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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
1
A motor coach and an ice cream truck collided at Illinois and Fortieth Streets injuring three people severely and leaving fourteen others with cuts and bruises. emergency crews responded as bystanders aided victims at the scene. officers investigated the cause of the crash.
A southbound Inter-City Safety Coach from Kokomo collided with a Ballard Ice Cream truck at Fortieth and Illinois. Three persons were seriously injured and taken to St. Vincent's hospital. Bus driver Edgar Allen said he was about eighteen to twenty mph. truck driver Worley Ison claimed about thirty mph. Both drivers were slated. Police, sheriff, and state police vow tighter speed checks and action against road hogging. Several injured were named including Anna Gillespie and A G Collins, Kokomo residents, with others from Kokomo, Bloomington, Peru, and beyond. Allen faced assault and battery and speeding charges. Ison speeding and lack of chauffeur license.
The Indian apolis office gains Charles H Wag nener as manager after serving as district representative for the western division. He previously managed operations in El Paso Texas and hails from that area. Officials announced the move as part of company staffing changes.
The organizers led by John F. Walker announced that Greater Indianapolis Week will extend beyond the parade. Citizens are urged to join remaining events with band concerts in the downtown district and a 7 p.m. gathering at Christamore Settlement House in Haughville, followed by a Police and Firemen’s Band concert.
United Press reports Newport Rhode Island August 20 1911 as new victims were added hourly to the Mackinac boiler explosion toll. Forty one dead by 1 pm many injured blinded on danger list at naval hospital three at Newport hospital not expected to survive investigations by state federal authorities and Newport police probe whether boiler was properly tested ahead of the voyage with about 760 excursionists onboard.
Four attendants at the Public Library report items stolen from lockers today. Edna Fischer 726 E Fifteenth St lost a silk umbrella valued at 15 dollars Blessing Bassman 4850 N Delaware St lost a hat worth 7 dollars Mary Wilson 2225 N Illinois St lost a dress priced at 25 dollars and Ernestine Bradford 2006 N Pennsylvania St lost an umbrella valued at 6 dollars.
Morgan State job sought as Bert Morgan exits as Indiana federal prohibition director. Dispatches say Indiana retirement fund secretaryship eyed, with Estes Duncan aligned but opposed by Governor Jackson. Other contenders include William Hayes, William Lytle, Marshall Bernard, and Julia Tutewiler as new regional directors prep the Andrews plan.
Reports from the East describe tensions as China seeks a conference with great powers to end foreign bonds. Roy Chapman Andrews is said expelled from Mongolia over anti Bolshevik propaganda. Nine British missionaries are reported kidnapped in central China, including Bishop Mowell and his wife. Dr Harvey J Howard of Rockefeller Hospital Pekin is among those linked to the kidnapers.
In Bicknell Indiana money order clerk Carl Catt was charged with tampering with the mails after a mail bag opened found in the cash drawer with a marked stack of money. The incident was announced today by authorities.
A lightning strike on a home at 1244 Burdsal Parkway left Mr and Mrs Harry Dorsey unhurt but damaged the structure and caused 2500 in losses. A passerby, Thomas C Scott, was treated at Methodist Hospital after being struck by a window blown from a nearby hotel. Several neighboring homes suffered shattered windows and minor damage as the storm swept Indianapolis. The Dorsey house, a double dwelling, had only one side occupied and the back portion was badly damaged. Mrs Dorsey was lightly burned and taken to her mother’s home at Meridian and Sixteenth Streets. A forecast called for cloudy skies and possible local thunderstorms.
Gasoline prices in Indianapolis fell two cents today due to a mysterious order affecting the city only while the surrounding Marion County and the state faced higher prices. Major oil firms cited no clear reason, with Chicago cited as the source. officials warned of possible fights in the industry. Meanwhile, city food costs climbed four percent from June 16 to July 15, driven by rising prices for potatoes, cabbage, pork chops, and eggs, marking a broader national rise as Indianapolis shows one of the sharpest local increases.
The Indianapolis school board may set the 1925-26 tax levy as high as 1.25 dollars when the budget is finalized Tuesday night. The current levy stands at 0.935 dollars, about 31.4 cents lower than the proposed figure. Business director William H. Book says the exact levy cannot yet be determined and that the board may cut capital outlay to reduce the levy or raise it. The tentative budget will go to the printer Friday and be ready for distribution Tuesday.
Rudolph Valentino says his wife Natcha Rambovia has deserted him and denies plans for divorce citing a clash of temperaments. Winifred Hudnut left for New York en route to Paris with rumors of divorce swirled as photographers followed their separation at the station.
Police rushed to 2336 Belle Fontaine St at 2 20 am today after a woman screamed for help. The resident, identified as Mrs A Hill, said she was just dreaming and calm returned to the scene.
Ambrose Simmons aged 40 of 80 N Cruse Street was arrested today on a warrant charging vehicle taking sworn out by his brother Dee Simons of 1019 E Ohio Street.
United Press reports Walter Johnson, 25, bears a three inch V F burn on his left cheek after Victor Feleci branded him with a white hot wire in his home. Johnson lay bound as his wife confessed to indiscretions with the victim, while police pursue leads on Rose Fe and others.
London aug 20 Hong Kong Telegraph correspondent reports the Canton government official assassination attempt, but the outcome remains unclear as details are sketchy and conflicting from the scene.
Public hearings to be held as council plans a board quiz on elevation and other affairs. The discussion will examine related records and books, with the term impeachment mentioned in context of oversight.
Investigations relate to the Indianapolis Union Railway Company and a 1.4 million dollar Belt Railroad bridge over the White River. Allegations include double crossing of Councilman John E. King, track elevation agreements, material authorization for street improvements, suspected ties between William H. Armitage and board members, political use of street inspectors, and a board employee allegedly refusing King access to a public document.
The council committee led by Councilman John E. King will meet to plan a thorough inquiry into board of works affairs. Hearings are expected as the panel can subpoena contractors, inspect books, and probe track elevation contracts with the Indianapolis Union Railway Company. The probe follows a resolution adopted at a special meeting and faces possible impeachment steps with council action and court appeals.
Washington daily report explains a Navy discovery that a velvety ionized layer surrounding Earth blocks radio waves. The layer alters short wave transmission, creating skip distances and enabling cheaper, higher efficiency land to land and air to ground radio services while limiting planetary communication.
San Francisco. The case of Dorothy Ellingson, a confessed killer, heads to a seven women and five men jury later today. Prosecution and defense expect to see whether a female majority will differ in verdict from male jurors, as the defense pleads for mercy and moves jurors with emotional testimony.
Madison August 20 Gov Blaine set September 24 as the date for the special election to fill the U S Senate seat vacant by the death of Senator La Follette. Six candidates, including the late Senator's son, are in the field.
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