Farm relief bill in Senate beaten by opposition
The corn belt farm relief bill faces likely defeat in the Senate with only about 35 to 40 votes expected for passage, while 50 or more oppose it. Administration leaders and Senator Lenroot fault the measure as uneconomic and unconstitutional, and negotiations shift to a possible House alternative.
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Times
Washington Bureau
New York Avenue
Washington
Senate
Representative Parnell
Indiana
House
Coolidge
Iowa
Mellon
Dawes
Watson
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Poisoned berries kill two children in Kentucky
In Bremen Kentucky James Rhoades age four and Marjorie Reno age seven died after consuming gooseberries from bushes sprayed with arsenate of lead. Two other children remain seriously ill as investigators treat this accidental poisoning on a farm.
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United Press
Bremen
James Rhoades
Marjorie Reno
Matzke Rites Monday for Local Builder Julius Matzke
Funeral services for Julius Matzke will be held at 2 30 p m Monday at Apt 1 522 N New Jersey St. He died Friday. A builder and contractor he erected apartment buildings in the city and was a Zion Lutheran Church member. Survived by widow and two sons Harry of Indianapolis and Albert Matzke of New York City.
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Julius Matzke
Apt. 1
New Jersey St
Matzke
Zion Lutheran Church
Harry
Indianapolis
Albert Matzke
New York City
Ex-official charged in Newcastle liquor case
James Wallace of New Castle faced a federal case for liquor law violations. Judge Robert C. Baitzell took the matter under advisement as Wallace, a former Newcastle and Henry County treasurer, was charged with possession of a still and fifteen gallons of whisky.
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James Wallace
Newcastle
Robert C. Baitzell
Wallace
Henry County
Finest Train Planned Special to Bring Cardinals to Chicago
A special train, the most elaborate ever assembled, will carry Cardinal Bonzano papal legate and a group of cardinals from New York to Chicago for the twenty eighth international Eucharistic congress arriving Thursday June 17. The fully painted cardinal train will stop at Elkhart and South Bend Indiana with each coach bearing a church prince name.
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Chicago
United Press
Cardinal Bonzano
New York
Elkhart
South Bend
Ind
Riot at League Home in Geneva Attacks Memorial Meeting
A Geneva meeting commemorating Deputy Matteotti's death was attacked by fascists. About forty fascisti and two Italian League secretariat members were present. Police counted fifty injuries as the riot began after an anti fascist attack on Mussolini’s regime.
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United Press
Geneva
Secretariat
League of Nations
Matteotti
Mussolini
Mattetti
Injured 87-Year-Old Struck by Street Car on Illinois Ave
Joseph B. Spence aged 87 of 838 North Capitol Avenue was cut on the head when an Illinois street car struck him at Illinois and Pratt Streets. He was awaiting the car, facing away while taking a ticket from his pocket, was thrown to the ground, and taken to City Hospital. The crew was not held.
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Joseph B. Spence
N. Capitol Ave
Illinois
Ilinois
Pratt Sts
City Hospital
Church Union Banquet Set In Indianapolis
Presbyterian Union of Indianapolis schedules its annual banquet Monday night at the Indianapolis Country Club on Crawfordsville Road. Dr Fred M McMillen of Cincinnati Ohio will speak on System and Strategy in Supplying a City with Churches. Frank A Symmes an attorney will preside and officers will be elected.
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Presbyterian Union of Indianapolis
Indianapolis Country Club
Crawfordsville Rd
Fred M. McMillen
Cincinnati
Ohio
Frank A. Symmes
Diamonds Recovered Return to Mrs Sabra Lewis
Mrs Sabra Lewis of Woodruff Place recovered two diamond rings valued at 1500 dollars that had disappeared from the washroom at L S Ayres Company. The rings were found by Mrs P H Johnson of Plainfield and returned to the owner.
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W. Dr
Woodruff Place
L. S. Ayres Company
P. H. Johnson
Plainfield
Ind
Chicago World Fair plan announced for centennial in 1933
Chicago launched plans for a city centennial world fair to be held in 1933, expected to eclipse all prior fairs. Edwin H. Hurley, a millionaire manufacturer and former Shipping Board head, accepts the permanent chairmanship.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Today
Edwin H. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Lifeguard Tragedy Drowns River Rescuer in Illinois
Fred J. Killums, 21, a lineman, drowned in the Pecatonica River while trying to aid a friend tangled in a wire during a swim. The friend was saved.
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United Press
Eighty Fines Levied for Improper Lights
Municipal judges Paul G. Wetter and Dan V. White fined eighty motorists a total of 2800 dollars for improper lights. All fines were suspended after drivers were reprimanded.
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Paul G. Wetter
Dan V. White
Tariff Riot in Prague Ends in Riots and Casualties
In Prague on June 12 a four hour clash between communists and socialists left sixty police injured including four seriously and sixty rioters hurt after demonstrations against tariff increases.
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Bu United Press
Prague
Organ sent to solve death of Carl Heim
Carl Heim 22 was found dying in his car in the Heim garage in Huntingburg Indiana. Vital organs were sent to Indianapolis for tests to determine the cause of death and to aid a murder mystery investigation.
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United Press
Huntingburg
Ind
Carl Heim
Heim
Indianapolis
Real Estate Boom Reports Unprecedented Citywide Sales
Indianapolis real estate brokers report about 332000 in property transactions in one week. Banner activity is blamed on good weather and spring building, with outsiders investing in city properties and suburbs. bids include six Forest Manor lots sold and homes in Homecroft.
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Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Indianapolis
Robert C. Byers
Rockville Rd
Byers
Real Estate Board
Frank E. Gates
Forest Manor
Homecroft
Gates Company
Wedding Bells Ring in Municipal Court
Miss Crystal Leona Yaw and John H. Walker appeared in Judge Paul Wetter's court after police reported they had been living as husband and wife at 530 North Meridian Street. The judge allowed them to marry and they were wed by the judge shortly after.
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Crystal Leona Yaw
Williams
Ind
John H. Walker
Meridian St
Harry Bridwell
Charles Scenogle
Paul Wetter
Miss Yaw
Walker
Wetter
City Pools Open for Summer Heat Relief in Indianapolis
City pools and White River beaches opened for the season as public schools let out for summer. Recreation director Jesse McClure said the four pools Ringgold Willard Rhodius and Douglas Parks and two beaches at White River are in good condition.
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Indianapolis
Jesse J. McClure
Recreation Department
White River
Twenty-Sixth St
College Ave
Ringgold, Willard, Rhodius and
Douglas Parks
Rhodius Park
Indiana Senators Seek Favor and Photo Op With Coolidge
Indiana Republicans led by Clyde Wald bring Senator Watson and Senator Robinson to Washington to urge a Coolidge speech in Indiana this fall. A polite refusal followed yet a staged lawn photograph between Watson and Robinson signals cordial ties, though underlying tensions remain as Watson campaigns for the presidency.
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Times
Washington
Watson
Indiana
Coolidge
Farm Relief
Clyde Wald
Robinson
White House
House
Ten Killed in Auto Accidents Across Indiana and Nation
Ten people died in separate crashes across Indiana and the United States. Mrs. M. A. Faubion of Holton Indiana died in a Versailles crash. her son Enoch Faubion and family were injured. Frances Walker aged 21 died in Connersville. Yale students George M. Kopple and William H. Cushing also perished with others near Guilford. Four victims were en route to Altoona races, including Charles Sayers of Pittsburgh and farmers A F Green F A Kline and Joseph Mangus near Bellefonte.
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M. A. Faubion
Holton
Ind
Versailles
Enoch Faubion
Viola
Frances Walker
Connersville
George M. Kopple
Galveston
Texas
William H. Cushing
Brookline
Mass
Yale
Edwin Reeser
Dorothy Kiernan
Guilford
Altoona
Charles Sayers
Pittsburgh
Williamsburg
A. F. Green
F. A. Kline
Joseph Mangus
Towanda
Bellefonte
City Faces Deficit After Union Trust Refuses Bond Issue
The Union Trust Company refused to sustain its bid for a 210000 bond issue intended to cover unpaid bills of the last administration. Tax expert Charles Remster declared such bonds illegal for current expenditures, while corporation counsel Alvah J. Rucker argues the debts are not current and legal.
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Union Trust Company
Charles Remster
Alvah J. Rucker
Union organizers sue for damages in eight suits
Robert Armstrong and John M. Parker on behalf of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes filed eight actions in Circuit Court seeking 260000 dollars. The suits name Indianapolis Street Railway Company the board of safety Police Chief Claude F Johnson and officers LeRoy Pope Orville Hudson Orla Chitwood and Griffith Marcy as defendants. Plaintiffs allege unlawful and malicious arrests and jailings under high vagrancy bonds while trying to organize a union. some were later fined in municipal court. Others named include Curtis Johnson Jesse Young Russell Joseph Fort Clifford Pickle and Carl Lucas. Frank P. Baker and Harry Dynes conferred with Governor Jackson.
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John M. Parker
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Board of Safety
Claude F. Johnson
LeRoy Pope
Orville Hudson
Orla Chitwood
Griffith Marcy
Parker and Armstrong
Curtis Johnson
Jesse Young
Russell
Joseph Fort
Clifford Pickle
Carl Lucas
Frank P. Baker
Harry Dynes
Department of Labor
Jackson
Kindness did not pay for hobo incident
Homer Pollard of 419 Ketcham Street Pennsylvania Railroad trainman found a boy tramp on his train and gave him work and shelter. When he and his wife left briefly on Friday night the youth vanished with Pollard’s razor hone and articles valued at 6.50.
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Homer Pollard
Ketcham St
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pollard
Parents Told to Halfthe Death Toll
Coroner Paul F. Robinson urged Indianapolis parents to guard children against hazards after five local child fatalities this week. He warned that neglect could bring Juvenile Court action and stressed rules on supervision, medicine storage, firearms, and street safety.
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Paul F. Robinson
Indianapolis
Robinson
Conflict between police and prosecutor widens over liquor raids
Probing clashes in city politics spill from Remy and Johnson who swap detectives and accuse each other of politicking. Remy cites federal liquor raids while Johnson touts improved liquor prosecutions and dismissals. mayor Duvall backs Johnson and demands evidence before acting, as grand jury inquiries loom.
Police Chief Denounces Prosecutor Over Cooperation Claims
Indianapolis Police Chief Claude F. Johnson defends department conditions as improved for 25 years and accuses Prosecutor Remy of unfounded charges. He says civic letters verify improvements and warns he will attend public meetings to recount prosecutor cooperation.
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McMurtry and McGlenn
Johnson
Claude Worley
Claude
Claude F. Johnson
Remy
Indianapolis
Mr. Remy
Attorney Gilliam Considers Municipal Judge Post
John W Kern a United States commissioner and top contender for the post met with Attorney General Arthur L Gilliam to discuss eligibility for the vacancy left by Municipal Judge Edward Felt. The talks focused on qualifications and suitability for the office in the city.
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John W Kern
United States
Edward Felt
Arthur L. Gilliam
Sogn
Remy Firm Calls for Police Reform After Statements
Remy firm comments on Police Chief Johnson urging unity and equal enforcement of the law. He says there will be no break with the police department and criticizes sweeping denunciations while stressing shared accountability from local to state authorities.
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Johnson
Remy
Police Department
Tween Us
Worley Receives Opinion on Second Hand Dealer Law
Police Inspector Claude Worley obtained from City Attorney John K. Ruckelshars an opinion that the second hand dealer reporting law remains in effect. Worley ordered distribution of copies of the statute and forms for reporting woods purchased and the sellers’ names to police.
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Claude M. Worley
John K. Ruckelshars
Worley
Nks
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