Indianapolis Joins Milwaukee and Detroit in Mid West Home Show
J F Cantwell director of Indianapolis Home Complete Exposition says the joint expo will be a three city Mid West home show with exhibits of every product used in home construction. The fifth annual exhibit runs April 17 to 23 under the Real Estate Board with space available across Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee shows reaching about 50 million people.
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Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Middle West
J. F. Cantwell
America
Real Estate Board
State enters death period warns of January peak
Dr. William F. King secretary of the State board of health says the state enters a yearly death period with the highest rates in January February and March. He links winter pneumonia influenza slushy weather and reduced resistance among the elderly to the rise and notes summer months see the fewest deaths due to medical advances cleaner water and fewer summer illnesses. He cites outdoor living and outdoor activity as factors lowering summer mortality and warns that autumn and early winter smoke from leaves adds to danger.
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Indiana
William F. King
State Board of Health
State Health Board
King
Cold weather trims market prices and supplies
Post holiday trade slowed as cold weather curbed activity at the city market. Fruits and vegetables largely held prices, though tangerines were scarce at 50 cents a dozen. Eggplant, pomegranates, greens, citrus and root produce filled stalls with varied per unit costs.
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California
Man Dies by Jump From Bridge in Reveland
Emil Mackey a 39 year old carpenter leaped from a bridge 150 feet high in Reveland Ohio during the holiday day, dying on impact police report.
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United Press
Reveland
Ohio
Emil Mackey
Carpenter
Bandits Grab 20920 Jewels in 2 Robberies
Holiday crime spree reports two robberies yielding 20920 in jewels and cash. A man defending his firm’s funds is wounded by a gunman described as a thug. Two youths robbed a Detroit jewelry store taking 12800. A roadblock near McKeesport Pennsylvania led to the robbery of a California tourist for gems worth 8000 and 120 cash.
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Detroit
McKeesport
California
Youthful Bandits Hold Up Detroit Jewelry Store
Two youths described as school boys robbed a Detroit jewelry store at noon and escaped with 12800 in jewels and cash. The crime was reported by United Press with no further details on suspects or motive.
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Detroit
United Press
Mich
Bandits Loot Gems From Car of Hollywood Tourists
United Press reports two gunmen stopped a motor car near East McKeesport on December 26 and relieved Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Keith of Hollywood California of 8000 dollars in gems and 120 in cash after blocking the road. The couple were en route to Philadelphia and were forced to surrender valuables. R. M. Zimmerman, driving the Keith car, was forced to pull over as a preceding vehicle halted on a hill, enabling the robbery to occur.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
E. M. Keith
Hollywood
Cal
McKeesport
Philadelphia
R. M. Zimmerman
Keith
Zimmerman
Robbery Attack Wounds Manager in McKeesport
United Press report from McKeesport Pennsylvania says Frank F Renner manager of the Clairton branch of Manufacturers Light and Heat Company was shot and seriously wounded by a black robber. Renner fought back chasing the bandit through offices into the street after hurling a ledger at him and grabbing cash before the gunfire fell silent.
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United Press
Two Escape From U S Prison in Atlanta
Ellis Worden and fellow inmate Daniel K. Wallace slipped from the Federal penitentiary yard on Christmas Day and remain at large. Worden, 22, from Fort Wayne Indiana, was serving a year and a day for a liquor charge after being sentenced in Toledo Ohio. Both men were employed as trusties at the prison.
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Worden
Federal Penitentiary
Liberty
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Toledo
Ohio
Daniel K. Wallace
Delco Light to Open Frigidaire ICeless Refrigerator Plant
Delco Light Company of Dayton Ohio will establish a branch plant for manufacturing Frigidaire iceless refrigerators in this city soon after January 1. Downtown offices will be on Monument Circle and a manufacturing plant will be rented or erected. A new type of electric refrigerator will be made here per the announcement.
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Delco Light Company
Dayton
Ohio
Monument Circle
Nationalization of coal mines urged by league
The League for Industrial Democracy calls for nationalizing coal in an open letter to Congress. It accuses mine owners of watering books and inflated valuations costing the public billions, urging nationalization on original cost terms to curb profiteering and improve miner wages. It cites soaring anthracite prices and a 1923 proposed retirement plan of capital via bonds.
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Times Washingt
New York Avenue
Washington
League For Industrial Democracy
Congress
League
Peirsette
New York Coal Commission
New York City
Deadlock in Indiana State Board Health feud fuels political rift
The Indiana State board of health remains deadlocked as Dr. T Victor Keene leads an insurgent faction against Dr. William F. King amid counter charges. Governor Jackson sits out, delaying actions on ouster bids, while court orders and grand jury probes struggle to proceed with limited clarity. The dispute centers on leadership, insubordination charges, and possible outside occupation of profit.
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State Board of Health
T. Victor Keene
Indianapolis
William F. King
James W. Noel
Keene
Dr. King
Noel
Dr. Keene
Clarence B. Joseph
Ira Chase Koehne
King
Joseph
Jackson
Zimri FE. Dougan
Hendricks Circuit Court
Marion County Grand Jury
State Board of Accounts
Stage folks given dinner for Christmas night
Christmas night at Keith's and the Palace Theaters saw manager C R Eggleston and Mrs Eggleston host a dinner for talent and staff at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Ned Norworth and Herb Jennings helped manage the after dinner fun following a delightful meal.
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Keith's
Palace
C. Roltare Eggleston
Keith’s
Mrs. Eggleston
The
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Ned Norworth
Herb Jennings
Eggleston
Three Shot to Death at Brooklyn Christmas Dance
A Christmas dancing party in Brooklyn ended in a fatal shootout. Three men were killed and left unidentified as Patrolman Morano discovered a body in the gutter and followed a blood trail into the hall where two more victims lay dead.
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United Prene
Brooklyn
N. Y
Richard Morano
Winter crowds fill city parks for snow time fun
Parks superintendent FL Walter Jarvis urges that city parks remain active in winter. He notes Brookside Gar field and Douglass parks attract thousands for coasting and skating on South Grove lagoon, praising winter landscapes as equally appealing to nature lovers.
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FL Walter Jarvis
Jarvis
Brookside
Garfield
Douglass Park
South Grove
Trolley Hits Wagon in Polk County Incident
A Polk Sanitary Milk Company wagon was struck by an inbound Washington Street car at Washington and Davidson Streets early today. Driver Hilbert Copenhauer of 2234 East Michigan Street was not injured. Police killed the horse involved in the collision.
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Polk Sanitary Milk Company
Washington
Washington and
Davidson Sts
Hilbert Copenhauer
Michigan St
Girls Stripped and Teens Held in Terre Haute Incident
Two Brazil girls aged 16 and 17 were assaulted by Clyde Terre Haute and Ray Vona Jones after leaving a dance. The youths allegedly attacked and attempted to strip the girls near a deserted highway south of Seeleyville. Police say the victims sustained clothing damage and reported the assault. Both suspects faced charges of attempted attack and liquor possession. Terre Haute released on bond, Jones jailed in Vireo County.
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United Prena Terre
Brazil
Terre Haute
Seeleyville
New Lamp Burns 94 Percent Air Superior to Oil Lamps
Advertisement claims a new lamp burns without odor or smoke and uses 6 percent kerosene. Tested by the US government and 35 universities, it allegedly beats 10 ordinary oil lamps. Inventor J N Josheet seeks agents and offers free lamps to promote local introduction. Potential earnings of $500 per month are stated.
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United States
J. N. Johseet Oo W. Lake
Chicago
Stolen Cars Report Names Three Ford Owners
Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to Martin Wendling of 317 Parkway Ave Ford 23-631 from 18 E Vermont St Glenn Patterson of 2812 Schofield Ave Ford from Twenty Third St and Columbia Ave and Jack Nahamias of 833 S Illinois St Ford 564-283 from Pearl and Meridian Sts
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Parkway
Ave
Ford
Vermont St
Glenn Patterson
Schofield
Twenty-Third St
Columbia Ave
Jack Nahamias
S. Ilinois St
Pearl and
Meridian Sts
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