Inquiry Started to Fix Blame in Wreck
United Press reports a probe launched to determine fault after the Twentieth Century Limited wreck near Forsythe New York that killed nine. Engineer Charles Patterson, longtime railroad employee, faced the hearing day as the train’s third section struck the first section and last coach after an earlier collision at Deadman’s Crossing. Patterson was taken home to Buffalo in shock but otherwise unharmed.
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United Press Ein
Limited
New York Central Flier
Forsythe
N. Y
Deadman’s Crossing
Charles Patterson
Patterson
Buffalo
Guthrie Speaks on Conservation in Greensburg
Times Special reports from Greensburg Indiana December 11 Hoosiers cut trees four times faster than they are grown Guthrie head of the State Department of Conservation notes 2 000 000 acres idle and unproductive originally timber land attempts to farm it soil not fertile enough to grow crops land abandoned reforestation could yield timber and save freight costs Frank N Wallace state entomologist urges shade tree care and criticizes tree trimmers calling for reforms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
Frank N. Wallace
Mellon tax cuts can fund adjusted compensation says Quinn
National Commander John R Quinn writes to Senators and Representatives claiming Mellon tax reductions can fund the American Legion supported adjusted compensation. He notes the tax cuts would total about 323 million annually while the adjusted compensation cost averages 20 million per year for the first three years and under 88 million yearly over its life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
American Legion
John R. Quinn
Senate Finance Committee
Penrod and Hall to Aid Shank in gubernatorial bid
Senator Will Penrod of Logoothee and Archibald M. Hall of Indianapolis join Mayor Shank's campaign for governor. They will lead in the primary, with Severin headquarters opening next week to set up a State manager and a speakers bureau. Penrod, a newspaper publisher, was elected to the State Legislature last year. Hall has long served as a speaker for Republican committees. The Shank campaign starts after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
Will K. Penrod
Loogootee
Archibald M. Hall
Indianapolis
The
Severin
Penrod
Hall
Night patrols boosted as theft fears rise for holidays
Marion Indiana December 11 police and county authorities hunt three masked youths who robbed Sherman Leyman’s general store at Dillman near here, making off with about 100 dollars. Inspector Walter White serves as acting chief of police during Chief Herman Rkhoff’s weeklong absence in Chicago where he will judge a trial show.
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Walter White
Herman Rkhoff
Chicago
Rkhoff
United Financial
Marion
Ind
Sherman Leyman
Dillman
Leyman
Brief Illness Ends Prison Leader's Life
George A. H. Shideler superintendent of the State Reformatory at Penleton died at 9 45 am in St Vincent's Hospital after a brief illness of heart trouble.
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George A. H. Shideler
State Reformatory
Pe n @leton
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Joyous Fete for Feted Shriners at Temple Egypt
Entertainment by Mural Shrine troupe arranged by Edward J. Gause for Shriners at the Temple Egyptian room at 3 30 p m on Wednesday. Dancing in the banquet hall from 8 30 to midnight concludes the program with Murat Orchestra and Saxophone Sextette, several vaudeville and musical numbers, solos, dances, and an extravaganza by the Egyptian Ballet led by George Lipps.
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Mural Shrine Fame
Edward J. Gausepohl
Shriners
Murat
W. 8
Mitchell
Hickville Minstrels
Nobles Hoffmeister
Krauss
Gaul
Howe
Gill
Heinrich
Henke
Rhoades
Young
Feren‘inger
Orr
James
Richardson
McNeely
Holtman
Richter
Nobles Voeller
Powis
Perkins
Plamwood
Weber
Rice
Middleton
Davenport
Chanters
Noble Arnold F Spencer
Harmony
Nobles Hoffmetater
Egyptian Ballet
George Lipps
Nobles Perguson
Brockway
Lain
Long
Siebert
George Kadel
Edward Reasner
George Lipps, Statue Dance, “the Dying Gladiator,” and Albert Hoffmeister
Walter Weldely
Dry agents and bootleggers slain in Ohio gun battles
A survey notes seven dry agents and fourteen bootleggers killed enforcing Prohibition in Ohio during 1923. Other items report political moves, murders, and weather, including a Texas Republican plan to condemn the Ku Klux Klan, a Mo. murder of Benjamin Burns, Pancho Villa faction support for Obregon, and preparations for a world trip by Major L. Martin.
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Ohio
R. B. Creager
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
Delay in choosing Indianapolis smoke inspector persists
Edward O. Snethen of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Clubs urged another examination for the assistant chief smoke inspector at the Board of Safety. He said a clear rule would attract more engineers who could remain beyond the current administration’s term. Since the Nov 17 ordinance, the board has reduced thirteen applicants to three finalists: John Shreffler, Daniel Grieb, and H F Templeton. Temples favored by the board and Building Commissioner Francis F Hamilton, with advisory recommendation for Grieb or Shreffler, while politics claims from Mayor Shank are denied. The job pays 3000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O. Snethen
Indianapolis
John Shreffler
Daniel Grieb
H F. Templeton
Templeton
Francis F. Hamilton
Grieb
Shreffler
Shank
Safety Board
Fine Vegetables and Fruit Shower Market Prices
Fancy fruits and vegetables drew the only market stir with Temples Satsuma and King oranges at 75 cents a dozen. Kumquats 35 cents a quart, head lettuce 20 cents each, alligator pears 65 to 70 cents, limes 40 cents a dozen, celery four for 25 cents, hothouse tomatoes 40 cents a pound, large pineapples 40 cents each. Staples unchanged. eggs 60 cents a dozen. fowls 20 cents un dressed, 35 and 40 cents dressed.
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Satsuma
Man and wife burn. 10 dead in Edwardsville blaze
In Edwardsville Illinois on December 11 Charles Neathery 35 restaurant owner and his wife Edna 25 were burned to death in a mysterious fire that destroyed three buildings on the city square causing about 80000 in damage. Neathery had warned relatives of threats over pro-Klan activities. The couple were found in each others arms after the collapse following an explosion as they shouted from their rooms above the restaurant for help. The restaurant had been sold to Walter Sparts of Staunton and was to take possession December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Neathery
Edna
Neathery
Walter Sparts
Staunton
Butler Chemistry Club Organized for Fraternity Bid
Butler chemistry students form a Butler Chemistry Club to petition a national scientific fraternity. Membership based on scholastic standing, with Prof. Guy Shadlinger, head of the chemistry department, in charge. Charter members include Victor Twitty Henry Nester Kenneth Wiseman Lowell Mullen Shailer Bass Doyle Morris Louise Duncan Margaret Kluger Elizabeth Dugan Clarence Jalleski Leon Kelly and Herbert Murster.
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Butler Chemistry
Butler Chemistry Club
Guy Shadlinger
Victor Twitty
Henry Nester
Kenneth Wiseman
Lowell Mullen
Shailer Bass
Doyle Morris
Louise Duncan
Margaret Kluger
Elizabeth Dugan
Clarence Jalleski
Leon Kelly
Herbert Murster
Stolen Cars Belong to Indiana Residents
Automobiles reported stolen belong to Bell L. Archbold of Maywood Indiana from Washington Street and Capitol Avenue, and to Charles Lamman of 1102 South Meridian Street from Agnes and Michigan Streets.
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Bell L. Archbold
Maywood
Ind
Washington St
Capitol Ave
Charles Lamman
S. Meridian St
Agnes and
Michigan Sts
Need for Better Church Business Methods Highlighted
Rev W W Bollinger of Eliwin Ray M E Church urged improved church business methods before the Methodist Ministers Association at Roberts Park M E Church. He said funding should be raised by the official board rather than ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W Bollinger
Eliwin Ray M. E
Methodist Ministers’ Association
Roberts Park M. E
Bollinger
Proverb Contest Prizes and Rules Published
The Times announces a proverb contest with prizes for the top submitters. Participants must send a complete 60 proverb answer set, with one coupon per proverb, by noon January 1, 1924. Judges include Edward J. Gansepohl and James A. Collins. entries via Fletcher Bank.
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Times
the Times
Indianapools Times
Ralph K. Smith
Fletcher American Bank
Edward J. Gansepohl
E. J. Gansepohl & Co
James A. Collins
Maries County Beach
George Buck
Shortridge High School
Marmon dealers host round table at Kentucky Ave factory
About 150 delegates attended the Marmon dealers convention at the Marmon factory on Kentucky Ave and West Morris St. H H Brooks led a round table on solving selling problems. Speakers included C E Gambill of Chicago on requirements for success and H F Gleason on buying and selling used cars. Other talks covered service, customers through service, aggressive spirit, distribution nationalization, and securing dealers. BE Gorrell provided a summary.
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H. H. Brooks
Marmon Dealers
Marmon
Kentucky Ave
W. Morris
Claypool
C. E. Gambill
Chicago
H. F. Gleason
Pittsburgh
S. Toback
New York
H. R Keyne
Albany
John T. Brown
Alton
I l
C. Bedger
Homer McKee
Indianapolis
A. J. Rogers
C. A. Campbell
5. G. Pope
Philadelphia
Be, Gorrell
Friends aid Hammond as escape suspected after hospital break
Police say Ray mond Hammond fled the city after escaping from the city hospital. He was recovering from wounds from a Oct. 15 shooting by his sister in law Hazel Keller. Hammond had been sentenced on a trespass charge and was last seen with his wife Marie Hammond.
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Raymond Hammond
LaSalle St
Hazel Keller
College Ave
Hammond
Marie Hammond
Rushville
Ind
Santa versus Labor Union Clashes Over Christmas Eve Meeting
Delegates of the Central Labor Union breathed relief as they dodged a Christmas Eve gathering. James Lechler moved to reschedule to the second Monday in January and won unanimous support. The body also approved transferring funds to the United Labor Bank and Trust Company and purchased $10 in Christmas seals during the first week of January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
James Lechler
Santa Claus
United Labor Bank and Trust Company
Patrolman Vollmer Confesses to Candy Store Robbery
ST LOUIS Mo Dec 11 Patrol man Gustave Vollmer stripped of his police uniform in a prison cell today confessed to robbing a candy store, according to police records.
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United Press
St, Louis
Gustave Vollmer
Shortridge Grad Stars in De Pauw Comedy Dulcy
John B. Little son of City Court Prosecutor and Mrs J Burdette Little played a leading role in the De Pauw University production of Dulcy. Little, a Shortridge high school graduate and Delta Upsilon member, comes from 3224 Bellefontaine Street Greencastle Ind.
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Dulcy
Duzer du
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
John B. Little
J. Burdette Little
Bellefontaine St
Little
Shortridge High School
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Economics Club Elects Officers at Butler
The Butler Home Economics Club elected Miss Gladys Sedbrook president, Miss Freda Lines vice president, and Miss Margaret McCain secretary and treasurer. Plans include future bazaars parties and teas to be sponsored by members with Miss Katherine Whit e head of the home economics department as sponsor.
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Butler Home Economics Club
Gladys Sedbrook
Freda Lines
Margaret McCain
Katherine Wilhite
Smith Named for Honor in Indiana Foreign Wars Nominees
Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith is nominated for presidency of the Indiana commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars. Other nominees include Gen. Leigh R. Gignilliat, Lieut. Morris G. Fuller, Maj. Howard M. Gay, Maj. Mead Cestel, Maj. Ernest De Wolfe Wales, and Capt. Norman A. Nicolai. Council nominees are Capt. Charles B. Tarlton, Col. Gavin L. Payne, Col. Edwin A. Root, Lieut. Col. Willard S. Boyle, Col. Robert L. Moorhead, Col. Walter H. Unverso n, and Lieut. Bertrand S. Hawkins.
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Harry B. Smith
Indiana
Military Order of Foreign Wars
Leigh R. Gignilliat
Culver Military Academy
Morris G. Fuller
Howard M. Gay
Mead Cestel
Ernest de Wolfe Wales
Norman A. Nicolai
Charles 8. Tarlton
Gavin L. Payne
Edwin A. Root
Willard S. Boyle
Robert L. Moorhead
Walter H. Unverson
Bertrand S. Hawkins
Boyle
Teacher Lena Southard Dies After Auto Crash In Indianapolis
Miss Lena May Southard a 48 year old English and art teacher at Lucretia Mott School No 38 died Monday night at St Vincent Hospital from injuries after an automobile driven by Dr F Wade La Rue struck her at Twenty Third Street and Park Avenue. Dr La Rue faces involuntary manslaughter charges. Survived by her mother Mrs Alice May Southard, burial to be in Rushville Indiana.
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Lucretia Mott School
Rural St
Lena May Southard
St. Vincent Hospital
F. Wade la Rue
Central Ave
Twenty- Third St
Park Ave
Dr. la Rue
John Herron
Columbia University
Chicago Art Institute
Postmasters Nominated in Indiana by Coolidge
President Coolidge sent to the Senate sixty two Indiana postmaster nominations for acting or recess appointments. Listed are names and towns including Samuel Baintridge Bicknell Hugh Horn Brownsburg Roy Lingeman Brownstown Charles Robertson Clarks Hill James Thompson and many others across the state.
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Times
Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Indiana
Congress
New
Baintridge
Samuel Ratliff
Bicknell
Hugh Horn
Brownsburg
Roy Lingeman
Brownstown
Charles R. Robertson
Clarkshill
James E. Thompdson
Clayton
Finey Franklin
Columbia City
Job C
Union Mills
George A. White
Yorktown
Charles A. Burgess
Akron
A'pheus L. Adamson
Andrews
David R. Alpaugh
Boswel
Earl L. Eldridge
Bremen
Wiliam H. Beckheiser
Brook Cautle
A. Warr
Cambridge City
Hugh R. Foes
Campbelleburg
Saramuel C. Morgan
Colfax
Julia V. Clark
Dana
Edward C. Bales
Darlington
Harry M. Weilever
Dunkirk
Lionel A. Pratt
Farmand
Ira Craig
Ferdinand
Werner A. Wollenmann
Francesville
Ebert Garrigues
Greencastle
Erasmus
Dartley
Greenfied
Hugh
Johnson
Hammond
Richart H. MecHie
Hartford City
Ralph W
Montford
Nowe
Ned A. Parham
Jasper
John J. Himsel
Lowell
Wiliam H. Morey
Mion
Chares
Aton
Milford
James W. Robinson
Montpelier
Neil W. Troutman
Morristown
John F. Trimble
New Haven
Wilferd Lucas
Oreans
Luella Moore
Pekin
Harold C. Littell
Pennvile
Earl V. Lei
Coveyville
George W. Owen
Redkey
Perry Leavel
Ridgeville
Qui
Murdered woman to be buried at Clinton
In Terre Haute Indiana Howard Clover of Clinton and Mrs Hess of Dana travel to Milwaukee to claim the body of Mrs Ora Clover Tompkins murdered by her husband Ray Tompkins a wealthy real estate dealer The body will be brought to Clinton for burial Mrs Tompkins leaves behind her parents Mr and Mrs Will Clover of Clinton who had gone to California for a visit.
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United Preas
Butler Biology Club hears Amos W Butler lecture
Biologists heard Amos W. Butler former secretary of the State board of charities speak on The Heredity of Human Traits Monday evening. Edward McGavran presides over the club with Prof. H L Bruner as sponsor as the series of lectures continues.
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Amos W. Butler
State Board of Charities
Butler Biology Club
Biology Club
Edward McGavran
H. L. Bruner
Crosstown Cars Begin Sunday on Washington Line
Cross-town car service on Washington Street from Mt. Jackson to Irvington starts Sunday morning. Cars run every six minutes daytime and four minutes at rush hours. Routes redraw Brightwood and East Michigan lines to ease congestion, with a 35 minute trial previously tried and found unprofitable.
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Washington St
Mt. Jackson
Irvington
Indianapolis Street Railway
W. Washington St
E. Washington
James Pp. Tretton
Street Railway
Brightwood
E. Michigan
FE. Michigan
Delaware St
Maryland St
Meridian St
Massachusetts Ave
Pennsylvania St
Georgia St
Pennsylvania Bt
Alabama St
One Street Car Company
Christmas Shopping Window Pedestrians Stop to Browse
A downtown scene as Christmas shoppers switch routines with women first at haberdashers and men at department stores. A teen bets on a purple sun-stick price eight ninety eight while others discuss gifts like table lamps spoons and umbrellas.
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James
Henry
Sally
Sidewalks Only Left Untouched by Robbers
Reynolds Indiana residents say a gang of bandits spared only the sidewalks during a spree. They smashed safes and broke doors at a blacksmith shop meat market furniture store hardware store restaurant drug store and post office, through Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Reynolds
Ind
Yeggs
Young Woman in Ban Check Case Cites Theft Motive
Cecelia Jane Kaufman, 22, of 313 Eastern Ave., arraigned in city court on forgery, issuing fraudulent checks, and obtaining goods under false pretenses. She confessed, waived examination, and was bound over to the grand jury on bonds of 1000 for two charges and 500 for the third. Detectives say she issued 41 bad checks totaling 412.27, mainly for clothing and other goods, often from stores and a downtown baggage room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quigley-Hyland
Cecelia Kaufman
Eastern Ave
Cecelia Jane Kaufman
Grand Jury
Miss Kaufman
City Prison
Quigley-Hyland Detective Agency
Kate Wismeier
N. Temple Ave
Seal sale grows as patients help in Indianapolis drive
Contributions to the Marion County Tuberculosis Association seal sale at 627 Indiana Pythian building include the International Typographical Union 100 dollars and many local firms. Indianapolis firms Sunnyside participants such as Indiana Bell 50 dollars Merchants National Bank 50 dollars and others pledge smaller sums to aid patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Indiana Pythian Building
International Typographical Union
The
Business Men's Indemnity Association
D. Sommers & Co
John H. Holliday
Losey-Nash Motor Company
Board of Trade
Bemis Brothers Bag Company
William F. Milholland
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Indianapolis
Sunnyside
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Merchants National Bank
Vonnegut Hardware Company
Swan-Myers Company
William H Wendell Company
Rader Coal Company
White Furniture Company
Lilly Hardware Company
Crescent Oil Company
Indianapolis Paint Company
Dugan-Johnson Company
Radio fans hear Coolidge address in memory of Harding
In Indianapolis a gymnasium receiving set, installed by Fred Finehout of the Technical High School electrical department, carried President Coolidge’s message to about 500 listeners Monday night in memory of President Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Coolidge
Harding
Fred Finehout
Electrical Department of Technical High School
Cuticura Heals Face Affected With Itchy Pimples
An advertisement touts Cuticura for facial pimples with itchy irritation. It promotes Cuticura Soap for 25 cents, Ointment at 25 and 50 cents, and Talcum at 35 cents. Mail samples offered with address in Malden, Maas.
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Dept. H
Malden
Maas
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