Ohio Miners Back to Work Under New 5 Dollar Wage Pact
About 3000 to 3500 miners are expected to return to work in 14 mines on Sept. 1 after an agreement between the Central Ohio Coal Operators' Association and the union fixing a 5 dollar per day wage scale and 70 cents per ton for cutting and loading. The pact runs through March 1, 1930. A joint committee of miners and operators will study regional conditions and plan further talks, with a November meeting set to begin a study that continues into February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Central Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
Union Mine Workers
Arrest Driver After Car Hits Two Others
Earl Costin, 52, of the Columbia Club, damaged two cars and knocked one 50 feet after driving into E. P. Hubbard’s sedan parked at 2413 N Delaware St in Evanston. Costin faces arraignment for driving while intoxicated and drunkenness. Police also charged and arrested William Dean, Homer McGreery, Joseph Potts, and William Bennett for related intoxication offenses.
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Earl Costin
Columbia Club
E. P. Hubbard
Evanston
Ill
Delaware St
Costin
Hubbard
L. A. Reeves
New Jersey St
William Dean
Indianapolis Ave
Homer McGreery
E. Market St
Joseph Potts
Detroit
Mich
William Bennett
Broadway
Indianapolis & South Eastern introduces new one man safety cars
Five of ten new safety cars were placed in service by the Indianapolis and South Eastern Railroad. The gaily colored trains departed the Traction Terminal at noon for a parade to Connersville with planned stops for inspection. The remaining five cars will join Greensburg division next week, officials say. The cars feature magnetic brakes for oily rails and nonshattering cab windows, officials claim such prevention of oil on rails accidents.
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Indianapolis & Southeastern Railroad
Connersville
Ind
Greensburg
Fairmount
Airport site bids pour in
The Chamber of Commerce airs a wide call for municipal airport sites. A. Kiefer Mayer delays the site committee meeting until next week due to Paul H. Moore absence. Clifford L. Harrod seeks data from Columbus Baltimore Boston and Oakland on costs. More than twenty sites offered, few with prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kiefer Mayer
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Commission
Paul H. Moore
Aviation
Chamber of Commerce
Moore
St. Louis
Clifford L. Harrod
Chamber Industrial
Columbus
Ohio
Baltimore
Traffic plan indorsed by letter praising stop system
Police Chief Claude M Worley received many complaints about the traffic regulation at Illinois Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets in intersections on Washington Street. A letter from Crucible Steel Company signed C Mayer called the system perfect and urged retention, stating pedestrians can cross downtown streets safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude M. Worley
Illinois, Meridian
Pennsylvania Sts
Washington St
Worley
Crucible Steel Company
C. Mayer
U S Export Office to Open in Lafayette
Kenneth Dame nephew of Congressman Will Wood will head the new Department of Commerce Export and Import Bureau branch. The office opens Sept 11 in Room 317 Chamber of Commerce Building, Lafayette, with equipment shipped and an annual appropriation of 15000 dollars. Dame transfers from Los Angeles to oversee the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Dame
Will Wood
Lafayette
Department of Commerce Export and Import Bureau
Washington
Times Dispatch
Dame
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Escaped Girls Recaptured. One Still At Large
Miss Ellen Cook 18 of 4018 Ralston Ave escaped from Indiana Girls' School at Clermont Wednesday and was recaptured Thursday in Crawfordsville Indiana and returned to the school. Miss Edith Crafton 16 of Indianapolis escaped from the Detention Home by leaping from a window at 2 30 am Wednesday and remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Cook
Ralston Ave
Indiana Girls’ School
Clermont
Crawfordsville
Ind
Edith Crafton
Indianapolis
France Spreads Ideas Abroad Buoyed by France’s Cultural Outreach
Paris dispatch notes France spends 245 million francs on foreign affairs, with 42 million for propaganda. Other nations fund French culture more, notably in South America where Buenos Aires receives 100k francs while Argentina allocates 400k. French institutes bloom in major cities, Egypt Turkey, Syria, Cairo, and Tokyo Franco-Japanese center progresses. China continues patronizing French intellectual efforts amid turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Paris
France
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
South America
Lyceum
Buenos Aires
Argentine
Egypt
Turkey
Christian Doctrine Brothers of
Near East
Jewish Alliance
Syria
Cairo
Tokio
Japan
China
Motorists Warned to Register Cars on Trip
Todd Stopps secretary of the Hoosier Motor Club urges vacationers staying a week or more in a city to register their car with local authorities and obtain the local traffic rules. The American Automobile Association backs uniform city rules and cooperation with police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Stopps
Hoosier Motor Club
American Automobile Association
Thee Hoosier Club
Todd
Automatic mail box tested in Germany
In Pforzheim Germany on Aug 24 a tested automatic mail box weighs stamps and mails letters. The sender deposits coins and pulls a lever to stamp and mail the envelope, showing a possible general use if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Spain
Campaign swing details for Governor Smith in Indiana
Dates and cities for Governor Al fred E. Smith campaign speeches in Indiana may be announced next week after Democratic State chairman R Earl Peters talks with national advisors during a trip to St Louis to set up a national headquarters branch. Peters will join the party here Monday noon and travel briefly. Walter Myers, defeated Democratic senatorial nominee, will headline the Smith for President club formation in Gary on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Smith
Indiana
R. Earl Peters
Democrtic
National Advisory Committee
St. Louis
National
Peters
Walter Myers
Gary
Thames Bridge plan eyed to ease London traffic
PLAN THAMES BRIDGE LONDON Aug 24. Charing Cross may gain a new bridge across the Thames to relieve congestion. Plans are being finalized for a crossing at that point to improve traffic flow. Doubt Death Penalty Wise PLAINFIELD Aug 24 Although no official action was taken by the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends here after a resolution denouncing capital punishment as un Christian, discussion showed doubt about its wisdom and efficacy. Sixth District G O P Meets By Vimes Special USHVILLE Aug 24 County chairmen and candidates attended a Sixth District Republican meeting with Richard N Elliott as the main speaker and Clarence M Brown presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Charing Cross
Europe
Thames
Plainfield
Ind
Western Yearly Meeting of Friends
Vimes
Ushville
Reublican Organization
Richard N. Elliott
Congress
Clarence M. Brown
Richmond
City in Brief including a missing girl alert and local events
Mrs Eliz McDonald of 2221 Pearl Street Anderson asks Indianapolis police to search for her daughter Goldie Brown 17 who was seen with a girl named Margaret at Oakland Wednesday night walking toward the city. Arrius Court of Ben Hur will host a lawn social Saturday night at Morris and Shelby Streets with band, refreshments and games.Indianapolis Radio Trades Association banquet speaker will be O H Caldwell at Claypool September 5. the event caps the radio show at the State fairground September 1 to 8. Catherine Merrill Tent 9 Daughters of Union Veterans will hold a called meeting Saturday evening at Ft Friendly 512 North Illinois Street.
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Eliz McDonald
Pearl St
Anderson
Ind
Indianapolis
Goldie Brown
Miss Brown
Margaret
Oakland
Arrius Court
Ben-Hur
Morris and
Shelby Sts
Walter Rosemeyer
Arthur Basey
Louis Mills
Indianapolis Radio Trades Association
Claypool
O. H. Caldwell
Purdue
J. F. Connell
State Fairground
Catherine Merrill
Daughters of Union Veterans
Ft. Friendly
Illinois St
MR. Powell
Helen Baftery
First National Bank
Detroit
Mich
Central Ave
Tim Casserly
Lebanon
R. R
Sacred Heart
Calhoun
Guaranty
Central
McLaughlin
Alabama
Kresge
Loew's Theater
Billy
Elgin
Jewel
National
West City
Paul M. Jackson
S. Oakland
Man held for tricking girl in staged arrest scheme
Chapman Karnes alias Sparks, 29, of 413 W Michigan St is jailed on impersonating an officer charges. He allegedly staged a fake arrest of Miss Juanita Libka and tricked her parents into posting 195 bond. Russell Karnes sought a stenographer via ad and lured the girl to a show and ride.
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Chapman Karnes
Sparks
Michigan St
Russell Karnes
Juanita Libka
Cambridge City
Ind
Russell
Beech Grove
Karnes Brothers
Miss Libka
Louisville
John Niblack
Karnes
Sacred White Elephant Pa Wa Dies in Calcutta Zoo
The sacred white elephant Pa Wa, recently touring the United States and Canada with Ringling’s circus, died today at Calcutta zoo. Buddhists in Burma believed him the reincarnation of Buddha and worshipped him. Poisoning from overripe bananas caused his death. His carcass will be stuffed and taken to Rangoon for veneration by monks.
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United Press
Calcutta
India
Pa Wa
United States
Canada
Ringling
Calcutta Zoo
Missing youth sought in Indianapolis by Urbana family
Mr and Mrs L D Brown of 763 N Main St Urbana Ohio travel to Indianapolis to locate Kenneth H Edwards 16 who left Carmel High School two years ago and lived with friends at Seventy First St and College Ave He is six feet tall heavy set with dark hair and complexion The Browns urge contact to arrange a property settlement and aid in finding him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Brown
N. Main St
Urbana
Ohio
Indianapolis
Skating Marathon Set to Open at Broad Ripple Park
Roy Byers manager of Broad Ripple Park roller rink announced a skating marathon tonight at nine o clock. Couples must start and finish together. participants counted while wheels turn. The event is expected to last a week or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Byers
Broad Ripple Park
Roler Rink
Byers
Huffman Wins Major Judgment Over Disc Wheel Patent
Rochester Indiana August 24. Roscoe Huffman a farmer and inventor wins a Michigan Supreme Court ruling awarding royalty on wheels manufactured. The judgment is estimated between 200000 and 500000 in damages after a two year legal battle to collect from the wheels maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Special
Rochester
Ind
Roscoe Huffman
Here
Michigan Supreme Court
Huffman
Yellowstone’s Newest Geyser Sensation Stuns Park
A massive new geyser in Yellowstone National Park has emerged as the world’s greatest active geyser aside from the extinct Excelsior. Researchers led by Horace M. Albright and Carnegie Institution scientists observe eruptions every 15 to 20 minutes for hours, with crater dimensions about 100 by 120 feet and eruptions reaching 60 to 100 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Service
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Horace M. Albright
Arthur L. Day
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Eugene T. Allen
Texas runoff hinges on protective tariff clash
Washington reports the Texas runoff primary to pick a U S senator between Earle Mayfield and Tom Connally. Representative Hudspeth of El Paso accuses Connally of opposing tariff protection, stirring a tariff themed contest amid the presidential campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Earle Mayfield
Tom Connally
Senate
Connally
House
Hudspeth
el Paso
Gone but Not Forgotten Automobiles Stolen Report
Police report lists multiple stolen cars including a Buick coupe from 4224 Graceland Ave owned by Everett K. Todd and a Chevrolet coupe tied to Louis Rothchild at 49% on S. Delaware St. The list names H. Bliss Swangood Chevrolet coach, Thomas Glenn Essex sedan, and William A. Sturgeon Oldsmobile touring with former addresses and street locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett K. Todd
Graceland Ave
Alabama
McCarty Sts
Louis Rothchild
S. Delaware St
Senate Ave
Market St
H. Bliss Swangood
Rural St
Meridian St
Thomas Glenn
Eastern Ave
New York St
William A. Sturgeon
N. Sherman Dr
Back Home Again Solen Cars Recovered by Police
Police recovered two Solen automobiles. The Hudson coach owned by Fred Kertepeter of 731 F Wayne Ave was found at Thompson and Bellefontaine Streets. An Overland coach owned by Lorenz Akard of Sheridan Indiana was found in a garage at 2808 N Illinois Street. Samuel Perk of 2808 N Illinois Street was notified a car was left in his garage on the night of Aug 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kertepeter
F. Wayne Ave
Hudson
Thompson and
Bellefontaine
Marathon typewriting contest ends in Birmingham tie
In Birmingham Alabama on August 24 the marathon typewriting contest concluded with Miss Hazel Cawthon and Miss Ruby King tied at 61 hours 43 minutes. Both started at 1 PM and finished this morning. The Birmingham Post sponsored the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Birmingham
Ala
Hazel Cawthon
Ruby King
Birmingham Post
Scripps- Howard
Hen Keeps Court In Epping Home Kitchen
Postman Terry’s hen walks to the kitchen, shooes away the cat and dog, perches on the armchair, and lays eggs at his home in Epping. Ad Club of New York asked to halt weekly meetings at the Army and Navy Club after an elephant trainer wore an elephant costume, violating club rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dog
United Press
London
Terry
Epping
Bay United Press
New York
Ad Club of
Army and Navy Club
Charity Leaps for Lincoln Memorial University Benefit
Miss Nancy Glave society debutante plans to parachute from an airplane each afternoon for a week at the Mineola fairground pageant the week of September 24 to aid Lincoln Memorial University. Directors expect her to participate despite no parachute jumping experience, while she recently performed as a white monkey in The Magic City.
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United Press
York
Nancy Glave
Sweet Charity
Glave
George York Glave
Long Island
Mineola Fairground
Lila Agnew Stewart
Miss Glave
Lincoln Memorial University
Nancy
Prison release probe yields no action yet
Putnamville Ind Aug 24 The State board of charities and the Indiana commission on delinquencies held secret talks with penal trustees to study alleged premature prisoner releases. Official action is postponed until investigations by the charities board and Superintendent Ralph Howard are finished. Nine cases of altered records were disclosed with one inmate returned to the State Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnamville
Ind
Indiana State Farm
State Board of Charities
Indiana Commission On Delinquencies
Indiana
John A. Brown
Charities Board
State Charities Board
Ralph Howard
Putnamville Institution
Brown
Howard
State Farm
Covered Auto License Case Leads to Two Arrests
Ray Jennings 25 of 1015 E Sixty Third St and Richard Patton 20 of 6207 College Ave were arrested on vagrancy charges after police stopped a roadster with a front license plate covered by black cloth near the Michigan Re at Kessler Blvd. Officers Ed Ball and C Felton said a cloth fragment was found in the car and the men, who claimed no knowledge of the cover, had worked at a tire shop until 10 20 p m and were en route home from Old Augusta visiting a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Jennings
E. Sixty-Third St
Richard Patton
College Ave
Ed Ball
C. Felton
Michigan
Kessler Blvd
Old Augusta
Hoosier Officers Fail to Apprehend Bank Case Suspects
Howard County authorities still court habeas corpus after Florida extradition victory. W H Arnold and his son Greenwood, former principals of the American Trust Company bank in Kokomo, are sought on charges tied to the bank's collapse. A hearing is set for September 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Kokomo
Ind
Florida
Howard County
W. H. Arnold
Greenwood
American Trust Company Bank
Arnold
John W. Martin
Arnolds
Indiana Bell approves $475 250 for plant additions
Directors meet in the president C. H. Rottger office approve expenditures of 475 250 for additions to plant and equipment through the State. Including this sum total gross additions for 1928 reach 3 903 460 in announced figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
C. H. Rottger
Star records one million agate lines in 1928 ads
The St. Louis Star reports that its current issue brings the paper's net paid advertising gain to one million agate lines for the year 1928 to date. The milestone reflects continuing advertising strength for The Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
ST. Louis
The
St. Louis Star
Star
Veterans to Convene at Twenty Ninth Army Encampment
The twenty ninth annual encampment of the Society Army of the Philippines will open for four days Sunday in Severin, announced by David I. McCormick of the Indiana Battle Flag commission. Several hundred Indiana veterans will be joined by many from other states. Reduced railroad fares will be offered to all veterans. The encampment runs parallel with the Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering, also starting Sunday and lasting one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society Army of the Philippines
Severin
David I. McCormick
Indiana Battle Flag Commission
Indiana
McCormick
Veterans of Foreign Wars
BEINBURG R D 19 DIES. FUNERAL SET
Obituary notices list Robert D Beinburg age 19 as son of Ella Beinburg with funeral arrangements at Kirby Dunn chapel 1901 N Meridian St and burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. Also mentions George Granagher age 55 of Van Cam Hardware Company with funeral plans to be announced and Simeon Ham age 50 with services at 3119 Graceland Ave and burial at Crown Hill. An In Memoriam for Edward Finchum appears with funeral director listings.
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Beinburg
Robert D
Ella Beinburg
Casper Beinburg
Kirby & Dunn
Meridian St
Crown Hill
Granagher
George
van Camardware Company
Conkle Funeral Home
W. Michigan
Ham
Simeon
Helen Ham
Irene Ham Dandeneau
Albany
N. Y
Harry Ham
Indianapolis
Graceland Ave
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K. of P. Bldg
Indpls
Lewis H. Henricks
S. Holmes Ave
Ruth Henricks
U. S
Nab
Selig’s Tire-Store
W. Wash. St
Auto Club
Thames Bridge
Broad Ripple Sanitarium
Keystone
Rangoon
Kenneth Edwards
Edwards
Broad Ripple
Yellowstone
By Times
Solen Automobiles
Police
New York Ad Club
Society
Edward Finchum
Edward
Goodby
William Finchum
W. T. Blasengym
Shelby St. Drexel
Finn Bros. Funeral Home
Meridian
George Grinsteiner
Riley
Bert
Gadd
Prospect ST. Drexel
G. H. Herrmann
S. East_St
Krieger
WM. E. Uneral
Amnols
Fe Hiley & Titus
N. Delaware
J. CG Wilson
Telloway Entcage
Sevss
Dayton
Louis
Pittsburgh
Aia Pointe
West Beund
Denison Fotel
Traction Bus Terminal
MR. C. Bock
N. Penn
F. J. Garbett
Chandler-Cleveland Motors Corp
Cleveland, C
C. K. Tanti
Bel
Loree
Maumee Valley
Amount Emploement Agency
Delco Remy Corp
Boyd Radio Shop
L. F. Garrett Auto CO
Switzer Cummins Co
Mass. Ave
Ahone
Miss Cooper
Room 101
Bell Telephone Coo
Copley
Inapolils
Wendell St
Thor
Teclata i. Callanda del
Keener Rug Co
Chester
Vose & Sons
Beckwith
Lodge
Hall
Baldwin
Hamilton
Kimball
Victor
Brunswick
Pathe
Delaware
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