Shenandoah barograph found aids in inquiry into disaster
A missing Shenandoah barograph was recovered near the wreck site and turned over to Commander Jacob H. Klein. The device showed the craft's altitude at 1 200 feet as it plunged to earth. Funeral plans proceed for the fourteen dead crewmen.
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Eeeasant City
Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
Here
G. A. Armor
H. D. Flannigan
Jacob H. Klein
Chambersburg
Love City
Cambridge
Byesville
Dad Well
Fred Meyers
Court of Inquiry
Krim Forces Put Up Desperate Defense in North Africa
Abd El Krim’s Riffians fight stubbornly as Franco-Spanish forces press the front. Jim aims to thwart the offensive before launch. Artillery around the Bay of Alhucemas pounds the fleet and air strikes, but no landing path is clear. Fez dispatches claim landings occurred but were not substantial.
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United Press
Paris
Abd el Krim
Jim
Bay of
Alhucemas
Mediterranean
Fez
Merchants Mutual Telephone Co Files to Sell Stock in Michigan City
The Merchants Mutual Telephone Company of Michigan City filed a petition with the public service commission to sell 250000 dollars in common stock to complete additions and to pay outstanding notes.
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Merchants’ Mutual Telephone Company of
Michigan City
Public Service Commission
Flapper Fanny Says 1925 By N E A Service
A brief humor column features Flapper Fanny offering witty takes on 1920s trends and social quirks as depicted in a 1925 NEA service roundup.
Vandals to Be Prosecuted Over Shenandoah Loot
Secretary of Navy Wilbur asked the naval board of aeronautics to work with Attorney General Sargent to prosecute vandals who stripped the Shenandoah of valuable instruments and records as souvenirs.
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United Press Hington
Secod
Navy Wilbur Today
Naval Board of Aeronautics
Sargent
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Sinks in Cyclone Windstorm After Cracking
Eight victims are enroute to their final resting places and the remainder were to be shipped today. Officials exonerated eight, with Klein noting the court tentatively decided the Shenandoah was in perfect mechanical condition when she struck the squirl and that officers and crew showed great navigating skill and discipline during the disaster.
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Shenandoah
Klein
Navy orders board to investigate Shenandoah disaster evidence
The Navy Department moves toward charges and counter charges by directing Capt. George W. Steele to appoint a board of investigation. Eight survivors in Ohio are asked to salvage records. Funeral services for Commander Zachary Lansdowne and three officers set for Tuesday in Washington. The inquiry likely to meet late next week.
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United Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Shenandoah
Naval District of
Zachary Lansdowne
Washington
Board of Inquiry
Aviators Are Pawns Says Mitchell In San Antonio
Col William Mitchell former assistant chief of the air service accuses Navy and War Departments of incompetency negligence and almost treason in national defense. He says aviation policies are dictated by non flying officers and airmen are used as pawns.
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San Antonio
Texas
William Mitchell
8Th Corps
Air Service
Shenandoah
National Defense
Navy
War Departments
Army
Oil Station Robbed of 50 Dollars in City Hold Up
After weeks of quiet a Standard Oil station on Washington Street near Hawthorne Lane was robbed of 50 dollars. Attendant Baren Strickler was tied and a revolver pointed at his face as two men fled. J E Hogle heard the cry for help.
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Standard Oil
BE. Washington St
Hawthorne Lane
Dean
Baren Strickler
Colorado Ave
J. E. Hogle
S. Hawthorne Lane
Strickler
Long Wait in Weeds Ends in Big Booze Haul
Reporter William A. Evans describes a Prohibition enforcement action near Clinton Indiana. Gen Lincoln C Andrews orders dark raids and nets for agents to capture bootleggers. Accompanied by Oscar Holman and George Winkler, Evans helped seize John Lotti and Frank Binotto with sixty five gallons of mule drier at the Indianapolis State Fair site, warning future agents to proceed without him.
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Lincoln C. Andrews
Clinton
Ind
Oscar Holman
George Winkler
John Lotti
Frank Binotto
Indianapolis
Ocean Search for Fliers Is Shifted West
Navy commands intensified efforts after shifting the search for PN-91 to a western sector near Kaui channel as destroyers submarines and other craft sweep broad ocean areas. Reports from the minesweeper Whipper will indicate possible drift up to 300 miles from the late Tuesday disappearance.
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Harold E. Swisher
San Francisco
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Kauwain Channel
Whipper-or-will
Wrecked airplane sighted off Kauai ruled as patrol plane
A disabled plane sighted by a Japanese sampan captain near Kauai was later identified as a Navy patrol plane that had made a forced landing. Officials confirmed the initial sighting did not involve PN-91 and the hopeful report was retracted.
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United
Washington
Honolulu
Kaua Island
Navy Department
Red
Sampan
Mitchell
Kauai
Ford is sued for ten million dollars over car payment plan idea
Edward G. Moore of Washington, D. C. files suit in New York seeking 10 million dollars from Ford Motor Company. He requests an injunction against Ford's use of his proposed easy payment plan and the appointment of a referee to determine profits, alleging his idea was copied almost word for word.
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United Press
New York
Ford Motor Company
Edward G. Moore
Washington, D. C
Moore
Ford Company
Books at schools only sales begin Tuesday
William H. Book and school officials announce that books will not be sold at the School Administration Building Meridian and Ohio Streets and will be sold only at the schools. Books will be available Tuesday morning.
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Meridian
Ohio Sts
William H. Book
Two Goats From Kentucky Fair to Appreciate Atmosphere
Two goats from Kentucky help set the mood at the Indiana State Fair as preparations for the 1925 event ramp up. Exhibits worth $25,000,000 arrive by motor trucks and thousands are expected to visit the fairground next week.
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Fairground
Indiana State Fair Week Special Days List
The weekly schedule lists daily observances at the Indiana State Fair. Monday is Labor Day, Tuesday honors Governors Soldiers and Children's day, Wednesday marks Mayor and Legislator day, Thursday is Farmers day, and Friday is Civic Club day.
Goats Cause Commotion at Kentucky State Fair Opening
Gates open at 6 a m with exhibits accessible at 8 a m as labor day crowds gather. Two Ball Brothers goats from Versailles cause a disruption when Brownsburg Indiana boys Marion Neal and Harold Parent attempt to stroll them. State fair officials predict a record attendance around 260000 people from Marion County.
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Ball Brothers
Versailles
Marion Neal
Brownsburg
Ind
MN Harold Parent
Baltimore Ave
Lin’ Wilson
State Board of Agriculture
State Fair Management
Marion County
Montgomery Fire Wipes Four Businesses in Indiana Town
A blaze in Montgomery Indiana destroyed four buildings including George Daily hardware Daily theater Cole general store and Flint Kyle telephone exchange with losses estimated at 60 000. Firefighters battled the flames from near midnight until dawn aided by Washington officials. An earlier summer fire had already destroyed five buildings in the town.
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United Press
Washington
Ind
Montgomery
Daviess County
George Daily Hardware
Daily Theater
Cole General Store
Flint-Kyle Telephone Exchange
Seven Blocks Burned In Shreveport Fire
A night fire in Shreveport Louisiana destroyed about 200 residences spanning seven blocks in a mainly residential area including part of the negro section. The damage is estimated at over 500000 dollars.
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United Preas
Shreveport
Goodyear to Build Gigantic Zeppelin
Goodyear Zeppelin experts Dr. Kurl Arnstein and Capt. Ernest Lehmann lead plans for a giant ZP1 super zeppelin in Akron Ohio. Shenandoah accident not affecting the project. No customer yet. plans target larger ships carrying more passengers and freight.
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David Dietz
NEA
Akron
Ohio
Los Angeles
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Kurl Arnstein
Ernest Lehmann
Frank K. Espenhain
Heat Relief Promised For Indiana Amid Record September Heat
The U S Weather Bureau foresees relief by Sunday afternoon as temperatures fall 8 to 10 degrees from recent highs. July records show 94 degrees in Indianapolis with 102 in Vincennes, while drought and heat threaten corn. Thunderstorms are probable.
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Indianapolis
Middle West
United States Weather Bureau
J. H. Armington
Vincennes
Indiana
Still Found In Clermont House After Late-Night Search
A ten gallon still boiling with six quarts of finished liquor and forty gallons of mash were found in a Clermont Indiana house late Friday night during a search by Lieutenant Eisenhut and his squad. John Thomas, a Black man, claimed ownership.
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Clermont
Ind
Eisenhut
John Thomas
Neighbor Betrays Man Charged in Watermelon Quarrel Killing
William Morris, 21, is under arrest in Richmond Indiana awaiting authorities from Richmond Kentucky. He was captured at his aunt's home after a neighbor overheard his admission of killing a man during a dispute over a watermelon.
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Bu_United Pt
Richmond
Ind
William Morris
Morris
Rockport Man Named Day Aid by Yellowley
E C Yellowley appoints W H Kennedy 87 of Rockport Ind as first assistant in charge of Chicago office. Kennedy long associated with Yellowley as assistant chief of general agents. They will travel to Chicago for brief condition survey before returning to Baltimore under subpoena.
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L. A. Times
Washington
E. C. Yellowley
Thirteenth District
W. H. Kennedy
Rockport
Ind
Chicago
Kennedy
Yellowley
Baltimore
James E. Watson
Indianapolis
Yellowly
Bert Morgan
Indiana
Benjamin Ewing
Megidido Excavation Planned By Chicago Professor
The ruins of Megidido will be excavated by Prof. James H. Breated of the University of Chicago. Funding of $215,000 is provided by John D. Rockefeller Jr. The project is slated to last about four years.
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United Areas
Chicago
Megidido
James H. Breated
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Stolen Films and Clothing From City Truck, Police Say
W M Elliott reports thieves broke into a truck in a garage at Bosart and HB Tenth Streets using a hatchet and stole moving picture films and advertising material valued at 3500 dollars. The film titled Neptune's Daughter features Annette Kellermann. A separate report from Leon Tailoring Company on Massachusetts Ave and BH New York St notes clothing worth 200 dollars taken.
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W. M. Elliott
Pratt St
Bosart
Neptune
Watson to address Roumanian Societies convention
Senator James E. Watson was expected to address the United Roumanian Societies of America convention at the Lincoln tonight with Mayor Shank also slated to speak at 2 pm Sunday at the Athenaeum. About 2000 were expected to attend the weekend festival and the grand banquet would be at the Athenaeum at noon Sunday with Paul D. Tomy of Chicago serving as president.
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James E. Watson
the United Roumanian Societies of America
Lincoln
Shank
Athenaeum
Paul D. Tomy
Chicago
The
Plaza Case Trial Set for Oct 12 in Memorial Plaza Dispute
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza architects Frank R. Walker and Harry E. Weeks face possible license revocation after the state board of professional engineers set a formal hearing for Oct. 12. Trustees found Rivet-Grip steel involved and questioned payments, with charges of misconduct and undisclosed ties to Rivet-Grip discussed. The hearing aims to determine whether Walker and Weeks violated state law and if their licenses should be revoked.
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Frank R. Walker
Harry E. Weeks
Walker and Weeks
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
State Board of Professional Engineers
Indiana
Engineering Board
Lawrence F. Orr
State Board of Accounts
Memorial Trustees
Engineers’ Board
Plaza
Walker & Weeks
River-Crip Company
Harvey Mitchell Anthony
Muncie
Clarence B. Joseph
Indianapolis
Ira Chase Koehne
Samuel Dowden
Larz A. Whitcomb
William P. Cosgrove
Accounts Board
Bradstreets
R. G. Dun & Co
Rivet Grip Steel Company
Koehne
Main Plaza
Frank Greenwald
Autoist sought after boy struck near Senate Avenue
An autoist who failed to stop after striking 8 year old Douglas Richmond near his home at 1343 N Senate Ave extended to another town today. The boy was knocked fifteen feet and taken to the city hospital with a fractured skull. Rozelle Province who witnessed the accident was nearly struck.
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Douglas Richmond
N. Senate Ave
Rozelle Province
Brooker St
Farm leader Settle speaks at Optimist Club luncheon
W. H. Settle, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, addressed the Optimist Club luncheon Friday at the Claypool. A Women’s program has been arranged for next Friday.
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W. H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Optimist Club
Claypool
Man Charged With Larceny In Employment Thefts
Leonard Neal aged 43 of 904 West North Street was arrested Friday by a Quigley Highland Detective Agency operative and charged with larceny admitting thefts of purses containing eighty dollars from employees at the place he worked.
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Leonard Neal
W. North St
Quigley-Highland Detective Agency
Huston to Deliver Labor Day Speech at State Fair Grandstand
William M. Huston international UMW organizer will speak Monday at 10 a m at the State fairground grandstand. James Davis secretary of labor may also speak if he can attend. No street parade this year with Indianapolis Military Band, union labor exhibits, and a basket dinner planned.
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William M. Huston
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
State Fairground
Huston
Terre Haute
James ‘J. Davis
William Holmes
Marion County
Labor Day Committee
Holmes
Indianapolis
Manufacturers
Fairground
John E. Smith
Central Labor Union
Russell H. Gilmore
Arch D. Hinch
Liquor Heists Turn Violent Near Lafayette
An armed clash erupted Friday night eight miles north of Lafayette on State Road 6 as Indianapolis bootleggers and hijackers squared off returning from Chicago with about 300 gallons of liquor. Gunfire paused when hijackers blasted tires and fled, with authorities expecting reprisals from the bootleggers.
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State Rd
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Chicago
Notice to Indianapolis Times carriers on Labor Day publish
On Labor Day Sept 7 the Indianapolis Times will publish a single edition. Out of town carriers on interurban cars may receive papers 1 1/2 to 2 hours earlier. Indianapolis carriers 2 to 3 hours earlier except traction car routes. No late Final or Sports edition. ATION DEPT
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Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis
Ation Dept
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Flapper
NEA Servi
Board of Investigation
William A. Evans
FORD
Marion Neal and
Harold Parent
Fire Department
Small
Goodyear
Zeppelin
Weather Bureau
Rockefeller, Jr
Watson
Walker
Weeks
W. M. Huston
Davis
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