Contempt Threat Looms Over Juvenile Detention Site Debate
Marion County grand jury discussed citing County Commissioners Cassius L. Hogle and Charles O. Sutton for indirect contempt over plans to move the Juvenile Detention Home to the Holloway apartments at 225 E. Michigan St. The board intends to proceed with the lease despite jury recommendations to keep the Capitol Ave. site until a better facility is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Cassius L. Hogle
Charles O. Sutton
Marion County Grand Jury
Holloway Apartments
E. Michigan St
William H. Remy
Hogle and Sutton
James F. Edwards
Capitol Ave
Michigan St
George Snider
Sutton
Hogle
Givan
Clinton H. Givan
Edwards
16 year old student kills self in Washington
A 16 year old high school student, Herbert Willett of Chevy Chase, D C, shot himself to death before two young companions after declaring he was going straight to hell. His parents, Mr and Mrs M E Willett, could offer no reason for the act.
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United Press
Washington
Flerbert Willett
Chevy Chase, D. C
M. E. Willett
Barrett law grab bill passes Indiana House
The Indiana House approved the Senate bill to stop Marion County treasurers from pocketing interest on Barrett law funds. The measure, 76 to 4, would require the county to retain all interest for the fund and aims to cover a deficit of 500 000 to 800 000 dollars in Indianapolis. Representative William Dentlinger opposed, citing no extra legislation needed with honest handling. The bill heads to the Senate for concurrence on minor amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dentlinger
Dem
Connersville
Indiana House of Representatives
Senate
Marion County
Dentlinger
Indianapolis
Barrett Law
William Henry Harrison
U S Envoy Beaten in Nicaragua Incident
William H. De Savigny United States consular agent at Matagalpa was attacked and clubbed unconscious after leaving the Foreigners Club. The assault followed threats against Minister Charles C. Eberhardt and other Americans. De Savigny lay in the street four hours before help arrived. Authorities vow to capture the assailants. He is a prominent merchant and coffee grower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
United States
Charles C. Eberhardt
Nicaragua
de Savigny
Foreigners’ Club
Matagalpa
Eberhardt
Federal Judge Baltzell Hosts 8-A Class Field Trip
Judge Robert C. Baltzell welcomes twenty nine pupils from the 8-A class at School 9 Fulton and Vermont Streets with civics teacher Mrs. Fra zer touring the Federal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Baltzell
Fulton
Vermont Sts
B. M. Frazer
Knox County Vincennes Win $100,000 for George Rogers Clark Exhibit
The House passed the Shake Senate bill 80 to 0 authorizing Knox County and Vincennes to each appropriate 100000 dollars to support the George Rogers Clark memorial exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Clark
House
Senate
Knox County
Vincennes
Huskies Wake Arctic Town Early with Morning Chorus
Visitors to NOME Alaska report huskies as alarm clocks for the North. The dogs’ dissonant serenade in early morning rouses residents and helps explain why Arctic communities are not late sleepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
Tut
Arctic Countries
Senate Ends Grimly Fighting in Final Session
Washington report notes the sixty ninth Congress ended at noon amid dramatic filibusters, ending key measures and prompting a nine month recess until December when the Seventieth Congress convenes. The House left with cheer while the Senate dissolved after prolonged session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Sixty-Ninth
Congress
National Legislature
Coolidge
Senate
House
Indictments Sought in Chicago to Indianapolis Rum Ring
Federal grand jury was asked to indict sixty persons tied to a liquor running ring between Chicago and Indianapolis. Key arrests included August Brethauer Roy Pope Rex Long and Harry Green at Brethauer's home. Mary Raines testimony spurred the investigation and more than a score of conspirators were named for possible indictment.
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Indiananapolis
Chicago
Prohibition
George L. Winkler
August Brethauer
Roy Pope
Rex Long
Harry Green
Eleventh St
Arlington Ave
Mary Raines
Brethauer
Here
Winkler
Robert C. Baltzell
Assembly Day Moves Through Short Session Actions
Both houses met at 10 a.m. to noon then resumed at 2 p.m. Senate received Dearth impeachment proceedings and passed the Jeffersonville bridge bill. A 2 cent tax levy for state schools was set as special business for 3 p.m. House recodified election laws on second reading. Indianapolis counsel salary hike and a public service commission inquiry into utility rate fixing were discussed. Budget and Barrett law bills moved toward Senate concurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Jeffersonville
House OF Representatives
Indianapolis Corporation
Harlan Senate
Public Service Commission
Senate
Oysterman Sentenced to Public Flogging in Maryland
For the first time since Civil War days Talbot County jail in Easton Maryland holds a prisoner awaiting a public flogging. Lee Donnelly an oysterman and fisherman of Tilghman has been sentenced to receive ten lashes for beating his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cambridge Student Dies By Own Action In Dorm Room
The movement describing death by own action spreads to Cambridge England as 21 year old Mervyn Rees-Davies undergraduate and son of Sir Colin Rees-Davies is found hanging in his university room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cambridge
England
Mervyn Rees-Davies
Sir Colin Rees-Davies
University
Nurses' deadly mistake kills six infants in Chicago ward
Three student nurses suspended and one physician resigning after boric acid poison was given in a hospital nursery. A kettle of hot water marked poison was left unmarked, leading to six infant deaths and one survivor in critical condition. The coroner's doctor offered to resign after initial failure to detect poisoning. Mothers remain hospitalized while details are limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Ian Kooper
Auto Industry Grows Boosting January Employment
A survey of twenty industries by the Chamber of Commerce under Fred B. Bakeman shows 4.3 percent more people employed in January 1927 than January 1926. Wholesale and retail trade, banking, post office receipts, and new construction also rose, while railroad car loadings fell slightly. The monthly survey projects ongoing reviews of business as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Fred B. Bakemann
Hoover Charged With Negotiating to Kill Immigration Law
Senator Neely of West Virginia charged Secretary of Commerce Hoover with negotiating with foreign groups to kill the immigration law so they would vote Republican in the next election. He said someone is trying to destroy the immigration law and claimed a copy exists of an experts' report on the national origin feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Senate
Neely
West Virginia
Coolidge
Man Injured By Truck In City Alley
Alden B. Hattery aged 50 living at 1118 Kealing Ave was injured by a truck in an alley behind 32 Washington St. He was taken to Methodist Hospital with slight injuries.
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Alden B. Hattery
Kealing Ave
W. Waashington St
Methodist Hospital
Apartment Permit Granted for 28-Family Plan at 3510 N. Pennsylvania
A permit to construct a $55 000 twenty eight family apartment house with a fifteen car garage at 3510 N. Pennsylvania St. was issued to H. G. Dollman by building commissioner Bert M. Westover. The park board approved the plans before issuance.
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Pennsylvania St
H. G. Dollman
Meridian
Bert M. Westover
Park Board
Indiana Basketball Classics Open State Tournament in Indianapolis
Sectional play begins across 64 regions with 731 teams competing for 16 regional titles. Indianapolis hosts the sectional at the Exposition Building with 16 teams, as regional finals and state final set for March 12 and March 19 respectively.
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Indianapolis
Exposition
Indiana State Fairground
Evansville
Winchester
Clinton
Franklin
Bedford
Greensburg
Jeffersonville
Lafayette
Milford
Richmond
Rochester
Shelbyville
Terre Haute
Castleton
Evelyn Elliot
Lola Tinder
Castleton High School
New Bethel
Broad Ripple
Anna Marie Dungan
Charlotte Mohr
Bloomington
Martinsville
Mitchell Bluejackets
Anderson
Muncie
Castleton Center
Becker
Jensen
Ernest T. Pearson
Times
Marion grand jury returns indictments in auto theft case
Fifteen indictments and three discharges were returned today by the Marion grand jury to Criminal Court Judge James A. Collings. The charges cover a series of offenses including auto theft and related law violations, with proceedings continuing in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Judge Dearth Impeachment Filed in Indiana Senate
Formal articles of impeachment against Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncie were filed with the Indiana Senate by the House elected managers after a 93 to 1 vote. The charges allege violation of press freedom and improper jury handling, with Governor Jackson and Attorney General Gilliam to advise before action and Lt. Gov. Van Orman deciding next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Dearth
Muncie
Indiana Senate
Board of Managers
House of Representatives
House Board of Managers
Ed Jackson
Jackson
Arthur L. Gilliam
Gilliam
State Supreme Court
Harold van Orman
Judge Dearth
Senate
State Senate
McKesson Speaks
Delph McKesson
van Orman
Fitch
Impeachment Charges Filed Against Circuit Judge Clarence Dearth
House managers file Articles of Impeachment against Indiana Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of the Forty-Sixth Judicial District charging corruption and abuse of office. The document accuses him of misconduct while serving as Delaware Circuit Court judge and notes the matter references page 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Clarence W. Dearth
Senate
Forty-Sixth Judicial Circuit
Indiana
Delaware
Indiana Editor Plans Move After Judge Dearth Impeachment
George R. Dale editor of the Muncie Post-Democrat said he would enter Indiana once Judge Clarence W. Dearth is removed from the Delaware Circuit Court bench. Dale spoke after impeachment proceedings began in the House, hoping to return to Muncie without jail. He was arrested in Ft. Recovery Ohio on a criminal libel charge tied to a Muncie article about Judge Dearth and has stayed in Ohio editing his paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Union
Muncie
Window Washer Fatally Injured In Illinois Building Fall
Forest Lowe 30 of 620 Alabama St. died after a two story fall at the Illinois Bidg near Market St. He suffered a fractured skull and body bruises. He died at Methodist Hospital at 11 45 a m. A witness says he fell from a scaffold after hearing an unusual noise. Sergt John Richter placed Lowe on the second story window of Murphy’s Variety Store. Illinois building manager G H Voss assisted him to the hospital. Lowe was married with no children.
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Forest Lowe
Alabama St
Ilinois
Ois
Lowe
Methodist Hospital
A. K. Harcourt
Chamber of Commerce
John Richter
Murphy's Variety Store
Market St
Voss
Illinois
Indiana Senate weighs 2 cent tax levy for higher learning
Indiana Senators meet this afternoon to consider a proposed 2 cent tax levy to fund improvement and expansion of higher education institutions. The levy would take effect in 1928 and span ten years under provisions already approved by the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana Institutions of Higher Learning
House
Senate
Coolidge and Hindenburg greet over Emden cable link
President Coolidge and President von Hindenburg exchanged greetings as the Emden cable directory opened direct service between the United States and Germany for the first time since World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jekt Coolidge
von Hindenburg
Germany
Emden
United States
Tax Returns Due by March 15 to Avoid 25 Percent Penalty
Washington dispatch reports the Bureau of Internal Revenue warning that all tax returns must be filed by midnight March 15 to avoid a 25 percent added tax penalty as heavy income taxes flood the treasury.
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United Arena
Washington
Treasury
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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