Big Auto Derby Opens as 27 Cars Reported for Start
At Indianapolis speed over 100 mph sent L L Corum driving a Miller crash into the concrete wall. The car was badly damaged and knocked from tomorrow’s program though Corum escaped injury. Great crowds gathered in the capital city for the event with good weather forecast for the day.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
L. L. Corum
Ralph DePalma
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Corum
Indianapolis 500 Preview Hints Record Attendance and Fast Cars
United Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports 23 starters confirmed for the 500 mile race with 27 possible. Bob MacDonohue and H J Skelly qualified, speeds around 101 and 88.7 mph. Track closed for final prep, start planned for 10 am with high attendance and warm weather forecast. Hotels crowded and chamber of commerce helps find rooms as seat sales show the largest turnout yet.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bob MacDonohue
H. J. Skelly
MacDonohue
Speedway
Sie
Weather Bureau
Duesenberg
L. Li
Allies may ask Pershing to arbitrate disarmament row
Berlin reports say Allied diplomats discuss inviting General Pershing to act as arbiter in the German disarmament controversy as part of ongoing Anglo American efforts.
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United Press
Berlin
General Pershing
Woman Freed of Murder Charge in Howard County
Mrs. Ethel Dombroski was found not guilty of second degree murder for killing her husband Stanley Dombroski last April. The jury accepted her self defense plea in Howard County court.
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Duntild Press Dispatch
Kokomo
Ind
Ethel Dombroski
Stanley Dombroski
Howard County
Swamp Land Sale Approved in Indiana LaPorte County
The state auditor authorized the sale of 799 acres of swamp land in LaPorte County to John Perkins for 16048 dollars. No bids were received for swamp lands in St. Joseph County.
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Indianaplois
Ind
LaPorte County
John Perkins
Bowman
St. Joseph County
Chang Tso Lin Heads Toward Peking Sparks Concern
Mukden dispatches report General Chang Tso Lin, a daring Manchurian chieftain, left for Peking this morning. The news raises concern over potential unrest and regional instability as tensions in Manchuria and central China grow.
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Mukden
Chang Tso Lin
Peking
Boxing Bouts for Speedway Throngs Tonight in Indianapolis
Harry Greb the middleweight champion meets Tommy Burns in a ten round headliner at Tomlinson hall tonight for boxing fans among speedway crowds. The start is delayed to 9 p m to let late arrivals attend. The card lists Joe Delaney Jimmy Finley Jackie Stewart Louie Epstein Jackie Dugan and Eddie Smith. The bill calls for 36 rounds of milling.
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Indianapolis
Harry Greb
Tommy Burns
Detroit
Tomlinson Hall
Speedway
Joe Delaney
Dayton
Jimmy Finley
Louisville
Jackie Stewart
Louie Epstein
Jackie Dugan
Eddie Smith
Cupid Beats Out Old Man Hunger at Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Indiana May 29 When the Home Telephone company switches to the automatic system at midnight about 250 girls lose jobs Twenty five will wed today nine marry Saturday night and the rest within two weeks The story notes a social twist as women move from unemployment to married life.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Home Telephone Company
Norway Presses Amundsen Relief Efforts Amid Expedition Uncertainty
Oslo reports a cabinet meeting to discuss relief for the Amundsen-Ellsworth polar air expedition. Plans proposed sending supply ships Farm and Hobby from Spitzenbergen, while a naval air reconnaissance and a Columbia watch are also discussed as a six to fourteen week patrol outlook unfolds.
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United Press
Oslo
Amundsen
Farm
Hobby
Spitzenbergen
Horgen
Noawegian Aeronautics Society
Airplane Society
Norway
MacMillan
Columbia
Norih Greenland
Indiana Attractive as Industrial State
Indiana offers lower power and water rates and abundant supply to attract industry says Charles I Henry president of the Indiana Public Utility association. A survey shows gas and electricity costs below national averages with Indiana water charges also below U S levels. Indianas coal fields aid gas costs and state water plants provide high quality water. communities should highlight these advantages to lure factories and new industries.
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Prigss
Indianapolis
Indiana
Chas. I. Henry
Indiana Public Utility Association
Mr. Henry
American Water Works Association
Chambers of Commerce
State Board of Health
Henry
Shaw Jury Deliberations Face Possible Deadlock
Martinsville May 29 The jury in the trial of John Thomas Shaw charged with the murder of a white woman in Indianapolis is deliberating early this afternoon and is believed hopelessly deadlocked.
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Martinsville
John Thomas Shaw
Indianapolis
Gary Fireman Perishes as Wall Collapses in Blaze
One firefighter died and four injured in an explosion and fire at the Boston store in Gary Indiana. A wall collapse trapped the victim. Damages estimated at 350000 dollars.
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Gary Fireman
Gary
Ind
Boston
Weeks Reports Stable After Operation at Boston Hospital
Secretary of War John W. Weeks, who underwent an operation for removal of gas stones, rested comfortably overnight at Massachusetts General Hospital. The morning bulletin from attending surgeon Dr. Daniel F. Jones said his pulse and temperature are normal and his condition remains satisfactory. Signed by Dr. F. G. Brigham.
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Boston
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts General Hospital
Daniel F. Jones
Weeks
F. G. Brigham
Twenty Bus Lines Granted Certificates in Indiana
In Indianapolis on May 29 the state public service commission advanced petitions by Hiner Red Ball Bus Lines to run between Indianapolis and South Bend and between Indianapolis and Clinton. The commission meeting followed their consideration yesterday and members were understood to favor approval. The panel also issued ninety day operating certificates to twenty bus and truck lines including J. J. Kendall line from Linton to Bicknell.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Public Service Commission
Hiner
Red Ball
South Bend
Clinton
J. J. Kendall
Linton
Bicknell
Sweeping Indictment of Big Furniture Men
The May federal grand jury in Chicago indicted 263 furniture manufacturers for Sherman act violations including price fixing and production curtailment. Also charged were six secretaries and assistants of three national trade groups. The associations conduct about $110 million in annual business.
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Chicago
National Refrigerator Manufacturers’Association
National Alliance of Furniture Manufacturers
National Association of Chair Manufacturers
America to Pay Tribute to Heroes of All Wars
Nationwide Memorial Day observance reports five million dollars in flowers and fifty million blooms. Local ceremonies include graveside honors, a parade and a grand opera house program headed by Dr. E. M. Linton of Indiana University, with addresses, music and prayers. A long list of local fallen soldiers is read after the public service across Fairview Nine Mile and Island City cemeteries.
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America
National Memorial Day Association
Grand Army
Woman’s Relief Corps
American Legion
E. M. Linton
Indiana University
Fairview
Old
Island City
Nine Mile
Fairview Cemetery
Main Street
Grand Opera House
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion Auxiliary
Linton
A. B
O. A. Cook
John A. Logan
John Lemar
First Christian Church
Ward
United States
Edwards
Ira Williams
Ball
Wayne Hamilton
Sousa
M. Ray Willson
Thirty Bodies Recovered From Ill-Fated Mine Near Sanford
Thirty bodies have been removed from the Carolina Coal mine shaft near Sanford North Carolina and rescue teams expect 24 more may remain trapped. Federal mine rescue crews from Thomas West Virginia direct the operation as twelve bodies were recovered overnight and officials expect more through today.
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United Press Dispatch
Sanford
N. C
Carolina Coal Company
Federal
Thomas
W. Va
Detective Finds His Sister Was Victim
In Brooklyn on May 29 Miss Florence Kane aged 24 was found murdered and identified by her brother who was assigned to the case as a detective.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Florence Kane
Three Die In Wreck Of Galveston St Louis Flier
Three persons are killed and a score injured in a wreck of the Galveston to St Louis flier near Longview Texas.
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Bess Dispatch
Longview
Texas
St. Louis
Tragic Creek Woods Killing Shocks Castle Shannon Area
Raymond Winters, 30, an interurban conductor, lured 0 year old Alexander Sabal and his 6 year old sister Helen with ice cream to a creek near Castle Shannon Pennsylvania and murdered them by striking with a rock in a reported fit of insanity. Detectives say Winters confessed to the brutal crime.
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Musburg
Alexander Sabal
Helen
Castle Shannon
Raymond Winers
Elks Hills oil case heads to highest court ruling against Doheny
In Los Angeles on May 29, the Elk Hills reserve case was decided against FE L Doheny and Pan American Oil. Judge Paul J. McCormick held Doheny must return title to the government and branded the Fall loan of 100000 as fraudulent and immoral. The decision favored the government on most disputed points and triggers appeals to higher courts.
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United Press
Papa TcHy
Los Angeles
Cal
Elk Hills Oil Reserve
FE L Doheny
Pan-American Oil Company
Paul J. McCormick
Federal District Court
Dohney
Elk Hills Reservation
California
Albert B. Fall
Fall
Interior
Doheny
Crowe presses new bribery probe in Shepherd case
Chicago May 29 state attorney Robert E Crowe launched a fresh bid for evidence in the William D Shepherd $1,000,000 germ murder trial ordering four men brought in and vowing not to reveal names until in custody. Justice Olson adds poison book evidence to the McClintock murder context.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
William D. Shepherd
Crowe
Payness
Kelly
Harry Olson
McClintock
Myrta Osborn
Oz Horaton
Texas
Emma McClintock
Billy
Shepherd
Nichols
Osborn
Justice Olson
Woman Granted Gun Permit in Jackson County
Edith Ross becomes the first Jackson county resident to receive a gun permit under the new state law. She said her work requires travel through isolated areas, prompting her to seek protection. The permit was issued in Seymour on May 29.
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Seymour
Ind
Jackson County
Edith Ross
Tvree
Brakeman John Spencer Dies After Work Injury
In Newcastle Indiana May 23 railroad brakeman John Spencer was seriously hurt on duty and sent to a hospital. Clauge Kling 22 of Hartford City filled his post but Kling was killed Thursday after falling from a box car.
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Newcastle
Ind
John Spencer
Clauge Kling
Hartford City
Klind
Chicago railroad report blames buses and canal
The receivers of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad filed a federal court report on May 29 blaming financial troubles on competition from motor buses and the Panama Canal.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Panama Canal
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