Scott Scott Stewart Faces Sanity Hearing After Stay
Russell Scott, a former millionaire sentenced to death for the murder of a drug clerk, rejects insanity pleas and gains a writ of habeas corpus delaying execution. William S. Stewart joins the case, stating Robert Maurer committed the crime. A sanity hearing is set within a week.
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United Press
Chicago
Russell Scott
Illinois
Robert
Port Huron
Mich
Russell
William S. Stewart
Joseph Maurer
Maurer
Scott
William Scott Stewart
William D. Shepherd
Indianapolis
William N. McClintock, Jr
Stewart
Joseph B. David
Poison Widow Case to Jury Deliberations Begin
Bu United Press Crown Point Indiana July 24 The case of Mrs Anna Cunningham the poison widow charged with murdering her son Walter was sent to the jury for deliberation at 12 10 p m Assistant District Attorney Charles Fetterer closed for the State In a brief charge Judge Smith said This woman is either guilty or not guilty He discouraged a compromise verdict An early verdict was expected.
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Bu_United Press
Crown Point
Ind
Anna Cunningham
Walter
Charles Fetterer
Smith
Hourly Temperature Readout for the Day
The record lists hourly temperatures with times from 6 a.m. through 1 p.m. The readings show a progression from 63 degrees at 6 a.m. to a high around 82 degrees at 1 p.m. The data appear as a compact time series with temperatures noted beside each hour.
Here He Is Sheiks All Dressed for Hot Days
A playful item notes Dr. Morgan city health officer promoting summer health by going coatless hatless and with loose collars while mockingly recounting the Sheiks who follow the advice for the heat.
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Sheiks
Herman Co. Morgan
Dr. Morgan
City council poised to approve $500000 temporary loan
Seven councilmen anticipated approving a $500,000 general fund temporary loan at the next meeting. The majority fear delaying payment to merchants and city workers, while Otto Ray and Theodore Bernd seek possible loan reduction amid political tensions. Ben Thompson notes no need for a special meeting and expects action at the Aug. 3 regular session.
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Otto Ray
Theodore J. Bernd
Ray
William H. Armitage
Shank
John L. Duvall
Ben H. Thompson
Thompson
Bernd
Walter W. Wise
Ira L. Bramblett
Hayden Buchanan
William E- Claver
Buchanan
Defense Moves on Stephenson Case Delayed Again
In Noblesville Indiana July 24 the defense failed to present motions for a change of judge and for a new trial in the Stephenson Oberholtzer murder case. Eph Inman chief esl will appear Saturday as the court adjourns until October. The state opposes a new judge and further action was deemed unlikely before October.
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Noblesville
Ind
Ralph Waltz
Inman
Stephenson
Hines
William H. Remy
Remy
Remus Put In Cell By Self In Atlanta
George Remus the bootleg king was placed in solitary confinement in Atlanta on a restricted diet. Juicy steaks eggs and other delicacies found in his cell sparked a prison rules violation. Judge Baltzell weighed destroying $200000 worth of bonded whiskey once his property before conviction.
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United Press
Atlanta
George Remus
Cincinnati
Ohio
Remus
Robert Baltzell
Federal Court
Plans to Abandon Bus Line Petitions Before Public Service
Garth B. Melson attorney told the public service commission that all petitions should be abandoned except the Beech Grove line. He asked for indefinite postponement of pending cases with future hearing rights. Will H. Latta for the Indianapolis Street Railway Co approved the plan.
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South Side Motor Coach Company
Beech Grove
Garth B. Melson
Public Service Commission
Clyde H. Jones
Melson
Will H. Latta
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Missing diamond ring recovered by city police
Miss Irene Bodde reports a diamond ring stolen from her bathroom Thursday. Motor policemen Golder and Everson searched the area and recovered the jewelry.
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Irene Bodde
Meridian St
Apt. 7
Golder
Everson
Union Traction to add fifteen new steel interurban cars
Public Service Commission approved a petition to issue 326000 dollars in notes to fund fifteen new steel interurban cars for the Union Traction Company. Arthur W. Brady, president and receiver, presented the petition and the cars will be distributed across the lines.
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Union Traction Company
Public Service Commission
Arthur W. Brady
Europe Storms Toward War as Nations Ready Armies
A United Press summary from London notes a rising war mood across Europe and Asia seven years after World War I. League of Nations figures show 6,055,144 in standing armies. Britain budgets 77.6 million for air power. Britain plans sixteen cruisers nine destroyers and six submarines annually. officials report use of gas research and growing arms race signals.
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The
Times
League of Nations
Webb Miller
United Press
London
Frene
United London
Belgrade
Aed
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Europe
Asia
Leming Worthington-Evans
Mussolini
Heed Summer's Call and Buy a Car Today
The piece urges readers to break routines and travel this summer by buying a car. It promotes affordable, reliable used cars advertised daily in Time Want Ads, claiming dealers are trustworthy and that easy terms make car ownership feasible.
Yeggs Break Open Three Safes at Furniture Store
Miss Rae Markwell of 411 North Delaware Street, cashier at Baker Bros furniture, found her office ransacked and three safes opened early today. Papers and merchandise lay scattered as investigators sought the loot total.
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Rae Markwell
Delaware St
Miss Markwell
Baker Bros
Yeggs
Governor criticized for Krauss pardon in Hartford City
Hartford City attorney John Burns condemned Governor Jackson for granting a secret pardon to Rae Krauss, who served twenty years of a life sentence for poisoning her stepdaughter Crystall Krauss. Burns warned the release endangers public safety and lacks due process.
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United
Hartford City
Ind
John Burns
Blackford County
Rae Krauss
Crystall Krauss
Jackson
Illinois Takes Two Burnetts in Hamilton Murder Case
Lawrence Burnett and his brother Joseph Burnett were delivered to Joliet by Deputy Sheriffs to be examined in the murder of Norman Hamilton. Requisition papers from Governor Len Small were presented to City Judge Dan V. White with no extradition fight. Wives and a 5-year-old daughter attended. judge did not allow viewing of the body.
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John Jenco
Stanley Kozlowski
Lawrence Burnett
Joseph Burnett
Vinton St
Joliet, Til
Norman
Big Ham) Hamilton
W. Merrill St
Beecher
Ill
Len Small
Illinois
Jackson
Dan V. White
White
Hamilton
Indiana May Be Combined With North Illinois
Washington dispatch reports prospects that Indiana will join northern Illinois rather than Michigan in the new prohibition map. Ohio and Michigan may form one district, with Virginia to follow. Indiana’s disposition unclear but unlikely to stay with Ohio and Michigan. Prohibition Director Andrews may shift groups, but plan execution has been delayed beyond August 1 as district directors discuss final setup.
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A. Randall Times
Washington
Indiana
Prohibition
Andrews
Michigan
Detroit
Watson
Northern Illinois
New
Prohibition Board of Strategy
Indiana Signs Challenge a Hiker on Rural Route
The Times staffer Nell Gordon recounts a hiking misadventure between Pittsboro and Linton as rain looms. She quizzes rural road signs like Turkey Run and Danville First, misreads directions, and meets a farm woman who offers shelter while navigating a maze of arrows and directions.
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Nell Gordon
the Times
Indiana
Wit Abante
Danville
Yeggs Loot Safes Near County Jail
Yeggs cracked three safes at Baker Bros furniture store on 219 E Washington St near Marion county jail and police HQ. About $300 taken. safes opened with sledge hammers. entrance via rear window. papers scattered. Firearms, bills, and tools stolen. other burglaries reported in area with various losses.
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Yeggs
Baker Bros. Furniture
Washington St
Marion County
Austin Fisher
Norwaldo Ave
James Marin
Columbia Ave
Guy Lyons
Concord St
Hawkins Can Stay in Jail in Pending Appeal
Morton Hawkins of Portland Indiana was sentenced to fifteen years at Leavenworth for using the mails to defraud. He may decide Sunday whether to go to Leavenworth or remain in Marion County jail for his appeal hearing. He has not posted a $50 000 bond and seeks pauper relief from the appeal bond.
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Morton
Hawkins
Portland
Ind
Leavenworth
Kan
Marion County
Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Homer Elliott
Linus P. Meredith
Jones to Hear Bus Petition in Indianapolis Route Plan
Clyde H. Jones of the Public Service Commission will hear the petition by Peoples Motor Coach Co to establish a bus line linking Monument Circle to Forty-Eighth Street and Guilford Avenue. The proposed route travels along Market Street east to New Jersey Street, north to Ft Wayne Avenue, then northeast to Eleventh Street and Central Avenue, east to Park Avenue, north to Sutherland Avenue, northeast to College Avenue, north to Thirty-Fourth Street, east to Guilford Avenue, north to Edgewood Place, east to Winthrop Avenue, north to Forty-Eighth Street, and west to Guilford Avenue before returning. The hearing date will be announced.
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Clyde H. Jones
Public Service Mmission
Peoples Motor Coach Company
Monument Circle
Forty-Eighth St
Guilford Ave
Jones
Circle
Market St
New Jersey
Ft. Wayne Ave
Eleventh St
Central Ave
Park Ave
Sutherland Ave
College Ave
Thirty. Fourth St
Edgewood Pl
Winthrop Ave
Thirty-Fourth St
City council clash over Belt Railroad elevation plan
The public hearing before the board of works focuses on elevating Belt Railroad tracks from English Ave to West Washington. Led by Otto Ray, south side councilmen oppose closing 29 streets with Bethel Ave at risk, urging eleven streets stay open. Wray estimates up to 500000 added costs if streets remain closed, as city weighs bridge costs and Union Railway Company charges.
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Board of Works
English Ave
W. Washington S1
Otto Ray
South Side
H. G. Wray
Ray
Bethel Ave
Shelby Bt
State Ave
Shelby St
Wray
White River
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
James Ogden
Pleasant
Iowa
Draper
Linden
New
Delaware
Union
Ian Henry
Nordcyke
Bet
Hoffmeier Urges Remembering Columbus Discoveries
Hans Hoffmeier of 1622 South West Streets, known for years of letters to the Times, comments on local events while speaking off prohibition about Columbus and the nation using three schooners.
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Hans Hoffmeier
Indianapolis
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Margaret Elliott
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