Senate expense probe could slash costs for members
Washington report notes a Senate investigation into campaign expenditures starting in Pennsylvania with witnesses like Governor Pinchot and Senator Pepper. Senator Reed leads the inquiry, aiming to curb primary and general election spending across states including New York Ohio and Illinois.
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Times Washington Bureau
New York Avenue
Washington
United States Senate
Senate
James A. Reed
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Reed
King
Utah
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Wisconsin
Goff
West Virginia
McNary
Oregon
Pinchot
Pepper
Ware
Harrisburg
Illinois
Iowa
Brookhart
New York
Ohio
Massachusetts
Maryland
Ilinois
Indiana
Rescue of 11 year old from Pleasant Run after three drownings
Lloyd Lock of 222 S Summit St was rescued from Pleasant Run after sinking three times while swimming near Brookville Rd. He was pulled from the bottom by Irvin Hochstetler of 4802 University Ave who jumped in fully clothed. Lock's friend Leonard Dillon and others warned him before he entered. He was reported in fair condition at city hospital.
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Lloyd Lock
S. Summit St
Pleasant Run
City Hospital
Lock
Brookville Rd
Irvin Hochstetler
University Ave
Leonard Dillon
Harrison
Curtis Greber
Fletcher Ave
Unions Charge Changes in Law Codification Plan
Railway unions allege changes are hidden in the codification bill that would reprint federal laws as they stood on December 7 1925. They warn the measure could supersede old statutes and impede Senate analysis urging committee distribution by subject.
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Times Washington Bureau
New York
Washington
Senate
United States
House
Wheeler
Walsh
Auto Thieves Active in Downtown Stolen Cars and Items
A police report notes several thefts Sunday night with sixteen autos and auto accessories stolen totaling $7,589. An auto bearing license 554-526 was found rear of 1754 Morgan St with loosened rim lugs. Individual losses include a $20 tire from E W Dorn and a $15 purse with a $10 ring from F A Stratton. The Sandwich Shop at 633 E Thirty Highth St was broken into and a pay phone stolen.
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Morgan St
E. W. Dorn
College Ave
D. L. Hutchison
Milan
Ind
F. A. Stratton
E. Twenty-Second St
Farm Bill Battle Shapes Senate Action in Iowa Primary Day
Washington news centers on farm relief as Iowa voters head to the polls. The revised Haugen bill, with Dawes backing, aims to win Senate support by trimming the revolving fund to 175 million and freeing 75 million for cotton while courting southern Democrats.
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Senate
Iowa
United Press
Washington
Hawkeye
Senate Farm Bloc
Dawes
Cummins
Smith W. Brookhart
Corn Belt
House
Victim Shot by Neighbor Amid Night Suspect in Inquest
A coroner's inquest was scheduled in Vincennes Indiana into the death of Frank Jones fifty five of Lawrenceville Illinois. Jones was shot by Oscar White after White found him prowling around his home.
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United Press
Vincennes
Ind
Frank Jones
Lawrenceville
Ill
Oscar White
White
Alaska Scandal Forces U S Judge Nominations Withdrawal
President Coolidge pulled the nominations of Thomas Reed Elmer Ritchie and Arthur Shoup after Senate Judiciary Committee hearings cited debauchery lawlessness and open flouting of prohibition in Alaska districts one and three. Alaska delegate Dan Sutherland and GOP committeeman John Frame led charges against the Harding appointees.
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Alaska
Coolidge
Thomas A. Reed
Elmer Ritchie
United States
Arthur G. Shoup
United States Senate Judiciary Committee
Dan Sutherland
John W. Frame
Harding
Judiciary Committee
Reed
Pioneers Aid Vincennes Sesquicentennial Observance
The Society of Indiana Pioneers donate 500 dollars to support the Indiana Historical Society sesquicentennial event marking Vincennes capture by General George Rogers Clark. William Fortune announces on behalf of Charles N. Thompson while the historical society has already set aside 900 dollars for the fund.
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Indiana Historical Society
Vincennes
George Rogers
Society of Indiana Pioneers
William Fortune
Charles N. Thompson
Pioneers
Pioneer Society
The
Historical Society
Hero commits death by own action near river rescue site
Frederick Tull, 21, Carnegie hero medal holder, shot himself in a car along the White River in Lapel Indiana. He had been troubled by ill health and died at the scene near where he once rescued two women from drowning.
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United Press
LAPEL
Ind
Frederick Tull
Tull
White River
Two Reappointed On Indiana Boards by Governor
Governor Jackson reappointed Frank C. Ball of Muncie as a trustee of the Indiana State Normal School at Muncie and Mrs Albion Fellows Bacon of Evansville as a member of the State juvenile advisory board. Each term runs four years. A successor to Dr Edward T from Monrovia was expected to be named.
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Jackson
Frank C. Ball
Muncie
Indiana State Normal School
Albion Fellows Bacon
Evansville
State
Edward T. T
Monrovia
Thi
Missing Rushville man sought by Indianapolis police
Thomas Hiner, 35, of Rushville Indiana, has been missing since he began a hunt for bandits who looted the safe in his pool room. Mrs Hiner reported the safe was opened a few nights ago prompting the search.
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Thomas Hiner
Rushville
Ind
Konjola Claims Benefit for Indianapolis Woman
Mrs. Roy Coffman of 1629 Williams Street Indianapolis says Konjola improved her health after two years of stomach pain headaches and fatigue. She reports digestion relief, reduced back pain and dizziness, and no vomiting or breathless spells since using the remedy. The Konjola Man at Hook's drug store meets the public daily offering free samples.
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Roy Coffman
Indianapolis
Williams Street
Hook’s Drug Store
Pennsylvania
Market Sts
Mrs. Coffman
Konjola
Hook's Drug Store
Ket Streets
Indianapolis Man Traub Dies At 74 After Larceny Incident
Mr. Traub, longtime Indianapolis resident active in the Railway Mall Clerks Association and a director of Plymouth Building and Loan, died after a sequence involving bandits and a trip to Carthage and Indianapolis. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Flanner Buchanan with burial in Crown Hill, under the G A R post and Veritas Masonic Lodge.
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Flanner & Buchanan
Crown Hill Cemetery
George H. Thomas G. A. R. Post
Veritas Masonic Lodge
Traub
Indianapols
Railway Mall Clerks’ Association
Plymouth Building and Loan Association
Rites for Jacob Traub Held for 81 Year Old
Funeral services for Jacob J. Traub 81 died Sunday at his home 3403 Station St follow a long illness. Interment was at Oakview Cemetery with members of his family in attendance. Traub formerly operated a small hardware shop in the city and is survived by a widow two daughters and a son.
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Jacob J. Traub
Station St
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