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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1925
Page
8
A long readers letter column features Mr Fixit the Times representative addressing civic issues. Readers demand street and sewer work delays due to litigation over Pleasant Run Blvd and church members’ injunctions. The column notes no sewer access for a year while boulevard construction is planned.
An old school house in Franklin New Hampshire once built by Daniel Webster's father has been sold by the city and now operates as a tea room. The desks remain with carved initials from former scholars and are repurposed for service.
Patrolman Asa Stonehouse known as Stoney the mounted copper patrols district 54 in the southeast city. He joined the force May 6 1906 and lives at 356 Burgess Ave nearing pension eligibility after nearly twenty years of service. He plans to keep patrolling and deter bandits in his era.
Criminal Court opens with arraignments for thirty five suspects as Judge Collins tackles 1,875 pending cases. Grand jury to hear murder and robbery files while Deputy Sheaffer handles minor charges, amid ongoing appeals to the State Supreme Court.
Police hunt two armed men after they stopped a car at Emerson and Southeastern Ave injuring no one but taking $5 from William Patten and driving off with his vehicle. Other victims include Miss Goldie Cain, Miss Stella Stewart, Charles Huggins, and George Knader with a diamond ring valued at 250 dollars. Clifford Alvison and Frank Seebel also reported robberies in Riley Park and nearby streets.
A man told police he was attacked near his home by several men. A separate theft notes a pickpocket obtaining $45 from Mrs. Charles Crampton in downtown Muncie Indiana.
Indianapolis youths plan to attend a State young people's conference in South Bend October 16 183. E T Albertson secretary Indiana Council of Religious Education announced the event with speakers P R Hayward Cynthia Pearl Mays W P Dearing Frank M McKibben E R Bartlett and Genev Fre Harris. Sunday schools statewide will mark promotion day September 27 and rally day October 4.
Tony Hershman Curley LeGere and Ralph Griner are detained on vagrancy charges while an investigation into a report by R J Clark of 2139 N Pennsylvania St is pursued. Clark said two men in a car stopped him at Sixteenth and Illinois St and claimed they would arrest him.
About 150 Dye family members gathered Sunday in a grove east of Whitfield for a reunion. A monster basket dinner was served at noon followed by an afternoon program.
Police reports from Richard Sawders and Howard King recount a theft in the 1800 block of N Rural St. Eggs butter and other food valued at 3.50 were stolen. The description labels the suspect a butter and egg man operating in the area.
Members of the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity return to Northwestern University to find their chapter house padlocked by university authorities over neighbor complaints about summer occupants.
Walter Dill Scott, president of the University, stated that any fraternity house connected with the university will be closed if wine or women are present. Residents in the fashionable district near campus complained that jazz music, glass clinking, and loud screams disturbed the peace after midnight.
Miss Mary Berlot aged 27 of 947 North Holmes Avenue is hospitalized after inhaling gas in what police describe as an apparent suicide attempt. Roomer Alexander Coclancih told officers he found her in the kitchen with three gas jets turned on.
The article notes a longstanding ban that forbids women from entering the Athos peninsula where Greek Orthodox monks reside, reflecting traditional religious restrictions and regional customs.
The Sunday School educational exhibit at the state fairground drew wide attention today according to E T Albertson secretary of Indiana Council of Religious Education. Material was entered from several counties and highlighted the need for religious education for 651000 Indiana youths who receive no instruction.
The Indianapolis Turners announce their Annual Fall Entertainment to be held in the Athenaeum Garden Wednesday evening. The program will feature a Gypsy Festival with dancing to follow.
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