Coffinism Targeted in Indianapolis Campaign Speech
Indiana Democrat Club address by Councilman Meredith Nicholson blasts Coffinism as the defining issue in Indianapolis politics. He attacks Republican leaders and mayoral candidate Alfred M. Grossbrenner, arguing Coffinism dominates city schools and civil government, urging voters to reject it.
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Meredith Nicholson
Indiana Democratic Club
Pennsylvania Street
Nicholson
George W. Coffin
Alfred M. Grossbrenner
Grossbrenner
Coffin
Glossbrenner
Indianapolis
Cap’ Coffin
DePauw Comptroller Addresses St Paul Church Book Talk
Dr. Byron H. Wilson comptroller of DePauw University spoke at the St. Paul Methodist Episcopal church brotherhood meeting on The Worlds Great, saying it is the city of today.
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Greencastle
Ind
Byron H. Wilson
DePauw University
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
New Recruits Face Harsh Initiation Traditions
Newport Indiana dispatch recalls hazing rituals among city firefighters with tales of “short pantsing” and bootless sprints down the pole. Recruits like Harry Branson and N T Patton recount pranks including flypaper floors and a sock feet descent. In a separate note, three defendants Pearl Minett Thomas Sharp and Cubby Clark were each fined 25 dollars after riot and conspiracy convictions in the Bono mine case.
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United Press
Newport
Ind
Pearl Minett
Thomas Sharp
Cubby Clark
Fifteen Guards Assigned for Witness Protection in Lake County
Raw Times Special EAST CHICAGO IND Oct 23 Fifteen bodyguards for witnesses who testified before a federal grand jury at South Bend in a probe of Lake county conditions are to begin duties this week. Protection ordered by the Justice Department. H E Miner refuses to reveal identities or details. They will have same powers as a sheriff. One Lake county man expected in the group.
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Raw Times
Chicago
Ind
South Bend
Lake County
Department of Justice
H. E. Miner
United States
Miner
Tax rates cut in Vigo County townships
State tax board reduces 1930 levy in Otter Creek Riley and Sugar Creek townships due to excess balances. Otter Creek drops from 1.43 to 1.38 dollars per hundred. Riley falls from 1.845 to 0.83. Sugar Creek decreases from 0.945 to 0.905.
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Vigo
Vigo County
State
Otter Creek
Riley
Sugar Creek
Bid Dodging for Schools Is Flayed by Tax Board
Philip Zoercher, state tax board member, condemned Indianapolis school board practices he described as evading bidding laws by piecemeal purchases under $200. He showed lists of items bought piecemeal and noted several totals near the threshold.
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Indianapolis
Philip Zoercher
Zetathea Club
Zoercher
C. C. York
Man on trial for murder demands death in electric chair
In Columbus Indiana Arthur McKevett 63 faces first degree murder charges for his wife Anna's death. The prosecution seeks the death penalty as jurors are drawn swiftly with notes of prior abuse and a fatal July fire. Neighbors testified to screams and McKevett taking rings and other possessions from the home.
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Times
Columbus
Ind
Arthur McKevett
Bartholomew Circuit
Anna
William Dobbins
Addie Seward
Bessie Parker
McKevett
Husband
Sarah Shepherd
Taylorsville
William Western
Marion Club to Organize GOP Support at Bank Building
Members of the new Marion Club will meet at the Peoples Bank building Friday November 1 to receive instructions for work on behalf of the Republican ticket at the polls on election day November 5. Permanent committees listed include House with chair William A Boyce Jr and others, membership chaired by Frank Cones, legal chaired by Thomas Daily, and finance chaired by Harry Dunn.
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New Marion Club
Peoples Bank
House
William A. Boyce Jr
Joseph Foppiano
Fred W. Connell
Carlin Shank
Harry D. Tutewiler
Frank Cones
Henry Jug
William Anderson
John Collins
George L. Denny
Michael Caito
Harry Dynes
Thomas Daily
Robert R. Dalton
Charles Roemler
Harry Hendrickson
Judson Stark
Harry Dunn
Arthur Buttler
Bert Culler
Irving Lemaux
Walter F. Bossart
Charges Corrected in Bucket Shop Case at Clinton Seeley Co
Eight men tied to the Clinton L Seeley Company at 517 State Savings and Trust Building face corrected charges in criminal court for alleged bucket shop offenses. Deputy prosecutors say earlier affidavits were faulty and the defendants have been released on bonds awaiting trial.
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Clinton L. Seeley Company
State Savings and Trust Building
Charles K Bagot Resting After Operation in Cleveland
Anderson Indiana news notes attorney and former Madison circuit court judge Charles K Bagot is resting well after a surgical procedure at Crile hospital in Cleveland Ohio.
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Times
Anderson
Ind
Charles K. Bagot
Madison Circuit Court
Crile Hospital
Cleveland
MacDonald 15 in danger of Wilson's fate
Washington dispatch examines Premier Ramsay MacDonald amid British naval rivalry and pacifist policy shifts. It notes Nelson Day rhetoric, opposition within England to naval parity with the United States, and the risk to MacDonald's Labour government from a fragile majority as he pursues world peace and disarmament.
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MacDonald
Wilson
William Phillip Simms Scripps-Howard
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Britain
America
England
Nelson
Trafalgar
Lord Sydenham
British Air Board
Committee of Imperial Defense
Navy League
British Admiralty
Stanley Baldwin
Europe
Versailles
Pacific
League of Nations
United States
Senate
Labor Party
House of Commons
Liberals
Britannia
New Golf Club Bars Women in South Bend Area
A new golf course project on a 205 acre tract near South Bend bars women from playing. Backed by business leaders A. R. Erskine of Studebaker Vincent Bendix of Bendix Aviation and J. M. Studebaker Jr. The Robin Hood club promotes male only golf with the slogan golf for men and men for golf.
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Times
South Bend
Ind
A. R. Erskine
Studebaker Corporation
Vincent Bendix
Bendix Aviation Corporation
J. M. Studebaker Jr
Robin Hood Club
Erskine
Third Ticket Out of Race In Anderson Election
Anderson voters face a split in the city race as the election board removes the Citizens ticket after seven Republicans defected. Mayor candidate F M Williams resigns leaving the GOP slate intact with Albert P Priest challenging Jesse H Mellett for mayor amid a turbulent political dispute.
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Pu Times
Anderson
Ind
City Board of Election Commissioners
Citizens
F. M. Williams
Republican
Election Board
Albert P. Priest
Democratic
Jesse H. Mellett
Butler senior Curtis Hunter leads campus speakers bureau
Curtis Hunter a Butler university senior serves as president of the speakers and entertainers bureau an organization of 500 students in public speaking courses. Members are being sent out over the state as speakers entertainers and actors. Several appointments already have been filled for this semester.
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Curtis Hunter
Butler University
Armistice Day Plans Framed For Indianapolis Parade
Indianapolis will celebrate Armistice Day with a municipal parade attended by over 5,000 members of patriotic, fraternal and civic groups. The procession forms at 9 30 a m November 11 at Ohio and Delaware then moves to the World War Memorial Plaza and Soldiers and Sailors monument for services. Governor Leslie and Major General Nolan will review from the stand. Archibald Hall will speak on the Monument steps.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Delaware
World War Memorial Plaza
Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument
American Legion
Merchants’ Association
W. E. Balch
Harry G. Leslie
Dennis E. Nolan
United States Army Corps
Archibald M
Police Shifts Scramble as Minor Thefts and Hit and Run Baffle
Police Chief Claude Worley ordered twelve hour patrol shifts Monday to curb a feared crime wave. A string of petty robberies followed with thefts at a pharmacy on Indiana Avenue and a hit and run on Massachusetts Avenue and Olney Street. A would be chicken thief was nabbed after attempting theft at John Schmitt’s farm near Mt Vernon Indiana as a police dog assisted in the yard.
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Claude Worley
Ralph Brganbright
Indiana Avenue
Bert Shannon
Chicago
Massachusetts Avenue
Olney Street
MT. Vernon
Ind
John Schmitt
Poultry Yard
Pantages Accused of Attacking Miss Pringle
Alexander Pantages faces a possible penitentiary term after testifying about Aug 9 events in his Los Angeles theater. Miss Eunice Pringle, 17, alleges he assaulted her in a mystery room while he claims she advanced on him and framed him for blackmail. The jury weighs his account against hers as trial proceeds.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Miss Pringle
Southern California
Pantages
Approval Given Short Skirts at Y W C A Conference
A Y W C A staff meeting endorses shorter skirts amid a national campaign against long gowns and corsets. Louise Noble critiques long skirts as unhealthy, while others warn against extreme fashion and call for discretion and comfort.
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Miss Noble
The
Women's Association
Royal Couple Arranges For Altar Rites In Brussels
Crown Prince Umberto of Italy arrives in Belgium to seek consent for marriage to Princess Marie Jose. Crowds cheer as the couple’s engagement is expected to be announced from Brussels and Rome. The princess, born 1906 in Ostend, is a talented pianist and athlete with a lively history in Florence and Ostend.
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Italy
Brussels
United Press
Prince Umberto
Belgium
Marie Jose
Albert
Leopold
Prince Charles
Carlo Durazzo
Laeken
Umberto
Rome
Europe
Apennine
Arno
Florence
Princess Marie Jose Charlotte Sophie Amelie Henriette Gabrielle
Ostend
Prince Charles, Comte de Flandre
Albert I
Marriage Proposed for Crown Prince Umberto and Princess Marie Jose
Rome reports authoritative sources say Crown Prince Umberto of Italy will marry Princess Marie Jose of Belgium in Rome at the Church of St. Mary of the Angels with Cardinal Gamba officiating. The ceremony is expected to occur around Christmas to avoid advent crowds.
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Umberto
Italy
Marie Jose
Belgium
Preas
Rome
St. Mary of the Angels
Cardinal Gamba
Turin
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N. T. Patton
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