City moves to crush gaming rings and impound equipment
Prosecutor John L. Niblack announces a two pronged drive against pool and lottery operators. He seeks impoundment of seized materials and calls for IRS data on profits while Judge Collins orders equipment impounded. Investigations target a large baseball pool network with raids on multiple locations.
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John L. Niblack
Sam
Niblack
Collins
Internal Revenue Department
Munich
N. Senate Ave
Denver D. Ferguson
Lea Ferguson
William Ferguson
Michael Gray
Paul C. Wetter
John G. Willis
Joseph P. Rolles
Century Ride
Edward J. Holmes
Illinois St
Rolles
Willis
Holmes
Ralph K. Kane
Vetter
Harry E. Yockey
Charles S. Wiltsie
Harry McGlenn
Boy Killed Attempting Cross Tracks Near Allentown
William Dunbar six years old disregarded warnings to dash across railroad tracks in Allentown Pennsylvania. His foot caught in a switch and an oncoming train killed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Allentown
William Dunbar
Here
Bigger and Better Than Ever and Much Wetter
Ogdensburg New York report on June 28 states the Ringling Brothers circus will not perform due to a federal liquor raid on the train from Canada. Officers seized 4 000 bottles of liquor hidden among baggage and costumes, halting the show at the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Canada
Quebec
Death by own action note left on riverbank prompts search
Neighbors report two men arguing over a fishing trip near Ravenswood as uncle Hermann Kurrasch and nephew Albert Litz travel by horse and buggy. Police investigate a possible suicide by Gilbert Wood near Edgewood after a note suggests domestic trouble, while a missing man case prompts a river search and questions about faked death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Kurrasch
Albert Litz
Ravenswood
J. E. Okey
Fred Brennan
Kurrasch
Litz
Broad Ripple
White River
Gilbert L. Wood
Edgewood
Illinois Central Bridge
Oliver
Kentucky Aves
Wood
Claffey
Herbert Mascoe
W. Morton
Edward Garr
Martha
G. L. Wood
German girl hopes to fly to Germany in damaged North Star
A North Star trans Atlantic plane carrying Fraulein Theo Rasche was damaged at Cape de la Madeleine Quebec as she and her crew waited for repairs before a possible second takeoff toward Newfoundland The Fairchild Aviation Company official said repairs would be completed quickly and a second attempt could follow this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Montreal
Quebec
North Star
Fraulein Theo Rasche
Germany
Cape de la Madeleine
Newfoundland
Fairchild Aviation Company
Grand Mere
Citta di Milano
Viglieri
Lundborg
Umberto Nobile
The
No Mail on Fourth at Indianapolis Post Office
All postal departments except general delivery close in Indianapolis on July 4. General delivery windows operate 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daylight saving time. No carrier delivery and carrier stations closed all day, Postmaster Robert H. Bryson announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fish law extends to out of season catch statewide
Indiana prohibits possession of out of season fish even if caught in another state. Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam issued the opinion to Walter Shirts, assistant state ash and game superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Arthur L. Gilliam
Walter Shirts
Check Tech High Bids For Auditorium Bond Issue
Jacob Hilkene Indianapolis school official and tax board members reviewed bids today for a new Technical High School auditorium as the board seeks a 215000 bond. Tax Board Engineer Walter Horn compared building costs with state benchmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hilkene
Indianapolis
Erourtds
Walter Horn
Charge speaker abused Old Glory and is released
Charles H. Krause 66 of Indianapolis was bellering a single tax speech from a soapbox at Market and Illinois Streets when Baptist ministers confronted him. Police released him after charging obstructing traffic. case set for municipal court.
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Charles H. Krause
E. Drive
Woodruff Place
Indianapolis
Market
Illinois Sts
John
H. Bradbury
Summitville
Alpheus J. Sampson
le Grande Ave
Bradbury
Krause
Particu
Lar
Matthew Small
Ashland Ave
Clearing Sky Boosts Italia Arctic Rescue Hope
Airmen prepare hazardous arctic missions to reach twenty one stranded explorers near Spitzbergen as weather clears. Italian, Swedish, and Finnish planes test landings and a stranded Lundborg works to repair his craft while ships converge to aid Italia crew and search seventeen others.
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Preas Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Citta de Milano
Viglieri
Roald Amundsen
Finn Malmgren
Lundborg
Reed Nominated as Democratic Hope at Houston Convention
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was placed in nomination by Charles M. Howell as a forlorn hope at the DemocraticNational Convention in Houston Texas. The convention eyed a Smith ticket and a strong dry plank while Reed faced certain defeat. Howell praised Reed as a champion of religious tolerance and lawful enforcement, and Smith supporters urged a stronger platform for farm relief and anti corruption measures.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Houston
Texas
James A. Reed
Missouri
Charles M. Howell
Kansas City
Reed
Smith
New York
Joseph Robinson
Arkansas
Platform Committee
Dan Moody
Howell
Robinson
Jefferson
McNary-Haugen
Thaddeus Caraway
Harry F. Sinclair
Tea Pot Dome
Smith Campaign Demonstration Roars at Democratic Convention
A raucous pro Smith demonstration erupts in the Mississippi Hall as supporters surge through the Coliseum. Mrs Al Smith smiles from the platform while Roosevelt lauds her husband and delegates push for a stronger farm relief and anti trust plank amid tense tensions and police interventions.
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Mississippi
Evans Woollen
Indiana
William H. O'Brien
Lawrenceburgh
George
Georgia
Charles R. Crisp
New York
Jimmy Walker
al Smith
Wisconsin
White House
City contest over trailer bids sparks price dispute
H W Pledderman and City Engineer Moore received a bid copy from Highway Trailer Company showing prices higher than a recent sanitary board purchase. February 1927 bids listed $1,595 per trailer without brakes. brakes and covers added $125 each. Eight trailers were bought at $1,670 each. Attorneys Taylor Groninger and Earl Cox challenge the award, alleging other cities paid $400 less. Freuhauff Trailer Company attorneys claim Louisville received cheaper offers.
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H. W. Pledderman
Louisville
A. E H. Moore
Highway Trailer Company
Sanitary Board
Taylor Groninger
Earl Cox
Highway Company
Freuhauff Trailer Company
Evans Woollen Nominated by Indiana Delegate
William H. O'Brien of Lawrenceburg Ind placed Evans Woollen of Indiana in nomination. The speech praised Woollen as a son of pioneers skilled in economics and law, a successful vote getter, and a proponent of Jeffersonian government. Indiana’s militant democracy supports the nomination regardless of name or origin.
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Oulton
Texas
William H. O’brien
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Evans Woollen
Indiana
Kids Fun Klub Opens at Broad Ripple Park
Coupons from this edition allow a free membership button at Broad Ripple Park this Friday before 10 a.m. The button grants a full share in all park activities and is offered in partnership with The Indianapolis Times. If unable to visit The Times office, members may sign up at the park Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Office
Broad Ripple Park
Kids’ Fun Klub
Indianapolis Times
Stump Paid by Utilities for Speeches
Washington reports Albert Stump the Democratic nominee for the U S Senate from Indiana was paid over 1300 in 1921 and 1922 to speak for public utilities as part of a Federal Trade Commission inquiry. John C Mellett identified 165 69 in 1921 and 1116 51 in 1922 for services and expenses including talks before Rotary Kiwanis and business groups.
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Washington
Albert Stump
Indianapolis
United States Senate
Indiana
Federal Trade Commissions
John C. Mellett
Indiana Public Utility Association
Stump
Robert E Healy
Commission
Healy
Rotary
Kiwanis
Mellett
Kiwanis Clubs
W. C. Frazee
Rushville
Statehouse of
H. C. Adams
Co. L. Kirk
Citizens Gas Company
Public Service Commission
Ralph Heilman
School of Commerce
Northwestern University
Indiana University
Frank O. Cuppy
Lafayette Utilities
William P. Evans
Dianapolis
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George Stricker
Floyd Newman
Virginia Ave
Wayne Thomas
Lexington Ave
Charles Ludwig
Hoyt Ave
Stricker
Newman
Ludwig
Thomas
Boy
Naughty Boys
Miss Somerville
Sarah Wood
Gilbert, Jr
Wilma
Vivian
Fraulein Rasche
Italia
Hunt For Explorers
Finn
Oe Ee Lee and
Ritchie
Maryland
America
Richtie
Andrew Nelson
Minnesota
Moody
Woodrow Wilson
Key Pittman
Robert F. Wagner
Full Resolutions Committee
Farm Plank Approved
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Morrison
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NEA
Mrs. Smith
the Times
Senate
John Mellett
Probers
Traction Companies
Association
Frazee
Charles Perry
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
National Electric Light Association
Indiana Association
Melett
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