Five Indicted for Alleged Glass Extortion Plot
United Press reports in Chicago that five men face federal indictments for extorting about 1,000,000 annually from the glass industry. Named defendants include George H. Meyers and Benjamin Baris, leaders of major glass firms, and Charles Pfeiffer Timothy Rice and Frank C Harris of the Glaziers Union. The charge alleges an interstate trade restraint and extortion from Ohio Michigan Indiana manufacturers and Illinois dealers.
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Chicago Glaziers’ Union
Federal Grand Jury
George H. Meyers
Meyers Glass Company
Benjamin Baris
American Glass Company
Charles Pfeiffer
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Glaziers’ Union
Timothy Rice
Shipbuilder Thornycroft dies at 85 in England
Sir John Isaac Thornycroft founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company died at age 85 in Bembridge Isle of Wight. His passing marks the end of an era for a renowned shipbuilding dynasty. Pershing lends greetings at Denver veterans convention. Brig Gen F T Hines, director of the US Veterans Bureau, delivers assurances that nothing is too good for the nation’s ex soldiers as DAV delegates convene amid calm proceedings.
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United Press
Bembridge
Isle of Wight
John Isaac Thornycroft
Great Shipbuilding Company
Carnegie Tech Adds Aeronautics Course in Mechanical Dept
The Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh begins a new aeronautics course as an option in mechanical engineering. More than half of the fifty sophomores in the department have chosen to specialize in aeronautical engineering.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Lawyers Hear Old Man in Greenville? Not specified
The Fifth District Bar Association held an all day meeting in Greencastle Indiana with M E Foley of Indianapolis among the speakers.
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Greencastle
Ind
Fifth District Bar Association
M. E. Foley
Indianapolis
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