Capone Foes and Friends Gather at Holmesburg Jail
United Press report from Philadelphia notes Capone and his bodyguard Frank Cline are serving a year for concealed weapons. Advocates seek release, while rivals plan to confront when Capone is freed. Chicago figures travel to assist lawyers. public safety chief Schofield orders guard precautions amid looming habeas corpus bid. Capone and Cline were arrested after leaving a theater and jailed on $35,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Philadelphia
Alphonse (Scarface) Capone
Holmesburg
Capone
Chicago
Benjamin Golder
Bernard L. Lemisch
Frank Cline
Lemuel B. Schofield
Public Safety
Cline
Bohn Elected Head of Architecture Body in Indiana
Arthur Bohn of Indianapolis was elected president of the Indiana chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Also chosen were D. J. Zimmerman first vice president Karl D Norris second vice president Warren D Miller secretary treasurer George W Allen and Merritt Harrison as directors. The meeting at Avalon Country Club approved supporting the Indiana Building Congress in a national advertising campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bohn
Indianapolis
Indiana
American Institute of Architects
D. J. Zimmerman
Karl D. Norris
East Chicago
Warren D. Miller
Terre Haute
George W. Allen
la Porte
Merritt Harrison
Avalon Country Club
Harrison
Indiana Building Congress
Open Nutrition Camp Opens at Bridgeport Creek
The Marion County Tuberculosis Association nutrition camp for sick children opened today with twenty-five girls enrolled. The eighty acre camp along White Lick creek near Bridgeport offers outdoor life, supervised physical training, and medical attention. Twenty-five under privileged boys will join in August. Dr James E Stygall director of nutrition in schools will be camp physician and Mrs Elizabeth Sayle Huntington school nurse will lead the camp with Miss Stella Glasson supervising recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
White Lick Creek
Bridgeport
James E. Stygall
Elizabeth Sayle
Huntington
Stella Glasson
Pennsylvania railroad officials visit for terminal inspection
High officials of the Pennsylvania railroad with Ivy L. Lee and an advertising group will pass through Indianapolis tonight en route to Cincinnati from Chicago. In Cincinnati the new station site and terminal facilities will be inspected with P. Reese, general superintendent of the southwestern division, accompanying the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ivy L. Lee
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
P. Reese
Southwestern General Division
Jail City Bondsman Jails 30 Days for Liquor Violation
El Gmil of 1109 North Missouri Street began a 30 day jail term today after a November 24 1924 conviction for operating a blind tiger. The sentence was among seven liquor law violators confirmed by the state appellate court and ordered served by Criminal Judge James A Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Gmil
North
Missouri Street
Gmil
James A. Collins
Chimpanzee Man Found in African Brush
George Bistany, a wild animal collector, reports finding in West Africa a figure described as an African Negro with the torso and general characteristics of a chimpanzee. The sighting occurred during his return from the region, with details emerging from his expedition notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
New York
West Coast
Africa
George Bistany
Woman Badly Hurt in Crash Near City Streets
A series of traffic incidents left several injured today. Mrs C Minnick, 45, was seriously hurt when ejected from a car driven by her son Myron Minnick, 19, at New York and Fulton. Ollie Lewis, 21, was struck by a car driven by Arthur Wingo, 28, at East Thirty First street. Wingo faced charges of defective brakes and reckless driving. A. E. Carr, 60, charged with drunken driving after crashing into a signal at Belmont and Washington. Marcus Stapert, 19, injured when a broken bottle shard cut his wrist at Garfield Park grandstand. Lee Pennington, 50, iron worker, in fair condition after a fall from a Marmon building roof. Other injuries noted: Mrs Gene Vernon, minor. Mrs Hiram Love, severe arm cut. William Anderson, severe arm injury. Mrs Olie Smith and her daughter Ernestine Smith, bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. ©. Minnick
Sterling Street
Myron B. Minnick
Eugene Vinson
Broadway
New York
Fulton Streets
Central Avenue
Thirty-first Street
Ollie Lewis
East Thirtyfirst
Arthur Wingo
Warman Avenue
City Hospital
Wingo
A. E. Carr
Belmont Avenue
Washington Street
Marcus Stapert
Carson Street
Garfield Park
Lee Pennington
Marmon Motor Car Company
Methodist Hospital
Gene Vernon
East
New York Street
Hiram 8. Love
Regent Street
William Anderson
Delaware Street
Olie Smith
California Street
Ernestine Smith
Three Die In Plane Crash At Cincinnati Exhibition
Three men died when a plane nose-dived and burst into flames during an exhibition near Cincinnati. Parachute jumper Joseph Hite and passenger Harold Biddle of Harrison, Ohio, perished, along with Homer Nasiro of Louisville, Kentucky who lost control of the craft. Nasiro had lived in Indianapolis and served in the Indiana National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cincinnati
Joseph Hite
Homer Nasiro
Louisville
Harold Biddle
Harrison, C
Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Matt G. Carpenter
National Guard
Stoutfield
Man Stabbed In Neck In City Fight
William Snyder, 40, of 166 West Reymond Street, recovers from a four inch neck wound at city hospital after an alleged drinking bout Sunday night. Homer Patterson, 68, of 541 West Thirtieth Street, is charged with assault with intent to kill. Patterson says the quarrel began when he danced with Mrs Snyder. Mrs Snyder faces a vagrancy charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snyder
West Reymond Street
City Hospital
Homer Patterson
West Thirtieth Street
Patterson
Snyder
Vernon Christian church to rise on Vernon Acres lot
Fifteen members of Vernon Christian church, guided by Rev. Joseph A Joyce, work on a Kitley avenue and Thirty-eighth street plot to dedicate a new church. The Washington Bank and Trust Company donated the lot, part of Vernon Acres development. The building will feature a mat auditorium and a basement with Sunday school and social room. Dedication program includes Rev Virgil P Borck of Indianapolis. Joyce started a Sunday school in the new addition last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Joyce
Vernon Christian Church
Kitley Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Pendleton Pike
Washington Bank and Trust Company
Vernon Acres
Virgil P. Borck
Christian Church Union of Indianapolis
Joyce
Funeral planned for Rev. Benamin F. Daily pastor
The funeral for the Rev. Benamin F. Daily 64 of 279 South Ritter Avenue will be Wednesday at 2 PM at the Downey Avenue Christian church. Burial is in Memorial Park cemetery. Daily a Butler alumnus class of 1887 and Yale divinity school graduate served eight years at Greenfield Christian church. Survivors include wife Mary, son Charles Daily daughter Mrs. George Gill and a grandson, all of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benamin F. Daily
South
Ritter Avenue
Downey Avenue Christian Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Daily
Butler University
Yale Divinity School
Greenfield Christian Church
Mary A. Daily
Charles T. Daily
George E. Gill
Indianapolis
Hugo Dowd Dies After Stairs Fall At Home
Chicago report states Hugo Dowd age 56 died unintentionally after falling down stairs at his residence while en route to buy cigarettes for guests. Police said no foul play suspected and investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Hugo Dowd
Survivor of Sultana disaster veteran dies at 87
Columbus Indiana June 24 Matthew Patterson 87 Civil War veteran and Sultana survivor dies at his home after a week long illness. He served in Company A 93d Indiana Volunteer Infantry and was wounded at Guntown captured and imprisoned at Andersonville and Cahaba for ten months. He leaves a widow and three daughters Mrs Yates Sacramento California Mrs Jewell East Columbus and Mrs Jackson Burnsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Matthew Patterson
Sultana
Patterson
93D
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Guntown
Miss
Andersonville
Cahavo
Sultena
William Yates
Sacramento
Cal
Della Jewell
East Columbus
Edith Jackson
Burnsville
Minister McEntire Faces Liquor Charges In Arkansas
In Marshall Arkansas on June 24 Reverend M B McEntire a 63 year old Baptist evangelist who campaigned against Governor Alfred E Smith over the liquor issue awaited a hearing on charges of selling possessing and transporting liquor He also ran a general store and said his pulpit earnings were not enough to make ends meet
Cadets Begin Marksmanship Drills At Ft. Benjamin Harrison
About 1,400 cadets in the C M T C start weapons training amid a staccato of gunfire and pistols. The C M T C band of about fifty, led by Warrant Officer Frank Bowen with Eleventh Infantry band instructors, will debut at retreat tonight. First formal encampment parade is set for Tuesday evening at retreat with Lieutenant Colonel T C Musgrave reviewing the cadet companies in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Frank Bowen
Eleventh Infantry Band
T. C. Musgrave
Valparaiso U In Drive For Endowment Campaign
Lutheran churches in Indianapolis and vicinity will host Valparaiso University day next Sunday. Representatives will occupy pulpits as part of a $500,000 endowment campaign now under way. The school joined the Lutheran church four years ago and has gained membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso University
Indianapolis
Lutheran Church
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Woman's League Boosts Hoover Tea Invite to Mrs De Priest
The Woman's International League for Peace and Freedom applauds Mrs Herbert Hoover for inviting Mrs Oscar De Priest wife of Illinois' Negro representative to a White House tea. The group calls the gesture a step toward normal wholesome race relations and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Oscar de Priest
Illinois
White House
Woman's International League For Peace and Freedom
Hoover
Slayer seeks second trial in ax slaying case
TERRE HAUTE Ind June 24 Times Special George Sulser 56 serving two to twenty one years for manslaughter seeks writ of certiorari before Circuit Judge John P Jeffries A rare move used to admit new evidence after time limits on appeals Sulser claims self defense and says witness Albert Pierce can testify Voris entered with a razor opened in hand and Sulser struck him with an ax to defend a woman in the house
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Special
Terre Haute
Ind
George Sulser
Indiana
John P. Jeffries
D.C. Stephenson
George Hazleton
Sulser
Jess Voris
Albert Pierce
Salvation Army
Voris
Hazleton
Pierce
Bertha Dixon
Death driver freed in 1927 manslaughter case
Criminal Judge James A. Collins freed Gus Sansone 21 of 616 Stevens street on voluntary manslaughter charges in the death of Frank J. Forth 52 on June 14 1927 at Twenty second street and Central avenue. Deputy Prosecutor Paul Rhoadarmer said Sansone drove with willful disregard for the law but the judge found insufficient evidence. Witnesses testified he nearly avoided a laundry truck and laughed at the driver before the fatal impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Gus Sansone
Stevens Street
Frank J. Forth
Sansone
Paul Rhoadarmer
Forth
Twenty-second Street
Central Avenue
Collins
Funeral for Walter P. Hammon at two churches
Funeral services for Walter P. Hammon aged 66 were conducted this afternoon with Rev. C. M. Croft and Rev. George Chandler presiding. The Indianapolis resident, employed in the statehouse auto license department, died suddenly while at a meeting at Puritan Odd Fellows hall on West Michigan street. Survivors include his widow and two sons W. Otis Hammon and Raymond A. Hammon, both of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Hammon
North
Belle View Place
C. M. Croft
West Michigan Street Methodist Church
George Chandler
Memorial Baptist Church
Hammon
Statehouse
Puritan
Odd Fellows Hall
West Michigan Street
W. Otis Hammon
Raymond A. Hammon
Indianapolis
County to vote bonds for detention home site
County councilmen meet to issue 100000 in bonds to buy a detention home and juvenile court building site. After weeks of secret inquiry, a Walnut and Alabama streets site costing about 99000 was chosen, passing up East and Market and New Jersey and Ohio locations. The council will also consider ordinances to provide 700000 for current county expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
Alabama
East
Market
New Jersey
Ohio
Battle Rare Disease By Blood Transfusion
New Corp New York June 24 An 11 year old patient, George Mosher, fights a rare malady called kara azar a black fever doctors report that a seventh blood transfusion was given yesterday to sustain the lab and seek a cure about 350 people have volunteered to donate blood and authorities say at least one transfusion will be needed each week at Seaside hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press New Corp
N. Y
George Mosher
Seaside Hospital
Ten Die in Indiana From Drownings and Crashes Over Weekend
A weekend toll in Indiana includes drownings and auto crashes. Roy Pifer Metamora, 6, died in Huntington after a tire blowout and crash. Flora Mills, 8, perished in Elk Hart when a skidding car overturned. Thurman Stainbrook, 17, drowned at Shelbyville. William Cashion, 9, drowned in Ft Wayne. Edward Lancaster, 24, drowned in a Muncie quarry. Anthony Calabro, 21 months, died from scalding burns in South Bend. Walter Butler, 51, died by gas suicide in Martinsville. Emma Hammerschmidt, 42, killed in South Bend when her husband’s car left the highway. Emil Elikofer, 20, drowned in the Ohio River near Evansville. Jeanne Hubbard, 31, died in a Hammond car collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Huntington
Roy Pifer Metamora
Flora Mills
Elkhart
Thurman Stainbrook
Shelbyville
Ft. Wayne
William Cashion
Edward Lancaster
Muncie
Anthony Calabro
South Bend
Walter Butler
Martinsville
Emma Hammerschmidt
Emil Elikofer
Ohio River
Evansville
Hammond
Jeanne Hubbard
Review car ring retrial of the Baldwin brothers
Federal Judge Thomas B. Slick may oversee the retrial of Leo and Ted Baldwin, alleged leaders of an interstate motor theft conspiracy. The Baldwins, at Leavenworth on two-year terms, face longer sentences as the government pursues increased counts and harsher penalties. Five witnesses and the defendants will be brought from prison for the Tuesday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Ted Baldwin
Thomas B. Slick
South Bend
Slick
Robert C. Baltzell
Baldwins
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Leo Baldwin
Ted
Albert Ward
W. Lee Smith
Louis Windt
Fred Binzer
Jacob Wohlfeld
Robert F. McNay
Pioneer Woman 77 Dies At Home Here
Mrs. Katherine E. Smith 77, wife of Edgar W. Smith, died Saturday at her home 401 North Illinois 28 Rink apartments after thirty eight years in Indianapolis. A Christian Science practitioner for 22 years she is survived by two nieces Mrs. Harr of Urban Ohio and Mrs. Davidson and a nephew Sam Murphy of Columbus Ohio. Services at 2 this afternoon Johnson Montgomery funeral home 1032 Central Avenue. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine E. Smith
Edgar W. Smith
Rink Apartments
North Illinois Street
Columbus
Johnson & Montgomery Undertaking
Central Avenue
Memorial Park Cemetery
Church Urged to View Sin and World Corruption
The Rev. L. C. E. Fackler urged St. Matthew Lutheran Church to view sin and worldly corruption with sober awareness. He argued Christians must counteract vice with gospel influence and not shield or ignore immoral behavior in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. E. Fackler
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Schwert Pigeon Wins 500-Mile Race in Alabama
A pigeon owned by Charles Schwert of 350 West Tenth Street won the 500 mile race from Montgomery Alabama Sunday, sponsored by the Indianapolis Racing Pigeon Club. A second Schwert entry was fourth, while Frank Holtman of 518 North Tlacoma Avenue took second and third. The winner covered 500 miles in 15 hours 32 minutes. a second prize went to Co F W Husted of 1130 North Delaware Street for a 400 mile Birmingham flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schwert
West
Tenth Street
Montgomery
Ala
Indianapolis Racing Pigeon Club
Schwert
Frank Holtman
North
Tlacoma Avenue
Tird
F. W. Husted
Delaware Street
Birmingham
Elder Confederate Vet Marries 15YearOld in Mena
In Mena Arkansas on June 24 79 year old Confederate veteran J T Deshaso wed 15 year old Allis Carter. The ceremony took place Sunday with Rev J L Redding presiding after consent from the bride's parents Mr and Mrs Henry Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Transcontinental air test flies from Columbus to St Louis
A large Transcontinental Air Transport monoplane carrying twelve passengers and two pilots landed at Mars Hill airport at 9 10 a m from Columbus Ohio as part of its first daily test run ahead of regular service July 8. Passengers included Ernest I Lewis former Indianapolis official and chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Crew members were Harry W McGee pilot George Price co pilot and M M Canfield courier. Bad weather in St Louis initially threatened departure but rain later cleared and the plane left for St Louis on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transcontinental Air Transport Company
Mars Hill
Columbus
St. Louis
Ernest I. Lewis
Indianapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Los Angeles
Morris
San Francisco
Harry W. McGee
George Price
M. M. Canfield
Courier
Aviator Drops Bomb in Polish Village
June 24 Warsaw report says an aviator in a Polish bombing plane inadvertently dropped a bomb into a village near the city today. No further details on injuries or damage were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Warsaw
Here
Flit Insect Spray Promises Quick Home Pest Control
Advice urges using Flit spray to kill roaches bed bugs ants and their eggs. Highlights ease of use harmless to humans and a yellow can with a black band. Recommends spraying into cracks and crevices for faster, cleaner results. More for your money by the quarts.
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Underworld
National Elevator Company
Charles E. Cox
Bohn
Bridgeport Creek
Association
Explorer
Vernon
Rev. B. F
Ft. Harrison
Valparaiso U
DE Priest
Woman's League
Mrs. Hoover
Terre Haute Ax
Judge Collins
Council
CAR Ring
Baldwin
Judge Slick
Ida M. Davis
Worthington
Charles Allison
Roache Street
Ross Allison
Pastor
Holtman
Mena
Ark
California
Yellowstone
Colorado
Union Pacific
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Neanvar
Ansares
Colorado Springs
Yellowstone National P
Wabash
T. Hayden
Riley
Kansas City
Omaha
Minneapolis St. Paul
Denver
San Francisco Yellowstone
City
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