Community Fund disbursements exceed receipts in 1926
The Indianapolis Community Fund audit shows receipts totaling 650 218.35 and disbursements 651 645.05 for the year ended Oct 31 1926, exceeding receipts by 1 426.70. Balance cash on hand Oct 31 stands at 6 604.71 with a tentative 1927 budget report.
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George 8. Olive
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Olive
Campalen
Dothia Pearehe
Boknet
Cencevere
Indianapolis Community Fund of Indiananeys
Indi
Age Olive
American Institute Ae Rapa
Delays Sought in Utilities Merger Testimony
Frank Wampler cites Indianapolis Light and Heat records to support merger valuation while opponents call the testimony hearsay and incompetent. Three months’ continuance expected to prepare after utilities finish presenting evidence this week. Charles Mendenhall accuses items such as maintenance and cost of financing of being misallocated to consumers and questions the use of going value in the appraisal.
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Frank Wampler
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Carl Mote
Spooner
Charles Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Burnell
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Commissoner Jones
Spooners
Abe Plough Saves Christmas Fund With $210000 Gift
The Plough Chemical founder Abe Plough supplied $210000 to guarantee 6000 Christmas savings checks at full value after the American Savings Bank failure. The fund, initially backed by $25000 from other donors, restored funds for savers mostly of modest means.
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NEA
Memphis
Tenn
Mamma
Mose Plough
Abe
Harry Cohn
American Savings Bank
Mrs. Cohn
Abe Plough
Plough Chemical Company
Harry Cofin
Clarence Henochsberg
Street car tokens to replace tickets in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Street Railway Company ordered a million tokens to be used on cars after January 1. Commissioners questioned the lack of price detail in the inventory and debated a proposed rate schedule that Harley Clarke said could cut consumers’ costs by 315,000 annually if a merger is allowed. Appraisal figures for the merged Indianapolis Light and Heat Company and Merchants Heat and Light Company show total property values around 87 million with various cost allocations and financing, based on Handy and Stone Webster methods.
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Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Clyde H. Jones
Harley Clarke
Jones
Clarke
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Handy
Stone and Webster
Girl A waits sentence in murder case postponed to Jan 5
Catherine Dennino, 16 year old wife and mother, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for shooting Rocco Dennino. Judge Brett delayed sentencing to Jan 5 to allow friends to gather data on her relationship with Luis Fino. Rocco Dennino, 19, ordered Catherine from Chicago home after Fino revealed illicit relations. Ha K. Thaw attended court amid remarks he was attracted by the nine story.
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United Press
New York
Catherine Dennino
Brett
Mi. Dennino
Luis Fino
Rocco Dennino
Catherine
Chicago
Fino
Ha K. Thaw
Bel
Motorist Held After Fleeing Accident Robbery Victims
Police arrested H A Alifie after an accident he allegedly fled from and investigated other crashes injuring four. Carl Kohagen suffered a broken leg after being struck while crossing near Blackford and New York Streets. Rose Zycanu and George Jennings were also injured, and two others were hurt in separate collisions.
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H. A. Alifie
Mount 81
Carl Kohagen
S. Meridian St
Blackford
New York
Kohagen
City Hospital
Rose Zycanu
Ketchum St
Tenth St
King Ave
Edgar Allen
George Jennings
New York St
St. Clair
Illinois Sts
Bandit Loot Totals $50 In Early Grocery Hold-Up
A 6:30 a m hold up at Standard Grocery on 1201 N Senate Ave netted $50 in cash after a suspect presented a ten dollar bill and demanded money from a coffee bin stash. Police linked the description to a scar-faced Negro tied to multiple similar robberies across the city.
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Bandit
Carl Wilkerson
Arbor Ave
Standard Grocery
N. Senate Ave
Wilkerson
Eller and Cooney
William Raible
Cornell Ave
Forty-Ninth
Pennsylvania Sts
Raible
Thomas Jacobs
Greenfield
Ind
Jefferson Ave
Washington St
Jacobs
Glenn Hesser
Sharon Ave
White Rose
Sixteenth St
Kessler Blvd
Hesser
John Volderauer
Southeastern Ave
Jacob Ditchner
Union St
Ditchner
Same Man Both Alive and Dead in Ontario Jail
John Barry, condemned for killing Nancy Cook, was deemed legally dead by Sheriff Regan after his execution date. Justice Lennox in Toronto granted a three week reprieve for a new trial, while Ottawa’s minister of justice refused to stay the hanging.
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Hamilton
John Barry
Regan
Lennox
Toronto
Barry
A. R. Hassard
K. C
Ottawa
Hassard
Aolly & Dead Man
Fall and Sinclair Deny Guilt in Oil Plot Case
Justice Bailey upholds the Teapot Dome indictment charging former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and oil magnate Harry F. Sinclair with conspiracy to defraud the government. Both men plead not guilty. trial set for February 2.
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Fall
Sinclair
United Press
Washington
Teapot Dome
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Jennings Bailey
Owen J. Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
State employees gain $6000 in wage increases
The state budget committee approved wage hikes totaling $6,000 for state employes, with listings for a range of positions from the tax board engineer to clerks and stenographers. Controversial raises for highway director John Williams and Governor James Jackson’s brother were set aside as officers, not employes, per Attorney General Gilliam.
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State Budget Committee
Jackson
L. S. Bowman
Lst
Statehouse
John Williams
Highway Commission
James Jackson
State School For
Fr. Wayne
Arthur L. Gilliam
State Tax Board
Mashal
Industrial Board
Department of Conservation
Children’s Test Questions for Young Readers
A scanned page presents a children's quiz with easy questions intended for kids. It asks about an illustration, Independence Day date, scarlet color, U S geography comparisons, Utah’s largest city, stars on the flag, a wave’s sides, sun’s rise direction, and circle measurements.
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Maine
Florida
New York
San Francisco
Utah
United States
South America
Salary ranges for state workers highlighted in listing
A historical payroll snippet shows pay scales for various state positions. Roles include bookkeepers, stenographers, assistant clerks, janitors, elevator operators, and secretaries with wages from about 780 to 2,400 dollars, plus specified increases for multiple clerks and bookkeepers across offices such as the adjutant general and the office of public instruction.
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Historical Bureau
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Adjutant General's Office
Sunnyside Sanatorium Seeks 520000 for Upgrades at Oaklandon
The Sunny side county tuberculosis sanitarium board in Oaklandon seeks a 520,000 Marion County Council appropriation for improvements. The 540,200 equipment package tops the request with additional 55,000 for a deep well, 700 for fire gear, and 1,800 for water filtration. Dr Alfred Henry praised council cooperation while County Commissioner Cassius L Hogle stressed both financial and humane benefits of expanding the facility.
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Oaklandon
Marion County Council
Alfred Henry
Board of Managers
Harold 8. Hatch
Henry
Council and Commissioners Board
Cassius L. Hogle
Who Is President of Safety Board
Multifarious activities of Boynton J. Moore of city council earned him a name among police position seekers. Grading of police civil service exam answers showed Moore led the list of wrong answers to who is president of the board of safety. Several applicants named Mayor Duvall or promoted John A. George and John W. Friday to the office.
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Boynton J. Moore
Board of Safety
Duvall
John A. George
John W. Friday
Driver Rambunctious Arrests in Downtown Incident
Police arrested Wilbur Eberhart, 24, at 563 Vinton Street Wednesday night on charges of improper parking and resisting an officer after allegedly kicking officer Beeker during a stop. Hud gins was reported as assisting in the arrest.
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Beeker
Hudgins
Wilbur Eberhart
Vinton St
Eberhart
Torus LO
Indianapolis Firms to Give Christmas Gifts to Employees
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce reports about 225000 in gifts and bonuses will be distributed among city workers this year averaging roughly $5 per employee. Several firms listed include Meyer Kiser Bank Fletcher Savings and Trust Company Indianapolis Brush and Broom Company American Leather Products Stutz Motor Car Company Van Camp Hardware and Iron Continental National Bank and Fletcher American National Bank.
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Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Meyer-Kiser Bank
Fletcher Saving and Trust Company
Indianapolis Brush and Broom Company
American Leather Products Company
Stutz Motor Car Company
van Camp, Hardware and Iron Company
Continental National Bank
Fletcher American National Bank
Thirty Internes Named by Board for City Hospital
The city board of health via Dr. Herman G. Morgan announced thirty internes for the city hospital with four alternates. Most selected from Indiana University School of Medicine, two from University of Louisville Medical School. New interns start July 1 for a one year term.
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City Boarch of
Herman G. Morgan
City Hospital
Lst
Indiana University School of Medicine
Medical School
Louisvville
Ee Bartle
Loomington
Eugene Wiltane
Ifted de Robbins
Rochersine
Paul O E
Erre Mate
Ferris Langston
Mate
Wifntne
Lordan
Jotlet
Paul R
Indianapod
Bacseman
Louisvile
Leonard Neahit
Lester i Quinn
Edgar
Hont
Are Haute
Walter
Explosion Kills Three in Aldwin Grain Gas Leak
An explosion in Aldwin New York on December 28 wrecked four frame buildings and an apartment, likely from gas from a leaky grain pipe. Three people died Angelina Acadi Joseph Acadi and Salvatore Acadi. Five others injured. The blast centered in the Acadi basement which housed a shoe shop run by Acadi. Gas filled the basement and spread to nearby cellars.
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United
Preas Aldwin
N. Y
Angelina Acadi
Joseph Acadi
Salvatore Acadi
Acadi
Market Well Supplied For Holiday Trade
The city market today was well supplied with produce and foods to meet Christmas trade. Prices listed for fowl, turkeys, ducks, geese, hens, rabbits, butter, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Christmas trees and decorations also sold in large quantities with varied prices.
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Hampton Court
Vermont
Committee to study city Coliseum needs and industrial outreach
Dick Miller president of the Chamber of Commerce said directors under consideration a committee to work with the convention bureau city administration and other groups to assess Indianapolis Coliseum needs. Action on hiring an industrial engineer to promote Indianapolis to industries was delayed. Reynolds contract expires December 31 and officials discussed keeping two high salaried administrators. Reynolds denied rumors of his resignation.
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Dick Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Convention Bureau
Elty
Chamber
Indianapolis
John B. Reynolds
Reynolds
Convict Gives Prison Earning to Christmas Fund
Convict A. D. Martin serving fifteen years in the Kansas State prison at Lansing has donated about $10 in earnings from 267 days of toil to a Christmas fund in Kansas City. He requested the money be used to buy toys and Christmas goodies for needy children.
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United Press
Lansing
Kan
A. D. Martin
Kansas City
Martin
Santa Claus Must Bob Hair and Whiskers in Fitchburg
Fitchburg Massachusetts December 23 Fire Chief Henry Hyatt issues a blanket order requiring Santa Clauses in local appearances to trim beards and whiskers before entering chimneys. The measure targets Kris Decaruse and other Santa performers in town.
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Bu Unites
Preas
Fitchburg
Mass
Santa Claus
Henry Hyatt
Kris Decaruse
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