Gibson Files Petition for School Commissioner
William E. Gibson of 717 Congress Ave filed a petition with the city controller to run for school commissioner. He promotes "More Schools and Less Crime" and "A School for Every Community" and serves as secretary of Commonwealth Coal and auditor of Pan Handle Coal. He was formerly chief clerk of Probate Court. he is married with three children.
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William E. Gibson
Congress Ave
Gibson
Commonwealth Coal Company
Pan Handle Coal Company
Speculators divided as to market trend in New York trading
New York observers split on whether a sustained upturn was near while some cited strong backing from forward funds. Early activity showed mixed price moves with Pullman and Mack Truck slipping, American Tobacco rising on dividend hopes, and Airbrake dropping after a dividend cut forecast.
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United Press
New York
Pullman
American Tobacco
Dow Jones
American Can
General Electric
International Harvester
Chrysler
Local Bank Clearings Report for Indianapolis
Local banking figures show pene clearings in Indianapolis for today totaling 2 756 000 dollars. Bank debits for the day amounted to 5 531 000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Commission Row Price to Retailers Penits apulcs
A garbled grocery price list shows numerous produce items with varied pricing for weights and units. Items include fruits like Grimes Golden apples and Colorado Pink meats, vegetables such as Beans H G Cabbage and Spinach, and several regional origin notes.
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Indiana
Colorado
California
Icy
Bartlett
Oregon
H. G
Leme
Fresh Markets Report From Indianapolis and New York
Markets show mixed prices across poultry, dairy, and produce. Butter, cheese, eggs, and potatoes move with regional quotes from Minneapolis, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, and Ohio, reflecting varied supplies and demand.
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Indiaapolis
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Michigan
Maine
Ohio
Penna
New York
Poultry
Hern
Wholesale Meat Prices From Historic Market List
A decoded excerpt shows wholesale figures for steer, heifer, cow, and hog prices by weight and carcass basis. Veal, lamb, mutton, and related cuts are listed with per pound rates and terms such as tongues, sweetbreads, and tenderloins.
Wholesale Grocers Largest Dealers in Canned Goods
A regional listing identifies wholesale grocers as the largest dealers in canned goods for hotels, restaurants, clubs, and institutions, highlighting their role in supplying bulk provisions to diverse food-service operations.
Grains Slide to Low Close on Chicago Board of Trade
Grains ended lower after a session on the Chicago Board of Trade with rye up 3 cents briefly before profit taking. Wheat fell as locals sold, spreads and hedging pressured oats held steady. Outside buying failed to resume, and corn softened along with provisions slipping from early gains.
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United Press Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Hog and cattle prices slide at Indianapolis Livestock Exchange
A large hog run of about 7,500 plus 1,200 cattle entries absorbed slowly as prices fell a dime. Hog top reached 13.90 with most trading 13.60 to 13.80. cattle steadied with steers 8 to 14, heifers 6 to 11, cows 4 to 8.25. Lambs 14 to 14, calves weak to 14.50, stockers 4 to 8.
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Thomson & McKinnon
Railroadgua
Atchigan
Mack Gete
Aba
Gas Pacific
St Baker
Stewl Warn
Big Taist Pia
Lehigh
Pac Sana Nor & Wes
Il Penneylvan
St. Paul
Ys Union Pac
Fisk
Goodrich
Goodyr
Ryl Dutch
C&f
Exas Co
Amer
Bethlehem
Gulf States
Har
U S Steel
Indianapolis Livestock Exchange
Exchange
Chicago Grain Table Reflects Varied Wheat and Corn Moves
Chicago grain table shows wheat and corn directions with mixed futures, including Dec and May wheat, Sept corn, and oats, along with cash prices for barley rye and related commodities. Carlot receipts list wheat and corn as well as oats and rye, with cash prices for wheat No 1 and No 2, rye cash, and Timothy and Clover figures.
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Chicago
Chicago, & T
Missing Officer Quits After Disappearance
Detective Sergt. Fred Purvis resigned accepted by the board of safety. Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff said the resignation was written from Denver Cole and refused to disclose Purvis reason for disappearance or other details of the letter.
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Sergt
Fred Purvis
Board of Safety
Herman F. Rikhoff
Purvis
Denver
Cole
White House silent on Kellogg Morocco aviator case
President Coolidge favors enforcing laws barring Americans serving with foreign armies but has not discussed the issue with Secretary Kellogg. Kellogg cited as a warning to American aviators fighting with the French army against Rift tribesmen in Morocco. The White House indicated Kellogg has not brought the question to the President and the President has no personal opinion on the case.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Kellogg
Morocco
White House
Shot May Cost Leg: Man Arrested for Shooting Roomer
Charles Clapper of 1621 E New York St is under arrest charged with shooting with intent to kill. Wallace English, a roomer, is in city hospital with a possibly severed leg after a quarrel in which English allegedly struck at Clapper with a chair. Maude Clapper says the couple expelled English and he returned, prompting the shooting.
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Charles Clapper
New York St
Wallace English
Clapper
City Hospital
English
Maude Clapper
Local Wagon Wheat Ag Pays Off In Theatre Merits
Fragmentary report notes $1 payments, engines, and reactor no. es in a local context. Theatre merits appear linked to agricultural payment discussions and community matters.
Arrest Victim of Kidnaping Heads to Indiana
Edward Dick, 23, of 1926 S Belmont Ave, to be taken to Lafayette Indiana for a liquor case tied to a hospital abduction. He fled a hospital weeks earlier after a trucking crash left him with a fractured hip. Detectives found three guns in his car after arrest at Market and Capitol. William Davey, 1154 S West St, was nabbed for attempting to seize the liquor cargo at the crime scene.
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Edward Dick
S. Belmont Ave
Lafayette
Ind
Monticello
William Davey
S. West St
Davey
Market St
Capitol Ave
Trained German police dog offered to Indianapolis force
Ben H. Wilson of Wilsona kennels Rushville offers a German trained police dog for Indianapolis police use. Watson showcased his dogs at an East Side Gun Club program. Zillo the dog demonstrated trailing a criminal during the display.
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Indianapolis
Ben H. Wilson
Wilsona
Rushville
Watson
East Side
Zillo
Suit Follows Death Of Doris Parker In Elevator Accident
A $5,000 damage suit was filed in Superior Court Two by Doris N. Parker’s father James E. Parker against Fletcher Savings and Trust Company. The 3 year old died July 13 when her head struck a bar below the second floor as the elevator jerks and rolled, throwing her against the door.
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Doris N. Parker
James E. Parker
N. Meridian Sr
Superior Court
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Trust Company
Seven drivers taken in police speed trap raid
Police arrested seven alleged speedsters today. Those arrested include Louis Craig at 5964 N Meridian St F Willbaum at 118 N East St Edmund Haggard of 5314 Parks Ave Taylor Fletcher of 3750 Chester Ave Howard Burrell 780 Concord St Samuel Griffith 1226 N Tacoma Ave and M Gosnell at 3414 Kenwood Ave.
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Louis Craig
Meridian St
F. Willbaum
East St
Edmund Haggard
Parks Ave
Taylor Fletcher
Chester Ave
Howard Burrell
Concord St
Samuel Griffith
Tacoma Ave
M. Gosnell
Kenwood Ave
Perjury Charges Filed Against Two City Residents
Police filed perjury charges against Clyde Lesley and Oscar Franklin both 26 and 52 of their listed addresses. They were freed in city court on Aug. 30 along with others on blind tiger charges after their accounts differed from the officers' testimony.
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Clyde Lesley
Lambert St
Oscar Franklin
W. Morris St
Cattle Steady Across Markets in Sept 22 Trading
Chicago receipts show mixed hogs and cattle with slow demand and modest declines. Cincinnati and East Buffalo report steady cattle and higher veal, while Toledo and Cleveland note steady to soft wholesale prices across hogs, sheep, and calves.
Retail Fish Prices Listed in Cobbled Market Roundup
A garbled catalog of fish prices shows whitefish five cents, Mackinaw trout thirty five, Columbia River salmons and halibut steaks at forty, boneless baby whitefish and herring at thirty, red snippers and mackerel entries, river carp fifteen, lake mullets, smoked whitefish and lunch herring at thirty five and four cents, chinooks and oysters with assorted rates, shrimp and other seafood items appear with varied prices.
Bus Driver Arrested in High Speed Interstate Incident
Roscoe Cravens, driver for Hoosier Stage Lines, was arrested by Sheriff Daniels in Anderson Indiana for speeding at fifty two miles an hour. This marked Cravens second speeding offense.
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United Pess Anderson
Ind
Roscoe Cravens
Hoosier Stage Lines, Inc
Daniels
Craven
Coal and Iron Power Our Nation's Industrial Growth
The piece reflects on coal and iron as vital national resources, tracing coal from ancient vegetation to modern power. It notes U S dominance in world coal reserves and uses vivid imagery to describe coal’s immense potential and historical progress from stagecoaches to modern industry.
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George Wash
United States
China
Early history of coal and its modern uses
The text traces coal from ancient compression of vegetable matter to early recognition by historians, noting its use as fuel in England and Scotland, its rise with the age of machinery, and its broader value in producing illuminating gas, coke, coal-tar, medicines, explosives, fertilizers, and dyes from coal-tar.
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Columbus
America
Pope Pius II
England
Scotland
Auto Upset Crash Near Capitol and Thirtieth
William Burns aged 68 of 3033 Boulevard Place sustained a sprained shoulder when a car driven by his son Albert Burns was struck by another vehicle at Capitol Avenue and Thirtieth Street. The Burns car overturned and driver Lavone Jackson of Noblesville Indiana was charged with assault and battery and reckless driving.
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William Burns
Boulevard PL
Albert Burns
Capitol Ave
Yoke to Seek Re election as Indianapolis School Head
Charles R. Yoke, president of the Indianapolis school board, has consented to run again. Henry L. Dithmer, chairman of the citizen's school committee, announced the decision after the committee endorsed Yoke who initially refused to stand.
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Charles R. Yoke
Indianapolis School Board
Henry L. Dithmer
Citizen's School Committee
Yoke
Beech Grove Man Seeks Injunction Over City Sewer Assessments
Judge Sidney S. Miller continued Francis A. Wilhelm's case against Indianapolis to block sewer assessments for Bean Creek and Pleasant Run. Wilhelm contends he is illegally taxed while living in Beech Grove. Hearing on appeals from over 200 other assessments is set for Monday in Circuit Court.
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Sidney 8S. Miller
Superior Court Three
Francis A. Wilhelm
Beech Grove
Indianapolis
Bean Creek
Pleasant Run
Wilhelm
Receiver Denial Ends Appointment Bid for Chile Parlor Operator
Judge Pro Tem Joseph M Milner of Superior Court Five denied the petition by Indianapolis Fancy Grocery Company to appoint a receiver for D C Blacker who runs several chile parlors and a canning plant. He ruled there was insufficient evidence to justify court action.
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Joseph M. Milner
Superior Court Five
D. C
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