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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1930
Page
1
The article argues for complete repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and expansion of home rule. It claims national prohibition failed due to lack of public sanction and asserts that state and local regulation will curb graft, crime, and vice by returning control to communities and sovereign states.
Princess Giovanna of Savoy and Boris III of Bulgaria wed in Assisi at Saint Francis in a brief 30 minute service. Queen Helen and Mussolini attended as crowds honored the royal union in a rainstorm filled town decorated with flowers and white roses.
Capone is named the absolute ruler of Chicago’s underworld as rivals Aiello and Zuta are dead, Moran squeezed from power, and police hunt Patsy Presto plus Capone gang members. Aiello’s death and the gang wars mark Capone’s expanding influence across the city and potentially beyond.
Motor Policeman Edwin C. Ball died from chest wounds after a pistol exploded when its holster slipped. Ball, 45, of 2629 East Riverside Drive, Lebanon, was en route to Frankfort to train police in sub machine guns. He leaves a widow, two brothers Barrett and Arch Ball, a son Herbert in Detroit, and other relatives.
Indianapolis will greet three first transcontinental air mail planes at the new municipal airport south of Ben Davis this afternoon at 2:30. The ceremony includes officials and aviation leaders, with Postmaster General Walter F. Brown among expected passengers. A brief welcome followed by flights to St Louis, with guards overhead and city leaders speaking.
Brazil's army navy commanders form a cabinet to rule until factions settle on a new regime. President Washington Luis held prisoner as violence and riots continue. a censorship is imposed and international tension grows after the Baden was fired on near Copacabana with Spanish emigrants among the wounded.
Fragments show scattered numbers and symbols of temperature readings. The readable bits indicate hourly figures but lack complete times or contextual labels.
A new features series by Alicia Hart titled Glorifying Yourself begins Monday on the woman's page. It will cover skin care, hair, hands, neck and arms, makeup, grooming, cleanliness, and charm with advice from New York and Paris.
Indiana also meets Southern Methodist in Dallas as Notre Dame travels to Pittsburgh and Central Normal seeks first win. Purdue, 1929 Big Ten champion, hosts Wisconsin in a homecoming tilt likely to decide early league standings at Ross-Ade Stadium with 30 000 fans.
In Gary Indiana resolution attacks on Richard Lieber head of the state conservation department were adopted at the Indiana Izaak Walton League closing sessions. Everett Gardiner Monticello was elected league president and is an enemy of Lieber. Lieber was exonerated of charges of coercion in political fund collection and land sale allegations. The convention urged more activity by the conservation commission and condemned Lieber action. Thomas Diggs of Carbon died from injuries after a fall at the Saxton mine near Spelterville.
Mae Hogan 19 is in critical condition at City Hospital after a blunt instrument attack while she slept with her 14 year old sister Corene. The burglar, who fled with two purses and a torn Luther Hogan suit, left doors open and blinds drawn. the family had only moved in two weeks.
Community Fund workers push for 71 000 on each of three days to hit an 865 000 goal. With 650 247 38 pledged from 2 500 volunteers, leaders warn slack may doom the drive. Arthur V. Brown says the goal will be reached if Indianapolis citizens assist now.
In Bedford Indiana Donald Fraze a 53 year old Scot born stone cutter for the Indiana Limestone Company is reported dead after an incident at the quarry. Weather details accompany the report noting dense fog and smoke with low visibility.
An article describes Adolf Hitler’s early life painting houses in Austria and charts his rise as a potent German political figure. It compares him to Mussolini, noting divergent paths but similar aims and wartime service in the Bavarian army.
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