Business And The Outlook For The New Year
Markets show renewed activity as stock trading rebounds with large volume and rising shares. United States Steel reports December unfilled orders at 4.82 million tons, signaling potential trade revival alongside rising equipment purchases by railroads and high capacity use at U S Steel. A national survey notes improving conditions across six trades, with improved expectations for the year. The text also notes geopolitical notes on German reparations and European political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
S Steel Corporation
Dun
Railway Age
Baltimore & Ohio
Northen Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
United States Steel Corporation
J. H. Tregoe
National Association of Credit Men
Bootleggers face self-inflicted doom and rival lawlessness
A British enthusiast advocates the death penalty for bootlegging as bootleggers fight among themselves over contraband. The piece likens bootleggers to soldiers and bandits depending on which law they break, while hinting at broader political turmoil in Europe.
France must state true financial condition to clear debt
A discussion on France's debt muddle notes that a clear, definite statement of fiscal health could help. The national industrial conference board says taxes in 1913 rose 300 percent in France, england, and the US, while postwar recovery widened the tax share of income by 25 percent in France versus 80 percent in the US and 107 percent in England. A Bankers Trust bulletin hints at recent growth in French national income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
National Industrial Conference Board
England
America
United States
Bankers Trust Company of
New ‘York
France’s Debt Picture And Dawes Commission Idea Cited
An article notes France’s rising national income in November and a large increase over 1923, arguing debt relief could cut U S tax loads by 160 million dollars yearly. It urges full disclosure to reach a fair accord, even proposing a Dawes commission if needed, and criticizes political gamesmanship. It also mentions Hon. C Bascom Slemp’s resignation to resume duties at the Republican convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Dawes Commission
C. Bascom Slemp
German political crisis shows fragility of multi party blocs
The piece argues Germany’s two elections failed to settle issues as blocs form coalitions after each vote. It warns that neither foreign nor domestic blocs produce stable majorities, enabling post election bargaining to drive policy and undermine governments. It notes American parties risk similar absurdities with bloc conditions.
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Germany
America
Reichstag
Dawes
Moscow Arraigns a Traitor in Peculiar Justice
The article discusses Tyan Okladsky, once a 1881 revolutionary who betrayed co-conspirators, now put on trial by Russia's rulers as heirs of those revolu tionaries. It criticizes ex post facto charges and likens the logic to a surreal tale, noting pervasive prohibition and limited public clarity.
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Moscow
Tyan Okladsky
Alexander II
Russia
Okladsky
Sapiro's Suit Against Ford Heralded by Public Ironies
Aaron Sapiro announces plans to sue Henry Ford for 1 million dollars over Dearborn Independent claims that Sapiro is linked to a Jewish agricultural power bloc. Ford may pay if court so rules, but the damage from such statements prompts questions about harm and legitimacy.
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Sapiro
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Dearborn Independent
Ford
President selections eyed in Harding era reshuffle analysis
The Philadelphia Record editorial examines President Harding’s choices for secretary of state and attorney general. It notes Charles Evans Hughes as a former justice returning to law, Kellogg’s Europe experience boosting prestige, and Warren as attorney general pick. It also mentions potential vacancies at the London embassy and Supreme Court.
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Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Wilson
Harding
Borah
Committee On Foreign Relations
Lodge
Kellogg
Hughes
Manyen
Europe
Paris
Warren
Stone
Iit
Ware Ten
London
Coolidge
Tornado Statistics Across Eight Years Released
Washington reports 752 tornadoes from 1916 to 1923 causing over 62 million dollars in damage and 1,929 deaths. Arkansas led in storm numbers, Illinois in property loss, Mississippi saw the most fatalities, while Fergus Falls Minnesota endured the largest single-property loss of 3.5 million. Weather officials note central and western states bore the heaviest activity and emphasize warning systems remain imperfect.
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Washington
United States
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Herbert C. Hunter
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Finley
Henry
Middle West
Kansas
Texas
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ight
Mississippi
Alabama
Minnesota
Ate
Fergus Falls
Jyne
West Indies
Senegal
Cape of Good Hope Trogades
Chinese Sea
Central America
Papagalios
Tropics
TRY RUSS FOR KILLING MAN SAID TO BE SPY
Twenty three prisoners in a Russian isolation jail stand trial for trying to murder a fellow inmate believed to be a Cheka spy. The trial is held in the jail church with an audience of prisoners, following a riot in which five inmates were shot by guards. Mark Voron survived the attack.
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Lonigrade
Associated Press
Cheka
Imate
Mark Voron
Voron
Army airman killed in test jump incident
Staff Sergeant Robert I. Lee died after leaping from 900 feet during a test at Brooks Field. First Lieutenant Charles H. Beatty, a reserve officer, suffered a broken leg. The event occurred in New York as part of a discussion about art collections and private sales connected to the Duveen brothers, with a note that more than 1.9 million dollars in paintings may be brought to America.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Robert I. Lee
Charles H. Beatty
New York
Ings
Brooks Field
Lee
Earl Spencer
Eng
Duveen Brothers
Opolis
Ala
Beatty
Memphis
Tene
America
Davis
Kansas
Lindley
State University
Gov. Davis
New York World
New Compensation Measure Introduced in House
Representative Kerr Beadle of Silver Bow County introduced a measure to provide for the inspection of elevators. Several House Bills were listed including amendments to juror qualifications and insurance laws, plus a bill on county surveyor compensation and other topics.
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Kerr Beadle
Bilver Bow County
Ainsworth
fHouse
Miller
Welly
State Board of Equalization
Graybill
Hedrick
Caplis, Reed, Fairgreave and
Mullholland
White House signals new arms talks as Davis exit looms
National capital dispatches report a fresh call for an arms conference, with the White House hinting at a conference soon. Haynes retirement is noted, and Senate debates naval policy while postal rate legislation advances. Census Bureau places the 1922 U S debt at 30.845 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Haynes
Senate
United States
House Commerce Committee
Bureau of Civi Aeronautics
Commerce Department
Great Lakes
Readers Ask Answers to Questions on History and Science
The Helens Independent Information Bureau provides brief Q and A replies. Topics include dance halls policy, largest equestrian statue, Burne-Jones meaning, plaster busts, Inglish quotations, earth versus Jupiter masses, a New York grave inscription, the School of Military Cookery, and why Constantinople was named Constantinople.
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Public Dance Hall Committee
San Francisco
California Civic League of Women Voters
Parks and Recreations
Minot
N.bc
Sam Houston
United States
General Tee
Richmond
Burne-Jones
M.C. A
Shenstone
Hanley
Jupiter
Saturn
T. H. A. Rider
New York City
Claremont
Grant
St Clair Polloch
George Polloch
New York
D. E. VA
Aldershot
Constantinople Sa
Constantine the Great
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Roy L Smith
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Minneapolis
Russ
McAfee
Castles
Moss
Zeh
Campbell
Peet
Dedno
Besancon
Cusick
Lincoln
Schoening
Johnson
Valley
Fairgreave and
Hanson
Akofer
House of Representatives
State Legislative Assembly
National Capital
Bareau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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Studebaker
Dodge
Essex
Hudson
Pranklin
Studebakers
T. C. Power
Motor Car Co
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