Police Chiefs Convene In Indianapolis Amid Crime Talk
About 200 police chiefs from the United States and Canada attend the 32nd annual International Association of Chiefs of Police convention in Indianapolis. Mayor Lew Shank and President Albert A. Carroll address crime prevention, cooperation with attorneys, and political involvement. Events include seafood dinner, cabaret, barbecue, boxing night, and a banquet with Senator James E. Watson. visits to the Speedway are planned.
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United States
Canada
International Association of Police Chiefs
Albert A. Carroll
Grand Rapids
Mich
Carroll
Athenaeum
Broad Ripple
Milks Club
Claypool
James E. Watson
Herman Rikhoff
Tragic Elevator Death Of Officer’s Daughter Doris Parker
Doris Parker aged 3 daughter of Lieut and Mrs James E Parker of 2049 N Meridian Ave fatally injured when her head struck a door bar as the elevator passed to the second floor at the Fletcher Savings and Trust Building. Coroner said safety door not closed. Operator Alvin Summers not held. Lieutenant Parker stationed at Ft Benjamin Harrison currently at Langley Field Virginia.
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Doris Parker
James E. Parker
N. Meridian Sr
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Parker
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Langley Field
Hampton, Va
Scrumptious Skip Arrested For Jay Walking
Scrumptious Skip of Hopville, secretary of the Harassed Order of Pedestrians, was arrested by Traffic Officer Charles Viles for jaywalking on Washington Street and Capitol Avenue Saturday afternoon. He was taken to city court after being halted mid-crossing.
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Ross H. Garrigus
Hopville
City Court
Charles Viles
N. Warman Ave
Washington St
Capitol Ave
Viles
Hops
President Coolidge names Floyd Harrison to War Finance Corporation
Bu United Press reports in Swampscott Massachusetts that President Coolidge appointed Floyd Harrison of Virginia to the War Finance Corporation to succeed Frank A. Mondell. Harrison will serve until the corporation is liquidated and dissolved.
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Bu United Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Floyd Harrison
Virginia
The
War Finance Corporation
Frank A. Mondell
Harrison
Two Army Reserve Officers Die In Biplane Crash
Westbury Long Island July 13 two Army reserve officers were killed when their Curtiss biplane from Mitchell Field crashed to earth in Garle Place near here. Victims named Lieutenants Perry and Hickey.
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United Press
Westbury
L. I
Army Reserve
Mitchell Field
Garle Place
Mitchellfield
Perry
Hickey
Story causes arrest of Alfins J. Kirch charged with DWI
Alfins J. Kirch, 33, of 315 Sanders St., was charged with driving while intoxicated after telling police he was robbed Sunday night. He said he and a man went west of the river to obtain liquor, were beaten, and had money taken.
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Alfins J. Kirch
Sanders St
Kirch
Talk Repairs at Courthouse and Infirmary in Marion County
County commissioners and council members discussed remodeling the courthouse and additions at the Marion County Infirmary. An appropriation of 2500 dollars for architects and preliminary costs and about 10000 dollars for the infirmary were planned, with work including plastering, a small addition for a commissary and fuel storage, and sixty beds.
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Marion County Infirmary
John Kitley
John McCloskey
Charles 0. Sutton
Russel J. Ryan
Harry Dunn
J. O. Dodson
George M. Montgomery
John Shearer
Traction Line Bidder Speaks On Beech Grove Line
C F Schmidt sole bidder at a receiver sale testified before the public service commission on a petition by South Side Motor Coach to run a Beech Grove bus line. He pledged full reconditioning of the line at a $1500 repair cost and noted the line’s receivership under his management. Schmidt claimed future operation would be cheaper due to a power contract with the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. He added that from $150000 in stock, only $15000 was paid in cash, the rest being bonus stock.
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Beech Grove Traction Company
C. F. Schmidt
Public Service Commission
South Side Motor Coach Company
Beech Grove
Schmidt
Arthur R. Robinson
Marine Recruiting Chief to Inspect Indianapolis Office
Major Joseph C. Fegan, in charge of Marine Corps recruiting in Washington, D.C., will inspect the Indianapolis recruiting office under Capt. J. D. Colomy on July 20. He will address the Indianapolis Marine Corps League that evening at the Denison.
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Joseph C. Fegan
Washington, D. C
Marine Corps Recruiting
Indianapolis
J. D. Colomy
Fegan
Marine Corps League
Denison
Terre Haute Man Sentenced for Narcotics Dealings
William Hughes of Terre Haute Indiana was sentenced to a year and a day in the Leavenworth Kansas Federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to a narcotics dealing charge. He was to be moved to the penitentiary today by United States Marshal Meredith.
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William “Billy” Hughes
Terre Haute
Ind
Leavenworth
Kans
United Us
P. Meredith
Evolution Trial Climax Near as Darrow and Bryan Face Admissibility
In Dayton Tennessee on July 13 the Scopes trial neared its climax as Darrow and Bryan prepared for a clash over the admissibility of scientific evidence on evolution. The defense pressed to quash the indictment as 700 spectators watched. Police stood on the judge's rostrum amid heightened tension.
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Bryan
Darrow
John T. Scopes
W. G. Taylor
Dayton
J. H. Bowman
Grayville
J. R. Thompson
Spring City
J. W. Day
R. I. Gentry
KR. F. West
Evansville
Wright
J. B. Goodrich
J. W. Riley
J. W. Dagey
W. F. Robinson
Wm. Smith
R. B. Harris
J. T. Raulston
Dayton, Tenn
William Jennings, Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Young Scopes
Dar
Truck Collision Arrests Bakery Driver After Sunday Storm
Phillip Kraft of 1120 Union Street, driver for South Side Bakery, was arrested after a collision with a fire truck. He faces assault and battery and failure to yield to fire apparatus charges. Fire truck No. 17 was driven by Frank Yates. a bystander, Benjamin Howard of 1637 West Ohio Street, fell from the running board and suffered head and leg injuries, taken to city hospital.
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Phillip Kraft
Union St
South Side Bakery Company
Frank Yates
Benjamin Howard
Ohio St
City Hospital
Barbers Open Session of Journeymen Union
Executive board of the Journeymen Barbers International Union of America opened a week’s session today at union headquarters 232 East Michigan Street. A report on a proposed old age pension provision would pay about 30 dollars monthly to members over 60. Committees on aged home and trade schools will report, said President J. C. Shanessy.
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The
Journeymen Barbers’ International Union of America
E. Michigan St
J. C. Shanessy
Federal Judge Booth Addresses Service Club Luncheon
Judge Fenton W. Booth of the Federal Court of Claims in Washington D C spoke at a Lincoln Service Club luncheon today. His remarks covered court procedures and federal appeals as part of the program.
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Fenton W. Booth
Federal Court of Claims
Washington, D. C
Service Club
The
Lincoln
Indianapolis Board Plans 1.05 Million Bond Issue
The Indianapolis school board may adopt a resolution Tuesday night to issue 1,050,000 in bonds for erecting the new colored and west side high schools. The bond issue does not affect next year’s tax levy, as funds are provided in the current budget. West side to receive 500,000 and colored school 550,000. plans approved by the board.
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Indianapolis
West Side
Jail Break At Miami County Jail Escapes Three Prisoners
Three inmates escaped the Miami County jail in Peru Indiana by battering a hole in the attic wall and swinging down on a sheet rope. Dewey Miller and Harland Schuey of Wabash and a man named C Thomas escaped. Miller and Schuey faced charges of vehicle taking. Thomas was held on a railroad detective warrant.
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United Press
Peru
Ind
Miami County
Dewey Miller
Harland Schuey
Wabash
C. Thomas
Miller
Schuey
Thomas
PUP MOURNER SEEKS ACTION IN HUNDRED DOLLAR SUIT
Howard Dewey of 510 Madison Ave. pressed for a quick ruling in his $195 suit filed against Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller of Bridgeport. The case, heard by Justice Henry J. Sphiler three months ago, has been under advisement. Dewey claims a dog can track booze. the Millers’ attorney Edward Hohit counters the dog chased chickens and caused the alleged misfortune. Prosecutor William H. Remy said he cannot speed the decision.
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Howard Dewey
Madison Ave
Henry J. Sphiler
Hohit
Remy
Dewey
Hearing on permanent injunction against J. P. Babcock Co. level
Federal judge in South Bend today hears a bid to make permanent a temporary injunction against J. P. Babcock Construction Co from digging a ditch across the Lincoln Highway near Fort Wayne Indiana. United States District Attorney Albert Ward aids the petition. The case tests federal power over interstate commerce.
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J. P. Babcock Construction Company
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lincoln Highway
South Bend
Thomas W. Slick
United States
Albert Ward
Terrific Wind and Rain Strikes City as Power Fails
Terrific wind and rain leave streets littered with telephone and light wires fallen trees and shattered windows. More than a dozen factories idle due to power trouble with thousands of homes lightless and phoneless extending to Ft Wayne and northward.
Storm Left Destruction Across County After Severe Weather
Storm damage estimated at 500000 dollars includes 1800 telephones out of service and hundreds of homes without power. Wind and flooding wrecked streets, toppled trees, and shattered window panes. A youth died from lightning in Brown County and a blind man was blown into the river at Noblesville. Rainfall reached 1.15 inches in 93 minutes.
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Brown County
Noblesville
Severe storm halts industry and damages Indiana region
A Sunday wind and rainstorm idled more than a dozen large industries and caused about 500000 in damage. Utilities worked to restore wires and workers cleared debris. The storm, with 93 minutes of rain and a gusty 80 mile per hour wind, blanketed the north central state and threatens over 1 million in total losses. A boy was killed by lightning near Nashville Indiana while seeking shelter under a tree.
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Nashville
Ind
Blind Man Rescued After Bridge Roof Blows Into River
Roy Fisher, a blind man, was on the old covered bridge over White River when a Sunday afternoon storm unroofed it. The wind drove the roof into the river, lifting Fisher onto the roof. Nearby bystanders threw a rope and pulled him back onto the bridge.
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Noblesville
Ind
Roy Fisher
White River
Fisher
Severe February 25 1918 Windstorm Hits Indianapolis
A powerful gale on February 25 1918 wrecked trees and limbs, knocked down poles and transformers, halted hundreds of telephones and long distance circuits, and isolated Peru Indiana. Merchants Heat and Light reported about 25 000 damage with 500 workers repairing outages by night. Sixteen percent of street lights failed as storms triggered numerous fire calls.
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Indianapolis
Peru
Ind
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Merchants Heat
Widow of Ladd Names Choice for Senate Succession
In a letter to Governor Sorlie, Mrs. Ladd recommends Douglas H. Mac Arthur as the successor to late Senator Ladd of North Dakota. She states he understands her husband’s principles and intentions and would be in sympathy with them.
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United Press
Washington
Douglas H. MacArthur
Ladd
North Dakota
Sorlie
MacArthur
Poison trial halted by death in Cunningham murder case
In Crown Point Indiana the trial of Mrs Anna Cunningham Garys poison widow for allegedly killing her son Walter was postponed by the sudden death of John Smith aged 70 the father of Judge Martin Smith the presiding jurist The court will resume on Thursday with the State about halfway through its case.
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United Press
Crown Point
Ind
Anna Cunningham
Gary
Walter
John Smith
Martin Smith
Dogs Face City Pound as License Deadlines End
City controller Joseph L. Hogue announced that the grace period for dog license fees of two dollars has expired. Untagged dogs will soon be sent to the city dog pound.
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Joseph L. Hogue
Storm Ravages Homes Prompting Ads for Replacements
Stormy day leaves hundreds away from home with porch swings chairs awnings and lawn equipment most damaged. Wind and rain tore and ruined items, prompting calls to replace goods and place ads to reach ready buyers. Phone Main 3500 to advertise.
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