Bootblack Reunites With Heiress Sister After Million Fortune
In Little Rock on June 1 a bootblack named Leon Warren aged six when separated from his sister Louise Agnes meets his sister now heiress to six million dollars. Their father died earlier and the sisters were placed in orphan homes. Leon later learned Louise Agnes was adopted by Strother heirs who left her the fortune. The pair plan a reunion in Richmond, Louisiana, and Leon aims to attend college in the fall.
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Little Rock
Ark
Bootblack
Leon Warren
Louise Agnes
St. Louis
Leon
Alliance
Neb
Los Agnes
D. Strother
Oklahoma
Fortun
Ohio
Richmond
H. P. Worden
Grain futures fall as foreign markets drag Chicago pit
Heavy losses in foreign wheat markets during the holiday push Chicago wheat prices sharply lower by 25 to 2 1/2 cents, with corn and oats also sliding. May oats close at much weaker levels as provision prices dip. cash markets show widespread declines amid rain in parts of the corn belt and light buying interest.
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United Press
Chicago
Canada
Liverpool
Market Ends Mixed After Grain Slump Hits Stocks Hard
Pivotal shares fell to new lows on the Stock Exchange as grain prices sank to 84 cents a bushel, dragging Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck and related stocks down. Some rails and utilities steadied later, with New Haven and Atchison reaching highs and American Water Works advancing to fresh peaks. General Motors and Nash ceding ground amid overall weakness. copper rose on reparations talks but failed to lift key metals.
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Stock Exchange
Montgomery Ward
Sears- Roebuck
International Crmiission
General Motors
E& In
Irisk
New Haven
Atchison
American Water Works
New York Central
Kansas-Texas
Coeneral Motors
Nash, Hudson
Indianapolis Bank Clearings and Debits May Monthly Totals
Indianapolis bank clearings and debits reported for Friday May 31 show $4,911,000 in debits and $8,074,000 in clearings. The monthly totals end today with $112,263,000 in clearings and $213,000 in debits.
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Indianapolis
Tndianapolis
New York and Chicago Bank Clearings Report May Totals
New York reports May bank clearings of 31.64 billion with clearing house balance 167 million and Federal Reserve credit balance 144 million. Treasury notes May 28 balance 149.500 million with customs receipts 44.653 million. Chicago reports May bank clearings 111.4 million and clearing balances 11.506 million.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Washington
United Press
Chicago
Cotton Market Steady Amid Mixed Cables and Weather
The cotton market opened fairly steady for an hour and a half, not fully rising on strong English cables. Showery weather is forecast by government maps for tomorrow, but trading remains cautious with little incentive to buy beyond urgent needs, suggesting further liquidation and a potential price drop after warm dry spells.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Afts
Hogs Lead Local Market With Higher Prices Across The Board
Hogs were largely 10 cents higher than Wednesday with the main 160 275 pound class selling at 11.10. Cattle and sheep markets were steady with beef steers 11.50 to 13.75 and vealers 14 to 14.50. Hog and cattle receipts totaled about 7 500 and 650 respectively while sheep receipts reached 500 as fat lambs sold 15 to 16.50 and sows moved 9 to 10.
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Ariee
Menebene
Smarket
United Press
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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FT. Wayne
Chicago Livestock Market Report May 31
Hogs receipts total about 25 000 with top 11.05 for larger loads. cattle receipts around 4 000 with steers trading steady to up 25c and calves 3 000. sheep receipts 15 000 with fed lambs around 12.25 tops and spring lambs up to 16.35. East Buffalo Louisville Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo also show varied hog, cattle, and sheep activity on May 31.
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Ayuk
Marion
United Press Chicago
Louisville
Toledo
Heda
Beacles Bank
Cohnee
Markets Report Butter Eggs Poultry Cheese Prices
Chicago May 31 Eggs market firm receipts 33 079 cases with varying grades and prices. Butter market firm receipts 15 796 same range from 38 59c to 41 2c. Poultry market easy with fowls 24 29c Leghorns 24 28c ducks 20 25c geese 11c turkeys 22 30c broilers 30 43c. Cheese Twims 22c Young Americas 23c. Potatoes on track 340 arrivals 193 in transit 1 386 new stock slow. Alabama Bliss Triumphs best 3 50 3 75 Texas 3 25 3 50 poor stock 2 up. South Carolina Irish Cobblers 6 dollars stock Wisconsin round whites 8 95c Idaho Russets 1 50 1 60.
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United Press
Chicago
Alabama
Bliss
Texas
South Carolina Irish
Wisconsin
Idaho
Births List Includes Multiple Families Across City
Birth notices record many families welcoming boys and girls. Entries list parents such as James and Helen Gaston and Horace and Anna Overstreet, with addresses and hospitals including Methodist Hospital and Christian Hospital. The list also mentions Edwards and Dona Lavell, Louis and Pearl Townsend, Charles and Essie Pool, and others across Elwood and surrounding streets.
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Helen Gaston
South
Elderette
Marie Gibson
Martindale
Pat and
Mildred Joslin
Methodist Hospital
Fearmond
Ethel Allen
Ack
Edith Wise
Henry
Ruby Hugadiack
South State
Edward
Dona Lavell
Birch
Robert and
Mabel Gann
West
Merrill
Elwood
Hazel Dalton
Burdsall Parkway
Louis and
Pearl Townsend
Manhattan
Charles and
Essie Pool
Uene and Maude Kincaid
Standard
Horace and
Anna Overstreet
Schofield
Giles and
Lucille Ahl
Mary Watkins
William and
Eula Coleman
Shriver
Elmer and
Ethel Crumb
Carson
Edward and
Leona Clem
Vermont
Doyle
Bernice Reynolds
Michigan
Clara Jordon
Christian
Barbara McCree
North
Drexel
Deaths in local deaths list across multiple illnesses and ages
A compiled section records numerous deaths with ages and causes ranging from cerebrovascular to pneumonia. Notable entries include Mary Raab 75 from gangrene, Rufus Doyle Jones 8 months from diphtheria, Bettie Carter 36 from chronic myocarditis, and Charles S. McBride 75 from cerebral hemorrhage. The list names ages, street addresses, and hospitals for many individuals.
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Mary Raab
Methodist Hospital
Goldie Carter
City Hospital
Mary Alice Haststein
Christian Hospital
Mount
Wilbert Alfred Young
South Keystone
Bettie Carter
Oxford
Rufus Doyle Jones
Miley
Martha J. Arnold
Vermont
Charles S. McBride
Fletcher Sanitarium
Henry Wulf
Great Eastern Hotel
Mary Pauline Smith
Nineteenth
Boyd H. Bedford
Delaware
Phoeb J. Patrick
Ella B. Wright
North Oxford
Ella Hogle
West Pratt
Anna Mascari
Allen Asa Wilkinson
Washington Blvd
Joseph Robert Kyle
West Twenty-sixth
Lora Frazee
Central Indiana Hospital
John R. Reddington
College
Mary Madison
North
Rose Moffett Kessing
Park
Arvilla E. Hybarger
North Davidson
Ate Hughns
Moore
Gustaf Knaus
North Oakland
Harry C. Hampton
Boulevard Place
Chicago Grain Table Bu Times Special
Chicago market bulletin lists May 31 cash grain and primary receipts with wheat corn oats and barley quotes. No. 2 hard wheat around 98 cents, mixed 85 to 86 cents. corn values about 81 to 83 cents. oats around 40 to 42 cents. barley 49 to 51 cents. timothy and clover prices also shown.
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Bu Times
Chicago
Grain bids at Indianapolis Board of Trade cash market
The Indianapolis Board of Trade quoted cash grain bids f o b shipping point with basis 4142c New York. Wheat No 2 red 1.03 1.05, No 2 hard 93 95c. Corn No 2 white 82 83c, No 3 white 81 82c, No 2 yellow 77 78c, No 3 yellow 76 77c. Oats No 2 white 39 40c. Hay steady No 1 timothy 15.50 16, No 2 timothy 15 15.50, No 1 light clover mixed 14.50 15. Inspections show various car counts for corn and white/yellow grades with totals of 51 and 21 cars respectively.
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Indianapolis Board of Trade
New York
Stock Market SeesLiquidation Fade After Short Covering
In New York May 31 Special liquidation again appeared this morning offsetting favorable factors but once finished short covering and new buying reversed the downtrend. The day ended with steadiness and underlying strength as reparations, money conditions, and potential banking sentiment shift loom as significant. Demoralization of agricultural prices may offset gains, but overall outlook remains cautiously optimistic.
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Thomson & M.kinnon
New York
Fruit and Vegetable Prices From Commission Row Market
A readout lists prices for various fruits and vegetables including apples Stayman Rome Beauty Jonathan and Rome Beauty varieties, grapefruits oranges lemons and limes with crates boxes and per bushel or per dozen rates. Regional origins include California Florida Jamaica Texas Alabama Arizona and more with prices ranging from about 1.25 to 6.50 per unit or crate.
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Jamaica
Jasberties
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Epinach
Mabel Taliaferro Seeks Second Divorce Plea
Bridgeport Conn. actress Mabel Taliaferro again seeks a divorce from Joseph P. O'Brien of Hollywood. Superior Judge Ernest C. Simpson denied last year for improper service. Judge Newell Jennings takes the case under advisement after attorney Louis Feinmark submitted a transcript of evidence alleging intolerable cruelty. Feinmark says two notices had been served on O'Brien.
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United Press Bridgeport
Con
Mabel Taliaferro
Joseph P. O'Brien
Hollywood
Ernest C. Simpson
O'Brien
Newell Jennings
Louis Feinmark
New Haven
Feinmark
Sweets for Lost Kids Helped by Policewoman
Ruth Haywood heads the missing persons bureau and backs giving candy in police stations to calm frightened children and elicit information. She notes 350+ missing since January 1, including about 85 children, and warns sweets would be dispensed only with proof of a bona fide misfortune.
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Ruth Haywood
Missing Persons Bureau
National Confectioners’ Association
Miss Haywood
Stolen Cars Reported to Police List of Owners
Automobiles reported stolen belong to Virgil Jacobs from Capitol avenue and Washington street Ford roadster. Fred Manning from Wood lawn and Virginia avenues Chevrolet coupe. James O Garder from 500 East Washington street Kissell sedan. Le Roy Langdon from Tenth and Oxford streets Buick sedan. Lester M Rhoads from 1009 North Keys tone avenue Chevrolet coach. A L Kline from Thirtieth street in Riverside park Ford tudor. F Hill from 400 Indiana avenue Buick sedan. Phil Ryan from Robert J Milamore Hudson coach from Woodlawn and Virginia avenue.
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Roosevelt Avenue
Capitol Avenue
Washington Street
Fred Manning
Bertha Avenue
Woodlawn
Virginia Avenues
James O. Garder
South
Nobile Street
le Roy Langdon
East
Tenth
Oxford Streets
Lester M. Rhoads
Brookside Parkway
Spruce Street
Hudson
Virginia Avenue
Stolen Cars Recovered Belong to Local Residents
Police recovered three stolen vehicles linked to Phillip Ryan of 1019 North Alabama Street a Willys Knight sedan found at Eighteenth Street and Sugar Grove Avenue a Ford Touring with no title left running. and an Essex coach located at 302 West New York Street.
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North Alabama Street
Willys-Knight
Eighteenth Street
Sugar Grove Avenue
Charles Street
Essex Coach
West New York Street
Notice of Redemption for De Hass Realty Co. Bonds
Notice to holders of 6 percent first mortgage bonds that bonds are called for redemption as of August 1 1929 at 102 plus accrued interest. Bonds must be presented for payment with unmatured coupons to City Trust Company Indianapolis Indiana, interest to cease on and after the redemption date per deed of trust.
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de Hass Realty Co
City Trust Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Basement Bar Raided Home of Fran Zeiher
Deputies and federal agents raided the basement bar at 4097 West Sixteenth Street late Friday. They found a force pump for beer a rathskeller setup and about thirty gallons of beer plus a small quantity of wine. Fran Zeiher 36 was charged with operating a blind tiger.
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West Sixteent Street
Mays
Huntington Devlin
Jay
Zether
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