Stenotype Plant to Resume Here Under La Salle Lease
La Salle Extension University of Chicago will take over the Stenotype Company's equipment under license and lease terms to revive stenotype machine manufacture in Indianapolis. The deal could employ about 300 workers locally with plans to produce 10 000 machines first year and scale to 25 000 to 50 000 annually.
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Elmer W. Stout
Fletcher-American National Bank
Bert McBride
Will Irvin
Irvin Bank
Columbus
Ind
J. G. Chapline
la Salle University
Leonard Cohen
Fletcher Savings & Trust Co
Cohen
Stenotype Company
Henderson
Indianapolis
Mars Hill
United States
Azores await De Pinedo plane arrival
The seaplane Santa Maria under Francesco de Pinedo was expected to reach Horta, Fayal, in late May. A Beira gun boat message indicated the aircraft, towed by a schooner, had not passed Flores island and might refuel at Flores or arrive in tow at Fayal.
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United Press
Horta
Fayal
Azores
Francesco de Pinedo
Santa Maria
Beira
Flores
Whisky Used to Save Governor's Ill Wife Belonged to Gilliam
Indiana Governor Ed Jackson sought medicinal whisky to save his wife. Attorney General Gilliam insisted it could not be procured legally, prompting a national political uproar sparked by Mrs. Arthur L. Gilliam.
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Gilliam
Ed Jackson
Hoosier State
Arthur L. Gilliam
State of
Indiana
First Lady
Gil
John Roach Stratton
Guy Emory Shipler
The
Churchman
Indiana Medicinal Liquor Ban Praised and Derided
New York observers split over Indiana’s prohibition on medicinal alcohol with praise and criticism. Arthur L. Gilliam admits he and Indiana’s governor violated the law to save family members, while clergy and academics debate legality and medical practice.
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Indiana
United Press
NEW York
Payne Whitney dies of heart disease in Manhasset
Payne Whitney, brother of Harry Payne Whitney and a member of the prominent New York Whitney family, died today at his home in Manhasset New York from heart disease.
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Manhasset
N. Y
Payne Whitney
New York
Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
City manager plan drives election official picks in June vote
Indianapolis campaign leaders urge qualifications for precinct election officials to back the city manager form. Roy Lewis and Mrs. Lehman Dunning solicit suggestions at city manager headquarters 529 Illinois Building. Noonday factory meetings to educate workers begin Thursday noon, Campaign Chairman Frank E Gates said.
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Indianapolis
Roy Lewis
Lehman Dunning
Illinois
Frank E. Gates
Stormy Plains Forecast With Two Day Fair Weather
United States Meteorologist J. H. Armington predicts favorable conditions for fair weather for at least the next two days. At 7 am the thermometer read 63 degrees, slightly above normal, as storms recently damaged the city with downed wires and a struck flagpole on the Statehouse dome.
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United States
J. H. Armington
Lindbergh greeted with bouquets as he tours Paris slums
Paris crowds showered Captain Charles Lindbergh with flowers as he rode in an automobile through northeastern Paris on his return from a visit. Men saluted and women tossed bouquets, marking a grand welcome that set a high standard for New York.
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United Press
Paris
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Lindbergh Prefers liner ride for return trip
Lindbergh had not yet received President Coolidge's invitation to return to New York aboard an American warship. He indicated he would prefer a softer ride aboard a liner and plans to "make it up" on the return trip after a strenuous crossing.
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United Press
Paris
Apt
Lindbergh
President Coolidge
Indianapolis Times
Scripps-Howard
New York
Lindbergh Tours Paris Plane En Route To New York Flight
Lindbergh visits Le Bourget Field to inspect the 380 horsepower monoplane being prepared for Paul Tarascon. He notes its solid buoyancy and checks a minor adjustment before Tarascon’s August transatlantic attempt from Paris to New York.
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le Bourget Field
Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
le Bourget
Paul Tarascon
Paris
New York
Mother's life flickers in prayer for child
Mary Hemmert, 17, ran away May 12 leaving her dying mother at 325 N LaSalle. Police search for Mary after a broken voice claimed she had married in Ohio, with family hoping her return will let the mother see her one last time despite street sightings and threats of Detroit.
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N. LaSalle St
Mary Hemmert
William Hemmert
Mary
Ohio
Detroit
Boy Couldn't Pay for Present, Dies
Otto Beyer, 21, of Belleville Illinois, likely died by self inflicted means after failing to finish payments on a watch bought for his sweetheart. Police say Beyer and the girl had a quarrel last summer and he later tried to settle the debt before losing his job. He promised to meet the May 21 payment date.
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United Preece
Detroit
Mich
Otto Beyer
Belleville
Ill
Beyer
Steam Heat Cut Off In Indianapolis District
The steam heating service of Indianapolis Power and Light Company in the downtown district was shut off today. The hot water service in a large part of the residential section was shut off Tuesday and extended four days longer than usual due to inclement weather.
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Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Temperatures Log For Morning Hours
Readable hourly temperatures show mild morning with readings around 68 degrees and a midday rise to 70. The scattered figures indicate a stable warm pattern through late morning with minor dips in early hours.
Talent search seeks Miss Indianapolis for national revue Young America
The Times and Publix Theaters seek a talented, photogenic Indianapolis girl to star in the Young America revue touring major U S cities starting July 9 at the Paramount Theater. Auditions begin June 6 with Miss Indianapolis chosen June 14. winner must attend New York rehearsals June 24 and sign a nineteen week contract at $75 weekly plus rail travel. professional contestants are barred.
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Indianapolis
United States
the Times
Publix
Indiana
Young America
New Personality
Paramount Theater
New York
New Haven
Boston
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Des Moines
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Wonder City
Dexheimer Studio
Circle Theater
iThe
Miss Indianapolis Contest Notes Potential Publix Tour
An applicant lists weight and complexion details and states intent to sign a contract with Publix Theater Corporation for a nineteen week tour of the Publix Circuit if chosen Miss Indianapolis. The note references 1927 contests as legitimate and mentions the Indianapolis event and publicity efforts.
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Indianapolis
Publix Theater Corporation
Publix
Indianapolis Street Railway workers win 8 cent hourly raise
Over 1,000 motormen conductors and bus drivers gain an 8 cent per hour raise effective June 1 after a conference of the fifteen member employes committee and Superintendent J P Tretton. The change, costing about $100,000 annually, mirrors a wage scale set by a public service commission arbitration in the Green case.
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Indianapolis Street Railway Company
J. P. Tretton
Tretton
Public Service Commission
Board of Arbitration
James Green
Green
Robert J. Todd
Inter
Extra Board
Partitime
Hhose
Come Mission
Soviet Union Moves Toward Exit From Britain
May 25 report from London says the Soviet embassy staff burned papers and packed trunks as a forced departure from England looms after a government decision to sever diplomatic and trade ties. The House of Commons vote is expected to be a formality with a Conservative majority. The government showed raid evidence from the Soviet Trade Delegation and Arcos, Ltd. offices but offered few details on espionage in America.
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United Press
London
England
House of Commons
Commons
Arcos, Ltd
America
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Manu
DE Pinedo
Allene Sumner
NEA Service, Inc
Episcopal Church
Straton
Shipler
Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Baltimore
la Guardia
Christian F. Reisner
Dry
Payne
Ward
U. S
France
Legion of Honor
Doumergue
Myron T. Herrick
Plant
Commission
Street Car Company
Amalgamated Association of Street & Electric Railway Employer of America
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