Supporters warned against over confidence in manager plan
Roy Lewis warned workers at Woodman’s Hall that victory depends on voting and resisting last minute rumors. He contrasted claims of pension fund abolition with laws governing funds. James H. Robinson praised Cincinnati’s city manager plan at Indiana Theater and urged informed voting. Dwight Ritter also spoke.
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Woodman’s Hall
Sixty-Fourth
Bellefontaine Sts
Roy Lewis
Cincinnati
James H. Robinson
National Negro Welfare Association
Indiana Theater
Indiana Ave
Frank R. Beckwith
Indianapolis Tribune
Dwight S. Ritter
Britons Depart for Coolidge Naval Parley in Geneva
Britain's naval delegation led by W. C. Bridgeman sails to Geneva for the talks with President Coolidge on naval limitations. The discussions aim to reduce battleship and submarine fleets, while Britain resists changes to cruiser numbers and opposes a fixed tonnage system favored by France and supporters. The U S delegation under Hugh Gibson is expected to back Britain against a broad shift to total tonnage limits.
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Great Britain
Geneva
Britain
France
Admiralty
United States
Hugh 8S. Gibson
Belgium
Italy
Japan
Re elect Dr Bryan Indiana Religious Education Council
Dr William Lowe Bryan president of Indiana University was reelected president of the Indiana Council of Religious Education for a fifth term at the closing session in Martinsville. Vice presidents and officers were re elected and a 1928 convention set for Logansport in June. The group adopted resolutions criticizing state officials for violating prohibition laws and opposing compulsory military training. They also oppose Sunday opening of the Indiana State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
Indiana Council of Religious Education
George E. Beugnot
Auburn
Harry Eller
Crawfordsville
A. D. Gray
Mooresville
G. H. Bebbart
F. M. Dickerman
Indianapolis
Logasport
U S Investment in Mexico Tops 1.28 Billion
Robert W Dunn a noted investment authority says American investment in Mexico exceeds 1 28 billion dollars. U S citizens hold one fifth of Mexico foreign debt and control over 57 percent of the Mexican oil industry. Moises Saenz notes much national wealth belongs to foreigners and that foreign investment is rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Robert W. Dunn
Mexico
Moises Saenz
Church Funds Sought To Raise 50000 In Five Years
Marion County Christian Church Union outlines extension plan to raise 50000 within five years at E Sixteenth Street church. Rev Homer Dale chairs committee to loan funds at low interest to build new churches. Gerald L K Smith says Fairview Park assembly canceled due to Butler University construction. evangelistic services to be held at several churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Christian Church Union
E. Sixteenth St. Christian Church
Homer Dale
Hillside Church
Gerald L. K. Smith
Fairview Park
Butler University
Tiny boy and cart detained in play case at police station
A four year old boy named Robert Hines with a push cart was stopped by a patrolman in Brooklyn. He claimed they were just playing and was taken to the police station until his address could be found.
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United Press
Brooklyn
Robert Hines
League of Nations to Publish Second Slavery Report
The League of Nations in Geneva announced that the second part of the white Slavery report will be published later. The League Council invited governments to reply to charges in the report before September.
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United Press
Geneva
League of Nations
League Council
Law Suit Hits Colleen Moore In Arbitration Battle
First National Pictures seeks to compel Colleen Moore to arbitrate a 1 million dollar contract dispute. The filing with Supreme Court Judge George Mullin says Moore breached a twelve film agreement by making seven films and left California for New York before planning an extended Europe visit.
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United Arena
New York
First National Pictures, Inc
Colleen Moore
Nathan Burkhan
Supreme Court
George Mul
Lan
First National
Miss Moore
California
Europe
Indians demand removal of Burke and Meritt over power deal
A. A. Grorud attorney for the Flathead Indians of Montana seeks the ouster of Indian Commissioner Charles H. Burke and assistant E. B. Meritt. He accuses them and other officials of negotiating a contract with the Rocky Mountain Power Co that would deprive the Flatheads of hundreds of thousands of dollars by leasing a power site on the Flathead River.
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United Press
Washington
Charles H. Burke
E. B. Meritt
A. A. Grorud
Flathead
Flathead River
Grorud
Muscle Shoals
Five Witnesses Questioned in City Corruption Probe
Deputy Prosecutor William H. Sheaffer and Special Deputy John W. Holtzman heard five witnesses Friday in the political corruption probe. Names were not released. Saturday the state planned to state which case against Mayor Duvall will go before Special Judge C. C. Shirley. The charges include conspiracy to commit a felony, violation of the corrupt practices act, perjury, and making a false voluntary affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Sheaffer
John W. Holtzman
Duvall
C. C. Shirley
William C. Buser
Four Million Ad Campaign Approved by Laundry Owners Group
The national advertising committee of the Laundry Owners' National Association approved a 4 million dollar campaign. Plans call for a four year campaign starting this fall, to be run from the Millis Advertising Company's offices at People's Bank Building.
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National
Laundry Owners’ National Association
Millis Advertising Company
People’s Bank Bldg
California Resident Louisa McGovern 103 Dies
Mrs. Louisa McGovern aged 103 died in California and was said to be the first white child born in northern California. She lived in the region north of San Francisco Bay for a century and her father Gregorio Brientes was an early Spanish governor of California.
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United Press
San Rafael
Cal
Marion County
Louisa McGovern
California
Rhinelander Seen in Reno Amid Separation Rumors
Reports that Leonard Kip Rhinelander has moved to Reno to pursue a legal separation from Alice Rhinelander circulated Friday. A Japanese servant at a Reno cottage matched the description of Rhinelander, but he did not know the employer's name.
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United Press
Reno
Nev
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Rhinelander
Election inspectors fail to appear for sworn duties
City Clerk William A. Boyce Jr. said inspectors for the city manager election will forfeit pay for not appearing to be sworn in and receive supplies. All clerks judges and inspectors will gather at Municipal Court Four on the second floor of the police headquarters at 2 30 p m Sunday for final instructions.
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Boyce
William A. Boyce Jr
Straw Hat Saves Life In Chicago Incident
A brick fell from a thirty sixth story building under construction and struck Herman Hutchinson 23 on the head but his stiff straw hat saved his life. He survived with scalp lacerations according to physicians.
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United Press
Chicago
Herman Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Sleep theft costs 675 in diamonds
William C. Kollinger of 956 High St. told police he fell asleep at a party with four men Thursday night and woke to find a ring and tie pin worth 675 dollars stolen.
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William C. Kollinger
High St
Stolen Automobiles Listed by Owners and Addresses
Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to several individuals. Orville Isom at 618 Arch St Ford from Pearl and Blackford Sts. Leonard Cougill at 757 Graham St Chevrolet 535-323 from Market and Alabama Sts. L F Sweeney at 1142 Spruce St Es sex 532-219 from Pleasant and Shelby Sts. L T Allen Sales Co at 917 Virginia Ave Nash 589-323 from Ohio and West Sts. Walter Buschaaupt at 702 N Garfield Ave Ford 510-500 from Capitol Ave and Market St. Edward Anderson at 302 Caven St Ford 531-898 from that address. William Waltz at 1215 Wade St Ford from rear of that address.
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Orville Isom
Arch St
Ford
Pearl and
Blackford
Leonard Cougill
Graham St
Chevrolet
Market
Alabama
L. F. Sweeney
Spruce St
Essex
Pleasant
Shelby
L. T. Allen Sales Company
Virginia Ave
Nash
Ohio
West
Walter Buschaupt
N. Garfield Ave
Capitol Ave
Market St
Edward Anderson
Caven St
William Waltz
Wade St
Automobiles Found by Police Near White River Intersection
A Ford automobile with license 841-416 Michigan was located near the White River at Tenth Street. The vehicle was found by police officer Thomas Ford and an additional car was reported near Tenth and Limestone Streets indicating a second locate.
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Thomas Ford
Ford
White River
Tenth Sts
Michigan
Tenth
Limestone
Peace time American Legion voyage to France eyed
Twenty thousand ex service men will sail to France for the American Legion annual convention in September. The trip includes fifteen side tours to battlefields and cemeteries with rates on railroads and steamers. Officials and speakers include Howard Savage John Towne and Gen Pershing with the Leviathan named as flagship.
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C. J. Lilley
Washington
Atlantic
France
American Legion
Gulf
Paris
Legion Arrangements Committee
John J. Wicker
Indianapolis
Legion
Howard P. Savage
Chicago
Maj
J. J. Sims
Tennessee
John G. Towne
Maine
Thomas Busha
Montana
John F. Barton
John J. Pershing
Myron T. Herrick
Marshal Foch
Marshal Petain
Lawrence Tyson
Marshal Haig
Leviathan
Local man dies after intervening to save girl in Indiana
Homer Van Atta aged 42 died of a wound received when he tried to wrench a gun from Carl Osborne who had attacked Miss Ethel Roach 16 in Logansport. Osborne wounded another man before fatally shooting himself in Van Atta's home after Roach ended the relationship.
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United Press
Logansport
Ind
Homer van Atta
Ethel Roach
Carl Osborne
van Atta
Osborne
Miss Roach
Dismissal of Worthless Check Case Ties to Poison Death
In South Bend Indiana on June 18 the Edgar Cox case from Tipton charging passing a worthless check was dismissed after the prosecution refused to press charges. Cox's 12 year old son Clifford died four weeks earlier after drinking poisoned lemonade allegedly given by his cousin Mrs Arthur Walser and her husband of Fairmont Indiana who now face trial for first degree murder.
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United Press
South Bend
Ind
Edgar Cox
Tipton
Cox
Clifford
Arthur Walser
Fairmont
Walsers
Civil War Veteran John W White Dies in Gary Indiana
Gary Indiana June 18 One of the few Confederate veterans left in Indiana John W White 86 died at his daughter's home Friday White rode in the Confederate cavalry and planned to attend the state G A R encampment opening Monday his brother and father wore blue in the Union army White came from Kentucky in 1890 and had lived in Gary since 1925
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Gary
Ind
Indiana
John W. White
White
Kentucky
Final meeting of Community Fund speakers bureau held at Lincoln
The fund bureau wrapped up its season with a Friday noon meeting at the Lincoln. Dr. Orion W. Fifer chaired as Mrs. David Ross explained how the $400 grant from the Indianapolis Indorsers of Photoplays is used to screen educational and entertainment films for schoolchildren and hospital shut ins.
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Community Fund
Lincoln
Orion W. Fifer
David Ross
Indianapolis
Radio Amateur to Broadcast Greenland Storm Signs
Paul C. Oscanyan Jr of New York will join Prof. Hobbs to set up a radio and weather station on Greenland ice cap. The aim is to broadcast storm warnings two days in advance to aid transatlantic shipping and aviation. Oscanyan, 27, will live at the North Pole of Winds with a small power plant and radio gear.
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Dreary
Greenland
NEA
Hemisphere
Atlantic
Paul C. Oscanyan, Jr
New York
Oscanyan
North Pole
Europe
Nungesser
Coli
Paris
William Herbert Hobbs
University of Michigan
Hobbs
Prof
Antarctic
Dr. Hobbs
Holstenborg
Paul Oscanyan, Jr
W. H. Hobbs
Peril in Pushmobile Turns Tragic for Local Boy
Ollie Cox, a six year old Negro boy from 626 Hiawatha Street, sustained a three inch back cut when his pushmoblie overturned near his home Friday. He received treatment at City Hospital and remains under observation.
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Ollie Cox
Hiawatha St
City Hospital
Suspect Held as Strangler Murderer Identified in Winnipeg
A man named Earl Nelson is identified as the strangler murderer sought for killings in Winnipeg and tied to other U S cases. Adrian Harris is the man police say he is and Nelson faces formal charges for the deaths of Lola Cowan and Mrs. Emily Patterson. Nelson was captured near Killarney Manitoba after a large manhunt.
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United Press
Winnipeg
Man
Earl Nelson
Adrian Harris
United States
Lola Cowan
Emily Patterson
Nelson
Manitoba
Killarney
BEN Fails At Hula Dance In House Of David Tale
Ruth Bamford Reed testified in the Michigan state suit to disband the House of David cult about Benjamin Purnell. She said he danced a hula for young women at Shiloh and described purification rites and his favoritism toward her and others.
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United Prena
Benjamin
Shiloh
New Dry Czar Takes Charge of Prohibition Office
Seymour Lowman of Elmira New York assumed control of the government prohibition arm while awaiting official start as assistant secretary of the treasury. He will direct a 15 000 strong enforcement force including 4 000 prohibition bureau staff and 10 000 coast guard personnel and will run operations on a business like basis. Dr J M Doran remains as prohibition commissioner with Lowman held responsible for results.
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United Preas
Washington
Seymour Lowman
Elmira
N. Y
Prohibition Army
Gen. L. C. Andrews
America
Lowman
Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard
New York
Nathan Miller
J. M. Doran
Boy Dies After Street Car Crash in South Bend
Rudolph Pozsgi, 15, died at St. Joseph Hospital from injuries after a street car carrying him collided with a truck in a South Bend business district accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Rudolph Pozsgi
St. Joseph Hospital
Stay of execution granted for John Hall in Kreidler murder
The Supreme Court gave Hall a stay of execution until November 4 for the murder of Louis Kreidler, a South Bend druggist. Hall had faced imminent execution next Friday after a trial in Elkhart, where co-defendant Tommy O'Brien received a life sentence following a venue change.
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John Hall
Louis Kreidler
South Bend
Supreme Court
Hall
Tommy O'Brien
Elkhart
O'Brien
Famous Bulldog Dead at Calgary Frontline Roots of Vimy
Charlie the bulldog born in a shell hole at Vimy Ridge has died in Calgary. Owned by Private E. J. O'Hara, Charlie was a white brindle whose sire was selected at Ypres and whose mother was killed at the front shortly after his birth.
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United Press
Calgary
Alta
Canada
Charlie
Vimy Ridge
E. J. O'Hara
Ypres
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