City Could Lose Its Baseball Team If Sunday Bill Passes
The Indianapolis baseball club may move to Dayton if the blue Sunday measure becomes law. The bill, sponsored by Rep Kissinger, faces committee amendments to close poolrooms saloons and roadhouses. Public hearing on the measure is expected next week with varied group views.
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Kissinger
Columbia City
Indianapolis
William C. Smith
Smith
Dayton
American Association
Ohio
Public Morals Committee
Lord's Day Alliance Group
David Ross
Indiana
Treasury
Girl 9 Fatally Wounds Sister With Accidental Rifle Fire
In Seymour Indiana Mabel Weddell 9 dies at home from a bullet meant to be put away by sister Bessie 11. Father Riley Weddell farmer two miles southwest of Seymour finds that Bessie pointed the rifle and fired after returning from hunting. Inquest set for today.
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Bu_Times
Seymour
Ind
Mabel
Riley Weddell
Here
Bessie
Weddell
Mystery Mail Robbery Solved
United Press reports the Long Island railroad mail car holdup Tuesday night yielded $10,000 in currency stolen. James C. Cadoo, 23, allegedly confessed after questioning, claiming he wanted his wife to believe he had made good. All but $100 of the money was recovered.
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United Press
Lynbrook
L. L
Long Island
James C. Cadoo
Cadoo
Seven Hurt as Floor Collapses at Clinton Plant
United Press report from Clinton Iowa states seven Luber Bell novelty works employees were injured when the third floor gave way. Ten workers on the floor below escaped without harm.
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Clinton
Iowa
United Press
Luber & Bell Novelty Works
Fragmented Time Numeric Snippet
The readable portion lists scattered numbers and abbreviations such as 6 a.m and 10 a.m with unclear context. No coherent event, names, or places emerge beyond a sequence of times and sporadic tokens.
Edison hints at device to receive posthumous communications
Range New Jersey January 17. Thomas A. Edison discusses a possible mechanism to receive communications from the dead but limits it to substantiated messages akin to telegraph and radio outputs. He notes the challenge of measuring the mind and memory after the body fails and urges careful interpretation.
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NEA Service
Range
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
Thororoughly
Head of Supply Company Chief Missing for a Week
James B. Adams 60 president of James B. Adams & Son Inc brick and building supply firm has been missing since last Friday. His son said Adams was last seen at Terminal station heading to Crawfordsville to reach a branch plant. Adams is described as 6 feet 4 inches tall, 265 pounds with gray eyes and hair. Two others, Conrad La Roch 78 and Sarah Ranosian, are also reported missing.
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James B. Adams
Delaware
James B. Adams & Son, Inc
Twenty-Third St
Monon Railroad
W. N. Adams
Lemcké
Crawfordsville
Albert Ranosian
Broadway
Sarah
Girl Admits Slaying by Angelic Mennie
Angelic Mennie 17 says she shot and killed Tony Velore 24 after claiming he betrayed her. Police report she was attacked by Velore three weeks earlier at the butcher shop and swore she would kill him.
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United Prese
Rockefeller Gifts Restore Tokyo Imperial University Library
John D. Rockefeller donated 1.6 million dollars to reconstruct the Imperial University of Tokyo library. The gift, made in November and announced now, raises his total art and education giving to over 8 million dollars.
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Bu United Press
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Imperial University
Tokio
G O P FIGHT DELAYS PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN DISPUTE
Supreme Court postponed Emanuel Wetter's motion to dismiss Fred Beck's suit over the Ninth precinct committeeman race in the Thirteenth ward. Petition to advance the hearing was granted leaving the outcome uncertain after Wetter won a recount in Circuit Court. Beck challenged the order seeking a revision.
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Supreme Court
Emanuel Wetter
Fred Beck
Beck
Wetter
Party Patronesses for Lincoln Birthday Benefit
Patronesses for the Lincoln birthday anniversary party benefiting Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 1 are Mesdames Samuel Lewis Shank Julton A Brown Martha J Stubbs Oscar Lewis Bruce Maxwell Jonas Joseph Wolf Sussman O L Watkins Joseph M Francis Felix T McWhirter E May Habn Myron R Williams Frank Nessler Melville Moon and D M Parry. Mrs Bertha Raye is in charge of the hm and Mrs Eliza-
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Lincoln
Samuel Lewis Shank
Julton A. Brown
Martha J. Stubbs
Oscar Lewis
Bruce Maxwell
Jonas Joseph
Wolf Sussman
O. L. Watkins
Joseph M. Francis
Felix T. McWhirter
E. May Habn
Myron R. Williams
Chicago Police Fire On Bandits
Night actions under Police Chief Collins rule led to one man killed and others wounded or captured. Patrolman Barney Ford killed John Arnold, while Patrolman Michael Madigan pursued hijackers, shooting one and capturing another. Shopkeeper Alexander Lundeen fought two bandits in a gun duel, both wounded and held. A priest caught a robber looting a church poor box.
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United Press
Chicago
Collins
Barney Ford
John Arnold
Michael Madigan
Alexander E. Lundeen
Three Children Die In Fire In Kee-watin Minnesota
Three children aged 2 4 and 6 died in a house fire in Kee-watin Minnesota when they were left alone to play as their mother went to the barn. The fire destroyed the home of miner Joseph Etmonich and occurred late Friday night.
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United Press
Keewatin, Minn
Joseph Etmonich
War opened on saloons in South Bend area warning owners
South Bend prosecutor Harry Taylor mails warnings to seventy five property owners to close saloons on their property. Injunction suits planned to close fifteen to twenty soft drink places after two killing orgies linked to such venues.
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United Press
South Bend
Ind
Harry Taylor
Sand Car Kills Miner in Ebb Vale Mine
Sullivan Indiana January 17 John Ebbon 27 a miner died when a sand car overturned in the Ebb Vale mine the accident was reported today by the Bay Times Special.
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Bay Times
Sullivan
Ind
John Ebbon
Ebb Vale
Fearful of Gun? Not He Eight Two at Sinclair
Good 42 of 1263 W Thirty Fifth St refused to be held up early today at the Sinclair Filling Station Pratt St and Capitol Ave. He faced a colored man who demanded money, grabbed a funnel, but Good shoved him out the door and slammed it. The bandit escaped.
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K. Good
Thirty- Fifth St
Good
Sinclair
Pratt St
Capitol Ave
Mussolini Wins Election Reform Bill in Italy
Rome reports Premier Mussolini's electoral reform bill passed final stages with an overwhelming majority amid speeches by ex-Premier Giolitti and Orlando. A confidence vote favored the government as Giolitti warned of turmoil if elections were held.
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United Presse
Rome
Mussolini
Orlando
Ciiolitti
Giolitti
Italy
Indiana bankers plan Feb 4 midyear meeting at Claypool
Indiana Bankers' Association announces a midyear meeting for February 4 at the Claypool with Miss Forbe McDaniel as secretary. Legislative matters will be discussed by administration councils and a dinner will follow. An income tax conference by Archibald Harris & Co. of Chicago runs February 4-5.
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Indiana Bankers’ Association
Claypool
Forbe McDaniel
Archibald Harris & Co
Chicago
Bankers
U S Recognition Seen for Russia by Year End
Soviet envoy Christian Rakovsky told teachers in Moscow that the United States will recognize Russia before the end of 1925. He said recognition is in the limelight in America, though not in the next few weeks.
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United Preas
Moscow
United States
Russia
Christian Rakovsky
London
Congress of Teachers
America
Smog and Dense Clouds Darken Indianapolis Then Lift
Indianapolis faced a daylong night as heavy clouds fog and smoke created near total darkness. The smog blanketed the core downtown area and much of the south and southwest, delaying plans for an eclipse due Jan 24. Meteorologist J H Armington said conditions would persist into Sunday with little temperature change.
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Ndianapolis
Indianapolis
J. H. Armington
Armington
Eight Drivers Slated for Speeding and DWI Charges
Eight drivers were charged Friday night at city prison with six counts of speeding and two counts of driving while intoxicated. The speeding defendants include Harry Hyde 32 of 5831 Broadway Lawrence Reno 30 of 530 Fletcher Ave Walden Middlesworth 24 of 2424 N New Jersey St Harold Vice 22 of 1752 N Rural St George L Asmus 20 of 2049 Shelby St Walter Beaver 29 of 1461 N New Jersey St Ted Schwartz 26 of dity and Shelby Gibson 38 of Temple Ave.
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City Prison
Harry Hyde
Broadway
Lawrence Reno
Fletcher Ave
Walden Middlesworth
New Jersey St
Harold Vice
Rural St
George L. Asmus
Shelby St
Walter Beaver
New Jersey
Ted Schwartz
Shelby Gibson
Temple Ave
Bond Filed by State Board of Agriculture Official
E. J. Barker secretary treasurer of the State Board of Agriculture filed a $50 000 surety bond today provided by United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Governor Jackson approved the bond.
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E. J. Barker
State Board of Agriculture
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Jackson
George W Coffin Named Republican City Leader at First Convention
George W. Coffin was named city leader at the party’s first convention while a rump meeting later chose Lemcke as head. The actions reflect early party organization and leadership shifts in the city.
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George W. Coffin
Shank Faction Gains and Loses City Chairmanship
Following a factional conflict at the Coffin convention a rump meeting led by Shank Jewett and Lemcke elected Ralph A. Lemeke as city chairman in the circuit courtroom. The move yields two Republican city chairs and signals ongoing political tension with officers and deputies on alert for potential trouble at the convention.
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Shank-Jewett-Lemcke
Ralph A. Lemeke
Coffin slate wins at Indianapolis GOP meeting amid clashes
The Coffin faction elected George V Coffin as chairman with Snider Hutsell Dunn in key posts while a rump Shank Jewett Lemcke convention gathered 108 delegates in Circuit Court room amid barricades and court orders as tensions rose at the Courthouse.
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Coffin
Shank-Jewett-Lemcke
George V. Coffin
George Snider
George O. Hutsell
Harry Dunn
Lemaux
George A. Hutsell
Republican
Criminal Court
Circuit Court
Bailey Fesler
Omer Hawkins
Holmes
Paul Wetter
Alfred Reeder
Lem Buckley
Paul Dunn
Arthur Landmeier
O. L. Masey
Grantig
Miller
Chinese Pirates Loot Steamship Hong Hwa
The Hong Hwa returned to port after three days at sea under pirate control. Chinese pirates boarded the vessel with passengers and crew, collecting valuables and forcing the officers to steer away from land while they robbed everyone aboard.
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United Press
Hong Kong
Hong Hwa
Singapore
Ships Crash in Fog Off Handkerchief Shoals
The Munalbro collier and the Robin Adair freighter collided head on in thick fog off Handkerchief Shoals early today. The Munalbro suffered bow and stem damage and a plate was ripped from the Robin Adair, but neither vessel was in immediate danger as a coast guard cutter and relief craft were dispatched.
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United Press
Boston
Munson
Munalbro
Robin Adair
Coast Guard
Bus Driver Vindicated in Auto Fatality Case
Verl Cox, 22, of 612 N Keystone Ave, was cleared of involuntary manslaughter charges after a coroner and city court absolved him. The incident involved Cox's bus colliding with a car driven by Mrs. Yula.
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Paul F. Robinson
Verl Cox
Keystone Ave
Cox
Yula
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Lemcke
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Toom
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Charles W. Jewett
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