Governor Jackson Reverses Attitude on Resignation Demands
In a shift from earlier stance, Governor Ed Jackson now ignores statewide calls for his resignation. The Times reveals a 1925 letter pressuring Earl Crawford to resign from the highway commission, amid a broader inquiry into alleged wartime material sales improprieties. Crawford’s account cites a 1925 conference with Jackson, Williams, and others as the preface to the demand.
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Ed Jackson
Earl Crawford
Jackson
Crawford
John D. Williams
Highway Commission
Williams
Board of Accounts
Lawrence L. Orr
Accounts Board
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
George W. Coffin
Robert I. Marsh
Warren T. McCray
James E. McDonald
Marion County
Indiana Basketball Title Quest Begins Across Sixty-Four Sectionals
Indiana's annual tournament opens with sixty four sectional centers and 740 teams competing for the state championship. Finals are set for March 16 and 17 at Butler Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as regional play begins next weekend drawing large crowds and culminating in the drive for the title.
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Indiana
Butler
Indianapolis
Lindy’s Secret Flight Leaves Boston Airport
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh departed Boston Airport at 7 50 this morning in a Ryan monoplane with three companions. He left without announcing his destination as crowds expected a stop related to his mother’s National Education Convention honor. Mrs. Lindbergh watched the flight from a hotel as he sped over the city.
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United Press
Boston
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
National Education Convention
Albany
John Robertson
H. M. Bixby
St. Louis
S. Hill
Ryan
Howard County Grand Jury Delivers Four True Bills in Trust Co Case
Howard County Indiana reports four routine true bills as the grand jury continues the investigation into the American Trust Company failure and alleged political corruption. D C Stephenson testified, delivering documents from the black boxes, with further inquiries anticipated beyond county lines.
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Kokomo
Ind
Howard County Grand Jury
American Trust Company
D. C. Stephenson
Deaths of two boys in canal prompt murder theory
In Indiana Harbor authorities report two unidentified boys about seven or eight found in the canal lie side by side in a morgue. One body shows signs of an assault before drowning. Officials consider two possible motives including parental murder or a fiend, with no missing boys matching the description.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Indiana Harbor Canal
Insurance Firms Put In Receivership In Indy Case
Judge Byron K. Elliott appoints Garrett Olds and Emsley W. Johnson as co receivers for the Federal Automobile Insurance Association at 1709 N. Meridian St. He will rule later on a similar receiver for Federal Underwriters Inc. Stockholders have pumped 50000 to stave insolvency. Bond set at 100000. Dr. Robert O. McAlexander filed suit, citing close ties between the firms and stockholder losses. Mayor L. Ert Slack backed the action in court.
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Garrett Olds
Emsley W. Johnson
Federal Automobile Insurance Association
N. Meridian St
Byron K. Elliott
Elliott
Federal Underwriters, Inc
L. Ert Slack
Robert O. McAlexander
Robinson campaigns across Indiana as Carter enters race
Washington March 2 Senator Arthur R Robinson says his campaign organization is "practically composed in every Indiana county" after Solon J Carter announces his bid. Robinson notes a formal plan reveal in Indianapolis next week and that he will remain focused on his current duties.
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Times
Washington
Arthur R. Robinson
Indiana
Solon J. Carter
Robinson
Indianapolis
Indiana Reece Editorial Association
Bind Over Bus Driver in Robbery Case
Arthur Morgan former Chicago bus driver was bound over by Municipal Judge Paul C Wetter to the grand jury on a robbery charge with bond set at 4000 dollars. He was captured after a chase while attempting to rob Kroeger grocery manager Louis Haynes at 901 North Illinois Street.
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Arthur Morgan
Chicago
Paul C. Wetter
Morgan
Louis Haynes
Kroeger
Illinois St
Three Prize Babies Shine At Indianapolis Show
The center prize baby Miss Marietta Sullivan of 1313 University Court held two siblings, Jack McCormack and Billy Riggs, at the first annual Indianapolis baby show. Mayor Shank hosted as Miss Sullivan later starred in Criss Cross at the English Theater. The healthy baby event at Cable Tabernacle drew over 30 000 visitors per director Edward V Richardson.
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Jack Leonard McCormack
Neal McCormack
Southeastern Ave
Billy Riggs
William Riggs
Winter Ave
Miss Sullivan
Fred Stone
Farmer Denies Guilty Of School Blast Charge
Municipal Judge Pro Tem Harry Batanio set March 16 to decide if constant horn honking from 1 to 3 am in front of the Spink Arms hotel constitutes disorderly conduct. Forest Knight, 40, of 1309 University Court, allegedly blew his horn at 1 am and then honked for two hours, with witnesses recalling hotel guests shouting. Knight could not recall the incident or confirm the horn’s operation.
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Harry Batanio
Forest Knight
University Ct
Knight
Officer Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Suspected Thief
Police Chief Claude M. Worley exonerates Detective Emmett Englebright after a safety board review, saying the officer acted in the line of duty when he shot Frank Woodman, 20, of Chicago, who attempted to steal a vacuum cleaner at Illinois and Bird Streets. Woodman died at city hospital. coroner continues investigation.
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Safety Board
Claude M. Worley
Emmett Englebright
Frank Woodman
Chicago
Illinois
Bird Sts
Worley
Englebright
Fire injures city firefighter at George Street blaze
Lawrence Curry, 37, of N. La Salle Street, slipped from a ladder while fighting a kitchen stove fire at John Mounts residence at 910 E. Georgia Street at 4 45 a m. Loss is $300. Smoke forced the Mounts family to flee in night clothes. The fire spread to Mrs Fisch at 914 E Georgia Street causing minor damage. Ira Potter family at 748 Elder Street evacuated at 1 a m from an $800 stove fire.
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Lawrence Curry
N. la Salle St
John Mounts
E. Georgia St
F. Fisch
Georgia St
Ira Potter
Elder St
Scarface bandit robs store in Illinois Street incident
The Scarface bandit returned from vacation Thursday night and robbed Standard Grocery manager William Tucker at 1413 N. Illinois St. He escaped with $28 after entering the store, displaying a long-barreled revolver. The suspect, described as a Negro with an adhesive tape patch on his right cheek to cover a scar, fled the scene.
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Scarface
William Tucker
E. St. Clair St
Illinois St
Alice Say
Merchants Association Plans Theater Opening Night
Members of the Pennsylvania St. Merchants' Association and their families will attend Loew's Palace Theater in a body Saturday night. The theater will be formally opened to the public Saturday morning after remodeling that cost $500,000.
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Pennsylvania St. Merchants’ Association
Loew's Palace Theater
Capitol Sees Liquor On House Floor Demonstration
Representative Sirovich of New York staged an exhibit of liquor on the House floor to argue that chemicals can be added to liquor without denaturants. Cranton protested but withdrew after Wets challenged him. no member tasted the samples as lawmakers sniffed and passed by the bottles. Sirovich, a Greenwich Village resident, said he would deliver an intellectual address on the topic.
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Rep
Michigan
Wets
Raillery
Sirovich
Cramton
Crampton
Representative
Linthicum
Dem
United States Pharmacopedia
Greenwich Village
New York City
Reed Denies Dynamite Plot in Mt Pleasant Schoolhouse Case
Hiram Reed testified in his own defense denying placing dynamite to kill his sweetheart Iola Bradford. He admitted signing a confession but claimed immunity was promised and argued the explosion could have been coal gas. The defense aimed to prove coal gas caused the blast rather than dynamite.
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United Press
Ottawa
Hiram Reed
Mt. Pleasant
Iola Bradford
Reed
Rusell O. Hanson
Miss Bradford
Bradford
William E. Tydeman
Ottawa High School
Stewart Indicted for Contempt in Senate Teapot Dome Probe
Col Robert W Stewart re elected chairman of Standard Oil of Indiana was indicted by a DC grand jury on contempt of the Senate. The charge stems from his refusal to disclose knowledge about the Continental Trading Company s 3 080 000 Liberty Bonds to the Teapot Dome committee.
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United Press
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil of
Indiana
District of Columbia
Senate
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Continental Trading Company
Stewart
Remus Habeas Hearing Nears Decision
The Remus habeas corpus petition seeks release from the Lima asylum. Testimony closed and the Court of Appeals began reviewing the transcript as the former Cincinnati bootlegger awaits a ruling within two weeks.
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United Press
Lima
Ohio
123 Autoists Arrested in Safety Drive
Police chief Claude Worley led a city wide safety drive resulting in 123 motorists arrested for traffic violations and 275 tags on cars between 4 p.m. Thursday and noon today. A hit and run victim, Luther Stout 78, died at city hospital. Fifty six drivers were cited for failing to stop at preferential streets and 27 for running red signals.
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Claude M. Worley
Worley
Luther Stout
E. Forty- Sixth St
City Hospital
Forty-Sixth St
Royal Ave
Leland Abbott
E. Washington St
Frank Owen
Owen
Lester Jones
Jones
Portland Man Files for Republican Governor Nomination
Charles Ewry of Portland Ind filed his petition with the secretary of State for the Republican nomination for Governor. His application included 521 signatures. Ewry previously worked in the timing business and now runs a poultry farm.
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Charles 8. Ewry
Portland
Ind
Ewry
Rebels Killed in Battle Near Fresno Jalisco
Seventy four rebels were killed in an all day fight near Fresno Jalisco with federal troops including part of a regiment from the presidential guards. Guadalajara dispatch to Universial reports the toll and involvement of elite units.
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United Presse
Mexico City
Fresno
Jalisco
Guadalajara
Universial
Lodge Page Moves To Monday In Indianapolis Times
The lodge page will appear on Monday instead of Saturday beginning next week. The change aims to better serve fraternal groups whose meetings occur later in the week. There will be no lodge page on Saturday, March 3, and the next page appears Monday, March 5. Secretaries are asked to bring this notice to the members.
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Indianapolis Times
Rms
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