Police clash as board weighs firing amid city tension
Mayor Shank and Board of Safety threaten action as police chief Rikhoff probes alleged insubordination by Lieut McGee and Patrolman Bedford. Officers allegedly went to Colfax Aug 21 without notice to superiors while a slain suspect was investigated after a Colfax funeral attended by Klansmen.
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Shank
Board of Safety
Arthur McGee
Harvey Bedford
Herman Rikhoff
Colfax
Ind
Robert Watson
Rikhoff
Watson
Robert Klansmen
Alredij
McGee
Bedford
Meridian State Bank Chartered by Board
The Meridian State Bank on Meridian St near Eleventh St received a charter from the state bank charter board. Emerson W. Chaille of Indianapolis will serve as president with Mord Carter as cashier. Directors include C. W. Smalley, Benjamin H. Burris, Oliver W. Laughlin, S. W. Hendry, E. W. Springer, Harry Yockey, Thomas R. Bass, Ray Macy, and others from Indianapolis and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian State Bank
Meridian St
Eleventh St
State Bank Charter Board
Emerson W. Chaille
Indianapolis
Mord Carter
C. W. Smalley
Benjamin H. Burris
Oliver W. Laughlin
S. W. Hendry
E. W. Springer
Harry Yockey
Thomas R. Bass
Ray Macy
Charlie and
Carter
G. R. Kemper
Columbus
W. S. Robbins
Horace, Ind
William M. Jones
Fairmount
Ind
Suspected Louden Slayer Held by Louisville Police
A Black man suspected of fatally shooting Motor Policeman Jesse Louden near Sixteenth and Central Avenue is held by Louisville police. Detective Supervisor John Mullin notes the description matches, and photographs will be shown to witnesses to identify the slayer. if a match is found, he will be brought to Indianapolis.
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Jesse Louden
Sixteenth and
Central Ave
Louisville
Po Uce
John Mullin
Louden
Indianapolis
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Readable data show scattered times and initials with no clear event or entity. No identifiable people places organizations or dates except generic references to hours and codes.
Extra Comforts and Room For Rent In Indianapolis Times
Hundreds of Indianapolis housewives secure tenants for spare rooms via the Room For Rent columns in the Indianapolis Times Want Ad section. Main 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Times
Bride Marries Race Driver Doris Cary Weds Eddie Hearne
Doris Cary married Eddie T. Hearne, famed automobile racer, in a Monday evening ceremony. The couple, after a reception, planned to travel to Fresno where Hearne will race on Sept 29 and begin trial spins. Hearne hinted at quitting racing after several more events to pursue a car business in Los Angeles.
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Eddie T. Hearne
Hearne
Doris Fairy
H. R. Cary
Michigan St
Fresno
Sal
Los Angeles
Speedway
Lockwood Finishes 120 Hours In Auto Marathon
Daredevil driver H. L. Lockwood completed 120 hours and thirty minutes of continuous driving in a Maxwell stock touring car. He covered 3,560 miles from Indianapolis and surrounding cities before a crash and fatigue forced rest. He'll receive $3,000 and faced near sleep deprivation with medical staff monitoring.
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Lockwood
Dena
Cal
Han
Maxwell
Michael J. Glenn
Indianapolis
National Rd
House Is Locked Find Woman Dead
Mrs. Emma Lawrence aged 65 died by self-inflicted gas exposure at her daughter Bertha Berry’s home 132 E St Joseph St. The body was found seated near the kitchen gas range with a rope over a transom. Police report prior suicide attempts. coroner’s office has not released findings. Surviving daughters are Bertha Berry Blanche Nichols and Pearl Hazelip.
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Emma Lawrence
Bertha Berry
E. St. Joseph St
City Hospital
Paul F. Robinson
Lawrence
Blanche Nichols
Pearl Hazelip
St. Joseph
Missing Tourist Found After Rain Refuges
Charles B. Summersgill of Atlanta age 28 missing since Tuesday afternoon from Riverside Tourist Camp was found today in Riverside Amusement Park one mile away. Police say he sought shelter from the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Summersgill
Atlanta
Charles B. Summersgill
Atlanta, Ga
Riverside
Riverside Amusement Park
Kalamazoo Couple Missing After Yokohama Earthquake
No word has been received from Mr and Mrs C B Williams of Kalamazoo Michigan who arrived in Yokohama Japan two days before the earthquake. Mrs Insley sister of Williams fears the couple may have perished in the disaster.
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C. B. Williams
Kalamazoo
Mich
Yoko‘hama
Japan
W. R. Tasley
N. Audubon Rd
Williams
Kalamazoo College
Oklahoma Solons Defy Gov Walton Military Stand
Oklahoma legislators oppose Governor Walton by planning impeachment proceedings amid his martial law during the KKK crackdown. About 65 lawmakers reportedly signed the call to meet, potentially at another city with troops guarding the capitol. Summers Handy urged defiance as the governor pressed his military program.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Summers Handy
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Military Court of Inquiry
Mayor Shank pressed to explain Klan remark
Jacob Morgan of the American Unity League wrote to the mayor defending his group and criticizing its classification with the Ku Klux Klan. Shank said the two organizations hinder police department efficiency and condemned both groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
Board of Safety
Ku Klux Klan
American Unity League
Jacob Morgan
League
Marion County
Passersby Halt Thief Near New Jersey and Michigan
Passersby Earl Martin and Raymond Reviellee spotted a man trying to steal a car near New Jersey and Michigan Streets Tuesday night. The gear shift had been moved in an attempted auto theft belonging to C. H. Hardy of 20386 N. Meridian Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey and
Michigan Sts
Earl Martin
N. East St
Raymond Reviellee
E. Empire St
C. H. Hardy
N. Meridan
Crippled Girl Found After Missing From Home
Ruth Wilson 21 of 919 N Keystone Ave was located by police today after being reported missing since Saturday. The case involved a disabled state and ended with her safe return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wilson
Keystone Ave
Butler College Welcomes Bachelor Co-Ed Sorority Revival
Delta Pi Omega returns to Butler College at 110 Butler Ave with four members Eleanor Austin Mildred Ross Eloise Luzader and Elma Sullivan leading preparations. The house will house twenty one members and promotes cooperation, dress, social presence, and study. The article notes strict late week hours and meal supervision by a house mother.
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Butler College
Delta Pi Omega
Butler Ave
Miases Elenor Austin
Tecumseh St
Mildred Ross
College Ave
Eloise Luzader
Elma Sullivan
Spencer St
Batchelor
Mary
R. M. Gwartney
Arlington Ave
Indianapolis
Elenor
Mildred
Eloise
Elma
Dan Cupid
LEP
Elenor Austin
Elmallivan
JOUSE
HE Delta PI Omega Sorority
Terre Haute Bandit Fugitives Sought After Garage Robbery
Three men robbed a Terre Haute garage night attendant, shot him three times, and fled with 164 dollars. The victim was beaten and placed in a sedan registered to Evansville, driven toward the city edge. Authorities on the National Road near Terre Haute waited but did not intercept the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Indianapolis
Fletcher
van Pool
M. Cole
Evansville
Sergi Sheehan
Mojor
Morality
Marcy
National Rd
Abandoned car found after hold up near Terre Haute
A bandit hunting squad from police headquarters located an abandoned Willys Knight car on a road at the city’s north edge. The vehicle was tied to an early morning hold up during which Otto Slefferman, night watchman for an oil company garage, was shot. Three men fled in the car after the assault.
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United Preea Terre
Traffic Captain Glenn Hunts Car Thief
Traffic Captain Michael Glenn stamps an envelope with his car serial and license numbers to send to police and insurers while planning a manhunt for the thief who stole his auto last night from Delaware Street north of Washington Street.
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Michael Glenn
Lockwood
Glenn
Delaware St
Washington St
Indiana millers meet for annual convention topics
Representatives of the Indiana Milling Association from across the state gather at the Board of Trade at 10 a m Thursday for their annual convention. BE Harris Greencastle will preside and appoint committees. Three topics for discussion include varieties of wheat best for Indiana millers and profitability of flour for wheat exchanges and weekly bulletins.
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Indiana Milling Association
Board of Trade
BE. L. Harris
Greencastle
Indiana
Carl W. Sims
Frankfort
W. A. Cretis
Cambridge City
E. C. Scearce
Mooresville
C. B. Jenkins
Neblesville
Postmaster General predicts Coolidge nomination in 1924 race
Indianapolis visitor New says President Coolidge will be the Republican nominee in the 1924 election. He declines to name other aspirants and takes charge of state headquarters after a brief visit with his sister. New plans stops in Detroit to discuss postal air service development.
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Harry 8
New
Indianapolis
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Indiana
Bernays Kennedy
Pennsylvania St
the Severin
Charlie A. Wald
Frederick E. Schortemeier
State Committee
Louisville
Detroit
Chicago factions line up in liquor war
Chicago officials face a deadly beer war between bootlegging syndicates as six people die. Power factions clash over supporting Mayor Dever's probe while police overhaul looms and detectives hunt the slain Georg ia Meeghan and Spot Bucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Press
Dever
Georgia
Meeghan
Spot” Bucher
Bank cashiers forced to unlock vault during bandit lootings
Four bandits abducted cashier H. H. Velamy from his home in Sandoval Illinois and compelled him to open the First National Bank. The robbers fled in a car with $800. In Galesburg Illinois robbers blew the safe at the Bridgeford Company banking house in Joy Til and escaped with between $4,000 and $8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas Sandoval. II
First National Bank
H. H. Velamy
United Press
Galesburg
Ill
Bridgeford Company
Joy, Til
Fire destroys sport model car. owner unlocated
A sport model automobile bearing Victor Manning's title burned almost completely at Bluff Road and Raymond Street bridge. Police and fire crews found no one nearby. Manning could not be located as officials investigated the unknown origin blaze.
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Victor Manning
Roosevelt Hotel
Bluff Rd
Raymond St. Bridge
Manning
Judge Anderson Returns as Trial List Grows
Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson returns to Indianapolis after a three month Michigan vacation. A long list of cases awaits, and court plans to convene Thursday according to attached notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Anderson
Indianapolis
Michigan
Rotary Kids Circus Night with Orphans at Murat Theater
A Rotary Club event hosted 173 Indianapolis Orphans Home children at the Murat Theater with clowns bears ponies and an orchestra. Umpire Jack Hendricks oversaw a dinner for about 475, including guests. One girl Mary Jane Hugo fell from a pony and tore her skirt. otherwise the afternoon and evening were a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hendricks
Indianapolis (Indians
Nelson G. Trowbridge
Shubert Murat Theater
Lucius Winn
Arch Grossman
Indianapolis
Santa Claus
Mary Jane Hugo
Germany offers to end Ruhr resistance if expulsions end
Berlin reports Germany proposed via the Belgian ambassador in Berlin that passive resistance in the Ruhr be dropped only if inhabitants expelled from occupied areas are returned and those arrested released. Germany also signaled a possible reparations payment exceeding thirty billion gold marks, reflecting its strained finances.
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United Press
Berlin
Paris
Germany
Ruhr
Communists Order General Strike in Baden Province
Communist disorders spread across Baden with a state of siege at Loerbach and several towns. A general strike called by the Communist party demands police withdrawal and restoration of pre war wages. Hostages are taken and imprisoned workers released. Rioting at Loerback continues as police exchange fire.
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United News
Berlin
Baden
Loerbach
Communist Party
Loerback
Passenger dies on Pennsylvania train near Union Station
A 75 year old man, probably Simon Baer of Louisville, died as the Pennsylvania train reached Belt Junction after leaving Union Station. Police and coroner investigate heart trouble and overexertion. body taken to city morgue. witness Perry Chamberlain saw Baer rushing to catch the train. letters in his pocket mention Sadie Baer of Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Baer
Madison Ave
Louisville
Pennsylvania
Belt Junction
Union Station
Perry Chamberlain
Walnut St
Baer
Paul F. Robinson
Petoskey
Mich
Sadie Baer
Public wedding at carnival in Wilkins Street
A public wedding will be performed at 8 30 p m Thursday before carnival visitors on Wilkins Street near S Meridian Street. Groom Levertt Wingate 353 East Norwood Street junior supreme knight of the lodge and bride Miss Emma Mitler of Port Royal Kentucky. Rev Clarence Wilhelm conducts ceremony with Jack Bain best man supreme grand knight of the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkins St
S. Meridian St
American Knights of Nem-Der
Levertt Wingate
Cupid’s Credit Not Good
A youth asked for a marriage license on credit and offered 62 cents. Deputy county clerk Ray Beunnagle refused, noting licenses cost 2.50 and that payment must be made on pay day. The youth said his mother issued a marriage ultimatum to avoid staying apart.
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Ray Beunnagle
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