Education Board Moves Toward Acquiring West Side and Colored High School Sites
The board plans a special Monday meeting to approve ground purchases for a new west side high school at Belmont and Washington and a colored high school site at West and Eleventh Streets. Appraised values are 34 87 and 51 150 dollars, with owners asking more. If prices stay high, the board may file condemnation suits.
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West Side
R. O. Johnson
Belmont Ave
W. Washington St
West
Eleventh Sts
W. D. Allison
Bert S. Gadd
Living Cost Drops in Indianapolis From 1920 to 1923
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Indianapolis saw an 18.6 percent drop in cost of living from June 1920 to September 1923. National figures show food up 49.3 percent, fuel and light 1.3, clothing 76.5, housing 64.4, furniture and furnishings 122.4, and miscellaneous 101.1 since 1915.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
Bureau
Five Gallons of Grain Alcohol Seized in Transit
Five gallons of grain alcohol arriving from Detroit to Indianapolis, found by Sheriff George Snider, spilled from two other tins that burst. An investigation by Federal agents will probe the Detroit shipment. Sheriff said the alcohol was intended for making synthetic gin and whisky. In Muncie, the Delaware County grand jury began a session to probe the death of Mrs. Matilda Shrout in a recent automobile crash linked to alleged drinking by her and two male companions.
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Indianapolis
Detroit
George Snider
Snider
United Press
Muncie
Ind
Delaware County Grand Jury
Matilda Shrout
Meetings Here Friday Roundup of Local Luncheons and Banquets
Friday brings a slate of meetings and luncheons across Lincoln Spink-Arms Severin Claypool Ayres' tea room Cardle Tabernacle and downtown venues. Groups include South Side Welfare Workers Central States College of Chiropractic Banquet Council of Indiana State Medical Association lunch Lincoln Exchang Club Allied Motors Board of Trade Industrials Leaders and various fraternities and ladies clubs.
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South Side Welfare Workers
Lincoln
Claypool
Central States College of Chiropractic
Severin
Council of Indiana State Medical Association
Cardle Tabernacle
Exchange Club
Knights of Columbus
Spink-Arms
Allied Motors Commerce
American Woman's Overseas League
Ayres
Phi Delta Theta
C. of C
Hat and Torch Clews in Auto Theft Chase
Police took a hat and an electric torch as clues after a white man and a colored man stole William K. Willis's car at Seventeenth Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Willis pursued five blocks to Indiana Avenue, where the pair fled in the 400 block, pursued by Ralph Barnes and Henry Kiefer from their respective addresses.
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William K. Willis
Lyons Ave
Seventeenth St
Roosevelt Ave
Indiana Ave
Willis
Ralph Barnes
Death Investigated After Canal Body Found
Police and the coroner probed the death of Tony Facen, 50, of 451 W Fifteenth St, whose body was recovered from the canal between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets. The investigation centered on the theory that he was robbed.
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Tony Facen
Fifteenth St
Eleventh and
Twelfth Sts
Ian
Local Man's Body Found in Water After Dispute
Police reported a man was found in the water with one hand clutching a dollar bill. His sister Mrs. Hester Hopkins, who lived with him, said a watch and pocketbook were missing from his clothing.
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Hester Hopkins
Indianapolis Athletic Club Seeks 2250 Membership Goal
The Indianapolis Athletic Club resumes efforts to boost membership to 2250. A. E. Baker leads a division driving the push, with Carl J. Prinzler Ralph Colby and Seth Klein steering other divisions in pursuit of the target.
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Indianapolis Athletic Club
A. E. Baker
Carl J. Prinzler
Ralph Colby
Seth Klein
Former Judge Sought on Murder Warrant in Christmas Shooting
Ste Genevieve Missouri authorities obtained a first degree murder warrant for Thomas B Straughan 54 a former Ste Genevieve County judge deputy sheriff and assessor who shot and fatally wounded Eugene Hauck 24 on Christmas Day The investigation indicates Hauck taunted the veteran official about his age prompting the fatal confrontation.
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Thomas B. Straughan
Ste. Genevieve
Eugene Hauck
Holder
Hauck
Porter County Grand Jury Called to Probe Irregularities
Porter County Indiana will convene a grand jury to investigate alleged irregularities. It is the first time in two years the jury has been summoned.
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United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Porter County
Missionary Released After Bandit Detention in China
Dr Elmer Schmalzried medical missionary and son of Mr and Mrs L A Schmalzried of Largo has been released from captivity by Chinese bandits. The announcement came from Bishop Sprang in Cleveland Ohio representing the evangelical board of missions.
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Dr. Schmalzried
Mer Schmalzried
L. A. Schalzried
Largo
Sprang
Cleveland
Ohio
Evangelical Board of Mis
Chinese Government Pays Ransom Releasing Missionary
The report notes a missionary freed after the Chinese government paid a ransom. Details on the mission or agency remain sparse in the surviving text.
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Sions
Family at Funeral Robbed in Guilford Avenue Home
Henry Rosenfeld and his family were in Chicago for the funeral of Fred G. Rosenfeld who was killed by a street car in Toledo Ohio last week. While away, robbers took clothing silver jewelry and Christmas gifts valued at 200 dollars from the Guilford Avenue home.
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Henry Rosenfeld
Guilford Ave
Chicago
Fred G. Rosenfeld
Toledo
Ohio
Wek
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Allison
Matt
Optimists Club
Delta Tau Delta
Board of Trade
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N. Euclid Ave
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Youth
Ste. Genevieve, Mo
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Wabash, Ind
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New York
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Ideal
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