Wives settle on mother's home for Day funeral
Two wives of Walter Day reach agreement on funeral plans after Day died from a fall at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Building. The service will be at Day's mother's home at 10 tomorrow, with burial at Floral Park Cemetery.
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Walter Day
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Day
Frances Day
Tenth St
Olin Ave
Floral Park Cemetery
Ennie Butt Day
S. West Sp
Finn
West Market St
George Christian
Mayor Proposes Unique Paving Plan for Paris Avenue
Mayor Shank unveils a plan to pave Paris Avenue between Twenty-Sixth and Thirtieth Streets funded by Barrett law assessments. Residents fear financial strain, with $120 per forty-foot lot or $12 annually. Campaign slogan contest yields four winners and ninety-four entries.
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Paris Avenue
Hell
Indianapolis
Shank
Paris Ave
Twenty-Sixth
Thirtieth Sts
Board of Works
Marie Shelton
New York St
Georgia Martin
Boulevard Pl
Irene Inman
Cruft St
Minnette Jackson
W. Twenty-Ninth St
Frank F. Young
Twenty-Fourth
Rader Sts
City to bar heavy trucks from unsafe bridges
The board of public works authorized street commissioner Martin J. Hyland to keep all vehicles over two and a half tons off iron bridges deemed unsafe. His survey finds many smaller bridges predate five ton trucks and could collapse under heavy loads.
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Board of Public Works
Martin J. Hyland
Hyland
Uncle Sam May Purchase Canals as South Outlet
Washington June 29 A Rivers and Harbors Committee poll could favor government purchase of two canals to link inland waterway from Boston to the South. The Cape Cod Boston and New York and the Dismal Swamp canal in North Carolina were named as candidates with Commerce Committee ordering favorable report but action deferred.
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Washington
Boston
South
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Commerce Committee
Cape Cod
New York
North Carolina
Hart Bankruptcy Petition Lists Creditor Electric Firms
Leslie E B Hart an Richmond electrical appliance dealer filed in federal court today a bankruptcy petition listing creditors including Indianapolis electrical supply companies. Liabilities amount to 7405.71 with assets of 3162.07 scheduled.
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Indianapolis
Leslie EB. Hart
Richmond
Miscellany and Jokes Across Nations and News
A satirical roundup notes jokes about Tom Sims and everyday quirks. It mentions Georgia peach crop strength, a beauty contest winner, Ireland indemnity talk, an American ship breaking a world record yet losing money on liquor, and idle musings about presidents and autos.
Union Agrees To Keep Hands Off Coal Mine
In a Federal Court agreement the United Mine Workers of America and Indiana district members promised not to interfere with wagon mine operations in Indiana. Judge Anderson indefinitely continued the injunction suit by Clara Masson, owner of the Peacock mine in Knox County, after her certificate of ownership was filed. William Green and John Hessler guaranteed no violence in the district.
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United Mine Workers of America
Indiana District
Anderson
Clara Masson
Indiana
Circuit Court
Knox County
William Green
John Hessler
Judge to convene special grand jury for mine massacre probe
Circuit Judge T. Hartwell announced a special grand jury would be called on July 10 to investigate the Williamson County mine massacre near Herrin Alabama. The earliest date possible as court is not in session and twenty days are needed for the county to convene the jury. The regular July term opens July 10.
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Marion
T. Hartwell
Williamson County
Herrin
Husband shoots by wife in home incident at street address
John Pash, 30, was shot through the hips by his wife Ruth Pash, 36, at 1433 North Western Ave. He was found in a soft drink store and taken to City Hospital in non serious condition. Pash formerly ran the Bungalows resort on Brighton Blvd. Ruth is daughter of Ran Butler, a local district boss.
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John Pash
Negro
Northwestern Ave
Ruth Pash
Pash
Brighton Blvd
Ran Butler
Negro District
Railroad Walkout Looms as Strike Call Goes Out
Chicago June 29 A Saturday strike is set to begin with a 400 million dollar annual freight rate cut and 134 million dollar annual pay cuts. A 10 am walkout order targets 400 000 shop workers including Machinists blacksmiths drop forgers boiler makers iron ship builders sheet metal workers electrical workers and car repairers.
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Chicago
Tots Recovery Sought Through Atlanta Court
Mrs. Teresa Lynch seeks temporary custody of her two four year old children who were abducted from 3475 School St and may have been taken to Atlanta by her estranged husband. She plans to file for divorce and obtain a court order in Atlanta.
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Teresa Lynch
School St
William
Philomena
Atlanta
Lynch
Business improving in spite of strike threats
Treasury officials said business in the United States is improving despite the coal strike and threatened railroad tieup. The rise is attributed to heavy summer buying of stocks in preparation for winter trade.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
City orders weed cutting by July 5
Martin J. Hyland street commissioner warned property owners to remove all weeds in the city on or before July 5. If ignored, the city will cut the weeds and assess $3 per lot. A fine up to $25 is mandated by ordinance. Four gangs will begin work on July 5.
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City
Martin J. Hyland
Hyland
Laprobe Stolen From Clothes Line In City
Mrs Edwin De Bies of 721 West New York Street reported to police that a laprobe valued at $12 was taken from a clothes line at the rear of her home today.
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Edwin de Bies
New York St
Grand Jury Probes Primary Voting Irregularities
Grand jury inquiry into irregularities at the recent primary election was ordered by Marion County prosecutor William P. Evans. A new grand jury will be impaneled next month as ballots from Eighth precinct Sixth ward show issues with blue and black pencils and double shading. Recommendations urge courthouse counting by reputable overseers to prevent tampering. Updike led the negro by forty votes at noon with 123 precincts tabulated. 82 remain to recount.
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William P. Evans
Marion County
House of Representatives
Paul B. Brewer
Brewer
Updike
Tripolitans Slain in Battle Near Azizia
Central News dispatch from Rome reports hundreds of Tripolitan rebels killed or wounded in clashes with Italian forces near Azizia. Italian casualties were seventeen. The report underscores ongoing fighting in the region during June.
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London
Azizia
Rome
Strike spreads as maintenance workers quit in Chicago yards
In Chicago on June 29 maintenance of way workers in the West Chicago yards quit after a strike call issued to 400,000 shop craftsmen. About 500,000 maintenance of way men are affected and trains are expected to continue, with hope fading for a quick resolution. Pullman shops nationwide will be affected.
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Chicago
Labor Board
Pullman
Moves to Prevent Strike By U S Railroad Shopmen
The United States Railroad Labor Board moved to prevent a strike of 400000 shopmen set for July 1. Union leaders and railroad executives were cited to appear before the board at 1 p m Friday as the board weighs alleged interference with transportation. The cited unions include maintenance of way shop craft clerks stationary firemen oilers and related groups. Guess the Verdict New York June 29 Lewis French appeared in court for intoxication wearing white flannel trousers sandals and a silk hat.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
New York
Lewis French
Obregon Denies Abduction Reports Blames Enemies
Mexico City dispatch quotes President Obregon denying claims that Americans were abducted at Cortez Oil Company grounds. He says rumors came from interests seeking to sow discord with the United States. Generals Sanchez and Martinez report no new developments and call for direct communication with the presidency.
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Obregon
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico Republic
United Press
Mexico City
Huasteca
Guadelupe Sanchez
United States
Tampico
U S Captives Freed Amid Mexican Raid Reports
The State Department disclosed swift action planned to protect six Americans held by bandits at La Corona camp near Tampico. Reports also say forty Americans and Cortez Oil Company property were released after federal troops advanced. Details come from American diplomatic sources in Mexico.
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Washington
LaCorona
Tampico
State Department
Cortez Oil Company
Mexico
Department
Bielaski
Summerlin
Mexico City
Shaw
Gorozave
Aguada
Cortez Company
Tampico Cortez
Pecero
Laporona Oil Company
Gorovaze
Discussion of National Principles at The Hague
The Hague June 29. The conference sub committee on property opened with a clash over government principles as M Litvinoff led the Soviet delegation in a battle of wits against allied statesmen. Maj Philip Lloyd-Graeme of the British delegation warned that discussing principles and waving flags gains nothing.
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the Hague
M. Litvinoff
Maj
Philip Lloyd- Graeme
House Set for Adjournment This Week
Washington June 29 final arrangements were made for adjournment of the House. The third appropriation bill will be cleaned up and passed, with adjournment expected tomorrow or Saturday.
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Washington
Wife fined two hundred dollars for operating a blind tiger
Mrs Marie Brittenback of 1216 E Nineteenth St was fined 200 dollars plus costs in city court for operating a blind tiger. Her husband Pete Brittenback faced the same charge with judgment withheld. Police found three gallons of white mule hidden in a bathroom box.
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Marie Brittenback
Nineteenth St
Pete Brittenback
Mental fears cause leap at city hospital
Leslie Beatty aged 35 of 1735 English Ave leaped from a second story hospital window and injured a leg. Dr. Richard Poole, hospital superintendent, said Beatty did not intend to commit suicide and is being treated for a nervous disorder after imagining someone was pursuing him.
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Leslie Beatty
English Ave
City Hospital
Richard Poole
Beatty
Justice Kansas City Knife Man Smacks Ill Man For Cigarette
G H Allen of Indianapolis asked Jake Sheslin for a match. After two failed attempts to light a cigarette with two matches, Sheslin refused. Allen then struck his head on the pavement, fracturing his skull, and was hospitalized.
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Kansas City
G. H. Allen
Indianapolis
Allen
Jake” Sheslin
Sheslin
Officials Avoid Comment on Proposed Carfare and Transfers
Indianapolis Street Railway figures refused to discuss Mayor Shank’s claim of a 6-cent fare plus a 2-cent transfer. Reports say the request seeks 6-cent singles and a 20 ticket $1 package. No discussion on extending street car service over College Ave to Broad Ripple. tracks there are owned by Union Traction Company.
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Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Shank
Board of Public Works
College Ave
Forty-Sixth St
Broad Ripple
Union Traction Company
Harding Promises to End Coal Strike With Address
President Harding will address a Saturday meeting of operators and miners to push settlement of the coal strike. The Administration pledges no prosecutions under the Anderson act and hints at a new national wage scale if talks proceed. Hoover and Davis are expected to lead the conference afterward.
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Washington
Harding
Anderson
W Harding
Hoover
Davis
Get-His-Number Campaign Reopens For Speed Bugs
Hoosier Motor Club issues a bulletin renewing its Get-his-number campaign. It laments midsummer speed mania and reports a renewed speeding craze disturbing citizens at night as roars from open mufflers offend sleeping neighbors.
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Hoosier Motor Club
Motor Club
France to pay debt to United States unclear on timing
Paris reports that France will settle its debt to the United States but offers no timeline. After a conference between Premier Poincare and M. Parnemtier, the French official heads to the United States. An American reparations envoy’s remark about differing treatment of British and French debts will be reviewed.
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Paris
France
United States
Poincare
M. Parmentier
Roland W. Boyden
Reparations Commission
America
Osage oil leases auction bring in near 11 million
The Little Osage Nation of Indians near Pawhuska Oklahoma did not worry about rising costs. Oil leases sold at auction netted the tribe almost 11 million dollars, about 5 000 dollars per person. In addition the tribe will receive a one fifth royalty on all oil produced. The top bid was a record 1 600 000 dollars by Gypsy Oil Company for 160 acres in Ssunboameneia.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Gypsy Oil Company
Ssunboameneia
Rebels Press Dublin as Civil War Deepens at Four Courts
Irish rebels extend attacks into Dublin amid fighting around the Four Courts and the Bank of Ireland. Rory O Connor leads defense. dozens killed or wounded as Free State troops struggle to seize key strongholds. Provisional government seizes Dublin telephone network and halts trains in a bid to curb the rebellion.
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London
Four Courts
Dublin
Winston Churchill
Free State
Ireland
Bank of Ireland
Sackville Club
Rory O'Connor
McKenna
Collins
Mandeville
Vaughan
Koch Fined for Passing Streetcar Evasion Incident
William Koch of 1213 Olive Street was fined $5 and costs in city court after he failed to stop for a street car. Patrolman Harry Hillman, in plain clothes, was about to alight when Koch, claiming he did not know the officer, blew his horn and drove past.
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William Koch
Olive St
Harry Hillman
Hillman
Koch
Woman reports boy injured after auto crash
Mrs. Alta Thompson reports to police that while driving east on Thirty second Street her car struck 11 year old Jack Groninger at 3215 North New Jersey Street on the night of June 27. The boy's right leg is believed broken.
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Alta Thompson
New York St
Jack Groninger
New Jersey St
Fresh Air Trip Planned By Salvation Army For Mothers
One thousand mothers and children are expected to attend a Salvation Army outing on Thursday, July 6 near Ravenswood. The Hoosier Motor Club asks members to provide 200 automobiles for the trip and requests those able to help to call George F. Casler at the Salvation Army Citadel, Main 2276.
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Ravenswood
Salvation Army
Hoosier Motor Club
George F. Casler
Main
Eyewitness Notes From City Street Interactions
E J H observed Mayor Shank driving with a chauffeur in the back seat. W A M witnessed a man inflating a tire near a free air pump. P W G saw a cripple assist a blind man across the street. F P K noted a bird in a 5 and 10 cent store asking the clerk about cuff link wear. J R S saw a hotel doorman chase away a curb polisher.
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Shank
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