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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1929

Page

2

Keen Interest in Slack Election Plans Rises in City

Edwin Y. O Neel reports political circles mobilizing as Mayor L Ert Slack and allies weigh city manager election plans. The Indianapolis City Manager League plans a nonpartisan ticket. seven commissioners will elect the manager amid Republican and Democrat maneuvering. Coffin remains in northern Indiana awaiting Supreme Court ruling on the manager law before campaign moves.

L. Ert Slack Slack Indianapolis James A. Collins League Speeders League State Supreme Court George W. Coffin Indiana Coffin Supreme Court

Coal magnate Walter Bradley leaps to death in Philadelphia

Colonel Walter T. Bradley coal magnate and clubman died after plunging from his thirteenth floor Warwick hotel apartment shortly after midnight. He reportedly jumped or fell from the high rise at Seventeenth and Locust streets.

United Press Philadelphia Walter T. Bradley Warwick Hotel Seventeenth Locust Streets

Burglar Flees Grocery Without Coat on Tuesday Night

A burglar fled a Standard grocery at Twentyfifth Street and Central Avenue without his coat Tuesday night, eluding police. Arthur Morgan, 28, of Texas, faces burglary charges for allegedly robbing Keeport Coal Co. of a typewriter and a watch ten days earlier. In a separate incident, an attempted safe robbery at Central Motor Parts Co. on North Capitol Avenue ended with the thief escaping. R. W. Boozer, company president, said only a small amount of money may have been taken. Two youths, 15 and 16, were held on burglary charges for allegedly robbing John Snedaker’s refreshment stand on Sherman Drive of candy and cigars valued at $10. Patrolman Henry Fields fired several shots at a man seen breaking in.

Central Motor Parts Company North Capitol Avenue R. W. Boozer Broadway John Snedaker South Sherman Drive Henry Fields

Indiana official sued over Liberty Bonds return

Clarence C. Wysong Indiana insurance commissioner was named defendant in a mandamus action to compel him to return $2000 in Liberty bonds held for the Neighbors Benefit Society. The bonds were deposited with the commissioner by the benefit union formed in 1910 under state insurance laws.

Clarence C. Wysong Indiana Mandamus Neighbors Benefit Society Board of Trade Superior Court Benefit Union

Asthma Made His Life a Burden

Letter from Jos Thompson of Pittsboro Indiana highlights relief from asthma and bronchial cough after using Nacor medicine. He reports seven years of asthma and twelve years of cough, then one bottle enabled him to return downtown and he has been cough free for over a year. Free information and a booklet are offered by Nacor Medicine Co. Indianapolis.

Jos. Thompson Pittsboro Ind Nacor Medicine Co State Life Bidg Indianapolis

Traction kills man in Indiana city incident

Edward Pritchett 61 Cumberland died in Indiana Christian hospital after stepping in front of an eastbound train. He sustained injuries when he stepped onto the tracks in an early morning incident. Investigators reported no foul play is suspected.

Edward Pritchett Eward Pritchett Cumberland Indiana Christian Hospital

Bound T. H. I. E. Traction Car Near Home

Bound T. H. I. E. traction car near his home Tuesday. He is survived by a son, George Pritchett, with whom he made his home.

George Pritchett

Patrolman Ambler Suspended for Drinking Conviction

Patrolman John Ambler was suspended until August 26 by the board of public safety after a conviction on a drinking charge. He had been under suspension for a month.

John Ambler Board of Public Safety Ambler

Funeral services held for Claude Gill former Crawfordsville resident

Claude Gill 52 a veteran of the Spanish American War died at a Dayton Ohio government hospital from heart disease Funeral services were conducted in Crawfordsville Indiana today for him a former local resident.

Pi Times Crawfordsville Ind Claude Gill Dayton

Mothers learn value of Magnesia for babies and children

The Phillips Milk of Magnesia advertisement touts its gentle laxative effect and curing sour stomachs in infants. It claims benefits for colic, vomiting, and constipation, and offers a free information book and order address for The Phillips Co. based in New York.

Phillips Co Hudson St New York Phillips U. S Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co Chas. H. Phillips

Fire destroys destroyer Mangini in Toulon harbor

Fire swept the destroyer Mangini in the Toulon harbor on Wednesday. Firemen and the crew battled the blaze and prevented spread to nearby ships.

United Press Toulon France Mangini

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