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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1926
Page
1
Opinion piece argues against routine euthanasia for the conjoined Medich twins and calls for public funding to support their care. It condemns spectacle and urges responsible, compassionate policy, proposing two to three thousand dollars yearly to cover necessities.
Memorial Day events will honor Civil War Spanish American War and World War II veterans. A 2 p m two division parade from Circle to Crown Hill Cemetery will feature veterans in cars. Senator Arthur R Robinson will speak at Crown Hill at 3 pm. Flowers will mark graves and ceremonies begin with church services and chimes at 8 am.
United Press reports 24 dead in Zinanac uprising including 23 Moros and a constabulary member. Scores wounded on both sides as dispatches condemn the police for slaughtering natives amid widespread unrest and discontent.
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Two of five American captives, Briggs and Greeley, were released after Mexican soldiers pursued bandit groups. Officials from the El Aguila Oil Company, which employs them, informed the American embassy of the release in Mexico City on May 29. In Canyon Texas, J W Shanklin, another captive, did not die at dusk as planned and is reported alive though in captors’ hands.
Colonel Martin Simonson, former head of The Salvation Army in Indiana, will visit Indianapolis Sunday to lead a service at 11 a.m. at the Citadel 23 S Capitol Ave and in Anderson at 2 30 p.m. and Muncie at 8 p.m. He oversees Relief Work in Greater New York and attends the National Charities Convention then meeting in Cleveland.
Washington May 29 The Senate's legislative muddle again delayed adjournment as a 21 to 20 vote approved adjourning until Tuesday amid farm bloc pleas to stay in session. Republican steering committee members failed to agree on precedence of bills including farm relief prohibition French debt and Muscle Shoals prompting chairman Wadsworth to leave town and return Tuesday.
Washington May 29. The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee chairman James E. Watson reported favorably a bill to eliminate Pullman surcharges. The measure aims to remove added passenger car charges and ease rail freight costs for travelers and shippers alike.
Traffic Inspector Lester Jones outlined routes and patrol setup to manage traffic for Indianapolis Motor Speedway event day. Recruits from other units join 12 hour shifts with officers at key intersections and on motorcycles and mounts. Sixteenth Street time restrictions direct west and east bound flows.
Two boys died in separate auto incidents in Indianapolis on Friday. Hutson 10 and Feeney 8 were killed after stepping into traffic near their schools. Longley and McFarland face involuntary manslaughter charges, with witnesses listing other injuries and a bystander involved.
Governor Jackson will address the Indiana School for the Blind graduation in the school auditorium. Prof. Frederick D. Kershner delivers the class address. Graduates include Richard L. Barton, Nellie K. Toner, Bernard A. Brown, Charles Nichol, Elsie May Martin, Madonna Shackles, Helen Whitacre, and Elsie Lewark.
Rangoon reports 1,200 killed as cyclone and tidal wave strike the Arakan coast on May 22. The Naaf River floods, villages near Maungdaw wiped out, cattle killed, telegraph lines cut, and widespread suffering around Duthidaung and Maungdaw.
Criminal Judge James A. Collins sustained a motion to quash an affidavit for a search warrant leading to the discharge of Carl H. Mote an attorney charged with manufacturing possession and sale of liquor in a grand jury indictment Prosecutor William H Remy plans to appeal Collins decision to the State Supreme Court The ruling centered on the home as sacrosanct and improper entry for evidence from the Mote residence on April 3 by officer Cox
Sergt Lawrence Pankersly Privates Morton Chewing Harry Pershing and Robert Ruskin of the 11th Infantry Band are in a post hospital after their car plunged down an embankment near Seventy Third Street and Keystone Avenue. The driver was blinded by oncoming headlights. The soldiers attended a private dance at the Liberty Beach Hotel prior to the accident. Richard Brasher, a black man of 317 W Twenty Fifth Street, was charged with driving while intoxicated after colliding with autos belonging to Harley Barksdale and R L Long near the mockaville bridge.
The 500 mile speedway race entries faced slow qualification as only nineteen cars qualified after two elimination days. New motor displacement rules forced revamps, delaying readiness for the 10 am Monday start. Cliff Woodbury led Friday's gains with a Boyle Valve Special posting top speed, averaging 105.109 mph.
The American Legion through its National Americanism Commission will continue American Education Week with plans for November. Frank C. Cross, commission director, announced that definite dates will be announced soon and that the United States Bureau of Education will not participate in directing the week as in recent years.
Chrysler Coronation of Detroit announces price cuts from 100 to 400 on all Imperial 80 models through local distributor Carl H. Wallerich Inc. Phaeton drops to 2495, roadster 2595, coupe 2895, five passenger sedan 3095, seven passenger sedan 3195, and sedan limousine 3595.
Lawrence F. Orr chief examiner of the State board of accounts sends a notice to Indiana public officials. The letter directs that political subdivisions must buy commodities from State institutions under the act.
Advance crowds near 100000 descend on Indianapolis as preparations for the 14th running of the Indianapolis 500 speedway race surge. Police deploy raids to curb crime while hotels restaurants and housing strain under the influx as events including the Night Before the Race Dinner draw industry leaders. Wardens and detectives plan to guard against pickpockets and scalpers.
Miss Georgia Purkey suffered numerous cuts and Carl Sharp injured his right arm when their car ran off the Noblesville Pike two miles south of Cicero and struck a telephone pole. They were taken to Hamilton County hospital. Sharp said the car got out of control.
United States Weather Bureau meteorologist J H Armington forecasts partly cloudy skies Sunday and fair conditions Monday for Indianapolis. Local thunderstorms are possible in either day, with mild temperatures continuing as residents expect sunshine for the Speedway race and Holiday events.
German officials accuse prohibition agents of violating extra territoriality when they boarded the Hamburg in official capacity at San Pedro California. Authorities say agents visited as guests only and the ship retains embassy like privileges. captain reprimanded any sale of liquor and the incident is closed.
Police plan a sweep on ticket scalpers after four arrests. S. M. Goblinger Abe Klapper and Robert Lawson face charges for reselling $1 tickets at $3.50. Judge Dan V. White delayed cases until June 9 as officials await a ruling on the law.
Henry Davis of the Chamber of Commerce convention bureau announced the 1927 convention of the International Union of Gospel Missions will be held here May 14 to 19. About six hundred delegates are expected to attend.
The Times will provide extensive Speedway Race coverage with Vedder Garth and Blythe Q. Hendricks as lead writers, supported by six staffers and one woman. A dedicated Speedway press pagoda wire and a United Press telegraph line will relay updates to the city room for regular and extra editions.
City recreation director Jesse P. McClure announced that all playgrounds will be fully ready when they reopen on June 15. The park board, after a special meeting, approved a nearly 200 person recreation department staff list including Anna N. Harris Dora L. Henry Mrs. Mary R. Jackson Thelma Prather Rosemary Morris set Bertha V. Edwards Mary Armstrong Francis Holland Katherine Louise Noonan John Dailey Spencer W. Myers Ruth and R a
The Indianapolis City Council approved a daylight saving time ordinance in a special session with a 6 to 1 vote. Mayor Duvall signed it later that afternoon after delaying to review the measure. If vetoed, a new special meeting could seek passage over the mayor’s objections.
President Coolidge planned to unveil a monument to John Erickson with Swedish Crown Prince and Crown Princess present. The royals spent the morning visiting local art galleries and the Pan American Union during their Washington visit.
On the eve of Dr Thomas F Courtney's health board term end Mayor Duvall hinted he may not appoint another man. Courtney, appointed under the Shank administration, is endorsed for reappointment by Sol Schloss, president and hold over board member.
The Integrity Mutual Casualty Company, a large firm with operations in twenty two states, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Chicago on May 29. Authorities allege liabilities exceed assets by one million dollars and a receiver was appointed.
Leonard Spears, a Ithaca merchant, was bitten by a diamond backed rattler in Cornell University laboratories Friday night. Serum was rushed from New York in eleven hours by car and train to attempt to save his life.
Marion County grand jury deputy William H. Shaeffer announced Carolyn Haag wife of Wilkinson Haag and Miss Lenora Haag aunt to the victim have been subpoenaed to appear next week. The two may assist in locating Haag's slayer.
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