Armed Men Take 200 Dollars in Gas Station Robbery
Two armed colored hold up men entered the Purol filling station at New York Street and Indiana Avenue early today and forced attendant Fred Beck to open the safe, taking 130 dollars plus 70 from his pocket. They warned of gunfire if pursued and fled. Police are investigating and hold a suspect resembling one of the bandits, arrested after driving a car with no license plate into a garage. Additional robberies and stolen items listed include purses, pockets, rings, shoes, and clothing from various addresses and locations.
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Purol
New York St
Indiana Ave
Fred Beck
James Drummond
W. Forty- Sixth St
Charles Bluett
Northwestern Ave
F. H. Kernodel
College Ave
E. C. Kemper
Dedication of John McCormick Marker June 7 in Indianapolis
A dedication ceremony for the John McCormick marker will be held June 7 at the triangle on the east bank of White River north of Washington Street. Music by Shortridge High School band precedes remarks by Julia Landers, Lew Shank, E A Graff, Mrs Eugene Darrach, Dr James A Woodburn, Mrs John Carey, Governor Branch, and ex Senator Albert Beveridge. The marker will be unveiled by two McCormick family members.
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John McCormick
Indianapolis
White River
Washington St
Shortridge High School
Wabash
Julia Landers
Lew Shank
E. A. Graff
Eugene Darrach
James A. Woodburn
Indiana University
McCormick House
John Carey
State Historical Commission
Branch
Albert J. Beveridge
McCormick
No More Pumping Up Tires Valve Cap
A new airtight valve cap by B. K. Hughes promises tires stay inflated for life. It claims to double mileage and save gasoline, with manufacturers convinced it prevents air loss. Advertising men seek agents to market nationwide from Chicago.
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B. K. Hughes
Hughes
W. Monroe St
Chicago
Dapper Dan Collins Captured After Global Pursuit
Paris May 31 Dapper Dan Collins an infamous 1924 raffles and rum runner has been captured after a chase around the world. Helen Patterson a 20-year-old divorced wife of Otto Heyworth Chicago billionaire vows to follow him to America and marry him. She declares his innocence and plans to stay by his side through extradition and trial in New York Philadelphia Middletown and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service
Paris
Dan’ Collins
Helen Patterson
Otto Heyworth
Chicago
Arthur Hussey
Miss Patterson
Dapper Don
America
New
York
Philadelphia
Middletown
N. Y
Collins
Harry
Dapper Dan" Collins
Raffles
Youths confess Franks murder in Chicago case
Leopold and Loeb admitted to a judge and crowd that they plotted and carried out the slaying of Jacob Franks, with confession after hours of questioning. The two wealthy youths described alibis, the "wild gun party," and the motive as a thrill seeking act. Authorities say first degree murder or kidnapping charges could follow.
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Loeb
Courtland
Johnson
Crot
Leopold
Sven Englund
Englund
Crowe
England
Ques
Julius Rosenwald
Sears-Roebuck Company
Lake Michigan
Peoria
Ill
Jane
Morris
Young Franks
Franks
Chicago
South Side
Robert Franks
PHONE ANNIVERSARY By Timea Special NEW YORK
New long distance telephony began forty years ago with the New York Boston line opened, transforming views on intercity communication. The through line to New York will be commemorated on September 4, marking the start of regular business on March 27, 1884 and the line’s eventual success.
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Timea
New York
Accessories Found Tied to Theft Suspect Morris Wright
Morris R. Wright, 35, of 875 Virginia Ave, held at the city prison on vagrancy charges after detectives recovered auto parts showing stripping marks. Several items matched a car stolen Thursday night from Albert G. Feeney of 1512 N. Meridian St. A note about a whisky party at 1121 and 1123 was unsigned and ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris R. Wright
Virginia Ave
Albert G. Feeney
Hampton Ct
Meridian St
Meridian
Union Sts
Wright
Thorntown Aims For Biennial Old Boys Reunion July 4
Times Special reports Thorntown Indiana plans a biennial Old Boys reunion on July 4 with many longtime residents expected to attend and reconnect at the event.
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Thorntown
Ind
Boy 19 pilots ship home after long sea battle
A 19 year old Vancouver seaman Daniel Blackie became second in command aboard the schooner Castle. After 87 days skirting seas from Sydney the crew faced a leak, dwindling rations, and a brutal gale. Blackie led repairs aloft, kept pumps going, and saved the ship. He longs for a home meal now.
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Boy
NEA Service
San Francisco
Majot
Golden Gate
Daniel Blackie
Vancouver
B. C
Blackie
Castle
Werner Reinhart
Suva
South Sea Island
Gone but Not Forgotten Autos Stolen From Several Owners
Automobiles reported stolen belong to Floyd Radcliff of French Lick Indiana a Ford from Capitol and Kentucky Aves Leland Kerr of 1401 Leonard St a Ford from Speedway Rd and David Ware of 1012 Central Ave a Chevrolet from Speedway.
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Floyd Radcliff
French Lick
Ind
Ford
Capitol and
Kentucky Aves
Leland Kerr
Leonard St
Speedway Rd
David Ware
Central Ave
Chevrolet
Speedway
Automobiles Found Belonging to Three City Residents
Police report three cars located in Indianapolis belong to Rena McIntyre of Ladoga Ford at Pearl and Missouri Streets Edward F. Kennedy of 418 North State Avenue Ford at Tibbs Avenue and Washington Street and Charles J. Murphy of 3858 North New Jersey Street Parkard at College Avenue and Twenty Third Street The National Independent Party Convention in Indianapolis was postponed to July 1 announced State chairman John Zahnd
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Rena McIntyre
Ladoga
Ind
Ford
Pearl and
Missouri
Edward F. Kennedy
State Ave
Tibbs Ave
Washington St
Charles J. Murphy
New Jersey St
Parkard
College Ave
Twenty-Third St
The
Independent Party
Indianapolis
John Zahnd
Auto Collision Leads to Assault Charge for John Hall
John Hall of Walnut Gardens was charged with assault and battery after police allege his car struck a machine driven by Richard Gowdy of 876 Torbett St. at Indiana and Capitol Aves. Gowdy sustained head injuries. A Leap Year day postcard mailed in Hull England in 1912 arrived in Chicago.
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John Hall
Walnut Gardens
Richard Gowdy
Torbett St
Indiana
Capitol Aves
Gowdy
Hull
England
Chicago
Speed king honors crowned as Boyer wins 1924 Indy 500
The 1924 Indianapolis 500 closes with Joe Boyer winning in Duesenberg No. 9 after a dramatic drive from fourth to first. Earl Cooper trails in a close battle. Bennie Hill, Murphy, Hartz, De Paolo and others claim top laps and consolation prizes as Miller cars dominate the field. Corum earns credit for late-race leadership and tracks record speeds reach 104 miles per hour.
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Rainbow Casino Garden
Indianapays Motor Speedway
Speedway
Joe Boyer
L. L. Corum
Indianape
Duesenberg
Earl Cooper
Stuiebaker
Uttle
Boyer
Corum
Duesenberg No. 15
Fred Duesenberg
Bennie Hill
Cooper
Jimmy Murphy
Murphy
Harry Hartz
Durant
Tommy Milton
Peter de Paolo
Ralph de Palma
Fred Comer
Ira Vail
Antoinne Mourre
Bob McDonough
Miller
Indianapolis
Hae
Hartz
Hill
de Paolo
Comer
Wall
Mouris
McDonough
Duesenberg No
Jules Ellingboe
Jerry Wonderlich
Cliff Durant
Bill Hunt
Ora Haibe
Alfred Moss
Fred Harder
Eee
Frank Elliott
Eddie Hearne
Ernie Ansterberg
Eddie Edenburn
de Paola
Mousse
Vail
Mystery note found in room of victim Corcoran
A note found by a Times reporter on a dresser in Elizabeth Corcoran s room added mystery to her death after she was struck by a streetcar at Alabama Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The note read We quit today It is not fair to her to you to me or God. A small pair of tweezers lay with the card. Corcoran lived with Mrs M H Taylor in rooms she left days earlier. Her only relatives in the country are a niece and nephew in Cincinnati.
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Times
Elizabeth Corcoran
North St
Church Services Invite Public to Readings Rooms
Meridian church at 20th Street and Delaware street church at 1st Street invite the public to Sunday services and access to reading rooms. A third church at 3350 Washington Avenue also opens its doors for the sessions and readings this weekend.
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Meridian
Delaware
Ai Pee
Washington Vd
Occidental
Washington
Tr. St
Consolidated
N. Penn
E. Thirty-Fourth Street
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Hussey
Morris Paper Pox Company
Jloeb
Jacob Franks
Say Loeb
Criminal Court
John R. Caverly
Caverly
Nathan Leopold, Sr
State Attorney’s Office
Indiana Trust
Oskvines
Interstate Public Service Company
Wild
Judith Anderson
Neil Edelman
Dollie Schultz
Agnes Brashear
Daisy McNeeley
Mina Simpson
Lucy Coons
Christ, Scientist
South Side Spiritualist Church
Fountain Square
Fountain Block
Prospect St
Rev
A. A. Hamilton
Bertha Holtz Hamilton
F. P. Dillon
Progressive Spiritualist Church
Indiana State Spiritualist Association
Indiana Pythian
Massachusetts Ave
Pennaylvenia St
Spiritualist Church of
North St. and
Capitol Ave
Red Men's Hall
Indiana State Association of Spiritualists
Indiana Pythian Bldg
Mass. Ave
Penna. St
Second Spiritualist
Minnesota St
Christ Church
James D. Stanley
First Spiritualist
N. Liberty St
Ladies’ Aid
Spiritualist Mission
Monument Circle
Mra
Lulu Gloshen
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