Indianapolis ranks among top 25 cities in philanthropy
A 1927 survey by John Price Jones and Jones and Blakely shows Indianapolis citizens gave a total of 20.839 million dollars to philanthropy education and religion, ranking twenty first among 183 cities and their trading areas. Religion received the largest share at 1.08 billion dollars.
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Indianapolis
John Price Jones Corporation
Jones & Blakely
New York
New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Detroit
San Francisco
Cleveland
Los Angeles
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Milwaukee
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Cincinnati
Three killed and two near death in Indianapolis crashes
Over the weekend multiple crashes in Indianapolis left three men dead and two in critical condition. The fatalities include George Thomas 55 and Edward Donaldson 52, with Wilbur Fondeau 23 killed after a racing car accident at Englewood track.
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Indianapolis
George Thomas
North
Pennsylvania Street
Edward Donaldson
North Capitol Avenue
Wilbur Fondeau
Rembrandt Street
Fondeau
Englewood
Robert A. Carter
Odell
William Dismore
Cementville
Sellersburg
Louis Ericson
Michigan City
Julius Voight
Charles Belmer
Washington
Donald H. Hamilton
Terre Haute
Tyler Verill
Chicago, Attica & Southern
la Crosse
League of Nations meets as King George illness looms
The fifty third session in Lugano opened with Briand presiding. Officials fear the king's condition may thwart private talks and affect attendance. Main agenda item is a permanent central opium board, though the US refusal to participate raises questions of council authority and compliance.
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Lugano
Switzerland
Council of the
League of Nations
Aristide Briand
France
George
England
Austen Chamberlin
London
League Council
Chamberlain
League
Central Opium Board
United States
Turks Doff Fez For Derby Shrine Forum
Harry A. Franck noted traveler and author spoke at Kirshbaum Community Center on Sunday night. He contrasted modern Turkey with the past and describedWesternized dress and the decline of veiling amid political and social changes.
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Turkey
Mustapaha Kemal
Kirshbaum Community Center
Harry A. Franck
Jury to Open Racketeering Probe in Cincinnati
Judge Edward Hurley ordered the Hamilton County grand jury to investigate rumors of racketeering in Cincinnati. Reports claim Nathan Shapiro was extorted for 35 000 by gangsters after being held in a ride. Shapiro declined to comment. Another rumor cited a prominent local businessman's $5 000 check cashed after captivity.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Edward Hurley
Common Pleas Court
Hamilton County Grand Jary
Shapiro
Indiana Editors Invite Curtis to Speak Here
Charles Curtis vice president elect will be invited to address the Indiana Republican Editorial Association at its mid winter meeting set for January 24 and 25 at the Columbia Club. Twenty five editors met Sunday at the same club with Everett E. Neal presiding. Banquet planned for January 24 with a dinner January 25 for association members. Committee chairmen named include E. J. Hancock George W. Stout Charles J. Robb and Frederick E. Schortemeier.
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Charles Curtis
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Columbia Club
Curtis
Everett E. Neal
Noblesville
Republican State Committee
Neil D. McCallum
Batesville
E. J. Hancock
Greensburg
George W. Stout
Lafayette
Charles J. Robb
Michigan City
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Indianapolis
Murder Defendant's Sister to Take Stand in Indiana Case
Anville Ind Dec 10 Mrs Ora Whitten will testify in Hendricks circuit court in the murder case of her husband Ora Whitten. Her brother William Nichols is charged after a Sept 23 shooting during a dispute over care of Nichols and Whitten's aging father. Mrs Whitten says both men fought for a 22 caliber rifle and two shots were fired. Nichols will plead self defense.
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Ind
Ora Whitten
Hendricks
William Nichols
Whitten
Nichols
Anderson Nichols
Plan Hennessey fete honors star tennis player
Final arrangements are made by committees chaired by George B. Wellbaum for a dinner honoring Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis, a Davis Cup team member, at 6:30 p.m. December 14 at the chamber of commerce. Jewel thieves steal 2500 dollars in merchandise from J F Kiser Jewelry Co in Muncie, including diamonds rings and watches, with no safe intrusion.
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George B. Wellbaum
Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee
Johnny Hennessey
Indianapolis
Muncie
Ind
J. F. Kiser Jewelry Company
Sahara Grotto to Initiate 150 Candidates in Friday Ceremony
More than 150 candidates are expected to be initiated Friday night at Sahara Grotto’s short form ceremony at the Athenaeum under monarch Charles W. sh. The group will be called The Gentlemen's Class and report at 6 45 p m with work beginning at 7 30 p m The ladies auxiliary will entertain visitors until 9 30 p m when dancing starts The December stated meeting, first for new members, is set for Dec 17.
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Sahara Grotto
Athenaeum
Charles W'sh
Visiting Priest Speaks at St John’s Holy Name Retreat
Rev Daniel D Higgins of Kirkwood Missouri declared Christianity the highest type of civilization during the annual Holy Name Society retreat for men at St John’s Catholic church. The program included morning mass communion and the Holy Name vesper services with Rev Clemens Bosler assisting.
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Daniel D. Higgins
Kirkwood
Holy Name Society
St. John’s Catholic Church
Clemens Bosler
St. John's
Traffic experts meet to plan national highway burden fix
More than 100 executives engineers and traffic authorities will gather in New York to discuss efficient use of the nation's highway system. The sessions align with the Washington research board meeting set for December 13 and 14 to allow distant attendees to attend both events on one trip.
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New York
National Highway Traffic Associations
National Research Board
Traffic Association
Washington
Research Board
Former Hoosier Slays Son Exonerated in Self Defense
William Littoral aged 65 was released in Toledo after being exonerated in the slaying of his son Turner Littoral 39 in what police deemed a self defense killing. Littoral previously lived in Muncie Indiana and was a former local laborer.
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Son Times
Ymtuncie
Ind
William Littoral
Toledo
Turner
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