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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
1
Jim Bertillo Joe Bernardi and Frank Maberto survived eighty hours entombed in the New mine near Bicknell Indiana as rescuers led by Jack Ogilvie pulled them to safety after a cage crash. The miners shared a pipe air and fed a pony while awaiting extraction amid a tense crowd.
Sunnyside head says he will not accept any pay cut and warns protests continue as staff pressure mounts. Haigh vows resignation if compensation decreases, signaling potential leadership shakeup amid labor dispute.
Public health and economics collide as Sunnyside managers meet with county commissioners about reducing Dr. H. S. Hatch's salary. Citizens are urged to weigh in, with officials saying the salary of the tuberculosis hospital head is the business of every taxpayer and taxpayer group.
Dr H S Hatch of Sunnyside Tuberculosis Home warns resignation follows a monthly pay drop from 350 to 259 after county commissioners act in the name of economy. Protests flood in as the Marion County Tuberculosis Association and Paul Coble post No 26 of the American Legion urge reversal. Mary A Meyers praises Hatch while the Sunnyside board and commissioners plan a Saturday meeting to discuss the budget.
City Councilman Heydon W. Buchannan was cleared of drunkenness and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after City Judge Pro Tem George Rinler found insufficient evidence. Buchanan testified illness explains his condition. incident occurred Saturday night on Blaine Ave. The report also notes the state grand jury probing alleged immoral conditions in the House of David has resumed after an eleven day recess.
In Pekin on June 6 Chinese bandits and troops clashed at Eishitataoku with six soldiers killed and a score kidnapped. The bandits then seized thirty laborers, forcing some to flee to nearby towns as foreigners, including Americans, had previously been kidnapped to press for government reinstatement. The report links the action to the success of Shantung bandits who captured Americans.
Detectives search for two Black men who held up A. T. Featherstone of the New Delaware Hotel at 517 N. Delaware St. They robbed him of five dollars and fled in a car from the Delaware and Vermont Streets intersection.
A body thought to be Miss Sadie McGroarty secretary of the Indianapolis park board who vanished from a Buffalo hotel May 6 was found below Niagara Falls Relatives including her brother in law Hubert S Riley travel to Buffalo to identify the body Police found no identifying marks Miss McGroarty lived with her parents at 630 South Meridian Street and had been ill at the time of her disappearance
Fire Chief John J. O'Brien said Indianapolis will implement recommendations from national boards of fire underwriters after their inspection of the city department. The board will report to Thomas H. McMurray Jr., the state insurance commissioner, who will relay suggestions to the chief.
Sheriff George Snider reports a raid on William Sull ivan s place on the river north of the city Saturday night by the sheriff and a squad seeking liquor. Guests fled through the front door as shots were fired in the air. Four cases of Chicago beer were seized and arrests await Snider's return from a trial in Franklin.
French aviator Georges Barbot departed Roosevelt Field Garden City at 8 40 a m for Washington in his flying flivver The market prices section notes steady trends as he leaves New York toward the capital for this notable crossing
A dramatic feature set in British Columbia’s Caribou Range follows Brent as a young tree breaks and a gale sweeps the scene. The tale mixes romance and adventure as characters brave the wilds in a bold frontier atmosphere.
Heat lowers some food costs while most items stay near usual levels. Lard ranges 12 to 16 cents per pound, pork chops 20 to 26 cents, beef slightly higher, sugar around 10 to 10½ cents, strawberries 15 cents a quart, lemons steady near 20 cents a dozen, new potatoes 4 to 6½ cents, corn about 1.20 per dozen, watermelons briefly high, apples almost gone as new supply delays. Home grown berries arrive.
Forty five Spaniards were killed and 110 wounded in a battle with Moors in northern Morocco with hundreds of Moors slain. A Spanish column of 10 000 including three air squadrons advanced near Tiazzia yesterday morning when attacked by 7 000 Moors.
Senator Watson of Indiana said after a conference with President Harding that a serious split in the Republican party over the world court is removed. He announced a reservation to keep the court from drawing the United States into the League of Nations and predicted Senate approval of the proposal.
In Chicago on June 6 authorities abandon strict bathing suit rules. Beach censor Walter C Wright urges girls to "just wear something" and leave something to the imagination as the era of ornate one piece garments fades.
Miley Young reported a thief took his trousers from the Hudson House. James Burt, another resident, said a colored man reached through a closet hole to steal from Burt’s room.
Richard Stegemeier, 47, known Indianapolis businessman, disappeared after leaving his restaurant to visit a physician. His son said he has been slightly ill, and police reported no motive or trip planned. A doctor was summoned to the Stegemeier home for Mrs Stegemeier.
Clifford Ireland of Peoria Illinois was elected imperial outer guard in the Imperial Divan of the Mystic Shrine. He won over three rivals and will, in eight years, ascend to imperial potentate by succession. Conrad C. Dikeman of Brooklyn was named imperial potentate succeeding James S. McCandless. Kansas City won the 1924 Shrine convention to be held there June 3 4 5 next year. The event noted high heat and elaborate costumes as delegates vied to out-stunt one another.
City Controller Joseph L. Hogue orders a wage boost for laborers ahead of a special city council meeting. After talks with officials and a committee, an ordinance to raise the entire city wage scale by about 90 000 dollars was prepared but not introduced. The second ordinance proposes roughly a 10 percent raise for laborers across all departments.
In a light column Felix Bruner notes a May 9 blizzard a month ago and how temperatures swung from 41 to 68s. He contrasts snow to roses, California to Indiana, offers tips to stay cool, and warns against wasting energy wishing for winter.
Frederick Bennett says his son Leonard was robbed of a $5 watch as two young men seized him near the Monon Railroad elevation at Fall Creek Blvd. He spoke with detectives about the incident occurring today.
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