Rivers and Harbors Bill Aims at Indiana and Nation
Washington March 31 The rivers and harbors bill will be written next week by the house committee after hearings. It may authorize 125 to 150 million dollars in construction with possible inclusion of earlier failed projects totaling 115 million and additional smaller works. If passed in two months the money could be available July 1. The measure also contemplates over 300 million in total expenditure with four large proposals under consideration and carries over many projects from last year including New York Hudson river and Maryland harbors. Indiana items include Ohio river near Evans and Green river Bear creek with a few others.
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Scrippe-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Washington
House Committee On
Wallace Dempsey
House
Senate
New York
Hudson River
Port Jefferson Harbor
Great Sodus Bay
St. Lawrence River
Waddington Harbor
Crime debate and court talk in Indiana churches
Richmods judge warns crime persists even if all criminals jailed. Evansville hosts regional judges and probation officers meeting arranged by Judge Travis B Williams. Crawfordsville funeral held for Mrs Robert A King widow of Wabash College German language head.
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Times
Evansville
Ind
Vanderburg
Travis B. Williams
All Times
Crawfordsville
Robert A. King
Wabash College
Indianapolis
Midol Relief Claims For Painful Periods
An ad touts Midol a tiny tablet that ends periodic pain in five to seven minutes. It promises rapid relief for severe cramps and emphasizes non narcotic, harmless use with a fifty cent price and portable aluminum case.
Aluminum monopoly probe scheduled for FTC hearing
Final arguments will begin Tuesday before the federal trade commission in its five year inquiry into charges that the Aluminum Company of America constitutes a monopoly in restraint of trade. The commission cites the company controlled by the Mellon family for price discrimination against manufacturing competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-Howard Neuspaner Alliance
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon Family
Edison Scholarship Committee Chosen for Indiana selection
Governor Harry G. Leslie appointed Roy P. Wisehart state superintendent to co operate in choosing Indiana candidates for the Thomas A Edison scholarship contest. A special Edison contest committee named by the state education board includes Henry B Londen Martha Whitacre L A Pittenger Edward C Elliott Wisehart and Lowe Bryan as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Leslie
Roy P. Wisehart
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Thomas A. Edison
Indiana
Edison
State Education Board
Henry B. Londen
de Pauw University
Martha Whitacre
Richmond Schools
L. A. Pittenger
Holmes and Hiner Seek Seventh District Congress
Ira M. Holmes, attorney and former election official, files for Congress as a wet candidate in Indiana's Seventh District. Ward E. Hiner, Indianapolis businessman, also enters the race on a wet platform. Holmes supports federal control of liquor and a modified Volstead Act rather than repeal.
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Congress
Ira. M. Holmes
Ward E. Hiner
Indianapolis
Holmes
General Contractor Seeks Republican County Treasurer Nomination
Alonzo Jeffers, a general contractor, has filed for the Republican nomination for county treasurer. He previously ran as an independent candidate for county commissioner in 1926 in the second district. He is married and resides at 5914 East Washington Street.
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Alonzo Jeffers
East
Washington Street
Stolen Cars Reported In Pareees Hudson and Oldsmobile
Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to Helen Kruge of 2405 East Tenth Street Pareees 739-514 Violet Cash of 859 Edison Street Hudson sedan 51-186 from 330 North Capitol Avenue Glenn Back of 1225 Le Grande Avenue Oldsmobile sedan from 1529 Southeastern.
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Helen Kruge
East Tenth Street
Violet Cash
Edison Street
North Capitol Avenue
Glenn Back
le Grande Avenue
Southeastern Avenue
Farmer slain by deputy in raid on Still
Lloyd Lane deputy sheriff faced homicide charges after fatally shooting Ambrose Williams 35 during a prohibition raid at Owsley Fork Kentucky. Sheriff Albert Bogie, deputy Lane and federal agent Boyd Langin were involved as Williams allegedly charged and Lane fired. A still and a gallon of moonshine liquor were found at the Williams home.
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United Press
Richmond
Owsley Fork
Lloyd Lane
Ambrose Williams
Williams
Albert Bogie
Lane
Boyd Langin
Sandlin
Allyn King Dies After Break With Broadway Comeback
New York reports actress Allyn King, once a Ziegfeld favorite, died after leaping from a Greenwich Village apartment. She left a final line about never returning to Broadway. Once elevated by Florenz Ziegfeld, her career faltered after a 1921 shift to a lean, 115 pound look leading to illness and a sanitarium stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Allyn King
Broadway
Bellevue Hospital
Greenwich Village
Florenz Ziefeld
New Haven
Death of Ada Hughes Tied to Allan Berry in City
Ada Francis Hughes 19 Negro girl died after a Northwestern street car incident while en route to hospital. Allan Berry 28 of Barnes avenue was arrested on vag rancy charges as police say he supplied medicine that caused her convulsions and death.
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Ada Francis Hughes
Edmund Hughes
Northwestern Avenue
Rawlings Berry
Barnes Avenue
Berry
Northwestern
City Hospital
Flames Trap Family On East New York Street
A family of three fled their upstairs bedroom at 2931 East New York Street after a floor fire below sent flames up the stairs at 3 am. Russell Supp, his wife Opal and their 2 year old son Robert escaped to a rear porch roof and used neighbor placed ladders to descend. Opal Supp collapsed after escape and was ill today from a nervous breakdown.
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East
New York Street
Russell Supp
Opal
Robert
Supp
Icy bath ends chase in Washington town
August Lozzi a 30 year old mechanic testified gangsters pursued him from Detroit and forced his leap from a high bridge into icy Potomac water to escape. He explained the attempt to authorities after the near drowning on March 31.
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United Press
Washington
Detroit
August Lozzi
Potomac
Ten Injured In Auto Accidents Over Week End
Weekend traffic crashes left ten injured in the city police say. Notable incidents include Mark Buloth 30 brain concussion and possible skull fracture from a head on collision with a car driven by Lester Sweeney 31 drunk driving charges against Sweeney and drunkenness charges against his wife Ruth 36. Others injured include George Heise 58 bruises from a car overturn after veering to avoid a truck. Additional injuries involve Frank Bramblett 20 Chris Hankemeier 20 Mrs Gilda Hiatt 36 William Hanscon 31 Robert Hargraves 8 and Mrs Inez Hawk 34 with various cuts bruises and back injuries.
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Mark Buloth
North Maplewood Drive
Lester M. Sweeney
Sumner Street
South East Street
Belt Railroad
Sweeney
Ruth Sweeney
Sweeny
Eleanor Lobby
Shelby Street
Buloth
Thirteenth
Delaware Streets
George Heise
Broadway
Frank Bramblett
Wade Street
Chris Hankemeier
North
Pennsylvania Street
Apt
Gilda Hiatt
Apt. 2
William C. Hanscon
Delaware Street
Robert F. Hargraves
West
Morris Street
Inez Hawk
Plymouth
Spurned husband ends life after wife's refusal
Marion H. Cargould, 36, drank poison in a room at 841 North Delaware Street after his divorced wife Miss Zella Shaner refused to reconcile. Police say he had threatened self harm previously and cited her threats as a motive for his suicide.
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Marion H. Cargould
North
Delaware Street
Cargould
Zella Shaner
Stolen Cars Recovered By Police In City Scan
Police recover several stolen vehicles including a Ford sedan at Blackford and Market and an Oldsmobile at English and Shelby. A Ford coupe is found at Newpork and Gale. Buick remains located at Summit and Eastern. Names listed include John Fahey Ralph Gragen and Stanley Carter. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is noted as sixteen feet out of perpendicular.
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John Fahey
Keystone Avenue
Blackford
English Avenue
Shelby Street
Ralph Gragen
Mooresville
Newpork
Gale Street
Stanley Carter
East
Wash
Summit Street
Iheastern Avenue
Pisa
Scout Leaders Study as Boys Take Vacation
Indianapolis marks National Boy Scout Week with boys on spring recess while leaders attend training. Boys will govern city and state for an hour Wednesday, a parade and court of honor on Thursday, and a Boy Scout exposition in Tomlinson Hall Friday and Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Roberts Park
M. E
Raymond Oster
Cecil Danner
First Presbyterian Church
Sixteenth
Delaware
Fathers’ and Sons
Central Christian Church
el Comanche
Tomlinson Hall
Berlin Solves Crimes 1929 Murder Report
Berlin's 4 million residents saw thirty two murders in 1929. The Prussian interior ministry report says thirty were solved by year end. sixteen suspects committed suicide, while fourteen were arrested and brought to trial.
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United Press
Berlin
Ministry of the Interior
East Washington Library Branch Promotes Classic Taste
The East Washington branch library at 2822 East Washington Street exudes a homelike charm with fireplaces and window seats. Miss Grace Horne notes patrons visit after groceries and meat markets as the branch serves a busy district of families and students from nearby schools. Since Andrew Carnegie funded the branch in 1909, circulation has grown from 2860 books per month in 1911 to about double that. The library reports 400 borrowers daily and many youths now prefer classics by Dickens, Scott and Cooper over light fiction.
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George Washington
East Washington Street
East Washington
Grace Horn
Andrew Carnegie
Holy Cross
St. Philip Neri
Clienetele
Dickens
Scott and
Cooper
Miss Horne
FranceDevelops Flood Defense System Along Frontiers
Paris March 28 The war department under War Minister Andre Maginot outlines a vast flood defense plan for northern France. Locks planned to inundate Lille to Dun kirk could be triggered for immediate defense, with sea or fresh water mixes and permanent safeguards by 1934.
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Paris
France
War Department
Andre Maginot
Lille
Dunkirk
M. Maginot
Germany
Belgium
Mont Cassel
Raismes
Mormal
Maginot
Realtors to Eat Cake at Indianapolis Home Show Dinner
A cake replica of the model home will be served at a joint dinner of the Real Estate Board and the Indianapolis Home Builders Association in the state fairgrounds show building. An additional cake replica will be on display on the seventh floor of the L. S. Ayres annex all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real Estate Board
Indianapolis Home Builders’ Association
State Fairground
L. S. Ayres & Co
Rainbow's End Within Your Reach and Blood Health
Ill health signals from nature warn of danger and low blood count. A rich red blood supply sustains the body and vitality, with many people experiencing run down conditions, skin troubles, and weakened strength as signs.
Kincaid Seeks Office in County Commissioner Race
George E. Kincaid a 44 year old funeral director announced today his Republican bid for county commissioner from the First district. He is married with four children and resides at 3918 North Illinois Street.
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George E. Kincaid
North
Illinois Street
Baltimore Publisher Arrives in Seoul from Europe
Van Lear Black, Baltimore publisher, arrived in Seoul today by airplane after a flight from Europe to the Orient.
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United Press
Seoul
Korea
van Lear Black
Baltimore
Black
Europe
Orient
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