John L Stuart Dies Head of AP in Indiana
John Logan Stuart 89 longtime head of the Associated Press in Indiana died at 2 30 am at his home 4837 N Capitol Ave He was brother of Indianapolis Star editor James A Stuart He survived by widow a 22 month old son John Walter a sister and a brother funeral at Fairview Presbyterian Church cremation to follow pallbearers listed Stuart born Bloomingtion Ind Dec 27 1885 educated in Indiana University career included Toledo Times Terre Haute Star Tribune and Cleveland Plain Dealer joined AP in 1910 became Indiana AP head in 1916 cremation planned may details in obituary
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John Logan Stuart
Associated Press
Indiana
Capitol Ave
James A. Stuart
Indianapolis Star
Stuart
Fairview Presbyterian Church
E. H.kistier
Mr. Stuart
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Toledo (Ohio
Indianapolis
Fairview Church
Mystic Tie Lodge
A. M
Sigma Delta Chi
Verna M. Smith
Ft. Madison
Iowa
John Walter
Harley O. Baker
Charles Hendrickson
Nisland
N. D
F. 2. Raschig
R. B. Orr
John J. Morgan
C. H. Kuhn
E. W. Clark
EB. F. Henderson
Wabash College to graduate largest class in history
AWFORDSVILLE Ind May 23 Plans for the eighty seventh annual commencement of Wabash College are set. Degrees will be granted June 13 to seventy nine men the largest class to graduate. Dr Fredric Shannon will deliver the commencement address. Carlton Gould a 22 graduate will provide vocal entertainment. The baccalaureate sermon is to be delivered June 7 by President George Lewes McKintosh. The week includes a faculty picnic a faculty senior baseball game the commencement dance and the last varsity baseball game at Deans Park against State Normal with the Baldwin oratorical contest also held that day. Degrees conferred Saturday morning.
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United Press Awfordsville
Ind
Wabash College
Fredric Shannon
Central Church of Chicago
Carlton Gould
George Lewes Mckintosh
Dean's Park
State Normal
Baldwin
Auto theft notices list several stolen cars in Indianapolis area
Automobiles reported stolen belong to Edward W. Harris of 3510 Washing ton Blvd Lafayette 993 Clarence H. Doughitt of 235 S Taft St Ford 11502 Arthur Lenthold 928 EF Market St Ford 540 598 Charles Frost 25 S Colorado Ave Chevrolet 502 960 from Ohio St and Capitol Ave Harry E Raitano 2714 N Pennsylvania St Packard 473 569 from Michigan and Pennsylvania Sts
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Edward W. Harris
Washington Blvd
Lafayette
Georgia
Illinois
Clarence H. Doughitt
S. Taft St
Ford
Blake and
New York
Arthur Lenthold
Market St
Charles Frost
S. Colorado Ave
Chevrolet
Ohio St
Capitol Ave
Harry E. Raitano
Pennsylvania St
Packard
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Old-Time Beer in Ontario
Detroit May 23 United States Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes said the Ontario beer law may ease the prohibition situation. He spoke during a conference on enforcement matters with a corps of dry agents Present in Detroit to discuss how the new rule might affect enforcement efforts.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
United States Prohibition
Roy Haynes
Ontario
United States
Windsor
Canada
Detroit River
Child Stolen And Returned In Four Hours
Detectives investigated the abduction of six year old Jane Goldfarb from near Birchwood Avenue as she walked to school. The girl was enticed into a car on Fall Creek Boulevard and driven through the east city and Marion County before being returned unharmed to the original location. Her sister Rose followed the car and alerted their mother. The abductor allegedly tried to lure Jane out of the vehicle and later bought her a drink at a nearby drug store.
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Jane Goldfarb
Dorothy Goldfarb
Birchwood Ave
Fall Creek Blvd
Marion County
Rose Goldfarb
Rose
P. F. Balz
Jane
Sherman Dr
E. Michigan St
Tornado relief total reaches 113 thousand
Tornado relief funds totaled $113,753.80 Friday per Agnes Cruse secretary of the Indianapolis Red Cross. Danish Ladies Aid Society of Indianapolis added $20.50 and Southport Lodge No. 270 F and A M of Southport contributed $20 on Friday.
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Agnes Cruse
Indianapolis
The
American Red Cross
Danish Ladies’ Aid Society of
Southport Lodge
A. M
Southport
Engineers Dinner Set With Purdue Professor Speaker
Prof. George B. Shepard of Purdue University will address the Indianapolis section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at a Lincoln dinner Wednesday night. R. H. Bankett announced annual election with candidates F. C. Wagner of Terre Haute and A. A. Potter of Lafayette for president, Daniel B. Luten and Harry O. Garman for vice presidents, Homer Rupard of Indianapolis as secretary treasurer, and Frederick C. Atkinson along with L. B. Andrus of Indianapolis as directors.
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George B. Shepard
Purdue University
Indianapolis
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Lincoln
R. H. Bankett
F. C. Wagner
Terre Haute
A. A. Potter
Lafayette
Daniel B. Luten
Harry O. Garman
Homer Rupard
Frederick C. Atkinson
L. B. Andrus
Boiling water death at Talge Mahogany plant
James Cravens, 55, of 1309 East Pratt Street, died after being scalded when a truck struck a raised floor and pushed him into a vat of boiling water at the Talge Mahogany Company, 1101 East Thirteenth Street. Lieut. Claude Johnson said further investigation and possible grand jury action would follow. Talge reported safety bars added when not in use.
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James Cravens
Talge
Army aviators to visit Indianapolis club
Monday night the Indianapolis Athletic Club hosts McCook Field flying officers from Dayton to hear Lieut. Harding and Lowell Thomas give motion pictures and still views from the around the world expedition. Hosts Matson and Griffith lead the dinner, with Gen. Aultman and Lieut. Parker attending. Public seats are on sale at the box office.
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Indianapolis Athletic Club
McCook Field
Dayton
Ohio
Indianapolis
Smiling Jack" Harding
Lowell Thomas
Frederick FE. Matson
Howard T. Griffith
Dwight E. Aultman
Ft. Harrison
J. E. Parker
Schoen Field
Athletic Club
Harding
Cpn
Boxish
Merts
Clark and
Man Dies After Ten Foot Fall in Martinsville Garage
Harry Stipp, 53, died when he toppled from a garage roof in Martinsville after a ten foot fall. His head struck a cement walk, and he died almost instantly. The incident occurred on May 23 and was reported by the Times Special.
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Times
Martinsville
Ind
Harry Stipp
Shaw Asserted He Will Be Acquitted In Murder Trial
Martinsville Ind May 23 John Thomas Shaw 23 colored Indianapolis on trial for killing Helen Hager Whelchel 22 last November expressed confidence the jury will find him not guilty. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence including jewelry found with the victim and a statement by a fellow worker. Shaw noted he would have told the truth earlier and hinted at other suspects.
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Times
Martinsville
Ind
John Thomas Shaw
Indianapolis
Helen Hager Whelchel
Shaw
Marion County Criminal Court
James A. Collins
Andrew Parker
Kingan & Co
Parker
Hunky John
Ape Face Kelly
Fatal Crash Near College and Massachusetts Aves
Earl Lowry a 33 year old resident of 1336 College Ave died at City Hospital from a fractured skull after being struck by a car driven by Gilbert Everett president of Hub City Construction Co at College and Massachusetts Aves. Police say Lowry ran into the street to fetch a stick and collided with the vehicle. Everett faces involuntary manslaughter charges after an assault and battery count was refiled.
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Earl Lowry
College Ave
Bert Everett
Coyner Ave
Hub City Construction Company
College and
Massachusetts Aves
City Hospital
Thompson and
Powers
Lowry
Massachusetts
Ave
Everett
Golden Hill Hosts Named for Hiawatha Opening
Mrs. D. M. Parry hosts at Golden Hill home for Theater Guild opening performance of Hiawatha on May 26. Assisting hosts include Mayor and Mrs. Shank, Romney Willson, Addison Parry, R. G. Lockwood, Meredith Nicholson, Roy Fields, Hugh McGibeny, Ernest Kneffler, Oren M. Ragsdale, George Parry, Marshall T. Levey, Frank E. Kellerman, C. A. Breece, Louis Haerle, William Brown, Mesdames T. A. Smithers, Edwar S. Severin, Misses Bessie Levey, Helen Oakes, Parry Oakes, and Thomas B. McMath.
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D. M. Parry
Golden Hill
Theater Guild
Hiawatha
Shank
Messrs
Mesdames Romney Willson
Addison Parry
R. G. Lockwood
Meredith Nicholson
Roy Fields
Hugh McGibeny
Ernest Kneffler
Oren M. Ragsdale
George Parry
Marshall T. Levey
Frank E. Kellerman
C. A. Breece
Louis Haerle
William Brown
Mesdames
T. A. Smithers
Edwar S. Severin
Misses Bessie Levey
Helen Oakes
Parry Oakes
Thomas B. McMath
Acacia Tree Planted in 1635 Still Stands in Paris Garden
In Paris on May 23 a 300 year old acacia tree in the Jardin des Plantes remains upright. It began from a cutting of acacia from North America via Jean Robin and is now stabilized by a cement belt and two pillar sets.
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Paris
Jardin Des Plantes
North America
Jean Robin
Fined for Show In Parish Church Play
In HARLOW England on May 23 the Rev. Douglas Montagu Heath vicar of St John's Church was fined 20 dollars for staging a play in the parish church without a license. There was no charge for admission.
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Harlow
England
Douglas Montagu Heath
St. John’s Church
Lad Falls 50 Feet From Bridge Narrowly Survives
Special Madison dispatch reports six year old Richard Hearn fell fifty feet from a railroad bridge while hunting bird nests. He will live with no bones broken. The accident occurred near Madison Indiana on May 23.
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Timea
Special
Madison
Ind
Richard Hearn
Discrimination Denial in Indianapolis Bus Case
The Peoples Motor Coach Company defends itself against discrimination claims as a Public Service Commission hearing resumes Monday. The company seeks certificates of necessity for four current lines and five new routes, while Indianapolis Street Railway and NAACP observers press the issue of color-based patronage. A. Smith Bowman asserts drivers were instructed to carry all passengers. Hoosier Stage Lines protests beginner certificates for Union Traction Company in the same routes.
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Peoples Motor Coach Company
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Coach Company
Street Rail Way Company
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
A. Smith Bowman
Hoosier Stage Lines Inc
Muncie
Anderson
Union Traction Company
Counterfeiting Charges Faced by Indiana Farm Youths
William Elzeroth and Ernest Gegenheimer, farm youths near Portland, Indiana, are in Marion County Jail awaiting arraignment on counterfeiting charges. Secret Service agent Charles Mazey, with Sheriff Ben Hawkins, found Elzeroth hiding in an attic after a scuffle in which the youth attacked the officer. A third suspect, believed to be a leader, is being sought.
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William Elzeroth
Ernest Gegenheimer
Portland
Ind
Marion County
Charles L. Mazey
United States Secret Service
Elzeroth
Mazey
Ben Hawkins
Coaster Strikes Auto Injuring Child Near Thirtieth Street
George Hindle, 3, son of Carl Hindle of 530 West Thirtieth Street, was hurt in a collision when a coaster wagon he rode crashed into a street and was struck by an auto driven by Clifford Cunningham of 6417 Ferguson Avenue. The accident occurred Friday night near Thirtieth and California Streets.
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George Hindle
Carl Hindle
Thirtieth St
Thirtieth and
California Sts
Clifford Cunningham
Ferguson Ave
Cunningham
Monday Club Meeting at D A R Chapter House
The Monday Club will meet at 824 North Pennsylvania Street. Mrs Birney D Spradlin will speak on modern writers and familiar essays. Mrs T W Engle will sing From the Land of the Sky Blue Waters and Twas April, accompanied by Mrs M D Didway.
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Monday Club
Pennsylvania St
Birney D. Spradlin
T. W. Engle
Sky Blue Waters
M. D. Didway
Chimpanzees Stack Boxes to Reach Desired Object
A study notes that chimpanzees have been observed stacking four boxes to access a wanted item, illustrating problem solving and tool use in primates.
Poppies Sold for Veteran Aid On Poppy Day in Indianapolis
Downtown Indianapolis sees annual poppy day sales by American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars volunteers. Proceeds aid disabled veterans and families. movement endorsed by President Coolidge and Governor Jackson. Mrs. C. L. Cleveland and Miss Viola Hicks are named local participants.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Coolidge
Jackson
C. L. Cleveland
Ashland Ave
Bruce L. Robinson
Viola Hicks
Dexter St
Arraignment Set For June 6 In Drug Ring Case
Forty two persons and firms indicted by a Federal grand jury will face arraignment on June 6 before Judge Robert C. Baltzell. The report to US District Attorney Albert Ward lists thirty five true bills. Included are alleged paregoric ring members Oliver P. Withers and Earl Co. Abbot and Henry B. Cassell drug store clerks. Raymond B. Goldsberry was indicted on counterfeiting charges. Names of others indicted but not yet arrested were withheld.
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Federal Grand Jury
Robert C. Baltzell
United States
Albert Ward
Oliver P. Withers
Oliver Ave
Earl Co. Abbot
Henry B. Cassell
Raymond B. Goldsberry
Washington St
Former Hoosier dies by own action in New York
Edward M. Coffin a 70 year old investment broker and former Hoosier committed death by own action in his Park Avenue office after writing death notices to two newspapers. He left a letter stating his wife’s death a year earlier left him lonely and inconsolable. The notices named him William Edward Coffin and requested private funeral and interment with no flowers. He was a native of Richmond.
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United Press
NEW York
Edward M. Coffin
Park Ave
Coffin
William Edward
Richmond
Indiana high school prize winners named at Culver
Culver Ind May 23 Winners in two contests by the Indiana Literary League and the Indiana Society of Chicago were announced at the first Indiana Literary day celebration at Culver Military Academy. Thomas R Marshall essay prize led by Edith Myers and Russell Nichols. Booth Tarkington poetry prize awarded to Eleanor Ashmead with Aileen Banta and Ethel Henneford also placing. Literary leaders attended.
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Culver
Ind
Indiana Literary League
Indiana Society of Chicago
Culver Military Academy
Thomas R. Marshall
Edith Myers
Technical High School
Indianapolis
Russell Nichols
Greencastle High School
Mary Ogden
Booth Tarkington
Eleanor Ashmead
Normal High School
Terre Haute
Aileen Banta
Covington High School
Ethel Henneford
Allen High School
Bluffton
Talk on Boys Reaches Troop Parents at Weber Hall
Louis H. Dirks assistant principal of Shortridge High School spoke on The Boy Problem before parents of Boy Scout Troop No 69 at Weber Community Hall located at Thirty Fourth Street and Capitol Avenue Friday night.
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Louis H. Dirks
Shortridge High School
Weber Community Hall
Thirty-Fourth St
Capitol Ave
Complaints on Bad Holes in Streets Prompt Repairs
Mr. Fixit reports numerous complaints about holes in paved streets endangering drivers and residents. The city will repair fronting 1901-03 W Morris St after calls. oiling Belmont Ave from Morris to Oliver is planned once oiling begins. Sidewalks on 2400 block N Gale St are dangerous and await repair. Dust on the street between Meridian and Union Norwood St prompts oiling, funds insufficient. Brush near the Fall Creek bridge blocks views. ground owned by Jose Balz Realty not city controlled.
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Fixit
Neane
Balsa Bens
Lanapolis
Morris St
J. Lee Miller
Belmont Ave
Oliver Ave
W. Morris St
Department of Paved Streets
Otto J. Smelter
Mr. Fixit
N. Gale St
North Gale
P. B. McHaffey
Meridian
Union
Norwood St
Norwood
George Murray
Union St
Jose Balz
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Wabash
Indianapolis Times
Awa
American Bankers’ Association
Chicago
Clearing House
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Purdue
Workman
Vater
Gil
Lad
Motor Bus Company
Coaster
Automobile Insurance Assn
RILEY
Consumers Tire CO
N. del, St. Li
Federal
Hoosier
Technical High
Ue Fixit
Twenty-Eighth and
Delaware Sts
Fall Creek
Ndianapolis
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