Final Tribute Paid To Marshall New Heat Record For Year
Merom State Bank robbery in Sullivan County. Two bandits in a gray Chrysler robbed cashier John Magon at 11 35 am taking 2000, bound and gagged him, looted till and safe. Merom lies 15 miles southwest of Sullivan on the Wabash river. High Masons oversee funeral rites after brief services at home.
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Bu United Press
Sullivan
Ind
Merom State Bank
Merom
Sullivan County
John Magon
Wabash River
Final Rites for Nation's Thomas Riley Marshall Held at Crown Hill
Lifelong friends and neighbors gathered at the Marshall home in Indiana to attend final rites for Thomas Riley Marshall, former vice president and governor, with services at the home and at Crown Hill Cemetery. Dr. Matthew F. Smith led a brief service followed by a Scottish Rite ceremony as pallbearers and clergy offered prayers, hymns, and a reading from Psalm 116. Mrs. Marshall watched with composure as mourners paid tribute to a life of sacrifice and service.
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Thomas Riley Marshall
United States
Indiana
Crown Hill Cemetery
Marshall
N. Illinois St
Matthew F. Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Sixteenth and
Delaware Sts
Dr. Smith
William Geake
Ft. Wayne
Arthur F. Robinson
Fred I. Willis
Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Fred N. Loomis
Horace K. Whitehouse
Mr. Marshall
Isle of Somewhere
Eight killed as Ohio man shoots family then kills self
Floyd Russell, 42, after mortgage troubles and heat, opened fire on his mother Rose Russell and brother John Russell, sister-in-law Emma, and their five children aged 3 months to 10 years in Hamiton Ohio. Dorothy escaped to a neighbor. Russell wounded himself but survived.
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United Press
Hamiton
Ohio
Floyd Russell
Russel
Russell
Dorothy Russell
Rose Russell
John Russell
Emma Russel
Emma
Dorothy
Robert
Ong Out But He Still Gains In Marble Championship
Atlantic City June 4 Kennard Ong of Indianapolis marble champ displayed sportsmanship by losing the Central League final. Ong is sixth in the league with nine wins and twelve losses. Charles Brunson Evansville first and Lester Oakley Terre Haute second. Cambeau Youngstown favorite after 20 of 21 wins for the national record.
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Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Kennard Ong
Indianapolis
Ong
Charles Brunson
Evansville
Ind
Lester Oakley
Terre Haute
Marbles
Engineer resigns to join Portland Cement Corp in Columbus
J. R. Snowball a construction engineer with the city building department tendered his resignation today to accept a position with the Portland Cement Corporation of Columbus Ohio.
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J. R. Snowball
City Building Department
Portland Cement Corporation
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana Bigotry Laws Criticized by Columbia Leader
In the 171st annual commencement address at Columbia University Dr Nicholas Murray Butler denounces Indiana's legislature and governor for promoting anti evolution and bone dry laws saying they dance in ghoulish glee on common sense and basic liberties of a free people.
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Times
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Indiana
Drought Persists in City and State With Limited Relief Hopes
A prolonged drought continues in the city and state with little chance of relief before Friday night at the earliest. Crop damage is reported across fields and farms, affecting farmers and local markets.
Water drought hits Indiana crops and golf links
The drought worsens as irrigation fails and golf links go unwatered. Officials report Indianapolis at 77 at 7 am, with temperatures peaking at 92 by 1 pm, the hottest 1925 on record thus far, and relief not expected before Friday night. River water for Indiana towns declines.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Women clubs map international ties at Indiana meeting
Federation of Women's Clubs opens a biennial council in West Baden Indiana with talks on international relations. Speakers include Mrs Thomas G Winter and Mrs Robert J Burdette. The program also features forums on uniform by laws and world peace themes.
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West Baden
Ind
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Council
Thomas G. Winter
Minneapolis
Indiana bank robbery surge raises insurance rate talk
Indiana insurers warn rates could rise as bank robberies stay frequent. Thomas W. King of American Surety cites $41,230 looted in nine holdups since March 27, plus a Rural St. Fletcher Savings burglary. Police link a foreigner suspect to past robberies and report a speeding getaway in a fixed up car. Lily Naylor reports a man in overalls fled a garage scene on Washington and Highland.
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Indiana
Thomas W. King
American Surety Company
Merom State Bank
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Washington St
King
Oklahoma
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Liberty
New York St. State Bank
Rural St
Detroit
Lily Naylor
S. Highland Ave
Washington and
Highland Ave
Flapper Fanny Calls for Ambitious Husband
Flapper Fanny declares she wants a husband with push and get-up-and-go who will push the baby carriage, light the fire, and take charged initiative. The remark captures a lively, independent mood of the era and hints at changing gender roles.
Dime Diner Service Corpora tion Files for Indianapolis
The Dime Diner Service Corporation of Indianapolis filed articles of incorporation. The firm will distribute automatic food servers. Incorporators are F. B. Wellemere, D. G. Lucas, R. L. Lucas, and A. C. Denison.
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Dime-Diner Service Corporation of
Indianapolis
F. 8. Wellemere
D. G. Lucas
R. L. Lucas
A. C. Denison
Memorial urged by Mayor Shank
Gerald Chapman known as bandit prince, sentenced to death for killing a policeman, was reprieved by Governor Trumbull to December 3. State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn urged the delay since the case is on appeal and the courts cannot rule before the original execution date.
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Bay United Press
Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Trumbull
Connecticut
Hugh M. Alcorn
Chapman
Alcorn
July 4 Defense Day Designated by War Department
Governor Jackson received a War Department letter from Secretary Weeks noting July 4 is designated Defense Day and suggesting the state may observe it in an appropriate way.
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Jackson
John W. Weeks
Secretary of War
War Department
Mayor Shank launches drive for Thomas R Marshall memorial
Mayor Shank begins a fundraising campaign to erect a monument to Thomas R Marshall at the State house square corner or in a city park. He announces a committee and a public mass meeting to rally support. He envisions a shared memorial funded by pennies from children and larger gifts from wealthy donors.
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Paign
Thomas R. Marshall
Statehouse Square
Shank
Banks Face Police Shortage Halting Patrol Plan
Ernest L. Kingston says banks must supply their own police as city officials propose assigning an officer to each bank. He notes no police available and no funds to hire more patrolmen.
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Ernest L. Kingston
Board of Safety
Shank
Building Boom Expands with $230000 New Permits
Indianapolis continues a building surge with new permits totaling $230,000. A Baynham and Company will construct 26 brick veneer two story houses at 3540 8 N Pennsylvania St for $175,000 plus 18 garages. B Haines obtains a permit for a 16 apartment building at 810 N Illinois St costing $20,000, O L Webb is contractor. Godfrey Realty plans a $35,000 laundry building at Lexington Ave and Pine St with Service Construction Company in charge.
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Indianapolis
A. Baynham
Baynham and Company
Pennsylvania St
Co. B. Haines
Hartman in Charge Of City Coliseum Plans
Mayor Shank delegates erection of a municipal coliseum at Washington Davidson Pine and Market Streets to Charles L. Hartman furniture dealer. Hartman will appoint a committee to name an architect select designs and supervise construction with a budget from 1 500 000 to 3 000 000 dollars.
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Washington, Davidson, Pine and
Market Sts
Charles L. Hartman
Shank
Hartman
Shortridge Class of 1894 Quartet Echoes Through Thirty Years
Ruby Weir recalls the Shortridge High School commencement of February 1894 at Tomlinson Hall. The quartet Fritz Krull, Paul Martin, Bernard Lizius, and Adolph Seidensticker later pursued varied paths, with Seidensticker becoming secretary of the Indiana board of pardons and Krull turning to singing and composing after violin studies abroad.
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Tomlinson Hall
Shortridge High School
Fritz Krull
Paul Martin
Bernard Lizius
Adolph Seidensticker
Indianapolis
Adolph Seidengucker
Indiana Board of Pardons
New York Life Insurance Company
Carrollton Ave
Frederic
Pennsylvania
Krull
Funeral prayer honors Vice President Marshall
Dr. Matthew F. Smith delivered an eloquent prayer at the funeral for the late Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. The sermon invoked Resurrection and Life, urged comfort for the bereaved, and praised Marshall's life of service to God and country.
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Jesus Christ
Allies Issue Note on Versailles Treaty Duties
Berlin dispatch reports Allies sent an armament disarmament note highlighting alleged defaults in fulfilling the Versailles treaty obligations. The note calls attention toGermany’s duties under the treaty and urges compliance amid ongoing concerns.
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Germany
United Press
Berlin
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Weather Bureau
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Indiana Federation
Charles 8. Hartley
New Albany
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Wirt E. Humphreys
Evanston
John D. Sherman
Denver
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Federation
Caroline Hedges
George W. Plummar
Department of Applied Education
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Flapper
Wea Orce
DIME/DINNER COMPANY
Prince of Bandits
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Little Shortridge Group
Ruby Weir
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