Farmers seek relief as 28 resolutions pass
United Press reports the American Farm Bureau Federation closes a three day meeting with twenty eight resolutions. Delegates oppose making the farm loan system a treasury bureau and call for farmer control. They back fair freight rates, inland waterways, and keeping the merchant marine American owned. They oppose delaying federal debt liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau of the Treasury
Clarke Act Seen as Merger Move
Clarke presses merger moves as Andrus travels in Chicago unseen. Board members say Clarke controls Merchants Heat and Light Company, while Rucker blocks the Indianapolis Light and Heat merger. Foxworthy questions Clarke's stockholder status as Clarke promises a formal letter to outline actions. A new Society of Women Geographers forms with Harriet C. Adams as president.
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Andrus
Chicago
Clarke
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Roy C. Shaneberger
Merchants Company
Rucker
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Foxworthy
M. K. Foxworthy
Merchants' Company
Mr. Clarke
Public Service Commission
P. D. Birdsall
Martin J. Insull
L. B. Andrus
I. E. Mulholland
L. W., Schieser, Foxworthy
J. W. Fesler
Duvall Administration Board
Shank Administration Board
Forest Hills
Thirtieth St
Northwestern Ave
Canal
Golden Hill
State Public Service Commission
Charles Mendenhall
John W. Becker
Frank Wampler
The
Society of Women Geographers
Harriet C. Adams
Nation Exposes Doctored News by AP and State Dept
The Nation reports charges of collusion between the State Department and the Associated Press to mislead the public about U S relations with Mexico. It cites Washington conference secretiveness, improper use of AP, and praise for independent outlets like United Press and International News Service for resisting propaganda.
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N. D. Cochran
Times
Washington
Out Today
State Department
Associated Press
Mexico
Congress
Press Associations
The
Nation Today
Paul Y. Anderson
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Nation
Robert E. Olds
Kellogg
Olds
Mexico City
Moscow
United Press
United States
Diaz
Nicaragua
Washington News
Pekir
Men Daily
Associated Press News
International News Service
Anderson
Foreign Office
Telegraphic and
Cable News
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York World
Panama Canal
Baltimore Sun
Sun
New York Herald-Tribune
Central America
Wise Rebukes Indiana GOP Machine at Kiwanis Banquet
Rabbi Wise warned Indiana Republicans that the state party has betrayed the public trust by serving big business interests. He urged straight thinking and a reform ticket, criticizing party leaders and praising reform-minded alternatives as he spoke before nearly five hundred Kiwanis members at the Columbia Club. Mervin G. Hammond presided and Louis J. Bornstein introduced Wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Indiana
Robinson
Woollen
Stump
Senate
Middle West
Great
Commonwealth
Big Business
Republican Party
Ku Klux Klan
Republican State Committee
Clyde Wald
Republican Machine
Reed
Missouri
Reacton
Straigh Party
Columbia Club
Rabbi Wise
Mervin G. Hammond
Wise
Louis J. Bornstein
Bride and dog case spark in city offices
A newly married bridegroom arrived at Inspector Jones' traffic office with a sticker for double parking saying they stopped to hug and kiss after leaving a hotel room. The inspector sent them back to finish their duties. In a separate note a girl sought a warrant for a dog she claimed ate her teddy bear at the prosecutor's office.
American hunters head to Tanganyika for big game
Paris reports that Mr. and Mrs. B. E. King of Winona Minnesota join others heading to Africa for big game in Tanganyika. They plan to collect specimens for the University of Minnesota and the Winona Museum of Natural History amid an estimated 75,000 buffalo and antelope in the region.
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Paris
Africa
BE. L. King
Winona
Minn
Tanganyika
University of Minnesota
Winona Museum of Natural History
Death of Charles H Badger Active Indianapolis Realtor
Charles H. Badger 65 vice president of Spann realtors died at home 5814 Pleasant Run Blvd after a brief illness He was born January 25 1861 in Oshkosh Wisconsin and earlier ran Badger Furniture Co in Indianapolis He leaves a widow five sons and a brother Funeral rites will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Irvington M E Church with burial in Crown Hill Also included is a Humane Society discussion on aged horses and a proposed dog tax to fund horse welfare efforts with state legislative hopes.
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Charles H. Badger
Spann Realtors Company
Pleasant Run
Blvd
Mr. Badger
Oshkosh
Minn
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Badger Furniture Company
Spann Company
Badger
Irvington Masonic Lodge
Columbia Club
Irvington M. E. Church
D. L. Smith
Kenneth R
Frerett H
Columbus
Miss
Donald C
George P
Clearwater
Fla
Stephen M
Bradenton
Walter L Badger
Irvington M. E
Joseph Rosemargy
Crown Hill Cemetery
Thomas Bledsoe
Indianapolis Humane Society
Humane Society
Worry After Freak Storms and Quakes Hits Southern California
A string of earthquake shocks and freak storms rattled Southern California, with Calexico near the Mexican border hit by six quakes. Lightning sparked fires in two oil fields, a 2000 barrel Santa Fe Springs tank exploded, damaging six tanks and costing about 50,000 dollars. Union Oil tanks at Brea and Edna also burned, nearly 55,000 dollars in loss. Reported damage tallies were still being received.
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Eye
United Press
Los Angeles
California
Calexia
Mexian
Santa Fe Springs
Union Oil Company
Brea
Edna
Red Nose Signal Warns of Cold Ahead in Dayton
Dayton health chief A O Peters warns that a red nose signals an impending cold and possible bronchitis or pneumonia. The indicator emphasizes vigilance for respiratory illness as winter weather continues.
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Dayton
Ohio
A. O. Peters
Holiday Spirit Seen In City Christmas Decorations
Sant Claus visited downtown stores as windows glowed with gifts and Yuletide displays. Traffic clogged at intersections while police watched, shoppers admired toys and dolls, electric trains and jewelry. Washington Street sparkled with displays and Monument Circle glowed with Christmas trees and red, white and blue lights.
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Sant Claus
Santa Claus
Washington St
Monument Circle
Educator Attacks Anti Evolution Law at Southern Dinner
Dr. Edward Mims of Vanderbilt University criticized Tennessee’s anti evolution law calling it political cowardice or expediency. He spoke at the Southern Society annual dinner in New York urging members to help the battle of southern progress and consider returning to their native states.
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United Press
NEW York
Tennessee
Edward Mims
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Society
Chaplin Marriage Talks Pause Over Illness
Hollywood reports Chaplin halted reconciliation with Lita Grey as he recovers from a cold at home. Edwin McMurray, uncle of Mrs. Chaplin, seeks interview to present new settlement terms, while Mrs. Chaplin maintains reconciliation is off.
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United Press
Hollywood
Cal
Charlie Chaplin
Lita Grey
Edwin McMurray
San Francisco
Bond Issue Sparks Contention Over City Elevation Plans
The proposed Belt Railroad track elevation financed by a majority council faction faces questions of legality due to budget limits. Ford Motor Company presses to close Oriental Street to protect plant operations, while the Indianapolis Chamber backs the closure to safeguard industry. The debate includes how street changes affect contracts and city plans.
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M. N. Bebee
Behee
Shank
Rebee
Pennsylvania and C
Leota St
Southeastern Ave
Oriental St
Ford Motor Company
Oriental and &. Washington Sts
Ford Company
Ford
Chamber Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
John B. Reynolds
Reynolds
Indianapolis
Santa Claus Opportunities for Needy Families In Need
Christmas appeals list households from a grandmother sewing for six children to a 70 year old seamstress living alone and families facing job loss or low income. Included are needs for warm clothing, underwear, stockings, toys, and a Christmas basket to ease hardship.
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Florida
Santa Claus
Santa
Mellon reports U. S. prosperity at high tide
Treasury Secretary Mellon told Congress that America enjoys a very high tide of prosperity with a record national income despite some industry problems. He urged continued dry legislation, tax policy changes for 1927, and stronger local enforcement of prohibition, noting success against beer and moonshine and the use of padlocks to shut down violators.
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United Press
Washington
America
Treasury Mellon
Congress
Mellon
Treasury
United States
Fake Kin of Fisher Defrauds Jewelers
A man posing as a brother of Car G. Fisher deceived New York and Chicago jewelers, obtaining thousands of dollars in jewelry. Fisher denies any living brothers and has offered rewards for the arrest of the impostor, who allegedly ordered a $10,000 Christmas gift for Fisher from his "executives."
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United
Miami
BBACI
Fla
New York
Chicago
Car G. Fisher
Thdianapolis
Mini Beach
Fisher
Fifth Avenue
Carl G. Fisher
Flames Sweep Borger as Fire Rages Through Town
High winds drove a morning fire in Borger Texas damaging more than 250000 with over a dozen blocks in the business district burned. The blaze began in a theater after midnight injuring two men slightly and drawing nearly the whole town into firefighting efforts. Prisoners were released from a threatened jail as flames surged.
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Bu United Press
Borger
Texas
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Charles Badger
Spann Co
Dobbin
W. Thirtieth St
Ennis
Boots
Martin
Opal
Chaplin
Council
E. Tenth St
E. Pratt St
Pennsylvania and
Pine and Cruse Sts
Slarkening
South Side
Shank Administration Board of Works
George J. Steinmetz
Marion County Grand Jury
U. 5
City Trust Co
E. Washington St
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