Democratic Wet Issue Dominates State Convention
The Democratic State convention opens at Tomlinson Hall with debate over a wet plank and a referendum on Prohibition. With four of six candidates in contention for the senate nomination, Rauch O Marion and L William Curry gain focus as blocs push for a wet platform despite expectations of a deadlock and rules likely barring floor debate.
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George Rauch O' Marion
L. William Curry
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Rauch
Curry
R. Earle Peters
Ft. Wayne
Resolutions Committee
Resolutions Group
Opinion says Linden Street paving legal despite owners’ objections
Don Roberts assistant city attorney told the board of works property owners on Linden Street between Orange and Minnesota cannot halt paving by Union Asphalt Construction Company. He noted lack of timely remonstrance and that 7.30 dollars per foot was not excessive due to sewer work and multiple connections. Mrs. Cora Baker was arrested after blocking the street but released after promising not to obstruct the project.
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Linden St
Orange
Minnesota Sts
Union Asphalt Construction Company
Don Roberts
Board of Works
Roberts
Cora Baker
Block and Tackle liquor described as strong drink
Motor officer Fred Hague arrested a man after a severe beating incident and learned the man claimed to have been drinking a potent concoction called block and tackle. The detainee described it as stronger than concentrated lightning, saying it takes one block and then tackles anything from a wild dragon.
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Fred Hague
Hague
Borah Boosts Self As Dry Candidate For 1928 Nomination
Washington reports rapid entry of possible nominees for the 1928 Republican presidential race. Senator Borah, anti world court and dry, joins Dawes Lowden and others signaling interest. With Coolidge uncertain, party leaders and lawmakers weigh post adjournment questions including prohibition.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
William &. Borah
Antiworld Court
Charles G. Dawes
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
White House
Nick Longworth
Ohio
Commerce Hoover
California
Wadsworth
New York
Mother Dies Saving Child From Train
Mrs Rosa Stolar aged 31 of Duquesne Pa died after pushing her 7 year old daughter Mary from the tracks as an east bound Pennsylvania train passed. A west bound engine bore down and she sacrificed her life to save her child.
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United Preas
Tax slash demanded by United Prene
Senator Copeland of New York urged a reduction in income tax citing reports of a growing treasury surplus. He asked the Finance Committee to report on the measure claiming a large surplus may justify lower taxes.
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United Prene
Washington
Treasury
Senate
Copeland
Demacrat
New York
Finance Committee
Six Flee Leavenworth Prison Break
Posses in eastern Kansas and western Missouri hunted six military prisoners who escaped from Fort Leavenworth. Five overpowered a guard during the break and fled, while the sixth exited a few minutes later without participating in the assault.
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Ryu
United Press
Leavenworth
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Ft. Leavenworth
Chicago Youths Held in Detention Home Awaiting Parents
Three Chicago youths are in a detention home today after running away from home. Ralph Henry, 17, of 2337 Kenwood Ave, is reported missing with dark eyes auburn hair and a blind eye. Mrs Ella Kroftpy of the Travelers Aid Bureau at Union Station assisted authorities.
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Chicago
Ella L. Kroftpy
Travelers Aid Bureau
Union Station
Ralph Henry
Kenwood Ave
Jewish Campaign Reaches 135700 In Indiana Drive
At Claypool today the initial solicitors meeting reported 8700 in contributions toward relief for eastern European Jews. The Indiana drive opened Tuesday and aims for 500000, with Louis J. Bornstein as state chairman. Earlier in the week, Friday donations pushed the total to 128000 at a daytime Jewish women’s meeting and a Murat mass meeting.
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Indiana
Europe
Claypool
Louis J. Bornstein
The
Murat
Morris Love Hurt at Indianapolis Bleaching Company
Morris Love of 944 Miley Ave Indiana is in Christiam Hospital Indiana today with a badly mangled hand sustained Tuesday while working at the Indianapolis Bleaching Company located at 900 W. Wabash St. Details include times and figures from the incident and medical update.
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Morris Love
Miley Ave
Indiana
Christiam Hospital
Indianapolis Bleaching Company
W. Wabash St
A Wee Bit Too Much Scotch At Norfolk Court Martial
Norfolk June 2 Captain Charles Moore De Valin commander of the Norfolk Naval Hospital faced a court martial on drunkenness after witnesses testified he drank at a masquerade and insisted on showing women guests how he wore Scotch kilts in the presence of attendees.
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United Press
Norfolk
Charles Moore _De Valin
Norfolk Naval Hospital
Trial delays in state highway case and related indictments
Attorney motioned to delay the June 22 trial of co defendant C William Whaley on grand larceny charges connected to surplus war materials. Jury trial dates for William E Reilly and others facing conspiracy to embezzle charges were set for July 1 after Whaley is tried. Several co defendants including John Williams Earl Crawford and the Goldberg brothers face July trials.
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Frank Symmes
C. William Whaley
James A. Collins
William E. Reilly
Symmes
John F. Robbins
Whaley
John Williams
State Highway Commission
Earl Crawford
George Bartley
Moses
Victor Goldberg
Goldbergs
Williams
Crawford
Bartley
Collins
Remy
Ralph Lee
Abner Peek
Speedway City
Franklin
Jesse D. Hamrick
Della M. Hamrick
James Ecton
Hamrick
Burma Cyclone Kills Thousands in May Disaster
At least 2800 people died in the Burma cyclone that hit on May 23. The toll may rise toward 4000, says the Arrakan commissioner. Most deaths occurred in Mungdaw Township as a tidal wave swept the Naaf River. Cattle drifted in floodwaters beside ruined homes along the riverbanks.
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Burma
Arrakan
Mungdaw
Naaf
Scopes Case Ends Hearing Aset Evolution Debate Moves Up
In Nashville Tennessee after two days of heated arguments the evolution dispute in the Scopes trial moves toward an expected State Supreme Court decision. Clarence Darrow closed for the defense as both sides rested.
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United Press
Nashville
Tenn
Evolution
John Thomas Scopes
Tennessee
State Supreme Court
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Woman Driver Suffered Bruises After Capitol Ave Collision
Mrs. Dora Zimerman fifty of 2707 Bellefontaine Street sustained painful shoulder bruises and was taken to Indiana Christian Hospital after her car collided with a vehicle driven by Phil Goldman from St Augustine Florida at Capitol Avenue and Michigan Street. Goldman was not held.
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Dora Zimerman
Bellefontaine St
Indiana Christian Hospital
Phil Goldman
St. Augustine
Fla
Capitol Ave
Michigan St
Goldman
How Hoosiers Voted Cloture On Migratory Bill
Washington June 2. Senators Watson and Robinson voted for cloture on the migratory third bill. They later voted to move to consider the farm relief bill, supporting the motion to take up the measure.
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Times
Washington
Watson
Robinson
Gilliam wins first tilt in Shumaker contempt case
Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam scored a victory as Indiana Supreme Court overruled motions to strike parts of the charges against Dr Edward S. Shumaker superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League and associates Ethan Miles and Jess Martin. A June 8 trial date was set for the group to answer amended contempt charges.
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Arthur L. Gilliam
Edward S. Shumaker
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
State Supreme Court
Shumaker
Gilliam
Ethan A. Miles
Jess E. Martin
League
Supreme Cour
Elwood Dentist Dies After Car Crash Near Warsaw
The body of Dr. W. Z. King of Elwood was sent home for burial after his death in a hospital from a fractured skull sustained when his car overturned south of Warsaw on Tuesday.
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Bu United Preas
Warsaw
Ind
W. Z. King
Elwood
Woman Man Die d in Gun Battle
Chicago readers learn of a gang shooting at a roadhouse that left jeweler James Lombard and Mrs Crystal Barrier dead and Miss Margaret Quintenz wounded. The driver of the so called death car is named. Violet Bass remains in critical condition.
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United Press
Chicago
Margaret Quintenz
James Lombard
Crystal Barrier
Quintenz
Violet Bass
Fire damages two story residence on Washington Street
A $1,500 blaze of unknown origin damaged the two story frame home of Mrs. Annie Smith at 6859 FE. Washington St. shortly after 8 a.m. today.
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Annie Smith
Washington St
Flossie and Mary Rose clash over marriage theories
Flossie’s flippant idea leads to trouble as she drags her sister into awkward situations. The tale asks whether Flossie’s light approach stands against Mary Rose’s view that marriage is a serious affair, inviting readers to see how it resolves.
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Flossie
Mary Rose
Vamp
The
Times
Police Chief Recommends 100 More Patrolmen Next Year
Chief Claude F Johnson to urge the safety board to add about 100 patrolmen to cover three shifts and boost protection. City officials Deborah Todd and others favor increasing the force, though exact numbers are yet to be decided.
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Board of Safety
Claude F. Johnson
Austin H. Todd
Duvall
C. D. Haskett
Safety Board
FRICTION CAUSE OF POLICE SHIFT IN DETECTIVE DEPARTMENT
Inspector Claude Worley becomes acting head of the detective department as the board of safety moves to reduce friction among police leaders. Claude F Johnson is named chief to temper tensions with Captain Jerry Kinney. The plan also widens city council action to restore a supervisor of detectives position to remove Michael J Glenn. Lewis Johnson becomes acting police Inspector while Forsythe and Winkler shift to other duties.
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Claude Worley
Board of Safety
Worley
Polittiona
Claude F. Johnson
Jerry Kinney
Michael J. Glenn
Lewis Johnson
Leonard B. Forsythe
Traffic Department
George Winkler
Detective Force
Uniformed Force
Fair Cooler Forecast for Indianapolis Tonight and Thursday
Government Weather Bureau officials forecast fair and cooler weather for Indianapolis tonight and Thursday. The day opened at 64 degrees, 2 above normal, with June starting at 69 on Tuesday. May averaged 64.3 degrees and 3.59 inches of rain, slightly above normal in temperature and below normal in rainfall.
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Indianapolis
Government Weather Bureau
Ronth
Council head outlines plan to remove streetcars
City council president Boynton J. Moore announces a proposal to remove all street car tracks from Washington Street between Delaware and Capitol and route cars in a loop via Delaware Georgia Streets Capitol Avenue and Ohio Street. He also backs eliminating canvas awnings and adding a uniform storefront covering from the second story. Gustave G. Schmidt echoed the plan from eight years ago.
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Washington St
Delaware and
Capitol
Georgia Sts
Capitol Ave
Ohio St
Boynton J. Moore
Moore
Indianapolis
Smilar
City Plan Commission
Gustave G. Schmidt
City Council
Two Rights Two Lefts Trick Robs Newark Shoe Stores
Two young men swindled Newark Shoe Company stores at 131 and 164 N Illinois St by trying two models of the same size on both feet and convincing staff to let them take footwear home to show their mother. Police believe both suspects wore the same size.
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Newark Shoe Company
Illinois St
N. Tinois St
Ny Minois St
Hindu May Get A Free Trip Home
Abdul Rab Mollah faces cancellation of his naturalization papers after a petition by U S District Attorney Albert Ward argues fraud and violation of the February 5 1917 act barring Asiatic descent admissions. Ward seeks deportation and notes Mollah lived in Paoli French Lick.
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Abdul Rab Mollah
Calcutta
India
United States
Albert Ward
Ward
Mollah
Orange County
Paoli
A. R. Mollah
Congress
America
French Lick
Immigration Department
Washington
Three drownings in Evansville lagoon claim boy
In Evansville Indiana the lagoon at Garvin Park claimed its third victim of the season as Edward Edwards aged 11 drowned after nightfall while onlookers watched from the bank.
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Lnd
Evansville Park
United Preas
Youth Drowns After Cramps While Swimming
Delphi Indiana report states 15 year old Ernest Blickenstaff drowned after cramps while swimming in a pond near Delphi. His body was recovered about fifteen minutes later.
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United Press
Delphi
Ind
Ernest Blickenstaff
Kiwanis International 1827 Meet Bid Focused in Montreal
Henry T. Davis of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce convention bureau and Kiwanis lieutenant governor Harry E. Yockey traveled to Montreal to organize Indianapolis as the convention headquarters for the 1827 Kiwanis meeting. Memhrs Tennessee is the sole other city bidding for 1927.
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Kiwanis International
Montreal
Henry T. Davis
Indianapolis
Memhrs
Tenn
Daylight Saving Measure Vetoed by Mayor Duvall
Mayor John I. Duvall vetoed the daylight saving ordinance passed by the city council in a special session. The measure would have shifted clocks ahead one hour at 2 p.m. Sunday. He defended the veto saying it is a wartime measure no longer suitable for current economic conditions and warned it would burden many businesses starting early hours. The council had approved the bill 6 to 1, with several majority members wavering on override.
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John I. Duvall
Ray Albertson
Edward B. Raub
Two Missing In Boat Disaster
Rescue efforts shifted from raising the sunken Hudson River steamer Washington Irving to searching for Mrs. Lynn Arthur Hoag and her daughter Mary age 3 who vanished after the vessel sank Tuesday morning. Earlier, Betty and Arthur Hoag ages 7 and 65 were found crying for their mother after the rescue of more than 200 passengers and 100 crew members.
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Ryu United Arena
New York
Washington Irving
Lynn Arthur Hoag
Mary
Betty
Arthur Hoag
Missouri delegate opposes one piece bathing suits at Atlantic City
Mrs. P. G. Harvey, a Missouri delegate to the General Federation of Women's Clubs, denounces one piece bathing suits on Atlantic City beaches saying she will not return. She asked what alternative attire would be acceptable, offering no solution.
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Bu Times
Atlantic
City
N. J
P. G. Harvey
Missouri
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Atlantic City
Harvey
Ekman Seen Likely Next Swedish Premier
Stockholm June 3 M C J Ekman head of the prohibition party appears set to take over the premiership vacated by Premier Richard J Sandler He would form a liberal cabinet with Ekman expected to assume the office today or soon after Sandler resigned following an adverse political development
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United Prene
Stockholm
M. C. J. Ekman
Swedish Prohibition Party
Richard J. Sandler
Street Car Strike Threat Looms In City
About 1,000 street car workers could walk out at 2 a.m. Thursday if wage demands go unmet. Amalgamated Association leaders Armstrong and Parker urge a federal injunction while police prepare to keep cars running and Deputy Mayor Duvall declines mediation efforts.
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Robert Armstrong
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
Armstrong
James Parker
Parker and
Indianapolis
No Hope for Miners In West Colusa Mine Tragedy
Three miners trapped after a rock fall at the West Colusa Mine in Butte Montana are thought dead. Officials from the Anaconda Copper Company said recovery efforts would continue into this afternoon as crews dig to reach the buried men.
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Stoma
United Presse
Butte
Mont
West Colusa
Anaconda
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