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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1927

Page

8

Man Fined and Sentenced on Rum Charge in City Court

Paul Creed 27 of 255 Trowbridge St was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 60 days at Indiana State Farm after a June 18 liquor transportation arrest following a speeding chase. Denney Cox 29 of Minnesotta St was fined 100 dollars and given 30 days for liquor found in a shack. A separate courtroom scene followed involving a handkerchief and a demand for chemical analysis by a detective and attorney Francis X Busch regarding narcotics evidence. The passage also notes average tea consumption for a five person English family.

State Farm Paul Creed Trowbridge St Indiana State Farm William H. Faust Schoen Creed Denney Cox Minnesotta St Hall Rathburn Francis X. Busch Chicago

New Coroner Named to Succeed Deceased Kerrion Robinson

Dr. Charles H. Keever appointed coroner at 508 Hume Manour Building to replace Dr. Paul P. Robinson who died from injuries after an automobile accident.

Charles H. Keever Hume - Mansur Bldg Paul PF. Robinson

Circus Comes to Sugar Grove Town for One Day

John Robinsons Circus visits Indianapolis area bringing elephants horses and camels to Sugar Grove Ave and Eighteenth St. The show features Miss Ione Carlo and many international acts with two performances listed and the season ending until next spring.

Little Willie Mary Joe Sugar Grove Ave Eighteenth Sts John Robinsons Circus Indiana Belmont Ave Center Arena Ione Carlo Theodore Schroeder Bert Noyes Margaret ‘Thompson

Wife Secures 20000 Bond for Alimony from Oursler

Mrs Rose E K Oursler wife of Charles F Oursler novelist and playwright obtained a 20000 bond to prevent him from leaving Europe without paying 25000 yearly alimony. She claimed MacFadden Publications paid him 25000 annually and he earned 1000 a week from The Spider Broadway play co authored by him.

United Press New York Rose EK Oursler Charles F. (Fulton) Oursler Europe Y Oursler MacFadden

Affray Leads to Jail in City Shooting and Knife Fight

Lieut. Forsythe and squad arrested four Negroes after a Wednesday night shooting and cutting affray at 334th Street and 1318 Th Street. Bertha Gray- Orena Beckwith 21 Oliver Lewis 26 and Clarence Wailes 334 Smith St faced assault and battery charges. Spats Williams was at large.

Leonard Forsythe City Bertha Gray- Negro Orena Beckwith

Demotions at State Hospital Tied to Tripett Death

State Prison Trustee M E Foley confirmed Michigan City report that demotions occurred at the State hospital for the criminal insane after Everett Tripett death and charities board probe. Captain James M Ranch and William Warner were reduced to guards, M W Keyes became supervisor, Herman Meyer promoted.

M. E. Foley Indianapolis Michigan City State Hospital Everett Tripett Sville State Charities Board James M. Ranch William Warner M. W. Keyes Herman Meyer Fripett Skuld Brown Ced Eived

Whoozit contest tickets awarded to downtown readers

The WHOOZIT editor announces a picture identification game with two theater tickets per person. Winners include Miss Sabina Garvey and Miss Nell Garvey and Miss Vern O Hara, all in Tuesday’s list, each planning a different night. Mrs Bennet David will attend Smilin Through with Berkell Players at the English Opera House.

Indianapolis Keith’s Berkell Company English Opera House Colleen Moore the Circle Sabina Garvey Pennsylvania St Nell Garvey California Vern O'Hara New Jersey Bennet David W. Ray St Jean Oliver Berkell

French Potash Suit Promises Landmark Federal Trial

Government files a major Sherman antitrust and tariff suit against French and German interests over a potash sales agency. The case, argued in New York Federal Court on July 11, questions U S sovereignty and claims about sovereign immunity. Over a million tons of potash are imported yearly, largely mined by the French and German firms involved.

Imes Snecia Bia Tirngton New York United Stats United States Claudel France

British Surgeon Claims Fair-Haired People Resist Disease

A British surgeon asserts that fair-haired individuals are more capable of warding off disease than those with dark hair. The claim frames hair color as a factor in immunity without presenting supporting data.

Vanderbilt Granted Divorce By Seine Court

Paris June 30 The Seine court granted a divorce by default to William H Vanderbilt. No further details were available. Decrees were also granted to the American Countess De Provok formerly Josephine Kenny Mrs Henry H Zellner formerly Florence Coch married at Toledo and to Mrs Louis Stewart Wing formerly Helen Krech married in New York in 1920.

United Press Paris Seine Court William H. Vanderbilt William HH. Vanderbilt Countess de Provok Josephine Kenny Henry H. Zellner Florence Coch Toledo Louis Stewart Wing Helen Krech New York

RIGSBY FREES TODAY

Melvin Rigsby, 24, former Shirley town marshal, is acquitted of Herman Riggs murder after a five hour jury deliberation in Newcastle Indiana. The verdict was not guilty with jurors reporting varied ballot counts and Rigsby returning home with his wife and parents to Cicero. Riggs was killed April 1 in a Shirley poolroom during an attempted arrest on an intoxication charge.

Times Newcastle Ind Melvin Rigsby Shirley Herman Riggs Rigsby James Rigsby Cicero Riggs

Clear Skin Promise From S. S. S. Remedy

An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a natural blood cleanser to prevent pimples and improve complexion. It claims to build red corpuscles, nourish blood, and restore health, with testimonials from Mrs. J. W. Barker of Cincinnati. The ad notes the product is derived from medicinal herbs, sold in two sizes at drug stores.

Nature J. W. Barker Walnut St Cincinnati Ohio S. S.S

Drug Analysis Enters Effort to Break Will

A stained handkerchief from Charles C. Farman is examined as part of a will contest over a Chicago millionaire's estate naming William D. Shopherd as legatee. Accusations fly as Rathburn questions Farman about drug use while Dr. James Whitney Hall observes ongoing testimony.

Faiman Charles C. Farman Walter N. Carpenter Isabelle Pope Chicago William D. Shopherd Charles F. Rathburn Shephard Rathburn Farman James Whitney Hall Loeb-Leopold

Parents to Visit Fort Harrison Cadet Camp

About 1 700 students in training at Fort Harrison expected to welcome hundreds of mothers and fathers on July 4. An invitation invites parents to visit the camp and stay for the day and eat with the cadets at mess. A grand march was scheduled for 5 p m as today’s featured event.

Ft. Harrison

Heirs Battle Over Wigwam Estate In Palm Beach Suit

Litigation between the Croker heirs and stepmother Mrs Beulah Croker resumes in New York over the Palm Beach estate once housing the Wigwam. The federal case in Jacksonville Fla has seen the property's value drop from about 100 million to around 3 million, despite Croker paying roughly 80 thousand for land acquired 1910 to 1917. The Wigwam stands between the ocean and Lake Worth just south of Palm Beach.

Times Special New York Richard Croker Tammany Hall Beulah &. Croker Palm Beach Jacksonville Fla Croker Ocean Lake Worth

Lindbergh Invited to Brazil Aviation Show and Races

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will attend an aviation show and air races at Parkins field east of Brazil Indiana Sunday July 17. The Brazil Chamber of Commerce organizes the event under the auspices of the US Army and Indiana National Guard with about forty military and commercial planes expected to participate.

Timea Brazil Ind Charles A. Lindbergh New York

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