Geese named at convention of communists in Michigan trial
In St. Joseph Michigan March report, government agent Merrow testified naming 24 geese who attended last August's communist convention to decide party direction. He listed individuals from Minneapolis New York Philadelphia Chicago and aliases, with funds raised for workers' defense.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Associated Press
Michigan Dunes
William Z. Foster
Frank YY. Walsh
Foster
Rof
Francis Murrow
Geese
Lindgren
New York
Ben Getlew
Harry Winitsky
Ip Sing Sing Prison
John Greisinger
Alex Bail
Philadelphia
M. Backal
Chicago
Morrow
Workers’ Defense Fund
Camden
Sue to Contest Will in Elkhart Estate Case
A suit to contest a predated will of Mrs. Georgiana Hoke seeking to invalidate the will and probate in Elkhart Superior Court cites alleged unsound mind and undue influence. Plaintiffs Frances Innwater and Dacca Upp, sisters of Mrs. Hoke, contend a January 70 146 will would have divided a $28,000 estate among siblings, while the contested will reduces their share to about $25,000 net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiana Hoke
Sam Hoke
Elkhart
Frances E. I'nnwater
Dacca
Dp. Upp
Hallywood
Calif
Hoke
Ralph Emerson
Elizabeth Ann. Hirth
Fire destroys frame building near Millersburg
A fire at the Shirley Loy farm two and a half miles east of Millersburg destroyed a frame building used as a slaughterhouse and storage. The blaze, likely from a brooder stove explosion, burned 30 chicks and farm tools. loss estimated between 400 and 560 pounds with contents. Insurance covers most of the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Loy
Millersburg
Ford buys coal land on Kentucky river in Clay and Leslie counties
LENINGTON Ky March 22 Henry Ford reportedly purchased 125000 acres of coal land along the Kentucky river in Clay and Leslie counties. The ton price is said to range from 12008000 to 20000000 dollars.
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Lenington
Henry Ford
Kentucky River
Clay
Leslie Counties
Kosciuske County History In Works By Local Lawyers
Attorney F. M. McConnell and George Nye with Tom Parker county agricultural agent and former assistant surveyor prepare a Kosciuske county history destined for book publication. The project aims to cover local events people and developments in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. McConnell
George Nye
Tom Parker
Kosciuske County
Leonard R. Steel Dies on Train En Route to Chicago
Leonard R. Steel 48 of Buffalo, head of the L. A. Steel corporation in receivership, died suddenly on a westbound New York Central train near Toledo. He was found dying on his berth by chauffeur Ernest Mattey and died before Toledo station. Heart disease is suspected. an investigation by Coroner Charles Henzler is noted.
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Toledo
Associated Press
Leonard BR. Steel
Buffalo
L. A. Steel Corporation
New York Central
Here
Mr. Steel
Ernest Mattey
Mattey
Cleveland
Chicago
J. Dozis
Curgner Charles Henzler
Sudden death shadow over stock promoter Leonard Steel
Buffalo reports Leonard Steel died suddenly on the eve of investigations into his stock selling and financial methods. District Attorney Guy Moore said he would not report gross extravagance in the handling of the $300 million investment by 21 million stock holders. Beginning in 2014 with a small capital, Steel directed advertising and selling campaigns and disposed of over $20 million in L A Steel Inc. and subsidiaries as new corporations were formed and money flowed in daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Marel
Leonard RR
L. A. Steel Inc
Warsaw Man Fined and Jailed in Whiskey Possession
Warsaw March 22 Howard Sylveus of Warsaw was arrested in Fort Wayne for illegal possession of whiskey. He was fined 100 dollars and given 3 days in jail. On Monday Mrs. Sylveus was granted a divorce in the Warsaw circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Howard Sylveus
Fort Warne
Jal
Sylveus
Mrs Salomon Daling Years-Old Husband Found Dead At Farm
Marion March 22 Mrs Salomon Daling wife of a prominent farmer living three miles east of Fairmont found her husband aged 72 dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the heart. Ill health is given as the motive for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Salomon Daling
Fairmont
Fowlerton
Eighty year old man weds twenty nine year old woman in St. Joseph
Constant Mody Ruggles, 80, a St. Joseph fruit grower, married Clara Hulda Hahn, 29, of St. Joseph this morning in a ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace Whistler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constant Mody Ruggles
St. Joseph
Clara Hulda Hahn
That City
Justice of the Peace
Whistler
Housekeeper Of Schneider Arrested On Murder Charge
New York March 22 Anna Buzz housekeeper for Bronx contractor Frederick K Schneider was arrested on a homicide charge in connection with his February 16 death. She had been held as a material witness and released earlier.
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New York
Anna Buzz
Frederick K. Schneider
Bronx
Harding Plans Washington Return By April Tenth
Cocoa Florida March 22 Tentative plans for President Harding's vacation trip show a possible return to Washington between April 7 and 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington
Cocoa. Fla
Price of Sugar Inquiry Began in March
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Hoover stating demand for a sugar price inquiry is about a month behind and that government started the investigation on March 4. He cites no economic justification for high sugar prices and notes the commerce department and others are probing conditions with Cuba under a congressional authorization against foreign producer combinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Hoover
Department of Comerce
Cuba
Congress
Government targets fake advertising in blueberry market
Washington reports honest advertising protection from the Agriculture Department. It cites 16 years of research at Whitesbog New Jersey to define cultivated blueberry needs including acidic soil. A few nurserymen allegedly misuse department imagery to mislead buyers into thinking wild blueberries are cultivated varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Scretary
Department
Whitesbog
X. J
Qne
Department of Agriculture
Whitaker property to gain four brick business rooms
Sel Deubufsky and Sammel L. Lewin plan four one story brick business rooms on the north side Washington street west of Main. Ellwood Miller Elk Hart architects draw the vlans. The project removes the old Whitaker buildings long landmarks.
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Sel Deubufsky
Sammel L. Lewin
Whitaker
Washington Street
Main Street
Ellwood & Miller, Elkhart Architects
Hamilton
Blacksmdith
Auto Top and Trimming Company
Ora Bigher
Ed Steinmetz
Goxhen Gas Company
South Main Street
Messrs
Dembufsky and
Lewis
George Richmond
C. A. Whittle
Main
Third Streets
Third Street
William Overhelt
Richmond
Thire Street
Sparrow Heads and Rat Tails Campaign Nets 11000 and 300
In Howe Indiana on March 20 a rural campaign in Springfield township LaGrange county yielded 11000 sparrow heads and 300 rat tails as farmers sought to curb pests.
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Howe
Ind
Springfield Township
Lagrange County
Escape Day Law Faces College Chemistry Stills Issue
RB C Minton head of the legal department of the federal prohibition enforcement agency in Indiana states in an opinion that possession of stills by high schools and colleges for chemistry classes does not violate the Indiana law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
RB. C. Minton
Federal Prohibition Enforcement Agency
Indiana
Government Report Shares Daily Data
A government released daily figures in the March issue noting 24 hours prior to publication. The report cites measures and timelines, with emphasis on transparency and public accessibility.
Piggly Wiggly founder Saunders eyes court settlement
Clarence Saunders, head of Piggly Wiggly Stores, waits until 3 p.m. for settlement by short sellers at $150 a share, with $250 to square accounts. He said over 25,000 shares were sold short, risking upwards of $3.75 million, and blamed Wall Street for his first stock experience as he fights to save his business and his fortune.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Saunders
Sue
Tennessee
Wall Street
New York
Istory
Saunders
Clarksville
Mr. Saunders
Stock Exchange
Marriage Licenses for George Savas and Sears
George Savas and Berniece Sears of Elkhart receive marriage licenses. Constant Mody Ruggles and Clara Hulda Hahn of St. Joseph Michigan obtain licenses.
Miss Charlotte M. Jordan resigns from Goshen Western Union post
Miss Charlotte M. Jordan formerly of Warsaw resigns as Goshen office manager of the Western Union Telegraph company after five and a half years, effective April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte M. Jordan
Warsaw
Goshen
Western Union Telegraph Company
Goshen Music Instructor Granted Life Certificate
G J Dinkeloo, in his 12th year as Goshen schools music instructor, has been granted a life certificate by the state board of education to teach in both grade and high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Dinkeloo
Goshen
Mcense
State Board of Educafios
Tedich
Lawrence Text Shows Wage Hike At American Woolen Mills
A Lawrence report notes American Woolen Company workers receive a substantial wage increase of 1234 percent across all daily wages, signaling a major pay rise amid industrial labor discussions in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mass
Evansville Death Linked to Own Action
An Evansville report notes an individual identified as Govene Boulet with OS 55 8 work committed death by own action. Details and context are limited in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Makeh
Govene Boulet
Government Completes Evidence Against 53 Gary Defendants
The government finished presenting evidence in federal court in Indianapolis against 53 Gary and Lake County residents charged with liquor law violations. Most defense counsels moved for dismissal, and Judge Gieger of Milwaukee indicated arguments on the motions would be heard this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Press
Gary
Lake County
Gieger
Milwaukee
Wis
Post Office to End Sunday Mail Collection
The post office department will discontinue Sunday collection of mail. Postmaster Jah M. Dausman says mail from boxes in the business district now collected Sunday afternoon will be curbside at the post office after closing. A mail box will be placed in front of the post office for after hours deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Jah M. Dausman
Bere
Public nuisance investigated by city board and plans discussed
City board of public works Mayor Rimpler Engineer Kinney and others inspected the March lot at Main and Jefferson at 9 am amid BuMetus complaints of sewerage gaps and dirty shacks. A cleaning order was issued as talks on an iron era building ordinance and an auxiliary pumping station continued.
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Board of Public Works
Rimpler
Kinney
Sel Dembufsky
George A. Whippy
March Lot
Main and
Jefferson Streets
John Ridenour
Pantel Garringer
North Fifth Street
Gristmer
W. Z. Lang
Chicago
Lang Construction Company
Eighth Street
College Avenue
Firestope
Montague, Laidlaw & Cutting
Pike Street
Goshen College
Goshen Improvement Companty
Engman-Matthews Range Company
City’e Water and Light
Heard
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Francis Morrow
Z. Foster
FORD
Prepare County History
R. E. Snoberger
E. E. Howard
Gordon Pease
Kiwanis Club
Alterman Hotel
Leonard R. Steel
Suacounbs
Schneider
Roans
Meade Witmer
Piggly Wiggly Stores
Board of Works and City Health Officer
Colony
Benjamin
Grand Rapids
Benjamin Purnell
Benton Harbor
Shiloh
John
Margaret Hansell
Hazel Wuerth
Grand Rapids, Mich
Elizabeth Hansell
John Hansell
House of David
David Purnell
Purnell
Bill Rozetta
Hin
Purcell
Rozetta
Iene
Newark
Augusta Felty
High Island
Lake Michigan
Isabel
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