Defends Liquor and Wager Measures in Albany Speeches
Gov. Alfred E. Smith defends his liquor law votes and other issues as he prepares for a notification address. He rebukes William Allen White and the Republican committee, defends records on race track gambling and prostitution, and outlines stance on public saloon in his Tuesday speech.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
John J. Rascob
National Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
Norman H. Davis
Wilson
Stockbridge
Mass
White
Kansas
Henry J Allen
Republican
Republican National Committee
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
New York
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
New York Assembly
State Supreme Court
Hughes
Assembly
Smith
Moser Fined for Speeding in Stamford Request For Commendation
Coleman C. Moser of Stamford was fined 25 dollars for speeding and asked the magistrate to publicly commend the arresting constable for courtesy and efficiency.
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United Press
Stamford
Conn
Coleman C. Moser
Bodies of Bullet Victim Held by Police in Clinton
Three Indianapolis men seeking to claim the body of Edward J. Shannon were refused permission by Police Chief Wilmot Conner. Shannon, a former Indianapolis resident, was killed by machine gun fire from an auto. Authorities had no crew to identify the slayers, and a man linked to the Rolando home inquiry disappeared with a Kentucky plated coupe.
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Timea
Clinton
Ind
Indianapolis
Edward J. Shannon
Wilmot Conner
Shannon
Louis Rolando
Rolando
Kentucky
Holdups Probe After Night Robberies Reported
Detectives investigated three hold ups and a pocketbook theft from Monday night. Burk Whitker and Charles Shilling were robbed at 1 30 a m on N Pennsylvania Street while changing a tire, Shilling losing $2 and a purse from a companion. A De Luxe taxi driver, Charles Shine, was robbed of $8 and his cab by two youths in a roadster. Theodore Sparks, Kroger manager, was robbed of 22.87 at 4 30 p m by a cyclist. Mrs John Postman was followed from a butcher shop and her purse containing $10 was taken.
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Burk Whitker
Broadway
Charles Shilling
Delaware St
Pennsylvania St
Shilling
Whitker
John Postman
Virginia Ave
Thread King W H Coats Dies at 62 in Paisley
W H Coats chairman of J and P Coats Ltd died at his Woodside home aged 62. He and his family built a fortune of nearly 100 million dollars from cotton thread whose spools are used by housewives worldwide.
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United Press
Paisley
England
W. H. Coats
J. and P. Coats, Ltd
Woodside
Coats
Man Strikes Wife With Hammer in Separating Fight
Mrs Hazel Holman 36 is expected to live after three skull fractures from a hammer blow by husband Harry Holman 57 in Muncie Indiana. Holman says she insulted him and refused reconciliation. Earlier he had him accused of auto theft with Oscar Tharp after they left town in his car.
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Buy Times
Muncie
Ind
Hazel Holman
Harry Holman
Holman
New York Coffee Remedy Reduces Sobriety Risks
Alice Foote MacDougal runs New York coffee shops and notes alcohol drinking women seek coffee or sauerkraut juice to sober up before going home. She suggests prohibition may seem a success, yet coffee jags help women depart steadier, even when escorted or alone.
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Alice Foote MacDougal
New York
Mrs. Macdougal
Indiana Elks Convene in Gary for Annual Convention
The twenty seventh annual Indiana Elks convention opens in Gary with three days of sessions. Mayor Floyd E. Williams welcomes delegates as entertainment features include a two day golf event a Gary steel mills tour casting exhibits band contests Dunes motor tour a stag party and a women guest reception.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Indiana Elks
Floyd E. Williams
Plane Flight Cures Deafness by Times Special
Summitville Indiana August 21 Miss Clara Barrick regains hearing after an airplane flight including a 5500 foot nose dive Doctors say sudden air pressure changes cured her deafness This report attributes the recovery to the flight and medical opinion notes no further details
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Summitville
Ind
Clara Barrick
Dispute Over County Boat Purchase For Drownings
A disagreement over a $500 metal boat to be bought Aug 27 by Marion County for drownings use arose. Sheriff Hawkins says the boat should be under his charge, while officials favor joint city county use. Bids to be opened Aug 27 after county council funding.
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Marion County
Omer Hawkins
Hawkins
Harry Dunn
George Snider
Watson to Speak at Frankfort Republican Rally
Senator James E. Watson will address the Republican rally in Frankfort Indiana on Tuesday August 28 adjusting his eastern circuit for Hoover. Former Governor W L Harding of Iowa has canceled his Frankfort appearance and will be replaced by Fred S Purnell and Senator Arthur R Robinson who seek re election and will also speak.
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James E. Watson
Frankfort
Ind
Watson
Herbert Hoover
Elza O. Rogers
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Fred S. Purnell
Arthur R. Robinson
Bribe Ties Free Prisons At Indiana State Farm
The Times reports two inmates Samuel Stanley and Jesse Elmore were released after four months from Danville Circuit Court sentences of one year each at the Indiana State Farm Putnamville for second-degree burglary. Superintendent Ralph Howard says five men were freed early via altered records and bribe payments, with one released for 1000 and another for 1700 dollars by a trusted official. The State Board of Charities and the State farm opened an investigation. four more inmates are to be returned.
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Indiana State Farm
Putnamville
Times
Ralph Howard
Howard
Danville
Indianapolis
Samuel Stanley
Jesse Elmore
Charles Elmore
Lyle Gregg
State Board of Charities
State Farm
John A. Brown
State Charities Board
Auto Purchased Leads Man to Court in License Case
Boyd Bell, 30, of 2351 Sheldon St., faced two charges in Municipal Court on failure to have proper license plates and lacking a certificate of title. Judge Clifton Cameron deferred one fine after Bell paid $1 and the other was dismissed on compromise following arrest by Officers Albert Kelly and Ora Ice while追 searching for a stolen car.
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Auto
Boyd Bell
Sheldon St
Clifton R. Cameron
Bell
Albert Kelly
Ora Ice
Charge Autoist Drunk After Crash Involving Two Cars
George Grant 31 of 3102 N New Jersey St faces drunkenness and driving while intoxicated charges after a Monday night wreck at Alabama and North Streets. His car struck Hal Let Kilbourn 34 of 909 Greer St and another vehicle, also damaging a parked car owned by Uptown Sales Corporation at Forty Second Street and Broadway.
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George Grant
New Jersey St
Grant
Hallett Kilbourn
Greer St
Alabama
North Sts
G. W. Duffield
Puritan
Duffield
New Jersey and
Market Sts
Uptown Sales Corporation
Forty- Second St
Broadway
Town Marshal Attack Sparks Ouster Petitions in Edinburg
Edinburg citizens, led by preacher-marshal W. C. Milburn, circulate petitions to oust Milburn and two town board members linked to his appointment. The latest push follows the fatal wounding of Earl Jackson by deputy James Glass, who remains held on $5,000 bond. Critics say Milburns strict law enforcement is harming business.
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Edinbuird
Edinburg
W. C. Milburn
Milburn
Earl Jackson
James Glass
Glass
Mine blast blamed on company management in PA tragedy
Reports by four district inspectors investigating the Irvona Coal and Coke Company mine near Coalport blame the management for carelessness in enforcing mining laws after thirteen men died last Wednesday. The findings were released from Harrisburg on August 21 by United Press.
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United Press
Harrissburg
Irvona Coal and Coke Company
Coalport
Fishermen debate fish pain after German judge remark
London Aug 21 Disciples of Izaak Walton in England dispute a German judge's claim that fish feel no pain. J R Norman of the Natural History Museum argues fish possess complex sensory systems and suffer pain when hooked, while English fishermen hold a contrary view.
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United Press
London
Izaak Walton
England
J. R. Norman
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Curtis Arrives in Capital for Eastern Campaign
Charles Curtis Republican vice presidential nominee greeted by over 300 supporters at Union Station Washington Aug 21 before departing to Rocky Point Rhode Island for an eastern campaign kickoff. In Rushville Indiana gypsies conducting fortune tents dispersed by fair board action Aug 21. Albert E Perkins 55 killed by interurban car near a country clubFt Wayne Indiana Aug 21.
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United Press
Washington
Charles Curtis
Union Station
Kansas
Curtis
Rocky Point
R. I
Rushville
Ind
Rush County Fair Board
Fortune
Times Special
FT. Wayne
Albert E. Perkins
Last Rites For George Harvey Set Thursday
Col George W Harvey aged 64 dies after a heart attack at his home. Funeral services will be private at his boyhood home in Peagam Vermont Thursday afternoon. Harvey, editor and political figure, influenced leaders including Woodrow Wilson and Warren Harding. His death followed a recent illness and a final relapse.
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United Press
Dublin
N. H
George W. Harvey
Peagham
Harvey
The
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
London
Washington Post
George Moses
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Smith
Rezoning Hearing Set for Twenty Seventh and Meridian
City council schedules public hearing on September 3 to consider the plan commission's ordinance to rezone the northwest corner of Twenty Seventh and Meridian Streets from business to apartment property. The measure was introduced June 18 and delayed by the works committee led by Councilman Albert Meurer due to differing views on the rezoning. Some council members favor rezoning while others want business to extend to Thirtyeth Street.
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City Plan Commission
Twenty-Seventh and
Meridian Sts
Albert Meurer
Burglary Attempt Near Judge Solon Enloe Home
Neighbors reported a burglary attempt at the residence of appellate judge Solon Enloe at 3726 North Pennsylvania Street. Jimmy marks were found on the door as the Enloe family vacationed at a lake retreat.
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Jimmy Marks
Solon Enloe
Pennsylvania St
Enloe
Lakes
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