King of the Ivories to Leave Prison and Return to Family
Harry Snodgrass, famed radio piano entertainer, will leave Missouri State Prison on January 16 after a three year term with half reduction for good conduct. He plans to return to wife and son, pursue music rolls and other offers, while a station fund raises fans’ contributions from across the country. The public display of fan support and offers of parole or sponsorship have not swayed him from his stated aim to go straight.
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Jefferson City
Harry Snodgrass
Radio
St. Louis
WOS
Snodgrass
Rhode Island
Salt Lake City
Winnipeg
New Orleans
United States
Canada
Missouri
State Board of Agriculture
Capitol
Prisoner Transferred After Poolroom Shootout
Albert Maufins a 28 year old colored resident of 930 W Walnut St was moved Friday from city hospital to city prison. Police say on December 2 he and three men entered the S M Jordan poolroom at 23848 N Sherman Dr, Jordan fired wounding Maufins in the groin while Maufins returned fire wounding Jordan in the hand. Maufins faces charges of entering a home to commit a felony shooting with intent to kill and vagrancy with a $5000 bond.
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Albert Maufins
W. Walnut Sr
City Hospital
City Prison
Maufins
S. M. Jordan
N. Sherman
Jordan
Pantomime Barred Over Stomach Scene In Paris
A one act pantomime set in the human stomach featuring banquet foods has been barred from Parisian stages. Modeled on a British production the piece was deemed indecent and prohibited by authorities.
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Paris
Hoover Replaces Burns as Head of Bureau of Investigation
J Edgar Hoover takes over as head of the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation at age 50. He frames a new, legally grounded approach prioritizing honesty loyalty and ethics over stealth, with emphasis on legal training for agents and admissible evidence.
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Times
Ashington
Sherlock Holmes
William J. Burns
J. Edgar Hoover
Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hoover
General Intelligence Division
Congressional Library
Irish May Ban Bulls Ublin
Ireland considers a bill in the Dail to require licensed bulls for breeding. Licenses would be granted only to bulls free of disease and not expected to sire inferior progeny. A five shillings fee would be charged. the act may extend to rams and boars by the minister of lands and agriculture.
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NEA Service
UBLIN
Ireland
Dail
Minister of Lands and Agriculture
American consul Dyer dies in Germany after stroke
Francisco J. Dyer American consul at Coblenz died in Cologne Germany from a stroke Friday The State Department was informed Dyer born in Dyersville Iowa in 1864 and entered the consular service in 1914 He had been a newspaper correspondent for Los Angeles and San Francisco before joining the service
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Times
Washington
Francis J. Dyer
Coblenz
Cologne
Germany
State Department
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dyer
Dyersville
Iowa
Tax Board to Inspect Marion County Hospital Wing
The State tax board with engineers will inspect the west wing of the Marion County Hospital for the Insane at Julietta on Monday. They review a 330000 bond issue to fund roof rehabilitation and upper-story repairs alleged necessary after safety concerns raised by remonstrators who claim minor repairs would suffice.
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State Tax Board
Marion County Hospital For the Insane
Julietta
Franklin Man in Line for State Veterinarian Office
William Paulish of Franklin announced as candidate for the State veterinarian post in the Jackson Administration. He is county chairman of Johnson County, which flipped to Republican in the last election, a first in recent history. Paris dispatch notes Berlin opens the world’s only animal photography studio with pet-focused portraits and charming backgrounds. patronage grows daily. George W. Fox of Woodruff Place, longtime marshal and custodian, was seriously ill but improved today at Clark Blakeslee hospital, per relatives.
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William Paulish
Franklin
Jackson
Paulish
Johnson County
Paris
Berlin
George W. Fox
East Dr
Woodruff Pl
Clark-Blakeslee Hospital
Arctic Maud Expedition Drifts On With Christmas Near
After two and a half years adrift in arctic ice, Roald Amundsen’s Maud crew faces another Christmas in the north. The battered schooner remains caught in floes north of Wrangel Island, unable to turn back, as weather bureau officials report their slow drift and growing strain.
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Attle
Wash
Roald Amundson
Maud
United States Weather Bureau
North Pole
Amundsen
Siberia
United States Coast Guard
Bear
Arundsen
Bering Straits
Norway
Wrangel Island
Far North
Five Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty One Dollar International Money Orders
Indianapolis post office records show 5721.66 sent in over 600 international money orders to foreign countries between Dec 1 and 24. More than 3000 went to Britain and 1926 to Germany. rest spread across 13 nations. Average order about 10 dollars. Orders aimed for early January delivery rather than Christmas.
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Fritz
Hans
Gretchen
Nicholas
Indianapolis
Germany
A. Keely
Post Office
Keely
Great Britain
France
Sweden
Italy
Denmark
Switzerland
Holland
Hungary
Austria
Japan
Democrats Adopt Passive Resistance in Next General Assembly
Democrats in the upcoming General Assembly vow passive resistance saying lawmakers will let the administration spend public funds. Senator Walter S Chambers from Newcastle and state chairman join the budget advisory committee despite governor-elect Ed Jackson’s displeasure with the appointments by Gov Emmet F Branch.
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Walters
Chambers
Newcastle
Emmet F. Branch
Ed Jackson
Funeral plans set for Mrs. Kittie Stormes
Harrodsburg Indiana December 27 funeral arrangements were being made for Mrs. Kittie Stormes 83 who was burned to death Friday in her home.
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Times
Harrodsburg
Ind
Kittie Stormes
Four Teen Businessmen Arrested Over Sign Inspection Fees
Police intensified actions against city license delinquents arresting four teenage businessmen for failing to have electric signs re inspected and for unpaid inspection fees, signaling strict enforcement in municipal business districts.
Two Young Men Arrested on Speeding Charges
Edwin Haase aged 18 of 724 E Walnut Street and Earl Ruddies aged 29 of 25 W Michigan Street were arrested today on speeding charges.
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Edwin Haase
Walnut St
Earl Ruddies
Michigan St
Doomed By Timea Special: Surratt House To Be Replaced
In Washington the old Surratt house where Booth plotted Lincoln’s killing will be demolished after a contract was let to build a modern store front. The site has long been regarded as haunted by Mrs. Surratt’s ghost.
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Ashington
Surratt House
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Pershing Cables Here Committees Approved
National Commander James A. Drain received a cablegram from Gen John J Pershing in Lima Peru sending cordial holiday greetings. Governor Branch approved a safety advisory committee for grade crossing safety with Frank Singleton as commissioner and members including Walter Pritchard H N Sherwood B C Byers P H Crane Arthur W Brady Eli F Seebirt and John D Williams.
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American Legion
John J. Pershing
Lima
Peru
General Pershing
Drain
Emmett F. Branch
The
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Frank T. Singleton
Walter Pritchard
Automobile Clubs
H. N. Sherwood
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
B. C. Byers
Big Four Railroad
P. H. Crane
Indiana Farm Bureau
Arthur W. Brady
Union Traction Company
Eli F. Seebirt
South Bend
John D. Williams
State Highway Commission
Tilt Lights in Future New York
Engineers of the Illuminating Engineering Society predict tilting headlights at three degree angles when passing other vehicles may replace dimming. Tests on various roads show tilting more practical than dimming, though dimming remains illegal in Massachusetts.
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NEA
New York
Illuminating Engineering Society
Massachusetts
God’s Army Feeds 300 at Headquarters on Christmas Day
Gen Isaac Ramsey reports God’s Army fed 300 men at headquarters 31 N East St and distributed 35 baskets to the poor on Christmas day.
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Isaac Ramsey
God's Army
N. East St
Burglars break into Gray home on College Avenue
Burglars used a skeleton key to enter the home of Smith J. Gray at 6028 College Ave. They stole old coins valued at 25 dollars and 35 dollars in cash.
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Smith J. Gray
College Ave
Hummel Athletic Club Files Articles of Association
Articles of association for the Hummel Athletic Club filed with the Secretary of State. Officers listed: F. J. Callahan, Marion Craig, M. Pr. Bailey, and Alfred F. Hummel. Addresses include 1306 Nordyke Ave, 1422 Silver Ave, 1433 Silver Ave, and 1211 Kentucky Ave.
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Hummel Athletic Club
Kentucky Ave
Secretary of State
F. J. Callahan
Nordyke
Marion Craig
Silver Ave
M. Pr. Bailey
Alfred F. Hummel
Couple Celebrates 62nd Wedding Anniversary in Indiana
Noblesville Indiana residents Mr and Mrs F M Applegate marked their sixty second wedding anniversary The husband aged 86 and the wife 84 are former blacksmith and wife with a long married life in the community.
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Noblesville
Ind
F. M. Applegate
Applegate
Doctor's Heroism Breaks Island Jinx on Ice Rescue
Dr. G M Riley braved twelve miles across perilous ice in sub zero darkness to reach Dr. J L Sowash on isolated Put in Bay Bass Island. Sowash, hemorrhaging from a stomach attack, rallied with care received, aided by two U S mail carriers. The rescue follows a long island pattern of accidents ending with the 1924 drowning of Dr T Greist and nurse Sylvia Schultz.
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Ued Press
Ut-In-Bay
Ohio
G. M
J. L. Sowash
Sowash
Bass Island
Lake Erie
Riley
Port Clinton
Put-in-bay
United States
Tass Island
T. Greist
Sylvia Schultz
Parasite imports target U.S. crop pests
The United States is importing parasites from Europe and Asia to combat key pests. The alfalfa weevil and the gypsy moth are under biological control, while Japan and European researchers seek parasites to curb the Japanese beetle and the European corn borer in affected regions.
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NEA Service
Washington
United States
New England
Europe
Japan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Corn
Impure Oil Found Essential For Cold Start
Dayton Ohio reports J H H Hunt of a large auto firm’s research labs announced at the Society of Automotive Engineers meeting that diluted motor oil helps winter starting. He says clean oil thickens in cold, hindering the starter and battery, while thinned oil aids crankcase motion and easier engine start.
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NEA
Dayton
Ohio
J. H H. Hunt
Chicago
Society of Automotive Engineers
Hunt
Johnson will uphold Albert D Johnsons will in probate court
Judge Mahlon F E Bush upheld the will of Albert D Johnson late secretary treasurer of the Diamond Chain Company who died November 1 1923. Under the terms the entire 100000 estate goes to sister in law Helen M Eichrodt 3947 N Delaware St. Niece Charline Johnson Barnaby challenged claiming undue influence duress and unsound mind.
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Albert D. Johnson
The
Diamond Chain Company
Mahlon FE. Bush
Helen M. Eichrodt
Delaware St
Charline Johnson Barnaby
Johnson
Courthouse Showdown Over Child Custody Ends With Judge’s Threat
In a crowded courthouse scene Ralph Jones gained temporary possession of his 6-year-old son Jack after a conflict over a divorce decree modification. Anna Jones faced possible jail after resisting the order and allegedly taking the child, with Judge Harry C. Chamberlain warning she must obey the decree or face confinement.
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Ralph Jones
N. New Jersey St
Jack
Anna Jones
N. Taft St
Harry C. Chamberlain
Circuit Court
Puzzle a Day Missing Words From Three Letters
A daily puzzle asks for three missing words each formed from the same three letters in different orders. The clue presents a simple sentence with three starred positions. Yesterday's solution involved aligning lines in a drawing to restore a scene, with instructions to hold the drawing sideways to view the original appearance.
Cash For Christmas Prompted Extra Federal Reserve Cash
Federal Reserve Banks nationwide issued 70.3 million dollars in additional currency to ease Christmas shopping. In the New York district shoppers used 18.5 million of the notes during the season.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Lo Times
Washington
Federal Reserve
Reserve Board
New York
Central Hospital for the Insane 10-year expansion plan
The annual report by Superintendent Max A. Bahr details a ten-year building plan seeking legislative approval. Immediate work includes two 100-patient cottages for men costing about 412550, with four more cottages to follow. The facility housed 725 men and 927 women, with 279 average staff and one attendant per 11.8 patients.
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Central Hospital For the Insane
Max A. Bahr
Three More Republican Committeemen Resign
Three more Republican precinct committeemen resigned today, bringing total resignations to twelve in two days. George W. Coffin, the county chairman, announced successors have been appointed as part of the ongoing purge. The shakeup leaves thirty nine committeemen ousted or resigned since the November election amid rival factions led by William H. Armitage and the Shank Armitage Jewett Lemcke group.
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George W. Coffin
William H. Armitage
Shank-Armitage-Jewett- Lemcke
Coffin
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