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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1927

Page

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Delegation Urges Sims Bill Veto In Indiana

A Indianapolis and Evansville citizen delegation met Governor Jackson urging a veto of the Sims mayor protection bill. They cited petitions and projected spring elections for a city manager form, arguing the measure safeguards current mayors and blocks reform efforts.

Indianapolis Evansville Jackson George W. Sims Terre Haute Duvall Herbert Mates Dwight Ritter Grassyfork Fisheries

Unwed Mother Slays Daughter and Baby in New Jersey Basement

Rosa Stobel, 16, was killed by her mother Christine Stobel after a late quarrel over a male friend. The mother then shot three times, with a newborn baby present, and was arrested on a murder charge. siblings Joseph and Christine were witnesses and $2,000 bail was set for each.

United Press Red Bank N. J Christine Stobel Rosa John J. Quinn Joseph Christine Stobel

Do You Know Clayton Hanson

Clayton Hanson, owner in Building Contracting and Roofing, has 12 years in trades. He advertises in the Times want ads and invites readers to contact him for expert services. A two line ad for six days costs $1.44 and can be placed by telephone.

Hanson Keystone Ave Mr. Hanson Times the Times Hansop

Potential Slayer in Suicide Case Identified in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh police report an unidentified man at the county morgue may be Edmond Olson a Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin farmer's son sought for the murder of his sweetheart last September Lieutenant Peter Connors of the homicide squad says the facial features height hair weight and two neck moles match Olson Olson shot himself Saturday night and Prairie du Chien authorities were asked for exact details.

Pittsburgh United Press Edmond Olson Prairie du Chien Wis Peter Conners Olson Connors

Widow of Cotton Broker Dies in 15th Floor Fall

New York March 7 Mrs Natalie Schley widow of Buchanan Schley a cotton broker died after plunging from a window on the fifteenth floor of the Buckingham Hotel. She was about 50. Her son Buchanan Schley Jr found the body and believes the death was accidental. Her husband had died six months earlier and his father was a first cousin of Rear Admiral Schley.

United Press New York Natalie Schley Buckingham Hotel Buchanan Schley Schley Buchanan Schley, Jr

Senate action and House rejection on updated tax and license bills

Senate passed bills repealing the registration law abolishing the pardon board and approving a two cent tax levy for universities and normal schools. The House killed Greenwalt's revised auto license bill and backed a salary increase to ten thousand dollars for Supreme and Appellate Court judges. Children under sixteen would be allowed to drive to school.

Senate HOUSE Greenwalt Supreme Appellate Court

Naturalist to Talk Before Men's Club

Charles Crawford Forst a naturalist and bird man will speak at the regular monthly dinner of the First Presbyterian Church Men's Club Friday evening his lecture will be illustrated and he has mastered over 800 songs from about 250 bird species public admission is by a small fee Mansur B Oakes is club president

First Presbyterian Church Charles Crawford Forst Mansur B. Oakes

Fatal duel at Mexican Baptist Church in Navasota

In Navasota Texas last night a pistol duel in a church service left L L Tena dead and two others wounded. Frank Stewart deputy sheriff was shot three times while Joe Martina 40 was struck in the arm as he tried to intervene. Stewart fought for life in a hospital while Tena had traveled from another state seeking revenge on Martina's daughter.

United Press Navasota Texas L. L. Tena Frank Stewart Stewart Joe Martina Tena Martina Mazer Streitenberger McDermott Mellett Bedford Cleveland

Daughter, 15, Deserted by Dad in Booze Raid

A 15 year old high school sophomore defended her father in a booze raid case. She had delivered bootleg liquor for him to escape police and was detained at the Detention Home after officers seized a bucket and a gallon of alcohol from Mrs. Marie Mills home at 64744 Virginia Ave. The father fled in a car when officers arrived.

Richter Deeter Marie Mills Virginia Ave

Hospital struggles over suicide attempt by Frank Wood

Doctors at a city hospital failed to deter Frank Wood 46 of 215 S. Illinois St from taking poison at 365 W. Washington St. He told staff that when a person decides to die they do not welcome rescue. Witness Manuel Kennedy 811 N. Senate Ave. knocked the poison from Wood and he was taken to hospital after the incident Sunday.

City Hospital Frank Wood S. Illinois St W. Washington St Manuel Kennedy N. Senate Ave Woods

Four Bomb Throwers Kill Sofia Police Chief

In Sofia on March 7 four unidentified gunmen stormed the police administration building and assassinated the chief of political police. A cashier confronted them and was wounded as the attackers fled with a large sum of money.

United Press Sofia

Rivers Take Two Lives in Mount Vernon Area

Two men drowned over the weekend along nearby rivers. Charles Burlinson, 16, leaped from a boat to show off swimming and disappeared in the Ohio River. Ed McDaniel, 45, drowned when a house boat sank in the Wabash River near Mauine, with his body recovered. Search for Burlinson continued today.

United Press Mount Vernon Ind Ohio Wabash Charles Burlinson Ohio River Ed McDaniel Wabash River Mauine McDaniel Burlinson

Indiana Senate and House rush bills at session end

As midnight neared the Indiana Legislature completed a fast final day with the House passing ten bills and killing one by vote while Senate members moved twenty three of seventy one bills to third reading. Governor Jackson issued two vetoes over alleged unconstitutionality affecting railway paving and flagman qualifications.

Indiana House of Representatives Senate House F. Harold van Orman Jackson Bradford Railway

Storm death toll rises in Tamatave Madagascar

Thirty people are confirmed dead in Tamatave Madagascar after a cyclone last week. An official dispatch notes most buildings were destroyed except the treasury and post office, as reported from Capetown.

United Press Capetown South Africa Tamatave Madagascar Treasury Post Office

Widow and Six Children Survive Poolroom Owner Suicide

By Times Speci AL Wilce Ind March 7 A widow and six children today survived Clem Higgins poolroom owner at Flatrock who shot himself in bed at his home Ill health is blamed.

Wilce Ind Clem Higgins Flatrock

Motor Trouble Delays Pan American Flight at Sea and In Desert

Montevideo dispatch reports the United States Pan American flight squadron delayed when the San Francisco diverted after takeoff with the St. Louis and San Antonio for Port Alegre Brazil. The vessel was undamaged and repairs proceeded while others stood by. Casablanca reports French flyers failed to locate the caravan escorting Maj Laure Borges and Uruguayan companions from the crash site toward Cape Juby amid ransom fears.

United Press Montevideo Uruguay United States Pan-American Flight San Francisco St. Louis San Antonio Port Alegre Brazil Poeitia Beach Casablanca Morocco Cape Juby Laure Borges

Trinity River floods trap 500 in South Dallas homes

Five hundred residents in South Dallas are marooned as the Trinity River overflows its banks after heavy rain. The river reportedly runs more than a mile wide in spots, with officials planning boat evacuations for those unable to move belongings.

Bat United Dallas Texas Trinity River Trinity

Meller Murd er Case Details Confession Ties Underworld Plot

Lotis Mazer, indicted for the killing of Don R. Mellett in Canton Ohio, has made a full confession alleging an underworld plot against Henry W. Harter Jr. county prosecutor. He is promised immunity and will act as State's witness, naming Pat McDermott and Ben Rudner among others.

United Press Canton Ohio Lotis Mazer Don R. Mellett Henry W. Harter, Jr Mazer Harter Ora Slater Pat McDermott Mellett Ben Rudner Floyd Streitenberger

Judge Dearth Defies Legislature in Impeachment Prelim

Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth, under impeachment cloud, continues to sit as judge despite Senate action. He faced only liquor charge against Millie Nelson as defense seeks continuance, while other Delaware Circuit Court cases await guidance on legal authority. Dearth, served at home with indictment and notice, plans to confer in Indianapolis.

Clarence W. Dearth Indiana Millie Nelson Delaware Judge Dearth Dearth Jerome Brown Senate Indiana State Senate Brown Jackson Muncie Delaware Superior Court House House Board of Managers Indianapolis Frederick van Nuys van Nuys Dear

Four Men Die in Electric Chair at Bellefonte

In Bellefonte Pennsylvania four men, Joseph Curry Harry Bentley William Juliano and Frank Doris were executed for the murder of Philadelphia patrolman Harry M Cooper in an Olney Bank robbery attempt last May. Curry fired the fatal shot and Doris was held responsible for the murder as the group faced the electric chair one after another this morning.

United Press Bellefonte Olney Harry M. Cooper Philadelphia Joseph Curry Harry Bentley William Juliano Frank Doris Olney Bank Cooper Curry Doris

Savage at Fowler Details Legion Relief Plans

Howard P. Savage national commander spoke in Fowler Indiana outlining relief plans as Legion men from the Tenth District gathered Sunday afternoon.

Greons Fowler Ind Legion Tenth District Howard P. Savage

Fragmentary Weather Snippet Signals Partial Readings

A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered values like 41 and 44 with entries marked a.m and noon. No clear location date or complete forecast is discernible from the readable lines.

Quake Kills Nine Japanese Girls in Sakai Dormitory Collapse

An earthquake struck near Kobe and Osaka causing deaths and injuries. Nine girls died at a Sakai spinning mill dormitory when it collapsed, twenty five others were hurt. Bridges and windows failed in Kyoto Kobe and Nagoya, with widespread disruptions and rumors as wires failed.

United Press TOKIO Kobe Osaka Sakai Kyoto Nagoya California

Second Juror Resigns from Marion County Grand Jury

Charles M. Wheeler, 1717 N Talbott Sr, an insurance man, resigns from the Marion County grand jury, citing age. The panel lacks a foreman after John D. Collett’s resignation two weeks earlier, stalling the probe into alleged Indiana political corruption. Wheeler said his age was the sole reason for stepping down.

Charles M. Wheeler N. Talbott Sr Marion County Grand Jury Indiana John D. Collett Thirty-Third St Wheeler Grand Jury

Move to Remove Indiana Judge Faces Impeachment Trial

Indiana House members consider steps to remove Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncie while impeachment proceeds in the Senate. The Senate set a March 21 trial time. Governor Jackson ponders delaying a successor.

Indiana Clarence W. Dearth Muncie Senate House of Representatives Denver C. Harlan Richmond William P. Evans Indianapolis William F. Hodges Gary Curtis Shake Vincennes Carl M. Gray Petersburg

Rioters Injure Bishop in Aimargues Clash

In Aimargues France on Sunday Fasciata and Anti-Fasecists clashed injuring several people including Bishop Girbeau who was struck on the head by a stone during the riot in the streets near the town.

United Press France Girbeau Aimargues Here

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