Diamond faces death sentence for killing wife
Harry Diamond, former roadhouse keeper, was found guilty of murdering his wife in Valparaiso Indiana and sentenced to death by a jury after nearly four hours of deliberation. Prosecution described him as a beast while Diamond claimed epilepsy and unconsciousness at the shooting. The case involved a jealous motive and a will change favoring the first husband’s children.
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United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Harry Diamond
Ctreuit
Diamond
W. J. McAleer
Chicago
Gary
William Armstrong
Armstrong
Fay
Wood shingles spark fires in Indianapolis in 1925
Sparks falling on wooden shingle roofs caused 11 of 2361 fire alarms in Indianapolis during the first five months of 1925. Chief Jacob E. Riedel noted the peak 68 alarms in a 24 hour period on February 3, with most from carelessness. Total mile square losses reached 208,796.25 dollars, and 1,899 fire resistant roofs had been installed by May 31.
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Indianapolis
Jacob E. Riedel
Riedel
Mile Square
Prosecutor Rejects Old Adage in Ft Wayne Perjury Case
Deputy Prosecutor Hogan says a woman can change her story in court but not to escape perjury charges in Ft Wayne. Ruth Alters faces possible perjury for filing an affidavit accusing her husband George Alers of buying moonshine and then testifying he only bought red pop from Alex Krapiewski, a soft drink parlor proprietor.
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Times Special
Ft Wayne
Ind
Ft. Wayne
Hogan
Ruth Alters
George Alers
Alex Krapiewski
Two Hurt in Wreck Near Muncie
C A Hamilton of Newcastle and George Badine of Cincinnati suffered fractured legs and internal injuries when a motor bus plunged down a twenty foot embankment south of Muncie after being side swiped by a truck. Five other passengers were less seriously injured.
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United Preas
McClainsville Improvement Association Meets on Riley Hospital Day
At the June 12 meeting in Community Hall Carson and Troy streets McClainsville residents discussed boosting Riley Hospital and urged extending water mains and a proper sewer system. L. A. Miller presided as association president.
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Riley Hospital
McClainsville
Vet Gets New Trial In 1921 Murder Case At Muncie
Muncie Indiana June 7 The Supreme Court ruling reversed a local court finding in the Henry McHargue murder case of 1921 in which Hall et McHargue, a World War veteran, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing George King a factory foreman. He will plead insanity at a new trial.
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United Press
New Famous Players Theater Starts Within Six Months
The Famous Players Lasky Corporation will erect a 3000 seat motion picture theater on ground now occupied by part of the Hotel English. Emerson W. Charlle says work will begin within six months after tenants vacate. The building will run from Market Street to the first retail space south of the English Theater foyer with entrances on Market Street and the Circle. Seven shops on the first floor and eight on the second will accompany the theater. Some non theater space will be used for offices.
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Famous Players Lasky Corporation
Emerson W. Charlle
William E. English
Market St
Butler University seniors to receive diplomas in 1923 commencement
Ninety Butler University students will receive diplomas at the sixty eighth annual commencement Monday at 10 am on campus, with fifteen more completing their course in summer school. Rev. Edgar De Witt Jones of Detroit will give the address. The class of 1923 totals 105, the largest in school history.
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Butler University
Edgar de Witt Jones
Detroit
Mich
Robert J. Aley
Helen Coeppers
Florence Hoover
Scot Clifford
Henry Bruner
Sarah Sisson
Margaret Kellenbach
Jabez Hall
Drowning Victims From Ravenswood Tragedy Funeral Plans
Guilford Warren and Frank Grubbs were drowned Tuesday afternoon in White Oak River while aiding Mrs. Ruby Rodgers. Warren, 22, will be buried in Mooresville cemetery with services at his home on Saturday morning. Grubbs, 22, will have services Friday at 2 pm at his residence. Burial for Warren in Memorial Park Cemetery and the coroner continues the investigation.
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Washington St
Frank Grubbs
New York St&j
White
Ravenswood
Ruby Rodgers
Mooresville
Grubbs
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mixed national notes feature varied political and social items
Chicago celebrates a city council vote praising Governor Smith. Reports consider air transport of money by the Federal Reserve Board. Turkey imposes duties on relief shipments. De Valera opposes the Irish Free State. A Kansas City railroad convention is set. A Chicago woman is injured in a fall. A Rochester student faces bigamy charges. A teen loses an arm in a bus crash. Connecticut fails to repeal the dry act. Norfolk steamer collision feared drownings. Vesuvius erupts with lava overflow. Mexican conference discusses agrarian laws. The House of David raid yields no King Benjamir. Wisconsin backs League of Nations opposition. Minnesota holds a June 16 primary or election.
Community Chest funds balance needs of 36 organizations
Homer W. Borst reports the Community Chest nearly balances the needs of 36 member organizations. Half of the 545,087 dollars pledged for the year has been paid in six months. For six months ending April 30, Family Welfare Society led with 66,253 dollars, followed by the Y M C A with 29,277.97 and the Y W C A with 23,250. Total disbursements reached 291,975.57, while receipts stood at 321,716.10.
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Community Chest
Homer W. Borst
Family Welfare Society
Bishops Address AME Zion Sessions in Indiana
Two bishops spoke before the Indiana annual conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church at the Jones Tabernacle. Bishop George C. Clement of Louisville and Bishop John W. Wood of Indianapolis addressed the assembly as 200 delegates from Indiana and Illinois gathered for the five day convention.
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Indiana
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Jones Tabernacle
Ame Zion Church
Michigan
Nel Kford Sts
George C. Clement
Louisville
John W. Wood
Indianapolis
P. A. Wallace
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. M. Stovall
D. D
Elfer
D. Davis
Illinois
Wallace
W. J. Walls
The
Star of Zion
J. W. Martin
Bertha Davis
Mary Schad longtime Indianapolis resident dies at 64
Life long resident Mary Schad of Indianapolis dies at 331 N Arsenal Ave after several years illness. Funeral services at Christ Episcopal Church Saturday at 10 a m burial Memorial Park. Survived by husband Charles H Schad two sons Carl H Schad and Clarence R Schad a daughter Mrs E C Patterson two sisters Miss Sally Payne Miss Anna Payne and a brother Frank Payne. Illinois Senate passes a bill providing a nine hour work day for women.
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Mary Schad
Indianapolis
N. Arsenal Ave
Christ Episcopal Church
Memorial Park
Charles H. Schad
Carl H. Schad
Clarence R. Schad
Syracuse
N. Y
E. C. Patterson
Sally Payne
Anna Payne
Frank Payne
Marion, Ind
Mrs Helen Heron Died at 85 in Indianapolis Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen M. Heron 85 will be held Friday at her home 1827 N Meridian St with Rev. Virgil E Rover officiating. Burial is Crown Hill cemetery. She was widow of Alexander Heron of the State board of agriculture and was born in Brookville Indiana. Surviving are daughter Mrs Mary R Garver of Indianapolis and son Charles A Heron of Tipton.
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Helen M. Heron
Meridian St
Virgil E. Rover
Crown Hill Cemetery
Heron
Alexander Heron
State Board of Agriculture
Brookville
Ind
Mary R. Garver
Indianapolis
Charles A. Heron
Tipton
A Beautiful Woman Is Always a Well Woman
Mrs H E Watts of Covington Indiana recounts severe inward weakness and nerve breakdown. After refusing surgery she used Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription, taking five bottles, and recovered fully with lasting health. She urges others to obtain the medicine from druggists or by writing Ipvalids Hotel Buffalo New York.
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H. E. Watts
Dr. Pierce
Ipvalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Waiter Arrested on Blind Tiger Charge in California Street Case
Howard Hill, a waiter at 533 N California St., was stopped by officers who found a bottle protruding from a sack in his pocket. He faces charges of operating a blind tiger as he claimed the night’s visit was to entertain friends from Georgia.
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Georgia
Howard Hill
California St
Hill
Ford quiet campaign framed to avoid kickback risk
Washington report details Henry Ford planning a passive resistance push for the presidency. He would retreat to his Michigan farm and answer few interviews, avoiding statements that could provoke opposition while a cautious interview strategy guides a potential draft. A second item notes James Bennett, 26, a miner, killed at the Bogle mine No. 3 in Clinton Indiana, with cause undetermined.
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John Carson
Washington
Henry Ford
Henry
Michigan
Ford
Times
Clinton
Ind
James Bennett
Bogle Mine
No. 3
Adlerika Ad Promises Quick Gas Relief and Appetite Return
An advertisement claims Adlerika clears gas from undigested food and quickly restores appetite by expelling matter from both upper and lower bowel. It asserts the remedy guards against appendicitis with ingredients like buckthorn bark and glycerine and cites H. J. Huder, a druggist in Washington and Pennsylvania Streets.
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H. J. Huder
Washington and
Pennsylvania
City Marble King: Nations Youngest Champion Ross Beaver
Ross Beaver aged 10 won the Indianapolis Times marble tournament becoming the nation’s youngest city marble champion. Most other city champions are 12 to 14. one is 11. Ross enjoys the bicycle prize and plans to travel with his mother to Atlantic City for the national championship, leaving June 23 via Washington.
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Ross Beaver
Indianapolis
United States
Ross
Times
Atlantic City
W. H. Beaver
Washington
County Legion to Seek Committeeman Change
Marion County American Legion posts will ask Perry Faulkner to appoint a district executive committee. State commander James H. Duncan currently holds the post amid friction from disputes over a Memorial Day bill in the Legislature. Posts decided not to form a permanent Marion County organization at their Wednesday meeting.
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Marion County American Legion
Perry Faulkner
James H. Duncan
Duncan
Marion County
South American Ad Talk At Indianapolis Club Meeting
R. D. Otlar of La Fayette spoke at the Indianapolis Advertising Club meeting about observations of advertising in South America. Otlar had just returned from a trip to the southern continent and is brother of George Otlar of the city.
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South America
Indianapolis
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsement
A Perrysburg Ohio woman recounts relief from side pains and nervous troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites a neighbor’s success and urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Perrysburg
Ada Frick
Ohio
Lydia RE. Pinkham
Dog Discovers Poisoned Woman in Rose Bushes
A terrier owned by Jerry Tingle on E Tenth Street and Leslie Avenue led police to 50 year old Mrs. Mattie Hartman, unconscious after taking poison. She is improving at the city hospital after the discovery north of the Tingle farm.
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Spot
Jerry Tingle
Tenth St
Leslie Ave
Mattie Hartman
N. East St
Tingle Farm
Tingle
Heating plant fault cited by Purdue report at Statehouse
A Purdue University engineering report by Arthur W. Cole says the Statehouse heating plant is faulty and has outlived its usefulness. New equipment requires legislative appropriation as the next Legislature meets in 1925.
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Statehouse
Arthur W. Cole
Purdue University Engineering Department
McCray
Rich City Banker's Wife Finds Health With Iron Remedy
A widow recalls years of illness and fatigue until a druggist recommends Nuxated Iron. She reports rapid color return, renewed energy, and lasting health after two weeks, noting the remedy is a true food iron for absorption. The advertisement seeks readers to obtain Nuxated Iron from druggists.
Goitre Cure Claim Prompts Home Remedy Ad
Springfield woman touts Sorbol Quadruple liniment as removing her daughter goitre five years ago and offers to share full experience. Advertisement cites Mrs Frank Beard of 1610 Karr Street, urges contacting Hook Drug Company or Sorbol Company for details.
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Springfield
Frank Beard
Karr Street
Ohio
Hook Drug Company
Sorbol Company
Mechanicsburg
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