Review of year and forecast for 1917
Bradstreet’s survey of 1916 calls it a record year across trade industry and finance with headlines of war demand, gold imports, and soaring prices. It notes exports rising 55 percent, bank clearings totaling 260 billion, and stock and bond markets surging while cautioning that peace prospects and new European state-led economies may reshape demand in 1917.
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New York
Bradstreet
Satdf
Meroely
New York Exchange
John Doe
Europe
Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena Sets Attendance Record
Pasadena hosts the annual midwinter tournament of roses before a record crowd. A two mile floral parade featured historical and symbolic displays, pony carts, and novelties. Prizes were awarded for top entries from cities hotels and groups in southern California Hawaii Japan and the east and north.
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Pasadena
Cal
Hawaii
Japan
California
Jubilee of Diamond Industry Begins in 1867 Found Diamond
London reports that South African diamonds tied to an export duty for wartime funding will mark a golden jubilee through the year. The first gem was found in 1867 and used by Boer children near the Orange River before passing to an Irishman and later being identified by Dr. Atherstone in Grahamstown.
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London
Jacobs
Orange River
O'Reilly
Atherstone
Grahamstown
Gavels Made From Old Ohio Gallows Used in Session Opening
Columbus on January 1 witnessed the Ohio senate and house members use gavels fashioned from the scaffold that once executed 26 prisoners at the state penitentiary. The gallows were torn down after the electric chair replaced hanging, and convicts from the prison crafted the gavels.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
House
Ohio Penitentiary
Good Roads Week Held in Norman Oklahoma
Road experts from across the nation county highway engineers and county commissioners gathered in Norman Oklahoma for the first annual good roads week. The event is hosted by the University of Oklahoma College of Engineering with cooperation from the Oklahoma state highway officials and county men. It aims to urge new county commissioners to push organized efforts to transform Oklahoma roads into graded and graveled highways.
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Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
College of Engineering
University of Oklahoma
France May Redraw Map With Regional Governments
Paris reports France may reorganize into 18 regions to replace the 86 departments seeking decentralization and local autonomy. Deputy John Hennessy advocates regional assemblies with professional group representation to speed decision making and better reflect local needs. The plan envisions elected regional bodies, 20 000 inhabitants per seat, and division of voters into general and occupation based groups.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Napoleon
French Republic
United States
John Hennessy
Department of Charente
Hennessy
Chamber
M. Hennesy
Bordeaux
M. Hennessy
Eapch
M. Vida de la Blanche
Jus
Rouen
Rennes
Lille
Nancy
Nant
la Rochelle
Bourges
Dijon
Bordeau
Limoges
Clermont- Ferrand
Lyons
Grenoble
Toulouse
Montpelier
Marsiles
Ajaccio
Vost
New York State
Regional Assembly
Figural Day in Wisconsin
Emmanuel L. takes oath of office in Wisconsin for the second time as new state officers assume official authority. Justice Winslow administers oaths in the assembled chamber before a large crowd of legislators and citizens from all parts of the state.
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Wis
Emmanuel L. i
Gevisconsin
Tate
Winslow
Parte
Brewery Closes In Riis Amid Prohibition Pressures
Riis Missouri January 1 The Excelater, one of the oldest breweries in St. Louis, announces imminent closure due to prohibition. The firm faced declining finances in the past fiscal year and will shut down as prohibition takes effect and reduces demand.
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Riis
Excelater
St. Louis
Fraud Ring Hits Railways as Passengers Fight Bids
A report notes a surge in passenger bid fraud on the Great Western Railway with more than 100 percent increases. Officials say female munition workers are among chief offenders, and the company records 30 persons charged with fraud.
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Associated Press
Great Western Railway
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