Defense of Stephenson Hinted in Trial at Noblesville
Circuit Courtroom in Noblesville, Ind, opened the second week of the Stephenson trial with defense focusing on a technical claim of reasonable doubt. Judge Sparks urged concise venue questions to speed juror selection as 100 more jurors may be summoned if needed.
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Circuit
Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Harl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Talesmen
Eph Inman
Will M. Sparks
Sparks
English Earl in Prison Here
A man calling himself the Earl of Stafford is jailed in a city prison over unexplained large checks and telegrams sent to himself hinting at business deals. His companion Mrs Bertha M Sheesley 40 is held with him in a boarding house arrest. The pair were arrested at 331 N Illinois St with a will naming Mrs Sheesley Lady Stafford and a Lakewood address in Cleveland Ohio. The man gives the name Arthur Jackson Howard Stafford and declines to confirm the title.
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Earl of Stafford
England
City Prison
Earl
Durance Vile
Bertha M. Sheesley
Stafford
Arthur Jackson Howard Stafford
Illinois St
Senator Choice Expected This Week In Senate Race
Appointment to fill Samuel M. Ralston’s Senate seat may come before week’s end with Jackson or F. Harold Van Orman in contention. Jackson’s status uncertain due to illness and a centennial event in Marion looms as petitions circulate urging Jackson to become Senator. Page 5.
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Samuel M. Ralston
United States
Senate
Jackson
F. Harold van Orman
Marion
Clyde Walb
Legion's New Head Arrives in Indianapolis
John R. McQuigg of Cleveland Ohio arrives as national commander of the American Legion greeted by a large delegation at a luncheon in the Indianapolis Athletic Club. William Fortune presided as leaders William H. Kershner James M. Ogden and Clarence Jackson spoke. McQuigg aims to acquaint himself with the Legion machinery to recruit 1,000,000 members with old members signed before January 1.
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John R. McQuig
Cleveland
Ohio
Indianapolis
American Legion
McQuigg
William Fortune
Chamber of Commerce
William H. Kershner
Indiana
James M. Ogden
Clarence Jackson
Legion
Quigg
Ford Portrayed as Sudbury Inn Keeper In Newspaper Item
In Marlboro Mass residents view Henry Ford as an inn keeper with a side line in autos. The Sudbury Enterprise notes Ford runs the Wayside Inn on Marlboro Road and recently left for Detroit to work on motor vehicles and a new airplane slated for sale soon.
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United Press
Marlborq
Mass
Sudbury
Henry Ford
Sudbury Enterprise
Wayside Inn
Marlboro Road
Detroit
Butler Students Push Charleston Dance Floor Expansion
Butler University students back a movement to widen and strengthen Charleston dance floors after city building inspector Francis F. Hamilton ruled the Charleston too energetic for safety. At Homecoming, dancers faced a placard banning the Charleston on the Irvington Masonic hall floor, though the ban was not strictly followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler University
Irvington Masonic Hall
U S Influence Reported In Locarno Conference Role
Belgian Foreign Minister Vandervelde said America helped seal the Locarno security conference by informing Germany that further credits would be withheld unless Germany joined in inaugurating the new era. This helped secure German acquiescence at the talks.
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United Press
Brussels
America
Vandervelde
Germany
Pinchot Seeks Butler Leave From Coolidge
Governor Pinchot told President Coolidge that law enforcement faces grave public suspicion nationwide. He asked to extend Gen Smedley Butler's leave as Philadelphia public safety commissioner to finish his work, but did not reveal the President's answer.
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Washington
United States
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Smedley Butler
United States Marines
Philadelphia
Prohibition Agents Arrest Two Men on Federal Violation Charges
Federal Prohibition Agent George Winkler arrested Bert Van Ernst of 126 Spring St and Joe Clark of 341 W Twelfth St on charges of violating federal prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Winkler
Bert van Ernst
Spring St
Joe Clark
W. Twelfth St
Highest U S Court Rules on Searches
The Supreme Court declares a private home cannot be entered without a warrant while an arrest may allow searches for linked items. Frank Agnello wins a new trial after cocaine found in his home during a warrantless search is ruled unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.
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Yorkvenue
Washington
United States Supreme Court
New York
Supreme Court
Agnello
Frank Agnello
Warrant Authority in Questioned Jurisdiction
A Marion County Deputy asks the Attorney General to consider appealing a Criminal Court ruling that held warrants issued by a justice of the peace are illegal when served outside the township where issued. The brief argues constitutional authority exists to allow searches beyond township borders.
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Justices of Peace
Arthur Gilliam
Marion County
Gilliam
State Supreme Court
H. B. Pike
Pike
Justice of the Peace
Fatally Injured When Struck While Walking in Street
Doris Spain 21 of 417 North Delaware Street died after being hit by a car driven by Paul Devening 23 of 6543 Ferguson Street near Fifty Sixth and North Meridian. She walked with Esther Moll and Robert Mueller when sidewalks were absent. Devening charged with assault and battery. Spain to be buried in Warrensburg Missouri. survived by parents a sister and a brother. Mrs Charlotte Maas 63 of 1409 Spaan Avenue died Sunday from injuries suffered last April when struck by a vehicle. funeral Wednesday at Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Doris Spain
N. Delaware St
Indianapolis
Spain
Paul Devening
Ferguson St
Fifty- Sixth
N. Meridian Sts
Esther Moll
Robert Mueller
Chicago
Devening
Mueller
Miss Moll
Warrensburg
Miss Spain
Charlotte Maas
Spaan Ave
No Trace of Butler Found in Florida
Fred Butler former secretary to D C Stephenson is missing in Florida detectives report Butler left his job after reading an indictment on a conspiracy to commit arson. He was named in the same indictment as Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry and sought on the charge.
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Marian Darr
Greenfield
Ind
Stephenson
California
Darr
Pi Beta Phi
Indiana University
Oberholtzer
Pi Phi
Butler
Talesmen
George Oberholtzer
Madge
Marshall
Linton
Fred Butler
D. C
Florida
Moving Picture Company
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Mourns for Lora C. Hoss of Kokomo
Friends in Kokomo and Butler College mourn the death of Lora C. Hoss who served as a college director and headed the Kokomo Opalescent Glass Works. He died in Battle Creek Michigan on Saturday.
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Lora C. Hoss
Kokomo
Butler College
Kokomo Opalescent Glass Works
Battle Creek, Mich
Mellon Pleads for Large Tax Cuts Before Congress
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon urged the House Ways and Means Committee to cut taxes by 250 to 300 million dollars under the new revenue act and back a reduction of the top surtax from 40 to 20 percent. He urged repealing the estate and gift taxes and other levies, while defending road taxes and pressing for a constitutional amendment to bar tax exempt securities. Mellon framed the plan as reform rather than broad tax cuts, stressing surtax relief to spur business and create more $5,000 jobs.
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United Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
House
Ways and Means Committee
New Revenue Law
Treasury
Supreme Court Rules Arizona Wage Law Unconstitutional
The United States Supreme Court today held the Arizona minimum wage law for women unconstitutional in a second test case brought before it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Hawkins Feels Cheated in United Arena
Hawkins a former Indiana loan magnate serving a fifteen year fraud mail case. prisoner No 24010 protests innocence amid arrival in the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. He predicts freeing bonds soon while denying charges and claiming routine hardship during intake.
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Indiana
Snow and cold grip Indiana as October ends
Northwest snow and freezing temperatures hit Indiana with clear skies and a 30 degree reading at 6 am the lowest of the season. Three Minnesota deaths occurred after pedestrians were struck by a train in snow.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Robert Schneider
St. Paul
Walter Fish
Davenport
Red Wing
Louis Benson
Minneapolis
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Democrat Backing Dawes Push for Senate Cloture Rule
Senator Underwood a Democrat from Alabama said he would introduce a December resolution calling for a cloture rule if the rules committee vows sincere consideration. The move is seen as a win for Vice President Dawes who has toured the nation urging passage to limit filibusters. Senate rules chair Curtis pledged review but tempered expectations on passage.
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United Press
Washington
Underwood
Alabama
Congress
Rules Committee
Dawes
Senate
Curtis
Death takes rector Rev. P. Odo Richardt at Beech Grove
The Rev. P. Odo Richardt O. F. M. rector of Sacred Heart Church died Sunday night at St. Francis Hospital Beech Grove after several weeks illness. He was ordained in 1894 and served Sacred Heart for many years. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery after services and Mass at Sacred Heart Church Wednesday morning.
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P. Odo Richardt
Sacred Heart Church
St. Francis Hospital
Beech Grove
St. Joseph Cemetery
Lineman Hurt After Pole Breaks Near City
Everett Cunningham a 35 year old lineman for Indiana Bell suffered two broken ribs a fractured left hip and left leg after a telephone pole broke causing a twenty five foot fall eight miles southwest of the city. Witnesses said the pole was rotten at the base and he was taken to St Vincent Hospital.
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Everett Cunningham
Tecumseh St
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
St. Vincent Hospital
Cunningham
City merit system urged in mayoral race
Chamber of Commerce questions Myers and Duvall on policy under city charter merit rules. Myers supports merit based hiring and promotion with safeguards. Duvall has not replied. Myers outlined twelve principles for honest government and spoke at Nordyke plant then at several city venues. Duvall addressed Stutz Motor Company employees and planned multiple evening speeches at Englewood, Rural, Twenty-Fifth and Northwestern, and Fulton venues.
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Chamber of Commerce
Walter Myers
John L. Duvall
Myers
Chamber
Duvall
Frank 8. Fishback
William A. Fortune
The
Myers and Duvall
Nordyke and
Marmon
Morris and Weat Sta
Michigan and
West Sts
Green's
School St
New Officers Named to Lead Indianapolis Rotary Club
Plans were completed to start the new Rotary Club administration in Indianapolis after the annual election. The new officers will begin with a luncheon Tuesday in the Riley room of the Claypool Hotel as activities continue in support of the Community Fund.
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Indianapolis Rotary Club
Riley
Claypool Hotel
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Miss Oberholtzer
State
John L. Niblack
William L. Toms
Murl Lambert
Sheridan
Lambert
Talesman
Wom
Arthur Stafford
Athletic Club
Flapper
NEA Service, Inc
Ford
Charleston
Francis F. Hamilton
U. S
Stephen Alba
Alba
Frank Agnelo
Assert
Miss Doris
Law
Hawkins
United Arena
Eavenworth, Kan
Afor Hawkins
Portland
Dawkins
Morton S. Hawkins
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Mercury
J. H. Armington
Armington
Weather Bureau
Tidd Stoops
Hoosier Motor Club
Stoops
Richardt
Wllness
Telephone Company
Ca. m
Vogt
Meese
Univers States
C. of C
Rotary Club
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