Rockefeller proxies fight over Indiana oil trust chair
New York reports Rockefeller representatives circulated a 68 page letter alleging Colonel Robert W. Stewart hid bonds connected to Continental Trading and profited by 5 million in liberty bonds as they seek to oust him as Standard Oil Indiana chairman. Stewart calls the Rockefeller bid a cowardly libel and accuses Aldrich of doctored quotes and News agency manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Rockefeller
Whiting
Ind
Stewart
Continental Trading Company
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Col. Stewart
Aldrich
Col. Steward
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Liberty
United States Senate
Chicago
INS
Standard Oil Company
Albert L. Hopkins
John PD. Rockefeller, Jr
Indiana Corpany
al Hopkins
Hopkins
Washington
Teapot Dome
Mammoth Air Bease
Thomas J. Walsh
Augustus Flanigan Dies at Bristow of Heart Attack
Augustus Flanigan of Bristow Iowa died unexpectedly Sunday after a short illness a heart attack is believed to have caused the death The funeral will be at 2 p m Wednesday at the Church of Christ with burial at Oak Hill Surviving are his widow formerly Sarah Stewart Henage sons Milo Bristow and Winfred Oelwein a stepdaughter Mrs Juanita Orr Monon Ind a brother and three sisters Thomas Flanigan Mrs Nellie Weitnauer Mrs Winnie Gragy and Mrs Mary Considine all of various locations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Augustus Flanigan
Church of Christ
Oak Hill
Flanigan
Sarah Stewart Henage
Milo Bristow
Winfred
Oelwein
Juanita Orr
Monon
Ind
Thomas Flanigan
Nellie Weitnauer
Winnie Gragy
Waterloo
Mary Considine
Motley
Minn
Waterloo Delegation Heads to Des Moines Hardware Convention
Waterloo will send 15 to 20 delegates to the thirty first annual Towa Retail Hardware association convention opening Tuesday in Des Moines. Gutter Hardware company will dispatch five officials and ten salesmen. Attending officials include George W. Huntrey Wade Brown J Fessler H O Barton and R B Walker. Other attendees include B Pinkerton C M Berkeley Hardware Charles A Chickering Waterloo Hardware and William Kulper Kuiper Hardware. The meetings continue through Friday. Arthur C Williamson Marlborough Mass president of the national association also plans to attend.
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Waterloo
Towa Retail Hardware Association
Des Moines
Gutter Hardware Company
George W. Huntrey
Prieatly Wade Brown
Tripoli Minister Formally Installed at St John’s Lutheran
Rev. E. A. Hanif was formally installed as pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church in Tripoli Iowa on Friday. A reception in his honor was held last week. Tripoli high school debating teams voted 2 to 1 with the affirmative at Oelwein and the negative at Independence. A scientific institute in Russia specializes in studying ways to preserve fragile artifacts dug up on ruins from ancient civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrier
Tripoli
E. A. Hanif
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Tripoli High School
Oelwein
Scientife Institute
Russia
Pharaoh's Daughter staged by Westminster Drama League
The Westminster Drama League presented Pharaoh's Daughter at the church auditorium with elaborate costumes and sets. Under Truman De Roame the cast delivered strong performances led by Madeline Heichel as Queen Merrhis and Dr W P Mecomick as Prince RamesesMarsis, with Moses portrayed as the Hebrew leader in the drama set in Sarnak, Egypt around 1500 BCE. The production will run for seven consecutive Sundays as the league’s religious drama offering.
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Westminster Drama League
Allison
Etherean
Tyson Gaw
League
Truman de Roame
B. C
Sarnak
Egypt
Moses
Pharoh
Daugher
Madeline Heichel
Merrhis
Dr. W. PF. Mecomick
Prince Rameses-Marsis
Maxine Lamson
Edna
Isis
Truman’ de Roame
Ben-Israel
Alice Bellinger
Nitelis
Douglas Mowbray
Karnak
Prince Rita
Mervis
Sherman McNally
Toumps
A. E. Enderlein
Miriam Sing
Jean Rohlf
Yacob
Miriam
United States faces record gold export loss in 1928
The Commerce Department reports 1928 exports of gold left the U S with a net loss of 391 872 000 versus a 6 080 000 gain in 1927 Imports totaled 168 887 000 while exports reached 560 769 000. The year shows a persistent export flow aiding European currency stabilization, especially France.
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Washington, D. GC
United States
United States Department of Commerce
Unites State
Europe
France
February 1899 Waterloo cold snap record detail
The Waterloo record for February 1899 notes 15 days below zero in a 28 day span with 13 consecutive subzero nights starting Feb 1. It lists daily lows from -9 to -27, a late month warm spell, and notes an average max of 41.4 and average min. Mrs Florence Dudley Ross and her daughter Harriet Dudley Ross depart for a broadcasting trip thru Kansas and Oklahoma for about two weeks.
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Waterloo
Arctic
M. L. Newton
Florence Dudley Ross
Ross Conservatory of Music
Polly
Kansas
Oklahoma
Uarriette Dudley Ross
Kansas City
Marshall Returns From Father's Funeral in Des Moines
Mrs Rose Reichard Marshall, 616 Kimball avenue, violin teacher at Seholin Music Studio, returned from Des Moines where her father D H Reichard died after a weeklong illness. He ran a Des Moines drug store for 18 years before retiring. Surviving are widow and two daughters Mary D Wyman and Mrs Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Reichard Marshall
Kimball Avenue
Seholin Music Studio
Des Moines
D. H. Reichard
Alt
Reichard
Mary D. Wyman
Irs
Marshall
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Drama League
Westminster Church
U. S
Ano
Florence D. Ross
Herrick
Nichols & Gates
Buehler Bros
East Fourth St
Vanta
Montags
Hase
Westcott Pure
Sox
Men's Plain
May Suk
Wool
Athena
Ladies
Cinderella
America
Waterrloo
Kenilworth
Sterling Trade
Boys' Poros Knit
Daltzr
Princess May Winter Sk and Wool Union
Bonita
Rose R. Marshall
Father
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