Baldwin Held on Bonds for Auto Theft Ring Brain
Chicago man Ted Baldwin described as the brains of an interstate auto theft ring was brought to Indianapolis after removal proceedings. Bail was kept at 25000 though prosecutors urged 50000 or higher as federal grand jury resumes investigation into the ring with many stolen cars linked to Indianapolis.
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Ted Baldwin
Chicago
Albert Ward
United States
Indianapolis
Baldwin
Robert C. Baltzell
Marion County
Lloyd Harrison
Ward
Bladwin
Baltzell
Federal Grand Jury
Times
Joseph M. Huffington
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Five Hoofers Remain In Marathon Dance Contest
Ten teams began the marathon dance with Gale McMillan of No. 11 forced to withdraw after failing to find a partner. The five remaining couples—numbers 8 13 18 25 and 28—share the $2,000 prize and continue toward the $1,000 top prize at Tomlinson Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale McMillan
Tomlinson Hall
Ellen Smith
Hoover plans special Congress session on farm relief
Herbert Hoover contemplates calling a special session of Congress to solve the agricultural problem if elected President. The plan was hinted at by Hoover in a personal interview with Governor Adam McMullen in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Hoover
Congress
United Press
Lincoln
Neb
Herbert Hoover
Adam McMullen
McMullen
Out of town telephone calls cost litre
Advertisement notes basic rate to Chicago at $1.05 for out of town telephone calls.
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Chicago
Baby Girl Rescued From River By Hero Mother
A mother named Rosie Van Cawendburgh jumped into the White river to save a baby girl from drowning. Neighbors assisted and a Capt George Townsend team joined to revive the child. The infant was taken to the city hospital in critical condition with fears of pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Townsend
van Cawendburgh
Mary Pickford and Doug Visit Washington for Tax Talks
Treasury officials call Mary Pickford and her husband to Washington to resolve income tax issues. The pair, nicknamed Queen of Curls and her mustached companion, arrived secretly and plan to depart once the matter is settled. They dine with President Coolidge as mystery swirls around the Fairbanks tax squabble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Mary Pickford
Treasury
Department
Doug
Washington
Mary
President Coolidge
Kidnap Victim State Trooper Used as Decoy in Roadway Robbery
Pennsylvania trooper Russell Troupe was abducted near Lancaster by a woman and two men and forced to act as a decoy in a Belair holdup. The trio, armed with a machine gun and about a dozen pistols, directed the decoy to stop an approaching car before releasing him on Washington boulevard near Laurel. He alerted Baltimore police after reaching safety.
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United Press
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Washington Boulevard
Laurel
Russell Troupe
Troupe
Belair
Pittsburgh
Japan and China agree on peaceful settlement of disputes
Tokio dispatch from Nanking reports Japan and China have in principle agreed to a friendly settlement of all disputed points, signaling improved relations between the two nations.
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United Press
TOKIO
Japan
China
Nippon Dempo
Nanking
Voting Places Listed for Marion County Election
A complete list of voting places in Marion County for the November 6 election is published on Page 12. Clip out the list and save it for reference on election day.
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Marion County
Air Mail Day Boosts Postal Office with Busy Noon Mails
Indianapolis Postmaster Robert H. Bryson reports near five thousand letters and postcards in the mails by noon marking Air Mail Day. L. S. Ayres & Co. promotion yielded over two thousand postcard pictures. A stamp collector sent 1,100 letters by noon. Real Silk Hosiery Mills planned a large mail shipment. Graf Zeppelin sailing delay to Wednesday could raise mail volume from Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis
L. S. Ayres & Co
Germany
Smith rails at Republicans in New England swing through three states
Governor Alfred E. Smith denounces the Republican reactionary wing in Boston and launches a twelve hour campaign through Rhode Island and Connecticut. He argues Hoover would nationalize water power and labels his opponents as socialists while tying farm relief to party unity.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Boston
Mass
Alfred E. Smith
Republican
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Blackstone
Providence
R. L
Hartford
Waterbury
Derby
Shelton
New Haven
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Smith
Madison Square Garden
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Los Angeles
Charles Evans Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Lowden
Illinois
State Socialist Party
United States
Mailman Omar Hillborn Suspended for Smith Attacks
Post master General New today suspended Omar Hillborn, a Bristol Pennsylvania letter carrier, on charges of distributing circulars that cast aspersions on the character and record of Governor Alfred E Smith. Postal inspectors have been dispatched to Bristol to investigate.
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United Press
Washington
New Today
Omar Hillborn
Bristol
Alfred E. Smith
Girl 13 Takes Poison After Teacher's Rebuke
Frances Reed, 13, of 463 Lynn Street attempted suicide by rat poison after a morning rebuke at School No. 52. She fled to the Bosemans at 1919 West Michigan Street, received first aid, was taken to city hospital, and is expected to recover.
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Frances Reed
Lynn Street
Frances
Wilford Boseman
West Michigan Street
Cities Hold Bosses Over Bus Routes
The Supreme Court reversed one case and affirmed another in the Beech Grove bus line dispute. It ruled that towns and cities may dictate bus routings within their limits without PSC input, affirming a Marion Superior Court dissolution of an injunction against Beech Grove officials.
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Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
Beech Grove
Marion Superior Court
South Side
Frank Stuck
Bus Company
Shelby
High
Clarence R. Martin
Nonstop Fliers Speeding West Over Albuquerque
The monoplane Yankee Doodle carrying Captain C. B. D. Collyer and Harry Tucker passed Albuquerque at 9 10 a m local time flying fast and low over the town. It took off from Roosevelt Field on Wednesday at 4 15 p m bound for Los Angeles on a nonstop flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Albuquerque
N. M
C. B. D. Collyer
Harry Tucker
M.S. T
Roosevelt Field
L. I
Los Angeles
Drunkenness case ends with fines for Emma Barton
Miss Emma Barton of 518 S Hancock Street faced municipal court after entering Mrs Grace McDougal's home at 948 West Pearl Street and occupying a chair. The judge dismissed the drunkenness charge but fined Barton ten dollars and imposed a ten day disorderly conduct sentence suspended on good behavior plus a five dollar trespass fine. Police testified Barton appeared intoxicated and was escorted out.
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Emma Barton
S. Hancock Street
Paul C. Wetter
Miss Barton
Grace McDougal
West
Pearl Street
GOP Claims Safe Margin for Hoover
Washington dispatch notes Republican headquarters privately cites a base of 301 electoral votes for Herbert Hoover, with potential gains from New York Massachusetts New Jersey Virginia Florida North Carolina Wisconsin and more. Final tally could reach 421 of 531 votes with 266 needed. Hoover predicts victory if not overconfident.
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United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
National Committee
Hoover
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Atlantic Seaboard
Virginia
Florida
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Smith
Work
Republican National Committee
League of Nations Branded a Germ Laden Gab Machine
Ralph D. Blumenfeld proposes a new league of nations limited to great powers including the United States and Britain. He criticizes the current League as bloated and ineffective and calls for a spontaneous Britain United States led pact to curb minor states and avoid entangling treaties. He warns that prolonged talks breed intrigue and delay and urges decisive peaceful action.
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League OF Nations
Head
London Express
Great Powers
United States
Scripps-Howard
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ralph D. Blumenfeld
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
League
Great Britain
Geneva
Switzerland
France
Italy
Germany
Japan
Zeppelin Flight Over Midwest Delayed by Weather
Graf Zeppelin arrival in Indianapolis is postponed one day due to rain and poor visibility over the Alleghenies. Commander Hugo Eckener cites low barometric pressure causing clouds and rain that hinder passenger viewing. School children await the craft as Superintendent Miller has dismissed classes. plans to moor at Scottfield, Illinois are canceled. return to Lakehurst, New Jersey, is now set for Friday night ahead of the Germany flight.
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Indianapolis
Hugo Eckener
Allegheny Mountains
Charles F. Miller
Scottfield
Illinois
Lakehurst
N. J
Germany
Two Injured Seriously in Connecticut Truck Smash
NORT HAVEN Conn Oct 25 Twenty one persons were injured in a collision involving three trucks and a touring car. Most injured were Connecticut Trolley Company employees en route to Wallingford. All were taken to Grace hospital New Haven. Two were seriously hurt.
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Bay Times
War scarred physician fined for patent paper failure
Dr. Homer H. Waddel 35 once Baylor quarterback was fined 25 dollars for not filing patent papers on a steam vaporizer. He admitted selling a half interest for 1000 dollars and using 200 dollars for organizing a company. He argued papers were en route from Texas while his wife waited in Louisville.
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Homer H. Waddel
Addel
Jesse B. Higgins
Delaware Street
Waddel
Higgins
City
Spink-Arms
Baylor University
Texas
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