Edith Rockefeller McCormick Dies After Long Struggle
Chicago social leader Edith Rockefeller McCormick, once regarded as the world’s richest woman, died at 4 30 p m in the Drake Hotel apartment after a coma of over 13 hours. She was approaching 60, with family present including ex-husband Harold McCormick and children Mathilde, Muriel, and Fowler. Financial worries tied to her Chicago real estate holdings and the Edith Rockefeller McCormick trust preceded her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago Society
Drake Hotel
Lake Shore Drive
Harold F. McCormick
Mathilde McCormick Oser
Muriel McCormick Hubbard
Fowler
Kidnapped man dies in New Orleans hotel room
A hotel in New Orleans reported the death of Dave R. Ettinger a Chicago optical company official who was kidnapped in Chicago four days earlier. Autopsy found poison with two glasses of liquor beside his bed as two men from Cleveland and St. Louis checked into the same room and a call for antidote guidance was received before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Dave R. Ettinger
Chicago
Cleveland
A. N. Sanderson
St. Louis
A. J. Blair
Ettinger
Elite Chicago figure relinquishes mansion authority
A prominent Chicago social leader has given up her mansion after more than a decade of influence over the city’s elite. She also spent many days at her Villa Turicum estate at Lake Forest, as reported by the World-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Villa Turicum
Lake Forest
Boycott Fears Rise of Anti Japanese Tension
Shanghai merchants and foreign business circles fear the anti Japanese boycott could rekindle hostilities seen last January. Blood and iron societies threaten violence against merchants trading Japanese goods and some firms publish statements to avoid wrath. Major Wu Teh Chen has received a protest from the Japanese consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghaii
Wu Teh-Chen
New Offensive by the Miners in Illinois
Secret plans by the miners strike committee outline a second southern Illinois invasion from bases around mines. About 15 000 marchers were repulsed at the Franklin county line. several thousand more will be stationed at strategic points with four bases to link with Kentucky Indiana and Oklahoma miners. Mass meetings chose pickets. officials vow peaceful assembly even through winter. Bombs damaged Ray Tombozzi’s home in Taylorville. another bomb failed to explode. Christian county grand jury indicted thirty two miners for rioting after a Taylorville march. Wilmington Stip mine halts operations amid dispute over a 65 wage scale and return to work. Dan McGill accuses state police of guiding the Mulkey town trap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie
Illinois
Franklin County
Kentucky
Indiana
Oklahoma
Ray Tombozzi
Taylorville
Tombozzi
Christian County
Peabody
Christian County Grand Jury
Harry Lowe
Christian County Mass
Wilmington
Betwen
Northern Illinois Coal Company
Dan McGill
Springfield
Mulkeytown
State Journal
Mexican Bonds Defaulted Leads Bankers Request Court Guidance
Thomas W. Lamont, chair of the international bankers committee in Mexico, seeks court permission to account for a decade of work and warns that repeated Mexican bond defaults endanger the committee’s continued actions. The suit cites 18 years of missed payments on government and railway bonds totaling over 500 million, with no payments since 1928. US holders hold 101 million, UK 17, France 117, Holland 47, Germany 23, Switzerland 20, Belgium 19, and Mexico 7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Committee of Bankers In
Mexico
Thomas W. Lamont
State Supreme Court
United States
Great Britain
France
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Court Martial Reduced for First Lieut Clark
President Hoover amended the court martial sentence of First Lieut Francis J Clark of the infantry eliminating six years of imprisonment while confirming his dismissal from the army He was tried at Fitzsimons General Hospital Denver on March 18 1982 for criminal assault and being drunk and disorderly The president found improper admission of hearsay evidence and that Clarks intoxicated condition raised reasonable doubt about criminal intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Francis J. Clark
Infantry Thruwn
Clark
Army
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Denver
Bullet riddled body found in Wapsie River near Central City
Louis Tesch Hopkinton farmer was found shot in the Wapsie river near Central City. State and county investigators believe he was fleeing when struck by shotgun charges. He left home on Thursday morning on foot and carried some money, amount unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Louis Tesch
Hopkinton
Wapsie River
Central City
Tesch
Labor Day Motoring Safety Called For by Plattsmouth Firm
Mr. Petring of the Plattsmouth Motor Co urges motorists to inspect brakes batteries spark plugs headlights and tires before the three day weekend. Free inspections are offered along with a balloon promotion and Firestone products at low prices to boost safe travel on holiday trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petring
The
Plattsmouth Motor Co
Firestone
Farm Board Under Fire In Cotton Belt Probe
Shannon congressional committee grilling the federal farm board as cotton planters and shippers accuse government bureaus of competing with private business. Rep Shannon says federal stores could sell anything from a pin to a piano. J W Garrow of Houston for the American Cotton Shippers Association warns competition will persist while agricultural marketing acts remain unrepealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Federal Farm Board
Shannon Congressional Committee
Shannon
J. W. Garrow
Houston
Tex
American Cotton Shippers’ Association
Bain's Sentence Is 18 Months In Prison
Chicago news reports 73 year old John Bain a Scotch immigrant and former plumber turned banker was convicted on two conspiracy counts linked to the 13 million dollar collapse of his 12 community banks and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
John Bain
Fresh Drive to Lead the Nation Back to Normal
Hoover tells industrialists the financial crisis is over and unveils a six point program to spur credit, employment, and infrastructure. Leaders will form a permanent committee to coordinate public private efforts with figures like Henry M. Robinson and Owen D. Young steering subcommittees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Aeither
Franklin W. Fort
Home Loan Bank Board
Home Loan Bank
Daniel O. Willard
Reconstruction Corporation
Owen D. Youngs
New York
Mills
Mr. Hoover
Sheriff’s deputy killed after timber raid shooting
Sam Regland found dead with no bullet wound through the heart near the scene of the clash with Frank Whitsel and Sheriff Ed Brannin. Officers say Regland, mentally unbalanced, likely took his own life after shooting at them as they stopped his car five miles from Wig Timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Mom
Sam Regland
Frank Whilsel
Ed Brannin
Weilissing
Slace
Regland
Brannin
Whitsel
Theodore Thompson
Wig Timber
Wanteds cost only by cents and get real results
A terse classified item promises affordable want ads with a minimal cost and quick, effective outcomes. The message emphasizes low expense and strong results for readers seeking announcements or notices.
Burlington to abandon Rule to Atchison line in Nebraska Kansas
Burlington railroad officials notify Nebraska railway commission of plans to seek ICC approval to abandon the Rule Nebraska to Atchison Kansas line. The line loses about 100000 dollars annually for five years as truck competition reduces service with seven miles in Nebraska and 38 in Kansas. The tax revenue, about 30000 dollars yearly in one Kansas county, would vanish with abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington Railroad
Nebraska Railway Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rule
Atchison, Kans
L. B. Lyman
Burlington Linesweet
Nebraska
Kansas
Lyman
World-Herald
Labrador the Next Jump Flight Halted by Weather
Port Menier Quebec reports adverse weather prevents the Hutchinson party headed for Europe from taking off for Labrador on their Greenland route. The travelers include Mr and Mrs George Hutchinson, their two daughters and a four man crew. They landed their amphibian in the harbor after a smooth run from St John New York. A 600 mile water jump to Greenland remains planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Menier
Quebec
Labrador
Europe
Greenland
George Hutchinson
Hutchinsons
St. John
New York
Profit in German bonds by American bankers
Brent Brookings Institution estimates American bankers earned about 50 million in net profits from German bonds sold in the United States since 1923. The study, tied to last winter’s senate foreign bond investigation, attributes a 4 percent return on $1.25 billion floated. Par value of German bonds outstanding in the U.S. was about $994.3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brookings Institution
Senate
Robert R. Kucrgynski
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frieda Falls
Rose
Underworld
Harlem
Ness
Dent Hoover
Rapi
Labor Day
George King
Plattsmouth Motor Company
Farm Board
Bain
No. 6
Owen D. Young
Interstate Commerce Conmmission
George N. Houston
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
A. W. Robertson
Westinghouse Electric Company
Pittsburgh
Walter C. Teazle
Sandard Oil Company
New Jersey
Sewell Avery
United States Gypsum Company
C. M. Woolsey
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation
Sherift
Elayer
Pce
Hinky-Dinky
del Monte
van Camp,s
Eagle Brand
Royal Anne
P&g
Hills Bros., Butternut
Folger’s
Ioc
Curtis
Charles Curtis
State Capitol
Topeka
Kan
Vicero Ig
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!