Bonds and financiers listed for Indiana entities in 1920s records
The item lists various bonds and preferred or common stock issues tied to Indiana and nearby entities. Entries include City of Merion Indiana bonds, Gibson County, Marion, Indiana 34s, New Telephone Company first and second mortgages, Home Heating and Lighting Company, Union Steel, Cincinnati and Muskingum Railroad, Reeves & Co preferred, Indianapolis Abattoir preferred, Wasson Co preferred, Union Traction and Belt Railroad preferred and common, and Belt Railroad, Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company common, Union Trust Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Security Trust Stock Indianapolis Water 5s
JOHN S. SPANN & CO. 46 North Pennsylvania St. USEFUL ARTICLES FOR INVALIDS WM. H. AR TRONG 4 CO., TM and 226 S. Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Spann & CO
North
Pennsylvania St
WM. H. AR
Trong 4 CO
S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Another Scandal Contained Allegations About Contract Handling
A public official denounces false statements about a contract, claiming no involvement in its creation or signing. He asserts the matter was decided by higher office and calls for an immediate departmental investigation to expose the source of the damaging, misleading reports and to clear his name.
Prosecution Ordered in McSweeney Case at Ellis Island
Washington June 2 The case of Edward F McSweeney former assistant commissioner of immigration at New York was presented to the President today United States Attorney Burnett heard McSweeneys explanation of charges of abstracting public records and documents at Ellis Island Burnetts report says the actions fall under laws punishing embezzlement or unlawful use of official records though explanations were not satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward F. McSweeney
New York
McSweeney
United States
Burnett
Ellis Island
Prosecution Directed After Hearing Conference
After a hearing, prosecutors faced charges that were sustained by the presented facts. A conference between the President and the attorney general led to a recommendation that the prosecution proceed.
Roosevelt Grants Clemency In Arkansas Murder Case
President Roosevelt acted favorably on William Johnson alias Overton seeking clemency for a murder sentence in the western district of Arkansas. The verdict was commuted from hanging to life imprisonment previously by President Cleveland. Johnson to be released July 1 following government perjury concerns raised by the former U.S. attorney.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wille Johnson
Overton
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Cleveland
United States
San Juan
P. R
Gaston Souveterre
William H. Helt
United States District Court
Ponce
President orders inquiry into Kiowa Comanche allotments
The President has ordered a thorough investigation of the Kiowa and Comanche Indian reservation affairs in Oklahoma and appointed Francis E. Luepp to lead. He will probe charges by Kiowa Indians including Delius K Lone Wolf that 2759 purported allotments under the June 6 1900 act exceeded actual tribal members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Francis E. Luepp
Delius K. Lone Wolf
Hobart
General Manifold Co Denies Child Labor Claims
Dr. Frank R. Johnson secretary of the Franklin company asserts no child labor is used and the plant operates on a union basis under union rules. He says bids for carbon sheet books were filed according to government specifications and there is no need for denial regarding favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin, Pa
Washington
General Manifold Company
Frank R. Johnson
Indiana postmasters and routes named in nationwide appointments
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports officers designated on June 23. John Grimes becomes post master at Natchez in Martin county replacing George G. War. Pauline Todd takes over in Ku Jackson county replacing Little England. Adolph Knett named regular carrier and Jacob Wiggers as substitute on the Cypress rural route in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Indiana
John Grimes
Natchez
Martin County
George G. War
Pauline Todd
Jackson County
Little England
Adolph Knett
Jacob Wiggers
Cypress
Ind
Ten Millions Asked for Mississippi Levee Improvements
Mississippi levee boards seek about ten million dollars for Cairo to New Orleans works. In St Louis for Mississippi River Commission meeting the plan asks the commission to advance 1944 and 1950 appropriations and let contracts now. If approved, levees could start immediately and be safe by March 1, 1944, ahead of May and June high water.
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ST. Louis
Cairo
New Orleans
Mississippi River Commission
Congress
Mississippi
The
River Commission
Boston Doctor Nominated for American Institute of Ophthy
In Boston on June 23 Dr John P Sutherland was nominated as ident of the American Institute of Ophthy. The committee named Dr Charles Getchell of Chicago for recording secretary Dr Herbert D Scheney of Brooklyn for treasurer Dr T Franklin Smith of New York and registrar Dr T Riche Homer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John P. Sutherland
American Institute of Omphy
Chas, Getchell
Chicago
Herbert D. Scheney
Brooklyn
T. Franklin Smith
New York
T. Riche Homer
Two Engineers Die in Seaboard Collision at Niagara
A head on collision between two Seaboard Air Line freight trains at Niagara near Southern Pines North Carolina this morning killed engineers 3 D Stewart and W F P Waite both from Raleigh and seriously injured fireman Wright also of Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard Air-Line
Niagara
Southern Pines
D. Stewart
W. F P. Waite
Wright
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup used by mothers for children during teething. It claims to soothe the child and relieve irritability, offering bottles at a stated price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Cragsiots
US squadron welcomes German fleet at Kiel harbor
Rear Admiral Cotton's American squadron anchored opposite the yacht clubhouse as Prince Henry's fleet of eight battleships and six cruisers arrived. The German ships saluted, bands played America, and locals cheered. Prince Henry and captains exchanged calls, with Cotton visiting on Kaiser Friedrich III. Notables at the regatta included Tower, Mason, and European nobility. Emperor William due tomorrow on the Hohenzollern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
United States
Cotton
Prince Henry of
Prussia
America
Prince Henry
Orlateau
Friedrichsort
Kearsarge
Hohenzollern
San Francisco
Chicago
Machias
Yacht Club
Joseph N. Hemphill
Hussey
Hemphill
Kaiser Friedrich Kl
Prince
Nybourg
Denmark
Princess Henry
Charlemagne Tower
Frank Mason
Hamburg-American Line
Achmed Bey
Echardstein
Goelet
Hopkins Smith
Uncle Sam
Emperor William
Pope warns of threats to Catholicism and morals
The Observatoire Romano summarises the Pope's consistory remarks on the perilous position of Catholicism, the spread of malicious sects, retrogression of Christian law, and threats to public institutions. He cites attacks on philosophy and the arts, vows prayers, and signals a forthcoming papal letter.
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Rome
Observatoire Romano
Queen Alexandra Hosts Ninth Birthday Party For Prince Edward
Queen Alexandra's children's party marks Prince Edward's ninth birthday at Buckingham Palace with about 150 guests. Entertainment includes the American Negro company performing in In Dahomey. Bells toll at Windsor Castle curfew tower and salutes fire as King Edward visits Marlborough House to congratulate his grandson, who receives numerous gifts from European courts.
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London
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Prince Edward
Prince of Wales
Dahomey
Windsor Castle
Edward
Marlborough House
Europe
Santos Dumont’s airship No 9 tours Paris center
Santos Dumont piloted airship No 9 over Paris from Longchamp to the Place de l Etoile then Champs Elysees, landing at his house. The craft, about 300 cubic feet, with a 3 hp engine, hovered around 100 feet and answered steering well. He then returned to Longchamp.
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Paris
Santos Dumont
Longchamp
Place de L'Etoile
Place de L’etoile
Champs Elysee
Polar expeditions and harsh conditions reported abroad
Reports describe Josef Land winter plans and dog sled expeditions with steamer‑stocked winter quarters. A Baldwin Ziegler buoy near Franz Josef Land was recovered in May at Vopns fjord, Iceland. Other dispatches note Turkish provisions for 50 60 troops, Bulgarian forces repelling Turkish frontier guards, Chinese rainfall relief countering drought fears, Irish potato crop fears from frost, Barcelona strike turmoil, and Dublin Nationalists declining a loyal address for King Edward’s visit.
Militia Ordered to Richmond to Quell Streetcar Strikes
Governor Montague directed the Seventieth Regiment the Richmond Blues and Richmond Howitzers to aid in maintaining order during rail strike rioting in Richmond Virginia. Five local companies plus seven more from Danville Farmville Charlottesville Staunton Lynchburg Alexandria and Roanoke prepare to report. cars halted and patrols in place despite quiet by nightfall.
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Richmond
Montague
Seventieth Regiment
Richmond Blues
Danville
Farmville
Charlottesville
Staunton
Lynchburg
Alexandria
Roanoke
Street Railway Company
First textile strike clash at Franklin dye works
In Philadelphia ten nonunion workers, all Polish, narrowly escaped attack by a mob of about two thousand in Kensington. Police escorted the men away as stones and missiles rained down. three arrests were made and no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Franklin Dye Works
Kensington
Union Calls Sympathetic Strike Over Builder Disputes
The Mosaic and Encaustic Tile-layers' Union executive board in New York calls a sympathy strike against all Builders' Trades Associa tion employers for shutting out allied unions. In Dubuque Iowa the Union Electric Company's conductors and motormen settle their strike through municipal affairs committee mediation. The Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company faces a large walkout with over 1,500 linemen in California Oregon Washington and Arizona quitting to demand higher wages. San Francisco sees about 200 men withdraw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Builders’ Trades Association
Board of Building Mechanics
Union Electric Comany
Duuque
Dubuque Club
General Managers
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
California
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Electrical Workers’ Union No. 151
San Francisco
Loving Cup Presented To Interurban Chief On 10th Anniversary
New York June 23. Employes of the Interurban Street Railway Company hosted a dinner costing over 3000 dollars for President Herbert H. Vreeland before his Europe departure. A silver loving cup, two feet tall and one foot in diameter, sat before his plate. The event marked his tenth year as head of the traction service and he stated he has no plan to leave. About 210 men attended, representing 13,000 employees across all divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interurban Street Railway Company
Herbert H. Vreeland
Europe
Garvey v Garvey case sustains lower court ruling in Ninth district
Albany June 23 The Court of Appeals upheld a lower court judgment in Peter J Garvey v New York County Democratic Committee and Tammany leaders reversing a special term order for a peremptory mandamus recognizing Garvey as representative of the Ninth district, a victory over former Chief W S Devery who sought a place on Tammany Hall's executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Peter J. Garvey
New York County Democratic Committee
Tammany
Garvey
Ninth New Eee
W. S. Devery
Devery
Tammany Hall
Rio Grande six miles wide near El Paso region
Rio Grande at Berino New Mexico is six miles wide. Santa Fe trains reach El Paso via Southern Pacific. Reported channel changes within thirty miles upriver. Current crosses Santa Fe track twice in under a mile. Mexican settlements near Sierra Blanca swept away. Berino and other New Mexico towns unaccounted for several days.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Berino
N. M
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Sierra Blanca
New Mexico
Lampkin and Foster Shoe Firm Seized by Creditors
Boston June 2 Lamkin and Foster wholesale boot and shoe firm was attached by creditors. Estimated liabilities range 690000 to 700000, with assets nominally the same. Cause of trouble not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lamkin & Foster
Delaware lynching burned negro in Wilmington headline detail
The Wilmington mob burned George F. White after he confessed to assaulting and murdering Helen Bishop. The crowd seized, tried, and torched him near Price's Corner, with relic hunters taking fragments of the remains. One arrest, Arthur Cornell, is noted, while officials promised more detentions.
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Wilmington
Del
George F. White
Helen
Bishop
Miss Bishop
Killmer
Price
White
Arthur Cornell
Baltimore
Col
James McComb
Claymont
Here
Ward
Woodward
Kentucky
Olivet
Governor delays action as mob lynches Wilmington man
The governor stated there is nothing to say until calm returns and will confer with the attorney general. A telegram from J Newlin Gawthrop and David J Reinhardt urged calling militia to protect workhouse property already entered by a mob of 2 00. Troops could not arrive in time to stop the lynching.
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J. Newlin Gawthrop
New Castle County
David J. Reinhardt
Wilmington
Quock Mun Wool Organizes Across America
The Quock Mun Wool or Nation, men, society plans branches nationwide to educate and defend China from foreign incursions, especially Russia. A large San Francisco meeting featured prominent speakers urging practical help and money, marking a decisive move by Chinese Americans toward a nationalist movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
America
Russia
China
Untermeyer Seeks Receiver for Shipbuilding Co in Court
In Newark on June 23 the United States Circuit Court heard Samuel Untermeyer press for appointing a receiver for the United States Shipbuilding Company. Defense contends insolvency not proved and warns a receiver would harm stockholders. Nearby reports note rumors of Schwab's possible steel presidency resignation but deny any plan to quit.
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Newark
United States Shipbuilding Company
United States Circuit Court
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Trenton
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
Charles L. Corbin
Untermeyer
McCarter
Lindabury
Kirkpatrick
Sheldon
Reorganization Committee
Army And Navy Orders From Washington June 23
Military and naval postings include Captain Burnell to Juneau for Alaska cable work. Surgeons McCallum and Rog ers receive duty extensions. Officers reassigned for construction, instruction, or sickness. Navy transfers list Lieutenants Cronan Scott Gove and Stone. Retired Chief Gunner Evans and Carpenter Jones placed on retired list.
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Washington
George G. Burnell
Signal A
Fort Robert
Alaska
Juneau
F. M. McCallum
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Arthur W. Yates
Portland
Fort Constitution
N. H
Quartermaster
Twelfth Cavalry
C. A. Gove
Coasters Harbor Island
Naragansett Bay
R. I
Naval War College
W. P. Cronan
Naval Torpedo Station
Narragansett Bay
R. L
Alert
W. P. Scott
C. M. Stone
E. H. Campbell
Iowa
Indiana
C. F. Stokes
Navy Yard
League Island
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
E. Putnam
J. C. Evans
New York
Carpenter O. C. Jones
Lumber Company Fails Receivers Appointed in West Virginia
Clarkburg W Va June 2 H T Wilson of this place was today appointed receiver for the Randolph Lumber and Coal Company and the Alexander Rich Mountain Railroad Company Philadelphia parties are the principal owners The party purchased the property which consists of 15000 acres of rich coal and lumber lands in Upshur county and the railroad six months ago for 250000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
H. T. Wilson
Randolph Lumber and Coal Company
Alexander & Rich Mountain Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Upshur County
Waterworks Association Holds 22nd Annual Detroit Convention
Nearly three hundred members of the American Water Works Association attend the twenty second annual convention in Detroit Michigan. The session is held at the Hotel Cadillac with speeches and meetings planned through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
American Waterworks Association
The
Associa
Hotel Cadil
Innocent Tots Asleep Wanderers From Orphan Asylum
Two eight year old inmates from Indianapolis Orphan Asylum wandered and slept on the steps of the Indiana National Bank. A passerby awakened them and learned they sought the sisters or brothers, then police and city officers fed them and housed them at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ray
Jerry Morris Spratt
Indianapolis Orphan Asylum
Indiana National Bank
Land of Nod
Albert
Morris
Behia Hives
Mttle
Kirdly
Ane
Big Duncan
Askins
Actron
Orphan Asylum
Rooney Must Hang in North Dakota Executions
The North Dakota Supreme Court in Bismarck upholds the capital punishment law and confirms the death sentence for John Rooney. Rooney, convicted of the March murder of Harold Sweet, is to be executed in September after the legislature amended the law to require hanging at the state penitentiary with a six month gap between sentence and execution. Rooney’s lawyers argued the trial violated the law and that the new statute lengthened the term, but the court denied the appeal.
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Fargo
N. D
Supreme Court
Bismarck
John Rooney
Rooney
Harold Sweet
Aes
Supreme Cow
Opposed to Bryanism Shapes Democratic State Meet
Des Moines June 23 Opponents of reaffirming the Kansas City platform say they will control the Democratic State convention tomorrow. Silver men offer no concessions or claims. The attendance is expected to be large with several old-time Democratic leaders returning. Gubernatorial prospects center on Judge A A Van Wort City who favors railroad government and J B Sullivan of Creston who has not consented to use his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kansas City
Tion
A. A. van Wort City
J. B. Sullivan
Creston
Doubtful Modern Danger in Water Works Cocktails
The Detroit Tribune notes Rev. 1 8 Stew oe Creek argues modern dangers stem from new concoctions and that fathers of a century ago could tolerate minor indulgences. It suggests water works folds in cocktails should be thoroughly considered before mixing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tribune
Grape-Nuts Claim Brain Food Powers Backed by Testimony
A reader testifies that eight years ago nerve strain led to collapse and hospitalization, yet recovery followed regular Grape-Nuts consumption. The author credits the food with restoring health during demanding court work and self reports continued well-being, urging others with weak stomachs to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Lincoln
Neb
Battle Creek
Mich
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Homeopathists
Admiral Cotton
Pope Leo
Dumont
Peter
Vienna
Geneva
Belgrade
Alexander
Draga
Servian National Assembly
House of Commons
Ziegler Expedition
Trondjem
Norway
Ziegler Polar Expedition
Frans
Salonica
Turkish War Ministry
Adrianople
Softa
Batak
Peking
West of Ireland
Lancashire
Barcelona
Dublin Corporation
Ireland
Virginia
General Labor News
Employes
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Shoe Firm
Delaware
Huan
Dover
Hunn
MR. Untermeyer
Schwab
the Evening Post
Wall Street
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Army and Navy
Hood
Usbbarry
Charlotte
M. Diven
Elmira
Innocent Tots
North Dakota
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