Shoestring Rise and Fall of Dier Brokerage Firm
Philadelphia July 11 The rise of BE. Db. Dier & Co the gilded bucket shop firm ends in collapse after a meteoric ascent beginning in 1913. Elmore Dier a former dentist built a vast brokerage with luxury offices profits and lavish personal spending. The firm faced fraud suits and internal turmoil ending with receivership and possible criminal action in New York and Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
BE. Db. Dier & Co
Elmore PD
Dier
New York
Ardmore
Chelsea
Packard
Rolls- Royce
Broadway
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Henry D. Hughes
Hughes
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Satve
S Sunrise
Hughes & Dier
Riley Memorial Hospital Groundbreaking in Indianapolis
Governor McCray and Indianapolis mayor Samuel Lewis Shenk broke ground on the first unit of the James Whitcomb Riley memorial hospital in Indianapolis. The $300,000 project between the Robert W. Long and City hospitals aims for completion within a year.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
McCraynd Samuel Lewis Shenk
James Whitcomb Riley
Robert W. Long
City
Indictment Against Ward Stands in Peters Slaying Case
Justice Seeger denied Ward’s bid to dismiss the first degree murder indictment charging him with killing Clarence Peters, a former sailor, in White Plains New York.
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New York Supreme Court
White Plains
N. Y
Ex-Dry Agent Sentenced for Impersonating Officer
In Chicago on July 12 Federal Judge Carpenter sentenced Frank Gan to 18 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to impersonating a government officer. It marks his second conviction on a similar charge.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Frank @. Ganover
Maj. A. V. Dalrymple
Alaska coast to see big crabs and new canneries
Deep sea crabs grow to a tremendous size along the Alaska coast with some weighing 20 pounds. Canneries are planned there soon and crab and clam products will enter the market. Much crab meat sold canned in the U S is still imported from Japan and branded with American labels.
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Alaska
Japan
Complications Kill Most Not Tuberculosis Says Doctor
Denver July 12 Dr I D Bronfin superintendent of the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society sanitarium told the eighteenth annual convention that complications, not tuberculosis of the lungs, kill most patients. He cited 1921 admission data and noted 195 patients discharged last year, including 119 in advanced stages. A new 500000 building was dedicated on the site of the former fire damaged central building, with divisions from multiple states participating.
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Denver
Colo
I. D. Bronfin
Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society
Bronfin
Texas
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
New Jersey
New England
New York
Maryland
Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society Sanitarium
Mrs E F Hotchkiss Drowns at Far Beach
Mrs Edward F Hotchkiss drowned at Far Beach Bridgeport investigators search for a strange man who accosted her before her body was recovered. The deceased formerly Jane Richmond Borden of Erie married to Paul Hotchkiss a retired manufacturer and former head of the Hotchkiss Machine Gun company. Medical examiner planned an accidental drowning verdict while aiding in the inquiry.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Edward F. Hotchkiss
Far Beach
Fairfield
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Donaldson
Hold up in Chicago robs Spiegel firm messengers of 35000
Four armored bandits in an automobile stopped two Spiegel May Stern messengers as they drove near Wee Thirty-fivet and Mosspratt streets and took 35000 from their talk with a Loop bank. Manager F L Innes said under 1000 was cash.
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Chicago
John Stevenson
Fred Jesuit
Spiegel, May & Stern
Wee Thirty-fivet
Mosspratt
F. L. Innes
Business Women in Convention Opens in Chattanooga
Chattanooga Tenn July 12 Business sessions of the fourth annual convention of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs opened with welcomes from Mayor A W Chambliss and Miss Olah Sweeney president of the Hostess club Miss Forba president of the Indiana federation responded Every state in the Union is said to be represented.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Japanese Airship Explodes Over London Battle
London reports a Japanese navy airship exploded during a clash. all but few crew members were saved in the incident.
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London
Willett Announces Candidacy for G A R National Commander
Tama Judge J W Willett declares his bid for national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic to be supported by midwest veterans. The G A R encampment is scheduled for Des Moines in September.
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Tama
J. W. Willett
Grand Army of the Republic
Des Moines
Willett
Middle West
Supreme Office
Governor Offers Marksmanship Prize in Iowa National Guard
Governor Kendall posts a 100 prize to be awarded as the Governor Kendall trophy to the Iowa National Guard unit with the best rifle range record during the 1922 camp. Adjutant General Lasher forwards the plan to all companies and outlines the competition rules based on percentage over the record course.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
N. B Kendall
Loris Lasher
Lasher
Kendall
Adjutant General
N. E. Kendall
National Guard
Paris fashion row over long skirts and American taste
Flo Ziegfeld declares Parisian style favors long skirts amid a clash with American preference for short skirts. He notes Parisian matrons influenced dressmakers to revive long hemlines to protect business. Meanwhile 2000 Americans head to Evian Aix les Bains Vichy Dinard and Deauville for resort plans and casino activity.
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Paris
Flo Ziegfeld
Commetice
Evian
Aix Les Bains
Vichy
Dinard
Deauville
Europe
Sheriff Robb Poised for Big Kansas Oil Windfall
Des Moines reports Sheriff Robb and partners in a 1049 acre Kansas land deal gained thousands after a telegram said oil was struck at 1800 feet on the property. Robb had bought the land for a dollar an acre, with estimates valuing it at about one hundred dollars per acre. He sold portions to deputies and associates including Judge Hubert Utterback at the same price.
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Philadelphia
Hughes
The
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Dier
EB. D. Dier & Co
EF. D. Dier & Co
Lawrence H. Starr
Harry J. Lawrence, JP
Des Moines
Robb
Kansas
William Francks
Piqua
Kas
Kan
Hubert Utterback
Cupid loses big prize as marriage claims winner
In Des Moines July 12 a Pocahontas county beauty contest winner must be replaced after Miss Helen Leef married RE C Wayne breaking eligibility rules for the $1,000 prize. Leef, from Fonda, had been district winner representing Beau ty at the Iowa State Fair. The Brooklyn and Queens directory lists twelve hundred sixty two saloons.
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Pel Moines
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Helen Leef
RE. C. Wayne
Leef
Fonda
Brooklyn
Queens
Chicago Streets Could Stretch to Seattle in Straight Line
If laid in a direct line the city’s paved streets would form a roadway four feet wide spanning from Lake Michigan to Seattle.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Seattle
Fossil Finds in Gobi Described by Asiatic Expedition
Fossil remains of mammals and dinosaurs were found in the Desert of Gobi China by the third Asiatic expedition. No dinosaurs had ever been found in Central Asia and little is known about fossil mammals from that region.
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Gobi
China
Central Asia
Weevil Found in Stone County Injures Tomatoes Potatoes
A weevil discovered in Stone County Mississippi harms tomato potato and turnip crops. The insect is one third of an inch long dull gray with a pale V shaped mark on its wing covers. Larvae feed at night and hide underground by day.
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Stone County
Mississippi
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Ward
E. F. Hotchkiss
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Indo-China
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