Rockefeller Move Forces Fight for Control of Standard Oil Indiana
John D Rockefeller Jr reels plans to oust Col Robert W Stewart as chairman of Standard Oil Company of Indiana amid a stockholder battle. He denies selling stock and says he will pursue leadership change through stockholders after Stewart refused Senate testimony on Teapot Dome and Continental Trading Company. Rockefeller cites no stock sales and says he will act as practicable.
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United Press
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Indiana Company
Stewart
Senate
Teapot Dome
Continental Trading Company
Supreme Court
Continental Company
Standard Company
Standard of
Indiana
Rites for Policeman Will Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for William M. Smock 76 the last eight years special policeman will be at home 2334 N Talbott St at 4 p m Tuesday The Rev R A McCann and Rev Jesse Towns will officiate Burial will be at Crown Hill cemetery A native of Marion County he and a brother ran a livery business at College Ave and Sixteenth St He patrolled Meridian St and White River Blvd Survivors include his widow Mrs Rebecca Smock a son Myron C Smock a grandson Myron Carl Smock Jr two brothers Frank L Smock Fr Wayne and I N Smock Indianapolis and two sisters Misses Kate and Celia Smock Los Angeles
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William M. Smock
N. Talbott St
R. A. McCann
Jesse Towns
West Side
College Ave
Sixteenth St
Meridian St
Fall Creek
Thirty-Eighth St
White River Blvd
Broadway M. E. Church
Rebecca Smock
Myron C. Smock
Myron Carl Smock, Jr
Frank L. Smock
Fr. Wayne
I. N. Smock
Indianapolis
Kate
Celia Smock
Los Angeles
Funeral rites for Prof Hubert G Childs at Indiana Univ
Bloomington June 25 Funeral services were held for Prof Hubert G Childs 56 a member of the Indiana University faculty for fifteen years in education department President William Lowe Bryan officiated classes dismissed He graduated University of Michigan 1897 MA Stanford 1911 PhD Columbia 1917 He is survived by his wife Anderson Indiana June 25 five thousand attended the camp meeting closing session of two weeks here as the international general assembly of the Church of God
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Times
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Hubert G. Childs
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapolis
William Lowe Bryan
Childs
Department of Education
Child
University of Michigan
Leland Stanford University
Columbia University
Anderson
International General Assembly of the Church of God
Brooks question on human behavior from Noblesville park visit
Dr Earl Brooks president of the park board notes observations in Noblesville Indiana on June 25. He recalls watching thirty five golfers continue play despite a heavy shower and sixty three bathers rush from the pool to the shelter as rain began.
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Noblesville
Ind
Earl Brooks
Park Board
State will speed Carl Skeen murder trial
Carl Skeen, 22, arrives in Indianapolis in custody to face a first degree murder charge in the death of Pearl Jarboe, 24, who police say fell or was pushed from his car June 13. State seeks an early trial, with possible arraignment this week and venue considerations likely if delays arise.
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Carl Skeen
Indianapolis
Pearl Jarboe
Skeen
Patrick Finneran
Denver
Jarboe
Marion County
William H. Remy
Thomas C. Whallon
Collins
James A. Collins
Whallon
American Adviser Swinehartt's Body Found Near Fushing Village
Kamakuri telegraph reports D. E. Swinehartt, adviser to the late Chang Tso Lin, found drowned in water near Fushing Village after missing since June 23. confirma tion of death cited.
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United Press
TOKIO
Kamakuri
D. E. Swinehartt
Chang Tso Lin
Fushing
Swinehart
Baird International Television stock sells out fast
London June 25 subscription lists for 1 000 000 shares of 1 25 each were closed after just one hour and 35 minutes on the market. The company claims to have effected real transmission of vision over long distances.
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United Press London
Baird International Television Company
Mantell Unchanged in Critical Condition at Brucewood
Robert B. Mantell veteran Shakespearean actor and producer remains critically ill at his Brucewood country home in Atlantic Highlands New Jersey. Doctors reported no change in his condition after a generalized breakdown last month and a deterioration late last week.
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United Press
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Robert B. Mantell
Brucewood
Mantell
Diver Ray Woods Claims Brooklyn Bridge Jump
Ray Woods surfaced from the East River after a supposed jump from the Brooklyn Bridge claiming he duplicated Steve Brodie’s feat. Spectators doubt the act and suggest he may have crawled into the river to feign excitement. Woods says he does not intend to attempt another jump.
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United Press
New York
Ray Woods
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Steve Brodie
Woods
Eleven Die as Violence Toll Hits Indiana Weekend
Eleven people died across Indiana over the weekend in accidents and a drowning. The fatalities include Mrs. Carl Simmons and her son Edward in Muncie, John Pittenger in Muncie, Mrs. Emma Richardson in Engelwood, Charles E. Herrold in South Bend, Doris Agness in Royal Center, Blanche Miller in Covington, Martha Richards near Terre Haute, Samuel Collins in Huntington, Frank Terrell near Logansport, and Edgar Galloway in Ramona Mill Creek.
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Indiana
Muncie
Union Traction Company
Carl Simmons
Edward
Selma
John Pittenger
Isaac Walker
Emma Richardson
Engelwood
Bedford
Agnes Hunt
Mitchell
Charles E. Herrold
South Bend
Doris Agness
Royal Center
Blanche Miller
Covington
Martha Richards
Addyston
Ohio
Terre Haute
Stephen C. Hughes
Samuel Collins
Huntingtonburg
Southern
Frank Terrell
Logansport
Edgar Galloway
Ramona
Mill Creek
Teachers Lift Propaganda in School Books
Chicago June 25 Propaganda in text books and new education injunctions on human liberty will be among topics as about 300 teachers from 46 locals of the American Federation of Teachers convene for a five day meeting. Officers to be elected June 28. membership exceeds 100,000. locals formed in multiple states. anti strike clause in AF of L affiliated articles.
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United Press
Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
Connecticut
Ohio
North Dakota
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of L
Mary Baker
Atlanta, Ga
Florence O. Hanson
Selma M. Borchardt
Washington, D. C
Labor leaders push for 2 percent beer and labor reforms
William M. Green of the American Federation of Labor declared organized labor seeks changes to dry laws while en route to the Democratic convention in Houston. He will head the drive within the Democratic platform to include reforms of labor laws and a 2 percent beer proposal.
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William M. Green
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Indianapolis
Houston
Green
Party Gards Lend Color To Houston Scene
Houston scene buzzes with Democratic convention chatter as colorful figures crowd Sam Houston Hall. The writer notes flamboyant characters including Jim Ferguson and Willie Upshaw, with reporters predicting a more diverting event than Kansas City’s recent upheavals.
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Houston
Texas
Sam Houston Hall
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Democratic Party
Mrs Smith Joins Gov Smith's Wife En Route to Houston
Mrs Alfred E Smith wife of the New York Governor travels from Dayton to the Democratic national convention in Houston after a brief stop. She attends Sunday mass and declines to comment on politics. Her party includes William Kenmy Eddie Dowling Arthur Smith and Francis Quillinan Catherine Smith younger daughter.
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United Press
Dayton
Ohio
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Houston
Arthur Smith
Francis Quillinan
Catherine Smith
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Rains Causing Crop Damage Across Indiana
Heavy rainfall devastates crops with losses up to 50 percent in several counties. White River overflow damages Davies and nearby areas. Plainfield faced cloudburst rains flooding three streets isolating homes. Pike County high waters damage bridges prompting a special county council session to allocate 31000 dollars for new spans.
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Indiana
White River
Davies
Plainfield
Pike County
Hall Gains In Votes In Precinct Recount In Washington Township
Archibald M. Hall sought the Republican congressional nomination and gained 164 votes in the Thirty-Eighth precinct, unbalancing Updike who still held a 1,500 advantage after the canvass. Updike led by 96 votes in this precinct at the start. Henry Campbell, seeking county surveyor renomination, added four votes in the same precinct and has 209 total in recounts. The full recount, begun late in May, may take two more weeks.
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Archibald M. Hall
Congress
Washington Township
Ralph E. Updike
Updike
Henry Campbell
Holbrook Blinn Dies Prominent Stage Actor
Holbrook Blinn, noted actor, died at his Croton-on-Hudson home Sunday night from injuries after a June 10 horse accident. Once unconscious, his condition worsened due to septic poisoning, ending a career highlighted by the stage and films and famous for roles in Bad Man and The Play's the Thing.
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United Preas
Grand Jury Nears End With Final Report Pending
The grand jury, impaneled January 1, will submit its final report to Criminal Judge James A. Collins later this week. Deputy Prosecutor William 4H. Sheaffer said the panel has inspected all county buildings and county property. A new grand jury will be impaneled soon after July 1. Capitol Loan Co. offers confidential quick money for current needs at 141% East Washington Street.
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James A. Collins
William
Sheaffer
Capitol Loan CO
E. Wash. St
Romeo suit cites "lover of the Romeo type" in alienation case
Muncie Ind June 25 1928 Homer Hewitt sues Otto Childs for 5000 dollars alleging alienation of his wife Mrs Lesta Hewett. The suit cites a description as a lover of the Romeo type credited to Mrs Hewett by her husband.
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Times Special
Muncie
Ind
Romeo
Otto Childs
Lesta Hewett
Homer Hewitt
Childs
Gooding Idaho Senator Frank R Gooding Dies
Friends and political colleagues mourn the death of United States Senator Frank R Gooding of Idaho. A twenty year mining stock and farming figure, he led Idaho as governor from 1905 to 1907 and pushed the Haywood murder prosecution. He died after a stomach relapse. Born in England, he leaves Mrs Gooding, two daughters and a son.
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United Press
Senator Gooding
Idaho
Bill” Haywood
Steunenberg
United States Senate
England
Gooding
Steuben County Telephone Fight Over Fees Goes to Judge
Federal Judge Robert Baltzell heard the Steuben County Telephone Company's bid to block a phone rate order. The commission valued the company at 242000 and cut legal and engineering fees from 10300 to 3025, ruling such expenses cannot be charged to operating expense or capital investment. The service area includes Angola Fremont Hamilton Orland and Pleasant Lake Indiana. Max Hosea, the company's general manager, testified fees of 3250 for three attorneys and 5500 for engineering and accounting experts were necessary.
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Robert ©. Baltzell
Steuben
Angola
Fremont
Hamilton
Orland
Pleasant Lake
Ind
Max Hosea
Stolen Cars and Union City Mail Carriers Meet
Forty eight automobiles were reported stolen to police over the weekend with twenty three stolen Sunday night. Police recovered twenty cars, indicating joy riders caused most thefts. Union City will host the 1929 rural carriers convention for the Eighth district with new officers Walter Hartman and Rolla Hindsley, both of Union City. Ira Dearth of Muncie won the oldest carrier prize.
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United Press
Uniondale
Ind
Union City
Walter Hartman
Rolla Hindsley
Ira Dearth
Muncie
Leviathan Mail Robbery Under Probe By Authorities
Scotland Yard reports mail bag seals on the Leviathan were not intact raising belief the 500000 robbery occurred at sea or in Southampton. The mail, delivered as found, could not be resealed after breaking. Officials say the theft happened before the ship left New York.
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Bloom
Washington St
County
Pearl St
Omar Fawkins
Bailiwick
United Press
London
Scotland Yard
England
Leviathan
Southampton
New York
Mail Rifled on Leviathan Run Becomes Belfast Scare
In Belfast on Sunday two hundred fourteen pieces of mail from the Leviathan were rifled during distribution. Of two hundred thirty eight Belfast pieces, twenty four remained intact, signaling a disruption to local postal service and prompting investigation.
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United Press
Belfast
Ireland
Bank at Noblesville to Reopen This Week
Citizens State Bank in Noblesville reorganized after a $100000 capital stock oversubscription and a closing by the state banking commissioner. Head bookkeeper Omar G Patterson confessed to stealing $147100 over 21 years, took poison upon confessing, and died shortly after. Funeral services were private at Patterson’s father’s home with burial at Crownland cemetery.
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Noblesville, Inn
Citizens State Bank
Omar G. Patterson
Patterson
Fatterson
Crownland Cemetery
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