New Nickel Plate Consolidation Plan Reported Settled
Wall Street hears of a plan to form a new Nickel Plate company uniting the Erie Pere Marquette Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley railroads under Van Sweringen control. Stock and lease exchanges set terms including ten class capital structure with 6 percent dividends and varied preferred to common conversions for Pere Marquette Chesapeake and Hocking Valley stockholders.
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New York
van Sweringen
Cleveland
Erie
Pere Marquette
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Wall Street
Mad
van Swerin- Bens
Ehe
Common Atech
Pere Marquette Prior
Tropical Fish Filmed In Undersea Movies
Dr. Paul Bartsch of the Smithsonian photographed life under the sea during a Tortugas Islands expedition. He returned with 1206 feet of film to illustrate zoology lectures at the Smithsonian and George Washington University. A diver’s helmet housed his camera in 20 feet of water on a coral reef for remarkable tropical fish views.
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Paul Bartsch
Division of Mollusks
Smithsonian Institution
Tortugas Islands
Florida
Bartsch
Institution
George Washington University
Central Asia
H. H. Dixon
Dublin University
D. T. MacDougal
Carpegie Institution of Washington
Dixon
MacDougal
Place Steel Concern In Receivers Hands
Newhall of Philadelphia and Dr McLaughlin of Pittsburgh were named receivers for Cyclops Steel Company of New York by the Federal district court upon Earl Harrison of Philadelphia's petition claiming a $310,000 note. Harrison warned the note would be lost if execution proceeded. The company operates a plant at Titusville, Pa, with assets and liabilities reported as of June 39.
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Fitesburgh
Newhall
Philadelphia
Mclaughlin.e
Pittsburgh
Cyclops Steel Company
New York
Federal District Court
Earl Harrison
Crawford County
Titu
Silla
August crop estimates show big improvement in key crops
Crop reporting board says many crops improved in July with August 1 forecasts higher than last month for wheat, corn, oats, barley, potatoes and rye. Winter wheat up to 589,350,000 bushels. spring wheat forecast at 224,767,000. corn at 2,578,440,000. oats 1,439,941,009. potatoes 399,000,000. tobacco down to 1,220,350,000 pounds.
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Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
North Dakota
Washington
Atlantic
Condemned Man Vidrine Admits Four Additional Murders
Ville Platte La Aug 7 Touzebe Vidrine has confessed to killing four men besides Leo Wie eins Jr for which he faces hanging tomorrow Sheriff Charlen Puchey said a lunacy commission declared Vidrine sane and attorneys and relatives plan a last minute clemency appeal to Gov Fuqua. The victims included Pierre Puchey an aged farmer shot at work and three auto drivers slain after being robbed. Vidrine recently finished a book outlining his crimes.
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Vidrine
Wiggins
Wille Platte
Fall of 144 Feet Kills Thres at Berkshire Mill
In North Adams Massachusetts August 7 two threshing workers died when a staging collapsed from a chimney at a Berkshire Cotton Company mill, sending them plummeting 144 feet to the ground.
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North Adams
Mass
Berkshire Cotton Company
New York Reserve Bank Cuts Rate for Third Time This Year
New York August 7 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York lowered its rediscount rate from 3 1/2 percent to 3 percent, the third cut this year. The move aligns with low money market quotes and signals possible similar reductions by other banks. The decision boosts foreign financing prospects, especially a forthcoming German loan, and reflects eased credit demand while enabling banks to put unused reserves to work.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Wall Street
Liberty
New York Bank
Benjamin Strong
Federal Reserve Board
New York Reserve Bank
Beston
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
United States
Charges Oil Company Lost 77 Million in Year
New York August 7 charges that the assets of the Middle States Oil Corporation have dwindled more than 77 million dollars in under a year. A circular to stockholders by the protective committee led by William Shivers asks for a deposit of stock for an impending reorganization. The committee seeks to investigate past and present management, recover property allegedly diverted, and plan a successful reorganization. Shivers, with receivership proceedings pending, claims funds were used to pay personal indebtedness of Governor Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma.
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New York
Middle States Oil Corporation
Shivers
Charles N. Haskell
Okishoma
Bandits Rob 2 Banks Loot Totals $10,500
Sauk Center Minnesota Aug 7 six bandits cut wire communications blew the vault at Villard State Bank Villard Northwestern district escaped with 9000 in cash and securities early today Dayton Ohio Aug T a lone bandit robbed the East Dayton branch of Dayton Savings and Trust at noon taking about 1600 The bank notes this is the third robbery in two years
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Sauk Center
Minn
Villard State Bank
Villard
Here
Dayton
Ohio
Dayton Savings and Trust Company
Engineer Kills Wife, 2 Children and Self in Buffalo NY
Henry H. Lyon, 45, an electrical engineer, shot and killed his wife and two young sons in Buffalo, then died hours later after an apparent self inflicted wound. He left a note for his sister offering no reason for the tragedy.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Henry H. Lyon
Anet
Sre
Rhimael
Lyon
Scientist Disputes Theory Man Descended From Ape
Toronto Aug 7 Scientists debated human origins with Charien Hill-Tout denying ape ancestry. He argued hominids are degenerate descendants from a common stock, citing Piltdown man as a dawn form and cautioning against linear skull progress from apes to man.
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Edwin FE. Slosso
Science Service
Toronto
Ont
Charien Hiltt-Tout
British Association For the Advancement of Science
A. C. Haddon
Ales Hrdlicke
Smithsonian Institution
Loebs Sweetheart Testimony in Court Scene
The trial narrative recounts Miss Nathan and Schrayer describing Richard Loeb as infantile and odd while Crowe cross examines for potential perjury. Darrow defends witnesses as the case exposes Loeb’s alleged immaturity, brilliance, and social quirks amid questions of his character.
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Richard Loeb
Nathan
Darrow
Crowe
Marrow
Irl
Caverly
Cavverly
Mies Nathen
Schrayer
Zeta Beta Tau
Loeb
District Attorney's
Ai. Darrow
District proposes downtown storage garage and Center Market parking
District officials disclosed a plan to build and run a large downtown garage for private automobile storage. The proposal includes converting Center Market park on Pennsylvania avenue into parking and may involve private capital versus a city run facility, with public hearings likely if approved. The plan faces protests over park destruction and street widening, while K Street changes could mirror future actions.
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Yeater-O Day
Bellgy
Commiceloner Bell
Centermarket
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Treasury
Clifford Lanham
Cideas
Board of Commissioners
I District
Albert J. Headley
Traffic Bureau
Franklin Square Park
Pennsyllyvania Avenue Park
K Street
Hosiery and Socks Sale Roundup at Palais and Palais Heyas
Irregulars priced from 69c to 2.25 dollars highlight on Friday with white and colored strap-wrist gauntlets and 2-clasp styles. Full-fashioned chiffon thread silk hose and mer catized garter tops offered in black and select colors. Children's socks three pairs for 50c, regulars 25c to 29c, sizes 4 to 9, plain and fancy with cuff tape.
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Paleis Royal
Palais Heyas
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Welders
Chesapeake & Kindle
Hincking Valley Com Yon
Chicago & St Louis Railroad Company
Mickel
Ats Herding Company
Thesapcake and
Hin Common
Place Steel Concern
Penn. Ave
8Th and
D Streets
Charges Oil Company
Charles Hill-Tout
British Association
Miss Nathan
Birmingham
Hayward
Hia
Center Market Park
Bell
Frank Kidwell
Frank Walle
Northeast
Sts
Rosslex
Ave
N. W
Hamburg
Lamb, Roset
Ww. Re
Palais Royal
Coller
Pia
Palais Regal
Palais Royal Rand Fleer
Kayser, van Raalte
de Luxe Co
Ste
Olka
Palais Regat
Reppa
Madras
Congoleum
Waltona
Gisen
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