Residents Seek City Action on Boulevard Pat Street Grading
Two readers request city speeded up grading and oiling on Boulevard Pat between Forty-Third and Forty-Sixth Streets. Residents cite weeds holes and dust harming homes and varnish, with Butler University site traffic noted. Officials plan an inspection by Thomas Newsom in coming days.
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Butler University
Frank Showers
Blue Ridge Rd
Thomas Newsom
Mr. Fixit
Three Men May Escape Trial In Pickford Kidnapping Case
Los Angeles June 2 The three men arrested for an alleged plot to kidnap film star Mary Pickford and others may escape punishment due to lack of evidence. District Attorney Asa Keyes says police report confessions but no actual crime was committed, casting doubt on pressing charges.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Asa Keyes
Douglas Fairbanks
Seek kin of death by own action at Crooked Creek
Police and Coroner Paul F. Robinson sought relatives of Miss Mary Plant Ilvent a 22 year old who died by suicide Saturday by swallowing poison and jumping into the White River near Crooked Creek north of Thirtieth Street. The body was identified Monday by a Claypool employee. Belongings indicate she is from Gratton Connecticut and was educated in New London Connecticut.
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Mary Plant Ilvent
White River
Crooked Creek
Thirtieth St
Claypool
Gratton
Conn
New London
When We Were Very Young Milne Review
Weekly Book Review praises A A Milne poetry in When We Were Very Young. Walter D. Hickman celebrates Christopher Robin and Milne’s playful verses, noting charm, imagination, and vivid drawings that evoke youth and happiness.
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Milne
Funeral of Mrs Pettis at Broadway M E Church
The Rev W B Farmer will lead the funeral service for Ada Pfaff Pettis 58 at Broadway M E Church Wednesday afternoon. Pettis widow of Frank Pettis of Pettis Dry Goods Co. She leaves two daughters Mrs John Bookwalter and Mrs William Hall Jr and a sister Mrs Arthur Taylor all of Indianapolis. Burial at Crown Hill.
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Broadway M. E
Ada Pfaff Pettis
Sutherland Ave
Frank Pettis
Pettis Dry Goods Company
STEP FOR BALL PARK COULD PURSUE NEW INDY PARK
Indianapolis clubs moved toward a new park at Northwestern Ave and Fall Creek as the city council received an ordinance to arm the park board to dispose of the 14 acre tract. Mayor Shank said the club would cover bond interest of 5000 dollars and redeem the total when due in 1944, but club secretary William E. Claver doubts the Indians will play there in 1926.
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Northwestern Ave
Fall Creek
City Park Board
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William E. Claver
Council Approves Capitol Avenue as Preferential Thoroughfare
City council authorized designation of Capitol Ave from Thirty-Eighth to Fiftieth Street as a preferential thoroughfare. Ordinance by William T. Bailey at Mr. Fixit's request follows a complaint from Glenn C. Welsh. Proposals include no parking on parts of North St Walnut St and Liberty St.
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Review Board Meets to Hear 1925 Corporate Assessments
County auditor Harry Dunn says the review board will first consider 1925 corporate assessments. The board plans to advertise hearing dates for remonstrances against real estate assessments on June 15.
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Harry Dunn
Board of Review
Tanlac Powerful Tonic Promises Quick Health Lift
Advertises Tanlac as a universal tonic to build flesh and health. Claims improved digestion appetite and blood purification with promised quick results and many testimonials nationwide. Ends with urging purchase at a local apothecary.
Mayor Shank’s Vetoes Stand After Council Pressure
Mayor Shank’s veto of two ordinances stood after city council members’ Monday night bid to override. One would have annexed land bounded by Monon Railroad Haverford Fifty-Sixth and Sixty-Second Streets and blocked by Shank as a measure to stall asphalt work by James McNamara Construction at Fifty-Ninth Street and the Monon Railroad. The other would have allowed Illinois Central Railroad to lay switch track across 85 Senate Avenue near Minnesota Street.
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Shank
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Fifty-Ninth St
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Senate Ave
Minnesota St
Judge Frees Ditlinger and Robertson in Park Auto Case
City Judge Delbert Wilmeth released Frank Ditlinger and Millard Robertson of 609 S Meridian Jr after a hearing on a complaint by Mrs Goldie Elertrom of 3273 Martindale Ave who alleged they forced her into an auto Sunday at Riverside Park. Witnesses corroborated she entered the vehicle.
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Frank Ditlinger
Millard Robertson
S. Meridian Jr
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Liberty
Goldie Elertrom
Martindale Ave
Riverside Park
City Averages Normal as to Motor Deaths
Indianapolis ranked sixteenth in automobile fatalities from January 1 to May 23, with 52 U S cities reporting 1631 deaths overall. Milwaukee tied Indianapolis at 88 per the Department of Commerce report, showing Indianapolis’s figure as normal among comparable cities.
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Toledo
Service Club Dance at Page Chicken Dinner Home
Annual dinner dance of the Service Club announced by Frank Hoke chairman. Henry C. Ketcham elected club president at Lincoln meeting. Other officers named H. H. Martin vice president Allan V. Stackhouse secretary Carl Bauer treasurer and W. M. Armstrong sergeant at arms.
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Page
Frank Hoke
Henry C. Ketcham
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H. H. Martin
Allan V. Stackhouse
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W. M. Armstrong
New Library Books Arrive at Public Library
The Public Library adds many fiction titles including Loring Mystery by Jeffery Farnel Soundings by A H Gibbs Bishop's Granddaughter by Robert Grant Broken Bow by Mrs L A Harker Bellamy Case by James Hay Silent Five by T M Longstreth Theodore the Sage by Luigi Lucatelli The Burden by J and Marston Quaint Companions by Leonard Merrick Mockbeggar by L W Meynell Fantastica by R M Nichols Roads of Doubt by W W Raine Golden Door by Mrs Evelyn Scott Selwood of a Sleepy Cat by F H Spearman Power by A J A Stringer Anything but the Truth by Carolyn Wells Beau Geste by P C Wren.
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Public Library
Indiana Gains In Export Race
Indiana ranked twentieth in the 1924 state export list with merchandise exports totaling $55,589,910. Mississippi narrowly beat Indiana, Missouri was second, and U. S. totals reached $4,498,151,936. Vehicles and pork led Indiana’s exports, followed by iron and steel and agricultural machinery.
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Indiana
Department of Commerce
Mississippi
Missouri
United States
Those Whiskers Parakeet Exchange Sparks Banter
A Denver parakeet named She Gee provokes playful dialogue about whiskers with a companion. John and Mary comment on the tease as the scene unfolds with light humor.
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Mary
Denver
Fogarty Quits Prison Post Denies Politics
Edward J. Fogarty resigned as warden of the Indiana State prison in Michigan City denying political pressure from Governor Jackson. He says he quits to focus on Georgia real estate interests, with William Daly named acting warden until Sept. 30.
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Michigan City
Ind
Edward J. Fogarty
Indiana
Jackson
Georgia
Fogarty
William Daly
Daly
Former South Bend Mayor Named Warden Appointment
Fogarty, a three time mayor of South Bend, will be permanently appointed warden in September. He was appointed by the late Thomas R. Marshall during Marshall’s governorship, after directing prison affairs for fifteen years.
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Fogarty
South Bend
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Tribute to Marshall City Council Resolution of Regret
The city council issued a resolution Monday night honoring Thomas R. Marshall. It expresses regret and sorrow for his death and lauds him as a true statesman who served both state and nation for the people's betterment.
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Thomas R. Marshall
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