Restriction on Public School Teachers Fails in Senate
Indiana measures report Senate action on teacher qualification limits and widening public utility cases. The Hoosier Senate indefinitely postponed a bill restricting teachers to public school graduates, while other bills advanced or were favored for engrossment, including minors tobacco penalties and a proposed state movie censor board.
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International News Servich
Indianapolis
Simms
Terre Naute
Senate
State Supreme Court
Holmes
Gary
Minority Committee
Chiropractors
House
Indiana lawmakers push Sunday games ban and auto fee overhaul
Indianapolis bills ban Sunday base ball and other admission charged games and set up a movie censorship board. A separate reform codifies auto and motor vehicle registration fees with a sliding scale by weight and vehicle type, including trucks buses and dealers, with city operators paying half.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Claremont
Kinkle
Movie Censorship Board
Man and Wife in Fatal Duel
In San Francisco a married couple, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Parsons, die after a fatal duel sparked by a divorce case. Police say the woman fired seven shots at her husband, who shot and killed her in return.
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Cinternational News Service
San Francisco
Cal
A. M. Parsons
Ward Named Slated for District Attorney Succeeding Elliott
Indianapolis Jan 23 Albert Ward of Peru is virtually certain to be appointed United States district attorney to succeed Homer Elliott who has resigned Clyde A Ward Republican state chairman said Ward is judge of the Miami county circuit court It was also indicated Thomas Slick of South Bend would likely be named as second Indiana district judge under the Hickey law
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Indianapolis
Albert Ward
Peru
United States
Homer Elliott
Clyde A. Ward
Chaiman
Ward
Miami County
Thomas Slick
South Bend
Indiana
Hickey
American delegates boycott opium conference in protest
Geneva Jan 25 American delegates to the international opium conference refused to attend the opening parliament, calling their action a protest against hostility toward the American plan to suppress the drug trade.
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U. S
Lintiganational News Service
Geneva
Riches, Bah Yard After Inheriting $115000
Lorenz Koenig a 72 year old Omaha laborer inherited 115000 in securities from his son Dr Albert H Koenig who killed himself last Sunday. He will keep stacking shingles in an Omaha lumber yard for 28 dollars a week saying quitting would kill him. He plans to share the estate with his three remaining children.
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Omaha, Neb
Lorenz Koenig
Albert H. Koenig
Omaha
Koenig
Joyce Sues for Divorce Over Moonshine Marriage Fraud
Ellis Joyce of Dubuque files suit charging fraud in his January divorce case. He alleges his wife Henrietta married him while he was intoxicated on moonshine she provided, and says he learned of the wedding days later. He is described as wealthy and unaware of the nuptials at the time.
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Dubuque, Town
Henrietta
Ellis Joyce
Joyce
Indiana to expand state basketball tourney system in 1925
Indiana High School Athletic Association Secretary A L Trester announces 64 sectional and eight regional tournaments for 1925, replacing 52 sectionals and four regionals. Sectionals March 6 7 with Greene and Daviess counties in this city, eight regionals March 14 at eight centers, Martinsville hosts regional, finalists to Indianapolis March 20 21.
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A. L. Trester
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Indiana
Indianapolis
Trester
Anderson
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Frankfort
Gary
Kokomo
Martinsville
Richmond
Greene
Daviess
Princeton
Gibson
Terre Haute
Vigo
Knx
Sullivan—Sullivan
Bedford—Lawrence, & Daviess
Martin
Bloomington
Monroe
Mobil Guard Around Courthouse After Doroty Ellingson Threats
Police shield the hall of justice where Dorothy Ellingson, accused mother slayer, is confined amid threats to lynch her. Letters promising violence and reports of poisoned candy to Ellingson are under investigation as security tightens around the building.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Cal
Hall of Justice
Dorothy Ellingson
Miss Ellingson
Methodist Book Cashier Charged With Embezzlement
Fred A. Day cashier of the Methodist Book Concern in Kansas City was charged with embezzling 36323.28 in an information filed in criminal court. Officials said the alleged theft extended over more than a year. Harold Marshall, assistant prosecutor, filed the information based on accusations by George D. Colter of New York.
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Kansas City
Fred A. Day
Methodist Book Concern
Book Concern
United States
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harold Marshall
Geo. D. Colter
New York
Chinese Tong War Flames in Canton Ohio
Tong warfare erupts in Canton as Moy Quong a Chinese laundryman is shot dead after refusing warnings from a rival faction. The killing marks a fresh flare in ongoing tong violence impacting the local community and business district.
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Canton
Ohio
International News Service
Moy Quong
Three Massey Children Die In Chelyan Fire
Three children aged 8 to 17 of William Massey perished as fire destroyed their home and store in Chelyan near Charleston West Virginia. The blaze occurred today with authorities investigating the cause.
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Linternational News Service
Charleston
W. Va
William Massey
Chelyan
Bank Robbery in Bristow Ends in Gun Battle
Two men were wounded when three bandits robbed the American National Bank of $15,000 in Bristow Oklahoma. The chief of police engaged the robbers in a running gun battle.
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International News Service
Bristow
Okla
American National Bank
Ice fishing would be banned under Crosby bill
Indianapolis January 23. A bill sponsored by Senator John G Crosby of Huntington would prohibit ice fishing. Violators would face fines from ten to one hundred dollars and up to sixty days in the county jail.
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Indianapolis
John G. Crosby
Huntington
Almost Total Eclipse of Sun Due in the Morning
Linton residents gather to view the solar eclipse using smoked glass and improvised telescopes as the moon blocks the sun. Forecasters warn of possible cloud cover though the event should reach near totality with peak around 8 AM. Indoor lights may be needed if skies stay cloudy.
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Linton
United States
Washington, D. C
Gerald Chapman to Stand Trial on Murder Charge
Federal officials agreed to surrender Gerald Chapman to Connecticut authorities for trial on first degree murder in Hartford. Chapman, once called the era’s most dangerous criminal, was captured in Muncie, Indiana after a pistol fight, and faces transfer to state jurisdiction for the March Hartford term.
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Washington
Gerald Chapman
Connecticut
Chapman
New York
Atlanta
Indiana
Muncie
Standard Oil of Indiana Raises Gasoline Price One Cent
Chicago January 23. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announces a one cent per gallon price increase effective today across all states it serves. Oil prices overall remain unchanged.
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Standard Company
Cinternational News Service
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Proposed Gas Merger Under Investigation
The federal probe into the planned merger of Ohio and West Virginia gas firms has expanded to Indiana and eight other states. If monopolistic risk is found, the merger could be blocked. Officials doubt the attorney general will approve a merger that would centralize distribution under a single company.
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International News Service
Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Department of Justice
Mystery surrounds ex policeman death in Indianapolis
James Lucas aged 43 a former Indianapolis police officer died from wounds suffered in a mysterious attack last night He was found on his doorstep by his daughter who heard a shot and his screams Police suggested the injury may be linked to bootlegger style violence over money Lucas had a record of liquor arrests and kept money at home authorities continued inquiries.
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Cinternational News Service
Indianapolis
James Lucas
Lucas
New Act to Govern Senators Election
Senator Walsh proposes a corrupt practices act as a rider to the Mozes omnibus bill in the senate. The law would limit candidate expenditures by constituency population and require full publicity of all campaign spending.
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Washington
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
District meeting in Linton crowds for Wabash Valley games
Tomorrow fourteen high school teams from the Wabash Valley meet in Linton for a district tournament to trim to four finalists. Ten games run from 10 a m to 9 p m with tickets from Clay City and large delegations expected. Teams listed include Lyons Linton Cory Midland Bloomfield Jasonville Pleasantville Clay City and more with a brass band likely from Elnora.
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Linton
Mecca
Wabash Valley Basketball Association
Association
Terre Haute
Jasonville
Pleasantive
Lyons
Bicknell
Freelandsville
Normal
Midland
Bloomfield
Cory
Clay City
Monroe City
van Buren
Elnora
C. Allen
L. Frye
H. Gregory
D. Grounds
R. Grounds
H. Hinman
Killinger
R. Mellick
R. Russell
O. Sappenfield
H. White
Dallas Moers
Max Hixson
George Laffoon
Thomas Anderson
Emery Parks
Claron Weller
Gerald Rupert
Loren Houldson
Wellman Ballard
Charles Bennett
Floyd Kenney
Albert Bayer
Paul Winters
John Gettle
Clifford Jackson
Archie Nicoson
Wendall Nees
Cehster Coble
Leonard Wyatt
Raymond Cherem
Calvin Ewert
Cletus Miller
Warren Fell
Raymond Redenbacher
Harlan French
Jesse Rowe
Dorts Frye
Roy Harris
John Chapman
Lester Swaby
Chester Swaby
Max Mitchell
Cyrus Mears
Roy Flint
Howard Underwood
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