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Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1925

Page

7

Elevation plan faces joker clause dispute in Belt Railroad project

Indianapolis engineers warn a joker clause may push start of Belt Railroad elevation near White River to beyond December as flood prevention work stalls. Rail interests led by Indianapolis Union Railway threaten to delay by challenging channel alignment while council members and civic groups push to strike the clause.

Indianapolis Union Railway English Ave W. New York St Board of Works N. W. Cassaday Big Four Pennsylvania Indianapolis Union Railway Company White River Raymond &I P. J. Sanders John E. King South Side Belt Railroad James M. Ogden Offi

Autos reported stolen to police and owners listed

A list of stolen autos reported to police includes Walter Rehg at Washington Baseball Park with a Ford license 561-492 from English Hotel, Carl Hollingsworth at 1425 N Tuxedo St Overland with license 501-488 from 25 N Capitol Ave, Edward Gamstetter at 1306 Tabor St with a Ford license 499-492 from South and Meridian Sts, B Ci Dux at 421 Caven St with a Chevrolet license 471-624 from Pennsylvania and Georgia Sts, Charles Myers at 118 E Twenty First St with a Ford from Pennsylvania and Michigan Sts, Wayne Van Cleave residence unknown, Browns.

Ace Ae Paeso Indianapolis Times Walter Rehg Washington Baseball Park Ford Carl Hollingsworth Tuxedo St Overland N. Capitol Ave Edward Gamstetter Tabor St South Meridian Sts B. Ci. Dux Caven St Chevrolet Pennsylvania Georgia Charles Myers E. Twenty- First St Michigan Wayne van Cleave Browns

Auto belonging to Evard found near Capitol and Washington

An auto owned by George Evard of 5934 College Ave was located at the intersection of Capitol Ave and Washington St. The item appears recovered by local authorities with no further details available.

George Evard College Ave Capitol Ave Washington St

Funeral Services for Mrs Mary Sidener Held at Home

Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Sidener 76 who died at her son Merle Sidener s home 4246 Park Ave will be held at the residence at 1 pm Thursday Rev Thomas W Grafton pastor of Third Presbyterian Church will conduct burial will be in Crawfordsville Survived by son a sister Mrs James E Evans and a brother W E Coons both of Crawfordsville

Mary A. Sidener Merle Sidener Park Ave Thomas W. Grafton Third Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville James E. Evans W. E. Coons

Boonville Town Gains Fame For Odd Happenings In Print

Boonville Indiana residents boast of a string of strange tales fueling local pride. A phantom whisky spring a cave of 9 000 000 snakes a whispering tree and a cat farm headline the oddities cited by police and shops as Boonville’s claim to fame. A 17 year old bedridden boy is the latest noted item.

Bu_Times Boonville Ind Chamber of Commerce Big City Public Square Park William Julian Julian Lutz Winstead

Indianapolis beauty crowned Miss Detroit at Atlantic City pageant

Indianapolis raised Jane Porter aged 18 formerly of 120 West Walnut Street and a worker at Farnley McCrea Millinery Company 240 South Meridian Street was chosen from 300 contestants to be Miss Detroit. She has golden brown hair and blue eyes.

Jane Porter Walnut St Farnley & McCrea Millinery Company Meridian St Detroit Atlantic City

Evangelist’s prayer helps inexperienced boy recover

A traveling evangelist urged prayer and faith, and the boy, who had never ridden a bicycle or played a banjo, recovered and rode and played the instruments like a veteran on his first try after recovery. The tale spreads across papers as Boonville continues its routine. Rumors persist of a tobacco chewing fish being found.

Boonville

Police Seek Burglar In Late Tuesday Break In

Police search for a burglar who broke into the home of Mrs Hettie Rubeo at 1901 Belle Fontaine Street and struck her as she confronted the intruder. A handbag containing nine dollars was taken. Separate theft reports include seventy five dollars of linens from Mrs E A Ogle at 4400 North Meridian Street and a barber pole valued at fifteen dollars from Ed Fuller at 29 East Pratt Street.

Hettie Rubeo Bellefontaine St Ed Fuller E. Pratt St Barber Pole Lamb Manufacturing Co

Fragmentary Theft and Loss Items Across Indiana Towns

The report lists multiple thefts and losses including items tied to individuals in Kokomo Willard Park and Graysville Indiana. Noted are motorcycle and clothing losses with monetary values and a claim of $23 found from trousers while Everett Harmon slept. Additional addresses include 611 North New Jersey Street 921 West Twenty-Sixth Street and 805 Arbor Lane.

Indiana Ave Fred Richardson New Jersey St A. Stout Willard Park Harold Rose Kokomo Ind Mittie Porter W. Twenty-Sixth St W. A. Yeaker Graysville Everett Harmon Arbor J Ave

Deaths list from city hospital and others with various ailments

A compiled deaths notice lists individuals including Kathleen Carr 16 months at St. Vincent Hospital gastroenteritis Martha Allen 54 at 1607 N Arsenal carcinoma May Sohn 54 city hospital chronic myocarditis William Wallace 36 811 N Senate lobar pneumonia Josephine Bickel 45 Deaconess Hospital exophthalmic goitre Richard Blair 36 city hospital acute appendicitis Emerson Wirick 66 2938 McPherson chronic nephritis Ethellope 39 city hospital acute intestinal obstruction Fred Faust 51 Methodist Hospital hypostatic pneumonia Mary V Brown 68 710 N West acute enterocolitis Mary Alice Sidener 76 4246 Park pheanic mipomede Lettie Dills 51 city hospital chronic neo ohn Casey 17 922 E Fourteenth tuberculosis Mary Byers 41 oe hospital sarcoma Martha Regenia Hylton 37 2310 W Walnut acute cardiac dilatation

Kathleen Patrica Carr St. Vincent Hospital Martha Allen N. Arsenal May Sohn City Hospital William Wallace N. Senate Josephine M. Bickel Deaconess Hospital Richard Blair Emerson Wirick McPherson Etheloppe Fred B. Faust Methodist Hospital Mma V. Brown N. West Mary Alice Sidener Park Lettie Dills Neoohn Casey Mary Byers Martha Regenia Hylton Walnut

Suiting and Curtain Materials Wide 86 Inches

Linen finish and Casement Cloth fabrics offered in 86 inch width with colors including tan white and checks. Many items priced per yard from 19c to $1.29 with minimum yardage blocks and mentions of lingerie crepe pajama cloth cretonne fancy prints and durable scrim marquisette.

New York St Opening Planned as City Project

The city plans to open and widen E New York St from East St to Emerson Ave to a 54 ft width as the first major thoroughfare project. City Plan Commission President Thomas L Dillon said costs near 1 million will be shared with property owners paying 25 percent.

New York ST E. New York St East St Emerson Ave Thomas L. Dillon City Plan Commission Plan Commission Bosart Ave Twelfth St Newland Ave Forest Row, Inc Forest Row Washington New York Sts Keystone Ave Tacoma Ave New York and Denny Sts State Ave Washington St

China invites U.S. to customs conference in Peking

United States invited by China to send delegates to a Chinese customs conference opening in Peking on October 26. Minister John Van A. MacMurray cabled the State Department with the invitation.

United Press Washington China United States Peking John van A. MacMurray State Department

Missing Boy Sought in Local Search for George Fahy

Police request help locating 11 year old George Fahy who vanished from 1070 Holbrook Street Tuesday. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt gray pants a blue cap and tennis shoes with blue eyes light hair and about seventy pounds.

George Fahy Holbrook St

Memorial proposed to honor Indianapolis banker in Connersville

Citizens vote on a proposed $40 000 community building to memorialize Col James E Roberts the Indianapolis banker who donated Roberts Park to the city In Marion Indiana Charles Jones a vegetable merchant lost 500 dollars when a pick pocket robbed his sleeping at his stand

Connersville Ind James E. Roberts Indianapolis Roberts Park United Press Marion Charles Jones

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