National Defense Day Parade in Indianapolis Draws Thousands
Thousands marched through downtown Indianapolis in a Fourth of July celebration and defense day program. Veterans from Civil War days led the procession to the American Legion reviewing stand where flags saluted fallen heroes. The parade included Indiana National Guard detachments Red Cross nurses and city police and fire departments with a full pageant promised at State Fairground.
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Police
Firemen
Army
Indianapolis
Coolidge
American Legion National
11Th United States Infantry
Indiana National Guard
Organized Reserve
Naval Reserve
Marion County
American Legion
Legionnaires
Red Cross
State Fairground
Fourth of July firecracker injures two women
Two women reported to police after a firecracker hit Miss Bessie Mason on Washington Street near Bird Street burning her right leg while Miss Viola Yeager escaped injury. Earlier Mrs Mary Hamilton suffered an ankle burn at Massachusetts Avenue and Noble Street. Suspect Carl Melton, 19, Twenty Third Street and Butler Avenue, charged with assault and battery.
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Bessie Mason
Charles St
Washington St
Bird St
Viola Yeager
Bellefontaine St
Miss Mason
Massachusetts Ave
Noble St
Mary Hamilton
Edison St
Carl Melton
Twenty-Third St
Butler Ave
Fireworks Blaze at Pantzer Drug Store
Fire Chief John O'Brien warned druggists and others selling fireworks after a late Friday fire at J. G. Pantzer drug store 1601 S East 8th. A lit cigarette dropped on a counter full of fireworks. a young man stood nearby. Fireworks were destroyed and store fixtures damaged by 150 dollars.
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John O’brien
J. G. Pantzer
S. East
Fourth of July Casualties Reported in Chicago
United Press reports Chicago’s first Fourth of July casualties. Three year old Albert Dichaise fatally burned playing with matches on his rear porch. Herbert Clyde, 20, died when an iron pipe filled with powder exploded, dismembering him. Charles Mack, 51, Clyde’s companion, sustained serious injuries and may die.
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United Press
Chicago
Albert Dichaise
Herbert Clyde
Charles Mack
Clyde
Price dispute over Laurel Hall estate in Indianapolis
Mayor Shank signals heavy bargaining over Laurel Hall 658 acre tract owned by Indianapolis Holding Company. Owners seek about three million dollars. city appraisers will value land and buildings for park use, not sale value. Committee chaired by Charles Badger met plans for Tuesday office discussion.
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Shank
Indianapolis
Laurel Hall
Stoughton
A. Fletcher
Charles 4. Badger
Badger
Fletcher
Alleged Bandit Held After Galveston Bank Hold Up
Clifford Roth, 17, of Drexel Gardens, detained on a vagrancy charge with a $5,000 bond. Detectives say his arrest helps curb a bandit gang tied to the First State Bank robbery at Galveston Indiana months ago. Other members Charles Northern Clint Sims and Everett Bridgewater are in custody. Northern and Sims await trial for the Galveston robbery and Bridgewater serves a sentence for the South Kokomo bank robbery.
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Clifford Roth
Drexel Gardens
Roth
First State Bank
Galveston
Ind
Charles Northern
Clint Sims
Everett Bridgewater
Northern
Sims
Bridgewater
South Kokomo
Indianapolis Brothers Die in Kokomo Train Crash While Fishing
Two Indianapolis men Harry G Butler 41 and Charles G Butler 55 were killed when the auto they rode to fish was struck by a passenger train at Kokomo crossing at 6 15 am. Harry Butler died instantly and Charles Butler died at Good Samaritan Hospital from internal injuries. Their bodies were later taken to local undertakers as relatives prepared to travel to Kokomo.
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Harry G. Butler
Eugene St
Charles G. Butler
W. Fourteenth St
Kokomo
Ind
Harry Butler
Good Samaritan Hospital
New Stewart
Indianapolis
Charles Butler
Amigore
Three Men Die In Tanning Vat At Indiana Plant
Three men died after falling into a tanning vat at the George Moser Leather Company in New Albany Indiana. Foreman Frank Ang 46 fireman Horace Russ 60 and James Russell 38 all colored were overcome by fumes and drowned before rescue as the plant prepared to close for the Fourth of July holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
New Albany
Ind
George Moser Leather Company
Frank Ang
Horace Russ
James Russell
Hot Berries Fatal Spill Kills Infant in Noblesville
A twelve month old child of Mr and Mrs Noel Orbaugh died Friday night from burns on the chest caused by hot goose berries spilled from a dish on the supper table in Noblesville Indiana.
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Noblesville
Ind
Noel Orbaugh
Woman Charged with Robbery and Grand Larceny
Evelyn Lloyd 23 colored of 761 Indiana Ave is slated today on robbery and grand larceny charges. She allegedly seized 16 dollars from Louis Vigeneiner 1232 Union St as he walked in front of 327 Blisworth St several days ago.
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Evelyn Lloyd
Indiana Ave
Louis Vigeneiener
Union St
Blisworth St
Wife's will leaves husband $25 and tombstone fund
Izarah Goss Smith died June 30 and left her husband $25 after other provisions. A niece receives $25 for neglect, while sister in law and brother get clothes, contents, and a tombstone costing at least $2,000. The rest of her estate is to be sold after their deaths and the balance given to charity.
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Izarah Goss Smith
Ohio Sr
John A. Weinbrecht
Raised Traction Tracks Threaten City Streets
Beverly Izsak and Sidney, ages 5 and 30 months, inspect raised Union Traction Company tracks on Martindale Ave. They warn the elevated rails create a dangerous condition as dirt and gravel could slide away. Board members say tracks must be lowered or city limits will halt cars. traction officials claim half the cost is city’s due to franchise yield. A further conference is set for Monday.
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Beverly Izsak
Sidney
Martindale Ave
Union Traction Company
Rks
Tion Company
Ecity Lmits
Traction Company
Beverly
Sidney Izsak
Des Moines Electrics Struck as City Faces July 4 Tie
Eight hundred tram workers from Des Moines Electric Company walked out at 1 am causing a total streetcar shutdown. City leaders moved to issue bus licenses to ease the disruption while residents cancel Independence Day plans in parks. The strike was prompted by the union over the suspension of conductor J. E. Cooper and a $1500 check-off payment from employees.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Trally
Des Moines Electric Company
Street Railway Company
J. E. Cooper
Union
Architectural Club urges reconsideration of Oriental Street closure
The Indianapolis Architectural Club adopts a resolution opposing opening of Oriental Street as a throughfare while railroad tracks are elevated. They warn closure risks Ford Motor Company plant and state city benefits outweigh local inconvenience, urging the board of works to reconsider.
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Oriental St
Ford Motor Company
Indianapolis Architectural Club
Board of Works
Bandits Blamed in Kenosha Tragedy
In Kenosha Wisconsin a 17 year old named Joseph Ripalski found his mother unconscious at their restaurant doorway after a late night shooting. She died shortly after and police suspect bandits committed the crime.
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United Press
Kenosha
Wis
Joseph Ripalski
Mystery OCR Weather Snippet Offers Little Detail
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered numbers and letters about hourly temperature, location not clear, with no coherent events or entities to identify. The readable parts do not establish a people, place, or concrete weather forecast action.
Mystery Death of Edith Dean Prompts Police Questioning
Police hold two men on vagrancy charges as they probe the case of Edith Irene Dean found dying on Nickel Plate tracks near Sixty-Second Street. A third man who alleged involvement with Dean is being sought while investigators link a Ford coupe sighting and a late night beer party to the incident. An autopsy found no liquor in Dean’s system. police suspect possible drugging as they pursue theories of assault or revenge.
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Edith Irene Dean
Marion Apts
New Jersey St
Sixty- Second St
Jerry Kinney
Hawkins
Dean
Seventy-Fifth St
White River
John Huck
Broad Ripple
Huck
Meridian St
College Ave
Canal Blvd
Keystone Ave
Allisonville Rd
Ralph Chapman
Rose Tea Garden
Sixty-Second St
Allisonville Ra
Sheriff Hawkins
Couple Wed in 65 Celebrate Sixty Year Anniversary
BANKFORT Inn July 14. Sixty years ago on the Fourth of July James Fisher, 21, returned from Civil War service and married his 16 year old sweetheart. Today Mr and Mrs Fisher marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary with nine children, sixty five grandchildren and great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter in attendance.
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Tinea Special Bankfort
Inn
James
Fisher
Ms. Fisher
Rain May Mar Celebrations Turn Cloudy Across State
The Weather Bureau warned Fourth of July events could be rained out as thunderstorms rolled in. A late afternoon storm cut temperatures by about 20 degrees and caused widespread damage including unroofed buildings and downed lines. Donald Kirkling, 22, died after seeking shelter under a tree as lightning struck.
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United States Weather Bureau
Donald Kirkling
Brazil
Noblesville
Five Story Boston Structure Under Debris Three Bodies Recovered
A five story Boston structure collapsed trapping workers under heavy debris. Rescue teams recovered three bodies and multiple people were injured as firefighters battled the rubble and searched for survivors.
Five story Pickwick Club collapse shocks Boston Fourth of July
A five story building housing Boston’s Pickwick Club collapsed during Fourth of July festivities. unknown deaths feared with initial body recovered a woman and several men pinned under debris. rescuers and officials including Fire Commissioner Glynn and Chief Sennett led efforts as investigators started. additional injuries listed include Rita Carlson Blanche Kent Ethel Conlon Edna Price and others with numerous names and ages.
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United Preas
Boston
Mass
Pickwick Club
Edith Jordon
Dreyfus
James Glennon
Theodore Glynn
Daniel F. Sennett
Beach St
Rita Carlson
Cambridge
Blanche Kent
Medford
Ethel Conlon
Worcester
Edna Price
Roxbury
Catherine Walker
Margaret MacDougal
Max Malmat
Jacob Rosenberg
United States Coast Guard
Mohawk
Baby found in suitcase case shocks Terre Haute
Police report a dead infant shipped from here to Terre Haute in a suitcase. The suitcase was checked at the Big Four Station on June 30, but the body was not discovered until Friday.
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Terre Haute
Big Four
William Cummings Arrested Near Habich Milling on Child Attack Charge
William Cummings 39 of 1921 Charles St was arrested today near Habich Milling Company 1960 S Meridian St on a charge of attempted attack on an 11 year old girl. The girl was taken to city hospital.
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William Cummings
Charles St
Habich Milling Company
S. Meridian St
City Hospital
Lawyers Ready to Try Gentry Case Monday in Noblesville
The Earl Gentry murder case over Miss Madge Oberholtzer heads to Hamilton Circuit Court in Noblesville with final prep by State and defense. Judge Fred E. Hines ordered a 100 masked venue drawn and jurors to report Monday, while co defendants D C Stephenson and Earl Klinck await their turn depending on the Gentry outcome.
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Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Hamilton
Noblesville
D. C. Stephenson
Grand Dragon
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Earl Klinck
Gentry
Fred E. Hines
Stephenson and Klinck
Seven Die in Saranac Lake Fire Tragedy
A three story apartment fire in Saranac Lake New York killed seven residents including Peter Dwyer George Dukett Patrick Martin Kenneth Monakey and an infant. Two men were unidentified and Mrs Dukett was hospitalized in critical condition. In a separate item a public service commission hearing about bus line operations in Vincennes Indiana is slated for Monday.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Peter Dwyer
George Dukett
Patrick Martin
Kenneth Monakey
Dukett
Walter B. Tharp
Barnett Army of
Vincennes
Terre Haute
Howell Ellis
The
Public Service Commission
Appeals Continue on Bean Creek and Pleasant Run Sewers
Judge Harry Chamberlin of the Circuit Court continued hearings on appeals from sewer assessments for Bean Creek and Pleasant Run until September. About 300 persons filed appeals, with assessments made against 18,600 residents.
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Harry
Chamberlin
Circuit Court
Bean Creek
Pleasant Run
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