Manager form triumph reshapes city government
Voters approve a non partisan manager plan in Tuesday’s election, shift power from Mayor Duvall’s administration. The reform carries every ward except three Negro districts, with Duvall losing his home precinct and Coffin’s stronghold in the Ninth of the Fourth ward. North Irvington areas show the heaviest support as the plan gains broad citywide backing.
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Sioners
Republican County
George W. Coffin
Commission
John L. Duvall
Duvall
Republican
North Side
Irvington
South
West Side
Mile long plea in Sagco case for public inquiry
Nearly a mile long petition with about half a million names urging a public investigation of the Sacco Vanzetti murders was delivered to Governor Fuller by the defense committee. The two large rolls were carried to the Statehouse for possible review at the executive council meeting. Signers span educators, industrial leaders, and laborers as the case hangs on intervention before the July 10 electric chair date.
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Buy United
Boston
Sacco-Vanzetti
Alvan T. Fuller
Statehouse
Gardner Jackson
Joseph Moro
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee
Executive Council
Fuller
Sacco
Vanzetti
Bank Has Lone Coin Close Doors in Bank Near Sorrento
The Bank of Vico Equense near here failed after its vaults held only a six cent piece, a single one-lira coin. The small rural bank serving the Sorrento peninsula closed without warning, despite signs of sound operation.
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Bank of Vico Equense
Sorrento
Speeding man says he was in funeral procession
Alton Bohan, a colored man, was arrested for going thirty eight miles an hour. He told the judge, I was in a funeral procession, your honor. I was trying to keep up with the hearse.
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Preas
Washington
Alton Bohan
Cardui restores strength for Grace L. Smith of Exeter
Grace L. Smith describes severe weakness headaches and nervousness. After trying Cardui she improves and continues the tonic to maintain health. Cardui is sold by all druggists and a separate hygienic product is sold for women.
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Grace L. Smith
Exeter
Cadus
Cardui
Cardas
Riot Locks 328 Convicts in Kansas Mine Shaft
Kansas Penitentiary officials report 328 inmates barricaded in a mine shaft 720 feet underground after mutiny over cigaret access. Guard J F Thomas stabbed. another prisoner shot in cellhouse riot. No food or water, no communication with the surface, authorities cautious.
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Kansas Prison
United Press
Lansing
Kas
Kansas Penitentiary
J. F. Thomas
Kansas
Thomas
R. H. Hudspeth
W. H. Mackey
Hudspeth
32 Prisoners Sought After Ferguson Prison Break
A 400 member posse including 300 citizens and 100 officers with bloodhounds searched Trinity river bottoms for 32 escaped prisoners from Ferguson prison farm at Midway. By noon only three of the 35 escapees had been recaptured as the others hid in dense willow and cottonwood groves.
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United Press
Houston
Texas
Trinity River
Ferguson
Midway
Chicago War Show to Feature Lindbergh Visit
Chicago plans a major war display in Grant Park next Friday to Sunday with seven air squadrons, two dirigibles, and National Guard units from Ft. Sheridan and the 131st 132nd infantry 122nd field artillery and 202nd anti aircraft. Col. T A Siqueland leads the program.
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United Press
Chicago
Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Grant Park
Ft. Sheridan
132Nd Infantry
122Nd Field Artillery
Illinois National Guard
T. A. Siqueland
Ford to complete light weight all metal monoplane in two weeks
Ford Motor Company in Detroit announces a new light weight all metal monoplane designed for passenger service on small lines. The single motor transport plane wingspan drops from fifty eight to forty five feet while tri motor versions measure sixty eight feet. A tiny single seated monoplane with a twenty two foot wingspan has been built but not begun production.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Borah Plans Idaho Trip To Review Flood And Farm Relief
Senator Borah of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins preparations for a vacation trip to Idaho to study reactions to flood and farm relief proposals. He regards domestic legislation as the priority and has one speech scheduled in Denver next Tuesday.
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United Press
Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Idaho
Denver
City in Brief Thursday events and notices
The memo lists events across Indianapolis including meetings of the General Memorial Association and sororities, luncheons for professional groups, the Twenty sixth annual convention of the Indiana branch of the National Association of Postoffice Clerks, and a memorial dedication for James Whitcomb Riley. It notes a corn borer aid payment to Indiana farmers, a sensational assault case at 922 Hadley Street, a civic club study group meeting, and a federal bankruptcy petition by Clifford Mustard of Muncie.
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General Memorial Association
Ft. Friendly
N. Illinois St
Alpha Beta Phi Sorority
Beverin
Odie Estate Board
Eli Lilly & C. Ravaniains Club
Spink Arms
International New Thought Alliance Congress
Claypool
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Bethel A
Caleb Mills
Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Loyal Knights of the Round Table
American Business Club
Columbia Club
Sigma Nu
Board of Trade
Sigma Chi
Indiana
National Association of Postoffice Clerks
O. H. Fench
Muncie
Ind
Almont Williams
Marion
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
John F. Loucks
Helmer
Steuben County
Jackson
James Whitcomb Riley
Fletcher
N. C
Joe Shelby Riley
United States District Court
Clifford Mustard
Mustard
Moose Dictator to Inspect Kokomo Lodge Tonight
Norman Gladstone head of the Loyal Order of Moose will inspect the Kokomo lodge tonight after visiting Indianapolis Lodge No. 17. The reception committee includes Dr. Hugh J. Davey Mark R. Gray M. M. Mahoney and secretary William Anderson.
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Moose
Norman Gladstone Head
Toronto
Loyal Order of the Moose
Kokomo Lodge
Indianapolis
Hugh J. Davey
Mark R. Gray
M. M. Mahoney
William Anderson
Lindbergh Plans Washington Visit and Lecture Tour
Charles Lindbergh aims to meet air chiefs from the Army Navy and Commerce to share European aviation views and help plan his future. He plans a nationwide two month lecture tour likely using The Spirit of St. Louis for jumps as he seeks working capital and hopes his talks boost aviation.
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United Press
Washington
Charles Lindbergh
Army, Navy and Commerce Department
St. Louis
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
First Summer Day Brings Pleasant Indy Weather
Nature offered a mild first day of summer in Indianapolis with sun and cool breezes. J H Armington of the Weather Bureau notes winds from the northwest due to a high pressure area west of the Mississippi. A Tuesday storm moved away to the northeast, leaving ideal conditions for most people and fair weather for farmers with normal temperatures.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Armington
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Mississippi
Omaha Sniper Ready 10 Die
Lincoln dispatch reports Frank Carter the Omaha sniper plans to face execution in the electric chair within forty eight hours. He says he prays for forgiveness and feels like a man finishing a disagreeable job and expecting pay. The governor’s intervention is unlikely to stay the sentence.
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Bu United Press
Lincoln
Frank Carter
Omaha
Carter
City managers hailed after decisive election win in Indianapolis
Campaign leaders praised the referendum victory as a shift to a manager commission government. They stressed good government, nonpartisan leadership, and citizen control with a broad volunteer base across professions supporting seven capable commissioners.
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Indianapolis
Frank E. Gates
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Gates
Claude H. Anderson
James H. Lowry
Manager Commission
Roy Lewis
Lehman M. Dunning
Charles F. Coffin
Yesterda
Heart Attack Fatal Mrs. Wiley Conway
Mrs. Wiley T. Conway wife of Colonel Conway in charge of the Army recruiting station here died after a heart attack at Methodist Hospital and burial is expected in Arlington. She is survived by her Urbana Ohio parents two brothers Col Harry Mitchell in Chicago and Frank Mitchell in Cincinnati and two sisters Mrs C H Wright in Washington and Miss Kate Mitchell in Urbana.
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Wiley T. Conway
Spink- Arms
Conway
United States Army
Methodist Hospital
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Urbana
Ohio
Harry Mitchell
Chicago
Frank Mitchell
Cincinnati
C. H. Wright
Major Wright
Washington
Kate Mitchell
Contented Adherents of King Ben Testify in Michigan Case
In St Joseph Michigan a dozen young men from the House of David testified as state witnesses in a suit to dissolve the colony. They said they courted and married their wives out of love. The state alleges group marriages were arranged by cult leaders to shield King Benjamin Purnell in Shiloh where he lived with many maiden followers.
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United Press
ST. Joseph
Mich
House of David
Benjamin Purnell
Shiloh
Mind Power Recognized by Medical Men at New Thought Meet
The Rev. Columbus Bradford told a congress of the International New Thought Alliance that medicine increasingly stresses mental condition in treating physical illnesses. He cited AMA discussions in Washington and noted churches aligning with mental and spiritual health for healing. Attending speakers included Ray L. Trent on world peace. Mary Chapin led a devotional. a public banquet with music by the Orloff quintet was scheduled at Claypool.
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Columbus Bradford
Washington
International New Thought Alliance
Claypool
American Medical Association
Ray L. Trent
Indiana Council On International Relations
Indiana
Wisconsin
W. D. Long
Helen Coffey
George M. Reeder
Mary Chapin
New York City
Orloff
Essay Prizes Fund Indianapolis Home Ownership Drive
Four essay contests opened today under the Indianapolis Real Estate Board to promote the pay and niece of Indianapolis campaign. Prizes total three hundred dollars for the Marion County high school student contest and twenty four lots awarded in the other three. Subcommittee of twenty five approved the program with entries due by September 1 to 821 Lemcke Building.
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Pay & Niece of
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Wisuomual
Marion County
Lemcke
Robinson Speaks At Session Of DeMolay In Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana United States Senator Arthur R Robinson addressed the Indiana chapters of the Order of DeMolay during a two day session More than 300 members were guests with about 1000 youths expected for an evening banquet and grand ball at Zorah Shrine Mosque The previous night an audience of over 1000 saw a class of 1000 receive DeMolay degrees and initiatory rites
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United Press
Terre Haute
Ind
United States
Arthur R. Robinson
First Indiana
Indiana
Order of DeMolay
Zorah Shrine Mosque
Two Bandits Caught After Early Chase
Police capture Luther Blair and Roy Sheets after a combined auto banditry and streetcar hold up. Two other robbers escaped with $40 from Illinois streetcar conductor Lon Carver. Loot totaled about $44.17 recovered. incident began near Great Western Oil filling station.
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Illinois
Luther Blair
S. East St
Roy Sheets
Pletcher Ave
Frank Lotz
N. Alton St
Great Western Oil Company
W. Washington St
Lotz
Blair
Sheets
Sergt
Otto Petit
Squad
Tenth St
Belmont Ave
Washington St
Lon Carver
Ilinois
Alcohol Found in Klan Auto in Indiana Case
In North Vernon Indiana on June 22 Rev A P Renn a Ku Klux orator and Jason A Hooten a horse thief detective were riding when a half pint of alcohol was found in their car. Hooten was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days. Attorney Lawrence Shaw appealed to Circuit Court after Renn and Hooten were discharged on trespassing charges. Renn had testified in the Reed probe of Indiana politics last year.
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Times
North Vernon
Ind
A. P. Renn
Jason A. Hooten
Horsethief
Indianapolis
Renn
Hooten
Lawrence Shaw
Shaw
Reed
Indiana
Heat Prostration Claims Second Victim of Year in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh reports the death of 31 year old Alex Razen from heat prostration on June 22, marking the second heat related fatality of the year.
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Pittsburgh
Alex Razen
Indianapolis urged to back commercial aviation boom
Frank E. Gates former president of the Indianapolis real estate board says commercial aviation will be profitable and Indianapolis should develop its local airport. He cites favorable climate and flying days and notes the Chamber of Commerce aeronautics committee discussed the move with the Indianapolis Airport Corporation and local businessmen. The push, begun by Realtors, led to the formation of the Indianapolis Airport Corporation two years ago and the sublease of Mars Hill field to the Indiana National Guard.
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Indianapolis
Frank E. Gates
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Gates
Chamber of Commerce Aeronautics Committee
Indianapolis Airport Corporation
Detroit
Dan W. le Gore
Board Aviation Committee
Mars Hill
13Th Observation Squadron
Indiana National Guard
Akron Folks Bit Too Ten Dollar Money Machines
Detective Chief Claude M. Worley reports Akron residents seek free money and mentions a letter from Akron Ohio asking for pictures of the man and woman jailed last week who allegedly sold Indiana polis residents machines to print ten dollar bills on plain paper. They remain in custody on vagrancy charges as the case is investigated.
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Indianapolis
Claude M. Worley
Akron
Ohio
National Plans Told by Junior Chamber Leader
The Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce Building heard plans of the national organization. William Henry Harrison, recently reelected president, spoke and had been elected national executive vice chairman at the latest convention.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Bldg
National
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