Health board shakeup looms as governor acts
Governor Jackson moved to restore harmony in the state board of health by seeking to discharge members he deems out of line while postponing hearings against secretary Dr William F King. An injunction halted the King trial, and a rump session was planned amid talks with board officials. In a separate crash near Keystone and Thirty-Eighth Streets two men died and thirteen were injured as a traction car collided with a stalled auto. The deceased were Albert N. Kercheval Cassius E Wright and George E Wright survived. Police and coroner investigated at Moore Kirk morgue.
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Jackson
State Board of Health
William F. King
Frederick E. Schortemeier
L. 8. Bowman
Board of Health
Schortemeier
Bowman
Joh H. Green
North Verona
Homer C. Haas
Peru
T. Victor Keene
Indianapolis
Keene
James A. Turner
Nashville
Harmony
King
Clinton H. Givan
Superior Court 4
Green
Givan
Haas
Turner
James A. Noel
Keystone Ave
Albert N. Kercheval
Ludlow Ave
Cassius E. Wright
Greenfield Ave
George E. Wright
N. Euclid Ave
City Hospital
Russell
Kercheval
Union Traction
Noblesville
Wright
John R. Murray
Thirty
Eighth St
Anthony
al F. Robinson
Moore & Kirk
Station St
Death sought for 17 year old who killed father
Warren Vandervoort, 17, confessed to shooting and killing his father, a Methodist minister, and wounding his mother. Prosecutor B H Brauer says death penalty will be sought despite public sentiment favoring life imprisonment because of the youth. The mother, recovering from two bullet wounds, will not testify.
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United Press
Allison
Warren Vandervoort
B. H. Brauer
Warren
Brauer
City Judge to rule on blood tonic trial evidence
Judge pro tem Jackson Carter must decide if a blood tonic containing 18 percent alcohol is sufficient to convict three men charged with blind tiger activity. Defendants named are Lawrence Steigelmyer Harold Reisner and Emmett Kinney, arrested Sunday by State Policemen Lorty and Bridges at Blake and North Streets.
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Jackson Carter
Lawrence Steigelmyer
S. East St
Harold Reisner
S. Dearborn St
Emmett Kinney
Blake St
Lorty and Bridges
Blake and
North
Sts
Local speeding fines issued in city court
Robert Burlock of 5141 Kenwood St and Orville Peppert of Southport were fined $5 and given casts after conviction on speeding charges. Ed Miller of 1410 S New Jersey St and George n of 611 S East St were each fined $1 and costs on similar charges.
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Robert Burlock
Kenwood St
Orville Peppert
Southport
Ed Miller
S.new Jersey St
George N
S. East St
Legion pushes deportation plan for felon aliens
The National Americanism commission of The American Legion urged passage of legislation to deport all aliens convicted of a felony. Commission chairman E. K. Bixby announced a resolution adopted today calling on the national Legion convention in Omaha October 5 to 9 to urge Congress to enact the required laws, targeting anti narcotics act violators.
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National Americanism Commission of the American Legion
E. K. Bixby
Commission
National Legion Convention
Omaha
Congress
Bixby
Unions Stand Firm as Mine Walkout Looms
Atlantic City August 10 United Press reports 15800 hard coal mine workers may strike September 1 unless federal or Pennsylvania action intervenes. John L. Lewis rejects arbitration in a letter to Samuel Warringer and miners press ahead with work suspension when current agreement ends next month.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Samuel D. Warringer
Indianapolis School Budget For 1925 26 Meeting Tuesday Night
The tentative Indianapolis school budget for 1925 26 around 10 292 177 will be submitted to the school board Tuesday night announced by William H Book business director The budget shows about a 3 percent operating increase over 1924 25 and focuses more on capital outlay including new buildings and school sites debt service and salaries The proposed 500 raise for the business director is not included though the budget committee favored it The board may act on buying lots 915 917 and 921 Fletcher Ave for playgrounds and possible School No 28 addition Bids will be received for digging a well at School 68 and printing the 1925 26 Indianapolis school directory
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Ndianapolis
Indianapolis
Hoosier Post
Indianapolis Times
Times
Spades Park
William H. Book
Book
Fletcher Ave
Grain Growers Beat Railroads In ICC Ruling
Ashington Aug 10 Pro testing grain growers of the northwest to new higher freight rates on shipments from Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota Wisconsin and Illinois won a victory in the interstate commerce commission order directing the boosted rates be suspended pending investigation The commission said the increased rates are unjust to the public and similar orders were entered in cases involving other states last week.
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United Press
Ashington
Northwest
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Scott Mingles With Insane At Madhouse State Hospital
Russel Scott, former Canadian millionaire and murder defendant, arrived at the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Chester Illinois after midnight. He will remain in a private cell on his first night and mingle little with other inmates, saying he will prove his innocence someday.
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United Press State Hospital
Chester
Ill
Russel Scott
Joseph Maurer
State Institution
Ana
Sapanta
Scottel
Scott
Chicago
Mauer
Chamber plan to build Indianapolis plant fund
Chamber of Commerce officials will back a plan by Meyer Kiser Bank president Sol Meyer to contribute 25000 toward a 1,000,000 fund to lure factories to Indianapolis. John Reynolds says the chamber will marshal support and seek a meeting with Meyer to push local cooperation and revive industrial development. Meyer argues for looser rules and warns against overzealous smoke restrictions in fostering growth. He also denies bankers push to relocate to Florida and taunts Mayor Shank over a letter about the effort.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sol Meyer
Meyer- Kiser Bank
Indianapolis
John B. Reynolds
Reynolds
Meyer
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Florida
Shank
Job
Typographical Union opens seventieth convention in Kalamazoo
United Press reports in Kalamazoo Michigan that President James M. Lynch of Syracuse New York struck the gavel to open the International Typographical Union seventieth annual convention. About 1500 delegates and visitors attended. After ten addresses the crowd moved to Ramona Park for a large barbecue with the first business session set for tomorrow.
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United Press
Judge Suspends Fines for Samuel Duncan in Assault Case
City Judge Delbert O Wilmeth fined Samuel Duncan of 648 Patterson St 50 plus costs for assault and battery and 1 plus costs for improper driving. Fines suspended for good behavior. Incident involved a machine believed to have struck a vehicle driven by Max Galerman of 1118 E Nineteenth St in the 1400 block of Cornell Ave Sunday. Two passengers with Galerman were slightly injured.
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Delbert O. Wilmeth
Samuel Duncan
Patterson St
Wilmeth
Duncan
Max Galerman
Nineteenth St
Cornell Ave
Galerman
MISS HARRISON IN NEW EFFORT
Argentine swimmer Miss Lillian Harrison began her second attempt to cross the English Channel from Cape Griz Nez, swimming strongly with favorable current. By 6 p.m. she was seven and a half miles from the French coast, twelve and a half miles remain. Gertrude Ederle observers followed, while Harrison’s trainer and father expected success on her fourth try.
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Gaborial
France
England
Miss Harrison
Powell retires as director of American Legion commission
A farewell dinner honored Garland W. Powell after retirement as director of the American Legion National Americanism commission. He will join Woodrow Wilson Memorial University in Valdosta Georgia. Powell received a wrist watch as a gift from commission members and Legion headquarters staff at Spink-Arms Sunday night.
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Garland W. Powell
American Legion National Americanism Commission
Woodrow Wilson Memorial University
Valdosta
Commission
Legion
Spink- Arms
Powell
Await Action in Stephenson Case in Indiana Court
In Noblesville Indiana Judge Fred E Hines opened a special Circuit Court session to handle the D C Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry murder case of Miss Madge Oberholtzer Indianapolis The defense led by Inman delayed by illness expected to file a motion for change of venue and possibly seek an immediate joint trial with bail or habeas corpus questions on illegal imprisonment remain unresolved as the proceedings continue with anticipated actions from defense attorneys.
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John L. Niblack
Times
Noblesville
Ind
Fred E. Hines
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Hines
Circuit Court
Ephenman
Atorney
William H. Remy
Charles E. Cox
Inman W. Not
Floyd Christian
Inman
Aids
Fred R. Hines
Stephenson
Marion County
Ball
Belgium Debt Parley Opens
Belgium pledges to fulfill its obligations as talks begin with the debt commission in Washington over funding the 480 million dollar war credit. Ambassador Baron De Cartier De Marchienne and Secretary Mellon express mutual resolve and sympathy for Belgium’s difficulties.
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United Press
Washington
Belgium
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne
American Debt Commission
United States
Oked in Marcus but Not in Chicago
Rex Rosberg and Edward Evans of Marcus Iowa were arrested in Chicago on a charge of modesty. A police sergeant explained that it might be fine to roam in swimming suits on Marcus streets but not in Chicago. They were dismissed and their car and clothing remain unrecovered.
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United Press
Chicago
Rex Rosberg
Edward Evans
Marcus
Iowa
Retail food prices rise in Indianapolis by four percent
Timea reports from Washington that the Bureau of Labor figures show retail food costs in Indianapolis up four percent between June 15 and July 15. On July 15 prices stood ten percent above the year ago level and fifty six percent higher than in 1913.
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Timea
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
Bureau of Labor
Fugitive Still Missing After Wife Slaying Probe
Evansville Indiana August 10 police search for Frank Williams a 62 year old fugitive tied to a wife slaying remained at a standstill. A German police dog followed a trail for three miles before losing it. Funeral services for Mrs Williams were held today. On Saturday $10 500 was found buried in Williams back yard by his son.
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United Preas
Evansville
Ind
Frank Williams
Hourly Temperature Readings For City Forecast
The chart lists hourly temperatures with 6 am at 70 degrees, 7 am 73, 8 am 80, 9 am 86, 10 am 85, 11 am 86, and 12 noon 86, with a 1 pm reading 87. Minor OCR errors noted in the sequence.
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P. Miseves
City liquor squads kept intact under Shank plan
Mayor Shank announced retention of dry squad officers after talks with Bert C. Morgan and opposition to cutting ranks. Captain William H. Paulsell would remain, while other department reductions proceed. Rumors of dismissals for Rainier, Hyland, and Howard denied. consolidation of divisions urged under joint authority.
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Shank
Bert C. Morgan
Bert Morgan
United States
Paulsell
Morgan
William H. Paulsell
Herman F. Rikhoff
Army
J. F. Rainier
Martin J. Hyland
Barrett Law Department
Army and Navy to Suffer Brunt of Tax Cuts Plan
Budget Director Herbert Lord presented a tentative 1927 budget to President Coolidge staying under a 3.061 billion dollars ceiling. If Congress does not alter it, the plan envisions at least 300 million dollars in federal tax reductions with a 290 million dollar surplus this year. Army and Navy, including air service, would receive generous allotments in the plan.
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United Press
Swampscott
Mass
Army
Navy
Herbert Lord
Coolidge
Lord
Navy Air Service
Cox Held To Federal Grand Jury For Liquor Nuisance Charge
Walter H. Cox of 3838 N Capitol Ave former Indianapolis policeman is free on $2,000 bond awaiting a federal grand jury on charges of maintaining a nuisance and selling intoxicating liquor. Cox waivered examination after arraignment before U S Commissioner John W Kern. His home was raided last week by State Prohibition Agent W Holman and squad.
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Walter H. Cox
N. Capitol Ave
Indianapolis
Liberty
Federal Grand Jury
Cox
United States
John W. Kern
State Cliff
W. ©. Holman
Shank Pushes Fairbanks as Senate Candidate
Mayor Shank urges Warren C. Fairbanks to run against James E. Watson in the Indiana Senate primaries. Fairbanks declines commitment while Shank praises him as a capable businessman who would reflect credit on Indiana. GOP power factions and Governor Ed Jackson ties are noted as aiding Fairbanks.
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Shank
James E. Watson
United States Senate
Warren C. Fairbanks
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Watson
Fairbanks
Indiana
Senate
Fail to Find Base by United Prean
Lieutenant Commander Byrd reported to the Navy department by radio that two MacMillan polar expedition planes could not locate a landing base within 120 miles of Etah amid heavy Arctic gales. The party, including MacMillan and mechanics, set out Saturday night to establish a base to the west but after a long cruise over ice and snow returned without success.
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United Prean
Washington
Etah
Byrd
Navy Department
MacMillan
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