Stephenson to See Prison by This Week End
D C Stephenson sentenced to life for second degree murder and will be moved to Indiana State Prison by week end. Codefendants Klinck and Gentry, found not guilty, surrender on arson charges tied to the Stevenson home case. Holmes entered appearances for Klinck and Gentry and aims to speed trial. Stephenson protests the verdict claiming an unfair trial.
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D. C
Stephenton
Irvington
Omer Hawkins
Marion Qounty
Indianapolis
Tray M. Holmes
Noblesville
Klinck
Gentry
Stephenson
Holmes
Eph Inman
John Kipplinger
Ofshville
Ind
Klinck and
State Restes on Wolfe Case in Yorktown Trial
The State rested in the Wolfe murder trial as two women identified Charles One Arm Wolfe in a sedan near the Hance killings on August 14. Jk Breadwater testified Wolfe and a man matching Anderson bought gasoline at Yorktown about thirty minutes after the murder. Other witnesses corroborated the account.
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Faatt Ind
Para
Charles
Wolfe
Anderson
Ben
Mary Hance
Jk Breadwater
Yorktown State Bank
Yorktown
Nations Take Stock of Arms
War offices of nations in the League of Nations prepare reports on their readiness to pursue land disarmament. The Locarno powers favor a new disarmament conference with the United States hoped to participate. Reports likely take six months, with a conference possible next summer.
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United Press
London
War Offices of Nations
League of Nations
Locarno
League
United States
Coin Removed From Threat of Baby
A five cent piece swallowed by Evelyn Fisher two years old was located near the lung area and removed with forceps at St. Vincent Hospital. Doctors said the age of the child made the operation unusual but she is expected to recover in a few days.
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Evelyn Fisher
Edward Fisher
River Ave
Evelyn
J. William Wright
St. Vincent Hospital
Flood submerges corn in Bartholomew County fields
Flood waters from swollen streams submerged corn on the stock in Bartholomew County fields as the flood began to recede. Reports from other southern Indiana counties noted crop damage. Six youths were marooned on a road south of Columbus and spent the night in their automobile.
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Bu United Press
Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County
Indiana
Jail for Tax Men Delayed by State Supreme Court
Proceedings to jail State tax board members for contempt of court were delayed twenty days. Judge R R Carr granted five days for briefs, ten days for the attorney general to answer, and five days more for replies. Carr said the board interfered with his order to join the auditor in valuing city and town lots 10 percent higher than last year.
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State Tax Board
State Supreme Court
R. R. Carr
Fulton County Circuit Court
Carr
Fulton County
Hourly Temperature Readings From Morning Schedule
The report lists hourly temperature readings with times from early morning to noon. Readouts include 82 at 6 am, 37 at 7 am, 88 at 11 am, 82 at 8 am, 40 at noon, and 34 at 9 am.
Booze Runners Force Driver to Haul Liquor to Indianapolis
Charles Adragna of Chicago told police that after stopping at a south town restaurant he was forced by armed men to haul several liquor cans forty miles toward Louisville then to Indianapolis. A gunman pretended to be an officer and the hijackers stole his car when they reached the city. He escaped by leaping from the vehicle and warning officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles Adragna
Chicago
Adragna
Louisville
Widow Lansdowne Testifies Before Shenandoah Court
Margaret Lansdowne widow of the dirigible commander was forced to testify with her attorney ejected from the Shenandoah court of inquiry. Maj Henry Leonard questioned her after she refused to testify, amid protests over counsel access and alleged attempts to fix her testimony.
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United Press
Washington
Margaret Lansdowne
Shenandoah Noyal Court of Inquiry
Lansdowne
Joseph Davies
Maj
Henry Leonard
William Mitchell
Paul Foley
Shenandoah Court
Foley
Davies
Rural School Confab Held Expenditures Soar in Indiana
Expenditures for public instruction in Indiana have risen 353 percent since 1915. George A. Spencer, assistant State superintendent, spoke at Plymouth at the ninth sectional rural education conference. He cited postwar building costs, the 1921 attendance law, consolidation and transport needs, new additions and an enriched curriculum as drivers of higher costs. Dr. Henry N. Sherwood will speak tonight.
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Indiana
George A. Spencer
Plymouth
Henry N. Sherwood
Coffin’s Judge Slate Favored in City Appointments
George W. Coffin, city chairman, plans to push Governor Jackson to appoint four municipal court judges favorable to his faction with one exception. Jackson and Coffin reportedly agree on three nominees but will name George G. Rinner, a World War veteran, to ensure an ex service man sits on the bench. Other named hopefuls include James E. McDonald Dan V. White Edward W. Felt Fred McCallister Paul Co Wetter Don Roberts and John Garvin. Jackson's selections are expected Wednesday or Thursday.
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George W. Coffin
Jackson
Coffin
George G. Rinner
James E. McDonald
Dan V. White
Edward W. Felt
Rinner
Fred McCallister
Paul Co. Wetter
Don Roberts
John Garvin
Building permits issued by inspector Hamilton week ending Nov 14
For the week ending November 14, 252 building permits were issued by Francis F. Hamilton, inspector. The total valuation reached 176,553 dollars.
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Francis F. Hamilton
Gangland Pays Last Respect To Sammy Amatuna
The last rites for Sammy Amatuna known as Samoots, Chicago beer baron, drew thousands as his richly casketed body lay in state. Floral tributes valued at over thirty thousand dollars filled the room while rivals politicians lawyers and poor mourners filed by. A temporary truce among gang members marked the somber occasion.
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Sammy “Samoots
Amatuna
Chicago
Taylor and Halstead Streets
Revised audit shows total at 581427 dollars
A revised audit shows the community fund total at 581427.78 dollars after raising most of the 650662 goal. Alfred Kauffmann announces another noon meeting on Wednesday and a final luncheon Friday in the Riley room of the Clay Pool.
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Alfred Kauffmann
Riley
Clay Pool
Kauffmann
Fred Hoke
Homer W. Borst
A. E. Baker
Women's Auxiliary Committee
William H. Coleman
Thomas R. Kackley
West Side Women’s Army
John H. Phillips
East Side Womens Army
Irwin Bertermann
East Side Men's Army
Carl S. Wagner
Reports Hold Up Late
George H. Sheers reports two colored men held him up in his garage Saturday night and took 48 dollars. L. M. Arthur says while sleeping at 603 N. Senate Ave his watch valued at 100 dollars was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Sheers
Spann Ave
L. M. Arthur
S. Pennsylvania St
N. Senate Ave
Street Railway Seeks Higher Rates in City Petition
Street Railway Company files a petition with the Public Service Commission asking for an increased rate in the city. The action seeks approval of higher charges for streetcar services and outlines basis for the requested advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street Railway Company
Indianapolis Street Railway seeks transfer fare two cents
The Indianapolis Street Railway Company petitions the public service commission to raise transfers from one to two cents, claiming a $109,647.28 projected deficit for the year and a need to cover expenses and preferred stock dividends. Officials cite industrial conditions, bus competition, and lower fare revenue since 1924 as core causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Street
Monsignor Welch Named Bishop of Duluth Minnesota
Rome announces Monsignor Thomas Welch, vicar general of the Diocese of St. Paul Minn, is appointed bishop of Duluth Minn. The UPI report notes the church leadership transfer from St. Paul to Duluth.
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Thomas Welch
Duluth
Minn
United Press
Rome
Diocese of
St. Paul, Minn
Baby Betty Joe Found Abandoned At Methodist Hospital
A two week old girl nicknamed Baby Betty Joe was abandoned Monday night in a car outside Methodist Hospital. R R Mulvihill found her at 7 30 pm and returned her to the hospital. The note pleaded for someone to care for the child and unsigned officials said the mother may be traced via recent birth certificates.
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Methodist Hospital
Betty Joe
R. R. Mulvihill
Broadway
Mulvihill
Mary Brenton
Cedar Creek Coal Company
Board of Guardians of the
State Board of Charities
Mayor Shank Speech Denied Pekin Hunt Detour
Mayor Shank, en route from Lansing, addressed the Credit Men's Association Monday. City hall attaches denied he would detour to Pekin to pursue fugitive mayor-elect John L. Duvall.
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Shank
Lansing, Mich
Credit Men’s Association
City Hall
Pekin
John L. Duvall
Eight Die When Mercy Boat Capsizes in Harbor
In Halifax Nova Scotia on November 17 eight members of the US coast guard cutter Morrill perished after a squall overturned their mercy boat. Survivor Charles Taylor 19 engineman reached shore and described men clinging to a capsized sail boat as waves claimed them. One more possible victim remained unconfirmed.
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United Press
Halifax
United States Coast Guard
Morrill
Charles Taylor
Taylor
United States weighs ban on submarines
The White House said the United States is considering with an open mind the British suggestion to abolish submarines. The statement came today in Washington.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Great Britain
White House
Williams to attend highway officials meeting in Detroit
John D. Williams director of the State highway commission left for Detroit to attend the American Association of Highway Officials annual meeting slated for November 18 through 21. The event gathers leading state officials to discuss highway issues and policy.
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John D. Williams
State Highway Commission
Detroit
American Association of Highway Officials
C. J. & W. Buyout Rumor Shakes Rail Circles
Rumor flies that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad may purchase the Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western after the death of C I W president Fred Zimmerman. Frank Goebel confirms he has heard rumors but knows nothing definite. The C I W valued at about 17,500,000 dollars, with 308 miles of main track between Cincinnati and Springfield Illinois and use of B and O tracks from Hamilton to Cincinnati. Directors meet postponed indefinitely due to Zimmerman's death.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western
Fred Zimmerman
United Press
Springfield
Frank Goebel
Goebel
Vote Trust
Cincinnati
Ill
Hamilton
Ohio
Goebl
Zimmerman
Near Beer Tax Approved by House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee voted a tax of one tenth of a cent per gallon on near beer and other cereal beverages to empower federal agents to inspect breweries for liquor law violations, per United Press reporting from Washington.
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United Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Green
Foundation of Memorial U K opens bids for plaza main building
Memorial board approved specifications for the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza main building foundation at the American Legion Building. A bid advertisement will be issued and the contract let in sixty days, Marcus 8. Sonntag of Evansville, president, said. A January meeting will again consider the contract. Dr. W Hart, Purdue engineer, oversaw revised plans by Walker & Weeks of Cleveland Ohio and called for a grill type structure with open competition allowed.
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World War Memorial Plaza
Main Building
Memorial Board
American Legion
Marcus 8
Sonntag
Evansville
W . Hart
Purdue
Walker & Weeks
Cleveland
Ohio
Hart
Indiana Bell faces rate rise as valuations questioned
Special accountant Benjamin Perk testified that Indiana Bell sold eleven exchanges for about 29 percent of their book values, citing St Meinrad and other towns. He explained depreciation reserves cover the excess, while AT&T payments boost toll commissions as hearings seek a new valuation and rate schedule.
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Benjamin Peri
Public Service Commission
Perk
Taylor B. Groninger
Commission
St. Meinrad
Huntertown
Corydon
Lamar
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bell
Indianapolis
Indiana
Samuel FR. Artman
Wil H. Thompson
Artman
Mrs Boole Elected President of National W C T U
Mrs Ella A Boole of Brooklyn New York was unanimously chosen to lead the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union succeeding Miss Anna Gordon of Evanston Illinois. Boole previously led the New York W C T U and once ran for the U S Senate in 1920 achieving the largest vote for a woman.
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United Presse
Detroit
Mich
Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
N. Y
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Anna Gordon
Evanston
Boole
New York
United States Senate
Robbers Kill Infant to Silence Crying in Chicago
Burglars smothered six weeks old John Raymond Allen Jr. to death to avoid the baby crying, fearing exposure of their entry. The child’s parents, wealthy Belmont Hotel residents, found the body after returning at 1 a.m. Mrs. Allen collapsed and was hospitalized. The crime scene showed a ransacked room as detectives investigated.
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United Press
Chicago
John Raymond Allen Jr
Belmont Hotel
Junior
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TN Wolfe
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Supreme Court
JUDGE
Gangland
Flapper
Tion
Joseph L. McGowan
Revérnues
McGowan
U. S. Coast Guard
U. S
Britain
William
Baltimore & Ohio
Levy
Foundation OF Memorial U. K
Indiana Bell
Thompson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mrs. Boole
Rich Baby
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