The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-01

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uous and exciting. Political III
heavals, business activity, excitin
sporting events, crimes and cor
ventions followed one another wit
rapidity that at times left the cit,
GREATNESS.
Review Of events:
January
/. City RECEIVERS from what oil
timers declared was the wettest New
Year celebration In years.
8. Mercdry drops to Is degrees be
low zero, paralyzing transportatio
and causing heavy run on coal piles
Is. Railroad schedules upset whe1
Federal locomotive inspectors refus
to let large number OF locomotive
haul trains, because Of alleged de
fects.
Is. Indictments against Morton S
Hawkins, president Of the Hawkin
Mortgage Company OF Portland
Ind, and eighteen other persons con
nected with the company's affairs re
turned by Federal grand jury charg
ing use of mails in scheme to de
fraud.
10. Indianapolis Athletic Club foi
mally opens It's new building.
%. Convention of United Min
Workers Of America opens.
80. Governor Warren T. McCra,
held bankrupt in report of Harr.
C. Sheridan, referee in bankruptcy
February
l. Mrs Sarah Shank, wife o
Mayor Shank, dies.
2. Eighteen persons crushed an,
burned to death in interurbal
wreck on Union Traction Co. line
at Alfont, near Fortville.
8. City mourns death OF Wood
row Wilson.
s. Law increasing AUTOMOBILE
license fees held invalid by Indians
Supreme Court.
70. Governor McCray enters pie
OF not guilty In Marion Crimina
Court to indictments charging larc
eny, embezzlement, issuing fraudu
lent checks, making false financia
statements and false pretense.
Is. DR.. Henry Jameson, veteral
physician, former member of par
board and vice president OF Indiar
apolis Street Railway Co., dies.
20. Governor McCray indicted b
Federal grand jury on charges o
using mails in scheme to defrau
and violation of national banlxin
laws.
26. Miss Louise Richards, 20, ms
iron at Indiana Woman's Prison
murdered In bed by Gladys Marth
Ellis. %. prisoner, who escaped
81. Gladys Ellis arrested while al
tempting to see her father.
March
1. Southport High School upset
the dope by defeating Technical Higl
School. SO to 80, in overtime gam
In final round OF sectional basket
ball tournament.
10. Blame for Fortville wrec
placed on Union Traction Compan
in report of public service commi.
sion.
II. Governor McCray pleads nc
guilty to all charges against him
Federal Court. Amos D. Morris
former cashier Of Discount and DE-
post Bank of Kentland, Ind, in
dicted with McCray in bank case
pleads guilty.
Is. Martinsville wins State hig
school basketball title by defeatin
Frankfort, s6 to 80. in final round Q
tournament.
| Is. Seven-cent car fare asked b
Indianapolis Street Railway Con
pany in petition to public servic
commission.
Trial Of Governor McCray be
gins in Criminal Court.
81. Opening day OF spring marke
by snowfall Of SO inches. City cour
Gil charges city hall corruption an
authorizes investigation.
%. Masked bandits rob aged Ney
BethelJ couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
Berry, of $1,000 life savings.
April
4. Chief of Police Herman
Rikhoff. asks public to aid in polio
cleanup by reporting law violation
by policemen.
IL. Jury in McCray case in Grim
inal Court discharged after hang
ing for thirty-five ballots.
Is. Indianapolis takes openin
game Of 1924 American Associatio
season from Minneapolis 1913.
l9. Street car fare increase gram
ed by public service commission.
81. Trial OF sGovernor McCray 70
using malls in scheme to defrau
opens In Federal Court before Judg
Albert B. Anderson.
rs. McCray found guilty by jur
after thirteen m.tites deliberatior
Is ordered to jatI ty Judge Andel
son.
20. McCray resfgn governorshil
| 80. McCray fned $4,000 and ser
| fenced to ten years in Atlanta (Ga
Federal Prison. Lieutenant Coy
ernor Emmett f. Branch inaugt
rated Governor.
May
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