Indianapolis City Manager Drive Raised to 1000 Member Committee
An intensified campaign for adopting the city manager form of government in Indianapolis is underway. Charles F. Coffin chairs the expanded executive committee of 1,000, with education of voters and a petition drive ahead of an election not earlier than thirty nor later than sixty days after May 1.
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Indianapolis
Charles F. Coffin
Coffin
The
State Life Insurance Company
George W. Coffin
Fred Hoke
Lucius Wainwright
Franklin Vonnegut
St. Louis Alcohol Conspiracy Case Moves Forward
Federal Judge Baltzell overruled demurrers pleas of jurisdiction and motions to quash service for nineteen of thirty-nine defendants in a St. Louis Indiana booze ring case. Indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to violate prohibition law. Case centers on alleged substitution of water for whisky in 890 barrels at the Jack Daniel distillery in St. Louis.
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Robert C. Baltzell
St. Louis-Indiana
St. Louis
Shaw Trial Date Set in Morgan Circuit Court
The third trial of John Thomas Shaw, colored, charged with the murder of Mrs. Helen Hager Whelchel in Indianapolis, is set for Jan. 21, 1926, in Morgan Circuit Court. Prosecutor William H Remy of Marion County moved to continue from the Nov. 80 date. S. C. Kivett to defend Shaw again.
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Martinsville
Times
Ind
John Thomas Shaw
Helen Hager Whelchel
Indianapolis
Morgan Circuit Court
William H Remy
Marion County
S. C. Kivett
Shaw Aagin
Kivett
Shaw
State Supreme Court
Death penalty sought for Clifford Pollard in murder case
The state will seek the death penalty for Clifford Pollard 31 of 925 Indiana Ave on trial Monday in Criminal Court for the stabbing murder of 82 year old Henry Brown after their cars collided Pollard reportedly was drunk at the time.
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Clifford Pollard
Indiana Ave
Henry Brown
Pollard
Brown
Three Men Shot On Train After Passenger Goes Insane
On a moving Louisville and Nashville passenger train near Craksy, three men were shot. M. G. Loveless of Hazard, Kentucky fired into the crowd, then was overpowered and jailed in Winchester. Police believe he suddenly became insane.
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United Press
Winchester
M. G. Loveless
Hazard
Louisville and Nashville
Craksy
Loveless
England to bury Alexandra Friday in Windsor Chapel
London reports Queen Mother Mary Alexandra will be buried Friday with royal ceremonies at St George's Chapel Windsor Castle near London where she wed King Edward sixty two years ago. Memorial service at Westminster Abbey joins Windsor funeral as nation mourns. The royal mourning period spans three months.
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Mary Alexandra
King George V
St. George's Chapel
Windsor Castle
London
Edward
St. George Chapel
England
Queen Alexandra
Westminster Abbey
Windsor
Queen Mother
Sandringham House
Empire
Victoria
Russia
Copenhagen
Bell witnesses resume as experts, Bell aims at value
Indiana Bell resumes presenting witnesses after Ed ward Bemis testifies to a 28 million dollar valuation. Thomas R. Keyes, Fred C. Dickson, and George C. Forey testified on returns and investments while pressuring Bemis on appraisal methods. Dickson argued for an 8 percent return and Forey for 7 percent, contrasting Bemis's 6 percent.
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Edward W. Bemis
Chicago
Bell
Public Service Commission
Thomas R. Keyes
Indiana Bell
Fred C. Dickson
George C. Forey
Dickson
Forey
Bemis
Will H. Thompson
Thompson
Gas explosion kills worker in Martins Ferry blaze
A two story frame building in Martins Ferry Ohio was wrecked by a gas explosion early today. One man P J Donahue 22 was killed and four others were seriously injured but not fatally.
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United Press
Martins Ferry
Ohio
P. J. Donahue
PACT WINS APPROVAL IN GERMAN BODY
The Reichsrat approved the Locarno safety treaties by 46 to 4 with fourteen abstentions. Delegates from each German state backed the pact as it moves to the Reichstag for formal signing next week. Passage in the Reichstag appears certain.
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United Press
Berlin
Reischrat
Senate
Reichstag
Boys Only Meeting At Y M C A With Speaker L C Murr
A boys only session at the Y M C A is set for Sunday at 2 30 p m. L C Murr a former chaplain at Michigan City will discuss What Makes Bad Boys Bad Miss Mildred Schmedel will sing and Miss Virginia Manterson will give readings.
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L. C
Murr
Michigan City
Mildred Schmedel
Virginia Manterson
Burris to Speak at Rural Education Conference
Benjamin F. Burris president of the Indiana State Normal at Muncie will address the tenth sectional conference on rural education at Auburn on December 5 according to the state department of public instruction.
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Benjamin F. Burris
Indiana State Normal
Muncie
Auburn
State Department of Public Instruction
Lincoln assassination eye witness William H. Barney dies
Marlborough Massachusetts reports William H. Barney, one of the few Lincoln assassination eye witnesses, died at his home early today in his 85th year.
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United Press
Marlborough
Mass
William H. Barney
Abraham Lincoln
Fire interrupts farewell dinner for city officials
A farewell dinner for Mayor Shank and Fire Chief John J. O'Brien at the fire headquarters on New York and Alabama Streets was interrupted by a city fire call. Shank quipped that the men should not be fired for fighting fire.
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O’brien
Mayor Shank
Shank
John J. O'Brien
New York
Alabama
Hearing Date Set For Indianapolis Street Railway Transfer Increase
The public service commission will hear the Indianapolis Street Railway Company's request to raise transfers from 1 to 2 cents on December 2. The company seeks to add 175000 dollars income due to alleged losses.
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Public Service Commission
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Stamps Stolen in $50,000 Post Office Robbery
Five bandits robbed the Superior Wisconsin post office safe of stamps valued at $50,000. They bound Assistant Postmaster C. J. McGill and three family members at his home and forced him to reveal the safe combination before loitering at leisure.
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United Press Superior
Wis
C. J. McGill
McGill
G O P Finances From City Election Revealed
A Republican report shows the party paid 25264 05 for victory and collected 26785 25 in receipts. Beginning balance was 42 55 with 563 75 remaining. Major donors included Roy Shaneberger George Coffin Harry New Ralph Lemcke Harry Tutewiller E G Sourbier and Capt William Paulsell.
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Harry Dunn
Roy Shaneberger
Board of Works
George Coffin
Harry 5. New
Ralph Lemcke
Harry Tutewiller
E. G. Sourbier
Frederick Schortemeier
William Paulsell
Police
Prohibition Squad
Trip Over John Sees The Boys No One Else Named
After a long session with councilmen elect, mayor elect John L. Duvall returns from a flight to address discord among supporters. Klansmen report stock in the group on the upgrade while promises from Duvall appear limited and no changes to appointments are planned.
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Haggard
Police Watch Gang Slaying in Chicago Shootout
Sam Vinci killed John Minatti during an inquest watched by police and coroner spectators. Vinci claimed revenge for his brother Mike. The slayings stem from a gang war over bootleg operations tied to Amatuna faction. Abraham Goldstein aka Pete the Peddler was shot in a drug store, and Marion Mascarelli a former deputy sheriff died after a gunfight.
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United Press
Chicago
Sam Vinci
John Minatti
Vinci
Minatti
Mike
Abraham Goldstein
Pete the Peddler
Samoots
Amatuna
Marion Mascarelli
Bishop Lester Smith speaks on It Am the Law at Y M C A Big Meeting
Bishop Lester Smith of the northwestern Methodist Church will discuss It Am the Law at a Sunday afternoon Y M C A Big Meeting at English's in Roberts Park. The Roberts Park Methodist Church choir will sing.
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Lester Smith
Methodist Church
Roberts Park Methodist Church
City Clerk-Elect Attacks Mayor-Elect Over Political Boss
William A. Boyce Republican city clerk-elect denounces Republican boss George V. Coffin and criticizes Mayor-elect John L. Duvall for appointing Coffin men. He says he will run the city clerk’s office independently from the mayor’s administration and opposes political boss influence. The dispute follows rival faction clashes and previous Coffin opposition to Boyce in the primary.
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Wiliam A. Boyce
George V. Coffin
John L. Duvall
Coffin
Boyce
Republican
George W. Coffin
Woman foils hold-up at Virginia Ave restaurant
Mrs Mamie Miles operator of a restaurant at 841 Virginia Ave said a young man entered Friday night asked for water then pulled a revolver and demanded cash. She pointed to the cash register and he fled without taking any money.
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Mamie Miles
Virginia Ave
Ex Postmaster to Face Judge in Embezzlement Case
Miss Inez Jewell former postmaster at Midland Indiana will be arraigned before Federal Judge Robert C Baltzell at 2 p m Monday on charges of embezzling 1300 from post office receipts She was brought from Chicago and jailed in Marion County Her mother Mrs Mary Jewell 62 was arrested nearby for admitting sending explosives in a mail plot Her son Roy jailed for life for murder in Tucker Arkansas case United States prosecutors expect denial of any plot connection
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Inez Jewell
Midland
Ind
Robert C. Baltzell
Chicago
Marion County
Mary Jewell
Streeter
United States
Tucker
Ark
Shank Questions Feasibility of City Survey
Mayor Shank doubts a five member city government survey proposed by Mayor-Elect John L. Duvall. He cites Statehouse dispute as precedent and argues Duvall should reorganize without outsiders. He also questions achieving a lower 1926 tax rate of 1.05 with expert help.
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Shank
John L. Duvall
Statehouse
Duvall
Shank to Seek Opinion on Building Code Publication Fund
Mayor Shank stated he would obtain an opinion from the State board of accounts before presenting to the city council the signed ordinance appropriating 4200 dollars for publishing the new building code ordinance in a local business newspaper. The amount is described as the largest ever allowed for publication of an ordinance. Shank said he signed it hoping the council will re enact it over his veto.
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Shank
State Board of Accounts
Good Will Movement Launched in Indianapolis
Interdenominational effort unites Protestants Catholics and Jews to foster cooperation for Indianapolis progress. A Friday meeting included Rev. Evans and leaders from each faith. A Dec 15 community meeting at Cable Tabernacle will feature Rev. Samuel Parkes Ca Ban. Lunch at Columbia Club for Dr Cadman.
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Indianapolis
Evans
Cable Tabernacle
Samuel Parkes Caiman
New York
Columbia Club
Dr. Cadman
Prison doors close on D. C. Stephenson lifelong sentence
Indiana prisoner D. C. Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan leader is admitted to the State Prison at Michigan City. He becomes convict number 11148 after fingerprinting measurements and new prison garb. He vows the fight continues seeking a new trial or clemency while lawyers prepare appellate steps.
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Indiana State Prison
Michigan City
Ind
D. C
Stephenson
Noblesville
Sparks
State Supreme Court
Irwin Proposes Texas Legislature Special Session for Impeachment
Representative T. K. Irwin of Texas announces preparation of a petition to convene a special session by January 10 1926 for impeachment purposes. He cites disclosures and Moody suit outcomes against the American Road Company as the rationale for urgent action.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
T. K. Irwin
Texas Legislature
Texas
Moody
American Road Company
Lrwin
M-1 Submarine Collision Report Revealed
The M-1 British monitor submarine met a fate similar to the US 8-51 after a collision with the steamer Vidar at Stockholm. The Admiralty announced the finding following a report from the Vidar’s master and hull examination.
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United Press
London
Admiralty
Stockholm
Acting Judge Named in Bartholomew Circuit Court
Clarence E. Custer of Columbus has been named acting judge of the Bartholomew Circuit Court by a committee including the county clerk, auditor and sheriff. A permanent justice will be appointed later by Governor Jackson to succeed the late Judge John W. Donaker.
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Times
Columbus
Ind
Clarence E. Custer
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Jackson
John W. Donaker
Miller cleared in seven year murder mystery case
Joseph Miller was cleared today of suspicion tied to the 1918 disappearance of his wife Clara. The wife was found in Florida by an acquaintance, ending the long murder mystery in Huntington Indiana.
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United Press
Huntington
Ind
Joseph Miller
Clara
Florida
Local Temperature Reading Fragment
A fragmented hourly temperature note shows a reading around 60 degrees with unclear timestamps and symbols. The legible part indicates a measurement near sixty in a marginal weather log.
Gentry and Klinck Ask Immediate New Trial
Earl Gentry and Earl Klinck, acquitted last Saturday of murder, seek immediate trial next week on charges of conspiracy to commit felony and arson. They remain jailed in Noblesville on bonds, with D C Stephenson serving a life sentence for related offenses.
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Earl Gentry
Earl Klinck
Madge Oberholtzer
Judson L. Stark
Gentry
Klinck
Noblesville
D. C. Stephenson
Miss Oberholtzer
Stephenson
Ira M. Holmes
James A. Collins
William H. Remy
Collins
Holmes
Fiend Hunted After Attacks In Ohio City
Police and vigilantes hunted a killer described as a fiend with a club after he struck down seven women in six weeks. Kathryn Knight was killed and Pauline Winover was attacked two hours after Knight's death in Toledo on November 21.
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Presa
Toledo
Ohio
Kathyrn Knight
Pauline Winover
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John
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Republican Party
Good Will
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Church Federation of Indianapoli
Earl R. Conder
Caleb S. Denny
Francis H. Gavish
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Michael E. Foley
Morris M. Feuerlicht
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Edward A. Kahn
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