Season Athletics and Sports Noted in a Busy Year
A sweeping recap highlights a hectic year in sports across college and amateur fields. Michigan clinched the Western Conference crown while Princeton overwhelmed Yale. dramatic scenes included University crowds and fires after celebrations. Major figures like Dempsey, Nurmi, Jones, and Tilden shaped a year rich with championships and public spectacle.
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Michigan
Dartup
Princeton
Yale
E. P
Chicago
Rthwestern University
Usity
Inquiries Received Foreign Letters Referred to Local Firms
Scores of inquiries from foreign countries concerning Indianapolis were directed to local firms by the chamber of commerce. Officials indicate interest spans multiple industries and regions, with many letters asking about trade opportunities, rates, and logistics.
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Indianapolia
Western Union Clock Serves City as Father Time
In Indianapolis the Western Union master clock regulates over a thousand city timepieces daily by electricity. The clock is set from the Washington Naval Observatory chronometer each day at 11 am central time. Bertha Thompson, a ten year Western Union employee, assists in comparing watches and controlling the timing mechanism.
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Western Union
Father
Indianapolis
Western Union Telegraph Company
Naval Observatory
Washington, D. C
Bertha Thompson
United States
Indianapolis central accounting office year 1926 totals
Domestic money orders paid 3 558 135 totaling 22 802 537 83 international money orders 5 624 totaling 65 246 66 rural carriers paid 2 260 totaling 4 427 000 direct accounting offices 127 district offices 987 remit surplus funds approximating 11 646 890 Indianapolis office total 41 300 000 for 1926 growth and mail volume indicate healthy business conditions in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Postoffice Grew in 1925 Under Bryson
The Indianapolis postoffice reports strong growth in 1925 with increased facilities and new stations. Revenues are expected to rise about 400000 dollars, carriers increased by 12, and three new buildings opened or planned. Outbound mail distribution will shift to Illinois Street station to speed inbound mail, while money orders totaled 2752991 dollars for domestic and 36250.13 dollars for international.
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Indianapolis
Bryson
Thirty-Second
Illinois Sts
Broad Ripple
Haughville
Tilinoig St
Fountain Square Station
Illinois St
Trade items received by Indianapolis Chamber in 1925
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce received manufactured goods in 1925. Local manufacturers were advised of these products and various kinds of foreign trade information was shared with local industries.
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Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
New Home for City Trust in National City Building
City Trust Company will move into the National City Bank Building at Market and Delaware Streets after January 1. The banking facilities will be modern and used under a long lease. The former National City Bank building houses City Trust as it continues rapid growth led by President Dick Miller.
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City Trust Company
Market
Delaware Sts
National City Bank
National City Ban
City Trust
Dick Miller
Thirty two new firms settle in Indianapolis in 1925
Since January 1, 1925, Indianapolis has welcomed thirty two new firms. The product range includes popcorn, spring water, window shades, advertising, concrete work, garage door openers, sheet metal, furniture, cast iron goods, pretzels, boxes, medicine, patented foods, tools, pies, space saving cabinets, water softeners, funeral wreaths and electric equipment.
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Indianapolis
Sixteen Firms Lead 1925 Buyers' Week Sales Reach $261000
During the 1925 Buyers' Week in Indianapolis sixteen cooperating firms sold merchandise totaling $261,000 to about 1,200 buyers. Rail fare refunds amounted to $5,000 and total expenses were roughly 3 percent of sales, marginally below prior years.
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Indianapolis
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Purdue
Indiana
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Burgh
Wash
Walter Johnson
Indianapolis Ameri- Association
Louisville
How
Iapolis
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Harry
Jack
de Paolo
Duesenberg
Bobby Jones
William Tilden
Tennnis
France
Paavo Nurmi
G. G. Chatt
Shank
de Rew
Mpmnapolis
Migs
Ee Postoffice
Peoria
St. Louis
Toledo
Ft. Wayne
Detroit
Cleveland
Erie
Buffalo
Atlantic Coast States
Nickel Plate Road
L. L. Hyde
Ind
B. E. Morgan Traffic Manager
BANK
National City Bldg
The
Fletcher American National Bank
Fletcher American Company
Pennsylvania and
Market Streets
R. W. Furnas Company
Furnas
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