Oil shares lead activity in New York trading session
In a brief session, oil stocks dominated trading with about 75 percent of activity in the early hours. Royal Dutch Standard of New Jersey Pan American Pacific Oil and Standard of California featured, while Standard of California hit a new high on large production and ample crude storage. Radio Corporation of America posted 1924 gross figures of $56 million as Worthington and other specialties showed strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Royal Dutch
Standard of New Jersey
Pan-Americans
Pacific Oil
Standard of California
Radio Corporation of America
Worthington
Retired Belt Railroad Conductor Marks Fifty Years Service
Warren Conklin of Indianapolis retired after more than five decades with the Belt Railroad earning a pension at age 70. He began as a newsboy and blacksmith before becoming a brakeman and then conductor, recalling old time rails and wages while noting his long career and love of dogs. He married Louise Brinkley forty six years ago and celebrated his seventieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Conklin
Ray and Harding Srs
Belt Railroad
Conklir
Jeffersonville
Indianapolis
Allegheny Mountains
Beeline
North and
Davidson Sts
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Conklin
Louise Brinkley
Charlotte
N. C
Speed trap nets four arrests on city streets
Captain Herbert Fletcher led five police cars into duty as Chief Rikhoff ordered patrols in clear weather to curb speeding. After a short operation four defendants were arrested: H. A. Praupe 30 of 1214 B. Ohio St Albert Grote 25 of 5183 Brookville Rd Carl Steinman 22 of 1130 College Ave and Irving Allen 33 of 657 Hi Thirteenth St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Fletcher
Rikhoff
H. A. Praupe
Ohio St
Albert Grote
Brookville Rd
Carl Steinman
College Ave
Irving Allen
Bank Clearings and Debits Report
Local bank clearings for the period totaled about 247 000 with Coe at 14 553. Bank debits reached 35 987 000. Weekly total stood at 33 213 000 and monthly clearings reached 174 572 000.
Foreign Exchange Rates Update
Partial OCR text reports foreign exchange rates and a note on new values. The fragment mentions banks and financial terms without clear figures or dates.
Grain Futures Edge Higher on Board of Trade
Grain futures finished higher on the Board of Trade with May wheat dropping slightly as volatility dominated the session. Buying from commissions and lighter receipts boosted corn and oats while the provisions list rose on buying by smaller packers.
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United Freas Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Grain Table Summary From May and Sept Corn Quotes
Grain table shows May and September corn quotes with prices around 16.30 to 16.85 and related bids. Notes indicate futures activity and nominal rib sag figures, with miscellaneous annotations and cooling remarks.
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Vian
Cash Grain Prices and Market Notes
Mixed grain bids appear with several spellings and typos. Prices include corn at 1.27 per unit and oats around 1.18 to 2.11, with wheat No. 1 red listed. Timothy hay and clover values also noted amid fragmented figures and terms.
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Ihe
Bade & Os Ork
Ae Isa
Sorensen
Vailow
Saan Bo
Timothy
Penite A
Cays
Cylinder and Engine Oils Notice
Fragment reads as a damaged trade notice about oils or lubricants titled Cylinder and Engine Oils. The readable portion offers limited data with unclear dates, names, or places. No verifiable entities beyond generic terms can be established from the fragment.
Weather Forecast Signals Cold Trip North and West
The forecast calls for temperatures reaching as high as 10 degrees above zero in the north and west by Sunday night while the south and east may see 10 to 22 degrees.
Market fruits and vegetables listing with mixed items
A fragmented shopping listing from a market shows prices for fruits vegetables and other goods. Items include mangos southern 60c per basket beans green onions and various bulk produce priced by box bushel or dozen. The text also references box sizes baskets and category notes with several unclear terms and currency figures.
Wholesale Dry Goods Prices and Stock List
A dense catalog of fabrics and goods with assorted sales terms. Includes 34 inch and 36 inch cloths, percales of various sizes, muslin, flannels, chilriber and imperial chambray items, with multiple price points and colors. Mentions Wash freights and belt items like belts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Chamck
Samuelia Oa
Majestic
Saker Beret
Sithyeros Yi
Posten Cement Cloth and Lumber Prices Listed
An old catalog-style listing shows Posten Cement Cloth bags and assorted building materials with prices. Items include lime finish sacks at 55 to 80 cents, plaster finishes, stonewall sacks, flooring, bevel siding, clear yellow wood, and various No. 2 common boards priced from 36 to 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
lIvory
Michi
Fred Wood
Markets seal and poultry prices in Chicago market notes
The report lists storage eggs at 25 cents, poultry including ducks and hens with varied prices, butter sales at 4.50 per unit, and dozen counts. Pork and beef spot prices appear around 16.28 and 2.50 per unit, with cherries and butter mentioned among margins. A date near Jan 31 appears. regional buyers in Chicago are cited.
Tank Wagon Prices and Oil Rates Cited in Ad
A fragmented advertisement lists tank wagon prices and fuel rates, noting a two cent per gallon state tax exemption. It mentions furnace oil and cleaners with various percentages and prices such as 54.56, reflecting a mid-century commodity listing.
Prices on Coal Anthracite Adjustment Noted
The notice lists coal prices for anthracite at 16.50 per ton and 10 per ton for briquettes or lamp coal, with other terms and conditions unclear due to damaged text. The item references a price change or quotation relevant to coal buyers.
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Pia
Fragmentary OCR News Item Fragments
The readable portions show a damaged OCR text with stray letters and uncertain terms. No clear names dates places or events are extractable. The fragment offers no coherent action or outcome to recap.
TINNERS' SUPPLIES LISTING WITH PRICES
Partial readable ad fragment shows pricing and items for tinsmith tools and related supplies. Mentions a price around 22 dollars and references items like pounce and pet’s piort. Supply details are incomplete but indicate a catalog entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinners
Pet's Piort Sa
Hog prices steady to 10c higher at livestock exchange
Hog prices moved up with light hogs topping at 11.10 and top at 11.10. heavies and mediums steady near 10.90. Receipts about 8,500, holdovers 204. Cattle trade irregular with steers gaining early, then slipping. cows down 25–50 cents. Sheep and lambs quiet, tops 18 for lambs and 8.50 for sheep.
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Chicago
U S Keeps Eye on Wheat Boom Finds No Fault
Washington dispatch reports the government monitors the Chicago wheat market for illegal price manipulation but finds the boom within the law. Officials cite high May delivery prices from crop failures and British purchases, with farmers largely selling last summer at low prices.
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United Press
Washington
Chicago
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Agriculture
Congress Today Senate Considers Isle of Pines Treaty
Senate panels weigh the Isle of Pines treaty as Couzens committee probes internal revenue service. Agricultural hearings on packers bill continue while conference on Muscle Shoals proceeds. Banking panel debates Pepper McFadden bill as House eyes independent supply. committee meetings across Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Naval Affairs Ways and Means and Agriculture as Rivers and Harbors reviews bridge bills.
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Senate
Isle of Pines
Couzens Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Agricultural
Conference
Banking Committee
Ways and Means
Agriculture
Agricultural Commission
Hogs and Cattle Prices Steady in Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago live stock data show hog receipts at 10 000 with prices mixed. lightweights steady after 25 cent cut, heavy hogs near 11.05 to 11.08, packing sows 9.50 to 10.35, killing pigs 8 to 10. Cattle receipts 500 with fat steers and heifers offered around 8.15 to 8.50, cows softer near 5.50 to 7.50, veal calves 10.50 to 12.00, overall demand uneven and market activity subdued.
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ICAGO
Wien
Marriage Licenses Reported for Ighorer Alters and Reese
The notice lists marriages of Ighorer Alters Wohnston and Clifford L. Reese, aged 36, with address 1347, and Janie Medsker, age 32, associated with 280 Re Pract. The readable fragments identify two license issuances and resident details, reflecting a local civil record.
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Ighorer
Clifford L. Reese
Gareide
Janie
Fragmentary Local Names and Addresses in OCR Text
A partial OCR batch lists multiple individuals and addresses including St. Vincent at 540, Emery, Jolla Burke at 311, Addie Van Wie, Dorothy Maxwell with Methodist affiliations, and other names with street numbers such as 2462 Cornell and 1035 TW. The snippet is incomplete and lacks clear context or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
St. Vincent
Emery
Jolla Burke
Netion
Addie van Wie
Allen
Dorothy Maxwell
Fragmentary Obituary Fragments From Local Hospital Notices
Obscure OCR text lists names ages and locations tied to hospital mentions and medical terms. Scattered fragments reference patients at Methodist Hospital and other cities with partial addresses and ages. The snippets imply death and illness notes but lack coherent, complete details.
Building Permits Filed for Several Dwellings and Updates
The notices list multiple permit actions including a dwelling at 936 Chester, reroof projects at 2721 Northwest, and additions such as Mueller addition at 1287 Harlan. Also referenced are furnaces at 631 N California and a dwelling at 573 Jolisn with various owners and street abbreviations.
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Ree Stamm
Chester Cigton
Eign
N. Gladstone
Mueller
Harlan
Beatty
California
B. Bryden
Asabury
Robbery at Hess General Store in Danville Indiana
Bandits broke into Joe Hess's General Store in Danville on Friday night and stole shoes pants coats overcoats shirts hose and blankets valued at 900 dollars. Police were notified today.
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Joe Hess
Danville
Ind
Federal Highway Probe Indicated Before Grand Jury
Brashear Remy says the federal highway probe should proceed before a grand jury to deter interference by politicians. The grand jury near twenty murder cases, labor war investigations, and cases against Leo K. Fesler and Indiana Bell are cited as prior work. The current panel is tackling the State highway affair amid many routine jail cases and other duties.
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Brashear
Remy Sala Mae Chiasy
Remy
John J. McNamara
Leo K. Fesler
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
W.S. Lesh
W C T U Notes Meeting Changes and Plans
Local W C T U notes shift at Artman Y P B to Tuesday with a joint banquet for honorary members at Victory Memorial Church in Woodlawn and Villa Avenues. Other unions schedule meetings, talks, and a Meridian Union event with devotions, speakers, and a community sing led by Meridian Sextet.
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Artman Y. P. B
Sarah A. Swain Union
Victory Memorial Church
Woodlawn
Villa Aves
Meridian Union
P. A. Woods
Johnson Ave
Francis Willard
Martha Gipe
Pella Brown
Philip Zoercher
Meridian
Katherine Alexander
C. BE. Sullivan
H. L. Foreman
C. B. Calkins
Harry Singer
W.C. Borcherding
L. E. York
Lead Poisoning Case Sicks George English at City Hospital
George English, 1840 Sugar Grove Ave, was admitted to city hospital with lead poisoning after collapsing on Nineteenth Street at Dexter Avenue while walking with his wife. He reportedly contracted the poisoning while working on storage batteries.
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George English
Sugar Grove Ave
City Hospital
English
Nineteenth St
Dexter Ave
Congress Accelerates Farm Relief Measures
Washington January 31 Congress moved to pass a farm relief bill in line with President Coolidge wishes before March 4. Senator Capper Kansas Republican and Representative Williams Illinois Republican introduced bills to promote cooperative marketing of agricultural products following the President's commission plan.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Ater Capper
Kansas
Republic
President
School Parent-Teacher Meetings Across City
Multiple Garfield and other schools plan Wednesday meetings with programs by Mrs Rahm George Rhoades Eloise Burke and various speakers. Activities include talks by Juvenile Judge Lahr chautauqua notes music readings and club gatherings through School 83 80 and others.
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Riverside School No. 44
Frank J. Lahr
Francis McClure Light
Williard Kight
Arrabella Chambers
English
Emerson Aves
South Irvington
Charles H. Smith
Federation of
Parent-Teacher Associations
Delbert O. Wilmeth
State Legislature Adjourns Until October 8
Both houses recessed late Friday and plan to reconvene at 10 a.m. on Monday October 8. Legislators will return to resume debate and voting on pending measures.
Maywood crash injures girl and youths after basketball game
Miss Virginia Reddick 19 of 2226 Ashland Ave Eugene Harrison 20 of 1603 Central Ave Apt 212 Arnold Lyness 21 of 115 H Fall Creek Blvd and John Conley 21 of 829 N Keystone Ave were hurt when Lynesss small coupe collided with a Terre Haute Indianapolis and Hastern Interurban returning from a Shortridge Martinsville basketball game. The car overturned after being thrown 150 feet. Conley suffered possible loss of left eye and serious injuries. Lyness and Miss Reddick were head injured. Harrison had a broken leg. Nearly a hundred Shortridge students and squad members were shaken but none seriously hurt. Lyness and motorist Guy Martin faced assault and battery charges.
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Virginia Reddick
Ashland Ave
Arnold Lyness
Fall Creek Blvd
Eugene Harrison
Central Ave
Apt
John Conley
Keystone Ave
Lyness
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Interurban
Martinsville
Ind
Short
Harrison
Miss Reddick
City Hospital
Shortridge High School
Martin
John Martin
William Blackburn
Athenseum
Antitoxin teams race to Nome to halt diphtheria threat
Relief efforts speed across Alaska as Leonard Seppala leads a dog team with antitoxin toward Nome, meeting Gunner Kassen’s fresh team 207 miles east at Una Lakleet. No new diphtheria cases in 24 hours as nurse Emily Morgan assists residents and Eskimo outskirts.
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United Press
NOME
Alaska
Leonard Seppala
Kaltag
Gunner Kassen
Unalakleet
Here
Seppala
Emily Morgan
Wichita
Kan
Red Cross
President Coolidge Criticizes Wide Trousers In Exchange
Wilbur Stewart of the National Association of Merchant Tailors agrees with Coolidge that flapping trousers are not stylish and are a joke. Stewart says suspenders are needed to hold up such garments and belts belong with sport wear only.
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United Presse
Cleveland
Coolidge
Wilbur Stewart
Philadelphia
Style Committee
National Association of Merchant Tailors
Princeton
Stewart
Circle Accident Leads to Assault Charge for Miss Wilson
Miss Pauline Wilson, 30, of 3736 N Meridian St, was charged with assault and battery after her car struck Thomas Miller, 62, at Meridian Street and the north section of Monument Circle. Miller was hospitalized with a broken right leg and bruises.
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Pauline Wilson
Meridian St
Thomas Miller
Great Eastern Hotel
Monument Circle
Miller
Park Bill Deferred For State House Consideration
The Harris Monroe bill to prohibit amusement venues within one mile of a state park will be considered as a special order in the State House next Tuesday afternoon. A ruling on its constitutionality is expected Friday, when the measure may face further debate.
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Monroe
State House of Representatives
Leu Ion
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Sherman Fuerta
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Inelty Hospital
Hartman
Leee College
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Sseietedd
Frank Burns
Oakland Ave
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Fletcher Ave
Katherine Sauer
Wayhinger Union
D. Perle Beyea
Chautauqua
Association of School 36
Department Guerus
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Gertrude York
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Goldie,McKelvey
Charity Dye School
Lenora Coffin
Pullps
Betty McFadden
Della Prestin
Albert Shaw
Clemens ‘Vonnegut School
Assembly Hall
G. W. Parrish
L. D. Owen
Indianapolis Public Schools
Emma Calvelage
Dora Carter
Myra R. Richards
L. ‘P. Highley
Federation of Parent ‘Teachers
National Educators’ Association
Cincinnati
Marie Haslop
RoMaRy
Roberta Trent
Mary Esther Mendenhall
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