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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1925
Page
1
The Safety Board authorizes Chief Rikhoff to restore normal two hour shift on Tuesday if he believes crime has been checked. The move signals confidence in public safety and potential return to regular hours upon assessment.
Total arrests reached 158 over the weekend as City police plan to revert to eight hour shifts Tuesday after a reduction in bank banditry. Chief Rikhoff expects fifty more officers, while Kingston notes improved safety and a pool of applicants to fill long shifts. Patrols will continue targeting suspicious barroom and parlor crowds.
A study reveals there was no chance to express sentiment on keeping the local factory. The report suggests petitions did not influence the decision and outlines the overall context of the question.
South side residents urged keeping Oriental St open and opening Pine, Shelby and Arsenal Aves. Ford relies on Kental St for access. board of works may reverse its stance or Ford’s Indianapolis plant could move, risking 800 jobs. Ford cites traffic data showing majority use of Southeastern Ave post crossing. City officials weigh impact on production and local industry.
The phrase attributed to Flapper Fanny hints at a dramatic social critique during the era. Details are sparse, but the comment suggests controversy over moral or legal boundaries in public life.
James W. Hensley, city engineer in charge of lights, works long nights and long tours as days shorten. He notes sunrise at 4 16 a m and sunset at 7 17 p m with lights off from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset in residential areas. He patrols the city nightly, sometimes traveling up to 100 miles.
The N 25 carrying Capt Roald Amundsen and Arctic fliers arrived safely at King's Bay Spitzbergen after landing Sunday at Franklin's Bay. Amundsen planned to fly the N 25 to Oslo for an enthusiastic welcome following their polar expedition.
MacMillan Arctic expedition continues up the Maine coast and is due at Sydney Nova Scotia Thursday to coal. The crew received a hearty send off from Monegan Island, Maine, as the long voyage toward the far north proceeds.
Four youths from Brightwood were found guilty of assault and battery on Grover Morgan age 16 of 2849 Baltimore Ave. Judge Collins ordered release on honor with fines and 30 days at Indiana State Farm after appeals from city court. Names include Harold Chambers Ivan Chambers George Tuttle and Arthur Bess of Hillside and Hill Side avenues.
In Columbus Indiana on June 22 flappers face rising living costs as barber shops and beauty parlors raise bob prices from 25 to 50 cents for fancy and shingle bobs in a price agreement.
Paris reports Marshal Joffre once the French forces commander is ill with influenza. The ailing World War II era figure has a fever and is receiving care in the capital.
Senator Edwin F. Ladd of North Dakota died at the Church Home Infirmary in Baltimore at 1 30 am after kidney trouble. He was 66, survived by his widow and eight children, and had been a nonpartisan Republican who followed La Follette in 1924 before returning to the Republican fold. He had long served as Federal food administrator for North Dakota and chaired the Public Lands Committee during oil probes.
A night burglary at Basil Robinson of 948 Udell St. netted $47 after a thief slipped in took trousers on Sunday, then escaped. At 1120 Hume Monsuer Bldg. Dr J F McBride reported instruments and narcotics stolen valued at $100. Lee Paxton of 224 Olive St. found his grocer cash register entered with $15 missing.
Surgeons operating on movie stars may tattoo their initials on the patient s back if the operation succeeds. Actress Blanche Sweet and Nita Naldi started the signed operation trend, both displaying medical monograms after minor procedures.
Week end violence claims nine lives in Indiana with forty three deaths across the nation. A Gary police case reports Joseph Konko, 37, charged with murdering Emory, 7, shot while trying to shield his mother. Roy Scott, 17, hanged himself after family dispute. Louis Button drowns at a gravel pit near Bicknell. Ivan Brent, 16, drowns in Big Walnut Creek near Greencastle. Nicholas Romanovich drowns after sleep while fishing. Two Chicago men, Joe Draco and Adelaide Kegwin, are named in an ongoing tally.
Marion County grand jury filed its twenty second and final report indicting nineteen individuals including Abe Black for manslaughter after a May 25 auto strike that killed Catherine Maier. Others charged include Henry McGee for burglary and grand larceny and Samuel Barker and James Mathews for criminal attack. Nine indictments name fugitives. fire investigators probe a blaze that destroyed Nicholas Hantziz’s garage and auto with a 2800 dollar loss.
Dr. Lewis Brown pastor of St. Pauls Episcopal Church defended keeping the word obey in the marriage rite and opposed reforms to strike the promise of a wifes obedience. He warned changes would require multiple church approvals and likened radical edits to secularization.
Bernard Grant, 22, who fought two years to avoid execution, died from stab wounds in the Cook County jail visitors room. Walter Krauser, his cellmate killer, confessed to stabbing and claims Grant was trying to frame him. Krauser awaits further action while Grant had sought mercy amid looming execution.
In Kings Langley England on June 22 Bernard Shaw spoke on nerves and the human race. He told an audience that most people are not fit to live with and that we are all somewhat mad.
James W. Lilly, 62, prominent business man and civic leader, died at his home 1715 N Meridian St after illness since February. He led Lilly Hardware Co and National Tile Co, Indiana. Survived by widow and two daughters. funeral likely Thursday.
William H. Fearey a 35 year old Alexandria Indiana man leaped from a third story window of a St Paul Minnesota hotel after two prior suicide attempts. His room showed bank deposits over 2000 dollars in Minneapolis and Mason City Iowa.
Police Sergt John Hett collapsed in the roll call room at headquarters Sunday night. He was taken to city hospital and treated for indigestion and heat. He improved and was sent home.
Members of the State budget committee and Governor Jackson weighed a proposed transfer of unexpended library funds from the 1925 Indiana University appropriation. University officials suggested that about $15,000 could remodel Wiley Hall, the science building, though no money was originally set aside for that work.
John H. Jones, 27, of 420 N West St, an employee at the Auto Inn, was struck by an oil truck when the driver shifted gears and backed into him at 420 N Illinois St. He received a broken leg and the driver fled. police are seeking his identity.
Dignitaries from state and national levels gathered in the Wisconsin Statehouse rotunda for the modest funeral of Robert M. La Follette. Senators congressmen and officials attended as Dr A E Hayden praised his ideals and humane politics. Thousands lined the capitol to view the body in state before simple services at his family plot two miles from town.
Secretary Frederick E. Schortemeier declares state police ordered to engage bandits in the war against crime. Instructions presume bandits will speed to escape, bringing actions under state police jurisdiction. Police confer with bankers across districts to outline response if the bandit wave recurs.
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