Oil magnate on stand denies Salt Creek link to Fall telegram
Bay United Press report from Washington details evidence before the Senate Teapot Dome Committee linking Harry Sinclair to ex Secretary Albert Fall over 1922 Salt Creek leases. Sinclair denies knowledge of the telegram and any involvement, amid questions about Continental Trading Company bonds and related figures.
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Nye
Sinclair
Fall
Fall Ranch
New Mexico
Salt Creek
Rives
N. M
Finley
Midwest
Bureau of Mines
Continental
Moving Day In Indianapolis Puts 329 Families In New Homes
The city sees 329 families relocate on the annual spring exodus with many moving from apartments to houses. Moves spread across northwest 42, northeast 116, southwest 11, southeast 54. Some families left without new addresses. six left the state and two moved into the city.
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Indianapolis
Home Sweet Home
Farm Aid Near Vote in House
The equalization fee in the Haugen farm relief bill was presented for amendment in the House. A substitute by Rep Aswell striking the fee was ruled in order by Rep Mapes, giving opponents a temporary win. Farm relief supporters moved to set aside calendar business, aiming for a final vote tomorrow with limited debate.
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United Press
Washington
House
Aswell
Louisiana
Mapes
Michigan
Railroad unions oppose Watson club as Hoover support grows
Indiana unions denounce the so called Watson for President Club claiming it misrepresents railroad workers. A. E. Gordon notes real workers in Indiana would not vote for Jim Watson while unions back Herbert Hoover.
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Watson Organization
Herbert Hoover
Jim’ Watson
A. E. Gordon
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Indiana
Mayor Slack Appears Before Marion County Grand Jury
Mayor L. Ert Slack was called before the Marion County grand jury for a half hour conference. The session fueled belief the jury continues probing the city sanitary department payroll and possible padding of pay rolls. Garbage chief Truly Nolin had urged the inquiry and offered cooperation.
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L. Ert Slack
Marion County Grand Jury
Slack
Sanitary Department
Nolin
Grand Jury
Carol Visits Surrey Guest of Romanian Ex-Premier
Prince Carol of Romania is the guest of former Premier Ionescu at his Surrey residence Oakhurst Court South Godstone. Mme Lupescu was in England but not at the premier's home. No reason for Carol's visit was indicated.
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Rumania
Mme
Lupescu
England
United Press
London
Prince Carol of
Ionescu of
Oakhurst Court
South Godstone
Surrey
Carol
Romania
Postal Receipts Rise At Indianapolis Post Office
The Indianapolis post office reports a gain of 8367.77 in receipts from April 1927, totaling 419744.93. Postmaster Bryson cites the primary election campaign as a major factor with permit mail up 6346.76 and stamp sales up 2890.18. In a separate note, President Coolidge told Rep. Menges he will give a Memorial Day address May 30 at Gettysburg.
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Indianapolis
Robert H. Bryson
Bryson
United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Menges
Rep
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Flier Again Seeks Air Record at Roosevelt Field
Lieut. Royal V. Thomas attempted a second sustained flight record in a Bellanca monoplane at Roosevelt Field New York on May 2. After an initial failed climb due to heavy fuel load he lifted off at 12 29 p m and landed safely by dumping fuel to reduce weight.
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United Press
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Royal V. Thomas
Thomas
Warm showers forecast as high temperatures near yearly peak
Weather Man J. H. Armington predicts continued warm trend with a potential new yearly high. The current 9 am reading was 67 and rose to 76 by 1 pm, with possible showers or thunderstorms expected Thursday followed by cooler air later that night.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Armington
Myron Clark Appointed Building Inspector
Myron Clark a Republican at 1267 W Thirty Sixth St was appointed building inspector by the board of safety after Chester Davis was ousted. Mayor L Ert Slack and Building Commissioner William F Hurd recommended Clark who was previously an inspector. Hurd filed charges of inefficiency against Davis leading to his discharge Tuesday. Former Building Commissioner W A Osbon, Republican, was also discharged again after a trial on inefficiency charges Tuesday.
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Myron v. Clark
Thirty-Sixth St
Board of Safety
Chester Davis
Clark
L. Ert Slack
William F. Hurd
Hurd
Davis
W. A. Osbon
The
Safety Board
Voting Rules on Presidential Ballot in Indiana Primary
Fred C. Gause of the State election board warns Indiana voters that writing in a favorite presidential candidate on the primary ballot invalidates the ballot. No provision exists in Indiana law for write ins. Only Evans Woollen Democrat James E. Watson Republican and Herbert Hoover Republican filed for presidential nominations and are the only choices for Hoosiers next Tuesday.
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Fred C. Gause
State Election Board
Indiana
Gause
Evans Woollen
James E. Watson
Herbert C. Hoover
Balks Memorial Bill Delayed by Texas Objection
Washington May 2 the $1 000 000 George Rogers Clark memorial bill for Vincennes Indiana was blocked in the House by Representative Black of Texas who refused to permit unanimous consent for consideration. Indiana members urged withdrawal of the objection but were denied.
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George Rogers Clark
United Press
Washington
Vincennes
Ind
Representative Black
Texas
Luce
Library Committee
House
Black
Indiana
President honors Bremen crew with Distinguished Flying Cross
President Coolidge at the White House awarded the Bremen crew the Distinguished Flying Cross for a historic December 1928 trans Atlantic flight. The fliers plan a circle tour starting in New York visiting Chicago Detroit Ottawa Boston and Philadelphia before returning to Europe. Col. Lindbergh joined welcoming events as crowds and officials honored the German Irish aviators at Bolling Field.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
America
White House
Philadelphia
Koehl
Europe
North America
National Press Club
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Ottawa
Boston
Fitzmaurice
Greenly Island
Bremen
Arlington
Bolling Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York-Paris
Willkommen
Potomac
Bolling
Baron Von Huenefeld Seeks American Bride
Baron Von Huenefeld, famed for the Bremen flight, says in Washington he has not received any marriage proposals in the United States. He laments, I am not beautiful enough, and spoke with United Press.
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Washington
Baron von Huenefeld
Bremen
America
United Press Today
Symons Case Ruling Set in Indiana Banking Probe
Judge Harley D. Billings will rule Monday on affidavits by Prosecutor Hall charging Luther F. Symons state banking commissioner with official negligence tied to the Warren County Bank closing. Symons and two bank officials Warren Menke and Chester G. Rossiter were indicted, then quashed. defense argues affidavits lack sufficient certainty to charge a public offense. Symons and aide Thomas D. Barr face related charges in Kokomo in a separate case awaiting trial.
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Times Special
Williamsport
Ind
Harley D. Billings
Warren County Circuit Court
Harry L. Hall
Luther F. Symons
Warren County
Symons
Billing
Hall
Warren Menke
Chester G. Rossiter
Thomas D. Barr
American Trust Company Bank
Kokomo
Relief plane departs New York for Detroit after Bremen rescue
The Ford rescue plane, piloted by Bernt Balchen, left Millerfield Staten Island at 10 40 a m for Detroit. Balchen expects to land at Ford aviation field in Dearborn near Detroit after rescuing the Bremen crew from Greenly Island.
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United Press
New York
Ford
Bremen
Greenly Island
Millerfield
Staten Island
Detroit
Bernt Balchen
Ford Aviation Field
Dearborn
Two Bribery Indictments Dropped Against Dorsett
Special Judge Harry E. Yockey nollied two bribery indictments against former City Councilman Walter R. Dorsett on motion by Prosecutor William H. Remy. Dorsett had previously pleaded guilty to misfeasance in office and was fined $100 after resigning from the council.
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Remy
Walter R. Dorsett
Harry E. Yockey
William H. Remy
Dorsett
Bekhterev Brain to be Studied at Moscow Institute
In Moscow a commission of five Russian professors was appointed to study Prof Vladimir Bekhterev brain bequeathed for science after his death. Microscopic sections from different brain areas will be mounted for research and may include German experts. Lenin’s brain is also studied in a dedicated Moscow institute.
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United Press
Leningrad
Russia
Vladimir Bekhterev
Bekhterev
Moscow Brain Institute
Nikolai Lenin
Soviet
Moscow
Stays Taboo Corset Use Revealed by Milwaukee Girls
A Milwaukee Vocational School clothing survey reports 1 318 working girls show only one in twenty wear a corset. The group averages $404.02 yearly income with silk underwear making up 12 cents of the clothing dollar.
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Milwaukee Vocational School
American Society of Home Economics
Usher Slayer Rooney Identified In Berwyn Theater Killing
Dannie Rooney aged 24, a petty racketeer, was identified as the slayer of Pearl Eggleston, a 17 year old Ritz theater usher in Berwyn. Rooney was arrested Sunday on a tip from underworld circles after the holdup fatally shot Miss Eggleston when she screamed.
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United Press
Chicago
Dannie Roonie
Miss Pearl Eggleston
Ritz
Berwyn
Rooney
Underworld
Miss Eggleston
Flood Alarm Lapsed As Potomac Levels Fail to Rise
Washington prepared a flood response with a Potomac defense plan after forecasts predicted a water surge from 35 inch mountain snows near Cumberland Maryland. By 11 a m the Weather Bureau said melted snow already moved into Chesapeake Bay, preventing flooding in the city.
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United Press
Washington
Potomac River
Cumberland
Weather Bureau
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Fight Over Prisoner Hungary Demands Bela Kun Extradition
Budapest demands the extradition of Bela Kun, the agitator arrested in Vienna. Negotiations have centered on whether Austria or Hungary will prosecute, with Hungary insisting on a Budapest trial and Austria previously inclined to bring him before its courts.
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Hungary
Bela Kun
Budapest
Vienna
Austria
Bar of Justice
Fire agent for liquor search
Joseph Allie of Michigan City Indiana a prohibition agent attached to the South Bend dry office has been suspended indefinitely over an alleged unreasonable search of a moving van. Ward B Hiner president of Red Ball Transit Company complained that Allie searched the truck without reasonable suspicion and damaged furniture about 500. The suspension came from prohibition commissioner J M Doran Washington after an investigation. Allie had charged South Bend police with not cooperating with federal agents recently.
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Joseph Allie
Michigan City
Indiana
South Bend
Ward B. Hiner
Red Ball Transit Company
Allie
J. M. Doran
Prohibition
Washington
Lockhart Laid To Rest In St Louis Funeral
The body of Frank Lockhart lay in a vault at Flanner and Buchanan mortuary after funeral services held Tuesday. He will be buried in California, with arrangements pending for several weeks. Dr. Lewis Brown praised him as a true martyr to science. His ill mother from California remained hospitalized in St. Louis. The widow, a brother, an uncle, an aunt, race drivers, and Stutz officials attended.
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Frank Lockhart
Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary
California
Lewis Brown
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Lockhart
St. Louis
Stutz Motor Car Company
Shirley Will Probate Records for Cassius C. Shirley
Estate of Cassius C. Shirley valued at $80 000 with Fletcher Savings and Trust Company named executor. Will dated February 17 1925 divides principal part between wife and daughter Mary F. Shirley. Probate by Judge Mahlon Bush following death Saturday.
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Cassius C. Shirley
N. Meridian Sr
Mahlon Bush
Mary F. Shirley
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Last Day For First Installment Of 1927 Taxes
Marion County Treasurer Clyde E. Robinson announced the first installment due Monday with a 5 p m deadline for payment to avoid a 10 percent penalty. Payments accepted at the courthouse until 5 p m Saturday. offices usually close at noon. Taxpayers may pay in two installments spring and fall. first installment expected to total 8 to 9 million dollars, with yearly collections doubling that amount.
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Marion County
Clyde E. Robinson
Court House
Al Smith Wins California Primary by Landslide
California voters handed Governor Al Smith a crushing victory in the Democratic presidential primary, with Smith amassing about 119 959 votes in the state Reed Walsh and Hoover also posted strong tallies as Smith secured California's 26 delegates. Hoover led Republicans with 507 115 endorsement votes. The Los Angeles area propelled Smith while Walsh lost ground to Reed and McAdoo-backed Walsh faced a setback in Santa Barbara County.
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Gerald P. Overton
United Press
San Francisco
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
James A. Reed
Missouri
California
al Smith
Smith
Reed
Walsh
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Los Angeles
Caliiornia
McAdoo
Folowers
Alpine County
San Franccisco
William G. McAdoo
City chiefs ordered to guard Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The board of safety ordered Police Chief Claude M. Worley and Fire Chief Harry E. Voshell to cooperate in providing police and fire protection at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Decoration day. Firemen and policemen will be assigned to the track on race day as Maj. George S. Greene pledges department cooperation.
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Board of Safety Today
Claude M. Worley
Harry E. Voshell
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Fred W. Connell
Board On
Maj
George S. Greene
Air prize donor Jacques Schneider dies suddenly in France
Jacques Schneider, donor of the Schneider airplane speed cap, died suddenly at Beaulieu near Nice, according to advice received from ARIS. The report comes from ARIS via United Press during the May 2 dispatch. The piece notes the incident as a death of a benefactor linked to aviation speed records. A stray weather data segment appears unrelated to the obituary.
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United Preas “Aris
Jacques Schneieder
Schneider
Beaulieu
Nice
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H. M. Blackmer
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Blackmer
Cutting
United States Supreme Court
Robert W. Stewart
Indiana Standard Oil Company
James E. O'Neil
Standard Oil Company
Stewart
Fletcher
Fletcher Trust
Rail Unions Scout Group
Senator
Sanitary
Myron Clark
Balks
Ocean Fliers
Crew
United States
Lindy
Baron
Balchen
Nolle Dorsett
Usher Slayer
Shirley
Speedway
AIR Prize
Jacques Schneider
France
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