New Move to Release Stephenson Inventory in Merger Aimed
Utilities face a Wednesday hearing as they seek to release Stone and Webster inventories for the Indianapolis Power and Light merger. Opponents led by the Chamber of Commerce push for delay until inventories are reviewed, fearing rate increases from a capitalization above 56 million dollars.
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Public Service Commission
Stone & Webster
National
Commission
Benjamin Perk
Chamber of Commerce
Saation
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Utilities
Stone and Webster
Perk
Harley Clarke
Chicago Utilities
Frederick BE
Matson
Chamber
King Ben Aids Oppose Inquiry
In Benton Harbor Michigan on December 20 counsel for Benjamin Pur nell of the Israelite House of David declined prosecutor George H. Bookwalter’s request to compel a physical exam before the criminal assault trial set for Wednesday. Bookwalter criticized the lack of cooperation and said the exam will proceed with Pur nell present, or bond may be revoked. Pur nell has been ill since his capture after a long nationwide search.
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United Preas
Benjamin
Purnell
Dead in Parked Auto In New Jersey Incident
A young man Canby T. Oats, 22, and an unidentified woman were found dead in a parked automobile on the outskirts of Hambo y New Jersey. Police said they Likely died from freezing or poisonous fumes from the running engine. The New York registered car was still idling.
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Hamboy
N. J
Theity
Canby T. Oats
New York
Oriental Street Closing Debateoxidized legal view urged
City Attorney John Ruckelhaus said closing Oriental Street by altering the track elevation would be legal under the current Pennsylvania and C. I. & W. contract. Ford Motor Co officials warn plant move costs if the street stays open, backed by Chamber of Commerce, while the Southeastern Civic Improvement Association opposes closure. The current board declined business leaders’ appeal.
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Oriental St
John K. Ruckelhaus
Board of Works
Pennsylvania
Ford Motor Company
Oriental
E. Washington St
Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Civic Improvement Association
Shank
Ford
Lawrence Geis Dies At 49 In Indianapolis
Lawrence G. Geis 49 of 1116 N Pennsylvania St died Sunday morning at Methodist Hospital after a five week illness. He served as treasurer and auditor for the F H Langsenkamp Company. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his widow.
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Lawrence G. Geis
Pennsylvania St
Methodist Hospital
Geis
F. H. Langsenkamp Company
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Crown Hill Cemetery
Santa Clauses Bring Hope To Drab Christmas Alleys
A Times to Today Christmas week feature contrasts festive downtown scenes with poverty stricken districts. Needy families await Santa and worry over unfilled stockings as holiday cheer nears, prompting readers to turn to Page 9 for more.
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The
Times Today
Santa
Indianapolis
Wienecke Elected Chef de Gare of Legion Society
At the Promenade of Indianapolis Voiture 145 of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux at the Hoo sier Athletic Club Ben A. Wieneke was chosen Chef de Gare succeeding Neal Grider who presided. Officers elected include Lawrence N. Helm F Marion Hinkle H E Sutherland Howard Maxwell EB F Saxton Alvin Hall Wade Talbert Stanley Petri Roy L Bailey Joe Rand Beckett Harry H. Martin and W. M. Armstrong with seven new members initiated. Next meeting set for Jan 10 at Indianapolis Athletic Club.
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Indianapolis
la Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux
Hoosier
Alvin Hall
Lampiste
Wade Talbert
Stanley Petri
Gardes Des Psisonniers
Roy L. Bailey
Joe Rand Beckett
Harry H. Martin
W. M. Armstrong
Neal Grider
Cheminets
C. Alfred Campbell
Frank A. White
Edward H. Emry
W. H. Long
R. B. Dalley
C. B E. McCann
A. N. Pattison
Danville
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Husband seeks to drop wife's damage suit
Maxwell Hosea seeks to dismiss the damage suit filed by Miss Clara Isabel Brown against Sheriff Omer Hawkins. Attys claim Hosea cannot drop the suit. he says he seeks its withdrawal. The action ties to a May 13 shooting incident near New Augusta on Michigan Road and a later marriage between Hosea and Brown.
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Adele Storck
M. Elizabeth Mason
Storck & Mason
Otto Gresham
Maxwelll Hosea
Clara Isabel Brown
Omer Hawkins
Maxwell F. Hosea
N. Lasalle St
F. W. Overman
Hume-Mansur Bldg
Miss Brown
Hawkins
Hosea
Indianapolis
New Augusta
Michigan Rd
James A. Leathers
Superior Court
Storck
Mason
Gresham
Grange Arrested With Yankee Players in Dallas
Red Grange and four New York Yankee football team members were jailed for three hours in Dallas on December 20 following arrests for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Those charged besides Grange were R. V. Scott W. S. Oliver A. T. Hubert and A. A. Woods.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Red'” Grange
New York Yankee
Grange
R. V. Scott
W. S. Oliver
A. T. Hubert
A. A. Woods
County Printing Bids Awarded to Two Firms
Contracts for Marion County printing work for 1927 were awarded Thornton Levy Company and William Burford Company by county commissioners this morning. The Levy firm received class one book printing, while Burford took classes two three and four covering form printing miscellaneous supplies and statement forms.
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Marion County
Thornton-Levy Company
William Burford Company
Levy
Burford
Gasoline Blast Fatal to Miss Mary Buckman in Princeton
A gasoline explosion in a Princeton, Indiana home killed 20 year old Mary Buckman last night. She attempted to clean a skirt with gasoline, placed a pan on an oil stove, and the vapor ignited causing a blast that hurled her body through a second story window onto a porch roof.
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United Press
Princeton
Ind
Mary Buckman
Lamp Explosion Burns 16-Year-Old in Farm Home
A gasoline lamp exploded at the William Weaver farm home near Logansport Indiana injuring Edith Weaver age 16. Parents smothered the flames with a blanket and the girl is expected to recover.
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United Press
Logansport
Ind
William Weaver
Here
Edith
GOP counters Democratic push on job handling inquiry
Washington December 20 Republicans countered a Democratic bid for a joint inquiry into alleged bartering of Federal appointments and into disenfranchisement of Black voters in the South. Senator Ernst proposed a substitute to the Senate judiciary committee covering both topics. The committee referred the measures to a subcommittee for further study. The session also noted campaign spending disputes in Pennsylvania and the ongoing delay over Frank L. Smith’s Illinois Senate seat.
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United Press
Washington
South
Ernst
Kentucky
Senate Judiciary Committee
King and George
Republican National
Ernst, King and George
Senate
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Vare
Reed
Walsh
Montana
McKeown
Gould
Maine
New Brunswick
Canada
Senate Investigating Committee
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Smith
Fourteen Die As Ferry Launch Sink In Hudson River
The Linseed King carrying over twenty workmen to a New Jersey linseed oil mill sank after hitting ice in the Hudson. Eight bodies found near 254th Street. twenty-two injured. several missing. Rescue boats pulled survivors from icy waters as owners blamed heavy ice floes and overloading.
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United Preas New York
Linseed King
Edgewater
N. J
Hudson River
Manhattan
Speiider, Kelley & Sons
Herman Valenzula
John Gowheiter
Alibi Drive Continues for Pat McDermott Trial
Canton Ohio December reports the alibi defense for Pat McDermott in the Don Mellett murder case. Witnesses testified about Ben Rudner's July activities, aiming to counter Steve Kascholk's key testimony on events around July 16.
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United Press
Canton
Ohio
Pat McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Ben Rudner
McDermott
Louis Mazer
Steve Kascholk
Mellett
Plea for Habeas Corpus Filed Over Stephenson Case
Attorney Lloyd O Hill left Indianapolis to file a habeas corpus writ in La Porte County for ex Klan leader D C Stephenson who is serving a life term for murder The move targets venue issues and possible transfer to Marion or Hamilton County with bail pending Supreme Court review The Marion County grand jury continues its graft probe as prosecutors seek instructions for institutional reports
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Lloyd Hill
Michigan City
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana State Prison
la Porte County Superior Court
Lloyd O. Hill
Indianapolis
Hill
Stephenson
John H. Kiplinger
Rushville
Ind
la Porte County
la Porte
Marion County
Hamilton Circuit Court
Kiplinger
Hamilton County
State Supreme Court
Madge Oberholtzer
Arthur L. Gilliam
William H. Remy
Remy
Ralph Kane
Prohibition Agents Seize Two House Boats on Ohio River
Prohibition agents Liebert and Negley seized two floating distilleries fourteen miles south of Madison after reports of wholesale illicit liquor on two houseboats. A pursuit in a rowboat followed gunfire as one boat fled. specimens included a fifteen gallon still and fifty gallon still with mash. Harry Gaylord of Hanover Ind. was arrested. warrants issued for John Taylor William Gaylord and Howard Barrerger.
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Ohio River
Prohibition
Charles R. Liebert
Roy R. Negley
A. R. Harris
Illeiliquor
Madison
John Taylor
Kentucky
Liebert
Negley
Taylor
Harry Gaylord
Hanover
Ind
Fort John Taylor
William Gaylord
Howard Barrerger
Gaylord
Paroles Granted and One Revoked by Governor Jackson
Governor Jackson issued two temporary paroles and revoked one. Roosevelt Pursley, convicted of grand larceny in Marion County on July 29 1925, was revoked after a six month State farm sentence and a $100 fine unpaid. Elmer Pittman, from St Joseph County, received a temporary parole due to his wife’s illness. Jownie Harvey of Boonville Indiana was granted a three day parole to attend his mother’s funeral after a $100 fine at the Farm for fraudulent checks.
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Jackson
Roosevelt Pursley
Marion County Criminal Court
State Farm
Elmer Pittman
St. Joseph
Jownie Harvey
Boonville
Ind
Fragmented OCR Sums and Times
Readable lines show scattered time marks and unclear names. The fragment mentions 6 De Micsene 10 O and 11 a m with 40 and 41 figures alongside noon and morning times. No coherent event or entities emerge from the snippet.
Democrats Discuss Economy Policy At Claypool Caucus
The 1927 Democratic caucus at the Claypool will cover economy measures and other topics. R Earl Peters, state chairman, leads discussion as Republicans push repeal efforts and a primary law modification remains on the platform.
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Claypool
R. Earl Peters
Public Service Commission
Cut off plan favored by U S flood control
City engineer reports two methods to prevent floods on White River between Morris and Raymond Streets. Federal planners favor cutting off the bend while local officials prefer widening the channel. Flood work could cost about 1.5 million dollars and track elevation is paused until the contract is signed.
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White River
Morris and
Raymond Sts
Chester Oberleas
George G. Schmidt
Oberlens
Schmidt
Board of Works
Obelens
Oberleas
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Chevaux
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Venire
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James A. Collins
Indiana
Confab
U. S
Service Club
Lincoln
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