Cloud Over Gould Before Oath In Senate Debut
Senator Walsh interrupted the oath for Arthur R. Gould of Maine with charges of a grave nature. The maneuver drew quick protests from Curtis and Moses before Vice President Dawes ordered a one day delay. The charges stem from an alleged improper $100 000 contribution to a Canadian campaign and Gould faced further scrutiny as a potential election contest loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay United Press
Washington
Arthur R. Gould
Maine
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Gould
Curtis
Moses
New Hampshire
Dawes
Hale
MeeKeown
New Brunswick
J. K. Fleming
Fulton J. Redman
Senate Privileges and Elections Committees
Indiana Barbers Hold Convention
A committee was appointed at the first annual convention of the Associated Master Barbers of Indiana to draft resolutions urging passage of a national barber license law in the coming legislature. Dr. F Montford of Des Moines Iowa lectured on scalp and skin diseases before 75 delegates. about a dozen women attended the two day meeting at Severin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Master Barbers of
Indiana
Severin
L. E. MclIlvain
Associated Barbers of America
F. Montford
Des Moines
Towa
Barber Union
Man Charged With Murder by Flames
Henderson Kentucky police charged Edward Powell 60 farmer with murdering Elmer Yates 22. Powell released on 1000 bond after Powell and Mrs Yates admitted being friendly. Charred remains of Yates were found days ago in an abandoned house that burned mysteriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Henderson
Edward Powell
Elmer Yates
Powell
Yates
Deaf Mute Perishes In Farmhouse Fire Near Hartford City
Lonnie Miller, 60, a deaf farm hand, died when a fire destroyed the Rickert farm home near Hartford City, Indiana. Miss Mildred Rickert, an IU student, rescued her invalid brother and carried her aged sister to safety. Miller awakened and approached the window but could not comprehend the rescuers' directions. his body was recovered from the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Miller
C. Rickert
Mildred Rickert
Indiana University
Rickert
Margaret Rickert
Miller
Four Are Victims of Slick Streets
Police report four weekend accidents on icy sidewalks. Eva Armbruster 62 fractured ankle after a fall on home steps at 228 E Vermont. Pansy Smith 28 fractured right leg after a fall on home steps at 1831 Fletcher Ave. Joseph Rushe 70 fractured left leg when he fell near 1517 Reisner St. Bert Frye 1533 E Washington St fell en route to a police auto and was held for questioning at city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Armbruster
Vermont St
Pansy Smith
Fletcher Ave
Joseph Rushe
Reisner St
City Hospital
Bert Frye
Washington St
Merger Case Jurisdiction Battle Over Utilities In Indiana
Attorney General Gilliam waived jurisdiction questions before Circuit Judge Chamberlin in a bid to halt the Indianapolis electric utility merger. Rucker accuses Insull interests of giving 19000 to Governor Jackson's campaign to sway the public service commission. Reid, head of Interstate Public Service, remained absent as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Gilliam
Public Service Commission
Harry O. Chamberlin
Alvah J. Rucker
Commission
Indianapolis Electric Utility
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Rucker
Chamberlin
Harry Reid
Interstate Public Service Corporation
Insull
Ed Jackson
Lawrence Lyons
Reid
Steele Exhibit Opened At John Herron Institute
George C. Calvert of Indianapolis gave a gallery talk at the memorial exhibition for Theodore C. Steele, which opened Sunday at the John Herron Art Institute. More than 300 attended as Calvert commented on characteristic periods of the artist’s life. The show features 183 pictures of various sizes.
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George C. Calvert
Indianapolis
Theodore C. Steele
John Herron Art Institute
Calvert
New York Central Police Chief George A. Collins Dies
George A. Collins age 58, chief of the New York Central Railroad police, died suddenly Sunday night at the Severin during a railroad police convention. Coroner Paul F. Robinson ruled heart trouble. Relatives from Cleveland expected to transport the body there for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Collins
Cleveland
Ohio
Collins
New York Central Railroad Police
the Severin
Paul F. Robinson
Form Auction Firm In Indianapolis By Jessup Hulick
The Indianapolis Auction Company formed by Orin Jessup and F. H. Hulick announces their return to the city after a year away. Jessup has long worked in real estate locally and Hulick brings twenty two years in auction sales with experience in eighteen states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Orin Jessup
F. H. Hulick
Jessup
Hulick
Parents defend missing Olson in Prairie du Chien inquest
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin on December 6 the parents of missing college student Erdman Olson testified at the coroner inquest into the death of Clara Olson. They denied knowledge of Erdman’s whereabouts the night of the murder and expressed belief he is not guilty. Witnesses from miles around filled the crowded courtroom as investigators seek clues to Erdman’s fate.
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United Press
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Ordman Olson
Clara Olson
Albert Olson
Clara
Erdman
School Board Reviews Finance in Closed Session
The Irvington School Board met in a closed session to discuss options for easing a current financial handicap. Board member Fred Bates Johnson organized the meeting with east side clubs, noting the timing of their petition for Irvington High School is tied to the recent tax levy. The petitioners plan to seek a legislative bill allowing direct voter action on school levies and budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bates Johnson
East Side
Irvington High
State Emply Quits To Practice Law After Resignation
John E. Powell, a public service commission accountant, resigns effective January 1 to join Max F. Hosea as a lawyer. A two year veteran, Powell hails from Elkhart Indiana and is a graduate of DePauw University and University of Michigan Law School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Powell
Public Service Commission
Max F. Hosea
Powell
Elkhart, Ind
School of Liberal Arts
de Pauw University
University of Michigan Law School
Fifty-Seven Arraigned in Fatal Shooting Case
Fifty seven persons were arraigned in Criminal Court on recent indictments by the grand jury. Among defendants is Baxter Webb of 713 W North St charged with the fatal shooting of Alford Taylor on February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Webb
W. North St
Alford Taylor
Ruling Set On Schlensker New Trial Motion
Otto Schlensker local auto parts dealer seeks a new trial against the State board of accounts over a $50,000 dispute. Superior Court Two will hear arguments Tuesday morning as Schlensker contends only $10,000 remains due and the rest should be refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Schlensker
State Board of Accounts
Superior Court
Schlensker
State Highway Commission
Board of Accounts
Commission
Accounts Board
Lawrence F. Orr
Superior
Early December blizzard traps Lake Erie crewed ships and shuts East
The first major blizzard of the year hits the East from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast. Crews of ships are safe but lake ice holds 2,500 to 3,500 men. The storm, arriving from Ohio, blankets cities and disrupts shipping as deaths rise and casualties are expected to climb.
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United Press
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Montreal
Delaware
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Ice-locked 140 ships trap Great Lakes traffic
Sault Ste Marie dispatch reports 140 ships including Atha Basca and Hamonic stuck around Neebish Island near Sault Ste Marie as the Sainte Marie ferries into the lower west channel. Crews number 2,500 to 3,500 sailors while officials estimate ship and cargo value near 150 million dollars and telegraph offices handle urgent family messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakes
United Press
Neebish
Cold Snap Hits Middle West with Fatal Exposures
Chicago reports record low winter temperatures across the region with readings from five to twenty degrees above zero last night. Two men died from exposure in Chicago as the cold persisted and temps rose slowly.
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United Press
Chicago
Middle West
Exposure Kills Three in Michigan Cold Snap
Three deaths in Detroit and across Michigan linked to bitter weekend cold and six inches of snow. City officials estimate over ten thousand dollars needed to clear snow from streets.
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Michigan
Detroit
Bu United Preas
Store bandits take $50,000 in Christmas receipts
Burglars blew two safes in a department store in St. Paul Minnesota and escaped with $50,000 in Christmas receipts. A watchman was handcuffed and forced to rings call boxes at half hour intervals while the thieves worked for four hours.
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United
Pi St, Paul
Minn
Apartment House Sold In Terre Haute Transit Sale
Dr. W H Hanning bought the Marathon Apartments, Fairfield and Balsam Aves, Terre Haute, in a deal reported by Marion Stump. The property includes a 28 unit brick and stone building and a 4 unit apartment in Terre Haute, with price said to exceed 115000 dollars.
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Marathon
Fairfield
Balsam Aves
Marion Stump
Union
W. H. Hanning
Terre Haute
Hourly Temperatures From Early Morning to Noon
The report lists fragmented temperature readings at various hours from 6 am to noon and into the afternoon. Readings show numeric values and stray letters, indicating a damaged OCR of a weather table. No clear date or location is readable.
Congress Opens to Legislative Political Maze
Washington dispatch reports the Sixty-Ninth Congress opening its final three months amid a tangle of issues including taxation prohibition radio farm relief and presidential aspirations. Weathered by political confusion the Capitol faced flurries of questions as ceremonies marked the session.
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United
Washington
Sixty-Ninth Congress
Capitol
Patriotism defense in 1921 oil case unfolds in Washington
In the Fall-Doheny trial, Owen J. Roberts questions Admiral Robison about Pearl Harbor and Elk Hills contracts as the arms limitation pact and Pacific peace accord were being drafted. The defense argues Navy threats justified Pearl Harbor tanks, while the government says invasion fears were not a factor given wartime timing.
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United Press
Washington
Doheny
Owen J. Roberts
J. K. Robison
Pearl Harbor
Elk Hills
Robison
Wilbur
Wibur
Hawaii
Cal
Naval Oil Reserve
Pacific Coast
Watson Absent From Senate Session. Knee Boil Sidelines
Washington December 6 Sen ator Watson missed the opening Senate session staying in bed since Thursday with a boil on his knee. The notice notes his absence and medical ailment as the reason for his nonattendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Washington
Senator Watson
Senate
New Senators Sworn In As Dawes Opens Congress
President Dawes and Speaker Longworth convene Congress at noon. Three new Senators from Massachusetts Maine and Missouri take the oath. House swears in Englebright and Welch. Memorials observed for Fernald and Cummings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Dawes
Dick Longworth
Senate
David S. Walsh
Massachusetts
Gillett
Arthur R. Gould
Maine
Hale
Harry B. Hawes
Missouri
Robinson
Arkansas
Curtis
House
Coolidge
Congress
Fernald
Cummings
Iowa
Harry L. Englebright
Richard J. Welch
Man Attacked by Dogs After Scuffle at Home
William Anderson 50 of the Craig Hotel said he was attacked and bitten on the legs and feet by a dog owned by Strader Young of 440% E Washington St during a Sunday night altercation at the Young residence.
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William Anderson
Craig Hotel
Strader Young
Washington St
Young
Anderson
Not Content With His Loot He Robs Across Street
A bandit returning to the Twenty Ninth Street and Capitol Avenue area robbed the Standard Oil station again, stealing 200 dollars from attendant R. C. Goodwine, and then took 50 dollars from the National Oil Refining Company station across the street. Police chief Johnson called a conference to curb a weekend crime wave with seven hold ups and multiple burglaries reported since Saturday night. A youth was also held for investigation in the Isenflam grocery hold up.
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Twenty-Ninth St
Capitol Ave
Standard Oil
R. C. Goodwine
N. Pennsylvania St
National Oil Refining Company
Claude F. Johnson
Johnson
Isenflam Grocery
Ohio St
Oklahoma Officer Slain While Asleep
Oklahoma City authorities hunt for Gunman who shot Luther Bishop, operative of the State Bureau of Investigation and Identification, seven times as he slept at his home. Investigators consider possible revenge from men Bishop helped send to the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Oklahoma City
Okla
Luther Bishop
State Bureau of Investigation and Identification
Bishop
De la Huerta Says He Is Marking Time for Uprising
Adolfo de la Huerta, once provisional president of Mexico, said he was marking time for a chance to return home and lead an uprising. The Mexican consulate claimed he was arrested for neutrality violations, but U S authorities said he was not being sought and he stayed with his secretary and a companion at a dingy Tucson hotel.
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United Press
Tucson
Ariz
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico
de la Huerta
United States
Weather outlook praises sleet and rain in Indiana
The Weather Bureau predicts a rising temperature with snow turning to sleet and rain in Indianapolis tonight and Tuesday. Lows may reach 25 to 30 degrees tonight, with Sunday night at 20. Rain is expected generally across the southern counties of the state.
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Indianapolis
United States Weather Bureau
Pastor Grafton to resign from Third Christian Church
The Rev. Thomas W. Grafton, pastor for fifteen years at Third Christian Church in Seventeenth Street and Broadway, has offered his resignation effective March 1, 1927 or upon successor selection. No action has been taken yet. Under his tenure membership rose from 700 to about 2,000.
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Thomas W. Grafton
Third Christian Church
Seventeenth St. and
Broadway
E. M. Haggard
Conference Dates Suggested on Kentucky Auto License Borders
Secretary of State Frederick Schortemeier, following a letter from Governor William J. Fields, proposed a Louisville conference on December 30 or January 12 to urge Kentucky to join other Midwestern states in resolving border automobile license disputes. He sent the Chicago conference resolutions to Governor Fields, who declined Chicago attendance but said he would discuss the issue at a Kentucky meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Feilds
Kentuck
Frederick Schortemeier
Louisville
Kentucky
Chicago
Schrotemeier
Jury Probe In Marion County Grand Jury Questions
Marion County grand jurors were ordered by Criminal Court Judge James A. Collins to probe jail cases and inspect county institutions with a report due December 22. Prosecutor William H. Remy said the political graft inquiry would continue until December 31, with a new grand jury taking over if unfinished. The quiz resumes Tuesday with no disclosed witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Marion County Grand Jury
William H. Remy
Indiana
Gand
Collins
Remy
Fred C. Gause
Grand Jury
Cousins
Hoosier Found Frozen 10 Death
Gary Indiana December 6 Alex Bankski 65 was found frozen to death in a box board shack on the Little Calumet River near here. Authorities believe he died Thursday night. Bankski a rag picker lived alone in a flimsy shack and was only partially clad when found. A friend located the body after he collapsed while trying to summon help.
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Bu_United Preas
Hunt for Enemies in Well Poisoning
Kosciusko County grand jury may investigate the Mt. Tabor school well poisoning case. Prosecutor Morrison Rockhill seeks school records and checks for enemies of pupils or parents. An October intrusion damaged books and poisoned thirteen children by drinking from the school well. a State Health Board test found Paris green.
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Speci
Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko County Grand Jury
Mt. Tabor
Morrison Rockhill
Rockhill
State Board of Health
Paris Green
The Tinymites Are Here
The Tinymites have arrived with an illustrated story on page 2. Hal Cochran narrates in rhyme while L. W. Redner provides colorable pictures of the lively little people.
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Tinymites
Hal Cochran
L. W. Redner
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