Nobile Flies Italia Over North Pole on Return Visit
General Umberto Nobile piloted the Italia over the North Pole shortly after midnight circling the pole to confirm the location. The craft dropped an Italian flag and a Pope blessed cross, then returned to base at Kings Bay as weather hampered other legs of the voyage.
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United Preas Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Nobile
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Italy
Pole
Greenland
Valini
Vadsee
Norway
King’s Bay
Three Ziff Brothers Face Hearings in Strip Stamp Case
Peter Charles and Abraham Ziff of Ziff Brothers Chicago were set for final hearings before U S Commissioner J R Glass in Chicago for removal to Indianapolis to face trial in a nationwide counterfeit strip stamp conspiracy involving nineteen defendants. The case came to light in Indianapolis last summer when Deputy City Administrator George L Winkler led a raid uncovering counterfeit strip stamps whisky labels and equipment used to convert corn whisky into bonded varieties.
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Peter, Charles
Abraham Ziff
Ziff Brothers
Chicago
United States
J. R. Glass
Indianapolis
George L. Winkler
Ciry
Barber Drinks Poison as Family Struggles Trigger Despair
William Lawler a 30 year old barber living at 2914 North Dearborn Street drank poison at home after facing religious family difficulties. His wife Josephine rushed milk to him and summoned police, but he died before officers arrived. Investigators say despondency over family religious issues preceded the tragedy.
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William Lawler
N. Dearborn St
Josephine
Wawler
Jackson Case Bribery Trial Details in 1923 Context
Governor Ed Jackson explains charges claiming he offered $10 000 to Gov Warren T McCray to influence the appointment of James P McDonald as Marion County prosecutor in 1923 The report contrasts his statements with February witness testimony in the bribery trial.
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Ed Jackson
Warren T. McCray
James P. McDonald
Marion County
Red Robinson
McCray
Jackson
Secretary of State
George W. Coffin
Robert Lyons
Robinson
William P. Evans
Jackson Denies Officials’ Corruption Charges Emphatically
The speaker states wholesale charges against state officials were false and not in good faith. He insists he never conspired to bribe Warren T. McCray or offered money, names Bishop H. H. Fout as the one who asked him to present McDonald, and denies Stephenson influence in any administration appointments.
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Warren T. McCray
Mr. McDonald
H. H. Fout
Ormer
Evans
Jackson
Fred Robinson
Coffin
Middle West
McCray
Stephenson
Irvington
McCray bribery testimony in Jackson trial quotes
D C Stephen son testifies about efforts to elect Jackson and discuss a $10,000 bribe for a prosecutor appointment. Witnesses describe meetings with Jackson, Marsh, Coffin and James Noel, and Jackson’s push to proceed amid Marion County immunity talks.
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D. C. Stephenson
McCray
Jackson
Marsh
Coffin
Evans
Marion County
James Noel
Churches Decide on Daylight Time After Council Move
Indianapolis church leaders debate daylight saving adoption with Protestant, Catholic and ministerial groups weighing whether to shift schedules. Some congregations favor moving forward while many will stay on standard time, awaiting further city action.
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Indianapolis
Ernest N. Evans
Church Federation
Indianapolis Ministerial Association
Evans
George A. Frantz
First Presbyterian Church
Frantz
SS. Peter and Paul
Indianapolis Clearing House Association
Merchants Association
Holcomb & Hoke
Holcomb Manufacturing Company
J. I. Holcomb
H. J. McGinty
Western Union
City Hall
Police
City Hospital
Mormon Motor Car Company
Meridian St
McGinty
A. A. Brown
Howard T. Griffith
Associated Employers of Indianapolis, Inc
Marmon
Griffith
Associated Employers
Robert C. Baltzell
G. M. Williams
Marmon Motor Car Company
Loew’s Palace
Lyric
Apollo
Indiana
Circle
Ohio Theaters
Eight Women Killed by Lightning in Landsberg
Eight peasant women were killed and eight injured when lightning struck a group seeking shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm near Landsberg Germany. Three of the injured were not expected to survive. Landsberg lies about fifty miles from Berlin.
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United Press
Landsberg
Germany
Berlin
Nomination Ballot Totals at Republican State Convention
Ballot by ballot counts show Schortemeier leading in first and second rounds with Landis, Jewett, Leslie, Eschbach, Douglass and Adams also listed. Marion County tallies noted for shifts between ballots and county results.
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Landis
Leslie
Eschbach
Jewett
Douglass
Lesh
Adams
Marion County
Douglas
Schortemeer
Jackson Wins Indiana Delegate Seat In Party Convention
In a clash at the Republican State convention Indiana Governor Ed Jackson secured election as a Seventh district delegate to the national convention as Watson and Robinson forces failed to block him. Jackson’s ally George W. Coffin helped secure the vote amid protests and later mixed with supporters.
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Jackson
George W. Coffin
Watson-Robinson
Health shift seen as Mendenhall to exit board
Dr. W. E. Mendenhall, a Republican and city health board member since the Duvall administration, will be replaced when his term ends June 1, Mayor L. Ert Slack said. He declined to name a successor, noting no other board changes and that Dr. F. E. Padgett remains board president.
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W. E. Mendenhall
City Health Board
L. Ert Slack
Mendenhall
Health Board
Duvall
Slack
Eli Schloss
T. Victor Keene
State Health Board
FE. E. Padgett
Probers to Indiana Washington and Beyond
The Senate campaign committee plans travel to Ohio and Indiana immediately after adjournment to probe campaign operations. They will then decide on West Virginia visits and may proceed to New York to examine Hoover and Smith HQ. California inquiry could follow with Steiner and Bratton.
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Washington
Senate
Ohio
Indiana
New York
West Virginia
Californa
Congress
Hoover and Smith
California
Steiner
Bratton
Young driver injured in speedway crash at Indianapolis
Patillo a Los Angeles prospect of Pete De Paolo crashed his Elgin piston Pin Special into the top wall at the southwest turn of the Indianapolis oval during a May trial run. He suffered only bruises and shock, but the car was badly damaged and may miss the 500 mile race.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Patillo
Speedway
Bitter GOP Governor Nomination Battle Seen in Indiana
Frederick E. Schortemeier led eight candidates at the Republican State convention in Indianapolis with 47814 votes on the third ballot, while Frederick Landis gained to 32714 and Harry G. Leslie 174 as the field hoped for a majority of 670. The convention adjourned after a morning of routine business and adopted the platform amid a crowded tabernacle, with no nominations for unopposed candidates on the floor.
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Frederick E. Schortemeier
Indianapolis
Cable Tabernacle
Schortemeier
Frederick Landis
Logansport
Harry G. Leslie
Lafayette
Charles W. Jewett
D. Burns Douglass
Adams County
Landis
Jewett
Marion County
Tabernacle
Rules Committee
Alvah J. Rucker
Rucker
John C. Richter
Laporte
Ernest Tidrington
Evansville
David R. Turner
Gary
Martha Gold
Knox
Mark Nebeker
Clinton
Charles B. Enlow
Walter Crim
Morris Ritchie
Lebanon
Arthur Binford
New Albany
J. I. Evans Ft
Indiana
Watson
Kansas City
Resolutions Committee
Otto Fifield
Lake County
Fred 8. Purnell
Charles S. Ewry
Portland
Alvah Rucker
Schuyler A. Haas
Harry O. Chamberlin
Thomas H. Adams
Vincennes
Knox County
U. S. Lesh
Huntington County
Fit. Wayne
Allen County
Jesse E. Eschbach
Ft. Wayne
Governor Jackson Speech Sparks Clash at Indiana GOP
The Times prints Governor Ed Jackson’s speech after the state Republican convention blocked him. Senators Watson and Robinson helped force publication, urging readers to weigh his defense against charges as he represents Indianapolis Republicans in Kansas City for the presidential selection.
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Ed Jackson
Jackson
State Committee
Watson
Robinson
Indiana
the Times
The
Times
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis
Kansas City
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