Recruit Aids For Senator Watson
Hiram W. Evans imperial wizard of the Klan visited Indianapolis signaling a Watson leadership reunion with Governor James E. Watson's supporters. Joseph Huffington from Evansville circulated gospel through Indiana Klans, meeting Evans at the Lincoln and coordinating calls for the faithful while critics say Watson’s World Court stance caused klan discontent among farmers and Republicans.
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Hiram W. Evans
James E. Watson
Indianapolis
Evans
Indiana
Watson
Evan
William Zumbran
Joseph Huffington
Evansville
Lincoln
Huffington
Red Star League
Joe
World Court
Wife in Bigamy Case Sparks Chicago Street Row
Albert Johnson confronted a stranger who claimed to be married to Johnson's wife. Police intervened as the trio were taken to headquarters where Mrs Johnson confessed she is married to both men and faces bigamy charges.
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United Pro
Chicago
Bane
Albert John Py
Johnson
Roosevelt Defends Black Rights at NAACP Speech
In Chicago on June 29 Col. Theodore Roosevelt defended American Negro rights and rebuked southern states for failing to provide educational opportunities. The speech was delivered before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Monday night.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Arguments Set For Thursday In Webber Bribery Case
In Federal Court Casey and Louie Webber face bribery charges after Thursday's arguments. Keeney testified of a bribe attempt with Ward to investigate who warned Keeney not to contact the district attorney. Remy and others denied directing Keeney to avoid the DA. Judge Baltzell voiced frustration over alleged intimidation of witnesses.
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W. O. Holman
Harris
Aid
Keeney
Baltzell
James W. Noel
Noel
United States
Albert Ward
Joe Rand Beckett
Atttorney
Remy
Pope
Louisville
Baltzell Queri
Ward
District Attorney’s Office
Marie Jordan
N. New Jersey St
Victor Lockwood
River Ave
Casey
Green
Dan V. White
Bert Morgan
Indiana
Lockwood
Not Hurt, But Dies After Suited in Hospital
Jacob Flannigan aged 60 walked into a Washington hospital stating he had been in an auto accident and asked for examination. Doctors found no injuries but he apparently died after receiving the verdict, lapsing into un-
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United Press
Washington
Jacob Flannigan
Railroad merger plans near submission to ICC
New York June 29. Plans by L. F. Loree to consolidate the Missouri Kansas & Texas the St. Louis & Southwestern and the Kansas City Southern are practically ready for submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval Wall Street learned today.
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United Press
New York
L. F. Loree
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. Louis & Southwestern
Kansas City Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wall Street
Child Hurt in Auto Crash on Dreier Place
Dorothy Mourning aged seven of 921 Dreier Place is in city hospital with injuries from a late Monday auto strike at Dreier Place and Harrison Street. Driver Clay McGee of 508 South Cole Street was not held by police.
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Dorothy Mourning
Dreier Pl
City Hospital
Harrison St
Clay McGee
S. Cole St
Indianapolis Bar Association outing at Walnut Gardens
Members of the Indianapolis Bar Association will enjoy an afternoon and evening outing at Walnut Gardens. An outdoor sports program is planned with a chicken dinner served at 6 30 p m followed by dancing.
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Indianapolis Bar Association
Walnut Gardens
Traffic arrests show light Monday night activity
Records reveal eight alleged speeders and six alleged violators of the traffic code were slated Monday night, with overall traffic arrests described as light.
Slush Fund Charge Raised in Prohibition Enforcement
Stayton of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment testifies at a morning hearing on a $130,000 prohibition enforcement fund. He cites former federal agents among his staff, notes dismissals for the good of the service, and accuses the federal government of providing no help in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Stayton
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Wright
William B. Wright
W. C. T. U. Prohibition Enforcement Fund
P. Sprague
J. A. Tatro
Tatro
McKinley
How to Get It and How to Keep It
An instructional piece extols keeping the body healthy through liver bile flow. It advocates Calotabs as a doctor’s medicine to purify the system, explaining bile’s role, warning signs of bile stagnation, and the dangers of laxatives. It promotes Calotabs as safe, nonhabit forming, and available for 35 cents.
Prohibition inquiry sparks broad government critique
The hearing features Senator Reed and Wright clashing over the integrity of public service in the prohibition era. Arguments compare modern pay and private influence to George Washington, as Attorney General Woodruff cites a Sunday closing law issue tied to Philadelphia’s sesquicentennial expo. Pepper denies involvement in director changes.
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Reed
Wright
Baird
Prohibition
George Washington
Washington
Gary
Ku Klux Klan
The
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
George W. Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Woodruff
George Wharton Pepper
Pepper
Prohibition Inquiry Involving Pepper and Baird Described
A June 29 1926 report notes Pepper denying involvement in transfers of Murdock and Baird and stating prohibition should be nonpolitical. It says changes were made without Pepper's knowledge and aims to correct the record. Full committees adjourned to 10 am with Woodruff to be heard tonight as Reed awaits MacArthur’s charges.
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Peekey
Plesbeoucks
William G
Pennsylvania
Iibehowt
Pepper
C. Baird
Murdock
Baird
Woodruff
Reed
MacArthurs
North Dakota
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