Better Times Predicted by U S Leaders Across Sectors
Chicago dispatch notes industry, agriculture, and finance leaders foresee 1926 bringing prosperity, higher wages, more employment, and steady profits. Officials like Collins Ayres and Samuel Thompson expect stronger production, full labor use, and moderate asset activity, with Hoover cautioning against unchecked optimism amid favorable productivity and market conditions.
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Chicago
A. P
Collins P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
Samuel H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
James Simpson
Marshall Field and Company
Washington
Hoover
International radio program features McCormack Bori and Big Ben
Arrangements completed for tomorrow night’s international broadcast from New York with John McCormack and Lucrezia Bori. The schedule runs 6 59 p m to 11 30 p m eastern, with BBC rebroadcast to Britain and Europe and German stations aiding distribution. News dispatches and AP specimens will be aired, McCormack numbers from 9 to 10 30 p m, ending with the Park Avenue Baptist church chimes 10 30 to 11 30.
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New York
A. P
John McCormack
Lucrezia Bori
America
London
British Broadcasting Company
Great Britain
McCormack
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Law Pledges Police Watch on New Year Night Clubs
Boston Philadelphia New York and Atlantic City clubs will receive special police attention for Volstead violations as 150 federal agents join local officers. The Liberty Bell will ring at midnight marking the New Year and Philadelphia Sesqui Centenial with radio broadcasts by WIP.
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New York
A. P
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Liberty
Bell
Director of Public Safety
Elliott
Mullen- Gage
WIP
Chicago Woman Admits Plot to Kill Aged Mate
Mrs Eliza Nusbaum 58 confesses with John Walton Winn and three others to planning and carrying out the murder of her paralyzed 65 year old husband Albert Nusbaum. The body was found on a Chicago south side prairie after the group moved it from the home and altered the scene. Police say a fragmentary diary shows her fear of being killed and her securing property by joint tenancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. P
John Walton Winn
Hia
Eliza Nusbaum
Winn
Albert
Edward Goff
Nusbaum
Goff
Detiliah Martin
Roscoe
Eighteen Georgia prisoners to face death in 1926
Georgia jails hold eighteen condemned men at year end with thirteen white and five black. Fourteen convicted of murder and four of attacks on women. Two execution methods, hanging for those sentenced before a 1925 law and electrocution for later cases. Four dates set for January 29 as the hangings approach. One black inmate held on multiple reprieves by Governor Walker.
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Atlanta
A. P
Georgia
State Supreme Court
Walker
Rabbi Wise faces resignation threat over sermon reports
New York December 31 reports says United Palestine Appeal may lose Orthodox Jewish support if Rabbi Stephen S Wise does not resign as chairman after sermons cited as saying Jews must accept Christian teachings and that Jesus ethics, claims Wise were misquoted. Agudath Harabonim and Mizrachi demand resignation.
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New York
A. P
United Palestine Appeal
Stephen S. Wise
Dr. Wise
Christ
Agudath Harabonim
Mizrachi
Dr Wise
Two Bodies Found Near Rum Cargo in Florida
Melbourne authorities probe the mysterious deaths of two men found twelve miles south of Melbourne near a ram boat cruiser carrying 342 bags of whiskey. One victim was white, the other Black. No signs of violence observed. the cargo appeared intact.
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Melbourne
Fla
A. P
Here
Keppel Seeks Divorce After Fake Raid at Home
Des Moines reports Patrolman George N. Keppel staged a make believe raid on his home to surprise his wife and returned to find a stranger allegedly at home. He has filed a petition for divorce.
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Des Moines
A. P
George N. Keppel
Keppel
Sterlington Power Extended Toward New Orleans from Jackson
A special dispatch to the Times-Picayune reports Louisiana Power will extend Sterlington plant lines through South Mississippi toward New Orleans. Couch interests may buy Mississippi plants, with a $500000 high tension line to connect Jackson to Vicksburg and Delta routes, serving 30 to 53 Mississippi towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Preston Williams, Jr
Jackson
Miss
Louisiana Power Company
Sterlington
Mississippi
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Couch
Florida Parishes
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Greenville
Memphis
Monroe
Vicksburg
Mississippi Power and Light Company
Sumner
Tutwiler
Webb
Moorehead
Lexington
Yazoo City
Midnight Deadline To Pay Year’s Poll Tax
Poll tax collection ends at midnight with about 500 of the year’s total issued so far and 600 paid yesterday. Deputies report fewer payments than last year and urge residents to pay within the time limit at the sheriff’s office on South Grand Street in the old Central Savings Bank building.
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Sheriff's Office
River Stages Report for Mississippi and Nearby Rivers
River stage readings across Mississippi and adjacent basins show Memphis at 6.2 feet with a 0.5 drop, Vicksburg 15.9 feet down 1.0, and New Orleans 4.5 feet off 0.2. Red River at Shreveport 8.4 feet fall 0.1, Alexandria 8.5 down 0.3. Ouachita at Camden 16.8 feet fall 0.1, Monroe 23.4 down 1.0. Ohio at Cairo 9.1 feet with 0.9 decline.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio
Football Game Set At Forsythe Park Tomorrow
The 3 p.m. kickoff at Forsythe park features Company H of Minden versus Company G of Monroe in a named rivalry. Officials are undecided and both teams are expected to field their strongest squads with Minden backed by a loyal town contingent.
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Minden
Company G
Monroe
Forsythe Park
Hylan Resigns to Secure Pension as New York Mayor
John F. Hylan ends an eight year mayoral tenure by resigning at midnight to protect pension rights. Police Commissioner Richard Enright also resigns. Hylan will retire with a 4205 dollar annual pension and Enright with 5000 dollars.
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New York
A. P
John F. Hylan
New York City
Hylan
Richard E. Enright
Enright
Lawyers Spar as Mississippi Case Goes to Demurrers
Lawyers spar over legal points in a Mississippi case as arguments on demurrers to indictments proceed. The dispute centers on the validity of charges and the proper conduct of the proceedings in the Mississippi court.
Grand Jury Submits Final Report in Lynching Case
Clarksdale Mississippi December 31 final grand jury report on Lindsey Coleman lynching presented. 82 witnesses examined eight indictments returned. W S Glass sheriff of Coahoma County faced trial for failure to perform duties as defense argues no duty breach. Report notes Coleman seized and shot after acquittal on murder charge tied to Grover Nicholas slaying.
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Clarksdale
Miss
A. P
Lindsey Coleman
W. S. Glass
Coahoma County
Glass
Coleman
Coleran
Grover C. Nicholas
Pershing Authorized to Return to United States
Secretary Kellogg said President Coolidge approved General Pershing to travel back to the United States for medical and dental treatment. The exact return date was not set, but he is expected to come by January 15 to address health and dental issues affecting his blood pressure.
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Washington
A. P
Kellogg
Coolidge
General Pershing
United States
Tacna-Arica
New Year's Day in Monroe to be quiet holiday
Monroe plans a quiet New Year's Day with most banks and businesses closed. Parish and city offices shut all day, post office hours trimmed to 11:30 to 12:30, no rural mail deliveries, city routes continue. Parish schools back. city schools reopen next Monday. afternoon football at Forsythe Park features Company H of Minden versus Company G of Monroe.
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Monroe
Forsythe Park
Company H
Minden
Company G
Man Sustains Arm Fracture At Bastrop Paper Plant
Samuel l. Mil 49 an employee of the Louisiana Pulp and Paper company Bastrop, suffered a fractured arm last night when his limb became entangled in a one shaft inside the papery plant. He was transported to Monroe by auto and admitted to St. Francis sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L, Samuel
Louisiana Pulp and Paper Company
Bastrop
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Heads Merger Reported Involving Clarence Dillon Group
Clarence Dillon and the investment banking firm are reported negotiating a merger of New York banks and leading a deal to purchase the National Cash Register Company. The reports suggest active talks and potential consolidation among major financial and industrial players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dillon
New York
Jeading
National Cash Register Company
Dillon Leads Cash Register Firm Trade In New Deal
Dillon-Read and company executives report negotiating a potential purchase of a large stake in the National Cash Register company. Clarence Dillon, 43, heads the firm and is seen as a bold financier rival to J P Morgan. The deal involves sizeable securities and could close this week with no management changes expected.
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New York
A. P
Dillion-Read and Company
Dodge Brothers Motor
J. P. Morgan
National Cash Register Company
Clarence Dillon
Cash Register Company
John H. Patterson
Dillon-Read and Company
Wall Street
General Petroleum Company
Pacific Oil Company of California
A. L. Weil
San Francisco
National Cash Register
Frederick B. Patterson
Dillon
Dodge
Texas
Chicago
Four Die as Street Car Plunges Through Open Bridge
An eighty foot plunge of a street car into the Municipal Waterway near Eleventh street in Tocoma Washington causes four deaths and four injuries. The car, out of control, cleared the open draw bridge and broke upon impact. Survivors claim up to a dozen were aboard, but the operator insists eight were present. Blame falls on brake failure as Clyde Staley, the operator, cites.
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Tocoma
Washa
A. P
Eleventh Street
Tide-Water District
Clyde Staley
States to Send Guard to Camp Beauregard Training
Parts of the Mississippi and Alabama National Guard will train at Camp Beauregard near Alexandria Louisiana next summer. Brigadier General L A Toombs announced that 3460 officers and men will attend two encampments in July and August. Beauregard will be enlarged with an 8000 acre field artillery lane a rifle range and quarters for twelve more companies. Toombs will travel to Washington in January to perfect spring for the permanent camp.
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Alexandria
A. P
Mississippi
Alabama National Guard
Camp Beauregard
L. A. Toombs
156Th Infantry
Louisiana National Guard
Beauregard
Toombs
Washington
Legion to discuss ending White as prohibition chief
Okmulgee and San Antonio posts plan to endorse a resolution asking Major H H White be removed as Texas and Oklahoma prohibition director. Post commander Rosenbloom said the Edwin K White post will consider the measure next Wednesday. Fort Worth coverage notes no confirmed requests from local members. A separate Fort Worth report cites no action from Bothwell Kane Post on the move. A grand jury probe of an alleged unlawful hotel elevator search by federal officers will be raised by District Attorney Hanger at the January 4 session after talks with officials and attorneys.
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Okmulgee
Okla
A. P
American Legion Post
Texas
Oklahoma
Joseph J. Rosenbloom
Edwin K.” White
White
Legion
Executive Committee
Fort Worth
Haywood Davis
Bothwell Kane
American Legion
San Antonio
H. H. White
Tex
County Grand Jury
Prohibition
Robert Hanger
Hanger
United States
Zweifel
Munsey Fortune Dedicates Wealth to New York Art Museum
Frank A. Munsey leaves an estate valued between 25 million and 40 million dollars to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Sun, The New York Evening Telegram, and related magazines. The bequest, the largest to the Met, makes it the richest art institution and positions Munsey ahead of J Pierpont Morgan as a major benefactor. The will also provides annuities and smaller gifts to others, including Bowdoin College, and indicates no immediate sale of Munsey publications.
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New York
A. P
Frank A. Munsey
Metrospolitan Museum of Art
New York Sun
New York Evening Telegram
Metropolitan Museum
Munsey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Hart E. Pryor
Lowell
Mass
Pryor
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