Rockerfeller Turns Ninety One Quiet Birthday At Home
John D. Rockefeller marks his 91st birthday at his Sleepy Hollow estate. He rises late, golfs on his private course, dictates letters, motors in the countryside, and plans to cut birthday cake at dinner. A public statement thanks supporters as carpenters move his birthplace to Coney Island for exhibition.
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Sleepy Hollow
Abby Rockefeller Milton
Ivy Lee
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Rockefeller
Rip van Winkle
Coney Island
Sarah S. Dennen
Cortland
N. Y
Rent dispute turns violent with hammer blow
Dora Bennett 33 of West Pratt street says William Dickinson 43 roomer attacked her when she demanded last week's rent. She fled and was struck again. she defended herself with a pop bottle before Dickinson grabbed a hammer and struck her. Both were hospitalized and Dickinson was arrested on assault charges.
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Dora Bennett
West
Pratt Street
William Dickinson
City Hospital
Dickinson
Bennett
Isles Fight Booze Ban
Inhabitants of St Pierre and Miquelon islands off Newfoundland protest French policy arguing they deserve profits from legal liquor handling. With fragile vegetation and under 5 000 residents, the islands have seen liquor trade rise, fueling shipments to the United States via Canada and the British Isles.
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United Press
Paris
St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands
Newfoundland
French Foreign Office
United States
Canada
British Isles
Kruschen Salts Diet Promise for Fat Loss and Energy
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss and energy booster. It claims a half teaspoon daily in hot water for 30 days provides vitality, easier walking, clearer skin, brighter eyes, and better sleep, with one bottle lasting 50 days.
Indiana to Buy New Heavy Duty Trucks for Highway Fleet
The state highway department plans to purchase thirty Indiana trucks at about 3 040 dollars each plus 200 dollars credit for old vehicles, plus two Relay trucks and two GMCs. Omer Manlove, garage chief, oversees the buy amid bids from Indiana Truck Company and other suppliers. State Rep Samuel J. Farrell, a budget committee member and Indiana Truck salesman, faces potential conflict under state law.
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Omer Manlove
State Highway Department
Indiana
Indiana Truck Company
Marion
Samuel J. Farrell
Hartford City
Homer K. York
Indiana State Reformatory
Harry G. Leslie
Highway Department
Farrell
GMC
Wabash
Ind
General Motors
Indianapolis
Cairo clashes leave four dead in Mansurah riot
United Press reports two political demonstrators and two policemen killed in Mansurah as troops fired on rioters. An army officer and twenty six soldiers and police were wounded in the fighting.
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United Press
Cairo
Egypt
Mansurah
Bonds from Peru bank loot found in St Paul
Negotiable bonds totaling several thousand dollars stolen in the $93,000 Peru bank holdup have been located at the Connelly brokerage offices in St Paul. The First National bank of Peru has been notified and Travelers Insurance Company plans to sue for recovery.
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Peru Bank
St. Paul
United Preae Peru
Ind
First National Bank of Peru
Connelly
Travelers Insurance Company
Miss Wilbur Wins 39000 Francs at Granville Casino
Paris July 8 Miss Margaret Wilbur a Saint Louis mathematics teacher said she followed Einstein's advice on chance after winning 39000 francs at Frank Gould's new casino in Granville. She had lost 12000 francs first night, pawned a diamond ring and fur coat, and returned to win. She vowed not to gamble again.
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United Press
Paris
Margaret Wilbur
Einstein
Frank J. Gould
Granville
City Officials Prepare for Picnic at Garfield Park
City leaders plan the July 16 picnic with nine council members leading songs. Mayor Sullivan will declare a half holiday. party caucuses meet separately for practice. Finance will be managed by Coleman and Kenworthy. first aid by Dr. Morgan. legal disputes by Deery Knight and Adams.
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Garfield Park
Albert H. Loche
Reginald H. Sullivan
Russell J. Ryan
Park Board
Francis Coleman
Hendricks Kenworthy
Cement Trust
Ninth Ward
Herman G. Morgan
City Health Board
James E. Deery
Edward Knight
Louis Adams
Bench Contract Approved by City Council
The street bench contract with Carl H. Bauer won city council approval after plan commission success. Fred C. Gardner opposed at the final vote. The council also approved Eli Lilly to run and maintain a city hospital research lab and enacted several funding ordinances for streets, health, and loans totaling millions.
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The
Works Board
Carl H. Bauer
Plan Commission
Fred C. Gardner
City Plan Commission
Eli Lilly & Co
City Hospital
College Avenue
Canal
Seventy-first Street
Health Board
City General
Mlinois
Westfield
Kessler Boulevard
Camp exercises shift to sports and finals at Ft Benjamin Harrison
Cadets at Ft Benjamin Harrison prepare for athletic events after a stunt night show. Camp boxing finals are set for 7 p m Thursday following Monday semi finals, while the swimming meet is at 1 30 Thursday afternoon. Elimination trials for the track and field event proceed Tuesday July 15 with rifle range qualifications largely finished.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indiana fire chiefs to attend fourth annual convention
Indiana fire chiefs will leave their posts to attend two days of sessions at the Severin for the fourth annual Indiana Fire Chiefs Association convention. The program includes speeches on fire prevention meals Wednesday night with Mayor Reginald Sullivan and city councilmen, and drills by Indianapolis firemen led by Fire Chief Harry E. Voshell.
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Indiana
Indiana Fire Chiefs’ Association
the Severin
Reginald H. Sullivan
Indianapolis
Harry E. Voshell
Lambrino Granted Right to Sue King Carol II
Zizi Lambrino, once linked to King Carol II of Romania, won permission to sue in Paris for 10 million francs over the right to name their son Mirceau Hohenzollern. The suit challenges Carol’s status and immunity as a monarch. The case follows Carol’s wars, multiple marriages, and a Paris flight to power in Bucharest.
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United Press
Paris
Mme
Zizi Lambrino
Carol II of
Romania
Zizi
Campinchi
Carol
Mircah Hohenzollern
France
Mme. Lambrino
Bucharest
Helene
Magda Lupescu
Europe
E F Gay Named Head of Indiana Masonic Home
Elmer F. Gay of Indianapolis will become superintendent of the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin on August 1, succeeding Fletcher A. Boyd who died June 15. Gay, former Pettis Dry Goods manager, will resign to take the post. he has served on the city safety board and briefly sought the Republican mayoral nomination. The Franklin home serves Masons widows and orphans.
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Elmer F. Gay
South
Emerson Avenue
Indianapolis
Franklin
Gay
Fletcher A. Boyd
Pettis Dry Goods Company
Mrsonic
Masonic Temple
North
Illinois
City Safety Board
Samuel Lewis Shank
Alfred J. Grossbrenner
Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons
Honor Byrd Hunters to Be Praised by Chicago Groups
Chicago will honor aviation pioneers Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the Hunter brothers this week. Byrd will speak at a reception and dinner hosted by the Chicago Association of Commerce and Chicago Press Club, while the Hunters attend a luncheon by the association. Byrd plans to discuss his south polar exploration.
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United Press
Chicago
Aviation
Richard E. Byrd
Hunter Brothers
Chicago Association of Commerce
Byrd
Association of Commerce
Chicago Press Club
South Polar
Man Found With Severe Lacerations After Knife Battle
Albert Bowers of 1416 Everett street was found by police at Wyomin g and Merkel with severe mouth wounds. He was taken to City Hospital and held on a vagrancy charge in the detention ward. He claimed the injuries occurred in a knife battle with a Negro.
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Albert Bowers
Everett Street
Wyoming
Merkel Streets
City Hospital
Five Injured In Auto Mishaps In City
Five persons were injured in separate traffic accidents Monday night. Orville Loux 18 Lawrence was hurled from his car at Thirty fourth street and Sherman drive. Hattie Hill 19 Lawrence fractured collar bone. Robert Tomey 18 Lawrence cut and bruised. Sarah Gentry 47 Edison avenue cut on head after collision at Michigan and Fulton streets. John F. Bisselberg 48 Ewing street cut on head after crash at Albania and New York streets. Frank Kot 20 Lexington avenue arrested for failure to stop at a preferential street. Earl Hendon 510 West Thirtieth street cut on head when his car hit a utility pole on Brookville road.
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Orville Loux
Lawrence
Thirty-fourth Street
Sherman Drive
Hattie Hill
Robert Tomey
Loux
Sarah Gentry
Edison Avenue
Michigan
Fulton Streets
John F. Bisselberg
Ewing Street
Albania
New York
Frank Kot
Lexington Avenue
Earl Hendon
Thirtieth Street
Brookville Road
New York Woman Seeks Annulment Over Pettiness of Honeymoon
Miss Jane McElhany, daughter of a retired steel magnate, pawned her diamonds to fund a honeymoon with Yale student Francis Healey. After a whirlwind courtship she sought an annulment, claiming he could not support her as expected.
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United Press
New York
Jane McElhany
Francis Healey
Yale
Healey
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Isles
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Indianapolis Times
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Garol
Copenhagen
Baltic
Hamill Bros
Virginia Ave
Savings Security Trust Co
Pennsylvania Street
Law Schoo
Benjamin Harrison Law School
Consolidated
Riley
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Haag’s
Safety For Savings Fletcher American National Bank Southeast Cor. of Market and
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AZ On Savings
Water Kent Radio
Call Us
Public Service Tire Co
New York St. Lincoln
Indianapolis Water Co
the Times
E. F. Gay
Indiana Masonic Home
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Washington ST
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