Prisoner tells of Lyric Theater safe job by two yeggs
William Coatney, 67, merchant policeman, describes how two men robbed the Lyric Theater safe early today. He was attacked at 3:25 am after unlocking the door, forced upstairs, his billy taken, a pocketbook with $2.20 retained, and the door secured with screws. He heard explosions and footsteps suggesting more accomplices.
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Yeggs
Lyric Theater
William Coatney
Union St
Lyric
Coatney
Small Man
Billy
Everheart
Yeees
Gesgs
Geggs
Everhart
Goggs
Arthur Dixon
Fayette St
Coatney and Everhart
Dixon
Charles Olsen
J. G. Mortarity
Griff Marcy
Marble King Ross Beaver Triumphs In City Marble Championship
Ross Beaver 10, a seventh grader at school No. 82, won the Indianapolis city marble championship and heads to Atlantic City to represent the city in the national event. Mayor Shank witnessed the final rounds as crowds gathered at Willard Park.
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Ross Beaver
Atlantic City
The
Times
Indianapolis
Ross
W. H. Beaver
S&t
Willard Park
Kenneth Williams
Oliva St
Kenneth Smith
S. Dearborn Sr
Willams
Smith
Kenneth
Rescuers Near Entombed Miners in Bicknell Shaft
In Bicknell Indiana rescue teams nearing the three miners entombed after a shaft collapse. The 64 foot shaft collapsed when the cage fell. The men Jon Bernardi James Bertillo and Frank Maberto receive water and food via a two inch pipe and spoke with wives and rescuers as diggings continue.
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United Preas Bicknell
Ind
Jon Bernardi
James Bertillo
Frank Maberto
Murat Shriners Distinguish City at Imperial Conclave
Murat Temple Shriners showcased four uniformed groups in Washington for the Imperial Conclave as Indianapolis fame grows. The Indianapolis contingent numbered about five hundred, arriving by special train and motorcade. delegates from Zarah Temple Terre Haute Mizp of Ft. Wayne and Orak Hamron were also represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murat Temple
Indianapolis
Washington
Zarah Temple
Terre Haute
Mizh
Ft. Kayne
Orak
Ham- Rona
Supreme Court Allows Maternity Act To Stand
The Supreme Court dismissed two Massachusetts test suits on grounds of non jurisdiction. The Sheppard Towner maternity act remains in effect though its constitutional merits are not decided.
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United Press
Washington
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Thief Yields in Suit Grab by Woman Defender
Mrs. Mary Custard of 218 N Jefferson Street spotted a man trying to grab her son's suit from her basement. She grabbed the suit and chased the thief, who fled without the clothing.
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Mary Custard
N. Jefferson St
Shank Away Once More Cleveland Track
Mayor Shank travels to Cleveland Ohio to watch his horse race on Wednesday. Report notes he was away from city hall on Sunday night and will be back after the event.
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Cleveland Track
Shank
City Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Controversy Over Flag At Zion City Post Office
In Zion City Voliva's blue town anti Voliva factions clash over a flag at the post office when a Voliva supporter is made post master. The Voliva flag replaces the US emblem over the federal building sparking a new town dispute.
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Voliva
Blue Town
United Preas
Chicago
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
United States
Federal
Summer Rail Service Expands to Northern Resorts and Lakes
Big Four and Pennsylvania announce summer fares and new schedules for north Michigan service. Trains depart Indianapolis for Mackinaw City at 7 15 p m with overnight arrival, signaling daily northward service from June 24 to Sept 20 and southward runs June 25 to Sept 22.
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Big Four
North Michigan
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Mackinaw City
City Councilman Faces Drunk Driving and Resisting Arrest
Hayes W. Buchanan a city councilman scheduled to appear in city court on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and resisting an officer. Patrolman George W. McDaniels arrested him after a 2 59 a m incident on Blaine Avenue when Buchanan allegedly struck the officer. Buchanan denied intoxication blaming sinus trouble and flu and claimed he did not hit the officer, saying resisting arrest was misinterpreted.
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Heyden W. Buchanan
Buchanan
George W. McDaniels
Blaine Ave
McDaniels
Hayes W. Buchanan
Washington St
W. Morris St
Heydon W. Buchanan
Albert Reeder
Drinknut
Chicago Street Car Strike Looms Near City
Samuel P. Luzzo announces trackmen will vote for an immediate strike at a City meeting. Michael J. Boyle says electricians will support a 33 1 3 percent wage increase. County Health Plans note: Wabash Health Association articles filed for public health and hygiene in Wabash County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Samuel P. Luzzo
Trackman’s Union
Michael J. Boyle
Wabash Health Association
Wabash County
Police seek Mike Williams mentioned by chief Rikhoff
Police Chief Rikhoff asks for assistance in locating Mike Williams described as colored who may live at 427 Indiana Ave. His son Osborn Williams is reported seriously ill in Detroit.
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Rikhoff
Mike Williams
Indiana Ave
Osborn Williams
Detroit
Week End Auto Toll Kills 41, Injures 117 Nationwide
Forty one persons died and 117 were injured in weekend automobile accidents across 37 cities. Chicago reported eight deaths, New York six, and several other cities including Hagerstown Mount Union Pittsburgh Cleveland Philadelphia Huntingdon Little Rock Knoxville Wapakoneta Milwaukee Oshkosh Cresson Peabody Lewistown San Francisco. Injuries totaled 22 in New York and 14 in Milwaukee with ten in Atlanta.
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Chicago
New York
Hagerstown
Pittsburgh
Mount Union
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Huntingdon
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Atlanta
County Has Say in Hatch Dispute
County commissioners defend salary cuts including Dr. H S Haten from 350 to 250 a month amid protests. They note three Sunny Side doctors earn 700 monthly and argue two can handle work. Question raised to discharge the third or spare Hatch if economy guides decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Haten
Sunnyside
Unusual Hoot Owl Donated to Riverside Park Zoo
D. G. Carr of 240 Hendricks Place donated an unusually large hoot owl to Riverside Park zoo. The bird has a wingspan near three and a half feet. Carr captured it Sunday night south of Columbus Indiana after the owl was blinded by locomotive lights while he was working.
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Riverside Park Zoo
D. G. Carr
Hendricks Place
Carr
Columbus
Ind
Garbage Can Halts Police Chase in Alley Incident
Three men gambling in an alley near Indiana Ave. fled from Lt. Corrigan and a police squad after they rolled a heavy garbage can into the street. The police car struck the can, veered into a telephone pole, and was disabled. the trio escaped.
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Indiana Ave
Corrigan
Shelton Vapor Stove Company Incorporates in Indianapolis
The Shelton Vapor Stove Company of Indianapolis filed articles of incorporation with capital stock set at $100,000. Incorporators include Thomas J. Kelly Ira S. Downing James J. Bright Walter A. Quiesser Nellie S. McMahon and Maurice C. Shelton.
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Shelton Vapor Stove Company of
Indianapolis
Thomas J. Kelly
Ira S. Downing
James J. Bright
Walter A. Quiesser
Nellies. McMahon
Maurice C. Shelton
Petition for stock issue heard by public service chair
The Noble County Telephone Company petitioned for authority to issue 15000 in stock to fund improvements. The hearing was before John W. McCardle the chair of the public service commission.
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Noble County Telephone Company
John W. McCardle
Public Service Commission
Fresh Strikes in Ruhr Hit Industry
Berlin reports widespread strikes spreading through the Ruhr as police round up hundreds of communists. In Dortmund and Hoerde raids, armed squads enforce detentions with doors searched and workers blocked from strikes.
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Ruhr
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Dortmund
Hoochum
Remedhied
Hoerde
Forces Recruited for Attack on Monarchists in France
Paris reports that extreme socialists for France are recruiting forces to attack monarchists if further demonstrations occur. The claim cites Les Quotidien which accuses Premier Poincare of blocking justice and a deriding chamber of deputies.
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United Press
Paris
France
Les Quotidien
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Hazleton Bridge Targeted for Visit by Editorial Group
The State highway commission invited the Democratic State Editorial Association to view the new Hazleton bridge under construction eighteen miles south of the city on State road No 10. The $285008 project is the largest of its kind on a Midwest state highway and will end the ferry boat system in the state.
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The
State Highway Commission
John PD. Williams
Democratic State Editorial Association
Vincennes
Hazleton Bridge
Middle West
Unclear Skies Over May Weather Record Report
The piece notes kids enjoyed clear weather under sunny skies while forecaster J H Armington of the Weather Bureau predicted evening thunderstorms. It records 1923 Sunday peak of 85 degrees, compares May’s seven clear days, and notes earlier low of 31 and highs of 84 to 98 on specific May dates.
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J H. Armington
Weather Bureau
Armington
Mercury
May
Official
Johnson begins life sentence for Morgan County murder
W. H. Johnson, 31, of Greenwood line, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Martinsville Circuit Court for the Sept. 22, 1922 shooting of Mrs. Lillian Stevenson at White furniture store. He was sentenced to life in state prison. A separate report notes George Griffin, 75, reported missing from 1216 Fayette Street.
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W. H. Johnson
Greenwood Line
Lillian Stevenson
E. Market St
W.washington St
Johnson
Morgan County
Martinsville
What a Life Infant Health Series Starts Today
The message notes infants suffer in heat as much as parents and invites readers to read new articles prepared by the U S Public Health Service starting today on the Woman's Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Public Health Service
Yeggs Hit Lyric Theater Safe in Morning Heist
Night watchman James Everheart and merchant policeman William Coatney were bound during a daring break in at the Central Amusement Company office in the Lyric Theater on 135 North Illinois Street. The robbers blew the safe with nitro and escaped with 400 dollars while a larger strong box containing 3,000 dollars remained untouched as dawn approached.
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Lyric Theater
Central Amusement Company
N. Illinois St
James W. Everheart
W. St. Clair St
William Coatney
Union St
Everheart
Lyric
Isis
Apollo
Yeggs
Everhart
Geegs
Olsen
Theater Company
Gene Mars
J. M. Barton
Supreme Court finds anti German language laws unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled that wartime statutes in many states banning teaching German to any school pupil are unconstitutional. The decision centers on constitutional protections for education and free expression in wartime.
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United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Umpire Struck as Game Ends After Protest on Diamond Chain
A Sunday baseball game between C. I. and W. and Sahara Grotto on Diamond Chain grounds ended when umpire Ray Starrington was struck after a protest to a call. Police were called. no arrests reported.
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Diamond Chain Grounds
Ray Starrington
Bellefontaine St
Sahara Grotto
Editors to Hear Fess at Republican Editorial Meet
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio will be principal speaker at the Republican State Editorial Association meeting in South Bend Friday and Saturday. Herbert Hoover canceled due to Alaska trip preparations with President Harding. Reservations indicate a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Republican State Editorial Association
South Bend
Herbert Hoovers
State Committee
Alaska
Harding
Woman in City Hospital After Poisoning Incident
Mrs. Gertrude Johnson, 28, of 910 West Tenth Street, is recovering at the city hospital after poisoning Saturday. Her husband Elmer Johnson found her in distress when he returned from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Johnson
Tenth St
City Hospital
Elmer Johnson
Greenwood man in collision with abutment on McCarty Street
Russell R. Meer of Greenwood Indiana drove into an abutment on elevated McCarty Street to avoid another car. His vehicle was badly damaged. Miss Alice Sheek, also of Greenwood, was severely bruised when thrown against the windshield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell R. Meer
Greenwood
Ind
Mc Carty St
Alice Sheek
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Heyden Buchanan
Hatch
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