Auto Show Opens at 7 Tonight at State Fairground
The fourteenth annual Indianapolis Auto Trade Association show begins at 7 p.m. in the Auto Show Building at the State fairground. The vast display features 39 exhibits from 48 car makes and 45 accessory displays. John B. Orman, the manager, predicts a record first night attendance and all gate proceeds go to Sullivan relief fund. The heated hall offers a bright color scheme and full exhibits, with exhibitors finishing touches completed after a six hour setup on Sunday.
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Indianapolis Auto Trade Association
Indianapolis
John B. Orman
Speed Cases Dominate City Court Convictions in Last Year
Judge Delbert O Wilmeth released an annual report showing 2 467 speeding related convictions nearly doubling from 1923 1 005. Drunkenness convictions reached 2261 up 301, blind tiger 499 down from 1120. Total city court cases 30329, receipts fell about 70000 to 119407.95.
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Tseason
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Indiana State Farm
Indiana Women’s Prison
Everybody Aboard in City Hall Hiring Ultimatum
Mayor Shank issued an ultimatum to city employees stating Ralph Teemete must win the mayoral race or face loss of jobs. He claimed no house divided and directed job seekers to Lemcke's office for approval, noting no hires without the Lemcke committee’s OK.
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Ralph Teemete
Mayor Shank
Shank
Lemcke
Consolidated
O. K
Missing Versailles Girl Helen Gordon Feared Safe Return Fails
Police and relatives expressed fear for 16 year old Helen Gordon who vanished after a downtown social outing Saturday night. Aunt Bales reported seeing Helen with two other girls and three men near midnight, as the trio returned toward home before she disappeared. The girl formerly lived in Versailles and was last seen at the Lyric ballroom in a tan coat blue hat and orange stockings with patent leather slippers.
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Helen Gordon
B. C. F. Bales
N. Harding
Notich
Versailles
Ind
Helen
Mrs. Bales
Flapper Fanny on marriages and motives
The columnist notes that while the altar may mark the start for a woman the wedding can mark the end for the man, reflecting social attitudes. The remark uses witty phrasing to critique gender roles in marriage.
Pork Prices Soar At Allen Meat Market
Retail pork prices climb due to higher hog costs. A. A. Coverdale of the Allen Meat Market notes best cuts rising to 10 cents per pound, tenderloins 65 cents, pork chops 80 to 25 cents. Hog prices on the local exchange reach 40 to 55 cents, up to $13 per hundred pounds, a yearly record. Prices may rise further per livestock men.
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A. A. Coverdale
Allen
Talbott Ave
Livestock Exchange
Oil Division Faces Deep Cuts in Indiana Senate
The Indiana State Senate, as a committee of the whole, slashed oil inspection funding from 100 000 dollars to 10 000 dollars annually. Other cuts followed including liquor enforcement, printing, armory rents, and State charities operating expenses. Talks centered on revenue drops and planned projects, with future amendments and investigations by highway officials and state commissions.
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House
Senator Chambers
Riley Memorial Hospital
Chambers
Saunders
Senate
Supreme and Appellate Courts
Harmon
Nejdl
O'Rourke
Bureau of Public Printing
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Board of State Charities
Indiana State Reformatory
Pendleton
Sims
Batt
Terre Haute
State Normal School
Merry
Dunkirk
Riley Hospital
Adjutant General's Office
Deep Waterways Commission
Southern Hospital For the Insane
Evansville
Northern Hospital For the Insane
Logansport
The
Reformatory
Department of Conservatism
Cream of 1925 Motor Production Awaits Public View
A 1925 motor production showcase opens to the public as visitors tour the fairground exposition. Officials said the event highlights new models and automotive innovations with displays and demonstrations throughout the venue.
Motorist Dies After Interurban Collision Near Madison
R Davis 34 a cabinet maker from Box 391 G died after his Ford collided with an Interstate interurban at Stop 6 Madison Rd five miles south of the city. He drove into the car on a track skirted road and the car hurled into a station then rolled down a hill. Davis died within minutes at nearby Long Acre general store. Coroner Paul F. Robinson and Lt. Thomas investigated. Motorman Tim Conners 60 and conductor Chester Williams 38 of Greenwood were in charge of the car. Davis survived by widow and three children. He worked for Holcomb Hoke Manufacturing Co. 1545 Van Buren St.
Pay Raise Effect Here for Local Postal Workers
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson announced that the postal salary increase bill signed by President Coolidge adds a $300 annual raise for all local employees below postmaster. The local total yearly rise is $275,000. Substitute carriers gain 10 cents an hour, regular carriers rise from $1 300 to $1 700 to $2 100 a year.
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Robert H. Bryson
President Coolidge
Bryson
Big Footed Burglars Sought in Indiana Theft
Police in Indianapolis pursued burglars described as having large feet after a Sunday break in at a Franklin house. The thieves stole clothing jewelry old coins and a fountain pen and footprints in the snow helped investigators track their escape.
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Indianapolis
Franklin
Ind
Coolidge Gains Weight as Presidency Proves Enjoyable
United Press reports President Coolidge is eight pounds heavier than at taking office, enjoying the job and balancing work and recreation. He keeps daily routines flexible, avoiding irksome fatigue. He plans to make his home life steady and dismisses the notion of the presidency as killing work.
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United Press
Ashington
Coolidge
Taft
Frank W. Stearns
Swampscott
Mass
Wilson
Long Branch
N. J
Psychic healer tied to liquor probe faces grand jury
Mrs. Kitty Clyde of 311 Walnut Street denied liquor ties while admitting psychic powers and seventh daughter status. She, with Marshall Rowe and William Crews, was bound over on a conspiracy charge to violate national prohibition laws after federal agents alleged a liquor ring moving nearly 1,000 gallons weekly into Indianapolis.
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Kitty Clyde
Walnut St
Marshall Rowe
Oliver Ave
William Crews
E. Morris St
Indianapolis
Clyde
Indianapolis Times
Retter
Indiana House suspends plan to create old-age pension commission
Acting on Ways and Means Committee recommendations the Indiana House today definitively postponed the proposed Senate bill creating an old-age pension commission.
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Actig
Indiana House
Nejds Senate
Sru Old-Age Pension Commissior
City manager form gains backing from civic groups
Henley T. Hottel of the Real Estate Board says the Indianapolis city manager movement is a civic improvement not a political question. Lions and Mercator Clubs will discuss the plan at luncheons. Mapleton Civic Club sets a March 10 meeting. Attorney Winfield Miller to speak March 19. Scientech Club appoints Daniel B. Luten and Homer Rupard to monitor activities.
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Indianapolis
Henley T. Hottel
Real Estate Board
Lions and Mercator Clubs
W. Beaman
Mapleton Civic Club
Winfield Miller
D.J. Angus
Scientech Club
the. Ber .of Commerce
Daniel B. Luten
Homer Rupard
Ward Takes Office as U S District Attorney
Albert Ward of Peru, former Miami Circuit Court judge, took the oath of office today and will assume duties immediately. Alexander G. Cavinas, the first assistant, is expected to remain in his post.
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Albert Ward
Peru
Miami Circuit Court
United States District Attorney
Alexander G. Cavinas
Burglar Was Grandma in a Weekend Family Mixup
Police were summoned to Dr. Joel Whitaker’s home on 1707 N Pennsylvania St after neighbors heard Meyers Whitaker yell burglars. The burglar turned out to be Meyers’ grandmother Mrs Quincy Meyers who had stayed out late and was scolded instead of being reprimanded.
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Tooley
Joel Whitaker
Pennsylvania St
Meyers Whitaker
Meyers
Quincy Meyers
Mercury ties near zero mark for state record
Temperature falls to within eight tenths of a degree of the March record set here twenty six years ago, marking a near statewide milestone as the city seeks to claim its goldest place.
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Mercury
City
Severe March cold grips Indianapolis with light quake report
Indianapolis endured a brutal March cold as the morning low hovered above zero and a minor quake rattled the area. Records show a near record low for the city with a later rise to 6 above zero by early afternoon while officials warn of icy streets and continued frigid nights.
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Mercury
J. H. Armington
Bernice Kelso
Rushville
Ind
Deaconess Hospital
Illinois St
Senate Committee Takes Up Killers Stop Report Law
Indiana Senate Roads panel expected to favor Rep Lafuse’s bill requiring both parties in an auto crash to stop and report to each other and police. Leonard planned to report with minor amendments after busy session on appropriation bill. Police continued enforcement as Charles Parker 41 of 782 an S St faced charges after striking Cha Siegler’s car at 61 Sanders St and for intoxication.
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Indiana Senate
Lafuse
Leonard
Senate Roads Committee
Senate
Indianapolis
Charles Parker
S St
Cha Siegler
Siegler
Sanders St
Parker
Slipping Rock Causes Quake Off Maine Coast
Dr Chester A Reeds of the American Museum of Natural History explains that a rock mass slipping in the Atlantic off Maine, about 345 miles from New York, triggered Saturday night’s tremor felt across eastern Canada and the US as far west as Wisconsin. He cites a new movement in a fault from the Bay of Fundy to the Isle of Shoals as the cause.
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Atlantic Ocean
Maine
New York
Canada
United States
Wisconsin
Chester A. Reeds
American Museum of Natural History
Bay of Fundy
Isle of Shoals
Portsmouth
N. H
Fire destroys First Presbyterian Church in Tipton
A March 2 blaze in Tipton Indiana gutted the First Presbyterian Church with an estimated 65 000 loss. Firemen battled the fire but dampened by weather and an overheated furnace caused the structure to collapse.
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Tipton
Times Special
Ind
First Presbyterian
G O P Editor George A Elliott Dies at 47
George A Elliott editor of the Newcastle Courier and former Sixth District Republican chairman dies at home in Castle Indiana after weeks of heart disease. He was son of William H Elliott who bought the Courier in 1877. The widow and three children survive. The House approved a $100 bonus to Statehouse elevator men for extra service.
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Tn Castle
Ind
George A. Bplliott
Newcastle Courier
Republican State Bditorial Association
William H. B. Mott
The
Courier
Elliott
Statehouse
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