Industrials and Rails Active on Stock Exchange
Industrial stocks firmed in early New York trading while railroad shares with merger prospects rose. New York Central advanced to 154 15 and Pennsylvania to 1319, with Replogle Steel and International Nickel among gainers. Alcohol stocks were strong as United States Industrial Alcohol followed National Distillers Products.
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United Press
NEW York
New York Exchange
Standard Railroad
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Replogle Steel
International Nickel
Marine Preferred
Atchison and Wabash
Abitibi Power and Paper
United States
Banks and Exchange New York Statement May 7
Ralied Press reports New York clearings reached 991 million with panacea at 118 million. The release notes totals for banks and exchanges on May 7, reflecting robust activity in the financial market.
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New York
Sugar Market By Thomson and McKinnon Update
In New York on May 27 sugar reports show modest gains as warmer Midwest weather spurs new buying. Markets remain firm but patient for stronger demand with futures trading in a narrow range and little activity expected before the holidays.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Middle West
Cotton Market Outlook Signals Further Advance
The Cotton Market reports heavy liquidation on Thursday but notes speculative buying favors the market. A long range weather prophet, who previously predicted a corn bull run, forecasts very bad weather the first week of June. The market is described as solid and ready for another advance with a buy recommendation.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Evangelist gets life in double murder case
Henry Robinson, 40, a Negro evangelist, received life imprisonment in South Bend Circuit Court after pleading guilty to the February killings of Jesse Ross and his wife, both Negroes. A sanity commission found Robinson's mentality at the level of a 10-year-old child.
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Ly United Press
South Bend
Ind
Henry Robinson
Robinson
Jesse Ross
Auto Theft Charge Involving Pollock At Casino
Louis Pollock 21 of 3026 North Capitol Avenue faced auto theft charges after a special police officer observed suspicious conduct at Day's Casino. Detectives Irick and Giles questioned Pollock and two girls and another young man, learning the car was stolen from Vermont and Meridian Streets and owned by James S. Wasson of 3942 North Delaware Street. The group denied knowledge of the theft.
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Louis Pollock
Napitol Ave
Pollock
Day’s Casino
Irick and
Giles
Vermont
Meridian Sts
James S. Wasson
Delaware St
Hope for quick settlement in Reed probe
Senator King of Utah and Assistant Sergeant at Arms Jerry South sent a lengthy reply brief to Philadelphia backing the Reed committee suit to obtain contested ballot boxes in the Ware-Wilson senatorial contest. The brief likely will be filed in Federal Court today.
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Ware-Wilson
United Press
Washington
Philadelphia
Reed Committee
Pennsylvania
King
Dem
Utah
Jerry South
Senate
Market Rundown at Stockyards Shows Mixed Movements
Calves weak to lower while hogs held steady to stronger across Chicago and Indianapolis markets. At local exchanges, pigs sold around 9.50, sows 8 to 8.50, cattle steady with beef steers 9 to 11.75 and cows 6.75 to 9, calves mostly steady, and sheep lambs slow but steady with top fat lambs at 16 and bulk lambs 12.50 to 16. Estimated receipts about 400.
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Indianapolis Union Stockyards
Chicago
Livestock Exchange
Livestock Markets Update From Louisville
Hogs receipts 1000 steady market with tops at .25. Cattle receipts light steady range from 8.50 to 10.50 for good to choice, 6 to 8 for medium. Sheep and lambs receipts around 1400 with lambs 20c lower. springers 16 to 17.50, and sides steady.
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Louisville
Flood Inundates 200 Square Miles in Point Coupes Parish
The Atchafalaya River crevasse flood swamps more than 200 square miles in Point Coupes parish. Rescue crews abandon livestock saves in lower areas while a canvas counts surviving Acadian farmers. Boats ferry hundreds to safety. no fatalities reported.
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Bay United Press
New Orleans
Point Coupes Parish
Atchafalaya
Fourteenth World Trade Invention Adjourns in Detroit
The fourteenth annual World Trade Invention session in Detroit concludes as Houston, Texas is chosen as next year's meeting site. The program focuses on tariff issues with foreign speakers arguing current U S tariff laws hurt foreign trade. Roy Chapin of Hudson Motor Company chairs a group session on major influences in foreign trade. Bankers from Los Angeles New York and Cleveland explain export facilities. The final session is led by John D. Ryan president of Anaconda Copper Company.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Houston
Texas
Roy Chapin
Hudson Motor Company Board
J. A. H. Keer
Los Angeles
Wilbert Ward
New York
P. A. Fernandez
Cleveland
John D. Ryan
Anaconda Copper Company
Auburn Gets 225 Taxicabs Ordered by Saf-T-Cab
The Saf-T-Cab Corporation ordered 225 taxicabs from the Auburn Automobile Company to be delivered before July 1, announced in Auburn Indiana.
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Nite Preve
Auburn
Ind
Saf- T-Cab Corporation
Auburn Automobile Company
Beloit College Refuses Coed Smoking Rule
Beloit College will retain its traditions and refuse to permit coeds to smoke. The decision stands regardless of action by other schools. May 27 Beloit, Wisconsin reports the school's stance amid wartime restrictions.
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Beloit
Beloit College
Local wheat prices steady as elevators set grade rates
Wheat buyers at local grain elevators are paying $1.35 for standard grain with other grades priced on their merits. The note indicates market variations by grade and that some buyers may offer different prices based on quality.
Wholesale Produce Price List Amid Varied Freightable Goods
A historical newspaper listing shows wholesale prices for fruits and vegetables from several regions. Items include apples from Ben Davis and Barns, cantaloupes from California, grapefruit and lemons from the South, pineapples from Cuba, strawberries from Tennessee, and many others with crate and box pricing, reflecting regional supply routes and bulk rates. The list mentions crates, baskets, and per hundred or per dozen figures, highlighting the era's trade terms and market variety.
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Ben Davis
California
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virginia
Florida
Mammoth
Texas
Triumph
Railroads Authorized for Bond Refunding and Expansion
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Illinois Central and Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul Line to issue 17.35 million dollars of joint first mortgage refunding 44 percent bonds to retire maturing debt. The Erie Railroad can issue 50 million dollars of refunding and mortgage 5 percent gold bonds. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway gains approval to acquire twelve miles of track in Freeborn County Minnesota from Minneapolis and St Louis Railway.
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United Preas Washington
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bu United Press
Washington
Erie Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailWay
Freeborn County
Minnesota
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Ford Smiles at His 15 000 000th Car
Detroit May 27 Henry Ford the world’s only billionaire smiled with his son Edsel as the 15 millionth Ford rolled off the assembly line. The veteran engineer began life in 1900 with a $30 a week salary and a buggy bicycle. Now he surveys a life built around mass production and mobility.
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Ford
United Preas
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Edison Company
Henry Ford
Edsel
Five Miners Trapped as Shaft Explosion Kills Two
Belief grows that five miners are dead after a gas explosion in the Glen Alden Coal Co shaft No 3 at Wilkes Barre. Rescue efforts halted when the fanhouse was destroyed and a fresh blast sent local residents into a panic. Two nearby workers were injured as the air shaft was blown apart.
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United Press
Wilkesbarre
Woodward
Glen Alden Coal Company
Wheat advances led by Chicago Board of Trade activity
United Press report from Chicago notes a nervous, erratic wheat market with open higher by 1 to 2 percent due to unsettled Midwest weather and weak leadership. Corn shows mixed sentiment with Iowa and South Dakota reseeding needs lifting prices about 1⅓ percent, oats slow, and provisions higher amid scant outside interest.
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United Press
South Dakota
Wholesale Markets Report With Mixed Prices Across Dairy Poultry
Markets show varied wholesale prices for creamery butter and eggs, with 42 cents paid locally for fresh butterfat in Indianapolis and diverse poultry quotes including large breeds, leghorns, ducks, geese, and turkeys. New York reports mixed grains, pork firm at 34 dollars, lard steady, and refined sugar firm. Cleveland notes butter and egg price ranges, live poultry quotes, and broiler rates across markets.
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Bielers
Eg Lke
Indianapolis
Tome
United Preas
New York
Middle West
Santos ‘ c
St . Turkeys
Long Island
Browne
Maine
Bermuda
Gone but Not Forgotten Automobiles Reported Stolen
Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to E. L. Cord Auburn Ind Auburn from Washington St and Capitol Ave Max P. Gelman 1624 Bellefontaine St Marmon from Maryland St and Capitol Ave Bert Witham 810 WN Colorado Ave Essex from garage in rear of that address Neeley McDuffee 2914 E Michigan St Essex 48 233 from Washington and Alabama Sts William H Ranes 3810 Speedway Ave Chevrolet from New York and Illinois Sts P M Boston Sanborn Ind Ford 529 234 from Ohio and Meridian Sts 8 C Hamilton 1720 College Ave Ford 508 287 from St Clair and Davidson Sts L L Leary 1446 Central Ave Ford 28 160 from Market and Alabama St BACK HOME AGAIN Automobiles reported found by James S Watson 3942 N Del aware St Kissel found at Emerson and Southeastern Aves George Ryan 341 S Walcott St Ford at 315 W Ohio St Loren Stringer 2310 N La Salle St Ford at Meridian St and Indianapolis Union Railway
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Auburn
Ind
Washington St
Capitol Ave
Max P. Gelman
Bellefontaine St
Marmon
Maryland St
Bert Witham
Colorado Ave
Essex
Neeley McDuffee
Michigan St
Washington
Alabama
William H. Ranes
Speedway Ave
Chevrolet
New York
Illinois
P. M
Boston
Sanborn
Ford
Ohio
Meridian
C. Hamilton
College Ave
James S. Watson
Delaware St
Kissel
Emerson
Southeastern Aves
George Ryan
Henry Morgan and mutinous crew on Saba island
The account notes privateer Henry Morgan and a mutinous crew with women captives on Saba in the Dutch West Indies. It mentions sturdy descendants of the colony still surviving.
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Henry Morgan
Isle of
Saba
Dutch West Indies
Mussolini forecasts a greater Italy and own rule
Premier Mussolini envisions a renewed Italy of 60 million with him as head, predicting Europe will resolve its crisis by 1940. He urges stronger birth rates, proposes funds from bachelors taxes for mothers and babies, and notes Italy will close more wine shops to curb drinking while warning Germany over the Brenner frontier.
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United Press
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Europe
Germany
Brenner
Dewey Remembered as Nation’s Feet Lingered for Him
Washington notes the 28th anniversary of George Dewey’s Manila triumph as the nation once adored him. He received honors from New York crowds and Congress, but his postwar home gift sparked mockery and he canceled plans for a presidential run. The Washington gift house survives as a dressmaking shop.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Congress
Washington
Dewey
Atlanta Constitution
Ayres Man Heads Advertising Club
Sydney A. Sullivan of L. S. Ayres & Co. sales promotion directs is new president of the Indianapolis Advertising Club. Henry C. Thornton Jr. is re elected treasurer. No vice president named after Jesse E. Hanft withdrew. Directors are Ed W. Hunter Don A. Bridge Frank B. Flanner and Humbert P. Pagani. A special election will pick a vice president. Officers to be installed June 30.
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Sydney A. Sullivan
L. S. Ayres & Co
Indianapolis Advertising Club
Henry C. Thornton, Jr
Jesse E. Hanft
Ed W. Hunter
Don A. Bridge
Frank B. Flanner
Humbert P. Pagani
Detroit Pushes for 1928 Republican National Convention
Michigan Governor Fred W. Green leads a delegation urging President Coolidge to choose Detroit for the 1928 national convention. Green notes a new auditorium larger than Chicago's Coliseum is under construction and $250000 is being raised to fund accommodations.
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United Press
Washington
Michigan
Fred W. Green
Coolidge
Detroit
Green
Coliseum
Chicago
Union Traction seeks ruling against bus line injunction
Union Traction Company attorneys asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to dissolve a writ of prohibition that barred an injunction of Muncie bus operators by Madison Circuit Court. The original suit sought to restrain competing lines from challenging Union Traction's routes after Judge William A. Kittinger had granted the injunction and the Supreme Court issued the prohibition writ.
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Muncie
Madison Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Union Traction Company
Union Traction Bus Lines
William A. Kittinger
Courthouse Clock Strikes Fourteen Times in Test
County commissioners explained that the courthouse clock struck fourteen times for the first time in history. Workers testing the mechanism after recent glass breakage in the clock tower caused the extra chimes as particles fell into the delicate gears.
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Jordano
Stork Active on Crest of Flood
Babies continue to arrive in the flooded Mississippi valley regions. Red Cross headquarters reported one child born in a crowded rescue boat among refugees.
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United Preas
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross
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