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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
1
Mrs. Charles Payne found a note slipped under her front door promising death within 48 hours. She saw a boy about 14 run from her yard toward a Ford roadster after hearing a noise at the back door, prompting police investigation.
Federation of Civic Clubs led by John F. White protests Friday night against removing concrete as a specified street paving material. White says concrete should remain in the four approved materials to ensure competitive bidding against asphalt.
In the United Press report from St Joseph Michigan on May 26 the defense in the House of David dissolution hearing resumes cross examination of Dolly Wheeler. The defense suggests the action against the religious sect was plotted by disgruntled members for revenge and money. Dolly denies living with any man and says she rented rooms to Carlson and two women.
H. H. Walls, 30, of 8631 W. Michigan St., slashed his throat and abdomen with a safety razor at the Colonial Hotel and was taken to city hospital at 5:30 a.m. Recovery is hoped. Walls, separated from his wife Coledo, has a 4 year old child. Night clerk S. M. Johnson said Walls telephoned after the act, reporting the self harm.
Classified ad for Hiller Office Supply Co referencing Canton steel files and systems with a Massachusetts address 0612. Adds distribution and product focus.
Former Johnson Circuit Court judge W E Deupre of Franklin Indiana recounts breaking the Wright bone dry law to obtain whisky to save his father and says he would act the same again under similar circumstances. Other Hoosiers from four towns discuss the matter and oppose censorship of Governor Jackson and Attorney General Gilliam.
A man recalls obtaining whisky at $15 a quart to keep someone from dying of asthma and argues for loosening Indiana bone dry law while affirming respect for the law. Judge Fremont Miller condemns illicit relief and urges lawful modification to prevent abuse.
Henry and Edsel Ford declare a long anticipated Ford car will be produced within weeks. The model aims for speed style and traffic flexibility but details on gear shift price and availability remain undisclosed. Ford notes higher manufacturing costs.
George Steinmetz, manager of the local Ford branch, says no new details are available. He quotes that information must come from Detroit and notes only that an additional car will be produced and the plant will maintain its current schedule.
S O White chief engineer Warner Gear Company described to the Society of Automotive Engineers in French Lick Indiana how a four speed transmission can reduce gasoline and oil waste and vibration. The engineers also noted bumper height recommendations of eighteen inches at the front and nineteen inches at the rear.
The will of Elizabeth G. Browning assistant city librarian who died May 17 was filed for probate today in Marion Probate Court. Real estate valued at 20000 and personal property at 6500 are listed in the filing.
Mrs. Bessie Gillespie of Columbus has survived fifty six days with a steel jacketed bullet lodged in her brain. Doctors express wonder at her prolonged life as paralysis grips her right side. The accidental shooting occurred when her husband was cleaning a revolver.
Forecasts point to more than 140000 spectators at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Memorial Day classic with visitors from abroad and all states. Last year 135000 attended and most grandstand seats are sold, while 20000 parking spaces and 2500 reserved seats are available. Maj. George F. Green plans large police force and new roads to manage crowds as 33 of 41 cars remain in competition.
Robert Perry was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving whisky to his 4 year old son who died from alcohol effects. He received four months in the workhouse after the jury rejected murder charges. Witnesses testified the liquor was given as medicine during illness.
New York conductor Paul Whiteman, touring Ace Berry of Circle Theater, visited Indianapolis this afternoon at the Speedway. He came to drive back a new Macfarlan automobile built for him at Connersville, Indiana.
Mrs. A. W. Early of 825 Marott Hotel reported to police that she lost a diamond and platinum bar pin on Wednesday. The piece featured three one karat diamonds at center and about 100 smaller diamonds surrounding it.
Paris honors Captain Charles Lindbergh with a massive public welcome. About 100000 amazed residents from the Arc de Triomphe to City Hall cheered him as he was toasted for enhancing American French ties. He viewed war veterans at Invalides and wept at Marshal Foch's home.
A Brooklyn Evening World reader urged the government to discourage Capt. Charles Lindbergh from flying again, arguing an accident would be a national calamity. The letter frames Lindbergh as essential to Paris air links and national morale.
An unscheduled stop at the Invalides sees Charles Lindbergh pause before severely disfigured veterans. The famed flyer shows emotion as he grasps the battered hands of two grenadiers from Napoleon's grand army, bringing adulation into a somber moment.
The Bellanca monoplane Columbia, holder of the endurance flight record, will enter the $35,000 Dole prize contest for a flight from the Pacific coast to the Hawaiian Islands. Charles A. Levine announces another flight is planned, with Clarence D. Chamberlin set as pilot for the Pacific trip.
Jacob Rosenthal, proprietor of the Manila Times, offered 500 dollars to start a prize fund for the first trans-Pacific flight from the American coast to Manila. He laid down that the fund must reach at least 12 500 dollars.
Schedule fragment lists times and times for events around morning to afternoon with entries such as 10 a.m. 60 and 11 a.m. 60 and afternoon pointers including noon 12 and 2 p.m. The text appears as a partial timetable with incomplete context and missing event names.
Attorney Joe Rand Beckett spoke at Langenkamp-Wheeler Brass Works urging city manager plans as the path to stronger business. He argued cooperation between government and industry boosts growth and cited Fairbanks-Morse land dispute as an example of how political bickering hinders expansion.
In La Porte Indiana on May 26 the weather man altered his forecast and snowflakes fell after three days of miniature tornadoes. The brief snowfall failed to dampen straw hats or the spirits of their wearers.
A May 26 tornado ripped through Plainville Indiana injuring twenty people with three in serious condition. The storm produced heavy rain and hail, damaged crops, downed trees, and toppled several houses in the southwest part of town. Harvey Mills and family narrowly escaped injury as their dining room was destroyed while they had just left the table.
Norfolk reports six dead after a cyclone windstorm tore through a grandstand at a Virginia League event. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, attending Landis day, remained uninjured along with other notables despite the destruction and casualties.
A new city charter establishing a city manager form of government for Atlanta was defeated by voters, 8,000 to 3,907, according to official tabulations released today.
Marion County prosecutors moved the Indiana political corruption inquiry forward as they departed the courthouse with a pledge to continue work. William H. Remy and aides Emsley W. Johnson and John W. Holtzman traveled Wednesday amid related appearances by Frank Sipe and Harvey Bedford in the jury room.
Flood waters from the Atchafalaya River crevasse flood Point Coupee parish threatening stately estates in New Orleans. The Zachary Taylor mansion near Innes is deserted with furnishings piled inside as 150 to 175 square miles of the parish are expected to flood by night.
Heavy rains along the White and Patoka rivers flood southwestern Indiana. The Wabash River rose again, passing the twenty foot stage in Terre Haute, four feet above the flood mark as other streams ran high.
A major section of organized labor and the railway brotherhoods urged President Coolidge to summon an immediate extra session of Congress to address flood relief. They stated no personal, political, or financial reason should delay the call.
Deputy Prosecutor John L. Niblack pleaded for remodeling of the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, describing a smoky six by eight foot room with no ventilation, no privacy, and outdated legal volumes. He asked county commissioners to add two elevators and move civil courts to the courthouse fourth floor to improve efficiency and security.
Frances Shaner, 14, of East Columbus is recovering from injuries after a tornado in Columbus Indiana. The storm caused thousands of dollars in damage as debris and flying metal struck during the twister yesterday.
An unconfirmed wireless message from Ponta de Gada Azores said the Italian steamer Superga found the missing Francesco De Pinedo crew and seaplane Inante Sagres in tow. The crew boarded Superga and Roma was en route to meet them.
Two youths brandished revolvers and forced Assistant Cashier Orville Dendo and proprietor W. R. Horne to the floor at 10:35 a.m. They escaped with about $4,000 in cash, leaving the scene before witnesses could give a description. Police hunted the suspects as investigators noted the bank’s routine deposits and past robbery in 1924.
President Coolidge will travel to Hammond Indiana to dedicate the Wicker Park memorial on June 14. He is to speak at 2 30 P M central standard time as part of a westward trip likely stopping at a Black Hills vacation site.
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