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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
1
The opening of the Motor Bus Terminal in Times Square Indianapolis features a parade, decorations, and a canvas of merchants displays. W B Hiner of Red Ball Bus Terminal Co oversees a $2 5 million project with plans for aerial service and a roof garden.
Detectives arrested 21 year old Walter Sheperd of 1654 College Ave on a grand larceny charge. Police allege he took 225 dollars hidden under a mattress at Herman Kurtz's home on Brookside Ave.
In a letter to the Public Service Commission the mayor urges priority for the street railway in route planning and asks for lower fares. The communication highlights the city’s transport needs and proposes policy changes to benefit riders and public transit efficiency.
Mayor Shank declares city stance in the dispute between the Indianapolis Street Railway Company and the Peoples Motor Coach Company. He urges restricting bus franchises to streets with no street car service and to areas not planned for car line extensions. A public hearing before the Public Service Commission is set for Friday to decide on new bus lines under Moorhead regulation. He argues eliminating bus street car competition will lower fares, proposing a 10 to 7 cent cut.
Dennis Jefferson of 5111 North California Street was fined 200 dollars and costs and sentenced to six days at the Indiana State Farm after a weekend alcohol bust. Judge Pro Tem George Henry imposed the sentence in city court.
Police arrested John Hickey aged 43 of R A P Box 135 after reports that the Big Four Railroad crossing at Sherman Drive was blocked by trains for about twenty minutes.
Noblesville Indiana May 19 Farm residence of E C Aldred near here was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon Loss was 6000 dollars
Dayton Tenn a town of 1800 faces national attention as Knoxville and Chattanooga lobby to move the Scopes trial from Dayton to their venues The Dayton Amusement Company plans a crowd with a tent city as August trial preparations begin The case tests the anti evolution law tied to Dr Lyle B West and professor Hunt with Bryan Wells named as possible counsel
Four Central High School students were summoned before the grand jury in Chattanooga Tennessee to investigate charges that a philosophy instructor violated state law by teaching evolution.
Martinsville Indiana May 19 juror examination for John Thomas Shaw 23 colored charged with killing Helen Hager Whelchel 22 of Indianapolis November 28 1923 proceeds slowly with 22 examined by noon ten excused state used one peremptory challenge to dismiss William H Duckworth and excused three for opposing the death penalty Others excused for age deafness or bias local attorney W C Kivitt questions jurors on racial bias and circumstantial evidence noting defense not required to prove who committed the crime.
James Thompson 22 who was injured when a horse fell on him ten years ago arrived in Indianapolis en route from Clovis New Mexico to New York. He hand propels his chair along paved roads often getting rides from trucks and has managed up to thirty five miles a day while seeking an aunt named Sarah Jones living here.
A cable to the Vatican from Mgr Gavish on behalf of 201 Indianapolis priests asks that Bishop Joseph Chartrand not be moved to Cincinnati. Rome signals a potential reopening of the Chartrand archbishopric case while Indianapolis clergy stress Chartrand’s ties to the diocese and its people.
Harry O Dunn Marion County auditor filed remonstrances with the State tax board opposing three proposed county road bond issues. Beaseley road in Wayne and Decatur Townships 56500 137 remonstrators Steinmeier road Washington Township 45000 70 remonstrators Williamson road Wayne Township 58500 42 remonstrators
Light frost was reported in Indianapolis and parts of Indiana on Monday night as part of a frost across the corn belt. The weather bureau said no damage was seen in the state. Other frost reports came from Terre Haute, Marion, Royal Center, Farmland, Vincennes and Paoli as far as northern Illinois and Michigan. Rust blossoms were dropping from Ohio to Nebraska while tomatoes and beans wilted. Permanent warm weather is expected soon.
Public Service Commission members were to meet this afternoon to discuss creating a department to oversee motor bus and truck traffic under Moorhead law. Jack Parrot, longtime head of the State automobile license division, will lead the new bureau, a Newport native who returned to banking in Terre Haute before the war.
Flapper Fanny humor column notes that while girls once painted their faces, some now drink paint as a reckless fad reflecting Prohibition era party culture and youth misconduct.
A Ship ping Board sub committee tentatively recommends to the full board the sale for scrapping of 200 idle Government vessels valued at 90 dollars each. The move partly clears the way for Henry Ford to buy some of the ships.
George Diller of Tower Company No 1 retires due to physical disability as the board of safety approves the retirement. Harry Willett is named fireman.
Mrs Martha E Hayden, 76, sits with husband at 2304 Roosevelt Ave in Chicago while her son William Dar Wiling Shepherd faces trial for the murder of William McClintock. Shepherd, once partnered in a small Indianapolis coal business, is defended by his mother’s firm belief in his innocence.
Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff announced a plan to tighten watchfulness and pursue charges rather than warnings. He drew on a recent investigation into gambling dens and liquor sales, while denying wholesale shifts of personnel. That same night hold up thieves robbed two streetcar workers, looting $35 after forcing open a Meridian Heights line car.
Anderson Ind May 19 Judge W E Ellis ruled for the State in a land owners suit to halt rerouting State Road 37. Overruled objections the decision gives the highway commission authority to build new roads as it sees fit. Viewers named include John W Bushby James Anderson and Ferdinand Wilson.
Morgantown West Virginia May 19 A coal company seeks to silence union organizers with an order from Judge Lazzelle requiring Van A Bittner international organizer to appear for alleged contempt.
Salt of D C Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana sued Hiram W Evans ex imperial wizard of the Klan in Atlanta Ga for 125 000 damages alleging a conspiracy to destroy his yacht Reomar II at Toledo Ohio in June 1924. Judge Robert C Baltzell dismissed the suit after Stephenson failed to appear for trial which was set for May 13. Bossert named in the suit was dropped. Stephenson remains jailed with Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry awaiting murder trial for Madge Oberholtzer's death set to begin June 2 in Criminal Court.
The city will transfer about five acres near Maple Road Blvd and Winthrop Ave to the park board for a new bird preserve and park. Burt E. Richardson of Fletcher Savings and Trust Company said the sale will close soon after the trust takes over roughly 115 Hasselman addition lots, with remaining parcels offered for homes.
A man at 624 E Wabash St pushed his arm through a front window, cutting it in several places. Police found him asleep as his arm bled profusely and he was taken to the city hospital by ambulance doctor.
Readable parts show times around 7 am to 8 am with scattered numbers and letters, but no clear event or names. The text is too garbled to determine specifics beyond early morning time references.
A key witness from a science school cannot be found hampering the state's germ mystery case. Only one person may identify the man connected to the investigation, leaving a crucial gap in the prosecution's theory.
In Chicago on May 19, Assistant State's Attorney George Gorman reported that Robert White, a principal witness in the William D. Shepherd case, is missing. The search follows a prior nurse witness Estelle Gehling also missing, threatening to weaken the prosecution's case against Shepherd for the Billy McClintock typhoid murder plot.
A subway train near Grand Central terminal caught fire today injuring 28 people including 18 women. Many victims suffered fractures, lacerations, and smoke injuries while passengers rushed to escape, with two reported deaths in hospital due to trampling and injuries.
Sergeant Hett and a squad arrested William Lewis a 49 year old African American man of 1223 Vandeman Avenue charging him with transporting liquor. A quart of white mule liquor was found in his car, authorities said.
Four suspects, two men and two women, are under arrest in Benton Illinois in connection with the Farmers National Bank robbery at Wadesville Indiana on May 11. $750 and two revolvers were taken. Extradition papers are being prepared to return the four to Indiana.
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