Santa Claus Visits Wall Street as Dividends Rise
On Oct 26 Wall Street anticipated a festive season as five companies declared Christmas dividends payable year end. American Tobacco raised quarterly cash plus a $1 extra per class, Kelvinator shifted to annual cash and 5% stock, Barnsdall resumed $0.85 dividends, American Bank Note declared an extra $0.50, American Stores announced 40 cents extra plus four quarterly payments in 1922. Railroads and motors makers also signaled higher payouts, with Southern Railway, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, and others planning year end increases and General Motors expected to issue a $2 extra cash dividend on 5 million common shares.
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New York
Wall Street
American Tobacco Company
Kelvinator Corporation
Barnsdall Corporation
American Bank Note Company
American Stores Corporation
Southern Railway
Baltimore and
Chia Ig
New York Central
Nangne and
Wroastoak Fron Si
Motors
General Moaters Corporation
Commion
Governor Pinchot Pledges Milk Cooperate on Beer Regulation
Governor Pinchot sent a letter to Secretary Mellon urging federal action to cut Pennsylvania breweries operating under permits. He cites 48 such breweries and says many exceed demand for legal near beer, asking to reduce beneath the minimal needed to enforce the law.
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Harrisburg
Fapi
Pinchot
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Pennsylvania
Cody Family Plans Museum for Colonel Cody in Cody Wyoming
Chicago date Oct 28 AP Members of the Cody family meet to organize the first annual gathering to develop a William F. Cody museum in Cody Wyoming. Arthur Cody chairs the meeting with Mary Allen among attendees. The museum will house relics and souvenirs from the famed scout and Indian fighter.
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Chicago
Cody
William TF. Godvy
AL Cody
Wyo
Arthur & Cody
Chicago Trust Company
Mary Deater Allen
Bill
Niec
Long Beach
Callf
Mary Cody Decker
Denver
Locarno Pact Signals Peace Dawn in Europe
In Locarno Switzerland on October 16 Aristide Briand and Hans Luther unveiled a security pact with a pledge never to fight again. Five treaties were signed creating a demilitarized Rhine zone, seen as the birth of a united Europe. The Literary Digest reports the Locarno Conference’s hopeful results with maps and illustrations.
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Locarno
Lake Maggiore
Aristide Briand
France
Hans Luther
German Republic
Europe
Belgium
Germany
Rhine
United States of Europe
Fight Over Little Fellows Income Tax Gains Attention
Washington observers report Democrats in Congress will push eliminating income taxes for earners under 5,000 next year as a major issue in 1926 elections. Texas Democrat Garner leads the push to showcase aid for the “little fellow” against Republicans seen as favoring the rich.
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Washington
Congress
Springfield Union
The
New York Herald Tribune
Coolidge
Garner
Couzens
Capper
Washington Star
Mellon
Did You Ever Fall in Love With Words
An advertisement parade for wordcraft courses and writing aids promotes mastering language. It cites famous authors and a postal offer from Funk and Wagnalls Company, inviting readers to request a free sample card and course details by mail.
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Ae Hooth Tarkdngton
Irvin & Cole
Mary Obert Rinehart
Fourth Avenue
New York
N.Y
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Santa Claus
Keystone State
England
Paris
Florida
Hammond
Bishop Brown
Abd-El-Krim
Sultan Mohammed
McQuigg
Legion
Sandow
Department of Good English
Benides
Funk & Wagnalls
Practical Standard Dictionary
Funk & Wagnalls Company Publishers
Fourth Avenue, New York, N.Y
Canton Street
Frederic Clay Bartlett
the Literary Digest
Funk & Wagnalls Company
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