Nicholson urges stronger enforcement of Eighteenth Amendment
Detroit bishop Thomas Nicholson, president of the Anti-Saloon League of America, spoke at Central Avenue M. F. Church urging stricter enforcement of prohibition and enlistment of more supporters. He condemned bootlegging as a constitutional nullification, praised Prohibition for raising buying power, and urged churches to mobilize and educate young women through the W. U. He denied a Protestant council report reflecting broader church sentiment and called for church action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Nicholson
Detroit
Mich
Anti-Saloon League of America
Central Avenue
M. F
Central Ave
Twelfth St
Marion County W. Co. T. A
Nicholson
Bishop Nicholson
Danville
Commit O
Federal Council of Churches
Council
America
W. U
McGill Doctor Backs 14 as Mental Growth Age
Dr C E Kel BE of McGill University states the average person reaches mental growth at age 14. He notes a man often knows more than a 14 year old, yet army recruit experience shows thinking ability not greater at that age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
C. E. Kel BE
McGill University
See-see Charleston Step Draws Mixed Praise
Eloise Walton reports on a new Charleston variation taught in Cleveland and demonstrated in Indianapolis. The piece notes the risky knee action, cautions about safety, and contrasts the lively move with traditional dances while highlighting the dance’s appeal to both young and old. It mentions Mae Berry’s exhibition and Ford’s interest in reviving old style dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise
Meridian St
Mae Berry
Cleveland
Ohio
Tne
Miss Berry
Indianapolis
Henry Ford
Peace Seen In Tangle Over Lieber Salary
Developments in a dispute within the conservation commission over cutting Richard Lieber and two other department heads salaries showed a possible readjustment at Saturday’s regular meeting. Guthrie and Gardner supported the cuts while Wilson opposed and Coulter was absent. the governor signaled disapproval and may convene a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Conservation Commission
Richard Lieber
William A. Guthrie
Dupont
Everett L. Gardner
Monticello
Guthrie
E. M. Wilson
Anderson
Dean Stanley Coulter
Lafayette
Gardner
Lieber
Wilson
Coulter
Jackson
Guthrie and Gardner
Lkely
Hun
Grasshoppers Inflate Themselves to Hop Says Rae
Indianapolis artist Roderic H. Rae leads a new school museum project teaching nature study through microscopic slides and interactive cases. His team shows grasshopper mechanics, insect anatomy, and plant processing from flax to linen while preparing lessons for 1924 25. Rae, born in Aberdeen, trained in England, moved to Indianapolis in 1906 and has produced over 30,000 slides with his wife assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New School Museum
Roderic H. Rae
College Ave
Children’s Museum
Indianapolis
Rae
Grasshopper
Hopper
Katya
Miss Carrig Frances
Jens Dalman
Miss Frances
United States
Dalman
Ber
Aberdeen
Scotland
England
Edison & Swan Electric Works
London
Friday the 13th Jinx Troubles Police Patrol
Patrolman Marshall Teague and Patrolman Eugene Bruce rode in police car No. 13 when it collided with a Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern traction train at 6500 E Washing Wo St. Teague escaped with minor injuries while Bruce sustained a bad cut and facial injuries. Teague blamed superstitions of Friday and thirteen for the crash.
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Eugene Bruce
University Ave
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
F. Beng
Greenfield
Ind
Teague
Bruce
District 13
Police
Freight Quirepeal Asked by Indiana Chamber of Commerce
The freight and traffic committee of the Indiana State chamber of commerce moved Thursday to repeal the Smith Hoke resolution calling for a nationwide inquiry into the freight structure. L R Martin of Oliver Chilled Plow Works led the resolution which won unanimous approval from 28 managers and chamber secretaries. R B Coapstick criticized the Smith Hoke inquiry as wasteful, while the committee opposed general freight rate increases though allowances for specific cases may occur, per George H Mosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
L. R. Martin
Oliver Chilled
South Bend
Chambers of Commerce
R. B. Coapstick
State Chamber of Commerce
Heat wave returns to Indianapolis with 88 degree reading
Indianapolis logged a partial return of the heat wave with a 88 degree reading at 11 30 am the highest since September 11 when 90 was recorded Cooler weather is forecast by the U S Weather Bureau for tonight along with partly cloudy skies The month’s high was 95 on September 3 and 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mercury
United States Weather Bureau
Killer of Girl Admits Crime
John Henry Lewis, 88, a Black man, confessed to abducting and killing 14 year old Edna Boswell near North Bend after watching her for days. He described waiting along a wooded lane to assault her, stealing $5, and later being shot in the hip while fleeing.
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United Press
Cincinnati
John Henry Lewis
Edna Boswell
North Bend
Lewis
Addyston
Earthen Bowl Mixing Tools For Baking
A traditional earthen bowl with a wooden spoon is recommended for mixing cake batters muf fins and other batters. The porous bowl helps regulate moisture while the wooden spoon avoids scratching the surface and preserves texture.
Football Season Is Really Here
Police received a complaint from Mrs. G Faulker of 252 Hendricks Pi that a gang of future Red Granges battled on a vacant lot beside her home A stray field goal crashed through her window and the boys have failed to pay
Citizens Rout Bank Robbers in Quincy
In Bellenfontaine Ohio on September 18 robbers blew open the Miami Valley bank at Quincy but fled when citizens rushed into the streets after the explosion. They cut wires and shot out street lights before entering the bank. The robbers fled in an automobile amid gunfire. cashier C B Kneisley said no money was taken. The outer door of the safe was wrecked.
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United Press Bellenfontaine
Ohio
Miami Valley Bank
Quincy
C. 8
Kneisley
Major Arrested for Driving While Drunk in London
A London policeman stopped Maj. Andrew Hanks aged 61 for erratic riding and ordered him to dismount. The major nearly fell from his horse, leading to an arrest on a charge of driving while drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Hanks
Irish Army Chief Mulcahy Attacked on U S Arrival
General Mulcahy of the Irish Free State faced a hostile crowd in New York and Hoboken as he arrived aboard the President Roosevelt. He was stoned and hissed by Irish and Irish American demonstrators while police rescued him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Dick’ Mulcahy
Hoboken
Mulcahy
Irish Free State
Dick” Mulcahy
Ireland
Washington
Staff Announced for Cannon High School paper
The Cannon staff for the fall semester at Technical High School was named by Miss Ella Sengenberger. Martha Mc Laughlin and Marion Miller were named editors in chief with David Jacobson and Robert Liebhardt as assistants.
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Nical High
Ella Sengenberger
Martha McLaughlin
Marion Miller
David Jacobson
Robert Liebhardt
Richard Fox
Beulah Stone
Cris Nuerge
Robert Ryker
George Gisler
John Little
Arthur Stevenson
Vaughn Gayman
Shelley Givens
Dorothy Altschuh
Dorothy Rea
Crippled Pupils Start New School in City
Twenty crippled children attend the Oscar McCullough school in a sunlit room. They receive corrective therapy, basic lessons, and group activities under Miss Ethel Scofield and Mrs. Jeanette Williams. A dining room, equipment, and a transport bus provided by the Indianapolis Foundation support the program led by Supt. E A Graff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Scofield
Crippled Children's School
California
Washington Sts
Oscar McCullough
Jeanette Williams
Anna Townsend
Jimmy
Crippled Children’s
E. A. Graff
Indianapolis Foundation
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Anti-Saloon League
Lessee
Miss Mae Berry
Clifty Falls Park
Department
Marshall Teague
Finley Ave
State C
Thelma Morgan Converse
New York
Paris
Lord Furness
Britain
Richard Bennett
Mrs. Converse
Parlimentary Congress
By Frank Getty
Ning
Mulcasy
Hudson
Benedit Arnold
Eamonn de Valera
George Washington
Mulcay
the Cannon
Tech
Virginia Lett
Mary Mahan
Marjorie McElroy
Rosalind Taylor
Thornton Bardack
Martin Barnett
Norman Brinsley
Anne Seiden
Beatrice Taylor
Genevieve Quinn
Katherine Gibson
Martha Pittenger
Dorothy Warwick
Virginia Kielman
Velma Redman
Elizabeth Carr
Mary E. Cordes
Ruth Elmquist
Thelma Kinnaman
Helen Noel
New School
Inggianapolis Foundation
Miss Ethel
Scofield
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