Mad Dancers May Carry On In Courtroom
Promoter Richard Edwards faces criminal child desertion charges and a civil alienation suit brought by his ex wife Mildred Edwards. He must bring his dancers and associates to Superior Court for questioning as subpoenas target marathon contestants and managers.
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Richard Edwards
Cable Tabernacle
Edward
Judson L. Stark
T. Ernest Malcolm
Stringer
Stark
Edwards
Superior Court
Malcolm
Mildred Edwards
Helen Dove
Plaza Hotel
Maholm
Cade Tabernacle
American Legion
William O. Dunlavy
Tomlinson Hall
Public Service Chief Heads to Chicago on Freight Rate Parley
Commissioner Calvin McIntosh of the Public Service Commission will travel to Chicago on Wednesday to meet Illinois commissioners and Interstate Commerce representatives about new freight rates in the Chicago area. He plans to push for parity for the Calumet district and oppose any rate increases beyond the current levels.
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Calvin McIntosh
Public Service Commission
Chicago
Illinois Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
McIntosh
Illinois
Calumet
Fay Lanphier Reflects on Fame After Miss America Era
Fay Lanphier once crowned Miss America in 1925 returns to Hollywood as a stenographer, saying fame was empty and left her forgotten after her single film role. She views the past five years as valuable life lessons and is content with her quieter career.
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Ollywood
Cal
Fay Lanphier
United States
Hollywood
Fay
Atlantic City
Oakland
America
Butler professor urges gradual temperance in prohibition debate
Professor R. W. Keahey of Butler University condemned blind shifts between extremes in the prohibition question during a Sunday morning address to the Tabernacle Presbyterian church. He argued that gradual temperance is the path, allowing less liquor now and none in time.
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R. W. Keahey
Butler University
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Capone Detained by Chicago Beer Hordes at Hotel
United Press reports Scarface Al Capone stayed locked at his Lexington hotel suite as heavy beer business kept him from Florida. Police circles and detectives surrounded the South Michigan avenue hotel while Capone rarely left to visit family or lake air. His wife sometimes appears in a black limousine, and Capone maintains an expensive lifestyle inside the guarded suite.
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United Press
Chicago
Scarface al Capone
Florida
Lexington Hotel
South Michigan Avenue
Capone
South Side
British driver Kaye Don delayed in speed record bid
Daytona Beach Florida reports heavy rain and waves washing away the beach where Kaye Don the British racing driver planned to attempt the world automobile speed record. The run now unlikely before Tuesday or Wednesday at the earliest.
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United Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
Kaye Don
Former cop charged with Zeller death after weeklong grilling
Detectives say William Hill, 25, a former policeman, confessed to the murder of lottery operator Charles Zeller, 41, at Zeller's home on March 12. Harold Lester, 26, is held on conspiracy charges. Don Cutshaw, 42, is named in the case.
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William Hill
Prospect Street
Charles Zeller
Zeller
Southern Avenue
Hill
Harold Lester
Finley Street
Lester
Don Cutshaw
North Sherman Drive
Renters to Organize Association Meeting Planned
Frank A. Throop announces a meeting next Monday at noon at the Chamber of Commerce to form an association of apartment house owners operators and managers. The group aims to standardize lease forms practices cost accounting and other operations for better management and economy.
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank A. Throop
Throop
Opposition Parties Attack Romanian Regency Government
In Bucharest on March 24 the regency governing for King Michael faced a new threat as opposition parties attack Premier Julius Maniu's peasant government. The Liberty party and the People's party led by General Averescu have united in the assault.
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Bucharest
Romania
Michael
Julius Maniu
Liberty Party
People’s Party
Averescu
Firebug Again Threatens Lives in South Side Fires
Eight people were endangered as a fire started by an incendiary at Mrs. Viola Moore’s home 1749 Olive Street at 4 Sunday morning. The state fire marshal investigates amid a string of recent south side blazes. Moore house destroyed, Hittle home damaged.
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Viola Moore
Olive Street
Burns Bundy
Marshall
Lee
Bundy
Ruby Tittle
Herschell
Mary Lou
Moore
Hittle
Pajama-Clad City Girl Hurt In Leap From Seer’s Room
In Kokomo Indiana a 27 year old Indianapolis woman identified as Miss Juanita Knomas leaped from the second story hotel room of Abdul Kahn known as Prince Ali. She suffered multiple fractures including skull and leg injuries. Police suspect involvement beyond a voluntary leap but no arrests were made for Abdul Ali or a man claiming to be her brother Regan who were present at the party.
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Seer
Times
Kokomo
Ind
Juanita Knomas
Indianapolis
Abdul Kahn
Prince Ali
Ali
Regan
Miss Knomas
Kokomo Beauty Operator Hurt in Window Fall
Miss Juanita Knomas, 27, a Kokomo beauty parlor operator, was injured after falling from a hotel window. Her sister Ruth Mae Knomas, at 130 West Eighteenth Street, rushed to Kokomo to be by her bedside. Relatives said the sister did not know Prince Ali the seer, and noted Miss Knomas is a divorcee.
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Juanita Knomas
Kokomo
Ruth Mae Knomas
West Eighteenth Street
Miss Knomas
Yeggs Crack Bank Safe Miss $15 000 in Heist
Yeggmen failed to get the major haul after blasting safes at Jennings Brothers Colonial Savings and Loan in Indianapolis. They drew about $690 from three safes and attempted more at other sites, using gas and drilling tools before retreating.
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Yeggs
Yeggmen
Jennings Brothers Colonial Savings and Loan Company
South Illinois Street
Savings
Franklin
South
Illinois Street
United States Naval
Bank
Beam Brothers Realty makes major cash Indianapolis deal
The Beam Brothers Realty Company announced the purchase of a thirty six unit apartment building at Thirty fourth street and Carrollton avenue for about 118000. Farmers' Trust Company acted as trustee for a group of Indianapolis businessmen in negotiating the sale. The property extends from Guilford to Carrollton with fifteen garages and an annual rent roll of 21560. The Beam brothers, owners of Indiana Bowling alleys and Recreation bowling alleys, acquired the building as an investment.
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Indianapolis
Thirty-fourth Street
Carrollton Avenue
Beam _ Brothers Realty Company
Farmers’ Trust Company
Guilford
Carrollton
Beam Brothers
Indiana
Recreation
School Readers Spar Over Godliness in State Schools
Roy P. Wisehart defends lower grade readers as morally sound amid Attorney General James M. Ogden’s charge that public schools are becoming godless. Wisehart notes prayers and Bible readings exist in many schools and says state boards select readers for reading mechanics, not religious content. Ogden cites an old second grade reader praising religious lessons, contrasting it with today’s omission of God in Christmas and Thanksgiving stories.
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McGuffey
Roy P. Wisehart
James M. Ogden
Presbyterian Church
Elkhart
Ogden
Wisehart
State Board of Education
God
Pipe of Peace carried in Nye Mai’s coffin
Nye Mai, longtime owner of a Chinatown grocery, died last week and was buried with the long brass trimmed bamboo pipe he had held for fifty two years. The pipe was placed in his coffin in fulfillment of their final request.
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United Press
New York
Nye Mai
Chinatown
Resolution seeks probe of Judge Anderson for impeachment
In Washington March 24 Representative La Guardia introduced a House resolution to investigate Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson of Tennessee to determine if he is guilty of high crimes or misdemeanors and whether impeachment proceedings can be initiated.
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United Press
Washington
Harry B. Anderson
Tennessee
la Guardia
Rep. N. Y
Anderson
Senate Moves Toward Passage of Historic Tariff Bill
The Senate cleared the way for the highest tariff in history with a 70 to 9 defeat of a recommit motion. Debate followed as Democrats and western Republicans defend high tariffs ahead of the fall campaigns. Senator Blaine charged Oklahoma oil operators threatened a Wisconsin boycott to sway votes.
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United Preaz Washington
Senate
Thomas
Dem
Okla
Blaine
Rep
Wis
Homa
Wisconsin
Texas Guinan Padlocked After Green Mill Shooting
Police padlocked Chicago club Green Mill after gunfire wounded Leon Switzer. Texas Guinan, owner, was taken to the station with her manager and bodyguard as the venue, blamed for rough conditions, faced closure amid the incident.
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Green Mill
Leon Switzer
Harry Voiler
Texa
Voiler
Switzer
Texas
New York
Chicago
Mrs. Owen Seated as Election Contest Favor Unanimous
Washington March 24 The house elections committee split on form but agreed to file both majority and minority opinions concluding Ruth Bryan Owen should be seated over William C. Lawson.
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United Press
Washington
Ruth Bryan Owen
William C. Lawson
House Elections Committee
Owen
Two Held as Bandits in Edwards Hotel Robbery
Charles H. Butter was relieved of $15 after a robbery at Edwards hotel at Yandes and Fifteenth streets. Police charged James Thomas, 4, of 1431 Columbia Avenue, and Joe Roberts, 29, of 1330 Roosevelt Avenue, with the crime.
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Charles H. Butter
Edwards Hotel
Yandes
Fifteenth Streets
Butter
James Thomas
Columbia Avenue
Joe Roberts
Roosevelt Avenue
Billion-dollar tariff bill sent to conference
Washington reports the Grundy tariff bill, the highest in U.S. history, moves to conference after Senate passage amid charges of logrolling. It would raise costs across sugars, lumber, wool, cement, brick, paint, hides and other items, with farm products also hit, as industry faces higher prices.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot-Hawley
Joseph R. Grundy
Grundy
Reed Smoot
Finance Committee
Coalition
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
London
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