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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
2
Two college boy bandits in decorated rain coats robbed druggist George Schreiner at the West Side store. They fled in a stripped automobile after shooting Schreiner who died shortly after in hospital. Schreiner described the event before dying on the operating table.
Funeral services for Fred Eaglin a 25 year old resident of 5347 West Washington street will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Shirley Brothers west side chapel 2002 West Michigan street Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
The Elks trophy will honor members who raised the largest subscriptions in the refinancing campaign. Ralph L. Colby of Franklin Insurance Company donated the cup. Team captain James C. Gribben offers a $50 watch to the captain or player with the highest individual total subscriptions.
The park board will decide next Thursday whether to side with president John E. Milner against purchasing the 452 acre Fletcher estate or acquiesce to Mayor L. Ert Slack and acquire the property. Mayor Slack's purchase recommendation and Milner's report on finances were read. the board's mood favored delaying the purchase. A North Meridian street paving project was approved, paving from the canal to Kessler Boulevard via Dr. H. H. Wheeler's property for a proposed north side park. Two $1,200 contracts for city park band concerts were awarded to William S. Mitchell and Herman Arndt, with scheduling by R. Walter Jarvis. Delbert O. Wilmeth pressed a music budget increase to $10,000. Installation of lights on Pleasant Street was noted.
Health board secretary Dr. Herman G. Morgan sits in city hall and says people are not willing to trust nature. He claims appetites regulate eating and dieting cannot undo years of wear. He warns worry is slow death and urges taking life more easily.
Fragmentary text notes actions after release on bond following an unspecified incident. No names, dates, or locations are readable. Further readable context is needed to identify parties involved or the case type.
The council confirmed a boulevard run from Meridian to Raymond streets and Warren Oakes urged starting work this summer on the Dearborn park bou levard and golf course. Following R Walter Jarvis recommendation concerts will be staged at public playgrounds by Christensen School of Music orchestra and junior melody boys.
Dispatches from Northwestern University report the discovery of a new anesthetic named ethyocaine borate. Dr. Harold T. Dailey formerly of Indianapolis now teaches in the dental school along with two other faculty members. The anesthetic has reportedly been used successfully on about one thousand patients in the dental school clinics.
Elmer Burns and Claude Montgomery, both in their 30s, fought on the courthouse third floor after a prior family dispute. Spectators separated them, a door was damaged, and they were set to appear in municipal court on assault and battery charges related to the incident.
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