Indianapolis real estate market shows strong 1928 gains
Indianapolis real estate firms report 1928 gains from Jan 1 to June 15, with lot sales up about 40 percent at Union Trust, higher front foot prices on north side plots, and increased activity across residential and business properties. Schloss Bros. and Goode & Goode note substantial year over year rises. farm and estate deals also improve.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Lot Department
Union Trust Company
Tom L. Dillon
North Side
Dillon
Washington Blvd
Pennsylvania St
Delaware
New Jersey St
Central Ave
Schloss Bros
Lowell Frazee
Butler-Fairview
William Low Rice
Butler University
Rice
Forest M. Knight
F. M. Knight Realty Company
Knight
Goode & Goode
Allison Realty Company
Robert Allison
John K. Burgess
Burgess
American Estates Company
Joseph J. Artus
Tigers Bring High Prices to Chinese Hunters
Harbin reports tigers fetch about $4 a pound, totaling $2,000 to $2,500 for a full grown specimen. Beyond the pelt, Chinese buyers prize organs and bones for medical and magical uses. The heart, blood, brains and bones top the list, with heart meals linked to bravery and moustache bristle said to allure women.
Mule to be rescued as mine equipment destroyed by fire
In Littles Indiana a mule working in the Littles coal mine is to be rescued with an emergency hoisting outfit after upper ground equipment burned Tuesday. The fire touched fan machinery, but air was driven into the shaft saving the animal’s life.
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Littles
Ind
Lads Seek Dairy Cup for U S Dairy Team to England
Albion Nebraska braces for an international dairy judging contest in Wye Kent England on July 5. Three Nebraska boys ages 17 and 18 travel abroad to defend the United States title after England won the trophy the past two years. The Albion team earned the U S dairy judging championship at Memphis Tennessee last year and 4 H national honors. Jesse Bilyeu led in the National Dairy Show. Joe King, youngest member, earned a state 4 H camp spot. Russell Hughes, Boone County farmer, accompanies as part of the delegation.
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United Press
Albion
Neb
Nebraska
America
Wye
Kent
England
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Jesse Bilyeu
Joe King
Washington
Russell Hughes
Boone County
Icebergs Near Lanes Reported Off Newfoundland
Two icebergs of large size approached trans Atlantic steamship lanes on June 18 as reported to the U S Navy Hydrographic Office via radio from the ice patrol cutter Modoc. The Modoc was west of the New York Southampton lane with no ice sighted, while other ships relayed sightings off St Johns Newfoundland.
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Science Service
Washington
U. S. Navy Hydrographic Office
Modoc
New York-Southampton
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Ventilator Report Up for City Schools
Indianapolis school commissioners met at 10 a m to review the State accounts board report declaring ventilating apparatus in Washington High School and Schools 34 and 46 defective. A committee will study the report and decide on action. Defective ventilators must be replaced by the contractor or the board to meet state law ventilation requirements.
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Indianapolis
State Accounts Board
Washington High
Fears girl kidnaped in Anderson case widens search
Miss Daisy Colton a 15 year old girl is missing from her Anderson Indiana home since May 29. Her mother Mrs Bessie Chute has asked police for aid in locating her believed kidnap victim. The girl is described as pretty with dark brown hair and brown eyes. A male admirer who lives in the city is said to be greatly worried over her disappearance.
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Times
Anderson
Ind
Daisy Colton
Bessie Chute
Lads Learn Water Wisdom at Camp Gridley
Camp Gridley near White River hosts boy seamen trainees ages 10 to 18 under Capt E F Burton and staff. The six season project, aided by the Indianapolis Naval Militia, plans a formal opening as 150 tents house recruits and the camp expands to summer capacity.
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U.S
Indianapolis Navy
Camp Gridley
Early Cunningham
Shreveport
E. F. Burton
Indianapolis
United States
United States Naval Reserve
Indiana Naval Militia
Indianapolis Park Board
South Grove Golf Course
Navy Department
Lieut
Burton
Purdue University
Harlon Stine
Shelbyville
Ind
Navy
Guy B. Padgett
Army
Reserve
Minister cites dress as cause of crime wave
Rev E E Shellhammer of Los Angeles told an international church gathering in Anderson Indiana that short skirts and modern women’s dress contribute to crime. He said women are losing modesty and that public sightseers are insulted by indecent displays, urging a return to decency.
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Times
Nderson
Ind
E. E. Shellhammer
Los Angeles
Cal
International Church of God
No-Tobacco League Invites Manufacturers to Convention
The No-Tobacco League of America invites tobacco company heads to send representatives to the national no-tobacco convention in Winona Lake Indiana on August 27 and 28. Secretary Charles M. Fillmore states a courteous hearing will be given to accredited speakers from tobacconists and invites the industry to present its case.
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America
Charles M. Fillmore
Occidental Bldg
Winona Lake
Ind
Fillmore
Moody 10 Seeks Day Platform in Houston
Governor Dan Moody may push a strict law enforcement platform at the Republican convention. He is expected to back a strong Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act plank with support from prohibition advocates led by Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson and Dr. F. Scott McBride among others.
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Houston
Dan Moody
Senator Borah
Kansas City
Texas
Platform Committee
Jesse W. Nicholson
Maryland
National Women's Democratic Enforcement League
F. Scott McBride
Anti- Saloon League
Hull Seen as Democratic Peacemaker at Convention
Tenessee congressman Cordell Hull, a former national committee chair and tax expert, is seen as a potential peace maker at the Democratic convention. His influence could balance northern and southern factions, and sway anti Smith efforts, with Hull reportedly aiming to place the party above personalities.
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Houston
Tennessee
Cordell Hull
National Committee
House
New York
Reed
Hull
Smith
Har
Early Candidates Note Courtesy Amid Prejudice Claims
The text argues a pardon stance with no deep seated prejudice by the Smith wing. It praises calm conduct as rivals squabble. Jim Reed arrives today and will refrain from harsh insults, per friends. England used 714,462,542 gallons of gasoline last year.
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Jim Reed
England
Measles Dangers Noted in Gardner Survey
Six year olds just starting school show highest incidence of measles, scarlet fever, and diphtheria in Gardner’s house to house survey led by Dr. C. H. Bigelow. Most measles treated at home. diphtheria and scarlet fever saw significant physician care and hospitalization. Diphtheria had the highest death rate among the three.
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Science Service
Gardner
Mass
C. H. Bigelow
Conference of State
North America
Health Department
Indiana Pioneers Tour Visit to New Harmony
Indiana Society of Pioneers members on their annual pilgrimage visited sites tied to Rapite days in New Harmony Indiana. A banquet Friday night drew sixty five attendees from the society.
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Indiana Society
New Harmony
Ind
Indiana Society of Pioneers
Hoosier
Calf Born With Six Tails at Harbin Farm
A six tailed calf was born on a Harbin suburb farm. The superstition fearing owner sent the animal to the municipal slaughterhouse where it was kept on exhibit for several days.
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Harbin
Stolen Vehicles Recovered From Local Owners
Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to Wayne Warden of 846 N Senate Ave Ford a 714 from Ohio and Alabama James Ven Saickle of 4 N New Jersey St Chevrolet 659 687 from Georgia St and Capitol Ave Arthur S Tresel of 259 Iowa St from Capitol Ave and Ohio
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Wayne Warden
Senate Ave
Ford
Ohio
Alabama
James Ven Saickle
New Jersey St
Chevrolet
Georgia St
Capitol Ave
Arthur S. Tresel
Iowa St
Captol Ave
Church Alibi Clears Defendants in Rushville Case
Weldon Cameron charged with damaging an apple tree by colliding with it was acquitted after proving he was at church service at the time of the crash. Miss Ruth Newman, accused of causing the damage, was also acquitted with an alibi that she was at a Seeroecene. Otto Floyd testified as the complaining witness.
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Times
Rushville
Ind
Weldon Cameron
Ruth Newman
Miss Newman
Otto Floyd
Automobiles reported found by De Luxe Taxicab Company
Evansville police have been notified of the abrupt ending of a sight seeing tour by Edna Beard 16 Evansville and Leona Escow 19 Loustal Ky who were apprehended atop a coal bunker at Danville Ill They were dressed in hiking garb and said they were just sight seeing Now they are awaiting railroad fare to get home to their parents.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Edna Beard
Leona Escow
Loutsport
Danville
Ill
Suit Seeks 10000 Over Bus Seat Accident Death
Wayne Tilt administrator of A. W. Lund’s estate sues South Shore Motor Coach Co for 10000 claiming death from injuries in 1924 after an unsecured bus seat overturned in Michigan City Indiana.
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Times
Michigan City
Ind
South Shore Motor Coach Company
Wayne Tilt
A. W. Lund
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