Planes Drop Flowers On Monument In Memorial Day Tribute
War memorial observances in Indianapolis honored dead with flower planes at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Veterans groups, Scouts and several organizations participated in parades and cemetery services at Crown Hill and other sites, while public buildings closed for Memorial Day. Attorney-General James M. Ogden urged upholding law and the ballot to honor the fallen.
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Crown Hill Cemetery
Crown Hill
James M. Ogden
Ogden
Newsboys
Harold C. McGrew
Charles A. Fay
American Legion
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled Veterans of the World War
Indianapolis
Henry M. Dowling
Anderson Cemetery
Concordia
Mt. Jackson
Riverside Amusement Park
Broad Ripple Park
Speedway tourists get camp at Taggart Riverside site
The Taggart Riverside park tourist camp was opened for speedway visitors announces Charles Sallee park superintendent. Located one fourth mile north of Emrichsville bridge on Sixteenth street east side of White river the camp offers police protection hot and cold water and nearby amusements.
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Taggart - Riverside
Taggart-Riverside Park
Charles Sallee
Emrichsville Bridge
Sixteenth Street
White River
Sallee
Akron sugar king seeks return of seized goods
Leo Sasar, corn sugar king of Akron, has begun court action to recover 3,500 tin cans 300000 pounds of sugar and seven automobiles seized by federal agents under a Supreme Court ruling targeting illicit materials.
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United Press
Akron
Leo Sasar
Corn Sugar King of
Supreme Court
Mrs Harrison backs prohibition reform in Chicago society
CHICAGO May 30 Mrs Carter H Harrison wife of the former mayor joins a women's group pushing national prohibition reform noting coffee drinking should be barred as liquor.
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United Press
Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Graf Zeppelin Bypasses Havana for Lakehurst Route
Weather and fuel constraints force the Graf Zeppelin to abandon a planned Havana stop. The dirigible shifts to a direct course for New York Lakehurst at 2 a.m. CST, as intercepted by Mackay Radio. Unsettled conditions along the Cuban coast and gulf hinder the Havana plan.
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United Press
New York
Havana
Graf Zeppelin
Lakehurst
N. J
Mackay Radio
Eckener
Mackay Radio Company
Cuban
Gulf
Prison Break Foiled At London Ohio Prison Farm
Forty five convicts attempted to escape the state prison farm in London Ohio. Guards shot and killed ring leader Sam Mazel 30 of Youngstown. Rebellion followed a cell block fire at Columbus penitentiary, with many deaths. Prisoners had troubled guards for two days per superintendent W F Armine.
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United Press
London
Sam Mazel
Youngstown
State Penitentiary
Columbus
W. F. Armine
Auto race calamities interrupt midfield laps
A chaotic event with multiple retirements and crashes. Cars including Buckeye-Duesse, Maserati, Miller Front Drive, Waverly Oil Special, Fronty Special, and Duesenberg models suffered spins, wrecks, or mechanical failures from lap eighteen to seventy-one, with several collisions near the De Paolo incident.
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Buckeye-Duesse
Chet Gardner
Maserati
B Borazacchini
Miller
William Gardner
Waverly Oil
Jimmy Gleason
Chest Miller
Duesenberg
Deacon Litz
de Paolo
Babe Stapp
du Pont
Charles Moran
Cy Marshall
North Turn
Nardi
William Denver
Gauss
Joe Huff
Betheline
Frank Farmer
Alberti
Joe Caccia
Northwest Turn
Sampson
Buckeye
Guiberson
Russell Snowberger
Russell
Phil Shafer Coleman
Leslie Allen
Cy Marshall Duesenberg
Frank Farmer Betholine
Lou Moore Coleman
J. C. MacDonald Rombe
Joe Caccia Alberti
Chet Miller
Claude Burton Wright
Lora L. Corum
Johnny Seymour Causs
Charles Moran Jr. DuPont
Tony Gulotta
Peter DePaolo Duesenberg
Bill Cummings Duesenberg
Mel Kenealy
Mayo
B. Borzacchini
Marion Trexler
L. Cuccinotta
Dave Evans _ Jones
Maley
Grandstand Festivities at Speedways Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Thousands filled the grandstands as the 1905 White steamer completed a 1000 mile display dash. Notables including Harvey Firestone, Gar Wood, and Lord De Clifford attended amid lively pre race tunes and field glass picnics. Italian consul Dr Castruccio and Luft Hansa official W Kleffel were among international guests observing the event.
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French Lick
Society of Automobile Engineers
Dennis O'Neill
Times
Museum of the White Company
Cleveland
Guiseppe Castruccio
Chicago
E. W. Magnuson
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Markets Close Saturday Except Chicago Grain Exchange
New York and Chicago stock exchanges will stay closed on Saturday with the Chicago Grain Exchange as the sole market open, while all other markets including Indianapolis remain closed.
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New York
Chicago
Chicago Grain Exchange
Indianapolis
New Live
Chicago cops seek jewel ring loot in bank box
Chicago police awaiting a New York court order to open a First National deposit box believed to hold jewel loot from a nationwide theft ring. Commissioner John Stege said he lacks authority to unlock the box and does not know New York’s planned action. Loot valued between 200 000 and 500 000 dollars.
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United Press
Chicago
New York
First National Bank
John Stege
Official Lineup for Auto Race Grid with Driver Names
The chart lists drivers by car number and name across ten rows, including Billy Arnold Louis Meyer Shorty Cantlon and many others. It also shows front drive and various Specials with qualifying speeds and car models such as Miller Hartz Buckeye and Duesenberg lines.
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Billy Arnold
Louis Meyer
Shorty Cantlon
Speedway 500 ends in crashes. Paul Marshall dies
In the Speedway 500 at mile marker the crash thinned the field with six cars wrecked on the northeast turn. Mechanic Paul Marshall died in the emergency hospital at 12 20 PM. Cy Marshall in critical condition. Billy Arnold led at the 100 mile mark with 103.853 mph as the race featured multiple injuries and crashes.
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Paul Marshall
Cy Marshall
Marshall
Paul
Billy Arnold
Historic speedway race opens with crowds and crash notes
The Indianapolis race day features a two and a half mile brick course, with 500 miles planned and 175 completed by noon. Cars drop out from crashes leaving 23 running as Chet Miller front drive car hits a wall and Joe Caccia’s Alberti hits the wall. Wade Morton to pace the field, Louis Meyer and Shorty Cantlon among early contenders, thousands fill grandstands and streets.
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Chet Miller
Fronty
Petras
Andy
Cantata
Chanic
L. Cucinotta
Joe Caccia
Alberti
Cord
Wade Morton
Seth Klein
Speedway
C. MacDonald
Rombe
Iumata Ba Butlers
Eddie Rickenbacker
Meyer
Arnold
Cantlon
Bill Cummings
Duesenberg
Wilbur Shaw
Miller
California
Lora Corum
Mel Kenealy
Tony Gulotta
Goodyear
Progress of Race Lists Top Finishers by Mile Markers
At 225 miles Arnold leads with Cantlon Schneider Triplett Cummings and Meyer in order. Times show 2 12 18.31 average 102.037 with last year 101 634. Results repeat for 125 50 and 25 mile marks with names and times including Gulotta Evans and Shaw among others.
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Arnold
Cantlon
Schneider
Triplett
Cummings
L. Meyer
Evans
Shafer
Allen
Gulotta
Farmer
Shaw
Corum
Snowberger
L. Allen
Moore
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Patriotic Groups
Boy Scouts
G. A. R. Marks Graves
Odgen
Arch Steines
Soldiers and Sailors
Zep
Cuba
U. S
Ohio
Miles Billy Arnold
American League
Cochrane
Simmons
Tigers
Ational League
Phillies
N. E
W. Kleffel
Luft-Hansa Airlines
Germany
American Airways
Philip Rothchild
St. Louis
H. Weir Cook
Curtiss-Wright Flying Service
Indiana
Speedway Oval
Spitz
Grandstand B
Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Company
Italy
Harvey Firestone
Millionaire Tire
Leslie
Frank Shepard
Canton, III
Shepard
Marts
Jewel Ring
Louis Schneider
Ernie Triplett
Roland Free
Harry Butcher
Bulletin
Shorty Centron
Peter de Paolo
Red Roberts
Marian Trexler
Trexler
Lou Moore
Coleman
Johnny Seymour
Ted Everrode
Waverly Oil Special
Gleason
Moran
Rick Decker
Decker
Auto
Amass Miller-Hartz F. C
Stutz
Harry Hartz
Louie Meyer
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