Record flier angry over weary note in endurance flight
John Hunter appeals for censor on messages to keep harmony aboard the City of Chicago during its long air endurance flight. He complains of trouble with Kenneth over a weary note and asks ground crews to stop sensational press coverage and keep Kenneth in good humor.
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John Hunter
Chicago
Sky Harbor
Kenneth
John
Beans
Walt
Walter
Albert
Big Ben
Hunter
Matt Porten
Pesten
Indianapolis plane to chase Chicago endurance record
Lieutenant Laurence Genaro plans a July 20 flight from Indianapolis to surpass the Hunter brothers’ Chicago endurance mark. His co-pilot is undecided, with candidates including two fliers from Roosevelt Field, New York, and Everett C. Wilines.
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Indianapolis
Laurence Genaro
Fire Damage at Thomas Grocery Causes $500 Loss
A hot ice box fire at midnight damaged the Thomas grocery at 3403 West hie street. The rear of the box ignited, causing $300 to the box and $200 to the store building, totaling $500 in damages.
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Thomas Grocery
West Hie Street
Fee
Nerves Can't Be Jumpy as You Hurtle Over These Obstacles
Riding club manager takes the reins to clear a difficult obstacle. Lower left shows the Algonquin Club home stables at Kessler boulevard and Thirtieth street. Bobby MacGill, son of club president R A MacGill, rides Lady along the bridle path.
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Algonquin Club
Kessler Boulevard
Thirtieth Street
Bobby MacGill
R. A. MacGill
Lady
Mothers plan picket to close speakeasy near school
Mothers from St. Albans Queens plan to picket a suspected speakeasy within 100 feet of a public school. Placards declare the establishment a speakeasy the government will not or cannot close. Police say they cannot close it. federal authorities defer to officials.
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United Press
New York
St. Albans
Queens
Hocver
Gilbert. A. Wicks
Parent-Teachers Association
New York City
United States
Hoover
Department of Justice
William F. Brunner
Dem
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Prohibition
Brunner
Killed Under Train in Colfax Indiana
Edward L. Eyster 40 formerly of 601 Division street Colfax Indiana was killed this morning when he was ground beneath wheels of a freight train he tried to board. Unemployed he moved his family to Colfax two weeks ago to live with relatives. Survived by wife Mabel three children Richard 8 Verna 10 and Delores 3 four brothers Elmer Elmer Jr and Theodore Eyster of Indianapolis James Eyster of New Augusta his father Elmer Eyster Sr Indianapolis and a sister Clara in Texas.
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Colfax
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Richard
Verna
Delores
William Eyster
Elmer Eyster Jr
Theodore Eyster
Indianapolis
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New Augusta
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Clara
Texas
Canton News Sold to Opposition in Canton Ohio
The Canton News, longtime paper of crusading editor Don Mellett who was assassinated for anti vice work, has been sold to its rival the Canton Repository. Mellett won a Pulitzer Prize for his investigative reporting.
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United Press
Canton
Canton News
Ohio
Canton Repository
Don Mellett
Mellett
Algonquin Riding Club to Open With Sunday Party
Formal opening of the rebuilt Algonquin Riding Club clubhouse and stables will be celebrated Sunday. Equestrian enthusiasts from the city and state are invited. Dr. P Bonham manages the club which has forty four horses, most owned by members, and 148 acre grounds with practice tracks and hurdles along Kessler boulevard near the city park system. Officers include R A MacGill president and Frank J Haight vice president.
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Kessler Boulevard
Thirtieth Street
R. A. MacGill
P. Bonham
Frank J. Haight
M. H. Fuller
E. C. Badger
MacGill
Banker Guy Turlbut Dies After Jump From Riverside Window
New York July 3 Guy B Turlbut 54 a partner in Munds Winslow brokers killed himself by leaping from a tenth floor window of his Riverside apartment. The tragedy leaves the firm and associates in shock amid the summer heat.
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United Press
New York
Guy B. Turlbut
Munds & Winslow, Brokers
Riverside
Torch Man to Plead Monday in Arson Case
Harold Herbert Schroeder is due for arraignment Monday in criminal court on an affidavit charging arson. A second arson affidavit is in the court of Justice of the Peace. A murder affidavit also exists but the grand jury has not acted. A restraining order hearing was continued due to Irving Webster’s blackmail trial.
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Harold Herbert Schroeder
James A. Collins
Schroeder
Court of Justice of the Peace
Edgar Dietz
Mobile
Ala
Ira Holmes
Irving Webster
Holmes
Webster
Vacation contest pays readers for letters and photos
The Indianapolis Times announces weekly contests during vacation season. Readers may win $5 for the best 100 word letter on personal vacation benefits and $5 for the best vacation photo. Include name and location. photos not returned. winners named each Tuesday.
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Indianapolis Times
All Times
the Times
The
Lita Grey Chaplin Rules Out Reunion Or Marital Plans
On arrival aboard the liner Europa Lita Grey Chaplin said there is no chance of reconciliation with Charlie Chaplin. She denied reports she will marry Roy D Arcy or any European nobleman.
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United Press
New York
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Europa
Roy D'Arcy
Must Be Getting Old as She Reaches 102
ELPHIA July 3. Celebrating her 102nd birthday Thursday, Mrs. John Hartman told reporters she does not hear or see as well as she used to. She had two birthday cakes because one could not hold all the candles needed for the celebration.
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United Press
Elphia
John Hartman
Bluebeard charge in death case opens with trials
George Kolb 55 Rushville farmer faces murder charges for the death of his wife Edna Kolb. State prosecutors seek the electric chair. Opening statements were delayed as defense objected to references to former wives. Jury of ten farmers and two teachers from Hancock county selected.
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Arthur C. van Duyn
Hancock County
Greenfield
Charles M. Archer
Frank S. Boone
Vernie Narvelle
S. O. Olinger
Oscar Fuller
Arthur Campbell
Joseph Schwartz
Edison Doolittle
Otto Schramm
Maurice Holmes
Leonard Cook
Floyd Hines
Indiana Cities Grow Population in Census Figures
Washington July 3 report shows Connersville Indiana increasing by 2 958 to 12 859 from the 1920 census while Frankfort rises 613 to 12 198 and Crawfordsville gains 180 to 10 319 in updated census returns.
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Times
Washington
Connersville
Ind
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Frankfort
Side Show Title Steps Into Frame Real Picture of Life
A brief feature highlights a carnival style side show presenting a humorous real life portrait. The piece notes performers, audience reactions, and the show's entertainment value in a bygone newspaper voice.
Sideshow Sword Swallower Rescued By Bronchoscope
Wynan King a 40 year old sideshow performer swallowed a dime and required medical extraction. Doctors used a bronchoscope to remove the coin from a bronchial tube at a hospital after the incident.
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Wynan King
Sideshow
Grand jury blasts election fraud probe in Marion County
The Marion County grand jury reports glaring vote fraud and corruption in the spring primary. It criticizes the county council for hindering the probe and urges legislative safeguards by amending primary laws to prevent elections from becoming farces.
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Grand Jury
Marion County Grand Jury
James A. Collins
Stores Vote Early Closing Downtown July to August
Downtown stores will observe a 5 o’clock closing hour from July 7 to August 29 as welcomed by merchants' groups. Saturday closings are exempt. Several firms will take Saturday half-holidays on specified dates in July and August, including Ayres Mayer & Co and Block Company, with exceptions noted.
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Indianapolis Merchants’ Association
H. Leiber Company
Sander & Becker Furniture Company
W. K
Rink’s Cloak House
Selig Dry Goods Company
H. P. Wasson & Co
Congress to Adjourn by Six P.M. After Pension Bill Accord
Speaker Longworth predicted Congress would clear pending controversies and adjourn by 6 o'clock as conferees reached agreement on a World War veterans pension bill, with Hoover opposing key Senate amendments.
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United Press
Washington
Longworth
House
Congress
Hoover
Senate
Rhoades Victory Reverses Murder Conviction
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction of Dreyfus Rhoades for the Vincennes police officer killing for the second time this afternoon. Rhoades had been sentenced to die on July 11 and sought a stay of execution during this appeal. The case returns to the Knox County circuit court.
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Dreyfus Rhoades
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana Supreme Court
Rhoades
Supreme Court
Knox County
Babe Ruth Flops Aroused By Laughing Gas In Nail Surgery
Babe Ruth hits his 31st homer of the season in a double header against the White Sox before tearing a nail on his left ring finger. He endures laughing gas as doctors extract the nail while Ruth curses and fights to continue, vowing to play against the Athletics in Philadelphia.
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Babe Ruth
Chicago White Sox
Ruth
Carl Reynolds
Yankees
Brooker
UTH
Byrd
Doc
A’s
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Pth
Lyn Lary
Charley Ruffing
Kenneth Holloway
Earl Painter
Charley
Ruffing
Reynolds
Homer
Athletics
Philadelphia
Times Half Holiday Benefit Remark in 19th Century Policy
The Times notes its practice of granting a half holiday to its employer as part of a customary benefit. The brief record highlights historic workplace etiquette and the newspaper’s labor relations tradition.
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the Times
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