FTC Report on Virginia Carolina tobacco market sent to President
The Federal Trade Commission report on Virginia Carolina tobacco conditions was shown to President Coolidge and sent to Attorney General Sargent for study. The inquiry shifted from monopoly in bright tobacco to cooperative grower societies and manufacturers practices.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Coolidge
Sargent
Justice Department
The
Trade Commission
Co-Operative
Nashville Early 1926 Outlook Shows Strong Growth
Nashville reports a solid 1925 business year with building permits totaling 7,565,318 dollars up from 5,597,549 in 1924. Six new skyscrapers rose in the city and postal receipts rose about ten percent, with year end receipts around 1,596,538 versus 1,524,928 for the same period in 1925. Banks, schools and other sectors also show healthy progress.
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Nashville
Tenn
Contracts to Be Let For Building Planes
Navy bureau of aeronautics to let contracts for 24 combined scouting bombing torpedo planes based on a new design. Planes will equip the aircraft carriers Saratoga and Lexington, each carrying 48 of this type plus fighting planes. One carrier to have 120 planes and the other 111 of both types. Planes can carry bombs or torpedoes and stay aloft ten to twelve hours as scouts.
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Washington
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Saratoga
Lexington
Progress of Haiti Shown in Commissioner's Report
Port au Prince Haiti reports one of its finest fiscal years with 1924 25 revenue totaling 8 097 533 and expenditures 7 848 640. The gain over 1923 24 finances funds public works debt retirement and agriculture while Brigadier General John H Russel expresses satisfaction with the improved conditions.
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Haiti
Port Au Prince
Republic
John H. Russel
Six Year Old Egg Found In Ground Unopened
In Bellingham Washington a buried egg three and a half feet deep for six years was unearthed and deemed clear as if six days old by H G Smith manager of the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association station. No one volunteered to eat it.
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Bellingham
Wash
H.G. Smith
Washington Cooperaive Egg and Poultry Association
Ice Chaos Grips Ohio River At Louisville
Bitter cold has paralyzed traffic on the Ohio River around Louisville as heavy ice floats threaten a hydro electric dam and threaten the river. Coffer dams on the Indian side are cited as the ice barrier and boats seek ice harbors or move into the Louisville and Portland Canal. The river above Louisville is reported frozen solid in places as temperatures rise slightly after a two day drop.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Louisville and
Portland
Kentucky
Five Miamians Missing After Launch Off Coast
Five men from Miami, including Dr. M Rockefeller and M. Banks, are reported missing after the launch Lady Grace of Miami Beach vanished. Coast Guard search began at noon after a fishing party started yesterday afternoon and planned to return before night. The Banks brothers and Rockefeller had recently moved from Boston.
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Miami
Fla
Lady Grace
Miami Beach
Coast Guard Koats
Vafts
M. ©. Rockefeller
M. Banks
Henry Banks
Banks Brothers
Dr. Rockefeller
Boston
Warmer Weather Promised South
The weather service forecast frost possible as far south as Florida with a killing frost in extreme northern Florida. Most of the south will see freezing temps though not as cold as last night, except Virginia and Maryland staying fair and cold. Tonight generally fair across the south. by Wednesday North and South Carolina Georgia Maryland Virginia expected fairer and warmer with milder but overcast conditions in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Florida and Mississippi.
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Washington
Florida
Weather Bureau
South
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
President Coolidge to stay in Tecna Arica arbitration
At the White House it was stated there will be no withdrawal of President Coolidge from the Tecna Arica arbitration. Officials said the process proceeds per the original plan and that Pershing will not be consulted on the Chilean appeal. Briefs from Chile and Peru will be filed.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
General Pershing
Chile
Peru
Six Small Stores Destroyed in Norfolk Fire
Fire began at the Kandel Hat Shop on Granby Street at 1 30 this morning and damaged or destroyed six other stores in the same block. Loss to be about 59000. Firemen, hindered by freezing weather, fought three hours to subdue the blaze. Seven people were rescued from a three story apartment building roof as fire blocked their escape. Total damage 3000.
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Norfolk
Kandel
Granby Street
Buckner Targeting Bootleg Channels in New Year Crackdown
U S Attorney Emory R Buckner padlocked cabarets and pursued bootleg alcohol routes in New York arresting six men and two women tied to the Olivet distributing company, a large denaturing plant. A fake perfume plant probe was declined for comment. The Olivet firm could denature 100 barrels monthly and diverted supply to bootleggers.
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New York
U. S
Emory R Buckner
Olivet Distributing Company
Buckner
Francis Cannitsrci
Olivet Company
Auto fatality rate in large cities tops 16 daily
Washington reports an average of 16.8 deaths per day from automobile accidents in 78 cities with 100000 or more population. From Dec 28 1924 to Dec 5 1925 total fatalities reached 5768, with 59 cities showing 5055 deaths in 1924-25 versus 4875 in 1923-24. New York City alone logged 919 deaths in 1925.
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Washington
Department of Census
New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Louisville
New Orleans
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
American business conditions seen as sound by Coolidge
President Coolidge views overall American business conditions as generally sound with good prospects for the near term. He notes some areas and industries could perform better but overall the business and industrial situation is satisfactory.
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Washington
Coolidge
Cotton output forecast rises to twenty five million bales
Washington December 29 AP The Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes preliminary lint cotton production estimates from reporting countries total 25 298 000 bales of 478 pounds net up from 23 220 000 bales a year ago.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics Today
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