Mass Meter Hearing Could Save Water Consumers BigSum
Indianapolis water users may save at least one hundred thousand dollars if the state public service commission cancels the 1923 order and requires free meter installation. A Thursday hearing before House representatives will hear testimony from twenty five thousand clients and several department heads on meter costs, installations, and the company’s profits.
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Indianapolis Water Company
State Public Service Commission
House of Representaves
Aclon
Howell Ellis
Service Department
Commission
Calvin McIntosh
Ellis
William Edwards
Water Company
Edwards
Harry Wenger
Wenger
William Pierce
Spencer-Shirley Utilities
$150000 School Fire at Bourbon Wrecks High Building
A Bourbon Indiana high school was destroyed by a fire caused by defective wiring. Loss estimated at $120,000. Bourbon firefighters aided by Warsaw and Plymouth units couldn't staff the water supply, with the log covered by insurance. In a separate item, W. W. Pickens, 58, a major fertilizer maker, died after a brief illness with survivors including his wife and daughter.
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Bu United Press
Bourbon
Ind
Warsaw
Plymouth
United Press
Quebec
Princess Theater
Prohibition Plan Wins Mills $25000 Prize
Major Chester P. Mills former federal prohibition administrator for the New York district wins 25000 dollars for the best plan to enforce the prohibition laws. W C Durant awards the prize with a 5000 dollar high school prize to Malcolm D Almack of Palo Alto California. Mills urges public information on enforcement aims and six month permits to test business legitimacy plus tighter coast guard customs and prohibition force cooperation to curb alcohol diversion and smuggling.
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United Press
NEW York
Chester P. Mills
W. C. Durant
Malcolm D. Almack
Thred
Palo Alto
Cal
Almack
Mills
Prohibition Force
Coast Guard, Customs and Prohibition Forces
Althoug
United States
Dancing Barber Performs at Salem Jail Christmas Party
George E. H. Taylor, known as The Dancing Barber, who faces the electric chair for the murder of a young woman, did a buck and wing on the stage of Salem jail as part of a prisoners Christmas party.
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United Press
Salem
Mass
George E. H. Taylor
Salem Jail
Puff from President Highlights Northampton Shoemaker gifts
James Lucey an elderly Northampton shoemaker enjoys a Christmas present from his old friend, President Coolidge. He smokes cigars taken from one of two boxes received as part of the gift.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
James Lucey
President Coolidge
Funeral services for Alfred W. Cleisher in Philadelphia
Funeral services for Alfred W. Cleisher a 50 year old philanthropist and head of a real estate firm will be held at 2 pm Thursday. He died Tuesday in Philadelphia.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Alfred W. Cleisher
Quarter Trapped Under Truck Near Fletcher Bank
A man dropped a bright quarter in front of the Fletcher American National Bank as a Mammoth truck rolled over it. He retrieved the coin with a knife after a passing motorist waited, then kept it and moved on, pleased.
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Fletcher American National Bank
Rikhoff Named Jail Deputy in Winkler Admin Plan
Sheriff elect George L. Winkler reveals his 49 appointments, keeping most Hawkins era deputies but adding Herman F. Rikhoff as jail deputy. New appointees include James Haynes Samuel G Campbell and Mrs Doshin Dennison with Campbell succeeding Charles Mann as county road superintendent. Three veterans are displaced and armored patrol cars are due January 1.
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Herman F. Rikhoff
Lew Shank
George L. Winkler
Winkler
Omar Hawkins
Rikhoff
James Haynes
Naomi Street
Samuel G. Campbell
Hawthorne Place
Doshin Dennison
Buchanan Street
Campbell
Charles Mann
Elva M. Haly
West Twenty-sixth Street
Sam Parker
John Crabb
Miracle lighting planned for Nazareth by year end
Nazareth council reached an agreement with a power company to install a modern lighting system replacing candles and kerosene lamps. The project is to be completed before the end of next year.
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United Press
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Christ
Emperor Hirohito Convenes Japanese Diet in Brief Throne Message
United Press reports Emperor Hirohito formally convoked the imperial Japanese diet today with a throne message read in three minutes. The brief ceremony marks the start of the session as officials prepare for pending policy discussions and state affairs.
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United Press
Tokio
Hirohito
City to Move Soon to Take Over Gas Firm
Hack and Holtzman meet as the city plans early action to exercise its twenty five year 1905 franchise. The board of works may demand control of Citizens Gas Company properties worth about 20 000 as legal steps begin. City funds cover two lawyers to represent public interests while trustees accept that property should be turned over to the city.
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Citizens Gas Company
Board of Public Works
Oren S. Hack
Works Board
John W. Holtzman
Works Boards
Hack
Holtzman
Fred C. Gause
L. Ert Slack
Gause
Slack
Homes of unwelcome suitors burned in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio a woman is jailed for arson after burning the homes of two unwelcome suitors, M Hamilton and John Hill. The men barely escaped with their lives as the small frame houses caught fire after she warned them to stay away.
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United Press
Youngstown
M. Hamilton
John Hill
Doctor Revives Born-Dead Baby In Brooklyn
Dr Phil lip Merville revived a baby thought dead by blowing air into the throat bathing in hot water and sponging the chest with cold water until the infant Mary breathed. The child and her mother Mrs Arman do Rispoli 27 are reported doing well in Brooklyn.
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United Press
Brooklyn
Phillip Merville
Mary
Armando Rispoli
Airport Plans On Public Works Board Schedule
The board of public works expects to adopt a resolution outlining plans and specifications for a proposed municipal airport once completed by city engineer A. H. Moore. The city council, after two meetings on the resolution, will delay action pending estimates from the works board per advice from the city legal department.
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Board of Public Works
A. H. Moore
Works Board
Moore
No Sleep in Three Days Behind Bus Crash Driver
Julian Spooner a 25 year old Wyandotte Michigan driver for Pony Express was on duty three and a half days with only brief sleep on bus seats in an Elkhart Indiana crash that killed Ray W. Sailer and injured thirteen. A public service commission investigation by Walter Greenwalt found no one at fault with the Greyhound ditching incident and called for stricter interstate regulation of bus drivers.
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Julian Spooner
Wyandotte
Mich
Pony Express Company
Elkhart
Walter Greenwalt
Public Service Commission
Spooner
Greenwalt
Chicago
Detroit
Indiana Commission
Ray W. Sailer
Greyhound
Hamlet
Lewis Named Washington Interstate Commerce Chairman
December 26 report states Ernest I. Lewis of Indianapolis elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a one year term beginning January 1. He succeeds J. B. Campbell and previously led Indiana Public Service Commission since 1917 after a career as a newspaper political writer. Lewis, a Republican, lists Indianapolis as his legal residence.
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United Preas
Washington
Ernest I. Lewis
Indianapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. B. Campbell
Public Service Commission of
Indiana
Interstate Commission
Harding
Indiana Commission
Lewis
Plan statue of smith Albany governor tablet fund
A petition circulated among state capitol employees requests contributions for a bronze tablet to honor Governor Alfred E. Smith. The proposed memorial would be placed in the new nine million dollar state office building and commemorate his four terms as governor.
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United Press
Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Strikes at Son Hurt Steubenville Father Breaks Arm
In Steubenville Ohio on December 26 Mike Drustar aged 43 attempted to chastise his son George aged 20. The son dodged the blow and Drustar struck the wall, sustaining a broken arm.
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Father
Lad
United Press
Steubenville
Ohio
Mike Drustar
Drustar
George
Snakes Diet At State College Zoo After Death
Snakes at the State College Zoo spent Christmas on cod liver oil diet due to a malady that may be flu or sorrow over the death of a colony member. They could not eat their ordinary food.
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United Press State College
College
King George Is On Upgrade In Medical Briefing
London December 26 King George showed slight improvement in his condition according to physicians at 11 40 am indicating slow forward movement Though still serious the empire celebrated Christmas with good spirit as the king fluctuated between consciousness and coma Duke of York was seen crying outside the sick room as the father failed to recognize him.
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United Press
London
George
Duke of York
Fear end near for Toy Baby in Cincinnati Ohio
Eighteen month old Frankie Brooks of Asco West Virginia near Bluefield lies near death with a toy motor cycle lodged in his throat. He has contracted pneumonia a mild form but it worsens his condition and doctors fear for his recovery. It has been twelve days since the accident and an operation was postponed due to weakness.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Five Drowned as Auto Breaks Through Ice
Five persons were drowned today when their automobile broke through the ice while crossing from Little Jameque to the Shippegan mainland near Bathurst New Brunswick.
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United Press
Bathurst
New Brunswick
Little Jameque
Druggist Slugs Old Foe At Police Station Door
Enmity between Herbert Haag and Carlos Hammond culminates in a three mile car chase ending with Haag striking Hammond at police headquarters door. Hammond and his wife fled to the station. no arrests made. Incident began at Haag’s mother’s home on Woodlawn and Teonard. Hammond says Haag rammed him three times before reaching HQ. Hammond and wife then fled inside. a brief scuffle followed. Richards. (Note: Names preserved as per source.)
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Herbert Haag
Carlos Hammond
Jack
Lantern Gardens
Hammond
Haag
Woodlawn Avenue
Teonard Street
Lenore Haag
Miss Haag
Jack O'Lantern Gardens
New York
Delivery of New Indianapolis Telephone Directories Begun
Indiana Bell Telephone Company started delivering a new style Indianapolis telephone directories. Officials expect completion by Saturday as high school and college boys perform the work. The volume holds about 30 000 listing changes with roughly 5 500 books mailed to rural subscribers and other cities.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
French press favors Young Dawes and Hughes for reparations panel
Paris reports the French press broadly expects Owen L Young Charles G Dawes and Charles E Hughes to be named by American experts to sit on the committee to confer on terms of German reparations.
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United Press
Paris
Owen L Young
Charles G. Dawes
Charles E. Hughes
Two Lawyers Named For Pauper Attorney Job Snarls
County clash over pauper attorney post of 2400 dollars a year paves path to court. Commissioner Snider announces Lloyd D. Claycombe as appointee while Judge Collins had named John Royse. Law seeks resolve with supreme court looming. Claycombe, a state representative, tied to George W Coffin faction. Royse, anti Coffin Republican, previously relegated from Stark list.
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James A. Collins
George Snider
Lloyd D. Claycombe
Collins
John Royse
Snider
Martin Hugg
Royse
App
Claycombe
George W. Coffin
Snider Faid
Rouse
Judson Stark
Stark
Supreme Court
Open New Railroad Tragedy Kills Engineer and Fireman
A new railway line Chihuahua City to Ojis naga opens with a celebratory ceremony then a disaster on the return trip. A bridge collapse killed the engineer and fireman and injured eleven, including Governor Marcello Caraveo who suffered facial injuries. The bridge reportedly was set on fire by a maniac.
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United Press
EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Ojisnaga
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Mexico City
el Continental
New Road
Marcello Caraveo
Caraveo
Gary leaves 12 million estate after 1927 death
Judge Elbert H. Gary of U S Steel died August 15 1927 leaving an estate valued at 12 938 072 dollars per the state tax commission. New York Trust Co as managing executor filed the appraisal. Adelaide Chase announced engaged to Harold Edward Righter Waldorf theater actor and Albany United Press manager announced today.
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United Press
NEW York
Elbert H. Gary
U. S. Steel Corporation
State Tax Commission
New York Trust Company
Unitca Preaes
Adelaide Chase
Waldorf Theater
Ann Chase
Harold Edward Righter
Albany
The
Fragmentary Weather Readings Hourly Temperatures
Incomplete OCR data shows hourly temperature marks from early morning to noon with values around mid thirties and low forties. Readable entries include 6 am 36, 10 am 38, noon 42, 8 am 35, others corrupted. No clear location or date provided.
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Hack Said
Babe
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Ralph Heizen
T. Etienne
France
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St. Etienne
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