Pennsylvania Railroad men awarded gold service pins
After fifty years of service, thirteen railroad workers from Indianapolis Columbus and St Louis divisions received gold service pins at Union Station in a ceremony led by General Superintendent C E Whitlock. A luncheon followed at the Columbia Club. Officers from Indianapolis Columbus and St Louis divisions attended the event.
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Levi Rogers
R. C. Flaherty
Frankfort
Ind
J. J. Riddle
C. E. Whitlock
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Indianapolis
Union Station
Columbia Club
R. R. Nace
J. C. Bill
Columbus
H. R. Vaught
St. Louis
R. C. Earnhardt
Cincinnati
Stock market quiet as irregular list holds steady
Trading remained quiet on the New York Stock Exchange with prices moving in a narrow range. United States Steel opened down 0.5, General Motors off 0.4, and American Can down 0.4, while Montgomery Ward hit a new high and Sears Roebuck approached its peak as investors anticipated July sales reports.
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United Aress
NEW York
Stock Exchange
Pries
United States Steel
General Motors
American Can
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Wright Aero
Case Threshing Machine
Atlantic Refining
American Telcog and Telegraph
National Register
Radio
N. Y
New Haven
American Smelting
International Nickel
Wall Street Journal
Financial Review Today
National City Bank
Owens Bottle
Johns Mansville
Sears- Roebuck
Banking and Treasury Figures Across Major Cities
Indianapolis reports bank clearings at 4 042 000 with debits 6 830 000 while New York shows clearings at 1 1559 000 000 and a clearing house balance of 102 000 000 Federal Reserve and credit balance stands at 94 000 000 In Spokane a clearings total of 286 500 000 and a clearing house balance of 26 300 000 The Washington Treasury balance for July 30 is 127 240 05 with customs receipts for July totaling 43 520 017 38 Foreign exchange in New York shows irregular demand sterling 55 32 francs 3 91 lira 0 22 Belga 13 9 up 0 and marks 23 8642 up 0
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New York
United Arene
Alance
Federal Reserve and Credit
Treasury
United Press
Ashington
Soreign Exchange
Atchison
Coast Line
East & Ohio
Chesa Canadian Pac Ohio
Ya Chi & Alton
Chi & N West
Cri&p Serene Tee
del & Hudson
del & Lack
Erie
Lehigh Valley
Kan City
Nor Pacific
Norfolk
Goodyear
Iee
United Stationes
Am Car & Fdy
Elec
Lima Oco
NY Air Brake
Pullman
Tebe
Westingh Air B
Westingh Elec S
Steels
Bethlehem Peeeee
Wee
Crucible Colorado Pu
Sneer
Gen Motors
Hudson
Forder
Mack Trucks
Moon Martin-Parry Eeaee
Aee Qy Nash
Packard
Vee
Peerless
Tee One
Paige Dandees One
One
Pierce Arrow
Studebaker Cor My
Stew Warner Tromber
Willys-Overland
Am ‘Smit & Rig
Anaconda Cop
Y Cerro de Pasco
Calumet & Ariz
Chile
Greene Can
Kennecott Gop
Magma Cop
Texas
Miami Co
Eee
Atlantic Rig
Freeport-Texas
Houston
Indo Oil
Pan-Am Pet
Lago Oil & Tr
Phillips Petrol
Pro Rts
Y_ Union ot
Simms Petri
Sinclair Oil
Std Oil Cal Ltd OL NJ
STM
Reece
Texas Cor Seen
Adv Ramely
Allis Chalmers
Allied
Armour
Curtis
Coca Cola
Conti Can
Congoleum
Davison Chem
Harvester
Lambert
Kelvinater
Owens Radio Corp
Sears-Roebuck
Aoe Carbide
Aga
Interboro Sehen
Nor Am Oo
Nat Power
Sve NJ
Calif E Eeeee
Std Gas & el
Utilities Power
West Ene Tel
So Oe Ae
Gulf & Eee Tee
United Fruit
Aes
Austin Atchols
California
Stock market outlook hinges on credit easing optimism vs risk
In New York July 1 stock market notes optimism on corporate earnings and rising carloadings while basic industry output grows. Yet credit conditions remain weak and no decisive remedy is in sight, foretelling potential adverse jolts that could undermine recent constructive gains.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Local Wagon Wheat Prices Ahead of Harvest Season
No. 5 red wheat brings 1.27 per bushel and No. 2 durums 1.08 at area elevators. Other grades priced on merit as buyers assess quality and supply. In Hoboken Albert Pinna is detained after telegraphing police he killed his wife. she was found in New York and reportedly blamed intoxication. Union City 13 year old Martha Schrank was bitten 13 times by a dog while trying to separate dogs fighting.
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United Press
United Press Union City
N. J
Martha Schrank
Wabash College Freshmen Enrollment Seen at 150
Crawfordsville Indiana August 1 Professor Frederick C Domroebe registrar says the incoming freshmen class at Wabash College next semester is expected to number 150 students. The estimate reflects prior trends and campus enrollment plans.
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Wabash
United Press
Crawfordsville
Ind
Wabash College
Frederick C. Domroebe
U S Steel Reports 1928 First Half Earnings Rise
U S Steel Corporation reports 1928 first half earnings of 36,932,986 with regular quarterly dividends of 1.75 a share on common and preferred stock. President James A. Farrell notes shipments of finished steel products reached 84.14 percent of capacity in Q2 and tonnage exceeded 1927’s June quarter. For six months net profit was 47,200,629 versus 52,465,198 a year earlier. dividends payable Sept 29 for common and Aug 30 for preferred.
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United Press
NEW York
U. S. Steel Corporation
James A. Farrell
Prices for assorted fruits and vegetables in bulk baskets
A catalog of seasonal produce with prices per crate, basket, or case. Items include Apples from multiple regions, Apricots, Blackberries, Canteloupes, Cherries, Currants, Dewberries, Gooseberries, Grapes, Malagas, Lemons, Limes, Melons, Oranges, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Raspberries, Watermelons, and numerous vegetables. Regions span California, Jamaica, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, and more with varied quantities.
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Indiana
California
Georgia
Jamaica
Florida
Sugar futures begin with scattered shifts across months
The market shows openings and small moves across multiple contracts. August and September show slight gains and losses, with December, January, and March prices mostly steady. Minor changes persist through May and July, reflecting marginal shifts in supply expectations.
Porkers Rally Push Hogs High At Local Yards
Hog prices advance 25 to 40 cents, top daily at 11.75 per cwt. bulk 160 to 275 pounds up from 11.50. Receipts total 6,500 hogs, 12,000 cattle and sheep across several regional markets with varied gains and steady to higher tones.
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Chicago
Bay United Prens
Sey Hs
Bu United Press
Cleveland
50 Villages Under Water in Far East Floods
Air reconnaissance near the Amur and Seya river districts reports at least fifty villages submerged and hundreds of houses razed. About sixty thousand people are homeless as floods grow, with evacuations under way and relief boats deployed. the Lena goldfields face rising waters.
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United Press
Khabarovsk
Russia
Amur
Seya
Lena
Runaway Bedford Boys Return After Arrest in Illinois
Four boys from Bedford Edward Lemon Sandora Brown Henson Walker and Henry Catozzi ran away ten days ago and were arrested in East St. Louis Illinois. They were returned home and said they learned from the experience Lemon claimed they learned to wait tables and had a general good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Miinois
United Press
Ind
Edward Lemon
Sandora Brown
Henson Walker
Henry Catozzi
Ill
Lemon
Eighty Foot Fall Kills Bird Hunt Teenager
Bert Whitinger Jr. 16 of 1706 Rembrandt St. died at 9:45 p m after plunging eighty feet from a water tower at Samuel Falender Co junk yards W Eighteenth St and Belt Railroad The fall crushed his head and broke his neck killing him instantly Also killed were three companions Clarence Groucher Ray Godne and Elgin Cavender The boys had been pigeon hunting on a wooden platform around the tank when Whitinger stepped through a hole The night watchman was reportedly seen aiding the group The coroner ordered an investigation Funeral plans are by Bert Whitinger Sr Survived by parents and three sisters at 1706 Rembrandt St
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Bert Whitinger, Jr
Rembrandt
Bert
Junk Yard
Clarence Groucher
Gent
Ray Godne
Elgin Cavender
Joseph Holt
Gent Ave
Charles H. Keever
Bert Whitinger
Edna Cavander
Dorothy
Florence Whitinger
Rembrandt St
Near $71,000,000 utility merger facing stockholders
Approval of the merger between T. H. I. E. Traction Company and Central Indiana Power Company was expected this afternoon at Terre Haute offices. The consolidation valued at 71 million includes Terre Haute Traction properties and Terre Haute Traction and Light. Stockholders of the traction and light company favored the plan after revised bond and preferred stock terms. A formal vote was to be followed by a PIublic Service Commission submission. Robert I. Todd, longtime leader in the merger, had died three weeks earlier and no successor was to be named today.
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T. H., I. & E. Traction Company
Central Indiana Power Company
Traction Company
Terre Haute Traction and Light’ Company
Indiana
Es Central Indiana Power Company
Public Service Commission
Traction and Light Company
Terre Haute
Robert I. Todd
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Mr. Todd
End of fiscal year seals cotton liquidation record
In New York the fiscal year ended with liquidation of long cotton contracts likely a yearly record. Traders stayed cautious awaiting government guidance on the 8th while rallies were advised to be sold. Futures opened lower with Oct 2000, Dec 1997, Jan 19.73, and Mar 19.73 off. Washington report noted generally moderate temperatures with cool north central and western areas and generally moderate rainfall. Plant growth was strong in the Carolinas and blooms appeared, with some bolls opening in South Carolina. Crop condition improved in Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi, while Kansas soil remained very wet in parts of the southeast. Texas drought eased except in the Southwest and lower coast.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
United Press
Washington
Government Weekly
Carolinas
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Corsa
Southeast
Oklaoma
Texas
Southwest
Mother of eight shoots husband after desertion on street
Times Special reports from Hammond Indiana that Anna Deminovich a 36 year old mother of eight shot and killed her husband when they met on a street the first time since he deserted the family four months ago authorities said no further details were released at this time and the motive remains unclear.
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Times
Hammond
Ind
Anna Deminovich
Tragic drowning of 10 month old in Rockport home
In Rockport Indiana on August 1 Charles William Hinton aged 10 months died after falling from a bed into a pan of water left on the floor by his mother for bathing. The accident occurred at the family home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Hinton during the morning.
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Times Special
Rockport
Ind
Charles William
Lewis Hinton
City in Brief reports local personnel and property moves
The City in Brief notes Fire Pension Fund aid tickets for widows and orphans via Manager Wallace Allen and a letter from Howard Robertson. It lists Edward H. Kruse appointed patrolman, Harry Smith retired, and Charles Coneway placed on the Government retired list after 44 years as a railway mail clerk. Also covered are Charles S. Becker buying three farms for 33780, J H McCaleb named Western Electric Indianapolis manager, Harry C. Fenton recovering from throat surgery, Anniah Gifford descendants’ reunion, a $17 burglary at Edward Newel’s home, and $40 worth of belongings stolen from Mrs Edna Sharp.
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Firemen's Pension Fund
Palace
Wallace Allen
Safety Board
Howard Robertson
Charles W. Coneway
Oakland Ave
Monon
Indianapolis
Michigan City
New York Central
Coneway
Harry S. New
Birth Announcements for Several Newborn Girls and Families
Birth notices list girls born to Lawrence and Hazel Mueller at 1501 N Gale. Joseph and Josephine Pons at 361 Bicking. Jeneerne and Stephana Putcho at 3208 W Enth. Irma Rejke at 157 Giesendorf. Paul and Minnie Engleman Ta at Ward End Irene Sharp 2051 N Keystone. nine and Margaret Land 3711 E Odie. Jessie Alexander 406 N Bright. John and Marie Augustine 5075 Sheldon. Esther Marlin 5020 E Raymon.
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Lawrence
Hazel Mueller
N. Gale
Joseph
Josephine Pons
Bicking
Jeneerne
Stephana Putcho
W. ‘Enth
J . Irma Rejke
Giesendorf
Paul
Minnie Engleman
T. Ward
Irene Sharp
N. Keystone
Nine
Margaret Land
E. Odie
Jessie Alexander
N. Bright
John and
Marie Augustine
Sheldon
Esther Marlin
E. Raymon
Local Myriad Hospital Deaths Reported in City Records
James M. Rhoades age 62 died at city hospital from chronic nephritis. Henrietta Mouron, age unspecified, resided 3944 Boulevard Pl, death noted with premature birth. Jane Mouron, 9 hours at same address, premature birth. Sophia We Atmel, 44, 402 N. Tacoma, bronchopose. John Eiward. SMortitt, 60, Methodist Hospital, septicaemia. Anthony, one day, city hospital, Arentapite ee. Mary J. Mankin, 4 months, gastroenteritis at city hospital. Helen Doty, 30, Methodist Hospital, acute pulmonary edema. Sten Walker, 59, city hospital, mouemtere itis. Bridget ODonnell, 98, 520 E Vermont, arteriosclerosis.
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James M. Rhoades
City Hospital
Henrietta Mouron
Searirth
Jane Mouron
Sophia We Atmel
Tacoma
John Eiward
Smortitt
Methodist
Anthony Eh
Arentapite
Mary J. Mankin
Helen Doty
Methodist Hospital
Sten Walker
Bridget O'Donnell
Vermont
Building Permits in City Listings for Dwellings and Garages
Building permits issued for multiple properties including C. Griffith 1201 N La Balle dwelling and garage valued at 5200. Son 3 Treeter 1607 dwelling and garage at 3. Allred 4626 Hinsley repairs 500. Becker 1331 W Thirty-Fourth garage 200. Standard Oil station Madi 7 and McCarty Diets garage 600. J. W. Webb 991 Ce odera dwelling and garage. 5930 WEC Lombar seek garage 345. Lawson garage Kenwood. various entries show miscellaneous structures and costs.
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C. Griffith
N. la Balle
Son
Allred
Hinsley
W. Becker
Standard Oil Con
McCarty
Talbott
McIntyre
Rookwood
L. Warthall
Orth
Venthan Grososman
E. South
J. W. Webb
WEC
Lombar
Lincoln
Lawson
Kenwood
Petrified Egg Found by Goos e Worker in Ohio
Logan Ohio August 1 a petrified goose egg believed over forty years old was found by Paul McLinn while working on a highway at a depth of four feet the discovery noted in the local item.
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United Press
Logan
Ohio
Paul McLinn
Motor Cop in Spill Improves at City Hospital
Timothy J. McMahan, a motor police officer, is recovering at the city hospital from injuries suffered in a spill at Koehne and Washington Streets Tuesday night while pursuing a speeder. He was cut on the head and bruised when his motorcycle skidded on a rail and crashed into an automobile driven by Dr. Rollin Hendricks. Fire Battalion Chief Harry Gould, driving by, took McMahan home and he was later moved to the hospital in a semiconscious state. The spill began a series of accidents for McMahan, who has twice been sidelined earlier this year.
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Timothy J. McMahan
City
Koehne
Washington Sts
Rollin Hendricks
Delaware St
Harry Gould
McMahan
de Pauw University
Methodist Hospital
Glenn Higgins
College Ave
E. Nineteenth St
John Krimble
W. Morris St
Illinois and
Morris Sts
Trapped in Fire Died in Brooklyn Inferno
John Dombroske aged 51 perished when trapped between a bureau and wall as a fire swept two upper floors of a three story building in Brooklyn. Firemen suspected an incendiary origin.
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United Press
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Dombroske
Gun Duel Ends With Police-Blockaded Suicide in South Bend
Julian Phillips, 45, barricaded his home and shot himself after wounding his wife Mary, 42, as police surrounded the residence with tear gas and tear bombs. Officers finally forced entry to find Phillips dead from suicide.
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Times
South Bend
Ind
Julian Phillips
Phillips
Mary
Institute opens Epworth League classes at Webster Lake
Webster Lake Ind Aug 1 Forty six classes are open at the institute of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church which opened here Monday with 3000 in attendance Sessions will continue to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Lake
Ind
Institute of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Park board to rescind resolution over Hoss supervision
The park board plans to rescind action on hiring Frank Hoss as supervisor of the N Meridian Street paving project. Hoss, related to board member Mrs Mary Hogs, was paid 2400 annually after two weeks to inspect the park work, but he accepted a foreman role with Indiana Asphalt Paving Co. before work started. The paving contractor holds the Meridian Street contract. Park Engineer J E Perry said Hoss preferred to stay with the asphalt firm, and regular engineering department staff will inspect the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Frank Hoss
N. Meridian St
Hoss
Mary Hogs
Indiana Asphalt Paving Company
Indiana Company
Meridian St
J. E. Perry
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R. L. Adams
Richard Dykeman
Plymouth
W. M. Robertson
South Indianapolis
Henry C. Ferguson
Henry Sachs
H. L. Lindeman
N. State Ave
H. B. Reynolds
Broadway
Andrew Toole
J. M. Littleton
A. L. Robinett
C. L. Green
C. H. Stall
Board of Trade and Wheat
United States
Steel
American
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Clearing House
Flelochmann
Jones Brosen
Ward Baking
Sumatra
Genera Cig: Eee
Ez Re
Amer Central Life
Central Ind Power
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Commonwealth Loan Co
Pe Securities Co
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Indianapolis Gas Co
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Indpls
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Northern Ind Pub
Rene Laundry Co
Wee Vee & Sons Part Co Pfa
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Union Nion
Ind Gas Co
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Wayne
Corthern Tree Co Oo
Ind Service Corp
Ndpls Power and Ltd Union Trac
Col & Fae
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Ence & Martins
Trac
Trac Co
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Ndpls Union Ry
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Interstate Pub Soo
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I & E Trac Co
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Union Trac of
Indae
St Ry
Commission
Michigan
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Whitinger
U. K
Oif
Edward H. Kruse
S. Alabama St
Board of Safety
Harry Smith
Charles S. Becker
Asa Mathis
The
Fletcher Savings & Trust Company
J. H. McCaleb
Dallas
Western Electric Company
Ohio St
R. J. McBride
McCaleb
Harry C. Fenton
Republican State Committee
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Anniah Gifford
State Fairgrounds
Florence Thomas
Gifford Association
Edward Newel
Madison Ave
Edna Sharp
Goose
Workman
Chicago Grain Table
BOD Vccine
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Midwest
Rio
Santos
Long Island
Southern
Pacific Coasts
Ec Brotlers
Unite States
Virginia
St. Railway
Newton Todd
Lemcke
Amount County
Dearborn Gibson Hendricks Knox Lake Marshall Porter Putnam
Shelby
Denom
Indiana Township
Bond Department
the Union Trust Company
Riley
East Market Street
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