Grand Jury Indicts Eight In Eastern State Finance Scheme
Seven associates of Guy Huston of the Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank are indicted along with Huston on 17 counts each for using the mails to defraud. Named defendants include Walter Cravens Oran Scheeb John E Huston John L Boyles Vernon A Ligier Harold A Smith Glenn W Gold. The scheme allegedly formed December 3 1925 involved several Farmers Funds and Farms Companies across Iowa Illinois Minnesota Missouri Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Guy Huston
Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank
United States Grand Jury
Huston
Walter Cravens
Missouri-Kansas Farms Company
Kansas City Joint Stock Land Bank
Oran Scheeb
John E. Huston
John L. Boyles
Farmers Fund of Illinois
Vernon A. Ligier
Harold A. Smith
Glenn W. Gold
Farmers Fund of
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
The
Farms Company of
Massachusetts
Last Day of The Midnight Sun At Jefferson Theatre
The Midnight Sun closes its engagement at the Jefferson theatre today with large performances. Laura La Plante leads a story of romantic intrigue in Imperial Russia 1913 with lavish costumes and settings. A short comedy is added to the program. Remember today is the last opportunity to see the film.
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Universal
Jefferson Theatre
Lhrge
Laura la Plante
Imperial Russian Ballet
Russia
St. Louis Man Pays Record NYSE Seat Price
Oliver J. Anderson of St. Louis paid 220000 for a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, beating the previous high and exceeding recent sales around 218000. He bought the seat from estate assets, adding to his prior record of 120000 from two years earlier.
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ST. Louis
Oliver J. Anderson
New York Stock Exchange
Anderson
Stock Exchange
Lorenzo E. Anderson
Golden Eagle Clothing Announces Annual Sale
The Golden Eagle Clothing store at 129 East High Street opens today at 9 o clock for its annual sale. Manager P. Gold promises unbeatable prices on clothing furnishings and shoes with extra clerks and a ready store for a brisk, efficient event serving central Missouri.
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Golden Eagle Clothing Establishment
Central Missouri Trade Territory
P. Gold
Fairmont Circus Benefit Raises About 1200 in Two Shows
In Fairmont Minnesota citizens organized two benefit performances to aid a stranded circus troupe. Local workmen and residents donated roughly 1200 dollars amid appeals from the troupe and distressed animals.
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Fairmont, Minn
Fairmont
Air commerce seen as essential to transport growth
A. J. Weaver urges aviation development as a necessary unit of national transportation. He predicts air freight will grow alongside rail and river systems, cites Mississippi flood needs, and calls for a national waterway plan to boost irrigation and flood control while reducing transport costs for farmers. Governor Baker backs Missouri support for commercial air projects.
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Associated Press
ST. Joseph
America
A. J. Weaver
Falls City
Neb
Missouri River Navigation Association
Weaver
Mr. Weaver
Missouri Valley
Great Plains
Broken Mountain
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Sam A. Baker
Charles Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Baker
Missouri
Campaign Launch for 75 000 Dollar Prize Flight
Pacific Flights forms in San Francisco to raise a 75000 dollar purse for prizes in a San Francisco to Honolulu flight. Work begins on a runway a mile and a half long at Mills Field Municipal Airport.
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San Francisco
San Francisco-Honolulu
Pacific Flights
Mills Field
Survivors Tide In From Negros Wreck Near Bondoc Peninsula
The steamer Nasbate arrived with 87 survivors of the Negros wreck off Bondog Peninsula dated May 29. Four rescued passengers with minor injuries were taken to a hospital.
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Manila
Nasbate
Negros
Bondog Peninsula
McAdoo Calls Prohibition a Vital National Issue
Former treasury secretary William G McAdoo urged leaders from all parties to declare their stance on prohibition. Speaking at Tusculum College commencement in Nashville he warned that efforts to repeal the 18th Amendment threaten popular government and fan a wider constitutional conflict.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Wm. G. McAdoo
Tusculum College
Treasury
Andrew Jackson
Drunken Coast Guardsman Opens Fire Near Fairport Harbor
A liquor intoxicated coast guardsman aboard a cutter at Fairport Harbor opened fire with high powered guns after returning from shore leave. Sheriff Rasmussen said the incident endangered the lives of more than 300 crew and workers onshore as the shooting commenced.
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Fairport Harbor
Associated Press
Painesville
Ohio
Here
Coast
Harbor Shootout Ends With Suspect in Custody
A harbor incident escalated as guardsmen and local sheriff deputies repelled a gunman who fired at the coast guard station and a harbor tug. The suspect was captured and jailed for federal authorities.
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Coast Guard Station
Rasmussen
Leveins Admits Killing Four in Tampa Case
Tampa Florida June 7 B F Leveins confessed slayer of Mr and Mrs Herman Merrill and three of their children has admitted it was he who killed Bee Rowell and three members of the Rowell household in the city last summer Officers announced Levins a fisherman implicated Leonard Thompson who was arrested with him in connection with the Merrils Thompson was moved from the county jail to safe keeping to prevent rioting after Levins confession which left five men dead and upwards of twenty injured
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
B. F. Leveins
Herman Merrill
Bee Rowell
Rowell
Levins
Leonard Thompson
Merrils
Thompson
Gas price war cuts Kirkville station prices to 12.8 cents
The Associated Press reports in Kirkville Missouri that a price war drops tank wagon gas to 10.8 cents a gallon and station price to 12.8 cents including state tax, effective tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Kirksvile, Mo
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Standard Drug Co
Tolson Drug Co
West Side Drug Store
Tritsch & Son Restaurant
Brandenberger Drug Co
DeWyl Drug Store
G. A. Fischer Drug Co
Hoffman Drug Co
Madison Hotel
Creedon’s Cafe
Pope Drug Store
Fairview Drug Co
East End Drug Store
Barney Google
Bobby Thatcher
Gould
Hall
Cole County
St. Joseph Conference
Golden
McAdoo
Tennessee
Runken Coast Guardsman
Kruja
Albania
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Scholl
Member
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