Designers Admit Pinch-Back Coat Fueled Crime Wave
New York July 11 The American Designers Association says flashy styles led men to neglect families, steal, and drift into crime. They vow somber designs and looser coats to curb the fashion fueled social ills and boost trade with lasting work. Louis Rubin calls for broader wardrobe fixes.
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Westbrook Pegler
United Press
New York
American Designers’ Association
Louis Rubin
Mr. Rubin
Dexter accuses commission of bluffing in recount
Thomas Dexter, a Black contestant for the eleventh Republican nomination for the House, charged at a meeting of the Indianapolis Central Labor Union that the recount of ballots is a bluff to increase his campaign expenses after the union voted a $300 appropriation to defray recount costs.
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House of Representatives
Thomas Dexter
Indianapolis Central Labor Union
Dexter
Dismissals in Two Involuntary Manslaughter Cases
City court dismissed two involuntary manslaughter cases on Coroner Paul F. Robinsons recommendation. Defendants released were Philip Brown of 251 S Audubon road and Jack O Hemingway of 506 N Senate Ave. Each man faced charges after accidents that killed Robert Schlensker and W A Ogstine respectively.
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Paul F. Robinson
Philip Brown
S. Audubon Road
Robert Schlensker
Jack O. Hemingway
N. Senate Ave
W. A. Ogstine
Akron campaign to speed phone service targets hello
Akron officials back a movement to speed telephone use by eliminating the word hello from conversations and removing the third party who says hold the wire a minute Please, as callers wait to answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Forms Ready for July Tax Returns Distribution
M. Bert Thurman, collector of internal revenue, announces that forms for filing returns under the revenue act are prepared for distribution during July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bert Thurman
Internal Revenue
Portland teen takes poison after tardy days, teacher recalls
In Portland Oregon on July 11 a 17 year old girl Helen Forsythe was reproved by her teacher for lateness and then killed herself by consuming poison. The incident underscores distress after punishment in a school setting.
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Portland
Ore
Helen Forsythe
Woman Injured in Auto Collision on Oliver and Marion
Mrs. Esther Baird of 624 Marion Ave. is recovering from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Ira Hughbanks of 539 Birch Ave. at the intersection of Oliver and Marion Avenues yesterday.
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Esther Baird
Marion Ave
Ira Hughbanks
Birch Ave
Oliver and Marion Aves
Indiana Bar Association Opens With Moll Speech
The opening session of the Indiana State Bar Association at the Country Club featured Judge Theophilus J. Moll of the Marion County Superior Court presenting on Indiana Contributors to Legal Literature.
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Indiana State Bar Association
Country Club
Theophilus J. Moll
Marion County Superior Court
Indiana
Mrs Marble Reinstate Demand From Garfield Civic League
Mrs M L Reiffel of Garfield Civic League says Mrs Alfred W Marble must be reinstated as matron of the Kentucky Ave comfort station. She adds a committee will press the board of works and vows to seek a rival market if farmers cannot cart to the city market.
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Garfield Civic League
Works Board
Shank
Deserter Hawkins Identified After Houston Find
John Celestic Hawkins ex soldier from Hammond Wis was found near Houston Texas May 3 1921 with notes in his pocket leading to the name Marcus E Hooley. He surrendered in Bloomington but a telegram shows Hooley on duty in Texas. He is photofingerprinted and to be held for military custody.
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Bloomington
Houston
Texas
John Celestic Hawkins
Hammond
Wis
William J. Burns
Department of Justice
Hawkins
Marcus E. Hooley
Hooley
Woman candidate calls for brides sworn skill certificate
United Press reports a New York State Senate candidate outlined a platform proposing a law requiring prospective brides to present a certificate proving competence in a trade or occupation.
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United Press
New York
McIliwaine Robe Post Plans Weekend Party at State Park
McIliwaine Robe Post No 153 of the American Legion schedules a weekend gathering at McCormick's Creek Canyon State Park three miles from Spencer. The event runs July 22 to 23 with a 3 PM July 22 start from the Anthenaeum.
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McCormick's Creek Canyon
State Park
Spencer
American Legion
Anthenaeum
Premier Lloyd George Hears Germany Crisis At Cabinet
Lloyd George presents the German collapse to his cabinet as Britain favors an international loan to Germany to readjust reparations. Allies expect a Paris report on Germany’s finances and a possible London talks with Premier Poincare to press for a reparations showdown.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Lloyd George
Germany
France
Allied Committees On Guarantees
Paris
Berlin
Poincare
Predict Fall of Wirth Moratorium Hoped by German Envoys
German envoys warned in Paris that financial chaos and the fall of Chancellor Wirth could follow if the Allies refuse a two year moratorium on reparations. They said Germany would face a crisis akin to Austria if forced to pay the 50 billion gold mark due July 15.
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Paris
Wirth
Germany
Austria
Bell on neck of buzzard echoes old Civil War mystery
A buzzard with a bell around its neck was found near Warsaw Missouri reigniting memories of a 50 year old, unsolved tale of a mysterious bell. Locals recall Civil War era warnings and legends of hidden treasure when the bell reportedly rang.
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Warsaw
Republic
Brookline
Ozark
Ifome
Balloon Filling Stations Outnumber Ice Cream Factories in Indianapolis
C H Ross reports twenty seven balloon filling stations in Indianapolis inflating bags at E Washington Street while ice cream is produced at a dozen places. Vendors on circus days number forty to fifty per seller, with some days explosive loss from balloon failure.
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Indianapolis
C. H. Ross
E. Washington St
Tims
Mables
Ross
Ohio
Europe
Belgium
United States
Chinese Army Goes to Battle Singing Hymns
In Paotingfu near Pekin and Tientsin a civil war erupts with a 150 mile battlefront. The invincibles advance while singing hymns and force the Mukden forces to retreat. The hymn Bringing in the Sheaves urges ammunition conservation and disciplined firing on target.
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Paotingfu
China
Pekin
Tientsin
Shipwrecked mariner found eating grass off New Bedford shore
A battered schooner hulk near West Island brought a emaciated man who said he drifted from Boston and New York. Osmund Erickson claimed the water as his address and provided few details as his creaky vessel stayed aground with no food aboard.
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New Bedford
Maas
Westsland
Boston
New York
Osmund Erickson
Annual Session of Bar Opens in City Today
The Indiana State Bar Association begins its twenty ninth annual meeting at the Country Club of Indianapolis. Theophilus J. Moll discusses Indiana Contributors to Legal Literature. Charles M. McCabe presides. Future papers include South American Courts by Joseph H. Shea and a Bermuda Bahama Islands address by Major J. M. Dill. The session closes with officer elections.
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Bers
Association On “Indiana
Charles M. McCabe
Joseph H. Shea
Association
Chile
J. M. Dill
Bermuda
Bahama Islands
James A. Vanosdol
Taxicab Fails To Clear Vermont Street Bridge Girder
Driver Harry Davis attempted to pass a taxicab through a girder on the Vermont Street bridge over the Canal. The fall caused minor injuries to passenger Arthur Butler of Chicago and a bruise to Susie Hatcher of 421 West Vermont Street.
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Harry Davis
Twenty-Fifth St
Vermont St
Canal
Arthur Butler
Chicago
Susie Hatcher
Ground Breaks for First Riley Hospital Unit
Governor McCray and Mayor Shank broke ground for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children. The $2,000,000 project will honor Indiana’s poet and complete in stages with excavation starting tomorrow under Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch’s oversight.
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Riley Hospital
McCray
Shank
James Whitcomb Riley
Hospital
L. C Huesmann
State Finance Committee
Charles A. Bookwalter
Park Board
John B. Reynolds
State Drive
William C Bobbs
Riley Memorial Association
Man 25 Hurt When Wagon Hit by Trailer
Guy Coy of 1943 Senate Ave. was struck by a trailer as it backed into his wagon at the rear of 4836 College Ave. The accident spooked his horses and he was thrown to the ground but not seriously injured.
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Guy Coy
Senate Ave
College Ave
Advertising Club of Indianapolis Names New Secretary Manager
Renamed secretary Edward W. Hunter has been retained as secretary manager by the new Advertising Club of Indianapolis board. The new officers include president Frank B. Flanner, vice president Tracy W. Ellis, treasurer Frank B. Chance, Briant Sando, Jesse J. Hanft, and J. Earl Shea.
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Edward W. Hunter
Advertising Club of
Indianapolis
Frank B. Flanner
Tracy W. Ellis
Frank 8. Chance
Briant Sando
Jesse JE. Hanft
J. Earl Shea
Grant Arrested for Grand Larceny at Pierson Drug Store
Oscar Grant of 807 Locke Street is under arrest on a grand larceny charge. He is accused of stealing 275 dollars from the Pierson drug store at Ohio and Delaware Streets, where he worked.
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Oscar Grant
Locke St
Grant
Pierson
Ohio
Delaware Sts
Patrolman Bauer faces intoxication on duty charges
Chief of Police Herman F. Rikhoff announced charges will be preferred against Joseph Bauer patrolman for intoxication on duty. Bauer was appointed to the force last May. Also reported missing today were John Richard Biney 13 535 University Ave and Alfred Brenton 13 372 Burgess Ave.
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Joseph Bauer
Herman F. Rikhoff
Bauer
John Richard Biney
University Ave
Alfred Brenton
Burgess Ave
Debt Paying Party Brings Bills Long Overdue
Mrs. Frank Townley Brown the wealthy widow hosted a debt paying party in Chicago to settle creditors bills nearly three years overdue. Two plainclothesmen guarded arrivals as she paid out ten thousand dollars before noon, with others told their claims would be considered later due to her widow's allowance and high expenses.
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Mrs. Brown
Chicago
Frank Townley Brown
Brown
Widow's Protective League
Billie Burke
Miss Burke
Flo Ziegfald
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T. J. Moll
Will
Mrs. Marble
Legion
Britain
England
Buzzard
Virginia Brown
Long Island Hospital
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Superior Court
Shea
Hart
McCulloch
Carleton B. McCulloch
W.H
Schaffner & Marx
Cascade Silk Georgette Crepe Canton Crepelace Chantilly Sports Weave
Advertising Club
United News
Buster Brown
Empire
Oneida
Utica
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Shalpax” Athletic Union
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