Dry squads foil attack on state warrants in liquor case
Defense contended city squads acted under federal prohibition authority and lacked power to obtain state warrants. Commissioner Kern overruled the motion. Henry Winkler argued the agent’s word was insufficient. Martin was bound over on liquor selling charges after a March raid and bond set at 2,500 dollars.
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Henry Winkler
Frank Martin
Fallenwider Street
John Kern
United States
Prohibition Administrator
Winkler
Kern
Prohibition
Martin
Grand
Telford Orbison
William Cox
Orbison
Cox
Robert C. Baltzell
Canada Liquor Seized After Auto Collision In Rushville
Five hundred pints of Canadian liquor were seized and J W Burke of Miami Fla arrested after an auto crash at a street intersection in Rushville Ind Burke fled the scene but was captured and charged with possession and transportation of liquor Fifty bottles were broken in the wreck Gerald Norman Conrad 18 months old son of Mr and Mrs Everett Conrad died from strangulation during a coughing spell in Logansport Ind
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Rushville
Ind
J. W. Burke
Miami
Fla
Burke
United Press
Logansport
Gerald Norman Conrad
Everett Conrad
Eye Doctor Dies During Operation in Indiana Hospital
Dr. Harry Hayward an eye and throat specialist aged 54 died of heart disease while performing an operation at Christian hospital in Valparaiso Indiana He had just removed a tonsil from a young girl patient when he slumped to the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Harry Hayward
Christian Hospital
Belligerent groom jailed after wedding brawl in Vera Cruz
In Vera Cruz Mexico on March 21 a groom held in jail after beating his wife his sister and his mother-in-law during the wedding feast. The incident follows the marriage Thursday and shows the groom asserting control at home.
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United Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Stay Married a Year Apt to Stay That Way
Chicago, March 21. Mechanical engineer J. G. Leeding, who studied about 12 000 people, reports six marital life findings. Married one year gives eighty two in a hundred to reach fourteen more years. fourteen years gives nine hundred ninety six in a thousand to reach fifteen more. silver anniversaries almost always lead to golden ones. a 53 year old bachelor has six in a hundred to marry. 36 to 49 gives about fifty fifty. men marrying after forty tend to seek wives nine years younger.
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United Press Hicago
J. G. Leeding
Abolish It Ru United Preas EW York
Irving Mills music publisher testifies his firm spent 20000 to popularize St. James Infirmary only to be undercut by a rival publisher seeks injunction against 1930 melody action.
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United Preas
York
Irving Mills
St. James Infirmary
Tariff Vote Nears After Lengthy Senate Debate
Washington: after months of debate and revisions to Hawley Smoot tariff rates the senate nears a final vote with leaders predicting it could come before adjournment tonight. The measure's fate hinges on swift action and broad support among lawmakers.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Today
Insull group argues law backs merger of utilities
Public service commissioners heard Insull lawyers defend a 70 million merger claiming properties are competitive and under Spencer Shively act and three fourths stock consent. Ferdinand Winter argued for potential approval despite noncompetitive elements and referenced 1925 amendments and the interurban act. Opposition will continue later with briefs.
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Public Service Commissioners
Insull Utilities
Insull
James Fesler
Ferdinand Winter
Commission
O. K
Winter
Central Indiana Power Company
Public Service Commission
Fesler
Oscar Pond
General Coal Strike Talked By Mine Body
A general coal mine strike threat in 1932 to regain joint wage scale contracts was planned by union miners. The United Mine Workers adopted a resolution urging contract expiration in 1932 with a date set for April 1 1932, signaling a potential general strike. Delegates censured Judge Linn D Hay and Governor John S Fisher for actions against miners, while insurgent leaders faced possible treason trials.
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United Mine Workers of America
Ilinois
Springfield
Ill
Linn D. Hay
Marion County Superior Court
Indiana
Bicknell
Edwardsport
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Coal and Iron Company
International Executive Board
James H. Walker
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Alexander Howat
Kansas
Invisible eye glasses claim for motorists and swimmers
A Berlin report describes invisible eye glasses less than a quarter millimeter thick that sit on the cornea and are held by capillary power. They are touted as especially useful for motorists aviators sportsmen and swimmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Times Change Man Repeats Past Fame With Drink Crash
Joseph Walench once shook Lincoln's hand at a young age and at 77 marked a purple moment by taking his first drink in twenty five years. He directed traffic in the street while shouting and holding a roll of bills. A court suspended sentence followed his explanation that the liquor was different from his past.
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United Press
New York
Joseph Walench
Lincoln
Walench
Valench
Burglars Steal $70 Fishing Tackle In Spring Night
Police report a burglary on the first official day of spring at 1919 Hoyt Avenue. Thieves stole four steel poles one agate tipped pole six reels and a box of artificial bait from William Gegen's garage in an estimated $70 loss.
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William Gegen
Hoyt Avenue
Gegen
Gas Duty Rejected by Senate Narrow Margin
Washington March 21 The senate rejected the final oil gas duty plan by one vote 37 in favor 38 against. The measure would have placed a 40 cent per barrel oil duty and a 10 percent gasoline tax as a last resort proposed by Senator Thomas Wem Oklahoma.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas
Wem
Okla
Vernal Equinox Arrives in Indianapolis In Quirky Photo Spread
Miss Vernal Equinox arrives at 2 30 this morning escorted by Blustery Wind with Mister Sun rising at 6 04 am in Indianapolis. The event includes photo panels showing signs of spring like sulphur bottle calendar chair moving rug beating and a calendar turn by Evelyn Pinnick and other residents.
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Indianapolis
Mister Sun
Zodiac
Ram
Miss Vernal Equinox
Lady Spring
Jane Dolores Schmidt
Buchanan Street
James L. Simmons
South East
Prospect Streets
Curt Appleget
Woodlawn Avenue
Evelyn Pinnick
North Temple Street
Turner
Elmer Bowerman
Fire damages Murphy store and nearby home
Smoke water and flames damaged the G. C. Murphy store at 1053 Virginia Avenue with losses estimated between six and eleven thousand dollars. Fire destroyed a counter display of paints and phonograph records, while stock loss could reach five to ten thousand. Upper floor residents fled as smoke filled the building. The roof of William Murray’s home at 2230 South Pennsylvania Street suffered about two thousand dollars in damage before Patricia Jean Murray was rescued.
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G. C. Murphy
Ten Cent
Virginia Avenue
Harry Fulmer
William Murray
Pennsylvania Street
Bomb found harmless souvenir from war
Mrs. Grace O Mara of 6 South Bradley Avenue alerted police after locating a bomb like object in her home. Investigators determined it was the nose of a shrapnel shell kept as a World War souvenir and posed no danger.
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Grace O'Mara
South Bradley Avenue
Y M C A Session Set At Butler University In April
The annual state convention of college and university Y M C A s will be held at Butler University the week of April 1. W W Mendenhall state secretary said officers and cabinet members will attend. Indiana Central hosted the conference last year.
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College and University Y. M. C
Butler University
W. W. Mendenhall
Indiana Central
Citywide Marble Tournament Plans for Junior Directors
Final plans for a citywide marble tournament sponsored by the city recreation department and The Indianapolis Times will be explained to junior directors Saturday at 10 30 in the council chamber city hall. David Kilgore recreation director urges all junior directors named in Thursday's Times and boys from schools lacking directors to attend. The school championships begin next Monday.
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City Recreation Department
Indianapolis Times
Council Chamber
City Hall
David Kilgore
Mellie Dunham's Home Destroyed by Fire in Maine
The Maine fiddle legend Mellie Dunham lost his home and treasured gifts in a fire. Items burned include Admiral Peary gifts for snowshoe making, newspaper clippings from tours, and a carved monster fiddle. The Dunhams escaped in night clothes. Norway firefighters saved the barn and outbuildings. Local residents will notify Henry Ford of the loss.
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United Press Orway
Mellie Dunham
Henry Ford
Mellie
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Gram
Norway
Oil Trial End Near
The Doheny bribery trial moved toward closing as defense and prosecution finished final arguments in district supreme court. Frank J. Hogan continued his defense for Edward L. Doheny regarding alleged $100,000 bribe to former interior secretary Albert B. Fall.
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United
Washington
Doheny
District Supreme Court
Frank J. Hogan
Edward L. Dohney
Albert B. Fall
Interior
City Weather Shifts Spring Cold Front North
A cold wave forecast to begin with spring travels to northern Indiana and Michigan instead of Indianapolis. Temperatures may drop to 15 degrees above zero, with Indianapolis expected to fall to around 25 tonight. Rain sleet or snow possible tonight or Saturday morning as warming returns by Sunday.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Indiana
Michigan
Armington
House approves 300000 for frigate Constitution restoration
The House today passed a bill authorizing a $300,000 appropriation to complete the restoration of the historic frigate Constitution. President and lawmakers respond with support, noting the project preserves a key naval artifact.
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House
United Preas
Washington
Three Children Die in Tyrone School Fire Tragedy
In Tyrone Oklahoma on March 21 a kerosene spill rekindled embers and fire trapped students as teachers guided frightened children to exits. Three pupils Freddy Eaton eight Granville Murray six Lawanda Doddrill seven died. others survived as volunteers and residents fought the flames.
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United Preas
Tyrone
Okla
Pleasant Valley School
Freddy Eaton
Granville Murray
Lawanda Doddrill
Prohibition Bills Approved by House Subcommittee
Washington March 21 two more bills from the crime enforcement commission were approved by a house judiciary subcommittee. One grants state officers power to arrest for liquor transportation and to prosecute in federal court. The other simplifies padlock procedures.
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United Press
Washington
Law Enforcement Commission
House
Bandit Robs Man After Truck Tire Change near Brightwood
Evy Wilson of Owensburg helped a man change a tire on a road northeast of Brightwood Thursday night. The helper claimed to assist but a bandit then robbed Wilson of $6 and his truck after the tire work was finished. Wilson reported the incident to Indianapolis police.
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Brightwood
Evy Wilson
Owensburg
Wilson
Indianapolis
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