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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1925
Page
10
Clark Orders Jr., seven, living seven miles northwest of Indianapolis, was seriously injured today when he fell ten feet from a tree. He was rushed to Christian Hospital with a fractured skull and jaw injury. Police surrounded a nearby home on a burglar report but found no one.
Five general court martial prisoners escaped from the Ft. Hays guardhouse by sawing bars during the night. A sixth prisoner was captured while crawling through the broken bars as military authorities launched an intensive search. The incident was reported by United Press from Ft. Hays Ohio.
Several people were injured in a series of Sunday night crashes in Fort Wayne and nearby areas. A. O. Garrison of Frankfort was charged with assault after a bus collision at Delaware and St Joseph Streets. Other victims include R. A. Gillespie of Fort Wayne, John Lohrman of Fort Wayne, and W M Pennington of Fort Wayne among others.
Ellen Nageleisen receives the Caroline M. Kahn four year scholarship from Indiana University extension division and Ruth Nageleisen earns a one year scholarship for scholastic excellence at Shortridge High School. Their father is police sergeant Harry Nageleisen and they live at 1857 Brookside Ave.
About 300 delegates from the United States and Canada attend the Macedo nian political congress at St. Stephen's Bulgarian Church this week. Plans to advance Macedonian liberty will be discussed as the convention opened Saturday.
Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to Louis Traugott at 8424 Central Ave Mormon Fabian Biewer at 733 N Capitol Ave Ford 598 564 from Pennsylvania and Michigan Sts Robert Thomas 3660 Kissel Ave Ford 535 873 from 1200 Massachusetts Ave George W Hook 1640 Comar Ave Ford T 93351 from Mishawaka Ind Claude B Connor 5221 Burgess Ave Ford 492 987 from Virginia Ave and South St.
Dodge roadster with license 479-121 found at Tenth Street and Canal. Studebaker Big Six touring car left at Indiana Avenue and Michigan Street after license plates were removed. Kissell Skiles Company at 14 North Senate Avenue reports Ford at 322 South Noble Street stripped of parts. Richard Roe at 924 North Warman Avenue found with an Overland at Holmes Avenue and Michigan Street.
A long list of marriage licenses shows couples from Hammond Indianapolis and various Indiana towns. Names include Otto Apple Margaret Hendrickson J Vondersaar Lucile Boersig Reuben Grove and many others with ages occupations and addresses across Minnesota Alabama and Illinois. The notice catalogs prospective spouses and their home cities, occupations such as box superintendent florist bookkeeper piano teacher and laborer.
Mrs. Josephine West 22 of 586 E Miami St drank poison in an apparent suicide attempt Sunday. Police sent her to the city hospital where officials say she probably will recover. She told officers she was angry when she drank the poison.
Richard Lancaster 31 of 716 N Alabama St Harry Lynn 30 of 2011 E Twenty-fifth St and John Clark of City were arrested after police investigated a report of three men trying to steal an auto top. Bolts had been removed from a car behind Mrs Buenia Patterson's home at 1001 E Sixteenth St. The trio were in a nearby car without a top. one man carried a wrench.
Elmer J. Cookus reports a diamond ring worth 175 dollars stolen from his room at 220 N. Wiineis Sr. Miss Maude Steel of R R Box 228 states a diamond ring valued at 400 dollars was lost at the State fair ground.
Police report burglars pried a window at the E. B. Smith Dry Cleaning shop at 531 Warsaw St Sunday night and ransacked office desks. Mrs. Lola Morgan of 529 Warsaw St discovered the burglary. Loss amount unknown.
Five persons received medical attention at the Red Cross emergency hospital set up at the state fairground. J W Freeman of Benton Harbor sustained a fractured left arm when a pump fell on him. Harry Lamber of Greensburg injured four fingers after a mule kicked him. George Higgins a workman was hurt by falling machinery. Grant Van Court of Fortville and Arthur High of Newark received minor injuries. Shirley Bros and Hisey and Titus Funeral Directors donated ambulances. the station lies just south of the Woman's Building.
Sixteen French airplanes bombed Abd El Krim’s Ajdir headquarters dropping two tons of explosives. The attack targeted Riffian cavalry nearby after a run from the Mediterranean and east of Taza to Alsucemas. Krim held French and Spanish prisoners to deter a French–Spanish push. A safety group reports about 70 percent of major city traffic accidents blame pedestrians.
Purchase of the machine shop at 413 Massachusetts Ave from A T Wallace was announced. The new corporation headed by Henry C Gray will manufacture special tools with a specialty in punches and dies. They will also do experimental work model building and general machinery manufacturing.
Dr. A. T. Robertson of Louisville will speak at the first annual ministerial retreat set for September 21 at the Boy Scout reservation. Dr. T. W. Grafton, pastor of Third Christian Church, will preside.
Ponce de Leon, the Spaniard who found Florida while seeking the fountain of youth, is credited with introducing the first grapefruit to the United States during his explorations near Jacksonville Florida.
John L. Duvall, Republican candidate for mayor, told Eighth Christian Church parishioners that religious teaching can combat nationwide crime. He urged that most criminals lack religious training and called for children raised in a Christian atmosphere to ensure a safer future.
In St. Louis a report notes Spain seeks Missouri mules from the Ozarks and state valleys to assist in fighting the Rif. The piece highlights mules as crucial to supply lines and mobility for combat efforts.
Scientists report ground squirrels including prairie dogs use tail signaling to communicate. Birds such as flickers also employ tail movements as coded messages to convey information.
Indianapolis enjoyed cooler Labor Day after a week of record heat and a sixteen day drought. Rainfall of 1.19 inches ended a long dry spell with a 72 degree morning and 68 degree low. a heat prostration at the State fairground was treated at the Red Cross tent.
Edward E. Jones of 834 Olive Street was injured in a head hurt Saturday and taken home. Tea Winchester and Charles Hamilton were injured Sunday when their car collided with a truck. Winchester suffered broken ribs and Hamilton had minor injuries.
Republican workers aim to finish a survey of all 225 city precincts by week end. The plan was announced at Republican headquarters after work began last Tuesday.
Peru Indiana September 7 John Fox arrested on contempt of court chose to pay his wife $10 a week for support rather than go to jail.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various products such as Papes Diapepsin Tablets and Fairchild's Ess Pepsin with scattered prices and brand names. The text references charcoal tablets and Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin amid broken lines and unclear formatting.
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