Morgan Wins Temporary Prohibition Post In Indiana
Bert C. Morgan was named acting assistant prohibition administrator for the Indiana Illinois Wisconsin district with authority over Indiana. The appointment by Acting Prohibition Administrator Benjamin E. Ewing is temporary until a permanent chief is chosen by Lincoln Andrews. Morgan earned $4,000 annually in his former role, while James E. Watson and others await potential shifts as the reorganization proceeds.
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Bert C. Morgan
James E. Watson
Morgan
Indiana-Illinois-Wisconsin
Indianapolis
Indiana
Prohibition
Benjamin E. Ewing
Ewing
Watson
Lincoln Andrews
Washington
Deneen
Illinois
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Andrews
Minton
Chicago
R. C. Minton
Labor Day Post Office Closures In Indianapolis
All Indianapolis post offices will close next Monday for Labor Day per Postmaster Robert H. Bryson. No mail delivery by carriers. Special delivery mail and perishables will be delivered. Collections and evening deliveries to hotels and outgoing mail dispatching will proceed as on Sundays.
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Indianapolis
Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis Auto Deaths Low in Comparison
Washington dispatch reports through August 15 Indianapolis tally shows 34 auto fatalities this year, with four deaths in the four weeks ending August 15. If trends hold, the city could have one of the nation's lowest auto death rates among large cities, though higher than 1923 levels.
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C. A. Randall Times
Washington
Indianapolis
Department of Commerce
Dianapolis
Jail Keeper Pleads With Police Over Jail Yard Theft
M A ss Aug. 15. County jail keeper M Bunting appeals to police to halt thieves breaking into the jail yard and stealing inmates potato crop amid vandalism claims at the institution.
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Arimes Vecreiar
Three Taken in Exciting Chase Officers Hurt in Raid
Three colored men believed to be bandits were captured after a gun battle with police. Officer Golder broke an ankle. two stolen autos were recovered. Prisoners Lambert Heater Joe Marshall and Willie Clark were charged with vagrancy and held on high bond.
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Clarence Golder
Lambert Heater
Martindale Ave
Joe Marshall
Columbia Ave
Willie Clark
Fifteenth St
Heater
Indiana
Duncaners
Vaught
New Jersey St
F. H. Miller
Haeter
Golder
Clark
Marshall
Sergt
T. Ralph Dean
Barnaby
Dick Miller
Indianapolis Times
Miller
Dean
J. M. Kelley
Ford
Scarecrow Is Fisher Found At Wilton Pond
NEA Service reports in Wilton New Hampshire on August 31 that a patient fisherman was observed daily at a pond. A local watcher alerted a game warden who arrived to find the supposed fisherman a scarecrow, proving the long vigil a humorous misread.
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NEA
Wilton
N. H
Ewbank Rumored to Resign from State Supreme Court
Rumors at the Statehouse say Judge Louis B. Ewbank of the State Supreme Court may resign to join private practice. Governor Jackson has not received a resignation, but is reportedly advised of Ewbank’s intention. Arthur R. Robinson of Indianapolis is named as a possible successor.
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Louis B. Ewbank
State Supreme Court
Statehouse
Ewbank
Jackson
Arthur R. Robinson
Indianapolis
Robinson
Desertion of Mines Begins at 12 Tonight
United Press reports union officials organize a peaceful stoppage of production in the anthracite coal fields. Tonight at midnight 158,000 miners will walk out, with more than 50,000 already idle across 183 mines. Observers foresee a two to four month shutdown unless leaders reach an understanding or public opinion prompts a resumption.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Plan to Move Miners as Strike Impacts Region
United Press reports in Mount Carmel Pa August 31 that many anthracite miners plan to move to soft coal fields and other industrial centers during the strike. some have applied for passports to Europe and intend to stay abroad until wage dispute is settled.
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United Press
Mount Carmel
Europe
Boy Saves Self After Car Hits Coaster
In Indiana on August 31 Harold Rice, nine, saved his life when his coaster was struck by a car. He grabbed the car’s front bumper and pulled himself onto it, escaping with only minor injuries.
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Ind
Harold Rice
Busy Week Brings Buyers as Event Opens
Buyers flood the scene for a busy week with Event 800 expected to register on the first day. A smoker gathering is planned for tonight as part of the kickoff activities.
Commerce Chamber Sets Week Program For Buyers Week
The Commerce Chamber of Commerce wholesale division outlined a week of events for Buyers Week in Indianapolis. About 800 Indiana buyers are expected to register as guests of local houses on opening day. Programs include talks by bankers and hardware dealers, educational meetings at Claypool, and a theater party at English's with visiting retailers from Indiana and neighboring states. Hibben Hollweg reported 150 dealers registered by noon.
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Ford L. Hollweg
Indiana
Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Saunders Nordell
New York
Claypool
Elmer Stout
Fletcher American National Bank
G. Barrett Moxley
English's
Hibben & Hollweg Company
Collins Fights Court House Remodeling Plan
Criminal Judge James A. Collins bars county commissioners from expanding the upper half of the courtroom for new municipal courts set to begin Jan 1. Superior Judges Leathers Miller and Hay back the ruling. The two municipal criminal courts will use current city courtrooms while civil court space remains unresolved. Officials plan a conference with the county council to decide whether to drop or push ahead with remodeling, with concerns about ventilation in low ceiling rooms and the proposed $150,000 cost amid a $600,000 county debt on the 1874 courthouse.
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James A. Collins
Leathers
Miller
Hay
Collins
McCloskey
Collins and Leathers
Italian submarine Sebastino Verniro missing with 55 aboard
Rome Aug. 31 report says Italian 900 ton submarine Sebastino Verniro with fifty five aboard has been missing for three days. Navy admits extensive searches are under way after she was last seen off Cape Passero following naval sham warfare exercises. Oil finds in the area sparked rumors of a mishap.
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United Press
Rome
Sebastino Verniro
Navy
Veniro
Cape Passero
Remus Divorce Suit Filed in Cincinnati
Mrs Imo gene Remus wife of George Remus Cincinnati bootleg king filed for divorce in Cincinnati charging extreme cruelty. She seeks an injunction to protect her against bodily harm as Remus faces re arrest in Atlanta on a St Louis warrant for conspiracy and a $50 000 bail bid for his release.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Imogene Remus
George Remus
Atlanta
Wanted News Canaries for Sale and Miscellaneous Notices
Today's paper lists canaries offered for sale at four five and six dollars with a reward for a white gold bracelet lost on Thursday. A single lady seeks a caretaker or companion, a man seeks a wife and portable bouee, and a house su or con-8 for sale appears among damaged notices.
Huge Signal to Be Melted Into Miniature Bells
After fifty years in service the 1,200 pound bell from engine house No. 5 at 126 W Fifteenth St. will be melted into small bells for fire engines. The bell rang to warn the neighborhood when No. 5 went on run, once requiring fourteen men to lower it from its perch. Mounted in 1875, the bell’s removal comes under Fire Chief Mike Fitchey and Lieut. George Mueller as part of the shift from old to modern fire apparatus.
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Fifteenth St
No. 5
George Mueller
Fire Department
Mike Fitchey
Coolidge urged to act before coal strike
Swampscott Massachusetts August 31 President Coolidge was urged to act to prevent fuel famines after a nation-wide coal strike loomed. John Hays Hammond, chair of the 1923 Federal coal commission, called for legislation next session to apply the commission’s recommendations including expanding Interstate Commerce Commission powers to regulate interstate coal and fuel movement.
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United Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
John Hays Hammond
Federal Coal Commission
New England
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Relief Ahead In Heat Wave Ends In Record August High
Overnight showers brought only slight relief as temperatures climbed back into the nineties across the Midwest. Indianapolis recorded a 92.8 degree high Saturday afternoon, a new monthly mark, with 60 degrees at 6 am and 78 at midnight. One heat death reported in Chicago, 77 year old Charles Sea borg. A golfer, Conrad naparae 13, died of sun stroke at Ionia, Michigan.
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Government
Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Mercury
United Press
Chicago
Charles J. Seaborg
Conrad
Naparae
Ionia
Mich
Woman repels burglar with pillow in Indiana home
Mrs. Nell C. Warren, a cafeteria director at Eli Lilly and living with relatives on Broadway, woke to a burglar entering through a window. She struck him with a pillow, fending off the attack until neighbors heard her cries and the man fled. police found no trace of him.
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Nell C. Warren
Mrs. Warren
Body of Storm Victim Found in Indiana
Albert John Irwin, 68, Republican mayoral candidate for Goshen, drowned in Lake Wawasee during a late Sunday storm. Rescued boats, 45 mph winds uprooted trees, threatening cottages. Survivor includes his daughter and brother.
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Wu Unite
Mcoshen
Ind
Albert John Irwin
Wawasee
Dr. Irwin
Goshen
J. J. Snyder
Snyder
Othres
Peri
Irwin
Rush County Supports Butler College Religion Project
Rush County Christian Church members donate 13000 toward a 350000 fund for Butler College of Religion. John W. Atherton, Butler financial secretary, announced the drive will resume after vacation absences and expand to other counties in weeks ahead. Irwin chairs the effort with Atherton directing the Butler campaign committee. The college aims to serve graduates and undergraduates as a leading Christian Church school.
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Butler College of Religion
Rush County
Christian Church
John W. Atherton
Butler
Christian Church College
Indiana
William G. Irwin
Atherton
Butler Campaign Committee
School of Religion
The
Taxes Open to Public Tuesday in Indiana
The Marion County and Indiana income tax assessment rolls will be opened to public inspection Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. in the Federal Building. Taxpayers may see names, addresses, and amounts due. hours are 8:30 to 4:30 daily in September, with October viewings announced by the collector. About 29,000 Marion County residents pay income tax and roughly 180,000 state returns were filed.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
M. Bert Thurman
Indiana
Marion County
Demands for revision of the Dawes plan rise in Germany
Berlin reports liberal and monarchist factions calling for changes to the Dawes plan after its first year in operation. The public still supports the measure though doubts grow over certain aspects. Germany’s budget remains in good condition with revenues seen as capable of meeting overall needs.
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
Boy Dies After Being Found in Street
John Sheehan about 19 was found at West and McCarty Streets and died later at Francis Nichols 831 Merkel Street. Nichols said he found the youth in the street. Dr Candib cited acute alcoholism as cause. Police seek relatives. Coroner Paul F. Robinson investigates. Body sent to city morgue.
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John Sheehan
West and
McCarty Sts
Francis Nichols
Merkel St
Nichols
B. Candib
City Hospital
Sheehan
Paul F. Robinson
Burglary, Theft Reported at Two Homes and Service Station
Guy Johnson reports entry at 4622 East Twenty First Street with loss of books jewelry and perfume worth 200 dollars. Mrs Carmello Mestroni says a burglar obtained 23 dollars from 626 Stevens Street while at market. Stewart Warner service station at 512 North Capitol Avenue shows marks of attempted forced entry. a colored man was frightened away.
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Guy Johnson
E. Twenty. First St
Carmello Mestroni
Stevens St
Claffey
Stewart-Warner
Capitol Ave
Syndicate Offers $500 Weekly Vaudeville Tour for Shank
Mayor Shank faces a career split as vaudeville promising $500 a week tempts him while his storage business thrives. He is vacationing in New York to weigh fame against steady civic duties, storage success, and a possible return to politics in 1929, amid his upcoming January exit.
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Shank
New York
Golden Hill
N. Illinois St
Pacific Fliers Hop Off Today
Two bulky seaplanes push from San Francisco at 2 p m coast time aiming for a new naval aviation record with a nonstop flight to Hawaii. The PE 1, troubled on the coast run, is slated to depart later for a solo Hawaiian flight.
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Harold E. Swisher
United Press
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Pacific
Naval Aviation
Hawaii
Seattle
Times Presents Practical Fashion Service
The Times launches a practical fashion service for women offering usable patterns and directions. It targets home makers and shoppers with complete patterns for every pictured garment and a coupon for ordering patterns.
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Times
the Times Today
the Times
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Remus
Albert Underwood
John Stewart
M. J. Hyland
Harry Marshall
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