Miesse Silent on City School Budget Figures
Harry Miesse secretary of the Indiana Taxpayers Association declined to comment on the Indianapolis 1925 26 school budget after a conference with the budget committee. He said there was nothing to say until they could check figures.
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Harry Miesse
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Indianapolis
School Board
Miesse
W. C. Nusbaum
Association
Leonard V. Harrison
Chamber of Commerce
Auto Death Probed In Miami County Farmer Stroke
Miami County coroner investigates fatal auto collision that killed J. Ben Austin a 63 year old farmer after his car was struck by a machine driven by Harry Hill of South Bend Indiana.
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United Press
Peru
Ind
Miami County
J. Ben Austin
Austin
Harry Hill
South Bend
Colored wigs trend gains in Indianapolis fashion scene
Local beauty shops report a revival of colored wigs to match gaudy gowns as the fall social season looms. Wigs in silver thread two tone combos and silk fiber shades are described, with Indian apolis shops stocking up for the opening. A Miss Rae Herrle demonstrates red wig and dress to illustrate the craze. The trend signals a return of hair volume and flamboyant styling among fashionable women.
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Indianapolis
Est
Rae Herrle
Meridian Apts
Shingle fashion oddities spark theatre dressing room scramble
A quirky remark discusses the peril of modern shingle hairstyles forcing hair to be tied, lest theatregoers scramble to the dressing room with one side off and one side on like a comic figure, referencing Deedle Deedle Dumpling's son.
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Deedle Deedle Dumpling
Ehnoes
ASK COOLIDGE TO SAVE SCOTT
Mrs. Katherine Scott appeals President Coolidge to halt the hanging of Russell Scott. She will broadcast for mercy on a local radio station and press Governor Small for a stay or clemency. Thomas Scott plans a Detroit or Windsor radio appeal and urges Robert Scott to surrender. Russell contends.
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United Pr
Chicago
President Coolidge
Russell Scott
Katherine Scott
Scott
Detroit
Windsor
Ont
Robert
Russell
Joseph Maurer
Tax officials hear remonstrances on two township road bonds
State tax commissioners held remonstrances under advisement on two proposed Wash ington Township roads the Duvall road and the Kassebaum road Bonds totaling 159400 would cover paving costs for links between College Ave and the Marion Hamilton County line Hearing on the remonstrances was held Monday with a decision expected soon
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Washington Township
Duvall Road
Kassebaum Road
College Ave
Marion-Hamilton County
Ohio gasoline tax dodge cited in interstate bus war
Competition among motor bus operators has grown fierce in the eastern Ohio area. One operator buys gasoline in Ohio to avoid Indiana tax and save three cents a gallon, a point raised to Howell Ellis secretary of the public service commission. Ellis sent the matter to Archie N. Rabbitt state gasoline tax collector for an opinion.
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Ohio
Indiana
Howell Ellis
Public Service Commission
Ellis
Archie N. Rabbitt
Killing at Hammond in street fight ends with slaying
Peter Gayston hunted after a street fight with Joseph Alverse. The two men who had been enemies met by chance. Gayston drew a knife and stabbed Alverse. Alverse died two hours later in hospital as Gayston fled before police arrival.
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United Preas Hammond
Ind
Peter Gayston
Joseph Alverse
Gayston
Graff Defends Schools Per Capita Costs
Graff told the Service Club that Indianapolis compares well with other cities in education per capita and that the school board follows a clear construction plan. He said adequate schools for all pupils will be built if funding is secured.
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Indianapolis
BE. U.raff
Service Club
Lincoln
Graff
Maude the Cow Kicks Farmer 25 Feet into River
Louis Stewart a 74 year old farmer was milking along the Ohio River when a cow named Maude kicked him from a high riverbank. He landed in shallow water twenty five feet below and remains in serious condition with a broken hip and internal injuries in Madison Indiana hospital.
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United
Prean Madison
Ind
Louis Stewart
Ohio River
Stewart
Two Women Injured In City Collision
Charles Yorger's car turned south from Noble Street after crossing paths with an east bound vehicle driven by George Hobbinger. Mrs. Yorger sustained body injuries while Mrs. G Bunting, riding with Hobbinger, suffered head injuries. Yorger's own condition not specified.
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Charles Yorger
Virginia Ave
Noble St
George Hobbinger
R. R. P. Box
Lightning injures two on Indiana farm during storm.
In Warsaw Indiana on July 21 John Bradbury aged 70 was fatally injured and Jesse Huffer was badly hurt when lightning struck a tree they sheltered beneath on Bradbury's Atwood area farm. Bradbury's horse was killed in the strike.
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Times Special
Warsaw
Ind
John Bradbury
Jesse Huffer
Bradbury
Atwood
Murder at Gary Leaves Mystery Over Slain Man
Police in Gary Indiana investigate the death of Dominik Sonago of Michigan City found with his head crushed. No suspect has been identified as crews search for clues.
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United Preas
Gary
Ind
Dominik Sonago
Michigan City
Sonago
Man Attempts Suicide by Slashing Throat in Ohio Home
Alinzo J. Powell aged 65 of 2524 Belle Fontaine Street attempted to kill himself using a razor in his kitchen. His daughter Mrs. Louis Pearson of Tinicum City found him, he fled with a butcher knife, and bystanders restrained him. Powell's condition was listed as serious at the city hospital. his son Lester noted the family had been despondent since the death of his wife a year earlier.
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Alinzo J. Powell
Bellefontaine St
Louis Pearson
Ticanoe City
Ohio
Pearson
City
Lester
Auto Stalls Trigger Police Search For Missing Fitzgibbons
Police search for Hugh Fitzgibbons 31 of 3611 N Timole St began after his car stalled by rain while wiring cash at Continental Finance and Securities Co. He left his office with a large sum of money and returned hours later, according to his father.
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Hugh Fitzgibbons
Timole St
Continental Finance and Securities Company
Fitzgibbons
Tax increase unlikely from health levy board in 1926
Sol Schlogs, president of the levy board of health, said after a Monday meeting on finances that an increase in the 1926 tax levy is unlikely and further consideration will be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy Board of Health
Sol Schlogs
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Edie Branch
W. Wash. St
Weidely Accessories Co
Meridian St
Robertson Tire and Battery Co
Prospect and Churchman Ave
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