Stock market gains push averages to new highs
Last week saw a steady advance in industrial shares lifting the average price to a fresh high near 184.68 at Saturday’s close. Mack Truck rose to a record 191 with about 2,000 shares traded, U S Steel opened at 119 1 2, Southern Railway traded at 102, and Ward Baking jumped to 68 1 2 amid consolidation prospects. Local bank clearings totaled 3,263,000 and debits 6,519,000 for Monday July 20.
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United Press
New York
United States Steel Common
Southern Railway
Ward
Indianapolis
Foreign Exchange Roundup from New York Markets
Foreign exchange closed strong in New York with several currencies moving. Sterling at 4.7244 francs, up 0.02 percent. Belgium 4.6240, up. marks 23.80 cents, up. Holland 40.14 cents, up. Russia 5.13 cents. Yokohama 41 shesh ang hai 77 1/3 cents. Hong Kong 57.5 cents.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Jay
Belgium
Holland
Russia
Yokohama
Sheshanghai
Hong-Kong
Markets brisk with mixed prices across meats and dairy
Fresh delivery prices in Indianapolis show poultry and eggs steady to down with leghorn hens 15c and springers 27c. Butter quotes crest at 46 47c per pound, cheese and dairy items varying by grade. New York and Chicago reports list butter at 42c, eggs around 30c, poultry fowls 20 25c, turkeys 20 24c, and potatoes at Virginia cobblers $6.75 per bushel as markets blend regional readings.
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Indianapolis
Wisconsin Limbur
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Virginia Co
Kentucky
Chicago
Americas
Springs
Kansas
Missouri
Virginianes
Electrical Equipment Trade Shows Strong Demand
Trade reviews from New York report good sales of electrical equipment in the week, with central station companies advancing construction work and inquiries for distribution gear rising. A utility order for substation apparatus near one million dollars is anticipated, and rubber covered wire prices have advanced about five percent. Demand for industrial electric trucks and transmission line products improves in New England, while Southeast line materials hold steady and Pacific Coast sales rise with strong year outlook.
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New York
Electrical World
New England
Southeast
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Sugar Market Trends Reflect Growing Demand and Oversupply
Consumption in Europe and the United States rises as refined sugar stays cheap, reversing past conservation. Weak crop prospects abroad threaten a small carryover, potentially triggering a sudden shift in buying behavior and price dynamics.
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Thomson & McKinnon
Europe
United States
Fruit and Produce Prices in Local Market Report
A fragmented listing shows varied produce prices with items from apples to watermelons and leafy greens. Florida oranges and California cauliflowers appear with price quotes. baskets and per bunch costs are noted for several vegetables and fruits.
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Perenne Ooseberr
Pemmong C. Gantorat
Califor
Florida
Beac Bartlett
California
Orn
Aden
Malowe
Births and Deaths in City Hospitals and Homes Listed
An OCR fragment lists births for Frank and Mabel Woods and others at various addresses, plus multiple deat h notices and hospital records. Entries include ages and causes such as chronic myocarditis, angina, cerebral hemorrhage, and other medical terms, with locations around city streets and hospitals.
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Harry Jones
City Hospital
John M. Allen
College
Angina Pesaran
Ellen Daniel
McPhierson
Robert
Carcing
Wright
N. Sheeg
Elizabeth Lester
D. Hecksh
N. Richland
Noma
Grains End Week With Sharp Onboard Trade Slump
Grain futures closed near the bottom after a sharp slump on the Board of Trade. Wheat rose nervousness amid lower Liverpool and Argentine data and reports of better spring weather triggering selling. Corn and oats weakened with favorable weather and weak wheat. Provisions fell as grains and hogs weakened.
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United_ Press
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Liverpool
Chicago Grain Table Wheat Prices Riddled in OCR Snippet
An OCR filled Chicago grain table shows Wheat with July and Sept figures, bids, receipts, and cash prices, alongside scattered corn rye data. The fragmentary file lists denominations like 98, 1.60, 1.02, and 18.57, plus cash No. 2 and various tonnage and price notes, but lacks complete context.
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Chicago
Indianapolis School Budget Meet Postponed for Taxpayer Group
The Indianapolis school board budget committee met with Harry Miesse of the Indiana Taxpayers Association to discuss the 1925 26 budget. Miesse was invited by William H. Book but could not attend the 9 a m session and the conference was moved to 1 p m.
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Indianapolis
Harry Miesse
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Miesse
William H. Book
Popular Music to Top Classics at Municipal Band Concert
R Walter Jarvis park superintendent announced the next concert at University Square will feature the Indianapolis Military Band performing popular music in place of the classics Thursday night.
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University Square
R. Walter Jarvis
Indianapolis
Calf Market Rules Higher With Best Years
Calf market shows strength with heavy demand on calves, top price reached $11.50 per cwt while most calves sold around $11.00 per cwt. Hog division bears a lighter run and lower prices with light hogs hitting $14.85 per cwt and overall bulk $14.00–$14.25. Cattle firm but cheaper killing stock lagged, steers $10.00–$12.50 and prime fat heifers $9.00–$11.75 per cwt. Sheep and lambs priced lower, lambs up to $13.50 per cwt and sheep around $3.75 per cwt. Total receipts about 1,300 head.
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Indianapolis Livestock Exchange
Cattle and Sheep Prices Mixed as Receipts Drop Across Markets
Chicago and East Buffalo report mixed cattle and sheep results with receipts around 16 000 and 90, cattle steady to 16¢ higher on best fed steers, weaker on others, with grain fed cows and heifers in demand. Sheep and lambs show varied bidding, with fat lambs selling around 14 to 14 25, ewes near 8 to 8 50, and lighter weights around 12 8.5 amid bearish packers on fat stock.
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Chicago
Markes Ho
Bcoma
Teae
East Buffalo
Orkers
Bond conversion values for American Telephone bonds
Boston July 20. Despite warnings there are 2,099,100 convertible 63 bonds outstanding maturing Aug. 1. If not converted they pay face value. Before that date they are convertible into stock 100 in bonds plus 6 cash per share. With AT&T trading above 140, bonds worth about 134.
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United Press
Boston
Mass
American Telephone
Knights of Pythias Outing Attracts Over A Thousand
Crawfordsville Ind July 20 More than a thousand attended the annual Knights of Pythias outing here Sunday Prominent lodge officers spoke at the gathering on the grounds representing the fraternal order.
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Bu Times
Crawfordsville
Ind
Knights of Pythias
Jury Returns 22 Indictments in Marion County Report
The Marion County grand jury released its first report naming 22 defendants and their charges. Roscoe Brown faces assault and battery with intent to kill for alleged shooting of Luella Jones. Other indictments include burglary grand larceny vehicle taking and robbery among listed individuals.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Roscoe Brown
Madeira St
Luella Jones
Prospect St
Oville Kavanaugh
Cletus Brooks
Walter Watkins
Hurley McIntosh
George Adams
James Weldon
Oliver Wells
Forest Helms
William Cullen
John Polland
Sam Addison
Murell Hinkle
Walter Coleman
Frederick Brock
Daredevil Huggins Parachute Drop Goes Awry at Riverside Park
Daredevil Huggins attempted a balloon drop at Riverside Park when a gust tore loose the craft. He dangled by a single rope for about 1,000 feet before cutting loose and landing safely.
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Doug Fairbanks
Huggins
Riverside Park
Owens Case Near End Before Jury Deliberation
Louis Owens, 30, is in a second murder trial for fatally stabbing George Robinson, 45, a fellow barber, in the wash room on the fourth floor of L. S. Ayres & Co. on December 6, 1924. Jury deliberations were expected after defense and prosecution arguments.
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Louis Owens
George Robinson
Owens
Robinson
L. S. Ayres & Co
Auto Strikes Cycle Injures Rider on Virginia Ave
Fletcher Rahke of 6405 Broadway broke a leg when his motorcycle was hit by a machine driven by Rollie Helton of R. R. E. Box 61 at Virginia Avenue and Prospect Street. Helton faced assault and battery charges.
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Fletcher Rahke
Broadway
Rollie Helton
R. R. E. Box
Virginia Ave
Prospect St
Helton
Tiger Sentences for Blind Tiger Charge in City Court
John Abbott of 2244 North Illinois Street was fined 100 dollars and given a suspended thirty day jail term on a blind tiger charge. Ralph Johnson of 602 West Twenty Sixth Street was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail for the same charge plus 100 dollars for carrying concealed weapons.
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John Abbott
Illinois St
Ralph Johnson
W. Twenty- Sixth St
G O P Effort at Vote Fails in Beverly Howard Case
William H. Armitage led a Shank Armitage push to sway Beverly Howard custodian of the city hall to back John L. Duvall. Howard, influential with First and Second Ward colored voters, pledged support for Walter Myers. He recalled pressures from Todd Young and Bill to back Duvall and said he would stand with Myers despite losing his city hall job.
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William H. Armitage
Shank-Armitage
Beverly Howard
John L. Duvall
Howard
First
Second Ward
Walter Myers
Bill
Todd Young
Myers
Duvall
Martindale Ave
Bus Lines Seek Routes Between Indianapolis and Nearby Cities
The Indiana public service commissioner heard two applications today. Hiner Red Ball Bus Line seeks a passenger route from Indianapolis to Richmond, while Inter-City Safety Coach Company applies for a line from Indianapolis to Peru. The latter’s ninety day request was previously denied for unlawful speeding by buses.
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Hiner
Red Ball
Indianapolis
Richmond
Frank Wampler
Public Service
Samuel R. Artman
Inter-City Safety Coach Company
Peru
Youth caught in auto theft attempt near Illinois and Ohio Sts
Catches suspect in his car at the scene near Illinois and Ohio Streets. The apprehended man identified as 18 year old Ralph Mitchell of Chicago, held for police after the pair were seen by witness M. C. Tout of 1227 S. Richland Street.
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M. C. Tout
S. Richland St
Illinois and
Ohio Sts
Ralph Mitchell
Chicago
Ill
One Third of Legislators Are Farmers Across States
Chicago dispatch reports that 1,499 of 4,356 state lawmakers are farmers, per Sears Roebuck foundation. Farm population totals about 21.1 million, roughly one third of 65.6 million. In Indiana, 12 of 50 senators and 35 of 100 representatives are farmers.
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United Preas
Chicago
Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Indiana
Feeder Busses to Get Appeal
Attorneys for the Indianapolis Street Railway Company expect to file a beginner's application to operate the Central Ave feeder bus line. The public service commission had ordered its discontinuance but adopted a rule allowing lines to run pending beginners' certificates or rehearings. The ruling also lets the People's Motor Coach Company keep its Brightwood line after a petition was denied as a ninety day line.
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Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Central Ave
Public Service Commission
People's Motor Coach Company
Brightwood
Plunges From Hotel Ch icagoProminent Broker Dies by Suicide
Chicago July 20. E W Wagner 61 a wealthy broker and former head of E W Wagner Co plunged from the fifteenth story of a Loop office building at noon Police believe he killed himself Mrs Anna Wagner said she feared for his mental condition He had been despondent since the failure of his brokerage firm two years ago.
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United Preas
Chicago
E. W. Wagner
E. W. Wagner & Co
Anna Wagner
Evening gown stolen from Mrs. Lun home
A thief visited the residence of Mrs. Alice Lun at 146 West Twenty Eighth Street while she was away and removed one evening gown valued at an amount not specified. Police were informed after a careful review of her wardrobe.
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Alice Lun
Twenty- Eighth St
Motorist Shot in Hold Up Trio Held by Police
Harvey Antrim, 18, of Belmont, hospitalized with shoulder and hand wounds from a Seelley Road incident. Three men are in custody, with two more cases under investigation after a girl fainted. Police identified suspect Martin Shea, 21, and linked others to the failed attempts on nearby autos.
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Belmont &J
Antrim
Robert Rudell
B. Box
Holland Gardner
Lawton &J
Seelley Rd
Maywood
Johnson
Martin Shea
Benate Ave
William Moore
English Ave
Albert W. Kennedy
Oliver St
Kentucky Ave
Engle Creek
Shea
Charles Keisking
Belmont Ave
Misa Alice Hogan
Marie Baugh
Wirley Johnson
Harry Shotta
Moore
Governors Invited to Fort Harrison Visitors Day
Lieut. Col. R. E. Nownlen, commander of the citizens military training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, issued 10 day invitations to Governor Jackson and to the governors of West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio to be special guests at a visitors day program on August 4. Awards will follow a parade at 9:30 a.m. Brig. Gen. Dwight E. Aultman and Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Howze are expected to attend, announced Maj. B. Philpot executive officer, and the camp annual named Snap It Up.
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Citizens Military Training
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Jackson
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Dwight E. Aultman
Robert Lee Howze
B. Philpot
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