City boosters on journey to get convention
Seventy Indianapolis boosters led by William T. Bailey travel by bus and car from Indianapolis to Louisville for the 1926 International Fire Chiefs Association convention. Stops in Franklin Seymour Edinburg Scottsburg Crothersville and New Albany include speeches and band concerts. Officials hope to win the 1926 convention for Indianapolis with support from the Fire Department and Chamber of Commerce.
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Times
Columbus
Ind
Hoosierland
Indianas
International Fire Chief's Association
Louisville
William T. Bailey
Indianapolis
Organization For Indianapolis
Hoosier
Franklin
Seymour
Edinburg
Scottsburg
Bailey
Crothersville
New Albany
United States Chamber of Commerce
John J. O’brien
Virgil T. Ferguson
Philadelphia
Portland
Ore
Joseph L. Hogue
Jesse Sissloff
Board of Safety
R. V. Converse
Fred Drinkut
Shank
Gone but Not Forgotten Auto theft notices in Indianapolis Times
Police alert readers to report any cars with matching license numbers. Stolen vehicles listed include Harold Hahn at 3630 Roosevelt Overland Riverside Park, Harry Ball at 158 Kitley Overland, Robert Tilestone 2021 N Dearborn Chevrolet 535 348 from Washington Illinois Sts, Max Hartley R R A Ford 602 929 from Michigan St Pershing Ave, Margaret Leatherman 2506 N Alabama Ford from Ohio Capitol, Bruce Wilson 920 N Daley Ford 552 909, Cedric Donaldson 448 N Centennial Ford 536 078 from 2500 W Michigan St.
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Indianapolis Times
Harold Hahn
Roosevelt Ave
Overland
Riverside Park
Harry L. Ball
Kitley Ave
Market
Alabama
Robert W. Tilestone
N. Dearborn St
Chevrolet
Washington
Illinois
Max Hartley
R. R. A. Ford
Michigan St
Pershing Ave
Margaret Leatherman
Alabama St
Ford
Ohio St
Capitol Ave
Bruce Wilson
Daley St
Cedric Donaldson
Centennial St
Automobiles Found in Multiple Locations Reported
Automobiles located by Dallas Price in Maywood and Clyde Hoffa in Oakland and others found at Meridian Street Union Station and rear of 915 California Street. Ford sedans stripped of plates and parts noted with locations and owners.
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Dallas Price
School St
Ford
Louisiana St
East St. Sylvester
Maywood
Ind
Chevrolet
Meridian St
Union Station
Clyde Hoffa
Coffey St
Oakland
Seventeenth St
Capitol Ave
California St
Juvenile Burglar Caught After Poultry Store Theft
A 9 year old boy burglar, sought money to go to the movies, was found hiding in a poultry store at 655 Virginia Ave. He confessed to five prior burglaries and was taken to the detention home. Police had long pursued him as he caused worry in the area.
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E. Vernon Darnell
Virginia Ave
Parsons State Normal Head 36 Years Dead
William Wood Parsons 75 longtime president emeritus of Indiana State Normal School dies after weeks of illness. Funeral set for 4 p m Tuesday at his residence. Rev. John E. Sulger to officiate. Parsons directed the school for thirty six years and helped found its early program in Terre Haute and Tuscola Illinois.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William Wood Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
John E. Sulger
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Woods
Prominent educator Dr Parsons Led Schools and Boards
The obituary notes Dr Parsons taught in Tuscalo, Gosport, and Indianapolis before joining the State Normal at Terre Haute as English professor, rising to president in 1885. He held posts in business circles as president of the Terre Haute Trust Company and served on various financial, charitable, and educational boards. The widow, a second wife, survives.
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Gosport
Ind
Indianapolis
Parsons
State Normal
Terre Haute Trust Company
Youth Sent to Reformatory on Robbery Charge
Orrine Hogan, 21, sentenced for robbery with a suspended term tied to church attendance, was sent to the Indiana State Reformatory for two to fourteen years after choosing prison over regular church involvement. The case highlights the church based good behavior condition of his sentence.
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Bu_United Press
Columbus
Ind
Orrine Hogan
Indiana State Reformatory
Hogan
Myers Plan Outlined For City Efficiency Committee
Walter Myers a Democratic mayoral candidate spoke Saturday night at the Nagle Theater Brightwood detailing a Committee on Efficiency. He proposed twelve to fifteen of the citys ablest men and women to advise on reducing taxes improving government and lowering living costs if elected.
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Walter Myers
Nagle Theater
Brightwood
Indianapolis
Myers
Bandit Pair Robs Motorist in Weekend Holdups
A string of five robberies over the weekend left motorists targeted. one man stabbed, several cars and personal items stolen. Victims include Harry McGinty of Cicero Indiana who lost $42 and a diamond watch, while parked with Carmen Posey. police chased suspects but found the car missing after a showdown. Additional incidents at Shelby and Troy avenues and Brookville Road involved Miss Martha Suppar, Lawrence Sullivan, and Carl Strnecker among others. one suspect injured, others arrested or questioned. The University of London claims to be the largest university in the world.
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Harry McGinty
Cicero
Ind
Carmen Posey
New York St
Georgetown
Cold Spring Rds
McGinty
Thomas Potter
Ewing St
J. P. Kelly
E. Market St
R. B. Box
Brookville Rd
W. C. Swinford
Eighteenth St
Fifteenth St
Northwestern Ave
Eubanks
Oliver Ave
Senate Ave
Michigan St
Five murder charges in Marion County grand jury indictments
Eighteen indictments handed up by the Marion County Grand Jury before Judge James A. Collins include five counts of first degree murder. Sixteen individuals face charges beyond murder such as robbery, assault and battery, and liquor violations. Indicted for murder are Clarence Bell Clifford Pollard Roosevelt Hicks McKinley Jones and John Smith with alleged stabbings and shootings occurring between July 20 and August 26.
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Marion County Grand Jury
James A. Collins
Clarence Bell
Holton Pit
George Fillmore
Clifford Pollard
Indiana Ave
Henry Brown
Missouri St
Roosevelt Hicks
Miller St
Esther Hicks
McKinley Jones
E. Thirteenth St
William Bowden
John Smith
Agnes St
Miss Rose Johnson
Safes Robbed Of 4000 At Dessauer Brothers Store
Two burglars cracked two safes at the Dessauer Brothers department store Sunday and fled with about 4000 dollars after handcuffing day watchman John Zurbach to a steam radiator. suspects remained at large today.
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Mek
Dessauer Brothers
John Zurbach
Yeggs
McCabe Trial Opens for Third Time in Crown Point
The third trial of Alex McCabe, Chicago gunman charged with murdering Crown Point attorney Thad Fancher, opened in Circuit Court here as a jury term. He had been convicted the second time but won a new trial on appeal.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Alex McCabe
Chicago
Thad Fancher
Crown Point
Railroad detective arrested for disturbing church service
Nickel Plate detective Harry Kurrasch, 26, was arrested Sunday night on charges of disturbing a religious service. He claimed a colored boy was under arrest and the boy fled to a bar, prompting threats from congregants and his use of a gun in self defense.
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Harry Kurrasch
Nickel Plate Railroad
Kurrasch
Ends Life on Tracks New Castle Woman Found on Railroad
The body of Mrs. Joe Myers, 54, clad only in night clothes, was found on Pennsylvania railroad tracks near New Castle by daylight. Relatives believe she left home around midnight. She was married to a school janitor.
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New Castle
Ind
Joe Myers
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