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Newspaper
Seymour Daily Tribune
Location
Seymour, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
7
A brief feature from the Bell Syndicate WNU Service profiles a sprawling, unidentified group known as a legion, examining its elusive nature and the public fascination surrounding mass identity.
Bart Rogers learns the full tale of Old Jim and Anita’s peril as Jim confesses a murder tied to a past love triangle. Mrs. Jordan recounts the sequence from Albania to Bellaine, revealing Bartholomew’s manipulation and Jim’s remorse as he faces the truth and its impact on Anita.
On March 18 1925 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad with 14632 miles of trackage went into receivership. The company carried bonded debt and capital stock totaling 672963000 dollars, marking one of the largest railroad failures in history. Prior to 1917 preferred stock paid steady dividends and traded above 200 dollars a share. common stock reached 199 dollars. Last month common stock sold for 3.25 and preferred for 7 a share. The article notes cumulative causes and huge losses since 1918, with 1921 losses at 31138868 dollars. It argues speculative appeal faded as earnings failed to cover dividends or operating costs. It cites rehabilitations of Missouri Pacific and others, achieved by stockholder assessments and dividend suspensions, while some railroads earned surpluses after expanding facilities. Delaware and Hudson Reading Lehigh Valley and Lackawanna are highlighted as successful, with Lackawanna bonds and properties potentially yielding about 140 per stockholder if distributed.
Bart leads Bellaine supporters into a tense standoff after a night of torches and threats. Bull Frankiston surfaces as a key backer while city leaders face a hostile crowd. Bud Tarko orders armed drills, signaling an imminent confrontation as the scene locks around the mayor’s home. TO BE CONTINUED.
Warsaw Indiana reports five new smallpox cases in the Frederick Holbrook family prompting precautionary measures. The town faced a prior outbreak last year with 60 quarantined cases but no deaths.
Mrs Onn Holder, a fancier in Columbus Indiana, seeks reimbursement for 266 spring chickens killed by a stray dog. She files a claim for 66 dollars and 50 cents with county auditor John L Bonham.
Indiana fire marshal Newman T. Miller to investigate a June explosion on state road 22 near Martinsville. Damage to Dull Brothers machinery at Arcanum estimated at 15000 dollars. Authorities consider the act deliberate dynamiting.
The U S Supreme Court ruled that the railroad labor board in Chicago cannot compel attendance or testimony in a congressionally granted jurisdiction case. A coroner's jury in Newport England found death from misadventure for Frederick Vaughn and his wife due to suffocation from a jackdaw nest blocking their chimney.
A valuable fox terrier was trapped among huge bowlders on the mountainside between Wianfachreth and Trawsfynydd in Wales. Miners worked three days blasting rock and nine men removed the bowlders. Food was lowered to the dog by rope.
The June term 1925 board of commissioners approves numerous allowances to individuals and firms for services, supplies, burials, taxes, and payroll. Notable names include John W Beickman W G Wischmeir Edward Peters Daniel Barks and Frank Dailey with amounts ranging from a few dollars to several hundred. The accompanying note mentions Samuel Carr as auditor and cites John G Sargent as the new U S attorney general noted for pipe collecting as a hobby.
A sequence of land transfers shows multiple buyers and sellers in Pershing Salt Creek Owen and Grassy Fork townships. Transactions include Isaac N. Reedy to Burrell Lyon for 10 acres and Beverly Smallwood to Virgil Smallwood for 160 acres both with small sums. Other deeds include transfers involving Chas Gardner Walter Johnson and Nona Rucker Hawn with parcels ranging from 20 to 178 acres and prices from 1 to 3 100 dollars, plus a 40 acre Grassy Fork parcel to Kiley Cox for 3 100 dollars and a 30 acre Brownstown lot transfer to Onnie Allman. Descriptions note various lot numbers and tailed properties in Seymour Driftwood and Peters Park additions.
In Indianapolis Charles T Kaelin an attorney was indicted in Marion county on arson charges connected to three fires at the Hamrick home over three years The fires caused total damage of 37000 with insurance coverage paid to Hamrick The indictment lists three counts alleging Kaelin caused each blaze
Indiana's 2,500,000 debt will be fully wiped out within the next year, state auditor L S Bowman announced, as the state board of Enduce decided on gradual retirement of the indebtedness.
Hawkers advertise 25 cent flair cutting and specialty bobbing at Hazers for household scissors sharpening service listed as Sprenger's Barber Shop.
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