Firestone plans million dollar rubber plant in Singapore
Firestone Rubber Company of Akron plans a million dollar plant at Singapore to modernize crude rubber handling in the Far East. The project will employ up to ten thousand workers annually and aims to save hundreds of thousands of dollars by changing methods. Chinese and Malay workers are described, with notes on local caste norms and service expectations.
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Oriental
Firestone @ Rubber Company
Akron
Cap- Amen
Singapore
JB GQ Carkhart
Pany
United States
Kip Butler
Firestone
Ti Ootopany
Far Reat
Carriage and wagon factories merge into larger plant
The text describes a sequence of acquisitions expanding carriage and wagon production. Factorien geame joins with Bert Motor Car Company of Fiullet, an offshoot of Durant-Dert builders. In January they acquire Lall Carriage Company of Kalamazoo to convert it to a body factory. Gray-Dart Company of Chatarle refits William Gray Son-Campbell to add a Canadian factory extension. A warning about acting cautiously appears in the fragment.
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Bert Motor Car Company
Fiullet
Durant-Dert
Lall Carriage Company
Kalamazoo
Gray-Dart Company
Chatarle
William Grays Son-Campbel Company
Ladon
Overland 4 Showcases Rugged Road Tests in Campaign
The Willys-Overland Co markets the Triplex Spring suspension as epoch making for ride quality and chassis strength. Distributors and buyers witness brutal road tests from Philadelphia to Washington, including steplike obstacles, to prove Overland 4’s resilience. Meyers of the Motor Car Co of Baltimore touts pushing the car on worst streets and stairs to attract dealers and customers.
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Willys-Inverland Company
Wyers
Overland
Giattibutiis
BR. Myers
The
Motor Car Co
Baltimore
Meyers
Loa Animales
Overland Harpers Co
Philadelphia
Larkeype
Overland 4
Bee
Washington
Treat Tires Properly and They Will Serve
The article argues tires last longer when properly cared for and fed a steady diet of straight unadulterated substances. It compares tires to children, noting undernourishment if the diet is diluted or varied, and stresses consistent maintenance to prevent wear.
Labor Party to name full ticket at Chicago convention
Associated Press report from Chicago states the national labor party convention will name candidates for president and vice president and draft a platform. It will be held July 11 12 and 13 with Frank J. Per as national secretary inviting every trade and farm organization to send delegates. Delegates predicted to number about 6666.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Labor Party
Frank J. Per
Asy
Floer
Shipbuilding firms cited for contempt in federal case
Portland Ore May 1 United States Attorney Humphre declared in federal court that Northytest Steel Company and Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation were cited for contempt of court for refusing to redact records before the federal grand jury.
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Associated
Portland, Oro
United States
Humphre
Northytest Steel Company
Columbia Fiver Shipbuilding Corporation
Ada
Offichile
Federal Grand Jury
Remef Party Lands Near Niko Laevak District
A Japanese relief force on the Siberian front reportedly recaptured the northern Sagha sector of Notaland in Russian territory as announced by the war office on Saturday. The move follows efforts to aid the Nikolaev district in eastern Siberia.
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Torio
Nikolaevak
Siberia
Sagha
Notaland
War Office
Department crackdown on profiteers under new law
United Press reports Palmer told the House committee that hundreds of profiteers have been prosecuted since Congress amended the law. He said the law against profiteering has been vigorously enforced and noted abuses when a man assaults a woman raise questions about labor and crime.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Palmer
House
Geaugerstehot
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