Proportional Representation Considered to Fix City Manager System
Indianapolis debate over amending the city manager law to include proportional representation and a P R voting plan to prevent political machines. The executive committee of the City Manager League tentatively approved the approach with a joint meeting set to gauge Marion county lawmakers next week.
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Indianapolis
City Manager League
League
Marion County
Chamber of Commerce
Claude A. Anderson
Andlerson
George Finfrock
W. H. Inslev
Sol Schloss
Harvey Hartsack
Christian Olsen
E. O. Snethen
Fear 60 Dead in Mine Flood At Morococha
The Peruvian ministry of public works said a lake near Morococha in Junin broke through and flooded four mines with sixty workers inside. Officials feared all were lost and relief teams were dispatched to the shafts.
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United Press
Lima
Peru
Ministry of Public Works
Morococha
Department of
Junin
Alice Longfellow Dies at 78 in Ambrose Massachusetts
Miss Alice Longfellow daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died at the family home in Ambrose Mass after a three week illness from arteriolosclerosis She was active in educational and social causes serving as vice regent of the Mt Vernon Association and a Radcliffe College associate She attended Radcliffe when called Harvard Annex and studied in Cambridge and England Funeral services will be private and she is survived by one other daughter Mrs Joseph Gilbert Thorp.
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United Press
Ambridge
Mass
Alice
Longfellow
Mary Alice Longfellow
Iss Longfellow
Cambridge
Frances Appleton
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Miss Longfellow
Massachusett
Mt. Vernon Association
Washington
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe
Harvard Annex
Williamson School
Newhan College
Cambridge University
England
Joseph Gilbert Thorp
Iron Workers Strike on Ayres Job Seeks Court Injunction
Metal Door and Trim Company of Chicago files federal suit to halt a strike by the International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Local 22 Indianapolis and its agent John D Booth over subcontracting metal doors and sashes on the L S Ayres addition at Meridian and Bart streets. The complaint cites past disputes with the Carpenters Union and alleges a three year conspiracy to disrupt Metal Door’s business, with prior similar action in 1927 at Williams H Coleman Hospital. Hearing set for 10 am Tuesday before Judge Baltzell.
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Structural Iron Workers
L. S. Ayres and Company
Meridian
Bart
Metal Door and Trim Company
Chicago
Stratham Construction Company
Robert C. Baltzell
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
Indianapolis
John D. Booth
Spann Avenue
L. S. Ayres
Iron Workers’ Union
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenters
Ironworkers Union
Williams H. Coleman Hospital For Women
Metal Door Company
Methodist Hospital
Lockerbie
Wheeler City Rescue Mission
Fame Laundry
Prohibition Agents Exit Sunrise Brewery Raid Under Escort
Four Newark agents raided the Sunrise brewery on the city edge and left Elizabeth under police escort after a crowd gathered and jeered. The crowd hissed the officers but did not advance, and the escort was arranged by the agents.
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United Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Prohibition
Newark
Sunrise
Bedford teen with abscess after wrestling injury
Emil Liva, 16, of Bedford Indiana, was admitted to Methodist hospital today with an abdominal abscess from injuries suffered in a wrestling match three weeks earlier. His parents, Mr and Mrs Harry Liva, brought him in after the abscess developed.
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Emil Liva
Bedford
Ind
Methodist Hospital
Harry Liva
Slain at Door of Home by Strange Girl
Canton Ohio December 7 police search for a young woman who called Bernard Fearn to his Waco porch Thursday night and shot him five times as his wife and 9 year old daughter listened. Fearn died in his wife’s arms. the girl fled to a Canton bus and disappeared. Sheriff Ed Gibson questioned Mrs Fearn. The victim, a prosperous coal dealer, was highly regarded.
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United Press
Canton
Bernard Fearn
Waco
Fearn
Ed Gibson
Gibson
Othniel Hitch
Girl, 12, Robs Child A Purse Snatcher
A 12 year old girl reportedly robbed an 8 year old of a purse containing 2.50 on Morris street near Kentucky avenue. Police were told today. The victim was Catherine Bennett of 1245 Bridge Street.
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Catherine Bennett
Bridge Street
Morris Street
Kentucky Avenue
Colonel George Washington Winner A 28 Inch Lifeside Show Midget
In San Francisco a 28 inch midget known as Colonel George Washington Winner lived among giants in sideshows. Once treated as a novelty he grew lonely as crowds declined and his midget wife died. He wrote a farewell note and poisoned himself in a cold bath, his body found in four inches of water.
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United Press
Francisco
Cal
George Washington
Kellogg Defends Antiwar Pact Before Senate Panel
Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg faced questioning from skeptical members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee over the antiwar treaty. Fifty-nine nations have signed the pact, with foes hinting at reservations to shield the United States from European intrigues and Monroe Doctrine concerns. Kellogg asserted the treaty already covers these protections as written and the panel planned to reconvene Tuesday. The day also saw routine Senate debate over defense and the John Boulder dam bill, while the House worked through the treasury and post office department supply bill.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
James A. Reed
Missouri
United States
Kellogg
Senate
House
Pittman
Treasury and Post Office Department
Blackmer’s Extradition Request Denied by French Court
Paris authorities report the French accusations court rejected the U S request to extradite Henry M. Blackmer on an income tax charge. Justice Minister Louis Barthou said he had not yet received the decision but expected it soon and would inform the Quai dOrsay to notify the American embassy.
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United Press
Paris
Henry M. Blackmer
United States
Louis Barthou
Quai d'Orsay
Broun With Times Famed Columnist to Join Staff
Daily letter from Heywood Broun will arrive starting next Monday. Readers will get personal style opinions on sports dramatics screen and politics in a cheerful instructive tone.
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America
Heywood Brown
Heywood Fae
Eginning
Heywood Broun
Indianapolis Times
Broun
New York
Times
New York World
New York Telegram
Scripps-Howard
Braun
The
Divorce cases spark Marion County courtroom drama
In Marion County Court Judge James M. Leathers and Judge Othniel Hitch heard multiple divorce petitions amid colorful testimonies. Cases cited incompatibility, abandonment, and other grounds as spouses described quarrels, alleged boxing injuries, family meddling, and forgotten marriages. A science club luncheon report followed.
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James M. Leathers
Joseph B. Gault
Charlotte B. Gault
North Chester
Leathers
Gault
Demand for New Vote System Aims at Separate Ballots
Democratic state chairman R Earl Peters proposes a bill for separate ballots or a distinct row on voting machines to display presidential electors. He argues the change would reduce voter confusion, benefits both parties, and reflect electorate sentiment on candidates and government issues.
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R. Earl Peters
Peters
Hoover
Bring Man Hurt Home From Gary Auto Crash
J. D. Thacker, auditor in the license division of the secretary of state's office, was due home today from Gary Indiana where he was injured in an automobile accident last Saturday. He suffered a broken collar bone and bruises. Thacker was reappointed by Otto G. Fifield when he took office last Saturday.
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J. D. Thacker
North Meridian Street
Secretary of State
Gary
Ind
Indiana painters elect new ISMD officers at Elks Club
John G. Broerse of Indianapolis was elected president of the Indiana council of the International Society of Master Painters and Decorators at the closing session of the annual convention Thursday at the Elks Club. J. W. Colwell of Evansville was elected first vice president, Eugene Brunner of Fort Wayne second vice president, and George Ehrman of Fort Wayne secretary treasurer.
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John G. Broerse
Indianapolis
Indiana Council of the International Society of Master Painters and Decorators
Elks Club
J. W. Colwell
Evansville
Eugene Brunner
Ft. Wayne
George Ehrman
Settlement plan for Austrian debt to United States
Under Secretary Mills presented terms for settling the $24,055,708 Austrian debt to the United States to the House Ways and Means Committee. He urged authorization for the treasury to negotiate and conclude a funding agreement with Austria.
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House Committee
United Press
Washington
United States
Secretary of Treasury
Mills
House Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Tennessee Senators Recommend Garrett for Court of Customs Appeals
Senators McKellar and Tyson of Tennessee recommended to President Coolidge the appointment of Finis Garrett, the house minority leader, to the court of customs appeals. The notice appears in a Washington dispatch dated December 7.
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United Press
Washington
McKellar and Tyson
Tennessee
Coolidge
Finis Garrett
House
Court of Customs Appeals
Prince of Wales to travel Europe by special train
Italy Switzerland and France team up with England to speed the Prince of Wales by rail from Brindisi to Boulogne in 43 hours. Engines changed ten times. crews and tracks are prepped to ensure a swift crossing to Boulogne and onward to London.
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Paris
Prince of Wales
Italy
Switzerland
France
England
Europe
Brindisi
Boulogne
Egypt
Milan
St. Gothard
Alps
Basle
Belfort
Chaumont
Chalons
Rheims
Laon
Amiens
English Channel
English
London
Buckingham Palace
King Still Is Critical
King George as third week of illness continues in serious condition with a general infection from pleurisy and lung infection. Radiographs were taken this afternoon as physicians study his lungs while noting he had restful sleep and maintained strength despite the troubling report.
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Keith Jones
United Press
London
King George
Start Volstead fight in House over dry money distribution
Rep La Guardia of New York introduced an amendment to the treasury post offices appropriation plan to distribute enforcement funds among states by population. The move sparked general debate with critics and supporters of the Volstead act and local dry conditions.
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la Guardia
United Press
Washington
New York
Treasury-Post Offices
Man Kills Bride Then Takes Own Life Near Fort Worth
On December 7 in Fort Worth Texas T B Owens Jr 24 shot and killed his bride Ruth Landis Owens 20 after four months of marriage then fatally shot himself. They had stopped on Benbrook Road west of Fort Worth. Mrs Owens was the daughter of D S Landis a U S weather forecaster in Fort Worth. Owens parents reside in New York.
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United Presa
FT. Worth
Tex
T. B. Owens Jr
Ruth Landis Owens
Benbrook Road
Here
Whitlock Returns to U S After Four Years Abroad
Brand Whitlock former mayor of Toledo and wartime minister to Belgium came back to the United States aboard the liner Roma. He traveled with Mrs. Whitlock to Urbana Ohio to care for his ailing mother. The note mentions out of town calls increasing social and business activity and an ad for 70 cent basic rate to Cincinnati.
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New York
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Toledo
United States
Roma
Cincinnati
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