Wall Street Irregularity Persists in Early Trading
Irregularity still pervades the stock market as trading opens in New York. Major issues drift with few gains while National Biscuit, Mathieson Alkali, and American Smelting post declines, General Motors dips, and Standard Milling hits a high. Southern Railway surges on dividend hike, lifting rails and industrials with broader improvement fading into a dull session.
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United Press
New York
National Biscuit
Mathieson
American
United States Steel
General Motors
Standard
Porto Rico
Banks and Exchange Reports and Rates
Indianapolis bank clearings today totaled 3 944 000 with debits 6 New York statement notes bank clearings and balance Glessing house 7 000 000 Foreign exchange in New York opened steady with demand sterling 4 87 percent off .001-32 francs 3 93 percent lira 5 42 percent Boliv 13 99 cents up .01 marks 23 87 percent off
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Indianapolis
Tod
New York
Bu United Maters Ee
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Glessing House
Foreign Exchange
United Press
Stock Market Overview Faces Mixed Signals
In New York the morning budget of stock news shows both favorable and unfavorable items for market movement. There is no immediate fear of further gold shipments as sterling trends lower, while authorities foresee possible trade improvement next year. Yet carloadings fall further and October carrier earnings deteriorate, creating a unsettled stock market mood.
Markets Report Bulletins From New York and Chicago Pivotal Prices
Wholesale butter and egg prices listed for various grades and pack sizes. Cheese and butter quotations show steady markets with regional differences. poultry and eggs vary by grade and region. Potatoes and sweet potatoes have limited movement due to weather, with arrivals tracked on track and in transit.
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Ares
Young Americas
Sugar Market Sees Improved Tone on Refiners Push
In New York on December 8, refiners push new initiative and traders expect a firmer sugar market. Europe shows faith in production restriction talks, prompting anticipation of buybacks in late-month contracts.
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Thomson & McKinnor
New York
Europe
Elevators Reported At Gr Weight Capacity
Elevators show 1.31 B eo mee einer at gr wt. officials note load constraints and safety checks ongoing as engineers review system performance.
Porker prices rise five cents at Stockyards
Porkers advance five cents per hundredweight at the Union Stockyards with top at 8.90 and bulk on 180 pound plus pigs averaging 8.85. Receipts estimated 8,500 with 621 held over. Chicago opened slow with 49,000 received and 5,000 held over and bids 8.70 to 8.85 for 215 to 250 pounds.
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Union
Chicago
Stolen Cars List Names Owners and Addresses
Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to Murphy Motors Company Falcon-Knight M-602 from Capitol Ave and Washington St State Auto Company Oakland M-550 from rear of that address Dr Frank A Brayton Chandler 583-388 from 103 E Pratt St Walter Kidd Illinois St from 1220 WN James Peterson R R C Box 81 J Ford 571-428 from 211 W South St Doyle Ford from Vermont St and Senate Ave E C Baumgardner Batton Hotel Ford from 300 N Pennsylvania St Paul Vail McCordsville ind Ford from Noble St and Massachusetts Ave M Taylor Willys Knight from garage in rear
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State Auto Company
N. Capitol Ave
Oakland
Frank A. Brayton
Broadway
Chandler
E. Pratt St
Walter Kidd
Virginia Ave
Apt
Chevrolet
Illinois
St. James Peterson, R. R. C. Box 81-J, Ford, 571-428, From 211 W. South St. lx
Doyle
E. Maple Rd
Ford
Vermont St
Senate Ave
E. C. Baumgardner
Batton Hotel
Pennsylvania St. Paul Vail
McCordsville
Ind
Noble St
Massachusetts Ave
M. Taylor
Jefferson Ave
Willys-Knight
Automobiles Found Near N Illinois and Delaware Streets
Virgil Hurst reports a Ford found at North Street and Senate Avenue. A vehicle located at 1325 North Illinois Street in Wesherfield, Morristown Indiana is logged. The finder is listed as J G.
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Virgil Hurst
Delaware St
Essex
Illinois St
J. G
Wesherfield
Morristown
Ind
Ford
North St
Senate “Ave
Hogs and cattle prices mixed in regional livestock reports
Receipts show hogs mostly 10 to 15 cents higher with tops around 8.90, 250-350 lb range. Cattle and vealers steady to higher, with steer prices near 13 to 16 and veal calves around 11 to 13. Sheep lightly tested, lambs steady at about 14.25 to 14.50. Regional markets include Cincinnati Louisville and Pittsburgh reports with varied activity.
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Pacific Coast
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Eestead
Rae
Trong
Mons
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Cincinnati
Aee
Louisville
Mariel
Ednesday
Ssinae
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Bupfalo
Earl
Cotton Market Forecast Hinted By Shifting Prices
Fragmentary notes suggest a cautious outlook in the cotton market. Traders anticipate limited gains as the forecast remains unsettled and price movements appear restrained at today’s session.
City in Brief highlights Indiana events and local incidents
Local notes report a day of conferences and luncheons across Indiana with mentions of several clubs and chambers. Community updates include arrests, thefts, a fake check case, an incorporation filing for Griffin Investment, and appointments in health and education.
Prowler Again Attempts Breakin at Local Home
For the second time in a week a prowler tried to force into the Chamberlin home at 6271 Broadway late Wednesday night. Ralph Chamberlin reported the intruder was stopped by a locked bedroom door while his wife and children slept.
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Ralph Chamberlin
Broadway
Births listed from St. Vincent and Methodist and Christian hospitals
Birth announcements for multiple newborn girls and their parents appear from St. Vincent's Hospital, Methodist Hospital, and Christian Hospital. Names include Willard, Florence Walter, Jennie Harshman, Dorothy Long, Corrine Hill, Elizabeth Maccay, Mildred Hoover, Jesesle Niesse, Vivian Webbe, Marguerite Glass, Goldie Hendringon, Wilhelmina Korra, Ruth Wickliff and others, with associated parental names and addressed locations.
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Willard
Florence Walter
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Eins
Jennie Harshman
Gary Arnold
Bessie Owens
W. Thiramon
Dorothy Long
James and
Inez Sanders
Hosngmard
Corrine Hill
Hos- Waiter
Elizabeth Maccay
Christian Hospital
Les and
Maud Millican
St. Vincent's
Uciane
Mildred Hoover
St. Vincent's Hospital
John and
Jesesle Niesse
Fragmented OCR snippet listing addresses and hospitals
A garbled OCR fragment mentions multiple names and addresses such as 2235 N. Clinois and 1333 Congress, plus hospital references including Methodist Hospital and Coleman Hospital. The text is fragmentary with scattered street names and city locations, lacking coherent context or events.
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Siinnie Jbamb
N. Clinois
Arterigviliter Ara Werd Baker
Congress
Mil House
Washington
Methodist Hospital
Nova Es
Wicho Sar
Arizona
Piter
Grains Follow Wheat Decline In Chicago Pit
Argentine crop outlook lifts wheat estimates and triggers a broad market slide in Chicago. Wheat drops about 1 cent, corn and oats fall, receipts varying, cash prices down, with cold weather aiding corn curing and blizzards hampering movement. Provisions also ease from early gains.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Fruit and Produce Price List From Commission Row
Readable items show prices for apples bananas cranberries and peaches by variety and grade. Includes grapes melons citrus and vegetables with crate and per dozen or per pound rates, plus miscellaneous holiday supplies and decorative items.
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Jonathans
Celldower
Matto
Bastymens
Golson Ag
Belinowers
Ene Ge Ee Wagners
Han
Aiden
Jonavarias
Sear Ites
Socornes Pippin
Grimes
California Emperors
Californie Almeria
Columbus Woman Wins Limerick No. 5 Award
Mrs. Wilkie O. Moody of Columbus Indiana won first prize for her line to Limerick No. 2. Second prize went to Mrs. John Meehan of Indianapolis and Emma Jenks of Wabash received third and a $2 prize. The Times promotes daily entries with a $208 grand prize and rules for submission.
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Columbus
Limerick
Larry
Claude M. Worley
Wilkie O. Moody
Ind
East Washington Street
John Meehan
Congress Ave
Emma Jenks
Wabash, Ind
Times
Indianapolis Times
Scripps- Howard
1927 US cotton crop forecast by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department forecasts a 1927 cotton crop of 12,789,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, with 4.6 percent abandonment of planted acreage. The December area estimate is 40,168,000 acres, down from 47,087,000, and lint yield is 152.3 pounds per acre versus 182.6 in 1926. Census shows 11,742,806 running bales from the 1927 crop prior to 1, vs 14,644,070 last year.
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United Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
WFBM to Open New Station in Indianapolis
WFBM the Indianapolis Power and Light Company radio station will go on the air at 1 000 watts from a new plant on Friday night. Charles N Thompson will address the city and state. responses by J A Fredrick and Mayor L Ert Slack. Entertainment follows with Jack Dunn and His Wrecking Crew. The station was designed by William A Etter and sits eight miles south of Indianapolis on the Three Notch Road.
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WFBM
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Charles N. Thompson
J. A. Fredrick
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
L. Ert Slack
Jack Dunn
My Maryland” Company
Ad Miller
English’s
William A. Etter
United States
Indianapolis
Three Notch Rd
Valparaiso University gym burns to ground
A frame gymnasium at Valparaiso University in Indiana burned down today. The fire was discovered by students and faculty as flames broke out of a room, with losses estimated at nine thousand dollars.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Valparaiso University
Southern declares dividend on common and preferred stock
New York Dec 8. Directors of the Southern Railway today declared a quarterly dividend of 2 dollars on the common stock bringing the annual rate to 8 dollars. The regular preferred dividend of 1.25 dollars was also declared.
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Southern
United Press New York
Southern Railway Today
Confession Contested in Walser Murder Trial
Arthur Walser testifies Sheriff Campbell beat him into a confession in the Grant Circuit Court trial over the poisoning death of Clifford Cox aged 12 last May. Prosecutor Ed Hayes and defense attorney Oren Dickey clash as Walser admits involvement in spiking lemonade with Paris green. Ernest Sprong appears as a surprise state witness, adding tension to the case.
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United Press
Marion
Ind
Arthur Walser
Fairmount
Clifford Cox
Grant Circuit Court
Jacob Campbell
Oren Dickey
Walser
Campbell
Ed Hayes
Dickey
Paris Green
Ernest Sprong
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