City Honors Veterans With Memorial Services at Crown Hill
Crowds, bands, and veterans from three wars gathered for a Memorial Day tribute at Crown Hill cemetery. The program included a 21 gun salute, a reading of Gettysburg Address, and taps, with remarks by Judge Delbert Wilmeth and other dignitaries. The event honored living veterans and those who died defending the nation, with ceremonies at Holy Cross and other city cemeteries throughout the morning.
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Crown Hill Cemetery
Illinois
Michigan Sts
Frank A. Shellhouse
Sons of Veterans
United States Army
Frank M. Hay
Indianapolis
T. C. Clapp
Enoch R. Hood
Albert L. Pauley
Lincoln
Ferdinand J. Montani
American Legion
Holy Cross Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Norman E. Patrick
Pauley
Ben Harrison
Europe
Indiana
Sons of the American Revolution
Women's Relief Corps
Old Christ Church
Newsboys
Delbert ©. Wilmeth
Jesse Bogue
Disabled Soldiers League
Third Christian Church
Comrades of Foreign Wars
General Memorial Association
D. H. McAbee
Judge Wilmeth
America
William F. Russell
Floral Park
Anderson Cemetery
William H. Shearer
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Indianapolis visitors urged to report any bad experiences
Welcome note from Indianapolis leading business houses and the Better Business Bureau invites visitors to report unpleasant experiences to manager G. F. Olwin at the Chamber of Commerce building. The city promotes a square deal reputation for guests.
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Indianapolis
Better Business Bureau
Speedway
City of the Square
G. F. Olwin
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln
Race by Laps Murphy Wins Slow Distance Meet
Murphy takes first in a laps race with Cooper and Hill following. Times show 15 07.70 for 50 miles with averages around 99. A separate 50 mile run lists Murphy first and Cooper second with a 30 20 12 time and 98.89 average. Additional 75 and 100 mile events show similar placements and times, with Cooper and Hill near the front and Hartz and Milton among the top finishers across distances.
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Murphy
Hill
Cooper
Hartz
Milton
Miles Murphy
Vail
Coroner Rules Eastbound IC Line Crew Primarily Responsible
Huntington Ind May 30 The coroner’s verdict finds the east-bound extra traction crew primarily responsible for the Roanoke crash on May 19 that killed five and injured many. The crew failed to follow company rules and officials are deemed secondarily responsible for inadequate safety equipment.
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United
Huntington
Ind
Indiana Service Corporation Lines
Roanoke
John Good
Traffic Lanes Filled As Fans Head For Rage
Crowds poured into the Speedway area for Memorial Day observations as traffic surged. Shuttles from Union Station ran every eight minutes carrying 300 passengers each while taxis dominated city streets and buses ferried festival-goers to the Speedway amid a busy morning scene. Memorial Day remembrances persisted among the revelry.
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RAGE
Mlinois St
Union Station
T. H
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Speedway
T. J. Gore
Peoples Motor Coach Company
Indianapolis Motor Bus Terminal
Graduation set for Culver Military Academy June 11
Graduates of Culver Military Academy will receive diplomas June 11. Dr J G K McClure president McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago will preach the baccalaureate sermon as he has for twenty years. Commencement address by Dr LeRoy Burton president University of Michigan. Alumni luncheon planned June 8.
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University of Michigan
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
J. G. K. McClure
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
LeRoy Burton
Line Up of Starters No 2
The list shows numbered riders in rows with names including Jimmie Murphy Jane Bover Harry Hartz Tommy Milton Bennie Hill Jules Ellinghoo Cliff Iuwrant Antoine Mourra Austerbergs Jerry Wonderlich Frank Elliott Peter De Paolo Eddie Hearne Tra Vail Fred Comer Ora Haibe Bob McDonagh Bill Hunt Fred Harder with various affiliations and team notes.
Killed in Auto Smash In Cincinnati Ice Wagon Crash
Albert Thorne a 38 year old cashier of General Electric at Schenectady N Y was killed when his car slammed into a loaded ice wagon in Cincinnati. Wallace Level and William Woods are named in the report with Level hospitalized for a leg injury after fleeing Woods who was seen with a knife.
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General Electric
United Press
Cincinnati
Albert Thorne
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Wallace Level
Lafayette St
William Woods
Level
Woods
Coolidge Urges Harding Court In Peace Plea
President Coolidge urged adherence to the permanent court of international justice protocol with Harding’s conditions at Arlington. He warned against material changes likely to fail Senate consent and stressed the United States must meet world burdens in an upright American way. A wreath was laid on the Unknown Soldier tomb.
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Coolidge
Harding
United
Washington
Pepper
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Poincare Cabinet to Resign This Sunday Morning
Paris reports Premier Poincare will submit the cabinet’s resignation to the president Sunday at 10 30 a m. after a parliamentary defeat that saw left wing groups gain markedly.
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United Press Raris
Poincare
Miller
Early Indianapolis 500 Winners List From 1911 to 1923
A historical tally lists 1911 Ray Harroun Marmon through 1923 Tommy Milton Hupmobile era winners with note that 1916 race covered 300 miles while others were 500 miles. The entries include drivers and car makes such as Delage Peugeot Murphy and Hupmobile across years.
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Jimmy Murphy
Murphy
Tommy Milton
H. Cs
Twelfth Annual 500 Mile Race Opens in Ideal Weather
The race started under perfect speedway weather with a large crowd. Cooper led at 175 miles with Hill second and Murphy third. Bennie Hill moved ahead of Murphy after Murphy tire change, challenging Cooper for first. At 150 miles Cooper led Hill by 40 seconds and Murphy by 1 minute 10 seconds. Lap prizes totaled 2050 for Murphy, 1000 to Cooper, 50 to Boyer at the 62nd lap.
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Jimmy Murphy
Bennie Hill
Cooper
Hill
Murphy
Boyer
Berg
Ansterberg
Ellinsbee
An&terberg
Duesenberg
Tommy Milton
Milton
Vail
Hearne
Mourre
Hartz
Eliingboe
Jerry Wonderlich
Durant
Wade Morton
Wonderlich
Coofer
Ellingboe
DePaolo
Haibe
Schmidt
Joe Boyer
Indianapolis 500 Leads Tight Battle at Mile 123
Earl Cooper in a Studebaker Special and Jimmy Murphy in a Miller Special battled for the lead at about 100 mph around the Indianapolis track. Murphy briefly led as Cooper pressed, with Bennie Hill and Hartz among the chasers and multiple pit actions shaping the midway race.
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Blythe Q. Hendricks
Earl Cooper
Studebaker
Jimmy Murphy
Cooper
Murphy
Howdy Wilcox
Wilcox
Memorial Day Flag Display Rules
The text outlines flag display protocol for Memorial Day including hoist to the top at noon, half-mast until noon then full, orientation of the stars field, and civilian hat handling. It also condemns improper uses such as using the flag as a handkerchief, seating, sewing, twisting, advertising, or letting it touch the ground or a boat deck.
Speedway Lap Prize Fund Totaling 6250
The Chamber of Commerce announced a prize pool of 6250 for Speedway laps. The fund will be split into 50 prizes of 50 for the first 125 laps. A dinner at Rainbow Casino Gardens Saturday night honors race drivers Speedway Officials and donors with reservations through noon Friday. Barney Oldfield will serve as toastmaster.
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Speedway
Chamber of Commerce
R. Webb Sparks
Rainbow Casino Gardens
Lap
Barney Oldfield
Race Prizes Updated Payouts For Top Ten Finishers
Race prize structure outlines prizes for first to tenth place with an extra $10,000 isolation prize for drivers not finishing in the top ten. Lap prizes total $6,250 at $50 per lap across 126 laps. Listed sums include $10,000 $5,000 $3,509 $3,000 and others for various positions.
Morning League Results Apollo 480 Batteries Imply Aloha
National Leaguers and American League teams clash in a fragmentary box score summary. Pittsburgh appears with tallies in several innings while Detroit and Cleveland share uncertain scoring. Names Haines Delaney Gonzales Stoner Bassler Clark Merton Leysen Lindsey appear as pitchers or batters in a partial listing.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Stoner and Bassler
Eae Clark
Merton, Leysen, Lindsey and Alters
Rotary dinner at Indianapolis Life Insurance host home
Rotarians and their wives hold an informal dinner at 6 30 p m Tuesday at 2960 N Meridian St the Indianapolis Life Insurance Company with Frank Manly and Joe Raub as hosts. Music dancing and cards will feature.
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Indianapolis Life Insurance Company
Meridian St
Frank Manly
Joe Raub
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