Twenty Four Sailors Believed Drowned in Channel Collision
PORTLAND England December 26 Twenty four sailors of the French bark Eugene Schneider are believed drowned after a Christmas night collision with the British freighter Buruty. Four survivors were found aboard the Eugene Schneider though the 28 crewmen are feared lost. The vessel was returning from West Africa to Duallas via Chert with a long voyage behind it.
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Eugene Schneider
New York
Windsor
Ont
Associated Press
Portland
England
Hither
West Africa
Great Leaders in Nation's Business Share Cautious Optimism
A 1927 forecast symposium from prominent bankers and business leaders expresses conservative optimism after two years of prosperity. While many foresee a slowing economy, fundamentals remain sound. Concerns include vast security bank volumes, low cotton prices, rising installment buying, and slower construction, yet typical depressors are not evident.
Railroads claim peak 1926 freight efficiency amid record traffic
American Railway association reported 1926 freight loadings at 59,260,000 cars with weekly peaks over a million and a record 1,216,432 cars in the week ending Oct 30. Capital expenditure rose to 875 million dollars with 150 million carried to 1927. Taxes expected near 400 million. net operating income for class one lines at 1.25 billion.
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Shippers Regional Advisory Board
Stork Brings Three Christmas Babies to Gladden Butte Homes
Three Christmas babies arrive for families on West Porphyry and West Mercury streets. A birth at the hospital blesses Mr and Mrs William at 1145 West Porphyry, another to Mr and Mrs Gotion at 25 West Mercury, and a third to M Syvanen of 31 East Murray. Hospital attendance noted.
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Stork
Gladden Butte Homes
Wiliam
West Porphyry Street
Neuinus
Guristas
Merv
Min
West Mercury Street
Mra Gotion
Snow Drifts Paralyze Northern Ohio Transportation
Snow drifts six feet deep blanket Northern Ohio as highways halt and trains, electric lines, and telecommunication services fail. Thousands of cars are stranded while lines and lines suffer widespread outages after a severe blizzard.
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Ohio
Press
Cleveland
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Attempts Hospital Fire
Milwaukee dispatch reports a former hospital worker named John Donion 30 of Minneapolis confessed to setting a basement fire at Columbia Hospital. Eighty patients evacuated as flames and smoke filled lower levels. doctors and nurses kept order amid fear of panic though the building’s fireproof design limited danger. Donion, discharged recently, was arrested at the National Soldiers' Home and held on arson charges.
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Amsocmcea
Milwaukee
Columbia Hospital
John Donion
Minneapolis
National Soldiers’ Home
Donion
Business optimism and stability in 1927 outlooks
Prominent figures from banking and industry express cautious optimism for 1927. Charles E. Mitchell of National City Bank, W. C. Teagle of Standard Oil, Charles Schwab of Bethlehem Steel, Alfred Sloane Jr. of General Motors, and others forecast strong production, profits, and automobile demand. Several note railway and copper trends and the global European market as influences.
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Charles FE. Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
United States
W. C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Unitates
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Adolph Zukor
Famous Players Lasky Corporation
Alfred P. Sloane JR
General Motors
Lam Mot DU Pont
E. J. du Pont
R. L. Ssiz
Calumet & Hessa
Patrick E. Crowley
N Rk
Alvin Krech
Equitable Trust Company
Alexander
Ard
National Bank of Commerce
New York
F. Edson White
Armour & Co
Kiwanis Midwinter Conference Opens in Butte Montana
The district Kiwanis midwinter conference opens in Butte at the New Hotel Finie to acquaint incoming officers with duties and outline a year of work. The state executive committee meets with outgoing and incoming officers. Twenty one Kiwanis clubs in Montana will attend sessions starting with an 8 o'clock breakfast at the hotel. Dan J Heyfron of Missoula will succeed Art Column 1.
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Kiwanix International
Finie
Kiwanis Clubs
Montana
Atendance
Dan J Heyfron
Missoula
US Pan American goodwill flight to present Coolidge letter
Major Dargue, commander of the US Pan American goodwill flight, will deliver President Coolidge's letter of friendly greetings to President Calles in Mexico City tomorrow. The crew will present similar letters to Latin American leaders as the squadron returns, while the rest of the unit stays at Tampico and Vera Cruz awaiting a replacement engine from San Antonio.
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Mexico City
Dargue
United States Army
Coolidge
Calles
Winitea
Wruadron
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Father Kills Son to Save Own Life
At Melley Isle near Anccciatea, Peter Jester Wing shot and killed his son during late night events at their home. Tanner said the son entered the bedroom armed with a pistol, then the father reportedly grabbed the weapon and fired. An inquest was planned for the following day.
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Anccciatea
Melley Iale
Peter
Tanner
Walker to Carry On Fight in Upper House
Senator Walker continues battle in the upper chamber as the Silver Bow delegation backs a plan to aid schools. Other lawmakers join in support of the proposal, signaling broad legislative backing for the education aid measure.
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Sen. Walker
Funds Backed for Montana College Course in Butte
Silver Bow legislators heading to Helena for the state assembly express unanimous support for a test year course at the Montana State School of Mines in Butte. They favor a bill to fund a tuberculosis hospital in Galen and a teachers pension, aiming to aid county and state departments and police. The delegation includes Phi Kelly Hawin Lamb WG Ballard Ernest Mardensite Mt Mulholland Toa Doran George Garry Dame Chatham and Miller Cuennaneh.
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Montana State School of Mines
Butte
Silver Bow County
State Legislative Assembly
Helena
Galen
Mate
Ate ‘Assembly
Phi Kelly
Hawin Lamb
Ballard Ernest Mardensite
Mt. . Mulholland, Toa Doran, George Garry, Dame Chatham
Miler Cuennaneh
Amalgamation of European Firms May Be Extended
Washington December 26 The European industry led by many observers seeks to extend the trend of international combinations. A commerce department specialist Louie Demerataky notes the consolidation may foretell a general customs union among European nations governments financiers and industrial operators. He cites German cartels as model and says the aim is to regulate competition as recovery from war damage lags and foreign trade dependence grows.
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Washington
Europ
Many
Sontinental Steel
Louie Demerataky
Commerce Department
Obaervers
Sem
Domeratsky
Germany
U S Steel Chairman Gary Overall 1926 Business Outlook
Elbert H Gary, chairman of United States Steel, reports that 1926 business conditions were exceptionally strong. He notes improved banking facilities since the Fed was established and predicts continued prosperity through 1927 barring self-inflicted issues. He cautions that future changes are uncertain and dependent on self-caused factors rather than natural conditions.
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Dimne San
Remourcen
Federal Reserve
Banking stability and war impact in 1926 remarks
Charles Mitchell of National City Bank of New York notes 1926 as stable after a decade of world banking upheaval. He discusses inflation and deflation, war effects receding, and business finance returning toward normal, with continued coverage on page 2 column 1.
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Charles Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
Ford
Noryn
Intervention to Aid Diaz Government Sparks Nicaragua Feud
Terma Robleto, under-secretary of education in Nicaragua, denounces U S intervention in support of Diaz, predicting chaos and prolonged warfare. He notes Mexico recognizes the Díaz government while the U S backs the conservative regime, warning of massive soldiers and casualties.
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ITY
Armea
United Sates
Nicaragua
Diaz
Terma Robleto
Juan Rautierr Sacama
Liberaro Cabezan Ind
Mexico City
United States
Senor Mobieto
Engine's Backfire Destroys Vessel Off Vancouver
An explosion attributed to engine backfire destroyed the 70-foot gasoline vessel Houbia eight miles off Vancouver. James Orpan and Oncar Orpana were the only people aboard and were seriously injured.
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Vancouver
Houbia
Barnet
James Orpan
Oncar Orpana
Braves Many Hardships To Discover Race Of Pigmies
Associated Press reports an American expedition led by Prof. Matthew W. Starling in New Guinea found a "low" race of pigmies amid floods disease and tropical insects. The journal notes nude men with long hair women with clipped hair youths smoking late then ceasing, gifts shared among friends, and reed-bill roaring.
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New Guinea
Associated Press
San Francisco
Matthew W. Starling
University of California
Sterling
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Manhattan
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Silver Bow
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
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