Wright Law Fees Enrich Attorneys in Padlock Suits
Attorneys Miles and Martin secured judgments for 1625 in Marion County padlock suits since May 1925 across twenty cases. They prosecute statewide under Wright law provisions enabling fees, with Miles linked to the Anti Saloon League and questioned about missing warrants and salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan A. Miles
Jesse EH. Martin
Marion County
Miles
Martin
Indiana
League
Roosevelt Bldg
State Supreme Court
Lew S. Bowman
Paul Rhoadarmer
Carl Vandiver
Judson Stark
John Niblack
Widow Ida Braxton and family lose home in blaze
Ida Braxton a widow and her three children Alberta Junieata and James were forced from their home at 4717 West Washington Street when a coal oil stove exploded late Thursday. Alberta woke to flames and the rear of the house burned rapidly as family fled in night clothes. Neighbors saved part of the furniture. Damage estimated at 8000 dollars by Engine House No. 18 firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Braxton
Alberta
Junieata
James
Washington St
Sire
Saturday Want Ads Offer Two Days for One Day
Saturday Times advertises two days of exposure for one day with Sunday contact. Readers are urged to place Saturday ads by 11 30 in the morning with Main 3500 and a want ad clerk will assist.
Knox Prosecutor Freed In Liquor Conspiracy Case
Four of five Vincennes suspects faced sentencing after a two hour jury verdict found Knox County prosecutor Floyd Young not guilty of conspiracy to violate national prohibition law. Co-defendants Roy Chambers James Armstrong Prosper Thomas and Corbin Summers were convicted.
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Times
Terre Haute
Ind
Vincennes
Robert C. Baltzell
Floyd Young
Knox County
Roy Chambers
James Armstrong
Prosper J. Thomas
Corbin Summers
Nick Pearson
Zene Bushing
Crip Sisson
Harvey Smith
Rey Robinson
August Wolf, Jr
Herman Ayres
Emery Hall
Frank Murphy
Eli Crane
August Kroeger
Emma L. Kroeger
Frank Nickless
Roy Harding
Ben Crawford
Marvin Shepherd
John Schlomer
Young
Homer Elliott
United States
Albert Ward
Dentist Rebounds With Plate Photo Payback Prank
A Kansas City dentist faced unsolicited neckties and a later bill. He sent back two old plates with a note demanding payment, hoping the firm would respond with a settlement.
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United Press
Kansas City
Indianapolis to House New $6 Million Railroad Plant
Morrison Risman Inc of Buffalo leased a 400 by 100 foot site at Turner Ave and Addison St for a long term plant to be built immediately. The $6 million facility will be the firm’s largest, housing a railroad equipment unit and initial production. Morrison will supervise construction and first shipments arrived this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
M. L. Hall
Washington Bank and Trust Company
R. L. Morrison
Morrison-Risman, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Turner Ave
Addison St
Morrison
Chicago
Wheeler Takes Prosecutor Role in Senate Primary Hearings
Wayne B. Wheeler general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League testified before the Senate Primary Investigating Committee claiming liquor interests funded and circulated propaganda in the $3,000,000 Pennsylvania primary. Chairman Reed said Wheeler may name sources and expenditures of Wet organizations. The committee seeks $40,000 more for expenses to probe state primaries as Senate funds of $10,000 have nearly run out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Pennsylvania
Wheeler
James A. Reed
Reed
Fragmented OCR Weather Timetable Fragment
Fragmented OCR style shows times from six to noon with numbers and place names likely a timetable or schedule. Reads like scattered entries for locations and temperatures but lacks a coherent event or context.
Falls 20 Feet From Cherry Tree Top
J H Hickey aged 67 of 2040 Buckle Street suffered serious bruises after a ladder slipped while cherry picking at 5334 Central Avenue and he fell twenty feet to the ground. Police took him home. He was said to be the season's first accident victim.
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J. H. Hickey
Buckle St
Central Ave
Hickey
Grand Jury 10 Report Details Bribery Quiz and Reforms
The Marion County grand jury report to Criminal Court Saturday will cover alleged bribery and election fraud tipped to liquor law violators, plus evidence found by Prosecutor William H. Remy and forwarded to federal authorities. It also endorses a new juvenile detention home, with plans for a county bond issue and a downtown combined juvenile court and jail building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Couunty
William H. Remy
Remy
William H. Sheaffer
Grand Jury
Sheaffer
N. Capitol Ave
Indiana State Farm
Indiana Woman's Prison
County Infirmary
Julietta County Hospital For the Insane
Sunnyside
Hunt for Aimee Kidnapers Ends
Douglas Arizona June 25 Local authorities have abandoned their search for the alleged kidnappers of Aimee Semple McPherson Los Angeles evangelist who appeared here after being missing for weeks and claimed she had been kidnapped taken to Mexico and held for ransom Sheriff Jim McDonald of Cochise County said he dropped the case after reviewing her story and the desert shack hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Douglas
Ariz
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles
Mexico
Jim McDonald
Cochisel County
Desert Shack
Pushmobile Race Saturday Promises Thrills for North Side Fans
A five mile pushmobile sweepstakes race is set for Saturday between Thirty-Fourth and Thirty-Fifth Streets on Salem Avenue. Eight cars enter the fifty lap contest, with three pushers per car. prizes include 25 for first and 15 for second. Promoters Chester Harter Irvin Whitridge and Hershell Saffell expect about 1000 spectators and plan annual events with local merchants providing merchandise prizes. Drivers include Donald Piel and Thomas Levy of Meridian Street.
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Salem &T
Sts
Chester Harter
Donald Piel
Meridian St
Thomas Levy
Herschel Saffell
Hayter
Irvin Whitridge
Salem Sees Excitement Promise at Day Event
City residents anticipate a lively day in Salem with planned activities and community gatherings. Local organizers tout a festive program featuring activities for families and visitors.
Puffing Ice Cream Ties Debated By Knoxville Sealer
Knoxville city sealer W. C. Fraser reports complaints from dealers about ice cream puffing caused by carbon dioxide gas. He argues ice cream should be sold by weight rather than measure as puffing makes a large portion air and reduces retailer earnings.
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United Press
Knoxville
Tenn
W. C. Fraser
Fraser
Co-education in Tokio University Sketched in Survey
A Tokio Imperial University survey on admitting women finds co education largely about calf eyes and marriage. It says most girls do not stay long and tend to marry after less than a year, distracting serious male students.
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Timea
Tokio
Imperial University of
Boys Out for Good Time Laugh at Penitentiary
A 15 and a 16 year old, convicted of auto theft, told a Juvenile Court judge they seek only a good time. Judge Frank J. Lahr deferred sentence for two weeks to see if imprisonment shifts their outlook as four others face charges. The younger boy defended his stance while the 16 year old described stealing the nurse’s car and joyriding with three companions, causing $95 damage.
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Curtis Shake
Young
United States
Ward
Shake
Juventes Court
Frank J. Lahr
Lahr
Independence Debate Gains Ground in Continental Congress
Philadelphia dispatch from June 25 1776 reports a Pennsylvania provincial conference resolution favoring independence and readiness to vote in early July. Congress plans a formal declaration draft by Jefferson Adams Franklin Sherman and Livingston while expanding army manpower provisioning clothing tents and equipment and appointing officers and paymasters as war measures intensify.
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Ruth Finney
Philadelphia
United Colonies
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Continental Congress
Congress
Thomas- Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert R. Livingston
Dubois
Canada
Senate farm bloc opposes all new farm relief bills
In Washington a secret Senate meeting decided to oppose all pending farm bills and seek early adjournment. With the Dawes McNary Haugen defeat seen as removing relief, substitute bills are viewed as pushing farmers into debt, and President Coolidge may draft a compromise measure with limited treasury funds and a farm problems board.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Farm Bloc
Coolidge
Treasury
Governor Hammill backs Haugen bill as just relief measure
Iowa Governor John Hammill says the defeated McNary-Haugen farm aid bill was a mistake and urges renewed action. He plans another corn belt committee meeting to press farm relief legislation.
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Haugen
United Press
ES Moines
Iowa
John Hammill
Corn Belt Committee of Twenty
Senate
Congress
Hammill
Spain arrests twenty one in seditious plot
Twenty one persons have been arrested in Spain after a seditious movement was uncovered. General Weyler, former Cuban commander, is among those held. General Aguilera led the movement with strongest support in Barcelona and Valencia as King Alfonso postpones his Paris departure. Communications with Spain are interrupted.
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United Press
Hendaye
Spain
General Weyler
Cuba
General Aguilera
Barcelona
Valencia
Alfonso
Paris
Shots Fired In Chase Near New York and Toledo Streets
Police fired several shots at Ernest Duffin and Edwin Young during a late Thursday chase after fleeing Douffin's auto. Both men were captured after running through yards and streets and charged with vagrancy.
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Ernest Duffin
N. Elder Ave
Edwin Young
N. Miley Ave
New York
Toledo St
Douffin
New flood work plans decided in White River area
The board of works under Roy C. Shank approved a revised flood prevention plan for White River between Morris and Raymond streets. The plan uses the current channel widened to prevent 1918 level floods, lengthens Morris and Raymond Street bridges, and saves city funds by avoiding a Belt Railroad bridge. The original Shank scheme cost about 2.23 million and 1.5 million for a bridge, with assessments split 45 percent city, 45 percent Marion County, and 10 percent property owners.
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White River
Morris and
Raymond Sts
Board of Works
Roy C. Shaneberger
Morris
Raymond St
Board of Works of the
Shank Administration
Duvall Administration Board of Works
Belt Railroad
Shank
Marion County
Louis Brown
Firemen Who Set Fires Are Sentenced
MINEOLA L I June 25 Fred Pearsall captain in Rockville Centre volunteer fire department was one of four who set fires for thrills and glory of arriving first at scenes Pearsall jailed two and a half years in Sing Sing Lieut W H Kruger sentenced five to ten years and two privates including George Pearsall Freds brother sent to reformatory
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Bll
Mineola
L. L
Fred Pearsall
Rockville Centre
L. I
Pearsall
Sing Sing
W. H. Kruger
George Pearsall
Fred
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