U S Stands By 5 5 3 Naval Ratio At Geneva Talks
Washington officials insist the United States will press its 5-5-3 naval strength ratio at the Geneva conference despite British and Japanese disagreements. Admiral Saito says Japan must keep cruisers destroyers and submarines and may concede elsewhere. American delegates argue protection of trade routes and armed merchantmen are vital to modern warfare.
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State Department
United States
Geneva
Coolridge
State
Navy
Japan
Admiral Saito
Hugh Gibson
Saito
Great Britain
Technical Commission
Jellicoe
Britain
America
Wright Wife Refuses Divorce Settlement, Plans to Resist
Mrs Miriam Noel Wright wife of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright announces no cash settlement was approved and says she will resist a divorce while he maintains his current lifestyle. The Madison Wisconsin report notes she has not authorized any action via her attorneys and will continue to oppose dissolution of marriage.
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United Peer Angisco
Miriam Noel Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Wright
Madison
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Talisien
Wisconsin
Lita Grey Chaplin to Appear for Divorce Deposition
Lita Grey Chaplin was to appear at her husband Charles Chaplin's attorney office to conclude a deposition in her divorce case. If not continued, tomorrow is the last day to file an answer to Chaplin's cross complaint. Trial is set for August 22.
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Los Angeles
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Optometrists Endorse New Times Typeface
The Indianapolis Times new Ionic type earns praise from the Indianapolis Optometrical Society at its meeting. The doctors cite clearer letters reducing eye strain and aiding vision, with Dr. Carl F. Shepard of Northern Illinois College of Optometry lauding the type during a lecture.
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Indianapolis Optometrical Society
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Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago
the Times
Louis Koerner
August Dryer
Walter Kocher
A. G. Miessen
Roy Denny
W. L. van Osdel
G. R. Ledig
F. P. Barr
Robert Ledig
D. D. Terrell
Three to Hang for Jailers Death
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled three men convicted of killing Joliet State penitentiary warden Peter Klein must hang July 15 in the Will County courtyard Joliet. Six men were convicted. three still at large or recaptured. names include Chamaries Duschowsk i Walter Stalesky and Roberto Torrez.
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Springfield
Peter Klein
Joliet
Illinois Supreme Court
Will County
Supreme Court
Chmaries Duschowski
Walter Stalesky
Roberto Torrez
Shout of Parrot Halts High School Class Prophecy
Nathalie Rieder delivered the class prophecy at Grover Cleveland High School in Caldwell New Jersey. A parrot in the wings shouted shut up eliciting chuckles from boys and stern looks from mothers before Nathalie resumed her speech.
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United Press
Caldwell
N. J
Nathalie Rieder
Grover Cleveland High School
Nathalie
Swedish immigrant Hulda Fornell aims for national spelling title
Hulda Fornell, a Sweden-born speller who won Michigan's spelling championship, arrives in Washington to contest the national spelling championship. She has been in the United States for four years and now competes at the national level.
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United Press
Washington
Hulda Fornell
Sweden
America
Michigan
Indiana Ohio flood threat raises cross state action
Geneva Indiana farmer W D Cross Jr urged Governor Jackson to sue Ohio over flood damage from a Grand Reservoir release. He claims 25 000 acres flooded when Wabash River overflowed near Geneva due to gates opening. Attorney General Gilliam will review, while flood prevention was urged. The Grand Reservoir dates to 1840 and fed the canal projects.
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Ohio
Indiana
Jackson
Geneva
Ind
W. D. Cross Jr
Arthur L. Gilliam
Gilliam
Grand Reservoir
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
FRAME PROBE REPORT ON IL L TREATMENT OF D C STEPHENSON
State Charities Board will frame its investigation into ill treatment of D C Stephenson at Michigan City prison at a 9:30 a m meeting. Testimony included Stephen son former Klan dragon now life prisoner Moorman the prison trustee and Warden Daly. Parole petition alleges a plot with Hiram Evans. Trustees will act in July and report to Governor and trustees.
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Jackson
Stephenson
Hiram Evans
Atlanta
Moorman
Daly
Charities Board
Temperature readings and wind wave notes
Unclear hourly temperature and wind wave data show values like 72 at noon and 80 in the same snippet. Specific places and times are fragmented, with no clear event or person identified in readable form.
Editorial urges Mayor Duvall to resign over misrule and abuse
The piece argues the public voted against John L. Duvall for misgovernance and scandal, saying his threats to use city workers for private business show he must resign immediately. It links the mayor's actions to a legislature bill shielding him and condemns his influence over police and fire staff.
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John L. Duvall
John Duvall
People
Buser
Duvall
Canadian millionaire Scott granted new trial by Illinois Supreme Court
Russell Scott, formerly wealthy Canadian, convicted of murdering Joseph Maurer, a drug store clerk, and sentenced to death, was granted a new trial by the Illinois Supreme Court. He had prior reprieves, was found insane then sane, and returned to Chicago. The court reversed due to trial court’s denial of a venue change.
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United Press
Springfield
Ill
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Illinois Supreme Court
Scott
Illinois
Chester
Chicago
Supreme Court
Prosecution Set to Arrest 100 Indianapolis Violators
City Prosecutor Arthur M. Dinsmore warned 100 motorists to pay $2 at police headquarters or face warrants. The drivers ignored second notices after failing to report at the traffic department for improper parking and minor violations. Arrests planned to begin Thursday.
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Arthur M. Dinsmore
Indianapolis
Dinsmore
Daughters of Rich Men Die in Boston Fire
An overheated electric iron causes a blaze in the basement and climbs through four floors of the William L. Shearer Jr. home. Miss Janet Shearer 20 and Miss Beatrice Howes 16 die along with cook Helen McLaughlin 35 and maid Alice Scott 32. Firemen injured. governess Annie Dickson 43 escapes. The Shearers were away aboard the yacht Paprika.
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United Press Boston
Boston
William L. Shearer Jr
Paine Furniture Company
Janet Shearer
Beatrice B. Howes
Henry S. Howes
Helen McLaughlin
Cook
Alice Scott
Lindbergh Air Mail Stamps Go On Sale Here
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson prepared for a rush as the first Lindbergh air mail stamps were placed on sale at the post office. Ten thousand stamps were received, half of Indianapolis allotment, priced at 10 cents each. The stamps feature Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis photo by an NEA Service-Indianapolis Times photographer.
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Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Earthquake in Carrizal Valley Destroys Homes
An earthquake in the Carrizal valley near Cojutepeque leveled houses and some livestock in San Salvador. No fatalities were reported.
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United Presa San
Sheik accused of assaulting Virginia Eberhart on Pennsylvania Ave
William Sullivan is alleged to have accosted Virginia Eberhart on Pennsylvania Avenue and attempted to kiss her. She testified to the judge that Sullivan knocked her unconscious after she pushed him.
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Ted Washington
William Sullivan
Virginia Eberhart
Pennsylvania Ave
Ex-convict posed as publisher recruit for religious paper
Rev C H Erickson says Alexander Patterson alias James Sheldon and James Shields was taken in by The Church and Community Press as circulation manager in Tipton Indiana. Patterson, a murder convict, cashed checks and kept funds after being outfitted with a $100 suit and sent to Los Angeles.
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N. Dearborn St
Alexander Patterson
Erickson
John L. Niblack
Patterson
James Sheldon
James Shields
San Quentin
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Tipton
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Niblack
Los Angeles
Fourth of July Firecracker Incident Injures Two Boys
In Brooklyn on June 22 two boys aged 6 and 7 were burned by a firecracker set off by a 10 year old boy. The explosion occurred nearly two weeks before the holiday he said it surprised him. The 10 year old was not hurt.
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United Press
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joseph Cangleisa
Delanie Johnson
Donald Murphy
Donald
Woman Seeks Divorce For Husband's 22 Foot Kick
In New York on June 22 Mrs Blanche Swain charges her husband Wilmart Swain with kicking her 22 feet from the bedroom to the kitchen of their home. The divorce complaint was filed in supreme court.
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New York
Blanche
Swain
Wilmart
Supreme Court
Miss Mildred Doran Heads West in Plane Hop Contest
Ho Honolulu Michigan June 22 Miss Mildred Doran the sole woman entrant in the Frisco Honolulu plane hop contest hurried preparations for her trip and hopes to depart for the West this week.
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Mildred Doran
West
New Marion County grand jury to probe politics
A criminal court judge ordered drawing six names for a Marion County grand jury to probe political corruption. The panel will report to Judge Collins at 9 am July 4, with special prosecutors Holtzman and Johnson delivering a report Friday on work since May 6. Arraignment for Earl S. Garrett is expected July 5 after $1,000 bond posting.
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Criminal Court
James A. Collins
Collins
John W. Holtzman
Emsley W. Johnson
Duvall
William C. Buser
Earl S. Garrett
Liberty
D Autremont awaits sentence for murder
Hugh D Autremont was found guilty of murder with a jury recommendation for life imprisonment and returned to jail awaiting sentencing. His brothers Ray and Ray pleaded not guilty to indictments charging them with taking part in the killing of four trainmen.
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Jacksonville
Ore
Hugh D'Autremont
Ray
Hugh
Austria Cheers Fliers Return From Vienna Flight
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine landed at Mathiasfelder Flying Field near Budapest after flying from Vienna. Thousands greeted them as they prepared to return to Vienna later today. Austria’s president cabled President Coolidge congratulating the American air heroes.
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Vienna
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Mathiasfelder
Budapest
Chamberlin
Levine
Michael Hainisch
Austria
Coolidge
John Drew Very Weak as Doctors Lose Hope for Recovery
In San Francisco on June 22, veteran actor John Drew remained very weak with doctors largely abandoning hope for recovery.
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John
San Prancisco
John Drew
Not the Needle but the Nicotine Weighs on Watson
Indiana Senator James E. Watson faces public pressure from the No Tobacco League of America based in Indianapolis. Secretary Charles M. Fillmore accuses Watson of promoting cigarette brands and seeks resolutions condemning him at state and national conventions, while noting the group avoids politics but may act due to tobacco influence.
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Anderson
Winona Lake
Harder Fight Looms Over Indianapolis City Manager Plan
Indianapolis voters approved the city manager form 33 912 to 9 954 in a special election. The manager drive plans to form a City Manager League and a non partisan slate to elect seven commissioners, with aims to curb partisan control and push for businesslike government.
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank E. Gates
City Manager League
Indiana
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