Municipal Court Case Triumph in Senate Ruling
A city court victory in Indianapolis emerges from a Senate proceeding with four jurists participating. The ruling centers on municipal authorities and outcome details remain terse in the readable text.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1925
Page
1
Indiana Senate weighs four judge city court plan defeat
The Indiana Senate approved a bill creating a municipal court in Indianapolis with four judges to replace the city and justice of the peace courts. Senator Quillin urged elected judges but the proposal failed 24 to 12. A party split appeared in the Indianapolis House over forming a common pleas court, with a minority report seeking indefinite postponement and a majority proposing minor amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Senate
Indianapolis
Justice of Peace
Quillin
Hodges
Gary
Halter
Durham
Greencastle
House
Common Pleas Court
Mendenhall
Bebinger
Indianapolis Bar Association
Senate
Committee
Ebaugh
Leslie
Financier Lawson Dies Poor After Gilded Rise
Boston February 3 United Press reports Thomas W. Lawson who built a $3,500,000 estate and famed “Dreamword” houses died nearly penniless. He will be buried Tuesday in a vault on the estate, with services at “The Nest” before burial beside his wife in the tomb “The Rest.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Boston
Mass
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Headache Tablet Fatal in New Jersey Family Tragedy
Mrs. Thomas Farrell, 28, died after taking poison tablets for a headache. Husband and three small children survive the hours later at home in an incident reported from Lafayeth. Authorities noted the case as a possible poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Farrell
Five Days Without Food or Water on Sealed Train Car
Two youths Everett Reihm and Jack Reed rode a sealed refrigerator car across the country. They survived five days and five nights without water or food, finally found by railroad workers near a siding after shouting for help as thirst and hunger overwhelmed them. They traveled from Billings to Battle via Waukesha en route to New York, attracted by water demijohns they expected the car carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neeb
Everette Reihme
Billings
Mont
Jack Reed
Battle
Waukesha
Wis
New York
Miss Springtime Packs Her Grip for Colder Weather
Government meteorologist J. H. Armington announced a return of colder weather after a brief visit by Miss Springtime. Temperatures averaged three degrees lower this morning with 6 am at 53, 9 am 46, and noon 43. below freezing expected tonight while Sunday reached a high of 68.5 as motorists enjoyed an unusually warm spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
J. H. Armington
Armington
Indianapolis mayor talks coliseum plan and government form
Mayor Shank, facing waning interest in petition drives for a new government form, plans a city coliseum. He will consult organizations and Board of Trade officials, likely placing the arena south of Sixteenth Street between Capitol and Illinois, with the police station and city court inside the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Shank
Coliseum
Board of Trade
Sixteenth St
Capitol Ave
Illinois St
Coliseum Building
Poison Deaths May Be Accidental, Says Prosecutor
Columbus, Ohio February 9 United Press report that police prosecutor John L. Chester shifted from a murder theory to a possible accidental poisoning in the death of two Ohio State University students. He withheld reasons but said evidence raises doubt about murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bi_United Press
Columbus
Ohio
John L. Chester
Ohio State University
Chester
Virginia beauty kills two children and herself in gas note
Frances Walker Waters writes she took Mary ages 16 and Lindsay with her in a gas death after domestic and financial troubles. She mentions fighting Mary to keep her from turning off the gas and notes her divorce from Dr Dorsey Waters, former Virginia University football captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bil United Press
Washington
Mary
Lindsay
Frances Walker Waters
Virginia
Shank Absolves Driver In Street Accident
Shank, recovering from injuries, was struck by an automobile driven by G B Dagier of Millersville Indiana in front of 237 North Illinois Street. Mayor Shank, driving behind Dagier, told police Dagier was not to blame and allowed him to take the boy home.
Fog causes deaths as NYC elevated trains crash
Dense fog enveloped New York City leading to a tangle of shipping and at least three crashes on elevated lines. Two people died a motorman and a passenger, and at least fifty were injured as two subway trains and an elevated train collided in the Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
New York
New York City
Pak
Bronx
Fatal wreck probes blame in Missouri Pacific crash
Kansas City dispatch reports six people died when two Missouri Pacific trains collided near Neamank Kansas on Sunday. Officials said they could not fix blame for the fatal wreck and investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Neamank
Kan
Ori Lee Ees
Cornell Professor to Speak on Pneumonia Treatment
Dr. Russell Cecil of Cornell University will lecture on the treatment of pneumonias at the Indianapolis Medical Society meeting. The talk covers clinical approaches and recent advances in pneumonia care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Cecil
Cornell University
Indianapolly Me Sazsoaty Assay
Gasoline Theft Leads to Suspended Sentence
Judge James A. Collins fined Walter Troy 25 of 641 W Merrill St for stealing 981 dollars from his employer claiming it was to buy gasoline for his machine. He received a one to fourteen year suspended sentence and restitution was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ A. Collins
Walter Troy
W. Merrill St
Tailor Bill Payment Window Fall at Market Street
Ralph White, 22, of 823 Cable Street, fell about 20 feet from a building at 131 B Market Street while cleaning a window during lunch. He sustained back, arm, and leg injuries and was taken to City Hospital in serious condition. He worked for Acme Window Cleaning and was assisting Frank Tailor Co on a mended suit before the accident. He was not wearing a safety belt when the awning rod he held gave way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Market St
Ralph ‘White
Cable St
White
Acme
Frank the Tailor Company
Federal grand jury to review liquor law cases Tuesday
A federal grand jury will convene Tuesday to review about 150 cases, most involving liquor law violations. U S district attorney Alexander G Cavns and assistant John Rabb Emison will present the cases as Judge Robert Co Baltzell presides. many indictments are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander G. Cavns
United States
John Rabb Emison
Robert ‘Co. Baltzell
Mayor Shank’s Big Furniture Sale Sets Profit Record
Mayor Shank earned 266 dollars from a furniture store auction in ST, noting two profitable days. He described the sale as the largest furniture event he has run, with four auction minutes under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
State May Take Over Valparaiso University
Senator Brown in Hebron announced a bill to let the state acquire Valparaiso University Indiana as a gift. The property is valued at 1 million dollars with 250 thousand dollars in debt. Porter County citizens would fund the debt via a special levy if the Legislature allows the campus to continue as a normal school branch under state trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Hebron
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Ind
Porter County
Indiana’ State ‘Normal School
Blue Laws Upheld In Public Schools Debate
Dr Henry H Meyer of Cincinnati addressed Methodist Ministers Association at Roberts Park M E Church urging readiness for religious education in public schools. F E Johnson of the Lord's Day Alliance urged backing for the Sunday blue bill before the Indiana Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Henry H.meyer
Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Methodist Church
Methodist Ministers Association
Roberts Park
M. 1
F. E. Johnson
Lord's Day Alliance
Indiana
Funeral services for Julius Fleischmann
Funeral services for Julius Fleischmann, millionaire yeast king, were held today in New York after his death in Miami Florida. The former brewer and social figure was 66. Fleischmann founded the Fleischmann Yeast Co and built a vast business empire with family ties to the Fleischmanns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
New York
Julius Fleischmann
King
Miami
Fla
Jury Probes Launched As Hoax Reports Broadcast
Governor and county prosecutor initiate separate proceedings to decide if Collins is actually imprisoned in Cavern. The reports describe a prison scenario tied to ongoing probe into truth of the hoax broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Entombed Floyd Collins caves probe expands in Kentucky
Reports of a hoax fade as Kentucky and Barren County launch separate investigations into the Sand Cave disaster. Governor Fields orders a public court inquiry led by Brig. Gen. Denhardt to hear five sighting witnesses and other involved parties, amid theories of foul play and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Sand Cave
Kentucky
Barren County
Floyd Collins
W. J. Fields
H. H. Denhardt
Fields
Colling
Williams
Collins
William J. Fields
Sng
Bus Bill Goes to Third Reading in Senate
Senator Moorhead's bill to place busses under public service commission control moves to a third reading in the Senate with amendments. Lindley and Kingman failed to strike the grandfather clause for firms operating before January 1, 1925. Holmes' motion to exempt coin operation for three months was adopted. King's motion to strike the right to limit competition by certificates of necessity was tabled.
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Moorhead
Public Service Commission
Senate
Lindley
Kingman
Holmes
King
Ateika
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Bureau of Mines
George Morrison
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Norwood Ford
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Tex
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N.D
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Wyo
Millersville Auto
John N. Wells
N. King Ave
Claude Johnson
Paul F. Robinson
Wells
Federal
Seymour
Valparaiso U
Fleischmann
By Foster Egner
Mammoth
Crystal Caves
Bowlder
Jewel Estes
L Cave
Clyde Hesper
Third Reading
Harboriadl
Vancouver
B. C
Bu United Press
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