Tariff Needed by Merchant Marine
The Shipping Board Scott reports that preferential tariffs or a subsidy are the only ways to sustain an American merchant marine. It favors government cost absorption or targeted aid to American vessels while carrying cargoes domestically, noting drawbacks to private operation and potential gains from government management with checks and balances. The plan calls for consolidating 39 routes into 48 and offering them at public sale, with some routes showing promise for further negotiations.
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Washington
ShippingBoard
Congress
United States
Clyde
Prices Going Lower Across Nations Says Labor Bureau
A Geneva report from December 3 indicates wholesale prices are generally declining worldwide. The International Labor Bureau notes easing price trends across South Africa, Australia, Canada, Egypt, the United States, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia.
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Geneva
Associated Press
International Labor Bureau
South Africa
Australia
Canada
Egypt
United States
India
Japan
Netherlands
Great Britain
Sweden
Wholesale price rises touch Australia Belgium and New Zealand
Fragmentary report notes prices rising in Australia Belgium and New Zealand while Germany and Poland show sharp increases. August wholesale prices reportedly surged tenfold in Germany and broadly lifted living costs, though the text is damaged and uncertain.
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Australia
Belgium
New Zealand
Germany
Poland
Central High School adopts inclusive athletics plan in Tulsa
Tulsa November 30 new athletic order at Central High School under Athletic Director W Rau introduces team competition for every boy with a classification formula four times age plus half weight plus height in inches. Eight groups are coached. boxing wrestling tennis swimming and volleyball added. eight football teams sixteen basketball squads sixteen track teams and six baseball teams active. over 1,500 boys on teams. interclass football drew 245 players.
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Tulsa
Central High School
W. Rau
Rau
Automobile costs less
Washington reports Secretary Wallace notes highways can cut operating costs for motor vehicles. He cites fuel bills about 1.0 billion dollars annually and tire bills around 450 million. Depreciation follows an estimated vehicle investment of 8.77 billion dollars, with costs likely to fall as highways improve.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wallace of Agriculture
Wallace
Slave girl trade fading prompts YWCA aid in San Francisco
In San Francisco Chinatown the slave girl tailoring trade has dwindled as owners send girls to small towns. Chinese tailors seek contact with American families through the YWCA secretaries, blamed on missionary and police pressure on tong practices.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Chinatown
Y. W
Tongs
clothing industry aims to cut costs via new commission
Indianapolis December 3 Associated Press reports the National Association of Retail Clothiers launches a plan to reduce clothing costs by cutting production expenses. A clothing industry commission will be formed with representatives from allied trades to survey methods, then unify findings in Chicago to lower distribution costs and raise retailer value without cutting profits.
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Indianapolis
Associated Press
National Association “of Retail. Clothiers
Sol Schloss
Association
Fountain Head
Chicago
Thens
Clothing Industry Commission
River and harbor budget set for 1925 aid projects
The Army Chief of Engineers proposes 1925 appropriations totaling 63.3 million dollars for rivers harbors and waterways beginning July 1 1924. Major allocations include 18.53 million to the Mississippi River and 6.5 million for New York harbor. Other sizable items cover Wilson Dam 7 million and numerous regional channels and harbors nationwide. Expenditures are projected to average 800 thousand dollars monthly in 1925 with 13 million needed to complete the Muscle Shoals project.
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Washington
Army
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Ala
General River and Harbor
Chief of Engineers
Mississippi River
Sissippi River Commission
New York Harbor
Ohio River
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Chesapeake Way
Baltimore Harbor
Norfolk Harbor
Channel
Newport News
Savannah Harbor
Fla
Coos Bay
Ore
Columbia River
Missouri River
Kansas City
Sioux City
Fort Benton
Mont
Osage River
Gasconade River
Carolinas Seek Danish Farmers for Settlement
Copenhagen reports an unofficial South and North Carolina delegation led by Mr. MacCraig discusses bringing Danish farmers to settle in the Carolinas. Talks with the Danish Minister of Agriculture focus on immigration of skilled farmers from Denmark and Holland, with aims to expand farming communities.
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Copenhagen
Associated Press
North
South Carolina
MacGraig
Agiigture
Carolinas
MacCraig
Denmark
Holland
Olland
British officers seek Amazon source from Pernambuco expedition
A British party led by Colonel Carruthers will start from Pernambuco to trace the Amazon River origin, with Major Regan O Conner in Buenos Aires coordinating. They aim to resume Roosevelt expedition progress from 1914 and may explore waters, tribes, and mineral potential, planning 18 months of follow up if feasible.
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Buenos Aires
Dee
bpAscoeiacted
Carruthers
Pernambuco
Amazon
Regan O’conyer
O’conner
Roosevelt
Chimpanzee export ban tightens in French West Africa
Paris reports a governor general order prohibiting capture, keeping, buying, sale and export of chimpanzees across the colony. The animals, valued for grafting and tuberculosis experiments, faced high mortality in Europe due to unfamiliar climate.
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Paris
Associated | Press
French West Africa
Europe
Cti
Crowder Area Social Roundup Yields Local Visits
Mrs J B Coley and Pauline Brune of Midland visit at Mrs Henry Collins. Six Corners residents call on Harley Armstrong. Jesse Sweezer recovering from appendectomy at Memorial Hospital. Sequence of Sunday visits includes Sweezer, Shields, Collins and Brune families. Neighborhood youths enjoy a roast in Collins woods. Several dances and family gatherings noted across Crowder, Barker, Knowledge Hill and Pleasant Valley areas with various local residents attending.
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J. B. Qoley
Pauline Brune
Midland
Henry Collins
Rollie Stanwix
Six Corners
Harley Armstrong
I. Jesse Sweezer
Memorial Hospital
J. B. Coley
Paul Brune
New York
Sam Sweezer
Lawrence
Jesse
Arthur Behnett
Eudora
W. S. Collins
Alice Armstrong
Theodore. Armstrong
Harry Carr Morday
Grover Rothwell
Thurman Rothwell
Knowledge Hill
Harry Carr
C. T. Carr
Pleasant Valley
Theodore
Osgood Armstrong
George Criss
Oakridge
Lewis Hudson
Ormal
Hudzon
J. M. Crowder
Olin Button’s
Hiverside
Morris
Topi
A. B
Cole's
Patty
Women Predominate in Austria Census Shows Big Female Majority
Vienna reports a revised census placing Austria's total population at 6,526,661 with 3,382,668 women and 3,144, - a substantial excess of women. The data reflect the higher female share across the republic.
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Austria
Vienna
Associated Press
Texarkana at Half Century Milestone A Twin City
Texarkana Texas Arkansas faces a unique split identity with two sets of laws two mayors two police forces and dual school systems. The city straddles the state line and maintains parallel administrations while sharing a sewage plant and fire department. Commemorations are set for December 8 to 8 marking 50 years of progress.
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Texarkana
Tex
Associated" Press
Texas
Arkansas
State Line
Texas- Ark
United _ States
Ergao
United States Commissioners
United States Bankruptcy Courts
Jouth
Fuethead
Louisiana
Portrait of President Harding by Margaret Lindsay Williams
Lord Charnwood unveiled an oil portrait of the late President Harding at the London English Speaking Union headquarters. He noted the mutual bonds between Britain and the United States and praised Harding for driving the Washington Conference toward pacification. The painting was a gift from an anonymous friend.
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London
Associated Press
Lord Charnwood
Harding
Washington
Sweden to establish direct Gothenburg to Halifax rail service
The Swedish parliament plans a direct passenger route to Canada in 1924 with the ship Stockholm slated to sail from Gothenburg to Halifax then to New York. A large Swedish emigration to the United States has filled most of the fiscal year quota, prompting many to seek opportunities in Canada.
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Gothenburg
Associated Press
Canada
Sweden
Stockholm
Halifax
New York
United States
Can
Population figures for Korea census released
The Korea census reports total registered population at year end 17 626 761 with 17 208 189 Koreans and 9 083 684 men 8 538 077 women. The 12 year comparison shows an increase of 4 313 744 people.
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Seoul
Korea
Associated Press
Otter Celebrates 180th Birthday and City Debates Daylight Time
Canadian general Sir William D Otter reaches 180 as Omaha hosts a Coolidge League meeting. Congress opens its first session of Coolidge era while Portland Maine weighs daylight saving. FTC sues Pennsylvania coal operators. New York hosts Exposition of Power and Mechanical Engineering. Adath Israel marks 75th anniversary in Cincinnati. Presbyterian conference opens in Cleveland.
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Eneral
William D. Otter
Coolidge League of Nebraska
Omaha
Senate
House
Congress
Coolidge
Portland
Maine
Federal Trade Commission
Pennsylvania
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Adath
Israel
Congregation of Cincinnati
Alleghenies
Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
Presbyterian General Council
Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Easy Weight Loss
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple method to shed pounds by taking a tablet four times daily. It claims the program requires no dieting or exercise, promises safety, and offers to ship from Marmola Co. Detroit Michigan or via druggists for one dollar.
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Falow
Marmora
Drugea
Us- Tech
Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Northwestern University students work their way through college
Six hundred men and women students at Northwestern University work part time to pay expenses with fifty percent of men employed. Jobs include clerking waiting on tables house work and tutoring. A shift from the traditional college girl to maid service and child care is noted with secretarial work also rising in popularity. The figures reflect a broad map of student employment in Evanston during the year.
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Evanston
Associated Press
Northwestern University
Ifty
Northwestern
City Aims to Clear Beggars and Gypsies From Streets
City authorities in Constantinople have intensified reforms after Occupation ended. Beggars are being suppressed and gypsies ordered to the interior for unskilled labor. Other notes mention carnivorous plant species and a 50 foot high thermometer sight at Atlantic City.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Local man forfeit bond after failing to appear in court
Fred Purein faced a drunkenness charge and did not appear in police court this morning. His bond of $20 was forfeited and he was sent to jail in default. Police authorities reported minor costs of about $59 were incurred by the department.
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