City Bus Company May Appeal State Decision
Indianapolis officials travel for talks as city council plans Monday session. The city faces troop withdrawals, loan disputes, and a pending public service ruling on six new bus lines. Bowman seeks a rehearing while the commission approve three of four existing lines and deny new route proposals.
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City Bus Company
A. Smith Bowman
People’s Motor Coach Company
James W. Noel
Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Marion Circuit Court
Noel
Commission
Bowman
Public Service
Central Ave
Riverside Park
E. New York St
Brightwood
Coach Company
Cannonball Baker Fined in City Court
Erwin Baker known as Cannonball Baker, 42, of 902 Garfield Place, pleaded guilty to a speeding charge before City Judge Dan V White and was fined $25 plus costs. State police arrested him on a warrant filed June 9 after ads claimed he averaged 54 mph on a May 29 test trip from Cincinnati to Indianapolis. Baker had not been in the city since.
Liquor Ring Did Not Reach Indianapolis, Dispatch Says
A New York liquor ring operating across the Middle West shipped liquor in trunks and sent trunk keys by mail but apparently did not include Indianapolis in its selling territory, according to Fred I. King of the Indianapolis prohibition legal department.
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New York
Middle West
Indianapolis
Fred I. King
Prohibition Legal Department of
Receiver Discharged in Federal Bankruptcy Case
William M. Cannon, receiver for Dean Onativia & Co., was discharged by Judge Hand in Federal Court. Creditors withdrew the bankruptcy petition, stating the brokerage firm, once reported to have failed for 30 million dollars, was not solvent.
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Unitel Press
New York
William M. Cannon
Dean, Onativia & Co
Derailed New York to St Louis Limited Near Pittsburgh
Four cars of the New York St Louis Limited on the Pennsylvania Railroad derail near Pittsburgh early today. More than 100 passengers shaken up. Two Pullman porters slightly injured as traffic on both tracks was blocked for several hours.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
New York-St. Louis Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hutsell Given Post In Public Service Examiner Role
Ignoring John W. McCardle the public service commission appointed George Hutsell secretary of the Marion County Republican committee as a special examiner on motor bus cases. McCardle favored Joseph Bell and had announced Bell would receive the appointment.
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John W. McCardle
Public Service Commission
George Hutsell
Marion County Republican Committee
McCardle
Joseph Bell
Walter Bossert
Bell
Random OCR Time Entries and Codes
A fragmentary OCR style listing shows times and numbers with unclear context. It references 10 am 74, noon 12, 2, and numbers like 235 and 75 2, lacking coherent event details or subjects. No clear persons organizations or places are identifiable from the text.
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Tip
Cheese Heist Hits Meridian Street Dairy Truck
Police report a theft from a Schlosser Bros Creamery truck at Meridian and Ohio Streets. Items taken include seven pounds of limburger cheese, fifteen pounds of brick cheese, thirty six packs of mixed cheese and twenty four pounds of butter.
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Schlosser Bros. Creamery
Meridian
Ohio Sts
New Smallpox Cure Claim Reported by Dr Melvine Gordon
London July 18 Dr Melvine Gordon to announce next week a discovery believed to aid smallpox treatment after three years of research The National Research Council funds Gordon and oversees related cancer experiments by Dr W E Gye and J E Barnard The report hints vaccines may arise from Gye and Barnard work who reportedly photographed smallpox germs for study
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United Press
London
Melvine Gordon
National Research Council
W. E. Gye
J. E. Barnard
Gordon
Gye
Barnard
U S Vice Consul Shot in Mexico
Harold G. Bretherton the American vice consul at Aguescalientes Mexico was shot but not seriously hurt. The State Department said the motive is unknown and the assailant likely Mexican fled. The Mexican foreign office was asked to investigate and punish the guilty party.
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United Press
Washington
Aguescalientes
Mexico
Harold G. Bretherton
State Department
Bretherton
New Suit Over Sewer Assessment Filed in Court
An injunction suit was filed in Superior Court Five to block a 160 dollar per acre assessment for the Pleasant Run and Bean Creek interceptor sewer on eighty acres owned by Charles E. and Louisa C. Johnson. The land lies four miles from city limits and ten miles from the sewer. plaintiffs say the farm gains no benefit and allege erroneous assessment. Defendants include the City of Indianapolis board of works Mayor Shank John Duvall city treasurer Joseph L. Hogue city controller and the Sheehan Construction Company. A similar suit was filed last week.
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Pleasant Run
Bean Creek
Charles E
Louisa C. Johnson
Thirtieth St
City of Indianapolis Board of Works
Shank
John Duvall
Joseph
Execution Commuted in Cuban Murder Case
Ten minutes before a planned execution in Cuba the Secretary of Justice commuted the death sentence to thirty years in prison. Valentine Martinez was to be executed by garrote for the murder of Paula, with the father of Martinez’s illicit lover providing a confession that influenced the commute.
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Times Special
Havana
Cuba
Valentine Martinez
Penardelmo
Barraque
Martinez
Paula
Elevated sidewalks proposed to solve Indianapolis pedestrian problems
A letter from C. 8. Stewart, an art teacher at Technical High School, argues for elevated sidewalks as the solution to downtown pedestrian and traffic issues. He claims benefits include full pedestrian protection, wider traffic lanes, more parking, easier loading, reduced alley congestion, and lower costs than tunnels or new elevated cars.
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Indianapolis
Stewart
Park Ave
Technical High School
Altes New
Anti-Petting Drive Starts in City Parks
Park superintendent R Walter Jarvis announced new watch shifts to curb petting. Guards will move from 2 10 p m to 4 p m to midnight to enforce the anti-petting season in city parks.
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R. Walter Jarvis
Jarvis
Mike the mascot ends days on pension at pound
Mike, a mixed bull and fox terrier mascot of the city salvage corps, was taken to the dog pound to retire. Captain Johnson, Lieutenant Earle, and Carl Ashley offered to pay for board, but Dr. Elizabeth Conger refused and vowed care for Mike.
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Mike
City Salvage Corps
New York &T
Albert Johnson
Vern Earle
Carl Ashley
Elizabeth Conger
Dr. Conger
Food price surge hits Indianapolis highest in region
Department of Labor data show Indianapolis food prices rose 4 per cent from May 15 to June 15, tied with Chicago Cleveland Columbus and Detroit for the national midyear gain, while New York and Baltimore posted only 1 per cent. Houston and Salt Lake City topped with 15 per cent, and Indianapolis prices are 60 per cent above 1913 levels.
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A. Randall
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
Department of Labor
Denver
Colorado
Chicago
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
New York
Baltimore
St. Paul
Houston
Salt Lake City
Prohibition Chief Announces Widespread Agent Removals
Roy Haynes federal prohibition commissioner says every prohibition officer in the country will lose his job within two weeks. Some may be reappointed for merit or knowledge of conditions, but all will be removed to allow Lincoln Andrews to reorganize enforcement forces.
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United One
New York
Roy Haynes
Haynes
Treasury
Lincoln Andrews
Hawkins Bond Fight Appealed
Attempts to secure reduction of the $50 000 appeal bond of Morton S Hawkins, recently sentenced in Federal Court to fifteen years at Leavenworth for using the mails to defraud, were carried to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago today.
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Hawkins
Leavenworth
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Explosion at Colker chewing gum factory sparks 250000 fire
Covington Kentucky July 18 The blast in a gum factory caused a 250000 fire that spread to the Knights of Columbus Hall Abraham Colker president of Colker chewing gum company was arraigned for possessing a liquor still but denied knowledge of it
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United Press
Welfare work grows as families under care rise
The Family Welfare Society reports growth in monthly metrics led by Miss Rhoda Welling executive secretary. The service and relief departments now care for 709 families, up from 682 a year earlier, while the children’s department aids 250 families.
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Family Welfare Society
Rhoda Welling
Children's Department
Evolution controversy spills into Indiana schools debate
Indianapolis and Marion County school leaders reject bans on teaching evolution while affirming support for science education. Trustees, teachers, and principals express varied views from opposition to expurgation to defense of teaching evolution as part of scientific understanding.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Blackford County
Gary
Hartford City
Fred Bates Johnson
Marie Haslop
Adolph G. Emhardt
Sundays Could Be Blue in Indiana
Governor Jackson extended the blue Sunday ban by ordering Winchester sheriff to halt a Sunday race at Funk's speedway after a ministerial association complaint. State police may aid. all Sunday sports and many public activities could be prohibited with fines and closures, from golf to swimming to movie shows.
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John L. Niblack
Jackson
Winchester
Ind
Indiana
Funk's Speedway
Winchester Ministerial Association
Dayton Scopes Trial Near End as Jury Nears
Dayton Tenn July 18 The Scopes evolution trial nears closure with attorneys predicting a likely conviction for John T Scopes. Judge Raulston has barred scientific evidence, and Darrow faces possible contempt while experts may not be heard before the case goes to higher courts.
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William J. Losh
United Press
Dayton, Tenn
Dayton
John T. Scopes
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Tennessee
Raulston
Darrow
Faulston
Susong Charged Under Kentucky Gossip Law
In Covington Kentucky editor Bruce I Susong of the Kentucky Post a Scripps Howard paper was arrested for slander under the state gossip law after printing an article on the citys bid to borrow 50000 dollars He posted bond for a Wednesday court appearance.
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United Press
Dan O'Donovan
Sheriff to Destroy $18,000 Worth of Liquor
Sheriff Omer Hawkins will destroy about 18000 dollars worth of liquor seized from Herbert R. Duckwall at 3818 N. Delaware St after the State Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. Duckwall’s attorney Floyd J Mattice appealed from an order by Criminal Judge James A. Collins directing the destruction. The liquor was seized in October 1923.
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Omer Hawkins
Lquor
Herbert R. Duckwall
Delaware St
State Supreme Court
Duckwall
Floyd J Mattice
James A. Collins
Floods In Seoul Isolate 56000 As City Faces Hunger
Tokyo dispatches report Seoul, Korea’s capital, with half a million people, inundated and 56000 isolated on high ground. About 300 drowned, famine and disease feared, water and food scarce. Boats from Fusan swamped as flood waters rise and Tokyo Island deaths may total 2500.
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Bu United Press
TOKIO
Seoul
Korea
Fusan
Tokyo Island
Safe burglars loot Indianapolis store for $100
Safe blowers have resumed operations in Indianapolis. C B Dunham owner of United Auto Accessories Store at 2388 Meridian St says burglars blew the safe night and obtained about $100. Entrance gained with tools through a wall opening and a crowbar used to breach the door.
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Safe Blowers
Indianapolis
C. B. Dunham
United Auto Accessories
Basemen
Meridian St
Dunham
Make Money From Home With Your Unused Items
A column urges women to monetize unused home goods by renting rooms and selling furniture. It touts easy earnings from decluttering attics and basements, promoting the Times Want Ads as the avenue to cash in on secondhand items.
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