Wilcox Nominated to Challenge La Follette Jr in Wisconsin
Roy P. Wilcox, Eau Claire lawyer, is chosen by Conservation Republicans to run for the U S Senate seat left by Fighting Bob La Follette. The nomination signals support for Coolidge policies and a push to deny Robert La Follette Jr a place in Congress. Other anti La Follette candidates may complicate unity.
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United Press
Oshkosh
Wis
Conservation Republicans of
Wisconsin
Roy P. Wilcox
Eau Claire
la Follette
Coolidge
Wilcox
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Bob" la Follette
Robert la Follette, Jr
Loos
Congress
Driver Fails To Stop In Street Collision
Police seek the motorist who struck and badly bruised William Petty 52 of 618 West North Street at North and West Streets. Petty was hospitalized. E O Mercer 40 of 410 South New Jersey Street, a brakeman for the Big Oar Railroad, was injured after falling from a box car at King Avenue and Michigan Street.
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William Petty
North St
North and
West Sts
Petty
E. O. Mercer
S. Newersey St
Big Oar Railroad
King Ave
Michigan St
Japan Demands Shanghai Strike Settlement and Loans
Tokyo notes to China demand prompt settlement of the Shanghai strike and payment of Nichihara loans. Earlier reports claimed Shanghai strikers returned to work after union recognition.
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China
United Press London
Central News
Tokio
Today
Japan
Shanghai
$200 in Clothes Stolen From Beloit Man’s Car
A Beloit Michigan man reported that a suitcase containing clothing valued at 200 dollars was stolen from his automobile parked on Monument Circle Thursday night.
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Beloit
Mich
Monument Circle
Women Run at County Picnic at Broad Ripple Park
Mrs. Mabel Day won the women’s jumping race among many events at a Marion County picnic day at Broad Ripple Park. Officials and families attended after a large dinner. The road superintendent’s tug of war team beat the courthouse team. County Assessor Jack Douglas finished last in the fat man’s race, won by J. T. Weaver. County Auditor Harry Dunn served as master of ceremonies.
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Mabel Day
Marion County
Broad Ripple Park
Jack Douglas
J. T. Weaver
Harry Dunn
Call of Europe and Florida Draws Indy Travelers
Eloise Walton notes a summer of unprecedented travel from Indianapolis with Europe leading in tourist traffic. Steerage has become tourist class and many travelers spend three weeks abroad for under 226 dollars. Florida follows, while trains to Yellowstone Grand Canyon and Canadian Rockies attract many. Conventions and East Coast trips also add to a busy travel season.
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Europe
Florida
Indianapolis
Eloise Walton
Main St
America
Piccadilly
Boulevard Des Italiens
New York
London
Paris
Anna L. Harris
J. C. Millspaugh
Pennnsylvania Lines
Chicago
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Grand Canyon
Canadian Rockies
Indiana
Shrine
Los Angeles
Indiana Knights Templars
Seattle
Wash
Indiana Elks
Portland
Ore
J. W. Gardner
Trip to New Harmony Rich in Historical Sights
A route rich in Indiana history highlights a visit to New Harmony and nearby landmarks. Highlights include the Van Buren elm near Plainfield, the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville, Fort Harrison site and Markle's mill, Ft. Knox and Ft. Sackville at Vincennes, Owens communism site, and Say's burial. The proposed Indiana travel circuit runs from Indianapolis through Harmony and Terre Haute to Marshall Illinois, then via Vincennes to Owensville and New Harmony, with distances around 206 miles one way and 191 miles return. Roads vary between paved and gravel, with detours possible between Lawrenceville and Vincennes.
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New Harmony
Ind
van Buren
Hendricks County
Plainfield
Indiana State Farm
Putnamville
Putnam County
Terre Haute
State Normal School
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Ft. Harrison
Markle
Vincennes
Indiana Territory
Ft. Knox
Ft. Sackville
Owens
Thomas Say
Fauntle
Princeton
Owensville
Indianapolis
Worthington
Spencer
Martinsville
Lawrenceville
Ill
Vincenes
State fair boost planned with governor and rail chiefs
Governor Ed Jackson Lieutenant Governor F Harold Van Orman and G I Christie head of Purdue university agricultural experiment station will attend a Statehouse meeting August 18 to stimulate interest in the State fair. Rail officials and interurban company leaders will join to discuss boosting attendance per E J Barker secretary treasurer of the board.
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Ed Jackson
F. Harold van Orman
G. I. Christie
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
State Board of Agriculture
Statehouse
E. J. Barker
Tom Passes After Twenty Years at Stubbins Hotel
Old Tom the large black and white cat, a fixture at 42 West Georgia Street's Stubbins Hotel for about twenty years, died Sunday after a period of illness. Housekeeper Mrs. Mabel W. McClellan recalled he was brought by a former owner, died at about age two, and lived through his nine lives.
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Tom
Stubbins Hotel
Georgia St
Mabel W. McClellan
Lantern Feast Attracts Many in Brookside
Officials of the Brookside Civic League celebrated the thirteenth annual Feast of Lanterns drawing about 18 000 people to Spades Park and nearby streets. Homes glowed with Japanese lanterns as prize winners were named for best decorated residences, led by J Herbert Patton winning a radio set for first prize.
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Brookside Ave
C. E. Oldham
C. A. James
W. M. Kunkle
Fearful relatives report possible drowning of T H Sue
Relatives say T H Sue, 63, may have taken his life by drowning after reporting him missing from 240 Minerva St. His wife recalls threats of self harm before disappearance as police search continues. Also unaccounted are William Hagen 10 of 644 Harmon St Harold Hensley 9 of 616 S New Jersey St and Elsie Whalen 17 of 435 S Delaware St with details of clothing and appearance provided.
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T. H. Sue
Minerva St
William Hagen
Harmon St
Harold Hensley
S. New Jersey St
Elsie Whalen
S. Delaware St
Death requested for young killer in Missouri case
Prosecutor Roy Ruckett plans to seek the death penalty for Everett Adams, 17, of Wilmington Ohio, who confessed to killing A. R. Clawson a New York school teacher after a ride in his car. Adams was to be arraigned late today as his mother traveled from Wilmington, while his father Henry Adams accompanied him.
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United Press
Sedalia
Roy Ruckett
Everett Adams
Wilmington
A. R. Clawson
New York
Adams
Henry Adams
Widow and family mourn A. D. Bartholomew obituary
Valparaiso Ind Aug 14 The widow two sons and a daughter survive A D Bartholomew 83 oldest attorney in this section of the State who died at his home here Thursday Funeral services are being arranged.
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Timea
Oldest Settler Royster Wins Consolation at Reunion
Aaron R. Royster, age 81, of Marion County, won the consolation flight at the Old Settlers Reunion in Broad Ripple Park, though 83 year old Joseph Johnson was present, disqualified for holding multiple roles. Royster received a hat donated by Harry Levinson. He recalls a time when women needed long calico garments and much cloth for skirts.
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Aaron R. Royster
Tremont St
Old Settlers
Broad Ripple Park
Marion County
Joseph Johnson
Emsley Johnson
Royster
Harry Levinson
Wayne Township
Mexico's Calles or Chaos Seen Through Kellogg Warning
Times correspondent argues Mexico under Calles faces a pivotal test between radical peasants unions foreign capital and old aristocracy. The piece portrays Calles as steering a risky but necessary path toward honoring the 1917 constitution, amid internal strife and external pressure.
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Mexico
Madero
Huerta
Carranza
Calles
Diaz
Coolidge Off to See Father in Vermont Hills
President and Mrs. Coolidge left Swampscott by car for Plymouth Vermont to visit the President's aged father living in the hills where he was born. The day began with murky weather and a light drizzle, but the trip proceeded by auto rather than train.
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United Press
Swampscott
Mass
New Priest Is Chosen for St Luke's Gary
The Rev Isbmaas Donnelly of Ege Indiana was named successor to the late Rev F G Gnibba. He will serve as pastor of St Luke's Catholic Church in Gary Indiana after the death of Gnibba on July 26 in Ft Wayne Indiana.
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Times Special
FT. Wayne
Ind
Isbmaas Donnelly
Ege, Ind
F. G. Gnibba
St. Luke's Catholic Church
Gary
Shank defies council on park budget cut plan
Mayor Shank openly rejects a proposed reduction in the park board budget, warning that cuts could jeopardize the south side and Brightwood golf links, Riley Hospital playground, and park comfort stations. He will submit the levy of 1.0625 dollars to the council without input from nominating mayoral candidate John L. Duvall.
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Shank
Park Board
Council
Brightwood
Riley Hospital
John L. Duvall
Duvall
Electric Shock Kills Lineman in Castle Indiana
In Castle Indiana on N Main Street Pmory Wrightsman 25 of Spiceland died after his tool touched uninsulated wires on an Interstate Public Service pole. Charles Walker on the same pole knocked the tool away and lowered the body. Wrightsman died a few minutes later. The week also saw two other electrocutions in Indianapolis. Coroner Paul F Robinson ruled each accident unpreventable.
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Bimen
Castle
Ind
Pmory Wrightsman
Spiceland
Interstate Public Service Company
N. Main St
Charles Walker
Wrightsman
Charles Solomon
Elmer Hayden
Indianapolis
The
Merchants Heat & Light Company
Paul F. Robinson
Water analysis at Indiana State Farm amid typhoid outbreak
The State board of health analyzed farm water at Putnamville after nine typhoid cases were found. Dr William F King sent officials to test samples from springs and the main stream source believed polluted. All patients have been isolated.
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Indiana
Putnamville
State Board of Health
William F. King
The
Health Board
King
Body Taken Home After Fatal Mishawaka Collision
The body of Mrs. Ella Haney, 60, of Milford, was to be taken home today for burial after she was killed on a crowded South Bend street by an auto driven by 18 year old Gladys Mintzer of Mishawaka. The girl was not held.
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United PF
South Bend
Ind
Ella Haney
Milford
Gladys Mintzer
Mishawaka
Orphans Aid Society to Picnic for Working Girls
The Junior Orphans Aid Society plans its annual picnic at Garfield Park this Sunday to give 55 members a respite from caregiving roles. In three years it has sent 900 to overseas relief in the Near East Japan and China, plus about 300 more for local needs. Charter members include Molly Goldstein Pearl Bryan Freda Adelman Golda Rothfeder Sarah Fogle and Freda Neuetadt. Funds come from bazaars and the treasury stands at 300.
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Junior Orphans’ Aid Society
Garfield Park
Near East
Japan
China
Molly Goldstein
S. Meridian Sr
Goldstein
Pearl Bryan
Freda Adelman
Golda Rothfeder
Sarah Fogle
Freda Neuetadt
Mra
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Vera Cruz
Tampico
Morelos
Yucatan
Washington
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Orphans’ Aid Society
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