Navy not an information bureau says local officer
A blunt Indianapolis Navy recruiting office report details a phone call where a caller asked for China’s population, revealing officers are trained to sail, recruit, and fight rather than answer encyclopedic questions. It notes the staff handles many unusual questions daily and cannot fulfill every inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Leutenant
Navy Department
Indianapolis
Jefferson de Angelis
Pennsylvania St
About to Kill Wife and Dies in Yonk ers
In Yonkers New York on July 14 Peter Tripoli a 52 year old retired contractor was stricken with heart failure while about to stab his wife at their home 155 Willows street after earlier attacking a man with an ax. His wife fainted at his feet and neighbors intervened to stop him. He collapsed and died before the act could be completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Peter Tripoli
Willows Street
Tripoli
Peter O’brien
Kellogg
Nat
Graham
Mutual People
New Stamps To Show Postal Banks Cost
Washington July 14 A new postage stamp will be printed for postal savings banks mail. Special stamps will record the expense of transmitting official postal savings bank mail and keep the system self supporting. First issue 506000 stamps. Postmasters and banks from Canton NL Bancroft Ia Goshen Muncie Ind Niles Mich and various banks seek designations as depositories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Savings Banks
Postal Savings Bank
Postal
Postal Savings
Board of Trustees
U. S. Postal Savings
Official Mail
Canton
Bancroft
Goshen and Muncie
Ind
Niles
Mich
First National Bank
Champaign
Trust National
Duquoin
Salem National
Salem
Winnebago County State Bank
Forest City
Burlington Savings Bank
Burlington
Tows
JAP SCOUTS WAR TALK IN SEATTLE INTERVIEW
K C Mochizuki, former Japanese diet member and publisher of Liberal News agency, told reporters in Seattle he has no patience with talk of war between the United States and Japan. He is en route to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
K. C. Mochisaki
Liberal News Agency
Tokio
United States
Japan
Mochizuki
Europe
Stamp Sales Driven by Government Forecasts
Washington July 14 Unofficial projections estimate the United States will sell about 175 million dollars worth of stamps in the next year excluding postage due stamps stamped envelopes and related stationery. The forecast reflects ongoing demand and federal procurement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
Brookins Recalls Flying 6175 Feet In Airship Flight
Atlantic City July 14 Walter Brookins describes his 6175 foot ascent in a heavier-than-air machine above the boardwalk and city, detailing gusty winds, cold, and the mental strain of the 17 minute flight as spectators watched from below. He notes actual height exceeded official figures and reflects on fuel, instruments, and future hopes for airship progress.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Brookins
Brookins
Indianapolis
Heinz Pier
Knabenshue
Money Men Optimistic On Future Values In Agriculture Rail Outlook
Prominent New York financiers abroad and in the United States express confidence in American investment securities. They cite expected fair to good crops this year and favorable conditions for Harriman system lines and other railroads. They anticipate normal grain and tonnage, with securities at attractive prices awaiting recovery as market influences stabilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Morton
James Speyer
Daniel G. Reid
Frank A. Vanderlip
Eugene Meyer
C. J. Housman
Henry Seligman
Mr. Morton
Atchison
National City Bank
Vanderlip
Harriman
St. Louis
San Francisco
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
J. Housman
Mr. Seligman
Harry Content
Swims in His Dream Ends in Tragic Jump
In Youngstown Ohio on July 14 Nick Pol, son of John Kitchmanis and roommate, leapt from a second story window after pulling a cot to the window for air. He shouted the water was fine and fractured his skull in the fall, a dramatic incident witnessed at the boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, CO
Nick Pol‘son
John Kitchmanis
Nick
Bourne Speech Sparks 800000 Copies Sent Nationwide
Senator Bourne of Oregon, long silent, gains fame after drafting a speech on government by the people. Demand for copies explodes with letters and funds from readers, pushing print runs from 20000 to 100000 and counting toward two million by campaign end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bourne
Oregon
Bourne
Senate
Jokera
Young folks crowd Mahoning church in dark sermon
In Newcastle Pennsylvania on July 13 the Rev. R N Merrill of the Methodist Episcopal church at Mahoning town preached in the dark after lights were out due to heat. The church was packed with more than three quarters of the audience being young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
R. N. Merrill
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mahoning Town
Black Now Stylish in London Suitings for Fall
London advance shows mourning black patterns dominating next fall with a touch of white sports fabric to lighten the deep mourning effect. The fashion note from St Louis highlights that those in the smart set must wear mourning or risk exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
London
The Fortune Hunter confronts his past in Radville
Nat Duncan faces disgrace and vows to unmask his scheme tonight. Kellogg denounces the plan and commends Nat for backing out. Graham offers fifty thousand cash and stock, while Lockwood presses Nat to answer Roland's accusation as Josie weeps nearby.
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Ywork
Nat
Kellogg
Harry
Graham
Smarty
Blinky” Lockwood
Josie
Young Barnett
Duncan
Lockwood
Roland
Barnett
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NAVY
Information Bureau
Lieut
Chas. Bullock
Telll
Coffyn
Securities
Senator Bourne
Oration
Senator Bristow
Kansas
Mr. Bris
Mr. Bristow
J. P. Mullally
Monument Place
Burgheim
Gointon Erie
Winchell Smith and
Louis Joseph Vance
Josie Lockwood
Betty Graham
Radville
Tracey
Angie
Wnkellogg
Somone
Dicect Belm Co
Atlanta
Week Prug CO
Harris-Trompson CO
Piper Machine Co., Inc
General Machinists
Dr. Pierce
Underwood
Standard Typewriter
Underwood Typewriter Company Incorporated
East Market Street
R Gilmer Medical Institute Asso Re
Goitre
Mr. Renaege
Arne
Saga
Indiana
John A. Schumacher Co
St. Clair St
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