Preliminary murder hearing for Mrs Lovey Thomas
Mrs Lovey Thomas faces a municipal court preliminary hearing on a murder charge. The 620 Wabash Sr resident is accused of fatally shooting Admiral Harris at 242 W Vermont St after an argument she said began in the Duncan home. Witnesses dispute Harris fired first. Harris had been discharged from the police force amid a bribery case involving the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovey Thomas
Wabash Sr
Ed Thomas
James A. Collins
Harris
Duncan House
Thomas
Market buying orders create strong tone in stocks rally
A Saturday trading surge led by Reading and Union Oil of California produced a strong market tone. United States Steel rose on heavy volume, Mack Truck and General Motors advanced, United States Rubber gained, and Reading edged higher while oils faced pressure amid a generally firm midday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Reading
Union Oil
California
United States Steel
Mack Truck
Dupont
General Motors
United States Rubber
Foreign Exchange Rates and Bank Clearing Figures
June 21 report shows clearing and exchange figures with banks noting debits of 3,712,000 and credits 175,000, alongside currency values for sterling at 4.1686, francs at 2.87 cents, lire at 0.8 cents, and other currencies including Belgium 2.88, Marks 23.70, Sweden 26.81, Russia 5.15, Hong Kong 63, Shanghai 73, Yokohama 46.81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ular
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Russia
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Bees
Ajax
Hey
Steels
Ub Steel
Am Bosch
Fisher Body
Eaneote
Jordan
Ennecott
Sinclair
Itexas Co
Shaina Ali
North Am
Austin
Chicago Grain Close Is Lower
United Press reports Chicago Board of Trade grains closed lower across the board as wheat prices slumped. Traders favored cash markets, eastern houses were heavy sellers, and rains in the Southwest did little to lift prices amid large receipts at Kansas City and other points. Old crop prices fell about 3 cents with July corn at 69 1 2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Kansas City
Wheat and grain prices and receipts in Chicago market notes
Market ledger lists COAG receipts Wheat 18 000 Corn 861 000 Oats 730 000 with shipments and closing prices for Wheat Corn Oats and related commodities. Prices show bid offers for No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat and yellow corn with timothy and hay futures. figures include various monthly contracts and cash bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentcago
Sey
Oata
Seas
PO Acs
Man reports robbery at Great Eastern Hotel
William Brennan reported being robbed of a watch and a $26 check at the Great Eastern Hotel. He said he took a taxi from 400 W. Washington St and later awoke in a weed patch west of the city without his valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brennan
Great Eastern Hotel
Washington St
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Authorized for 1.5 Million Notes
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad to issue 1.5 million dollars in 4 percent promissory notes. The action was announced in Washington on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Land to be auctioned in Marshall and Lake Counties
State Land Clerk Ed Spray announced a sale of about thirty acres of meandered land in Marshall and Lake Counties to be held July 16 at the Statehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Lake Counties
Statehouse
Ed Spray
Direct Citizens' Military Camps announced with appoints
Col. A M Shipp named head of Citizens' Military Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison from July 15 to August 13. Col. George D Freeman Jr to head Camp Knox Kentucky from July 7 to August 5. Freeman commands the Eleventh Infantry at Fort Harrison. Shipp is professor at Ohio State University. Youths from Indiana Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia will enroll at the two camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Shipp
George D. Freeman Jr
Citizens
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Col
Camp Knox
Freeman
Eleventh Infantry
Fort Harrison
Kentucky
West Virginia
Sone
Fresh Markets Prices for Eggs Poultry and Dairy Goods
Market notes list wholesale prices for eggs butter cheese and poultry across several regions. Dairy products include Wisconsin daisies and Limburger with prices from 24 to 27 cents per pound. Poultry quotes cover fowls ducks geese and turkeys with varied cents per pound and live poultry figures, alongside potato and bacon notes from Cleveland and Topeka reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
C. Limburger
Flo Viet
Ste ‘ Mae
Rio
Santos
Maso
Long Islands
Pacific Coast
Toago
Ape
Senate
Washinington
Carolina
Suspects dressed men target Platt clothing store
South Bend police investigated a burglary at the Platt clothing store where robbers, described as well dressed men, stole twenty six suits valued at more than five hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld
South Bend
Ind
Platt Clothing
Child Shotgun Accident Claims 6 Year Old in Indiana
In Kokomo Indiana on June 21 a loaded gun discharged in a play scene killing six year old Margaret Flanigan. The weapon was in the possession of a playmate when the fatal incident occurred in Howard County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kokomo
Ind
Howard County
Margaret Flanigan
Drowns in Gravel Pit in Nappanee
Bay United Press reports Albert Hershberger drowned in a gravel pit near Nappanee Indiana. Funeral arrangements were being made today as authorities continued to investigate the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Boost in Hog Prices at Indianapolis Livestock Exchange
Hog prices gained 5 to 15 cents in the week’s first session at the Indianapolis Livestock Exchange. Buyers saw light hogs at 15.25 to 15.50, and the bulk of mature hogs traded 14.65 to 15.05. Heifers and steers showed steadier demand amid light receipts of about 700 cattle and a 300 head sheep run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Livestock Exchange
Cattle and Market Notes From Multiple U S Cities
Receipts and price reports from Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh and other hubs show cattle and hog markets steady to mixed. Prices listed include cattle at various grades, calves lambs sheep and hogs with notable figures such as 10.25 for high cattle and 14.65 for select hogs, amid slow to steady trading and regional fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
ST. Louis
Pittsburgh
Yorc Fis A Tts
Eada
Eada Nigers. $3. B. Shee and Lambe— Celpte A Market Gttong: Top, Alvee— Pte
Ledo T
Fant
Marke Ae Arin
Rhe
Police raid on dice game at 1726 Cornell Ave
Three Negroes escaped with minor cuts after leaping through a window during a raid by Motor policemen Heller and Seifert on a vacant house at 1726 Cornell Ave Saturday. Police recovered dice and eight cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heller and Seifert
Cornell Ave
Daviess Auditor Lew Barber Dies in Washington
Lew Barber Daviess County auditor died Sunday night in Washington Indiana from spinal meningitis after two days of unconsciousness. The county official had recently served in the county government and his death follows a period of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Ind
Lew Barber
Daviess County
Gas Station Looted by Local Bandits in Newcastle
United Arena June 21. Filling station attendant robbed at a Standard Oil station by local men who escaped with $500. Police suspect local suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Arena
Newcastle
Ind
Standard Oil
State Securities Case Set Against Adair Realty and Trust
State Securities Commissioner Jennings fixed next Monday to hear charges that Adair Realty and Trust Company misrepresented securities to Indiana investors while its Indiana license remains suspended. A federal court will hear Adair’s plea to enjoin the suspension this Friday. The chamber cites additional charges being prepared and has turned information over to Attorney General Gilliam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Jennings
State Chamber of Commerce
Adair Realty and Trust Company
Atlanta
Indiana
Adair Company
Commission
Chamber
Arthur L. Gilliam
Commodities and Prices in a Deserted Marketplace
Listing of various goods with prices across states and regions. Items include sea foods, berries, fruit, lemons, watermelons, potatoes, and tomatoes with figures like 3.50, 6, 32, 46.2, 1.25, and references to Florida Illinois Indiana California. Some entries include dates and quantities such as 10 26 09.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Dan Rem
H. Resro
Local Wagon Missing Details Prompt Brief Note
Fragmentary OCR note shows scattered terms about a wagon and payments. It mentions a dollar amount and possible names but conveys unclear event.
Nick Altrock A Laughing Pitcher Turned Entertainer
Nick Altrock, once a top left handed pitcher earning around four thousand dollars in 1906, later joined Altrock and Schacht as a baseball comedian. He briefly retired after a tough minor league stint, joking bats were too big to throw past, and his resignation was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Altrock
Smiling Nick
Altrock
Schacht
Nick
Welfare worker notes bobbed hair reduces worker accidents
A welfare worker said that bobbed hair has practically eliminated many distressing accidents once caused by women workers becoming entangled in machinery.
Holiday Birds on Attorney's Farms Not for Feasts
Bloomingtone attorney turned farmer Harry Axtell raises turkeys for breeding rather than holiday meals. He owns 900 hens 200 toms and hundreds of poults but sells almost all stock for breeding as operations prioritize fertile eggs and wide distribution including Canada and Europe. He emphasizes simple housing outdoors on short grass uses old rails for nests and roosts and lists coy crow as chief enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service
Bloomington
Ind
Harry Axtell
Axtell
Canada
Atlantic
Clothes Thieves Suspects Tied to Chicago Youths
Indianapolis police probe possible link to two Chicago youths arrested in Lebanon Indiana in a stolen car with ten stolen suits. Sheriff C H Sanders was notified by telephone about the arrest and ongoing checks to determine if they operated in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Chicago
Lebanon
Ind
C. H. Sanders
John A Boyd Motor Company Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state for John A Boyd Motor Company showing capital stock of 50 000. Incorporators listed are John A Boyd Allen W Conduitt W Merlin Boyd and Alan W Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Boyd’ Motor Company
Secretary of State
John A. Boyd
Allen W. Conduitt
W. Merlin Boyd
Alan W. Boyd
Pilgrim Properties Incorporation Records Filed
Formation details for Pilgrim Properties show a $425 600 capital stock with M B Cohn J J Kiser and Ford B Meyer as Indianapolis incorporators. The firm occupies a fifty foot frontage on Pennsylvania extending east 150 feet. Separately Atlantic and Pacific Shoe Company files list $10 000 capital stock with Charles F Martha High of Indianapolis and Eva High of Elwood as incorporators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Fourteenth Sts
Pilgrim
Statehouse
Cohn
J.J. Kiser
Ford
Meyer
Indianapolis
Atlantic and Pacific Shoe Company
Charles F. and
Martha High
Eva High
Elwood
Indiana Day speakers named at Philadelphia exposition
Governor Jackson and Frederick Van Nuys will speak at Indiana Day ceremonies during the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial exposition on August 26. Fred Hoke of Indianapolis is treasurer of the fundraising committee for the Indiana exhibit. Indiana societies in New York Washington and Philadelphia will be invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Frederick van Nuys
Philadelphia
Fred Hoke
Indianapolis
Indiana
New York
Washington
Youth Drowns in St Marys River Charleston Incident
In Sault Ste Marie Ontario on Sunday six youths died after a rowboat capsized while dancing the Charleston on the floor of the boat. The fatalities include the dancer and five companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presssault S8te
Marie
Ontario
St. Mary's River
New Scout Camp Proposed for Troop 69 Reservation
The Parents' Council of Troop 69 presented a new camp to the Boy Scout reservation. Ernest Cohn council secretary introduced the cabin on Sunday. Carl S. Swan president, James Biddinger scout master, and F Belzer scout executive spoke at the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parents’ Council
Ernest Cohn
Carl S. Swan
James Biddinger
F. ©. Belzer
Suspects Freed After Bank Robbery Probe
Paul McFarland and Russell Walker were questioned in connection with an attempted bank robbery at Pennville, arrested while hiking from Michigan, but established an alibi and were released by Hartford City officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unit
Reas ‘Anderson
Ind
Paul McFarland
Russell Walker
Pennville
Michigan
Hartford City
Federal probe on city agencies continues amid bribery case
Federal investigation into alleged regularities among city and prohibition agencies proceeds as C W Keeney special investigator and Tom Casey cobootlegger face contempt and bribery charges. Judge Baltzell will hear contempt next week with Keeney on a $5000 bond and Casey jailed in Marion County. Witnesses Pope Polk and Marie Jordan held on $500 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. District Department of Justice
W. J. Keeney
H. Remy
Tom Casey
Robert C. Baltzell
Federal Grand Jury
Keeney
Casey
Marion County
Louis
Casey-Webber
Remy
Police Department
A. N. Pope
James Polk
Marie Jordan
Driver Faces Charges After Alcohol Incident
John Gross of 4022 N Capitol Ave is charged with driving while intoxicated assault and battery and reckless driving. Police say he nearly crashed into an officer’s car at West and New York Streets after a prior fight and driving over a filling station lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gross
N. Capitol Ave
Fred Drinkut
Dean
West and
New York Sts
Three Teens Sought in Missing Persons Case
Police seek Mary Koons 16 missing after leaving Knights Town Friday en route to Bloomington. Also reported missing are Frances Samon 17 from Go Kentucky visiting Curtiss Frisky at 1787 Roosevelt Ave and Robert Lea Montgomery Ady Negro 411 Smith St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Koons
Knightstown
Bloomington
Frances Samon
Vislt Curtiss Frisky
Roosevelt Ave
Robert Lea Montgomery
Smith St
Deaths on the powers Becrest and others in city hospitals
A list of deceased individuals appears with ages and hospital locations including Becrest 45 at 3354 Collen, Scoperider 29 at Long Hospital, and several others from Methodist and city hospitals. The causes include pneumonia and carcinoma. Names include Leona Jones 46 and Thomas M Buhle 65 among several entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becrest
Collen
Long Hospital
McMiellan McCutchen
Methodist Hospital
N. Liberty
Brookside
N. Ong Vata
W. Joane
Indiana
City Hospital
East
Leona Jones
Mar
Thomas M Buhle
Building Permits and Projects Listed for the City
A list of building permit activities and projects includes Oscar Merkyy for a picture house at 3430 W, TH Prentice & Son for a dwelling at 3846 Petcheny, Zobbe for a furnace at 3838 Fletcher, rank Thorp for a dwelling at 1223 Prospect, and several excavations, reroofs, remodels, and garages at multiple addresses including 455 W. Geren and 1748 Northwest. Additional entries include 1800s-era street addresses such as 3002 Washington and 3334 Clifton, with various builders and purposes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Merkyy
Prentice & Son
Petchenya & Son
Fletcher
Zobbe
Prospect
Rank Thorp
Sayae Pore
Sro
W. Geren
Bode Rowe
Warage
B. Thirtieth
J. Wilding
Clifton
Oe Beg
oGzias
Washington Pene
I Ood
Walfurnace
J. Boa
Bitter
Ies Hahn
West
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Hoosier
Turkey
Harry A. Axtell
Banks and Exchange
Tanapolis Bank
George D. Freeman, Jr
Thomson & McKin
Atchison
D & Lac
South
NY Nh&h
No Pacific
Nor & W
Pere Mara
Allway
I Pacific
St Paul d Sis
Tl & W
St L & 8S F
Upton aEen
Cleveland
Alabama
Louisiana
Peer
Ask Smricon Centra
Peesee
Peesasonce
Benitind Power Co
Citizens Gas
Upan Pfa
Diana Hondiana Aid
Progr Laundry Co
Andar
Wee Na Rleding F
Sig Dais
Trac
Union
van Ack Co
Wabash Ry
Gaasee
Indpis
Northern Certif
Union Traction
Racy
Fletcher ‘Letcher Sav and
Ana
Fenee
Wee
Marion Coerchants Ty Staat
Washinion Mae Otapy
Sis
Cattie
Reed
Aes
Eeewensene Treree
State Chamber
Jamaica
Ooseberriee
Ofie
Billy Evans
7American Association
Attorney’s
Form Property Firm
van Nuys
Charleston
NEW Scout
Osage
Ernest Burkhart
E. K. Hale
W.E. Smith
Smith
Hale
Burkhart
Bulum Quali
Federal
Quiz OF Law
Department of Justice
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