Butler University Receives $300000 Gift to Building Fund
John Wy. Atherton announces a $300000 donation from William G. Irwin and Mrs. Z. T. Sweeney of Columbus to Butler University. The gift, part of a building fund drive, requires Indianapolis to raise $700000 by year end to match the benefaction and support endowment and new facilities.
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John Wy. Atherton
Butler University Today
Butler Building Fund
William G. Irwin
Z. T. Sweeney
Columbus
Ind
Irwin
Atherton
Joseph I. Irwin
Butler
Fairview Park
Sweeney
Indianapolis
Ine
Shooting report on E Market Street prank firecracker incident
Police rushed to the 1400 block of E Market Street late Friday after a shooting report. G E Alger of 1422 E Market Street said his son Jean threw a firecracker at Gail as he left the house.
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E. Market St
G. E. Alger
Jean
Gail
Indiana Cities Retain Form of Government Rights
Indiana cities retain the right to choose their government form. A repeal bill favoring Indianapolis was killed in committee, with a unanimous report to indefinitely postpone. Legislature action leaves open the possibility that Indianapolis can vote on a new form if a petition is filed.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Claremont Smith
Committee On
Tragedy at Texas Birthday Party Fires Three Girls
A child’s birthday party in Ustin Texas ended in disaster when a hay-barn playhouse burned, killing three girls. Frances Cullen aged 6 Dorothy Cullen 4 and May Hardin 6 died as firefighters recovered their burned bodies from the blaze while J B Cullen their father faced the scene.
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United Presse
Ustin
Texas
Frances Cullen
Dorothy Cullen
May Hardin
J. B. Cullen
McLintoge Fight Taken to Indianapolis
McLintoge will fight is carried to Indianapolis with official actions advancing the case. Details remain sparse as authorities proceed through legal channels and set conditions for the proceedings.
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Indianapolis
Heirs Fight Will Of William McClintock In Indianapolis Case
Seven heirs at law contest the will of Chicago youth William McClintock. Chicago attorney Delry Walton represents the heirs and investigates Shephard's past life as a potential undue influence claim. McClintock died Dec 3 1924 before marriage to Isabel Pope. probate in Cook County next Friday.
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William McClintock
Chicago
Indianapolis
Delry T. Walton
William D. Shephard
Shephard
McClintock
Shephards
Walton
Martha Shephard Haydon
Roosevelt Ave
Amos Pedigo
College Ave
Isabel Pope
Noth
Earl McKee
Berkley Court
Co. H
Indiana
McKee
Playful Hatchet Toss Turns Sour at Kingan & Co
Robert Barnes 18 and Otto Bill 24 were involved in a playful exchange at Kingan and Co. when Bill hurled a hatchet at Barnes striking his leg. Barnes returned the hatchet and struck Bills head, causing a minor cut. Both workers were slated.
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Kingan’s
Robert Barnes
N. Elder St
Otto Bill
Yandes St
Kingan & Co
Bill
Barnes
Fire destroys block in Oaklandon. losses total large
Investigation into the origin of a late Friday fire in Oaklandon Indiana. Unofficial loss estimated at about $80 000. The blaze damaged a grocery owned by Jeff Griffey in Red Men’s Hall and destroyed a hardware store harness shop and more in the hall. Additional buildings including churches and several shops suffered damage.
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Oaklandon
Ind
Jeff Griffey
Red Men's Hall
Crouch and Foster and Harness Shop
Charles Jordan
Universalist’ Church
Corr
Christian Church
Erbin McCord
Fusher Overland. Auto. Company
Lyman Coryy
Large coyote captured after sewers chase in Noblesville
A large coyote fled into a sewer in Noblesville Indiana after being pursued by a pack of dogs. The animal had been sighted on city outskirts for several days before the capture on Friday February 14.
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Noblesville
Ind
Comic Valentine contest prompts look at bootleg raid
A comic Valentine contest item recalls a recent raid at Apt 2 1808 College Ave by Sheriff Hawkins Prohibition Director Morgan and Agent Winkler. Officers seized counterfeit labels liquor and tools used to mislead customers with “genuine bottled in bond” goods and a truckload of illicit supplies.
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Hawkins
Prohibition
Morgan
Winkler
Apt. 2
1808
College Ave
Entrance Into Collins Prison 3 Delayed by Squad
Timbers in shaft anchored to prevent logs from plunging into cavern. They have penetrated fifty five feet toward entombed man as rescue squad prepares further entering Collins Prison 3.
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Collins Prison
United Press
Land Cave
Floyd Collins
Collins
Rescue workers near cave in Floyd Collins case in Kentucky
Officials said the shaft reaching toward Collins rock chamber is 55 feet deep with a cave formation and muck delaying progress. A fissure is anticipated. workers may widen the passage with dynamite to reach Collins as Brenner reported hearing gasps from the trapped man.
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Collins
Carmichael
Attorney Draws I Day Sentence in Contempt Case
Jesse D. Hamrick attorney received a ten day jail term and a $100 fine plus costs by Judge Collins in Criminal Court for contempt after refusing to return $200 in fees, alleged extortion. Hamrick’s motion to discharge the complaint was overruled. bond set at $1,000. no appeal. Mrs. Anne Hardy’s son Kenneth Hardy and John R. Reese were sentenced to ten to twenty one years for grand larceny and robbery. Hamrick defended Hardy.
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Jesse D. Hamrick
Lombard Bldg
Collins
Hamrick
McCallister
Anne Hardy
Murphysborolil
Fragmentary Time Entries From a Silent Page
A jumble of times and numbers appears to be scattered notes from an old page. The legible items show morning and late afternoon marks with possible measurements or codes, but no clear event or names emerge.
Clark to Rescue Move on Korff Bill Faces Monday Action
Representative Clark of Indianapolis filed a motion with the Speaker to reconsider a motion that killed the Korff bill requiring motorist liability insurance. He has until Monday to call the motion down as efforts to save the measure continue.
Jardine Chosen for Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture
William M. Pardine of Kansas named to the post of Secretary of Agriculture announced at the White House. He leads Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan and was picked by the President from a field of 260 candidates to be sent to the Senate.
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United Press
Washington
William M. Pardine
Kansas
Agriculture
White House
Senate
Jardine
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Girl Burned In Coal Oil Fire During Blast
Helen Pennington, 13, was badly burned when coal oil exploded and flames engulfed her clothing. Pieyz Durbin smothered the blaze and neighbors aided while firefighters gave first aid. She was taken to the city hospital with third degree burns. damage to the home was small.
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Helen Pennington
William Pennington
Pieyz Durbin
Claude Johnson
Durbin
Helen
Thelma
Wilma
Fern Lytle
Twenty-First St
Pumper Company 21
Truck Company 27
Mayor Shank Seeks Change Amid City Government Debate
Mayor Shank remains neutral between city manager and commission forms in Indianapolis. He says he supports what the people want while noting police captain Zener is collecting many names for a commission petition and should be stopped, which he cannot do.
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Shank
Indianapolis
Zener
Leslie Seeks Senate Bid as Watson Faces Challenge
Lafayette leader Harry G. Leslie, speaker of the State House, launches a push to upset Jim Watson by backing attorney and judge Henry Henninger for the Senate race. Mayor Shank endorses Leslie arguing Watson betrayed his candidate.
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Harry G. Leslie
Lafayette
House of Representatives
United States
Shank
Leslie
Jim Watson
Watson
Judge Henninger
Tippecanoe Circuit Court
Slick
Lealie
Girl Born to Alice Roosevelt Longworth in Chicago
A baby girl born to Alice Roosevelt Longworth in Chicago weighed 6 pounds 8 3/4 ounces. Mrs. Longworth remains in coma after twilight sleep. Dr. Joseph B. De Lee assisted with a hypodermic. Longworth rushed to Chicago from Washington as his wife’s condition was reported stable.
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth
United Press
Hicago
Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Joseph B. de Lee
de Lee
Washington
Chicago
Flapper Fanny Says Rouge Plague From Cheek Excess
Flapper Fanny remarks that heavy rouge reveals too much cheek and vanity. The quip reflects early 1920s fashion critique as beauty trends spur discussion among readers.
Brothers Return After Thirty Years To Aid Floyd Collins Rescue
Will Collins from Clarksville joins his brother Lee Collins in Cave City Kentucky to assist in freeing Floyd Collins from his living tomb. Floyd’s father and Will’s two sons accompany them as they work beside the shaft hoping to end the trapped man’s peril after decades apart.
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United Press
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