damaged. Checker Cab slashed rates to 15 cents per mile, prompting mediation talks from United Cab Company and arbitration plans. United and smaller independents held at 20 cents per mile while Yellow Cabs kept 30 cents and normal business.
In a Riv erdale Springs case the plaintiff alleges her husband James A. Allison died suddenly five days after their marriage on August 3 1928. She claims the defendant’s acts destroyed his affections and wrecked her health seeking 2 000 000 dollars and related relief.
Konjola a new remedy uses twenty two roots and herbs to aid stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Indianapolis residents praise it with wide endorsements including Mr Herman Hall who reports dramatic relief from neuritis after a week and lasting improvement after three weeks. The remedy is sold at Hook's drug store at Illinois and Washington Streets in Indianapolis.
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