Steps Taken to Head Off Tong Clash in Indianapolis
Chinese tong warfare has already caused four deaths and several injuries in major cities. In Indianapolis, Chinese residents met with police officials but refused to disclose names. Police ordered extra patrols and strict questioning of suspected visitors to prevent a spillover of violence from New York Chicago St Louis and Boston.
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Tong Clash
Indianapolis
Hip Sing
Leong
Herman F. Rikhoff
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Rikhoff
Hig Sing Tong
Pittsburgh
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Newark
Bullet Riddled Body of Restaurant Owner Found
United Press reports the bullet riddled body of Louis Kwong found in his Baltimore restaurant. Six Chinese suspects are in custody and police hunt a seventh in a tong war linked murder. Detectives cannot determine Kwong’s tong allegiance.
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United Press
Baltimore
Louis Kwong
Eight Trapped by Cave Slide in Istrian Caves
A group of ten tourists in the Pin guente caves, Istria, faces two presumed deaths after an underground flood. Eight survivors remain, having used magnesium flares to guide rescuers through a blocked corridor. Rescue efforts continue as officials pursue a safe exit for all.
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Fur United Presa
Rome
Istrian
William Grimes Held on Vehicle Taking Warrant
William Grimes aged 22 of 1610 Ashland Ave is held on a warrant filed by O. T. Clark of 834 N. La2 St alleging Grimes took the $700 automobile belonging to C. A. Clark. The warrant accuses Grimes of vehicle taking.
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William Grimes
Ashland Ave
O. T. Clark
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Veicle
Clark
Grimes
C. A
Loot Recovered in Blue Phantom Bank Robbery Case
Ohio authorities resumed the search for about 6500 dollars of loot linked to the Blue Phantom alias Fred C Nickel factory president who fled bankruptcy. Officials say Nickel stole 28000 dollars from the North Dayton Savings and Trust branch, while he claims 21500 and admits 3000. His niece Helen Sammet, who worked at the bank, collapsed upon hearing of the arrest and is under medical care.
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Ohio
Blue Phantom
Fred C. Nickel
North Dayton
Dayton Savings and Trust Company
Helen_Sammet
Inspection of Homes Seen by Collins
Criminal Judge James A. Collins warned at the Indianapolis Life Insurance Co banquet that efforts to enforce a drastic dry law threaten home liberty. He linked juvenile crime to modern life factors and urged individualized responsibility to guide youths, resisting overreliance on authorities to shape child rearing.
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America
James A. Collins
Indianapolis Life Insurance Company
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Mquor
Man Finds Wartime Tombstone in Yard
Dwight Pearce of 229 East Thirteenth Street discovered a tombstone in his yard bearing the inscription Ethel Alice Beaver 1918 1921. He reported the find to police and suspects it may be a prank.
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Dwight Pearce
E. Thirteenth St
Ethel Alice Beaver
Pearce
Police break up burglars in multiple daytime thefts
Timely arrivals of Sergt. Frank Reilly and an emergency squad frustrated a burglary at Gold Smith Brothers drug store Illinois and Ohio Streets after a back door was opened. A prowler smashed a window at Standard Grocery Twenty Fifth Street and Martindale Avenue, taking $2 and fruit and candy. Mrs. Rena Summers of 447 East South Street reported a renter ransacked her home and stole a $25 violin. Mr and Mrs Oren Sneed at 1512 North New Jersey Street found a prowler removed a bedroom screen and took a purse containing $1.50 while Carl Benson of Hoosier Motor Lab Claypool reported the theft of a grip with $250 worth of cloth.
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Frank Reilly
Smith Brothers
Illinois
Ohio
Ste
Standard Grocery
Twenty-Fifth St
Martindale Ave
Rena Summers
E. South St
Andd
Oren Sneed
New Jersey St
Carl Benson
Hoosier Motorlab
Claypool
One Man Killed In Oklahoma Turret Explosion
One crewman was killed and another seriously injured in a turret explosion aboard the U S S Oklahoma during a turret drill while en route from New Zealand to Samoa. Navy Department received the report by radio with few details.
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Nited
Ashington
Oklahoma
New Zealand
Samoa
Navy Department
Dr Parsons relapse endangers Indiana State No School head
Terre Haute August 26 physicians fear for life of Dr W W Parson 75 president emeritus of the Indiana State No School after a sudden relapse early today. He is suffering a grave illness and is under intensive care as doctors monitor his condition.
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United Press
Terre Haute
W. W. Parson
Indiana State No School
Parson
Judge Grants Order to Keep Druids Out of City Base
Judge Leathers presided as Polk Milk Company defeated the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association Druids in the Injunction League. The win on Superior Court One diamond eliminates the Druids from the city Class AA amateur title race, and final city series composition hinges on an upcoming game on the same field with the same umpire.
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James A. Leathers
Polk Milk Company
Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association
Druids
Superior Court
Polk
Girl Matricide Sentenced to State Prison
San Francisco reporting Dorothy Ellingson, 17, was sentenced to one to ten years in State's prison for matricide. Before Judge Harold Louderback she showed defiant composure as the term prescribed by law was pronounced, signaling her eagerness to move on. She had previously been dubbed a former jazz girl.
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United Press
San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Harold Louderback
Dorothy
Tokyo Flooded by Rain Forces City to Halt Rail Service
Tokyo is inundated after a seven hour downpour with thousands of dwellings flooded and railway service suspended. Landslides bury street car tracks and block traffic. Imperial Hotel guests evacuated from the lower floor as flooding worsens.
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United Press
Tokio
Imperial Hotel
Henry Ford Arrested for Speeding by Melvindale Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Harold Hamilton stopped the Ford car at 46 miles per hour. Sheriff and village police chief threatened discipline over an apology, but no apology was issued. Hamilton was told he could seek a job at the Ford plant if fired.
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Henry Ford
Harold Hamilton
Melvindale
Mich
Ford
Hamilton
Further Gas Price Cuts Foreseen Across Midwest
United Press reports that motorists face continued relief as gasoline prices are expected to drop further in the Midwest and East. L. V. Nicholas, president of the National Petroleum Marketers Association, cites higher crude output and refining gains as key factors while noting California supply flooding the market via Panama Canal routes to outpace mid-continent Oklahoma shipments. Bootleg gasoline is said to have little effect on price trends.
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L. V.micholas
National Petroleum Marketers’ Association
Nicholas
Midwest
California
Atlantic Seaboard
Panama Canal
Oklahoma
Atlantic Refining cuts gas price in western Pennsylvania
East Pittsburgh Aug 26 A 1 cent per gallon reduction announced by Atlantic Refining Company lowers motor gas to 21 cents per gallon plus a 2 cent state tax. This marks the third cut by the firm this month reflecting ongoing price reductions in the region.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Refining Company
Atlantic Company
Gasoline price drop in Indianapolis announced
Retail price of low test gasoline was 22.2 cents a gallon in Indianapolis today. This price was set Friday when the Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced a 2 cent reduction. High test gas prices ranged from 8 to 4 cents higher.
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Indianapolis
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Film firms driven out by the law
Connecticut movie interests abandon the state as fifteen branch exchanges begin packing up possessions. Theater owners seek a special legislative session to repeal the new film tax and censorship provisions. Exhibitors face a $10 per thousand feet tax plus 50 cents per extra hundred feet, threatening closures. The State Supreme Court recently upheld the censorship authority of the tax commissioner.
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United Press
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Lester S. Tobias
Goldsmith
Trumbull
State Supreme Court
1926 Auto Licenses Being Delivered
Delivery of the new 1926 automobile license plates is under way across the state, with 760,000 plates ordered to meet expected demand. Plates feature a bright green background with white letters for readability, and Newport Kentucky factory shipments have been acknowledged by several branch offices.
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Frederick E. Schortemeijer
Newport
Shank Prefers Keeping Courts in Police HQ
Mayor Shank, en route to Illinois, favors leaving the two city courts in police headquarters rather than moving them to the courthouse. County commissioners plan fourth-floor remodels for four new municipal courts starting Jan. 1, with County Attorney Russell Ryan pleased by the decision.
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Illinois
Shank
Russell Ryan
Dead envoy Bancroft returns home in state
The body of Edgar A. Bancroft, late ambassador to Japan, arrived in Chicago to receive national homage. A funeral procession escorted the flag draped coffin through downtown, with infantry and a regimental band. In state at Fourth Presbyterian Church, services led by Dr. J. K. McClure, remains to be interred Friday in Galesburg.
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United Proag
Chicago
Edgar A. Bancroft
Japan
Fourth Presbyterian Church
J. K. McClure
Galesburg
Accused mate dies in jail in Hammond
Relatives planned a double funeral for August Sloaney and his wife Elizabeth after Sloaney collapsed in his city jail cell. A guard had told him Elizabeth died from stab wounds he allegedly inflicted during a quarrel earlier. Police had no usable details from either dying couple.
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United Press
Hammond
Ind
August Sloaney
Elizabeth
Sloaney
City
Flippity Flop Pants Fluster Fashioning a Sheik Look
In a humorous column Ross H. Garrigus recalls 1920s fashion fads as he borrows oversized Oxford trousers from William H. Block Company. He struggles to wear the flared two skirts, skirts wrapping around him and evoking sailors, bystanders react with astonishment, and he longs for the straight and narrow.
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William H. Block Company
Oxford
Ohio
City Council to Probe Board of Works and Belt Railroad
A special council meeting endorsed a probe into the board of works with plans to hire an attorney and draft a resolution for investigation funds. The group will also examine records of corporations doing business with board members and hear the Eugene Street property owners’ injunction case. Council chairman John B. King and members Otto Ray and Theodore J. Bernd will lead the inquiry.
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Board of Works
Indianapolis
James M. Ogden
Councl
William Bosson
Belt Railroad
Eugene St
John B. King
Otto Ray
Theodore J. Bernd
Park Board
Ben H. Thompson
King
South Side
Chicago bank chief eyed for Prohibition post
Albert W. Harris president of Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago is under consideration for Federal Prohibition Director for the Chicago district at the suggestion of Charles G. Dawes. Harris is reportedly reluctant due to age and business duties, with opposition anticipated from Senator Deneen and backing for Willam H. Crudens. Dawes has discussed the matter with Deneen and Senator McKinley.
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United Press
Chicago
Albert W. Harris
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Federal Prohibition
Charles G. Dawes
Lincoln C. Andrews
Washington
Dawes
Harris
Senator Deneen
Willam H. Crudens
Mayor Shank and Newby Fail Garage Approval
Mayor Shank and garage superintendent Harry Newby recommended acceptance of the new $110,000 municipal garage building to the board of works. Newby found water on the roof and unconnected steam pipes, leading the board to refuse to accept the job. Shank then consulted Newby.
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Shank
Harry Newby
Board of Works
Newby
Obscure OCR Leads to Muddled Sports Clip Title
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a sports note with times and scores but lacks clear names, teams, or events. Readable items include a time like 8 a m and scattered initials. The fragment provides no definite game result or participants to anchor a proper summary.
Indiana World War Memorial charges prompt special trustees session
Trustees schedule a 10 am Friday special session to hear probes into alleged irregularities in main building specifications. Harry Weeks of Walker and Weeks offered to submit to a joint committee of State Board of Accounts examiners and engineers. Weeks admitted connections to Rivet Grip Co as secretary treasurer, while noting other firms supply similar reinforcement devices. The probe, tied to Indiana material use in the plaza project, may target Weeks firm’s Indiana license and firm licensure upon any findings.
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Indiana World War Memorial
Harry
Weeks
Cleveland
Ohio
Memorial Architects
State Board of Accounts
Indianapolis
Walker and
Memorial
Lawrence F. Orr
Stata
American Legion
Ft. Wayn
Indiana
State Engineering Board
State Engineering
Harve Mitchell Anthony
Anthony
Pla Architects
Th Engineers’ Board
Bank Robbery Terror Shocks Heyworth Village
A gang of ten to fifteen robbers struck Heyworth, Illinois, cutting lines, seizing the bank safe for about $4,000 and negotiable securities. They abducted the Sands couple and a boy, tied them at the Illinois Central station, set guards, and fled after nitro blasts sparked a townwide alarm.
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United Preas PE Worth
Heyworth State Bank
Agent Sands
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