Senate blocks Stone and Warren nominations in session
Senate ties up President Coolidge’s picks Harlan Stone for the Supreme Court and Charles Warren for attorney general. Stone’s nomination is referred to the Judiciary Committee for more scrutiny, blocking Warren’s fate until Stone is disposed of. Warren’s nomination to be attorney general is held up with a noncommittal report from a subcommittee.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Harlan F. Stone
Supreme Court
Charlesb. Warren
Michigan
Stone
Judiciary Committee
Warren
Burton Wheeler
Montana
Curtis
Kansas
Watson
Reed
Pennsylvania
Seler
Charles B. Warren
Cummins
Child Labor Law Wins First Fight in Indiana Senate
Opponents of the proposed federal child labor amendment failed to block its introduction in the Indiana Senate. Led by Senator Lindley, they withdrew a motion to reject, then lost a vote to delay consideration. The bill proceeds through the Federal Relations Committee as a heated ratification debate looms.
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Indiana Senate
Schortemeier
Lindley
Kingman
Federal
Youth Confesses Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Quarrel
Kenneth Ackworth aged 17 of 2617 Station Street admitted firing a pistol into his own arm to frighten a girl with whom he quarreled. He initially claimed a bandit attacked him.
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Kenneth Ackworth
Station St
Hourly Temperature Log Shows Cooling Trend
The record lists temperatures from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with readings 47, 36, 33, 29, and 25 degrees. It notes 11 a.m. and noon values and a steady drop through the early afternoon.
Sheriff Won’t Lock Up Bootlegger Says Reporter Fears
A reporter warns sheriff Hawkins is selective about arrests and fears the bootlegger may evade jail. The piece portrays tension between law enforcement and illegal liquor activity amid pressure to act.
Dream of Jailbreak Proved Impossible in Marion County
Reporter Gerald Chapman recounts a failed attempt to break into Marion County jail during a Saturday afternoon. He surveys city officials, from the chief turnkey to the sheriff, only to be refused entry, then finds an empty city prison with a single sleeping inmate.
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Ross H. Garrigus
Marion County
Gerald Chapman
Hawkins
Roland Snider
Ajil
Bert Morgan
Prohibition
Morgan
City
Funeral Services for Alexander Manning Held at Simpson M E Church
Funeral services for Alexander Manning 65 colored courier of the Democratic National Committee were held at 2 p m at Simpson M E Church. Burial will be in his birthplace in ute Va. Manning longtime editor of the Indianapolis World colored weekly, served eight years as county auditor clerk and had traveled nationwide in party service. Mrs Manning survives.
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Alexander Manning
Courier of T
Democratic National Committee
Simpson M. E. Church
Ute Va
Indianapolis
Colored Weekly
United States
Manning
Auto Pyre Planned at Indiana State Fairgrounds Show
Worn out automobiles will be assembled at the Indiana State fairground and burned in a huge pyre as a feature of the Indianapolis Automobile Show next May. The plan was announced by John Orman, manager of the Indianapolis Automotive Trade Association, who is at the national automobile show.
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Bu Times
Chicago
Ind
Indiana State Fairground
John $8. Orman
Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association
Senate approves mortgage tax exemption raise to two thousand
After a lively debate the Senate passed Senator Lambert s bill to raise the mortgage tax exemption from 1000 to 2000 by a 35 to 8 vote. Republicans Lambert Lindley Hodges Cann Frankfort O Rourke Wayne Holmes Weldl spoke for and against. A similar House measure may be withdrawn. The reconvened session also considered fourteen new bills including records for utilities and a new Indiana Preparatory Home for colored girls.
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Senate
Lambert
Lindley
Hodges
Gary
Cann
Frankfort
O'Rourke
T. Wayne
Holmes
Wneldl
State Tax Board
House
Indiana
Harrison
Indianapolis
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
English
Indiana Preparatory Home
Dickerman
Enrollment Surges as Indianaapolis High Schools Open Semester
About 2,000 graduates from Indianapolis grade schools entered public high schools at semester start. Manual Training High School added 500 students in its new wing, Shortridge gained 345 expanding space at Benjamin Harrison, Technical added 1,000, Broad Ripple 35, with similar growth in other grade schools.
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Indianapolis
Manual Training High School
Shortridge
Benjamin Harrison
Delaware St
Ft. ‘Wayne Ave
Technical
Broad Ripple
Senate bill proposes death penalty for vehicle aided felonies
A bill introduced today by Senator Batt of Terre Haute would impose death or life imprisonment for those who commit a felony using a self propelled vehicle. The same measure targets bank banditry with death or life terms.
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Senate
Batt
Terre Haute
Tan
Sheriff Hunts Death Driver in Fatal Oliver Hit Run
Sheriff Omer Hawkins followed up every lead to locate the driver of the automobile that fatally struck Roy W. Oliver a tinner of 738 Prospect St. Saturday night near Gerard Drive and National Road. Oliver was found later on the roadside with a dazed skull injury. He was walking toward a restaurant to wait for a bus when struck. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the residence with burial in Crown Hill cemetery. Survived by widow, two children, parents, two brothers and two sisters. Oliver served four years in the Navy during the war.
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Omer Hawkins
Roy W. Oliver
Prospect St
Gerard Dr
National Rd
Oliver
Crown Hill
Navy
Poland is Watched as Poland Mobilization Rumor Spreads
German officials monitor Warsaw reports about Poland preparing to mobilize. The Stockholm alignments lack confirmation, but Berlin keeps a close eye on possible Polish troop movements and government reaction.
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Germany
United Press Berlin
Poland
Warsaw
Lokal
Anzeiger
Jury in voluntary manslaughter case of Strothenk
John Strothenk, 47, of 635 E Market St., faces a jury in Criminal Court on a voluntary manslaughter charge arising from a Oct. 22 1924 crash on State Rd 12 near Maywood that killed Mrs Maude Haase and two children. Prosecutor Remy described a reckless intoxicated drive. Strothenk testified with moments of quivering voice and claimed the incident felt like a dream.
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John Strothenk
E. Market St
Clyde Miller
Strothenk
William H. Remy
Maude Haase
State Rd
Maywood
Chester Haase
Blaine Avve
Remy
Strobhenk
Sandow Pushing Company Files Bankruptcy in Indiana
A bankruptcy petition was filed in Federal Court today by the Sandow Pushing Company a department store of Elwood Indiana. Debts are listed at 88131.74 and assets 64777.70 including 55000 in stock in trade.
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Sandow- Pushing Company
Elwood
Ind
Alleged Slayer Insane Ex Tammany Chief Charged With Wife Murder
J Warren Hahne a 48 year old ex New York saloon keeper and Tammany Hall leader was charged with murdering his wife with a hatchet in Omaha Nebraska a month ago. He was declared insane in a December decision by a state asylum examiner and returned to jail awaiting further proceedings.
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United Pres
Omaha
Neb
J. Warren Hahne
New York
Tammany Hall
Fire on Stock Yards streetcar endangers passengers
Motorman Edward Dain and Conductor Dan Connett prevented a collision when a trolley wire broke and showered flames over the Stock Yards outbound car at 6 am. Connett kept passengers calm as Dain braked the runaway vehicle, stopping within feet of a Belt Railroad freight train. Dain was slightly burned.
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Tte
Stock Yards
Edward Dain
E. Mort St
Dan Connett
N. Keystone Ave
Dain
Stock St
Bennett
Connett
Cain
Cincinnati Adopts City Manager Form Under Local Politics
Cincinnati terminates old misrule and adopts a city manager system becoming the latest Ohio municipality to reform its government. The move reflects a shift toward professional administration as local officials claim improved efficiency and responsiveness.
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Ohio City
Cincinnati adopts city manager plan signaling shift from politics
The Indianapolis Times reports Cincinnati becomes the latest major city to abandon political government in favor of a business like city manager system. The movement, led by civic groups and the Birdless Ballot League, collected hundreds of signatures and won a referendum last November. Indianapolis can follow with a similar charter creating a small seven member council under Indiana law.
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Cincinnati
the Post
Cincini
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Indiana House Debates School Punishment and Food Label Bills
Lawmakers propose notifying parents before school punishment and ban corporal punishment in class. A separate bill extends book usage from five to ten years except history and geography. Oleomargarine would be banned in state institutions with warnings in eateries. Representative Sherwood introduces another bill.
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Indiana
Smith
Lafayette
Johnson
Atlanta
Carney
Morristown
Sherwood
Herrin Klan Gun Battle Fatal to Four Victims
Order to attend funeral Wednesday for Glenn Young a Klan leader killed in a gun battle in Herrin. Four people died in the clash as authorities investigated the strife linked to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Herrin
Glenn
Two- Gun
Young
Duel in a Hotel Leaves Williamson County in Shock
State's Attorney opens probe into the Saturday hotel gunfight that left four dead in Williamson County. Klansmen Glenn Young and Ed Forbes buried today as Ora Thomas remains a central figure in the unfolding investigation and inquests. Militia maintain order as authorities seek witnesses and details of the confrontation at the European Hotel.
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United Press
N. Ill
Williamson County
Ed Forbes
Bergennes
Homer Warner
Explosion fears after gasoline kerosene mix reveal
In Elwood Indiana on January 26 a home explosion followed discovery that seven hundred gallons of gasoline were pumped into kerosene tanks at local stores. Groceries warned customers to destroy any coal oil.
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Times
Elwood
Ind
John Parker
Big Jim Lucas Buried After Funeral Services
James A. Big Jim Lucas former policeman was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery after funeral services held at his home 3822 College Ave at 10 a m Dapictines have obtained no fur-
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James A
Big Jim) Lucas
Crown Hill
College Ave
Dapictines
City Prepares for Cold Snap
Government meteorologist J. H. Armington warned a rapid cold wave from Canada will grip the area. Temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below normal are noted with possible light snow and worsening road ice before relief arrives midweek. State highways face dangerous conditions due to the sudden freeze. Warm thaw over the weekend caused flooding that frozen now.
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J. H. Armington
Armington
Canada
NorthWest Omaha Hit By Near Blizzard Temperature Drop
A near blizzard from the northwest swept across Nebraska. Night temperatures plunged by forty plus degrees. Norfolk fell to twelve below, Omaha two below, after Sunday’s thirty three above. Weather bureau notes sharp cold snap across cities.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Norfolks
Omaha Weather Bureau
Spencer Boom Started for Democratic Mayor Nomination
Spencer boom begun by Dr. Mavity and J. Spencer for the Democratic mayoralty nomination. A meeting is planned Tuesday at 8 p m in the I O O F Hall at E Washington St and Hamilton Ave to try to recruit Dr Apsoney as a candidate. The committee includes W T Young Dr John F McCool Joseph Collier George Rice Edward McGovern Thomas Haefling and P W W Egan. Dr Spencer is a member of the board of works.
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Mavity
J. Spencer
I. O. O. F. Hall
E. Washington St
Hamilton Ave
Dr. Apsoney
W. T. Young
John F. McCool
Joseph Collier
George Rice
Edward McGovern
Thomas Haefling
P. W.W. Egan
Dr. Spencer
Board of Works
Indiana Bell lineman falls twenty feet in pole accident
Jay Graham twenty two year old lineman of Indiana Bell Telephone Company fell from a pole at Hamilton Avenue and Michigan Street twenty feet to the ground injuring his nose. Foreman Grover Rogers at North Capitol Avenue stated he was alive after the touch and rescue was attempted.
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Jay Graham
Sheffield Ave
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Hamilton Ave
Michigan St
Grover Rogers
N. Capitol Ave
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