Reed free for probe in Indiana
The Reed investigation committee faces no immediate Indiana focus after a Senate filibuster blocked extending powers. A December report is planned to cover last fall’s Indiana probes, including funding charges and Ku Klux Klan affiliations, with limited new evidence triggering further action.
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Roscoe B. Fleming
Washington
Reed Investigation Committee
Senate
Reed Committee
Indiana
James A. Reed
Committee On
Walle
Watson
Robinson
Downtown Full Ends in Shooting
John P. Bell age 29 was shot in the abdomen and hospitalized in critical condition. He named Robert A. Walters, 32, known as Greasy Bob, as the shooter after an early morning downtown dispute believed linked to hijacking. Walters is in custody.
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John P. Bell
Bell
City Hospital
Robert A. Walters
W. Thirtieth St
Carl Thelen
E. Twenty-Third St
Illinois St
Leonard Forsythe
Walters
New York
Illinois
Heated semifinals draw record crowd at Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis fans packed the exposition building for a heated high school basketball semifinal. Valley Mills faced Technical at 2 30 p m and Warren Central played Southport an hour later with 8 000 expected for the final. The Times will broadcast every finals game from March 18 and 19 over WFBM.
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Indianapolis
Valley Mills and Technical
Warren Central
Southport
the Times
Fairground
WFBM
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Local High School Fight Ends With 36 30 Result
Morning proceedings of a disputed game conclude with Oakland holding a five point lead at 36 to 30 as a colorful crowd of high school students and adults watches the resumed play.
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Oakland
Fiery Cross at Casino Gardens Sparks Fearful Night
Police responded to residents reporting a blazing cross near Casino Gardens, a roadhouse site, where bombs were said to have exploded on the property. About 2,000 people attended as a Negro club, optioned on the site, sought funds for purchase. Federal Agent Sturgeon and Sergeant Chitwood found liquor discarded in a ditch. Leonard Farmer, 700 W Muskingum St, was detained as deputies Reagan and Bell charged him with stopping persons to sell liquor.
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Sturgeon
Sergeant Chitwood
Leonard Farmer
W. Muskingum St
Reagan
Bell
Farmer
Dead Girl Believed From Richmond Ind
Police investigate the death of a 22 year old believed to be Helen Emerson of Richmond Indiana. The woman died in a Detroit hospital from suspected opium poisoning. A 25 year old Donna Jenkins is sought by police after disappearing following a report of a companion’s illness. A notebook found with the dead woman identified her as Helen Emerson of 92 E Haven Ave Richmond.
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United Press
Detroit
Helen Emerson
Richmond
Ind
Helen Harrison
Donna Jenkins
Haven Ave
Indians Go South for Training Camp
Eddie Ash begins his seventh Indianapolis training season with the Indians. The Times sports editor travels to Sanford, Florida, with the Indianapolis American Association team for a month, promising early camp reports on Bruno Betzel’s handling of the squad and player prospects.
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Eddie Ash
Times
Indians
Sanford
Fla
Ash
Indianapolis
Hot Springs
Ark
Bruno Betzel
Tribe
Norman Isaacs
Dhe
Logansport
Dick Miller
Eddie
Policeman Indictments Grow From Federal Grand Jury
Federal grand jury returns 228 bills in liquor and conspiracy cases affecting Indiana. Of the total, 165 are liquor charges and 37 Indianapolis residents face conspiracy indictments. Lieut Ralph White of Whiting and Arthur Brookman of Hammond named among two state officers indicted and suspended by State Police Chief Robert Humes as federal inquiries center on a Gary Hammond liquor ring.
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Indianapolis
Ralph White
Whiting
Arthur Brookman
Hammond
Humes
Robert Humes
Charles W. Butterfield
Valparaiso
William Gardner
Gary
Gardner
Butterfield
Sleepwalker Safe on Street From Autos
In Brooklyn on March 5, 77 year old Mrs. Sarah Cutler wandered six blocks barefoot in a nightgown as cars passed by. Awakened by a passerby she was wrapped in a police overcoat and taken to a station. Relatives say she usually wanders only in her apartment but found a hidden key and left during sleep.
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United Press
Brooklyn
Sarah Cutler
Spook Stories Draw 34 Boys to Juvenile Court
Testimony before Judge Frank J. Lahr Friday recounts a haunted house on 421 S Clyde St run by Mrs. Hector Fuller where ghosts and goblins allegedly lured 34 boys into the Fuller residence. The youths faced malicious trespass charges tied to $6,000 in vandalism with seven heard and the case continued. One 13 year old said he visited the site to probe ghost tales and fled after a sheet on furniture flap,aiding a broken window exit. Some boys allegedly staged a battle royal in the library using books and manuscripts as missiles.
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Hector Fuller
S. Clyde St
Frank J. Lahr
Fuller
Thebrary
Veto Sims Bill Crowded With Citizen Telegrams
Governor Ed Jackson faced a flood of telegrams from leading citizens urging a veto of the Sims mayor saving bill. The measure would let mayors finish terms despite a city manager form of government, backed by the 1000 Citizens committee and political organizations of Evanaville Mayor Herbert Males and Indianapolis Mayor John L. Duvall.
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Ed Jackson
Citizens Committee
House
Senate
Jackson
Herbert Males
Evanaville
John L. Duvall
Indianapolis
Mother Clings To Baby Suffering From Poison
March 5 report from Columbus highlights medical and maternal efforts to save Marjorie Elizabeth Gibbons nine days old, as doctors treat the infant in her mother's bed after a boric acid mix up killed six babies at Columbus Memorial Hospital. Coroner and health commissioner clash over responsibility as nurses admit to the error.
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Bump "Hiergo
Mother Love
Marjorie Elizabeth Gibbons
Marjorie
Columbus Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Oscar Wolff
Herman N. Bundesen
Bundesen
Night Raids Net Nine Prohibition Suspects
Raids led by deputy prohibition administrator George L. Winkler from midnight to 3 a m resulted in nine arrests for liquor sales. Those named include Charles Wilhoit, Norval Laraway, John Everhart, Leo Davey, Joe Scampmorte, H R Stafford, Frank Rosner, William Cook, and Lucius Wilson. Fifteen others were seized in raids last week.
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George L. Winkler
Prohibition
Winkler
Charles Wilhoit
S. Meridian St
Norval Laraway
N. Hamilton Ave
John Everhart
Vinton St
Leo Davey
W. Wilkins St
Joe Scampmorte
Elmira St
R. Stafford
Atwood St
Frank Rosner
Virginia Ave
William Cook
Lucius Wilson
Tabor Ave
Pennsylvania Club Meeting Addresses By Masters
C Wright master mechanic of the Washington St Pennsylvania Railroad shops will address the Pennsylvania Railroad Club at Sev erin Monday on The Automatic Train Control and Its Mechanical Features. W R Davis formerly Indianapolis master mechanic now at Meadows N J will also speak to the 175 member Indianapolis supervisor club.
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C. C. Wright
Washington St. Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Club
The
Severin
W. R. Davis
Indianapolis
Meadows
N. J
Assembly and Senate Schedule Briefed for Today
Assembly convenes at 9 a.m. and Senate at 10 a.m. on third reading. Bills include a utility measure for Court of Appeals, a Holmes sterilization proposal, and a budget bill returning for concurrence with Senate amendments. Senate debates a pardon board abolition, boxing bill on second reading, and Dearth impeachment at 2 p.m.
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House
Senate
Court of Appeals
Senate Pardon Board
Fragmentary Weather Table Notes Hourly Temps
Fragmentary OCR weather snippet shows hourly temperatures with times and odd codes. Data appears incomplete with entries like 82 at 10 am, 85 at 12, and readings around 38 to 48 for morning/afternoon, plus unclear references to Moon and codes.
Excise Tax Plan Dies In Indiana Senate
Senator Alonzo H. Lind ley of Kingman failed to push a 2-cent excise tax levy intended to fund new buildings at Purdue and Indiana Universities and two State normal schools. The measure, set to begin in 1928, would have run over ten years under a tax board oversight amendment.
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Alonzo H. Lindley
Kingman
Indiana Senate
Senate
Tax Board
Purdue
Indiana
Chicken Thief Elusive After Firing Shots at Chickens
Patrolman Martin Fahey reported firing three shots at a fleeing chicken thief Friday night and summoning an emergency squad. Police later had no record of capture. The suspect, a Negro, reportedly broke loose from Fahey. Lieut Fred Drinkut and his unit searched a large box and shouted for the suspect to emerge, but only a cluster of peeping chicks answered.
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Martin Fahey
Fahey
Fred Drinkut
Drinkut
Pearls Promise for Women From Indianapolis Times
An Indianapolis Times promotion declares genuine Oriental pearls as prized possessions for women and girls. The bold alert claims soon every woman will wear these pearls, inviting readers to watch the paper for details.
Muncie Judge Dearth Faces Senate Impeachment Move
In Muncie Indiana Circuit Judge Clarence W Dearth awaited formal notice that impeachment articles have been filed as he remained on the bench amid a growing controversy. Court actions included overruling motions for new trials for Betty Scott and Frank Ruede while tensions rose with Prosecutor Davis and Deputy Shaw.
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Bu_ Timea
Muncie
Ind
Clarence W. Dearth
Indiana
Dearth
Betty Scott
Frank Ruede
George Ogle
Past- Democrat
Ohio
Judge Dearth
Dale
Joe Davis
Francis Shaw
Jackson
Ogle
Davis
Shaw
Quiz Mellett Accused By Times Special
Canton Ohio March 5 Louis Mazer third underworld figure indicted for killing Don Mellett editor was closeted with prosecuting officials after reports he offered to reveal plot details in exchange for clemency. The case moves toward trial March 16 for first degree murder as prosecutors plan grand jury action.
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Times Special
Canton
Ohio
Louis Mazer
Underworld
Don Mellett
Mazer
Henry Harter, Jr
E. L. Mills
George Spooner
Harter
Steamer Hollywood Aflame 600 Miles Off Los Angeles
Fire sweeps the No 3 hold and shelter deck of the Hollywood of the McCormick line, 600 miles south of Los Angeles. The Atacarbon stands by to assist if needed as the ship sails from Balboa toward coast ports.
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Los Angeles
United Press
San Francisco
Hollywood
McCormick Line
Marine Exchange
Atacarbon
Balboa
Senate Opens Impeachment Hearing Prep For Judge Dearth
Five state senators briefed on the procedure to try Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncie on impeachment articles filed by the Indiana House. The group discussed recess and trial timing before March 20 as the Senate weighs jurisdiction, notice requirements, and possible replacement judges during the proceedings.
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H. Harold van Orman
Clarence W. Dearth
Muncie
Senate
Delph L. McKesson
House Board of Managers
van Orman
Indiana
House of Representatives
Denver C. Harlan
Richmond
William F. Hodges
Gary
William P. Evans
Indianapolis
Curtis Shake
Vincennes
Carl M. Gray
Petersburg
F. Harold van Orman
James J. Nejdl
Whiting
Dearth
House
Friends of Dearth
Lawrence V. Cartwright
Nejdl
Indiana House Slaps Down Liquor Bill Amid Debate
Late Friday the Indiana House defeated amendments to Senator Russell B. Harrisons bill altering AG deputy powers in liquor prosecutions. Frank Wright pressed two amendments which William Henry Harrison sought to table, roll call 60 to 24. House then indefinitely postponed the measure.
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Indiana House of Representatives
Russell B. Harrison
House
Frank Wright
Indiana
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
Wright
Drys
Liroyd D. Claycombe
Detention Home Screens Bought for New Facility
Majority County Commissioners Hogle and Sutton moved to ready the Detention Home at 225 E. Michigan St for occupancy Thursday by awarding a $424.20 contract to Diamond Iron and Wire Works for four heavy mesh screens and four doors. The grand jury urged keeping the 1102 N Capitol Ave site as suitable, while Prosecutor Remy awaited a formal transfer. Snider was not consulted on bids, and the lease for the new location was signed December 29 by Hogle and Sutton from James F Edwards.
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Cassius L. Hogle
Charles O. Sutton
E. Michigan St
Fufly
Diamond Iron and Wire Works
N. Capitol Ave
E. Michigan Street
William H. Remy
George Snider
Hogle and Sutton
James F. Edwards
Forty Flee Burning Ship off New York
Forty seamen abandoned the burning Spanish freighter Cabo Hatteras 180 miles from New York and were saved aboard the Cabo Torres. Eleven ships heard the SOS and assisted. The Torres arrived first, Washington Maru followed, and the crew later joined them. the Hatteras wireless failed at 5:15 p.m. and later reports confirmed all hands were rescued.
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New York
Cabo Hatteras
the Hatteras
Hatteras
Torres
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