Busch estate heirs to share vast trust income from will
The will of Adolphus Busch set a trust fund with annual incomes of 375000 per share for nine heirs, including widow and seven children. August A Busch gains major control over the brewery and related companies, while executors and trustees handle charitable bequests and widow’s income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Louis
Adolphus Pusch
August A. Busch
Carl
Busch Estate Corporation
Eduard Scharer
Wilhelmine Busch
Adolphus Busch
Germany
Schafer
Lilly Rusch
Edward A. Faust
Charles Nagel
Busch
Manufacturer’s Railway
American Bottle Company
Busch-Sulzers Brothers-Diesel
Faust
August A. Buseh
St. Louis Union Trust Company
U. S
Lillie Busch
Waterways Seen As Alternative Freight Route
Henry W. Hill of Buffalo, president of the New York State Waterways Association, told the annual convention that rail lines cannot handle heavier freight. He argued rising coal and operating costs will push larger freights to waterways as the most economical transport, signaling a shift away from a rail war on waterways.
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Albany
N. Y
Henry W. Hill
Buffalo
New York State Waterways’ Association
Association
Widely Known Baptist Editor John Prestridge Dies at 80
Rev. John Newton Prestridge editor of the Baptist World, published in Louisville, died suddenly at his home aged 80. A Selma Alabama native, he was a prominent Baptist leader who pastored in Kentucky and Texas before turning to publishing. He helped initiate the World Congress held in 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
John Newton Prestridge
The
Baptist World
Selma
Ala
Rail mail clerks to gain 100 dollars a year
About 80 percent of all rail mail clerks running into Houston will receive a $100 per year pay increase. The move affects clerks handling mail at the Silouston area and surrounding routes.
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Silouston
Tex
Houston
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations show St Louis at 30 degrees clear with a west wind and possible rain or snow. Chicago 36 with snow and northwest wind. Milwaukee 26 partly cloudy. St Paul 26 cloudy with northwest wind. Kansas City 28 clear with northwest wind. New York 62 clear with northwest wind and rain. Boston 60 cloudy with northwest wind and possible rain. Washington DC 48 clear with northwest wind and increasing cloudiness.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Reckless Promotions Opposed by Bankers
Chicago October 30 discussion at the Investment Bankers Association of America focused on financing reforms to curb reckless promotions. Delos Chappell urged linkage of bond issuance to work progress and engineer certification, while Clarke L Poole noted timber bonds are scarce despite vast timber assets. James J Hill and Frank A Vanderlip warned that political agitation and financiers' timidity hinder business progress.
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Chicago
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Delos Chappell
Los Angeles
California
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
Hill
OIL COMPANIES SOLD IN CALIFORNIA DEAL
In London a syndicate headed by Andrew Weir will acquire United Oil Company and General Petroleum Company for about 110 million dollars. Eugene de Sabla cables that papers are signed and Union Oil, with its fields pipelines and shipping fleet, will merge into the British concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
California
United Oil Company
General Petroleum Company
London
Eugene de Sabla
de Sabla
Andrew Weir
Union Oil Company
Texas Bond Approvals Include School and Utility Districts
The attorney general department approved bond issues for Grimes county common school district at 6000 dollars, Cameron county road improvement district No 1 at 20000 dollars, Malakoff independent school district at 8000 dollars, Brown county common school district at 2000 dollars, Crockett waterworks at 18000 dollars, Leon county common school district at 1000 dollars, Bell county common school district at 1500 dollars, Jones county common school district at 1000 dollars, Paige independent school district at 1800 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Grimes County, Common
Cameron County
Malakoff
Brown County Common
Crockett Waterworks
Leon County Common
Bell County Common
Jones County Common
Paige
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP News Coverage
The San Antonio Light summarizes the AP Leased Wire Day report as its main general news service, noting it delivers about 20 000 words daily and supplements with its own substantial news service for comprehensive coverage.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Sia
Sulzer Case Thrown in Federal Courts
New York October 30 William Sulzer's impeachment conviction and removal as governor are appealed in federal court by printer William H Moore. He claims a small elite now controls state government and asks to halt Glynn's gubernatorial duties and restore Sulzer. The petition targets Glynn Attorney General Carmody Secretary of State May and Sulzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Hennessy
William Sulzer
Mr. Hennessy
Fusion
New York
Tammany and Murphy
State of
High Court
William H. Moore
Moore
Martin H. G
Chrysanthemum Show Opens at Washington Department Exhibit
Crowds flock to the annual chrysanthemum show in Washington DC as the Department of Agriculture opens the conservatories. The prize bloom is a nine inch golden yellow cluster from horticulturists. Doors to the greenhouse were locked except for the main entrance causing public frustration. The exhibition runs through next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Relic hunter Oldroyd walks 250 miles to Newark statue
Osborne H. Oldroyd, 71, Lincoln relics collector, walked from Washington to Newark to see Borglum’s "Old Abe" statue. He began October 19 and finished yesterday after a 250 mile trek. He has previously traveled from Washington to Boston and across Europe in pursuit of Lincoln history.
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Newark
N. J
Osborne H. Oldroyd
Abraham Lincoln
Washington, D. C
Old Abe
Oldroyd
Lincoln
Boston
Cork
Belfast
Glasgow
London
El Paso Banker August G. Andreas Dies
August G. Andreas founder and vice president of City National Bank of El Paso died in a local hospital at age 64. He led the bank since its early years and was a prominent local financier. His death occurred in El Paso, Texas, on October 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
G. Andreas
City National Bank of
Federals Hemmed In Monterey Hold By Constitutionalists
Dispatch from Monterey reports Constitutionalists have captured a large part of the city and taken prisoners including General Geronimo Trevino. The federal garrison in Monterey is hemmed in and surrender is momentarily expected. Trevino was later named in Mexico City as a former northern zone commander and was reportedly offered the provisional presidency but declined.
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Brownsville
Tex
Monterey
Geronimo Trevino
Mexico City
Huerta
Trevino
Mexico
Guarded New York Gold Vault Counts Big Total
About 840 tons of gold in the United States sub treasury on Wall Street is being counted by nine Treasury Department workers. Some 2500 to 3000 tons of silver, millions in bills, and several tons of nickel and copper are being tallied as well. The work began Tuesday and will last three weeks, with the result to inform Assistant Treasurer Martin Vogel of the exact funds in custody, guarded by a small army and machine guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Wall Street
Treasury Department
Martin Vogel
Vogel
Plans Gomez Downfall Stirs Port of Spain
General Jose Manuel Hernandez known as El Mocho arrived from St Thomas to urge Venezuelan free elections and oppose Gomez. He warned suppression could spark conflict and named Cipriano Castro as another foe, with rumors of Castro’s assassination or boat wrecks in the Caribbean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Jose Manuel Hernandez
el Mocho
St. Thomas
Venezuela
Gomez
Secrets say Panama Canal safe from enemy fleet fire
Tests by the Third division of the Atlantic fleet under Rear Admiral Usher claim the Gatun and other locks are nearly protected from bombardment. The Navy Department leaks suggest mislocation of Gatun lock and misleading canal topography data. Hills between the sea and canal render bombardment largely ineffective.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic
Usher
Panama Canal
Gatun
Navy Department
Gates Funeral to be Held in New York on Saturday
Funeral services for Charles G. Gates son of the late John W. Gates will be held at the Madison Episcopal Church at 2 20 P M Saturday. The body arrives on a special West train expected Friday and will be buried beside his father in Woodlawn cemetery. The mausoleum is still under construction so the body will rest temporarily in the family vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles G. Gates
John W. Gates
Cody
Wyo
Madison Episcopal Church
Mr. Gates
Woodlawn
Gates
Not Guilty in Admiral Eaton Murder Trial
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton is acquitted of murdering Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton by a 5 10 am jury verdict. Crowds waited overnight as she slept in a courthouse lobby and thanked jurors after the verdict. Her counsel called her stand unusual and decisive in the high profile case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Mass
Jennie May Eaton
Joseph G. Eaton
Aiken
Eaton
Santiago
Assinippi
Admiral Eaton
Strikers Armed as Detachments Move Toward Ludlow
Detachments of Batteries A and B left Trinidad to advance toward Ludlow as strike zones. Quiet around Aguilar and Ludlow colonies, but many strikers in hills west of Ludlow and south of Aguilar. Intermittent night firing indicated armament. arms gathering and disarming orders began in Aguilar colony.
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Trinidad
Colo
Ludlow
Aguilar
Tabasco
Walsenburg
Huerfano County
Red Cross plans $700000 building memorial in DC
Red Cross officials in Washington consider a $700000 structure to serve as a home for the organization and a Civil War women memorial. Gifts from friends are expected to complete the $300000 needed to use the $400000 Congress appropriated for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Friends of the Organization
Congress
Nome Appeals for Aid to Weather Nome Storm
Nome mayor in a cable to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce said many residents are destitute after a recent storm damaged the city and will need transportation aid. He estimated $50,000 is required to carry Nome through the long winter and urged government assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Seattle
Alaska
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
WILL AID FARM WOMEN
Secretary Houston plans a farm women branch under the Department of Agriculture to assist wives and daughters on farms. A broadcast letter seeks input, signaling a shift from crop yields to improving life on the farm and addressing the human side of rural work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Houston
Aviator Arrested for Duck Shooting From Flying Boat
Edwin Jaquith of New York City, a pupil at a Lake Keuka aviation school, is arrested on a novel charge of shooting ducks from a flying boat. Officials say duck shooting from power boats is illegal and flying machines fall under the same law. The case is set for Friday before a Hammondsport justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Edwin Jaquith
New York City
Lake Keuka
Hammonsport
Three Vessels Ashore Near Casa Blanca Morocco
A violent storm drove three ships ashore on the Moroccan coast near Casa Blanca. The Greek Missolonghi the German Martini and the Spanish Syria were wrecked. Eight sailors drowned when a lifeboat capsized. The French Trans Atlantic Caravelle escaped badly damaged and continued to Nantes.
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Casa Blanca
Morocco
Here
Missolonghi
Martini
Syria
trans-Atlantic Company
Nantes
Bavaria to proclaim Prince Regent Ludwig king
The Bavarian Lower House passed a bill to end regency and crown Prince Regent Ludwig king of Bavaria in place of the insane King Otto. The measure had already been approved by the Upper House.
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Munich
Bavaria
Ludwig of Bavaria
Otto
Possum Gift Sent to President Wilson
President Wilson received by express a fat possum sent by Joe Farrow of McFarlan North Carolina who wrote I am an old slave time darkey. He added I heard someone sent you a sweet potato the other day. Here is an opossum to go with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
President Wilson
Express
Darkey
Joe Farrow
McFarlan
N. C
Missouri Rep Lloyd Seeks Mail Weighing Bill
A bill by Representative Lloyd of Missouri proposes annual weighing of the mails at railroad expense requiring 80 working days. Lloyd estimates the plan could save the government about 338,702 dollars yearly.
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Washington, D. C
Lloyd
Missouri
Murder suspect may be held in Memphis
Meade Barr, accused in Florence Brown's murder in Indianapolis last July, may be detained in Memphis for one or two months after a conference between Indiana and Texas authorities. Dallas Chief of Police Ryan said Texas officials are not fully satisfied Barr is the right man despite a claimed confession. Barr was brought to Memphis by Indiana reform facility officials for transfer to Texas.
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Memphis
Tenn
Indiana
Texas
Ryan
Dallas
Meade Barr
Florence Brown
Barr
Dewitt
Currie McCutcheon
David Peyton
Indiana State Reformatory
J. P. Walker
Dallas Murder Suspect Meade Barr Allegedly En Route
Dallas police were stunned by a Memphis dispatch stating Meade Barr who asserts he killed Miss Florence Brown in July is traveling from an Indiana reformatory to Dallas. Authorities had repeatedly denied Barr’s involvement, and refused comment when the Memphis report was shown.
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Dallas
Tex
Meade Barr
Florence Brown
Memphis
Indiana
Barr
Memphis Dispatch
Fair Weather Amid Warming Trend and Pacific Storm Forming
The thermometer rose from 39 degrees as sun returned, with Major Buell noting continued fair weather for a day or two. He warned of a distant Pacific Coast storm but expected no immediate impact, predicting warmer days ahead and a wind shift from northeast toward the southeast and south.
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Major Buell
Pacific Coast
Moving Pictures Aboard Warships
The United States battleship fleet bound for the Mediterranean from Hampton Roads sails in fine weather, with a nightly moving picture exhibition aboard the flagship Wyoming off Cape Race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Sera
Cape Race
Mediterranean
Hampton Roads
Policy in Course of Preparation Averts Huerta Action
Washington October 30 1954 Secretary Bryan travels to New Jersey campaign to say no Mexican policy change yet. White House indicates next steps may wait a week while Huerta election results stir delay. Wilson weighs adviser suggestions and plans a cabinet meeting next week.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
New Jersey
White House
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Huerta
Mexxico City
Wilson
Roosevelt
Navy
Bear A Fletcher
General Felix
New York and Cuba
Diaz
Louisiana
New York
Cuba
Progreso
San Ignacio
Governm
United
Swarthmore
Mobile
Ala
Mexico
State Department
Blanquet
Diaz Kept Under Guard on Louisiana Battleship
General Felix Diaz, a refugee aboard the American battleship Louisiana in Vera Cruz, is under strict admiral ordered isolation. He may not contact shore without permission, and the admiral warns such access will be rare to prevent possible plotting or conspiracy.
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Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Louisiana
Diez
Diaz
General Diaz
Admiral Fletcher
Gene Diaz
Ding
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SPM
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Feteenee
Pos Mussess Ss
English Syndicate
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Capital
Government Green House
General Hernandez
Finns
Ferdinand
President
Fletcher
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