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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1924
Page
2
August Belmont, 71, prominent traction magnate and sportsman, died at his New York home after a brief illness following arm infection. He helped organize New York's first subway, backed Alton Parker in 1894, and supported racing and opera. burial plans await, likely in Newport family vault.
Mrs. Ralph Shonk aged 28 killed herself at home near Logansport Indiana after despondency over health. Three small children survive.
An advertisement touts Haley's Magnesia oil as a safe palatable laxative that combines milk of magnesia and mineral oil. It claims faster, stronger results with no griping, suitable for large doses and even mixed with milk for children, with mail order available from the Haley Mago Company in Indianapolis.
The minister travels from Maine to Boston to preach in several churches. She speaks simply with conviction and is not opposed to dancing or theaters. She has led services in two Maine churches and will continue in multiple Boston venues.
Radio feature notes a public rehearsal of the Straw Bridge and Clothier chorus for a Christmas program at Christ mas, with listings for Handel's The Messiah, Spellbring's Concert Orchestra, and a dinner to Caven RB. Young from Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
In Washington serious international tensions loom as the Moroccan question, near a World War in 1912 after Spain withdrew from much of its zone, could reopen. The United States reportedly has decided on a hands off policy should the dispute resume, amid hints from Primo de Rivera of revising the Algeciras Treaty.
Crawfordsville Ind December 11 Louis W Otte has been nominated by President Coolidge for post master here according to word received today.
A thirty minute delay was reported on the Stockyards road near a curve when a car and trailer became stuck. The incident involved Morris and West streets as the location reference.
A city list outlines numerous families needing help for Christmas. It specifies children ages 1 to 16, parents with health and income struggles, and requests for dinners toys clothing and fuel. Several families require groceries bedding and warm clothing as the division of child hygiene records their needs.
Police search for a driver who struck and injured Rosie Lee, 54, at Sixteenth Street and Lafayette Road and then fled. Separate incidents left Leon Cohen with a cut to the right eye after a collision with a car driven by Mrs. J B Timberlake and injured Caldwell after a bicycle collision on Thirteenth and Bellefontaine Streets.
Willie Carey, veteran of many arrests, will hear decisions on six cases Saturday before Criminal Judge James A Collins Averend. Court rose Wednesday to hear Carey’s burglary and theft trials amid a tense docket and a 150 day sentence tally from five prior sentences. Carey remains jailed on a new charge. Robert Stainback alias Ed Houston, 302 S New Jersey St, is held on fugitive charges from St Louis Mo. He is wanted for allegedly murdering his wife last June. Stainback was identified as the man sought for a board bill default when arrested locally.
Improvement seen in Homer Justus 44 Castieton Trt who lies in Metterdist Hospital after injuries Wednesday when his carriage was struck by an interurban at Thirty Berth St and Sherman. Judges awarded second prize of 315 for No 10 amid a parade of dress hints and witty verses from local residents and visiting guests including Mayor Lew Shank.
Loy's director at the Yo M. C. A. was dead today from injuries received when struck by an auto Wednesday night. Police are seeking the driver. The name Perry Wilson appears as the father in the fragmentary text.
Dick Miller president of City Trust Company spoke to the Indianapolis Auto Trade Association at the Indianapolis Athletic Club on Wednesday expressing optimism about the future of the automobile business.
Word of the death of Mrs. Emily iancock Whinneriah, a former teacher in Indianapolis public schools, Dec 2 in Montrose California, has been received by friends here.
An advertisement features Mrs. Kinza Teeter of Joshen Indiana praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for curing a yearlong coughing illness. It claims renewed strength after a year and notes the druggists supply all Pierce remedies and a trial package can be requested from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
Rumor claims Morton S. Hawkins of Portland Indiana, fugitive head of Hawkins Mortgage Company and central figure in a six million dollar fraud case, is in hiding in Spain with two million dollars in Spanish banks. Mayor Shank cited a local tip that Hawkins planned a future in Spain and was unconcerned about his prospects.
Inventor John A. Stransky of Pukwana South Dakota introduces an automatic self regulating device for autos. It claims to boost mileage from 35 to 57 miles per gallon, removes carbon and reduces spark plug trouble. Installation takes five minutes and he offers samples at his own risk to distributors.
Hawkins disappeared Oct. 1 on the eve of a Federal Court trial with sixteen others. The Estate Board elected at the annual meeting at Severin includes Fred C. Tucker, J. E. Morrison, and Joseph Argus.
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