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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1930

Page

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Neighbors Complaint Over Radio Ends In City Woman’s Death

Mrs. Josie Dazey, 39, of 927 North Bradley avenue, killed herself after brooding over a radio court case in which she and husband Grant Dazey were defendants. Neighbors sought an injunction to stop the nonstop radio noise, claiming it could be heard blocks away. Dazey found his wife on the upstairs hall floor, she died before aid arrived. he says she feared hypnosis after Judge Leathers urged amicable settlement.

Josie Dazey North Bradley Avenue Grant Dazey Dazeys Dazey

Holiday crowds pack parks and air show in Indianapolis

Thousands flocked to parks beaches and elaborate entertainment including an air circus at Stout Field Mars Hill and Ellenberger park staged by Irvington post American Legion Battery C Lebanon 113th FA planned an aerial artillery display. Fireworks concerts at clubs and parks followed a day of racing swimming bathing beauty finals and a pageant at the Palace theater with patriotic airs by David L Neafus.

Indiana National Guard Curtiss-Wright Flying Service Indiana Battery C Lebanon Thirteenth Field Artillery Ellenberger Park Letitia Graham North Chester Avenue Margaret Graham Spencer Avenue Boots Vincent East Seventeenth Street Marjorie Smith Bancroft Street Avalon Country Club Highland Golf Indianapolis Meridian Hills Woodstock Ft. Harrison Palace Theater David L. Neafus Scottish Rite

Greek chef to shoot Niagara Falls in charity stunt

Greek chef George Sathakis plans to shoot Niagara Falls in a glorified beer barrel Saturday afternoon to teach English speakers the secret of life. The barrel built at a local cooperage costs $490 from Sathakis’s savings and includes an oxygen tank, padding, and a harness for the rider.

United Preas Buffalo N. Y George Sathakis Niagara Falls Stathakis Horseshoe Falls

Dead man appears during search at water tank

In Peru Indiana July 5 a worker search at a drained 1000 gallon water tank for a missing man Ralph Palmer ended when Palmer reappeared from the tank area. He had been working with the crew when the tank was drained and is believed to have fallen into the water.

Peru Times Special Ind Ralph Palmer Palmer

Death Duel Over Blond Moll Rocks Detroit Night

Detroit dispatch reports gangsters clashed over a blond woman, killing William Cannon and George Collins, wounding Mike Stitzel who is in critical condition. The two gunmen fled into a crowd after a volley of shots outside the La Salle hotel. The woman Julia Kuffel is described as Cannon's companion with a Chicago past and prior killings linked to her.

United Press Detroit William Cannon George Collins Mike Stitzel la Salle Stitzel Julia Kuffel Cannon

Seek Bus Line for North Side

George C. Forrey receiver for the Indianapolis Street Railway Company files a petition with the public service commission seeking replacement of Mapleton branch streetcars with motor bus service. The Capitol avenue feeder would serve the district with a route from Illinois and Thirty-fourth west to Kenwood then north to Thirty-sixth and east to Illinois and beyond to Fifty-second.

Butler-Fairview Civic Association Public Service Commission George C. Forrey Indianapolis Street Railway Company Mapleton Illinois Thirty Fourth Thirty-ninth Street Capitol Avenue Thirty-fourth Streets Thirty-fourth Kenwood Avenue Thirty-sixth Street Illinois Street Forty-sixth Street Fifty-second Street Fifty-second Thirty-fourth Street

Thieves Loot Drug Store and Groceries in Late Heist

Robbers entered the Thomas Mueller drug store at Twenty fifth and Dearborn streets and took fireworks cigars cigarets and candy with police estimating the loot at over 100 dollars. Separately bandits held up Standard Grocery manager L M Gale at 2332 Massachusetts avenue stealing about 15 dollars. A theft from a car on Capitol avenue and North street saw clothes and luggage belonging to Miss Lucile Costello and Miss Regina White of Chicago stolen, with loot valued at 450 dollars.

Thomas Mueller Twenty-fifth Dearborn L. M. Gale Massachusetts Avenue Lucile Costello Regina White Chicago Capitol Avenue North Street

Vault Burglary Hits Wiley High in Terre Haute

Principal W. S. Forney discovered burglars used a sledge hammer and an ax to breach a double brick wall into the school vault in the basement of Wiley high. Only $2 was reported missing from the vault.

Terre Haute Ind W. S. Forney Wiley High School

City of Chicago Air Vessel Flies On Amid Fourth of July Crowds

Chicago’s famed endurance plane marked its 23rd day aloft with crowds at Sky Harbor despite no landing. John and Kenneth Hunter expect continued flight into Sunday or longer, aided by refueling and growing publicity deals worth about 200000 dollars across films, vaudeville, testimonials, and radio talks.

Chicago Hunter John Kenneth Walter Hunter Albert Big Ben Walter City of

Traffic Signs Urged for Immediate Repair by Citizens

At 9 A. M. the weather shows south wind ten mph and 74 degree temperature with 30.20 barometer and unlimited ceiling. Police Chief J E Kinney asks citizens to report defective traffic signs and signals to police headquarters for immediate repairs.

J. E. Kinney

Old Revolutionary Drum Worth Eight Thousand Dollars

An elderly man recounts owning a Revolutionary War drum believed to be the country’s oldest. He explains how his ancestors, Timothy and John Church, carried it, its ties to Benedict Arnold, and how it passed to his father before reaching him. The drum sparked stories for boys during a Fourth of July gathering.

Sonny Trixie Church Sonnies Leon Connecticut Timothy Church John John Church Timothy Quebec Benedict Arnold Arnold Isaac George W. Church Marion County Bobbie

Schroeder to Enter Plea in Torch Car Murder Case

Harold Herbert Schroeder and his attorney Ira M. Holmes prepared for arraignment Monday in criminal court as Judge James A. Collins would set a trial date for the arson charge. Holmes had secured a temporary restraining order against police methods and a hearing to permanent the order was scheduled after the arraignment.

Harold Herbert Schroeder Schroeder Ira M. Holmes Holmes James A. Collins Mobile Alabama Collins

Barking dog bites man in alley near West Fourteenth

Ora Neal of 1245 Lee street was bitten on the nose by a dog owned by Edith Lambert while Neal investigated barking in a yard at 127 West Fourteenth. He sustained severe lacerations and will receive anti rabies treatment.

Ora Neal Lee Street Neal West Fourteenth Street Edith Lambert Ora

Cracker Mishap Injures Children During Fourth Festivities

Fireworks injuries reported as a 6 year old Margaret Campbell lost part of her hand after a boy threw a firecracker at her on North Haugh street. Her sister Louise 8 and Albert Brem 5 suffered burns. Margaret was treated at City Hospital. Identity of the boy unknown.

Margaret Anna Campbell North Haugh Street Louise City Hospital Albert Brem Mabel Brem Udell Street

Scouts to Honor New Schools Chief in Indianapolis

Indianapolis scouts will honor Paul C. Stetson as the new superintendent of Indianapolis public schools at an executive council meeting next month. He arrives Aug. 1 from Dayton Ohio where he led the public school system and sat on the executive board of the Dayton-Miami Valley area council of Boy Scouts.

Indianapolis Paul C. Stetson Stetson Dayton Dayton-Miami Valley

Fourth of July Toll Rises in City Crashes and Fire

A series of crashes and a truck fire marked the Fourth of July toll with Walter Miller 27 and Herman Miller 19 of Terre Haute badly burned and not expected to survive after a rubber tire loaded truck overturned on National road. Robert Arnold 49 died when struck by an auto driven by Thomas McKinzie 34 as he crossed from a southbound bus stop. McKinzie faces involuntary manslaughter charges. Other injured include Miss Helen Meteger Morton Rawlings Bert Harrell Mrs Mary Park James Hall and Frank Willoughby. police report drunken drivings and scattered collisions across city streets.

City Hospital Walter Miller Herman Terre Haute Robert Arnold New Jersey Street Thomas McKinzie Spann Avenue Arnold U. S. 31 McKinzie Miller Brothers National Road Helen Metzger M. A. Fister Lexington Avenue Frank Willoughby Eastern Avenue Willoughby Morton Rawlings Vermont Street Kentucky Avenue Bert Harrell Oxford Street Tenth Cornell Avenue Mary Park West Twenty-third Street Roach and Harding Streets

New Grand Jury to Resume Probe on Election Fraud

Criminal Judge James A. Collins and prosecutors set the stage for a resumed probe into primary election fraud as a new grand jury is impaneled. Six names were selected and will report for questioning, with William R. Ringer to sit with Cox when the probe restarts.

James A. Collins Collins Cox I Hkre Oming Judson L. Stark Stark William R. Ringer

Gas Station Hold Up Foiled by Attendant

An attempted holdup of a Shell station at Tenth Street and Senate Avenue was blocked Thursday night by attendant Fred Steck. Steck, 32, of 1042 Fayette Street, said a bandit shoved a revolver in his face before Steck slammed a door and the man fled. A bullet shattered a window at Floyd Swope’s home nearby.

Tenth Street Senate Avenue Fred Steck Fayette Street Steck Nell Floyd Swope East Market Street

Thrown From Car After Diamond Theft

Police hunt an automobile salesman missing name after snatching a $200 diamond ear ring from Miss Beatrice McCoy and throwing her from his car on South Randolph Street. She could not explain the assault.

Beatrice McCoy South Randolph Street

Death in Poison Case Sparked by Grief and Insurance

In Greenfield Indiana on July 4 the defense in the first degree murder trial for George Kolb argues his wife Edna Kolb killed herself after their son's fatal crash. The defense portrays Kolb as loving family man unaware of the plan to die, while the state alleges poisoning for life insurance.

Charles E. Carll Greenfield Ind Edna Kolb George Kolb Rushville Farmer Kolb Paul Benson Springer Edna Raymond Kolb Bessie True Benson Maggie Kol Rush County

Institute Near End as Butler Campus Disciples of Christ Close

The Church institute for Disciples of Christ ministers on the Butler University campus wraps up late today with an address by Dr. A. T. Robertson of the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville. More than 300 attendees joined sessions begun Wednesday as debates on church work’s outstanding questions continued. The Rev. Carl Barnett of Lebanon spoke affirmatively, while the Rev. Bernard P. Smith of Evansville defended religious doctrine. The Rev. T. K. Smith of Tabernacle Christian Church in Columbus chaired the closing events.

Church Institute For Disciples of Christ Butler University A. T. Robertson Southern Baptist Seminary Louisville Carl Barnett Lebanon Bernard P. Smith Evansville T. K. Smith Tabernacle Christian Church of Columbus

Mooney Ruling Due From Governor on 1916 Bombing Case

Mooney prepares for final stage of his pardon appeal after fourteen years in San Quentin. Governor C C Young plans to publish today the text of a document related to his case, as Mooney seeks release following the 1916 preparedness day bombing conviction.

United Pres OU Angeles Tom Mooney San Quentin Loncon C. C. Young California Mooney

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