Fines Barred Stephenson Extras as Trial Delays Continue
NOBLESVILLE Ind Aug 14 Judge Fred E Hines said no special term will be called for the murder trial of D C Stephenson and two aides held in Hamilton County jail. Judge Will M Sparks, new trial judge, will handle proceedings as defense and state keep pursuing motions and possible appeals. Miss Oberholtzer died months ago after alleged kidnapping and poisoning. the case involves Stephenson and two associates.
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Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana Klan
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Fred E. Hines
Hamilton Circuit Court
Hines
Will M. Sparks
Sparks
Eph Inman
William H. Remy
Inman
Remy
Stephenson
Rushville
Nobleyville
Hamilton County
Edward Prather
Forest van Devere
James A. Collins
State Supreme Court
Oberholtzer
Prince of Wales Arrives in Montevideo on South American Visit
The Prince of Wales, arriving after a triumphant South Africa tour, entered Montevideo harbor aboard the Repulse this forenoon and was to land shortly, marking a new leg of his South American voyage.
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South America
United Press
Montevideo
Prince of Wales
South Africa
Louisa Fletcher's London Trip Amid Wedding Postponement
United Press reports Miss Louisa Fletcher, an Indianapolis girl, evaded reporters in London before boarding the Berengaria homeward. Berlin sources say Count Von Schmettow objected to the match, with delays blamed on birth certificate issues delaying marriage plans near Pommerzig estates. Mrs. Jeanne Justice accompanied Fletcher from Germany, introducing her to nobility, as engagements and postponements circulated.
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United Press
London
Count von Schmettow
Louisa Fletcher
Indianapolis
Berlin
Miss Fletcher
von Schmettow
Pommerzig
American Express Company
Berengaria
Jeanne Justice
New York
Germany
Scandinavia
City Secures $900000 Loan Amid Debts and Delays
Miss Indianapolis secured a temporary loan of 500000 at 4 percent from Union Trust Company to cover a treasury shortfall of 4425.67 with 160000 owed. City council authorization followed a delay amid internal strife as bidders included Fletch Savings Trust, Indiana Trust, and Merchants National Bank offering 5 to 4.75 percent.
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Union Trust Company
Joseph L. Hogue
Fletch Savings and Trust Company
Indiana Trust Company
Merchants National Bank
Dayton Bandit Seeks By Dayton Police
Dayton detectives seek an elderly man about 55 who robbed the North Dayton Bank early today and fled in a Studebaker touring car with $20. He carried two revolvers and headed toward Indianapolis as police report. In Chicago a bandit was killed and another captured when officers surprised three robbers looting a florist shop. One fell dead and a second surrendered, providing the third robber’s identity.
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Dayton
Ohio
North Dayton
Studebaker
Indianapolis
United Press
Chicago
Weather snippet from unnamed station
Fragmentary report shows hourly temperature reading 67 and noon estimate. Contains garbled place names and figures. no clear event or location identified.
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B. Miesees
Besono
Mayor Shank Attacks Evolution in School Conference
Mayor Shank criticized modern education at a conference with Indianapolis schools business director William H.ik. He defended the three Rs and Bible based curriculum, opposing domestic science teaching and arguing cooking belongs at home.
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Shank
William H.ik
Indianpolis
Fletcher says he has received no word on Fletcher marriage postponement
Stoughton A Fletcher former Indianapolis banker told United Press in Jacksonville he has not been advised of any postponement. He only knows what he reads in papers and says Miss Fletcher should be asked for details. He is concerned though and has heard nothing since a caller weeks ago.
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United Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Stoughton A. Fletcher
Indianapolis
Miss Fletcher
Fletcher
America
Auto start attempt leads to vagrancy charge
After two failed starts observed by W. B. Long at 124 East Ohio Street police arrested John Gramer, 42, of Toledo Ohio. He is held on a $2,000 vagrancy bond following Thursday night incident near Meridian and Washington Streets.
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W. B. Long
Ohio St
Meridian
Washington Sts
John Gramer
Toledo Ohio
Inspectors Quit As Health Dept Reorganizes Staff
Twenty city board of health inspectors were notified by Dr. Morgan that they will lose their jobs on September 1. They will be replaced by six motorcycle health officers, with two or three of the current inspectors possibly rehired for the motorized unit.
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City Board of Health
Morgan
Trickery leads to meals as foreman vanishes after visits
Mrs. Elizabeth Newby of 111 E Twenty Eighth St says she and others were “worked” for meals by a man described as foreman of a gang of union electric line workers. He dined at her home for three meals then disappeared, raising neighborhood concern.
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Elizabeth Newby
E. Twenty-Eighth St
Courthouse Renovation Bid Rejected Over Loan Term
The county rejected the sole bid of 100000 for a temporary loan to fund five new municipal courtrooms after finding the bond issue year long instead of six months. An added line item for juvenile court salary increases caused the rejection. Aug 24 is set to reapprove the loan on a six month basis. Architect plans and equipment specs will be reviewed at the next meeting. The winning bid was from J. F. Wild & Co.
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Charles Remster
Commission
Donald Graham
J. F. Wild & Co
Death of girl starts inquiry
Danville reports that Ralph C. Tincher of Terre Haute is arrested in the death of Ruth Brooks near Hoopeston on Dixie Bee Road. The case spurs potential federal probes into liquor running between Terre Haute Danville and Chicago, with William Moot Mushett linked to the $300 found.
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Bu_ United Press
Danville
Ill
Ralph C. Tincher
Terre Haute
Ind
Ruth Brooks
Dixie Bee
Hoopeston
Tfl
Chicago
Louis Benner
Vermillion County
William
Moot) Mushett
Tincher
Mushett
Aamin
Essay Rewards At High Rate For Indianapolis Youth
The Indianapolis Times and Hoosier Post offer a youth essay contest for under eighteen residents. Prizes total ten dollars for the best 200-word piece on The Future of Indianapolis, plus five two-dollar and three three-dollar prizes, with a special two-dollar manuscript prize. Submissions must be mailed to the Times Essay Editor by midnight August 18.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Times and
Hoosier Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Spades Park
Times
Boys Who Thwarted Lee Escape From Prison
Two Indianapolis murder suspect Ralph Lee and four accomplices allegedly attempted an August jail escape in Knoxville Tennessee. Local youths Tommy Ford and Virgil Matthews chased the convicts and guarded a refuge house until police arrived. Lee, linked to a prior robbery and the Abner Peek homicide, is serving a thirty year Tennessee sentence.
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Ralph Lee
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Tenn
Tommy Ford
Virgil Matthews
Lee
Abner Peek
Johnson County
Franklin
Ind
Tennessee
New Era of Prosperity Amid Strong Farm Prospects
Chicago August 4 Farm prospects remain bright as August, the critical corn belt month, nears half its length. Farm bureau forecasts place this crop year income around 10.5 billion dollars, with cash receipts for 1925 at 10.335 billion and a modest rise in 1926. Hog and cattle prices stay strong, wheat faces mixed yields but steady demand, and corn outlook hints at a bumper year despite some dry spells.
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Chicago
Farm Bureau
Kansas
Wrong man hired lawn worker suspected in purse theft
Mrs. Fred Holland of 1131 Broadway reported a man she hired to mow her lawn stole $22 from her purse while she watched Thursday afternoon. She saw the man signal to someone behind the house but did not intervene. In unrelated incidents, cigars worth $25 were taken from the Tampa Havana Cigar Company, and clothing valued at $100 was stolen from J. Kessler's car near the courthouse.
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Fred Holland
Broadway
School for Officers Training at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Eighty six officers of the 400 infantry and 100 reserve division under Col E B Bassett Hopkinville Ky are at Fort Benjamin Harrison for two weeks of active duty. Col W H Waldron chief of staff and Maj C B Richell executive officer from Louisville also on duty. Officers assigned to units of the 11th Infantry will be quartered in the Officers Club which doubles as lecture rooms. Program includes duty with troops conferences and demonstrations.
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E. B. Bassett
Hopkinville
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
W. H. Waldron
Maj. C. 8. Richell
Louisville
11Th Infantry
Bandits Loot Winnipeg Company Pay Roll
Five robbers robbed Richard Shaw assistant cashier of Winnipeg Electric Company of the company pay roll of 87000 at the doors of the offices. The heist drew pedestrians as the bandits escaped in an automobile.
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United Press
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Richard Shaw
Winnipeg Electric Company
Schools Will Boost City Parade Floats In Indianapolis
William N. Book, business director, said Indianapolis schools will join the Greater Indianapolis Week parade on August 19 with two to three floats. High school students will provide a band. He urged advancing the school building program to elevate the city’s educational facilities.
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Indianapolis
William N. Book
Book
Two Firms Will Locate Plants Here in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced that Inland Box Corporation and Parker Rust Proof Company of Indiana will locate here. Inland Box will employ about 200 and operate at W Morris Street and Belt Railroad. Parker Rust Proof, at 820 North New Jersey Street, will introduce Parkerizing to combat rust. Local business leaders favor a new booster organization to promote a Greater Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Inland Box Corporation
Parker Rust Proof Company
Indiana
W. Morris St
Belt Railroad
Parker Company
New Jersey St
Inland Corporation
Krannert
Elmer W. Davis
Chicago
G. E. Luke
Detroit
Mich
Davis
Elmer E. Stout
Fletcher American National Bank
Frank E. Gates
Decorations to Grace City for Boosting Week
Indianapolis will host Greater Indianapolis Week from August 16 to 22 with flags and decorated buildings. George B. Rubens, chairman, says no empty flag staffs and reports progress on parade plans and evening events. Ballots are being cast for Miss Greater Indianapolis with results due tonight and winner announced Saturday. John Walker coordinates city programs with Day ton airplanes sought to advertise the week, while Mayor Shank lauds a historic civic revival driven by the celebration.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania St
George B. Rubens
Greater Indianapolis
R. Walter Jarvis
John F. Walker
Walker
Dayton
Ohio
John Walker
Shank
Police arrest man for blind tiger at Speedway Rd
Police arrest Gapa Witko vich, 32, at 4100 Speedway Rd for blind tiger and keeping a gaming device. A small quantity of liquor was confiscated.
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Gapa Witkovich
Speedway Rd
Blind Tiger
Huck Blasts Jail System In Verdict On Prison Reform
Winnifred Mason Huck former congresswoman and first woman to preside over the House voices a sharp critique of the jail system. She responds to the question what is wrong with our jailer argues about reform and the experience of being jailed.
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Winnifred Mason Huck
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