Goulds face trust shakeup as estate is reorganized
In a New York suit over 12.6 million dollars, Supreme Court Justice Delehanty bars George Jay Gould from pursuing 644 904 dollars against his late father Jay Gould estate. Trusteeship of the 80 million dollar estate shifts to four trust companies with Helen Gould and Edwin Gould remaining trustees. Howard Gould resigns and goes abroad. Princess Viora of Albania sends daughters Helen and Dorothy Gould to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jay Gould
New York
Myron T. Herrick
France
Wabash, Pittsburgh, and Terminal
Supreme Court
Delehaney
Jay Gould
Justice Delehanty
Finley J. Shepard
Helen Gould
Edwin Gould
Justice Delehunty
Howard Gould
Equitable Trust Company
Floward
George
Bankers’ Trust Company
Howard
Edwin
Mrs. Shepard
United States Trust Company
Frank J
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Duchess de Talleyrand
Frank J. Gould
Princess Viora of
Albania
Helen
Dorothy Gould
United States
Phillips Reappointed Undersecretary of State in U S Move
Massachusetts native William Phillips is named undersecretary of state, succeeding Henry P. Fletcher as ambassador to Belgium shifts to diplomacy. Born 1878, a Harvard graduate, he joined the service in 1905 and has served under four administrations, rising through the Far Eastern division to senior posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phillips
Massachusetts
Netherlands
Henry P. Fletcher
Belgium
Mr. Phylps
Starvard University
State Department
Roosevelt
Mr. Phillips
Taft
Phillips
Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Lansing
America
Thompson May Agree to Yacht Voyage Ill Rumors
Chicago rumors from New York claim Mayor William Hale Thompson would join a yachting venture to circumnavigate the globe if reelected. The plan centers on the yacht Undaunted, valued at $100000 and held by a receiver, with a crew of 18 and 12 passengers. Partners include George F. Harding and Eugene R. Pike, described as close associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
William Hale Thompson
Hylan
Thompson
Francis R. Mayer
United States Mne
Chicago “Syndicate
Mayor Thompson
George F. Harding
Eugene R. Pike
Lincoln Park Board
Harding
Pike
Sandy Hook
Beveridge Wins Indiana Primary For U S Senator
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge won the Republican nomination for the U S Senate in Indiana by about 20,000 votes over Harry 8 New. Samuel M. Ralston won the Democratic senatorial contest by a moderate landslide. Beveridge, born in 1862 in Ohio, has served in the Senate 1899 to 1911 and praised party unity after the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Beveridge
United Staites
Harry
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
Beveridge
Republican
McCormick
Igpolis
Washington
Senate
United States
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
Indianapolis
Ohio
Crystal Detector Easy to Construct Section
An early guide outlines building a crystal detector receiver with a silicon or galena crystal, copper strip, binding posts, and a wooden base. It explains connections, grounding, and adjustments for tuning, plus approximate costs and necessary additional parts like a condenser and Murdoch receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdoch
Vacuity and Vivid Reactions to Vacuum Tubes
Readers recall surprising tube behavior and a novice’s fear induced by unfamiliar tube noises. An eager user reports a new-born’s fright when an audion tube spooked the room by loud sounds during first setup. Similar cases include bulbs emitting colored vapors in the vacuum chamber and unexplained tube quirks.
Tips to the radioist on makeshift tuning and detectors
A historic note on building home made radio gear. It covers using a 100 to 150 foot wire aerial for local and long distance reception, warns against stringing across streets or electric lines, and recommends copper wire or stranded copper with phosphor bronze as a stronger but not superior option. It describes crystal detector cups from cartridge shell brass ends, wrapping mineral kerotena in foil, heating oatmeal-tube windings, avoiding thread between turns, and applying shellac to secure turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Revenue officers seek distillers of white fightin in Kentucky
Revenue officers report many raids in Kentucky mountains have failed recently as moonshiners adopt diaphone devices for communication. The note highlights raids lacking success due to new secret messaging in distant regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Kitchen cabinet tips and old time recipes in 1922 wheat paper
A kitchen column argues accurate measuring is key to success and warns against imprecise glass cups. It presents reliable prune cake, lemon cake pudding, mock chop suey, and gingerbread nuts recipes with stepwise directions and notes on practical cooking. Includes a Ruskin quote on work and happiness.
Emergency Family Pantry How-To For Home Preparedness
Advice for the housewife on stocking a ready shelf with canned soups broths fish and meats plus dressings and desserts. It covers labeling baked goods and practical hints for quick meals and safe storage for emergencies.
What She Lacked and Caffeine in Holly Leaves
A short piece notes Billy’s first view of girls and a sister’s tease, then a Western-tinged remark about handling strangers. It also mentions American holly leaves containing caffeine, with up to one and a half percent in dried leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Mary
Tombstone
Ariz
American Legion Weekly
Pest Infestation Meant for Stearns Electric Paste
A historical ad touts Stearns Electric Paste as a 43 year standard exterminator for rats mice cockroaches waterbugs and ants. It promises a one night kill, not blown away by powder form, ready to use, with 15 language directions and a money back guarantee. Sizes 2 oz and 15 oz offered with pricing.
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Big Bill” Thompson
New
KDKA
Antenha
TEL
John Ruskin
Bellans
Western
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Inada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Brie
Columbia
A. £. Pilkey
Des Moines, Ja
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Hessig-Elu
Chemists
Memphis
Tean
Des Moines
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