William Allen White accuses Tammany of shaping Al Smith speeches
Emporia editor William Allen White claims the "cocktail holsters of Tammany Hall" prepared Senator Joseph Robinson's speeches attacking Al Smith. He asserts Smith's record in the New York assembly showed pro-saloon votes, comparing Tammany to the Ku Klux Klan in subservience to liquor interests.
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United Press
Emporia
Kansas
William Allen White
Today
Tammany Hall
Joseph T. Robinson
White
Robinson
Bccu
Alfred E. Smith
Wichita
al Smith
Smith
Joe Robinson
Tammany
Teddy Tiplets
Democratic Party
Tammy
Ku-Klux Klan
Assembly
Weathered Timetable Fragment
A fragmentary timetable lists several timestamps and numbers without clear context. Entries include 6 a m 56 and 11 a m 72 with other times such as 10 a m 68 8 a m 64 12 noon 74 9am 68 and 1 p m 77. The readable items suggest a daily schedule or readings but lack event details or locations.
No Derbies In Indianapolis For Campaign Night
Young Men's Democratic Club scouts hat shops for brown derbies to outfit 300 marchers for Frank C. Dailey's gubernatorial campaign kickoff. With no brown derbies available in town, officials consider rushed shipments by air but decide to march in felts and fedoras instead.
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Indianapolis
Democratic Club
Frank C. Dailey
Turners Hall
al Smith
Clarence P. Frenzel
Chicago
New New York
Democratic
Grief drives man to suicide in home of daughter
Edward J. Golden 60 killed himself with a gun in a room of his daughter Mrs. William C. Green 436 Bosart Ave. while Mrs. Mary Golden 90 lay critically ill nearby. Workmen on the roof heard no shot. sister found the body an hour and a half later. Golden had moved from Chicago years before after losses.
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Mary Golden
William C. Green
Bosart Ave
Edward J. Golden
Golden
Green
Chicago
City Eyes Gas Utility Takeover at Contract Expiry
Mayor L. Ert Slack said the city will notify Citizens Gas Co. of its plan to exercise a 25 year option in 1930 as the 1905 contract allows. The city would consider taking over the utility, but no steps have been taken yet.
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L. Ert Slack
Citizens Gas Company
Slack
Aviator Von Huenefeld Missing After Calcutta to Hanoi Flight
Anxiety rose in Hanoi as Baron Gunther Von Huenefeld, German aviator, failed to send word after departing Calcutta on a non stop attempt to Hanoi. The flight covered about 1200 miles from Calcutta in a Berlin to Far East mission.
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United Press
Hanoi
Indo-China
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
Berlin
Far East
von Huenefeld
Calcutta
India
Underwood Surrenders in Bond Case tied to Traugott racketeering
Donald Underwood the bondsman turned himself in at Criminal Court with Mike Bova withdrawing from the $2,500 bond. The indictment ties Underwood to a liquor conspiracy with Traugott Scharffin O Roark and Wright following the Traugott explosion. The grand jury also examines a Windsor Jewelry record linked to a Broadmoor hold up as jurors hear motions to quash for Traugott Wright and O Roark.
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Donald Underwood
Mike Bova
Bova
Underwood
Edward Traugott
Paul Scharffin
Fred
Pickles) O’roark
Homer Wright
Traugott
Scharffin
James A. Collins
Collins
Law
Wright
O’roark
Ira M. Holmes
Marion County
Josephine Fairhead
S. Illinois St
Marion County Grand
Windsor Jewelry Company
Broadmoor Country Club
Broadmoor
Grand
Ownership statement for The Indianapolis Times October 1928
Federal law requires a sworn declaration of ownership management and circulation. Frank G. Morrison attests the publisher Indianapolis Times Publishing Co. Boyd Gurley as editor and Frank G. Morrison as business manager. Names of owners include Morrison, G. B. Parker, Scripps entities, Roy W Howard interests, Hawkins interests, investment companies, and Wabash Realty with 1 percent or more stock noted. Average copies per issue for six months prior unspecified.
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Congress
Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis
Indiana
State of
Marion
Frank G. Morrison
Coc Tne Sc
Indianapolis Times Publishing Co
Wland Street
Ind
Sket A
Eeese Boyd Gurley
E. Fifteenth
Thomas L. Sidle Company
Wilmington
Delaware
Indianapolis Times Publishing Company
E. W. Scripps Company
Hamilton
Ohio
Robert P. Scripps
Westchester
Roy W Howard
Roy W. Howard
Pelham
New York
Robert P. Scripps Company
Managers Finance Company
Cincinnati
W. W. Hawkins
New York City
Margaret W. Hawkins
Robert I.’. Scripps
Notary Public Swears Morrison as Business Manager
The document records Frank G. Morrison being sworn in as Business Manager on September 29, 1928, before W. B. Nicewanger, a Notary Public whose commission expires January 29, 1932. The seal is noted.
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Frank G. Morrison
W. B. Nicewanger
Dolly Sisters Heir Squabble Over £150 Million Will
Rosicka Dolly of the Dolly sisters loses share in the estate of Sir Mortimer Davis. The will values the Montreal tobacco magnate’s estate at about 150 million dollars and restricts the son Mortimer Davis to his own interest, barring wife and possible children. The Paris marriage to Rosicka Dolly in March 1927 was kept secret for a year and faced Sir Mortimer’s disapproval.
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United Press
London
Rosicka Dolly
Mortimer Davis
Montreal
Mortimer. Davis
Dolly
Paris
Sir Mortimer
Prohibition Advocate Mabel Willebrandt Born With Hatred of Alcohol
Mrs. D W Walker recalls that her daughter Mabel Willebrandt assistant United States attorney general is born with a hatred of alcohol. The mother describes early exposure to prohibition meetings and a lifelong campaign against drinking as the driving force behind Willebrandt's public service.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States Attorney General
D. W. Walker
Man Charged with Manslaughter in Barber Shop Shooting
A manslaughter affidavit was filed against Harry Pilz for the December fatal shooting of Samuel Fassman in a barber shop at 807 S Meridian St. Pilz faces murder charges but intends to plead guilty to manslaughter. prosecutors may nol pros the murder count.
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Harry Pilz
Samuel Fassman
Pilz
S. Meridian St
Nolle
Bandits Slug Junk Dealer for $12 Near Capitol Ave
Two armed bandits attacked Harry Goldman, junk dealer of 330 South Capitol Avenue, in a vacant house near Missouri and Walnut Streets. Goldman was left with a possible skull fracture and $12 stolen, then taken to city hospital for treatment.
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Harry Goldman
S. Capitol Ave
Missouri and
Walnut Sts
Goldman
City Hospital
Bus Route Proposed On Meridian Street To Butler University
The Peoples Motor Coach Company asked the public service commission for authority to run a new bus line to Butler University at the Fairview site via Meridian Street. Meridian has been barred by the city park board, but Mayor Slack supports its use. The plan includes an outbound route from Monument Circle north on Meridian to Thirty-Sixth then west to Kenwood and Capitol avenues, then north to Forty-Sixth and Sunset, to Forty-Ninth, then Circle. Inbound would reverse the path to Meridian and Circle. Eight buses would start, with a seven and a half minute schedule, completing the round trip in sixty minutes.
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Peoples Motor Coach Company
Public Service Commission
Butler University
Forty-Ninth
Capitol
Thirty-Ninth
Kenwood
Thirty-Sixth
Meridian
Circle
Motor Coach Company
The
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Warm Autumn Day Set for Local Baseball Clash
A warm fall day will greet fans for the first local game of the "little world series" on Wednesday as Weather Man J H Armington forecasts fair skies and sun. Temperatures should rise to the 60s after a tonight dip, with yesterday’s 58 at 7 am slightly above normal.
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J. H. Armington
Armington
Hoover Shifts Plans for Boston and New York Addresses
Herbert Hoover has rearranged his speaking schedule to deliver a Boston address on October 15 and a New York City speech on October 22. The announcement came from his personal headquarters.
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United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Boston
New York City
City fights over boxing edict delays Legion bouts at Armory
City officials clashed over enforcing a $10 license and 5 percent gate tax on Legion bouts at the Armory. The American Legion refused permits while promising a court test after a new ordinance creates a four member boxing commission and clarifies regulatory authority.
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American Legion
Legion
Robert E. Springsteen
Boxing Commission
Sterling R. Holt
Holt
Board of Safety
Hindenburg Reaches 81 Amid Birthday Messages
Germany's President Paul von Hindenburg marked his 81st birthday today in a quiet country setting outside Berlin as thousands sent congratulations to the presidential office.
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
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