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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1928
Page
12
A brief report notes Kellogg Treaty as a practical path to peace, highlighting its aims and the role of nations in pursuing disarmament and diplomatic cooperation.
Erick Lund, trustee of North Township Lake County, faces state board questioning over 234 288 dollars in poor relief spent in a single Hammond township over 22 months. Examiners cite medical and hospital bills plus suspected fee splits with doctors, with affidavits alleging rebates and cash payments. Debates also note Center Township Indianapolis spends far less, while a Kellogg pact dinner in Marott endorses peaceful arbitration and strong defense.
Attorneys for both sides agreed to admit the facts in the Atkins company complaint and pleadings and to await Judge Baltzell's decision on the legal question. Baltzell set January 15 as the filing deadline for a brief by the At-
The E. C. Atkins & Co. suit, backed by the Indiana Taxpayers Association and the Chamber of Commerce, seeks to bar refunds of 8 million dollars to Marion county taxpayers for 1919-20 horizontal tax increases. The case, set before Judge Robert C. Baltzell, advances as attorneys waive evidence and agree on facts.
United Press report from Ellington Connecticut notes Paul Skripel and Adam Medikowski quarreled recently and Skripel bit Medikowski’s ear. Both men were arrested and found intoxicated. The judge sentenced Paul to twenty days in jail and Adam to ten days.
An advertisement touts Thox ine as a cough remedy offering quick relief with a doctor’s prescription approach. It claims to target the internal cause, contains no chloroform or narcotics, and is safe for the family with a money back guarantee. Available 35c 60c and $1.00 at all druggists.
Paris reports of a rumored divorce between Roszika Dolly and Mortimer Davis son of a Montreal tobacco magnate. The breach centers on Dolly wanting to return to the stage with her sister in a cabaret on the Champs Élysées while Davis objects. The couple have lived apart since returning from Deauville last summer and Dolly and her sister plan memoirs fine. Sir Mortimer Davis died soon after the marriage, leaving a will that blocked Dolly from sharing the estate valued at over 100 million.
Visitors view a 1884 Confederate captain letter to a G A R correspondent detailing belief in noble contention rather than renewed war. The document underscores peace, highlighting the shared aim of honorable service to the nation.
George W. Hill announces a 1929 direct advertising budget of 12.3 million dollars for Lucky Strike cigarets. More than half funds go to newspapers, spanning practically every daily in the United States, with outdoor ads and radio receiving far less.
Mrs. Rena Barrickman, charged with first degree murder in her husband’s slaying, returned to Jeffersonville after arrest in St. Joseph Missouri. She surrendered on her own accord after prompt release by St. Joseph authorities and denies the killing, claiming she was riding in an automobile when the incident occurred.
Columbus report states Charles H Wagner leads six plaintiffs seeking to shut the Golden Foundry Company plant over health and property concerns. A court action will proceed despite a Chamber of Commerce meeting for a compromise, with Mrs Mary L Reeves withdrawing. Wagner and the remaining plaintiffs vow a final fight.
American dramatist Eugene O Neill arrived in Manila aboard the German liner Coblenz to escape enthusiastic Oriental welcome. He is suffering a physical and nervous breakdown from a sunstroke in Colombo and was hospitalized in Shanghai. He continues to New York via Europe.
WEDS and ousted by Yale in New Haven Conn a 21 year old St Paul Minnesota student Thomas L Wheeler secretly married Emily Brest a physical instruction student and was expelled Monday from the university. Yale undergraduates may have neither wives nor automobiles.
Opera star Frieda Hempel entertained fifteen children of seven New York patrolmen killed last year at a Christmas party hosted at her home. The event highlighted a somber holiday gathering in the city.
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