Shenandoah Inquiry Attacks Command and Parachute Gaps
Col. Billy Mitchell told the President's aircraft board that sending the Shenandoah was a direct violation of law and likened it to a ship sent out without lifeboats. He criticized lack of parachutes and questioned amateur control of the air service while comparing American efforts with Britain's improved air power.
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United Press
Washington
Billy’’ Mitchell
Mitchell
Shenandoah
North Pole
Pacific
Air Service
Navy
Army
Hunt for borers begins inspection trip in North America
Wallace and Dietz, entomologist and assistant, depart on a trip funded by the US Department of Agriculture to study European corn borer infestations in the United States and Canada. They aim to find control methods as the pest advances, supported by a $10,000 annual appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rank N. Wallace
Harry F. Dietz
United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
Wallace
Dietz
Shepherd Opens Law Office
William D. Shepherd, once acquitted in the germ murder of Billy McClintock, emerges from seclusion and opens a law office in the loop. He appears well-groomed and composed, leaving behind the prison parlor image from his courtroom days.
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United Press
Hicago
William D. Shepherd
Indianapolis
Billy McClintock
Shephard
Slow rental for Floridians sparks headline debate
The Indianapolis Times reports on Florida housing issues with editorials from Hollywood Daytona Beach and Miami outlets denouncing profiteering. Rents cited as excessive drive business and labor displacement, with merchants raising prices to cover overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Daytona Beach
Miami Chamber of Commerce
State fire marshal appointed as deputies stay on
Alfred Houston of Marion becomes state fire marshal on Thursday while first deputy John D. Cramer and second deputy Milton W. Wareing agree to remain until successors are chosen. Wareing plans Florida business. Cramer may take a federal post. Chester Davis departs. Joseph Bell and Elias Dulberger are linked to the job. Wareing’s arson division report shows Indiana leading in firebug apprehension in 1925 with 465 cases, 39 confessions, 37 convictions, 61 arrests, 2 dismissals, 28 pending.
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Alfred Houston
Marion
John D. Cramer
Milton W. Wareing
Hogeton
Wareing
Florida
Cramer
Chester Davis
Joseph Bell
Walter Bossert
Elias Dulberger
Indiana
Light quake rattles San Francisco Bay Area
A light earthquake shook Oakland Berkeley and San Francisco at 7:23 am with no damage reported. The tremor lasted about one and a half minutes within two miles of Berkeley as recorded by the California seismograph starting at 7:22:59 am.
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United Preas
San Francisco
Bay District
Oakland
Berkeley
Berkley
California
Warn Children When Four Are Hurt By Autos
Four school children were injured while crossing streets near their schools in three accidents Tuesday. Edward Marback, 7, is seriously hurt. Letha May Wood, 7, has a fractured skull. Police say trucks failed to stop at signals and charges include assault and battery, reckless driving, inadequate brakes, and vagrancy.
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Sergt
Mary Moore
The
Accident Prevention Bureau
Edward Marback
Frank St
City Hospital
Charles Deer
S. Delaware St.i
Madison Ave
Raymond
Thomas C. McDonald
Fagin
McClure
McDonald
Ralph Dean
Hart Letha May Wood
North St
Massachusetts Ave
Henry Piper
Olney St
Phillip Kirkpatrick
N. Bherman Dr
Augustus Hipes
S. State Ave
Purdue course opens in Indianapolis on heat treatment
Classes in heat treatment of iron and steel under Purdue University engineering extension depart will open Friday at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. The course will last ten weeks.
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Purdue University Engineering Extension Department
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
DePauw names two Indianapolis women class officers
Miss Alberta Olsen and Miss Elizabeth Clark, both from Indianapolis, were elected to class officer posts at DePauw University. Olsen became vice president of the sophomore class while Clark was chosen secretary of the junior class.
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Times Special
Greencastle
Ind
Alberta Olsen
Elizabeth Cirk
Indianapolis
de Pauw University
Miss Olsen
Clark
Public invited to view seventeen planes at Fort Harrison air tour
Invitations issued for the First Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour to showcase seventeen aircraft at Schoen Field Ft. Benjamin Harrison Friday at 11 pm. The cross country event uses National Aeronautic Association rules with annual contests. Organizers include Frank S Fishback and Frank E Gates.
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Schoen Field
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
National Aeronautic Association
Franks. Fishback
Chamber of Commerce
Hughes Asked to Speak Here at Oct 31 State Dinner
Former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes is requested to address the State dinner, the main event of Indianapolis municipal Halloween celebrations on October 31. The dinner will be at the Indianapolis Athletic Club with invitations to mayors and city leaders.
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Charles Evans Hughes
John F. Walker
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Indiana
Indianapolis
William E. Balch
M. K. Foxworthy
Pact Near On French Debt Settlement Talks
A high official from the American debt funding commission said both sides are working toward a settlement on France's debt. Treasury Secretary Mellon and others met French Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux to discuss the safeguard clause as Caillaux plans to depart Friday, with settlement due or talks may collapse.
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United Press
Washington
American Debt Funding Commission
Investigation Probes Vigo County Jail Conditions
Federal authorities will probe the Vigo County jail in Terre Haute after a report to U S Marshal Linus P Meredith alleged prisoners are granted too much liberty. Justice agent C W McPhail will conduct the inquiry.
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Vigo County
Terre Haute
United States
Linus P. Meredith
C.W. McPhail
Department of Justice
Hourly Temperature Notation From Noon Record
A fragment notes hourly temperature data around noon with unclear markings and unreadable identifiers, indicating an incomplete weather or log entry. The legible portion references temperature timing and a brief three line note, suggesting a clerical weather log was in progress.
Accomplice Sentenced in Peters Murder Case
Ernest Peyton was sentenced to life in Terre Haute Indiana after being found guilty of second degree murder in the April killing of Bugs Peters. He acted as an accomplice prompting Alta Mae Wallace, 16, who fired the fatal shot. Alta Mae, confined at the Clermont School for Girls in Indianapolis, is nearing parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presse Terre
Auto overturns claim one dead near Kendalville
Samuel Clauson, 47, of Topeka, Ind., was killed when his speeding car overturned while making a sharp turn eight miles west of Kendalville. His brother Nabor Clauson suffered a broken collar bone. A bottle of liquor was found at the crash site.
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United Press
Kendalville
Ind
Samuel Clauson
Topeka
Here
Nabor Clauson
Shouts Scare Bandits Away During Robbery Attempt
Two holdup men aimed guns at Paul Wulsifer and Helen Glass in an auto on Wulsifer Street. The pair fled when the occupants yelled. One bandit was later identified as David Sernish during a carnival visit. A separate theft report notes $90 pocketbook theft and $200 in clothing taken from a Meridian Street home.
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Paul Wulsifer
S. State Ave
New York St
Vermont and
West Sts
Fred Meyer
Meridian
City Seeks County Share for White River Bridges Row
Marion County and the city clash over funding for bridge construction across the White River at Oliver and Kentucky Aves. City officials threaten court action if the county refuses to provide its 45 percent share of the $175,000 cost. County auditors warn of possible delays amid accusations of land-price extravagance.
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Marion County
White River
Oliver
Kentucky Aves
Willam H. Freeman
Board of Works
Harry Dunn
County Board of Commissioners
Elmer Williams
Dunn
Greenlawn Park
Wil- Hama
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Joseph L. Hogue
La Follette Jr. Wins Wisconsin Senate Seat
Wisconsin voters chose Robert M. La Follette Jr., age just past 30, to fill his late father’s unexpired Senate term. The result topped Edward F. Dithmar 89,034 and John M. Work 11,086 with 224,508 for La Follette across 2,411 precincts. Bruce and others trailed in theIndependent Democrat slate.
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United
John M. Work
Willam J. Bruce
Young Bob
Wisconsin
Riot in Philadelphia haltsMulcahy arrival scene
Five people were arrested in Broad Street station as police dispersed a hostile demonstration aimed at General Richard Mulcahy on his arrival with delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union en route to Washington.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Broad St
Richard Mulcahy
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Washington
Cattle Killed by Foot and Mouth Disease Near Algoa
In Texas near Algoa, 140 head of cattle were killed and burned following a foot and mouth disease outbreak reported on September 30. Local authorities imposed quarantine and control measures to contain spread.
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United Press
Houston
Texas
Algoa
Judge Blasts Police Over Warrant Abuse in Indianapolis Case
Judge James A. Collins accused Capt. William Paulsell and the city police of pressuring Justice of the Peace Henry Spider over illegal raids based on faulty search warrants. Spider, serving Wayne Township, was blamed as a victim. Meyers raid warrant remains unproduced. case continued with further review promised.
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William Paulsell
Police
Ciry Squad
Indianapolis
James A. Collins
Justice of the Peace
Henry Spider
Michigan St
Collins
Wayne Township
Spider
Martha Meyers
E. North St
Paulsell
Frerch Launch Riff Offensive In Kifane District
In Fez Morocco on September 30 the long delayed French attack against the Rif tribes in Kifane district began. Leaders reported severe fighting as the offensive opened.
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Presa Fez
Morocco
Kifane
Judge Sparks Plans Noblesville Trial for Oberholtzer Case
Judge Will M. Sparks Rushville special judge says the trial of D. C. Stephenson, ex-Klan leader, and aides Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer will start Oct 12 in Noblesville. Plans call for a conference with Judge Fred Hines and a probable 100-man special venue.
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D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Noblesville
Will M. Sparks
Rushville
Sparks
Weather halts work for day on submarine 51 salvage
Rough seas force suspension of hoisting and diving operations aboard submarine 51 at New London. Admiral Christy signals likely shift to salvage work as divers report only corpses found and hope of rescuing survivors fades. Capt. Ernest J. King cautions delay reduces chances of finding anyone alive.
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Navy Department
Admiral Christy
Christy
Century
Monarch
Newport
Breton Reef
William C. Teschmacher
John L. Gibson
Colder Weather Expected For Indianapolis Thursday
The United States Weather Bureau reports a sharp cool spell for Indianapolis with tonight’s drop near 1 degree below normal. Temperature at 7 am was 56 degrees and frost appears unlikely yet a killing frost date is around December 16. No frost has been reported so far this season.
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Indianapolis
Unite States Weather Bureau
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Hollywood News
Soeme
Frisco
Oliver Ave
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Letha May Wood and
Frank E. Gates
Real Estate Board
Fishback
Tom Polk
Merchants Heat and Light Company
WIFEM
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Officers’ Club
Otis Porter
Bert Coffin
Burt Westover
Thomas Murphy
Fred Duesenberg
Arthur Chevrolet
G. A. Efroymson
Hughes
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Rival
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Tory
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Frerch
Aids
Carl D. Groat
New London, Conn
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