Contempt Case Dropped as Council Fight Nears Climax
At a State tax board hearing on remonstrance against two Washington township roads, objections to the Kassebaum Act bond proposal of 58 400 and a 101 000 Duvall Rd. bond were raised. Indiana Taxpayers' Association and local gravel interests argued about feasibility and material specs while the board questioned petition legality and road width.
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Marion County
W. W. Spencer
State Board of Election Commissioner
State Tax Board
Washington Township
Duvall Rd
College Ave
W. C. Nusbalm
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
S. C. Hadden
Tax Board
John J. Brown
Ax Board
Armed Pair Rob Michigan City Hotel With Girl Aid
Two armed bandits robbed the Sheridan Beach Hotel of $1,000 aided by a pretty girl who persuaded the clerk to open the safe. The trio fled toward Chicago in a maroon roadster after forcing the clerk.
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United Press
Michigan City
Ind
Sheridan Beach
Chicago
Editor Faces Dope Charge in Bloomington Case
Blaine W. Bradfute Blooming ton Indiana managing editor and part owner of the Bloomington Daily Telephone posted 1500 bond and faced a federal grand jury on morphine possession and transportation and conspiracy to violate narcotics law. Ralph Stultz also arrested with Bradfute and held without bond at 2500 pending hearings. A large morphine quantity was found in Bradfute office safe and Stultz home. Bradfute allegedly financed counterfeited dope operations and admitted guilt. Stultz remained jailed.
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Blaine W. Bradfute
Bloomington
Ind
Bloomington Daily Telephone
Liberty Today
Bradfute
Ralph Stultz
Charles Laselle
United States
John W. Kern
L. J. Ulmer
D. A. Bagley
W. E. Frye
Stultz
Tultzis
Narpie
Detroit
Mich
Marion County
Tax cut plan outlined by President Coolidge
Sen Charles Curtis says next December Congress will consider a federal tax reduction of at least 300 million dollars and a department reorganization that could unlock another 200 million dollars in tax relief. Curtis also Commented on a possible special session to address a coal strike and other critical issues.
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United Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Congress
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Budget to be Tasked at Health Board Meeting Tonight
The board of health will meet at city hall to discuss finances and seek a $150,000 loan from the city council until the next tax payment. The council will consider authorizing the loan during the session.
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Board of Health
Yeggs Crack Downtown Safes In Weekend Robberies
Police reports describe two downtown safes cracked over the weekend with about 120 dollars taken from Public Savings Insurance and no gain at Celtic Savings and Loan. Bandits staged six hold ups and one attempt, stealing cash, a diamond, a watch, a car key, and prompting chase efforts across multiple downtown locales.
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Yeggs
Public Savings Insurance Company
E. Market St
Celtic Savings and Loan Company
Ohio St
John Unverzagt
Wenzel
John R. Welch
Celtic Loan Company
Lemond St
Reick’'s
Thirty-Second St
Central Ave
Annual Spiritualist Camp Opened in Anderson
The Indiana Spiritualists' Association began its annual camp meeting in Anderson today. Scores of members attended the first session, held yesterday, as the gathering kicked off.
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United Press
Anderson
Ind
Indiana Spiritualists’ Association
Officials Discharged From State House Posts
Governor Jackson ordered the removal of Mrs. Vivian Wheatcraft head of the intelligence division of the fire marshal's office and Dr. J. G. Royse assistant secretary of the State board of health. Miller, the state fire marshal, told Wheatcraft to vacate. Royse’s dismissal ends a protracted dispute with Dr. King as secretary.
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Mrs. Wheatcraft
Dr. Royse
Jackson
Vivian Tracy Wheatcraft
J. G. Royse
The
State Board of Health
Newman T. Miller
Wheatcraft
Miller
Republican State Committee
James E. Watson
United States Senate
Royse
William F. King
King
Board of Health
Statehouse
Steamer Scythian Bound for Boston Reported on Fire
The Lelland Line steamship Scythian sailing from Antwerp to Boston was reported afire near Queenstown on July 20. The vessel carries no passengers and no further details have been released.
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Boston
Antwerp
United Press
Queenstown
Spontaneous Verbal Barrage Against City Administration
The article reports an anticipated heated council meeting with six members ready to denounce the Shank administration over omissions and commissions. Missing members Wise, Combe, King return will create a quorum, while a main resolution by Ben Thompson seeks immediate payment to Delaware Street bridge claimants from a $48,000 appropriation.
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Walter W. Wise
Lloyd D. Claycombe
John E. King
Hayden W. Buchanan
Ben H. Thompson
Joseph L. Hogue
Delaware St
Council
Thompson
Hogue
Hill Town Refuses to See the Light
In Oriole Indiana Perry County a local evolution debate mirrors the Dayton Tennessee case. Floyd H Deen a high school teacher loses his job after endorsing human descent and seeks to shed light on the issue in his native town. Deen a DePauw University graduate returns to teach but remains barred from employment as community resistance toward evolution persists.
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Times
Oriole
Ind
Dayton
Tenn
Perry County
Floyd H. Deen
State Department of Public Instruction
Indianapolis
Deen
Per:y County
de Pauw University
HOP Dues Question Sparks Scrump Skip Report
Ross H Garrigus notes a HOP letter demanding an accounting of dues while the withholdings and small sums push toward ten thousand dollars. Scrumptious Skip urges poetry entries with a prize pool and hints Frank Poole may win for a piece on pedestrian terrors published in the Indianapolis Times.
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Skip
Hops
Frank Poole
Poole
Frank
Floods leave thousands homeless in Chilka Lake district
Thousands are homeless and many villagers drowned after a twenty day rainfall caused the Nahanadi to swell into Chilka Lake, forcing residents to seek refuge in the hills as floodwaters rose to alarming levels.
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United Preas
Calcutta
Chilka Lake
Nahanadi
Free Ride Turns Fatal for Victim and Hit by Car
Charles Van Egmond of Washington DC was cut and thrown through a windshield after a pickup ride turned violent when J. J. Marsh of St. Louis caused the crash. Mrs Nelvina Booker suffered head injuries in a separate collision as William Hooker’s car collided with Dr. C. E. Tlawn near Noble and Washington. Auto incidents leave several bruised or cut and charges filed against Pete Johnson for a separate collision at St Clair and Ft Wayne.
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Charles van Egmond
Washington, D. C
J. Marsh
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Nelvina
Booker
William Hooker
Peck St
Dr. C. BE. Tlawn
Noble and
Washington Sts
Hawn
Charles T. Carroll
Larch St
St. Clair St
Ft. Wayne Ave
Pete Johnson
Bellefontaine St
Robert Carroll
Johnson
Crummer Acquitted In Reckless Driving Charge
Joseph E. Crummer of La Porte Indiana was arraigned on a reckless driving count while en route to see his wife who was about to give birth. He was acquitted of the charge.
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LA Porte
Ind
Joseph E. Crummer
Indiana June business shows slight improvement over May
Washington July 20 The Department of Labor reports a lean toward improvement in Indiana in June as manufacturers absorbed some unemployed labor. Farm labor is favorable and absorbing surplus. In Indianapolis auto and auto accessory industries show noted gains while overall worker surplus persists except in tool and die, soldering, and finishing on closed auto bodies. Building work keeps tradesmen busy.
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Labor Department
Indianapolis
C. A. Randoll Times
Washington
Indiana
Department of Labor
Casualty List High in Korea
Casualties in Korea flood disaster are described as beyond estimate with estimates up to 2000 dead or missing. Floodwaters threaten major cities like Seoul and Fusan as rivers burst their banks and rail service is halted. Two hundred bodies reported in Seoul and 20000 homes damaged with losses around 40 million dollars.
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Bu United Projeto
Korea
Seoul
Fusan
South Korea
Kangkang
Eeho
Fukdan
Radio
Growth in Indianapolis Building Permits Forecast
Building inspectors predict continued growth for Indianapolis in 1926. Permits issued to date total 16 million dollars and are expected to reach about 23 million dollars by year end 1925, according to Francis F. Hamilton.
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Indianapolis
Francis F. Hamilton
Hamilton
Science Lets Go Broadside Defense Testimony
Nine affidavits are filed in a defense testimony dispute, with proponents urging broadside examination of scientific claims and cross examination of key witnesses to establish credibility.
Evolution and faith clash in Scopes case affidavits
Nine affidavits by scientists educators and ministers filed with the Rhea County Court in Tennessee declare that evolution is a fact and does not conflict with religion. The statements, submitted in support of the defense, argue that omitting evolution hinders intelligent biological teaching and God's method of creation.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Rhea County
Raulston
Maynard H. Metcalf
Johns Hopkins University
H. 8. Newman
University of Chicago
Fay Cooper Cole
W. C. Curtis
University of Missouri
Jacob G. Lipman
Rutgers College
Charles Hubbard Judd
Wilbert H. Nelson
Kirtley Mather
Harvard University
C. W. Whitaker
Knoxville
Metcalf
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Troops Quell Lisbon Revolt Amid Martial Law
Martial law covered Lisbon province after Saturday night fighting by officers led by Captain Batista who escaped San Julian fortress. The insurgents aimed to seize the capital while revolutionists barricaded a telegraph office. The Republican guard moved to quell the unrest and several rebels were wounded.
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Times
Lisbon
Batista
San Julian
Republican Guard
Weather data snippet with hourly temperatures
A fragment shows hourly temperature readings from 6 am to 1 pm with values ranging from 69 to 89 degrees. The text includes garbled marks and misread words but indicates a sequence of progressively rising temperatures during the morning hours.
OPM and the Path to Wealth through Want Ads
A guidance piece explaining that Other People's Money funds success via business and advertising. It urges readers to monetize possessions by offering furniture, jewelry, clothing, appliances, tools, or a spare room through the Times Want Ads to attract capital or customers. It emphasizes fair exchange and local opportunity.
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TIMES
Defender-Based Apology Sparks Dismissal After Friday Citation
A judge dismissed the citation issued Friday against the Scopes defender after an apology was presented. The incident centered on remarks linked to a pending case and led to immediate legal action.
Contempt charges against Darrow over Scopes trial
Contempt charges against Clarence Darrow were dismissed by Judge John Raulston after Darrow apologized for remarks the court called insulting. Darrow had been cited for contempt and held on a $5,000 bond amid a dispute over scientific evidence in the Scopes trial.
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United Prena
Dayton
Tenn
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
John Raulston
John T. Scopes
Darrow
Rauleton
Scopes
Raulaton
Booze Ordered Poured After Seizure Test Case
The State Supreme Court ordered Sheriff Hawkins and Judge Collins to destroy Herbert R. Duckwall's liquor supply valued at 18000 seized October 9 1924. Duckwall appealed claiming faulty warrant but withdrew due to bone dry law. The liquor will be poured in about two days.
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State Supreme Court
Omer T Hawkins
James A. Collins
Herbert R. Duckwall
Delaware St. Sankins
Duckwall
Rain Brings Relief As Temperature Drops In Drenching Shower
Rain drenched the area causing a quick cool down from the eighties to 70 degrees shortly after 1 p m today. The drop followed a period of high heat with temperatures previously in the eighties.
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