Indictments Hit Four In Film Stock Swindle Case
New York officials announce indictments against Eliot Norton Anthony Drexel Jr Louis R Jennings and Harry Brolaski for selling unauthorized stock of Standard Film Industries Inc The grand jury alleges over 200 000 shares were sold at 3 to 3 50 a share to Harlem residents with no dividends and large sales commissions Norton Dentu Rector. The case cites violations of stock issuance laws and could carry up to seven years in prison and a 3000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eliot Norton
Anthony Drexel, Jr
Philadelphia
Louis R. Jennings
Harry Brolaski
Standard Film Industries, Inc
Norton
Charles Eliot Norton
Harvard University
Drexel
Jennings
Brolaski
New York State Industrial Commission
Swaan
Harlem
Virginia
Europe
Chicago
St. Louis
Redondo Beach
Cal
Film Corporation
W C Rogers dies in California linked to Cincinnati career
Death of W C Rogers in Oakland at 75 ends a long Cincinnati life as a theatrical promoter coal executive and former Ohio legislator. He helped launch Thomas H Ince in theater and produced light summer operas at Chester Park from 1901 to 1910. Survived by widow six children and his Oakland daughter. Funeral plans TBA.
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Oakland
Cal
W. C. Rogers
Cincinnati
Thomas H. Ince
Rogers
Ohio
California
Alfred Buckingham
Reliance Coal Company
Fairmount Coal Company
Consolidated Coal Company
Chester Park
Ike Martin
Ince
Frank Stammers
John Young
Seattle
Wash
Peabody Rogers
Alaska
Bridegroom of 83 Says Wife Didn’t Like Tone of Voice
Dr. John C. Ludwig aged 83, a bridegroom of three months, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct after his wife Amelia Ludwig swore to a warrant. He claimed he upbraided her and she disliked the tone of his voice, and he suspects the arrest was meant to cause trouble. He is a resident with offices at 9 East Ninth Street.
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John C. Ludwig
Ludwig
Dr. Ludwig
East Ninth Street
First District
Amelia Ludwig
New York Is Wicked Says Zionist Deaconesses
Zion deaconesses Miss Schelhorn and Miss Buchmann report New York is a wicked city compared with Chicago. After five months in the metropolis they state that all people, even church members, dance and seek pleasure. They sold 12550 pieces of Zion literature and plan another outreach at the Feast of Tabernacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion
New York
Chicago
Metropolis
Important Announcement in Advertisements Page
Index to advertisements lists Baldwin Piano Company Baltimore Ohio Railroad Charles E Smith Sons Eagle Savings and Loan Provident Bank Stacy Braun Gidding Geo Ast Candy Wiskitas Grape Nuts Harry W Smith Clothing Highland Nursery Lucky Strike Cigarettes Morand Cleaning Wurlitzer Musical Instruments and more with items from various firms and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnc
Baldwin Piano Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Charles E. Smith & Sons
Eagle Savings and Loan Association
Fiinancial
Pete i Ok
Ccas de Castececees Provident Bank and Trust Cdicies
Stacy & Braun
Jescbsviabans
Aie Rae Harry Ww
Smith—Clothing Highland Nursery
Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Maseatic Botel
Csss
Ies
Morand—Cleaning
Motion Pictures
Poss Es Oskiidiins
Oiland Coal Co
United States Shipping Board
Wurlitzer—Musical Instrum
Idle May Pay Taxes By Working For City
New Britain Connecticut July 5 A plan to let property owners in default due to unemployment meet tax obligations by city work is being considered by Mayor Curtis. Previously applicable to wagon and truck owners the plan may broaden to include those who can offer only labor. The mayor also weighs having delinquent rent-payers work for the city with wages directed to landlords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain, Conn
Curtis
Man Helps Foil Burglar After Grandmother Falls
Mrs Nancy McLaughlin aged 70 fell at her son Blaine McLaughlin's Newport home injuring her head. Gordon Gaskins 17 from East Seventh Street aided after hearing the alarm. The burglar escaped through a window after a struggle. Fifteen stitches were needed to close the wound.
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Nancy McLaughlin
Blaine McLaughlin
Campbell County
York Street
Newport
McLaughlin
Gaskins
Advertising Praised by Dr. John J. Tigert
In Des Moines July 5 Dr. John J. Tigert United States Commissioner of Education praised advertising as the most important factor in modern business. He argued labor raw material production marketing and organization all matter but advertising leads, noting newspapers were the greatest medium in 1911 and remain the best for immediate effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John J. Tigert
United States
Commissioner of Education
16 Railroad Unions Order Referendum on 12 Per Cent Wage Cut
Chicago July 5 The combined leadership of sixteen railroad labor groups says a referendum will determine acceptance or rejection of the 12 percent pay cut that took effect July 1. The vote is to occur by September 1 with ballots clearly stating all issues, and the men’s wishes will decide under union law.
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Labor Board
Chicago
Big Four
Brotherhoods
Railroad Labor Board
E. H. Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Brotherhood of
Order of Railway Conductors
Big Four Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America
Brotherhood Railway Car Men of America
International Alliance of Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Blacksmith
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Switchmen’s Union of North America
The
United Brotherhood
Railway Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
B. M. Jewell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
City Council Adopts Crosstown Route Change Plan
An ordinance from William Jerome Kuertz authorizes laying tracks to redirect the Crosstown streetcar line to Peebles corner as eastern terminus. A loop will run Gilbert avenue Locust street Melrose avenue McMillan with tracks on Locust and Melrose. Council also referred street improvements estimates and resumed the Celarin avenue old route for cars. The budget ordinance for 3,987,697.59 was approved.
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William Jerome Kuertz
Peebles Corner
St. Francis de Sales Church
Public Service
Celerain Avenue
Hunt
Elm Street
Twelfth Street
Twelfth
Main Street
Main
Ninth Street
Walnut
Sixth Street
Ignoring Warning Drowns In Little Miami River Tragedy
Steve Papadopolous a 22 year old confectioner from Owasco Avenue Madisonville died after ignoring a warning about a dangerous whirlpool in the Little Miami River near Claire Station. George Deible of Madisonville called him back but Papadopolous disappeared after a brief struggle. Cincinnati life saving squad failed to revive him and Coroner Handley declared death.
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Steve Papadopolous
Owasco Avenue
Madisonville
Papadopolous
Miami River
Claire Station
George Deible
Deible
Papadopoulous
Cincinnati
D. C. Handley
Dunn Undertaking Establishment
Strikers Attack Train in Georgia Sparks Call for Troops
In Fitzgerald Georgia county officials appealed to Governor Hardwick to send state troops after an attack on an Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railway train by alleged strikers and sympathizers. More than 100 shots were fired and engineer W T Reid was mortally wounded.
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Fitzgerald, Ga
Hardwick
Atlanta
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
W. T. Reid
Marx Gharge III Treatment Of Injured Men
National Commander Robert S. Marx of the Disabled Veterans of the World War told a Senate committee that former service men face the same dire medical conditions as on the battlefield and called for a clear hospitalization plan from the Public Health Service. He explained Sweet bill amendments urging training pay during hospital stays, no forfeiture of compensation as discipline, and hearing rights before any compensation reductions. William A. Baugh of Chicago testified that Marion Indiana hospital staff used a broomstick as a coercive tool and forced patients to work for privileges, noting much patient labor is paid to attendants.
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Washington
Robert S. Marx
Disabled Veterans of the
Government Hospital
Marion
Ind
William A. Baugh
Chicago
Change of Venue Denied in Stamp Murder Trial
In Louisville on July 5 the murder trial of Walter P. Stamp began after Judge Robinson overruled motions for a change of venue and a continuance. Stamp, charged with killing W. Smith Russell, faced a hastily assembled jury amid disputes over venue, a possible sanity inquest, and limited venires due to heat and attendance. Mrs. Russell was wounded but recovered to testify.
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Louisville
Walter P. Stamp
W. Smith Russell
Robinson
Mot'vria
Stamp
Clem Huggins
Huggins
Demirre
Commonwealth
Huffaker
Smith Russell
Russell
Heat Wave Spurs Dog and Cat Attacks Rise in Cincinnati
Health Department reports sixteen bite cases in five days with fourteen from dogs and two from cats. Officials urge muzzling dogs in heat and prompt submission of biting animals for rabies examination as cases prompt investigation into police reporting gaps and recent fatalities.
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Health Department
Rufus B. Blume
Blume
Tribune
Robert Flaugher
McMicken Avenue
Oscar M. Craven
Third District Police
Police
Copelaw
Senate Rejects Lodge Four Week Adjournment Plan
The Senate defeated Lodge’s four week adjournment proposal 27 to 24 urging a pause from July 9 to August 8 amid tariff and tax debate. Republicans split with six voting against the measure while five Democrats supported it, as heated talk on farm relief and fiscal policy filled the chamber.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Glass
Virginia
Robinson
Arkansas
Underwood
Alabama
Walsh
Montana
Williams
Mississippi
Lodge
House
Agricultural “Bloc
Congress
Fletcher
Florida
Simmons
North Carolina
New
Indiana
Norris
Agricultural Committee
Farm Productions Export Corporation
Sterling
South Dakota
McCumber
North Dakota
Kenyon
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Tyou
Heat Reaches New Peak As City Suffers In Torridity
Extreme heat pushes the mercury to 98 degrees by midafternoon with 73 degrees overnight. A brief shower offers little relief and two heat related fatalities occur in the city including a drowning in a tub and coroner reports linking deaths to the heat.
Triumphant Brutality Critique of Dempsey Carpentier Fight
Jose Ortega Munilla, head of the Spanish Academy, denounces the Dempsey Carpentier bout as triumphant brutality. He says the July 2 1921 clash ruined health and dignity for a curious crowd that pays to see fighters destroy themselves.
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Madrid
Spanish Academy
Jose Ortega Munilla
Dempsey
Carpentier
Senor Manilla
Europe
Water on River Boats Under Investigation
Health Department operatives will survey drinking water facilities on steamboats on the Ohio River at the request of the Great Lakes Sanitary District and the U S Public Health Service. Acting Health Commissioner Dr Oscar M Craven says the survey is needed as typhoid cases have been traced to raw river water.
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Ohio River
Health Department
Great Lakes Sanitary
Daughter Elopes After Surprise Marriage Admission
Anxiety marked the Schavel home as Lillian Schavel failed to return from work. A marriage license had been obtained the previous day by Miss Schavel and Samuel H Molbrook of Louisville, confirming their marriage.
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Aaron Schavel
Court Street
Lillian Schavel
Cholera Sweeps European Russia Infections Reach 6000
Public Health Recorder reports Asiatic cholera spreading across European Russia with 6000 cases through June. Petrograd and Moscow now affected as refugees from famine districts aid spread. Rosta News Agency notes imperial castles and Crimea country houses to be converted into hospitals.
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Stockholm
Russia
Public Health Recorder
Petrograd
Moscow
Rosta
Crimea
Cincinnati Heat Wave Grips City for Nearly a Month
The Clifton Observatory table for The Commercial Tribune lists daily maximum and mean temperatures since the heat wave began early last month, showing little relief amid passing showers and persistent heat.
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Cincinnati
Clifton Observatory
The
Commercial Tribune
Berry Picker Bitten By Copperhead In Desperate Battle
Raymond Shelton of Covington aged 23 was bitten several times on the right hand by a copperhead while picking blackberries on a farm near Independence. He killed the snake after a struggle and was treated at Independence and later Booth Memorial Hospital in Covington. He is reported out of danger and expected to return home in a few days.
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Saul Sloan
Spring Grove Avenue
James Strong
Blume
Tenth District
General Hospital
Health Department
Sloan
Flaugher Boy
Louis A. Nicholas
Dlerain Avenue
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Middle West
John Hart
West Liberty Street
Hart
Generait
Independence
Raymond Shelton
Crescent Avenue
Covington
Shelton
Booth Memorial Hospital
Pressmen Return to Work on Union Leader Advice
Three hundred pressmen who struck for higher wages resume work today in Montreal on the advice of George L. Berry International President of the union. He warned against prolonging the strike amid prevailing industrial conditions. They return under the old contract.
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Montreal
George L. Berry
Tennessee
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PN Umoni
Galifornia
Labor
Mr. Mplaughlin
Uaudo
Loungil
Little Miami
Georgia
Marx Gharges
Animal
Capelan
Capellan
Fowler
Fairmount Avenue
Pasteur
Tims
Frank Ungbach
Hillside Avenue
Frank Kott
Spring Street
Edward Fritsch
Barrow Avenue
Edwin Jevettes
Sycamore Street
Elmira Guess
Eastern Avenue
Clarence Smith
Westwood Avenue
George Davis
Fifth Street
Carl Heinrich
Kinsey Street
Carl Kunkel
Pine Tree Street
Marion Bowman
Republic Street
F. O'Flaherty
Hamilton County Society For the Prevention of
O’flaherty
West
Mergury
Alma Hank
Wooldbridge Place
Post Office
Handley
Carl Coppus
Orphan Asylum
Katherine Breitenstein
George Beaker
West Sixty-fifth Street
Carthize
Hanley
Romolo Iacobucci
Lynch
Elizabeth
Iacobucci
Pléaant Street
Fire
Eee
Enree
Eeee
Eeaee
Copperhead
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