Executive saves speedway classic action before adjournment
The legislature adjourned after passing a $17,000,000 state budget and a $10 monthly veteran soldier bonus with a $250 cap, a two cent gasoline tax, and higher auto license fees. It created a Sand Dunes state park in Porter county, tightened prohibition penalties, and authorized cooperative marketing. Bills not passed included county unit administration, motion picture censorship, school textbook adoption, cigaret tax, boxing commission, and a memorial race bill vetoed.
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Sand Dunes
Porter County
Boxing Commission
Blood-Stained Car Key Evidence Ties Banker to Slaying
Philadelphia banker Henry L. Brock, 30, was jailed on $85,000 bail on three homicide charges after a crash killed Mrs. Ellen O Donnell 65 her son Leo overseas veteran and his sweetheart Mary Murphy. A blood-stained car and a woman's fur neckpiece were found near the wreck and witnesses identified Brock. A second vehicle with a blood-splattered scene and neckpiece remained near a pole as Brock was taken into custody. Judge Gordon warned of a possible sixty year penalty.
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Philadelphia
Henry L. Brock
Gubman
Brock
Fllen O'Donnel
Leo
Mary Murphy
Poreor Gree
Hps
Gordon
Indiana Veto Allows Memorial Day 500 Miles Race To Proceed
Indiana Governor McCray vetoes a class legislation bill blocking the Memorial Day 500 mile race. Senate sustains the veto 31 to 5 after adjournment. The measure, backed by the American Legion, is declared unconstitutional amid chaotic adjournment scenes and political resignations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
McCray
Senate
Lesh
Adah Bush
American Legion
F House
J. J. Day
Lake County
House
Indiana soldier bonus bill advances to governor for review
Friends of the measure won passage in the Indiana Senate 27 to 18 on a Monday and sent the bill to Governor McCray. The plan grants veterans of World War I and the Spanish American War a monthly benefit of 102 dollars per month served, with a maximum 250 dollars and a minimum 20 dollars, subject to a referendum at the next general election.
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Indianapolis
Mar
Friends of the Soldier
Seventy-Third
Indiana General Assembly
van Orman
Vanderburgh
Cann
Clinton
Carrol
White
Erin
Floyd
Harrison
Crawford
Easton
Knox
Daviess
McCray
Senate
Overhauling Clock At Courthouse By Thomas Jewelry Co
The courthouse clock is being overhauled and cleaned by the Thomas Jewelry Company. The work will take several days to finish.
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Court House
Thomas Jewelry Co
Attorney General Ready for Trial in Bastrop Mob Case
In Moorehouse parish a grand jury opened an inquiry into masked mob reign of terror. Attorney General Coco prepared to present evidence for indictments of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard murderers, whose mutilated bodies surfaced four months after kidnapping and flogging. Charges against night riders for intimidation, flogging, and deportation were to be sought.
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Moorehouse Parish
Bastrop
Mer Rouge
Coco
Watt Daniel
Thomas Richard
Pages Organize Congress in Style
A lone janitor with mop and bucket occupied the house galleries while page boys staged a mock legislature to pass numerous bills and resolutions that failed in the closing days of the sixty seventh congress. Afterward the doors to the house and senate chambers were closed until December unless President Harding calls Congress into extraordinary session.
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Washington
Page Boys
House
Senate
Congress
Indiana Weather Outlook with light precipitation
The forecast for Indiana calls for light rain or snow in the east and south tonight. Colder in the west and south with cloudy skies. Wednesday and Monday show increasing coolness. high 49 and low 34 today, with sunset at 5 48 and sunrise at 6 15 tomorrow.
Keep Off Grass Warns of Sheriff Enforcing Yard Order
The article warns offenders who cut across the courthouse yard that Sheriff Hollen will pursue enforcement. The yard is soft and damaged. grass seed has been sown to beautify the area. A grub worm infestation last fall destroyed most of the prior lawn.
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Versons
Court House
Hollen
Old building being torn away in Princeton
Workmen began tearing down a long unused old shack on West street adjoining the Lowell school property in Princeton. The historic house, moved from West and Broadway years ago, has not housed occupants for some time and its removal will improve the area’s appearance. The estate of the late Allen Gray of Evansville owns the lot with no plans for new construction.
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West Street
Lowell School
Princeton
West and
Broadway
Airdome
Ace
Allen Gray
Evansville
Probe sugar price rise eyed by Commerce Dept
Secretary Hoover announced today that the Commerce Department may launch an investigation into rising sugar prices as part of efforts to curb costs for consumers and industry.
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Washington
Department ‘of Commerce
Hoover
Extra Southern Freight Trains Collide Near Hight's Chapel
Two East and West bound extra Southern freight trains collided head on near Hight's Chapel around 3 10 p m injuring several crew including engineer I P Murphy of Huntingburg and engineer Swarens of this city. Brakeman C Sleifer was seriously hurt while fireman and other crew were lightly injured. Engines and several cars were damaged with track sections derailed. News reached the scene moments after the crash but hospital and casualty details were incomplete.
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C. Sleifer
Oscar Alccrn
I. P. Murphy
Huntingburg
Sleifer
Swarens
Southern
Hight’s Chapel
Southern Railway
Smith
Murphy
Daily Democrat
Warrant Issued for Chester E Kight in Brewer Death Case
City court issued a warrant for Chester E Kight after federal officers sought arrest in connection with the death of Ray Brewer a federal student at Oakland City College. The warrant was sent to Oakland City marshal and arrest and arraignment were anticipated shortly.
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Niemeier
Chester E. Kight
I*s
Ray Brewer
Oakland City College
Oakland City
Kight
Commerce in Occupied Zone
Secretary Hoover reported that interference with American trade in the Ruhr valley has grown due to French occupation. He noted many complaints from importers and exporters but said the issue may stem from occupation confusion rather than a deliberate French policy.
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Washington
Ruhr Valley
Hoover
Former Police Officer Seeks Pay for Time
James Elliot, a former city policeman, filed a bill for services covering November through February, though he was not on the force then. The council denied the bill. An ordinance orders the police chief to shoot dogs roaming without a leather collar bearing the owner’s name. An ordinance bans sinking or operating a mine shaft within the city or near its limits. A resolution rescinds the Paxton addition plat and calls for a new plat. Engineer Watts reports damages at 798 dollars and benefits at 960 dollars for Stormont avenue opening.
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James Elliot
Elliot
E. E. Watts
Stormont Avenue
Warning Issued to Hunters for Ducks Until September Sixteenth
Deputy game warden Thomas Beloat notified hunters that federal law bans duck hunting until September 16 and arrests will follow. State officers have previously confiscated birds, with several ducks sent to Methodist Hospital and Evansville hospitals after confiscations.
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Thomas Beloat
Methodist
Evansville
Revival Draws Crowded House at Nazarene Church
The Nazarene church drew a full house for evangelist services with five seekers responding to the invitation. four made definite professions. An informal song by the pastor and wife and the visiting evangelist accompanied by the audience’s enthusiasm. Rev. W. A. Eckel, a returned missionary from Japan, speaks tonight and more services are planned.
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Nazarene Church
Hell
W. A. Eckel
Japan
Road Contracts Awarded Tuesday in White River and Washington Townships
The board of county commissioners awarded about six miles of road improvements in White River and Washington townships. The Foreman Knowles road west from the Dixie Bee line and the E B Whiting road into Washington township are funded. Low bids: E C Wright Bloomfield $17 500 for Knowles road and Beard and McDonald Vincennes $31 950 for Whiting road.
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White River
Washington Townships
Board of County Commissioners
Foreman & Knowles Et al
Dixie Bee Line
Orphan’s Home
E. B. Whiting
Washington Township
E. C. Wright
Bloomfield
Knowles
Beard and McDonald
Vincennes
Whiting Road
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Almos
O''Donnell
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Morgan
Rep. Phillips
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James Elliott
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Knowles and Whiting
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