Plans For Fifty Years Of City Traffic Upgrades
City plan commission submits a fifty year plan to Indianapolis city council to widen and straighten major arteries to ease growing traffic. Proposed projects include expanding New York Street, widening Massachusetts Avenue, covering Pogue’s Run, rerouting streetcar lines, and extending major thoroughfares from Capitol to the freight district with funds from a 3 cent tax levy.
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Indianapolis
City Plan Commission
New York St
East St
Irvington
Gustav H. Schmidt
Commission
Unt
Massachusetts Ave
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ohio
Tenth Sts
S. Davidson St
Pennsylvania St
Ft. Wayne Ave
Eleventh St
College Ave
Delaware St
Fall Creek
Tenth St
Indiana Ave
Union St
Madison Ave
Adler St
Lexington Ave
Shelby St
Cruse
Washington
Ohio Sts
Pogue's Run
Prospect
Morris St
Oliver Ave
National Rd
Washington St
Aie
California Fig Syrup Ad Cites Child Health Beliefs
An old advertisement claims California Fig Syrup comforts sick children with a pleasant taste, speeds digestion, and prevents future illness. It emphasizes safety, non narcotic ingredients, and urges buyers to demand genuine product with age appropriate directions on the bottle.
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California
Get Rid of Piles-Now It Calms Burning Pain Fast
A box of Pyramid Pile Suppositories is promoted as the best friend to stop maddening pain. It claims to put out burning soreness, relax protrusions, and grant grateful ease and comfort. This ad-style copy emphasizes rapid relief and user comfort.
Rail Employes Granted Boost Across 50 Railroads
United States Railroad Labor Board grants wage increases of 1 to 2 cents per hour for 87,000 workers across 50 railroads and related jobs including clerks and freight handlers. Nearly 75,000 other workers' requests denied. Vacations with pay approved, Sunday and holiday pay at one and a half. Reduction in hours rejected. Rail lines affected include Chicago Indianapolis Louisville, Illinois Central, Indianapolis Union Railway, and Ft Wayne Cincinnati Louisville.
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United
Preas
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Indianapolis & Louisville
Illinois Central
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Ft. Wayne
Cincinnati
Louisville
Age May Decide Fate Of Slayer
Special from San Francisco January 19. Dorothy Eilingson, who admits killing her mother, faces a murder charge and possible death penalty. Her age, reported as 16, is under dispute after she earlier claimed to be 8 or 14. A birth certificate from Minneapolis could settle the question as she awaits court arraignment.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Eilingson
Bhat
Dorothy
Minneapolis
Bill extends trapping ban to November twenty in House measure
Representative Carter of Salem plans a bill to make it unlawful to trap fur bearing animals before November twenty, shifting from the current November tenth. The proposal, requested by trappers and fur dealers, is to receive approval from the department of conservation.
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Carter
Salem
Department of Conservation
Metropolitan Casualty president to address Mercator Club in Indiana
J S Rowe, president of Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company New York, will speak to the Mercator Club at juricharat Tuesday at Spink Arms in observance of Indiana Insurance Day. A film will a.
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J. S. Rowe
Metropolitan ‘Casualty Insurance Company
New York
Mercator Club
Juricharat
Spink-Arms
Local pedestrians and driver injured in multiple Saturday accidents
A driver failed to stop after a Saturday crash injuring Wil ford Wilson 14 at New York and East Streets. James Fultz 23 was hurt on Belmont and Mill. Sam Finch 18 faced injuries after a collision at Haynes and Belmont. Mrs Simon Sutton of Camby Indiana and Eli Williams a motorman were involved in other Saturday incidents on Central Avenue.
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Wilford Wilson
Arsenal Ave
New York
East Sts
James Fultz
Belmont Ave
Mill St
Sam Finch
Haynes St
Simon ‘Sutton
Camby
Ind
Central Ave
Thirteenth St
Eli Williams
Michigan St
Change in Game Laws Presented in Indiana Senate
A bill introduced in the Indiana Senate by Senator Penrod proposes a five squirrel bag limit and ten rabbits per day, recodification of fish and game laws, and fixes on gear and seasons. It lists George N. Mannfeld and the Indiana Fish, Game and Forest League as sponsors, with other changes including duck and goose shooting limits, fish size minimums, county license limits, and a rabbit closed season Jan 1 to Oct 10.
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Senate
Penrod
Loogootee
Indiana Fish and Game Laws
George N. Mannfeld
Fish and Game
State Department of Conservation
Indiana Fish, Game and Forest League
Missing Man in Jail Charged With Razor Attack
Police found John Evans reported missing by his wife Mrs. Georgia Evans of 446 N Pennsylvania St in city prison. He faces charges for attacking J L Wampler of 815 N Illinois St with a razor.
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John Evans
Georgia Evans
Pennsylvania St
City
J. L. Wampler
N. Tlliois St
Riverside Coffin Golf Club Elects New Directors
The Riverside Coffin Golf Club elected new directors on Saturday night. New directors are J. P. Steele Fred Oster meyer Rud Morris Wallace O. Lee W. A. Whitney and Ralph L. Colby. President E. W. Gant urged members to buy wives a crossword puzzle book.
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Riverside Coffin Golf Club
Dre
J. P. Steele
Fred Ostermeyer
Rud Morris
Wallace O. Lee
W. A. Whitney
Ralph L. Colby
E. W. Gant
Sedwick Burial Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Charles W. Sedwick, 57, longtime livestock commissioner, will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday at his residence with Rev. Lewis Brown of St. Pauls Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery conducted by Mystic Tie Lodge F and A M. Surviving are his widow, his mother Emma Sedwick, daughter Mrs D C Griffith, son Theodore, and brother Benjamin F. Sedwick, all of Indianapolis. Sedwick came to Indianapolis in 1869 with his father James B. Sedwick who helped organize Union Stock Yards in 1875. He was active in civic affairs and served as the first referee at Indianapolis Motor Speedway races.
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Charles W. Shedwick
Meridian St
Methodist Hospital
Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Mystic Tie Lodge F
A. M
Crown Hill
Sedwick
Indianapolis
James B. Sedwick
Union Stock Yards
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Emma Sedwick
D. C. Griffith
Theodore
Benjamin F. Sedwick
Apostolic Delegate to Officiate May 3 at New Holy Rosary Church
Apostolic delegate Mer Pietri Fumasoni Biondi, from Washington DC, is slated to officiate May 3 at the dedication of Holy Rosary Church located at 616 Stevens Street. Pastor Rev Marina Prior announced the event. A sacred concert by the cathedral choir will precede a February 22 dedication of the new pipe organ.
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Mer. Pietri Fumasoni Biondi
Washington
Dd. C
Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church
Stevens St
Marina Prior
Busy 1925 Indiana building boom seen by labor dept
A Department of Labor survey predicts Indiana will see a very busy building season through 1925 with large residential and apartment projects especially in Indianapolis. The report notes a labor shortage for unskilled workers and rising demand in iron and steel, brick, and mining sectors, while skilled labor remains available. There will be church and hospital construction and a large clubhouse nearing completion by late 1925.
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GC A. Randall Times
Washington
Indiana
Department of Labor
Indianapolis
Man Charged With Driving While Intoxicated After Madison Ave Crash
Ted Norwood of R R D Box 234 was charged with DWI after police investigated an accident at Madison Avenue and McCarty Street. His car reportedly collided with a vehicle driven by Fred Nicholas of Noblesville Indiana.
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Ted Norwood
Box 234
Madison Ave
McCarty St
Fred Nicholas
Noblesville
Ind
Fansler Kidney Bladder and Rheumatism Medicine Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Fansler's Kidney Bladder and Rheumatism Medicine promising rapid relief from sickness including rheumatism neuritis neuralgia headaches and kidney and bladder troubles. One bottle claimed to prove its merit with decades of Indiana sales and urges readers to buy at Brooks' Drug Store corner Penn and Ohio Streets.
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Fansler
Indiana
Brooks
Symmetrical Cut Reveals a Quartered Field Puzzle
A man owns a 4 by 4 rod square field containing 16 square rods. He keeps half the property, yet the retained portion remains 4 by 4 rods and covers 4 square rods. The outline of the new field forms a central diamond shape created by a symmetrical cut, resulting in a smaller square rotated 45 degrees within the original. Authorities identify the hidden city as Calcutta.
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Calcutta
Young People's Rally Planned by Indiana Religious Education Leader
Harry G. Rowe Indiana Council of Religious Education chief speaker at Fletcher Place M E Church rally. District 7 8 9 youths invited. registrations for conference at United Brethren Church Walnut and Park Jan 30 to Feb 1. E T Albertson to address Districts 6 and 11 on Jan 26.
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Harry G. Rowe
Indiana Council of Religious Education
Fletcher Place
M. E. Church
Fletcher
Virginia Aves
United Brethren Church
Walnut St
Park Ave
E. T. Albertson
Council
Optician Z T Staples Dies at 66 in Indianapolis
Funeral services for Z T Staples 66 of 4316 College Ave will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Flannerat Buchanan chapel. Burial in Crown Hill cemetery. Staples was president and senior partner of Staples and Mosias Optical Company. Born in Philadelphia he moved to Indianapolis thirty years ago. Survived by widow and three children.
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Z. T. Staples
College Ave
Flannerat Buchanan Chapel
Crown Hill Cemetery
Staples
Staples and Mosias Optical Company
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Memorial Presbyterian Church
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Young People’s Rally
Fairyland Beauty Shoppe
eEirele
Blanche Koss
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