Stewart Defies Senate In Teapot Dome Probe
Robert W. Stewart chairman of the Indiana Standard Oil board refused to answer the Teapot Dome committee about Continental Trading Company profits of 3 million dollars. He said he never took or gave money or bonds to officials and faced possible contempt. The panel warned further defiance could bring arrest or district attorney action.
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United Press
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Indiana Standard Oil Company Board
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Continental Trading Company
Stewart
Walsh
Montana
Continental
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
Interior Fall
Fall
Teapot Dome
E. G. Seytbert
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Seubert Ward
Bratton
Dem
New Mexico
Woman Esther Schwartz Dies at 65 in Indianapolis Visit
Esther Schwartz, 65, of 2311 North Meridian Street, collapsed at the home of Mr and Mrs Marcus Freidman at 17 North Gray Street shortly before noon. A neighbor doctor pronounced death from heart disease. Funeral at 10 a.m. Friday at the home, burial in Hebrew Cemetery.
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Esther Schwartz
N. Meridian St
Marcus Freidman
N. Gray St
Freidman
C. H. Keever
Schwarts
William Schwartz
Hebrew Cemetery
John Julian Loses 1928 License Tags In Theft
John Julian of 474 S Luett St reported to police that after buying 1928 license tags for his automobile, the tags were stolen by someone who opened his door while he parked briefly near home. The incident underscores warnings about legal plates and traffic enforcement for violations.
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John Julian
S. Luett St
Police Impound 1927 Plates As 1928 Rush Begins
Indianapolis police ordered impoundment of cars bearing 1927 license plates with a grace period lasting until Monday. State police plans to impound and arrest offenders starting Wednesday, five cars moved to garages. Chief Robert Humes announced the policy shift to extend the grace period and require 1928 plates plus storage fees for release.
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Indianapolis
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Robert Humes
Humes
Fire destroys patrolman’s home on Tibbs Avenue
Patrolman Glyndon Macy’s residence at 939 N Tibbs Ave burned interior after a blaze started most likely by faulty wiring. Macy and his 17 year old son, 8 month old daughter, and 4 year old Fionna Jean were inside. all seven rooms gutted. About $5,000 in damage. $700 furniture lost. home partly insured.
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Glyndon Macy
N. Tibbs Ave
Macy
Carl
Rosaline
Fionna Jean
Jule Macy
Ouster Move Sparks Republican Petition To Recall Slack
Republican leaders in the county signed a petition calling a special city council meeting for Monday to vote on rescinding L Ert Slack's mayoral action and to establish a Republican administration. George W Coffin signed both copies as head of the party. numerous officials also signed.
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L. Ert Slack
Otis E. Bartholomew
Bartholomew
George W. Coffin
Republican County
Coffin
Ira M. Holmes
Holmes
Wayne Emmelmann
Republican County Committee
W. Todd Young
Clyde Robinson
A. O. Meloy
United States
George Snider
Omer Hawkins
George O
McAdoo Attacks Smith on Prohibition in Va Speech
In Richmond William G. McAdoo, 1924 Democratic nominee hopeful, condemned New York Governor Al Smiths Prohibition stance and warned that a wet president could end the Eighteenth Amendment. Albany Gov Alfred E Smith, replying, said the constitution was misunderstood and cited federal supremacy in defense of repeal actions.
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Richmond
al Smith
New York
William G. McAdoo
Virginia Anti-Saloon League
McAdoo
Albany, N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
United States
Indiana bandit gets 5 to 21 years for Duesenberg payroll robbery
Hilton Crouch known as Pizzy-Wizzy was sentenced by Judge James A. Collins to Indiana State prison for auto-banditry connected to the Duesenberg Motor Company payroll heist. The April 16, 1926 robbery near the W Washington Street bridge involved Crouch and three accomplices. Calhoun was convicted and O Hagan was sent to New York for another robbery.
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Hilton
Pizzy-Wizzy) Crouch
Indiana
James A. Collins
Duesenberg Motor Company
Crouch
Duesenberg
Staley Chapin
Robert M. Watt
W. Washington St. White River
Gene Calhoun
Steve O'Hagan
Calhoun
O’hagan
New York
Fired Keeps On Job Joseph Buchanan Vexes City
Elkhart Indiana February 2. Joseph C Buchanan a city combustion engineer had his post abolished by the board of safety yet said he would continue work and keep records in his pocket. Building Commissioner Osbon questioned whether he was working while claiming he reports every morning. In a separate suit Dr Benjamin K Kuhn faces a $10000 damage action from Goldie Diveley alleging negligence in an operation that led to William R Diveley's death.
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Joseph C. Buchanan
Board of Safety
Buchanan
W. A. Osbon
Times Special
Elkhart
Ind
Benjamin K. Kuhn
Goldie Diveley
William R. Diveley
Frozen Assets Trigger Closure of Tuxedo State Bank
The Tuxedo State Bank at 4304 E. New York St. was shuttered today by the State banking department. Assistant Banking Commissioner Thomas Barr cited frozen assets and steady withdrawals as the immediate cause. The bank, once led by President Earl Gillan and officers including George Snider, Oren E. Kem, and W. A. Miller, faced prior robberies and fraud charges against former cashier Ray Castetter. A receiver will be sought in Probate Court.
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Tuxedo State Bank
New York St
State Banking Department
Thomas Barr
Tuxedo Bank
Earl Gillan
George Snider
Oren E. Kem
W. A. Miller
J. A. Miller
Albert E. Schmellinger
F. A. Carr
Joseph Guidone
Ray Castetter
Castetter
Detroit
Harry Webster
Indiana Banker's Protective Association
Webster
Luther R. Symons
Six Die in Philadelphia House Fire
A Philadelphia house fire killed six members of a family and injured none. Armando Manuel, 38, his wife Carlina, and children Anna 8 See 6 Henry 4 Armando Jr 4 died. A 17 year old boy escaped. Police said the blaze likely started from an oil stove on the first floor.
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United Press Philadelphia
Armando Manuel
Carlina
Anna
Henry
Armando Jr
Donnellan Begins Air Tour From Atlanta For Miami Flight
Captain Joseph Donnellan left Atlanta airport at 8 30 a m en route to Miami on an air tour to demonstrate long distance flights in small inexpensive planes. He may proceed to Havana today if weather permits as he travels through South and Central America.
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United Press
Atlanta
Joseph Donnellan
Miami
Fla
Donnellan
South
Central America
Chicago Flier
Havana
Lindbergh Reaches Porto Rico in Spirit of St Louis
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in San Juan Porto Rico at 1:40 pm local time aboard the Spirit of St Louis following a flight from St Thomas Virgin Islands. He will travel to Santo Domingo Haiti and then Havana ending February 8 on a goodwill tour.
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United Press
San Juan
Porto Rico
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Lindbergh
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Havana
Defies Politicians Board Stands for Law Enforcement in Indianapolis
The public safety board, led by President Fred Connell Ira Haymaker and Robert F. Miller, rejected impeachment threats amid Republican moves to oust Mayor L Ert Slack after police crackdowns on gambling. Council President Otis E Bartholomew said gamblers had no role in the council action.
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Board of Public Safety
Indianapolis
Fred Connell
Ira Haymaker
Robert F. Miller
L. Ert
City Hall
Board of Safety
Otis E. Bartholomew
Slack
January Warm Month Despite Cold Start At 8 Below Zero
The United States Weather Bureau reports January was warm overall with a low of 8 degrees below zero on January 1. Average temperatures reached 28.9 degrees, 0.5 above normal, and rainfall totaled 1.74 inches, 1.21 below normal. Snowfall amounted to 1.2 inches, 5.6 inches below normal, with 156.4 sunshine hours, ten clear days and twenty-one cloudy or partly cloudy.
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United States Weather Bureau
Kidnap Case Details as Marion Parker Was Lured Away
In Los Angeles court, Naomi Britton testifies Hickman lured Marion Parker from Mt. Vernon junior high on December 15, misidentifying her as the younger Parker. Hickman later returned a dismembered body and paid a ransom. experts dispute his sanity while detectives recount the hunt.
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Marion Parker
Dan Campbell
United Press
Court Room
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Superior Court
Naomi Britton
Mt. Vernon
Hickman
Marion
Miss Britton
Parker
Edward
Snappy Subtitles for The Gorilla Contest
The Indianapolis Times launches a subtitle contest for The Gorilla with daily scene rewrites from Feb 6. Prizes total 150 cash and 120 Indiana theater tickets, plus three grand prizes. open to the public excluding staff of The Times First National Pictures and the Indiana theater.
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The
Indianapolis Times
Indiana Theater
Times
First National Pictures
Ax Killer Under Guard Bayshore Farmington Case
Claude H. Priddy former pastor and crusader is under guard after confessing to killing his wife and two sons with an ax in Farmingtondale. He was arraigned and held without bail, claiming fear of contracting an incurable disease drove the killings.
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United Press Bayshore
L. F
Claude H. Priddy
Farmingdale
Priddy
Kobin Estate Probate Filed for $300000 Value
The estate of William C. Kobin former Real Silk Hosiery Mills president is filed for probate with Probate Judge Mahlon E. Bush. Widows Helen B. Kobin and Indiana Trust Company named administrators for the $300000 personal property estate.
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William C. Kobin
Real Silk Hosiery Mills
Mahlon E. Bush
Helen B. Kobin
Indiana Trust Company
Trotski in Collapse on Exile Trip
Former co-dictator Leon Trotski collapsed during his exile journey to Turkestan and is said to be suffering a serious nervous breakdown, according to a United Press report from Berlin dated February 2.
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Russia
United Press
Berlin
Leon Trostki
Turkestan
Birth Control Husband Loses Wife as Court Grants Separation
Rome report says a husband who practiced birth control was separated from his wife after the local court ruled she had a right to bear children. The court declared the husband insulted his wife by forcing her into sterility.
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United Presa
Rome
Five people seek rental in Times want ad
Mrs. A. Bradfield of 363 Congress notes five responses after a three day run of a Times want ad offering a 364 six room modern bungalow with water paid at 32 dollars. She urges readers to craft a strong ad to attract renters.
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