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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1929

Page

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Senate Moves Toward Tax Cut Passage In Senate

The $160,000,000 tax cut bill cleared the House and faces swift Senate action. Senate leaders smooth the path, with no witnesses and a push to report the measure soon. Democratic support is pledged, while a scattered opposition questions retroactivity and consumer impact.

United Press Washington House Senate Finance Committee Senate Smoot Treasury Department Congress Treasury Watson Simmons Baird New Jersey Sullivan Wyoming William S. Ware Pennsylvania Interior Department

New Lindbergh Home Is Cozy Apartment

A cosy fire room apartment will be the winter home of Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. Located on the fifteenth floor at 325 East Fifty-seventh Street in Sutton Place, the unit features a large log burning fireplace, foyer, two bedrooms and a bath. Rent is about $3,200 annually.

United Preas New York Charles A. Lindbergh Lingberghs East Fifty-seventh Street Smart Sutton Place Colony

Fatal crash claims autoist as city toll reaches ninety one

Indianapolis records its ninety first traffic fatality as Ernest Boesche twenty seven of 111 Hoefgen street dies from a Friday night crash on West Washington street near Beltline railroad. His car struck a telephone pole after skidding on slippery pavement. Boesche died at City Hospital at 1 30 a m.

Indianapolis Ernest Boesche Hoefgen Street West Washington Street Beltline Boesche City Hospital Oakland Alfred Warenberg Chicago American Highway Express Company Warenberg Douglas Miles Earl F. Miles North Temple Avenue Homer W. Shaw Kenwood Avenue Alabama Maryland

Meat theft targets Swift & Co. truck at athletic club

A Swift & Co. meat truck containing more than 1 000 pounds of prime cuts was stolen from the rear of the Indianapolis Athletic Club this morning. Police multiple squads are pursuing the thief amid forecast freezing weather thought to aid preservation of the loot.

Swift & Co Indianapolis Athletic Club

Reigh Count Fame Extends From Derby To Poultry Show

Mrs. John D. Hertz praises the name Reigh Count after her Derby winner Reigh Count 1928 and another Reigh Count rooster earn top prizes at the national poultry show. Big Ben Jr. owned by Mrs. Arthur Schmidt is named world champion turkey at the same event.

United Press Chicago John D. Hertz Big Ben Jr Arthur Schmidt Barnard Kan

Robber shoots taxi driver in Fage

Chester Pedigo, 24, of 306 North West street, was shot by a youth in a leather jacket as he sat in a United Cab at 942 Gladstone avenue. The robber demanded money after claiming to need fare, fired on Pedigo, and fled after Pedigo dropped $5.40 on the porch. He remained in critical condition at the city hospital.

Chester Pedigo North West Street United Cab Company Lincoln Gladstone Avenue Pedigo

Fifteen Remain In Times Radio Grind Contest

The Times-Sylvania Lyric radio contest enters its sixty-second hour with fifteen contestants still awake. From ninety-one starters, the field has dwindled as the night wore on, leaving only fifteen by 10 a.m. today to compete for the three radios in the wakeful championship.

Times’ Radio Grind Times-Sylvania Lyric Radio Lyric Ballroom Morpheus

Opening Markets Boosted as United Shares Lead Rally

The New York opening shows a roaring bull market with 10,000 share blocks traded. United States Steel rises to 173 1/2, up 2 points to a new high. Radio pool up 14 1/2 on 5,000 shares. Utilities rails oils and others gain, General Electric steady after four for one split news.

United P New York United States Steel General Electric Standard Brands Morgan American Telephone Missouri Pacific Burroughs Adding Machine United States Industrial Alcohol Fox Film A Kroger American & Foreign Power Commercial Solvents Loew's

Polish cabinet resigns after nonconfidence vote

Warsaw reports the Polish cabinet, defeated by a Sejm motion of no confidence last night, met at noon today and decided to resign to President Ignacy Mo stk i. Marshal Józef Piłsudski and the finance minister did not attend the session.

United Press Warsaw Poland Sejm Ignacy Mosciki Joseph Pilsudski Minitest

Pope Pius XI Greets Italian Crown Prince and Sisters

The Holy See hosted Crown Prince Humbert and Princesses Giovanni and Maria of Italy in Vatican City with Swiss guards and palatine guards in attendance. Cardinal Gasparri and Duca Bergonzini Duca accompanied them as the royal party met at Clematine Hall for a brief audience lasting about twenty minutes.

United Press Vatican City Holy See House of Savoy Humbert Giovanni Maria Vatican Pius XI Italy Victor Emanuel Elena Cardinal Gasparri Quirinal Palace Bergoncini Duca Marie Jose Belgium Papal State St. Damascus Papal Staircase Monsignor Beniamino Nardone Congregation Clementine Hall Camillo Caccia Giovanna Ecoi

Stock market outlook hints at continued recovery ahead

The weekly trade reviews show retail sales above last year’s totals reflecting purchasing power and Hoover program effects. Banking sources express confidence about a steel recapitalization and the market recovery from recent lows is only about one third complete, suggesting room for further gains in top securities.

Thomson _& McKinnon New York Hoover Steel Corporation

Dollar Steamship President Skips Declaration at Customs

R Stanley Dollar head of the Dollar Steamship Company was summoned to explain his failure to declare on arrival from Europe at New York customs. The San Francisco magnate faced questions as officials sought clarification of the undeclared funds or goods.

New York R. Stanley Dollar San Francisco Dollar Steamship Company Europe

Gladden Fights For Pay Boost In Marion County

Litigation over a 1200 dollar yearly salary boost for Fred T. Gladden Marion county school superintendent moves forward after a decree on facts but not law. Gladden seeks 4800 per year backed by nine township trustees while the council cut the raise to 2400 effective January 1. Judge Chamberlin has the case under advisement.

Fred T. Gladden Marion County Harry O. Chamberlin Gladden Marion County Council Emsley W. Johnson Clinton H. Givan Chamberlin

Governor Leslie backs Golden Rule Sunday observance

Governor Harry G. Leslie endorses Golden Rule Sunday urging simple Sunday dinners and donations to the Golden Rule Foundation to aid starving children worldwide. Indiana Golden Rule committee head William Lowe Bryan coordinates the seventh annual observance in Indiana at 521 Peoples Bank building.

Golden Rule Foundation Harry G. Leslie William Lowe Bryan Indiana Golden Rule Committee Peoples Bank Leslie

PORKERS LARGELY 10 CENTS HIGHER AT PENS

Hog prices at the local stockyards moved up to 10 cents from Friday with most trades in the 160 to 300 pound range at 9.35. Butchers held steady while receipts reached about 3,500 with 865 holdovers. Cattle stayed flat with steers little changed. Wealers fell about 1 dollar to 16.50. Lambs and sheep unsold mixed with good lambs at 12.50 to 13, lower grades 9 to 12.

Wishbone Prompt Sparks Post Dinner Resolve

In Chicago on December 7 a family scene at dinner turns on a playful wish. Mrs. Kitty Lang silently wishes her husband Joseph Lang would go to work, prompting a lighthearted exchange that ends with his action following the wish.

United Press Chicago Joseph Lang Kitty Lang

McAlpine Arctic Expedition Members Return Home

Twenty gaunt explorers of the McAlpine Arctic expedition arrived in Winnipeg after four months at risk in the northern wastes. Colonel C D H McAlpine praised rescuers and Eskimo aid, called the venture a failure for its objective yet valuable for data, and noted two planes left at Dease Point would be salvaged. Dan Goodwin remained hospitalized at The Pas.

United Press Winnipeg Manitoba McAlpine Arctic C. D. H. McAlpine Pas Arctic Circle Canada Dan Goodwin The Dease Point Toronto

Haiths Calm Under Guards in Port au Prince

In Port au Prince Haiti and other towns martial law is in force after violence on Wednesday and Thursday. Colonel Richard M. Cutts enforces order with armed marines and Haiti guards patrolling streets and stationed at the presidential palace. A student strike at Damen Agricultural School is blamed on agitators but no clear leader has emerged.

United Press Port AU Prince Haiti Richard M. Cutts United States Marine Damien Agricultural School

Liquor Plot Case Near Close in Hammond Federal Court

Eight Gary citizens and eight police officers face a pending liquor conspiracy trial in Hammond Indiana. Judge Slick dismissed charges against four alleged bootleggers for lack of evidence while prosecutors called a parade of character witnesses including bankers lawyers and doctors. Defendants denied all conspiracy allegations as the case neared jury deliberations.

United Press Hammond Ind Gary Slick Peter Laterzo John Rizzo Frank Bocca William Harding

Weather report from air field with fog and light wind

The 9 30 a m weather records show northeast wind three miles an hour with a barometer at 29 78 inches and a temperature of 39 degrees. No ceiling or visibility due to dense fog. field conditions rated good.

Ten Cent Fare Sought for City Bus Line

Logan J. Smith files Friday with the public service commission a petition seeking a ten cent fare for a bus line running from Illinois street and Kentucky avenue to the southwest city. The commission alleges the current seven cent fare is inadequate.

Illinois Street Kentucky Avenue Logan J. Smith Public Service Commission

Russo Chinese Parley to Settle Manchuria Railway Dispute

A formal Russo Chinese conference to settle the Chinese Eastern railway dispute in Manchuria will open this month possibly at Harbin. Mukden delegate Tsai Yun-Sheng and Soviet delegate Simonovsky reached preliminary agreements including a pledge by the Soviets not to distribute certain materials until formal signing at Habarovsk.

United Press Mukden Manchuria Harbin Tsai Yun- Sheng Habarovsk Tsai Yun-Sheng Simonovsky

Sub-Zero Wave Approaches Wild West Lake Region

Weather officials warn of a harsher cold surge across the Midwest and Great Lakes as rain shifts to snow. Forecasters expect record lows, with lake conditions prompting storm warnings for Lake Superior and parts of Lakes Michigan and Huron.

United Press Chicago Middle West Canadian Northwest Dakotas Northwest Canadian Ft. Smith Great Slave River Central States Weather Bureau Lake Superior Lakes Michigan Huron Lake Erie Pigeon Bay Amherstburg Colchester

Radyr Sinks in Bristol Channel Loss. Crews Struggle

The British steamship Radyr of 2357 tons sinks with all hands after signaling it was taking on water off Hartland Point. Four vessels face peril as lifeboats are launched amid widespread wrecks along England Spain and Portugal with at least twenty four dead. Rescue tug Retort is sent to assist the Andalucia Star as other crews are saved or reported missing.

United Preas London Radyr Bristol Channel Hartland Point England Spain Portugal Retort Andalucia

Smog and Forecast Drag Indianapolis Weekend

Smog covers downtown Indianapolis as rain falls and temperatures dip. Meteorologist J H Armington warns of a return to frigid weather with possible snow Sunday and a blizzard in northern Indiana. travel is hazardous and flights have been suspended locally.

J. H. Armington Indianapolis Armington Indiana Transcontinental Air Transport

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