Courthouse Remodeling Plans Considered by County Board
The board of county commissioners hired an architect to survey and submit plans to remodel the courthouse at an estimated cost around 100000 dollars. The old building is crowded and dim with limited light and space for expanding departments. Public edifices are monuments that influence occupants and reflect how society conducts its affairs.
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Board of County Commissioners
Marion County
Citiea
B. C
Christmas toys captivate shoppers and children alike
Festive displays fill shop windows as adults and kids linger, admiring dolls and mechanical playthings. The writes note the enduring child within everyone and that happiness comes from spirit, not wealth or surroundings.
Consideration of the Deaf in a Sunday Sermon
WICKS of All Souls Unitarian Church spoke on deafness noting the isolation from normal sound and the inability to share in musical and vocal exchanges. He argued deafness limits access to voices that carry love and feeling beyond mere words.
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All Souls Unitarian Church
Iit
Panic Fire at Juvenile Detention Home Sparks Panic
A minor blaze in the supply room of the Juvenile Detention Home at 1102 N Capitol Ave yesterday afternoon triggered frightened inmates to break door panels and windows. Arc department responders quieted the incipient but active panic as smoke drifted through corridors and the youths stabilized.
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N. Capitol Ave
Arc Department
Titanic
Lusitania
Second $100 Daily Prize Drawn In Limerick Contest
The Times reports Indianapolis winners in Limerick No. 2 prize drawing. T. E. Sullivan, 1227 Comar Ave., takes the $50 first award. Henry C. Churchman Jr., 1540 N Talbot Ave., wins $15. Olga Nessler, 740 Lexington Ave., FE. W. Capper, 1602 Rembrandt St., and George W. Newman, Route C7 Box 110 F, win $5 each. The story notes other $1 awards and quotes Sullivan and his wife Mrs Sullivan on the contest at home.
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Henry C. Churchman
N. Talbot Ave
Olga H. Nessler
Lexington Ave
FE. W. Capper
Rembrandt St
George W. Newman
Indianapolis
T. E. Sullivan
Comar Ave
Geisty
Athletic Club
Henry C. Churchman, Jr
Captain Kidd
E. W. Capper
Giant liner in storm claims fifteen injured at sea
The United States liner Leviathan docked in New York after a two day storm during which fifteen passengers were hospitalized with injuries. Captain Herbert Hartley called the storm the worst he had ever encountered as seas broke over the bridge ninety feet from the water line.
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United Preas
New York
United States
Uner Leviathan
Herbert Hartley
Lost line Limerick Prize At The Times Page 2
The Times offers $100 daily for Lost-lines with 25 awards in daily contests. Readers are urged to submit limericks following the page 2 rules to win cash prizes including a Fifty-Dollar bill and smaller notes.
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The
Times
Nine Hurt in Wreck In Montpelier Indiana
Nine persons were slightly injured when an interurban car on Union Traction One struck a cow and derailed in Montpelier Indiana. Traffic was tied up until late hour.
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Montpelier
Ind
Union Traction
Writes Checks Shoots By United Press
Syracuse report says Harry A. Klock wrote blank checks to a local cemetery and to his daughter then pursued his wife with a revolver at their home. He shot and wounded her twice before killing himself as Mrs. Klock fled barefoot in the snow to a neighbor's home.
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United Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Iis
Harry A. Klock
Doctor's Wife Slain in Birmingham Suburb Home
An unidentified man climbed a window at the residence of Dr. George T. Edwards in Fairfield Birmingham suburb and brutally murdered Mrs. Edwards after chloroforming her. He wounded her husband by hammer blows as he fled the scene.
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United Preas
Birmingham
Ala
George T. Edwards
Fairfield
Pupils Create Christmas Gifts in Public School Vocational Classes
Readable excerpts describe Lucretia Mott School pupils at 28 N Rural St and siblings at 201 N Oxford St making gifts for family. Students in Indianapolis grade schools, both boys and girls, craft items from sewing to silverware, under director H J Wood.
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St. Nick
Lucretia Mott School
Rural St
Richard McFarlan
Oxford St
Dianapolis
H. J. Wood
Cold wave to ease as warm spell forecast
The Weather Bureau predicted a break in the present cold wave with a forecast of warmer weather. Tonight's lows should stay above 40 while the day should warm gradually. In Hoosier Post 624 relief efforts, quartermaster C Wrosley urged donations of food clothing fuel and furniture and asked people to call Circle 2411 for veterans needing help.
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Weather Bureau
C. Wrosley
Hoosier
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Judge Rules for Indicted Editors in Tax List Case
Federal Judge Albert Reeves sustained a demurrer in the Kan-sas City Journal-Post case charging illegal publication of income tax payments. Walter S. Dickey and Ralph Ellis, owners of the newspaper, were indicted by a federal grand jury. The ruling avoids a trial and the government plans to seek Supreme Court review.
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United
Kansas City
Kan- Sang City Journal-Post
Albert Reeves
Walters
Dickey
Ralph Ellis
Reeves
United States
United States Supreme Court
Three Boys Return to Detention After Fire Escape
Detectives say two of the three boys aged 15 and 12 escaped Monday afternoon during a building fire at the city detention home. They confessed to robbing Em-Roe sporting goods store on July 13, taking revolvers and ammunition valued at more than 300 dollars.
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City Detention Home
Em-Roe Sporting Goods
Red Headed Wife Divorce Insight From Bailiff
Charles Green, a veteran bailiff in Superior Court, recalls only one case of divorce involving a red haired woman. He notes red-haired spouses are quick to fight for rights and to forgive, while blondes and brunettes balance the counts.
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Charles Green
Green
Pallis Green
Battery Plant Fire Ravages Midwest Battery Building
A fire starting in the furnace room of Midwest Battery Company at 1625 Bellefontaine Street gutted the cement block structure. Officials estimate losses in the thousands, with raw and finished batteries destroyed. Continental Equipment Company also suffered heavy losses in raw materials and finished refrigerators. P. A. Sperry manages the firm.
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Midwest Battery Company
Bellefontaine St
Continental Equipment Company
J.B. Henry
Battery Company
Continental Company
P. A. Sperry
Congress Today Senate and House Use Messages and Bills
Senate considers deficiency appropriation bills while a citizens committee investigates the Internal Revenue Bureau. Republicans caucus for committee allotments. House budget message to be read and Interior Department bill to be reported.
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Ciuzens Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Republicans
Interior Department
German Bandits Kill Eight at Villa Near Angerstein
Twenty five bandits attacked the Angerstein villa near Hy United on December 2 killing seven occupants and burning an eighth alive. The quarry director Angerstein was wounded. his wife mother-in-law and four servants were hacked to death. Angerstein’s daughter is missing.
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Angerstein
Hogs Come In Style At Indianapolis Stockyards
Hog arrivals flood the Indianapolis Stockyards by rail, truck, and car, totaling 21,321 and nearing the year’s record. Elmer Cummings of Martinsville and Horace Barns of Franklin showcase hogs strapped to a car and roped in a sedan as entries arrive in style.
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Indianapolis
Horace Barns
Franklin
Soldier Wounded at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in Accidental Rifle discharge
Private Paul Riddle 24 of Ft. Benjamin Harrison was wounded Saturday when his own rifle discharged. Officers expect recovery may be doubtful though the shooting is considered accidental. he was found on the floor, rifle beside him, fully dressed for inspection. Riddle's home is in Fairview Park near Clinton Indiana.
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Paul Riddle
Benjamin Harrison
Riddle
Fairview Park
Clinton
Ind
Arch swindler pleads guilty to show crime history
Chicago man Leo Koretz once famed for fake deals admits guilt and faces penalties. Prosecutors highlight his wealth built on deceit as he consents to punishment.
Former Millionaire Koretz to Plead Guilty in Oil Swindle
Leo Koretz, once a millionaire, plans to plead guilty to four indictments for operating a $2,000,000 oil swindle. State's Attorney Crowe says the plea avoids federal charges, with sentences from four to fifty six years. Koretz, ill with diabetes, faces Joliet Prison after confession and plans to aid his son.
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United Piece 7
Chicago
Leo Koretz
Robert E. Crowe
Koretz
Crowe
Kortez
Joliet
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Panama
Aviation talks at Indiana SAE meeting
Major FE L Hoffman of Grisard field Ohio and Dr Sandford A Moss of Chicago will discuss aviation at the Indiana section SAE meeting on December 11 at the Severin. A 6 15 dinner precedes illustrated lectures.
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FE. L. Hoffman
Grisardfield
Ohio
Sandford A. Moss
Chicago
Indiana
Society of Automotive Engineers
Severin
Senate Passes Deficiency Bill Without Delay
Washington date line reports the Senate approved a second deficiency bill providing 186 million dollars for soldier bonuses ship scrapping under the disarmament treaty tax refund and irrigation projects in the West. It was adopted in about fifteen minutes, after a prior one man filibuster.
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Senate
United Press
Washington
Congress
N !Ts
President's Budget Message to Congress Preview
A notice indicates the president's budget message will appear on page 2. The brief outlines an upcoming fiscal plan and directs readers to the continuation section for full details.
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Congress
Water bill to rise by 293 thousand in 1924 figures
James M. Ogden, city corporation counsel, filed reports with the public service commission showing the water bill for 1924 will amount to 347 483.08 based on the first nine months and a rise of 293 733.48 over the 1923 total in the water rate case.
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James M. Ogden
Public Service Commission
Ogdén
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