Indianapolis Christmas trade tops five million dollars
R G Dun & Co. estimates Indianapolis Christmas business will exceed five million dollars with about two million of that from out of town shoppers. Local officials note favorable weather and rising activity as merchants report strong holiday sales and an influx of customers from a fifty mile radius. Clearings reach forty eight million seven hundred eighty thousand, with rail, trolley and bus lines reporting increased traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Joseph A. Kebler
R. G. Dun & Co
Mercantile Agency
Kebler
Dusidees
George C. Calvert
Indianapolis Clearing House Association
John B. Reynolds
Chamber of Commerce
William E. Balch
Merchants Association
Balch
Indiana
Charles L. Hartman
Merchants’ Association
M. S. Block
William H. Block Company
Untruthful and Destructive Flying Colonel Probe Raised
A prosecutor is appointed to investigate a flying colonel accused of deception and harmful actions. The inquiry centers on alleged false statements and damaging conduct affecting military operations. 기관 investigates the officer's role and accountability.
Mitchell court martial ends with call for dismissal
A War Department prosecutor urged Col. William Mitchell be dismissed in the name of the American people, after an eight week court martial. Brig. Gen. Hen Gullion argued Mitchell was guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and accused Admiral Sims of bias. Mitchell claimed the case aimed to undermine air power and questioned political motives behind his demotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Col
William Itehell
Army
War Department
Flying Flonel
Mitchell
Hen Gullion
Gullion
William Ss. Sims
General Staff of the Army
General Board of the Navy
Weeks
Coolidge
Virginia Capes
Something Ought to Be Done
Morris Goldberg told police at the station that there is too much disrespect for law after three armed men robbed him of 250 gallons of alcohol valued at 3500 dollars. His truck was forced to the curb and the bootlegger was made to stand by while the liquor was loaded into a car. He pledged himself to aid in bringing the culprits to justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
T. Paul, Minn
Morris Goldberg
Goldberg
Chamber backs Schwab for Indianapolis industry
Nicholas Noyes, president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, pledged full aid from the chamber to help locate a new industry in Indianapolis for Charles Schwab. He said the chamber would develop industrial progress carefully and only back ventures with stable backing and evidence of viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Washington
Charles Schwab
Steel King
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Nicholas Noyes
Chamber
Noyes
Eli Lilly & Co
Schwab
Court War Breaks Out in Senate over Hague Tribunal
Senator Claude Swanson opens debate on the Harding Coolidge plan for U S adherence to the permanent court of international justice at The Hague. He defends the court as an independent, wise arbiter and says United States would not join the League of Nations. Opponents Borah and Reed lead the opposition as debates loom.
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Weeks
Air Service
Ashington
Permanent Court of International Justice
The
Hague
Claude Swanson
Virginia
Senate
United States
Swanson
League of Nations
Borah
Idaho
Reed
Missouri
Court of Wisdom
United States Senate
League
America
Marion County orders affect Julietta asylum actions
Marion County commissioners ordered no new admissions to Julietta asylum but later rescinded that order and moved epileptic patients to Newcastle Indiana. The council may fund 70 000 for 1926 and officials discuss closing the institution while considering a delinquent children home at Julietta and possible grand jury probe into patient removals.
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Marion County
Julietta
Harry Dunn
Benjamins. Potter
Newcastle
Ind
Potter
Cassius L. Mhogle
County Council
Hogle
James A. Collins
George A. Weaver
Traffic Code Violators Pay Less This Year
A city report shows a sharp drop in revenue from traffic violations, with receipts down from 18 229 to 4 629. Fewer plead guilty, more go to city court, and many motorists receive exemptions or fines with costs suspended.
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Herman F. Rikhoff
Michael J. Glenn
Lewis Johnson
Glenn
Johnson
Turkey Drops War Threat Over Mosul Dispute
Turkish Foreign Minister Tewfik Bey warned in Geneva that Mosul residents would not accept the League of Nations Mosul decision while asserting Turkey’s relations with Great Britain would stay as they are. His remarks followed similar statements by Rousdi Bey, signaling no immediate war threat.
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Geneva
Turkey
Great Britain
Mosul
League Council
Tewfik Bey
Paris
Tewfik
Rouscdi Bey
Mrs Rudy Seeks Divorce From Rudolph Valentino
Natacha Ram bova known as Mrs Rudolph Valentino filed for divorce in Paris from film star Rudolph Valentino. Valentino listed as Guglielmi at registration. Papers show the pair wed in Crown Point Indiana in 1923 and a so called marital vacation led to the court action.
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United Press Paris
Natacha Rambova
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
Guglielmi
de Wolf Guglielmi
Rodolfo Guglielmi
Crown Point
Ind
Hourly Temperature Reading Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows hourly temperature values with times from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. including 23 at 2 a.m. 26 at 8 a.m. 29 at noon and 27 at 1 p.m. The text also includes stray characters and unclear identifiers. The readable data indicate a rising daytime temperature trend across late morning to early afternoon.
Socialists Balk Koch in Effort to Form New German Cabinet
Berlin Dec 17 Eric Koch former interior minister failed to form a new cabinet to succeed the Luther regime He reported to President Von Hindenburg he could not assemble a cabinet on lines of the big coalition Socialist opposition toppled his plan and halted the effort
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United Press Berlin
Eric Koch
Luther
Koch
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Move to oust Small likely by quo warranto
Quo warranto proceedings to oust Governor Len Small are likely after the Illinois Supreme Court orders an accounting of more than $100 000 allegedly pocketed when he was State Treasurer The case may proceed after the Sangamon Circuit Court reviews the amount of liability to the State Debtors to the State are ineligible to hold office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nites Pylbringfield
Len Small
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
Sangamon Circuit Court
Trial costs tally as Indiana crime case drains funds
Marion County will receive a bill of 3299.55 dollars from Hamilton County for the expense of the recent trial of D C Stephenson Earl Gentry and Earl Klinck. County clerk D R Mann completed an itemized statement and will send the bill in the next few days. It is described as among the largest criminal case costs in Indiana history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Special
Noblesville
Ind
Marion County
Hamilton County
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Gentry
Earl Klinck
D. R. Mann
Indiana
Policeman Improves after Motorcycle Crash Injures Rider
Police say Motorcycleman Ralph Kelch is improving at the city hospital after a crash on Illinois and Wabash Streets Wednesday night. He was riding south behind an auto driven by Hiram Smith of 328 West South Street, who allegedly attempted a mid block turn and struck Kelch.
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Ralph Kelch
Illinois
Wabash St
Kelch
Hiram Smith
W. South St
Smith
Blast Shatters Windows After Acetylene Tank Blast
Alfred Nyehart was blown about 100 feet and left near death at a hospital following a tank explosion at the Commercial Acetylene Supply Company plant. Three others were injured as the blast shattered windows two miles away in Blue Island Illinois.
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United Press
Blue Island
Alfred Nyehart
Pain Killer on His Breath Leads to DUI Trial Claim
William Perry, 35, is on trial in Circuit Court for driving while intoxicated. He argues arresting officers erred, saying a pain killer he took for a sore throat caused his odor and wobbling gait, attributing it to a shorter leg rather than alcohol.
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United Press
Ceta Ind
William Perry
Perry
Family Affair Horsewhipping Ends in Dismissals
In city court Judge Pro Tein Samuel Trimble dismissed assault and battery charges against Mrs Nettie Taylor and her husband Alex Taylor over a Dec 8 horsewhipping incident. Mrs Taylor said she would not live with him and pondered a lazy husband warrant while Taylor denied wrongdoing. Oakley reported marks on his body.
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Samuel Trimble
Nettie Taylor
Alabama Sr
Alex Taylor
Taylor
Oakley
Mrs. Taylor
Five Boys Await Santa Beneath Christmas Stockings
A needy family relies on readers to provide gifts for five boys aged 3 to 9. The Times and the Christmas Clearing House appeal for help, urging citizens to step in as Santa Claus.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Fire Bug Costs Put At $28 045 In City Fires
Fire Chief John J. O'Brien reports seventy-one of 3,838 fires this year were caused by a fire bug. Loss from those fires totaled 28,045 dollars with many fires in vacant north side houses. The heaviest damage, 6,450 dollars, occurred at three houses near Naomi Street.
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John J. O’brien
Bright St
O’brien
Naomi St
One Dead Eight Hurt In Gary Auto Toll
In Gary Indiana a fatal and serious auto accident toll rose with Tony Kankowski dead after a skidding car collision. A family of three likely fatally injured when struck by a train, plus two others badly hurt when another train hit their vehicle. Two more drivers were injured in a separate crash as trains and cars collided in Gary.
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Gary
Ind
Tony Kankowski
Harry Anderson
Robert Fuller
Genevieve Carr
R. M. McCann
Joe Lauderdale
Pastor Denies He Stole Love in Alienation Suit
Rev. Edgar L. Mullins of Immanuel Baptist Church denied charges that he caused Howard F. Smith’s divorce and alienation of affections. Smith, from Lawrenceburg, claims Mullins visited his home and engaged in misconduct while Mullins led a Lawrenceburg church. Mullins campaigns against Sunday movies, petting parties, and drinking are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne, Ind
Edgar L. Mullins
Immanuel Baptist Church
Howard F. Smith
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Mullins
Smith
Children terrorized by two men at School No 68
Police seek two men one white and one colored suspected of terrorizing pupils at School No 68 Linwood Ave and New York St. An incident reported today says the colored man grabbed history papers from Roberta Wilmeth, 12, of 3520 E Washington St, and destroyed them.
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Linwood Ave
New York St
Roberta Wilmeth
Washington St
Whisky Jug For Guards Court Told
In federal court twenty seven defendants face charges in a large liquor theft conspiracy at the Jack Daniel distillery in St. Louis. Witnesses say a guard detail was told to drink only from a side jug while on duty. Kinney testified he never drank, though he saw trucks leave daily. Some defendants rested their cases and a verdict could come late today. Governor Jackson approved a requisition to return John Marcus to Toledo for a first degree murder charge.
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William J. Kinney
St. Louis
Jack Daniel
Kinney
John Gehrum
Cincinnati
Nathan Goldstein
Remus
Cin
Internal Revenue Bureau
August Walter
Albert 8. Ward
United State
Jack Kratz
Kratz
George Remus
Martin O'Brien
O'Brien
Arnold J. Hellmich
O’brien
Jackson
Toledo
Ohio
John Marcus
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