Flood Crashes FourStory Plant in Tennessee Town
A monster river flood collapses the American Steam Feed Company building and the adjacent Reeves Produce structure at 9:30 AM in Carthage Tennessee. The valve of the river rises to 56.1 feet. engineers say the nearby Sparkman Street Bridge remains safe. No injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Nashville
American Steam Feed Company
Reeves Porduce Company
Feed Company
Sparkman Street
Martin S. Roberts
Rver
Uper
Hotel Ville
Rome
Smith County
Carthage
Keaton
Key’s
Orfon Creek
Oil production soars in United States October figures
Petroleum interests report 68,886,000 barrels of crude oil produced in October across 192 wells, averaging 222,000 barrels per day. Output rose sharply over the past year due to new fields in Seminole Panhandle and other districts, with Seminole field alone delivering about 200,000 barrels daily last noted.
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Petroleum Interests
United States
Seminole
Panhandle
Dletop
Emperor's Masters Across Continent En Route to Japan
Prince Chiribu, second son of the late Emperor Yoshihito, arrived in Omaha from Nebr on an eastbound journey to attend his father’s funeral. He travels aboard a Union Pacific special attached to the fast train, aiming to sail from San Francisco on January 4.
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Oelated Press
Nebr
Chiribu
Yoshihito of
Pan
London
Japan
Omaha
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Leaders Predict Bright 1927 For Monroe Area Industries
Monroe businessmen from banking wholesale grocery hardware oil gas lumber and auto sectors express optimism for 1927 foreseeing growth and a potential oil boom that could add 15 000 to 20 000 people to the area in the next year. The tone is confident with notes the prior year was strong and expansion is expected.
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Monroe
R. Downes, Jr
Ouachita National Bank
Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Receipts Gain at Automobile License Bureau in 1926
Receipts from selling automobile licenses in 1926 totaled 328008.01 dollars, up more than 33 percent from 1925 and the highest since the Monroe Automobile License Bureau began in 1923. A total of 22305 licenses were issued, 27 percent more than 1925, with projections of over 35 percent growth in 1927.
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Monroe
State
Motor Vehicle Bureau
D. M. Doughty
Doughty
Monroe Builds Exceed 1925 Total by Four Hundred Five Thousand
Building permits within Monroe city limits for 1926 reached 1,112,505 dollars, topping 1925’s 706,683 by 405,823. Inspector Richard Cassidy compiled the figures, with monthly totals showing February 1926 the peak in amount and permits, and May or June among higher months. The year’s overall count reached 361 permits, compared to 225 in 1925.
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Monroe Proper
E City
Richard Cassidy
Troops Guard Newsome Lake Levee in Mississippi
Guard troops remained on duty at the Newsome Lake Levee in Quitman County as the Panola Quitman levee broke threatening thousands of acres of fertile farmland. Adjutant General Green awaited a report from Captain Thomas Durham. Wrecking crews expected to rescue submerged autos near the Big Black River as floodwaters rose elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Newsome Lake Levee
Quitman County
Panola
Quitman
Mississippi Delta
Adjutan
Green
Thomas Durham
Lambert
Newsome Lake
Talahatchie
Black
Yazgo City
Calles Says Mexico Not Destructive
Calles asserts Mexico is not destructive while promoting moral energy and capital from other nations. The statement frames Mexico as welcoming and constructive in international relations.
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Calles
Mexico
Old Sol Lights Up Rose Bowl for Alabama Stanford Clash
Old Sol smiled on the Rose Bowl Field as Alabama and Stanford met on New Year’s Day in Pasadena for the twelfth annual East-West game. The weather was warm and clear aiding fast football as two undefeated teams faced off in a highly anticipated national title showdown.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Sol
University of Alabama
Stanford University
Glenn
Pop” Warner
One Dead Five Hurt in Denver New Year’s Auto Crashes
Denver reports show one death and five injuries from New Year’s Eve car crashes. Police say more than 50 arrests, mainly for drunkenness, accompanied the celebration. 15 year old Clifford Karthauser died when his car was struck by another vehicle.
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Associated Press
Denver
Clifford Karthauser
Aspect
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Fale
Mexico City
Met
Principeign
Vatic
Twin Cities OF
Ouachita
Chicago
Mex Border
Troy San
Automobile License Bureau
Pat
Guiard Levee
Mississippi
Old Sol
Mar Denver
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