Tragic Fire At Laurier Palace Kills Seventy Six Children
The 1927 news review cites a deadly fire in Montreal at Laurier Palace Theater killing seventy six children. Other events include major floods in the Mississippi basin fifty six lives lost in Rock Springs Texas and large scale displacements across Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Laurier Palace Theater
Montreal
China
Foochow
Landis
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Nicole Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Rock Springs
Texas
St. Louis
Cairo
Laurier Palace
Indiana governor touts taxes cut and debt free state for 1928
Governor Ed Jackson issues a New Year statement praising Indiana's finances as debt free with the lowest tax levy in years and a strong budget. He cites $5.5 million capital investments, $35.1 million highway value, and per capita administration costs well below the national average. He defends the administration against unproven criticism and highlights fulfilled pledges from 1924 and 1926.
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Ed Jackson
Indiana
Department of Conservation
Statehouse
Lindbergh Flight Dominates 1927 American News
The year 1927 centered on Colonel Charles A. Lindberghs non stop flight from New York to Paris. Takeoff on May 20 and arrival on May 21 topped American readers interest based on newspaper space calls and crowds following bulletins.
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United Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Indianapolis Convention Bureau Brings 98,291 Guests in 1927
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Convention Bureau reports 1927 attendance of 98,291 with 257 conventions hosted. State conferences accounted for 71,425 attendees, national and international events for 22,415, and regional meetings for 4,450. For 1928 and beyond, the bureau plans more large gatherings and aggressive promotion.
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Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce Convention Bureau
Bureau
Convention Bureau
United States
Saar
New Industries Brought Here by C of C Group
Industrial commission of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce reports major achievements in eight months, including securing a Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce branch, bringing several factories to Indianapolis, and aiding financing for four more. Notable closings include Baker Ice Cream Machine Company Omaha Deubener Shopping Bag Company St Paul Hoover Manufacturing Company St Paul Ward Stilson Company Anderson Beach Arthur Marion. Hundreds will be employed. Alloys Refining Company among chief new industries.
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Indianapolis
Baker Ice Cream Machine Company
Omaha
Neb
Deubener Shopping Bag Company
St. Paul
Minn
Hoover Manufacturing Company
Ward-Stilson Company
Anderson, Ind
Beach & Arthur, Inc
Marion
Ind
Alloys Refining Company
Guaranty
Indianapolis Realtors Predict 1928 Upturn After Strong 1927
Indianapolis realtors forecast better business in 1928 after a solid 1927. Permits totaled about 22.69 million through November and early December, with 1 582 new residences valued at 7.07 million by Dec 1, while 1 645 homes were built in 1926.
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Indianapolis Realtors
Indianapolis Post Office 1927 Growth and Air Mail Expansion
The Indianapolis post office grew with the city in 1927 featuring direct air mail service started December 17 to save time for business. Delivery expanded to 1441 new outlying families and Speedway City, with new classific station at 2943 Clifton St. and several new carriers. Gross postal receipts reached 4.78 million and 3,039,834 money orders totaled 21.45 million. Postmaster Robert H. Bryson was reappointed for four more years.
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Indianapolis
Speedway City
Clifton Stt
E. Michigan St
Haughville Station
N. Belle Vieu Pl
Robert H. Bryson
New Labor Laws Extend Worker Safety and Benefits
New laws enacted in 1927 across 44 states and Congress expand workers compensation to previously unprotected occupations and raise benefits. Advances include old-age pensions, coal mine safety, maternity protection and vocational rehabilitation.
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Special
New York
Congress
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Harry Daugherty
Osaka
Kobe
Japan
Harry F. Sinclair
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Sugar Bowl
Hoover
Bath, Mich
Prohibition Bureau
Seymour Lowman
James Doran
Lincoln C. Andrews
Maj
Roy Haynes
Alvan T. Fuller
Massachusetts
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
Sacco and
Vanzetti
Charlestown
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Mass
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Bath
Mich
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Tunney
Dempsey
Sacco
Charlestown, Prison
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Lindy Is First
Henry T. Davis
Convention Bureau Manager Chamber of Commerce
Hoosier Capitol
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National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
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Chamber of Commerce Industrial Commission
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