ElenT Story Building to Be Erected in Downtown
Thomas A. Moynahan announces plans for a downtown eight story stone office building and garage at Market and Delaware Streets costing about 550000. Union Title Company leases and Moynahan Construction owns the new property to be known as Union Title Building with Gothic architecture and multiple rental levels. About 70 percent of space has been leased with public garage access on Market and Delaware Streets.
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Thomas A. Moynahan
Moynahan Construction Company
Southwest Corner Market
Dela
VF ‘ Go
Batawih Floeke
Art W. Fleck
Achitect
Market
Delaware Sts
Union Title Company
Moynahan
Market St
Moynahan Company
Costa to Pay Costs for Free Verdict
Special Criminal Judge James E McDonald suspended a 30 day sentence on the Indiana State Farm for Joe Costa of Kokomo Ind on condition he pay a 40 dollar fine and costs He was convicted of assault and battery and sheeding He was ordered to pay 50 dollars damages to Max Sacks of 2949 Buckle 8 St where Sacks was injured
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James E. McDonald
Indiana
Joe Costa
Kokomo
Ind
Max Sacks
Buckle
Sacks
State bids on 900 acres of meander land in two counties
State Auditor L. S. Bowman today received bids on about 900 acres of meander land in La Porte and St. Joseph Counties. The sale was authorized by the 1923 Legislature.
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L. S. Bowman
la Porte
St. Joseph
Second Plea Made to Find Wife
Clarence Wenzel requests police aid in locating his wife Gertrude Wenzel who vanished May 15 after taking their children Virginia and Billy to a neighbor. Gertrude is described as blue eyed with light brown hair, last seen in a light gray dress, black coat and gray slippers. Also noted is Mrs Ethel Hopwood who left home Wednesday with five children and the father, described as gray eyed with brown hair wearing a blue gingham dress and black slippers.
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Clarence Wenzel
Gale St
Gertrude Wenzel
Virginia
Billy
Ethel Hopwood
Troy Ave
Beech Grove Traction Sold Under Receivership Plan
Beech Grove Traction Company now under court control with sale set for June 22 1925 to the highest bidder at Fletcher Savings and Trust Company offices. No bid below 30000 considered with Liabilities over 30000. operation to continue if no buyer. Local stockholders and rumors point to C F Schmidt as likely purchaser.
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Beech Grove Traction Company
Harry C. Chamberlain
Circuit Court
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Donald Morris
Chamberlin
Tax hike debate sparks warning in Indianapolis
Walter Myers the Democratic nominee for mayor told the Seventh District Democratic Women's Club at 1630 North Delaware Street Wednesday night that continual tax increases over six years will drive away business and make living unaffordable.
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Indianapolis
Walter Myers
Democratic Women's Club
Delaware St
Subway Crash Injures Twenty At 177th Street Station
Twenty people are reported injured when a north bound subway train collided with an empty train at the 177th Street station in New York. Five are listed in serious condition and emergency crews are on the scene.
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New Y York
177Th St
Attorneys Make Closing Arguments in Second Slayer Trial
In the second trial of an alleged slayer, lawyers present closing arguments as the judge reads jury instructions, marking the culmination of weeks of testimony and legal disputes.
Martinsville Courtroom Packed for Shaw Trial
Crowds fill the Morgan county circuit courtroom as closing arguments finish and Judge Williams instructs the jury in the John Thomas Shaw murder case. Shaw, 23, Indianapolis, is charged with killing Helen Hager Whelchel, 22, whose body was found near Indianapolis in 1923.
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Martinsville
Ind
Morgan County
Joseph K. Williams
John Thomas Shaw
Indianapolis
Shaw
Helen Hager Whelchel
Silas C. Kivett
Little City
William H. Remy
Lien County
Kivett
Former Board Head Thomas Roberts Dies in Denver
Word reached the State house of the death in Denver Colorado of Thomas Roberts a former member and chairman of the State Industrial Board He joined the board in 1919 became chair man in 1923 and had been connected with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers A son and a daughter in Indiana Harbor survive Funeral arrangements not yet released.
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Statehouse
Denver
Colo
Thomas Roberts
State Industrial Board
Roberts
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lake County
Indiana Harbor
NO SLEEP FOR SHRINERS ON TRAIN TO LA
Murat Temple Shriners travel to the imperial council of the order with nearly 450 aboard the Indianapolis special train. The Murat Band performs at Union Station as the group heads toward Colorado, with a breakfast stop planned Friday in Trinidad.
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United Press
Kansas City
Murat Temple Shriners
Los Angeles
Imperial Council of the Order
Murat
Union Station
Indianapolis
Colorado
Trinidhkd
Record crowd for race expected at Indianapolis Speedway
Officials anticipate the largest crowd ever for the Indianapolis race as visitors from across the country and abroad flood into the city. Hotels near capacity fill fast with about 3 000 rooms available. traffic rules restrict routes to the Speedway on race day to ease congestion.
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Indianapolis. Motor Speedway
Speedway
Chamber of Commerce Convention Bureau
the Speedway
Chamber «of Commerce Con Reau
Monument Circle
Earl L. Fergughti
Mahmoud Dijelaleddin
Paris
Lincoln
Francis Savort
Nordyke & Marmon
Spink-Arms
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Amoria
Michael Glenn
Glenn
Washington St
Warman Ave
Warman
Michigan St
Michigan
Tibbs Ave
Tibbs
Tenth St
Ahead of the 500 Mile Race at Indianapolis Speedway
Twenty three cars expected to start the Indianapolis 500 with Miller front drive facing withdrawal rumors. Hill may reclaim his car, while De Palma Corum and Vail post strong speeds. Other contenders include McDonagh Shafer Skelley Alley and Kess-Line teams amid ongoing trials.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Miller
Bennett Hill
Hill
Ray Cairens
Harry Miller
Cairens
Ralph de Palma
L. L. Corum
de Palma
Ira Vail
Charlotte
N. C
Vail
Bob McDonagh
Pete Sha
Tom
Fire at Logansport destroys Car Cartage building loss
Fire at Logansport Indiana destroyed the Car Cartage Company building causing about 30000 dollars damage. Eleven horses and several trucks were saved. Local authorities investigated the blaze and no deaths were reported.
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Logansport
Ind
Car Cartage Company
Memorial Day Weather Promises Fair Temperatures
The weather bureau says Saturday will be generally fair with rising temperatures for Memorial Day. Officials report no frost Wednesday night and a departing cold wave confirms improving conditions for the holiday race day.
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Weather Bureau
Women Witness Speed Kings Wives At Indianapolis Race
In the grand stands box at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a small group of wives of speed kings watches as their husbands race. Mrs. Pietro Bordino, Mrs. Frank Elliott, and Mrs. Wade Day Morton share pride and fear in the fast pace, while Mrs. Reeves Dutton notes the dangers and support roles behind the scenes.
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Reeves Dutton
Frank Elliott
Wade Day Morton
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pietro Bordino
Indianapolis
Duesenbergs
Dut
Rail line suit seeks 225000 from Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western
Indianapolis Union Railway Company files in Superior Court Two a suit to recover 225000 from the Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western Railroad Company. The complaint alleges nonpayment of fixed rentals and other assessments for ten months for use of tracks and Union Station. Equipment including Union Station Belt Railroad is used by all railroads.
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Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad Company
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Railway Company
Union Station
Belt Railroad
Weeks Operated On For Gall Stone Removal
Secretary of War John W Weeks underwent an operation at Phillips House Massachusetts General Hospital for removal of gall stones. Hospital officials released only that the operation was performed with no further details provided.
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United Press
Boston
Mass
John W. Weeks
Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dayton Tennessee poised for revival as Scopes trial looms
Dayton awaits July crowds for the Scopes trial as merchants plan a brief prosperity surge. The town’s history traces back to Smiths Cross Roads, then Dayton, rising with shipbuilding and a blast furnace boom before a late 19th century crash, bankrupted by failed iron market bets.
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Cumberland
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Blas
Motion to Admit Bail for Klan Leader and Two Charged
A petition requests bail for a former Ku Klux Klan head and two accomplices charged in the death of a girl. The filing argues urgency and ties to the case, outlining the defendants and the court handling the matter.
JUDGE HINES SETS JUNE 11 HEARING FOR BAIL MOTION
Hamilton Circuit Court will hear a bail motion for D. C. Stephenson and two associates on June 11. The defendants, held on murder charges in connection with Madge Oberholtzer's death, are in county jail after a venue change from Marion County.
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Fred E. Hines
Stephenson
Marion County
Madge Oberholtzer
University Ave
Indianapolis
Steve Balks at Jail Bath Tub
In Noblesville Indiana on May 28 D C Stephenson Earl Gentry and Earl Klinek held in county jail asked Sheriff Charles Gooding for a bath but were shown a single basement tub and postponed the bath. A kitchen visitor later sent a platter of jelly fruits and cookies to Stephen son via Mrs Gooding prompting a warning that jail rations could be halted if outside food continued.
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Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Gentry
Earl Klinek
Charles Gooding
Sheriff Gooding
Boy Given to Father After Foster Parents Ordered to Surrender
Nolan M Patterson seven is returned to his biological father Delbert A Patterson of Johnson County after Probate Judge Mahlon E Bush commands foster parents Paul L Collom and his wife to give up the child. Collom had adopted the boy June 18 1920 following the death of Patterson’s wife. since then Patterson has remarried.
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Nolan M. Patterson
Delbert A. Patterson
Johnson County
Mahlon E. Bush
Paul L. Collom
McCollom
Patterson
Woman's Torso Found on Lakewood Beach
The nude, unidentified torso of a middle aged woman with head hands and feet missing was found on a Lakewood beach. The body likely spent over a month in water and washed ashore. Police found no marks of violence though only a pair of black garters remained as clues.
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Lakewood
Marital Mix-Up in Chicago Reveals Paternity Claim
Mrs. Josie Rand, 31, told Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Nicolai that after fourteen years with a man she bore five children to he is her own father. She said she was born of an illicit union between Rand and his sister-in-law in Poland.
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United Press
Chicago
Josie Rand
Joseph Nicolai
Rand
Poland
Fined youths sentenced for concealed weapons
Clifford Roth aged 17 of 1049 S Pershing Ave and Garvie Miles aged 24 of 1142 S Tremont St were fined 100 and given 180 days at the Indiana State Farm on concealed weapons charges by City Judge Dan V White. Sentence suspended. Detectives said they had pursued the case in an auto pursuit.
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Clifford Roth
S. Pershing Ave
Garvie Miles
S. Tremont St
Indiana State Farm
Dan V. White
Lansing and
McDonald
Five New Bus Lines Sought for Indianapolis Area
South Side Motor Coach Company files petitions with the public service commission seeking authority to operate five new motor bus lines from Adler and Union Streets Rural Street Newton Avenue Mars Hill Minnesota Street Belmont Avenue Fletcher Avenue to Monument Circle. The firm plans incorporation soon with partners G. E. Mc Farland Frank Stuck and M. Rutledge of Beech Grove.
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Indianapolis
Monument Circle
Public Service Commission
South Side Motor Coach Company
Adler and
Union Sts
Circle
Rural St
Newton Ave
Mars Hill
Minnesota St
Belmont Ave
Fletcher
Fletcher Ave. and Big Four Railroad
Circles
G. E. McFarland
Frank Stuck
M. Rutledge
Beech Grove
Two Noel brothers Sentenced to Die in Dallas
Frank and Lorenzo Noel, both Black, were sentenced to death by electric chair for the confessed assault on Mrs. Mary Steer. The jury delivered the verdict in Dallas on May 28, with execution set for June 28.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
Frank
Lorenzo Noel
Mary Steer
French Troops Suffer Heavy Losses in Morocco War
Paris May 28 400 French soldiers killed and 1100 wounded in the Rif war with Morocco announced in the chamber of deputies by Premier Paul Painleve. He did not disclose current French troop numbers in operations against Abdel Krim's forces.
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United Preps
Paris
Morocco
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Painleve
Ab- Wel Krim
Stores Will Close on Saturday
Most Indianapolis stores will be closed all day Saturday for Memorial Day. The Merchants' Association announced the closing, with all stores in the association participating and clothing stores remaining closed after 6 p.m. Friday.
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Indianapolis
Merchants’ Association
En's Clothing
Reigs
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Union Title Building
Costa
Kokomo Man
Flapper
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Reeiver
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Morris
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Schmidt
C. F. Schmidt
Century Bldg
Slayer
John L
Kansas City, Mo
By Blythe Q. Hendricks
Burns
By Ruby Weil
Union Railway
By John Montoux
Dayton, Tenn
Clyde River
Scotland
Smith's Crossroads
N. D. Reed
Smith's Cross Roads
Peter Donaldson
England
Donaldson
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Hines
James A. Collins
of Criminal Court
Times Special
D. C
Inman
Collins
Steve
United Preas
Cleveland
Ohio
State Farm
Painleve
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