Senator asks probe in giant food combine
Senator William H. King requests an opinion from the attorney general on the legality of the J. P. Morgan & Co. proposed merger of food interests including Fleischman, Royal Baking Powder, and E. W. Gillett. He cites potential restraint of trade and seeks DOJ to study all aspects under the Sherman Act.
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George Sanford Holmes
Washington
Congress
Senate
William H. King
Dem
Utah
J. P. Morgan & Co
Fleischman Company
Royal Baking Powder Company
E. W. Gillett Company, Ltd
Canada
King
William Mitchell
Department of Justice
Irvington Sea Shore Brings Joy and Mystery
Clues surface in a June 25 1929 report about a fire at the Inda residence 802 1 Alabama street with $500 noted. The piece also discusses a youth who knew Barstaud's secret and alleges links to multiple murders amid Limoges prison rumors and conflicting theories about a millionaire's son killer.
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Inda
Alabama Street
Indianapolis
Irvington
Sea Shore
Barstaud
Secre
Limoges
Prosecu
Baratand
French Millionaire Barataud Faces Serial Killings Accusation
Paris reports Charles Barataud, 33, a financier described as France’s most remarkable criminal since Landru, is on trial at Limoges Assizes. He is accused of involvement in multiple violent deaths linked to his business dealings, prompting crowds to demand his punishment as he travels to court.
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Paris
United States
Sinclair
France
Finance
Landru
Charles Barataud
Assizes
Limoges
Barataud
Millionaire inmate dangerous. knife wounds raise alarms
The inmate repeatedly attacked by self harm and attempts to die in his cell. A warden found a rolled fifty dollar bill in a cigarette pack sent to him. The piece recalls Comte de Rosac’s seven year sentence for patricide amid alleged money influence. A workman’s torch started a blaze while removing wall paint.
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Comte de Rosac
Tennessean Clings to Life Three Years After Prophecy
Arthur F. Day, once a Tennesseean, has survived three years after a mine fall left him with a broken back and spins. Doctors predicted only a short time to live, at most a year, yet he remains alive in Ky. His case is noted by United Press.
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United Press
Ky Y
Arthur F. Day
Balloon Hero Cited for Courage in Balloon Race
Washington June 25 Lieutenant Uzal G Ent of the army air corps received the distinguished flying cross for a wartime act during last year’s national balloon race. Ent aided Lieutenant Paul Everett when their balloon was struck by lightning at about 1200 feet, saving the vessel and staying with the burning balloon to ensure no private property was harmed. He risked his life to maneuver the craft to a safe landing rather than bail out.
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United Press
Washington
Uzal G. Snt
Army Air Corps
Ent
Paul Everet
Everet
McCarter to Headline Indiana Bar Association Banquet
Robert H. McCarter former New Jersey attorney general will be the principal speaker at the Indiana State Bar Association closing banquet in Gary on July 12 with Henry B. Walker announcing the event. Will Rogers will speak at a Lake Michigan fish fry after day one. James M. Ogden aims for the presidency as state prosecutors meet. In Evansville George W. Koch acquitted of embezzling 8.85 dollars from city water works, the first of seventeen city officials indicted on various charges.
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Robert H. McCarter
New Jersey
Indiana State Bar Association
Gary
Henry B. Walker
Evansville
McCarter
Will Rogers
Lake Michigan
James M. Ogden
Hall-Mills
United Press
Ind
City Water Works Department
George W. Koch
Koch
Not So Much Rheumatic Agony in U S A Ad
An advertisement proclaims Allenru as a swift acting remedy for rheumatic fever gout and inflammation. It urges readers to share the notice with sufferers and claims the product will drive the cause from blood joints and muscles with a money back guarantee throughHook s Dependable Drug Stores and major druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegru Laboratories
Allen
Allenru
Hook
America
Murder verdict in Bloomington man case weighed by Spencer jury
A Spencer jury weighed the murder charge against Dewey Boshears of Bloomington after twelve hours of deliberation and was locked in for the night. Boshears is accused of killing Ralph Pogue, a Bloomington special policeman, during a raid at his home for liquor. A prior trial ended with no verdict.
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Bloomington
Spencer
United Press
Ind
Dewey Boshears
Boshears
Ralph Pogue
Jack Frost Granulated Sugar Advertises Purity
A vintage box ad touts Jack Frost Sugar as pure white and fine. It emphasizes 100 percent cane sugar and sanitary blue packaging that protects the product from contamination versus bulk sugar.
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Jack Frost
90 year old driver makes 400 mile trip to Fremont
A. W. Sawyer of Sycamore Illinois aged 90 drove his automobile to Fremont Nebraska to visit friends. He traveled the full 400 mile first day with his 70 year old nephew accompanying him.
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United Press
Fremont, Neb
A. W. Sawyer
Sycamore, Ill
How Anyone Can Remove a Corn in 3 Minutes
The ad promotes a corn remedy named Shut-Off that promises instant relief and painless removal in minutes without soaking. Apply wetting solution for two minutes then peel away the corn, with complete directions included. Priced at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed at Hook's Drug Stores and other drug stores.
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Hook
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Torch
Louisville
Interstate Electric Railway
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Ellenberger Park
Flaimes
U.S.A
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MONON
CUBS
Cincinnati
Boulevard Station
City Ticket Office
Union Station
Boulevard
National Sugar Refining CQ
N. 1
Aged Man Motors
Illinois
VAL Blatz Brewing CO
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Quaker Oats Company
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