Three Car Makers Plan Merger Into 400 Million Firm
Three car building companies move toward forming a 400 million dollar corporation. Pullman Inc heads the merger by acquiring Standard Steel Car and Os good Bradley, with subsidiary Pullman Car and Manufacturing to be operated separately. J R Drake of Mellon controlled Standard would become Pullman board chairman after approval.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Pullman, Inc
Standard Steel Car Company
Osgood-Bradley Company
Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company
J. R. Drake
Standard Company
Grandmother dies in failed rescue of Amite girl
Mrs Marguerite Albanese was killed near Amite while attempting to save her granddaughter, 6, struck by a passing car. Elmo Andrews, Roseland driver, was arrested after a coroner's verdict of manslaughter. The child was hospitalized with severe injuries and uncertain prognosis.
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New Orleans
Amite
Marguerite Albanese
Aimite
Marguerite
Elmo Andrews
Roseland
Andrews
Injuries Fatal to Man Believed From Texas
A man killed by an automobile in Louisville is identified as likely John Conley a 65 year old retired railroad worker from Palestine Texas. Dr Horace H Seay drove the car. Authorities have not located his relatives.
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Louisville
Horace H. Seay
John Conley
Palestine
Texas
Vast Salt Lake Found in Australian Desert by Explorer
Australian explorer Cecil Madigan confirms a vast Lake Eyre salt lake in Central Australia. He describes a crystal salt surface, estimates billions of tons of salt, and notes evaporation rates and past freshwater origins. He dismisses cattle loss fears as myths and details fieldwork across the lake.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Times
Adelaide
Australia
Cecil Madigan
Lake Eyre
Madigan
Times
Eyre
Central
Iskea
Rhodes Scholar Samuel Kurtz Among 32 Winners
Samuel Kenneth Kurtz a Jamestown College North Dakota graduate and Yale post graduate student is named one of 32 Rhodes scholarship recipients. The announcement highlights his academic record and selection from a wide applicant pool.
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Samuel Kenneth Kurtz
Jamestown College
North Dakota
Yale
Southern Pacific Man Quits After 50 Years
Norman P. Randolph, purchasing agent for Southern Pacific in Texas and Louisiana with headquarters in New Orleans, will retire January 1 on a pension after 50 years of service. He will be succeeded by J. L. Cowan, currently assistant purchasing agent at Houston.
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ORL
Norman P. Randolph
Southern Pacific
Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans
J. L. Cowan
Houston
LSU Awards Two Scholarships for Agricultural Research
Louisiana State University accepted a two year fund of 2400 dollars per year from American Cyanamid to test cyanimid as a nitrogen source for sugar cane at the experiment station. A man will oversee the experiments while pursuing a master's degree, with funds covering experiment costs. Another 1500 dollar scholarship from a Russian Soviet government firm will fund tests of a non toxic drug for swine intestinal disorders led by J A Martin of Gibsland.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
University
American Cyanamid Corporation
Louisiana
T. Dowell
The
College of Agriculture
J. A. Martin
Gibsland
Dead Shot for All Skin Diseases Product Ad
An early 20th century ad promotes Dead Shot claimed to cure eczema tetter ringworm old sores poison ivy insect stings krisipelas cut chiggers Spanish toe itch and similar skin ailments. Manufactured and sold since 1891 with druggists carrying the product.
Goulds Gambling Casino Vacant Five Hours on Riviera Armistice
A five hour armistice halted play at Goulds gambling casino in Nice from five to ten am. Patrons re entered as the tables reopened under strict entry checks. Mrs George P Wakefield reportedly led big wins with two million francs while the bank earned four million francs from fourteen million played amid fevered crowds and high society speculation.
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Nice
France
Riviera
Frank Jay Gould
Gould
George P. Wakefield
New York
London
Helen Victor
Victor
Deauville
Former Dry Chief Sues Weekly for Wet Libel
B H McClenahan former federal district prohibition administrator sues Collier s Weekly and writer William G Shepherd for 100000 damages in Denver claiming libel over the Sugar Moon article published December 29 1928 about liquor conditions nationwide Scribner text references appear in the complaint and defendents named in the suit were filed December 30 in Denver.
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Denver
Colo
B. H. McClenahan
Federal District Prohibition
Collier’s Weekly
William G. Shepherd
Shepherd
Accused Man Sought in Shooting of Landrel Resident
HATTIESBURG Miss December Bob Partin 30 Lauderdale County is being sought by officers for the shooting of Frank Sherman of Landrel along the Bonite highway Sherman says Partin shot him when he asked for a match Sherman was shot in the leg and the incident occurred Thursday night deputy sheriff John Desse reports the account
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Associated Press
Hattiesburg
Miss
Bob Partin
Lauderdale
Moonshine from Beet Sugar Spotlighted in Colorado
The article discusses illicit liquor traffic in Colorado highlighting moonshine production from beet sugar. It emphasizes enforcement concerns and regional impact during the period.
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Colorado
B C Pain Relief Claim Says Beat Headaches In Minutes
An North Carolina druggist touts B C a five ingredient remedy for all headaches including neuralgic sciatic and rheumatic pain. The advertisement promises immediate complete relief and mood stability with no after effects available at drug stores and soda fountains for 10 or 15 cents.
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North Carolina
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