Clarke appears before board over merger bid and light bill cut
Chicago magnate Harley L Clarke testified before Indianapolis board of works amid an alleged premerger move between Merchants Heat and Light and Indianapolis Light and Heat. Corporation Counsel Alvah J Rucker accused Clarke of acting without authority while Clarke offered to reduce the city 1927 light bill from 400 000 to about 260 090 dollars.
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Harley L. Clarke
Chicago
Board of Works
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Indianapolis Light Companies
Alvah J. Rucker
Clarke
Merchants Company
Indianapolis
George B. Rubens
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Rubens
Reed to Decide Course of Indiana Election Probe
The Reed special Senate investigating committee will settle tomorrow how to proceed with probing senatorial elections in Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Maine. Senator Dill proposed disqualification resolutions against Ware and Smith and attacked their primary campaign expenditures and Smiths receipt of 125000 from Samuel Insull.
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United Press
Washington
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maine
Reed Special Senate
Senate
Bill
William 8S. Ware
Vare
Dill
Truman Newberry
Michigan
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
Senator Dill
Washington Dill
Ware
Smith
Samuel Insull
Public Utilities
Watson Returns to Senate After Illness
Senator Watson of Indiana, previously sidelined for a week by a knee carbuncle, attended the Senate session today in Washington. The illness kept him away from his duties, and today marks his return to work.
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United Press
Washington
Senator Watson
Indiana
Senate
Wise on Indiana Result Critics and Fears
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, spokesman for American liberalism, spoke in Indianapolis at a Columbia Club event about the Indiana election, criticizing the refusal to unseat Senator James E. Watson and questioning vote counting. He warned of political shifts and expressed concern over Clyde Wald’s passing.
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Indiana
James E. Watson
Clyde Wald
Stephen S. Wise
New York City
Times
Dr. Wise
Indianapolis
Columbia Club
City Hall Tub Yields Soaped Water Not Beer
A city hall janitor investigated a tub on the first floor and, upon stirring the suds with his pencil, discovered only soaped water instead of beer, prompting disbelief and amusement.
Florida Junket Expense Paid For City Plan Convention
Mayor Duvall signed an ordinance transferring 1800 to the city plan commission to defray costs of a junket to the national plan convention in Miami. City Controller Buser had withheld expenses, but council adopted the transfer Monday night and approved seven other minor ordinances.
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Florida
Duvall
City Plan Commission
National Plan
Miami
William C. Buser
Plan
Borah Proposes New World Court and Code of Laws
Senator Borah introduces a resolution in the Senate calling for a new international court with a universal code and outlawing war. The plan would settle international disputes through the proposed tribunal. The Trammell resolution to withdraw from the World Court is sent to the Foreign Relations Committee.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
World Court
Ormiston Of Aimee Case In Custody
Ken neth G. Ormiston the radio operator tied to the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case was arrested in Harrisburg Pennsylvania after a nationwide search. He confessed plans to waive extradition and began the journey back to California where he is a fugitive. He had moved cities and even stayed in Atlantic City during a detectives convention without being recognized.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Aimee Semple McPherson
California
Ormiston
Atlantic City
N. J
Harvard Instrumental Clubs to perform in Indianapolis
The Harvard University Instrumental Clubs comprising fifty undergraduates will appear in Indianapolis on December 29. It includes the Banjo and Mandolin Club the Vocal Club with thirty trained voices and the Gold Coast dance orchestra. The diverse talent promises a balanced program.
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Harvard University
Indianapolis
Harvard
Gold Coast Dance Orchestra
Indianapolis Times Santa Claus Club Helps Four Needy Families
The Indianapolis Times Santa Claus Club, started 24 hours earlier, arranges Christmas baskets for four families. Mr. and Mrs. Maloff pick family No. 4, a heart-leaning family. Mrs. Lydick selects family No. 7 for toys and canned fruit. the Sunshine Club will aid family No. 6 with a party and groceries. Alderman Mrs. Joy helps family No. 3 with substantial food. The Times continues publishing needy families until Christmas.
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Indianapolis
Santa Claus
North Pole
Indianapolis Times
Opportunities Here is the first list of needy families for The Times
The Times Santa Claus Club lists needy families to aid this year. Family No 1 includes a 14 year old colored boy whose father is injured and needs a new suite. his mother supports the family by washing. A 13 year old girl seeks a gift. Christmas baskets are suggested. Family No 2 features an aged brother and sister who are very proud and needy and would like a nice basket.
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Mrs. Joy
Times Daily
Times Santa Claus
Times Office
Santa Claus
Times Santa Claus Club
Early return of jury to graft probe in Indiana politics
Marion County grand jury faces rapid resumption of graft inquiry as Deputy Prosecutor William H. Sheaffer says institution visits and jail case investigations will end soon and a report is expected by December 22. Prosecutor Remy prepares more evidence while past testimony links campaign funds to Insull interests and mayoral intrigue.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Indiana
William H. Sheaffer
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Sheaffer
Willam H. Remy
Earl Russell
Eugene St
Estella Mae Russell
Julietta County Hospital
Harry Reid
Interstate Public Service Company
Insull
Lawrence Lyons
Brook
Ind
Reid
Lyons
Remy
Lew Shank
Shank
Clarence Geist
Philadelphia
Indianapolis Water Company
Linotype Operator Ends 30 Year Run With Times
Willis C. Mann, veteran Indianapolis Times linotype operator, leaves his old machine after 30 years. He set about 12 million lines, spanning three presidents and major events, as the city newsroom modernizes with five new type linotypes. Mann, married with three children, lives at 926 Congress Ave and belongs to several fraternal groups.
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Indianapolis Times
Willis C. Mann
Times
the Times
Bill Mann
Indianapolis Sun
Sun
E. Obts St
Bill
Murphy
E. Georgia St
Indiana Daily Times
Banner Furniture
Meridian
Pearl Sts
Inianapolis
Maryland
Gill
Bif
Mann
Congress Ave
Typographical Union No. 1
North Park
Indianapolis
Clark to Speak at Lilly Fraternal Luncheon and Shea at Keith's
R N Clark of Eli Lilly Company will address the Knights of Columbus Friday luncheon at the Spink theater. Thomas E Shea will appear at Keith's Theater as a guest.
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R. N. Clark
Eli Lilly Company
Columbus
Thomas E. Shea
Keith’s
Mayor awakens to street needs and orders repairs
Mayor Duvall protests months of bad streets and orders immediate work. City officials confirm repairs start Friday using crushed stone and tar compound. Hays Construction offered to pave Delaware Street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets and Pennsylvania Street north of Sixteenth Street at no cost to test the product.
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Duvall
Arthur F. Haufler
Haufler
Edward Rochet
Lawrence Cartwright
Republican State Central Committee
Hays Construction Company
Delaware St
Fifteenth
Sixteenth Sts
Pennsylvania St
Fixteenth St
Hausler
Fragmentary OCR Time Stamps
A sequence of timestamps 31 10 a m 34 32 11 a m 34 32 12 noon 35 33 1 p m 34 appears as scattered numbers and mixed period marks without context or complete sentences. No clear event or entities are identified within the fragment.
Reward Move Hindered by Indiana District Boundary
Senators Watson and Robinson push to appoint George M. Foland Crown Point Ind Tenth District Republican chairman as Indiana customs collector in Indianapolis but a boundary line may bar eligibility as Foland would reside outside the northern customs district. The issue centers on the Delphi area line which would exclude Crown Point from the district. The lawmakers continued discussions to resolve the obstacle.
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Roscoe B. Fleming
Times
Washington
James FE. Watson
Arthur R. Robinson
George M. Foland
Crown Point
Ind
Lake County
Indiana
Watson
Robinson
Foland
Indianapolis
John A. Rouse
Indiana Customs District
Delphi
Tinymites Bring Quiet to Busy Dads at Santa Land
In The Times Family the Tinymites offer daily rhymes and a picture coloring feature. Kids visit Santa land as a new solution to family racket, giving fathers a moment of peace during after dinner time.
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Hot Stove League
Tinymites
Times
Santaland
Explosion Traps Seventy-One Miners at Francisco No 2
At Princeton Indiana the Francisco mine No 2 blast trapped seventy-one miners. Thirteen are confirmed dead and twenty-three remain in the workings as rescue teams work to reach them. gas or dust is suspected with hopes fading for those still inside.
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Princeton
United Press
Ind
Francisco
Rescued men listed from Francisco No. 2 mine disaster
United Press reports at noon today the names of men taken from the Francisco No. 2 mine. The list includes Harry Swan, Mack Fields, Abe Young, Jess Clark, Willis Furman, Marvin Scott, and many others. Several workers are still in the mine, with a number marked dead.
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United
Jess James
Barry Singleton
P. E. Wilson
Eugene Case
Roe Hugh
Albert Feldman
Burley Reel
Jake Shafer
M. J. Shafer
Verd Hooker
Jess Williams
John Conley
Rupert Steinhall
Oscar Reinhart
W. L. Phillips
Lloyd Jenkins
Lee Whitman
W. M. Slater
William James
Wess Lewis
Rex Renby
W. H. McCannon
J H. Tenner
Alley Roll
John Lehman
W. J. Cassidy Sr
J. S. Gates
J. Roll
Claude Wricht
J. H. Greek
W. P. Rattinf
Charles Cooper
Emory West
Earl Gates
Harry Slater
Claude Stone
Vic Hubert
Clifford Ball
Watt Thomas
Orvil Slater
Louis Bailey
Frank Helsley
John Treland
Mito Dossett
W. F. Barr
Everett Saddler
Roy Shaw
Fifty One Die In Last State Mine Disaster
Indiana's worst coal mining tragedy occurred at Sullivan's city mine on February 20, 1925. A spark from an electric motor ignited gas, killing fifty-one of 235 workers as rescue efforts battled poison gas and collapsed passages to reach trapped miners. Some survivors crawled out exhausted while families waited in despair.
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Indiana
Sullivan
Olson employee faces grilling in prairie du chien murder case
Edwin Knutson, a hired man on Erdman Olson's farm, is brought to Prairie Du Chien for questioning in the murder of Clara Olson. Sheriff Harry Sherwood seeks to confirm if Knutson is the "mysterious stranger" seen with Erdman at a Seneca dance hours before the alleged killing.
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United Press
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Edwin Knutson
Erdman Olson
Clara Olson
Harry Sherwood
Knutson
Erdman
Seneca
Jury Again Filled at McDermott Trial
Canton Ohio December 9 with another full jury tentatively selected to hear the murder case of Patrick Mc Dermott charged in the Canton murder of newspaper editor Don R Mellett. Seventy eight prospective jurors had been called. twelve tentative jurors seated. five women among them.
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Press
Canton
Ohio
Patrick McDermott
Don R.mellett
Governor Ed Jackson Tours Indiana State Hospital Expansion
Governor Ed Jackson visited Bryansville Indiana to inspect the State Insane Hospital where new building projects are underway. The tour highlighted ongoing expansion plans and state investment in mental health facilities.
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Ed Jackson
Bryansville
Ind
State Insane Hospital
What a Christmas This Would Be
Treasury reports total currency in circulation at 4.95 billion dollars and 567 million gallons of liquor in bond. With a population of about 116 million, every person could hold 42.62 dollars and nearly two quarts of liquor.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Census Bureau
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Rucker
REED
Plan Body
Florida Junket
Aimee
Harvard Organization
Santa Claus Club
Joe Maloff
Columbia Ave
Sunshine Club
Edward Rothkopf
Tabor St
H. Joy
Bell, Ave
Willig C. Mann
Times Linotype
Clark
United Frinceton
Henry Turner
George Black
Warren Byrd
William McCannon
George Bristoll
Methodist Hospital
Henson Bouyer
Jacob Shafer
Wil Phillips
Jack Wilson
Louis Acker
Roe Hughes
Olson
McDermott
Jackson
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