Curfew Law Pulls Down Juvenile Arrests Across Indiana
Amos W. Butler reports statewide curfew enforcement yields improved juvenile conditions. Indianapolis shows fewer arrests, Evansville reports 75 percent drop, Fort Wayne 50 percent, South Bend positive impact, Terre Haute mixed, Laporte limited, Muncie Jefferson other cities varied. several towns report no ordinances or enforcement differences yet.
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State Board of Charities
Butler
Indiana
Board of State Charities
Indianapolis
Evansville
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Terre Hante
Tion
Michigan City
Laporte
Anderson
Eee
Logans
New Albany
Pewcarcely
Muncie
Jeffersoneire
Oor
Shelbyville
Goshen
Con
Mishawaka
Frankfort
Bloomington
Wabash
Richmond
Huntington
Columbus
Seymour
Inside Electrical Workers Strike Ties City’s Jobs
About thirty eight strikers are registered as inside electricians in South Bend. Royse Batley and Varney Electric Company workers were called off yesterday. Sanborn Electric Company project at the city building is halted. The union demands 22 cents hourly and eight hours daily while contractors offer 30 cents for nine hours.
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W. P. Fuller
R. O. Bosley
Royse & Batley
Varney Electric Company
Cyclo- Tama
B. French
Sanborn Electric Company
South Bend
Governor Durbin Refuses Clemency for Rinkard
Governor Durbin announced before leaving the city that he would not grant executive clemency to John Rinkard of Marion, who faces execution next Friday after the Supreme Court upheld the trial court’s death sentence for killing his wife. He said he would uphold courts and discourage vigilantism, despite letters from friends urging interference.
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Durbin
John Rinkard
Marion
Rinkard
Supreme Court
Interurban settlement eyed for next Thursday at city board
Mayor Bookwalter and the Board of Works plan a 10 oclock Thursday session to reopen the long delayed interurban franchise issue. Key players from Greenfield Greenwood and Shelbyville lines and Hugh J McGowan are summoned to present terms based on mileage with the Indianapolis Street Railway Company under pressure to lift the stalemate.
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Bookwalter
Board of Works
Hugh J. McGowan
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Indianapolis, Greenwood & Franklin
Greenfield Line
Shelbyville Line
Messrs
Binford
McDonald
Greenfield Road
Will Irwin
Greenwood Road
Harding and
Smith
Shelbyville
Grand Hotel
Harry Negley
Cit
Interurban
Negley
McGowan
Irwin
Greenwood Company
City Hall Plan Debated As funds in Short Supply
Mayor Bookwalter and the Board of Works discussed a new city hall amid funding worries. The mayor and Controller Breunig opposed immediate purchase, while others floated private financing or later buys. A proposed site east of the main market houses and a $50,000 cost were mentioned, but action seemed unlikely for two years.
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Bookwalter
Board of Works
Breunig
Logsdon
Megrew
Gamewell contract under scrutiny by public safety head
Captain William E. English vows a thorough inquiry into the Gamewell fire alarm contract amid suspicions of bad dealings. He denounces the old Board of Safety arrangement with Mr. Chandice and pledges action against the so called Bungaloo gang blamed for terrorizing African Americans and others in Indianapolis. Superintendent Taffe is ordered to arrest suspected gang members as needed.
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William E. English
Board of Public Safety
Gamewell
Board of Safety
Chandice
Bookwalter
English
Indianapolis
Taffe
Park Theater
City leaders weigh street railway service in Indianapolis
The mayor and Board of Works discussed inspector reports on streetcar operations. They concluded overall good service given circumstances, while noting ongoing complaints. The talks reflected a cautiously favorable view of the street railway system.
City officials mired in transit debates amid Louisville woes
A board member urged consideration of transit reform as Louisville residents complain that street-car service lags behind Indianapolis. The remark signals mounting public pressure and potential clamor from neighboring towns about improving local infrastructure.
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Louisville
Indianapolis
No Compromise Candidate In County Republican Fight
Charles N. Elliott and Harry B. Smith will run without interference for county chairman as compromise candidates fall from favor. A planned Republican meeting in the Criminal Court room drew only about a dozen observers, with no clear organizer or agenda evident.
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Republican County Central Committee
Charles N. Elliott
Harry B. Smith
Criminal Court Room
Boy Dan Cook, 12, Runs Away From Attica Home
Twelve year old Dan Cook of Attica Ind ran away to Indianapolis seeking John Myers he believed lived there. He arrived in the city by train from Bloomingdale and was sent to the police station by a patrolman. He carried a small sum of money and wished to return to his mother.
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Dan Cook
Attica
Ind
Bloomingdale
John Myers
Shebbe
Higgins Letter Plea for Christmas Pardon Moves Governor
John Higgins in Indiana State Prison writes to Mayor Bookwalter begging a Christmas pardon from Governor Durbin. The Commodore thanks Bookwalter for his efforts, says he may not live long, and asks the pardon to aid his family. The mayor and governor discussed the letter and plan early action, hoping justice will prevail.
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John Higgins
Bookwalter
Indiana State
Commodore
Durbin
Higgins
Walter Davis Escapes Custody in Theft Case
Walter Davis, 17, escaped from Constable Lon Kitchell while held on a circuit court commitment for theft of a bicycle from Oscar Henning. Davis fled after asking a bondsman and riding away on a bicycle pursued to Market Street. His intended marriage to Miss Esther Pollock ties into the case as Pollock had pressed charges.
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Walter Davis
South Pine Street
Lon Kitchell
Davis
Nickerson
Miss Pollock
Kitchell
Court Street
Market Street
North New Jersey Street
Po- Heemen Streit
Losh
Rs. Davis
Ollock
Henning
Parry to testify on Southern Railroad bond before city board
D M Parry president of the Indianapolis Southern Railroad plans to appear before the Board of Public Works tomorrow to prove the company intends to build and operate the railroad. He may file a bond as proof of sincerity if required, as Major Megrew and others seek a definite assurance before granting a franchise.
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D. M. Parry
Indianapolis Southern Railroad Company
Board of Public Works
Parry
Courtland van Camp
Stevenson
Southern
Board of Works
Harold C. Megrew
Missouri
Dubiel Milling Company Incorporation Filed in City
A new Dubiel Milling Company filed incorporation papers with the secretary of state. Capitalized at 340000, it plans to manufacture flour and sell cereals. Officers listed are Julius Dubiel Joseph K. Sharpe Jr and William C Bobbs. Believed embryonic with plans pending further arrangements.
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Dubiel Milling Company
Julius Dubiel
Joseph K. Sharpe, Jr
William C. Bobbs
Bobbs
New Paris Mutual Telephone Union
Elkhart County
Laporte & Michigan Railway Company
Chicago & South Shore Railway Company
Alexandria
Alexandria Retail Merchants’ Association
Blackthorn Club
Marion
E. D. Binkert
George D. Custer
Patrick E. Antrim
Indiana
W. G. Fawber
Pillsbury- Washburn Milling Re
Minneapolis
Great Britain
Frank H. Blackledge
Stevenson Building
Virginia Avenue
University Club elects directors after annual meeting
Stockholders applaud after annual session noting no balance sheet ready but stating the club remains financially sound since the old year. Directors elected were Augustus L. Mason Hilton A. Brown W. F. C. Golt H. W. Bennett and Evans Woollen with officers to be chosen next week. Members praise the house committee and expect a house addition with sleeping rooms soon.
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University Club
EWI
Augustus L. Mason
Hilton A. Brown
W. F. C. Golt
H. W. Bennett
Evans Woollen
House Committee
Civic Alliance Plans to Expand City Church Support
About twenty Civic Alliance members met at the Y M C A to boost organization popularity. Speakers Rev F C Ballard Col E Ritter and Charles J Orbison urged enrollment from every city church, signing membership cards. Aiming for 740 voters, a Jan 8 meeting will form a 25 member businessman committee to push the project and select a successor to Rev R V Hunter. Rev Ballard named temporary chairman with T F Kiser as secretary treasurer. permanent officers to be chosen Jan 18.
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Civic Alliance
F. C. Ballard
Col. E. Ritter
Charles J. Orbison
R. V. Hunter
Frank O. Ballard
Fanning challenges Morss in Democratic fight
Joseph T. Fanning newly elected Democratic committeeman from the seventh district throws his glove into the ring and dares Samuel E. Morss to pick it up. He denies promising support to Fleming or Morss in the late contest for the chairmanship and says no promise was made directly or indirectly.
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Joseph T. Fanning
Samuel E. Morss
Mr. Fanning
Mr. Fleming
Mr. Morss
Mr. Fan
Politician Threatens Resignations to Force New Delegates
The speaker notes that if Mr. Morss accuses him of misrepresentation he will resign as district committeeman and challenge Morss for the vacant post. He argues this would let voters decide by electing an all new slate of delegates and a fresh convention to choose between them.
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Ning
Mr. Morss
Fleming
Morss
Funeral of John H. Stogsdill in Brightwood
The Brightwood resident John H. Stogsdill aged forty four of 2159 Gale street died Friday evening. He worked for the Big Four Railway for years and belonged to the Knights of Pythias and Brightwood M E Church. He leaves a widow and two children. Ellen Carley aged thirty two of 819 South Senate avenue died suddenly yesterday afternoon of heart disease. She leaves a husband and two small children. Walter E Arbuckle died at his father M Arbuckle 1115 College avenue and his funeral will be at 2 pm today at Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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John H. Stogsdill
Gale Street
Brightwood
Big Four Railway
Knights of Pythias
Brightwood M. E. Church
Ellen Carley
Senate Avenue
Walter E. Arbuckle
M. Arbuckle
College Avenue
Memorial Presbyterian Church
San Jose Scale Devastates Indiana Orchards
State Entomologist Troop reports the San Jose scale caused extensive destruction across Indiana last year, with 1600 cases centered in Indianapolis and prominent outbreaks in Evansville and Madison. The pest reached 24 counties, destroying hundreds of trees, especially in Knox county, and Troop urges increasing state funding from 1000 to 2000 to curb its spread.
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San Jose
Durbin
Indianapolis
Evansville
Madison
Knox County
Troop
Obscene Pictures Arrest Of Warner For Exhibiting Obscene Photos
William H. Warner, who ran a South Illinois street shooting gallery, was arrested by detectives Colbert and Hauser on obscenity charges after police seized samples from a larger collection. Warner had been convicted recently on the same charge. Plus, Indianapolis bank clearings set a new weekly record at 12,013,332.66 with a note on double counting and potential methodological changes.
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William H. Warner
South Illinois Street
Colbert and
Hauser
Warner
Indianapolis
Clearing House
Best Route Chicago to Wisconsin by Northwestern Railway
Four fast trains daily through Wisconsin offer 9 a.m. daylight train 6:30 p.m. Northwestern Limited electric lighted 8 p.m. Minnesota and Dakota express 10 p.m. fast mail. Fast time, unmatched service, and best of everything. Tickets via this popular route available from agents. Inquiries to N. M. Breeze Cincinnati and W. B. Kniskern Chicago.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Wisconsin
Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers Excursion Offer to Cuba and Nassau
An Indiana notice promotes a personally conducted excursion for lumber dealers to Cuba and Nassau with details via J H Milliken DPA L N Ry Grand Hotel Indianapolis. The piece lists insurance ads, barber supplies, brass works, horse equipment, optician, veterinarians, champagne and breakfast food promotions from local businesses.
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Cuba
Nassau
J. H. Milliken
Grand Hotel
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