Heat wave to linger through the week in Indianapolis
The heat wave that struck Indianapolis Tuesday will continue through Saturday. The Weather Bureau foresees temperatures near 90 degrees with a possibility of record heat. A local thundershower may bring brief relief. Police report several petty thefts tied to the heat as swimmers seek refreshment at city pools and beaches.
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Inapolis
United Sates Weather Bureau
Mercury
J. H. Armington
Indiana
Charleston on a Raft headline at city water carnival
One hundred fifty girls entered in a city bathing beauty contest as the monster water carnival opens tonight at McClure Beach. Events include a raft Charleston contest canoe races tilting swimming and diving exhibitions and water polo with prizes from local merchants.
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McClure Beach
White River
William Siebold
Charleston
Geiger Candy Company
Wolf Sussman, Jeweler
Daniels Clothing Company
Smith-Hassler-Sturm
Em-Roe Sporting Goods
Gus Habich
Schwab Clothing Company
Wagman Dry Goods Company
Franklin's Clothing Store
Forecaster predicts cool summer with cold snaps and earlier winter
Washington meteorologist Herbert Janvrin Browne says 1926 will be a fore runner of more trouble to come with a cool summer followed by frosts in the corn belt this fall and an unusually severe winter. He links these patterns to ocean currents and past climate events.
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Washington Bureau
New York Avenue
Ashington
Herbert Janvrin Browne
Washington
Browne
United States
Canada
Alleghenies
Fragmentary OCR sports score card with unreadable entries
The readable lines show scattered scores and times such as 8 a m 78 12 noon 85 97a Ms. ce 81 De Mie 86, but most data are garbled and cannot identify teams players venues or dates.
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Bey
Bo Mesie
70 Reported Dead in Earthquake
A string of quakes began in the Mediterranean and spread to the equatorial east, California, Europe, and Africa with reports of seven dead in the Dutch East Indies. Soengeiboeloe Solok and Ft. De Kock victims noted, while Santa Barbara suffered minor damage and one child died. Porterville felt a tremor with no damage.
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United Press
Mediterranean
Far East
California
Europe
South Africa
Dutch East Indies
Egypt
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Cologne
Rhine
Raffaele Bendandi
Soengeiboeloe
Solok
Ft. de Kock
Sumatra
United Presa
Porterville
Cal
Earthquake Devastates Two Dutch Islands In East Indies
Reports from Sumatra say a major quake in the Dutch East Indies killed over seventy, including fifty Europeans. Pandang and Pandjang suffered vast destruction with virtually all buildings razed on Pandang.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Holland
Sumatra
Dutch East Indies
Pandjang
Mushroom Poisoning Kills 24 in Croatia Report
United Press reports a mushroom poisoning in Croatia has killed 24 people with six more dying. The incident occurred as authorities investigate the cause and source of the toxic fungi affecting residents.
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Hungaria
United Pres A
Bucharest
Corabia
Prohibition Vote Inquiry Highlights Campaign Spending
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment spends about half a million dollars yearly to repeal the Volstead Act, with Senate investigators told of rising expenses now reaching 50 000 dollars and 40 000 dollars monthly in contributions. Pennsylvania ties discussed with William Ware and Edward Beidleman named as key political figures, and funds allegedly used for mass meetings and posters.
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Washington
Association Against the
Pennsylvania
Stayton
Charles S. Wood
Pennsylvania Wet Organization
Wood
John T. Flood
Flood
William 8. Ware
Vare
Edward E. Beidleman
King
Utah
Ware
Philadelphia
They Play Hooky Second Board Meeting Attempt
School board failed to start a session at 10 a m as minority members Fred Bates Johnson and Charles R Yoke did not attend. The meeting was rescheduled from Tuesday night to this morning with a third attempt planned for 4 pm as Board President Theodore F Vonnegut was in New York on school business. Mrs Lillian Sedwick and Charles W Kern attended both sessions.
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Fred Bates Johnson
Charles R. Yoke
Theodore F. Vonnegut
New York
Lillian Sedwick
Charles W. Kern
Booze Case Leaders in Indianapolis Transport Trial
Criminal Judge James A. Collins took evidence under advisement in the liquor transport trial of Edward Leland 26 and Ethel Leland 28 formerly of 127 Dickson St. They were arrested May 18 by Deputy Sheriffs Bell and Brown while driving from Chicago to Indianapolis. Officers testified they confiscated eighty five gallons of alcohol in the car.
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James A. Collins
Edward Leland
Ethel Leland
Dickson St
Bell
Brown
Indianapolis
Chicago
Broken Hearted Zip Dies After Death of Companion
New York reports Zip the circus freak and his longtime manager Captain O K White died at Coney Island hospital after being broken in spirit by the death of his companion for thirty five years.
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United Press
New York
Zip
O. K. White
Coney Island Hospital
Indiana Winners Dine with Watson in Washington
In Washington twelve Indiana winners of first hands in boys and girls club work visited the capital as a reward for their efforts. They met Vice President Dawes and President Coolidge and shared lunch with Senator Watson.
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Washington
Indiana
Dawes
Coolidge
Watson
Garment Union Poised to Strike Over Labor Dispute
The cloak suit and skirt industry in New York with 45 000 International Garment Workers Union members faces a possible full strike. Union officers are expected to authorize a strike call to begin tomorrow.
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United Press
New York
International Garment Workers Union
Child Run Over by Train Will Recover in Kendallville
Betty Leighty two year old daughter of Earl Leighty was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad engine and three cars while wandering on tracks. She survived with a brain concussion and severe cuts but doctors expect recovery.
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United Press
Kendallville
Ind
Betty
Earl Leighty
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trainmar
Mysterious 7000 Dollar Special Train Ride In Chicago
Mrs. Cyrus H. McCormick Jr. arrived on a chartered special train from New York costing over 7000 dollars. She vanished upon arrival and later stayed with her sister Miss Mabel Linn, denying visitors and offering no reason for the trip.
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United Press
Chicago
Cyrus H. McCormick Jr
New York
Mrs. McCormick
Mabel Linn
Arrest of railroad officials looms over city crossings
Traffic Inspector Lester Jones and Police Chief Claude F. Johnson discussed forcing four railroads to meet city traffic code at grade crossings. No decision was made but arrest of officials was considered if watchmen or signals are not installed. Earlier efforts at Nickel Plate crossings faced replacements by lights, deemed useless in daytime. The Monon, Pennsylvania, and Union railways operate crossings cited as unsafe or inadequately protected.
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Claude F. Johnson
Jones
Indianapolis Times
Thirtieth St
James
Monon Railroad
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Southern Ave
Union Company
W. New York St
Senate Receives Day Referendum On Prohibition
United Press reports in Washington on June 30 that Senator Edward S. Edwards introduces a resolution to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and authorize a national referendum on prohibition. The plan relies on Article V and would call conventions of three-fourths of the states to elect delegates and vote on repeal.
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Tashington
Senate
Edward S. Edwards
New Jersey
T Edwards
Borah
Idaho
Walsh
Montana
France Adopts War Power Basis in Disarmament Talks
The League disarmament commission adopted two French projects for armament comparison. France favors trained peace time fighters plus factors like reserves and mobilization. A second project stresses ultimate war strength in raw materials and industrial organization as key war potentiality. The United States backed trained reserves while Britain opposed the war potentiality plan.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Geneval
France
United States
Gue of Nations Disarmament Commission
Britain
Forty Soldiers Killed in Polish Maneuver Explosion
A small explosion during military maneuvers at Kovel in Poland killed forty soldiers and injured fifty eight, according to a Warsaw dispatch.
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Berlin
Kovel
Poland
Warsaw
Firecracker Death In Gary Burns Fatal to Child
Dorothy Repya aged three of Gary died from burns after a large firecracker exploded in her hand and set her dress ablaze late yesterday. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs David Repya.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Dorothy Repya
David Repya
Belgrade Fears Flood as Danube Dikes Strengthened
Belgrade faces rising flood danger as rain swells the Danube. About 12,000 workers and 5,000 horses toil around the clock to reinforce the dikes in the capital of Juvo Slavia.
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Danube
Thited Prena
Belgrade
Juvo- Slavia
Plans to file sewer improvements along Pleasant Run
The city will file plans and specifications for an $800,000 sewer project along Pleasant Run on the south side in Circuit Court Thursday. City attorney John K. Ruckelshaus said if approved, appraisers will be appointed to estimate benefits and damages over a large area, with many property owners outside the city included in the assessment roll.
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Pleasant Run
John K.ruckelshaus
Three Boys Die After Slate Dump Explosion Near Ellworth Mine
Washington Pennsylvania reports three boys killed when a slate dump at the Ellworth mine exploded last night. Fire officials say the victims burned to death and the tragedy is confirmed today.
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United Preas
Washington
Ellworth Mine
Clinics Teach Mothers Proper Infant Care in Beech Grove
County nurses hold a baby care clinic in Beech Grove High attendance shows 31 mothers bring infants for relief measures. Dr Gordon Batman notes over dressing and fatty feeding raising heat while Miss Pauline Shirk Alma Lancaster and Edith Reider plan permanent township clinics to inspect under school age children and advise on feeding. Clinics already operate in Washington and Wayne Townships.
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Beech Grove Public School
Gordon Batman
Pauline Shirk
Beech Grove
Parent-Teacher Association
Miss Shirk
Alma Lancaster
Edith Reider
Washington
Wayne
North Dakota Goes 10 Polls
North Dakota Republicans clash in a primary to decide control of state and national offices. Senator Gerald P. Nye seeks reelection against L. B. Hanna as Nye's opponent. Farm relief is a top issue as the Nonpartisan League’s shrinking membership belies its remaining influence.
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United Press
Bismarck
N. D
Gerald P. Nye
Senate
L. B. Hanna
Coolidge
Nye
Nonpartisan League
League
Dead engineer blamed for Pennsylvania wreck near Gray
United Press reports Washington Express collision on June 16 with seventeen dead or injured. Investigator W P Borland cited failure of Engineman Scotty Gordon to observe signals and improper flagging rules on the Pittsburgh line. He noted possible automatic train stop could have prevented the crash.
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United Press
Washington
Washington Express
The
Cincinnati Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gray Station
Scotty Gordon
W. P. Borland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Line
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Borland
Gordon
McConnell
MacDonald
Battle of Century a Necking Party
In Houston a staged heavyweight bout between a Missouri blacksnake and Texas rattlers drew crowds under floodlights. Officials allowed the event with three rattlers weighing about 32 pounds each and blacksnakes at 36 pounds. Referee Hans Nagel intervened as the snakes coiled and dozed in a glass cage amid jeers and spectacle.
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Missouri
Texas
Hans
Nagel
Eight youths charged in downtown clothing theft ring
Police say six of the youths, all Negroes aged 11 to 15, formed a theft ring stealing clothing from a downtown store for a month. G M Spickelmire of W H Block Co caught two in the act. Additional arrests followed after confessions. Two youths were held for stealing a ukulele and a fountain pen at South Grove golf course.
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G. M. Spickelmire
W. H. Block Company
South Grove Golf Course
Eleven Die In Chile Mine Tunnel Blast
Reports from Calama say eleven were killed in a Chile Exploration Company mine tunnel explosion. Many injured, some entombed alive, with feared higher death toll pending a full casualty check.
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Tiago
Chile
Calama
Chile Exploration Company
Proposed flat to curb parking rules approved by board of safety
New traffic rules curb parking on Monument Circle and on narrow streets. They switch to flat to curb parking, ban parking under elevated tracks and bridges, and add more preferential streets. An ordinance will be presented to council for adoption after mayoral approval. The plan emerged from a conference including board of safety members, councilmen, police, and Hoosier Motor Club officials.
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Monument Circle
Board of Safety
Hoosier Motor Club
Lewis Johnson
Todd Stoops
Urge City Moves To Take Over Water Company
Indianapolis council leaders discuss municipal ownership of the Indianapolis Water Company. Council president Boynton J. Moore says the city spends nearly $1,000 daily on water bills that could fund bond principal and interest, and ownership could be achieved in about ten years. Councilman Walter R. Dorsett accuses wasting money on hydrants and mains in undeveloped districts.
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Indianapolis Water Company
Boynton J. Moore
Moore
Wheeling
W. Va
Walter R. Dorsett
Jail Scandal in Muncie Prompts Grand Jury Probe
In Muncie Indiana on June 30 Judge Clarence Dearth ordered a grand jury investigation into Delaware County jail operations and Sheriff Harry McAuley after claims prisoners are allowed to come and go as they please.
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United Press
Funeral services for WWJ pioneer William Holliday
Detroit on June 10 held funeral services for William Fleming Holliday 34 the first radio announcer at WWJ Detroit.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
William Fleming Holliday
WWJ
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