League of Nations to call disarmament conference after Locarno pact
Paris reports the League likely to invite all nations to a disarmament conference following Locarno security pact signing. Austin Chamberlain says the League invites not just member states and France favors a League invitation over a Washington one. French papers note stronger backing through the League than U S moral support.
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League of Nations
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France
Germany
Belgium
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Washington
Austin Chamberlain
Locarno
Coolidge
United States
le Peuple
Europe
Geneva
America
Coolidge Says European Armament Conference Would Be Useful
President Coolidge regards a European conference on armament limits as very useful and hopes nations will convene. White House spokesperson notes armament reduction is chiefly a European issue but the United States must join any talks on limits.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
White House
United States
Germans Laud Pact in Berlin Praise from Tageblatt
Berlin reaction to Locarno pacts widely favorable in Germany with critics limited to extremists. Berliner Tageblatt called the Rhine pact a magna charta of European relations, signaling broad approval of the settlement among officials and publics.
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Berlin
Locarno
Germany
Berliner Tageblatt
Little Blue Book Exposes Fake Earl of Stafford Claim
Indianapolis police doubt the Earl of Stafford exists after Burke’s Landed Gentry is cited as authority. Arthur Jackson Howard Palmer is labeled a pretender amid vagrancy charges as detectives probe telegrams and checks tied to alleged big deals. Bertha M. Sheesley, arrested with Palmer, remains jailed as inquiries continue.
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Ndianapolis
Earl of
Stafford
John Paul Stafford Howard
Earldom of
England
Arthur Jackson Howard Palmers
Bertha M. Sheesley
Illinois St
Burke
A. J. H. Palmer
Dleath
Councilmen clash over plan commission and election inspectors
Enraged council members allege irregularities in the Shank administration during a stormy session. They fault the board of works over land for the Delaware Street bridge approaches and criticize a plan commission decision to hold another hearing on a southeast corner filling station permit.
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Shank
John E. King
Board of Works
Delaware St. Bridge
Otto Ray
Walter W. Wise
Wise
Plan Commission
Dela
Hunter shoots companion during rabbit hunt near hospital
Raymond Sheid, 26, of 1012 W North St, was seriously wounded when Ed ward Williams, 28, of 1010 W North St, cocked a shotgun to shoot a rabbit. The blast hit Sheid in the back and stomach and he was taken to city hospital. Williams faced charges of vagrancy and shooting within city limits.
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North St
Michigan St
Robert W. Long Hospital
Sheid
Edward Williams
Williams
Wiliams
City Hospital
Indiana Parent-Teachers Association meets at Severin
The Indiana Parent-Teachers Association convened at the Severin with Miss Emma Colbert stating that preschoolers show self-centered motives and little self-control. Robert S. Binkerd spoke on The American Citizen and His Railroads while Dr Maxwell Savage and Miss Mary L. Matthews contributed talks and a Clothing Play. Morning sessions covered committee reports.
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Emma Colbert
Teachers’ College
Indianapolis
Indiana
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Severin
Robert S. Binkerd
New York
Maxwell Savage
Worcester
Mass
Mary L. Matthews
Purdue University
Murder Confession Ties Man to Slaying of 15 Year Old
Cleveland police bound over 25 year old John Harrison to the grand jury on a first degree murder charge for the death of his sweetheart Edna Klaus aged 15. Harrison confessed claiming she refused his love, detailing the motive for the shooting.
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United Press
Cleveland
John Harrison
Edna Klaus
Harrison
Padlock drive targets New York City nightlife crackdown
United States Attorney Emory Buckner opened padlock proceedings against thirty leading New York City night clubs cafes and restaurants for alleged Volstead Act violations. Buckner filed suit in equity court seeking declarations of common nuisances and abatement by padlock.
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United Press
New York
United States
Emory Buckner
New York City
Buckner
Equity Court
Law Aims at Charleston Dance in Cleveland
Times Special reports Cleveland police draft a new law aimed at the Charleston in local honky tonks. It bans the back kick and any shivering movement, forbids minors dancing without a parent or guardian, and requires all dancing schools to teach a decent modified Charleston if they teach it at all.
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Cleveland
Heavy snows hit Ohio with eight inch fall in Cortland
Cortland Ohio reports an eight inch snowstorm that disrupted telegraph and telephone lines and traffic across Trumbull County. The heavy snowfall marks the earliest heavy fall since 1873 with scattered snow in other parts of the state and abnormally low midwestern temperatures.
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United Press
Army horse show at Fort Ben Harrison postponed
The Army horse show scheduled for Oct. 2 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison will be held Wednesday afternoon after previous rain-caused postponements. The first day of the show is the target, with weather delays noted and adjustments announced.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Mellon Tax Plan Sparks Spirited Row in Law and Democrats
Lawmakers spar over the Mellon tax plan as Democrats and lawmakers clash on its provisions. Opposition argues the proposal favors wealthier taxpayers while supporters defend its revenue goals and economic impact.
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Mellon
Garner Predicts Defeat in Congress Over Mellon Tax Plan
Washington October 20 The Mellon tax proposal draws reserved Republican support and Democratic opposition. Garner Texas leading Democrat condemns the plan which favors income tax exemptions under 5000 dollars. The plan lowers rates for lower incomes but faces sharp partisan dispute as Ways and Means mulls the bill.
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United Press
Washington
Capitol
Mellon
Garner
Texas
Congress
Green
Bond Forfeiture Boosts County Fund After Liquor Case
The county general school fund gained $2,000 after the forfeiture of an appeal bond posted by Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland for Lloyd Haverstick. He was convicted of violating the liquor law, failed to appear in Criminal Court for commitment, and was sentenced April 29, 1924, to one to two years at the Indiana State Reformatory. reports place him in Illinois custody.
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Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Lloyd Haverstick
Haverstick
Indiana
Moses Letter of Thanks Deciphered by German Egyptologist
German professor Grimme claims to decipher ancient Hebrew on Sinai tablets, revealing a message of thanks from Moses to Pharaohs daughter who found him in bulrushes. Discovery links to Mount Sinai site explored by Flinders Petrie in 1905, with earlier photographs and wax impressions.
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Ed Preas Ierlin
Sinai Peninsula
Professor Grimme
Moses
Grimme
Mount Sinai
Flinders Petri
Armitage Slap Stirs Comment At City Hall
Republican mayoral candidate John L. Duvall denies ties to city administrator William H. Armitage after Armitage’s brief City Hall appearance. Opponent Walter Myers questions loyalties while Duvall pledges tax cuts and a strict budget. Myers cites Coffin and a court injunction as linked clashes within the party. Duvall asserts Armitage has no connection to his campaign or administration.
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John L. Duvall
Walter Myers
William H. Armitage
Shank
Board of Safety
City Hall
Myers
Duvall
Bill Armitage
George W. Coffin
Link Belt Company
Moonshine Seized From Mrs Shankman in New Haven Raid
In New Haven on October 20 police confiscated three large stills and sixty gallons of alleged moonshine from Mrs. Rose Shankman who protested the liquor was for her own use.
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Times Special
New Haven, Conn
Rose Shankman
Federal bread merger probe still active says Humphrey
Chicago reports the Federal Trade Commission continues prosecuting its $400 million bread merger inquiry. Commissioner William Humphrey told the American Oilmen's Association convention that any law breaking will be pursued immediately and the public will be informed of the facts.
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United Press
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
William Humphrey
American Oilmen's Association
Humphrey
U S Referee Harry C Sheridan Dies at 68
Harry C Sheridan 68 a United States referee in bankruptcy for 27 years died at his Frankfort home after an appendicitis operation. Named referee Sept 15 1898 by Federal Judge Baker he was to retire Sept 4 1926 at the end of his current term.
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Harry C. Sheridan
Frankfort
Sheridan
Lawrence V. Sheridan
Indianapolis Park
Baker
Baby Cremation Suspected At Ohio School
Ashes taken from a Corning area school heater were sent to Columbus for analysis. Dr. R B Book reported the ashes contained part of a human skull a tooth and a bottle that held carbolic acid indicating an infant about one year old had been cremated during the night. The entrance to the building had been forced and janitress Mrs Mary Linscott smelled a strange odor.
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Corning
Ohio
Columbus
R. B. Book
Book
Mary Linscott
Charred bodies tell story of Cannonsburg fire
In Ashland Kentucky three children Edith May Salyer 3 James Levy Salyer 18 months and Allen Jackson Salyer 4 months died in a house fire at Cannonsburg ten miles south of Ashland. Their mother was severely burned while trying to rescue them.
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United Press
Ashland
Cannonsburg
Here
Edith May Salyer
James Levy Salyer
Allen Jackson Salyer
Upward Trend in Indianapolis Weather Midweek
In Indianapolis a slow temperature rise is expected with partly cloudy skies and a warmer Wednesday. Monday's low reached 30 degrees with a 32 degree low at 6 am, about 15 degrees below normal, and light snow flurries were reported across Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Battle Rages In Macedonia Near Demirhisar
Greek and Bulgarian frontier guards clashed near Demirhisar Macedonia with Bulgarian troops attacking a Greek post. A Greek official and a Greek captain were killed after a Greek captain waved a white flag. The fighting had lasted nineteen hours at the time of the dispatch.
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Fu United Presa Athens
Demirhisar
Macedonia
Athens
GAIN S MADE IN CONTEST FOR SENATE GAINS MADE IN CONTEST FOR SENATE
Governor Jackson hosts talks as Senatorial plans swirl in Indiana. Frank Ball of Muncie meets the governor amid mounting speculation on succession to the late Samuel M. Ralston. Everett Sanders and Arthur R. Robinson vie for influence while Clyde A. Walb arrives to shape the race.
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Everett Sanders
Coolidge
Frank C. Ball
Muncie
United States
Samuel M. Ralston
Ball
Executive Mansion
Sanders
James E. Watson
Cleveland
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New
Watson
Indiana
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Senate
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Arthur R. Robinson
Marion County Superior Court
Robinson
George W. Coffin
Albert J. Beveridge
Warren Fairbanks
Indianapolis News
Beveridge
Senator Ralston
Charles G. Dawes
Clyde A. Walb
Walb
Councilmen Kill Ordinance to Sell City Barns
Councilmen who earlier demanded removal of city barns from Shelby Street and Fountain Square voted against the sale ordinance Monday night. Theodore J. Bernd warned that if the city cannot profit from the sale the barns should not be sold.
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Shelby St
Fountain Square
Theodore J. Bernd
42 9 a. m. over 40 1 D
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Indianapolis groups merge slates for school board
The Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs voted to merge its state federation with the citizens' school committee slate for the November school board election. Rev. C. G. Baker of Hawthorne Community House would replace Carl Wagner, who withdraws, per the committee's recommendation.
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Community Civic Clubs
Citizens’ School Committee
Indianapolis
Federation
C. G. Baker
Hawthorne
Carl Wagner
Citizens’ Committee
Stephenson Jury Selection Near Halfway Mark in Indiana Trial
In Noblesville Indiana six jurors have been passed for cause or questioned as D C Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry face murder charges in the Oberholtzer case. The courtroom shows a weary process with spectators lingering as defense and state push to complete the panel. Seven jurors are still to be questioned with more to come as the trial nears its opening. Local figures and witnesses attend, including the victim’s father George Oberholtzer. This report covers the morning and afternoon proceedings and lists potential jurors.
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Circuit
Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
George Oberholtzer
Marshall Oberholtzer
Thomas Millikan
Jacob Dawson
Stephen Males
Grant Carey
Lotus Spaugh
W. O. Inman
Ralph Kane
William Richwine
Clifton H. Johnson
Johnson
George W. Coffin
Frank Klingensmith
Klingensmith
John Hall
C. H. Johnson
Frank Reinier
New Process Tron and Steel Company
Frank Wyant
Merle B. Lambert
Sheridan
Reinier
Wyant
Noblesvilles
Richwine
Fighter in City Hospital After Stabbing Incident
Charles McAuliffe known as Herbie Schaefer, 21, Chicago, is in city hospital with three stab wounds in the back. He faces assault and battery and intoxication charges in the detention ward. Ollie Watkins, 25, bellboy, is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after a confrontation at the Spink Hotel.
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Charles McAuliffe
Herbie Schaefer
Chicago
City Hospital
Claffey
Spink Hotel
Ollie Watkins
Highland PI
Watkins
Schaefer
Jackie Dugan
Tomlinson Hall
Will Address Club By Indianapolis Ad Club President
Blaine McGrath, president of the Indianapolis Advertising Club, will address Butler University Press Club members Monday night. The talk is announced by the Fourth Estate and will include the entire journalism department.
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Indianapolis Advertising Club
Butler University Press Club
Fourth Estate
Men’s Literary Society
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