State board orders boost Indiana tax valuations. Marion unaffected
Tax equalization by the State Board will add about 50 million dollars to Indiana’s total tax valuation, with land value increases in 34 counties and a 60 percent rise in land improvements in Warren County. Marion County is not affected. calls for local review Tuesday to implement changes.
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Boards of Review
Indiana
Marion County
Philip Zoercher
Zoercher
Benton
Delaware
Fountain County
Jenningss County
Warren County
Jasper County
Montgomery County
Union County
Sullivan
Cannelton
Perry County
Board of Review
State Board
County Boards of Review
State rests in Pickford case
In Los Angeles July 21 United Press reports the state closed its case against three men charged with conspiring to kidnap film star Mary Pickford for a 200000 ransom. Louis Geck known as Louis the Spider testified for the prosecution and now faces trial. The defense plans to challenge the confessions as obtained by third degree methods.
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United Presse
Los Angeles
Underworld
Mary Pickford
Louis Geck
Louis
Spider
Geck
Miss Pickford
Fortville Man Charged After Collision Injury
Lon Dildive of Fortville Indiana is charged with assault and battery following a Thursday night crash between his car and the vehicle driven by Leo Nichols age 26 of 2734 North Sherman Drive Nichols sustained facial cuts in the accident and was treated for injuries.
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Lon Dildive
Fortville
Ind
Leo Nichols
Sherman
Nichols
Horn Law to Hook Auto Sheiks
Lieut. Lewis Johnson announces a horn law to curb male drivers who harass women by honking from curbs. The rule restricts auto signals to alarms, with enforcement against those seeking service at drug stores and soda stands amid public unease.
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Lewis Johnson
Johnson
William Jennings Bryan Fades In Capitol Funeral Plan
William Jennings Bryan rests in state at the church of the Presidents in Washington. Comrades stand sentry as twenty thousand view the body before a 2:45 p.m. funeral service. The rites include psalms, hymns, and a final march to Arlington with military escorts. Mrs Bryan, paralyzed, will attend the services.
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United Press
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Joseph R. Sizoo
Bryan
Arlington
Sixteenth Field Artillery
Third Cavalry Band
Foreseen quake occurs by Italian seer Bendandi
Faenza Italy July 31 United Press reports an earthquake shock at 8 pm detected by seismologist Raffael Bendandi who had forecast a month end tremor and predicts another quake in the Mediterranean region on August 2. The last two days show seismic activity in Italy Hawaii California New Mexico Texas Oklahoma and Kansas with no major damage.
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United Press
Faenza
Italy
Raffael Bendandi
Mediterranean
Hawaii
California
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Coolidge Discusses Taxes With Lawmakers In Swampscott
President Coolidge met with Representative Madden to plan department and other appropriation bills aimed at keeping federal spending near 3 billion dollars annually. The talks centered on budget goals and the impact on tariff reduction plans ahead of December committee drafting.
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United Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Madden
Minois
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Crime Capital of the World Challenge Spurs Civic Unity
Chicago civic bodies unite to curb crime after the Drake Hotel robbery and clerk murder. State's attorney seeks murder indictments for three surviving bandits, with police promising capture of the missing robber soon. Chief Justice Hopkins calls for more criminal judges. the Chicago Bar Association offers prosecutors to aid the effort. Inquest into the slain bandits Texas Kid Court and Eric Nelson continues.
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Joe Holmes
Jack Wilson
Woods
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Holmes
Wilson
Aliva Lovgren
Irene Bergendahl
John Sharbaro
Bu Eed
Jacob Hopkins
Chicago Bar Association
Crowe
Russell Whitman
Eric Nelson
Fourteen Indictments Returned by Marion County Grand Jury
Fourteen indictments were returned today by the Marion County grand jury in its last report of the term. Earl Thompson, 59 Morris Street, faces two liquor law violations. Edward McCarth, box 239, charged with embezzlement and petit larceny. Charles Miller charged with robbery and petit larceny. Otis Johnson, colored, alleged to have shot and killed. Francis Stark, colored, indicted on first degree murder. Curtis Johnson, 2060 Martindale Avenue, charged with assault and battery. Dave Bonner and Robert Smith face burglary and petit larceny charges. Seven other indictments returned.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Earl Thompson
E. Morris
Edward McCarth
Charles Miller
Otis Johnson
Francis Stark
Curtis Johnson
Martindale Ave
Dave Bonner
Robert Smith
Indianapolis Post Office Band Plans Public Concert
The Indianapolis Post Office Band directed by Charles Able will perform its first public concert Tuesday from 8 to 9 p m at the southwest corner of the Federal Building. With about twenty five musicians, the group formed three months ago and aims to attend the National Letter Carriers Association convention in Detroit in the first week of September.
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Indianapolis
Hudson resigns as State building and loan clerk
Cecil P. Hudson resigns from the State building and loan department to take a secretary treasurer post with the State Mutual Savings and Loan Association, effective Saturday, after notifying Governor Jackson.
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Cecil P. Hudson
State Building and Loan Department
Jackson
Hudson
State Mutual Savings and Loan Association
Scouts Plan Weekend Camp at City Reservation
A troop of Louisville Boy Scouts travels to New York and will pitch tents at the Scout reservation this weekend. They expect to arrive Saturday around 1 p m and will be escorted through the city by scouts.
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Louisville
New York
Wife admits hiring slayer of husband in Chicago case
Mrs. Nellie Nobile testified she paid 400 to have her husband killed to stop the abuse of her 16 year old daughter. Andrew Capo fired the fatal shot. James Salvio is a witness and Louis Nobile was the victim.
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United Press
Chicago
Nellie Nobile
Ridicule Cars to Brightwood Hearing Debates Bus Line
A public service hearing before Clyde Jones heard woman witnesses condemn the Brightwood street car line as inadequate and undependable while opposing counsel for Indianapolis Street Railway cross examined. The People's Motor Coach Company seeks a new bus route through the same area. its ninety day petition had previously been denied.
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Brightwood
Clyde Jones
Public Service Commission
People’s Motor Coach Company
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
City Pays Tribute to Commoner in Indianapolis
Indianapolis paused for a one minute tribute to William Jennings Bryan at 2 p m in line with a mayoral proclamation. Streetcars halted, factory and office work stopped, and Indiana Bell employees reported no calls during the minute.
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Indianapolis
Wiliams Jennings Bryan
Washington, D. C
Shank
James P. Tretton
C. H. Rottger
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Two Sentenced in Grand Larceny Case in Indiana Court
Special Judge Emsley W. Johnson today sentenced Hurley McIntosh, 21, colored, to one to fourteen years in the Indiana State Reformatory for grand larceny, with a $25 fine and costs. Roscoe Brown, 31, colored, 1207 Marleria Ave., received a two to fourteen year sentence in the Indiana State Farm for assault and battery.
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Emsley W. Johnson
Hurley McIntosh
Indiana State Reformatory
McIntosh
Roscoe Brown
Marleria Ave
Indiana State Farm
Realtors Plan Session At Indiana Real Estate Meet
Henley T. Hottel secretary of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board says efforts aim to have every Indianapolis realtor attend the twelfth annual convention of the Indiana Real Estate Association August 26 to 28 at Anderson. An extensive program is being arranged.
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Henley T. Hottel
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Indianapolis
Indiana Real Estate Association
Anderson
Bandits Raid Loop Jewelry Store in World’s Busiest Corridor
Two bandits robbed a Loop jewelry store near the world’s busiest corner in Chicago. They escaped with about $10,000 in jewelry after S. J. Simmons, the proprietor, was struck with a revolver when attempting to intervene.
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United Press
Chicago
Loop
S. J. Simmons
Curfew Enforced by City Safety Board
Police chief Ernest Kingston ordered a city curfew for anyone under 16 to be on the streets after 9 p m tonight. Parents of violators will be brought before Juvenile Court, as Kingston expects the rule to curb petty thefts in the city.
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Ernest Kingston
Board of Safety
Kingston
Air mail pilot lands in river after plane capsizes
Lieut. Russell Minty, a transcontinental flyer, was forced to ditch in the Des Moines River near Runnels Iowa after his V formed group with six others suffered engine failure. Minty bailed out and reached shore unharmed. The incident marks the first mishap since the service began.
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United Pre Pee udiNks
Russell Minty
Runnels
Iowa
Chicago
Des Moines
Mintey
Minty
Illinois
Rare Duckwall Liquors Seized From Marion Jail Vault
Sheriff Omer Hawkins supervised the disposal of confiscated wine and spirits including French Italian German vintages and English gin after a raid on Herbert R Ducknall's home in 1923. Hawkins declined to publish an itemized inventory as bottles were broken during confiscation.
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Omer Hawkins
Marion County
Herbert R. Ducknall
Delaware
Hawkins
Attorneys to Confer With Stephenson Group Saturday
Attorneys for D. C. Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry in Noblesville jail on murder charges involving Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis will confer with their clients on Saturday Eph Inman chief defense counsel said today He refused to reveal the next legal move of the defense.
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D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Noblesville
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Eph Inman
President Coolidge Sends Condolence to Bancroft Family
President Coolidge issued a letter of condolence to Dr. Frederick Bancroft of Washington D C historian on the death of his brother Edgar A Bancroft American ambassador to Japan The unexpected and lamentable death has brought a deep sense of personal loss to me the letter states.
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United Press
Swampscott
Mass
President Coolidge
Frederick Bancroft
Washington, D. C
Edgar A. Bancroft
Japan
Jme
Marion County Odd Fellows Plan 3000 Person Trip to Greensburg
The Marion County Association of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will hold a meeting at the I O C F Building Saturday night to approve trips for about 3000 people to the Orphans Home at Greensburg on August 23. Ed Harvey, president, said a band will be organized at the home and sponsored by the association.
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Greensburg
Marion County Association of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Ed Harvey
Funeral services for Judge Walter Olds
Funeral services for Judge Walter Olds 79 a former State Supreme Court judge and Republican figure will be held Tuesday morning in Fort Wayne Indiana Olds died Thursday morning a Civil War veteran and longtime public servant
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United Press
FT. Wayne
Ind
Walter Olds
State Supreme Court
Olds
East Siders Rally Against Shank Administration
East Indianapolis residents joined south siders at Liberty Hall to denounce the Shank administration. Speakers Otto Ray and Ira Bramblett attacked the board of works over E New York Street widening and alleged Armitage control. They urged relief from pricey paving and a plan for narrower widening to protect homes.
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East Indianapolis
South Side
East Side
West Side
North Side
New York St
Liberty Hall
E. New York St
Otto Ray
Ira Bramblett
Shank
Board of Works
Ray
Board of
City Hall
Bill Armitage
Indianapolis
Samuel Harrig
N. Temple Ave
Summit St
Southeastern Ave
Bates St
Harrig
Assessment Bureau
Haring
Walter W. Wise
Board of Works and Plan Commission
Vermont
Ohio Sta
Michigan, Washington
E. Tenth Sts
Youths Face Charges In Grand Larceny Case
Orville Bohannon and James Haley both 16 are held on grand larceny and vehicle taking charges. Detectives allege the youths stole an auto belonging to Lt. E. C. Kernel of 230 EB Orange St several days ago.
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Orville
Bohannon
N. Harding St
James Haley
Nordyke Ave
Lpt
E. C. Kernel
Orange St
Fragmented schedule fragment with scattered times
A damaged snippet lists various times such as noon 9 am 1 pm and scattered numbers, offering no clear event or context. The readable portion shows inconsistent punctuation and incomplete entries, yielding no decisive action or location.
Bell Company Expands Indiana System With Large Buildout
The Indiana Bell Telephone Company plans expenditures exceeding 1.5 million dollars this year for expansions and improvements. Indianapolis will see 900 miles of new wires, 156 miles of cable, thousands of poles, and added switchboard gear to meet growing demand across the city and state. The Indianapolis payroll tops 250 thousand monthly, underscoring the size of the industry here.
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Indianapolis
F. A. Montrose
Telepone
Montrose
Mission Picnic At Wheeler Rescue Mission Held At Lee Home
The Wheeler Rescue Mission hosts its annual picnic this afternoon and tonight at Wallace O. Lee’s Allisonville Road home north of Indianapolis. Governor and Mrs. Ed Jackson, the Rev. and Mrs. Orion E. Fifer, and City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth are invited as guests of honor. A golf tournament is planned and a lawn supper will be served at 5 p.m.
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Wheeler Rescue Mission
Wallace 0. Lee
Allisonville Rd
Indianapolis
Ed Jackson
Orion E. Fifer
Delbert O. Wilmeth
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