Prohibition Official Sees Courts Key to Enforcing Law
Assistant Treasury Secretary Andrews visiting rum row along the south Atlantic coast says enforcement hinges on courts and public sentiment. He urges more judges and women to attend court to witness sentences and back a crackdown, noting bootleggers rely on bribery and corruption. Andrews travels via Georgia coast, then to Brunswick, Key West, and Havana.
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United Press
ST. Catherine Island
Andrews
South Atlantic
America
Congress
South Georgia
Modoc
Brunswick
Key West
Havana
Compromise Proposed To Settle Shelby Street Dispute
Compromise in the dispute between the board of works and south side residents over opening Shelby Street to Washington Street will be proposed at today’s board meeting. South side residents plan to remonstrate against Cruse Street assessments if the board defers from the original plan. More than 100 citizens attended a mass meeting at Fountain Square Sunday night.
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Board of Works
South Side
Shelby St
Washington St
Cruse St
Fountain Square
McCray Held in Federal Prison Hospital
Ex Governor McCray of Indiana serving a twelve year sentence for mail fraud was moved to the Federal Prison hospital in Atlanta due to a high blood pressure breakdown. He is not seriously ill and will receive lighter duties upon recovery, resigning as editor of Good Words and as supervisor of the print shop.
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Dispatch
United Press
Atlanta
McCray
Indiana
Good Words
Who Will Pay The House Tax Reduction Bill Explained
Times correspondent Roscoe B. Fleming has written six articles detailing the proposed tax cut. The series begins with an editorial page feature outlining who bears the burden and how the plan affects individuals and businesses.
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House
Roscoe B. Fleming
Times Washington
Apson
They Went Too Fast Scooters Save Lost Boys
Marvin Hess and Theodore Helping, ages 8 and 7, wandered from 187 E Twenty Second St after fast Christmas scooters carried them to New York and East Streets. A Samaritan passerby called police who escorted the boys home. Theodore vows to watch his scooter more closely.
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Marvin Hess
Theodore Helping
E. Twenty-Second St
New York and
East Sts
Samaritan
Theodore
Murder Trial Set for John Dorsey in Greenfield
Deputy Prosecutor Judson L. Stark will press first degree murder charges against John Dorsey, 39, for the killing of his wife Fernie Fae Dorsey. Stark seeks the death penalty. Dorsey to plead temporary insanity. The shooting occurred after he followed her from downtown to her mother's Kenwood Avenue home. Dorsey, an ex service member, had a venue change from Marion County.
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Judson L. Stark
Greenfield
Ind
John Dorsey
Fernie Fae Dorsey
Stark
Dorsey
Kenwood Ave
Marion County
Driver gets penalty for intoxicated driving incident
Frank Graves, 30, of 901 N Senate Ave, was fined 100 dollars plus costs and given a suspended sixty day Indiana State Farm sentence in city court for driving while intoxicated. He had earlier been freed on a drunkenness charge after allegedly driving into a parked car owned by Charles Arelgest at 2510 N Delaware St and later striking an inbound Central Ave street car.
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Frank Graves
Senate Ave
Indiana State Farm
Graves
Charles Arelgest
Delaware St
Central Ave
Gambler Slain Two Men Held in Lexington
R C Davis alias Roy Davenport of Rochester New York and Thomas Brown of Cincinnati are jailed in Lexington charged with murder over a club room poker game shooting that killed Nelson Fant of Flemingsburg Kentucky. Police say Davenport spoke of the tragedy. suspects were captured after a short chase.
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United Press
Lexington
R. C. Davis
Roy Davenport
Rochester
N. Y
Thomas Brown
Cincinnati
Nelson Fant
Flemingsburg
Davenport
Fant
Brown
Colonel John C. Coolidge Stricken by Paralysis
Plymouth Vermont December 28 Colonel John C Coolidge father of the President has paralysis in his right leg and is bedbound Dr Albert M Cram reports the 80 year old remains optimistic though heart block recurs The condition is not deemed immediately serious but concerns persist with notice sent to President Coolidge via Major James F Coupal his personal physician in Washington
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United Press
Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
Cram
President Coolidge
James F. Coupal
Washington
Col. Coolidge
Colonel Coolidge
Coolidge Father Illness Reports Bring No Alarm
Reports from Washington on December 28 said President Coolidge was not alarmed by illness of his father, Col. John Coolidge, with official word at the White House stating there is no cause for concern.
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White House
United Press
Ashington
President Coolidge
Col
John Coolidge
Indiana Red Ball seeks higher bus fares
Fred I. Jones as receiver for the Indiana Red Ball Company asked the Public Service Commission to set a new tariff. He argued current rates do not cover operating expenses. The company serves Indianapolis to Greensburg Crawfordsville Clinton South Bend Sheridan Noblesville Elwood Richmond Martinsville and West Lafayette with branch lines Ladoga Crawfordsville and Rochester Logansport.
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Indiana Motor Bus Company
Fred I. Jones
Indiana Red Ball Company
Public Service Commission
Interstate Public Service Company
Commission
Red Ball Company
Indianapolis
Greensburg
Crawfordsville
Clinton
South Bend
Sheridan
Noblesville
Elwood
Richmond
Martinsville
West Lafayette
Ladoga
Rochester
Logansport
New Trial Sought in School Building War
A motion to reinstate the restraining order halting negotiations with architects for six new schools was filed in Superior Court Four dated December 24. The board and named architects Bass Knowlton & Co and McGuire & Shook are defendants, with possible appeal to the Supreme Court if denied.
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Superior Court
Thomas E. Garvin
Kay K. Wark
Supreme Court
Garvin
Clinton H. Givan
Bass Knowlton and Company
N. Meridian St
McGuire &* Shook
Tut’s coffin put in museum
London dispatch reports arrangements completed for the golden coffin of King Tut-Ankhamen to be transferred Thursday from the Valley of the Kings to a Cairo museum. Earlier Carter expedition notes said moving the wrappings entirely was not feasible and the attempt was abandoned.
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Tut
United Press
London
Daily Mail
Cairo
King Tut-Ankhamen
Tut-Ankhamen
Howard Carter
Stage Star and Husband Meet After Prison Bars
In Indianapolis the former convict Nicky Arnstein and his wife Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and Music Box Revue star, arrived after Arnstein’s release from Leavenworth. She declares love defies prison headlines as they face public curiosity and media attention.
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Indianapolis
Nicky Arnstein
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Fanny Brice
Arnstein
Milwaukee
Wis
Do Not Overheat House Warning From City Health Officer
Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health officer, warns against overheating homes during cold weather and urges proper ventilation to prevent illness. He notes that sickness rises from stuffy rooms not cold air and advises limiting rich holiday foods and taking long outdoor walks for exercise.
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Herman G. Morgan
Morgan
Fire Truck Hits Auto at Vernon Intersection
Vernon Ind Dec 28 A fire truck racing to a blaze struck an auto at a street intersection injuring no one The crash hurled the car forty feet against a house demolishing it The occupants Rev Walter Schaeffer his wife Fr Branch and C Reeder of Evansville escaped unharmed in the accident
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Walter Schaeffer
Fr. Branch
C. Reeder
Evansville
Driver Arrested After Accident In Safety Zone
Domenic Groscio of 131 Noble Street was arrested today by Sergeants ONeal and Smith from the accident prevention bureau. He faces charges of assault and battery and failing to stop after an accident after his car allegedly drove through a safety zone, striking Steve Jackson of 622 Ogden Street and Mrs C A Wright of 707 KE Forty Ninth Street. Jackson was taken to the city hospital. Wright returned home. Groscio reportedly went to a nearby drug store and left without giving his name.
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Domenic Groscio
N. Noble St
O'Neal and
Smith
Accident Prevention Bureau
Groscio
Steve Jackson
Ogden St
C. A. Wright
Fourty-Ninth
St. Jackson
Meander Land Sold at Substantial State Gain
The State realized 12905 dollars from seventy six acres of meandered land in Lake County, selling for far above its appraisal of 4965.70. The marsh land comprised several tracts and was sold by State Auditor L. Bowman.
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Lake County
L. 3. Bowman
Entomologist Wallace Heads to City for Annual Convention
Frank N. Wallace state entomologist departed for City, Missouri, to attend the annual convention of the Entomological Association of the United States, representing his department at the gathering.
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Frank N. Wallace
City Mo
Tte
Tion of Economic Entomo
United States
Lilly Varnish Company capital increase notice
Officials of the Lilly Varnish Company of Indianapolis filed notice to day with the secretary of State that the company has increased its capital stock from $250,000 to $500,000. C. F. Brigham, is president.
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Lilly Varnish Company of
Indianapolis
Secretary of State
C. F. Brigham
Rumors of Klan Shank deal swirl around city hall
Reports say the Shank faction of the Republican party met with Klan leaders as doors to Mayor Shank's office were locked during talks with Harvey W Hed ford. Arthur B. McCee, described as a Klan political general, was seen near the mayor elect John L. Duvall's aides. Shank declined to comment, saying he was just talking with the boys.
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Shank
Republican Party
Harvey W. Hedford
Arthur B. McCee
John L. Duvall
City Manager Body to Grow to Fifty Members
Hoke, chairman, said today that additional members of the city manager executive committee will be announced soon after the holidays. The committee recently voted to enlarge the group from twenty-five to fifty as the first step in resuming activities for a campaign on the new form of city government. Leaders plan an extensive educational campaign before bringing the question to a vote.
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Hoke
Citizen’s Committee
Mayor Shank Refuses Vaudeville Contract Demand
Mayor Shank today refused to sign a contract with Keith-Albee vaudeville interests for 500 dollars a week, writing that he would not appear for less than 600. He plans to attend the National Warehouse Men's Association in Memphis and take a two week vacation in Hot Springs. If his higher rate is not accepted, he will devote his time to warehouse and storage businesses.
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Shank
Keith-Albee
National Warehouse Men's Association
Memphis
Tenn
Hot Springs
Ark
Fire Drives Mothers and Newborns From Salvation Army Hospital
ERSEY CITY N J Dec 28 Fire at the Salvation Army Maternity Hospital forced eight mothers with newborns to flee into the cold and sixteen to exit via a narrow third floor ledge. Firemen and hospital staff rescued them one by one with ladders amid smoke but no injuries occurred. Mothers and babies were taken to nearby homes then ambulanced to the city hospital.
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United Preas
Ersey City
N. J
Salvation Army
35 Dead in Six States From Cold In Six States
Thirty five people died across Chicago Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania New England and Georgia as freezing weather gripped the nation. The U S Weather Bureau warned of continuing low temperatures with some relief expected in the north and midwest tomorrow while the south faced record cold.
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United Press
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
Georgia
North Atlantic
Middle Western
South
Washington United States
Miles City
Mont
Asheville
N. C
Roanoke
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Carolinas
Kentucky
Richard Clark
Calcutta Mountains
Driver Seriously Hurt In City Street Car Crash
Murray Hain of 1604 West Street suffered serious injuries when his Marion County Construction Company truck collided with a street car at Beecher and South Street. He was taken to City Hospital. Fred Carter, 29, of 1735 Madison Avenue, the street car motorman, was charged with assault and battery.
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Marion County Construction Company
Beecher
South St
Murray Hain
West St
City Hospital
Fred Carter
Madison Ave
Butler gets his old job
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, former Philadelphia police dictator, rescinds his resignation and accepts the post of commandant at the San Diego Marine base. He returns to the Marine Corps after leaving the cabinet of Major Kendrick and being deposed as public safety director. Lejune welcomed him back, noting Butler is reassigned as commandant.
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Smedley D. Butler
Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Marine Base
San Diego
Cal
Butler
Lejune
Kendrick
Smed
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Vernon, Ind
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Waterbury
Hartford
Providence
Worcester
Stewartstown
N. H
Detroit
Mark
James Phillips
W. Wilkins St
Morris Sts
Flapper
Fanny
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