Smith Straton Debate Challenge Tests Political Record
Alfred E. Smith Democratic candidate for president challenged Dr. John Roach Straton Baptist minister to a public debate on Smiths record. Straton accepted and favored Madison Square Garden with a southern tour plan. Smith offered to appear at Calvary Baptist Church for a question and answer session to dispute Straton's charge that he is the deadliest foe of moral progress.
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United Press
New York
Alfred E. Smith
John Roach Straton
Smith
Straton
Madison Square Garden
America
Tour ‘Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
William Allen White
Kansas
Admits School Blaze In Addison Township Arson Case
Herman Ray of Darlington Indiana was sentenced to from one to ten years in the Indiana State Reformatory by Shelby Circuit Court for second degree arson. The confession to Deputy Harry Gates says the trio set fire to an abandoned school in Addison Township Shelby County on April 14 and watched from a nearby bridge. The other two youths were not yet arrested.
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Herman Ray
Darlington
Ind
Indiana State Reformatory
Shelby Circuit Court
Harry Gates
State Fire Material
Ray
Addison Township
Shelby County
Bus routes rerouted in Indianapolis area Aug 15
Beech Grove Ben Davis Sunshine Gardens and South Indianapolis bus lines will shift to new paths starting August 15 after a safety board order. Routes reroute away from Maryland Street for public convenience, with Ben Davis running east on Washington to Senate then Maryland and Capitol Aves, Beech Grove and Sunshine Gardens via Maryland and Virginia Aves, and South Indianapolis via Missouri, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South and Meridian Streets.
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Ben Davis
Sunshine Gardens
Indianapolis
Board of Safety
Maryland St
Washington St
Senate Ave
Senate
Maryland
Capitol Ave
Georgia St
Georgia
Washington
Pennsylvania St
Virginia Ave
Missouri St
Pennsylvania
South St
Meridian St
City approves bond for market house repairs and Tomlinson Hall
City council passes a 42000 bond ordinance for repairs to the city market house exterior and Tomlinson Hall exterior. Interior renovation budget of 3000 is set aside not funded. Roof repairs and a separate heating plant are included in the ordinance.
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Tomlinson Hall
Board of Works
Columbus Postmaster Fred H Tibbetts Dies in Pa Hospital
Fred H Tibbetts, 57, Columbus postmaster and head of the Tibbetts Printing Co., died at Franz Hospital in Confluence Pennsylvania after being stricken at his summer home in Winding Ridge. He was taken to the hospital Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fred H Tibbets
Tibbets Printing Company
Franz Hospital
Confluence
Tibbets
Winding Ridge
City Council Deliberates Proposed 1929 Budget Plan
Council members continued review of the 1929 city budget and tax levy with a public hearing scheduled for Aug 20. They met with department heads and examined the detailed request schedule, with reports of possible changes and proposed cuts across multiple items. The current proposed city tax levy stands at 1.15 dollars.
U K Hospital Bond Plan Moves Ahead in City Council
City council in a recess session approved a 60000 dollar bond issue to begin the hospital construction program. The measure funds an architect engineer and consultant for plans including a new power plant and wards. Dr William Walsh of Chicago is considered as consultant after an Indianapolis Foundation survey. A previous ordinance approved 125000 dollars for hospital operating expenses. A separate crime brief notes purse snatching at the Arcade Theater with Mrs Mary Mosley reporting the loss.
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William Walsh
Chicago
Indianapolis Foundation
President Coolidge Enjoys Feasting Fishing at Brule River
President Coolidge relaxing at the Brule River in Superior Wisconsin, jokes about raspberries and trout numbers, hints at possible trips to Apostle Island, and notes readiness to veto excessive federal spending. He plans to address the State American Legion convention in Wausau and may visit Bayfield islands if travel proves feasible.
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United Press
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Wis
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White House
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Minnesota
Congress
Treasury
Herbert Hoover
Islands
Wausau, Wis
American Legion
Automobiles Reported Stolen From Local Residents
Police investigated multiple vehicle thefts with owners identified as C. Pauer of Broad Ripple Park and Earl Fulton on Kentucky Ave and Washington St. Others include S. A. Langley of Prospect St and Marvin Smith of Eleventh St with makes Ford and Olds listed.
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Broad Ripple Park
Oldsmobile
Kentucky Ave
Washington St
Earl Fulton
E. Thirty-First St
Ford
S. A. Langley
Prospect St
Thirtieth St
Riverside
Marvin Smith
E. Eleventh St
Oakland
Spring
North Sts
Ghere Returned From California On Haag Murder Charge
Lawrence Ghere, 24, extradited from California to Indianapolis to face murder charges in the slaying of Wilkinson Haag on May 4 1926. He was fingerprinted and photographed at police headquarters after arrival amid a nationwide search and possible jewel theft ring links. Detective statements and prior Chicago jewel robbery ties are noted as he denies knowledge of the Haag killing. A separate incident reports Anna Sharp, 26, shot in the left thigh after a party quarrel with Jessie Collins, and hospitalized.
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California
Wilkinson Haag
Bertillon
Ghere
William Rugenstein
Harry McGlenn
Franklin
Ind
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Haag
Chicago
Illinois
Rupert McDonald
Sacramento
Cal
Green Mill
McDonald
Arthur McClellen
McClellen
Fayette St
Anna Sharp
Negro
Jessie Collins
City Hospital
Widow Returns with Husband’s Body After Plane Crash
Mrs Ida Schneider traveled from Shreveport to Indianapolis with her husband Albert J Schneider’s body. He died Monday when his plane crashed during a cotton field spray mission. Surviving are two children, his father W G Schneider, and brothers Frederick Paul and Louis.
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Shreveport
Albert J. Schneider
Indianapolis
Ida Schneider
Louis Schneider
Schneider
Splendid Buy in a Trunk for Your Automobile
A trunk mounted accessory is advertised in tonight's Miscellaneous For Sale Want Ads offering a practical upgrade for cars. The listing emphasizes value and utility for immediate purchase.
Quincy Picnic Thursday at Cloverdale
The annual Quincy picnic will be held Thursday in Cloverdale Indiana. Carnival features bands and speakers are on the program.
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Cloverdale
Ind
Quincy
Submarine F-14 Disaster Claims 31 Lives
Rome Aug 8 The sunken Italian submarine F-14 was raised from the Adriatic and its 31 crew members were found dead in a gas filled interior. Rescue efforts attached air lines and pontoons, but chlorine gas and possible sulfuric acid from batteries led to the fatalities after the sub listed to a 70 degree angle.
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Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
Rome
Adriatic Sea
Navy
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