Downtown Grime Wave Burglary Targets Jewelry and Offices
Thieves robbed three downtown businesses and attempted six more during a holiday weekend. Items stolen include rings and pins valued at 575 dollars from L. G. Balfour, plus gold and dental material from New York Dentists. Several homes and offices were broken into, with burglaries discovered early today and police stretched thin due to Labor Day events.
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L. G. Balfour Wholesale Jewelry
Board of Trade
M. BE. Beach
New York
N. Pennsyyvania St
Hoosier Sailor Dies in Blast Aboard Noa
The destroyer Noa returned to port with four sailors dead after a generator explosion at sea. Officers Floyd Dunn of Sapulpa Oklahoma W H Kinder Evansville Indiana R L Shephard Cahagrande Arizona J L Pinkham Munden Nebraska died from injuries. Kinder and Shephard were killed instantly. Dunn and Pinkham died later. The Noa had guarded a wrecked Chinese steamer after a nearby typhoon.
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United Press
Shanghai
United States
Noa
Floyd Dunn
Sapulpa
Okla
W. H. Kinder
Evansville
Ind
R. L. Shephard
Cahagrande
Ariz
J. L. Pinkham
Munden
Neb
Kinder
Shephard
Sergeant Reduced and Promotions at Safety Board
Frank R. Owens petitioned to be reduced from detective sergeant to patrol officer and was granted the reduction. Edward Glenn, formerly a traffic officer, was promoted to detective sergeant. The board will study installing automatic stop and go signals at four corners Central and Seventh College Thirtieth and Holmes Belmont Aves.
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Frank R. Owens
Board of Safety
Edward Glenn
Central
Eee Thirtieth
Holmes and Belmont Aves
Big Brothers Take Her to School for the First Time
Helen Frances Edwards, a 6 year old, enters School 5 at California and Washington Streets for her first day. She is escorted by her two big brothers, Robert and Eugene, as about sixty new pupils begin at the school. Estimated weekly enrollment across schools reaches about 45,000 with half day sessions this week to organize classes and adjust schedules.
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Helen Frances Edwards
Helen
California
Washington Sts
Patterson St
Mabel Schmidt
Helen Frances
Robert
Eugene
D. T. Weir
Weir
Two shift system started in Chicago public schools
Chicago added 90 grammar school buildings to a two shift program as 80 000 more pupils than desks crowded the first bell Students will attend five hours of class work each day in two shifts to ease overcrowding reported by United Press.
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Bu_United Press
Chicago
Grammer
Earthquake Reports Damage in Dineir District
A Central News Constantinople correspondent reports an earthquake destroying three villages in the Dineir district Turkey. Casualties are not confirmed.
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United Preas
London
Central News
Constantinople
Dineir
Turkey
Action Against Mitchell Topic in War Council
Washington reports a high war council weighing action against Col William Mitchell over incompetency and criminal negligence charges. Maj Gen John L Hines asked Maj Gen Eli A Helmick to secure confirmation or denial of Mitchells printed statement. A final decision awaits presidential approval.
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United Press
Washington
Davis
High War Council
William Mitchell
Mitchell
War
Navy Departments
John L. Hines
Eli A. Helmick
Army
Coolidge
Week Seen Grounds to Take Advantage of Soldiers Day
Governor Jackson serves as honor guest for Soldiers and Children's Day events. Local ceremonies mark the observance with speeches and community activities highlighting veterans and youth.
Tonight's Horse and Livestock Show Parade and Pageant
Indianapolis events feature a full program with a horse show livestock judging and showings, a grandstand pageant Cleo Patra, fireworks, vaudeville and band concerts. Afternoon hosts Grand Circuit horse racing while evening showcases conclude with horse and livestock displays and the pageant.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Fair attendance reaches new records
Toward a weekly attendance peak at the Indiana State Fair many visitors arrived amid ideal weather. Monday's Labor Day turnout of 62,106 set a one day record, surpassing last year and surpassing the 1924 Tuesday mark of 28,287. Governor Jackson planned to attend Governor's and children's day events in the afternoon with soldiers honored.
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Jackson
One Dead and Eleven Hurt in Labor Day Casualties
In South Bend Indiana a Labor Day scene left one man dead and ten injured with a second man feared dead. William Boykin 45 was accused of killing a man dubbed old man Jeff in a drunken brawl. Police officer John Pollo was stabbed amid a riot over a baseball umpire decision.
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United Preas
Bootleggers Kill W C T U Crusader Mrs Cook
In Vinton Iowa on September 8 Mrs C B Cook president of Benton County W C T U was shot dead while sitting at a window. Authorities blame bootleggers for the murder and note the campaign against liquor view as a deadly escalation.
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Imogene Benton
Harlan Sr
Stella Branson
Dora Hodges
Frank Hodges
N. Traub Ave
Nowland Hill
S. Randolph Bt
United Press
Vinton
Iowa
Women's Christian Temperance Union
C. B. Cook
Benton County
Carrie Nation
Whitefield Ruhl
Mrs
American mauled by mobs in Shanghai riot led by woman
American C. C. Elrod was mauled by Chinese mobs in Shanghai on Monday. Police rescued him and drove the rioters from the foreign settlement while the mobs, led by a woman, shouted Kill, kill.
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Timea
London
C. C. Elrod
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Elrod
Here He Is the Most Honest Man in Indianapolis
The man, found by William T. Bailey, assistant city attorney, paid Bailey at City Hall to cover a traffic signal his car demolished without police observation. He paid $15. Police Chief Herman F. Rikhof cited him as one of the nerviest men in Indianapolis, who obtained city money for damages from hitting a traffic post.
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Indianapolis
William T. Bailey
Bailey
Herman F. Rikhoff
Freeholders Question Sanity Defense for Alleged Youth Slayer
In Eware New Jersey a prosecutor states no motion for a mental examination of Harrison Noel will be made and the defense must prove sanity. Noel, 20, is indicted on first degree murder for the abduction and killing of Mary Daly, 6, and Raymond Pierce. The board of freeholders will convene to assess Noel's release from psychiatric care after prior hospitalizations and a series of violent incidents.
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United Preas Eware
N. J
Harrison Noel
Mary Daly
Raymond Pierce
Noel
James A. Mason
New York
Essex County Hospital For the Insane
Overbrook
Bellevue Hospital
Craig Sanitarium
Beacon
N. Y
Board of Freeholders
Edward Reilly
Mont Clair
Dix W. Noel
Bellevue
Pierce
Mary
Beacon Sanitarium
Europe
Use of Carpenters in Bank Room Disputed
John J. McNamara, labor union official, faces new blackmail charges connected to threats over carpenters and iron workers at Fletcher Savings and Trust. Prosecutor Remy says McNamara claimed jurisdiction over sheet metal work and warned of violence to force labor changes. Bond set at 2500 dollars. McNamara already holds 20000 dollars in bonds and heads to trial Monday on related indictments from 1924 labor clashes.
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John J. McNamara
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
William H. Remy
McNamara
Remy
Structural Iron
Taylor-Palmer Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Fletcher Trust
St. Clair
Meridian Sts
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
Los Angeles Cal
Times Bldg
California
Heatwave Persists Across Indianapolis Area
The Weather Bureau reports hot weather will continue with a slight rise in temperatures and possible afternoon storms. Temperatures reached 86 in the afternoon with a morning low of 67, while southern Indiana saw readings near 100. Edward McGraw was hospitalized after collapsing at a baseball game. his condition is listed as serious.
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Labor Day
Indianapolis
Indiana
Vincennes and
Evaneville
Edward McGraw
Virginia Ave
City Hospital
Washington Park
Reilly
Beauty Pageant Opened In Atlantic City With 67 Contestants
Atlantic City opened its Miss America pageant with 67 contestants from as many cities. Mayor Bader presented the keys to the city as the annual beauty event began. Most entrants wore long hair with about half blondes and brunettes, plus three red heads among the group.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Bader
Missing Evansville Girl Leona Harris Sought
Police were asked to search for Leona Harris a 17 year old from Evansville Indiana living at 4108 Carrollton Avenue with William J Ryan. She has been missing since Sunday and is under the care of the state board of charities.
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Leona Harris
Evansville
Ind
State Board of Charities
William J. Ryan
Carrollton Ave
Fire Chief Objects to Police Powers for Firemen
Fire Chief John J. O'Brien urged the board of safety to revoke police powers granted to several firemen. He called police powers a nuisance and said they make firemen officious and harm the force. The board was to consult Mayor Shank, with complaints noted from union labor about firemen playing on rest days and not reporting to stations after band practice.
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O’brien
Board of Safety
John J. O’brien
Oscar Wise
Shank
O'Brien
Herman F. Rikhoff
William T. Bailey
State Fair Pickpocket Tales in Hartford and Newark
Bert Latimer of Hartford reports a theft of 9.50 at the state fair. Carl Harter of Newark also reports a loss of 31 dollars in an unrelated incident.
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Bert Latimer
Hartford
Conn
Carl Harter
Newark
City Council Sets 1926 Tax Levy At $1.0625
Indianapolis plans a 1926 tax levy of 1.0625 dollars, one cent higher than 1925, with potential changes from the State tax board. Officials may see adjustments to the sanitary board and park board levies, and legal appeals could challenge park board cuts.
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Indianapolis
State
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Park Board
New Day Boss Assumes Post in Chicago Underworld Watch
E C Yellowley, head of the enforcement department, arrives to take charge of cleaning up the Chicago area including Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin. His record of obtaining indictments against beer barons and illicit gin makers casts a shadow over the city’s underworld and prompts a price rise and heightened guard for bootleg operations.
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United Press
Chicago
E. C. Yellowley
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Yellowley
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