Prospects for 1925 Bright Amid 1934 Prosperity Hopes
New York December 27 Associated Press summarizes 1934 business as banking and industry driven with 1925 prospects buoyed by President Coolidge's tax system outlook. Factors include Dawes plan easing European recovery, easy money markets, large commercial credit, low inventories, rising exports, rail mergers, hydroelectric development, and agricultural demand. Railroads trimmed costs boosting profits. many consolidations planned. Dividend resumption notable for Southern Pacific Pere Marquette and others. Oil refining hurt by crude surplus. steel shows uneven year with weak orders midyear but improvement late year.
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New York
Associated Press
Coolidge
Congress
Europe
Qugantiam Nickel Plate
Nickel Plate
Horking Valley
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pere Marquette
Evie Systems
Southern Pacific
Paso & Southwestern G
St. Louis
United States Steel Corporation
Bear Seeks Release Aboard Steamship Tekla Puna
A polar bear shipped from England to Auckland for New Zealand's new zoo repeatedly bangs his paw against the wooden wall of his box on the Tekla Puna. Since capture, he has cried at meal times and struck the panel about 180 times each hour, despite reinforcement, as the ship sails for Auckland.
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London
Dew
Associated Press
Teklapeuna
England
Hew Zoo
Auckland
Arctic
New Zealand
San -Spét
Cars
Claims slip invention for a sailless rotor ship
Walter C. Scotter and brother Robert Scatter claim all patent rights for the sailless ship rotating tail cylinder rotor idea. They applied in 1915 and were granted in 1917, alleging Britain ignored their wartime offer while Germany gets credit. The rotor uses two wind-driven rotating cylinders on axles powered by a motor to generate speeds surpassing traditional sails.
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Ti Capi
Ass Press
Walter C. Scotter
Hye
R. Scatter
Newcastle-o Tyne
Germany
Walter Scotter
Untitled Crime and Business Notes Mixed Fragment
Fragmentary account notes a fire attack on a house tied to crimes, a person injuring self, and a business executive offer to head a major corporation. It references Matihely C. Tirtish and the American Sugar Tee fits Yp, with uncertain context and several garbled phrases about boxing and Europe.
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Matihely C. Tirtish
American International Corporation
Mr. Brosh
Orthopedic and Mental Health Clinics Held at City Hall
Yesterday at city hall Dr. CB Frineisen led a regular orthopedic clinic with twelve patients while Dr. G W led a mental hygiene clinic attended by nine patients. Both sessions were part of the regular monthly community health services.
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CB. Frineisen
Kan City
G.W. “Tint
Threshing Cantaloupes Becomes Key Kansas Industry
A Kansas cantaloupe industry has grown into a major regional sector. Seed houses ship melons from the area via the Cary Road, with seed production centered on irrigation in the Arkansas Valley. The threshing method, built locally for about 400 dollars, uses a four horse power engine and a mobile platform to separate seed, pulp, and rind, with seed dried, tested for germination, and sold before planting season.
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Associated] Press
Meloni
Cary Road
IBS
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Arkans Valley
California
Arizona
Nevada
Texas
A. H. Burg
Mr. Burg
Hidden camera powers expand with fog pierce
Washington reports that the Bureau of Standards and the War Departments aviation section are jointly testing camera techniques that may reveal concealed objects in fog and water vapor. Dr G K Burgess says emulsions and development control sensitivity, promising greater visibility for military use though some findings may stay secret.
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Washington
Associated Press
Bureau of Standards
War Department
Section of Aviation
G. K. Burgess
Bureau
Miliot
Rising Auto Taxis Change Berlin Cabbie Roster
The shift from horse drawn cabs to motor taxis in Berlin leaves 1,820 cab drivers facing new roles. Young drivers adapt as chauffeurs while older workers struggle. A proposal suggests pairings of an older and younger cabbie to share duties, keeping the car cleaned and repaired under alderman supervision.
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Berlin
Bre
Pigheriyas
Protest Over Second Class Mail Rate Increases
Washington reports protests against proposed second class mail rate hikes aimed at postal revenue. American Newspaper Publishers Association spokesmen urge Congress to reconsider, citing 125 percent revenue gains since 1912 with mail volume still falling. Notable figures include J S Thomason, Join Stewart Bryan, and J D Barnum among others. Fish migration notes describe dense Siberian river runs toward the Altai each spring.
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Washington
Congressional Postoffice
American ‘Spaper Publishers’ Association
Postoffice
Congress
Thomason
Chicago
Stewart Bryan
Diichmond
Barnum
Syracuse
N. Y
Lee
Postal Committee
H. Baker
Cleveland
M. F. Janson
Duluth
J. B. Palmer
Howard Davis
New York
Elisha Hanson
Association
Books Feature Pictures at Local Theatres
Glen Dickinson, manager of the Bowersack, Varsity and Orpheum, booked feature pictures to be shown here early next month including Harold Lloyd in Hot Water and Douglas Fairbanks in Bagdad. Road shows for this year have not yet been announced. City officials urge homeowners to clean sidewalks and warn of penalties for noncompliance with the sidewalk ordinance.
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Glen Dickinson
Bowersack
Varsity
Orpheum Theatres
Harold Lloyd i
Douglas Fairn
Bagdad
North of Msuccessor
Defective Flue Sparks Morning City Fire
A fire started by a defective flue at 10 36 this morning caused about 100 dollars in damage at the home of Q W Farmer 761 North Seventh Street The insurance on the dwelling was 600 dollars The article also mentions Schulz's Tailor Shop and The Made For You Store at 947 Mass St.
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Q. W. Farmer
North Seventh Street
Schulz
Mass
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