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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
4
In Milwaukee on August 17 a robber entered a grocery, confronted the clerk, and using a note he dictated a demand to fill a bag with money. The thief took $100 and left, warning the clerk not to cry.
John Barrymore signs the most important talking film contract with Warner Bros to appear in a Vitaphone production. The deal cements Warner Bros as a leader in sound cinema and recalls Barrymore’s previous successes with the studio.
The week features New Brooms at English's and Dick Powell at the Circle with Harry Fox at the Palace. Warming Up at the Indiana and Lights of New York at the Apollo play alongside Street of Forgotten Women at the Colonial for a busy entertainment lineup.
Vancouver reports Canada will bar automobiles and hot dog stands in Glacier Park. The park service rejects all highway through passages and builds a longer road around the reservation to keep overland motor tourists out. Captain E N Russell aims to keep the area pristine. Glacier Park joins Yoho and Revelstoke as Canada’s three national parks.
A water moccasin, in agony after a five inch catfish it tried to swallow stuck in its throat, left White River and chased fisherman Alex Singer after he struck at it. Singer killed the snake and warned against a motor road bringing dust fumes and service stations. PARIS August 17 The Governor of French Guiana reports Cayenne quieter after rioting left five officials dead. marines are en route.
The Salt Creek Wyoming oil field near Teapot Dome could be examined by a Senate public lands subcommittee. Chairman Nye asked former Senator Thomas Sterling to confer in the West on a preliminary inquiry into government lands leases. Investigators will weigh fraud and monopoly concerns in leases yielding hundreds of millions, with Standard Oil of Indiana dominant.
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