Death Car Driver Sought After Woman Thrown to Death
Police hunted a large dark blue sedan in Indianapolis for the killer who hurled Pearl Jarboe 24 to her death on E Sixteenth Street near Colorado. Witnesses described two men in the car. alibiing suspect released. Jarboe left Peterman restaurant between 2 45 and 3 pm. her husband and children survive with mother and two brothers in Kentucky.
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Pearl Jarboe
E. Sixteenth St
Colorado St
Jerry Kinney
Pardoe
Joseph Jarboe
E. North St
City Hospital
Times
A. W. Peterman
N. Noble St
Jarboer
Michigan St
Liberty St
Jackie Kennard
Hershel A. Kennard
Colorado Ave
Colorado
Helen Johnson
Sixteenth St
Nathan and
Elijah Scott
Hopkinsville
Kingan & Co
Joseph
Mary Agnes
Stewart Cleared by Jurors of Oil Contempt Charge
United States Senate contempt charges against Robert W. Stewart of Standard Oil were dismissed as jurors found him not guilty on all counts after a two-day hearing. The verdict came after a rapid jury deliberation and on the third ballot, with jurors refusing to reveal holdout reasons.
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Stewart
Robert C. Baltzell
Vincennes Water Supply Company
Indiana Public Service Commission
Ert
W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Senate
Continental Trading Company
United States
Leo A. Rover
Duray Sets World Speed Record at Packard Grounds
Leon Duray, famed auto racer, set a new world record for a non straightaway track by covering 2.5 miles at 148.1 mph at the Packard proving grounds with five AAA witnesses aboard a Packard. Frank Lockhart previously held the record at 147.07 mph.
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United Press
Detroit
Leon Duray
Packard
Packard Proving Grounds
Frank Lockhart
Paris Chamber votes confidence in government
The Chamber of Deputies in Paris approved the government with 342 votes in favor and 167 against. This confidence vote marks a parliamentary milestone amid ongoing political tensions.
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Chamber of Deputies
United Press
Paris
Judge Approves Pay to Prosecutor Johnson
Criminal Judge James A. Collins approved an additional 3750 dollars to Special Prosecutor Emsley W. Johnson for corruption probe services since January 30. Johnson and City Corporation Counsel John W. Holtzman had each received 6000 dollars in 1927.
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James A. Collins
Emsley W. Johnson
Johnson
City Corporation
John W. Holtzman
Earl Klinck to post bond in appeal over false affidavit case
Earl Klinck former aide to D C Stephenson during Indiana Ku Klux Klan era was to post a 5900 bond today as surety for his appeal from a one to three year sentence for causing another to attest a false affidavit. Klinck spent Monday and Tuesday nights in jail. Bondsmen were said to have been obtained in Evansville Klinck's home. The bond would be presented before Special Criminal Judge Thomas E Garvin who presided at the trial and pronounced sentence.
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Earl Klinck
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Klinck
Evansville
Thomas E. Garvin
Probe Truck Death Opens In Beech Grove
Coroner C. H. Keever investigates the death of James Harbor 3 after he ran into a street in front of his home and was struck by a truck driven by Thomas Carroll 519 Cottage Ave He died Wednesday night at St Francis Hospital Beech Grove Police held Carroll blameless and made no charges.
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C. H. Keever
James Harbor
John Harbor
E. Raymond Sr
Thomas Carroll
Cottage Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Beech Grove
Hourly Temperatures Reported for Morning Day
The record shows temperatures at 6 am 68, at noon 72, and an afternoon 78. The data appears as a brief weather listing from a historical newspaper page segment.
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Il A. m
PS. Mans
Republicans Move Toward Hoover Nomination at Kansas City
At the Republican convention in Kansas City on June 14, leaders rushed to finalize rules and push the party toward nominating Herbert Hoover that night. Smoot read the platform with farm relief and other planks amid gallery interruptions as delegates cheered Hoover’s name.
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Moses
Senator Smooth
Kleig
Smoot
Coolidge
Bank Holdup Near GOP Convention Shocks Kansas City
Eight heavily armed men robbed the Home Trust Company near the Republican national convention in Kansas City. Two police and several bystanders were wounded by gunfire as tear gas grenades dispersed robbers who fled with an undetermined sum. The incident interrupted convention proceedings with gas and cheering crowds.
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Kansas City
Home Trust Company
Convention Hall
Seen From the Sidelines at the Republican Convention
Report from Kansas City June 13 notes vacant seats despite demand for convention tickets. Delegates and guests describe delays and antics as Mrs Willebrandt delays credentials report and Senator Fess falls quiet. Mention of Mrs George H Moses and Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick.
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George H. Moses
Ruth Hanna McCormick
City Cabinet Meets to Discuss 1929 Budget Plans
Mayor L. Ert Slack's cabinet and city councilmen met to review administration policies and the 1929 budget. The mayor favored including many items to avoid issuing city bonds for improvements and running expenses.
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L. Ert Slack
Indiana Senator Watson yields pursuit of GOP nomination
Kansas City June 14 Senator James E Watson of Indiana conceded defeat in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He said Hoover is the nominee and would not say whether his name would be let remain in consideration. Indiana leaders fear any alternative could hurt GOP chances there.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
McNary-Haugen Dill
Platform Committee
Moses
Smoot
Utah
Senator Smoot
Herman MM. Cohan
Jame E. Watson
Indiana
Hoover
Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
Harry Leslie
Warning On Dog License Delinquents
Deputy Prosecutor John L. Niblack issued a warning to dog owners with unpaid licenses. About 700 delinquents as of June 5, including 550 in Center Township, must pay to the township trustee by July 15 to avoid arrest and fines from 5 to 20 dollars.
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John L. Niblack
Center Township
Niblack
County Pays Delayed as July 1 Is Target Date
County employees normally paid mid month will not receive their salaries this month. Auditor Harry Dunn says a $350,000 temporary loan will cover payroll until tax funds arrive in the fall. Bids for the loan will be opened June 25 to tide the county over. one temporary loan was made June 1.
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Harry Dunn
Dunn
Vetoed Annexation Bill by Mayor Slack
Mayor L Ert Slack vetoed an annexation ordinance covering land near Tenth Street and Edmonson Avenue extending south to the Pennsylvania railroad. He cited ongoing litigation tying up portions of the annexed property as the reason for the veto.
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Slack
L. Ert Slack
Tenth St
Edmonson Ave
Pennsylvania Railroad
Republican platform outlines Coolidge era farm and labor policies
The 9,000 word GOP platform pledges honesty in government and strong enforcement of Prohibition, backs farm relief and tariff protections, and supports labor rights and immigration limits. It praises Coolidge administration gains, pledges large debt reduction, and calls for river and aviation development along with state’s rights.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Kansas City
Resolutions Committee
America
McNarys Haugen
Republican Party
Coolidge
Mellon
Treasury
Mississippi
Latin America
Canada
Congress
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Vincennes Ote Row
Herbert Little
Washington
Rob
Uphold
Governor Jackson
Riley
la Follette
Texas
Cc. O. Harris
San Angelo
Commerce Department
LaFollette
Bob” LaFollette
Senator LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senator Fess
Fess
Hastings
N. Y
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Muehlebach Hotel
Sinclair
Ludwig Hermann
New York
E. Seventy-Sixth St
Hermann
Watson
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Merchant Marine Plank
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