Holiday Grashes End in Hunt for Three Motorists
Eight people were injured in Christmas day auto accidents in Indianapolis. Police hunted three hit and run drivers while investigations cited multiple injuries and arrests.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1923
Page
3
Mrs Weaver May Not Be Brought To Trial
Mrs Margaret Weaver, indicted as an accessory in the murder of W S Coburn by Ku Klux Klan official Phil E Fox, may not be brought to trial. Solicitor General Boykin indicated today. Weaver has given a detailed statement and investigators are checking parts of it to confirm portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Atlanta
Margaret Weaver
W. S. Coburn
Phil E. Fox
Ku Klux Klan
Boykin
Thieves Plague Christmas Holiday in Local Break-ins
Police report a string of thefts over the holiday with items taken from residents and businesses. Victims include Vernon Barnard at 886 Massachusetts Ave, E Titus at 418 E St Clair St, Eloney Walker at 844 N California St, a pay phone at Capitol Ave and Pratt St, Miss Jessie Kimbal at 867 W Tenth St, Aaron Schaffer in New Albany, and an incident at S Pennsylvania St and Union Station track elevation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Barnard
Massachusetts Ave
E. Titus
E. St. Clair St
Eloney Walker
California St
Capitol Ave
Pratt St
Jessie Kimbal
Tenth St
Aaron Schaffer
New Albany
Ind
S. Pennsylvania St
Union Station
If Man Wants Pardon Must Check-In At Jail
Chicago dispatch reports Philip Grossman, former saloon keeper, jailed for a year for violating the liquor law. He appealed but the higher courts upheld the sentence and he vanished. On Tuesday the U S marshal's office received a telegram from a mysterious source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Philip Grossman
Philip
Grossman
United States Marshal’s Office
Local Pastor Alphonse J. Smith Named Bishop in Nashville
The Rev. Alphonse J. Smith, pastor of St. Joan of Arc Church, is appointed bishop in Nashville Tennessee. Ordained at age 24 sixteen years ago, he was born in Madison Indiana and earned a D D from the American College at Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse J. Smith
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
Nashville, Tenn
Madison
Ind
American College At
Rome
Lesh To Rule On Guardsmen Pay Dispute In Indiana
Indiana National Guardsmen face about 60 thousand dollars in back pay depending on an Attorney General U. L. Lesh ruling. Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith planned to file for a formal opinion after Auditor Robert W. Bracken blocked $13 000 for the first drill period. Bracken cited exhausted appropriation funds and incomplete payrolls delaying a second period. Smith noted six years of refunds to the state totaling 330 376 04 and said funds have always existed to cover guardsmen pay. An opinion favorable to payment was expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Lesh
Adjt
Harry B. Smith
Adjutant General
Robert W. Bracken
Bracken
Smith
Proverb Contest Finish Nearing
The Times Proverb Contest nears its end as contestants finish submitting proverb pictures. Judges will review every entry after publication. cash prizes await back numbers at 2 cents per picture, with the first fifteen pictures free. Mailing instructions and rules will be provided before closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
The
Indianapolis Times
Ralph K. Smith
Fletcher American Bank
Qudses
Edward J. Gansepohl
B. J. Gansepohl & Co
James A. Collins
Marion County Bench
George Buck
Shortridge High School
Parke County Audit Ordered After Treasurer's Death
State Board of Accounts examiners were sent to Rockville Indiana to audit Parke County treasurer J Walter Chapman after his death on Saturday. The December settlement sheet showed 30 dollars and 17.59 dollars due the state from the county but examiners will verify cash on hand and avoid assuming a shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Accounts
Rockville
Ind
J. Walter Chapman
Parke County
Lawrence Bramblett
Red lights urged at canal ends to curb deadly dives
The Hoosier Motor Club requests red danger lights at street ends where roads meet the canal. A parallel street is proposed to remove the hazard. Currently no warning signals exist and several autos have plunged in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier Motor Club
Patrolman Harry McCarter Funeral Thursday
Marion Lodge No 35 F and A M will lead rites for Harry McCarter 41 Indianapolis patrolman who died Sunday at city hospital. Service at 2176 North Gale Street with Burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. McCarter born Cicero Indiana moved to Indianapolis aged six served thirteen years with the police and was a Spanish American War veteran. Survived by widow and son Harry McCarter Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Lodge
A. M
Harry McCarter
Indianapolis
Clarence Wilhelm
Calvary Baptist Church
Harry McCarter, Jr
MacFall Favored to Succeed Swift on Sanitary Board
Attorney Russell T. MacFall of the State Life building is recommended by Mayor Shank to replace Lucius B. Swift on the sanitary board. Swift’s term ends December 31 and the board’s Elliott and Craven oppose the reappointment. Selection must occur before January 10 or the Circuit judge appoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell T. MacFall
State Life Building
Lucius B. Swift
Sanitary Board
Shank
Swift
John L. Ellott
Jay A. Craven
Elliott
MacFall
Prize Schedule for Second to Fifth Place
The text lists monetary prizes for second through fifth places with amounts of 50 dollars, 25 dollars, 15 dollars, 10 dollars, and 5 dollars respectively. It provides no additional context or event details.
Watson Drops Out as Coolidge Rival
Indiana Senator Jim Watson abandons a 1924 presidential bid and signals possible vice presidential interest. He backs Coolidge, concluding the president can lead the conservative wing, with Hiram Johnson as a rival. Watson may act to aid Johnson in Indiana and his convention votes would remain with Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Jim Watson
Indiana
Coolidge
Watson
Mr. Coolidge
Congress
Lke
Senaor
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Postoffice Tries to Find Owners of Unaddressed Mail
The inquiry division works through over 10,000 improperly addressed letters and several thousand misaddressed parcels. Supervisors Willam R. Carson William Bell and Oscar Hittle led the effort as postal service changes take effect January 1. Carriers south of Washington Street switch to the 8S Illinois Street Union Station, adding about twenty minutes per delivery. twenty-two carriers and twenty-six parcel post workers affected. All incoming parcels will be processed at the new station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam R. Carson
William Bell
Oscar Hittle
Robert H. Bryson
Washington St
Illinois St
Union Station
Russell J. Ryan Named County Attorney for 1924
Russell J. Ryan, Democratic county chairman, will be County attorney for 1924, succeeding Emsley W. Johnson. The office pays 3400 dollars a year. Also announced were appointments for the poor prosecutor and juvenile court positions, the courthouse matron, and several county offices including road superintendent and juvenile detention home superintendent with listed appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell J. Ryan
John Kitley
Ryan
Ryan, Ruckelshaus & Ryan
Emsley W. Johnson
Kitley
Clifford Cameron
Albert E. Schmellinger
Dela Madden
Colored Orphans Home
Emma du Valle
John Dagmer
Record-Room
Ruby Hendleman
Thomas Ellis
Warren Township
Marion County
Miss Susanna Pray
Petition Drive for Griffis Release Grows in Midwest
Residents of Petoskey Michigan join effort to win clemency for Corriga Hooven Griffis World War veteran jailed in Germany after sentencing for attempted kidnapping of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. Petitions pour into the Times office from Indianapolis and surrounding states totaling over 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petoskey
Mich
Corriga Hooven Griffis
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Times Office
Indianapolis
Indiana
Policewoman Freed of Charge and Reinstated
Mrs Hettie Brewer a colored policewoman was found not guilty of being absent from duty without leave and ordered reinstated to the force by the board of safety. She was docked pay for irregular calls at headquarters from Dec 8 to today. The board heard charges of conduct unbecoming against Fireman Edward Kepner set for next Monday. John Ford and James Moore promoted to lieutenant. Two Oldsmobile trucks purchased for police and electrical departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Brewer
Board of Safety
Brewer
Edward Kepner
John J. O'Brien
John Ford
James ©. Moore
O’brien
Court records show busy Juvenile Court in 1923
A 1923 summary shows 2066 new cases in Juvenile Court. Delinquent boys numbered 539 and delinquent girls 184. Neglect of children led to 597 adult cases, 235 more delinquency, and 88 neglect trials. Court collection amounted to $63,634.03, with $56,544.62 in family support ordered by Judge Frank J. Lahr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Lahr
Floods Subside Prompting Road Raising and Rerouting
Southern Indiana floods from the White and Wabash rivers have subsided. The State Highway Commission plans to raise two roads and reroute another to protect against future floodwaters. Road 54 north of Clinton and Road 4 between Aurora and Lawrenceburg will be raised. Road 12 north of Seymour will be rerouted over Fish Creek with a new bridge. Seven miles of new State road opened north of Crothersville. other sections remain poor. Use of Road 24 from Brownsburg and Salem to Fredericksburg and New Albany is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Indiana
State Highway Commission
Clinton
Aurora
Lawrenceburg
Seymour
Fish Creek
Crothersville
Bookwalter Reappointed Park Board Head for Four Years
Charles A. Bookwalter, president of the park board, will be reap pointed for a four year term starting January 1, Mayor Shank announced. He will accept the appointment after succeeding Charles E. Coffin who resigned to head the board of works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Shank
Bookwalter
Charles E. Coffin
Board of Works
Venizelos to Return to Athens Amid Greek Debate
Ex Premier Venizelos will return to Greece to discuss turmoil with an Athens delegation. He may propose a plebiscite on monarchy or republic and plans to depart for Athens on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venizelos
Athens
Preas
Paris
Greece
Athena
Four Die in Christmas Shooting Spree in Hazard Kentucky
In Hazard Kentucky on December 26 four men were killed and two wounded during three Christmas shooting affrays. Deputy sheriff William Smith was killed and Dennis Phillips fatally wounded after resisting arrest. Deputies John Smith James Witt and J T Davidson misfired while responding to the scene at Jerry Dunns store in Earles, striking three men including J D Matthews and Harry Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Hazard
William Smith
Dennis Phillips
Phillips
John Smith
James Witt
J. T. Davidson
Smith
Jerry Dunn
Earles
Dunn
J. D. Matthews
Harry Hayes
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