Boy, 7, Run Down by Auto Near Capitol Ave
A 7 year old boy, Eugene Kollinger of 1051 S Capitol Ave, was struck by a car driven by Paul Mueller of 2604 Madison Ave as he crossed near his home. He suffered a broken hip and was rushed to Methodist Hospital. Mueller, 21, was arrested for assault and battery, driving on the left and speeding. A witness said Mueller was speeding. he denied exceeding twenty mph.
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Eugene Kollinger
S. Capitol Ave
Abraham Kollinger
Capitol Ave
Paul Mueller
Madison Ave
Methodist Hospital
Mueller
Dean
Max Keller
Indiana Ave
Local Traffic Accidents Involving Surface Jones And Pickel
Grover Surface of 2534 Bluff Road and Harry Jones of 321 W Twenty First St were involved in separate incidents. Jones, arrested by Motor Police Cooney and Harris for speeding, sustained facial cuts and sprains. Surface was treated at home for injuries. Pearl Pickel of 3120 N Illinois St, a tester for a local auto maker, was injured when wedged between a milk truck and a car at Thirtieth St and Flackville Rd. a second X-ray at Methodist Hospital was planned today to assess injuries.
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Grover
Bluff Road
Harry Jones
Twenty- First St
Illinois
McCarty
Jones
Cooney and
Harris
Methodist Hospital
Pearl Pickel
Illinois St
Thirtieth St
Flackville Rd
Pickel
Powder with No Law Perfected by U S Armies
The War Department announces the successful development of a smokeless, flashless, moisture impervious powder for small arms and artillery. It equals current powder in driving power, resists moisture, and can be submerged without absorbing water. Tests support use in 75 mm guns and potential for rifles and machine guns, aiding night firing and concealment.
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War Department
Department
County Advised 10 Sue for Cost of Keystone Road
Marion County should sue M. Timberlake Construction Company for 119000 the full contract price on the Keystone Ave road because it is not satisfactory. County Attorney Emsley W Johnson advised commissioners Albert Hoffman and John Kitley approved the plan with Tutewiler absent. He noted a spring hearing showed hostile testimony from witnesses including John J Griffith the county engineer former commissioners and William Weaver of the Portland Cement Association.
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Marion County
John J. Griffith
William Weaver
Portland Cement Association
Johnson Nomination Hinge on California Turmoil
Times Special reports Hiram Johnson may win the California fight as he delays six weeks in Europe. Governor Friend Richardson's pro corporate stance shifts public utility battles, while President Harding tours the West, planning a California stop before sailing to Panama around August 4.
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Times
Washington
Hiram Johnson
Europe
California
Wilson
Hiram
Richardson
Warren G. Harding
United States of America
Alaska
San Diego
Panama
Go South advice from Senator Couzens in June report
Washington dispatch notes Senator Couzens of Michigan endorsing the South as a land of opportunity after touring with the Senate Committee on Reforestation. He says a young man with pep could find success there but cautions about retaining his pep.
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Times Special
Washington
Jim" Couzens
Michigan
Couzens
Land of Opportunity
Senate Committee On
Hoosier Briefs Summary of Various Local Incidents and Events
Seymour E Freeman sustained four fractured ribs after a fall between an engine and car. Elmer Harrington and his daughter Helen, 2, rushed to a doctor after she swallowed strychnine. she died at the office. Decatur fears hidden crimes in abandoned quarry waters with stolen cars and bodies thought to be submerged. Gibson County Tuberculosis Association faces severe funding cut with only 4 dollars left. Spanish war veterans to eat in Michigan City State prison. Warden Fogarty invites attendance. Intense heat damages pavement around Seymour as roadways buckle. About 7,000 people witness a Klan parade at Crawfordsville. A white dog attempts river crossing at Huntington. Harry Cappels rescues him and seeks owner. Wheat harvest in Johnson County underway with above average yields. Richmond Home Telephone Company to surrender franchise to operate under public service commission. Sanford B Purvis, 72, Kokomo, dies after speaking at Sunday school. William J Lowe, 22, Lawrence, fractures skull playing ball. South Bend city council adopts a zoning ordinance. Ft Wayne burglar who broke into a soft drink parlor reportedly loved cigarettes and stole 6,000.
Police Sergeant Resigns After Alleged Spree Incident
Patrolman R. M. Snider of West Indianapolis turned in his badge following reports of a Monday spree. Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff confirmed the resignation as investigators tracked Snider with Sergeant Allison and an emergency squad before Snider returned to headquarters.
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R. M. Snider
Adams Jt
Herman F. Rikhoff
Rikhoff
Allison
Snider
Indianapolis
Eragg
Enforcement of Traffic Rules at Fires Ordered
The board of public safety ordered police to arrest violators of traffic rules around fires to keep apparatus accessible. Fire Chief John J. O'Brien cited congested streets blocking equipment and detours. Street car motormen will be watched as part of the effort.
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Board of Public Safety Today
John J. O’brien
Robert W. Sloan
Sloan
Truth Serum Aims to Reform Criminal Justice
Dr. R. E. House at the American Medical Association convention described scopolamine as a truth serum that suppresses hesitation and lying. He claimed it can both convict guilty suspects and exonerate the innocent, predicting a revolution in criminal procedure. He reported tests on several men in Texas.
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United News
San Francisco
R. E. House
Ferris
Tex
American Medical Association
House
Texas
Veniremen Excused in Whipping Boss Trial
In Lake City Florida on June 26 United Press reports twenty nine veniremen were examined for the trial of T. W. Higginbotham the alleged whipping boss accused in the murder of Martin Tabert. All were excused by midday with twenty six dismissed for age illness or other reasons. Two were challenged by the defense and one by the prosecution.
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United Press
Lake City
Fla
Twentynine Veniremen
T. W. Higginbotham
Martin Tabert
Milk drive ships to Near East aid from Indianapolis
A carload of condensed milk valued at 5000 dollars donated by citizens in the Save-a-Baby campaign will depart Indianapolis next week for the Near East. Great quantities of milk are already on the way, announced Edward W. Hunter secretary manager of the Advertising Club.
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Advertising Club of
Indianapolis
Near East Relief
Near East
Edward W. Hunter
Advertising Club
Bids Placed on Improving About Thirty Miles of Highway
State highway commission received bids on grading gravel base and penetration treatment for nearly thirty miles of road. Low bids include The Van Hoy Construction Co for 1.22 miles Shoals-Mitchell road in Martin County and Kelly & Young for 5.002 miles Scottsburg-Blocher road in Scott County.
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Frankfort
Scottsburg-Blocher
Scott County
Hayes Construction Company of
Indianapolis
Bryant
Portland
Jay County
Atlas Company of
Chicago
Value of Edison’s genius put at fifteen billions
New York reports the brain of Thomas Alva Edison has an estimated market value of 15.0 billion dollars in American industry. The figure reflects investments linked to Edison inventions in moving pictures, telephones, electric railways and lights, phonographs, dynamos, motors, batteries, telegraph, wireless telegraph, and related sectors totaling about 15.599 billion. The estimate notes Edison’s influence on major industries and capital outlays touching high spots.
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New York
America
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Pereat Sapo
Pimgoost
CORBO
Red Cross Life Saver Teaches Tiny Girl to Swim
Mary Virginia Roberts six learns to swim in the Red Cross Learn to Swim program at Ringgold playground as over a thousand participants attend daily classes at city pools and beaches. Captain Charles B Sculley Atlantic coast lifeguard notes progress and plans demonstrations at White River. He may train guards to join the Red Cross lifesaving corps.
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Red Cross Life Saver
Tiny Girl
Mary Virginia Roberts
Mable St
Ted Nicholas
Red Cross
Ringgold Playground
Charles B. Sculley
Atlan
White River
Scully
Edward E. McBride
Capt
Red Cross Lifesaving Corps
Far and Near Gleans Global and Local Turmoil
Notes report a postponement of a one man grand jury probe in St Joseph Michigan due to heat. Jane Addams hospitalised in Tokio likely to undergo operation. Stabbing at Kansas City linked to a husband and “other woman.” Dinamite tear off fingers in Stevenson Washington. Chancellor Cuno defends passive resistance policy in Koenigsberg. Two Chicago men die by own hand during heat wave. Golf advocate Mordecai Kaplan speaks in New York. Drownings in Detroit bring total to nineteen. Speeders arrested in Youngstown crusade. NAACP cites eleven lynchings in first six months, down from last year. Britain rejects selling West Indies for war reparations. A M Ogle of Terre Haute named to coal industry committee.
G. O. P. Chairmen Name Choice For State Job
A successor to Roy Couch the statehouse custodian is expected in days after Republican district chairmen report. A committee of Governor McCray State Treasurer Ed Jackson and State Auditor Robert Bracken will make the formal choice while district chairmen’s wishes guide the decision. Henry Roberts of Carmel, former state statistician, is a strong contender.
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McCray
Ed Jackson
Robert Bracken
Henry Roberts
Carmel
Thieves Loot Tools From Central Avenue Home Project
Thieves impacted a housing site at 2387 Central Ave by stealing tools from six carpenters and one painter during Monday night. Names and losses include Claude M. Lenard $9.60 W F Lewellyn $14.25 D L Jenkins $1.25 H G Pope $6.75 J W Lewis $15.75 G W Wilson $19 W S Cadick $7.35, and painter W Collier $10 in supplies. Local authorities note the job was largely stalled.
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Claude M. Lenard
Spencer Ave
W. F. Lewellyn
Parker Ave
D. L. Jenkins
Thalman Ave
H. G. Pope
Oliver Ave
J. W. Lewis
Kappes St
G. W. Wilson
Hornibrook St
W.S. Cadick
Bellefontaine St
W. Collier
Saving Souls Is Called Highest Ford Ambition
Detroit June 26. A writer praises Henry Ford for a four in one salvaging plan that includes a power plant dam highway bridge at Flat Rock and a waste paper by product driven mill. He cites Ford Motor Co projects like Henry Ford Hospital and the Henry Ford trade school as evidence of his salvaging philosophy.
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Detroit
Ford
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Flat Rock
Plat Rock
Rouge
America
Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Trade School
Public to Air Views on Widening River Bridge
The county commissioners were informed of a July 16 public meeting at city hall to discuss widening White River and lengthening the Kentucky Ave bridge. County auditor Leo K. Fesler argues no new bridge is needed, citing a $2,000,000 cost and repair options, despite engineers labeling the current bridge unsafe for heavy traffic.
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City Board of Works
White River
Kentucky Ave
Leo K. Fesler
Fesler
Board of Works
Navy Officers Address Ad Club At Lunch
Gail Murphy of the Dave Bloch Company will speak to the Advertising Club at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Three naval officers will discuss the naval reserve station at Riverside Park. New officers will be installed and the golf finals set for July 2 with 22 players in preliminaries. A silver loving cup will be presented to the winner. Numerous prizes have been offered by local figures and groups.
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Gail Murphy
Dave Bloch
Phil Kerr
Frank Chance
Clem Voorhis
Floyd Hassler
Joe Ryde
Otto Abel
Roland Mellett
Tommy Roberts
Frank Flabner
Cornelius Lysett
The
Globe Press
Baron Rothschild
Ike Kornblum
Ed Gausepohl
Scott Legge
Sam Goldstein
Advertising Club
Eddie Herman
Chet Gough
Public Safety Board Approves 709 for New Accident Prevention Unit
The safety board today asked $700 plus an ordnance to appropriate 709 dollars to equip the new accident prevention division of the traffic department. Resignations of Patrolman Howard Volderauer and Trafficman Roy Harris were accepted due to ill health. Thomas Lynch was promoted to trafficman and William Norman to motor policeman.
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Traffic Department
Board of Public Safety Today
Howard Volderauer
Roy Harris
Volderauer
Thomas Lynch
William Norman
Rarest British Guiana stamp sells for 38000
The 1856 one cent British Guiana stamp, considered the rarest postage stamp, was bought by an American collector for 38000 dollars.
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Lcent
British Guiana
Check Waiter to Visit Local Stores in Indianapolis Fraud Case
Accompanied by detectives, John Noble alias Paul Pennoth, 20, of various addresses, was to visit several Indianapolis stores to point out sites of confessed fraudulent checks. Noble was arrested Monday night on a vagrancy charge. Detectives said he admitted passing many bad checks in other cities, had served time in Minnesota, and planned further operations. He deposited a fake $190 check, enrolled in two colleges, and used tuition checks to obtain funds.
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John Noble
Paul Pennoth
Indianapolis
Noble
Larry Hanlon
J. Dugan
Reynolds
Minnesota
Priso
Central Business College
New Serum Shows Promise Against Rheumatism at NYC Clinic
New York University Medical School doctors report an experimental serum therapy for rheumatism achieving 80 percent improvement in over five thousand cases. The treatment uses a graduated dose of streptococcus viridans serum given twice weekly, with many patients reporting pain relief and restored mobility after multiple sessions.
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New York
New York University Medical School
First Ave
Thi
Mother Has Two Sons In Regatta At Poughkeepsie
Mrs Edith L Bolles of Seattle travels from Indianapolis to Poughkeepsie for a historic Intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson four mile course. She roots for both sons Lemuel Bolles of the University of Washington freshman eight and a Navy varsity crew member.
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Regatta
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
United Naval Academy
University of Washington
Edith L. Bolles
Seattle
Wash
Indianapolis
Lemuel Bolles
American Legion
Harry A. Bo Bovon
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City Hospital
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Earth
Ross Beaver
Atlantic City
Veto
Manuel Rosenberg
Indianapolis Times
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W. Twenty- Third St
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Eleventh St
Hoosier Briefs
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Brazil
Elmer Harrington
Helen
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Decatur
Gibson County Tuberculosis Association
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Fogarty
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Johnson County
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Kokomo
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Lawrence
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Tokio
Japan
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Sadie Darlin
Kansas City
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Stevenson, Wash
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Jewish Theologican
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