Indianapolis school board faces injunction over architect selections
At a Superior Court hearing Judge Clinton H. Givan heard claims the 1898 rules govern the Indianapolis school board's selection of architects for six new grade schools. Kay K. Wark’s contractor seeks to block contracts while the board argues rules in force since 2011 apply.
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Indianapolis
Superior Court
Clinton H. Givan
Thomas Garvin
Kay K. Wark
Michael Madden
Madden
Wark
United Protestant
Garvin
Six Bandits Net $60,000 in Pittsburgh Payroll Heist
Six bandits robbed LeRoy Hut ton, paymaster for the Pittsburgh Triminal Coal Company, of $60,000 after wounding guard I L Gump and clubbing Francis Mahoney. The men fled on foot after leaping from a car at Castle Shannon, pursued by detectives, while a previous similar heist at the same spot raised fears of a deadly pattern. In Milwaukee, two bandits in a separate noon robbery recovered most of a $4,000 payroll after an intense chase leaving one man dead.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
LeRoy Hutton
Pittsburgh Triminal Coal Company
Castle Shannon
I. L. Gump
Francis Mahoney
Milwaukee
Death by poison ends life of 76 year old inmate
In Anderson Indiana on December 24 Thomas Knotts a 76 year old poor house inmate died by his own hand after taking poison. The event occurred during a cheerless Christmas period at the facility.
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Anderson
Ind
Thomas Knotts
Two Children Die in Separate House Fires
A Kentucky two home fire tragedy kills four year old Billy Scalf and four year old Lois Duncan while brothers Lee and Leon survive. The Scalf child died after flames consumed his clothing. his mother suffered burns saving him. Lois died at a hospital after her clothes caught fire. The families planned a quiet Christmas before the blaze.
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Ivan Duncan
Traders Point
Lois
Leon
Edward
Lee
G. B. Scalf
Coffey St
Billy
City awaits arrival of St Nicholas
City residents prepare for the Christmas spectacle as Santa Claus is anticipated to reach the area, with snow already anticipated to add to the festive mood. Hundreds of families expect holiday cheer and gifts as the season unfolds.
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ST. Nicholas
Christmas Baskets Planned by Churches Clubs Hotels in City
Christmas Eve programs spread cheer as thousands await St Nicholas. Charities and civic groups prepare food clothing coal baskets for needy families tonight and Friday morning. Ku Klux Klan committee plans to distribute to 250 citywide. Municipal party at Cable Tabernacle features Buddy Cassidy comedy and a Christmas story.
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Indianapolis
Santa Claus
Gayety
Ku Klux Klan
B. W. Bass
Cable Tabernacle
Buddy Cassidy
S. Edward Long
Youth Rides Patrol Driver Charged With Speeding
J. H. Shumar twenty year old of 2224 Bellefontaine St. faced speeding charges Wednesday night and rode in a patrol wagon after posting bond. Charles Freije forty two of Cornelius Ave. was charged with letting a minor drive his car and Edward Kinner fifteen of 527 W Forty-Second St. drove the auto into another car driven by Herschell Marlee at Thirty Ninth St. and Boulevard Place.
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J. H. Shumar
Bellefontaine St
Charles Freije
Cornelius Ave
Edward Kinner
Forty-Second St
Herschell Marlee
Conser Ave
Thirty-Ninth St
Boulevard Place
Test Alcohol Poisoning Case In City Raid
William Robinson aged 20 of 610 N Senate Ave was charged with blind tiger after a city chemist tested alcohol believed poisoned. Lieutenant Eisenhut led a raid that found twelve gallons of alcohol and forty pint bottles. several alleged buyers were poisoned by denatured alcohol.
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William Robinson
Senate Ave
Eisenhut
Robinson
Courthouse Rose Roses and Cigars Gift at County Stand
Ten dozen roses were distributed to women employees at the county courthouse stand run by Roxie Mee. Cigars were given to the men in attendance.
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Roxie Mee
Out Again, Girl Goes in Again
Miss Rathermel 23 of 453% ER Washington St freed from Indiana Woman's Prison after a fourteen day sentence on prior charges. Detectives Rugenstein and Landers waited with a warrant for petit larceny. She owed fines for grand and statutory charges and was sent back to prison. Warrant alleges she stole an umbrella dress and coat from Fred McCool 628 E Washington St.
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Miss Rathermel
Washington St
Indiana Woman's Prison
Rugenstein
Landers
Fred McCool
Jackson Asked to Oust Keene in King Fight
A petition filed with Governor Jackson seeks removal of Dr. T. Victor Keene from the Indiana State Board of Health. Clarence B. Joseph alleges Keene leads a faction harming public health and delays action on the Washington water issue. Dr. King and Keene declined comment as Judge Dougan noted possible charges of insubordination.
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Jackson
Keere
T. Victor Keene
Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Clarence B. Joseph
Health Board
Joseph
Ira Chase Koehne
William F. King
King
Dr. Keene
Keene
Washington, Ind
Indiana
Dr. King
Zimri E. Dougan
Hendricks Circuit Court
Daily Time Marks and Early Hours
A fragment lists multiple morning times with corresponding numbers: 6 a m 30 10 a m 30 7 a m 30 11 a m 31 8 a m 20 12 noon 32 9 a m e 39 1 p m 6 83.
Train collision kills four, Weeks injured near Moncks Corner
Four railroad workers died and former Secretary of War John W Weeks was hurt when the Havana Special collided head on with the West Indian Limited near Moncks Corner South Carolina. Weeks and his wife were aboard the leading car as the crash sent locomotives down an embankment and toppled coaches.
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United Presa Moncks Corners
8. C
John W. Weeks
Atlantic Coast Line
West Indian Limited
Weeks
Havana
Florida
Washington
St. Augustine
Man Netted After White River Pursuit
Joe Zein 33 of 405 West Regent Street was arrested on blind tiger charges after a water chase across White River island and a land pursuit to the east and west banks. Police Lt. Cox and Officers Wesley and Van Hoy seized 2 gallons 7 quarts 13 pints and 7 half pints of alcohol. The case continues in city court on December 18.
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White River
Joe Zein
Regent St
Raymond St
Cox
Wesley
van Hoy
Zein
Governor Grants 30 Day Parole for Delaware County Man
Governor Jackson approved a thirty day parole for Thomas Mudd of Delaware County who is serving a three to five year sentence in the State reformatory. Mudd was sentenced in March after a jury found him guilty of vehicle taking.
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Jackson
Thomas Mudd
Delaware County
State Reformatory
Mudd
Mayor to Hold Office and Extend Term
Mayor Lew Shank abandoned resignation plans and will let Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, serve until January 4, the official end of Shank's term. He said supporters bet he would last four years and he will not disappoint them.
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Lew Shank
Joseph L. Hogue
Veteran found dead in rooming house
Harry Morris aged 80 a Civil War veteran living at 220 North East Street was found dead in his bed today Coroner Paul F Robinson ruled heart trouble as the cause of death
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Harry Morris
N. East St
Paul F. Robinson
Santa Scares Out Daniel Cupid in Hamilton County
In Obsesville Indiana on December 24 the Times Special reports no marriage licenses were issued as the clerk's office closed, leaving Christmas Day without a single wedding in Hamilton County for fifty years.
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Times Special
American Held as German Spy In Sicily
Private wires from Palermo report Mrs. Ella Briggs an American architect for Wenzell of New York arrested in Palermo on espionage charges for Germany. The Architectural Book Publishing Company seeks State Department help to secure her release amid Berlin communications.
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United Press
Berlin
Palermo
Ella Briggs
Sicily
New York
Wenzell
Germany
State Department
Architectural Book Publishing Company
Briggs
Parcel mail surge at Indianapolis post office over Christmas
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson noted a 15 percent rise in parcel mail this Christmas season at the Indianapolis office. Excluding incoming mail on Wednesday, 1,232,229 pieces were handled, with 744,841 letters and the rest parcels. Fewer parcels than Tuesday and Dec 23 last year suggested early mailing. few larger items today. Christmas operations require about fifty men and seventy five delivery boys for registered and special delivery letters.
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Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis
Bryson
Christmas Work Roster Shows City Utility Public Safety Staff On Duty
Indianapol is news item details heat and light workers police and firemen to be on duty Christmas Day. Delmar Morris fireman at Merchants Heat and Light Co will tend stokers 7 a m to 8 p m. About 155 firemen 48 police on duty 8 a m Friday to 8 a m Saturday. Indianapolis Light and Heat 100 workers plus streetcar and interurban crews. News notes include drug clerks restaurant workers bus station staff water gas and Bell Telephone personnel.
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J. H. Armington
St. Nicholas
Indianna
Heat and Light
Delmar Morris
N. Blake Sr
West-End
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Morris
Barrett Ball
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
James P. Tretton
Indianapolis Street Railway
Indianapolis
Fred I. Jones
Union Bus Station
Indianapolis Water Company
Gordon Barker
Citizens Gas Company
Wayne Watson
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Hoosier Is Killed in Ohio Car Crash
William Ferguson twenty from Fort Wayne Indiana was killed when his car skidded on a slippery road and crashed into Leo Horman s machine at Archbold Ohio. Jesse Ferguson his brother was injured perhaps fatally Horman and his wife were hurt but Horman escaped uninjured.
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United Press
Archbold
Ohio
William Ferguson
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Jesse
Leo Horman
Egerton
Horman
Police and Firemen to Receive Dollar a Day Increase
Indianapolis council leaders promise a dollar per day raise for police and firemen, totaling about 480 700 annually. Pro Tem Walter R. Dorsett says the ordinance will be sought in due time, with support from Otis B. Bartholomew and others as chiefs note the hardships and need for adequate compensation.
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Walter R. Dorsett
Dorsett
Otis B. Bartholomew
Boynton J. Moore
Austin H. Todd
Custodian Appointed for Statehouse Duties
Ben Pierce, former Marion County courthouse custodian, named Statehouse custodian by the State buildings and grounds committee. He will succeed Henry A. Roberts who becomes state sales agent, with Pierce starting Jan 1, 1926. The position pays $2,500 annually.
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Ben Pierce
Marion County
Statehouse
State Buildings and Grounds Committee
Pierce
Henry A. Roberts
Roberts
Notice to Dealers and Carriers of The Indianapolis Times
On Christmas Friday one edition will be published. Out of town carriers on interurban cars between 1 30 and 2 30 p m may receive papers 1 2 hours earlier. Indianapolis carriers get papers 2 3 hours earlier except traction car deliveries by 2 o'clock. No late Final or Pink Sports edition.
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Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis
Traction Cars
TIMES
The Times Santa Claus Aid For 97 Needy Families
The Times calls readers to brighten Christmas for ninety seven needy families listed by number. Community Fund and Family Welfare Society coordinate baskets and gifts for a widow families with children, including a mentally ill father and 13 year old daughter.
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Santa Claus
Family Welfare Society
Christmas Clearing House
The
Times
Community Fund
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