McNamara Faces Blackmail Trial In Labor Dispute Case
Prosecutor William H. Remy and Judge James A. Collins prepared for the Monday trial of John J. McNamara, labor union official, on blackmail charges related to threats to workers and employers. The case stems from a 1923 incident at the Elks Home boiler installation and includes additional threats against workers at the American Legion Building and Fletcher Savings and Trust Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Remy
James A. Collins
John J. McNamara
Iron Workers’ Union
Collins
McNamara
Fred C. Gause
Supreme Court
New Elks Home
St. Clair
Meridian Sts
Ben Staggenberg
Niman Tranfer Company
Remy
Staggenborg
Union
American Legion
Plaza
W. S. Frye
Fred W. Jungclaus
William P. Jungclaus
Elks
Fletcher Savings and Trust
Me.Namara
William J. Burns
California
Llewellyn Iron Works
San Quentin Penitentiary
James
Los Angeles Times
Krim Losses Heavy in First Day of French Drive
United Press reports heavy Riffian losses in the first twenty four hours of the French northward offensive from Ouergha. Riffians resisted fiercely though outnumbered and many battles occurred despite inevitable defeat. French losses are described as trifling as the advance continues.
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United Press
Fez
Morocco
Ouergha
Krim
Tornadoes Sweep Five Mile Path East of Jackson
A small tornado accompanied by a severe cloudburst swept a five mile path twenty miles east of Jackson last night. It destroyed several farm buildings crippled communications and leveled trees and telephone poles.
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Buy United Press
Jackson
Mich
Here
Kauffmann to Direct 1926 Indianapolis Fund Campaign
Alfred O. Kauffmann, president of Link Belt, will chair the 1926 Indianapolis Community Fund drive. Fred Hoke, fund president, announced the appointment after a conference with Charles Piez of Chicago. The campaign aims to recruit a strong volunteer organization by November 1 to support 36 social welfare groups.
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Link Belt
Alfred O. Kauffmann
Link Belt Company
Indianapolis Community Fund
Fred Hoke
Kauffmann
Charles Piez
Chiago
Link Belt Board of Directors
U. S. Shipping Board
Piez
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ita
Marines Rush From Panama to Nicaragua
Three hundred American marines aboard the gunboats Tulsa and Denver rush from Panama to Bluefield and Carinto at the request of President Solarseno of Nicaragua. The State Department said uprisings were expected and no landing is planned unless Washington orders.
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United Presses
Washington
Tulsa
Denver
Panama
Bluefield
Carinto
Solarseno
Nicaragua
State Department
Managua
Farmers Prosperous Says Testimony At Rate Hearing
F W Koneman of Citizens Investment Company testified farmers are more prosperous now than before the war, with higher prices and greater purchasing power, as evidence supporting a 6 percent freight rate increase at an interstate commerce hearing in Chicago.
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United Preas
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
F. W. Koneman
Citizens Investment Company of
Sioux Falls
Koaeian
Rain Delays Asian Bell Game Doomed by Weather
Rain prevented the American Asian bell game between Columbus and Indianapolis, leaving both teams idle this afternoon as conditions forced cancellation or postponement.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Clumbus
Judge Grants Petition to Open City Primary Returns
Circuit Judge H. O. Cham berlin ordered city election officials to open sealed returns from the spring primary. Four precincts involved reveal misfiled Democrat and men voters lists and illegible poll books, prompting potential re registrations. Officials Coffin and Claver agreed to the order as registration lags with three weeks before November municipal elections.
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H. O. Chamberlin
George W. Coffin
William E. Claver
City Republican
Democratic
Denton Will Renew Fight for Position in Indiana
Friends of George K. Denton of Evansville will renew efforts Monday at Vincennes to unseat Benjamin F. Willoughby as judge of the State Supreme Court. The case centers on quo warranto proceedings and disputed election returns that shifted Denton from winner by one vote to Willoughby, with officials rejecting corrected tallies. The hearing before Judge John R Emison will determine if the demurrer is sustained and whether appeals follow.
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Vincennes
George K. Denton
Evansville
State Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Willoughby
Denton
John R Emison
Knox Superior Court
Willoughby
Arthur L. Gilliam
Charles Remster
Smith, Remster, Hornbrook and Smith
Howard
Sullivan
Ed Jackson
Jackson
Robbers Board Train and Rob Twelve Passengers
Two armed masked men boarded a Vancouver to Chicago train in MOT North Dakota and robbed twelve passengers in the smoking compartment. About 200 dollars was taken before the bandits fled as the train departed the station, sparing the Pullman cars setup.
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Ited
N. D
Vancouver
Chicago
World Series Set to Open October 7
Baseballs world series will begin Wednesday October 7 in the city that wins the National League pennant after a conference of senior club officials with Judge K M Landis in Philadelphia.
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United Press
Philadelphia
K. M. Landis
Merchandise Delivery Service Inc Incorporates in State
Articles of Incorporation filed for Merchandise Delivery Service Inc with the Secretary of State. Headquarters at 145 E Washington St downtown. Capitol stock set at 10 000 dollars. Directors named Carleton Greenwald Daniel Greenwald and Lou Kopelman.
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Ind
Secretary of State
Washington St
Capitol
Carleton Greenwald
Daniel Greenwald
Lou Kopelman
Thefts Reported Across City During Active Police Investigation
Police investigated multiple thefts including at the state fairground and residences. Reported victims include Mark Laws, Nina Grand, Dr. Harry Hagle, and LeRoy Fletcher, with losses ranging from $10 to $150 in valuables and cash. Police recorded items such as a diamond ring, purse, watch, and traveling bag.
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Mark Laws
Ruckle St
J. H. Carter
Walnut St
Watch State Fairground
Nina Grand
Morris St
Meridian St
Harry Hagle
E. Washington St
LeRoy Fletcher
Liquor Trade Alleged Leads to Arrests in City
Lieut. John R. Eisenhut and a squad arrested Sam Simpson 41 and Virgil Willoughby 19 at 4702 W Bertha St on charges of blind tiger and transporting. Willoughby also faces vehicle taking, after police saw them deliver liquor jug to a man behind 3021 W Tenth St.
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John R. Eisenhut
Sam Simpson
Virgil Willoughby
Bertha
Willoughby
Tenth St
First Aid Station Set for Indianapolis Federal Building
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson announced a new first aid station for all federal employees to open Monday on the third floor of the Federal Building. Miss Elsie May Holmes of 1723 N Meridian St is appointed to be on duty daily as a trained nurse.
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Indianapolis
Bondsmen Discharged in Vagrancy Case by City Judge
Five male bondsmen and one female bondswoman were discharged on vagrancy charges by City Judge Dan V. White. They had been arrested in police corridors after officers alleged they crowded the halls and turnkey's office. the judge warned them against soliciting business at headquarters.
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Dan V. White
Motorists Fined in Assault Case and DWI
A. A. Mitchell, 1421 N Belle Vieu Pl, fined 50 dollars and costs for assault and battery by City Judge Dan V White. He was discharged on failure to stop after an accident involving John Stroull, 948 Be Thirtieth St, injuring nurse Lillian Harding at city hospital. Judge Delbert O Wilmeth fined L J Mount of Acton Indiana 10 dollars and costs and sentenced him to ten days in jail for driving while intoxicated.
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A. A. Mitchell
N. Belle Vieu PL
Dan V. White
Mitchell
John Stroull
BE. Thirtieth St
Lillian Harding
City Hospital
Delbert O. Wilmeth
L. J. Mount
Acton
Ind
King of the Ivories praised in Indianapolis Times program
Letters and telegrams of appreciation for the piano program broadcast by Harry M. Snodgrass titled King of the Ivories were coming in from radio fans. Snodgrass broadcast from Station WFBM at the Merchants Heat and Light Company at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. J. M. Witten of WOS Jefferson City announced, introduced by Carl Fohl The Times radio editor.
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Harry M. Snodgrass
Alleged Bandits Plead Not Guilty In Auto Robbery Case
Charles Freaman Dewey Elliott and Norman Lipscomb pleaded not guilty in Criminal Court to auto banditry burglary and robbery charges. Lipscomb was released on bond while Freaman and Elliott returned to jail. Detectives allege the trio staged eighteen robberies and three burglaries including a double robbery at Western Oil Refining and Standard Oil stations on Thirty Ninth Street and Maple Road.
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Charles Freaman
Dewey Elliott
Norman Lipscomb
Lipscomb
Western Oil Refining Company
Standard Oil Company
Thirty-Highth St
Maple Rd
Obscure Odds Draw Aboard Bis Tenpicid Eleven
A fragmented garbled OCR item offers little readable detail. It mentions numbers 72 and 76 and a time 03 sg, with no clear event, people, or organization identifiable.
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Sg A. M
Labor Leader Addresses Plumbers Hall on Labor Unity
Rennie Smith, member of the English Parliament and Labor party representative, told a Friday night audience at Plumbers' Hall 312 East Washington Street that both brain and manual workers are enrolled in the British Labor party. The talk occurred under the Indianapolis Socialist party auspices.
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Labor Party
Rennie Smith
Plumbers’ Hall
Washington St
Smith
Indianapolis
Socialist Party
Publication of Complaint Outline Questioned
The Times notes unwarranted publication of an injunction outline filed Aug. 21 by 102 Eugene St. property owners against the Roscoe Butner Company and city officials in Superior Court. The document alleges city officers conspired with contractor payments and relaxed specifications via City Engineer Frank Lingenfelter and William Armitage, with inspectors and board of works approving substandard work.
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the Times
Eugene St
Roscoe Butner Company
Superior Court
Frank Lingenfelter
Armitage
Lingenfelter
Board of Works
Poison liquor sold to boys leads to arrest in Beech Grove
Federal agents investigate traffic in poison liquor after the arrest of John Marksberry 45 of 616 Main St. He allegedly sold mule liquor to Beech Grove boys John Easter 18 and others. One boy became violently ill and a doctor pumped his stomach. The four boys were held for the City Judge Dan V. White and Marksberry remained jailed without bond.
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Federal
Beech Grove
John Marksberry
Main St
John Easter
Marksberry
John Ward
Curtis Alford
Murray Hoover
Kaster
Tower Man Arrested on Disorderly Conduct Charges
Frank Beletzski, 46, of 4043B Washington St. was arrested for obstructing streets, disorderly conduct, and profanity near the OO, I, & W and Big Four crossing at West Michigan Street and Holmes Avenue. He reportedly refused to raise the gates during the incident involving Lieutenant Halstead.
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Frank Beletzski
Washington St
Big Four
Michigan St
Holmes Ave
Halstead
Burglar Rampage Strikes Steffey Home And Nearby Victims
A lone burglar attacked newlywed Rachel Steffey and her husband J B Steffey in their ground floor home. The assailant beat both with a hammer and concrete chunks then fled. Reports link the same thief to five other assaults in the area and additional break ins. Police found a rusty hammer, concrete fragments, a makeshift ladder, and a stolen car involved in the spree. Several women were targeted in nearby homes, with one teen threatened at knifepoint, all cases tied to a repeat offender active across multiple districts.
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Rachel Steffey
N. Dearborn St
J. B. Steffey
Steffeys
City Hospital
Steffey
Robert Reese
Manlove Ave
Claude Johnson
Elizabeth Lindenberger
Eric Lindenberger
E. Twenty-Ninth St
Gertrude
Jennie Shotts
Dearborn St
Albert Shotts
Parker Ave
Keystone
Schaller & Cole Drug
Thirtieth St
Sherman Dr
School Girl Married Sparks Juvenile Warrants Filed
Cal Jordan told Police his daughter Ruby aged 15 left School No 8 and wed Ray Francum aged 24 of 1400 De Losa Street Warrants were filed in juvenile court and case proceeded against the young couple.
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Cal Jordan
de Loss &T
Ruby
Ray Francum
de Losa 8&T
Crippling of Beech Grove Line Alleged
Beech Grove Traction Company line damage alleged in two incidents. Fletcher Savings and Trust offers 50 reward for arrest and conviction. The first Aug 24 detaches the Jumper which links power supply. second Sept 7 a iron piece derails a Beech Grove car. Litigation follows after C F Schmidt buys line with bus-service condition.
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Beech Grove Traction Company
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Traction Company
Beech Grove
Indianapolis Street Railway
C. F. Schmidt
Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Street Order Dissolved Over E Tenth Street Pavement
Judge Clinton H. Givan dissolved the restraining order blocking the city from paving E Tenth Street from Sherman Drive to 160 feet east of Hawthorne Lane. City argued injunction cannot issue until the final assessment roll is approved. Plaintiffs cited poor pavement quality and sought reinstatement. hearing not fixed.
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Board of Works
Tenth St
Sherman Dr
Hawthorne Lane
Clinton H. Givan
Superior Court Four
Polar steamer in distress near Hershel Island
Radio distress signals from Seattle report the 1 322 ton auxiliary steam schooner Baychimo of the Hudson Bay fleet in trouble off Hershel Island in the Arctic Ocean east of Point Barrow. Other stations received weak signals with limited details.
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United Press
Seattle
Wash
Polar North
Hudson Bay Fleet
Hershel Island
Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow
Seattle Harbor
Singleton to Head Laymen at Indiana Conference
Frank T. Singleton of Martinsville was reelected president of the lay men's association at the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church. Ministers approved amendments uniting northern and southern branches and permitting laymen to participate in conference deliberations on equal terms with ministers. A dispute over church funds at Princeton ended in a compromise with a distributing committee set to allocate funds.
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Bu United Press
Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church
Frank T. Singleton
Martinsville
Princeton
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Rachael Steffey
E. Twenty- Ninth St
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Tower Man
Husband
Sailant
Guy R. Martin
Northwestern Ave
Parkway Blvd
Twenty-Fifth St
Sixteenth St
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