Heated debate over Indianapolis daylight time vote tonight
City council weighs moving clocks forward one hour with four supporters and three opponents. Council President pro tem Springsteen to preside in Raub absence as public floor access is limited. Mayor Slack vows veto if passed. six votes needed to override.
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Indianapolis
Meredith Nicholson
Nicholson
Raub
City of Council
Edward R. Raub
Paul Rather
Miami
Fla
Earl] Buchanan
Albert Meurer
Edward W. Harris
Robert E. Springsteen
Herman P. Lieber
Circle Theater Company
John F. White
South Side
Council
Springsteen
L. Ert Slack
Slack
Marion County
Supreme Court
Jackson
State House
Buchanan
Robert
Hick
Thousands Ready to Flee Homes as Dam Breaks
The piece warns of imminent dam failure forcing thousands from homes and urges readers to report any sign of fraud at the polls. It targets precinct election boards and claims past fraud by officials, urging honest voting and to call Main 3500 to alert the editor.
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Leavenworth
Atlanta
Michigan City
the Times
Boss Coffin
Times
The
Jewett Backed by Baxter Atkins Company Officials
Charles W. Jewett, seeking the Republican nomination for governor, was endorsed by Arthur R. Baxter and W. A. Atkins praising his mayoral record. The endorsement comes from Jewett headquarters as a pledge to keep Indiana in Republican hands in November.
Fire in vacant storeroom causes $200 damage at Illinois Street
A fire likely from spontaneous combustion damaged a vacant storeroom at 373 S. Illinois St Sunday night, amounting to about $200 in losses. Smoke prompted several guests in the Saxson Hotel to evacuate their upper story rooms as a precaution.
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S. Illinois St
Saxson Hotel
Ayres & Co to Build Eleven Story Addition to Store
Ayres & Co opened bids for a general contract to add an eleven story extension doubling floor space. The new structure will connect to the existing store, feature seven high speed and three freight elevators, a sprinkler system, and travertine floors. The design includes a two story penthouse and a partial roof extension in a setback style. Entrance will be at Pearl and Meridian Streets. Expansion aims to improve service with more space for merchandise.
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L. 8. Ayres & Co
Architecure
New York
Pearl and
Meridian Sts
Frederic M. Ayres
Dam fears rise as cracks form at Table Rock Cove dam
United Press reports a watchful response at Greenville waterworks dam as three cracks appear and officials fear a partial or complete collapse. Residents are evacuated or prepared to flee, signal systems set, Red Cross relief planned, deputies guard zones, and rising feeding rivers threaten the reservoir.
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United Press
Greenville
8. C
Greenville City
Table Rock Cove
Red Cross
Flood bill settlement reached at White House talk
President Coolidge agreed to sign the floodway compromise after a White House conference with Senate and House conferees led by Chairman Reid. The group planned to finalize minor revisions at a 2 PM meeting today.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
James-Reid
White House
Senate
House
Reid
Indiana at spotlight on election eve
Indiana heads to the polls Tuesday to choose Republican nominees for president and party contenders for Congressional, State, and county offices. About 1.2 million voters are eligible, with an expected turnout near 700,000.
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Indiana
Herbert C. Hoover
Commerce
James E. Watson
Knights of Columbus Chaplain McGivney Dies Hope Abandoned
Physicians announced today that all hope had been abandoned for the recovery of Monsignor Patrick J. McGivney national chaplain of the Knights of Columbus in Bridgeport Connecticut.
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United Presa P
Patrick J. McGivney
Bridgeport, Conn
The
Knights of Columbus
Planes headline Indiana campaign as torchlight parades fade
Planes criss cross Indiana in support of Solon J. Carter for U.S. Senate and Frederick Landis with campaign aides Gil Inman Howard Maxwell and Bradshaw Secrest. An enormous siren on the plane wakes Hoosier towns while Kenesaw M. Landis the candidate's 17 year old son speaks for his father at radio stations. Elder Landis halted speaking last week due to influenza.
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Solon J. Carter
Frederick Landis
Gil Inman
Howard Maxwell
Bradshaw Secrest
Indianapolis
Carter
Hoosier
Landis
Kenesaw M. Landis
Bank Case Delayed Over Grand Jury Panel
J F Wild president of defunct J F Wild & Co State Bank and three bank officials filed pleas of abatement to embezzlement indictments in Criminal Court. Arguments on demurrers set for June 4. Abatement rests on no women on the grand jury panel that chose the indictment.
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J. F. Wild
J. F. Wild & Co. State Bank
James A. Collins
Father drinks poisoned carbolic acid. son affected
Norman Ray 51 of 842 Olive Street sent his 8 year old Eugene to fetch carbolic acid. The father drank the poison before his wife and child, dying before medical help arrived. Mrs Ray could not explain the act. Albert Stump to speak on WFBM at 6 30 p m as he seeks the Democratic Senate nomination.
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Eugene
Fay
Ray
Stump
WFBM
Albert Stump
United States Senate
Marion County Prosecutor Warns of Election Board Fraud
Prosecutor William H. Remy said violators in the Tuesday primary will face Marion County grand jury action once evidence is gathered. He urged swift action against tampering rumors and announced steps to prosecute offenders. He noted several names on election boards with past records undermining public confidence.
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Marion County Grand Jury
William H. Remy
Remy
Ballot boxes removed by two men spark protest at Union Street
Marie Mroz reports to police that ballot boxes from her precinct stored at her home were taken by Clarence Molinox and Leo Carney who allegedly claimed election commissioners ordered the action. Secretary Snyder confirms 2532 Union Street remains the Fifteenth precinct voting site.
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Marie Mroz
Union St
Clarence Molinox
S. Meridian St
Leo Carney
Capt. Forsythe
Scretary
Albert Snyder
Election Board
Thirteenth Ward
Indiana engineers meeting moved to May 19 at Lafayette
The Indiana section of the Society of Automotive Engineers has rescheduled its meeting to May 19 in Lafayette. Purdue University building inspections occur early, followed by an informal afternoon and a night business session with speakers A E Hersey William M S Jackson and Paul Hackethal. All Indiana automotive engineers are invited.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
Lafayette
Purdue University
A. E. Hersey
University of Illinois
William M. S. Jackson
Paul Hackethal
Consulting Engineers
Detroit
Indiana Automotive
City searches for kidnapper and Minnie England
Police across the city hunt a middle aged man described by relatives as the kidnapper of 12 year old Minnie England missing from her mother Mrs. Mary England home on 1128 W New York St since Thursday night. Minnie was last seen near School 5 on W Washington St before a Chevrolet coupe abducted her.
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Minnie England
Mary England
New York St
Richland
Ind
Lloyd
England
Clarence Thornton
Thornton
Minnie
W. Washington St
You Can't Beat a Swap Ad in The Times
A short notice touts Times Want Ads highlighting a black Pomeranian trade offer and the rapid responses it generated. Mrs John White lists the dog and offers contact details to reach a buyer with cash, urging others to use the paper for similar results.
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Times
John White
Eilenberger
Sinclair appeal up Washington judgment awaited
Harry F. Sinclair faces DC Court of Appeals on contempt of the Senate sentence. Convicted over a year ago for an indictment from four years past, he appeals both the conviction and a three months common jail term. A decision is due after two hours of argument with possible US Supreme Court review if lost.
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United Press
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Sinclair
United States Supreme Court
Last Shot Thomas H Adams to Close Campaign Tonight
Vineland publisher and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Thomas H Adams will give a radio speech on WKBF at 9 PM to end his campaign. He has repeatedly urged voters to combat political corruption and push for a clean-up within the Republican party.
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Thomas H. Adams
Vincennes
WKBF
Bandits Rob Standard Oil Attendant of $100 Near Bank
H M Stiles 29 of 3155 North Western Ave was robbed at noon as he carried about $100 from the Standard Oil station at Thirty-Fifth St and Colleeg Ave toward the Forty-Second St Bank. He was forced into a Paige touring car by three well dressed gunmen who kept him in reserve until they demanded more money after taking the cash. They discharged him near Winthrop Ave and Fall Creek and he notified police.
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H. M. Stiles
Northwestern Ave
Standard Oil
Forty-Second St
Thirty-Fifth St
Colleeg Ave
Winthrop Ave
Fall Creek
Shumaker Denies Whisky Use by Family
Mrs E A Shumaker wife of the Indiana Anti Saloon League superintendent denies a South Bend paper report that family members used whisky as medicine. She asserts no doctor prescribed liquor and warns that slanderous accusations against women and children are un Christian.
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Shumaker
Indiana Anti- Saloon League
South Bend
Keach Denies Endorsing Any Slate in Democratic County
LeRoy Keach chairman of the Democratic County Central Committee denounces using his name or District Chairman Charles B. Welliver to back a slate. He urges precinct workers to mobilize a large Democratic vote and ignore state races. Keach and Welliver say Dailey for Governor and Ludlow for Congress will strengthen the ticket. Cow Pays for Self in Indiana. John Wright paid $10 for a cow five months ago, and the animal has paid for itself through butter fat sales.
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LeRoy Keach
Democratic County Central Committee
Charles B. Welliver
Keach
Welliver
Frank C. Dailey
Louis Ludlow
Congress
Portertown
Ind
John Wright
Turmoil Over Polling Places Splits Marion County Republicans
Amid a Tuesday primary, Marion County faces chaos as two rival Republican camps clash over voting location changes in 43 precincts. The election board, led by George Coffin, shifted sites, while County Commissioners and Dodson supporters allege illegal action and seek a restraining order. Judge Chamberlin calls changes a direct violation of law.
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Claude M. Worley
Marion County
Court House
Board of Election Commissioners
Times
Ira M. Holmes
James E. Deery
County Election Board
George W. Coffin
George O. Hutsell
Election Board
Harvey Grabill
Coffin
Dodson
Coffin-controlled Election Board
Harry O. Chamberlin
Cassius K. Hogle
Hogle
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