Burglary spree nets high value loot across city
A series of night burglaries and thefts targeted residences and a delivery wagon. Incidents included a robbery attempt at Ball railroad and Pleasant Run Blvd, theft of 37 dollars near Union Station, a home break in at 2021 N Delaware with entry via ice box, and a mink coat worth 750 dollars plus a handmade quilt from L. S Ayres. A phonograph and coat were returned across the street. Suspects described as two or three men. no injuries reported.
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John Smith
New Jersey St
Ball Railroad
Pleasant Run Blvd
Smith
Alfred Fields
Cleveland
Ohio
Indianapolis
Union Station
Indiana Ave
Frank Blackledge
N. Delaware “T
Blackledge
Louise Lee
Fairview Ave
L. 8. Ayres & Co
Mra
N. P. Graham
Delaware St
J. B. Rickey
New Jersey
Sally Kirkland
W. Twenty- First St
Burglary Charge for 17 Year Old Albert Saxton
Detectives accuse Albert Saxton 17 of entering the home of Miss Jeanette Goldman 602 South Illinois Street and stealing clothing valued at fifty dollars. Saxton faces burglary and grand larceny charges in city court.
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Albert Saxton
Jeanette Goldman
S. Illinois St
Uniform Flag Plan Tested by Indianapolis Veterans Groups
A plan for uniform flag decoration around Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Indianapolis was first implemented by the board of control. It has been adopted by Indianapolis Chapter No. 1 Disabled American Veterans and other veteran organizations including McGrewiggie 1 United Spanish War Veterans and Hoosier Post No. 624 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Three flag committee members are pictured.
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Indianapolis
Board of Control
McGrewig Ie
Hoosier Post
Minnesota
Europe
Wilson
United States
Starved Emotions Sway Herrin Folk
Times Special probes Herrin Illinois where Ku Klux Klan leaders wield influence amid anti bootlegger violence. The piece links isolation bigotry and old county feuds to local crusades for prohibition citing clergy and businessmen shaping a tense social climate. The essay frames Herrin as a lonely prairie town fed by dramatic lore and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Herrin
Glenn Young
Glenn
Carl Nielson
Young
Weather Debate Over Groundhog Promise in New York
In New York on February 8, James H. Scarr of the Weather Bureau predicts immediate rain or snow and cautions that future conditions cannot be foretold. Meanwhile the groundhog signals spring, claiming no shadow and warmer days ahead, a contrast noted amid Republican circles.
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York
James H. Scarr
New York
Groundhog
Scarr
Brother Groundhog
The
Weather Bureau
Vote Recheck Urged In State Supreme Court Race
A plan to recheck the vote for the Indiana Supreme Court judge across Howard, Whiley, Crawford, Sullivan, Hamilton and Blackford counties is to be proposed to the joint Legislative committee hearing the Denton Willoughby contest at its public hearing tonight. Attorney E. A. Miles of the Indiana Anti Saloon League supports the move while K. Denton, the defeated candidate, and his may be unnamed.
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Supreme Court
Howard
Whiley
Crawford
Sullivan
Hamilton
Blackford
Joint Legislative Committee
Denton-Willoughby
E. A. Miles
Indiana Anti-Saloonee
Ge K. Denton
Indidate
Mabey
Indiana Senate passes drastic pistol carrying bill
The Indiana Senate approved a sweeping measure 34 to 6 to regulate pistol toting and sales. It requires voters to be licensed, restricts dealers to licensed sellers, defines pistols as under a foot long, imposes heavy penalties, and restricts possession by minors or non-residents. Exemptions cover homes, business, bakery workers, peace officers, and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Senate
House
Holmes
Gary
Agreement Near On Delaware Street Improvement
The board of works faces a proposed deal with North Side residents opposing the Delaware Street improvement assessment. A 25 percent reduction in benefits is the basis of the plan, with final decision due next Monday. The resolution also covers removing jogs at Twenty-Second and Twenty-Ninth, and land acquisition for approaches to the Fall Creek bridge. Assessments total $95,000 against properties in the Ft Wayne Ave to Pennsylvania, Thirty-Eighth to Alabama district.
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Board of Works
North Side
Delaware St
Twenty-Ninth St
New Fall Creek
Ft. Wayne Ave
Pennsylvania
Thirty-Eighth and
Alabama Sts
1924 Tobacco Production Drops From 1923 Levels
Report shows total U S tobacco harvest in 1924 at 1 243 000 000 pounds versus 1 515 000 000 pounds in 1923. Also notes a featured piece on Dr R V Pierce praising his Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and stomach remedy with claims of skin improvement and increased circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
R. V. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
City pay boost sparks budget clash in 1925
City council faces criticism from Leonard V. Harrigon of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce over an ordinance raising policeman and fireman salaries by 60 cents a day. He warns the measure skirts the 1925 budget and could force a supplemental appropriation, warning taxpayers of hidden wealth and political timing before the primaries and general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard V. Harrigon
Chamber of Commerce
Harrison
Common Council
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Gas bootleggers found in state raid nets delinquent tax
Employment of Charles Benjamin as field man led to discovery of two gas bootleggers in northern Indiana with wells and refineries selling gasoline at market prices without reporting taxes. Benjamin collected 2596 in delinquent taxes from them and turned in 3405 more. January collections total 364703, bringing delinquent tax to 870704. year ago January collections were 353674, an increase of 17031.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Benjamin
Robert Bracken
Indiana
A. M. Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Benjamin
Printer Dies Suddenl y at Sentinel Plant
Frank Beadle aged 57 of 154 West Pratt Street collapsed at work in the Sentinel Printing Company at 123 West Market Street. A heart attack is believed to have caused his death. Fellow employee Harry Snyder and Frank Weimer helped but he died before aid arrived.
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Frank Beadle
W. Pratt St
Sentinel Printing Company
W. Market St
Harry Snyder
Bancroft St
Frank Weimer
Pennsylvania St
Beadle
Navy recruitment film at Lion's Club luncheon Lincoln
Lieut. F. D. Gibbs, commanding officer of the Naval recruiting station, will present motion pictures showing the Navy's activities at a Lions Club luncheon on Wednesday at the Lincoln location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Gibbs
Naval Recruiting Station
The
Navy
Lion’s Club
Lincoln
Tomb of Woodrow Wilson Becomes National Shrine in Washington
On Mount St. Albans in Washington the tomb of Woodrow Wilson lies within the Bethlehem chapel of the unfinished Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. The simple sarcophagus bears a Crusader cross and the dates 1866 to 1924. Crowds pass daily, with Edith Boling Galt Wilson visiting weekly, his widow, unseen by most mourners.
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James A. Moran
United Press
Washington
Mount St. Albans
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Bethlehem
Episcopal Cathedral
Peter’ and
Paul
Bethlehem Chapel
Mount St Albans
Edith Boling Galt Wilson
Lady In Black
Pennsylvania Gas Up Two-Cent Increase Takes Effect
In Pennsylvania a two cent rise in gasoline price was enacted today by the Atlantic and Gulf Refining Company, raising the retail rate to 22 cents per gallon plus a two cent state tax at the tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
United Press
Pittsburgh
Atlantic and Gulf Refining Company
Pennsylvania
Old Folks Feel Younger With Cod Liver Oil
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a sugar coated easy to take remedy for feebleness in old age. It promises noticeable improvement in vitality and mind within 30 days and urges a 60 cent trial from local druggists Hook Haag Goldsmith Bros. or other prov isive druggists.
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McCoy
Hook, Haag
Goldsmith Bros
McGoy
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Albert L. Pauley
George T. Bockner
Williamson County
Kentucky
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Pape
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