Receiver appointed for Richmond factory amid financial strain
Dickinson Trust Co. named as receiver for Richmond Manufacturing Co. liabilities about 140000, assets about 90000. Court orders operation 30 to 60 days to finish products, then public sale to meet debts. Stimson and associates to cover any deficiency. stockholders likely receive nothing. Plant may be sold to new brake manufacturing venture. Local Republican Club organized in Jacksonburg with officers named.
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Robert E. Stimson
Richmond, Ind
Indiana
Fox
Dickinson Trust Company
Stimson
Second National Bank
Charles E. Shiveley
Mr. Stimson
Shiveley
E. E B. Perry
J. F. Wild
Indianapolis
E. F. Claypool
California
E. E. Perry
Orville Wright Breaks Two Records in Flight
Washington reports Orville Wright extended flight time to one hour fourteen minutes and forty seconds and maintained an average speed over forty miles an hour, breaking two previous records this afternoon.
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Washington
Orville Wright
West Indian hurricane menaces Bahamas and South Atlantic
The hurricane moves over the eastern Bahamas and warning vessels off the South Atlantic coast for the next two days. Officials in Washington say danger persists as the storm tracks northwestward toward Atlantic waters.
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Washington
Bahamas
South Atlantic
Bryan Proposes Fails Ten Finish Show Shows No Appreciation
Atlanta speech recounts Hearst reaction to Williams Bryan denial of a 4 month old proposal linking Bryan’s support to Hearst’s future influence. Hearst says Bryan offered policies, then recanted, and criticized Hearst for sacrifices and work done for him. He says Bryan treated him as a political trader and left humiliated.
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Atlanta
William Randolph Hearst
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Hearst
Bryan
New York
Mr. Chanter
Drunk in Dry Town in Southampton
Frederick Higbie, 40, a laborer, was found dead on the stoop of Allen's Garage in Southampton L. L. as a victim of alcoholism. Southampton being a prohibition town, residents wonder where Higbie obtained liquor and an investigation will be conducted. He leaves a widow and two children.
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New York
Frederick Higbie
Allen's Garage
Southampton
L. L
Higbie
Great Northern mills strike closes Maine plants
Millenockes Maine Sept 12 Twelve thousand employes of the great northern paper mills here and at Millinockes have gone on strike and the mills have been closed.
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Millenockes
Maine
Great Northern Paper Mills
Millinockes
Temperance sermon roils Civic League meeting in Wayne county
Rev. Elmer G. Howard of the First English Lutheran church denounces the liquor traffic as infamous and calls for vigorous, nonpartisan action to fight prohibition. He warns of organized national efforts by liquor interests and argues prohibition would not cause a panic, noting size and scope of the temperance movement and potential economic effects. Continues on Page Two.
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Elmer G. Howard
First English Lutheran Church
Wayne County
Howard
Themistocles
United States
Georgia
Kansas
Ratliffs stand on county local option questioned
Warne county state representative Walter S. Ratliff refuses to declare a vote on the county local option measure to be taken up in the upcoming special legislative session. Temperance factions urge support, while anti temperance opponents warn a vote against could hurt his re election prospects as voters watch his actions.
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Walter S. Ratliff
Warne
Ratliff
Wayne County Civic League
Ratliffs
Fight at the Red saloon ends with arrest in Main Street
A lively brawl occurred last evening at the Red saloon on Main Street with four or five men involved. Officer Edwards has one combatant, Bill Lytle, in custody and will arrest others once located. The cause remains unclear.
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Main Street
Edwards
Bill Lytle
Mele
Anxiety Over Catholic Parade In London On Sept 12
London authorities face fears of violence as Protestant radicals resist Home Office limits while 3000 police and troops prepare to guard the Catholic parade. Some 20000 laymen are expected to assist in maintaining order along the march route.
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London
Home Office
Protestant Alliance
Will Earhart Predicts Strong, Expanded High School Orchestra
Prof Will Earhart of Richmond public schools, after teaching at the Robert Foresman school in Chicago and studying at Yale, says the coming term should see a bigger and better high school orchestra. Nearly all last year’s players return, cello to be added by Herbert Smith, and the group to begin rehearsals early next week aiming to lead the state by holiday season.
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Will Earhart
Richmond Public Schools
Robert Foresman
Chicago
Herbert Smith
Hanly’s U S senator bid spurs Indiana politics
Indiana politics swirl around Governor Hanly’s possible bid for the U S Senate as chautauqua talk links his popularity to a push for direct primaries. Democrats brace for stump speeches against Thomas Marshall while rail interests defend the state railroad commission.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
J. Frank Hanly
U. S
Indiana
Kansas
Illinois
Senate
Long
Bristow
Thomas Marshall
Marshall
State House
Railroad Commission
J. W. Zartman
Indiana Manufacturers’ and Shippers’ Association
Zartmann
Jesse Raymond Enlisted as New Fireman Recruit
Jesse Raymond of near Bethel was enlisted yesterday by Yeoman Ferguson at the local recruiting station as second class fireman. He is the first recruit from the station though many local youths are interested. Parents’ objections prevent enlisting more candidates at this time.
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Jesse Raymond
Bethel
Yeoman Ferguson
Raymond
Foraker to Open Rally With Beveridge Speaking
New York Sept 12 Announcement from the Republican National Committee says Senator Joseph B. Foraker will address a monster rally at Camp Taft in New York City on October 1, preceded by a September 25 rally with Senator Albert Beveridge as principal speaker.
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New York
Republican National Committee
Joseph B. Foraker
Ohio
Camp Taft
New York City
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Taft
Hitchcock
Joseph M. Dixon
Spearkes
Chicago
Sherman
Carolinas
John Capers
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
Carolina
Gi. Capers
Kentucky
Missouri
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Republian
Frank H. Hitchcock
Thomas Parran
Baltimore
Republican State Committee
Parran
Indiana political currents shift around Lamb and Slack
The piece notes strong Indiana figures John E. Lamb of Terre Haute and L Ert Slack as key players in a shifting Democratic scene. It highlights Slack as a rising force and hints at internal tensions among Crawford Fairbanks Taggart allies while predicting Lamb’s likely succession to Hemenway if Democrats gain control.
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Indiana
Taggart
General Assembly
John E. Lamb
Terre Haute
Crawford Fairbanks
Lamb
Hemenway
L. Ert Slack
Slack
Ralston
Marshall
Beveridge
County Fire Dims Sun as River Bottom Shows Sand Bars
Weather and fire conditions threaten farming activity with smoke from distant forest fires. Farmers fear allowing engines into fields as heat intensifies. Many rain chances fail to materialize, leaving land vulnerable and officials warning of growing threats.
Drought Worsens Rural Wayne County Corn Loss Urges Water Aid
The drought devastates Wayne County crops with shriveled corn and delayed wheat sowing. City cisterns run dry, parched lawns and fires risk rise as rivers shrink. Farmers fear thrashing sparks and lost forage while rainfall remains distant.
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MFG Company
Robert Stimson
Dickinson Trust CO
Jacksonburg
Harrison Township
Republican Club
William Wilson
Lon Hormel
B. T. Wickersham
Hearst
Civic League
Rev. Howard
Court House
The
Holy Fathers
Prof. Earhart
YALE
Toga
Navy
Senator Foraker
W. A. Taft
Richmond
Cincinnati
Licking River
Gulf Coast
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Manitoba
Isle
Martinique
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