Coolidge Urges Curb on Farm Government Involvement
President Coolidge's annual message to Congress opposes farm relief that would put the government in production marketing or price fixing. He favors tax refunds next year, promotes farm cooperatives inland waterways and Muscle Shoals, and warns against new costly ventures while urging economy.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
White House
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Edwards
New Jersey
Copeland
New York
Couzens
Michigan
Detroit
Robinson
South
Middle West
West
America
Debs Rests Beside Closest Friend in Private Burial
Eugene V. Debs ashes were buried beside his close life friend Dr. W. W. Parsons former president of Indiana State Normal School in a private ceremony witnessed only by Debs widow and brother. Debs wished to lie near Parsons and his widow complied with the request.
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United Preas
Terre Haute
Ind
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
W. W. Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
Erdman Olson Accused in Clara Olson Murder Case
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin December 7 a coroner jury formally accused Erdman Olson 18 of murdering his sweetheart Clara Olson. The body was found near his father s farm the night of September 9 after she disappeared with him. The jury cited a signed letter identifying Erdman as the author as key evidence.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Erdman Olson
Clara Olson
Erdman
Clara
Jury Advances Routine Work as Remy Is Absent
The Marion County grand jury, ordered to finish its probe of Indiana political corruption by December 22, continues routine business. Prosecutor William H. Remy was absent this morning. witnesses have been subpoenaed. The panel may extend its work to December 31, and a new jury could resume if needed. A subpoena was issued for attorney Benjamin E. Reed. Deputy prosecutors Sheaffer and Niblack did not know Remy’s whereabouts.
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Marion County
Grand Jury
James A. Collins
Indiana
William H. Remy
Remy
Benjamin E. Reed
Jackson
Willliam Ti. Sheaffer
John L. Niblack
Slain Officer's Wife to Be Questioned in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on December 7, Mrs. Luther Bishop wife of the state detective slain in his home was to be questioned as coroner's jury resumes its inquiry. She had been taken into custody but no charges filed. Two pistols found at the scene bore marks of firing and officials believe Bishop died from his own guns. Several witnesses were to appear as questioning continued and the jury adjourned last night without a verdict.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Luther Bishop
Bishop
Safety confab opens with state officials and speakers
Indiana's second State-wide industrial safety conference begins a three day session at the Claypool. Governor Jackson to address the opening. U S Labor Statistics chief Ethelbert Stewart to discuss progress in accident prevention. Wisconsin's Fred M Wilcox to speak on cooperation with employers. Dixson H Bynum to preside. A smoker vaudeville and Ford pictures planned for tonight.
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Indiana
Claypool
State Industrial Board
Jackson
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Fred M. Wilcox
Wisconsin Industrial Board
Ford Motor Company
Dixson H. Bynum
Writer Granted Divorce in Honolulu Desertion Case
Fannie Heaslip Lea Agee, a writer, was granted a divorce from Hamilton P. Agee, a local businessman, on grounds of desertion in Honolulu Hawaii on December 7.
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United Press
Honolulu
T. H
Fannie Heaslip
Lea Agee
Hamilton P. Agee
Night patrols planned after Indianapolis hold-up wave
Police Chief Claude F. Johnson announced extra night squads to curb a crime wave in Indianapolis after seven hold-ups over the weekend. New incidents include a Standard Grocery, Leota and Bates Streets robbery with $25 taken, a cleaning-shop burglary at 906 S Meridian St worth $1,200, and an Uptown Theater box office raid where only a $10 bill was recovered.
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Claude F. Johnson
Indianapolis
Johnson
John Dickerson
Leota and
Bates Sts
Sidney Bornstein
S. Meridian St
Edith Davies
Highland Dr
Uptown
College Ave
Fred Winkler
Squad
Doheny Oil Trial In Recess After Illness
Oil multimillionaire E. L. Doheny, co defendant in the oil conspiracy trial, underwent a second operation and is confined to bed with a high fever and a carbuncle on his left arm. Justice Hoehling adjourned court to 10 a.m. tomorrow, when Doheny is believed to attend.
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United Arena Washington
E. L. Doheny
Doheny
Frank J. Hogan
Justice Hoehling
Indiana G A R fades as veteran rolls shrink
Figures from the Indiana G A R state office show 800 Civil War veterans died this year and the number of posts has fallen to 145 after five posts were abandoned. The 1880 reorganization and 1890 peak are noted with 529 posts and 25,173 members.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Albert J. Ball
Statehouse
Quiz Looms for Indiana Senate Race
Senate Democrats push to impound ballots for Gould and potential other incoming Republicans from Indiana Pennsylvania and Illinois. Senator Walsh moves to push a bribery inquiry after Gould’s oath, with Coolidge’s annual message to follow and a formal Senate vote anticipated.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Senate Democrats
Arthur P. Gould
Maine
Senate
Gould
Vare
Smith
Illinois
Watson
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Walsh
Congress
Coolidge
Capitol
Curtis
Democrats Active In Indiana Election Contests
Indiana's Democratic State committee has investigators at work since the November election amid reports of absent voter ballot fraud. Chairman R Earl Peters says new leads have emerged and the party will cooperate with national lawmakers on potential action regarding Senator Watson's election contest. Peters plans to confer with leaders at state headquarters in Claypool Wednesday.
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Indiana
Democratic State Committee
R. Earl Peters
Ft. Wayne
Democratic
Peters
Claypool
Watson
Two Charged With Fake Stock Sale
Frank Heizer 37 and Georgee Weaver 64 were held after arrest on false pretense charges. The State securities commission filed charges against them and a third man for allegedly selling $5,000 of stock in a non existent International Manufacturing Company of Tallahasse Florida to William P. Clark Bridgeport Indiana. Heizer, auditor of J F Wild Co Bank, also served as relief teller in the bond cage during lunch.
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Frank Heizer
E. Forty- Sixth St
J. F. Wild Co. Bank
Georgee A. Weaver
Williams Hotel
Harry C. Webster
Webster, Detective Agency
Reynolds and
Jordan
State Securities Commission
Claude M. Worley
International Manufacturing Company
Tallahasse
Fla
William P. Clark
Bridgeport
Ind
Heizer
Wild Bank
Liberty
Claude Worley
Heroism May Cost Life in River Rescue
Madison Indiana December 7 The heroism of Stanley Stoner 27 may cost him his life after rescuing an aged man and belongings from a burning house boat on the Ohio River A can of gasoline exploded igniting his clothes He leaped into the river but sustained probably fatal burns and is in a hospital here
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Times
Madison
Ind
Stanley Stoner
Stoner
Ohio River
Sleet Delays City Traffic With Minor Injuries Reported
Slippery icy sleet halted Indianapolis streets with many slipping incidents but few serious injuries. Ella Harvey, 49, fractured her hip after a fall at Ralston Street and Twenty ninth Street. Ora Fraizer, 43, suffered facial cuts on Alabama Street. A bus struck Arthur Denchfield, 57, causing a minor injury but no major harm. Traffic jams formed on hills as drivers fitted chains.
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Ella Harvey
Ralston St
Ralston
Twenty- Ninth Sts
John Harris
Scofield
Madison Ave
Southern Ave
Arthur Denchfield
Perry Ave
Rb, Yount
Greenfield
Denchfield
the United
Tor
Spink Properties Sold to Moynahan in Major City Deal
The E G Spink Company sells eighteen apartment and business properties to Moynahan Properties for over 2 1/2 million dollars. The Moynahan firm plans a 835000 preferred stock issue in Moynahan, paying 6 percent. The 22 buildings span 18 sites with 650 apartments, seven stores and Belmont Theater. Thomas A Moynahan and J R Moynahan lead Moynahan Properties, with Moynahan Construction recently completing the Chamber of Commerce and Union Title Bldgs in Indianapolis.
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Moynahan Properties Company
Fletcher American Company
Moynahan Company
Alabama St
Broadway
Central Ave
E. Fifteenth St
College Ave
Illinois St
Meridian St
Park Ave
Pennsylvania St
E. Pratt St
Pratt St
E. Thirty- Seventh St
Washington St
W. Washington and
Belmont Sts
Moynahan
Thomas A. Moynahan
J. R. Moynahan
E. G. Spink
Middle West
Indianapolis
Ambassador Apts
Pratt and Pennsylvania Sts
Commodore
N. Meridian St
Moynahan Construction Company
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Union
Reid Still Absent From City As Grand Jury Probes Indiana
Harry Reid, president of Interstate Public Service Company, remains away from the city. Marion County grand jury is investigating political corruption in Indiana. officials expect his return later this week.
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Harry Reid
Interstate Public Service Company
Eld
Marion County Grand Jury
Indiana
American Millionaire Slays Wife and Maid Then Kills Self in Paris
Paris police report William Howell Payne, a 66 year old American millionaire from New York who had lived abroad twenty years, shot his wife and their maid at his Champs Elysees home before taking his own life. The wife, 63 and paralyzed for years, also died. Neurasthenia noted as a factor.
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Paris
William Howell Payne
Payne
Avenue
Champs Elysees
King Ferdinand of Roumania Faces Further Surgery
King Ferdinand of Roumania likely to undergo another and more serious operation after a preliminary procedure aimed at improving his condition. Doctors will decide on the next steps this week as reports from Bucharest note the monarch’s progress.
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Roumania
United Press
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Six Indiana Doctors Implicated in Narcotics Ring
Sheriff investigators arrest Ellery Letts a Crawfordsville airman in Terre Haute Ind and reveal a list of doctors in six Indiana cities tied to a narcotic trafficking ring. Federal agents expected to question Letts as the probe expands.
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Prene
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Ellery Letts
Crawfordsville
Letts
Newman Guy
Sullivan County
Adorer Confesses to Slaying Woman in Ohio Woodshed
Police in Ashtabula Ohio say they have a signed confession from Robert Wynman 50 an admirer of Mrs Eva Hanold 51 admitting he killed her during an argument last night five hours after her body was found in a woodshed at her parents home.
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Wnited
Ashtabula
Ohio
Eva Hanold
Robert Wynman
Hanolds
What to Do With Jockey Club Stock
Windsor Ontario December 7 Christian clergymen from Windsor Walkerville and Sandwich debate how to handle the will of Charles Millar who left stock in the Kenilworth Jockey Club. Opinions split with some refusing the gift others fearing a white elephant and others proposing a trust for orphans of men who spent at the track.
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United Press
Windsor
Ont
Walkerville
Sandwich
Ontario
Charles Millar
Kenilworth Jockey Club
Stay of execution granted for Indianapolis murderer
Roosevelt Hicks, an Indianapolis Negro, was convicted of killing his wife Esther in Marion County. The State Supreme Court granted a stay of execution today, extending to April 8, 1927, after two prior stays in lower court. The report also notes Maria Terlizzi’s second degree murder conviction affirmed and a reversal of Mayor charges against Luther Evans in Blackford County.
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Roosevelt Hicks
Indianapolis
Esther
Marion County
State Supreme Court
Hicks
Ira Holmes
Maria Terlizzi
Lake County
Supreme Court
Blackford
Luther Evans
Bryson 108 Up Ten Senators Fight Over Indianapolis Postmaster
President Coolidge renominates Robert H. Bryson for Indianapolis postmaster as Senate consideration hinges on Indiana Senators Watson and Robinson. Ralph Updike pushes for civil service exam. other nominees include Buffkin Wisebrod Lett and Young. Climax nears as party factions align over Bryson’s reappointment.
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Roscoe B. Fleming
Tinta
Washington
Dees
Coolidge
Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis
Bryson
United States Senate
A. O. Meloy
Indiana
Senate
Meloy
Watson
Robinson
Linus P. Meredith
Robison
New
Updike
Moses
Gin Factory In City Raided
Police raided the home of Gordon Dry Gin on Bates Street Indianapolis. Charged with vagrancy and operating a blind tiger are Charles C. McCutcheon his wife Mary Bert Metzger and Walter Hayes all of 1319 Bates St. Twenty five gallons of diluted gin and related containers were seized along with glycerin wine and colored alcohol.
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Gordon Dry Gin
London
Charles C. McCutcheon
Mary
Bert Metzger
Walter Hayes
Bates St
Indianapolis
Deeter
Pope
Bond
Violinist Jascha Heifetz Engaged to Actress Jutsi Labass
Vienna dispatch reports celebrated violinist Jascha Heifetz engaged to marry actress Jutsi Labass. The announcement comes via Budapest messages.
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Vienna
Jascha Heifetz
Jutsi Labass
Budapest
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