Trunk Steal In Indianapolis Worth 50000 In Watches
Indianapolis detectives investigate the theft of a transfer truck trunk reportedly containing about 50000 dollars in watches and jewelry. The trunk, owned by Lewitt & Co of New York, disappeared after the driver left it at the Severin hotel area. Police seek leads on the second trunk and the plot to steal the jewelry.
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Indianapolis
Illinois
Georgia
Russell Ryan
Chicago
Lewitt & Co
West Fortieth Street
New York City
Ryan
W. G
Frank Bird Transfer Company
Claypool
the Severin
Georgia Street
The
Severin
Claude M. Worley
Worley
Grimes
Chicago Insurance Adjusters
Favor liquor courts
Judge Thomas W. Slick of the northern Indiana district court proposes Congress create an inferior court to handle liquor cases. He says commission jurisdictions could try liquor cases with appeal rights to aid federal judges in clearing dockets and prioritizing important criminal matters.
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United Press
Hammond
Ind
Thomas W. Slick
Indiana
United States District Court
Congress
Slick
United States Commissioners
Two Aviators Die In Plane Crash In New York
Two unidentified aviators burned to death when their plane caught fire and crashed near East Hempstead New York. Rescuers faced hindrances as flames prevented immediate body searches.
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United Press
East Hempstead
N. Y
Mayor Signs for Peace endorses peace ballot pledge
Mayor L. Ert Slack backs The Times peace campaign and urges favorable Senate action by Christmas 1928. He is among the first signers of the peace ballot.
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L. Ert Slack
Times
United States Senate
Sheridan teen confesses to killing teacher with rock
Jimmy Deakin 15, son of a Sheridan High janitor, admits killing Miss Flossie Carter 27 by striking her with a stone in her car near Sheridan lake. He says he later dumped the rock in the lake and drove away, claiming a grudge from being cuffed in fifth grade. Investigators note prints in the car did not match Lee Bracy, released after questioning.
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United Press
Sheridan
Mich
Jimmy Deakin
Sheridan High School
Flossie Carter
Here
Deakin
Carter
Lee Bracy
Bracy
Stanton
Senate OKs irrigation survey bill for Columbia River basin
Washington December 10 The Jones Dill bill authorizing Interior to survey the Columbia River basin irrigation project passed the Senate without a dissenting vote. The measure now goes to the House for action.
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Senate
Washington
Secretary of Interior
House
Bruggan Acquitted of Assault Then Arrested for Swearing
Willie Bruggan, brother of Terry the beer baron, was acquitted of hitting a liquor inspector with a bat. Today he was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge for swearing in Chicago.
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United Press
Chicago
Willie Bruggan
Terry
Suit to Revoke Indiana Klan Charter Moved to Noblesville Court
Attorney General Arthur Gilliam’s bid to dissolve the Ku Klux Klan charter in Indiana was moved to the Noblesville circuit court by Special Judge Frederick Van Nuys. The action avoids trial before Gilliam’s term ends January 1. Attorney-general elect James M. Ogden has not stated his stance on pursuing vigorous prosecution as Gilliam had.
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Arthur L. Gilliam
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Noblesville
Fredrick van Nuys
Gilliom
James M. Ogden
Influenza Deaths Prompt Precautions in Anderson
Anderson Indiana reports nearly twenty influenza deaths in a week. Health officials urge postponement of public meetings to curb the epidemic. In Los Angeles 183 deaths in under a month mark the surge but a decline is reported by Dr. Parrish.
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United Press
Anderson
Ind
E. M. Conrad
City Health Board
Los Angeles
George E. Parrish
Bolivia opens prison gates in war scare
United Press reports Bolivian Paraguay border tension rises as Bolivia frees prisoners and allows exiles to return. Bolivian senate and chamber back government stance amid protests in La Paz led by Senora Hernando Siles. President Siles vows a course in line with national honor and dignity. Deputy Jaffier Paz Campero warns of a crusade to civilize jungle hordes of Paraguay.
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United Press
Buenos Aires
el Liberal
Ascuncion
la Paz
Bolivia
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Paraguay
Senora Hernando Siles
Republic
Siles
Jaffier Paz Campero
Peace drive gains broad support for Kellogg pact
Indianapolis figures back The Times ballot campaign to ratify the Kellogg peace pact before Christmas. Mayor Slack signs a ballot in approval as twenty four Methodist ministers pledge indorsement and civic groups plan meetings and ballot drives. Indiana Council on International Relations offers cooperation.
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Times
Scripps-Howard
Senate
Slack
L. Ert Slack
Methodist Episcopal
Indianapolis
Roberts Park
M. E
George S. Henninger
East Tenth Street M. E
Orion W. Fifer
Area Men’s Council
Senate panel backs Roberts oil practice rights
The Walsh resolution granting Owen Roberts the right to practice before government departments while serving as special prosecutor in Teapot Dome oil cases was favorably reported today by the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington.
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United Press
Washington
Walsh
Owen Roberts
Senate Judiciary Committee
Vote for Peace Ballot Call From Nineteen Twenty
The Indianapolis Times and 24 Scripps Howard papers urge a nationwide peace poll to push the Kellogg antiwar treaty through the Senate by Christmas. They urge readers to vote, submit ballots, and deliver the will of the people to Washington in support of ratification and world peace.
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Indianapolis Times
Scripps- Howard
Senate
America
United States Senate
Washington
Coolidge
Kellogg
Hatch Quits as Sunnyside Chief
Dr. H S Hatch resigns as superintendent of Sunnyside tuberculosis sanatorium effective January 1 to pursue private practice. since taking the post July 1 1917 he oversaw growth to 1 2 million dollars in buildings and equipment and 250 patients. Board notes no control over successor and plans to interview candidates. Hatch plans Indianapolis residence after leaving.
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H. S. Hatch
Sunnyside
Board of Managers
Hatch
Middle West
Alfred Henry
Indianapolis
Man Drowns In Auto on Ohio River Ferry
Evansville Indiana December 10 Arthur Thompson thirty five of Owensboro Kentucky drowned when the car he drove slipped from a ferry into the Ohio River Clarence Stanton also of Owensboro escaped by swimming James Willett ferry operator said Thompson may have shifted from forward to reverse causing the vehicle to back into the water.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Arthur Thompson
Owensboro
Ohio
Clarence Stanton
James Willett
Thompoe
Charles Cousins Held on Larceny Charge
Charles Cousins 21 of 820 Daly street was arrested on petit larceny and drunkenness after allegedly stripping accessories from a parked car at Pine and Daly streets.
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Pine and
Daly Streets
Charles Cousins
Daly Street
Orchid serial instalment promoted for late readers
The Times publicizes the third installment of the serial Orchid printed today on Page One Section Two. Readers who missed the first two parts are urged to order copies of Friday and Saturday editions to catch up.
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Times
Hastings Named To U S Senate Seat In Delaware
Judge Daniel O Hastings of the municipal court was appointed by Governor Robinson to succeed Coleman du Pont as United States senator. Hastings will serve until the November 1930 elections when a short term and a long term senator will be chosen.
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United Press
Wilmington
Del
Daniel O. Hastings
Municipal Court
Robinson
Coleman du Pont
United States
Hastings
Run Down by Own Car in City Accident
William Meadows 57 of Boulevard Place stepped from a city garbage truck on Washington boulevard and slipped under its wheels. He suffered a broken right leg and internal injuries and was taken to city hospital. Traffic incident occurred around 10 a.m. Significant details are incomplete.
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Washington Boulevard
William Meadows
Boulevard Place
City Hospital
King George in very bad condition as Wales speeds to bedside
Buckingham palace officials say the king's illness remains serious though not immediately critical. The Prince of Wales begins an across Europe dash from Brindisi to London to reach the royal bedside, aided by coordinated rail and naval support.
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Wales
Italy
London
George
Buckingham Palace
United Press
Prince of Wales
Brindisi
Prince of Wale
England
Africa
Prince Henry
Duke of Gloucester
Balmoral Castle
Capetown
South Africa
Prince George
Bermuda
Royal Son
Europe
Port Said
Egypt
Enterprise
Boulogne
France
Switzerland
Prince
Godfrey Thomas
Piers Legh
Alan LasceNes
Alfred Burt
Deburgh Lewis
Chorus Girl Returns Accusing Millionaire After Yacht Cruise
Frances Porter, a former New York chorus girl, arrived in Washington from Havana where she refused to leave C. P. Whitehead’s yacht to face arrest on his charges. Whitehead, an Atlanta millionaire, accuses Porter of striking him with a slipper and pricking him with pins. Porter says action is needed over the ill treatment she endured.
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Cuba
United Preas
Washington
Frances Porter
New York
Havana
C. P. Whitehead
Atlanta
Whitehead
Miss Porter
Meter hearing set on Indianapolis Water Company meterization
Public service commission ordered a Dec 27 hearing at the statehouse to review the meter installation program. Commissioner Howell Ellis halted further meter forcing to allow a thorough investigation and to let complainants air their grievances. Marion, Ind. Dec 10. C. H. Martin, 86, former mayor, died after two days of illness.
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Indianapolis Water Company
Public Service Commission
Howell Ellis
Statehouse
Service Department of the Commission
Ellis
United Press
Marion
Ind
C. H. Martin
Hoover arrives in Santiago amid Chilean cheers
President elect Herbert Hoover reached Alameda Station in Santiago by train at 11 45 am greeted by Chilean President Carlos Ibanez and cabinet and by American Ambassador William S Culbertson. Police and soldiers struggled to control the enthusiastic crowd as cheers rang out for Hoover and Ambassador Fletcher.
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United Press
Santiago
Chile
Herbert Hoover
Carlos Ibanez
Mr. Hoover
Ibanez
William S. Culbertson
Hoover
Alameda Station
Ambaassaidor
Henry P. Fletcher
Postmasters Warned About Santa Letters
Post office department warns postmasters under its authority to turn over Santa Claus letters to reputable charitable organizations. Inspectors report some letters have been diverted to private gain by certain groups and individuals.
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United Press
Washington
Post Office Department
Post Office
Premonition Stops Carjackers in Chicago Traffic
Mrs. A L Rubel of La Porte Indiana and her husband faced two men at a Chicago traffic light. She removed rings and a wristwatch and placed them in the car pocket. The bandits forced the couple from the car and fled with $22.
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United Press
Chicago
A. L. Rubel
la Porte
Ind
Supreme Court Recess Extends to January 2 Session
The United States Supreme Court recessed today until Wednesday January 2. The announcement states the high court will resume formal sessions on that date, with no additional details given regarding agenda or cases.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
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