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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1927

Page

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Trustees condemn coal deal fueling Indiana hospital strike

Trustees at Central Hospital for the Insane voted to revolt against a State joint purchasing coal contract. They cited shipments from E H Rolf Coal Co of Ft Wayne described as rotten and burning boiler grates. The move links James Jackson to campaign activity and criticizes the state’s procurement process.

Central Hospital For the E. H. Rolf Coal Company Ft. Wayne Paul G. Davis Fletcher Trust Building Hospital Daily McCoy Ed Jackson Jackson McCoy W. Washington St Max Bahr Rolf Coal Co James Jackson Rolf Company Davis Central Hospital Indiana Dailey McCoy Ross Indiana School For the Deaf

Ruth Page Returns for Murat Dance Recital Tonight

Ruth Page of Indianapolis returns to stage at the Murat tonight to perform with Adolph Bolm after a storied rise from Chicago debut in 1915 to Metropolitan Opera chief dancer. The Chicago and South American tours and Bolm collaboration mark a peak as she heads into February season at the Met in New York.

Main St Metropolitan Opera Ruth Page Indianapolis America Miss Page Chicago South America Pavlova Adolph Bolm Ballet New York

New Warrant Aims at Indianapolis Bootleggers Pre-Christmas Drive

Deputy Prosecutor John Royse and Police Chief Claude Worley unveil a new search warrant aimed at aiding a pre Christmas crackdown on bootleggers in Indianapolis. The filing argues a reasonable belief of illicit liquor activity suffices, based on observations such as bottles on the premises, loud talking, intoxicated comings and goings, and liquor odors. The warrant would include a court finding of probable cause after a hearing.

Claude M. Worley John Royse Indianapolis Phil C. Wetter Dan V. White Royse Supreme Court

Girl Swallows Pen Point At School Door Incident

Breezing wind at School 36 on Twenty-Eighth Street and Capitol Ave caused Breezes In Havener to swallow a pen point when a door shut. The sixth grader had the pen point in her mouth while entering, the principal said. An X-ray showed the point in her stomach, making surgery unlikely.

Woman struck by car injures Louise Rudolph at Delaware Nineteenth

Mrs Louise Rudolph 60 of 803 N Talbott St was hit on the head Wednesday by a car driven by Dr Frank C Tinsley of 2858 Central Ave as she crossed Delaware and Nineteenth Streets. The incident occurred near the Delaware Street intersection and left her injured.

Louise Rudolph N. Talbott St Iaj Delaware and Nineteenth Sts Frank C. Tinsley Central, Ave Putoioh Delaware St

James L. Mitchell Dies at 59 in Indianapolis

James L. Mitchell 59 of 558 Middle Drift Woodruff Place Indianapolis died of apoplexy today after a year of poor health he kept practicing law until Wednesday. He graduated from Indiana University in 1889 and Michigan Law School. Private services set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at his residence with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survived by his widow Mrs Brooks Griffin Mitchell.

James L. Mitchell Woodruff Place Indianapolis Indiana University United of Michigan Law School Crown Hill Cemetery Brooks Griffin Mitchell

Weather Toll Across Indianapolis as Gale Hits Liberty Gardens

A northwest gale roared into Indianapolis Wednesday evening, dropping temperatures to seven degrees and then near zero. Two women were injured in Liberty Gardens as strong winds caused shattered glass and falling debris. power lines and long-distance circuits were knocked out while rail traffic largely remained normal.

Indianapolis J. H. Armington Liberty Gardens J. W. Haknon Plant Indiana Bell Telephone Company Moores Hill Pittsch St. Louis Cleveland Chicago South Bend Indiana Terre Haute Brazil Ind Sheridan

The Indianapolis Times Trophy honors top Indiana high school team

The Times announces the first winner of the Indianapolis Times Trophy for the Indiana high school football state champion. Dick Miller of The Times selects both the trophy winner and the All-State team printed tomorrow. He also presides over the Indiana Officials Association and officiated twenty five state games this fall.

Times Tomorrow Indiana Indianapolis Times Dick Miller Miller Indiana Officials’ Association Spauld- Dick Millering

East Chicago Fire Destroys Mercantile District

A wind driven blaze in East Chicago Indiana destroyed three mercantile buildings and caused about 200000 dollars in damage. Fire departments from East Chicago and Indiana Harbor fought the six hour blaze to containment.

United Press East Cago Ind East Chicago Indiana Harbor

Ferries Out By Flood Between Petersburg and Vincennes

State Roads 57 and 61 ferry crossings across White river halted today as flood waters rise in Petersburg Washington and Vincennes. The State Highway Commission announced there are no detours on either highway.

White River Petersburg Washington Vincennes State Highway Commission

Attorneys granted delay in Stephenson murder appeal

Lawyers for D. C. Stephenson, serving life at Indiana State Prison, received an extension until January 7 to file the appeal to the Supreme Court detailing the murder case.

D. C. Stephenson Indiana State Prison Supreme Court

Henry Ford Explains New Venture and Costs

Dearborn entrepreneur Henry Ford outlines the shift from Model T to a new car, stating a $100 million mobilization, initial output of a few hundred daily, and a goal of 1000 cars per day by January. He says the bank balance shows $250 million spent on the transition and insists price increments of 15 to 20 cents may be accepted by customers.

Robert J. Bender United Press Earborn Mich Henry Ford Motor Company Ford Automobile Ford Dearborn Fords Henry Edsel

Ford plans large cash surplus as Model T era ends

Henry Ford says the company is building a huge cash surplus without external financing as it shifts from the Model T to new models. He notes the old plant operated at a quarter capacity on replacements, yielding about 10 million dollars monthly, while production of the old model is abandoned to focus on the modern line.

Ford

Ford Seventy-Four Year Old Icon Talks Cars and Debt

Henry Ford at sixty four discusses installment sales and debt as a means to economic stability. He says debt is only uncertain when jobs are not guaranteed and notes he and Edsel personally review every car, including price decisions made the day before announcements.

Henry Ford Ford Edsel

Ford Sees Cars Sell Worldwide and End Idle Time

Henry Ford expresses eagerness to campaign foreign markets with new cars and to sell globally. He links transportation to reducing idleness, war, and evil, and praises the Ford airplane motor while a test engine runs in the lab. A driver reportedly covers 100 miles in 93 minutes on a line test.

Ford Los Angeles Arkansas

Beauty Kills Rich Husband With Hammer At Party

Velma West 21 daughter of East Cleveland family awaits arraignment for hammer murder of her wealthy nurseryman husband Edward West. She described the quarrel at home after which she struck him with a claw hammer, strapped his body to a bed, and cleaned the scene before attending a bridge party in Cleveland. Neighbors say she was vivacious but not socially popular.

Vare Edge Caraway Arkansas Ware Senate Samuel Insull England Thompson United Press Painesville Ohio Velma West East Cleveland Edward West Eddie B. L. van Woert van Woert Velma Perry

Injured driver hurt in city crash at rail underpass

William Cook aged 53 of 1434 West Ohio Street was cut on the face by flying glass when his car crashed into a railroad elevation abutment at Missouri Street and Kentucky Avenue Wednesday night. He said he was blinded by lights.

Armington Ft. Wayne Evansville Ohio River Indianapolis Street Railway Company Citizens’ Gas Company Indianapolis Power and Light Company Indianapolis William ©. Cook Ohio St Missouri St Kentucky Ave

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