This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
8
Herbert Hoover campaign plans calm in August and September with limited public announcements. A Hoover spokesman says in August 9 remarks that major speeches and itinerary details will come in the final six weeks before Election Day.
Melvin Beattie of Marion Indiana says he was awakened by his dog near 618 West Merrill Street when a Negro crouched by his car claimed to be a watchman. The man forced Beattie to walk to other watchmen, then hit him and took his watch and 15 cents before fleeing with Beattie’s dog Duke and suitcase.
Edward L. McKinney and Lee Burlock hid in the Link Belt Company plant to stop a sack thief who had stolen from the site for six months. They apprehended 32 year old Harry Alexander, who used a key to access the sack room. Alexander faces vagrancy, malicious trespassing and petit larceny charges. Magistrate Adolph Carster ordered dog impounds after a dispute over nuisance from the Broadwince dogs. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Clement W. Studebaker, 88, a longtime South Bend resident and member of a historic local family.
An Indiana Democratic advisory committee of sixteen prominent Hoosier farmers was named by state chairman R Earl Peters to push the party platform to rural voters. Members include H D Coombs Charles F Patterson Jesse C Brooks Frank Daniels Harlin R Denton Burton D Honan J F Himelick D H Fountain Seymour Charles E Carroll Claude R Wickard Peter J Lux Peter Kramer W H Gentry C M Bull Charles O Apple and W D Shelby.
Police report a duo robbed the Stand Oil filling station Wednesday night of 150 dollars after forcing attendant Sherman Welch to open the safe. Welch said the bandits fled in a Ford roadster with upside down plates. Arthur Holbrook was arrested nearby with a similar car at a Keystone Ave barbecue stand.
Municipal Court Judge Thomas E. Garvin spoke before the Indianapolis Young Lawyers Association at the Lincoln on “Manner of Handling a Client and Cause.” George A. Sheehan, the association president, presided.
In Fort Wayne Indiana a taxi leaped a curb and crashed into a brick porch at H M Longs home injuring sailor Anthony Gardt 26 as he hurried to catch a train near his furlough ending cab driver James Fox says he swerved to avoid a truck and lost control. Gardt hospitalised with injuries.
Frightened occupants leaped from a rolling car on a grade near Longacre bathing beach south of the city. Mrs. Charles Anderson suffered a serious knee injury. her daughters Gladys and Frances and Mrs. Charles Ryan escaped unhurt. A separate crash at Illinois and Walnut Streets injured Cecil Conner, and Albert Lesci was struck by a car driven by Mary Stockwell at Pleasant Run Blvd.
Democratic State chairman R. Earl Peters denounced Republican caprice and intrigue as he addressed a three township meeting of Democratic women in Fort Wayne Indiana. Albert Stump urged women’s organization work as party nominees stressed unity and a strong 1928 campaign with Smith and Dailey featured. Oliver P Horton of Richmond, 65, was sentenced to sixty days at the Indiana State Farm for failure to support his children.
Last minute entries in the scooter derby poured in after the schedule for elimination races was released. The $500 event, sponsored by the Indianapolis Times and Capitol Dairies, Inc., splits contestants into three classes with age based on July 1. Cash and merchandise prizes await winners, and entrants must register at their playground on race day.
Two young men, one masked, in a Buick sedan, halted Mike Mascari near Emerson Avenue and Twenty-First Street at 9 45 this morning and stole 24 dollars from his truck running board. One bandit stayed at the wheel while the other searched Mascari and returned a pack of cigarettes and matches. Mascari described the masker as about 25 in a blue suit and brown cap. Both robbers were neatly dressed.
William Edward Hickman, known as the fox and murderer of Marion Parker, faces a second death sentence by the Los Angeles Superior Court. The death penalty was upheld by the state supreme court, a new trial denied, and the execution window is set within seventy to ninety days from sentencing, likely between October 8 and November 7.
In Topeka on August 9 Clyde M. Reed Parsons secured the Republican gubernatorial nomination as John Hamilton conceded. Reed’s likely margin rivals 30,000 votes. Democratic race sees C F Little backed by the Ku Klux Klan contend with Ed Hackney Wellington for the nomination as returns narrow to about 3,000 votes between them.
Republicans will hear Herbert Hoover accept the nomination at a radio party on the Hotel Severin roof garden Saturday at 7 p m. The GOP nominee will speak at Stanford University stadium in California at 4 p m or 7 p m Indianapolis time. A banquet will follow the Severin event and leaders from nearby counties are invited.
Tony Bututita, 50, a familiar police figure in Chicago, was killed by two men firing sawed off shotguns in Italian quarters. He died instantly as police link the murder to blackhand activities.
In Memphis on August 9 Mrs Belle Thomas Erion petitions for divorce from Robert W Elion saying he forced her to wash whisky bottles and assist in brewing for eleven years. She claims the abuse continued for over a decade and cites the ongoing mistreatment as grounds.
Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith of University Place Christian Church urged greater loyalty to God and Jesus using Peter the Great as an earthly example. He addressed the Bible Investigation Club at the YMCA Wednesday night. Dr. Eldon H. Mills of First Friends Church will speak there next Wednesday night.
Wayne Indiana police adopt guerrilla style tactics to enforce boulevard stop and red light rules. Officers hide behind trees at strategic points and record license plates. The approach has led to over a hundred violators booked for court appearances.
Contest judges selected finalists to appear at Broad Ripple Park at 4 p m today for final judging and prize awards. The four women with the most nearly normal feet win valuable prizes. a special prize goes to the finalist with the smallest feet. Winners advance to a national contest against other cities.
Cecil Corner, 26, of 1126 Harlan Street, is hospitalized after his car was struck by a Northwestern streetcar at Illinois and Walnut Streets near midnight Wednesday. Motorman Roosevelt Stone, 213 East Henry Street, was operating the streetcar. Corner’s car was smashed into the curb.
A conference of anti Smith dry Democrats opened in Macon Georgia to plan a statewide campaign against Governor Alfred E Smith. Bishop James Cannon Jr of Richmond Virginia was due to speak after arriving from Jacksonville Florida where 350 Florida bone dry Democrats met. Southern W C T U presidents also attended from Chattanooga Tennessee and urged vigorous state by state campaigns for dry candidates.
Wilmer Weir suffered torn ligaments and severe bruises after an attack by a bull in Boswell Indiana on August 9. The incident occurred during livestock handling and left Weir hospitalized with injuries described as serious but non fatal.
In Belle Union Indiana a cow bought for 32 dollars by Walter Keller eighteen months ago has produced five descendants. After purchase the cow bore twins and each twin became dam to a calf and to twins, forming a rapid line of offspring.
Pierre S. Du Pont, chairman of General Motors, is expected to announce his support for Alfred E. Smith for President and may resign as GM board chairman. He is influenced by John J. Raskob and opposes the Volstead Act, with both men involved in anti prohibition groups.
Louis Ludlow Democratic nominee for Congress and Washington correspondent will discuss Recollections of a Busy Newspaper Man at the Marion County Teachers Institute in the Criminal Courtroom August 27 to 31. Other speakers include W. P. Dearing Oak land College president, Senator Arthur R. Robinson, Roy P. Wiseheart state superintendent, John Lineberger Rockville schools, Linn A. Tripp probation officer. Ten sessions are planned for about 325 teachers with Isabel Mossman directing music.
William Watts aged 56, a painter, died from a fractured skull an hour after a ladder toppled onto him while he worked on a Bloomington residence. The accident occurred August 9 and involved a fall from the ladder during painting duties.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.