Monument Circle Robbers Escape With Cash After Safe Breach
Expert cracksmen used a stepladder to access a transom and defeat three safe combinations in the Indiana Purchasing Company office at 33 Monument Circle. They escaped with more than 1500 dollars as manager John I. Schneider discovered the theft. A loiterer was spotted near Baldwin building offices earlier.
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Indiana Purchasing Company
Baldwin
Monument Circle
John I. Schneider
Schneider
W. H. Davis
Baldwin Building
Purchasing Company
Buddy
Washington St
Senate Ave
More candidates file petitions for school board race
City controller Joseph L. Hogue noted fifteen petitions already on file at noon and predicted more would arrive before the filing deadline. Fred Bates Johnson and Charles R. Yoke, current board members, were to file along with others on the citizens' committee slate. Additional names listed include Mrs. John W. Moore Edward W. Harris and Carl Wagner. Cory Mull filed after withdrawing from a move to Anderson while Wednesday filers included Clarence G. Baer Fred Kepner and several others.
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Board of School Commissioners
Joseph L. Hogue
Fred Bates Johnson
Charles R. Yoke
Citizens’ Committee
John W. Moore
Edward W. Harris
Carl 8. Wagner
Anderson
Owen T. Krug
Cory Mull
Clarence G. Baer
Fred Kepner
Lewis E. Whiteman
Riley Bush
Clarence R. Greene
Theodore F. Vonnegut
William M. Rogers
Charles W. Kern
Thomas C. Rutledge
William E. Gibson
Lillian Sedwick
Edward H. Harris
Carlo S. Wagner
Fraud Combat Talk At National BBB Convention
The morning session of the National Better Business Bureau convention at Lincoln discussed fraud fighting. George Husser of the Kansas City BBB described methods to obtain sucker lists for fake investments. Dr J Cramp of the AMA and Frank W Lovejoy of Vacuum Oil were slated to speak in the afternoon as the convention ends Friday.
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Better Business Bureaus
National Better Business Commission
Lincoln
Kansas City
Better Business Bureau
George Husser
J Cramp
Chicago
Bureau of Investigation
American Medical Association
Frank W. Lovejoy
Vacuum Oil Company
New York
High school athletics not injurious officials assert
Indiana officials and coaches rejected a claim that school sports harm health. Doctors urged a statewide inquiry while stressing proper supervision and medical exams for athletes. Leaders argued athletics improve health and longevity when well managed.
Suspect Held by Police as Terror Bandit
Detectives believe they have arrested the burglar who terrorized the northeast and northwest sections of the city by breaking into homes. He is held on a $5,000 bond on a vagrancy charge, with a woman in the house also held on a similar charge. Police found loot including pictures of white women and travel gear, and will have victims identify him. A traveling bag was reported stolen from an auto downtown by T. J. Trotter of Philadelphia.
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Roache
Fossati
McDonald
Lansing
Hadley St
T. J. Trotter
Philadelphia
Navy officials may face inquiry over Shenandoah flight decision
The Shenandoah crash inquiry may summon high Navy officials including the Naval Secretary to explain why the airship was sent west against Commander Lansdowne’s wishes. Captain Paul Foley said Washington officials would be called and that the court seeks all relevant facts.
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United Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Naval
Wilbur
Lansdowne
Caldwell
Ohio
Paul Foley
Court of Inquiry
Washington
Foley
Pacific Fliers on Native Soil
Commander John Rodgers and crew of PN-91 returned to San Francisco aboard the Idaho after a nine day patrol at sea. Their Hawaiian air expedition failed to reach its goal but the fliers were hailed as heroes by a grateful nation. Crowds along the Presidio waved as the Idaho entered the Golden Gate.
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United Press
San Ancisco
John Rodgers
Idaho
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Presidio Neights
Father Refused Custody of Son by Juvenile Judge
Judge Frank J. Lahr of Juvenile Court refused custody of 3-year-old Willie Carey of 654 Arbor Street. The boy is to become a permanent ward of the Children's Guardian Home on 5761 University Avenue and may be placed in a private home if officials approve.
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Willie Carey
Arbor St
Frank J. Lahr
Juvenile Court
State police order on liquor raids upheld by secretary
Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier resisted an effort by Dr Edward Shumaker to let State policemen arrest liquor violators. He reaffirmed an Aug 21 order restricting them to speeders and traffic law violations. An investigation into special powers and a raid at a farm will continue Monday.
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Frederick E. Schortemeier
Edward §. Shumaker
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
Schortemeier
Shumaker
Secretary of State
Jackson
Bridges
Andrew Gill
William Bosson
Losey
Horse Thief Detective Association
Hquor
Bosson
Robbery at Wilbur Small Confectionery
Two men fled in a small auto after holding up Wilbur Small's confectionery at 937 N Alabama St on Wednesday night. Mrs Small faced revolvers as she opened the counter. $7 was taken from the register while $6 was left untouched. Mrs May Cline, entering at the moment, saw the bandits describe them as they escaped.
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Wilbur Small
Alabama St
Five Thousand French Arrive to Relieve Besieged Fortress
In Paris on September 24, five thousand French troops arrived to aid the Soujieda fortress garrison of 500 men, who had endured a weeks long siege by Druse tribesmen. Horses and mules were slaughtered to feed defenders and conserve water as relief arrived.
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Bu United Press
Paris
Soujieda
Druse
Fair Honest Settlement Pledged at Initial Session
The article reports that a fair and honest settlement is pledged regarding the French War Debt payment at the initial session.
Debt talks open as Mellon and Caillaux seek seven year accord
Treasury Secretary Mellon and French Finance Minister Caillaux began negotiations at the Treasury to resolve France’s seven year old debt to the United States totaling 4200 dollars. Both men pledged honest intent and noted the high stakes for world peace as the talks opened.
Caillaux Seeks Destiny Expert for Debt Talks
Joseph Caillaux, head of the French mission, consulted Belle Bard founder of the Academy of Astrology in New York during a private seance in Washington. Bard warned of discord in U S France debt funding talks and projected potential controversies on September 27 and 28. Caillaux described the session as amusing and declined further participation.
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United Press
Washington
United States
France
Joseph Caillaux
Belle Bard
Academy of Astrology of
New York
Caillaux
Mid-Ocean
French and US debt talks progress toward settlement
Mellon notes France's financial difficulties will be considered in a settlement. Caillaux says they will work practically to settle and stabilize the world economy. A French proposal, discussed at the two debt funding commissions, may start with small principal payments and gradual increases, with leniency on early interest.
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Mellon
France
Caillaux
Coolidge
United States Commission
Hearing Postponed on Gary Street Railway Bus Petition
Public Service Commission examiner John S. Powell announces an indefinite postponement of the hearing on the Gary Street Railway Company petition to operate a Gary to Lafayette bus line. The postponement affects the 9 am session today in Gary. The separate application by Clarence Sheppard to run buses between Modoc and Richmond and between Muncie and Newcastle will be heard at the Statehouse on October 9.
Stay Off the Streets Message From Sergeant at School
Indianapolis sergeant campaigns road safety by painting white crosses at fatal auto crash sites. He warns children to stay off streets and marks last four years of deadly incidents with aides. The effort follows a September death of Mary Hill and cites forty local fatalities so far this year.
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Sergi
Harry Smith
Accident Prevention Bureau
Anna Calderon
S. Capitol Ave
Herman Loganofsky
Indianapolis
Mary Hill
Albert Killan
Spencer Hotel
Sergant Smith
Sergt
Jack O'Neal
Sergeant Smith
Woman Burned In Stove Blast At Rooming House
Agnes Hickman 58, owner of a rooming house at 713 North Alabama Street, was severely burned when a blazing oil stove exploded in her kitchen. She lit the stove and left upstairs. on return she attempted to fling the burning appliance outside to avert fire. The blast caused burns to her legs body and arms but did not damage the house.
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Agnes Hickman
Alabama
City
Goodrich Seeks U S Recognition of Russia
Former Indiana Governor James P. Goodrich, visiting Kharkov, told Ukraine’s President he plans to press for United States recognition of Russia. The Indianapolis attorney is a public utilities official and American Relief Administration director.
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United Press
Moscow
James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Kharkov
Petrovsky
Ukraine
Russia
United States
Goodrich
Indianapolis
American Relief Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Germany to attend ministerial conference in Switzerland
President Von Hindenberg announced Germany will accept the allied invitation to a ministerial conference in Switzerland next month to discuss the allied German security pact and seek a final solution.
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United Press
Berlin
von Hindenberg
Germany
Switzerland
Dawes to Speak in Indianapolis October 17
Vice President Charles G. Dawes will address Indianapolis on the evening of October 17 under the Chamber of Commerce. Secretary John B. Reynolds announced the invitation was accepted by E. Ross Bartley. Dawes plans to discuss reform of Senate rules before Congress convenes in December, stopping en route from Atlanta to Chicago. An auditorium is to be chosen. Dawes requested a large hall.
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Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Indianapolis
John B. Reynolds
Chamber
E. Ross Bartley
Dawes
Indiana
Congress
Atlanta
Chicago
Reynolds
One Quadruplet Dies in Stephens Family Tragedy
Sheridan Indiana report on September 24 states Jean Stephens, one of the quadruplets born February 26 to Mr and Mrs Oscar Stephens, died after illness. This brings the number of deaths in the four children to three with the surviving daughter in poor health. The four births included three girls and a boy.
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Times
Sheridan
Ind
Star of stage Ada Lewis dies in New York
Ada Lewis a longtime stage star died in New York after several weeks of illness. Born in San Francisco in 1885 she began on the stage as a child and had a continuous career for nearly seven decades. She had been in a coma for three days before death.
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United Press
New York
Ada Lewis
San Francisco
Miss Lewis
Fire Plot Frustrated as Plugs Grass and Match Found
Police asked state fire marshal to probe a complaint from Mrs. Lillian Jerard of 1309 N Capitol Ave alleging an arson attempt at her garage. Investigators found a large amount of dry grass stuffed into a hole on the building and a match set.
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Lillian Jerard
Capitol Ave
Two Die From Accidents In Rockport Area
A two year old girl, Elizabeth Schertzinger, pulled a pot of hot coffee onto herself and died hours later from burns. In a separate incident, 51 year old Co P Abney, superintendent of the Garden City Sand Company, was killed when he was caught in a cave in a sand pit near Rockport Indiana.
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Bu United Press
Rockport
Ind
Elizabeth
Mollie Schertzinger
P. Abney
Garden City Sand Company
Attorney General Rules Motor Law Keeps Title Certificates
Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam says the recent motor law does not repeal the 1921 title certificate requirement. The 1925 statute neither amends nor supplants the older law, an opinion to Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier states.
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Arthur L. Gilliam
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Husband Missing Near Durant Oklahoma
Mrs Roy Scott of Durant appeals to police for help finding her husband Roy Scott 49 reported missing since Monday. He left with their car tent revolver and gold watch taking nothing for his two children and told her he would work for the Hang Drug Company. the company denies knowledge of him.
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Durant
Okla
Roy Scott
Roy
Polce
Scott
Hang Drug Company
Inquiry board weighs data on aviation role in defense
United States air craft board in Washington on September 24 studied aviation’s place in national defense. Public sessions paused until Monday for a full review of testimony from War Navy Post Office and Commerce. The board will weigh statements from Army and Navy on Col William Mitchell’s unified air service proposal despite opposition from both services.
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United P
Col
William Mitchell
Air Service
Army
Navy
Patrick
Army Air Chief
Missing star farmer lad Byron Troyer from Lafontaine
Byron Troyer a 15 year old Lafontaine High School senior and farm club prize winner is missing from his Wabash County home. He was last seen in brown army shirt gray cap and overalls. Volunteers searched the Mississinewa River while officials suspected he may have headed to Indianapolis. He previously won a trip to Washington for farming achievement and held a Purdue scholarship.
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Bu_United
Wabash
Ind
Byron Troyer
C. E. Troyer
Lafontaine
Troyer
Farm Club
Grant
Mississinewa
Indianapolis
Young Troyer
Lafontaine High School
President Coolidge
Washington
Purdue University
fragmentary weather and time notes across stations
The readable fragments show measurements and times for multiple stations. Numbers like 68 and 72 appear with 8 am and noon references, suggesting a sequence of readings. No clear event or location is determinable from the text.
Blazes In Past 24 Hours Spur City Fire Action
Fire chief announces plans to pursue arsonists after three fires in 24 hours including a major blaze at the Indiana Motor Body Company factory at 498 Gray St with damages above 8000 dollars. A vacant house fire at 152 Le Grande Ave damaged nearby residences. cabinet urges stricter fire codes and inspections.
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Indiana Motor Body Company
Gray St
O'Brien
Indianapolis
William’ Bishop
le Grande Ave
Walter Mills
Bishop
W. J. Curran
Indianapolis Salvage Corps
Fire Department
Water Company
Fire marshal to resign as officers quit posts
Newman T. Miller to resign as state fire marshal on Oct 1. First deputy John D. Cramer and second deputy M. W. Wareing will resign. Chester A. Davis is department attorney. Governor Jackson considers replacements as Dr. A. A. Spears of Brazil emerges as a possible appointee.
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Newman T. Miller
John D. Cramer
Miller
Chester A. Davis
M. W. Wareing
Jackson
A. A. Spears
Brazil
Spears
Warren T. McCray
Fire Marshals’ Association of North America
City Ordinances Codified by Special Commission
The codification of city ordinances is complete announced by James M. Ogden corporation counsel. The commission will report at the next city council meeting after a pre meeting with councilmen to discuss grouping of statutes. Members include Samuel Ashby William A Pickens and Owen E Boling.
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James M. Ogden
Samuel Ashby
William A. Pickens
Owen 8. Boling
State Tax Commission
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Indiana State Medical Association
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William F. King
State Board of Health
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A. L. Trestler, Anderson
High School Athletic Association
Fred Gorman
Technical High School
Gorman
Roy B. Julian
Southport
Association
H. F. Bannen
Manual Training High School
Shu
Tention
William J. Losh
Gary Railway Company
Hindenburg
Stephens
Kindle Garage
Gilliam
Oklahoma
Inquiry Board
Aircraft Commission
Star Farmer Lad Missing
O’brien
Council
Marshal
Ogden
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