State cop kills bandit during escape at Capitol
Lieutenant Charles Bridges fatally wounded the fleeing gunman Victor Fitzgerald on the Capitol steps after Fitzgerald urged his companion to shoot. Fitzgerald died en route to city hospital from a hip wound and loss of blood. Companion William Travis, a Cleveland bootlegger, was held for questioning.
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Charles Bridges
Statehouse
Capitol Avenue
Victor Fitzgerald
Cleveland
Charles Jackson
William Travis
Bridges
Elm Garage
Market Street
Fitzgerald
Bill
Travis
Capitol
City Hospital
Ohio
Cairo
Jackson
Wisconsin
Lester Winchell
Bainbridge Race Track
Banker Waggoner Seeks Sentence Reduction After Plea
Charles Delos Waggoner a Telluride Colorado banker was sentenced to fifteen years for mail fraud in Atlanta. His attorneys petitioned for a new trial but Judge Frank J. Coleman overruled the request and said he would consider a sentence reduction he had indicated favoring.
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United Press
New York
Charles Delos Waggoner
Telluride
Colo
Atlanta
Frank J. Coleman
Lemcke
Harry G. Leslie
John Cramer
Lafayette
Leslie
Charles L. Biederwoh
Houston
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Ed Jackson
Fourteen Nominees Set for Indianapolis Chamber Board
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce will elect seven directors at the annual Dec. 10 election. A nominating committee of W. A. Atkins chair, Henry L. Dithmer, Guy Wainwright, Herman P. Lieber and Irving W. Lemaux named Wednesday. After the vote, the new board will meet to name chamber officers.
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Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
W. A. Atkins
Henry L. Dithmer
Guy Wainwright
Herman P. Lieber
Irving W. Lemaux
Chamber of Officers
Radio interference aid offered by The Times in Indianapolis
More than 200 Indianapolis radio owners appealed to The Times radio interference department for help. John T. Hawkins, Times radio editor and ERL member, leads the effort and can be reached at Riley 5551 between 4 and 5 PM or by letter for prompt attention.
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Indianapolis
Times
John T. Hawkins
the Times
American Radio Relay League
Indianapolis Radio Club
Hawkins
Riley
Miss Fry Chosen State Teacher Head in Indiana
Miss Mattie Fry, supervisor of Anderson public schools, was elected president of the Indiana State Teachers Association at Cable tabernacle after a stormy session. The nominating committee was rejected for the second time in 76 years, and a minority report favoring Fry was adopted after tense debate. Slater Barlow was named general vice president, and Miss Katherine Howard edged Fry for the committee chair after a three-ballot vote.
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Mattie Fry
Anderson Public Schools
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Cable Tabernacle
Katherine Howard
Frankfort
Miss Fry
Teachers’ Federation of Indiana
Slater Bartlow
Huntingburg
Association
Miss Howard
Charles F. Miller
Indianapolis
W. O. Shanlaub
Goodland
County
Fyfe
Howard
Shanlaub
Miller
Miss Frye
Muller
First Shot Hits Bandit in St. Louis Candy Store
On Thursday night Joseph Scotti 21 fired his first pistol shot from behind his brother’s candy store and killed bandit Uranus Hoffman ex convict in the back of the head. Another bandit escaped with 150 dollars. The dead robber had only 1 cent.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Joseph Scotti
Scotti
Uranus Hoffman
Paris Ex-Premier Poincare Possible Second Operation
Paris reports indicate former Premier Raymond Poincare may undergo a second operation soon. His general condition is stated as satisfactory.
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United Press
Paris
Raymond Poincare
Teachers enjoy cider break at Indiana convention photo
Miss Yula Wood of Summitsville and Miss Netina Stahl of Alexandria sip cider at a booth near the Indiana State Teachers' convention at Cable tabernacle. Miss Vivian James of Bloomington, attending her first convention, asks directions from Mounted Policeman James Langsford as others mingle in the scene.
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Yula Wood
Summitsville
Netina Stahl
Alexandria
Cable Tabernacle
Beatty
Bobbie
England
Vivian James
Bloomington
James Langsford
Water fund shortage at Newcastle sparks council takeover
Newcastle Indiana faces a 13821 shortage in city water plant funds discovered by state examiners. Councilmen prepare to assume operation as clerk Oscar Grant, blamed for the gap, fights to explain missing payments from Chrysler Motor Corporation amid ongoing investigations and prior political strife at the plant.
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Newcastle
Ind
State Accounts Board
Oscar Grant
City Water Works Board
Grant
Waterworks Committee
David Koons
Fred Pope
Clay Millikan
Accounts Board
Chrysler Motor Corporation
Motor Company
Vaughn Wise
George Dunn
Runaway Arsenal Freshmen Return Home
Charles Eggers and Loren Matchett, both freshmen at Arsenal Technical High School, who fled from home last Friday to Tennessee, have returned, according to their parents.
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Charles Eggers
Churchman Avenue
Loren Matchett
Prospect Street
Arsenal Technical High School
Tennessee
Bakery worker acquitted kisses six female jurors
Detroit court records show Jack Berke, 22, an ex convict and bakery employee, cleared of assault with intent to rob Miss Annie Stewart. He expressed thanks by kissing the six women jurors.
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United Press
Detroit
Annie Stewart
Jack Berke
Forward Pass photoplay opens at Lyric this Saturday
The Indianapolis Times Golden Rule Safety Club presents The Forward Pass a three feature bill at the Lyric theater lasting a week. The film stars thousands of Indianapolis school children acting in city scenes with a climactic football game at Washington Park. All footage was shot locally.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Times
Golden Rule
Lyric Theater
Washington Park
Lyric
One Arrested in Derailment of Fast Train
William Breece of Cumberland is held on vagrancy charges after bloodhounds traced a scent from the wreck to his home. Detectives continue questioning him as they explore a possible second suspect. The derailment damaged the rail line near Indianapolis, with estimates of $25,000 in property damage and one injured fireman.
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William Breece
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Breece
St. Elmo
Indiana
H. J. Harper
Columbus, CO
St. Vincent’s Hospital
George L. Winkler
Winkler
Ernest Breece
Sinclair Lewis to Report on Bloody Marion Strike For The Times
The Times previews Sinclair Lewis coverage from Marion North Carolina where six were killed and twenty wounded when sheriff deputies fired on textile workers. He details hospital treatment under handcuffs and the wounded Carver and a 60 year old mill widow, signaling a sharp exposé on southern mill violence.
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Inclair Lewis
Babbitt
Marion
N. C
Times
Lewis
Sheriff's Deputies
Looted bank vault in Peru Indiana: $50,000 stolen
Six bandits robbed the First National Bank of Peru driving a Michigan-licensed black sedan. They forced 23 customers and staff to lie on the floor, wounded Officer Rainey and a bystander, and fled with $35,000 in cash and $15,000 in securities. Police scoured the countryside by air. a clerical alarm was mistaken for an accident.
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United Preas Peru
Ind
First National Bank
Indiana
John D. Rainey
H. B. Howenstein
Michigan City
Michigan
Erie Township
Here
Wabash
Warsaw
Arabs Clash in Algeria Battle Leaves 51 Dead
Paris dispatch reports a Thursday clash in southern Algeria between Arab rebels and tribesmen loyal to France. About 150 rebels faced loyal forces supported by the Foreign Legion. Fifty one were killed and twenty one wounded, including forty two Legionnaires and seven of seventy five detachment survivors. Mokhazens or professional native warriors also suffered heavy casualties.
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Bua United Press
Paris
France
Algeria
Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
Legionaires
Rum Ring Is Smashed by United Arena
Detroit federal grand jury indicts forty two men for operating two large rum syndicates. Fifteen defendants arraigned before Federal Commissioner Frank Quinn and held on conspiracy charges with bonds ranging from five thousand to twenty five thousand dollars.
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United Arena
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Federal
Frank Quinn
Consul's Jewels Stolen in Chicago Burglary
Daylight burglars robbed the apartment of Berthold Singer consul general of multiple governments last Friday. Jewelry valued at thirty thousand dollars vanished, with thirty four pieces reported missing after the Singers returned home from a daytime outing.
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United Press
Chicago
Berthold Singer
Shumaker Improves at Home After Illness
Dr. E. A Shumaker Indiana Anti Saloon League superintendent shows improvement says Dr H Winders. He has slept well and is cheerful after several weeks of illness at his home 2232 Broadway. Shumaker spoke with friends and relatives Thursday in several conversations.
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E. 8. Shumaker
Indiana Anti Saloon League
H. Winders
Winders
Shumaker
Broadway
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