Indiana police battle ends with no charges against captain
Meantime Capt. Sumner faces assault charges in city court after a late Thursday clash with Inspector White Lieut Forsythe and Capt Drinkut at police headquarters. Mayor Shank and Chief Rikhoff pledge to resolve the matter at the next board of safety meeting, while White Forsythe and Drinkut suffer facial injuries. Sumner plans to plead guilty but denies intoxication.
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Board of Safety
Shank
Coffin
Charles
Buck) Sumner
Walter White
Fred Forsythe
Fred Drinkut
Herman F. Rikhoff
Sumner
White
Forsythe
Rikhoff
Leonard Forsythe
Train blocks view. six killed in Indiana crash
A car carrying Mrs Ruby Bodine and her family was struck by freight cars after stopping for a passing passenger train. Six found dead: Mrs Bodine 26 Clara Hurd 21 Gertrude Bodine 5 Mabel Bodine 3 Fred Bodine Jr 19 months Elsworth Bodine 6 months. Fred Bodine survives with Elsie May 8.
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Williamsport
Ind
Ruby Bodine
Clara Hurd
Bodine
Marysville
Ohio
Gertrude Bodine
Mabel Bodine
Fred Bodine
Elsworth Bodine
Oman
Elsie May
Internal Police Split Over Shank Coffin Faction Rift
Charles Sumner’s fifth spree points to a police department fracture as Shank loyalists and Coffin faction officers clash. Inspector Walter White and Lieut Leonard Forsythe align with Coffin. Sumner visited police headquarters around 3 am after claiming sleep troubles due to his wife’s absence.
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Charles Sumner
Shank-Armitage
George W. Coffin
Sumner
White
Forsythe
Board of Safety
Shank
Excitement at Big Basket Meet Opens at Exposition Buildin
Crowds gather early as Tech Manual and Short Ridge students push aboard streetcars on Illinois and Washington for a sectional tournament opener between Technical and Lawrence. The 9 a.m. game follows a 6 a.m. arrival with several named local supporters among the early roars.
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Tech
Manual
Shortridge
Illinois
Washington St
Exposition
Technical
Lawrence
Dudley Jarboe
Blaine Ave
Technical Lawrence
Exposition Bldg
Dudley Jarboer
Eleanor Laughlin
Margaret Lee
Margaret Black
Zelda Green
Nellie Leach
Tech Shortridge Battle Thrills At State Fairgrounds
Tech defeated Lawrence 28 to 16 and Shortridge beat Valley Mills 35 to 9 in morning sectional play at the Exposition Building State Fairground Shortridge and Tech meet at 8 30 tonight in a bid to reach the regional final with 4 000 plus fans in attendance and a crowded schedule ahead.
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Shortridge
Tech
Lawrence
Valley Mills
Warren Central
Acton
Indianapolis
Anderson
Ind
Martinsville
Fairground
Manual High Five
Tech- Shortridge
Shortridge Five
Sectional Scores From Martinsville to Shelbyville
Reported sectional scores show Spencer 58 over Quincy 14 and Morgantown 41 over Monrovia 20 in Martinsville selections. Other results include Aurora 63 over Guilford 9 and Holton 22 over Batesville 12 at Versailles.
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Martinsville
Spencer
Quincy
Paragon
Morgantown
Monrovia
Smithville
Winchester
Ridgeville
Parker
Losantville
Union City
Jackson
Versailles Holton
Batesville
Aurora
Guilford
Rising Sun
Sunman
Shelby
Ville—Creensburg
Newpoint
Moral
Jackson Township
Boggstown
Burney
Indiana Senate defeats Klan register bill again
The Indiana Senate rejected the All dredge-Payne measure requiring all alien males over 21 to register with county clerks or pay a fine. The bill gained 24 votes this time, down from 25 on March 3, with a constitutional majority of 26 needed.
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Ku Klux Klan
Indiana Senate
Alldredge-Payne
Local Sectional Schedule Highlights Regional Games
Local schedule lists games at Valley Mille and Shortridge with Warren Central and manual entries. Matches set for 8:30 p m at Shortridge and Warren Central with venues Castleton Jandon Broad Ripple and Southport noted.
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Tech
Records impounded in road material inquiry case
State board of accounts records on the surplus war material sales by the highway commission are sealed in a courthouse safe by order of Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Six grand jury defendants face indictments as prosecutors seek details previously used in building their case.
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State Board of Accounts
State Highway Commission
James A. Collins
John C. Ruckelshaus
George
William H. Remy
Grand Jury
John D. Earl Craw
Woman Defends Home In Nighttime Window Breaker Strike
Residents pursue a prowler after he was fired upon twice by Mrs. L. D. Tyler at 1919 H Ave. Tyler, who was listening to the radio upstairs, said she fired when a disturbance near the house was heard and the man fled. Neighbors reported the incident late Thursday.
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L. D. Tyler
H Ave
Seventeen Miners Rescued From Riverton Peabody Mine
Seventeen men were rescued today from the Peabody mine at Riverton Illinois after being overcome by bad air. Officials believe a windy shot Thursday night caused the shaft to fill with toxic air. a talfer was overcome and a mine examiner injured in the incident.
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Illinois
United Press
Springfield
Ill
Peabody
Riverton
Here
New Cold Drop Forecast for Saturday by Government Meteorologist
Government meteorologist J. H. Armington forecast additional cold in the Northwest will bring a new temperature drop and freezing conditions by Saturday. The forecast notes colder air pushing southward, expected to lower highs and risk frost in several regions.
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J. H. Armington
Senate Hurries to End Session
Washington March 6 The special session of the Senate moved to clear its work so adjournment within two weeks is possible. Leaders fear dragging out could force quorum absence and prompt early adjournment. The committee on committees plans new organization and seats. Senator George Moses of New Hampshire was elected president pro tem by party vote.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Committee On Committees
la Follette
Brookhart
Ladd
Fraziler
George Moses
New, Hampshire
Wilmeth Files First for Mayor in City Election
Delbert O Wilmeth filed for the Republican nomination for mayor on opening day in the city clerk’s office. April 4 is the filing deadline. John Ambuhl, Republican, sought city clerk, and Richard Neff, Democrat, ran for Third district councilman.
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Delbert O. Wilmeth
John Ambuhl
Richard Neff
Local timetable fragment flags unclear entries
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered times and names such as 8 8 a. m. 36 42 noon 61 9 Maier ORR Maina OO. readable context is insufficient for full event details.
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Maier Orr Maina
English questions from Indianapolis eighth graders on grammar
The Times prints selected English questions from eighth grade pupils in Indianapolis public schools. Murray Dalman led the test and asks students to underline sentences with no errors and correct the faulty phrases.
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Indianapolis
Times
Murray Dalman
Public School Research Department
Hamlin
Weir Solves Four Problems From Times Quiz
Answers given by Answers D. T. Weir assistant superintendent of schools solved the four problems printed in Thursdays Times. It took him thirty minutes. Per capita investment 30 dollars total interest 1 275 000 000 dollars ten year loan. Mr Clark loss 1093 75 dollars. Cost of painting telephone poles 25 13 plus. X equals two thirds. XX equals minus two sevenths.
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D. T. Weir
Weir
Clark
Venire of 25 Ordered for Hammond Liquor Case
A special venire of twenty five men for jury service was ordered by Criminal Judge James A. Collins for the trial of Carlos Hammond, former proprietor of the Jack-O-Lantern Gardens, charged with liquor law violations. Trial opens Wednesday. Hammond was arrested earlier with Miss Lenora Haag when officers seized liquor.
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Carlos Hammond
James A. Collins
Hammond
Lenora Haag
Meridian St
Weeks Banishes Mitchell From Air Post In Policy Row
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell loses his post as assistant chief of air service after Secretary Weeks rejects his policy stance. Lieut. Col. James Fetchett of Kelly Field is named to succeed him, with Mitchell reverting to colonel on April 27. The move follows months of controversy over unified air command and Navy resistance.
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United Preas
Washington
William Mitchell
Weeks
President Coolidge
James Fecher
Kellyfield
Texas
Mitchell
Coolidge
Fetchett
Senate
House
Army, Navy and Post Office Department
General Staff
Army
General Board of the Navy
Stokes Involves Fatty Arbuckle Mention In Case
Chicago reports on March 6 reveal W E D Stokes testifying in the defamation suit adds Fatty Arbuckle to the record. He claims he told Dr Morris Rosenberg he saved Fatty from trouble and had evidence he did not disclose.
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Chicago
Fatty
Roseh
Stokes
Stokes Teat
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