Competition rages as coach company attacks street railway
A. Smith Bowman of Peoples Motor Coach Company issues a Plain Statement of Facts accusing Indianapolis Street Railway Company of unfair, destructive competition. He claims the street firm blocks their bus routes on Central Ave and Riverside, urges patrons to oppose the railway petition before the Public Service Commission, and argues no new bus lines were pursued by the railway.
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tJme
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
A. Smith Bowman
Peoples Motor Coach Company
Central Ave
Riverside
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Missing license plate note of stolen cars in Indianapolis
Public notice asks readers to report any bearing the listed license numbers or contact The Indianapolis Times Main 3500. The memo lists stolen vehicles linked to The Fishback Company Chrysler 7482 American Radiator Company Dodge 8573 and other owners with addresses at Market and Delaware streets and near Terminal Station.
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Indianapolis Times
The
Fishback Company
Pennsylvania St
Chrysler
Michigan
Meridian
American Radiator Company
Senate Ave
Dodge
Market
Delaware
Thomas Harreson
Thirty- Second St
Overland
Terminal Station
Edward M. Gillispie
Terrace Ave
Maxwell
Market and
Delaware Sts
Lloyd Tucker
Ford
Market St
Capitol Ve
Automobiles Recovered Belong to Local Residents
Police report two cars found abandoned. a Chevrolet owned by L. C. Schenck of 2621 W Jackson St was located at S East St elevation. A Chevrolet owned by Colossie Minder of 1516 E Washington St was found near Highland Ave and St Clair St.
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Jackson St
Chevrolet
S. East St
Colossie Minder
Washington St
Highland Ave
St. Clair St
Inquest Fails to Place Blame in Benton County Slaying
The inquest into the murder of Mrs. C B Cook, Benton County temperance crusader, adjourned without a verdict for lack of evidence. Clifford Cook and George Buchanan testified regarding Cook's whereabouts the night of the crime, with Buchanan placing Cook at a Grundy Center hotel.
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United Press
Vinton
Iowa
C. B. Cook
Benton County
Clifford Cook
George Buchanan
Waterloo
C. L. Modlin
Buchanan
Cook
Grundy Center
False alarm at river bridge ends with no body found
Police boat and officers rushed to the Michigan Street bridge after a report of a body in the White River. They found newsboys and a log, learning the alert came from a boy who claimed a woman’s head was seen. a girl then reported the alarm.
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White River
Michigan St
Ten Drivers Slated on Traffic Charges
Arthur Dixon age 41 of 820 Garfield Ave is slated on charges of speeding and driving while intoxicated. Joseph McCallum 35 of 5503 E Washington St James P Hester 28 of 2531 Broadway and Floyd McKinsey 32 of 2914 Brookside Ave charged with speeding. Thomas Coyle 42 of 1501 Madison Ave charged with DWI. Frank Craig 33 of 1350 Silver Ave charged with driving over a fire hose. Four drivers held on other traffic law violations.
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Arthur Dixon
Garfield Ave
Joseph McCallum
Washington St
James P. Hester
Broadway
Floyd McKinsey
Brookside Ave
Thomas Coyle
Madison Ave
Frank Craig
Silver Ave
Elevation plans for rail lines in Indianapolis announced
Elevation of tracks on the C I and W and Pennsylvania railroads will begin next month. Flood prevention work between Raymond and Morris Streets will be planned to support the Union Railway track project and a new White River bridge. A petition to pave E Washington Street between Audubon Road and Sheridan Avenue will be presented. The board ordered dirt cleared on Northwestern Avenue between 38th and 42nd Streets.
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H. G. Wray
Raymond
Morris Sts
Indianapolis Union Railway
White River
Board of Works
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
E. Washington St
Audubon Rad
Sheridan Ave
Columbus Construction Company
Northwestern Ave
Thirty-Eighth
Forty-Second Sts
Two Firemen Die in Knox Oil Yard Blast
Two firefighters were killed and about a dozen burned when a $50,000 fire at the Knox Oil Company storage yard in Mount Vernon Ohio exploded near a 10,000 gallon gasoline tank. Victims were Lloyd Squires 18 a volunteer and Ralph Simpson 50 a substitute city fireman.
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Bu United Press
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Knox Oil Company
Lloyd Squires
Ralph Simpson
Lines tighten in battle for school board
Sept 24 is the last filing date for five school commission seats. The Citizens' School Committee backs Edward W. Harris and Mrs. John W. Moore, with Dithmer and Whirter leading the effort. Harris runs Hamilton Harris & Co. and Moore is active in local civic groups. Adolph G. Emhardt is nominated for the board, with petitions filed for John Martin and William M. Rogers.
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Joseph L. J Hogue
John Martin
Bellefontaine St
William M. Rogers
W. Washington St
Last Rites for Lindemann Set
Funeral services for Charles Lindemann 29 of 414 N State Ave will be held Thursday at Holy Cross Church. Burial in Holy Cross cemetery. Lindemann, a former Indianapolis Times employee, died by hanging in a hospital psych ward. Survived by parents two sisters and two brothers. He belonged to Elks Lodge and Holy Cross church.
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N. State Ave
City Hospital
Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Lee Cleon Nafe
Lindemann
Indianapolis Times
Henry Lindemann
James Clarke
R. C. Bowlby
Frank
Walter Lindemann
Elks Lodge
Mission Home Planned for Wheeler City Rescue Mission
The rescue mission finance committee considers erecting a five story building at 241 N Delaware St to improve facilities. Members Wallace O. Lee Governor Jackson Joseph Milner Jesse Hanft and Henry Krause meet with directors after planning the thirty second anniversary on Oct 25 at First Baptist Church and hosting the Chicago District of the International Union of Gospel Missions.
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Wheeler City Rescue Mission
Delaware &St
Mission
Wallace O. Lee
Jackson
Joseph M. Milner
Jesse E. Hanft
Henry W. Krause
First Baptist Church
Chicago
International Union of Gospel Missions
Open Season Declared for Wild Ducks and Wild Geese
Hunters celebrate the open season for wild ducks except wood duck and wild geese, announced by the state fish and game superintendent. The lawful season runs Sept 1 to Nov 30 for rails to Nov 30 and ducks, with various bird limits and a woodcock season from Oct 1 to Nov 30.
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Fish and Game
State Conservation Department
Wilson
Brandt
Rutabagas At City Market Open With New Price
Rutabagas and cranberries featured at the city market with prices 18 and 20 cents per pound respectively. Michigan grapes appeared at curb stands priced at 1.40 dollars for a 16 pound basket along with assorted fruit and produce such as oranges bananas celery lettuce beets cauliflower crabapples tomatoes peaches and lemons offered at various per unit or per dozen rates.
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Michigan
Jonathan
Grimes
California
Davis Charged With Assault After Attacking Sweetheart
Charles Davis of 1604 Cornell Avenue allegedly used caveman tactics in a domestic dispute with Ardelia Cherry at her home. Police say he attacked with an ice pick, knocked her down, and was jailed on Monday night for assault and battery.
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Cornell Ave
Ardelia Cherry
Toledo St
Davis
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