Green petition for wage raise rejected by Indianapolis street railway
President Robert S. Todd denied the Green petition for a 20 cent an hour raise and seniority recognition for striking workers. The so called committee of thirteen sought official recognition to act as arbitration representatives, but Chairman Singleton refused registration, directing cases to be heard individually by the Public Service Commission.
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Robert S. Todd
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Frank Littleton
Public Service Commission
Singleton
Green
James P. Tretton
Street Car Company
James Green
Tretton
Todd
Frank Baker
Baker
Washington
Robert D. Armstrong
John M. Parker
United States Supreme Court
Henry Thomas
Committee of Thirteen
Green’s
Ecscant
Lindbergh Granted Naval Flying Privileges
In recognition of his trans Atlantic flight the Navy Department extended to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh the privilege of using naval planes and other aviation equipment for local or cross country flying. Commanding officers were ordered to place aviation assets at his disposal.
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United Press
Washington
Navy Department
Charles A. Lindbergh
Naval Air Units
Vote Today: Indianapolis Considers City Manager Govt
Citizens vote today on adopting a city manager form of government in Indianapolis. Polls open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters decide whether to move away from partisan local politics to favor progress, economy, and efficiency.
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Indianapolis
First Day of Summer Brings Longest Day of Light
The newspaper notes Wednesday marks the official start of summer with sunrise at 4 22 a m and sunset at 7 17 p m, totaling fourteen hours and fifty five minutes of daylight. Weather head J H Armington predicts fair but cooler conditions with below normal temperatures continuing after a damp spring.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Armington
SEEK NEW SITE FOR AIR RAGE
The National Aeronautic Association considers Akron Birmingham and Detroit as possible starting points for the September international balloon race. Denver cannot raise 15000 dollars but will be informed within 48 hours of a new financing effort. Sixteen entries from eight countries are in the race and it will be held in September regardless.
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United Press
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
Akron
Birmingham
Detroit
Denver
Aeronautic
Blind Job Advocates Push Mandatory Hire Policy
Robert B. Irwin, a blind Montclair man, urged U S employers to hire blind workers wherever capable at the Association of American Workers for the Blind convention in Atlantic City. He noted European laws compel hiring sightless workers when they can perform the job.
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United Press
Atlantic City
Robert B. Irwin
Montclair
Association of American Workers For the Blind
Europe
Irwin
Coolidge to Tour South Dakota After June 30
President Coolidge will visit South Dakota for four engagements before the summer recess. He is to meet about 10 000 farmers at a picnic 14 000 Sioux Indians on their reservation Deadwood Days of 76 celebration and cowpunchers from three states at the Belle Fourche roundup Ambassador James R Sheffield plans to join after June 30 with dates flexible.
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United Press
Rapid City
Coolidge
Deadwood
Bellefourche
James R. Sheffield
Mexico City
Black Hills
Sheffield
City Detective Hurt While on Vacation in Kentucky
Detective Roy Peats was injured in London Kentucky on Monday while traveling to Tennessee for vacation. He suffered a dislocated shoulder but continued the trip after treatment driving with one hand. Detective Chief Claude Worley confirmed the injury and said details of the accident are not known.
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Roy Peats
London
Tennessee
Peats
Claude Worley
American Navy Plan Ties Costs to Geneva Accord
Washington reports a proposed American cruiser program costing about 250 million dollars to reach parity with Britain if the Geneva arms conference accepts a 1000000 tonnage cap for both navies. The plan hinges on acceptance of the tonnage limit and affects naval expenses.
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United Press
Washington
Great Britain
NavalLimitation conference opens with executive committee plan
Geneva June 21 The heads of Japanese British and American delegations form an executive committee to allocate work among sub committees for Coolidge naval limitations talks. Admiral Field calls British proposals more comprehensive than American ones citing not yet addressing capital ship reductions.
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United Press
Geneva
Coolidge
Admiral Field
Bar Politician Lawyer From Federal Court
George H. Clark, once campaign manager for President Harding, was barred forever from practicing before Federal Courts by Judge D. C. Westenhaver after being found guilty of professional malpractice. The charges related to his role in the American Cycle Company bankruptcy. two billing machines owned by the defunct firm were found with Clark’s son, owner of a hardware store.
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United Press
Wveland
Ohio
George H. Clark
Harding
Supreme Court
United States
D. C. Westenhaver
Clark
American Cycle Company
Hoover Denies Canal Flood Link. Plans Ten Day Survey
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of Commerce Hoover denies that diverting Lake Michigan water through the Chicago drainage canal worsened the Mississippi Valley floods. He will return to the flood area tomorrow for a ten day survey.
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United Press
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
South
Lake Michigan
Chicago Drainage Canal
Mississippi Valley
Aged economist weds former Miss January in Baltimore
Robert B. Leon seventy seven, renowned economist and philanthropist, honeymooning in Washington after marrying Isabel V. January fifty one of St. Louis. The couple wed in Baltimore, where Dr Brookings said he had known Miss January all her life. Leo n rose to wealth through varied business ventures before age thirty five.
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Uote Pres
Ashington
Robert
Leon 77
Isabel V. January
St. Louis
Baltimore
Brookings
Miss January
Lindbergh Hides in Hat to Walk St Louis Streets
Col Charles A Lindbergh uses a battered gray hat to conceal his identity while driving through downtown St Louis. He plans a New York Washington trip in two weeks and weighs leading an air venture as fans flood his mail and gifts. He also reads thousands of congratulatory letters as his mother Evangeline Lindbergh returns to Detroit.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
Lindbergh
New York
Washington
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Detroit
Civic
Misconduct Charged in City Market Master Case
Earl S. Garrett city market master was charged with official misconduct and false pretense in four affidavits filed in Criminal Court. Prosecutors say the probe into political corruption is nearing a court move while Garrett denies resigning and is free on bond.
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Earl S. Garrett
Prospect St
John W. Holtzman
Emisey W. Johnson
William H. Sheaffer
Holtzman
Duvall
Garrett
Capias
John J. Collins
Safety Board
O. D. Haskett
John Vincent
Aaron S. Glick
David Shane
William Halpern
Board of Safety
John George
O. D. Hasket
Gamewell
Jewett
Tenth Ward
William C. Buser
C. C. Shirley
Voyager in tiny boat sails toward London and Norway
Thomas Drake aged 63, a Seattle mariner and member of the Queen City Yacht Club, arrived yesterday from Charleston in a 35 foot schooner. He announced plans to sail to London and to Norway and to return alone across the Atlantic to the United States.
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United Press
Anita Whitney Pardoned by California Governor
Charlotte Anita Whitney aged 60 a social worker freed from a potential one to fourteen year San Quentin sentence by Governor C C Young. The pardon follows a wartime conviction upheld by the U S Supreme Court and cites her lifelong support for the underprivileged. Whitney had been tried January 20 1920 for attending an Oakland Communist Labor Party meeting.
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United Arena
San Francisco
Charlotte Anita Whitney
Carmel-by the-Sea
C. C. Young
Miss Whitney
San Quentin
United States Supreme Court
Oakland
Communist Labor Party
Southwest Floods Hit Kansas Wheat Regions Hard
United Press reports flooding across Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas as heavy rains swell creeks and rivers. Wheat in Kansas suffers substantial damage and numerous small towns become isolated while full damage totals remain unclear.
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United Preas
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Princeton grants 449 degrees in largest class
Princeton University conferred degrees on 449 graduates in its largest class to date. E C Bartell of Tarentum Pennsylvania received the M Taylor Pyne honor, among the highest awards for university members.
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United Press
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
E. C. Bartell
Tarentum
M. Taylor Pyne
Noltee Trial Delayed On Reckless Driving Charge
Walter F. Noltee faces a continued trial in municipal court after a June 29 date is set. The case involves reckless driving and assault and battery arising from a collision at Arlington Avenue and Raymond Street.
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Walter F. Noltee
Noltee
Omer Hawkins
Arlington Ave
Raymond St
Nolee
Canal Zone slide dumps earth into Gaillard Cut
A landslide in the Gaillard Cut near the Panama Canal buried 150000 cubic yards of earth overnight and today. The slide affected the canal area in Canal Zone during and after June 21. No injuries information was reported.
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Gaillard
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Gaillard Cut
No Guards at Retaining Wall Despite Danger of Second Collapse
An uncle’s wish to please his nephew led to Alfred Bollman’s death when a rotten river wall at Emrichsville collapsed. Earl Bowman and others escaped. Bollman perished under concrete as bystanders watched yet no warning signs or guards were present. Neighbors attended Bowman’s grocery while plans to return Bollman’s body were made. The wall, unused for years, should have been leveled.
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Inset
Alfred Bollman
Earl Bowman
Sheffield Ave
White River
Bowman
Earl
Noah Bowman
Charles Stockoff
W. Morris St
Frank Stockoff
S. West St
Emrichsville Dome
Bollman
Seymour
City
J. E. Perry
Times
Bandit Holds Up Station Attendant at Silver Flash
A bandit robbed Paul Shipley at 1110 Laurel Street of $15 at the Silver Flash filling station corner State Avenue and Washington Street Monday night. Shipley grabbed a revolver, fired four shots, and chased the thief. Patrolmen pursued the bandit with City Clerk Boyce Jr.’s car but found no suspect.
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Paul Shipley
Laurel St
State Ave
Washington St
Shipley
J. Welch
F. Dailey
William A. Boyce Jr
Temperature readings for a day chart
Hourly temperatures list with morning values from 6 a m to 9 a m and noon values to 12 noon. Readings include 68 at 6 a m, 73 at 10 a m, 72 at 9 a m, 75 at noon, and 76 at 2 p m.
Byrd Delays Transatlantic Flight to Tomorrow Night
Commander Richard E. Byrd said he would not start the trans Atlantic flight before tomorrow night due to poor northern Atlantic weather. The Fokker America remains ready, with four men aboard including Lieut Bert Balchen, Lieut George Neville, Pilot Bert Acosta, and Balchen as the fourth man assisting Byrd.
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United Preas
Europe
Byrd
Bert Balchen
George Neville
Bert Acosta
Balchen
North Pole
Girl Plans Air Hop from Marysville to Honolulu
Miss Mildred Doran a village school teacher and Augie Peddilar Flint aviator plan to fly to Honolulu next month in an air sedan nearing completion at Buhl Aircraft Plant. The craft will have a 400 gallon gas tank and an auxiliary tank under the pilot seat. A Spirit of St. Louis style motor is installed. Doran is not a pilot but has logged flying time as a passenger.
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United Press
Marysville
Mich
Mildred Doran
Augie Peddilar
Flint
Honolulu
Buhl Aircraft Company
Spirit of St. Louis
Miss Doran
Lucas elected president of Fiduciaries Association of Indianapolis
Malcolm Lucas a trust officer at Bankers Trust Company was chosen president of the Fiduciaries Association of Indianapolis Monday night. He succeeds Donald S. Morris of Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, who remains on the advisory committee. Other officers include Clarence A. Weaver of Peoples State Bank as vice president and M. E. Watkins of City Trust Company as secretary-treasurer.
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Malcolm Lucas
Bankers Trust Company
Fiduciaries Association of Indianapolis
Donald S. Morris
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Morris
Clarence A. Weaver
Peoples State Bank
M. E. Watkins
City Trust Company
Gentile jurors to hear case over rabbi issued handbill
In Kansas City a rabbi faces libel charges from Max Friedman chicken dealer. Jurors will apply modern civil law to ancient Hebrew rules in deciding if the handbill calling Friedman slaughtering forbidden is libel. The defense says the rabbi acted as religious leader without council.
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United Press
Kansas City
Jehudah Braver
Max Friedman
Friedman
Six Rostock Students Drown When Boat Capsizes
Six Rostock University students died when their boat capsized on the Meuritz river. Two women aboard were rescued. The tragedy occurred as the vessel overturned during a trip with fellow travelers. Local authorities investigated the accident and identified the victims.
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Unite Ee Beschich III
Germany
Rostock University
Meuritz
City Manager Election Seen With Lighter-Than-Normal Turnout
Noon tallies indicate a lighter city manager vote with predictions ranging from 55 000 to 80 000 total ballots. Campaign leaders expect a clear victory as wards show varied interest and activity concentrates in the north side and Irvington.
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Frank S. Gates
City, Manager
Gates
Claude H. Anderson
North Side
Irvington
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