Governor Leslie Pushes Publicity On Clemency Decisions
Indiana Governor Harry G. Leslie announced he will publish all clemency pleas and the names of petitioners from state prisons. He citedToohey, the L.5 Ayres Co store bandit, as an example of political influence hindering parole and said he aims to keep politics out of clemency decisions. Carl W. Roberts, paroled Fort Wayne bank bandit, wrote to thank him amid criticism.
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Harry G. Leslie
Michigan City
Indiana State Prison
Edward Toohey
L. 5. Ayres & Co
Toohey
Arthur R. Robinson
Carl W. Roberts
Ft. Wayne
Leslie
Banks Oppose Nationalization Plan At Conference
Luther F. Symonds, Indiana state banking commissioner, says a conference on bank nationalization would meet little support from state officials. He proposes the focus be on making the federal reserve system acceptable to state and national bankers, with balanced representation based on resources. Indiana has 776 state and 220 national banks. National resources total 29.0 billion. overall U S resources reach 43.6 billion, per Symonds.
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J. W. Pole
Luther F. Symonds
Symonds
Federal Reserve System
Indiana
United States
Symons
Warn Cops on Bills Board to Discipline Offenders
Indianapolis police and firemen face charges before the board of safety if they fail to pay debts. Board president Fred W. Connell says firemen unable to explain indebtedness will be discharged. Garnished wages or habitual bill nonpayment will prompt board action. Russell Dager resignation as patrolman was accepted.
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Indianapolis
Board of Safety
Fred W. Connell
Connell
Russell Dager
Girl Admits Fourth Fire Ending With Juvenile Court
An 11 year old girl told Chief Albert Fowler and Investigator George Coogan of the arson division she started a sequence of fires for amusement. The third fire caused a $4500 burn at the Wheatly farm near Indianapolis on July 19.
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Wheatly
Indianapolis
Albert Fowler
George Coogan
State Fire Marshal’s
Tribute to Briand Kellogg in Hoover speech
President Hoover extols Aristide Briand and Frank Kellogg for initiating and expanding the world peace pact renouncing war. He cites ratifications from Australia to the United States and other nations, praising Coolidge era steps and Senate leadership by Borah and Swanson.
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Hoover
Ington
Herbert Gene
United States
France
Aristide Briand
Frank B. Kellogg
Stimson
Mr. Kellogg
United
Coolidge
Borah and
Swanson
Senate
Fire Losses in State Total in May
May fire losses in Indiana totaled $524 480 according to Alfred E Houston state fire marshal. Excluding Indianapolis the count included 337 fires with 244 in larger cities and 43 in smaller towns plus 50 in rural areas. Sparks caused 41 percent and defective wiring 5 percent, with most fires in dwelling houses.
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Alfred E. Houston
Indianapolis
Builders Will Meet in Indianapolis Under Mayor Slack
New members of the Indianapolis Building Congress will be welcomed by Mayor L. Ert Slack at a Lincoln luncheon Thursday noon. Slack will speak on what the Building Congress means to the building industry of Indianapolis. This is the last general meeting before October.
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Indianapolis Building Congress
L. Ert Slack
Building Congress
Indianapolis
League receives report on ward and precinct groups
Campaign chairman Claude H. Anderson presented a condition report on ward and precinct organizations. Indianapol is city manager and league executive committee reviewed the findings at the Board of Trade today.
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Claude H. Anderson
Indianapolis City Manager League
Board of Trade Today
State probes Lake County $90,000 waste
Lake County furniture purchases totaling about $90,000 over several years face potential criminal prosecutions or civil recovery after a $50,000 overcharge on $21,000 in items. Orr, chief of the state board of accounts, said data will be certified to the attorney-general. He criticized Lake officials for indifference and noted thirteen field men are at work in Lake County.
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Lake County
Lawrence Orr
State Board of Accounts
Orr
Eugene Carpenter
Indianapolis
Hammond
Carpenter
Trash dumping stirs Belmont residents on city street
Citizens along Belmont avenue from Oliver to Wyoming complain to the board of public works about city dumped trash on their front lawns. Piles of brush cans and old cars line two blocks north of the roadway, the street’s south side. Residents say the trash is on city property and should be removed before rats increase. They allege the board promised action before the July storm but authorized piling storm debris on the street instead.
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Belmont Avenue
Oliver Avenue
Wyoming Street
Board of Public Works
Francis Frank
Double Track to Be Laid Between Gridley Tower and Muncie
F M Johnson of the Big Four engineering department has set up headquarters in Anderson as resident engineer in charge of installing double track between Gridley tower east of here and Muncie. The railroad recently completed a south Anderson yards expansion project costing 1 100 000 dollars.
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Anderson
Ind
F. M. Johnson
Engineering Department
Big Four Railroad
Cincinnati
Gridley Tower
Here
Muncie
Anderson Yards
Emergence of Pope Pius XI Draws Rome Crowds
Rome braces for a historic evening as Pope Pius XI leaves the Vatican for the first time since 1870. Five thousand seminarists join clergy in ceremonies, with Italian troops guarding St Peters Square and careful crowd control outlined by Osservatore Romano.
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Pius XI
Rome
Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
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St. Peter’s Square
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Holy See
Porta Pia
Charlemagne
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St. Peters
Pope Pius
Vatican Grounds
St. Peters Square
Osservatore Romano
Monsignor Respighi
Pontifical Master of Ceremonies
Tarzan of the Apes mutiny ends in ashore landfall
Black Michael proves swifter than the attacker as a mutineer captain seizes control aboard the ship. After officers are killed the mutineers threaten the others and land the survivors near a secluded coast. The scene shows a tranquil harbor framed by primeval forest with no inhabited signs.
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Black Michael
Lord and Lady Greystoke
Bold captain spares life as peril grips tropical shore
In a tense scene Black Michael refuses pleas and threats. He vows to spare the couple after saving one life, and orders them ashore tomorrow. A lion’s roar echoes as darkness falls and terror rises over the jungle shore and looming forest perils.
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Black Michael
Dismissal Sought in Sutton Case Over Accident Stop
In a criminal trial, George Sutton 28 of 3303 West Tenth Street faces charges of failing to stop after a fatal collision that killed Miss Elspeth Urquhart at 2922 West Tenth Street on January 28. Sutton's defense argues the statute is unconstitutional and seeks dismissal.
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George Sutton
West Tenth Street
Sutton
Alva Rucker
Robert R. Dalton
Rucker
Elspeth Urquhart
Ministers Program at Bethany Park Assembly
The Bethany Park program for ministers at the Christian church annual assembly lists F. E. Smith of Indianapolis as principal speaker on July 24.
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Bethany Park, Inc
The
Christian Church
F. E. Smith
Indianapolis
Papal Parade Limits Cameras In Vatican City
The pope orders no moving picture cameras in Vatican City while clergy receive instructions for candle bearing and hymns. American and European cameramen have rented balconies and roofs along the parade route near nearby squares.
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Vatican City
United States
City urged to build modern fire houses replacing old stations
Works board member John C. McCloskey calls for urgent action to replace obsolete fire houses built for horse drawn equipment with bungalow style stations. A bond issue is proposed to fund new sites and relocation including Nos. 8 and 25, with plans to sell Engine House No. 19 to finance a West Street replacement.
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Works Board
McCloskey
Harry E. Voshell
Irvington
Massachusetts Avenue
St. Clair Street
Ashland Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Vashell
Hawthorne Lane
East Washington Street
Duvall
Sherman Drive
Voshell
Indianapolis
Harding and
Morris Streets
West Washington Streeet
West Street
Washington Street
Fairview
Emerson Avenue
Kentucky
Indiana Christian Hospital appeals for $300000 drive
About 400 workers plan an intensive fundraising drive for the Indiana Christian Hospital to raise $300,000. A Thursday Columbia Club meeting precedes campaign instruction for July 29 and August 5. The drive features 15 divisions, each with six teams of ten. William B. Boatright leads the campaign.
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Indiana Christian Hospital
Columbia Club
William B. Boatright
CADDY FUNERAL HELD FOR COLEMAN CHOWNING
Coleman Chowning an 11 year old caddy at South Grove golf course died after illness and surgery in city hospital. The coroner continues investigation with autopsy showing a brain blood clot. Investigators questioned other caddies about a possible head trauma or hazing but no evidence found. He was buried in Crown Hill cemetery after services at his home.
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Coleman Chowning
School Street
South Grove Golf Course
Crown Hill
South Grove
Harry Schopp
Schopp
City Hospital
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