Watson Aids Klansman in Indianapolis Visit Sparks Unity
Indiana insiders report William Zumbran national Klan director met with Senator James E. Watson in Indianapolis to push for unified Republican support for Watson's re election bid. The discussions with Evansville Klan leader Joseph Huffington and Charles Orbison followed past Watson Klan ties and a wartime Washington meeting with Coffin Evans and Robinson allies. Mayor Herbert Males attended the gathering as part of Klan allied leadership.
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James E. Watson
William Zumbran
Ku Klux Klan
Indianapolis
Zumbran
The
Claypool
Watson
Joseph Huffington
Evansville
Watson's Ring
Indiana
Charles J. Orbison
George W. Coffin
Washington
Coffin
Hiram W. Evans
Watson- Robinson Alliance
Joe Huffington
Herbert Males
World Court
Lew Shank
Shank
Indiana May permits show 11.7 million in building work
May building permits and engineering work in Indiana totaled 11,691,300 dollars, down 14 percent from April 1926 and 11 percent from May last year, with five month total at 47,087,100 dollars and residential, public works, commercial, educational, social, and industrial projects detailed.
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Indiana
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Drowns in Gravel Pit Near Lebanon Indiana
Hershe McCoy, 14, drowned after entering water beyond his depth at an abandoned gravel pit near Lebanon Indiana. Two companions tried to rescue him and a pulmotor was used when the body was recovered about 30 minutes later.
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United Press
Lebanon
Ind
Hersche McCoy
Here
Wife Finds Man Dead in Home Room
Morris Lipschitz a 68 year old resident of 47 E Mc Carty St was found dead on the floor of his room by his wife today Police learned Motor policemen Tague and Ferguson stated Lipschitz had heart disease and had been dead several hours when found Deputy Coroner William A Coeppers investigated the case
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Morris Lipschitz
E. McCarty St
Tague and Ferguson
Lipschitz
William A. Coeppers
William H. Remy
William J. Keeney
Keeney
Broad Ripple
Fragmented OCR Weather Remnant Hints at Timeline
Hazy OCR snippet shows scattered times and numbers including morning and noon marks, unclear locations, and potential weather or schedule notes. No clear events, names, or actionable details are readable from the fragment.
Remy Set to Try Ralph Lee in Franklin Murder Case
Prosecutor William H. Remy said he will be ready Monday to try Ralph Lee, the jail breaker, for the fatal shooting of Abner Peek, Speedway City grocer, in Franklin Indiana before Circuit Judge Freemont Miller. Lee escaped from Tennessee prison and was captured in Buffalo New York last April.
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William H. Remy
Ralph Lee
Franklin
Ind
Freemont Miller
Lee
Buffalo
N. Y
Tennessee State
Marion County
Abner Peek
Speedway City
Remy
Cerise Costs State Girl Championship
Pauline Bell a 13 year old from Clarkson Kentucky won the National Spelling Bee title prize of 1000 dollars and gold medals after Betty Robinson of South Bend Indiana misspelled cerise as cerease. Bell led a field of five girls with a boy finishing sixth.
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United Press
Washington
Pauline Bell
Clarkson
Fireworks Spark Fire at Clinton Drug Store
Fire started by an explosion of fireworks in a display window caused $2,000 damage at the White drug store in Clinton Indiana. Heat from the sun shining through a thick plate glass window triggered the blast.
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United Press
Clinton
Ind
White
State Religious Group Opposes Sunday Opening of Indiana State Fair
The Indiana Council of Religious Education at its 62nd annual convention in Richmond adopted a resolution opposing plans to start the Indiana State Fair on Saturday. Dr. William Lowe Bryan of Indiana University was re elected president of the council. New officers include George Beugnot, Harry Eller, J. O. Engleman, G. H. Behart and treasurer Fred Dickerman. Directors L. A. Ert singer I. E. Woodard E. H. Hasemeier and Edward Bartlett were re elected for three year terms.
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United Press
Richmond
Ind
Indiana Council of Religious Education
State Board of Agriculture
William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
Council of Religious Education
George Beugnot
Auburn
Harry Eller
Crawfordsville
J. O. Engleman
Terre Haute
G. H. Behart
Indianapolis
Fred Dickerman
L. A. Ertsinger
Huntington
I. E. Woodard
E. H. Hasemeier
Edward Bartlett
Greencastle
Judge fixes hearing for sale of Imperial Drop Forge assets
Judge Linn D. Hay set June 28 in Superior Court Two to hear Burrell Wright the receiver for Imperial Drop Forge Company seek permission to sell all real estate equipment and assets at public sale The defendant company against which Walter J Hubbard Jr filed suit for receiver will be allowed to show why the sale should not proceed
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Linn D. Hay
Superior Court Two
Burrell Wright
Imperial Drop Forge Company
Walter J. Hubbard, Jr
Wheeler Tells Senate on Anti-Saloon League Speakers
Senate investigators heard Wayne Wheeler list eight Congress members who accepted expense money for Anti-Saloon League speeches. Among those named were Indiana Senator Arthur R. Robinson and others from Ohio Kentucky Mississippi Georgia. Wheeler said exact fees varied by state and that some members spoke numerous times.
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Times
Washington
Arthur R. Robinson
Indiana
Congress
Anti- Saloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
League
Senate
Fess and
Willis
Cooper
Ohio
Jones
Barkley
Kentucky
Lowrey
Mississippi
Upshaw
Georgia
Radio Test on State Train Demonstrates Truckless Telephony
Two way radio telephone communication proved feasible on a freight train between Elkhart and Pinola on the New York Central Lines. E C Keen an, superintendent, said the five hour test during a storm showed no interference, signaling a new era in rail operations.
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America
Indiana
New York Central
Elkhart
Pinola
Tset
E.C. Keenan
Telephone and Telegraph
Keenan
Patrolman Hudson Suspended Over Liquor Breath Charge
Patrolman Orville Hudson was suspended by Capt. George Stone after breath tests suggested liquor on his breath. Police emergency squad, led by Stone, went to Wesley Jarvis’s home at 324 Missouri Street following a call about an intoxicated officer arriving in a car. Hudson was present but Stone said he was not drunk.
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Orville Hudson
George Stone
Stone
Wesley Jarvis
Missouri St
Hudson
Prankster Woman Dressed in Men's Clothing Spotted
Police found a woman on N. Drexel Ave prowling in back yards claiming to want to have some fun. Officers Englebright and Van Hoy questioned her but did not arrest.
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N. Drexel Ave
U S Quarters in Arica Besieged by Chilean Mob
U S quarters in Arica faced threats from Chilean mobs as anti American sentiment rose across Chile. The clash occurred as former President Alessandri condemned U S officials for declaring the Tacna Arica plebiscite impossible and warned of a broader Latin American response.
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United Press
Washington
Arica
Lassiter
Tacna- Arica Commission
Chile
Arturo Alessandri
United States
Prisoner Attends Wife Funeral on Parole in Indiana
Oscar Fondaw of Indianapolis serving one to three years for desertion received a three day parole from Governor Jackson to attend his wife’s funeral. Sentenced December 16, 1925 in Criminal Court. Mrs Fondaw of 2810 North La Salle Street died Sunday after two years of tuberculosis treatment at Sunyside Sanatorium. Funeral held Wednesday at Kirk and Moore funeral parlor with burial at Union Chapel cemetery.
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Oscar Fondaw
Indianapolis
Indiana State Prison
Jackson
Fondaw
N. la Salle St
Sunnyside
Kirk and Moore Funeral
Union Chapel
Trap Catches Hog Thief in Indiana
Gilbert Black, convicted of stealing hogs from neighbor Frank Enoch, was to be transported to the State Prison to begin a two to fourteen year sentence. Enoch set an electric trap in his hog lot and caught Black when the hogs vanished.
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Bu United
Delphi
Ind
Gilbert Black
Frank Enoch
Enoch
Black
Wiring Starts Fire at Attorney Office
Firemen responded to Frank Baker’s office at 416 Indiana Trust Building when electrical wiring shorted and sparked a blaze. Baker was in a conference at the time.
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Frank Baker
Indiana Trust
Baker
Fire on Union Pacific train kills five in Mojave desert
Passenger Georgy J. Wilson and others testify the blaze aboard a wooden tourist sleeping car on the Continental Limited was caused by defective wiring and aggravated by conductor delay. Fire erupted about 5 a.m. near Las Vegas, trapping passengers as the car burned. four victims died in berths and one, Mrs J D King of Drummond Montana, died after briefly escaping. Her husband survived but was shaken.
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United Arena
Omaha
Neb
Continental Limited
Union Pacific Railroad
Mojave Desert
Nevada
Georgy J. Wilson
Philadelphia
Derrit Fisher
Indianapolis
S. Hartman
Santa Monica
Cal
G. B. Lacroix
Long Beach
Las Vegas
Desert
Wilson
Crystal Siding
Orte
J. D. King
Drummond, Mont
Indianapolis Man Aboard UP Train In Five Deaths
The city and telephone directory do not list Gerrit Fisher, an Indianapolis man, reported aboard the Union Pacific train where five persons were burned to death.
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Gerrit Fisher
Indianapolis
Union Pacific
Chicago Readies for Eucharistic Congress as Cardinal Addresses Girls
Cardinal Patrick O'Donnell of Ireland spoke to about 400 Mary Immaculate High School students in Chicago. He urged education for women, saying there is a global need for educated women and that it benefits mankind.
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United Press
Chicago
Patrick Cardinal O'Donnell
All Ireland
Mary Immaculate High School
Attorney General Drafts Brief in Shumaker Contempt Case
Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam prepared a brief to be filed with the State Supreme Court replying to the motion filed by Edward E. Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League and associates. They seek discharge from contempt charges stemming from alleged remarks about the court under a free speech claim.
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Arthur L. Gilliam
State Supreme Court
Edward 8. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Shumaker
Congress to adjourn June 30 for summer recess
Congress will adjourn on June 30 for the summer recess under an agreement between Senate and House leaders. A resolution calling for adjournment a week from next Wednesday will be introduced in the House on Monday and is expected to pass.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Recovery in Sunshine for Hermit John Montague After Nine Years
John Montague, 72, once a Cres cent, Iowa landowner, was rescued from a nine year basement hermitage and moved to a hospital. His sister Mrs. R. H. Boxell provided shelter and meals before his awakening to a sunlit day and a warm bed.
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Bu United Priva
Paul
Minn
John Montague
Crescent
Iowa
R. H. Boxell
Regular School Budget Inquiry Aims at 1926 27 Figures
Leonard V. Harrison of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced an immediate inquiry into school city department requests for the 1926 27 budget. The chamber will follow its usual procedure and make recommendations to the finance committee as it has in prior years.
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Leonard V. Harrison
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Harrison
Ure M. Frazer
Herriot Tries Cabinet Task for France Rescue
Paris June 18 Edouard Herriot radical Socialist mayor of Lyons invited to form a cabinet to rescue the franc from insolvency. Herriot accepts summons to the Elysee after Aristide Briand’s resignation. Herriot, former premier during 1924 25, seeks to stabilize the Bank of France policy after overstepping salary limits.
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United Press
Paris
Edouan Herriot
Lyons
Herriot
Doumergue
Elysee Palace
Aristide Briand
Herriott
Chamber of Deputies
France
Bank of France
le i Salarie
Bribe Attempt in Federal Prohibition Case Reported
Federal probe into corruption in Indianapolis prohibition enforcement advances as William J. Keeney denies a frame up and James Polk faces questioning over bribe money tied to the Casey and Webber liquor trial. Keeney says a plan to plant liquor to trap witnesses failed.
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James Polk
Marian Apts
Hiquor
Tom Casey
Louie Webber
Polk
Keeney
Remy
Casey
Webber
United States
Albert Ward
Marie Jordan
Claude F. Johnson
Charles W. McPhail
Department of Justice
Henry Winkler
Winkler
Tromal
Margaret Bill
N. East St
Apt
Mause, Wallace, Weddle
Branch
Indianapolis
Yellowley
Harrris Keeney
Department
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