Christmas liquor costs rise in Indianapolis bootleg trade
A survey shows Indianapolis will spend about one third more this Christmas on illegal liquor, with an estimated 500 to 1,000 gallons entering the city and 200 to 500 gallons of mule whisky. Bootleg rings vie to corner the market, aided by armed gangs. A recent hijacking on the south side saw 200 gallons seized by robbers.
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Indianapolis
Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League
South Side
Christmas Cheer Prices Listed for Liquor Goods
The notice shows a range of prices for Christmas liquor with items such as Alcohol good grade at 5 to 8 dollars per quart Mule at 4 to 5 dollars ut alcohol at 3 to 5 dollars Red whisky 10 to 12 dollars Gin labeled 5 dollars Whisky real perhaps 15 to 20 dollars.
Bootleg Alcohol Prices Cited In Indianapolis Streets
An article details bootleg alcohol sales around Pine Street and English Avenue after a liquor car chase. It lists prices for goods from Chicago distilleries to retailers and end consumers, noting gin, bourbon cut drinks, and rare prewar bottles, with references to mule and fancy bootleggers.
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Pine St
English Ave
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indiana
Gordon
Florida
Canada
110 Story Building in Times Square Proposal by Larkin
Plans reveal a 110 story office tower to rise in Times Square next year. The 1,208 foot flagpole height and $22.5 million project include a granite base, Vermont marble first story, Indiana limestone for the second and third floors, steel frame and 60 high speed elevators. Site value is about $4.5 million. The project is led by John A. Larkin and his corporation.
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New York
Bu United
Times Square
John A. Larkin
Inkwell once used by Harriet Beecher Stowe donated
Peru Indiana December 18 Arthur T Rankin Jr presented to the Miami County Historical Society the inkwell used by Harriet Beecher Stowe in writing Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Bu_ Times
Peru
Ind
Arthur T. Rankin, Jr
Miami County Historical Society
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Four Young Bandits Sentenced In Indiana Court
Four youths pleaded guilty to burglary and auto banditry and received ten year terms in the Indiana State Reformatory. Vincent Perdiew Oscar Barnhill Wesley Bailey and Marion Bolling admitted holding up seven filling stations and four other places between November and December, with about $300 in loot. Detectives Holihan and Englebright led the investigation.
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Indiana State Reformatory
Vincent Perdiew
Jones St
Oscar Barnhill
S. Drover St
Wesley Bailey
Marion Bolling
James A. Collins
Marion County Grand Jury
Holihan and
Englebright
Burdsal Paint Company
Merchants National Bank
Collins
Grand Jury
Admits Slaying Child 10 Priest Admits Slaying Child
Chicago report of a child’s murder unfolds as a city-wide search begins after Walter Smith Jr. is found unconscious in a hay loft and dies from skull fractures. A man told a priest there is a dead boy in a nearby barn before vanishing, leaving authorities to pursue a possible mentally deranged suspect.
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United Preas
Chicago
Little Walter Smith, Jr
L. J. Sweeney
Walter
Police Civil Service Exam Tests Police Eye Skills at Shortridge
Fifty eight applicants at Shortridge High School faced civil service tests emphasizing eyesight and general information for Indianapolis police openings. Candidates answered questions from a photo of an auto collision with a street car and identified wanted suspects from a 48-photo set, plus eight general information and spelling items. Proctors guarded against cheating. Chief Claude F. Johnson anticipated about twenty two vacancies by January 1.
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Indianapolis
Police Civil Service
Shortridge High School
Board of Safety
Grand Jury
Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Methodist Hospital
Claude F. Johnson
Civil Service Commission
John F. White
Emerson W. Chaille
Commission
Leonard V. Harrison
Chamber of
Commerce Civic Affairs
Smith Postpones Senate Decision in Illinois
United Press reports Senator design ate Frank L. Smith, chosen to fill the McKinley term, headed home to Dwight, Illinois, undecided after the Ashurst resolution was tabled. Friends say he may defer taking the oath until the next session, leaving Illinois with one senator for the current term.
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United Press
Chicago
Frank L. Smith
Senate
Dwight
Ill
Smith
William B. McKinley
Ashurst
Illinois
Bail Denied for McErlane in Indiana Murder Case
Frank McErlane, a Chicago gangster, had bail denied in Valparaiso. His petition to move proceedings from Crown Point to Valparaiso was granted by Judge Crumpacker. He remains imprisoned as Porter County jail deemed unsafe. The murder alleged occurred last summer in Crown Point. victim was attorney Frank Fancher.
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United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Bailway
Frank McErlane
Crown Point
Crumpacker
McErlane
Chicago
Porter County
McEplane
Frank Fancher
Entertain Leading Man At Phi Delta Theta Luncheon
The Phi Delta Theta Alumni Club of Indianapolis hosted a luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce with Russell Geh ring, leading man in the University of Michigan opera Front Page Stuff, set for Murat Theater this evening. Albert Wolgemuth of Michigan, arrangements committee chairman, and other fraternity cast members attended.
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Phi Delta Theta Alumni Club
Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Russell Gehring
University of Michigan Opera
Murat Theater
Albert Wolgemuth
Michigan
City Workmen Extend McClure Beach Size in Winter
City crews, under Recreation Director Jessy P McClura, extend McClure Beach from 100 to 300 yards along White River at Twenty Sixth Street. They fill a swamp, dump debris, and pile earth to create solid ground, building a riverfront beach for next summer crowds.
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McClure Beach
Euphrasia Donnelly
Indianapolis
White River
Twenty-Sixth St
Jessy P. McClura
Glad to Help Is Message to Santa in Indianapolis
Generous Indianapolis residents phone the Times Santa Claus editor to pledge help for needy families this December. One notable donor is W.8 Tuttle of the Wesley Hotel praising the paper for finding friends for the families and anticipating joy on Christmas Day for ragged children, elderly folks, and overworked mothers.
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Times Christmas Club
Indianapolis
Times
Santa Claus
W. 8. Tuttle
Wesley Hotel
the Times
Farm Relief and Muscle Shoals Provide Laughs
Washington dispatch notes Congressmen weigh two policies: McNary-Haugen crop surplus relief and private control of Muscle Shoals with cheap fertilizer. It highlights cotton yields, fertilizer use in North and South Carolina, and the argument that Muscle Shoals is a power plant, not just fertilizer.
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New York Avenue
Washington
McNary-Haugen
Tom Hefflin
Alabama
Orate
Heflin
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
National Fertilizer Association
Muscle Shoals
GRAFT PROBE TO CONTINUE MONDAY INDIANA JURY
The Marion County grand jury will resume its graft and corruption probe Monday with several witnesses expected next week. Jurors must report to Criminal Judge James A. Collins Wednesday on county institutions and jail cases, while the prosecutor says any indictments will precede January 1. Harry Pearson of Hotel Royal testified Friday as the sole graft witness, lengthy by the standards of the inquiry.
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Marion County
Indiana
James A. Collins
William H. Remy
Harry Pearson
Hotel Royal
State Highway Commission
Change in Management Across Several Firms
Battle Creek Michigan December 18 announcement that Robert R Thompson general manager of the Postum Company will become general manager of the Jell O Company Leroy New York Iglehart Brothers and Phoenix Flour Mills at Evansville Indiana and the Minute Tapioca Company Orange Massachusetts on January first
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Battle Creek
Mich
Robert R. Thompson
Postum Company
Jell-O Company
Leroy, N. Y
Iglehart Brothers and
Phoenix Flour Mills
Evansville
Ind
Minute Tapioca Company
Orange
Mass
Broadcast station WABC unveils full opening program
United Press reports that Atlantic Broadcasting Corporation now owning WAHG with new call letters WABC placed paid ads in all New York morning and evening papers to advertise the complete opening program broadcast last night. Officials say WABC will likely use this method regularly.
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United Press
TIW York
New York
Atlantic Broadcasting Corporation
WAHG
WABC
Notice: Monday final day for doll coupons
The Times reminds readers that Monday is the last day to submit doll coupons. All coupons must reach The Times office by Monday December 20 and none will be accepted after that date.
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Times
Birthday cake waits as child dies in fire
In Washington a white iced cake for Blanche Solomon, who would have turned six tomorrow, lay on a burned table as fire killed one girl and badly burned another. The second girl, Sylvia Solomon, and four other relatives were saved thanks to a cat that woke Meyer Rosenblatt, the uncle, who alerted the family amid efforts to escape. Blanche's body was found under her mother’s bed by firemen.
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United Press
Washington
Meyer Rosenblatt
Rosenblatt
Alexander Solomon
Gabriel Rosenblatt
Blanche Solomon
Sylvia Solomons
Blanche
Sylvia
McDermott Case Defense Opens in Murder Trial
Canton Ohio December 18 The defense began efforts to dismantle the State case against Pat McDermott charged with murdering Don R Mellett militant editor Nine witnesses testified to counter damaging testimony The State rested its case after William Brumme said Sejanus Lengel had conversations with Ben Rudner the week of the murder A defense witness supported the State by saying the defendant resembled a man seen with Rudner The defense plans to have McDermott testify early next week
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United Presa
Canton
Ohio
Pat McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Militant
McDermott
William Brumme
Sejanus Lengel
Ben Rudner
Rudner
Memphis Cotton Merchant Joseph Newburger Dies in New York
Joseph Newburger aged 68, a prominent Memphis cotton merchant and longtime leader in the cotton world, died at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York City last night from pneumonia and heart disease.
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United Press
New York
Joseph Newburger
Memphis, Tenn
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Weather Log Note from 2016 Hourly Readings
The fragment shows hourly temperature records with times 9 am noon and 8 pm. It references Beene and Miverss with numbers 17 7B and Miseeee 911 B M 50. Numerical readings suggest a progression around mid 60s to low 70s, including a 68 degree note. This terse entry lacks full context or location.
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Beene
W. Miverss
A. Miseess
Commission promises full investigation of rebate charges
The public service commission will investigate charges by Attorney General Gilliam that Indianapolis utilities grant rebates to large users. If proven, violators will be prosecuted. The merger hearing for Indianapolis Light and Heat and Merchants Heat and Light was set for next Wednesday with early evidence review by engineers and accountants.
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Public Service Commission
Arthur L. Gilliam
Frank Wampler
Wampler
Gilliam
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Indianapolis News
Wampler Decla
Commission
Indianapolis
Harley Clarke
Chicago
Clarke
Chamber
House of Representatives
Frank McCardle
O'S
Earl L. Carter
The
Times
Carter
Equitable
Samuel Dowden
Edward O. Snethen
Indianapolis Federation of Community Clubs
Frederick E. Matson
Matson
Chamber of Commerce
Benjamin Perk
Perk
Commission and Utilities
King Ben Case Argument Heard at Federal Court
In Grand Rapids Michigan on December 18 the Israelite House of David of Benton Harbor faced legal difficulties in federal court. Queen Mary Purnell attended. King Ben was absent due to illness. Attorney H T Dewhirst described the proceedings with aide William J Barnard and private stenographers.
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United Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mary Purnell
Ben
House of David
Benton Harbor
Fred M. Raymond
H. T. Dewhirst
Parnell
William J. Barnard
Paw Paw
Paw Paw, Mich
Look Out Auto Dealers Sell High Priced Cars on Small Down
Indiana prohibition administrator A. R. Harris warned auto dealers that high priced cars sold with small down payments to bootleggers risk confiscation. In the first half of December five passenger cars and one truck entered the prohibition department, partially paid for, to be sold under law with proceeds forwarded to the United States treasury.
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A. R. Harris
Indiana
Prohibition
Prohibition Department
United States Treasury
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