Taggart and Brennan Clash Over Klan Issue Split
Indiana’s Tom Taggart and Illinois’s George Brennan emerge at odds over party strategy as Taggart backs Samuel Ralston for president while Brennan pushes for Al Smith and a plank naming the Klan. Both men, veterans of the Democratic old guard, arrive amid the McAdoo debate with potential future alignment on platform and candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Bender
United Press
New York
Old Guard
Tom Taggart
Indiana
George E. Brennan
Illinois
Tagerart
Samuel M. Ralston
Inne
Brennan
al Smith
Chicago
Taggart
William G. McAdoo
Bryan Broth er to be placed in nomination for president
Nebraska delegation announced they will vote as a unit for Governor Charles W. Bryan at the Democratic National Convention. They will support him as long as a chance remains for his nomination. The news was released from New York by United Press on June 21.
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McAdoo
Taggart
Ralston
Committee
Smith
John W. Davis
United Press
New York
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Seventeen Heat Deaths in Ohio as Heat Wave Breaks
Cooling winds and scattered rain ended a deadly Ohio heat wave that claimed seventeen lives. Fatalities were reported in Cleveland seven, Columbus two, East Liverpool two, Zanesville two, and one each in Middletown Gallipolis Toledo and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
East Liverpool
Zanesville
Middletown
Gallipolis
Toledo
Cincinnati
Kenny Rites Monday
Funeral services for William Frank Kenny seventy formerly an executive in the old Consumers Gas Company will be at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral at 9 am Monday with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery He died at his residence 115 East Thirteenth Street Friday after six months illness of heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frank Kenny
Old Consumers Gas Company
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Holy Cross Cemetery
Mr. Kinney
E. Thirteenth St
Officers Picked for Convention
The national committee announced temporary officers for the Democratic convention. Key posts include Chairman Senator Pat Harrison and secretary Charlies A. Greathouse with many assistants from Indiana Illinois Minnesota and New York. Also named are tally clerks parliamentarian sergeants at arms and executive staff. Governor Emmett F. Branch appointed Frances Beadle to a four year term on the Indiana Girls School trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
National Committee Today
Pat Harrison
Charlies A. Greathouse
Indiana
Burt New
Gertrudge McHugh
Samuel Slade
Illinois
Jessie Scott
Minnesota
Jewell Brown
West Virginia
Nancy Cook
Helen L. Crandall
Colorado
Otto Matthews
Missouri
Eleanor
New Jersey
Henry G. Giovanatti
Montana
Smiley W. Chambers
James N. Cox
Tennessee
George F. Milton
Fletcher
Connecticut
J. J Stafform
J. Y Orr
Kansas
Reading
J. PP. Walligan
District of Columbia
Daniel Ryan
William A. Deford
John W
Emmett F. Branch
Frances Beadle
Lafayette
Indiana Girls’ School
Clermont
Beadle
Three Boys Held in West Indianapolis Bicycle Theft Case
Lieut. Melvin Wilkerson says the arrest of three boys will clear up bicycle thefts in West Indianapolis. The youths are being held at the detention home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Melvin Wilkerson
Nineteen More Speeders Held In Police Net
Police report a widespread speed enforcement effort with nineteen arrests including one woman. Among the charged are Helen Keith of Noblesville driving 35 mph and Clifford Kirby whose crash with Edward Zimmer led to speeding charges. Fifty-five paid fines at speeders school and a total of 3704 dollars in fines were collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Kirby
New Jersey St
W. C. la Feber
Rural St
Forty-Ninth St
Central Ave
Kirby
Edward Zimmer
J. Penfi
Ashland Ave
L. C. True
Buckle St
Sixteenth
Bellefontaine Sts
Carcelus Cole
Blake St
Charles Hockensmith
William Sweeney
Woodlawn Ave
G. P. Smith
Pennsylvania St
O. L. Whitlock
Washington St
R. N. Green
Newland Ave
Frank Lansingcamp
Washington Blvd
Clarence Taube
Richmond
Ind
Worllie Heater
Delaware St
Charles Arison
Knox St
Ernest Lohrman
Prospect St
Howard Shearon
Holloway St
I M Connett
Tacoma Ave
John Hubbard
Noblesville
Carl Bremmett
Station St
John Caney
Cross Dr
G. E Sparks
Indiana Ave
Willis
Vermont
Grotto Visitors Arrive for Convention Week Activities
Delegates arrive to Indianapolis for the grottos convention with hotel booths issuing souvenirs. Broad Ripple Park hosts visitors with full park access while a daylight parade opens the first day. Speeches by Aley and Schortemier precede the opening Supreme Council meeting and later events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Council
Claypool
Cable Tabernacle
State Fairground
Grottos
Murat Temple
Police arrest man near Riley homestead for illegal drink
Police seized a pint of white mule from Johns Ellsworth 42 of 617 Lockerbie St during a raid at Poet Corner close to the James Whitcomb Riley homestead. Ellsworth was arrested on a charge of operating a blind tiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poet Corner
Johns Ellsworth
Lockerbie St
James Whitcomb Riley
Johnson
Ellsworth
Detroit youth given 1 to 4 teen years in reformatory
William Greene a 17 year old colored resident of Detroit was sentenced by Criminal Judge James A Collins to one to four teen years in the Indiana State Reformatory after admitting pawning an overcoat with one coat belonging to Dr Arthur R Brown of 4301 N Pennsylvania St as he claimed a man handed him the coats The judge remarked he knew the man described as tall with dark clothes and light pants and added he hears a lot about him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Greene
Detroit
Mich
Indiana Ave
James A. Collins
Indiana State
Worley Files 37 Affidavits in Criminal Court
Claude M Worley special investigator filed thirty seven affidavits in criminal court naming suspects including Jess Arnold at 826 Pratt St Creed Stockton 1330 N Senate Ave Joseph E Burton 702 W Thirty-first St Roy Boyland 3534 E Michigan St Lester Coleman 16 E Twenty Fifth St Lilian Farber 1919 N Talbott Ave Pa Cook Willie Green 214 N Liberty Sam Kindle 1 W Blake St Addison Latz 2014 N Tinois St Harry Reichart 87 Brookville Rd Alonzo Williams 04 W North St with charges of unlawful possession of still conspiracy to commit felony operating blind tiger and sale of intoxicating liquor grand larceny and other offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude M. Worley
Criminal Court
Jess Arnold
Pratt St
Creed Stockton
N. Senate Ave
Joseph E. Burton
W. Thirty-first St
Roy Boyland
Michigan St
Lester Coleman
E. Twenty- Fifth St
Lilian Farber
N. Talbott
Williams
North St
Grand Larceny
Tragic Parachute Jump Ends in Terre Haute Death
Mabel Lewis a 23 year old Terre Haute elevator operator who earned 12 dollars weekly died after a parachute failed to open during a jump offered by an aviator at an aerial circus. Her first flight proved successful but a 350 foot fall claimed her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Lewis
Terre Haute
Ind
Mabel
Benjamin Cline Dead at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis
Benjamin F. Cline a real estate dealer of 1510 N New Jersey St Indianapolis died today at St Vincent Hospital from stomach ulceration. Funeral is set for Monday with burial in Crown Hill. Survived by widow two daughters Mrs Walter Bedell Smith Miss Cladys Cline and son Arthur Cline all of Indianapolis.
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Benjamin F. Cline
New Jersey
St. Vincent Hospital
Crown Hill Cemetery
Cline
Indianapolis
Walter Bedell Smith
Ft Sheridan
Cladys Cline
Arthur Cline
Williams Sentenced 30 Days In Jail For Pocketbook Theft
John E. Williams, 27, of 743 N. California St., was sentenced to thirty days in jail after attempting to steal the pocketbook of William Wade, 115 N. Harding St. Detective Brickley testified he seized Williams's hand as he tried to lift the pocketbook in Criminal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Williams
California St
William Wade
N. Harding St
Brickley
Williams
Wade
Conference Delegates Gather at Arcadia Meeting
One hundred delegates attend the annual young people's conference of the Church of the Brethren of Southern Indiana in Arcadia. Speakers include Rev. Isaac Wike Rev. Cromer Alldredge and Rev. F Vv Schkwam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Arcadia
Church of the Brethren of
Southern Indiana
Isaac Wike
Cromer Alldredge
F. Vv. Sckhwam
Crushed Whitaker Killed by Train At City Intersection
Alonzo C. Whitaker died when a Big Four switch train struck the ice truck he was riding at Twentyeth Street and Northwestern Avenue. The incident occurred early today and left Whitaker crushed almost instantly. The railway and local authorities will investigate the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo C. Whitaker
Twentieth St
Northwestern Ave
Vote Contes Dismissed In Ninth Precinct Race
County Commissioners dismiss an election contest for Republican committeeman of the Ninth Precinct Thirteenth Ward. They rule no public-office jurisdiction and cite a defeated candidate, Emanuel Wetter, appealing after a 197 to 154 returns. an official recount later shows Wetter winning 225 to 140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kitley
John Meloskey
Albert Hottman
Ninth Precinct
Thirteenth Ward
Fred 8. Beck
Emanuel Werter
Wetter
Shank Armitase Election Board
isaoffin-Dodson
Circuit Court
New Boulevards Authorized and Park Improvements Funded
The park board approved multiple boulevard extensions and a $240000 bond issue. Projects include Fatler College Blvd ground at Fifty Second St Canal and Westfield Blvd Olney Ave and Gien Drive playground ground Riley Memorial Hospital near Brightwood. Butler Blvd will encircle Butler campus at Fairview Park. Meridian St taken from Seventy First St to Williams Creek to College Ave.
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Park Board
Fatler College
Fifty Second St
Canal
Westfield Blvd
Olney Ave
Gien Drive
Brichtwonod
Lore
Riley Memorial Hospital
Butler
Fairview Park
Meridian St
Seventy-First St
WiLliams Creek
College Ave
Heat Takes Toll of Five in State
Five people died in Indiana during a heatwave. Mrs. John Ludington was killed by lightning in Valparaiso during a thunderstorm. John Sckel, 18, drowned in the Little Calumet River in Hammond. In South Bend three people sought relief and drowned in the St. Joseph River, including Florence Hansen, Constance McCaslin, and Phyllis Johnson, all members of the House of David at Benton Harbor.
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Indiana
John Ludington
Valparaiso
John Sckel
Hammond
Little Calumet River
South Bend
St. Joseph River
Florence Hansen
Constance McCaslin
Phyllis Johnson
House of David
Benton Harbor
Drunkenness Charges in Local Disturbance Case
Owen Mendenhall of 417 Highland Ave is held on drunkenness and disorderly conduct after disturbances at his home. His wife says he struck his daughter with a knife. police prevented entry. Nearby, Charles Moore of 927 W Sixteenth St is arrested on blind tiger charges after officers found 129 pints of beer on ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Mendenhall
Highland Ave
Mendenhall
Mary
Johnson
Charles Moore
Sixteenth St
Moore
Automobile Fatally? Wait: Merling Held After Bicycle Collision
An automobile driven by Harry Merling of 759 Terrace Ave struck a bicycle ridden by 13 year old Frank Fruits at the Shelby and English Streets intersection injuring him slightly. Merling was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Merling
Terrace Ave
Frank Fruits
Georgia St
Shelby and
English Sts
Merling
Jobs Daughters Elect Officers in State Session
Over 200 members attended a Indiana state meeting at the Severin. Officers elected for Grand Council include Edith Cordes Indianapolis guard and Edna Pauley Indianapolis associate guard. other posts filled by Ram sey, Witty, Armstrong, McGuire, Rose, Lauglin, Masters, Jacobs, Wilson, Cordes, and Bennett among others. Clyde Kennett presided as grand patron with installation and gifts to new officers. A luncheon, by laws and constitution were drafted and a Teomilhéon Fall initiation event announced for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Ethel Armstrong
Indianapolis
Wanda McGuire
Clinton
Ella Rose
Washington
Blanche Lauglin
Terre Haute
Susie Masters
Mae Marcum Jacobs
Tom Wilson
Albert P. Cordes
Louise Klinger
Brazil
Millie Gilmore
Ethel Warner
Jennie Reinhart
Josephine Strong
Supreme
Clyde A. Bennett
Effie Harrison
Indiana Order
Cay Stammel
Clyde A. Kennett
New Goshen
Oo FE
Edith K. Core
Teomilhéon Fall
the Severin
American fliers near half way round world in India
The American fliers led by Lieut Lowell Smith approach the halfway point on their reverse journey from Avoy and are set to cross paths with Major A C MacLaren in Rangoon. They endured seas and gales over the Bay of Bengal before landing safely in Rangoon.
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United Press
Rangoon
India
A. C. MacLaren
Bay of Bengal
Lowell Smith
Leigh Wade
Eric Nelson
Avoy
Bodies of three Japs found in California bridge area
In Pasadena a body of an unidentified Japanese man was found beneath a bridge after a suspected anti Japanese outbreak. Earlier two Japanese were found murdered in San Pedro and another was threatened near Los Angeles, with the victims believed to have been hurled or jumped from the 150 foot canyon bridge.
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United Press
Pasadena
Cal
California
San Pedro
Los Angeles
New Playground Opens Behind Foreign House
Happy Rebecca Nenesh of 551 West Washington Street was among children at the day nursery of the American Settlement to greet the newly opened rear playground at Foreign House, 617 West.
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Ington &J
Foreign House
Mount Everest Claims Two British Explorers
London reports that climbers George Leigh Mallory and A C Irvine died on Everest near the summit after reaching high camp. The remaining expedition members returned to base camp. Colonel Norton sent brief details. Irvine, an Oxford student aged 22, had joined the expedition after taking leave from college.
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Bu Oreted Presse
London
Mount
Everest
George Leigh Mallory
A. C. Irvine
Norton
Mallory
Irvins
Oxford
Alleged Bandits Sentenced After Ottawa and Kentucky Robbery Case
Robert Halpenny 22 of Westboro Canada and George Foster 25 of Kentucky were fined 1000 dollars and costs each and sentenced to ten to twenty one years in an Indiana reformatory for robbery at Paul Miller's drug store on E Washington Street. Judge James A Collins asked Governor Branch to transfer them to Michigan City Penitentiary. arrest was by Detectives Wiles Rademacher Rugenstein Lansing and Sergeants Sheehan Tooley.
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Robert Halpenny
Westboro
Ottawa
Canada
George Foster
Kentucky
Paul Miller
Washington St
Indiana Reformatory
James A. Collins
Collins
Emmett F. Branch
Reformatory
Michigan City
Pennsylvana
Eleventh Sts
Wiles, Radamacher
Rugenstein
Lansing
Sheehan and Tooley
Maddux Faces Perjury Charge In City Case
Federal agent George Winkler filed an affidavit in Criminal Court accusing Walter W. Maddux of perjury from testimony in city court. Maddux allegedly claimed immunity and a Washington job from Bert Morgan to reveal high officials and Judge Collins. Maddux and Oliver Jameson were bound over for a grand jury on blackmail charges. Chet Fowler was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Winkler
Federal Prohibition
Walter W. Maddux
N. Meridian Sr
Maddux
Bert C. Morgan
Washington, D. C
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Winkler
Oliver Jameson
N. Delaware Sr
Chet Fowler
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Jameson
Frank Buchanan
Liberty Beach
Church Notices inviting Sunday services and reading rooms
Notices announce Sunday services at First Church Meridian and Second Church Delaware with reading rooms open. Public invited to attend 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday School for children under 20 years. Location details include 3350 Washington avenue and 20th Street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Delaware
Washington Ivd
Nell Edelman
Nell Welding
Ladies’ Aid
Bobbed hair sparks outburst in Criminal Court
Judge James A. Collins calls bobbed hair a nuisance and pernicious influence during a family case. A bobbed haired wife testifies on the stand and provokes the judge, who declares the practice a damning outrage while a deputy clerk comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Birdie Billman
Mystery bullet hole spotted at Colonial Furniture window
Police investigated a daytime incident after a bullet hole was found two feet above ground in the plate glass window of Colonial Furniture Company located at Maryland and Meridian Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Furniture Company
Maryland
Meridian St
Pedestrian Hit by Car in City Traffic
Miss Penelope Johnson of 1655 N Delaware St was knocked down crossing Michigan and Delaware Streets by a car driven by Ed Rupp 68 of 18 S State St. She was not seriously hurt. Rupp was arrested and charged with assault and battery.
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Penelope Johnson
Delaware St
Michigan and
Delaware Sts
Ed Rupp
S. State St
Rupp
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Chio
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Capitol Ave
Riverside Beach
Riverside Bathing Beach
American Bankers’ Association
American Express Company
THE
Indiana Trust Fox Savines
City Prison
Tooley
O'Connor
Helen Keith
Park Ave
City
Madison and
Terrace Aves
Grotto
Broad Ripple Park
Statehouse
Althhough
Robert J. Aley
Butler University
Woodrow Wilson
Frederick E. Schortemier
Warren G. Harding
Shank
Corner
Worley
Llness
Benjamin Cline
Bond
JOBS
Indiana Bethels
Rebecca Nenesh
W. Wash
Pearl St. Kingan & Co
Mount Everest
America
Christ, Scientist
Occidental
Mt. St
Consolidated
N. Penn
E.thirty-Fourth Street
Spiritualist
Church of Truth
North St. and
Charles H. Gunsolus
Cadle ¢ Tabernacle
Christian Laymen’s Committee
Armin A. Holzer
Evangelist A. Holzer
South Side
Spiritualist Church
Fountain Square
Fountain Block
Virginia Ave
A. A. Hamilton
Bertha Holtz Hamilton
F. P. Dillon
Second Spiritualist Church
Red Men's Hall
W. Morris
Lee Sis
Minnesota St
Progressive Spiritualist Church
FIRST
N. Liberty St
Mass. Ave
Lydia Crane
Ruth van de Reuken
Spiritualist Mission
E. Washington
Rose Allison
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