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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1925

Page

1

Bigotry on Rise Warns Bar Association President

Charles E. Hughes, president of the American Bar Association, decries growing intolerance and urges protection of academic freedom. He denounces attempts to regulate school curricula by religious standards and warns that majority rule can threaten minority liberty.

E. Hughes United Press Detroit Mich Charles E. Hughes American Bar Association Hughes Andi Dayton Tennnessee

American destroyer Noah guards Feiching gold loot risk

The Noah stands by off Chusan Island to stop pirates from looting about 80 000 dollars worth of gold bullion from the wrecked Feiching steamer. Three hundred passengers have evacuated to Ning Po south of here after the typhoon.

Bu United Press Shanghai Noah Chusan Island Feiching Ning Po

Additional Marion County tax payer list printed on page four

An extra roster of Marion County income tax payers appears on page four of the issue, listing individuals required to file and pay local taxes.

Marion County

Citizens Tear Up Bad Rails

In Berwyn near Chicago a crowd of about 1000 citizens tore up trolley rails after a second wreck in three days. They blamed defective rails the company would not repair. Fifteen were injured in the first crash. the latest crash injured no passengers. The crowd worked quietly and dispersed after finishing.

Bu_United Press Hicago Berwyn

Build Our Own Roads or Quit Say Marion County Officials

Marion County officials dispute state road specs and threaten court action to override the 18 foot by seven inch concrete standard. Commissioner John Kitley denounces inferior local gravel and pushes for 20 foot wide roads eight inches thick, citing taxpayer concerns and pending injunctions on streets Eugene and E Tenth.

Kitley Marion John Kitley George Schmidt Schmidt State Highway Commission Mars Hill Commission Marion County Citrr Eugene E. Tenth Martindale

Want Share in Highway Funds

South Bend good roads committee prepared to appeal to Governor Jackson for a larger share of state highway funds for northwestern Indiana. Governor to meet tonight with highway members and local committee to discuss Lincoln and Dixie highways, State Road 1, and paving State Rt. 1 from Indianapolis to the Michigan border. Local businessmen say this section was slighted in the program.

United Press South Bend Ind Good Roads Committee Jackson Indiana Gary Plymouth Peru Indianapolis Michigan

Cotton pile fire damages Greenwood store

Spontaneous combustion in a cotton pile caused a fire at the Frank Peek general store in Greenwood Indiana. The blaze caused about $10 000 damage. Fire crews contained the flames.

Bil Preas Enwood Ind Frank Peek

Protection Charged in Rum Raids

A police investigation reports arrests in a series of raids targeting illegal rum operations. One suspect faces protection charges while other individuals are detained for related offenses under local law.

Bosson Attacks Prohibition Raids on Homes as Illegal

City attorney William Bosson condemned raids by prohibition agents on private homes as a menace to citizens rights. He cited a nine-man raid at Andrew Gill's residence ten miles north of the city as an example and urged an end to high-handed searches in private dwellings.

William Bosson Indianapolis Bosson Andrew Gill Andrew Smith Gill Collins

August Health Report Shows Whooping Cough Lead

City health officer Dr Herman G Morgan reports August had 164 contagious disease cases in Indianapolis with 101 whooping cough. Typhoid fever numbered 13 for the month, the highest since record keeping began. Other totals include tuberculosis 11 smallpox 10 chicken pox 9 measles 7 scarlet fever 6 mumps 4 and diphtheria 3.

Indianapolis Herman G. Morgan Dr. Morgan

Law travesty before Orr law travesty before Orr

Lawrence F. Orr chief examiner of the State board of accounts received a boxing match ticket for an event at Tomlinson Hall in July during the International Police Chief Convention. A letter from H Donaldson said he was arrested July 9 near the Washington Hotel for improper parking and paid a dollar to receive a ticket. Orr commented that field examiners would review such travesties of the law.

Lawrence F. Orr State Board of Accounts Tomlinson Hall International Police Chief H. Donaldson Boulevard Donaldson Washington Hotel Orr

Deputy Sheriff Improves Courthouse Lawn With Inmate Labor

Sheriff Omer Hawkins orders Deputy Frank Kempf to use county prisoners to clear weeds and debris from the courthouse lawn. The crew will work several days at an estimated $500 by hiring a landscape architect, all inmates serving time for drunkenness charges.

Upper Frank Kempf Marion County Lower Omer Hawkins Kempf

Shenandoah Aims for Midwestern Flight Start

The naval dirigible Shenandoah waits at its mast in Lakehurst New Jersey for favorable winds to begin its trip to St Louis via Philadelphia Columbus Wheeling Indianapolis and Lafayette. After a stop in St Louis the route includes Kansas City St Joseph Des Moines Eau Claire Fond du Lac Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul to Detroit before returning via Toledo Sandusky and Cleveland.

United Preas St. Louis Kansas City St. Joseph Des Moines Eau Claire Fond du Lac Milwaukee Wis Minneapolis St. Paul Detroit Mich Toledo Sandusky Cleveland

Bank Protection Topic At Indiana Bankers Convention

Indiana Bankers Association to discuss statewide protective organization at its twenty ninth annual convent September 15 to 17 in West Baden. A C G BrownGreencastle will chair September 16 session with H V Yacke from Iowa criminal bureau as speaker. About 800 are expected. special train leaves September 15. J V Carpenter Brazil president will deliver the annual address September 16.

Indiana Bankers’ Association West Baden A. C G. Brown Greencastle H. V. Yacke Iowa Crimial Bureau Forbe McDaniels J. V. Carpenter Brazil

Mint Raisers Refuse to Sell at Present Prices

South Bend and St Joseph County mint producers refuse current prices and expect peppermint to rise to $20 a pound as pepper mint oil costs climb, hoping to command higher prices later.

South Bend Ind St. Joseph County

Income Tax Figures Dominate Newspapers Nationwide

Newspapers across the United States publish extensive income tax figures. New York papers print long lists of neighborhood returns and national figures, with The Times, Herald Tribune, World, and others expanding coverage. The Chicago Tribune pledges continued publication unless government bans it.

United Press NEW York Evening Post New York Times The Herald-Tribune Chicago Tribune Cincinnati Enquirer

Indiana Awakened by Slight Tremor Across State

A mild earthquake woke several in Indianapolis and across Indiana around 6 am with no damage. Residents on N Pennsylvania St and N Delaware St reported shaking while a street cleaner felt tremors downtown. Evansville likewise felt a distinct quake at 5 55 am. a stronger event caused damage on April 24 in that city.

Indianapolis State Indiana Pennsylvania Anna B. Robinson Pennsylvania St Delaware St

Special Spaces Held Unlawful by County Prosecutor

William H. Remy says special parking spaces for garages theaters and businesses in the downtown district violate state law and would fail on appeal. Exceptions noted include taxi stands hotel spaces and curb space in front of the Hume Mansur Building for ambulance unloading.

William H. Remy Hume Mansur Remy

Equitable Lists Stock On Indianapolis Exchange

Equitable Securities Company will list 150000 dollars of common stock on the Indianapolis Stock Exchange. Announcement came Friday from Donald Jameson president and John Jameson vice president at 127 N. Delaware St. auto financiers are cited.

Equitable Securities Company N. Delaware St Auto Financiers Indianapolis Stock Exchange Donald Jameson John Jameson

Fragmented OCR Sports Timetable Snippet

Fragment of a sports timetable shows times and scores unreadable due to corrupted OCR. Data includes early morning entries and afternoon slots with unclear team names or results.

Felt Tremor Shakes Evansville Area Early Morning

A distinct earth tremor was felt in Evansville at 5 55 am lasting several seconds with a low rumble. The shock covered about fifty miles and caused no reported damage though it was clearly felt while residents slept in bed. An earlier stronger quake struck April 24 causing injuries.

United Press Evansville Ind

Remus Released From Atlanta Jail Re-Arrested

George Remus of Cincinnati, freed after twenty months for liquor law violations, was immediately rearrested on Dayton and St Louis charges. A U S marshal and two deputies detained him for transfer to Dayton as his wife filed for divorce. He claimed no grounds for the suit and cited his wife’s visits.

United Press Atlanta George Remus Cincinnati Dayton Ohio St. Louis United States Remus

Navy Fliers Sought After PN-91 Vanishes Over Pacific

Missing for nearly a day the PN-91 of the United States Hawaiian flight disappeared after losing fuel and drifting near Maui. Searchers from Pearl Harbor, submarines, and surface craft comb the tropical seas while officials express hope for a rescue and plan a new flight with the PB-1 bomber.

United Press Naval Headquarters San Francisco Honolulu

Milton Bowlin Nephew of E E Orr in Richmond

Richmond infantry or Navy news notes Milton Bowlin a machinist mate on the PN 9 No 1 missing seaplane is identified as nephew of E E Orr of Richmond Indiana Bowlin enlisted in the Navy in 1918.

Richmond Ind Milton Bowlin E. E. Orr Navy

Mrs Teresa Stantz Awaits Word From Husband Navy Radio Operator

Terre Haute Ind Sept 2 Mrs Teresa Stantz wife of O G Stantz radio operator of the missing naval seaplane PN 91 is with her parents waiting for news of her husband. Stantz has spent twelve years in the United States Navy and in World War I served as radio operator aboard the first American ship to sink a German submarine.

Terre Haute Ind Teresa Stantz O. G. Stantz Joseph Weber Stantz United States Navy

Five Men Aboard Missing PN-9 Plane

Five men were aboard the PN-9 when it was forced down near San Francisco on September 2. The crew included Commander John Rodgers of Havre De Grace Maryland as pilot and unit commander with 1,000 flight hours, Lieut Byron J Connell of Pittsburgh navigation officer, S R Pope of Jackson Tennessee aviation pilot, Otis G Stantz of Terre Haute Indiana radio operator, and W W Bowlin of Richmond Indiana machinist.

Rodgers Strong William Jones San Francisco Bay Crissy Field Arthur P. Snody United Press San Francisco PN-9 John Rodgers Havre de Grace Byron J. Connell Pittsburgh R. Pope Jackson Tenn Otis G. Stantz Terre Haute Ind M. Bowlin Richmond

Indiana corn crop forecast promises regional business boost

Indiana forecasts a bumper corn crop with 210 million bushels this year, up from 184 million normal. Secretary William H. Howard cites strong outlook vs Illinois and Iowa, predicting about 90 million more bushels than last year and potential 54 million extra dollars for farmers at 60 cents a bushel. Frank A. Witt expects movement to start mid November as dealers report contracts and rural banks loosen credit.

Indianapolis Indiana William H. Howard Illinois Iowa Howard Frank A. Witt Commission Witt

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Bar Edu Tennessee Evolution Law U. S State Commission John McCloskey Charles Sutton Russell Ryan John D. Williams Earl Crawford Greenwood Leon Hunt Pacific Shenandoah Ber Thomas Hendricks R. C. Crosswhite Twentieth St Equitable Auto Finance Company Mart Mises Stroyers Harold E. Swisher Pearl Harbor PN-91 John S. Rodgers Hope Frank J. Moses Flight Project Moses Hawaiian Hawaii James H. Strong Iron Man Milton Bowling Is E. BE. Orr Flapper Benwee, Nd
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