Tariff threats raise food prices in Indianapolis
Indianapolis figures show pending tariff proposals could lift costs on tomatoes green peas and cabbage. Keach of J L Keach Co warns fresh fruit and vegetable prices may spike with duties from 3 cents per pound on tomatoes to 2 1/2 cents on onions and a 2 cent plus duty on cabbage, potentially making lowly cabbage a luxury.
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United States Congress
Leroy J. Keach
J. L. Keach & Co
Commission House
North
Delaware Street
Indianapolis
Keach
National League of Commission Merchants of
United States
League
Mexico
Cuba
Porto Rico
Madagasar
Japan
Isle of Pines
Canada
Florida
Author Proposes Easy Divorces for 5 Cents
English author Cosmo Hamilton calls for divorces to be as simple as a 5 cent Woolworth purchase in New York. He suggests 10 cents for social caste, noting his ex-wife stayed as a guest at his London home for six months in 1929.
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United Press
York
Woolworth’s
Cosmo Hamilton
London
Brutal dog execution charges shock Indiana humane group
The Federation of Humane Societies of Indiana heard rumors at Severin about Peru Indiana dogs being slain by firing and incineration. Peru police confirmed dogs are shot then burned in an incinerator on a hill and wounded animals are reportedly placed in the burning vault. The group discussed a probe by county authorities and new officers to decide action while Dr Elizabeth Conger criticized shooting and urged humane death methods.
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Peru
Ind
Federation of Humane Societies of
Indiana
Severin
R. A. McCulloch
Ft. Wayne
Federation
Incinetruot Aller
G. M. Redman
The
Times
William P. Hargon
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Conger
Bandit raid hits 100 shops in Prinz Apolkan district
United Press dispatch from Managua says an armed group looted about 100 shops in Uani and Liuna in the Prinz Apolkan district. National guard headquarters confirmed the raid and identified the suspected leader as outlaw Pedrow. A guard patrol was dispatched to the scene.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Uani
Liuna
Prinz- Apolkan
National Guard
Pedrow
Woman Slain by Gangsters in Berwyn Case
Chicago May 23 four gangsters from the notorious 42 gang and the husband were questioned as police probe the murder of Mrs Marie Pelletier a 49 year old housewife returning from the grocery She was shot twice the purse missing and a pocketbook matching her description was found near the scene Neighbors said the couple often quarreled and a witness said Louis Pelletier was away at the time of the killing
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Chicago
Marie Pelletier
Louis
Berwyn
Columbus chosen as crime study lab site
State crime commission selects Columbus Indiana as a laboratory to study typ ical social conditions today during a visit to the Governor's office. Senator C Oliver Holmes cites Chamber of Commerce invitation and school official support in arranging the visit. In Seymour, Ind, Ray Johnson and his mother Lizzie Johnson meet after eleven years apart and fail to recognize each other.
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Columbus
Ind
State Crime Commission
C. Oliver Holmes
Donald DuShane
Columbus Public Schools
Chamber of Commerce
Holmes
Seymour, Ind
Ray Johnson
Lizzie Johnson
Poppy Day Drive Set By City Legion Auxiliary
A corps of American Legion women volunteers will sell artificial poppies on street corners Saturday to aid disabled World War I veterans and their families. The badges are crafted by veterans in government hospitals, with Mrs R R Thomas of 1544 Ashland Avenue overseeing the local drive.
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American Legion Women's Auxily
R. R. Thomas
Ashland Avenue
McBride questions Hoover progress over Coolidge on Prohibition
F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League testifies before the senate lobby committee in Washington and defends Secretary Mellon while noting the Drys favored Hoover over Coolidge. The panel adjourns to hear Dr Clarence Wilson and Bishop James Cannon Jr about stock market and political finances next week.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Drys
Hoover
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Senate Lobby Committee
McBride
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
Caraway
Edward B. Dunford
League
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Cannon
Virginia
Levy farmer keeps $4000 buried since 1920 in Kingston
A Kingston area farmer reportedly hid four thousand dollars near his home in 1920 fearing theft. For years he kept the money buried and worked continually to avoid drawing attention or distress, hoping to keep it protected.
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United Press
Kingston
N. C
Levy Farmer
Kinston
Pope lauds women for fashion stand
Pope Pius praised the Women’s Catholic Leagues resolutions condemning indecent fashions. Three hundred members were received as the council urged modest dress, criticizing low necklines sleeves and tight outfits. They recommended ankle length skirts wrist sleeves and non transparent stockings and urged a boycott of indecent fashion models in magazines.
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Catholic League
United Press
Vatican City
International Council of the Women’s Catholic Leagues
Pope Pius
Swift Love Sends Motorman Bob From Job
In Aurora a 22 year old trolley motorman Robert Van Winkle resigns after a young woman passenger kissed him and professed love on a Fox River run to Elgin. Police dismissed disorderly conduct charges as the girl’s family handles the matter.
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United Press
Aurora
Ill
Robert van Winkle
van Winkle
Elgin
Bob
Troley
Fox River
Weber
Dreams of Jules Verne Outdone by Television Eye
CHENECTADY May 23. Dr E F W Alexanderson announced tests of a television eye that could map terrain and target guns from great distances. The system plans to broadcast live events from a flying platform with control stations guiding the recording and transmission for mass viewing.
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Jules Verne
Television Eye
Chenectady
N. Y
Prospect Today
E. F. W. Alexanderson
Alexanderson
Saratoga
Panama
Graf Zeppelin refueled for next hop in Brazil
The Graf Zeppelin touched down in Pernambuco after a 3700 mile, 59 hour trans Atlantic flight from Friedrichshafen via Seville. Commander Hugo Eckener said meteorology backed feasibility for a regular service if funding is raised. The airship, with 19 passengers including five Americans and a 43 member crew, planned to depart at night for Rio de Janeiro.
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United Press
Pernambuco
Brazil
South Atlantic Ocean
Hugo Eckener
Rio de Janeiro
Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Seville
Friedrichshafen
Cadiz
Red River Flood Threatens Shreveport Suburbs
Red River at flood peak pours into suburban Broadmoor as Cross Bayou floods streets. Shreveport stays behind strong levees though highways go under. Natchitoches reports similar flood stage. Red Cross aid requested for Clothiersville where 30,000 acres are submerged.
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Red River
Shreveport
Bay United Press
Broadmoor
Cross Bayou
Natchitoches
Red Cross
Clothiersville
Anti-Saloon League backs Fort in Newark senate drive
The Anti-Saloon League of New Jersey launched a campaign to nominate Franklin W. Fort for the U S Senate, accusing Ambassador Dwight F. Morrow of proposing a return to pre prohibition conditions. The move came as the group attacked Morrow’s stand and pressed Fort’s candidacy.
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Newark
N. J
Dwight F. Morrow
Anti-Saloon League of
New Jersey
Franklin W. Fort
United States Senate
Judge Rules a Wife Must Keep Trim Lines
In Pittsburgh on May 23, Mrs. Ruth E. Warnick testified in divorce proceedings that she had lost sixty three pounds from worry over her husband. Judge Drew remarked that the weight loss might be beneficial and noted she weighed 119 pounds, saying she had weighed too much. No decision has yet been issued.
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United Press
Ittsburgh
Ruth E. Warnick
Drew
State moves against bootleg gas ring in Indiana
Harold Joselin of Waitsfield paid 298.29 to Central Vermont railway to settle damages from a grade crossing collision. Indiana officials won receiverships over Knickerbocker Refining and Riverside Oil, aiming to recover 125000 in back taxes and fines. Frank Greenwald named receiver for the Hammond plant. Louis Joers of Dunes Oil paid 10000 in back taxes and fines and operations continue at South Bend stations.
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Times
ST. Albans
Harold Joselin
Waitsfield
Central Vermont Railway
Lake County
Archie Bobbitt
Gary
Bobbitt
Indianapolis Times
Hoosierdam
Chicago
Leland K. Fishback
Earl Stroup
Lake Superior Court
Knickerbocker Refining Company
Hammond
Indiana
Frank Greenwald
George W. Bowen
Calumet City
Knickerbocker Company
Poole Harrison
Harrison
J. F. Connor
Reliable Oil Company of Illinois
Dunes Oil Company
South Bend
Louis H. Joers
Dunes Company
Joseph Fate
Malcomb Clark
Crown Point
Fate
Clarence Fate
State Securities Commission
Otto G. Fifield
Clark
Lake
la Porte Counties
Riverside Oil Company
James McCartney
Blind Newsies Theft Victims Haunt Indianapolis Stands
Blind Indianapolis news dealers report petty thefts of pennies papers and magazines. Some thieves steal money and merchandise while dealers leave their stands for papers or a bite to eat. Mrs A R Nelson who handles coin denominations by feel urged customers to watch two men loitering near the Ohio and Meridian streets stand after she reported missing change.
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Indianapolis
A. R. Nelson
Ohio
Meridian Streets
Auto Crash Injures Walter Peterson West Of City
A coupe driven by Walter Peterson 36 of 136 South Edgemont avenue was struck in a National road driveway collision by a sedan driven by Fred Gerberding of Louisville. Peterson was thrown through the windshield, seriously injured and unconscious. deputy sheriffs arrived after help. Dr. C. B. Thomas of Plainfield allegedly drove Peterson home or to a hospital. The coupe was demolished.
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National Road
Walter Peterson
Hindu wedding vows lead American maharanee to Hindu life in India
Nancy Miller, now maharanee of Indore, begins Hindu education for her 15 month old daughter Princess Diva atop Moosorie hill. She embraced Hinduism before a sacred flame and vows with Maharajah. the family travels between Indore and Paris while renovating St Germain chateau. She praises East meeting West and plans to return to Paris in autumn.
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Aris
Indore
Moosorie
United Provinces
India
Maharanee
Nancy Ann Miller
Diva
Karandikar
Nancy Miller
Magen Palace
Cain
Miss Miller
É Spa
Rue de la Paix
Paris
Maharajah
St. Germain-en-Lye
Gold Star Mothers Accompany Veterans to Paris Convention
Cherbourg France May 23 The S S Republic arrived with war veterans of the Twenty seventh division en route from the United States to London for the division’s annual convention. The gathering will include a parade to former battlefields and cemeteries in France. A group of 260 Gold Star mothers in Pram.
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Bu United Press
Cherboug
France
Republic
United States
London
Pram
Riverside Golf Course Sees Women Drinking in Locker Rooms
Trial of Camilla Rosasco course manager reveals women consumed liquor in men's locker rooms amid alleged shortage of 2,500 tickets. Witnesses say policy disapproval and possible staff clean up loom, with Rosasco admitting occasional drinks by prominent city men. Ticket theft and poor recordkeeping cited as key issues in the probe.
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Riverside Municipal
Camilla
Jackiel W. Joseph
Rosasco
Nathaniel Gardner
Adolph G. Emhardt
Nathaniel
Brooklyn Banker Shot by Gangsters
George Neumann a 45 year old Brooklyn banker was shot by two men who forced him back into the hall after answering a home door bell. He was seriously wounded and in critical condition at a hospital. The assailants fled in an automobile after the attack, believed to target his wife.
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United Prear
New York
George Neumann
Brooklyn
Neumann
Ex convict admits rum witness killing in California
Vincent Lucich, a former inmate, confessed to shooting M. G. Sturtevant a government liquor trial witness on a lonely road near Tomalas San Rafael California. He surrendered to San Francisco police and acknowledged firing the shots that killed Sturtevant and wounded Mrs Grace Berri.
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San Rafael
Cal
Vincent Lucich
M. G. Sturtevant
Henry Orler
Lucich
San Francisco
Sturtevant
Grace Berri
Tomalas
Death Fellows 23 Operations By United Preas
Indiana harbor May 22 Jorge E Reiland Lake County politician died in a Chicago hospital Thursday night of heart disease He was a former city judge in East Chicago and Pia 4 chairmanship death details incomplete
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