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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1924
Page
1
In Mexico City dispatch three Guatemalan provinces Peten Quezaltenango and Los Altos are said to be revolting seeking secession to join Mexico. The Guatemalan government allegedly abandoned the areas while police in San Luis Potosi seized twenty five principals who later escaped.
President Coolidge received the heaviest lemon ever sent to the White House weighing three pounds one ounce and eight inches long, six inches in diameter. The fruit arrived by air mail from H. B. Watkins, president of the Phoenix Arizona Chamber of Commerce, with a note urging prudent use.
The will of the late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge with four codicils was filed in Probate Court in Salem Massachusetts. Nearly all the estate goes to his son and daughter and their children in a long term trust. Lodge’s library of about 20 600 volumes goes to his grandson Henry Cabot Lodge with manuscripts and papers to executors John Ellerton Lodge Constance Williams and the grandson. The Massachusetts Historical Society receives 5000 pounds with four fifths of the income to the principal for annual reinvestment.
Five young elephants escaped Monday from the American Circus Corporation winter quarters in Peru Indiana. They wrecked autos crops and fences before being joined by two older elephants brought in to help. The incident disrupted the area and unsettled residents.
Funeral services for F A Guth 78 of 1514 S New Jersey St will be held Thursday at 2 p m at the residence with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Guth born in Germany came to America forty two years ago and was employed by the wholesale district noted figure.
A 700 member American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago endorses President Coolidge’s view that over production hurts farmers. Delegates urge cooperation in marketing and applying big business methods to farming to open markets, with California spokesmen urging expanded distribution and selling efforts abroad. Europe is cited as a market for raisins prunes and apricots as the group seeks higher farm returns.
Mrs Theresa Wilkeson of 622 N Walnut St South Bend Indiana reports relief from a long organic trouble with pains backache and nervous weakness after using Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription. She gained 14 pounds and says she is strong and free of aches and can work again. An advertisement notes Favorite Prescription is sold by all druggists in tablet or liquid form.
A visual puzzle shows twelve coins arranged as a 4 by 4 square frame. The challenge asks to rearrange them into a new square with five coins on each side, turning a 12 coin layout into a 5 by 5 square configuration.
Friends of Sanford S. Talbott a 909 Utica Street sample carrier at the Claypool is said to hold a record for careful handling of valuables. They estimate he has carried about 5,000,000 dollars in jewelry and other wares for salesmen in 33 years on the job and has never lost a collar button. Talbot says he never has carried a gun.
Ten men face charges of ding and two charged with assault and battery and failure to stop after an accident. Names listed include Lewis Henry Harold Jenisn Ennis Pruitt James Redding James E Cox Earl W Little Garland Smith Merrill Brunning J J Mcdonald Orville Reeves Ingehar Beart and G M Sanborn with addresses shown.
Concord New Hampshire George M Putnam urged farmers to organize to meet labor costs and boost dairy prices arguing four to five cents per quart paid to farmers while milk firms sell in 14 cents. Madison Wisconsin dairy farmer L M Wright backed cooperative marketing to expand cheese and dairy sales, noting Europe consumes more cheese and U S prices lag.
Berlin reports the character of the next German cabinet remains undecided with ten parties involved. Parties favoring the republic gained 1,000,000 more votes than monarchists in Sunday's election as coalition negotiations opened today.
A Fort Essex resident at 2714 Station Street was arrested on charges of assault and battery and driving through a safety zone after a collision. Police say the driver struck Bessie Mixes of Ohio Street and Louise Wellman of Madge Street with injuries reported, and fled the scene at the intersection of Cruse and Washington Streets.
William Franklin Arms, 14, of S025 Graceland Ave., has been missing since Saturday. He wore a light overcoat, cap, gray suit and tan shoes. Tra McCoy, of 416 EK. Ohio St., is also reported missing since Saturday by his wife. He wore work clothes.
Ward Stillson Company of Anderson Indiana filed suit in Superior Court to collect a note for 705.73 from former officers of the Square and Compass Club in receivership.
Fragmented text from an OCR source yields unreadable lines with names and dates missing. The readable portions mention a person and a location but lack full context or actions.
The Science Club adopts a resolution urging the Legislature to authorize a real State police force. The move reflects support for established law enforcement powers and a formal request to government leaders.
Fred Graham, 32, of Buffalo New York and Alfred Henderson, 35, Akron Ohio, were returned today from Chicago. They were arrested there while attempting to sell bonds detected as stolen from the Central States Coal Company at 1016 Merchants Bank Building. Bonds totaling £7 00,000 were the property of Byron Lundblad, company secretary.
Survey from the National Association of Rural Estate Boards reports higher selling prices for rural properties in Indiana. The report highlights increasing land values and market demand among farmers and landowners.
The three day session of the State board of tax commissioners and county assessors begins Wednesday morning at the Statehouse with an address by Governor Emmett FL Branch. The conference ends Friday with a joint session with county auditors.
Mapleton Civic Association will celebrate bus feeder service tonipit at Mapleton M. E. Church. Freshments will be served. Indianapolis Street Railway Company will give five club members a free bus ride.
Guy Inman sixteen of 2820 Highland Place lost consciousness after tumbling from a Ford chassis he drove in front of 321 West Twenty Eighth Street. He was taken to 328 West Twenty Eight Street to recover after reviving at Florence Hart’s home.
Maj Harold Megrew Camp of United Spanish War Veterans including Postmaster General Harry S New supports a Senate bill to lease in pay of postal employees.
The general announcement of the pro gram for Indiana Insurance Day on January 20 at the City Pool has been mailed to fifteen thousand insurance professionals in Indiana by the publicity committee.
Mrs. Anna Konz aged 70 of 1314 N Capitol Ave told police she dodged a machine and was struck by a taxicab at Michigan and Milnois St Monday night. She was taken to city hospital by Glenn Powell 20 of 634 N Capitol Ave, the cab driver.
District Governor Leslie R. Bain of Gary spoke at the Lions Clubs district meeting covering Ft. Wayne Kokomo and Marion. His address highlighted club service programs and regional coordination.
Many reservations for exhibit space at the Claypool are reported by the Insurance Federation of Indiana for the Indiana Insurance Day convention on January 1920.
Five new members Charles H. Green G. T. Stanton Paul C. Burkholder Col. M. E. Loucks and R. B. Orr were elected to join the Service Club in a recent meeting.
The State highway commission opened bids today for paving 25 miles of State Rd. 10 from Clinton to Veedersburg in Parke County and for grading eight miles in Fountain County. These were the first bids received for the 1925 paving program.
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