Burning death of Madison art student Marie McCarthy
Marie McCarthy an 18 year old Wisconsin University art student may have been drugged before being burned to death in a roadhouse fire. Madison authorities announced an autopsy and DA Fred Risser said the father waived objections. Lyman Schley, roadhouse owner, claimed they were secretly in love and suspects consider enemies. Witnesses connected to Schley and Marie were subpoenaed.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Marie McCarthy
Wisconsin University
Fred Risser
Joseph McCarthy
Lyman Schley
Schley
Miss McCarthy
Wisconsin
Marie
Risser
Stock prices rise amid steady morning truck in New York trade
United States steel hits a new high at 154 and rails and amusements show strength as the market opens. Early gains were steady but fade toward noon with dull trading. Amusements lead, radio group earnings favor the sector, rails and utilities post small advances while overall activity remains quiet.
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United Arena
New York
United States Steel
Stock Exchange
Bank Clearings by City and Treasury Expenditures
Indianapolis clearings reach 3.237 million with 7.314 million debits on Tuesday October 28. New York reports 988 million clearings and 271.42 million debits. Chicago shows 92.8 million clearings and 6.6 million debits. Treasury statement lists net balance for October 25 and expenditures at 0.070,056. No customs data appears month to date.
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Indianapolis
New York
United Press
Chicago
Treasury Stateme
Noah
Swine Market Dips 10 Cents At City Yards
Swine trade at the Union Stock yards was mostly 10 cents lower this morning with 160 to 300 pound hogs selling around 9.30 to 9.60, early top 9.70. Receipts were about 8,600 with 262 holdovers. good and choice cattle steadier, others down. Lambs 50 cents higher, calves 700, sheep 1,500. Chicago hog receipts 31,000 with 4,000 direct. cattle 17,000, calves 2,000, sheep 16,000. opening slow and 10 to 15 cents lower than Monday.
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Chicago
Eewarees
Bay United Press
Bu United Press
Louisville
Market Receipts Fall Short as Fat Stock Prices Drift
Pittsburgh stockyards report mixed receipts with hogs steady to weak and cattle lightly traded. 500 hogs at 9.85-10.00 per cwt for weights 150-260 lbs, smaller lots at 9.50-9.97. Calves around 10.50 for good fed. Sheep and lambs show limited activity with fat lambs steady and aged wethers around 3.75.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Peeters Medina
Swan-Myers Income Declines Post Acquisition by Abbott
Net income for the nine months ended Sept 30 1930 reported by Swan-Myers now part of Abbott Laboratories totals 74227 versus 26546 a year earlier and 64660 on Sept 21 1928. Current assets stand at 353778 with current liabilities of 97126.
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Swan- Myers Company
Abbott Laboratories
Southern Railway Company
Cheen
Navy Band to Play at Indiana State Teachers College Armistice
TERRE HAUTE Ind Oct 28 The United States Navy Band will perform at Indiana State Teachers College on November 11 as part of Armistice Day observances. The event brings a national military unit to the campus for a Veterans Day program and patriotic ceremonies.
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Navy
Terre Haute
Ind
United States Navy
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Prepare to Cancel Airport Contract
With no word today from Crales Caldwell the contractor for the municipal airport hangar, the city moved to cancel the contract and continue work. Workmen quit last week when Caldwell failed to pay them, and a $2400 October request was refused prompting the board to demand funds from Commonwealth Casualty Company or face suit.
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Crales Caldwell
Municipal
Caldwell
Works Board
Commonwealth Casualty Company
Hogs and cattle prices across multiple markets October 28
Receipts vary from 800 to 31,000 across New York Chicago East St. Louis and other cities. Hogs show declines of 10 to 35 cents in many weights, with tops near 9.60. Cattle and calves trend steady to higher in some regions, with varied steer and heifer prices and vealers around 13 to 15 dollars. Sheep and lamb markets mixed, with natives and feeders higher in some areas.
Dow Jones Summary of Stock and Oil Data
Summary of market data including United States sugar resin melt, Dow totals, and oil output. Weekly crude oil production for week ended Oct 25 at 2,362,838 barrels, down modestly. Company earnings and dividends across Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Continental Oil, Norfolk and Western, Prairie Pipe Line, and Southern Railway noted with nine month results and quarterly changes.
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United States
Sas Ae
Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Stock Market Holds Up as Bad News Fails to Break It
In New York on October 28 the assessment that an extra dividend by the Steel Corporation fueled market recovery seems far-fetched. The market’s strength appears due to intrinsic resilience despite discouraging business developments. Liquidity has run its course and stockholders show less fear, with steady gains despite no clear encouraging news. Technical conditions suggest further recovery ahead.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Steel Corporation
Market Prices for Eggs Butter Poultry and Potatoes
Chicago New York Cincinnati Cleveland report mixed commodity prices. Eggs deliverable in Indianapolis quoted at 20 to 26 cents per dozen with various grades. butter steady with quotes from 32 to 38 cents. poultry prices firm with hens, leghorns, ducks and turkeys listed across several cities. potatoes priced by variety and region with wholesale ranges noted.
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Wisconsin
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Bu United Press
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United Press
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Long Island
Maine
Jersey
Suspect in Death of Wife and Four Sons Held
Charles King 36 of Hamilton Ohio is in Lake county jail as he awaits return to Hamilton to face charges of murdering his wife and four children more than a year ago. He was arrested in a Fairport Harbor barber shop, ending a nation wide search that began last Oct 23 for his wife and children.
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United Press
Painesville
Charles King
Hamilton
Lake County
Fairport Harbor
King
Strong Cable Report Sends Wheat Higher
Great strength in the foreign cables lifted wheat on the Board of Trade. Liverpool and Buenos Aires support spurred gains while corn rose sharply yet trade was light and oats held steady with modest gains.
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United Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
South America
Liverpool
Buenos Aires
Russia
Air line use urged to boost Americas trade
Leighton W. Rogers of the aeronautics division told exporters at the tenth annual Middle West Foreign Trade and Merchant Marine conference that air transportation can offset Europe’s steamship advantage to Latin America. He said large areas unserved by rail or sea will open via air. Malcolm M. Stewart of Cincinnati was re-elected chairman and the executive committee will choose the next convention site, with Louisville and Kansas City as leading contenders.
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Leighton W. Rogers
Aeronautics Division
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Middle West
Claypool
Europe
Latin America
Rogers
Malcolm M. Stewart
Cincinnati
Midwest Foreign Trade Committee
Louisville
Kansas City
City in Brief Highlights Local Society Events and Tragedies
Dr William McPherson president of the American Chemical Society will speak on The Methods of Nature at a Channel of Commerce dinner of the Indianapolis section. Mrs Ariah Barber 55 of 2841 Brouse Street was taken to hospital after her husband reported a suicide attempt. A national flower contest will run locally Feb 14 to Apr 15 in cooperation with florists and horticulturists. A man identified by C E Claypoole papers committed suicide at McCarty and Meridian streets. Two Indianapolis insurance leaders will speak at the Federation of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies convention in Chicago. Edward Rowlands of Indiana University Medical School will address the Lions Club luncheon. Burglars stole clothing and jewelry worth 110 from Mrs Theola Monte 450 West Thirteenth Street.
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William McPherson
The
American Chemical Society
Ariah Barber
Brouse Street
City Hospital
Clarence J. Barber
Indianapolis Florists
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
C. E. Claypoole
McCarty
Meridian Streets
Indianapolis
F. B. Fowler
Indiana Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company
J. J. Fitzgerald
Grain Dealers National Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Federation of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
Chicago
Twenty Year Club Dinner Honors Longest Serving Employees
The Twenty Year Club of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company will honor workers with the longest service at a dinner in Spink Arms at 6. Beck Lowe of the shops department will receive a testimonial belt for 51 years of service. Larry Hart, 77, in the track department, will be presented a cane as the oldest active employee. Congressman Louis Ludlow will speak.
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Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Spink Arms
Beck Lowe
Shops
Lowe
Larry Hart
Louis Ludlow
Marriages Listed in Local License Records
A batch of marriage licenses shows couples with ages and occupations including Landon B. Schontz and Helen Hurley, both in Chicago and Calument City pairs, along with several other city residents such as Floyd E. Gasper and Mary N. Reynolds and Paul Colling and Ruth Smith. The notices list addresses and professions like dentist, laborer, stenographer, musician, and maid.
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Landon B. Schontz
Chicago
Mechanic
Helen Hurley
East Twelfth
Stanton A. Welkes
Melba M. Presch
West Drive
Woodruff Place
Floyd E. Gasper
North Gladstone
Mary N. Reynolds
North Meridian
Donald P. Wallace
North Highland
Irene M. More
Hiatt
Fred Kober
Weghorst
Blackgl
Sophie Demuth
Wegorst
Paul Colling
North Illinois
Ruth Smith
Sangster
Shannon Blair
West_Twenty eighth
Esther V. Heywood
Shriver
Leonard Simons
East Ohio
Opal G.grimes
Missouri
Emery Sith
Bright
Porter
M. Halfacre
West St. Clair
Sheriff Metzel Killed in Ambush in Harrison Mont
Sheriff Frank Metzel was killed and banker Fred W. Bleck wounded when marksmen ambushed them near Harrison. Metzel had been investigating Monday night’s robbery of Harrison State Bank totaling between 1500 and 2000 dollars.
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United Press
Harrison
Mont
Frank Metzel
Fred W. Bleck
Virginia City
Metzel
Harrison State Bank
Births and deaths reported in Gary Indiana Times Special
A list from Gary Indiana notes numerous births at Methodist and city hospitals including names such as Joseph Roseman Lorene Roseman and Sai Elenora Beanblossom. It records deaths and ages from St Vincent and city hospitals including Elizabeth, a 100 year old former slave, along with causes like lobar pneumonia cerebral hemorrhage and chronic conditions.
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Joseph and
Lorene Roseman
South Colorado
Sai Elenora Beanblossom
Methodist Hospital
Roland and
Greta Snider
Garland and
Helen Ely
Carlylle Place
Ben and Hilda Ferguson
West Thirty-fourth
Paul and
Mayme Jordon
William and Elizabeth Dampler
Ringgold
William Parker
City Hospital
Lobar
Jeanette Aanon
St. Vincent's Hospital
Dora Findley
Ote City Hospital
John Dey Sohn
Ores
Lydia Hartley
Central Indiana
Hosceneta
F. Healey
Spann
Card
William Knox
Park
Stieming
North Denny
Joshua Wey
North Gale
Harriet Knppensatz
Po Times
Gary
Ind
Elizabeth
Kentucky
Pennsylvania Rail Road Denies Tax and Election Claims
Officials of the Pennsylvania rail road denied charges they failed to pay taxes and claimed employees were coerced in elections. In Indiana, trial began in Allen circuit court for three Chicago men charged with robbing the Broadway state bank in Fort Wayne. Abe Schulz arrested, to face separate trial.
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United Press
FT. Wayne
Ind
Allen
Chicago
Broadway State Bank
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William Naecker
George Kelly
George Smith
Republican A. Scott Seeks Joint Hancock Madison Seat
Times Special October reports A. Scott Republican candidate for joint representative from Hancock and Madison counties runs on a platform for a new Constitution unless the current one can be amended to create a new taxation system.
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Ind
Naph A. Scott
Hancock
Madison
Riverside church in New York built of Indiana limestone
Times Special reports Bloomington Indiana stone used for Riverside church in New York. The $4,009,000 project features Indiana limestone in interior and exterior work including a carved pulpit of Chartres.
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Times
Bloomington
Ind
Riverside Church
New York
Chartres
Capone Cadets in Colleges Charged
Chicago booze king Al Capone is alleged to have cadets in Indiana colleges aiding his whisky sales in a typewritten letter to Attorney-General James M. Ogden. The message promises proof at college football games and claims public enemies flee to northern Indiana.
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Chicago
Scar Face al Capone
Indiana
James M. Ogden
Windy City
Loren
Law and Order
Ogden
New Indiana Railroad Officials Named In Chicago Vote
Ralph H. James of Chicago is named vice president in charge of traffic for the Indiana railroad. William J. Knorst is elected assistant vice-president and Edwin J. Booth becomes assistant to the president. The Insull controlled system includes electric interurban lines and several divisions radiating from Indianapolis.
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Insull
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Northern Indiana Power Company
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Interstate Public Service Company
Indianapolis
City Worker Struck by Misdirected Sledge Hammer
Jesse W. Tiffany a 30 year old city sanitary board employee was struck on the head by a swung sledgehammer from fellow worker Scott Baker while both worked on a truck trailer in the 1000 block on Sanders street. Tiffany was taken to Methodist hospital in noncritical condition.
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Jesse W. Tiffany
Cornelius Avenue
City Sanitary Board
City Hospital
Tiffany
Scott Baker
West Thirty-second Street
Sanders Street
Baker
Methodist Hospital
Halloween celebration planned in Thorntown with prizes
Thorntown Indiana hosts a Friday evening Halloween event the second in a series. Local business and professional leaders have donated several prizes for the festivities.
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Thorntown
Ind
First Mortgage Real Estate Bonds Traded in ZAISER AND ZAISER
ZAISER AND ZAISER reports active trading in first mortgage real estate bonds. The firm bought, sold and quoted several issues, with notable activity in key properties and rising demand from institutional investors amid favorable rate conditions.
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Zaiser & Zaiser
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