World Hopes Centered on Navy Parley
A historic preview of the London Naval Conference notes five nations United States Great Britain Japan France and Italy meet in the third naval parley since World War I. The piece weighs prospects for arms limits and risks of failure, outlining key questions on categories parity and future battleship replacements.
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William Philip Simms Scripps-Howard
Germany
London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Britain
America
League of Nations
Liberty Song Mocking War Vets In Jail
A patriotic Armistice Day scene outside Marion County jail in Indianapolis features the Indianapolis Police and Firemen band playing while fifty World War I veterans, now prisoners, reflect on war, service, and their fates. Veterans recount Kilmer, Columba, and phrases of liberty as they iron uniforms and await sentencing for liquor offenses.
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Indianapolis
Cdravko
Serbia
Chravko
George
Crete
Conservoy
Trial Begins for George McManus in Rothstein Murder
United Press reports George McManus goes on trial in general sessions court on the charge of murdering Arnold Rothstein, Broadway’s noted gambler. Rothstein was fatally shot at the Port Central hotel about a year ago and, though wounded, he did not discuss the case with police. About 100 witnesses expected to be called. trial likely to last three weeks.
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United
New "York
George McManus
General Sessions
Arnold Rothstein
Broadway
Rothstein
Port Central
Footpad Snatches Purse From 81Yearold On Virginia Ave
A footpad snatched a purse containing $30 from Mrs. Mary Swain age 81 at 624 East Georgia Street on Virginia Avenue Saturday night.
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Mary Swain
East Georgia Street
Virginia Avenue
Two Meet Death in Car Accidents
Weekend traffic toll near Indianapolis rises with the deaths of Clifford Swiegert and David Philips. Swiegert, 27, died when his auto overturned on National road east of the city, while Philips, of Danville, died after an auto train crash at Maplewood. Jasper Fisher injured. another driver, taxi rider Anna Dempsey, severely hurt in unrelated incident. Phi Gamma Sigma fraternity to host a Crystal Palace dance at 729 North Illinois Street Tuesday night.
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Indianapolis
Clifford Swiegert
North
Illinois Street
David Philips
Danville
Methodist Hospital
Maplewood
Hendricks County
Jasper Fisher
Phillips
West Twenty-fifth Street
Anna Dempsey
Burton Steel
Dempsey
Phi Gamma Sigma Fraternity
Crystal Dance Palace
Bandit Robs West Coast Flier Near Saugus
A masked bandit derailed the West Coast flier of the Southern Pacific near Saugus California two miles north of town injuring engineer R C Ball and robbing the conductor of $2. Tools stolen from a nearby house were found near the wreck. Passengers were moved to other trains as sheriff posses pursued the robber.
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United Pri
Saugus
Cal
R. C. Ball
Veterans Save Flag Profaner at Armistice Day Rally
At the World War Memorial plaza, Ameri can Legion members stopped a man alleged to have torn down several foreign flags. Two uniformed legionnaires arrested Rollin James, 50, of 839 Broadway, who claimed the flags did not belong there. He was held on malicious trespass and vagrancy charges pending investigation.
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American Legion
World War Memorial Plaza
Rollin James
Broadway
James
Legionnaires
Cite Supreme Justice Named in Ramsey Probate Suit
United Press reports Justice Pierce Butler named a defendant in Ramsey county probate court in a case over the $2,731,733 estate of his late brother John Butler. Louise Margareta Fletcher of Goldfield Nev asserts in an affidavit she is an illegitimate daughter and rightful heir by law.
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United Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Pierce Butler
United States Supreme Court
Ramsey County
John
Louise Margareta Fletcher
Goldfield
Nev
John Butler
$64 000 Bandit Loot
Three bandits waylaid an automobile near St. Louis and robbed J. Frederick Byers of Pittsburgh and Mr and Mrs Andrew J Johnson and Mrs Byers of jewelry and cash totaling $64,000 Most loot was jewels $1 000 cash taken from the men before the bandits fled along a country road.
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Tnited
ST. Louis
J. Frederick Byers
Pittsburgh
A. M. Byers Pipe Company
Officer Foils Hold Up in Chicago Battle
A passing detective halted a north side holdup of Attorney Lawrence Kevin and his fiancée Julia O Gara. In the exchange of fire one bandit was seriously wounded and his accomplice captured as bystanders fled into cover on a crowded street corner.
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United Press
Chicago
Lawrence Kevin
Julia O’gara
Curtius Named Berlin Foreign Minister Succeeding Stresemann
Berthold Julius Curtius was appointed foreign minister in Berlin today, succeeding the late Gustav Stresemann. The move follows Stresemann's death and places Curtius in charge of Germany’s foreign policy during a tense postwar period.
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Julius Curtius
Bu United Press
Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
Loomis Refuses Details On Wall Street Booze Party
United States grand jury questions E. E. Loomis of Lehigh Valley Railroad about the Wall Street booze party. Loomis, a guest at the dinner, declines to discuss what happened and leaves after a brief session with U.S. Attorney Rover. Brookhart claims liquor was present, while Loomis cites proprieties as a guest.
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United Pro
Washington
E. E. Loomis
Lehigh Valley Railroad
District of Columbia
Grand Jury
Wall Street
Senate
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Loomis
Brookhart
United States
Leo A. Rover
Rover
Strike Trials Set for Marion Textile Case
Trials will open Tuesday for 119 citizens facing broad charges linked to a textile strike battle in Marion North Carolina where six people died. Eight defendants dismissed from their church are among those charged with rioting inciting to rebellion and conspiracy against the state. The opening case involves eight men previously tried in September but a mistrial occurred when defendant J Hugh Hall escaped from court.
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United Press
Marion
N. C
W. G. Cowper
J. Hugh Hall
Condition of Coffin Worse As Illness Lingers
George W. Coffin city and district Republican chairman shows no improvement after ten days of illness. His condition worsened over the weekend after bed confinement before the city election. He has stomach ulcers, and may be moved to an Indianapolis hospital if needed. Local factions dispute succession. a meeting date awaits Coffin’s word.
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George W. Coffin
Coffin
College Avenue
Indianapolis
Republican
Tunnel Work Pauses for War Dead Silence
In Liverpool on November 11 two minutes of silence were observed by 250 workers in the Mersey tunnel project. Oilskins rubber boots and sou'westers marked the crew as drills and blasting ceased for the first time in a year. A chaplain led the service in the tunnel.
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United Preas
Liverpool
Mersey River
Will Wood Elected Chairman of House Appropriations
Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana was unanimously elected chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, succeeding Daniel R. Anthony who has retired. Wood had served as acting chairman for a year prior to today’s vote in Washington.
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Appropriations Group
Swec
Washington
Will R. Wood
Indiana
House Committee On Appropriations
House
Daniel R. Anthony
Kansas
Coalition is defeated in tungsten duty vote
Washington November 11 The Democratic Independent Republican coalition in the senate failed to reduce tungsten duty. The measure sought to cut duty to 50 cents a pound but was defeated 50 to 45.
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United Prear
Washington
Senate
American missionary held by Chinese bandits in Shanghai
Nov 11 Chiang Kai Shek government grapples with mutiny bandit raids as Father Ulrich Kreutzen a Calumet Michigan Franciscan is held for ransom after abduction near Weiyuenkow Eastern Hupeh. Bandits burn loot Hwangshkang, capture merchants. second American kidnap in days. Ransom set at 10000 Mexican dollars with four days to pay. Hourly temps listed.
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United Press
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hwangshkang
Hankow
Ulrich Kreutzen
Calumet
Mich
Weiyuenkow
Hupeh
Father Kreutzen
Aaron Brenner
New York
Tientsin
War veteran in siege shoots self after police stand off
Edwin Bannon a 36 year old World War II veteran held off police for more than fifteen hours in a Elliott attic home before shooting himself in the head shortly before noon. He had earlier fired at family, officers, and passersby during an Armistice Day dispute. Police found two revolvers, a German Luger and a police service pistol, and numerous rounds of ammunition.
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Ittsburgh
Edwin Bannon
Elliott
Caded Attic
Bannon
Detroit
Joseph Bannon
Ingram
City Honors War Dead In Fitting Rites
Indianapolis observed Armistice Day with a major downtown parade led by eight sections of military civic and fraternal units. About five thousand participated as leaders included Major General Nolan and Dr McCulloch with a Circle monument address by William Fortune.
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Indianapolis
Indiana American Legion Auxiliary
F. T. McClarey
Meridian Street
St. Clair Street
Monument Circle
Stars and Stripes Forever
Michael W. Lyons
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Dennis E. Nolan
Fifth Army Corps
L. Ert Slack
James F. Barton
The
American Legion
Robert H. Tyndall
Carleton B. McCulloch
Thomas R. White
Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church
M. M. Feuerlicht
H. P. Hobbs
Eleventh Infantry Band
United States Marine Detachment
United States Navy
Indiana National Guard
United States Reserves
Grand Army of the Republic
Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughter of the Confederacy
Ana Central College
Robert L. Moorehead
de Molay
Eagles
Masonic Order
Moose
Red Men
Felix M. McWhirter
Butler University
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
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Carl
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Eleventh Infantry Battalion
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Los Angeles
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Bandit
Stresemann
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William Fortune
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