Oxnam Defends Pendleton Speech Amid Controversy
Dr. Oxnam responded to criticism from Mrs. Electa Chase Murphy of the Indiana D A R over his Pendleton address. He accused critics of parroting quotations and misinterpreting his remarks as hostile to Mexico while defending the phrase America First as misunderstood. Murphy maintained her charges that the speech incited treachery and communism among prisoners.
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G. Bromley Oxnam
Pendleton
Electa Chase Murphy
Muncie
National Defense
Indiana Society
de Pauw University
Oxnam
America
Mexico
New Charges of Neglect Hit City Fire Department
Fire department faces accusations of inefficiency as a large January 25 blaze at the American Foundry Company caused about half a million dollars in losses. The Times reports delays, misrouted alarms, and altered Gamewell records, with Battalion Chief Hupp defending his actions and demanding accountability from the Board of Public Safety.
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American Foundry Company
South Warman Avenue
Company 18
Water Company
Oscar Hupp
District 3
Chandler-Taylor
Hupp
Times
Gamewell
Voshell
Charles Myers
Board of Safety
Gamewell Alarm Office
Board of Public Safety Today
Harry Voshell
Safety Board
Reginald H. Sullivan
Girl Sobs 87 Hours Nears Recovery From Odd Malady
In Attleboro Massachusetts Miss Violet Michael an 18 year old jewelry worker who has sobbed convulsively for eighty seven hours is believed to be nearing recovery. Doctor says spasms persist at half hour intervals but are diminishing in intensity and duration.
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Ty United Presa
Attleboro
Mass
Violet Michael
Taft Much Improved After Quiet Night at Home
United Press reports Chief Justice William Howard Taft slept well and showed marked improvement. Attendants said his rest was undisturbed and he seemed substantially better this morning at his Washington home.
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United Press
Washington
Step in Style: New Glamorous Dance Glides Described
Arthur Murray, famed dancing instructor, previews a fine new Times Friday series detailing modern dance styles. The feature promises fresh glamour in movement, fashion, and rhythm as the era shifts.
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Arthur Murray
Times
Japan Demands Naval Reductions at Paris Conference
The Japanese memorandum at the naval conference urges a 25 000 ton battleship cap from the Washington treaty and a 14 inch gun limit. It calls for a 26 year battleship age, a 7 000 to 7 500 ton ceiling for six inch cruisers, maintains submarines at sixty four with seven more under construction. France signals a 105 000 ton total battleship allowance if a 1936 holiday is agreed.
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United Preas
London
France
Naval Conference
Japan
Woman Killed in Auto Wreck at Madison Belt
Miss Viva Brown aged 22 of 4516 North New Jersey street died at city hospital from a fractured skull after an auto crash into a warning signal light at Madison avenue and the Belt railway. Passenger Harry Clark, 29, of 3916 East Washington street, held in detention on intoxication charges, faces manslaughter counts linked to the same crash. Clark’s left ankle was broken.
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Viva Brown
New Jersey Street
Madison Avenue
Miss Brown
City Hospital
Harry Clark
East Washington Street
Dance Hall Hostess Slain in Bronx Drive-By Killing
Four self styled executioners opened fire in the Bronx at dawn, killing Carmine Barrelli and May Smith, a Wilkes-Barre dance hall hostess. Leroy Barrett, a garage attendant, witnessed the shooting from the Sherman garage. Police theorize the crime stemmed from a code breach over a stolen sweetheart, not robbery, as Smith's rings were untouched.
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United Press
New York
Bronx
Carmine Barrelli
May Smith
Wilkes-Barre
Leroy Barrett
Sherman
Barelli
Barrelli
Miss Smith
Divorce Sought by Opera Star Nanette Guilford
New York story about Nanette Guilford a Metropolitan Opera star seeking divorce from violinist Max Rosen after a year or more of marriage citing incompatibility The piece notes her Lucy Stone League ties and questions whether artistic careers hinder marital happiness and whether one must sacrifice artistic ambition for harmony.
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York
Nanette Guilford
Metropolitan Opera Company
Miss Guilford
Lucy Stone
Max Rosen
Rosen
Kilgore Named Park Recreation Director in Kilgore Plan
David S. Kilgore, Butler graduate and former Shortridge athlete, was set to be named recreational director of the city park department in a park board meeting. Kilgore will replace Jesse B. McClure, with a salary cut to 3000 and a new assistant post for Julia Landers handling women’s activities. Kilgore’s background includes national recreational school training at NYU.
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David S. Kilgore
Butler University
Shortridge
Park Board
Jesse B. McClure
McClure
Kilgore
Julia Landers
Katherine Jofter
Grace Kos+enbader
Howaree Powers
Fourteenth Ward
Edward E. Kuhn
George A. Featherstone
Elbert Moore
R. Walter Jarvis
Women Propose Police Whistles To Deter Gas Hawks
Indianapolis officials weigh a plan from Mrs. Adolph Schmuck to arm women with distinctive police whistles sold at cost to deter kidnappings and attacks. The scheme would require a clear distress signal, fines for misuse, and citywide publicity. Mayor Sullivan acknowledged the letter as city hall weighs legal and practical issues.
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Adolph Schmuck
East
Washington Street
Sullivan
Indianapolis
Safety Board
Seek Industry Fund Drives Indianapolis Chamber Goal
Forward Indianapolis workers in the Chamber of Commerce fund drive reported subscriptions totaling 13823, with 29243 subscribed to date. Subscriptions on Wednesday reached 15445 as the drive continued toward a 170000 yearly goal for the next three years to advance industrial commercial and civic progress in Indianapolis.
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Forward Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce Fund Drive Today
Chamber of Commerce Today
Indianapolis
Death of Martin Platnick After Fall at Home
Martin Platnick, 45, of 721 North Haugh Street, died at Indiana Christian Hospital after a fall downstairs at his home Monday night. Coroner C. H. Keever is investigating the death.
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Martin Platnick
North Haugh Street
Indiana Christian Hospital
C. H. Keever
Meningitis outbreak prompts jail quarantine and death
City health commissioner Dr Herman G Morgan orders partial quarantine of the county jail after prisoner Charles Clark 23 of Flemingburg Ky dies from cerebrospinal meningitis. Forty six inmates in Clark's ward isolated as 261 inmates to be cultured. Other prisoners to be sent to Pendleton state reformatory or penal farm as judges John E Garvin and Governor Harry G Leslie plan actions. Clark fell ill Wednesday night and died at 11 30 p m at city hospital while awaiting grand jury action in burglary case.
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Herman G. Morgan
State Reformatory
Ot Pendleton
Thomas E. Garvin
Harry G. Leslie
Charles Clark
Flemingburg
Dr. Morgan
Clark
City Hospital
White Castle
Massachusetts Avenue
Five Great Powers at Sea Parley Highlight These Leaders
Dynamic, combative premier Andre Tardieu leads the French delegation with a bold, stylish presence. Japanese delegate Reijiro Wakatsuki shines as tax expert and financier, famed for jiujitsu and archery. Italian Grandi stands out in sartorial London society, while Ramsay MacDonald of Britain is Labor’s intellectual force and host. Secretary Henry L. Stimson heads the American delegation as peacemaker and powerful statesman.
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Andre Tardieu
Tardieu
Gogetter
Blue Devils
Ference
Henry L. Stimson
Nicaragua
Philippines
Yale
Harvard Law School
Elihu Root
Stimson
Roosevelt
United States
New York
Hughes Opposition Grows Over Hughes Supreme Court Nomination
In a Senate debate the opposition to Charles Evans Hughes strengthens as Senator Walsh joins the foes, raising doubts on confirmation. Critics cite ethics and legal conduct while noting Hughes drafted a government contract for Muscle Shoals. Supporters insist enough votes remain to confirm.
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Tn United Sreak
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Senate
Watson
Thomas J. Walsh
Dem
Mont
Walsh
Hughes
Lobby
Muscle Shoals
Gator Black
Ala
la Follette
Rep
Wis
Nye
N. D
Glass
Supreme Court
Taft
White House
Unidentified man found slain with no robbery motive
Detroit February 13. A body of an unidentified man is found in a street with a gunshot wound to the chest and a shoelace tied around the throat. Police note feminine fingerprints on a taxi cab door and bullets from a small revolver, pointing to a female killer as the motive. The case follows another mystery murder two days earlier involving Stanley Hood, 23, taxi driver, shot to death.
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United Press
Detroit
Stanley Hood
Persecution Opposed in Russia Report Awaited
In the British House of Commons on February 13 Arthur Henderson, foreign secretary, said the government awaits the British ambassador's report on religious persecutions in Russia. He answered a floor question, asserting Britain would uphold religious liberty.
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Russia
United Press
London
Arthur Henderson
House of Commons
Britain
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