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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1927
Page
3
Ellis Jones Shoals forward is recovering from a brain concussion after a fall in Fridays sectional basketball tournament at Washington Indiana. Jones was hurt when he collided with a player and struck his head on the concrete border as Shoals defeated Eaglesville 21 to 14.
Lefty Lee reports on the Em Roe club challenging Century Five in a nine game series across Century Capitol and Recreation alleys with three games each. Railbirds expect strong showings from the Century Five and the Schott trio as a potential rematch with Silver Flash and Marott teams.
In Alexandria Virginia six year old Loretta Ridgeway died after a robber attacked the Ridgeway home yesterday. Loretta's mother Mrs George M Ridgeway and her sister are in critical condition in a hospital. The alleged assailant Louis Boersig 45 is held in a jail outside town amid neighbor threats. Mrs Ridgeway was found nursing her infant with a head wound and blood on her face as she protected her child.
Kansas University Jayhawkers, six time Missouri Valley champions, defeated the Kansas Aggies 29 to 24 in the season finale at Lawrence.
The Hillyards, 1926 National A A U champions, defeated the Kansas City Athletic Club basketball quintet Friday night in St Joseph, Missouri, by a score of 28 to 16.
Indianapolis notes from Norman Isaacs recount the state sectional tourney progress at the fairgrounds. Arthur L. Trester inspects new entrance plans for the state final on March 18 and 19 with 13 000 tickets printed. Black and green jerseys appear, a Negro player Wood from New Augusta stars in overtime drama against Shortridge. Five Big Ten games loom as Michigan on Chicago, Indiana on Northwestern, Wisconsin on Illinois, Ohio on Iowa, Purdue on Minnesota.
Indianapolis baseball notes preview spring training for the Indians. The main squad departs at 3:20 pm for Cincinnati and Sanford Fla to begin shaping up for the next season with manager Bruno Betzel leading a mix of veterans and rookies. Exhibition schedule includes 13 games in the South and five in Indianapolis with key dates listed through Opening Day April 12.
Unconfirmed wireless reports from Madagascar said a cyclone caused several hundred casualties, with Tamatave on the east coast reportedly devastated. Earlier messages from Mauritius noted five hundred killed or injured and ships Ville De Marseilles, Catinat driven ashore as Gaika reported a terrific storm at sea.
A garbled ledger lists multiple building permit applications across addresses such as 5665 Broadway Fane amen, 5865 William Goos, 4301 Ennish, 3516 e Penney vane, 2201 Scan, 4105 Spann, 1631 Martindale, 4833 Cole, and 5516 N Penneyiv. Entries reference dwellings and attached garages with varying sums cited, including a $66,006 note and other scattered amounts, reflecting a chaotic parcel of permit details and applicant names like Johnson, B. Waddy, and Davis Rea ity Co Saris. The fragmented text suggests a routine municipal record of housing construction and modifications.
Chicago reports jurors will decide if Harold J. Croarkin 26 who killed 6 year old Walter Schmith felt remorse. Defense notes Croarkin was odd and called a goof. Psychiatrists say his mind resembles that of a child.
Legislative calendar entry lists bills with proposed provisions touching county commissions financial practices road and school board authority. Notable items include H B 102 Ferguson modifying county fiscal processes, H B 294 Steele on legal notices, H B 338 Smith permitting dormitory construction, and H B 302 Carlson redefining major crimes with varying degrees and penalties.
Summary of bills killed or advanced on second reading including S B 220 draft evasion ineligible for office, various banking, tax, and local government measures. references to Indiana legislature items, bridges, conservation, and public service commissions with multiple sponsors and counties. Repeated entries indicate indefinite postponement and dismissal on second reading across numerous measures and topics.
F. M. Washington, of Cleveland, offered a wounded-seeming stranger a bed in a hotel room after a man spun a tale of woe. An hour later the door was found ajar and the youth gone, taking $125 from Washington's wallet.
Forest Lowe 30 of 620 N Alabama St died after falling from a second story window platform in the Illinois Building Indianapolis. His death followed his refusal to quit his window washing job despite his mother’s plea. He left a widow, a 14 year old stepdaughter Elizabeth, and brothers Lon and Mont Lowe of Greenfield. Funeral services will be in Greenfield.
In Marion Cyrus Walker's auto incident with General Paper Company backfired engine, his wooden leg was deemed personal property and he won $150 in damages. Other notes include Mrs. Cyrenus Hull's death from a cut hand, a railcar spill in North Kokomo, Welker’s clerk records efforts, new Elks leader in Anderson, and Ossian building sale for theater plans.
The Indiana Senate approved a bill by a 28 to 15 vote to allow Marion County to raise judge salaries from 7000 to 10000 dollars annually. The measure, already passed by the House, would let county commissioners set pay for Superior Criminal Probate and Juvenile Court judges.
Former Mayor Lew Shank acts as a political prophet predicting Governor Jackson will not sign the Sims bill delaying mayors until term end despite a city manager preference. The bill now awaits the Governor’s signature after passage. Shank also hints at a possible 1929 mayoral bid as he leads a controversial elephant hunter faction aligned against the G O P ring.
Police report dozens of vehicles stolen from multiple residents and addresses. Owners named include Buddy Kane Lorraine Hotel Chandler Touring and others, with makes such as Nash Ford and Chevrolet. Locations cited include 4300 W Washington St Pennsylvania Street areas and intersections like Twenty Sixth St Central Ave and Market St. Affected owners include W T Meyer H R Meeker Karl Smith John Schulmeyer and George B Briner among others.
Police recovered a Chevrolet belonging to Howard Sandefur of 854 Fletcher Ave. The car was found on Pleasant Run Blvd in Garfield Park.
Births list includes Ro wan and Dorothy Logan at Methodist cn Raymond and Ruth Silverman at Methodist Hospital Richard and Gertrude Clark at Methodist Hospital William and May Kesterson 917 Senate Girl voli and 3ardhhrd at Blooming Bacaabel H 1516 Fantalae eae Fane and Hese Queen milion and Margaret Crain 2815 N a basi avid nan Catherine Sullivan 1409 mtim and Bertha Floyd 1621 Min Lawrence and Katherine Logan 1616 Stu Bise and Ethel Winters 1520 Seven
Chicago dispatch reports Frank Del Rino, inmate at the State Penitentiary, forming the Slow Club and wishing it success while joking he will “go slow” after his term ends. Other items note jurors’ bias against police, Northwestern frat blaze, Sing Sing guards’ workdays, a toddler’s fatal choking, a veto on extra fishing hooks, and Harry K Thaw’s mystery plan costing 3.5 million.
Deaths listed for several residents with ages and hospital affiliations. Notable entries include Hilda Christina Holzhausen aged 26 at Methodist Hospital with septicaemia and John D. Newcomb aged 55 at St Vincent Hospital with carcinoma. Other ages and locations present include 63 at Methodist Hospital, 76 at 170 Central, 56 at Sixteenth and Ceris, 53 at Ruranied, 61 at 628 Fayette, and an infant age 8 at Louis Hospital.
Robert I. Marsh of Indianapolis, former law partner of Governor Jackson, failed to collect a $500 fee from Anderson city as special attorney for the municipal light plant. County Treasurer Karl Morris refused payment on state board of accounts advice. The legality of Marsh’s appointment has been questioned. prior records show two late entries authorizing his role as special counsel for light and water rate matters before the public service commission.
A letter by Jos Thompson of Indianapolis recounts seven years of asthma and a severe bronchial cough eased after trying Nacor. He reports improved sleep, appetite, digestion, and daily work at Link Belt after one bottle. Free information from Nacor M Co. offers guidance for readers with chronic respiratory issues.
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