Soviet Report Details 200 Million Annual Government Waste
Emmanuel Yaroslavsky reports massive waste in Soviet state enterprises. He cites 4 600 tons of paper and 1 0540 forms for railroad reports to 300 officials. Cuts reduce to 43 reporting bodies, saving millions. He notes party control over government and propaganda constraints.
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Moscow
Dee
Emmanuel Yaroslavsky
Central Control Committee
Communist Party
M. Yaroslavsky
Commissariat of Railroads
Commissariat
Control Commission
Government Insurance Company
Safety
Department of Labor
State Bank
Russian State Grain Corporation
Russian Communist Party
Communist International
Lincoln Biography by Beveridge to Be Published in 1928
Mrs. Beveridge has entrusted Beveridge manuscripts on Abraham Lincoln to Worthington Ford who will oversee publication slated for July or August 1928. The work may extend to three volumes, reflecting Beveridge’s thorough study up to the White House era.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Albert J. Beveridge
Abraham Lincoln
Beveridge
John Marshall
Lincoln
Ford
Annual Road Show Opens January 9 in Cleveland
The twenty fifth annual convention and road show of the American Road Builders association will open January 9 in public hall Cleveland. An event lasting five days will attract over 25 000 delegates from across the Americas with 300 carloads of equipment on exhibit.
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International News Service
Cleveland
American Road Builders’ Association
Americas
C. M. Babcock
Guverior Dehaney
Ohio
Gioser
Gill Borges
Pan-American Union
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Strength and Color
A vintage tonic advertisement extols Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as boosting strength and bringing back color to the cheeks. It touts invigorating effects and product benefits in a concise pitch.
Bandit Pair Gets $25 000 in Bank Raid
Two unmasked youths robbed the People's Bank in Springfield Missouri at gunpoint taking about 25000 in silver and currency. They forced eight employees including Vice-President Julius Seifert and three entering customers to lie down behind the counter. A Salvation Army volunteer was knocked unconscious when resisting. The bandits fled in a car parked behind the bank.
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Associated Press
Springfield
People’s Bank
Julius Seifert
Salvation Army
Persia Loses Market For Famous Rugs
Teheran reports show Persian rugs losing ground to Turkish Caucasian Turkestan goods. Officials cite poorer Persian wool, material shortages, and shifting demand. To counter, painters will copy old patterns and distribute them nationwide. American market remains key amid competing nations.
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International
Teheran
Turkey
Caucasus
Turkestan
Persia
America
China
India
Greece
France
Double murder suicide near Columbia City claims three lives
In Indiana, Newman Harper of North Manchester shot and killed Mr and Mrs Floyd Mosher at their home six miles north of Columbia City. He then killed himself nearby. All three victims and the gunman are reported as 30 years old. motive remains unknown.
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Associated Press
Columbia City
Ind
Dee
Floyd Mosher
Here
Newman Harper
North
Manchester
Mosher
McDonald May Quit as Labor Party Leader
London dispatch reports fears Ramsay MacDonald may resign due to ill health. Doctors have not eradicated his sickness from America, but the Labor Party official line says he can continue as leader. Supporters note his strain and possible return to health in months ahead.
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London
Ramsay McDonald
Labor Party of
Great Britain
America
Labor Party
MacDonald
England
Philip Snowden
J. H. Thomas
Arthur Henderson
Local Insurance Man Wins North Trip for 1927 Sales
George Russell, Milton Reece Agency, Panhandle Texas, notified by Missouri State Life Insurance Company of a trip to points of interest in the North for producing the greatest life insurance volume in 1927. The award honors his top sales performance in the agency during the year.
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George Russell
Missouri State Life Insurancempany
North
Russell
Milton Reece
Panhandle
Texas
Lipstick clubs form among London working girls
London reports working girl flappers, unable to pay cash for cosmetics, are forming lipstick clubs. The new clubs provide a regular supply of lipstick and other beauty aids, with groups typically consisting of ten members.
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International News Service
London
A Hairdresser Pool Draws Weekly Subscriptions
Fifteen girls in the same office contribute five to twenty-five cents weekly to a pool. A draw assigns each girl a turn to receive the pool, with the first winner taking the funds for the first week and the second for the next, and so on, the money going to the hairdresser or perfumer.
Three Die of Gas Asphyxiation in St Louis
Three men are dead and two women and a child were overcome by gas in St Louis asphyxiation incidents yesterday. Albert Nanning, 45, was found dead in a hotel room. a companion woman was hospitalized unconscious. Louisa Jibbs, 22, turned on gas by plugging keyholes and cracks. R. Eddy fired gas in his room to die. A woman and her young son nearby were affected but expected to recover.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Albert Nanning
Louisa Jibbs
R. Eddy
Jibbs
Alaska Placer Mines Still Produce Riches
Anchorage December report shows Alaska placers still yield riches with fresh pay streaks. Jim Murray, Cache Creek pioneer, found ground worth up to five thousand dollars per square foot using hydraulic methods on narrow sideway strips. He estimates three years of work on the beach and expects a record cleanup surpassing previous finds.
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International News Service
Anchorage
Alaska
Jim Murray
Cache Creek
Murray
Rabbit Growers Discuss Markets In City Meeting
The local American Fur Growers chapter will hold its first meeting since its formation at 7 30 tonight in the Board of City Development rooms. President Jack McLaren says markets will be discussed. Non members interested in the rabbit industry are welcome despite the unfavorable weather.
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The
American Fur Growers Association
Board of City Development Rooms
Jack McLaren
Dustry
Attempts Jail Break at Carlisle Jail
Carlisle, Pa, Dec 27 A prisoner George W Sterner 19 of York tried to escape by forcing open an iron window frame on Christmas Eve. Welded tools were needed to free him as he was trapped and injured possibly fatally. He awaits trial on six larceny charges.
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Carlisle
George W. Sterner
York
Fashion patterns and book offer from Globe News
Readers are invited to order a fall and winter 1927 1928 fashion book featuring 500 dress and children's pattern designs. The notice lists dress and apron patterns with yardage details and prices and asks 5 cents for the book, sending payment to Globe News in Brooklyn.
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Globe-News
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
N. vi
Flashes of Life Across the Nation and Abroad
A mosaic of brief items reports a 95 year old man climbing a fifty foot signal tower in Asbury Park, Sylvester Poli selling theater interests for 50 million dollars, and studies showing 14 815 seniors with only 20 to 25 percent dependent on relatives. Other notes cover air plane home shopping in Jacksonville and a Missouri self energizing plane prototype accident injuring inventor J F Nordin in Monett. New York notes a license exam trend for experienced motor operators.
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Turin
Italy
Sylvester Z. Poli
New Haven
Conn
New
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New York
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Levy's
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J. Levy
Polk
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Firestone Service
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