Gillom Slaps Shumaker For Defiant Stand
Indiana AG Gilliam denounces Rev E S Shumaker chief of the Anti Saloon League for defiance of a sixty day contempt sentence. Gilliam argues the Supreme Court power to enforce judgment exists and should be exercised. He cites Judge Myers and notes Shumaker fled confinement, denying Gov Jackson pardon, with the state seeking enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Supreme Court
Arthur L. Gilliam
Shumaker
Gilliam
Supreme
David A. Myers
Myers
Indiana State Farm
Ed Jackson
Ethan A. Miles
League
Jackson
Named surveyor's aid named chief deputy in county setup
Norris C Thompson 6140 Central avenue will be chief deputy county surveyor Paul R Brown the surveyor elect announced today Thompson Purdue graduate and five years head of the Indianapolis park board engineering field corps Other appointments Arthur Grisson Bernard Benehart Ralph Turner Floyd Hillman Miss Josepine Leavitt Jones Wilson Byron Isenberger James Hickman Warner Jewell all named chairmen All are Republicans
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Norris C. Thompson
Central Avenue
Paul R. Brown
Thompson
Purdue University
Indianapolis Park Board
Arthur Grisson
Bernard Benehart
Ralph Turner
Floyd Hillman
Moore & Jessup
Josephine Leavitt
Jones Wilson
Byron Isenberger
James Hickman
Warner Jewell
Attempts To End Life At Adams Hotel
Russell Byrum 29 in critical condition after slashing his throat in his hotel room Tuesday night. He told police he was tired of life. The incident occurred at the Adams hotel on 215 North Capitol avenue.
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Russell Byrum
Adams Hotel
North Capitol Avenue
City Hospital
Byrum
President Coolidge Vacation Start at Sapelo Island
President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived in Brunswick Georgia after an overnight trip from Washington and headed to Sapelo Island for a week with Howard E. Coffin of Hudson Motor Company. He may enjoy island sports while a portrait will be painted by Frank O Salisbury for the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
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United Press
Brunwick
Coolidge
Washington
Sapelo Island
Howard E. Coffin
Hudson Motor Company
Frank O. Salisbury
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Harvard Club Music Program at Masonic Temple
Harvard University Instrumental clubs present a varied program featuring banjo mandolin vocal orchestra and specialty numbers. Fifty one members are touring the east and Midwest with the Indianapolis Harvard men and society groups sponsoring the concert at the Masonic temple Saturday night.
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Harvard University
Masonic Temple
East
Mid-West
Indianapolis
Harvard Men and Society
Fire damages Bedford home. vet Dr. H. M. Burnham dies
Sparks on the roof at 1831 North Capitol Avenue caused a fire with $1,200 damage. In Bedford, Indiana, Dr. H. M. Burnham, 84, a prominent veterinarian and university graduate, died after a long illness. He was widely known across the United States.
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Samuel Sanders
North Capitol Avenue
United Preoas
Bedford
Ind
H. M. Burnham
United States
VerWilKo touted to prevent and fight flu by famous doctor
An advertisement proclaims VerWilKo as a universal preventive and remedy for influenza. It cites Dr. Vermilya's 1918 epidemic experience, claims rapid disease check and restoration of health, and urges purchase at Goldsmith's stores and affiliated druggists.
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VerWilko
VerWillio
Goldsmith
East Washington
Alabama Sts
Goldsmith’s
YULETIDE COWBOY SPARKS AHOY SEARCH INDIANAPOLIS
A 9 year old, Jimmie Wetter of 430 Terrace avenue, wore a new Christmas cowboy outfit and roamed Indianapolis for nearly an hour on Tuesday as anxious parents hunted for him. He was taken to police headquarters and then home after his name and address were learned.
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Jimmie Wetter
Terrace Avenue
Indianapolis
Spender Gets Stay In Grand Larceny Case
Kokomo youth Everett McElwee, 19, facing grand larceny charges, received a continuance until Saturday after stealing 1200 dollars from friend Worley Vindley in an Indianapolis hotel. His mother offered restitution as judge Lindley urged leniency. McElwee had spent 400 dollars in a single day on taxis, a wardrobe, and jewelry.
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Everett McElwee
James A. Collins
Worley Vindley
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Lindley
Politician Porcaro’s Chicago home bombed by office seeker
In Chicago on December 26 a bomb exploded at the home of Joseph Porcaro a Deneen political lieutenant. The blast woke Porcaro and his wife and damaged the house by about 1500 dollars. No injuries were reported Porcaro said he had no threats or known enemies among disappointed seekers. Porcaro serves as a Thirty-second ward worker for the Republican faction led by Senator Charles Deneen.
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United Prose
Chicago
Joseph Porcaro
Deneen
Porcaro
Republican Party
Charles Deneen
Two Firemen Killed In Pittsburgh Refinery Fire Truck Crash
Two firemen died and eight were injured when a fire truck plunged over a hillside while responding to a blaze at Varnegie Refining Company in Heidelberg. Fifteen other firemen were slightly hurt as property damage neared $500,000.
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Ty United Press
Pittsburgh
Varnegie Refining Company
Heidelberg
Barricaded Man Holds Nine Cops At Bay In Brockton
Ernest Leighton barricaded in his home with a rifle and held nine policemen at bay for two hours during a Christmas party raid. He forced his wife to leave the house before officers finally entered and arrested him.
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United Press
Brockton
Mass
Ernest Leighton
Leighton
Bird Hits Windshield Wounding Driver in NY Road
A wounded partridge flew into a windshield in Reinsealer, injuring Mrs. Edward Coons of Albany who rode with her husband and two daughters. The incident occurred on December 26 as the bird shattered glass and cut the driver’s face during travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Reinselaer
N. Y
Edward Coons
Albany
Six Burned to Death in Tidaholm Hotel Fire
Stockholm dispatch reports a Christmas morning fire at Tidaholm hotel where five women and a child were fatally burned. The tragedy occurred in the early hours of December 25 as guests were present in the lodging house. Fire crews battled the blaze, and authorities began inquiries into the blaze and evacuation efforts. Local officials expressed sorrow over the loss and extended condolences to the victims' families.
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United Press
Stockholm
Sweden
Tidaholm
Ban on Guns to Curb Crime Protested by Official
George N. Mannfeld, chief of the state fish and game division, says the push for banning firearms is mistaken. He argues that existing hunter rules suffice and that hasty statewide disarmament would handicap lawabiding citizens while criminals would still find arms. He warns against responding to dramatic crimes with blanket prohibition.
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George N. Mannfeld
Fish and Game Division
State Conservation Department
Mannfeld
Eleven rebels die in clash near Guadalajara
Mexico City dispatch from La Prensa states eleven rebels were killed in a battle with federal troops three miles from Guadalajara. The clash occurred near the city as forces pressed operations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mexico City
Guadalajara
la Prensa
New Year May End War Scare
Washington reports a Pan American conciliation conference protocol to settle the Bolivian Paraguayan boundary clash. Delegates hope for a peaceful solution by New Year’s Day after Bolivar’s and Paraguay’s favorable replies to mediation questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prose
Washington
Bolivar
Special Mediation Committee
Paraguay
Afghanistan Affair Grave Declared by Paris Paper
Paris newspaper Le Petit Journal reported Kabul remains grave as Afghan legations claim control while European envoys evacuate the capital, signaling heightened concern over Amanullah’s position.
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Paris
le Petit Journal
Afghanistan
Europe
Amanullah
Kabul
Irving Berlin Jr Dies at 24 Days Old
Irving Berlin son dies on Christmas day from heart failure at New York hospital. The composer planned to name the boy Irving Jr. Authorities report Clarence H. Mackay, husband of Berlin's wife, had reconciled with the marriage after opposition from Mackay.
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United Press
New York
Irving Berlin
Irving Jr
Clarence H. Mackay
Berlin
Fire damages convent in Rome near Madonna of Divine Love
A destructive blaze damaged a group of buildings belonging to the Sisters of St. Catherine in Rome on December 26. Firemen kept the fire from reaching the Church of the Madonna of Divine Love, where Romans observe the Madonna feast with flowers in the priests procession.
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United Press
Rome
Sisters of St. Catherine
Plane Santa Delivers Holiday Gifts by Air in Sioux City
Mrs. Arthur S. Hanford Jr. delivered Christmas presents by airplane in Sioux City Iowa on December 26 dropping gifts on front lawns to prevent Santa Claus delays due to lack of snow.
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United Press
Sioux City
Arthur S. Hanford Jr
Santa Claus
Woman Driver Held In Auto Death Smash
Miss Nellie Geiss 21 of Vincennes Indiana was held on drunken driving intoxication and manslaughter charges after the car she drove overturned near the Hendricks county line killing passenger Bernard Kelly 36 of East New York Street. A second passenger identified as George Hamilton alias Williams was held on intoxication charges.
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Nellie Geiss
Vincennes
Ind
Hendricks County
Bernard Kelly
New York Street
George Hamilton
Williams
Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel, When Slated, Was Held On An Intoxication Charge, Sheriff's
Joseph Hamilton
Columbia Club
Miss Geiss
Harry Neal
Kelly
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robert J. Kelly
Robert
William
Leo
Francis Kelly
Hamilton
Millersville residents help capture two chicken thieves
Christmas night turnout in Millersville eight miles north of Indianapolis gathered with ten shotguns drawn when Charles Roseberry and Fred Sanders were cornered after a half mile chase by Millersville residents and Deputy Foster Ragan. The youths faced charges of no title for their car improper license and trespass.
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Millersville
Indianpolis
Allisonville
Foster Ragan
Charles Roseberry
East
Washington Street
Fred L. Sanders
Martindale Avenue
Confesses Hold Up Involving Becker Brothers
Walter Becker aged 21 confessed to a Christmas Eve attempt to rob a Standard Oil filling station at Twenty first street and Northwestern avenue. His brother Martin, 19, wounded and hospitalized, was said to be involved but their father Otto Becker was briefly detained and later released. Walter and Martin were taken to hospital with the elder Becker released.
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Walter Becker
East
Vermont Street
Martin
City Hospital
Standard Oil Company
Twenty-first Street
Northwestern Avenue
Harry Faulk
Walter
Otto Becker
Pickford Party Marred by Brawl in Hollywood
In Hollywood a Christmas party hosted by Lottie Pickford led to a public brawl among guests. Jack Daugherty and Daniel Jaeger fought over Mary Pickford’s sister, with Jaeger suffering a cut tendon and Lottie reportedly struck. Police received complaints from about twenty neighbors as the event spilled into 5:30 a.m. after midnight disturbances.
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United Press
Hollywood
Cal
Lottie Pickford
Colony
Lottie
Jack Daugherty
Barbara la Mar
Daniel Jaeger
Daugherty
Jack
Daniel
Mary Pickford
Jaeger
Pickford
United Prep Banker and sportsman dies in Baltimore
T Suf fer Tailor, banker, sportsman and leader in New York and Newport society, died in Baltimore yesterday from a heart attack.
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United Prep
Baltimore
T. Suffern
New York
Newport
Hoover Picks Worship Place
United Press reports President Hoover and the new first lady chose a tiny brick meeting house seating 150 with no organ or choir for worship after March 1. Dr. Augustus T. Murray will lead Sabbath services at this smallest church ever chosen by a president, a contrast to Roosevelt’s Dutch Reformed church attendance.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Augustus T. Murray
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
Hoovers
Roosevelt
Collector Back With 500 Shaw Letters Plans Book
Gabriel Wells, New York book collector, returns from Europe with 500 letters by George Bernard Shaw. He plans to publish 350 of them in a forthcoming book.
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United Press
New York
Gabriel Wells
Europe
George Bernard Shaw
First world long distance talking marathon staged in New York
Milton D Crandall promotes a 24 hour plus talking marathon at the Seventy first Regiment Armory with a $1,000 prize. Ten men compete initially while twenty one more join, including John Rose Gildea, Simon Long, a Cherokee Indian and a former radio announcer as they vie for the total hours clocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Proas
New York
Milton D. Crandall
Crandall
John Rose Gildea
Grenwich Village
Simon Long
Jane Addams Better Recovering From Bronchitis
Miss Jane Addams founder of Hull House is recovering from a two weeks attack of bronchitis. She has passed the crisis and is recuperating rapidly according to Dr. Alice Hamilton her physician. Through Hull House she has gained international prominence as a settlement worker and author of books on social and political subjects.
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Bay United Press
Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Miss Addams
Alice Hamilton
Marion photographer's mother Nannie Craven dies at 74
Mrs. Nannie J. Craven, mother of Joseph E. Craven staff photographer at the Indianapolis Star, died Christmas morning at her Marion home. She was 74. Survived by husband L. F. Craven a longtime Marion commercial photographer, and by her son.
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Nannie J. Craven
Joseph E. Craven
The
Indianapolis Star
Marion
L. F. Craven
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