Conditions in agriculture drive steady but slow business
The article reviews stagnant markets across commodities with credit tightness and high production costs. It notes regional disparities with southern cotton declines and northern corn surpluses, while dairy, poultry, fruit, and minor crops provide some relief. Transportation costs and local industries offer hope, but overall prosperity hinges on higher farm prices or lower input costs, as banks restrict lending and farmers struggle for ready money.
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Archer Wall Douglas
Iran
Chamber of Commerce
Banka
Northwest
Middle West
Veredit
Fremert States
California
Jezne
Gulf Fates
Pacific Slope
Rolling
Virginia
Kentucky
Ing
Profon
Prines
Mexia
Texas
Genral
Florida
Germany
Yellow Pine
New Regulations On War Aircraft Considered
Washington report from the arms conference sub committee indicates work on a resolution to treat all aircraft including planes and dirigibles as military weapons only when operated by aviators with at least five years of tactical experience as military fliers.
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Washington
Cardui Brings Strength to Weak Woman, Mrs Curry Testifies
In Hillton Oklahoma Mrs George Curry describes long weakness from womanly trouble and monthly distress. After using Cardui she reports relief from headache backache fatigue and a sense of vigor returning. She credits Cardui with personal health improvement and renewed strength.
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Okla
George Curry
Curry
Ees
Thia
Cardus
Mireny
World Traders Marked Slump On Latest Figures
Washington reports November foreign trade declines in American exports to Europe by 43 million and 600 thousand dollars while imports from Europe rose by about 3.5 million. Trade balances show Germany and France with notable surpluses and varied results across the Americas and Asia.
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Europe
Washington
Department of Commerce
Africa
Oceania
United States
South America
Asia
Princiipal
France
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
China
Japan
United States Likely Invited to World Conference
Paris report says the United States probably will be invited to send official representatives to the International Financial and Economic conference to be called by the Allied Supreme Council in Cannes early next year. Premiers Briand and Lloyd George are said to agree on organizing a broadly scoped conference to tackle European financial muddle and global economic problems.
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Paris
Associated Press
United States
International Financeal and Economic Conference
Allied Supreme Council
Cannes
Briand
Lloyd George
Ingersoll Watch Makers Fail for Million Dollars
A federal bankruptcy petition was filed in New York against Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro. Liabilities are 3 million with assets 2 million. Creditors seek reorganization under a committee supervision that tracks 2.3 million in claims. The case names National City Bank of New York Chase and Hathaway Smith firms.
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New York
Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro
Ingersoll
National City Bank of New York
Chase
National Bank of New York
Hathaway, Smith
Robert H. Ingersoll
Waterbury
Howard C. Smith
Creditors’ Committee
When's A Girl Old Enough to Smoke Is Co-Ed Query
New York report notes Columbia University students debate age rules for smoking in dormitories. Barnard College rules are silent on marijuana use in graduate housing and undergraduates face suspension after two girls were caught smoking in Whittier Hall. The campus dispute centers on whether clear age guidelines exist for female students.
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New York
wWen
Columbia University
Barnard College
Thelm
Whittier Hall
Fournald Hall
History Societies Open Conventions
The American Historical association and five other historical groups open their joint convention in St. Louis with delegates from across the country. Jean Jules Jusserand, French ambassador, heads a banquet of the American Catholic Historical Association Tuesday night. Business sessions run Wednesday to Friday.
Briand's Land Armament Debate Sparks Riots Legend
An official account clarifies the arms conference committee meeting where Briand spoke on land armament. A European dispatch misreported Briand allegedly insulting Senator Schanzer, a story linked to riots in Italy. The myth claims Briand rebuked Schanzer, while the record shows no such exchange.
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Washington
Briand
Europe
Italy
Balfour
Schanzer
M. Briand
M. Eriand
New Bid Sought For Muscle Shoals Operations
Secretary Weeks told C C Tinkler of Construction Company of North America he would meet January first week with representatives of the San Francisco firm to discuss offers for operating the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power plants in Muscle Shoals Alabama.
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Washington
Weeks
C. C. Tinkler
San Francisco
The
Construction Company of North America
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Foreign Debt Pay Program Attracts Washington Debate
In Washington the administration fears lifting the foreign debt refunding bill beyond 25 years and fixing interest at five per cent. Officials say 25 years is essential to permit repayment, while five per cent exceeds peacetime borrowing rates and could hinder negotiations on the final statute.
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Washington
Congress
Dr. Stanley Grubb Accepts Columbia Church Pastorate
Dr. Stanley R. Grubb and his wife spend Christmas with his parents in Kentucky. He previously led the First Christian church in Athens and will depart after Christmas to assume a pastorate in Columbia South Carolina.
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Stanley Grubb
Columbia Church
Winder
Stanley R. Grubb
Kentucky
Gubb
First Christian Church
Athens
Columbia
South Carolina
Arrest Woman on Swindling Charge
Mrs. Charles W. French, wife of an alleged co conspirator of John W Worthington, was arrested in San Diego California on swindle indictments totaling about 60 million dollars.
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Chicago
Charles W. French
John W Worthington
San Diego
Calif
Packer Strikers Arrested After Tuesday Disturbance
Oklahoma City police file reports show seven striking workers were arrested after a Tuesday disturbance around local packing plants. Rocks were hurled at cars and streetcars carrying workers, injuring ten people.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Passenger loses shoe in London cold streets
A woman traveling through London's cold streets has been seen with only one shoe after she slipped it off on a tram at Tooting to lens her foot. The incident drew attention in a local banner ad.
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London
Tooting
Gosnhat
Min
German scientists claim synthetic gold may exist in theory
New York reports on German claims of creating synthetic gold. Scientists like Dr. Horace G. Byers and Prof. Irving Fisher weigh the potential value and risks, noting no solid proof yet and contrasting expert views on whether such a breakthrough would devalue or enhance gold.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall Street
Gisbelief
Horace G. Byers
Chemistry
Cooper Union
Irving Fisher
Yale
Sayne
London
Germany
Byers
Bree
Knights of the Black Vort
Harrison
Howe
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Fisher
Fisheria
Dr. Howe
Molsant
Paris
Chile and Peru Agree to Arbitration on Tacna Arica Dispute
The Chilean note to Peru, forwarded to Lima, states Chile will designate a plenipotentiary in Washington to seek a settlement with Peru via arbitration. It says consultations will form conventions for approval by both governments, aiming to resolve issues critical to the pact signed in 1885.
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Santiago
Chil
Associated Press
Peru
Lima
Chile
Washington
Ancon
Chillin
German war debt hearing set in Paris reparations talks
The reparations commission will hold a special session Thursday afternoon to hear Dr. Fischer, chairman of the German war debt commission, and other German officials who traveled from Berlin for oral discussions on Germany's reparations obligations.
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Paris
Associated Press
Fischer
German War Debt Commission
Berlin
Germany
Fuller to Lene Saturday in Athens Red Cross
Miss Inez Fuller, secretary of the Athens Red Cross, leaves Saturday for Detroit. Miss Brownie Dickson will begin her duties Monday January 2 as secretary, with Mrs. Tommie Anderson to assist. Anderson recently worked with the Athens Red Cross in Clarke county court house. Dickson has been connected with the Athens Red Cross for over a year and was appointed secretary without surprise. Fuller will live with her father in Detroit.
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Inez Fuller
Athens Red Cross
Detroit
Michigan
Brownie Dickson
Miss Dickson
Clarke County Court House
Tommie Anderson
Elizabeth Moss Returns to Boston After Red Cross Work
Miss Elizabeth Moss, active with the Athens Red Cross for credit at the Boston School of Social Work, completed her assignment Monday and has returned to Boston to resume studies at the institution. She specializes in social work and is expected to enter active service after completion at Boston College.
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Elizabeth Moss
Athens Red Cross
Boston School of Social Work
Boston
Moss
Boston College
Weathering Roads Chart Forecast for Georgia and Adjacent States
The forecast notes rain caused road deterioration from last Saturday on routes north to Chattanooga with muddy, soft, and bumpy sections from Lafayette to Chatta nooga and south to Rome including holes and bare spots near Cartersville. East of Atlanta roads remain affected but not enough to hinder traffic. Covington to Madison in fair condition. Washington area roads good. overall surfaces slippery and chains advised. Expect several days of fair weather with cloudy spells while roads dry out and remain passable in all directions.
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Avanta
Rome
Dalton
Chattanooga
Lafayette
Cartersville
Atlanta-Athens
Madison-Au-gusta
Atlanta
Covington
Social Circle
Madison
Washbington
F, von Herrman
Fire destroys Henry Lord Grammar School in Fall River
A Tuesday fire of alleged incendiary origin gutted the Henry Lord Grammar School in Fall River Massachusetts. The twenty one room building, still under construction, suffered damage estimated at over 200000 dollars. One fireman was slightly injured by a collapsing wall. A coal bed blamed for ignition was found trapped between the first and second floors.
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Fall River
Masa
Henry Lord Grammar
Young Woman Still Not Found in Baltimore Missing Alberville Student
Baltimore reports say Miasella Cate Russell, 22, of Alberville North Carolina, disappeared Sunday night from the South Branch Y W C A home. Last seen about 9 pm, she left a half size gown, purse and jewelry on a table. Police consider the possibility she wandered off following a sudden impulse.
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Baltimore
Miasella Cate Russell
Albervile
N. C
Misetuswell
Dentering
Uniform Divorce Statutes urged by South Carolina bishop
The Episcopal bishop of South Carolina argues for national uniform and stricter divorce laws, contending moral strength and family integrity hinge on limiting divorce grounds. He cites the Edmonds bill and notes South Carolina’s current divorce law, urging action despite public opposition and fears of a widespread divorce trend. A separate Memphis report notes arrest of Joseph Lynch on larceny via fee schemes and a linked stock exchange swindle case affecting a Virginia farmer.
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W. A. Querry
South Cacaling
Episcopal Rch
Congress
South Carolina
Lowing
Cur Risie
Vorce
Memphis
Tenn
Josph Lynch
Lonon
Stock Exchange
Hog Jowl and Fresh Provisions Headline Local Eatery
Where The Best Eats Are Today highlights Arnold Abney & Co offering smoked hog jowl for New Year dinner. Fresh eggs, plants, celery, lettuce, rutabagas, white peas, and potato chips are advertised plus a Mocha Layer cake. The shop urges orders for smok ed jowl and white peas.
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