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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1925

Page

4

Feeling Against Labor Measure Strong in East

United Press reports opposition to the Federal child labor amendment grows in New York State with parties backing a referendum but no action likely before next year. Similar resistance appears in Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware amid strong States rights sentiment and indications of defeat when considered.

United Press Albany N._Y New York State Empire State Partis Smith Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Judiciary General Committee

Easy Way to Get Into Jail Found

A writer recounts a near arrest after disobeying a traffic signal near Illinois and Maryland Streets. He describes the officer’s stern reaction, the crowd’s laughter, and his awkward explanations as he narrowly avoids jail with a complaint about driving and a lesson on obeying signs.

Whimsical Crossword Clues Echo a Fanciful Dialogue

A playful fragment presents a woman weighing snack choices with a nickel toss and cryptic clues. The text riffs on fortunes, a rolling coin, odd vegetable descriptions, and retro chairs beside a warm hearth, culminating in a single word clue Jazzy.

Meridian Street library answers hundreds of questions

The Meridian and Ohio streets public library branch in Indianapolis reported answering over 300 questions in January on topics from car ownership to peddler requirements and magnetic declination. About 5,000 people visited the branch, with nearly 1,500 books and pamphlets loaned and around fifty information calls received. The branch houses 12,963 pamphlets, 20,804 pictures, 1,245 maps, 5,262 books and subscribes to more than 300 magazines and journals.

President Coolidge Indianapolis Joe Cannon Congress Public Library Meridian Ohio Sts Emel Cleland Miss Cleland

Stolen Automobiles Reported by Local Residents

Gone but not forgotten list shows four vehicles reported stolen from Overland and Ford area residents including John Arney at 1868 Barth Ave Illinois St and Union Station Fred J Davey at 319 Cristian St Warren Cunry 3721 Central Ave and Bruce Campbell in front of 901 N Jersey St

John Arney Barth. Ave Overland Illinois St Union Station Fred J. Davey Cristian St Maryland Illinois Ste Bruce Campbell New Jersey St Ford Same Warren Cunry Central Ave Washington St

Back Home Again Automobiles Found by Police

Police reported two cars found belonging to Guissenpo Pinto of 220 North East Street Nash and J B Brittenbach of 2403 North Gale Street Maxwell. Pinto’s vehicle located at New Jersey and East Streets and Brittenbach’s at 2638 Cornell Avenue.

Guissenpo Pinto East St Nash New Jersey East Sts J. B. .Brittenbach Gale St Maxwell Cornell Ave

Grandmother McCurdy Poison Trial Prospects

Coshocton Ohio February 3 Prospects of completing a jury within twenty four hours for the trial of Grandmother McCurdy 65 charged with poisoning her 67 year old husband remain remote Ten jurors were tentatively accepted with the state using two of five challenges and the defense none The community shows strong prejudice against capital punishment as prosecutors ask each juror about objections to the death penalty

United Press

Three Prisoners Seized in Hess General Store Burglary

Detective Inspector Kinney asked Sheriff Holingsworth to collect warrants and a truck to recover three suspects and loot from the Hess General store burglary at Danville. Suspects Edgar Harp, Alva Carney, and Emil Martin confessed. detectives Peats, Higgs, Brickley, Finneran, Dugan, and Sullivan arrested them.

Jerry Kinney Holingsworth Danville Ind Indianapolis Hess General Score Ayest Edgar &Arp Georgia St Alva Carney Emil Martin E. Market St Peats, Higgs Brickley Finneran J. Dugan J. Sullivan

Sentence set for Stiltz after guilty shooting plea

Times Special from Seymour Indiana reports Joe Stiltz Jr pleaded guilty to shooting Eugene Cosse during a blind tiger raid last October. He received a two to twenty-one year sentence at the Indiana State Reformatory on a manslaughter charge.

Times Special SE Ind Joe Stiltz Jr Eugene Cosse Indiana State Reformatory

Radio idea growing as East Side club forms

The East Side Broadcast Listeners Club meets at Liberty Hall 3208 E Michigan St to organize an Indianapolis listeners club. A committee will meet with other enthusiasts at the Hoosier Athletic Club tonight. H D Barton spoke on battery eliminators noting experiments with promise. R D Scobey, president, discussed reducing squealing receivers.

East Side Broadcast Liberty Hall Michigan St Indianapolis East Side Hoosier Athletic Club H. D. Barton R. D. Scobey

Flyers Try for Record on West Africa Flight

Two French aviators Le Maitre and Arrachard left Etamps airdrome at 11 39 a m in a Breugeet plane on a non stop flight to Dakar Senegal in West Africa in a bid to break the world distance record. The distance Etamps to Dakar is 4200 kilometers.

West Africa Paris le Maitre Arrachard Breugeet Etamps Dakar Senegal

Convicted Detroit blind tiger appeals sentence

Henry Campbell of 225 West New York Street faces a ninety day sentence on the Indiana State Farm and a $100 fine after appealing his conviction for operating a blind tiger. Criminal Judge James A. Collins handed down the sentence Monday following the city court verdict.

Henry Campbell New York St Indiana James A. Collins

Retired DePauw Professor Sees New Work Ahead

Dr. Joseph P. Naylor, 72, longtime physics professor at DePauw University, plans to keep working after retirement in June. He cites science indigestion as a reason to pursue ideas, notes radio has knit world affairs, and highlights former students leading physics departments across several states. Naylor helped start DePauw’s lab, taught at Shortridge High, and holds roles in Indiana Academy of Science and American Physical Society.

Berncastle Ind Joseph P. Naylor de Pauw University Dr. Naylor Adrian College Adrian Mich Indiana University Indiana DePauw Columbia University New Shortridge High School Indianapolis Naylor Indiana Academy of Science American Physics Society

Drunken Ruffians Kill Romanoffs in 1918 Cellar

Times recounts F A MacKenzie lecture claiming the Soviet government did not murder Czar Nicholas II. He details the sealing of the royal party in Ekaterinburg, their execution by four drunken renegades, and the disposal of bodies with sulfuric acid and paraffin after looting.

Czar Times New York Nicholas Russia Anastasia F. A. MacKenzie MacKenzie Moscow Ekaterinburg Workers’ Committee Czarina

Manager plan seen as solution to city government

Secretary John F. White argues and analyzes the commission manager form for Indianapolis. He advocates nonpartisan ballots, proportional representation, or selective voting to diffuse party interests into the public good. He holds the current party system is a political failure and urges a responsible administration with less partisan conflict.

Indianapolis

Gas attempt fails in domestic trouble case at New York Street

Donald Kressler, 23, was found unconscious in his room at 227 S New York St after an apparent gas exposure. Mrs. Joseph Summers traced the odor to the room and he was rushed to the city hospital where he was thought to be out of danger. Mrs Mary Craig, who runs the rooming house, said Kressler's wife left Monday night.

Donald Kressler S. New York St Joseph Summers Kressler City Hospital Mary Craig

Hanover College gospel team to perform at Presbyterian conference

The Hanover College gospel team chaired by Jack Williams will perform at the Presbyterian young people's conference this Sunday at 3 p m at Second Presbyterian Church. Team members include Peter Sudan a native Galilean Carmello Mendoza a Porto Rican Gael Lemmon a singer and Eewin Burlin game a pianist.

Hanover College Jack Williams Presbyterian Young People’s Conference Second Presbyterian Church Peter Sudan Galilean Carmello Mendoza Gael Lemmon Eewin Burlingame

Boy Struck by Truck Near King and Michigan

A seven year old boy, Teddie Christoff of 730 Haugh Street, suffered severe cuts and bruises to face and legs after being struck by a truck at the intersection of King Avenue and Michigan Street while alighting from a machine driven by his uncle. Driver Paul Hodges, 29, of 624 North Illinois Street, was identified as the operator of the truck.

Teddie Christoff Haugh St King Ave Michigan St Boris Platch Paul Hodges Illinois St

Haley's Magnesia Oil patent elixir advertised

A vintage advertisement claims Milk of Magnesia mixed with mineral oil as a safe non habit forming remedy for constipation and sour stomach. It touts Haley's Magnesia Oil as a government granted patent emulsion that neutralizes acids and lubricates the intestines for all ages.

Magnesia Haley U. S

Nationwide five billion dollar building shortage revealed

A survey by the Indiana Limestone Quarrymen's Association reports a five billion dollar construction shortfall across the United States. President Thomas J. Vernin says the year may be the strongest for construction since the war, with deficits in residential, commercial, and public buildings, plus rail terminal expansions. Total January construction hits about 357 million, led by eastern and central regions.

United Press Chicago United States Indiana Lime Stone Quarrymen's Association Thomas J. Vernin New York Vernia

AwarDed Brown Derby At City Council Meeting

Council members condemn delays in firefighter appointments as the board of safety blocks requests citing exhausted funds and a depleted budget. Councilman EB Claver complains funds are gone while being told to return next meeting to appoint his man. Councilman John E. King supports his colleague’s frustration.

Board of Safety Wlam- EB. Claver John E. King

Students Visit Statehouse For Civics Lesson

Sacred Heart High School and St. Agnes Academy classes will tour the General Assembly Wednesday morning. Supreme Justice Lewis Ewbank will discuss the judicial branch and Governor Jackson will speak on the executive division.

Sacred Heart High School St. Agnes Academy General Assembly Supreme Justice Lewis Ewbank Statehouse Judicial Branch Jackson

A Puzzle a Day Three homophone blanks puzzle

Three words that sound the same fill the sentence: I think a heavier tomorrow. Yesterday's puzzle answer not provided in accessible text.

Diagram of 35-Square Grid with Central Y1 Composite

The diagram features one large outer square and 34 internal squares of varied sizes. Four squares combine to form sizes of 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15, nine squares combine to sizes 4 7 8, sixteen singles are present, plus four small center squares and a central Y1 square made from those four center units.

$130,000 Twenty Four Family Apartment Planned

Ellis Realty Company announces a twenty four family brick veneer apartment to be erected at Thirty fifth and Illinois Streets at an approximate cost of $130,000. Charles H. Ellis, a director, says the project will be completed early in spring.

Illinois Sts Ellis Realty Company Charles H. Ellis

Lad Disturbs Court Dignity in City Trial

A 6 year old colored boy named Albert Drake testified about a gun theft on E Washington St. He entered a courtroom, approached Judge Delbert Wilmeth, tugged the judge's sleeve during a trial, and wandered corridors before a collection funded him a new gun. Local police had instructed him to obtain a warrant from detectives.

E. Washington St Claude Johnson Delbert O. Wilmeth Wilmet

Oil Company Buys Union Gas and Oil properties

Senator Thomas A. Combs of Lerington Kentucky, leading a Chicago and London investor group, ended negotiations Monday night and acquired the Union Gas and Oil Company assets in Lawrence and Johnson counties valued at six million dollars.

Thomas A. Combs Lerington, Ky Chicago London Union Gas and Oil Company Lawrence Johnson Counties

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