Trained to Wield Power of Father He Made Own Way
This NEA Service piece profiles Samuel Insull II, heir to the Insull utilities empire, detailing his upbringing in Chicago, education at Yale, and rise as vice chairman of multiple family firms. It notes his contrast with his father’s autocratic style, his modest marriage in 1926, and his work on expanding the nationwide utility network amidst the empire's decline.
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Samuel Insull Jr
Samuel Insull
Samuel Insull III
Samuel Insull II
Samuel Insull ,Jr
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison
People’s Gas and Public Service
Nothern Illinois
Middle West
Samuel
Lake Shore Drive
Samuel Insull, Jr
Yale
Statistical Department
Middle West Utilities Company
Indiana
la Salle Street
Insull, Jr
United Charities
Emmerson
Civic Opera Company
Junior
Martin,j. Insull
Insull Detained in Greece Over Extradition Question
Samuel Insull former Chicago utilities magnate was detained in Athens at the request of the United States on an extradition question. He was resting on a Hotel Grand Bretagne terrace when detained and could be released within 48 hours if extradition is not authorized.
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Greece
Samuel Insull
Chicago Utilities
Hotel Grand Bretagne
United States
Insull
Two Die Bank Bandit Suspects Nabbed Near Ola
Two men identified as Will Cline, 40, Spiro Oklahoma and James Smith, 26, Yukon Oklahoma were arrested two miles from Ola after an unsuccessful attempt to rob the Bank of Ola. An automobile with burglar tools was abandoned near the bank as officers closed in. A third suspect was being sought by authorities.
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Ola, Ark
Ola
Will Cline
Spiro
Okla
James Smith
Yukon
Farley Appeals to Local Democrats for Campaign Money
Telegram to Hempstead County chair urges quick funds to sustain Roosevelt-Garner lead. Local donations under $25 Tuesday seeks larger state support. Hempstead's target is 703 dollars, with several hundred needed. No major donors yet. funds to counter Republican moves and repay past debts. Bronze medallions and certificates offered at Hope Star office.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Hempstead County
National Headquarters
Roosevelt
Jams A. Farley
Democratic National Campaign Committee
New York City
Washburn
Ten Cities Form Southwest Arkansas Golfers Association
Golfers from ten Southwest Arkansas country clubs met at the Hope club to form the Southwest Arkansas Golfers Association after a 18 hole 316 score by Little River Country Club. Ross Dugan led individual scoring with 73 while clubs Nashville United Commercial Travelers Hope Magnolia Prescott Camden LaFayette El Dorado contributed to the tourney results.
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Southwest Arkansas
Hope Club
Southwest Arkansas Golfers Association
Little River Country Club
DeQueen
Nashville
United Commercial Travelers
Texarkana
Hope
Magnolia
Prescott and Arkadelphia
Camden
LaFayette Country Club
Stamps
Lewisville
el Dorado
Ross Dugan
Little River
Hoover to Speak Next in Cleveland Campaign Swing
President Hoover will deliver a campaign speech in Cleveland on Saturday night October 15, as announced from the White House. Postmaster General Brown outlined the plan for a transcontinental tour reaching the Pacific coast to boost the campaign effort.
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Hoover
Cleveland Auditorium
White House
Brown
Pacific Coast
Japanese Armies Open Campaign on Manchuria Bandits
Japanese forces launched an intensive drive across southern Manchuria from Mukden to deter Chinese irregulars and bandits before winter. American missions will fly flags for protection as bombing planes are feared, with Japan claiming investments in Manchuria justify action and Manchukuo seen as a buffer against Russia.
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Russia
Mrs. U. A. Gentry Buried at Hope First Methodist
Mrs. U A Gentry wife of the municipal judge was buried Sunday afternoon at 3 from Hope First Methodist church with Hempstead County Bar acting as pallbearers. Services conducted by Dr J L Cannon. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers named include Harry J Lemley W Kendall Lemley W S Atkins O A Graves L F Monroe Steve Carrigan John Vesey E F McFaddin and two nonlawyer friends Harry Moore Roy Anderson.
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U. A. Gentry
Hope First Methodist Church
Hempstead County
Rose Hill
J. L. Cannon
First Methodist
Harry J. Lemley
W. Kendall Lemley
W. S. Atkins
O. A. Graves
L. F. Monroe
Steve Carrigan
John Ve
Presbyterians to Meet at Prescott in Arkansas Synod
The Arkansas Synod of the Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday in Prescott to discuss a protest by two clergymen against the Arkansas Presbytery action that refused to press charges of heresy against Rev. Hay Watson Smith of Little Rock Second Presbyterian. Rev. Dwighta Sharpe and L. F. Reeder were appointed to respond to the charges. The Synod is expected to sit for two days.
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Prescott
Arkansas Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Arkansas Presbytery
Hay Watson Smith
Second Presbyterian Church of
Little Rock
Dwighta Sharpe
Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church
L. F. Reeder
Batesville
Fresbytery
Brother of R. F. C. head found shot dead at home
Little Falls New York report says Howard C. Miller, brother of Charles A. Miller head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, was found killed at his residence Monday with a gun nearby. The incident adds to the mystery surrounding the Miller family.
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Little Falls
N. Y
Howard C. Miller
Charles A. Miller
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt Looks to Old Wilson Cabinet
The piece surveys possible Roosevelt cabinet picks with names like Sumner Welles John W Davis Newton Baker Owen Young McAdoo Glass Wheeler and others from politics banking and private life. It notes varied Democratic governors and prominent figures as candidates and suggests the challenge of choosing among strong options.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Welles
Albany
Hyde Park
John W. Davis
Newton D. Baker
Owen D. Young
McAdoo
Young
Davis
Guy A. Thompson
American Bar Association
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Senate
Glass and Wheeler
Hull
Tennessee
Walsh
Wagner
New York
Ritchie
Maryland
Ely
Massachusetts
White
Ohio
Erickson
Woodring
Kansas
Dern
Utah
James M. Cox
Bernard M. Baruch
Death Conviction of Daniels Upheld in Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Freeling Daniels, a young Black man convicted of raping a 13 year old white girl in Miller county, with National Guardsmen and a large crowd present at the trial. Daniels had confessed but later recanted. The court said guards and spectators did not prejudice the trial. A second case saw Hurley Reynolds’ murder conviction reduced to voluntary manslaughter and his sentence cut from 21 to 7 years for killing a man who caused a disturbance at his home.
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Freeling Daniels
Miller County
National Guardsmen
Arkansas Supreme Court
Daniels
Hurley Reynolds
van Buren County
Storks Lose Pro Title to Grocers at Fairpark
Hope Storks fail to clinch the semi pro championship, losing 9 to 4 to Little Rock Black and White at Fairpark. Wild pitching by Pate and four Hope errors sparked the opponents, while Jimmy Cook and Vernon Schooley led Hope with three and three hits respectively. John Sparks injured. John Allen made a sensational over the shoulder catch. Storks finish 28 18 1 after 47 games.
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Starks
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Gordon
Spark
R. Robins
Storks
Jimmy Cook
Vernon Schooley
Cook
Schooley
John Allen
Cotton Holds Steady as Industry Eyes Demand Shift
Cotton closes unchanged as December at 6.65 to 6.84 range, March up two points to 6.71. Government reports lift optimism despite a 2.25 bale drop, with New England mills showing improved demand and Liverpool markets trending up. Exports for the week ending Oct 7 totaled 225,629 bales, 1.3 million shipped since Aug 1.
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Associated Press
New England
Fall River
Providence
New Bedford
Boston
Liverpool
Ex Crown Prince Urged to Return as Leader
Potsdam newspaper calls former Crown Prince Frederick William von Hohenzollern to take command of government urging he unite parties and parliament and act as the savior of the Fatherland.
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Potsdam
Germany
Potsdammer Tages Zeitung
Frederick William von
Jury Deliberates in Walker Murder Case as Venue Change Sought
In Hempstead circuit court at Washington the jury weighs the murder case of Jack Walker while a motion for continuance is argued in the Jess Cornelius case. Lonzo Jackson’s trial is set for Tuesday. Mel Larey faces a change of venue hearing Thursday over testimony suggesting local prejudice against Fouke residents.
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Hempstead Circuit Court
Washington
Jack Walker
Dexter Bush
Jess Cornelius
Earl Cornelius
Hope
Cornelius
Lonzo Jackson
Mel Larey
Hempstead Court
Maller County
Larey
C. H. Longino
E. R. Jones
Harold Killian
H. N. Bell
T. B. Book
Will Strange
Texarkana
Fouke
Quillin
Garland City
Dooridge
Miller County
Millard Alford
H. M. Barney
P. P. Bacon
J. F. Quillin
Marvin Quillin
Bert Larey
Clyde Larey
J. D. Cook, Sr
Atkins & Stuart
Nelson Buys Huckins Interest in Texarkana Laundry Co
David T. P. Nelson announced he acquired the Huckins estate share in the Nelson Huckins Laundry Co in Texarkana. He was elected president while his mother Irene T. Nelson was re elected secretary and treasurer and succeeds Paul Huckins as company president.
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Texarkana
David T. P. Nelson
Huckins
Nelson-Huckins Laundry Co
Nelson
Irene T. Nelson
Paul Huckins
Public Utility Regulation Advocated by FPC Chair
George Otis Smith, chairman of the Federal Power Commission, urged full publicity for public utility affairs to improve regulation in an address to the Public Utility Section of the American Bar Association in Washington.
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Washington
George Otis Smith
Federal Power Commission
Public Utility Section
American Bar Association
Herriot to Discuss German Arm Request in London
Paris dispatch says Premier Herriot will travel to London before week’s end to discuss Germany’s demand for arms equality and other aspects of the disarmament situation with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
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France
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Germany
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