US finds one motor car per five people in nation
New statistics from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce show about one car for each five Americans. The report notes urban wealth concentration but questions whether city residents are richer than those in rural areas, with 28 percent of cars and 24 percent of trucks in towns of under 1,000 people.
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International News Service
New York
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Fm Shine
Auto fatalities rise and closed cars grow in era
The report shows 27,000 deaths last year from autos, up 2,600 from 1927, with fatality rates per 100000 owners dropping since 1917 from 178 to 102 in 1928. Closed cars surged to 89 percent of 1928 production, while nine states dominate vehicle manufacture and employment nears one worker per car.
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United States
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Connecticut
New York
Wisconsin
Virginia
Delaware
Manuscript on Abyssinia History Unearthed in Russia
A historical manuscript about Abyssinia has been discovered in Russia. The find suggests scholarly interest in early Ethiopian history and may shed new light on regional interactions and ancient kingdoms.
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Abyssinia
Russia
U.S. Loans Outpace Britain Since World War End
The Commerce Department reports U S investments abroad from 1925 to 1928 total 5 649 billion, versus 2 525 billion for England, making the United States the world capital market since 1920. In 1928 U S loans were 1 448 billion, below the prior year, while Britain loaned abroad 768 3 million.
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Washington
United States
England
Commerce Department
Department
Iver C. Olsen
Department Finance Division
Latin American Investments Highlight Anglo American Roles
The passage notes British and American overseas investments with figures for Argentina Brazil and broader Latin America. It discusses England’s colonial distribution and the United States’ sizable Latin American investment. It also briefly mentions fashion notes on neck cuts in tennis and golf apparel.
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Africa
East
England
Argentina
Brazil
United States
Latin America
Mexico orders foreign workers to relocate within 60 days
The interior departments instructed immigration authorities along the Rio Chande to keep foreigners working in Mexico on the Mexican side. They have 60 days to change residence. No company may employ more than 20 percent foreigners.
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Mexico City
Departments of Interior
Rio Chande
Texas
Mexico
Triple Collar Dress with Rose Grey Cream Chiffon
A rose and cream figured chiffon dress features a pale grey base. The back has a triple cape collar in rose grey and cream with one inch ties forming triple bows at the front V neck.
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Miss
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