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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1924
Page
3
Stocks show little early movement as the Democratic convention stalls progress. Industrials hold mixed gains with Anaconda up 53, Texas Company down, and New Haven ahead, while investors blame politics less and seek business stability for a rebound.
Local clearings reached £4,456,000 with debits totaling $8,423,000 on Tuesday. The figures reflect activity at regional banks and indicate cross currency movements.
Closing grains edged lower with wheat down a fraction to half a point and corn also off slightly in step with wheat. Oats followed, hogs and provisions fell as trading remained dull and speculative interest waned.
Fragmentary grain table from Chicago section showing bids and prices with uncertain entries. The lines mix numbers and letters, offering no clear trades or dates and leaving many figures unreadable.
Prices shown for wagon markets list several gasoline rates: Red Crown 18.2 cents, Diamond Flash 22 cents, Standolind avia Crystaline 12 to 15.5 cents, Arelite 12.7 cents, Per-Solvent Cleaners 22.5 cents, Standolind. These figures reflect per gallon costs for different brands and formulations.
Fragmentary OCR shows names ages and addresses such as Dodson 29 926 E Seven Ruth E Gaddie 21 773 Wright 21 2208 N Sher ic Mabel I Clements 16 Forber 25 1330 Lexington Marion E Crumrine 24 D Gibson 35 1630 W Michi Lucy E Inman 23 934 Wory 37 2024 Jennings Floyd 32 2123 N Penn Mayme L Jones 37 2123 cigar maker 27 Martindale Booker 25 940 Indiana.
Bulk of hogs sold at 7.10 to 7.40 per hundredweight amid 15,000 receipts. Trade active but couldn’t keep pace with supply. heavier lots mostly 7.30 to 7.35, sows down a dime to 15 cents, pigs 6.50 to 6.25, light hogs 7.10, calves steady with Monday, cattle steady with 1,200 receipts. Lambs at 12 and ewes around 4.50, total receipts 1,650 across hogs, cattle, and sheep.
Judge A B Anderson overruled the Ku Klux Klan motion to dismiss a suit brought by Benjamin G Dubois and South Bend residents seeking to bar the Klan from listing them as members. The plaintiffs sought an injunction against the organization.
The Benedict family's shoemaking line began in 1762 when James Benedict started a workshop on Brushy Ridge. After 162 years and five generations, Benedict’s Shoe Store closed in spring, ending America’s oldest shoe business and signaling the decline of the industry in New Canaan.
Denver July 1 Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction showcases eroded sand stone monoliths and canyons like a scaled Garden of the Gods. The escarpment rises about a thousand feet above Grand Valley with hundreds of monoliths and caves. It is a game sanctuary with springs and winter wildlife visits. hunting is not allowed.
New York report says the American colony in Paris actively supports the Lighthouse for the War Blind founded by Mrs Winifred Holt Matther. William Forbes Morgan, treasurer, just returned from Europe with details. Mrs Cooper Hewitt of New York joins the effort as a Paris worker and benefactor.
Thirty students attend Purdue summer session coaching course led by Head Coach James Phelan. Eight weeks focus on football coaching with instruction also covering basketball baseball and track. Enrollees include university athletes and teachers two women. course started this week and mirrors last year’s program along with broader physical education offerings.
Kenoeha Wis July 1 More than 200 000 peony blossoms worth 25 000 sent by Henry S Cooper retired manufacturer to 18 413 wounded veterans in Government hospitals on his birthday President Coolidge praised the gesture calling it splendid evidence of his interest in the disabled service man Cooper has planted thirteen acres in peonies at Dunmovin and has shared his blooms with veterans for years including city state and national efforts.
Postmaster General John J. Bartlett opened talks with Secretary of War Weeks for gas masks for railway mail clerks. He cites a June 12 bandit raid near Chicago where clerks lost nearly 3 million dollars and says equipping cars with masks could deter future robberies. The government runs 56,096 postal cars and plans widespread mask issuance.
Miss Hiley Adams rented a garage at 2303 Ashland Ave and found her car had an empty tank when she attempted to start it. An examination suggested the auto had been used prior to the incident.
The report outlines shift in delegate votes as New Hampshire drops Brown and Mississippi moves toward Robinson with Arkansas likely to back McAdoo. Florida votes unit for McAdoo. Analysts note McAdoo’s bloc could exceed a third of the convention while Smith aims to curb his rival with a die-hard bloc and gallery pressure.
New York July 1 A Metropolitan Life study finds streetcar accidents cost a utility nearly 50 000 in claims with 22 000 more from suits. Four employee deaths and 3753 lost work days follow. Public crashes include 46 percent from motor vehicles and 14 percent from horse drawn vehicles. Alighting from stationary cars is as risky as boarding.
Reports from the convention assign McAdoo rising to 550 votes with Smith at 875 as strategists discuss changing rules to nominate by majority. Observers note McAdoo backers push for early gains while anti McAdoo groups seek to fracture his solid bloc. Wilbur Marsh targets the Iowa delegation to derail the unit rule amid floor maneuvering. The session opens with an invocation by Bishop Luther B. Wilson.
Death notices list Hugh P Stewart 77 8330 N Capitol heart disease Ferdinand Tenth cerebral Peter Boeling 70 876 W al hemorrhage Charles Sorters 59 Long hospital carcinoma Christian Haupke 78 121 Wisconsin apoplexy Infanty ex... 1 hour 2325 Brookside premature birth Richard Alvey 50 eetty hospital peritonitis Nicholas Kelsch 74 2912 Indianapolis carcinoma Wanda Clara Ebersole 1 1246 Udell bronchial pneumonia Thomas Doran 65 Central Indiana hospital chronic myocarditis George F McNanny 70 city hospital cerebral hemorrhage Willie Davis McKain 20 2116 Bird Place perniciousmia
In IRIDIAN Texas July 1 a 7 year old girl testified in a murder case leading to the conviction of Nora Bosche. Mrs Edna S Kellersberger was killed at the Bosche home as the jury found Mrs Bosche guilty of murder after the child described the events and self defense claim failed.
Sixty dainty sandwich ideas offered to solve the luncheon decision. Includes quick, varied fillings and composition tips. Also covered is a manual on whitewash and cold water paints to achieve satisfactory indoor or outdoor finishes.
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