Traction Fights Buses for Paralleling Lines
Indianapolis May 1 Strenuous opposition to granting franchises to motor bus lines paralleling interurban routes was predicted by public service commission officials. Indiana Union Traction president A L Brady and others notified the commission they would oppose such franchises. Under Moorhead law, lines lawfully operating 90 days before the act may receive franchises without hearings, while traction interests push for hearings to challenge bus operators’ legality. Between 500 and 600 franchise blanks were sent, four returned. first likely grant for Indianapolis Beech Grove service.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
A. L. Brady
Indiana Union Traction Company
Beech Grove
Three Diamond brothers and pal executed in Sing Sing
In Sing Sing prison New York on May 1 the Diamond brothers Joseph and Morris and John Farina were electrocuted for the 1923 Brooklyn bank messenger murder of William McLaughlin. Anthony Pantano to die the week of June 8. Read final messages and observed calm reactions before death.
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Ossinning
N. Y
Diamond Brothers
Sing Sinng
William McLaughlin
Brooklyn
Diamond Joys
Joseph and
Morris
John Farina
Anthony Pantano
Pantano
Earth
Joseph
Farina
Bakery Driver Held Without Bond After Fatal Alexandria Crash
Fred Walden, a bakery truck driver, was held without bond by orders of the Delaware County coroner after his truck struck a car in Alexandria, fatally injuring Ernest Veigh, 47, of Alexandria, who died en route to Anderson hospital. Veigh served on the Alexandria city council.
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Muncie
Ind
Fred Waldan
Delaware County
Ernest Veigh
Alexandria
Beigh
Anderson Hospital
Man Killed in Auto Crash at Crossing in Kendallville
Howard McCord aged 63, an Auburn resident and state oil inspector, died after his car hit a Grand Rapids and Indiana passenger engine at a crossing near Kendallville Indiana. The auto was demolished and he died at a hospital. Police believe he was watching another engine from the opposite direction.
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Kendallville
Ind
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Howard McCord
Auburn
McCord
Five bandits rob Belmont Iron works cashier
Five bandits held up the cashier of the Belmont Iron works in Philadelphia on May 1. They escaped with a loot of $5,000.
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Luntp
ED Press Dispatch
Philadelphia
Belmont Iron Works
When Mother Gave Up Anyway Says Won't
A Kansas City Star note recalls a family scene where a mother gives up and a father uses a steam cooker once before declaring she is a housekeeper and potential engineer. The quirky quote reflects domestic labor roles and early impressions in the household.
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Kansas City Star
Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Prepares to Sail
Navy dirigible Los Angeles will sail for Porto Rico late today if weather holds. Captain George W. Steele, commander, plans departure once the sun dries the airship’s fabric.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Porto Rico
George W. Steele
Country God Forgot Death Valley Survey Notes
Survey records describe Death Valley length at ten miles with variable breadth from under ten miles to about twenty miles in places. It notes mountain ranges border the valley with summit-to-summit distances ranging from twenty to thirty miles.
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Death Valley
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