Local Business Ledger Excerpt From City Ad Inserters
A fragmented ledger line shows multiple firms such as New Union Lumber Co Phil Bennett Linton Gas Co Moore Langen Standard Oil Baughman Hardware Greek Restaurant New Home Telephone City Transfer Co Visible Service Station Victor Coal Co Roach Machine Co Central Supply Co Shelby Salesbook Co Keystone Driller Co and National Meter Co listed with various monetary figures including entries like 12.660 and totals such as 796.94 and 84.50.
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New Union Lbr
Phil Bennett
Linton Gas Co
John A. Boudouesqu
Moore-Langen Pty
Standard Oil Co
Baughman Hdw
Baughman Holk, Co
New Home Tele
Lynch & Liston
Wilkinson Lbr
Victor Coal Co
D. R. Scott & Co
J. B. Curtis
City Transfer Co
Linton Citizen
Sundh Elec
Municipal Elec
John Boudouesque
Roach Machine Co
E. J. Ecker & Son
Central Supply Co
City Council Delays Meeting Sets Street Improvements
Last night the City Council held a brief session after postponing due to primary election night. They approved a primary street improvement plan adding three feet on each side of an eighteen foot road from Fifth and I streets to three miles south, with curb and gutter, and prepared bids for the work. The council also discussed stop and go signals for Main Street intersections, parking changes for business streets, and street sprinkling bids for summer. Several claims were approved for city suppliers and services.
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Linton
City of
Fifth
Second
A. McQueen
Haines Automatic
Carmel
Indianapolis
Main
Vincennes Street
A’ Streets
Mrs Shepherd Freed On $5 000 Bond In McClintock Case
Mrs Julia G Shepherd was released on a five thousand dollar bond after being charged as an accessory to the alleged murder of Mrs Emma McClintock and her son Billy. She appeared with Judge Jacob Hopkins and will remain free until grand jury action.
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Linitiss Press Dispatch
Chicago
Julia G. Sheph
Emma McClintock
Billy McClintock
Shepherd
Jacob Hopkins
Robert H. Crowe
William D. Shepherd
Crowe
Harry Olson
Olson
Justice Olson
McClintock
Co op Mine Case Gets Hearing in Baltzell Court
Federal court heard a petition for an injunction to stop United Mine Workers officials from interfering with cooperative coal mining in Indiana. William Howe, Chicago salesman, seeks to bar union officials and East Side Coal Co from actions against Bicknell miners under a cooperative scheme linked to Panhandle Coal Co.
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Baltzell's Court
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Co-Operative
Indiana
Baltzell
William Howe
Chicago
International
Past Side Coal Co
Bicknell
Ind
East Side Coal Co
Howe
John le Lewis
Miners’ Union
Rum Row Blockade Holds 100 Mile Front
United Press dispatch from Clifton New York May reports the dry navy’s starvations or surrender campaign stalls at a 100 mile blockade. With ships unable to breach the line and lacking water to return home crews aboard five picket boats describe the enemy’s plight and expect abandonment over the weekend. Four new vessels arriving may offer temporary relief to the stranded.
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United Press
Clifton
N. Y
Contempt Proceedings Filed Against Indianapolis Officers
Contempt of court actions were filed against Police Chief Rikhoff and two officers over arrests of Horse Thief Detective association members on election day in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Rikhoff
Horse Thief Detective Association
Indianapolis Man Kills Wife Then Commits Suicide
Ernest Gabbie shot and killed his wife Lela 40 in Indianapolis and wounded Charles Engdahl before shooting himself. Police said he was crazed by moonshine liquor. Four children from a former marriage were left orphaned by the tragedy.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Ernest Gabbie
Lela
Charles Engdahl
Gabbie
Téngdahl
Engdahl
Ingdahl
Number of Babies Die in Baby Farm Home
New York reports Mrs. Helen Geiser Volk facing charges of mistreating children at her baby farm in Harlem. A dying infant linked to the home hospital death. a former nurse alleges twelve babies died there. Investigators say substitutions and starvation are alleged. fourteen infants and five older children were found under one nurse's care with a $35,000 bond set at a preliminary hearing.
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New York
Helen Auguste Geiser-Volk
Geiser-Volk
Mayor Shank Abandons Ill-Fated Indianapolis Coliseum Plan
Indianapolis mayor Shank announced he is quitting his efforts to secure a coliseum for the city, saying he will not worry about the project anymore. The May 8 statement marks another turning point in a long running local controversy over a new arena.
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Indianapolis
Shank
Stephenson and Pals Hearings Set in Indiana Court
Hearing on motions to strike vital parts of the murder indictments against D. C. Stephenson and co defendants begins in criminal court in Indianapolis. George Fleischman faces a manslaughter trial as the Stephenson matter looms, with possible continuances to clear the schedule.
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Indianapolis
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
George Fleischman
Ephy Inman
Remy
Fleischman
Sims
Stephenson
Inman
Fire and burglars strike Tipton farm during run of bad luck
In Tipton Indiana near Darrow farm a house and three barns were damaged by fire and burglars later looted the home. Thieves carried away three suits, dresses, furs, and six pairs of lace curtains.
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Tipton
Ind
May
Fiard Luck
Florida House passes anti gambling bill in dramatic session
Tallahassee May 8 Any person caught gambling in any form would be guilty of a felony and face one to five years in prison and a fine of 1000 to 5000 dollars under the measure. The bill now goes to the senate.
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Tallahasse
Fla
House
Florida
Senate
Mysterious double murder in Fort Wayne stuns region
Detectives probe the killing of Howard Fisher and Kathryn Herbers near Fort Wayne. The .38 revolver and robbed pockets are key clues as investigators weigh robbery and jealous-lover motives. Bodies found by a farmer. both victims 27, had dated months. Indianapolis angle on Moorehead bus law faces constitutional questions. AG Gilliam says bus operators may receive certificates despite prior unregulated operation.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Howard Fisher
Kathryn Herbers
TF Fisher
Ty Kisher
Fisher
Miss Herber
Miss Herbert
Miss Herbers
the Traction Company
Mc. Cardle
Gilliam
Peaceful Persuasion Upheld as Legal Union Tactic
United Mine Workers of America won a district court ruling allowing use of peaceful persuasion in union organization work. Judge Baker affirmed the tactic but did not resolve whether injunction orders were violated in the current strike.
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United Press Dispatch
Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
United States District Court
Baker
Amundsen Delays Polar Flight Amid Snow Storm
A Spitzenbergen dispatch reports a snow storm and meteorologists advise Roald Amundsen not to start today unless weather improves. He plans a trial flight to a southern edge ice base before the North Pole attempt.
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United Press Dispatch
Paris
Spitzenbergen
Sait
Roald Amundsen
Explorer
United States
Osta
Amundsen
North Pole
Ruling Lets Auto Lines Enter Bus Trade War In Indiana
Indiana. Attorney General Gilliam holds that all carriers offering general service fall under public service laws. The ruling could allow traction companies to establish bus lines to compete with existing operators in Indianapolis and across the state.
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Indianapolis
John W. MacCardle
State Public Service Commission
Gilliam
McCardle
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
The
Commission For Authority
United Press Dispatch
Public Service Commission
Toya Maru Sinking Kills One Hundred in Storm at Sea
United Press dispatch from Tokyo reports the Japanese steamer Toya Maru wrecked in a violent coastal storm. About one hundred are believed dead with no signs of life aboard the vessel.
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United Press Dispatch
Tokio
Japan
Police Prepare for Possible Street Car Strike in Cleveland
Cleveland authorities say police will take measures to prevent disorders if the threatened street car strike is called. Public safety officials monitor tensions as the date remains uncertain.
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Smithd Press Dispatch
Cleveland
Ohio
American proposal on poison gas trade discussed
The League of Nations arms conference is examining the American proposal to prohibit international commerce in poison gas.
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Geneva, May
League of Nations Arms Conference
Aviators To Help In Morocco Fight
Paris May 8 8 Two detachments of French aviation troops have departed for Morocco to aid in the campaign against the Riffian tribesmen.
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Paris
Morocco
Mrs Hitchcock Dead After Illness
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Gil bert Hitchcock wife of former Nebraska senator died today after an illness.
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Washington
Gilbert Hitchcock
Nebraska
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Ghas. Brown Co
Board of Trade Store
Eéskew & Tyler
Keller-Crescent Co
Linton Finance Co
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Lewis
RUM Row
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Man
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Tablish Bus Lines
Toya Maru
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