Stocks Begin Irregular But Improve Tone
United Press reports stock prices opened irregularly with a firmer tone in early trading. General Motors dipped to 128 1 2, then recovered to 129. United States Steel eased to 145 1 2 before rising. Copper stocks surged, rail and industrials showed strength, Pan American World Airways dropped to 44 1 2, near week’s lows. Large buy orders fueled gains.
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United Press
NEW York
Stock Exchange
General Motors
United States Steel
Nevada Copper
Miami Copper
Isues
Canadian Pacific
Montgomery-Ward
Pan-American B
Banks and Exchange Various Financial Figures
Local bank clearings totaled 3,862,00 with debits at 6,879,000. New York reports December 5 bank clearings at 625,000,000 and clearing house balance of 119,000,000. Foreign exchange rates show franc, lira and belga listings with small moves, Liberty bonds quoted with minor declines across 3s and 4%s.
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IND. Apolis
New York
United Press
Foreig
Seer Nee Presular
Demani
Belga
Stock Market Faces Fresh Uncertainty As Congress Meets
Congress meets today and Wall Street shows mixed signals as deliberations loom. The market is described as an inverted pyramid, with bullish sentiment from money influence lagging behind while broker loans are expected to rise, potentially testing the market's balance.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Congress
Wall Street
Wholesale market prices for butter eggs poultry and more
Butter and eggs mixed market notes from Cleveland and New York, listing prices for butterbarrel packs eggs by grade, poultry and fowl rates, potatoes and miscellaneous commodities. Includes Wisconsin and Minnesota poultry values, several state price ranges, and current wholesale quotes from United Press reports.
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Wits
Wisconsin
Doasie
Cisconsin
Proce
Bey Horn Springs
United Press
Cleveland
New York
Ohisos
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Avait da Press
North
Dakota
Delayed Mother’s Day Flowers Delivered After Decades
A box of flowers mailed as a Mother’s Day remembrance in 1922 finally arrived at Mrs. H. J. Culbertson of Eden Center, Batavia area, fifty miles from the original sender, after traveling about ten miles each year for many years.
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United Press
Batavia
N. Y
H. J. Culbertson
Eden Center
Hogs 5 cents lower in most weights at Indianapolis market
Opening the week at Indianapolis, hogs were steady to five cents lower per hundredweight with a top of 8.85 and most 180 pound plus hogs around 8.80. Receipts reached 10,000. the Chicago market opened slow with bids about ten cents lower and best butchers at 8.90 to 9.10.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Sugar Market Faces Uncertain Cuba Announcement
In New York the sugar futures market sits unsettled awaiting Cuba's final official statement. Trading is largely dormant with prices near 2.5 cents, while recent developments hint at renewed activity. Demand could firm up after clarification of the general situation, potentially lifting late-delivery prices.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Sane
Cuba
Pepecia
Reeve
Louisville & Nashville seeks bonds from Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington December 5 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 49 503 000 first and refunding 4 percent bonds to be held in the road s treasury pending further orders from the commission shuttering the year s end with a major financing move that could affect debt management and liquidity.
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United Press
Washington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce‘ Commission
Road
Railway to Issue Bonds in Federal Application
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue one million dollars of general mortgage 4 percent bonds and one million dollars of first and refunding mortgage 4 percent gold bonds. The general mortgage bonds would be deposited with Central Union Trust Company of New York as trustees in exchange for the first and refunding bonds.
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Rvice
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Fletcher Amity Trust Co
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Ples
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State Vings and Trust
Jnion Trust Com
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Coeeenss
Rao Ek
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Treasury Ins
Treasury
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United Press
Washington
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Union Trust Company of
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Trustees
Mixed Live Stock Markets Across Several Cities
The report surveys cattle hogs and sheep receipts from Chicago Pittsburgh Fort Wayne Cleveland and Buffalo with varying trends. Cattle mostly steady to weak with steers and heifers around 8.50 to 14.50 for beef types and cutters down. Hogs generally 8.00 to 9.50 with softer appetite and lighter weights showing declines. Lambs and sheep mostly 6 to 14 for ewes and 4 to 14 for lambs amid uneven demand.
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United Preas
Chicago
Choice
Times Special
Bu United
Cleveland
Reece
Price List Items From Commission Row For Retailers
A fragmented OCR priced list shows apples bananas cranberries and melons with regional notes from Jamaica Florida California and more. It includes crates per price per dozen and per box for vegetables and fruits such as asparagus beans cabbage carrots kale spinach onions and turnips with assorted vendor notations and weights.
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Rier
Biscia
Sea
Bork Rapgriats
Grimes
Rade
Jamaica
Florida
California Emperors
Californis Almeria
Avocs Ronetas
Commission Approves SP Control of Central California Traction
The Interstate Commerce Commission today approved Southern Pacific Railway to acquire control of Central California Traction Company. The purchase requires joint acquisition with Western Pacific and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. SP will buy all outstanding stock and bonds for 2,650,000 as of December 31, 1927.
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Ashington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific Railway
Central California Traction Company
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
New York Phone Directories Ready for Distribution
New tele phone directories weighing 7,500 tons are ready for distribution in New York City. About 30 percent of the listings in the 3,000,000 books will be changed, reflecting updates in the telephone system and services.
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New York
Births at St Vincent and Methodist Hospitals
A list of newborns and families from St Vincent's and Methodist hospitals includes many names: pine and Mary ricer, Ruth Rathbone, Penelope Botkin, Lois Cook, H. ial Donovan, Margaret Oden, Ma. Elder, Beatie Caton, and others. Residents at various addresses such as 1459 E Twenty, 938 N Adelaide, 1218 N Koanal, 2060 Col, and 1048 W Twenty are noted along with associated parents and hospitals.
Grain futures weaken at Chicago Board of Trade opening
Chicago December grain market opens weaker with fractional changes. Wheat and corn dip slightly, oats slide, Liverpool prices lower, visible supply uncertain as navigation pauses. Receipts of new corn expected to rise yet crop conditions murky amid conflicting husking reports. Provisions start softer.
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United Press
Chicago
Wheat Prices From Local Elevators Hit $1.31 For No 2 Red
Local grain elevators offer No 2 red wheat at 1.31 per bushel. Other grades are bought on their merits. Market notes indicate varied pricing by quality and elevator.
City in Brief Tuesday events and incidents
State board of accounts field examiners conference at the Statehouse all day. Rotary Club luncheon at Claypool. American Chemical Society luncheon at the Merchants Association. Gyro Club luncheon at Spink Arms. Purchasing Agents' Association luncheon at Spink-Arms. Mercator Club and Universal Club luncheons at Spink-Arms and Columbia Club. Phi Gamma Delta luncheon at Lincoln. Discip Christ Business Men's Commissioner at Claypool 6 AM. Community Center lecture at 7 PM by Ottis Caldwell of Lincoln School, Columbia University, at Orchard School. Indianapolis Bar Association to hold annual dinner and officer elections at the Columbia Club. Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht to speak. Bible Investigation Club ladies' night at 6 20 PM at Y M C A. Membership campaign results announced. Dr. Samuel McGaughey recovering from auto crash at St. Vincent's Hospital. Semi annual police auction sale of unclaimed property at 2 PM December 20. Burglars break into E W Showalter Co and American Art Clay Co Sunday night. no loot. Art Clay Co entered three times in two months. J F Wetzel named manager of National Bread Co's Indianapolis bakery, successor to Cole now in New York. Henry McColley reports chicken coop robbed of sixteen chickens worth 35 dollars.
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Lincoln
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Victor No. 2 Best Limerick Last Line Wins Prizes
Limerick contest results list winning lines and authors Stella Power selects winners Gladys Bowman A C O’Brien and Mrs Wilkie O Moody with addresses. Rules cover entry method eligibility and prize eligibility including a $208 grand prize.
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Gladys Bowman
A. C. O'Brien
Forest Ave
Wilkie O. Moody
Twelfth St
Columbus
Ind
Times
Indianapolis Times
Scripps- Howard
Return Trip Planned by Holly Berry from Santa’s Home
Radiocieved dispatch from Eskimo land reports a storm abated and the party will begin the long trip back to civilization after finding Santa Claus. They filmed Santa’s northern Alaska home and plan to show the movie in Indianapolis theaters for two or three weeks. Names from Santa’s book of 25 million children are printed in The Times. The Ritz and Strand theaters in Indianapolis will show the film tonight.
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Radioc
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F. E. Kleinschmidt
Civilization
Santa Claus
Indianapolis
Times
Frances Feist
Virginia Feist
Bobby Feist
Thomas Albright
Margaret Hagan
Mary Thomas
Willard Thomas
James Thomas
Carl Hagan
James Hagan
Richard Ritter
Elaine Rose Ritter
Billie Balch
Norelan Dorsey
Helen Becker
Bobby Becker
Alaska
Ritz
Illinois St
Strand
Washington
Multiple Patients and Diagnoses Listed Across Indiana Hospitals
A garbled list references numerous individuals with ages and addresses in Central Indiana. Entries mention pulmonary tuberculosis, cerebral hemorrhage, chronic conditions, acute heart issues, carcinoma, arteriosclerosis, and hospital affiliations including Methodist and St Vincent's.
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Hattie Snipes
Central Indiana Hospital
Minnie Louise Williams
Methodist Hospital
Gollerae Kennedy
Garfield
Myo
Amanda Bene
City Hospital
Lobar Eiemona
James Edward Nelson
Hall
Jennie B. Stelhorn
Broadway
Thomas Prancis Murr
Pantonie Jenson
Centra
Ann Elizabeth Ie
Vincent's Beachet
Riverside
Zemes
Mary ‘Jospaine Young
Hibben
Noralington
Paul
Coleman Holandine
College
Cereate
Rath
Hoefgen
Gray
Cereoh Bran
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