Coffin foes gird for battle in Marion county GOP clash
Republican leaders led by Coffin and Leslie battle for city chair in Marion county with threats of patronage use and proposed legal measures. Disputes over rules delay a fair election while statehouse figures discuss reshaping agency control.
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Harry G. Leslie
George W. Coffin
Marion County
Elza O. Rogers
Republican State Committee
State Committee
Coffin
Coffinites
Coffin Forces
Leslie
Statehouse
Ed Jackson
State Police and Automobile License Bureau
Secretary of State
Otto G. Fifield
Motor Vehicle Commission
Nine Burglaries Cleared by Confession, Police Say
Lewis Reilly aged 19 of 907 North Illinois Street allegedly confessed to detectives, clearing up nine burglaries in lunch rooms and poolrooms and three automobile thefts.
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Lewis Reilly
North
Illinois Street
President Coolidge urges slow navy building plan
President Coolidge submitted a proposal to start only five new cruisers and an aircraft carrier with 12.37 million dollars for the next fiscal year, while the budget bureau and the White House defy Congress by not estimating immediate construction.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Naval
Budget Bureau
Banks Closed As Bluffton Bank Failures Rise to Five
Two more banks failed in Indiana bringing the total to five after Wells County State bank shut down. Union Savings and Trust of Bluffton and Farmers' Deposit Bank of Montpelier closed as runs surged to large figures. Beholden by public fear, both banks were solvent but opted not to reopen. State inspectors oversee the five banks with hearings set for February 21 on receiverships.
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Times Special
Bluffton
Ind
Wells County State Bank of
Union Savings and Trust Company of
Farmers’ Deposit Bank of
Union
Fred J. Pangeman
Guy Bracken
Montpelier Bank
Thomas D. Barr
State Bank
State Banking Department
A. W. Hamilton
Wells County State Bank
Uniondale
Bank of Petroleum
Liberty Center State Bank
Luther F. Symons
Barr
Symons
Citi zens National Bank Fails In Peoria Paragraph
Citizens National Bank in Pe, Ind, failed to open after a directors meeting decided to close to protect depositors. John F Utt, national bank examiner, took charge. Bank officials denied a shortage as Matt Holder served as president and Herman Stewart as cashier.
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Times Special PE
Ind
Citizens National Bank
John F. Utt
National Bank Examiner
Matt Holder
Herman Stewart
Garrett and Lenroot Nominated to U S Customs Court
Bay United Press reports President Coolidge sent to the Senate the nomination of Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee as associate judge on the United States court of customs appeals. Former Senator Irvine Lenroot of Wisconsin was also nominated for the same court.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Finis J. Garrett
Tennessee
House
United States Court of Customs Appeals
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Customs Court
Chivalry Lives Amid Kindergarten Valentine Observances
A community page shows children at Miss Fern Swanson’s kindergarten at 3720 North Pennsylvania Street during a Valentine’s Day observance. Rosemary Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Myers, receives tribute from Vachel Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Anderson of 3703 North Delaware Street. Also pictured are Paul Schass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Schass, and Marian Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Davis of 117 East Twenty-eighth Street.
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Fern Swanson
North
Pennsylvania Street
Rosemary Myers
Robert Myers
Vachel Anderson
W. P. Anderson
Delaware Street
Paul Schas
Six Men Killed in Chicago Garage Shooting Rampage
Six employees of the 8 8 M C Cartage Company were murdered at their North Clark Street garage by two carloads of gunmen in a beer war raid. Pete Gusenberg of Bugs Moran’s circle identified among the dead. police vow wide arrests.
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Chicago
United Press
Pete Gusenberg
George
Bugs” Moran
North Side
Aiello
Pete
Frank
James Clark
Arthur Hayes
Frank Foster
al Weinshaks
Clark Street
Chicago Loop
North
Chicago Crime Commission
William Russell
Scarface
al Capone
Bugs
Dean O’banion
Madden bill would lease Muscle Shoals to Cyanamid for 50 years
Washington February 14 The house military affairs committee in executive session favorably reported the Madden bill authorizing leasing Muscle Shoals to the American Cyanamid Company for fifty years. Mrs Herbert Hoover has accepted the honorary presidency of the Travelers Aid Society of 1928, announced by the association.
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United Press
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
American Cyanamid Company
Herbert Hoover
Travelers’ Aid Society
Association
Veterans hospital bill setback in Luce subcommittee
In Washington February 14 a proposed 10 million dollar veterans hospital bill for Indianapolis was halted as the Luce subcommittee of the House War Veterans Committee refused to report it. A secret vote tied, delaying action while supporters including Louis Ludlow and American Legion agents seek a full committee meeting.
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Times
Washington, D. C
Veterans’ Bureau
Indianapolis
Luce
House War Veterans’ Committee
Louis Ludlow
Veterans’ Committee
John Thomas Taylor
The
American Legion
Temperatures at GaAs IG 910 Hourly Readings
Readings show hourly temperatures with time stamps from 8 a m to noon. Values listed include 15 at 8 a m and 27 at noon with intermediate entries noted as 9 a m 15.
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GaAs IG
Money Is the Root of All- Divorce Granted in Detroit Case
Oran Mills gave $100 to the Anti Saloon League and his wife and three children received $1 as part of a divorce request. Mrs Mills testified daily allowances were six cents for newspapers and five cents for luncheon, with the rest of his pay used for luxury. He was granted a divorce.
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Mexico City
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Wall Street
Charles A. Lindbergh
House of Morgan
Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Royal Purple of Finance and Society
Miss Morrow
Indbergh
J. P. Morgan
Money Trust
United Press
Detroit
Norman Main
Flier Dies in Plane Crash Near Terre Haute
One man is reported dead and another dying after a plane crash near Terre Haute Indiana. Authorities had not yet established the aviators identities.
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Ba United Preas
Rescue Effort Aimed at Belgium Native Buried Forty Six Years
Los Angeles reports a rescue effort for Paul Lamont a Belgian former linguist aged 78 who has been buried alive for 46 years at Devil's Island and St Laurent De Maroni French Guiana. W E Allison Booth the American who visited the settlement described the brutal conditions and the long invalid escape attempts.
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Frank H. Bartholomew
United Press
OS Angeles
Cal
Paul Lamont
Belgium
London University
Devil's Island
St. Laurent de Maroni
French Guiana
Lamont
Washington
W. E. Allison-Booth
Allison-Booth
Los Angeles
United States
New York
Tranicarison
St. Laurent
Equatorial
Laurent de Maroni
Erly
Lawish St.gnages
Booth
Dreyfus
Dieudonne
Devil’s Island
Traffic Signal Break Delays Pedestrians at Illinois and Washington
Pedestrians enjoyed a brief vacation from the three way system when a semaphore malfunction allowed crossing before the gong and stop signs appeared. A spare semaphore was used to permit crossing while the damaged signal was repaired.
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Illinois
Washington Streets
Used Car Clearance Drive Across Indianapolis Auto ShowWeek
Automobile dealers in Indianapolis rush to reduce used car stocks during Auto Show week. A three day clearance sale with special price inducements is offered. Buyers are urged to check the Want Ad Pages for a list of specials and bargains.
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Indianapolis
Times
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