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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1924
Page
1
County attorney Russell Ryun told the State Tax Board that George N. Weaver & Son led a remonstrance against a 20000 dollar bond issue for Juliette County Hospital for the Insane reconstruction. Weavers, contractors, face indictments over alleged faulty work on the west wing.
The cold wave has delayed Christmas mail severely. Indianapolis Post Office expects a huge last minute rush. 3 000 sacks received Sunday vs 6 000 in 1923. Mail from west of Kansas blocked for two days. Parcel post windows extended from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. until Christmas. Stamp windows open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Stamps available at parcel post window after 6 p.m.
Two more deaths from poison liquor during the weekend bring December toll to 35. Between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday twenty one people were admitted to Bellevue Hospital suffering from alcoholic poisoning.
Fred Look proprietor reports burglars took the entire narcotic supply from the drug store at Fairfield and College Aves. Police were told today and the loss could not be estimated.
A storm sweeping the middle west is estimated to have caused about 30 fatalities. Meanwhile the Continental National Bank prepares a formal opening for its new Meridian Street building at the Circle. Bert S. McBride, president, announced the completion progress and equipped banking rooms with the latest features.
Six robberies reported in an hour across Chicago cause losses over 150000 as stores fall to thieves. Fur vaults loot totals 210000 at Teitlebaum shop, Applebaum Kahn jewelers lose 219000 in gems and 1500 cash, Leo Krandy safe raid nets 8000 in gold and platinum, Closet store ransacked with 5000 in men’s clothing, two shoe stores lose 21000 in footwear.
In Detroit Michigan on December 22 three masked robbers held up two jewelry stores, escaping in a car with jewels valued at 15 000 dollars. John P Schultz narrowly escaped a fatal shot when a steel bar blocked a bullet, while Harry Ehrlich’s store lost 10 000 dollars in jewels.
The city park department distributed Christmas trees to Sunnyside Tuberculosis Sanitarium Indianapolis City Hospital Riley Hospital Potter Fresh Air School Indianapolis Day Nursery and Catholic Community center. Trees were placed in Monument Circle University Park and city hall corridors with electric lights decorating many trees.
Flood waters from Wild Cat Creek receded as residents returned home. Mrs. Ola Miller and her three days old son were marooned and ambulances could not reach them before an ice wagon rescued them from their flooded house.
Washington December 22 President Coolidges inauguration will follow the Harding ceremony with a joint congressional committee announcing plans to broadcast the inaugural address on an unprecedented scale.
Father Thomas P. D. Hayden, chaplain at the Federal Prison in Atlanta, resigns effective December 31. He testified before the grand jury that indicted former warden L. E. Sartain and EB. Fletcher, and was named in a federal warrant as an intermediary in prisoner bribe collections.
The weather bureau said a new cold wave will hit the lake region and the Ohio Valley Tuesday night and Wednesday with relief to the east from the mild spell today and tonight. Sections further east and south will feel the chill soon after.
Eleven more deaths were reported today as the cold wave gripped the country. Six deaths were reported in Ohio, three in New York, one in New Jersey and one in Pennsylvania. The Middle West saw warmer weather but the East faced temperature drops and expected heavy snow in the west central region. Wires broken by the storm were being restored though fear persisted of more outages with heavier snows. The Middle West death toll from the storm was estimated at thirty.
A bitter storm sent temperatures plummeting from 14 to 20 degrees along the Atlantic seaboard, with up to three deaths in New York and Newark and a dozen victims hospitalized. Ohio reports six fatalities from the chill, including three from carbon monoxide as residents tried to stay warm, while Vermont New Hampshire and Boston endure subzero readings.
A grand jury investigation may be held to determine the cause of the Soo Line wreck at Chippewa Falls. Eight killed and seven injured as a diner and chair car plunged into the Chippewa River after a switch lock failed two days earlier. Harold E. Stafford, district attorney, indicates an independent inquiry. Two of the seven injured remain in serious condition.
A. M. Maguire, renamed Albert M. Maguire, is secretary treasurer of the Penn Coal Company and was re appointed to a four year term on the park board starting January 1 by Mayor Shank today.
In Cleveland icy roads caused traffic slowdowns and fender benders. A boy in Toledo died after sliding off a snowy roof in an accident attributed to slippery street conditions.
Kansas City weather observers predict more snow and sleet for the Southwest with a new storm or two Tuesday or Wednesday. Communications fears rise after last week's storm damage while temperatures edge up in clear conditions in Kansas City.
Springfield grapples with loss of telephones and power as a three day isolation breaks. Two deaths linked to the storm are reported: a 27 year old worker electrocuted and a Michigan man killed by a skidding car. Train service resumes irregularly while factories reopen after outages.
Five Italians were killed in Chicago over the weekend in what is believed to be a black hand war in Little Italy. The shootings occurred from Saturday night through Sunday night, many near the area known as death corner.
The county council read an ordinance for 17 763 77 dollars owed to Victor L Wright as the unpaid balance for three new buildings at Sunnyside county tuberculosis hospital. It will be passed Tuesday after action by a Superior Court mandate. Auditor Harry Dunn had refused payment accusing predecessor Leo K Fesler of creating a fund deficit.
Clarence Wacker 15 of 2657 Park Way Bivd joined revelers at South Grove lagoon as cold weather froze the water over the weekend. The lagoon drew crowds while Fall Creek and White River remained unfrozen. Park superintendent R. Watter Jarvis said if cold snaps persist the department will open more facilities at Willard Park for skaters. Temp rise signaled a brief thaw but hundreds planned to return this afternoon.
The Indianapolis Times reports a final Christmas aid appeal by The Times Santa as 80 families are supported through the Christmas Clearing House. Gifts include food clothing and weekly checks, with donors like Needle Craft Club and Kahn Tailoring Company aiding families across the city.
Deputy District Attorney Fricke opened the prosecution arguing against McCoy’s claim that Teresa Mars shot herself. He sought the death penalty for McCoy in the death of Mrs. Mars, the last of his famed lovers, in Los Angeles.
Common stockholders of the National Bank, now defunct, are to meet at 2 p m to authorize directors to accept offers for the twelve story bank building on E Washington St liquidating agent Chester Robinson says sale will likely hurt stockholders Myron Block son of William H Block has offered £640 000 for the building with another offer reportedly under consideration There is 800900 in preferred stock and 470000 in common stock against the building of which 200000 is leasehold Former Governor James P Goodrich is a heavy common stockholder Preferred stockholders must also approve the deal Robinson notes
In St Louis on December 22 authorities announced an inquest into the deaths of Melville Ackerman a wealthy milliner and Miss Anna Deuschitz a model. The bodies were found at Ackerman's country home after gas fumes filled the room from a defective stove in the basement.
Frank Wampler of 2161 N Meridian Street, a member of the public service commission, was struck by a truck at the Illinois Street and McLean Place intersection while crossing to reach a southbound street car. He sustained an injured left leg and bruises but was not seriously hurt and was taken home for treatment.
Grocers report holiday dinner prices should be lower than Thanksgiving and last year. Butter eggs and sugar down. fowls and turkeys near Thanksgiving levels. oysters, cranberries and flour higher or steady. Fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts abundant for Christmas meals.
Aviator delivering holiday cheer to the West is killed when his air mail plane crashes. His crushed body was found several hundred yards from the wrecked machine. Believed he tried to leap to safety as wreckage was located in open terrain during a routine flight.
Air mail pilot Charles Gilbert crashed in a snowstorm near Kanesville, Iowa after engine trouble. Gilbert leaped from his aircraft, likely due to miscalculated ground distance, perished on impact. about 10,000 Christmas letters on board were saved. A nightlong search followed the crash as R L Wagner spotted Gilbert earlier, while officials and locals recovered the wreck and body at the Shoop farm.
Police hunted four masked robbers who blew the safe in the Standard Oil Company office in Terre Haute Indiana stealing $900. Night watchman William Nolan hid in a closet as the break in occurred Sunday night and the men escaped.
Brig. Gen. Hugh Drum told members of the Mary Order of Foreign Wars that the American soldier is a great national asset in peace and war. He spoke as the general staff training officer and was the honor guest at the order's banquet.
At Mt Vernon Newfoundland Dec 22 the defense for former pastor Lawrence M Hight seeks to prove mental aberrations with testimony from friends and relatives as the slaying of Wilford Sweetin is argued. Trial progress suggests Christmas verdicts for Hight and Elsie Sweetin. attorneys aim to finish today.
Slowly rising temperatures followed a break in a Sunday cold wave that brought the city its first zero weather of the season. The thermometer rose from 8 above to 15 by afternoon, then 14 at 6 am, and 22 at noon. Winter began Sunday night at 8:46 according to local meteorologist J. H. Armington.
Raymond Humphrey, 27, of 1850 Peck Street, charged with speeding and violation of the road laws after his car collided with another at Alabama and Michigan Streets, ran over a curb and caught fire. Miss Dorothy Moore and Miss Mildred Smith escaped injury when their car, struck near Thirtyeth Street and College Avenue, overturned.
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