Memorial Day Observances Set Across City Parade Featured
Thousands attend the annual Speedway event while a large number bow heads at Memorial day services across the city. A 2 pm parade and exercises at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument and cemeteries are planned by the General Memorial Association with Captain A J Ball as grand marshal and Robert Kendrick as aid. Public schools hold patriotic exercises and a Grove of Remembrance service occurs at Garfield Park at 2 30 pm.
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Soldiers’ and Sailors
General Memorial Association
Service Star Legion
Garfield Park
Frank Nessler
Hamilton-Berry
Leroy Mansfield
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Vida Newsom
Columbus
Ind
A. J. Ball
C. C. Moon
Robert Kendrick
W. D. Wilson
Bail Fight of Stephenson Set as Trial Like Hearing
The bail petition for D C Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan leader Earl Klinck and Harl Gentry charged with the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer 28 of 5802 University Ave will be heard in Noblesville June 11. The proceeding aims to resemble a regular trial with witnesses including Oberholtzer's parents and Dr John K Kingsbury. The hearing before Judge Fred E Hines on a Hamilton Circuit Court change of venue from Marion Circuit Court will allow the State to reveal its hand.
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D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Earl Klinck
Harl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
University Ave
Ball
Noblesville
Miss Oberholtzer
Marshall Oberholtzer
John K. Kingsbury
Unclear Fragments Reflect Weekend Note
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Locked Up for Twenty Hours in Indiana Murder Trial
Jurors in Martinsville hold a twenty hour deadlock on the murder charge against John Thomas Shaw of Indianapolis in the Helen lazer Whelchel case. Judge Joseph W. Williams grants them until Saturday morning to decide as prosecutors Omar O'Hara and Homer Elliott await a verdict.
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Martinsville
Ind
John Thomas Shaw
Indianapolis
Helen Lazer Whelchel
Joseph W. Williams
Omar O'Hara
Morgan County
William H. Remy
Marion County
Homer Elliott
Crowe Seeks Fresh Bribe Evidence in Shepherd Murder Case
State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe announced he would pursue new evidence that witnesses in the William P D Shepherd $1,000,000 germ murder trial were offered bribes. He aims to present to the grand jury and seek indictments against alleged higher ups. The link to Stewart and O'Brien, Shepherds attorneys, remained unclear.
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Crowe
Shepherd Case
United Press
Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
William PD. Shepherd
Grand Jury
Higehr Ups
William Scott Stewart
W. W. O’brien
Shepherd
No Word of Lee Here Sparks County Probe
County investigator Claude Worley said officials will begin an investigation next week if Knoxville Tennessee does not respond about the return of Ralph Lee who escaped from Franklin Indiana jail and is charged with first degree murder in the killing of Abner Peck. Lee is held in Knoxville on a robbery charge. Worley reported ten days ago.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ralph Lee
Claude M. Worley
Lee
Franklin
Ind
Abner Peck
Knooxville
Worley
Woman fined and jailed on assault charge in city case
Helen Spurling of 42 W Fourteenth St was fined $5 and costs and sentenced to ten days in Indiana Woman's Prison for assault and battery after an alleged fight with Fannie Granger at the same address. City Judge Pro Tem Garth Melson suspended judgment.
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Helen Spurling
Fourteenth St
Indiana Woman's Prison
Fannie Granger
Garth Melson
Flat Refusal to Reappoint Teacher Sparks School Board Debate
Superintendent E A Graff announced he would not reappoint Miss Georgia Alexander principal of School 10 or place her in any Indianapolis school. He cited past noncooperation with authorities and a failed promise of cooperation after Columbia studies as the basis for the decision and criticized her attitude toward assistants and directors.
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E. A. Graff
Georgia Alexander
N. Pennsylvania St
Indianapolis
Graff
Columbia University
Columbia
Alexander
Petitions Expected for Miss Georgia Alexander Reappointment
Petitions supporting the reappointment of Miss Georgia Alexander principal of School No 10 Thirteenth Street and Ashland Avenue were expected before the school board special meeting at 5 p m to consider bids for houses on the site of the new colored high school Alexander’s name was omitted from a Tuesday night list of recommendations by Superintendent EB Graff
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Georgia Alexander
Thirteenth St
Ashland Ave
Miss Alexander
EB. U. Graff
Best Ways to Go to Speedway
Buses street cars and rail road trains will move thousands of race fans to the Speedway Saturday. Peoples Motor Coach buses run on a ten minute schedule from Monument Circle and from Illinois and Washington Streets. Traction cars depart Terminal Station every minute and shuttle trains from Union Station every five minutes per Speedway office. A special train and cars for Speedway employees will depart.
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Speedway
Peoples Motor Coach
Monument Circle
Illinois
Washington Sts
Washington St
Warman Ave
Michael J. Glenn
Terminal Station
Union Station
Speedway Office
First Spectator Record Falls at Race Gate
All records for first spectator at the big race were shattered at the Speedway. Artie Gowen of Poplar Bluff Iowa arrived first at the middle gate at 2 p.m. Thursday with Herbert Ubelein and Earl Wilmoth. Four hours later Roland Stang Joseph Lang and Edward Hartman along with Clarence Ober and Harold Almond entered second line. Vera Oster of Toledo was the first woman in line arriving with her father A W Oster. Oster noted she was No 3 last year at 4 p.m. but this year was twelfth in line. Seven cars waited at the main gate. S N Hardy of 642 Lynn Street rode in car one.
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Artie Gowen
Herbert Uebelein
Popular Bluffs, Mo
Earl Wilmoth
Troy
Au‘o
Edward Hartman
Roland Stang
Joseph Lang
Harold Almond
Clarence Oberfelt
Sandusky
Ohio
Speedway
Poplar Bluff
Iowa
Herbert Ubelein
Poplar Bluffs
N. Y
Oster
S. N. Hardy
Lynn St
Gangland Pays Genna Tribute in Chicago Barrage of Wealth
Gangland held a lavish funeral tribute for Bloody Angelo Genna, murdered by rival bootleggers. An expensive procession featured 30 luxury cars with flowers and 15 limousines carrying family, relatives, politicians, and fellow gang members amid a $50,000 display of pomp.
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United Press
Chicago
Angelo
Genna
City auction sells school land and buildings in Indianapolis
Mayor Shank sells eleven houses a barn and a garage on land at Twelfth and West Streets once part of a high school for colored students. Total sales bring 1600 dollars with one remaining building yet to be identified as the city plans to meet a revised ae of 1200.
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Shank
Indianapolis
West Sts
Air Leader Patrick to Speak at SAE Dinner in Indianapolis
Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick chief of the U S air service will be the principal speaker at a dinner in Indianapolis tonight honoring the twenty-fifth anniversary of the automotive industry. Co F Kettering Albert J Beveridge and Charles M Schwab also on the program with Patrick arriving from Washington by air shortly before noon.
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Mason M. Patrick
U. S. A. Air Service
Indiana Section
Society of Automotive Engineers
Indianapolis Athletic Club
General Patrick
Washington
Co.f. Kettering
General Motors Research Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Steel
Albert J. Beveridge
Girl Found Murdered in Brooklyn After Theater Party
Miss Florence Kane twenty four year old sister of a Brooklyn detective was murdered near her home while returning from a theater party in Manhattan. A few hours later her mutilated body was found in a vacant Brownsville lot, echoing a prior case in which Mary Mac Donald was killed nearby.
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Bu United Press
Brooklyn
N. Y
Florence Kane
Manhattan
Dedicatory Program Planned for St. Mark A. M. E. Zion Temple
Bishop P. A. Wallace of New York will preach the dedicatory sermon Sunday at 3 p m at the new St. Mark A M E Zion Temple 1803 Shelby St A number of ministers from the denomination will take part A special morning program will be held A banquet in honor of Bishop Wallace will follow Monday night
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New York
P. A. Wallace
New St. Mark A. M. E. Zion Temple
Shelby St
Bishop Wallace
Painleve policy earns overwhelming vote of confidence
Paris May 29 The Painleve cabinet won an overwhelming vote of confidence on its Morocco policy in the Chamber. The result stood 537 in favor with only a small number opposed.
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Morocco
United Press
Paris
Painleve
Chamber
Bond fixed at 30000 for Hawkins in stock swindle case
Federal Judge Robert Baltzell set bond at 30000 and refused sisters surety in the Hawkins Mortgage Company conspiracy to defraud charges. Hawkins, awaiting trial on a 6 million stock swindle, defaulted on a 7500 bond after missing a 1924 trial. He was captured in Ohio and brought to Indianapolis. Judge Baltzell will review property value before any further release. Hawkins will remain jailed while Ward seeks bond and estate examination proceeds.
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Morton S. Hawkins
Marion County
Robert C. Baltzell
Hawkins
Hawkins Mortgage Company
Portland
Ind
Ohio
Indianapolis
Homer Filliott
Atorney
United States
Albert Ward
Estella M. Fall
Zella H. Jones
Leaves Ward
Baltzell
Sumner
Ill
Thirty miners' bodies recovered at North Carolina mine
Sanford, N C May 29. Thirty bodies removed from the Carolina Coal Company mine shaft. Hope of rescuing the others trapped by Wednesday's explosion abandoned. Officials estimate twenty four remain. Retrieval proceeds swiftly under experts from Thomas West Virginia. Twelve bodies were brought up.
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Sanford
N. C
Carolina Coal Company
Thomas
W. Va
News of First Serious Accident of Speedway Season
The season opened with a major incident as crowds gathered for the speedway event. A driver was involved in a serious accident though reported uninjured, drawing attention from spectators and officials.
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Acci
Duray Sets World Motor Classic Speed Record
The report notes Duray’s speed in the World’s Greatest Motor Classic as a potential new mark while detailing L. L. Corum’s crash in Ralph De Palma’s Miller Special during practice. Corum escaped unharmed and the car was withdrawn. The inflow of race fans and last-minute seat rushes at the Speedway are described as anticipation builds for the 600-mile race.
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Speedway
L. L. Corum
Ralph de Palma
Corum
de Palma
Frontenac
Joe Boyer
Boyer
Miller
Benny Hill
Hill
Ray Carrens
Indianapolis
Texas
Oklahoma
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Pacific Slope
Union
Children’s Museum Association Plans Permanent Setup
The Indianapolis Children’s Museum Association aims to form a permanent organization Monday night at the Herron Art Institute. Murray Alman reports the group, modeled on Brooklyn’s organization, seeks a dedicated building for a child’s museum.
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Childrens’ Museum Association of
Indianapolis
Herron Art Institute
Murray Alman
Department of Research
Brooklyn, N. Y
Child's Museum
Bulding
Indiana Firms Indicted in Furniture Price Fixing War
Federal grand jury indicted 263 furniture manufacturers and six trade officials for price fixing and production curtailment to sustain inflated prices. Forty four Indiana firms named. Indianapolis firms include Cabinet Makers Union Emrich Furniture Furnas Western Udell Works Krieg Melen. Penalties include up to $5,000 per corporation and $5,000 plus one year jail for individuals.
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Federal
National Refrigerator Manufacturers Association
National Alliance of Furniture Manufacturers
National Association of Chair Manufacturers
Indiana
Indianapolis
Cabinet Makers Union
Emrich Furniture Company
Furnas Furniture Company
H. Lauter & Co
Udell Works
Western Furniture Company
Krieg-Melen Company
Taylor disputes postwar furniture price rise claims
Carl A. Taylor president of the Taylor Carpet Company says furniture prices in Indianapolis are only 20 to 25 per cent higher than 1914 levels, refuting claims that postwar costs are 100 to 300 per cent higher and offering to prove the figures.
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Carl A. Taylor
Taylor Carpet Company
Indianapolis
Taylor
Officials deny alleged price excess in Indianapolis companies
Officials of Indianapolis firms named in the indictment deny exorbitant pricing. William F. Emrich of Emrich Furniture calls the claim a mistake. Western Furniture and H Lauter company officials also dispute the charges and offer no further statement.
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Indianapolis
William F. Emrich
Emrich Furniture Company
W. Morris &T
Western Furniture Company
Madison Ava
H. Lauterompany
Fireman Dies in Gary Fire at Boston Store
A gas related explosion in the Boston store in Gary injures four others and kills one firefighter. The blaze began early today in a rear first floor room and a collapsing wall trapped the crew amid debris. Loss estimated at 350000 dollars.
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United Preas Gary, Inc
Boston
Weeks Recovers From Gallstone Operation
Secretary of War John W Weeks underwent gallstone removal and spent a comfortable night at Massachusetts General Hospital. Attending surgeon Dr Daniel F Jones said his condition today is satisfactory.
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Porton
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts General Hospital
Daniel F. Jones
Ideal Speedway Day Predicted
Fair weather for Speedway day was forecast today by J. B. Armington government meteorologist. He said there was no sight of rain for Saturday, though conditions may become unsettled by Saturday.
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J. B. Armington
Sat
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Stephenson
Flapper
John L. Niblack
Times
The
West
Gangland
Freedom
Patrick
Dent
Duray
Witness
By Blythe Q. Hendricks
Seth Klein
Children’s Museum
Hoosier
Indiana Comepanies
James T. Kolbert
United Presse Star
Gary
Weeks
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