Old Man Zero Brings Severe Cold to Indianapolis
A sharp cold snap reaches Indianapolis with temperatures around 1 below, dropping to 5 below expected. a cold wave traces to Medicine Hat Manitoba. Skaters flock to the first snow, while rail service stays on schedule and coal and clothing aid pours in from welfare groups. A 75 year old man fractures his thigh after a fall on slick streets. Fort Wayne reports 4 below, Terre Haute 2 below.
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Brookside Park
Salvation Army
Family Welfare Society
Burglars Loot Hoyle & Rarick Store Skylight
Thieves forced entry through a skylight protection at the Hoyle and Rarick Clothing Company at 305 West Washington Street and stole seven overcoats and three suits valued at $300. Manager Walter B. Hayden notified police after burglars used a fire escape to reach the roof. Four hack-saw blades were recovered near the skylight.
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Hoyle & Rarick Clothing Company
Washington St
Walter B. Hayden
State-Morton Company Incorporation For Hotel Operations
Articles of incorporation totaling 50 000 dollars have been filed with the Secretary of State by Julius H. Meyn Walter E. Meyn and Arthur J. Weiss. The company will engage in the operation of hotels.
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State-Morton Company
Hammond
Julius H. Meyn
Walter E. Meyn
Arthur J. Weiss
First National Mortgage and Bonding Company Incorporation
Bonding Co forms in East Chicago with Michael Kozacik M. E B Kozacik and Myer Aranoff as organizers. Company capitalization set at fifty thousand dollars.
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M. EB. Kozacik
Michael Kozacik
Myer Aranoff
East Chicago
First National Mortgage and Bonding Company
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Tuesday with milder temperatures on Tuesday. An hourly temperature outlook is provided with early morning readings and brief notes on expected conditions.
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Indianapolis
Mia
Sis
Mises
Gooncas
Miseesene
Meese LL
States Want Equal Prohibition Enforcement by Govs and Fed
President Harding plans a White House lunch with governors to urge joint Volstead Act enforcement. He will seek a survey of public opinion on prohibition and governors’ views on cooperation versus federal handling. Most governors foresee prohibition as a major 1924 political issue.
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United Press
Washington
Harding
White House
Laborer Fatally Hurt When Hit by Engine
Erastus Howley aged 56 of 640%4 S West Street died at city hospital after being run over by a Pennsylvania switch engine. Engineer Charles Hart of 744 Reisner Street operated the locomotive at 525 West Wyoming Street. Hart’s right leg was crushed above the knee.
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Erastus Howley
S. West St
Pennsylvania
Charles Hart
Reisner St
Wyoming St
Hart
Case Under Advisement in Assault and Robbery Trial
Albert Donaldson a 28 year old colored man of 610 N Senate Ave faced assault and battery with intent to rob after D A Caster 618 EB Twenty Fourth S said he caught him with his hand in a girl's pocket book. Donaldson was arrested on Washington St near Meridian by three traffic officers. He is on parole from Indiana State Prison where he served part of a one to fourteen year sentence for grand larceny.
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Albert Donaldson
Senate Ave
D. A. Caster
S.t
Donaldson
Washington St
Meridian
Indiana State Prison
Auditor McIntyre Resigns. Rayle Named Successor
G Roy McIntyre longtime auditor in the income tax unit of the department of internal revenue resigns effective January 1. He will join the firm Doney and Rogers as an income tax accountant. Walter Rayle of Spiceland is appointed to succeed McIntyre as clerk in the unit.
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G. Roy McIintyre
Department of Internal Revenue
Doney and Rogers
Walter Rayle
Spiceland
McIntyre
Dillon Trial Set in Twelfth Ward Political Case
Thomas B. Dillon Republican chairman of the Twelfth ward faces trial in Criminal Court on Thursday after a d day development. His attorney Holmes is expected to represent him as the case unfolds amid charges connected to local political activity.
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Thomas B. Dillon
Twelfth Ward
Holmes
Dillon
Real Snow Brings Pupils Out For Christmas Vacation
Pupils rush to hills to enjoy the first real coating of snow in two years during the Christmas holidays. Boys and girls cheer as they sled and play in white landscape.
Keller May Be Cited If Equal By House Subpoena
Washington Dec 18 The House Judiciary Committee meets to decide if it acted within its rights when it issued a subpoena ordering Representative Keller Minnesota Republican to testify under oath in the impeachment matter against Attorney General Daugherty. If the committee finds the subpoena valid Keller may be given a final chance to appear and if he refuses again he likely will be cited for contempt and a recommendation made for disciplinary action before the House bar.
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United Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
Congress
Indianapolis Club seeks twenty year lease for nine acre park site
William E. Clauer of the Indianapolis Athletic Association opens talks with Mayor Shank to lease nine acres at Northwestern Ave and Fall Creek for a new 20 000 seat baseball park costing about 250 000. The deal offers a three year option to purchase 65 000 with annual rent 3 575. Ground would revert if not purchased after 20 years. Washington Park lease expires in five years.
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City
Northwestern Ave
Fall Creek
William E. Clauer
Indianapolis Athletic Association
American Association
Clauer
Shank
Board of Park Commissioners
Claver
Big Four Railroad
Washington Park
W. C. Smith Jr
Chicago
Indianapolis
Smith
Northwestern
Illinois
W. Twenty-First St
W. C. Smith, Sr
New York
Postoffice Embraces Christmas Rush at Federal Building
The postoffice faced a heavy Christmas rush with a steady stream of patrons mailing packages. Postmaster Robert H. Bryson says holiday records may be broken as twelve clerks handle weighing and insuring items in the corridors of the Federal building.
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Cine
Robert H. Bryson
Federal Building
Gary Post sustains $15,000 fire loss
A basement fire at the Gary Post and Tribune building in Gary Indiana caused about 15000 in damage to paper stock records and the structure. Fire started in the basement and the loss mostly affected the newsroom and archives.
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Gary Post
Gary
Ind
Gary Post and Tribune Today
Indiana Nurse Leader Outlines Mental Health Work
Miss Ina M. Gaskill, president of public health nursing in the state health department, spoke at the seventh annual Indiana Conference on Mental Health urging nurses’ training and public interest to advance mental hygiene progress in Indiana.
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Indiana State Nurses Association
Ina M. Gaskill
State Health Department
Indiana Conference On Mental Health
Typool Totel
Watch Stolen From Room Rental Claim at Illinois Street
Barrel S. Priest told police he rented a room at 404 North Illinois Street last night and woke to find a woman's watch valued at 30 dollars missing this morning.
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Barrel S. Priest
Illinois St
Woman seeks long lost aunt in Indiana letter from Missouri
Mrs. Maude Speaker of Independence Missouri mails a letter to connect with her aunt Mrs. Rebecca Eastman who last lived in Indianapolis about thirty years ago. The note mentions the death of Mrs. Eastman's sister and her mother on August 19.
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Indianapolis
Maude Speaker
N. Main St
Independence
Rebecca Eastman
Fire at 244% Kentucky Ave. Overheating Fan Causes Alarm
An overheated exhaust fan on the third floor at 244% Kentucky Ave today triggered a fire equipment run in the downtown district. The blaze was smothered without water or chemicals and there was no property loss.
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Kentucky Ave
Northern Indiana Power Company seeks stock and bond issue
The Northern Indiana Power Company petitions the State Public Service Commission for authority to issue and sell 50000 in stock and 125000 in bonds to finance improvements and additions to its coal heating plant at Logansport.
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Northern Indiana Power Company
State Public Service Commission
Logansport
Lebanon Police Seek Missing 13 Year Old Robert Moore
Lebanon Indiana police search for 13 year old Robert Moore reported missing from his home. Authorities request public help and warn of possible runaway status as investigations continue.
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Robert Moore
Lebanon
Ind
Wtcat
Police raid on Toledo Street ends with arrests on statutory charges
A raid at 318 Toledo Street led to charges against Earl Marvin age 22 foreman and Harold Armstrong age 23 advertising man, plus two women Harrold Baker and Lorretta Edwards. Edwards hid under a bed during the disturbance. The group, all described as colored, faced statutory accusations.
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Lorretta Edwards
Toledo St
Earl Marvin
Foreman
Harold Armstrong
New Jersey St
Harrold Baker
Wally Reid Wins Bitter Battle Over Drug Habit
Los Angeles report says film idol Wallace Reid, after a relapse and hospitalization, was “a little improved” and his doctors say his illness is not due to narcotics or liquor. His wife Dorothy Davenport and mother in law recount his struggle, noting he returned home to resume film work.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Wallace Reid
Dorothy Davenport
Reid
Hollywood
Wally
Former film star Evelyn Nesbit recalls cocaine parties
Evelyn Nesbit, ex Hollywood actress, describes cocaine being served in sugar bowls at wild film industry parties. She says she used drugs, then recovered through personal effort and now runs a successful Atlantic City cabaret. She mentions Wallace Reid's struggle and past overdose at a New York tea room.
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United Areas
Atlantic City
N. J
Evelyn Nesbit
Miss Nesbit
Wallace Reid
New York
Boardwalk
Hollywood
Hays Refuses to Control Hollywood Morals
Will H. Hays said he will not assume control of Hollywood narcotics policy. He will cooperate with State and Federal authorities if called upon, in Los Angeles on December 18.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Polish President Killed in Assassination at Warsaw Exhibition
President Gabriel Marutowicz died from a shot fired by poet Niewadomski during a reception with Lady Max-Muller at Balvedere palace. The tragedy followed a jocular exchange, sparking chaos as guards and crowds reacted. Warsaw declared mourning with flags at half-mast and theaters closed.
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Niewadomski
Max- Muller
Sir William Max- Muller
Marutowicz
Max-Muller
Warsaw
Uhlans
Narutowicz
Balvedere Palace
Bandits Hit Federal Reserve Car in Denver Mint Shootout
Seven bandits in front of the Denver Mint loot $200,000 from a Federal Reserve car as guards and the driver exchange heavy fire. Guard Charles Linton, 60, was mortally wounded. another guard and the chauffeur were seriously hurt. Police scrambled reserves as crowds watched.
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United Preas
Denver
Colo
Federal Reserve
United States Mint
Mint
Federal Reserve Bank
Charles Linton
Linton
State Tightens Net of Evidence in Herrin Massacre Trial
Prosecution in the Herrin massacre trial narrows evidence around Otis Clark alleged ring leader. Witness George Nelson and wife Lula describe a dawn death march from the Lester Strip Mine on June 2 as a mob of over 500 men advances, with several men appearing frightened and haggard.
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United Press
Marion
Herrin
Otis Clark
Lester Strip
Lester Mine
George Nelson
Williamson County
Lula Nelson
Nelson
Lester
Woman Sues City Over Fall in Wabash Street Hole
Alta O. Ross sues Indianapolis claiming damages of 15000 dollars after falling in a pavement hole on Wabash Street north of the city market. She states the August 26 accident happened due to the missing lantern near the hole and holds the city at fault in Circuit Court filing.
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Alta O. Ross
Wabash St
State witness grilled in Bell rate case cross examination
William H. Thompson attorney for Indiana Bell questioned Mun son D. Atwater as the public service commission probes the consolidated Bell rate cases. The focus was on Atwater's statements about the cost savings from the repeater system used in Bell exchanges.
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William H. Thompson
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Munson D. Atwater
Public Service Commission
Consolidated Bell
Bell
Shot-Firer Killed by Mine Explosion at Clinton
Will Davis a 35 year old shot firer at Deering mine No 8 was killed in an underground explosion. He was the sole worker in the mine when the blast wrecked the air shaft delaying rescue crews as they recovered his body.
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Clinton
Ind
Will Davis
Deering
Christmas theft hits Dr Poole's chickens in New York
Eleven chickens valued at 30 dollars vanished from the coop of Dr Richard Poole at 42 West Thirtieth Street. Poole planned to use some birds for a Christmas dinner.
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Richard Poole
W. Thirtieth St
Poole
Colored matron promised for orphans home
The county board of commissioners promised a deputation of prominent colored people today to secure an appointment of a colored matron to take charge of the Colored Orphans Home starting January 1, 1923.
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Colored Orphans’ Home
Board of County Commissioners
Harding Warns Europe Against Expecting a Quick Fix
Washington December 18 The Harding administration warns European premiers not to expect a magic cure for the Atlantic crisis. President Harding faces European high expectations while fearing Senate irreconcilables may oppose plans to aid Europe. La Follette and Borah insist on keeping Europe free from entanglements and demand stringent conditions.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Harding
Europe
Senate
la Follette
Borah
Miller Bill Aims to Stop Interstate Shipment of Inflammable Films
State fire marshal Neuman T. Miller reported to Congress and urged passage of a bill to prohibit interstate shipments of inflammable moving picture films. Miller, elected head of the national fire marshals, sought support from Representatives and Senators after discussions in Washington. He backs a resolution adopted in Portland, Maine, calling producers to halt manufacture of inflammable films by January 1, 1925.
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Neuman T. Miller
Everett Sanders
Miller
Congress
Miler
Washington
National Organization of State Fire Marshals
Portland
Maine
Defective Flue Blamed for Massillon Cottage Fire
Akron authorities say a defective flue caused the weekend blaze at the Weffler cottage. Three men, including the city engineer, died after being found charred in the basement. Seven residents were seriously burned but survived.
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United Press
Akron
Ohio
Engieer
Massillon
Weffeler
Freedom for Edwin Bergdoll Considered in Court Plea
Draft evader Edwin Bergdoll, brother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, faced a final plea in Federal Court in Kansas City Kansas. He argued that President Wilson's proclamation set eighteen months as sufficient punishment for draft evaders after the armistice, before Judge John Pollock.
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United Press
Kansas City
Kans
Edwin Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Bergdoll
John Pollock
Wilson
Delays Theater Suit Pushed Toward Out-of-Court Settlement
The receiver suit against Park Theater proprietors and staff, filed by Howard R. Dunn of Detroit, Mich., was continued ten days by Judge Albert B. Anderson in Federal Court. Settlement is understood to be worked out of court.
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Park Theater
Howard R. Dunn
Detroit, Mich
Albert B. Anderson
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