Air Monster Crosses Sea
Steve reports harvesting 1.8 million from a Klan office during a dizzy regime. He declares 10 Gilliam units and the air monster crosses the sea.
15 Oct 1928
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1928
Page
1
Steve reports harvesting 1.8 million from a Klan office during a dizzy regime. He declares 10 Gilliam units and the air monster crosses the sea.
Graf Zeppelin completes its transatlantic flight from Germany to the United States and traverses Washington and Baltimore. The image features a map of the voyage from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst as readers learn of the airship's luxury design and rowdy Ku Klux Klan revelations in Indiana from a deposition.
A driver struck 72 year old William Kellemeyer while he stooped for a penny on Madison avenue near his home. He suffered severe scalp wounds and was taken to City Hospital.
Quick results in selling the radio coal stove business furniture truck home bed typewriter finder service. Use Times Want Ads call RI 5551 for buyers and renters.
Senator Arthur B. Robinson praised Herbert Hoover as both citizen and official at a Republican rally in Greencastle Indiana on Saturday night, highlighting Hoover's leadership and public service. The Times Special report notes the event occurred in the lead up to upcoming elections.
Noting a shift from last week, Methodist ministers at Roberts Park Church adopt a resolution not to pray for or against any candidate on November 4. They pledge to confess sins and seek deliverance for righteous ideals and worthy men if candidates fail to support prohibition clearly. Dr. Orion Fifer guides the group and warns reporters may curb language in future meetings.
Hoosiers in Washington will meet tonight to discuss a non partisan motor bus caravan to transport them back to Indiana for the November 6 vote. Miss Aileen Loveland and Mrs Madge Ballard secretaries to Senator Arthur Robinson are organizing the cross country suffrage safari.
United Press reports eight million Americans saved 500 million dollars through Christmas clubs last year. More than 8,000 banking and financial institutions cooperated with the program, according to the organization.
Lakehurst officials announced repairs will begin soon after the Graf Zeppelin arrives. Commander Rosendahl requested about 600 square meters of linen fabric to replace the lower surface of the port horizontal fin, a supply already on hand.
Hoosier Republicans plan a verbal barrage tonight with Senator James E. Watson opening at Huntington and Senator Robinson at Fort Wayne. John J. Brown heads the state tax board schedule at Holton, Ed Bush in the First district, Tom Adams at Marion, and Harry Leslie at Brazil. Evansville College marks its fourth annual homecoming with bonfire stunt chapel alumni luncheon and a Evansville versus De Pauw football game. Temperatures rise from 56 at 6 am to 80 by afternoon.
The German dirigible Graf Zeppelin beat the steamship record across the Atlantic arriving off the American coast about 10:00 a.m. after a ~three day ten hour voyage. The Mauretania held the previous record at four days 13 hours 41 minutes. Earlier crossings included B-134 in 1919 and the Los Angeles in eighty four hours.
Tonight the city council considers creating a boxing commission and a 5 percent tax on all boxing shows in Indianapolis. The bill also imposes a $10 license fee and would place a three citizen panel alongside the president of the board of safety. The American Legion and boxing promoters oppose the measure.
Greencastle Waterworks Company files federal suit alleging the Public Service Commission refused to grant higher rates and valued its property at 300000 dollars instead of 590000 dollars. The filing asks court to enjoin enforcement of the Oct 1 order.
The Graf Zeppelin flew over Wilmington Baltimore and Washington on October 15 with crowds on rooftops watching. A damaged left tail fin limited maneuvering as the airship approached Lakehurst and ongoing reports described near sunset landing hopes and preparations.
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