Von Tirpitz dies, sea ruler who shaped German navy
Berlin dispatch reports Alfred von Tirpitz, former imperial Germany's navy minister and architect of the submarine war, died at Ebenhausen near Berlin after an influenza bout He would have turned 81 on March 11 His career saw the fleet grow from the 1900s to 1917 and his wartime policy pushed ruthless submarine warfare drawing America into the conflict.
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Thespian Stirs Howe’s Wrath He Is Out 500
E H Sothern the dean of American Shakespearian actors lost 500 after clashing with Amarillo editor Gene Howe. Sothern refused an interview, Howe labeled him king of high hatters, and hundreds avoided the lecture causing a 50 loss. Sothern apologized and sent a 500 check to cover the deficit.
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Senate Committee Holds Open Hearings On Job Relief Plans
The Senate commerce committee voted to hold open hearings this week on Wagner's unemployment relief measures including a federal employment stabilization board authorized to spend up to 150 million dollars annually. A subcommittee of Johnson Nye Vandenberg Fletcher and Hawes will hear labor officials and others to outline the current unemployment situation. Outside, global protests mark International unemployment demonstrations with clashes from Vienna Paris London Waterbury and New York culminating in a White House melee.
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Parking Fees Quiz Launched by City Chiefs
City officials ordered a probe into unloading zone designations and fee collection along downtown curb fronts. Police Chief Kinney, Captain Johnson, and Safety Board secretary Walter Lewis spearhead the review, amid wider concerns about uncollected charges and changing zone widths.
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Jerry Kinney
Lewis Johnson
Walter O. Lewis
Safety Board
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Claude Worley
Sterling R. Holt
Harvard Students Vote Against Day Law Amendment
A Harvard student group voted 500 to 10 against the eighteenth amendment in its present form on Wednesday night in Cambridge Massachusetts. They did not offer any suggestions for change.
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First Fisherman Carl Hamilton Captured On Spring Day
Carl Hamilton, 13, of 1430 East Thirteenth Street, is photographed fishing beneath Fall Creek beneath the Monon bridge. He is called the city's first fisherman as he enjoys a lazy rolling day awaiting spring.
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Gift Endows DePauw Philosophy Chair Named for Grace Nelson
James B. Nelson of Indianapolis donated 200000 to DePauw University to endow the Grace Johnson Nelson Endowment for the teaching of philosophy. The annual income of about 10000 will fund a respected philosophy instructor. Nelson family ties to DePauw include Grace Nelson, Jean Nelson Rudd, and Jean Penfield, with prior gifts to Indiana University.
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Film magnate wins New York in refinancing plan
William Fox secured control of his Fox Film and Fox Theaters Corporation by refinancing backed by himself as stockholders approved by about twenty to one. Archie Paschall, a United States Marine from Glendon, North Carolina, received the Navy Cross for gallantry during aviation duty in Nicaragua.
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Fox Film and Fox Theaters Corporation
Washington
Archie Pasch
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Jahncke
Nicaragua
Woman Pleads Innocence After Driving Without License
Mrs. Esther Nowak was fined four dollars for driving without a 1930 license in Evanston Illinois. She told Judge Samuel Harrison she was en route to buy groceries and offered to invite him to dinner. the judge accepted the offer.
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Evanston
Esther Nowak
Samuel Harrison
Grundy Named in New Probe
The senate lobby committee ordered an investigation into reports that the American Tariff League, linked to Senator Grundy of Pennsylvania, has set up headquarters in the senate office building. Investigators were sent to locate Arthur L. Faubel to question him about the organization and its use of an office listed as Grundy’s.
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Arthur L. Faubel
Trails League
Taft Remains Stable Overnight
Washington reports that William Howard Taft spent a comfortable night and ate a little breakfast this morning. No change was noted in his condition.
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William Howard Taft
Social leaders seek to quit liquor fad in private ban
Washington report says Mrs Ruth G K Strawbridge told the house judiciary committee social leaders want to end liquor from society tables. She cited a poll of 2300 matrons and officials wives, showing eagerness to support general law observance and cut ties to bootleggers.
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Ruth G. K. Strawbridge
Philadelphia
House Judiciary Committee
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Hoover
Regional basketball tournament broadcast planned in Tech gym
Indianapolis area fans will hear all regional tournament games from Tech gym as The Times and WFBM arrange radio coverage. Famed announcer Blythe Hendricks will broadcast 2 PM Tipton versus North Salem, 3 PM Anderson versus Tech, and 8 PM final between afternoon winners. All seats at Tech sold out.
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Orlando Jack Horton Slain Near Lafayette After Bootlegger Career
An Indiana auto wreckage and field discovery reveal Orlando Jack Horton shot five times and dumped in a strawberry patch near Lafayette. Horton, longtime Chicago era bootlegger, linked with John Duffy, was a noted gang figure tied to narcotics, robberies, and sensational crimes across several states. Authorities recall Duffy’s 1924 death ride and Horton’s past arrests, with police naming Horton a bootlegger and gang leader responsible for recent Laf ayette home invasion and diamonds theft.
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Editors Win Suit Over Contempt Ruling in Cleveland
The Cuyahoga county court of appeals reversed contempt of court sentences against Louis B. Seltzer and Carlton K. Matson, editor and editorial writer of the Cleveland Press, who faced jail and fines after publishing an editorial criticizing a judge's action on horse racing. Chief Justice Willis Vickery said Walther abused discretion by presiding as trial judge.
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Louis B. Seltzer
Carlton K. Matson
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Seltzer
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Willis Vickery
Governor Leslie Orders Inquiry Into Mansion Expenditures
Governor Harry G. Leslie directs Lawrence Orr head of the state board of accounts to probe the emergency contingent fund with focus on rehabilitation of the governor's mansion. State Senator Niblack demands $15 000 be returned or Ogden should sue. Marion county lawmakers say the $10 000 annual maintenance fund should cover mansion upkeep.
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Baseball Time Opens Season With Ruth Series In Times
The Times promises authentic season news from Indianapolis. Babe Ruth’s popular series begins in today’s Pink edition and will run Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the pennant race. Eddie Ash, sports editor, reports daily from the Indians camp with camp scoops.
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Leslie Calls on Indiana to Vindicate Him
Governor Harry G. Leslie urged Hoosiers to vindicate his use of about 15 000 from the emergency fund for Governor’s mansion equipment, plus 833.33 monthly maintenance. He defended relicensing set ups, staff changes, and claimed thrift compared to predecessors, noting savings from a state engineer and inspections of state institutions.
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