Wholesale Grocery Merger Creates Major Midwest Firm
Merger of the Esterman Verkamp Company and the Oswald Taube Company forms the Recess Company with officers H E Oswald president Harry Esterman vice president and A G Taube secretary treasurer The board includes Paul Verkamp R F Burns E R Schultz Frank J Maddux and Frank Kruthaup The new firm based in Cincinnati will run its own canneries and operate cannery plants at Lindale Ohio with plans to acquire more in Indiana and Wisconsin Branch plants will serves Ohio Indiana and Kentucky The capital is set at 300000 The Esterman Verkamp Company began in 1907 and the Oswald Taube Company started in 1913 with wholesale groceries and bakers supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esterman, Verkamp
Oswald & Taube Company
Cincinnati
Middle West
Recess Company
H. E. Oswald
Harry Esterman
Tce
A. G. Taube
Paul Verkamp
R. F. Burns
E. R. Schultz
Frank J. Maddux
Frank Kruthaup
Esterman-Verkamp Company
Lindale
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio
Kentucky
Oswald
Esterman Verkamp Company
Second
Main Streets
West
Second Street
Briand Weighs Cooling on New Arms Conference Probe
Paris reports quote former French premier Briand reacting to President Coolidge’s plan for a second Washington arms conference. Briand, who led France at the 1921 talks, voices cautious reflection and suggests France might send only an unofficial observer if summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Briand
Washington
Europe
Coolidge
M. Briand
France
Former Burgomaster Wears Soft Hat at Ebert Funeral
Berlin report notes P Wallraf former Burgomaster and German Nationalist caused sensation by attending President Ebert's funeral in a soft hat. Afterward local Republican groups sent him a new silk hat with a mocking etiquette note, implying he should have worn a silk hat to Germany's chief executive's funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
P. Wallraf
Ebert
Herr Wallraf
Officers Halt Kidnap Attempt With Golf Clubs
In Bombay on January 12 four British officers using golf clubs fought off nine assailants armed with knives and pistols to rescue Mumtaz Begum, famed Nautch dancer and former favorite of the Maharaja of Indore, who was injured in the struggle. One attacker was captured. the rest fled as the incident drew court scrutiny and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Malabar Hill
Mumtaz Begum
Indore
Mumtaz
Battley
Gurkha Rifles
Nautch
Mumatz
Vickery
Shafi Ahmed
India
Mortality peak reached 162 deaths in a week
Health Department figures show a weekly death toll of 162, labeled a mortality peak by Health Commissioner Dr William Peters. The deaths average 20 per 100 000, rising from the usual 15, with most fatalities in those over 60 from heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage, and related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
William H. Peters
Rions
J. Peters
Ceria Tie ci
Weiss
Incase Gas 18 IE Oes Ccepsse Ceutheoterpienentheomis
Isoeebioideaalioke
RUE A.s Scum
Openencactounies
Aenpeor
Novon
Neen Genenia
Texas paper wins suit over Post Dispatch name
Federal Judge J. C. Hutcheson Jr. ruled for the Houston Post Dispatch in an injunction suit filed by Pulitzer Publishing of St. Louis. Pulitzer claimed the name Post Dispatch was copyrighted and sought to stop the Houston company from using it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Houston
Tex
J. C. Hutcheson, Jr
Houston Post Dispatch Today
Pulitzer Publishing Company of
St. Louis
Houston Company
Post Dispatch
Mother of six sentenced to Marysville Reformatory
Catherine Harling alias Her rig alias Sanford, 50, of 901 Paradrome Street, mother of six, was convicted of obtaining jewelry and merchandise by false pretenses from Simon Immerman. Judge Hurley sentenced her to 50 years with no chance of parole, citing a lengthy police record and repeated prior court appearances. She fainted as the sentence was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Criminal Court
Catherine Harling
Herrig
Sanford
Paradrome Street
Marysville
O.) Reformatory
Harling
Simon Immerman
Main Street
Edward Strasser
L. Sanford
Adams Avenue
Norwood
Strasser
Motion to Set Aside Os kamp Verdict
Judge Marx in Superior Court heard Froome Morris’s motion for a new trial and to set aside the $100000 verdict for Louise Grimm Oskamp against W. S. P. Oskamp and the family. Morris argued passion prejudice and excess verdict. Morrill and Stewart defended the outcome. judge said he would follow the evidence and allow counsels to respond without restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marx
Froome Morris
Louise Grimm Oskamp
Harrison Avenue
W. S. P. Oskamp
Oskamp
Morris
Albert H. Morrill
James G. Stewart
Mr. Morris
Life Sentence Given in Child Attack Case
Judge Hurley in Criminal Court sentenced Charles Williams a 40 year old resident of 847 Hopkins Street to life in the Ohio Penitentiary after a jury conviction on charges of attacking his three year old daughter. County Prosecutor Bell urged the term.
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Hurley
Charles Williams
Hopkins Street
Ohio
Williams
Former Drug Addict Released On Bond In Kentucky Case
Joseph Dodds formerly of Lexington Kentucky was released on his own bond of 500 by Judge Hick Enlooper of District Court and placed in the custody of his uncle R J Dowling of Lexington Dodds said he contracted the drug habit after a friend suggested a remedy for an earache While jailed awaiting arraignment he claimed he was cured of the habit Commissioner Gregory advised him to seek help from relatives and promised leniency if he could obtain employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickenlooper
District Court
Joseph Dodds
Lexington
R. J. Dowling
Dodds
Gregory
Sanford Brown Named Temporary Receiver for Triumph Company
Sanford Brown was appointed temporary receiver for Triumph Electric Company of Oakley in a Common Pleas Court bankruptcy case. Judge Hickenlooper granted the appointment after a creditor motion and conference. J. C. Hobart, company president, testified assets are around 1.1 million with liabilities about 715 thousand. capital stock totals 1.25 million with 650 thousand issued.
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Sanford Brown
Triumph& Electric Company
Oakley
Common Pleas Court
Hickenlooper
Thomas H. Morrow
J. C. Hobart
New Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court
A batch of cases in Common Pleas Court lists No. 194467 Rudolph C Ott vs August Britton for 1050 and interest No. 194468 Charles H Hess Jr vs Howard B Hess et al partition of real estate No. 194469 The W F Hall Co vs The Catholic Telegraph Publishing Co injunction and other relief No. 194470 Edith C Broman vs The Independent Manufacturer Association for 2000 and interest No. 194471 Richard Gleis per John Gleis vs The Ira D Washburn Co action to aside and vacate judgement No. 194472 John Sullivan vs Walter T Dickerson for 5000 and interest foreclose of note No. 194478 William J Sullivan vs Walter T Dickerson for 5000 interest foreclosure of e L Kepler et al for po pol Sed caves
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Common Pleas Court
Rudolph C. Ott
August Britton
Charles H. Hess, Jr
Howard B. Hess
The
W. F. Hall Co
Catholic Telegraph Publishing Co
Edith C. Broman
Independent Manufacturer Association
Richard Gleis
John Gleis
Ira D. Washburn Co
John Sullivan
Walter T. Dickerson
William J. Sullivan
E. L. Kepler Et al
Po Col Sed
Paris Student Refuses Wife for Rome Prize
A young architectural student barred from the Prix de Rome by the Academy of Fine Arts for being married offers a divorce to qualify. He sought ministerial reversal, while the wife remains uninvolved in the case and no consultation appears to have taken place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
the Medicis
France
Eternal City
Academy of Fine Arts
Seven Hills
Minister of Education and Fine Arts
Famine and Flood Devastate Central China Driven 15 Million
New York World News Service reports the worst famine in fifty years across Central and North China. More than 15,000,000 displaced, 10,000,000 destitute, with crops, dykes, and buildings ruined across Hupeh, Hunan, Henan, Chihli, Fukien, Kiangtung, Shantung, and Kiangsi. Relief funds strained as aid and local efforts attempt to feed survivors and support replanting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Central
North China
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Yangtse
Siang
Kan River
Han River
Hupeh
Siunan
Henan
Chihli
Fukien
Kiangtung
Shantung
Kiangsi
China
W. T. Hobart
Pekin
Chinchao
Chien-chiap’u
Pahsien
Chang Tso Lin
Hobart
Peking
China International Famine Relief Commission
Protest Demonstration Against Lanzutski Death Sentence
Washington Workers' Party staged a protest before the Polish Legation about Stanislaw Lanzutski's death sentence. About forty protesters carried anti Warsaw lines and pledged to resume action Monday with similar events nationwide.
German Medicine Professor Candidate in Berlin Election
Dr Willy Hellpach a Democratic presidential candidate is a professor of medicine and renowned nerve specialist The Berlin press notes his background could help the nation manage mass mania and political manias The Boersen Courier highlights his ties to Dr Masaryk President of Czecho Slovakia and their scientific correspondence
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Berlin
Willy Hellpach
Boersen Courier
Hellpach
Masaryk
Czecho- Slovakia
Mt McKinley Shrugs Height By Several Hundred Feet
Anchorage March 28 Mount McKinley is believed to have slumped in the winter and lost several hundred feet of snow and ice from its height. Observers think the peak’s altitude has fallen to a little over 20,000 feet and a party of mountaineers will depart in April to verify the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Balto Statue Becomes Target in New York Park Debate
The Citizens' Medical Reference Bureau protests a Balto statue in Central Park arguing it misleads about diphtheria control and toxin vaccines. The bureau warns children may misconstrue the disease from the statue and the issue invites heated debate.
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N. Y. World News Service
New York
Citizens’ Medical Reference Bureau
Balto
Nome
Alaska
Central
Seven Held After Demonstration at Polish Consulate
In Detroit on March 28 police detained seven men and one woman after breaking up a 200 person protest outside the Polish Consulate. The action followed a demonstration described by Polish Consul Dr S Gruszka as a Communist protest against a death sentence for Stanislaw Lanzutsky. The Consul said the gathering was staged by Communists and noted he would inform his government.
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Washington
Stanislaw Lanzutski
Legation
Washington Workers’ Party
Warsaw
Communist Party
Detroit
Mich
S. Gruszka
Poland
Stanislaw I Lanzutsky
Z. Chelmicki
Demonstration in New York Over Polish Hangman Death Sentence
About 600 Polish labor activists and sympathizers gathered on the East Side to protest the death sentence of Stanislaw Lanzutsky, a Polish Communist Parliamentarian. The event, led by the Young Workers' League and allied groups, featured speeches, songs, pamphlets, and banners calling for an end to the Polish government hangmen.
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New York
East Side
Upper East Side
Stanislaw Lanzutsky
Poland
Young Workers’ League
Workers’ Communist Party
International Workers’ Aid
Paris Tailors Levy 10 Percent Increase on Large Girth Suits
Paris March 28. Tailors' Syndicate approves 10 percent higher prices for suits for men with girth over forty three inches. They argue higher textile costs justify the rise. President Doumergue may be unaffected while Premier Herriot could face higher charges under the ruling unless exempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tailors’ Syndicate
Doumergue
Ukuse
Premier Herriot
Portrait of Frederick the Great Draws Berlin Attention
A newly surfaced portrait in a private Berlin gallery is touted as the best image of Frederick the Great. The painting, attributed to Johann George Ziesenis, is said to be the only portrait Frederick ever sat for, reportedly painted around 1770 at the request of Duchess Charlotte of Brunswick.
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Berlin
Frederick the Great
Johann George Ziesenis
Frederick
Charlotte of
Brunswick
Love for Husband Defies Party Orders in Berlin Case
Berlin report says Frau Emmy Bluch of Frankfurt refused party edicts to divorce her husband who was expelled after he read aloud to her. She, editor of a Communist newspaper, also left the party. The piece notes many Communists were expelled for attending President Ebert's funeral.
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Berlin
Communist Party
Frau Emmy Bluch
Frankfort
Frau Bluch
Ebert
Passau Cathedral to Install World’s Largest Organ
Builders in Passau Bavaria are enlarging the cathedral organ. The current sixty seven stops will rise to 170 with five manuals. The project aims to create a register never before found in church instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Passau
Bavaria
Geier Leaves Geneva for Global Industrial Health Study
Dr. Otto Geier of Cincinnati, active with the League of Nations as a health expert, departed Geneva tonight with colleagues to study sanitary conditions in factories and industrial establishments worldwide in pursuit of improved industrial health.
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Geier
Geneva
Otto Geier
Cincinnati
League of Nations
Belgium
Former Governor Injured in Florida Fishing Accident
Former West Virginia Governor E. F. Morgan suffered a compound fracture of the left leg above the ankle after falling through an old dock near Sebastian, twenty three miles north of Ft. Pierce. He is reported resting comfortably tonight.
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FT. Pierce
Fla
E. F. Morgan
West Virginia
Sebastain
Here
Oxford to include soldiers slang in new English dictionary
London reports Oxford University Recognizes army slang spread after World War I In the new English dictionary under preparation terms like dud Getting the wind up and strafe are noted as common slang among Allied troops The article cites origins and usage among American and British soldiers with partial etymology efforts described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Oxford University
France
Buckles Highlight Paris Shoe Shops Fashion
Paris shops feature buckles for women, offered in round oval or square shapes and finished in colored enamel. A hinged elongated type fits shoes with a strapped instep, with colors chosen to match Lyons brocades popular after the Lyons fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Boulevard
Lyons
Wealthy Heiress Founds Sussex Colony The Sanctuary
Miss Vera Pragnell daughter of Sir George Pragnell leaves London society for a rural commune near Steyning Sussex called The Sanctuary. It covers twenty eight acres with eight acres gifted to new settlers. The colony hosts twelve residents including a poet and a Communist with no central authority sharing living and food. she funds it by writing and crafts and says London life would drive her mad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
London
Vera Pragnell
Sir George Pragnell
Sussex
Miss Pragnéeil
Steyning
Downs
Lady Bountiful
Miss Pragnell
Cook, Son & Co
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Jesse Dimond
Madisonville
Gem Coal Company
Dimond
Thomas
Tillman
Arkansas
Ionglish
Circuit Court of Appeals
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Alk Boes
United States Courts
Triumph Company
Phuteo
Lanzutski
Dog Balto
N. Y
Bureau
Frederick Great
Oxford
Véra Pragnell
Kate Richards O’ Hare
John P. Frey
Ohio State Federation of Labor
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Fourth Street
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Simmons
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