Livestock Prices and Receipts at St Louis Market
Hogs receipts reached 10,500 with steady to strong bidding. Lights 10.15 to 10.45, pigs 7.05 to 9.25, butchers 10.15 to 10.55, heavies 10.60 to 10.68, bulk 20.20 to 10.60. Cattle receipts 1,200 with steers 7.50 to 11.50, heifers 8.50 to 11.50, cows 6.00 to 8.50, feeders 5.30 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 1,200 with lambs 9 to 13.26, ewes 6 to 9.60, bulk 19 to 11.65.
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Knollenberg Milling Company
Sraight
Graham
Swift
Mississipp' Piven
CB & Q
Anck Brothers
Davis and Cleaver Co
Bolles & Rogers
St. Louis
Writing Risks and a Policy Joke in The Patriot
A short syndicated humorous item notes that great leaders are insured in Lloyds for their wives. A quip recalls the leader’s thought on his old brush. Another line suggests the policy was not taken out by the subject, but rather a campaign context.
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Lloyd’s
Makara
Suburbs Dialog Sparks Melon Theft Chorus
A quirky exchange sets a scene of village wit as Mrs Suburbs accuses the Jones boy of stealing melons while Suburba jokes about a reward. A college girl drill sergeant persona prompts recruits about dress, noting a stark, comic contrast.
New York experts predict year of peace or ruin in 1917
New York observers forecast a 1917 shaped by world war outcomes and domestic strain. Deliberations span peace parley risks to wartime profits, with bankers split between continued war bonanzas and potential shocks to American industry.
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New York
Bis Country
United States
Japan Plans to Meet World Crisis Says Premier Terauchi
In Tokyo a Chamber of Commerce reception for the Terauchi cabinet signals close ties between government and business as Japan plans for possible postwar economic upheaval. Terauchi pledges government aid to prosperity and urges domestic industry, self sufficiency in raw materials, and steps to maintain trade after the war.
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Tokio
Japan
Chamber of Commerce of Japan
Terauchi
Europe
Washington
Count Terauchi
Prosperity Surges in District 8 With Record Holiday Trade
The December report for District 8 shows widespread activity across manufacturing, wholesale and retail sectors. District firms report record Christmas business, high prices yet rising wages or bonuses, strong farmer incomes, and steady bank deposits though car shortages persist and leather costs push footwear prices higher. Wheat and cotton prospects remain favorable in parts, with building activity rising and postal clearings up while money rates hover around 4 percent.
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Louisville
United States
St. Louis National Stock Yards
St. Louisa
Mephis
Little Rock
Memphis
St. Louis
St. Louis i S
Last survivor of Napoleon funeral dies in London area
Mrs. D. Owen, nearly 96, daughter of Captain James Bennett of the St Helena regiment, died in a London suburb. Born January 26, 1821 on St Helena, she was taken to Napoleon's funeral as an infant and, at age 19, helped sew an embroidered silk flag later unfurled on the boat with the coffin.
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Napoleon
D. Owen
James Bennett
St. Helena
Owen
Women clerks in central law courts in London
Special report notes women being trained in the central law courts to perform clerk duties. Six women typists handle shorthand and typing while engrossing remains done by elderly men. Ten women work in the Admir alty division handling ledgers and insurance premiums on prizes.
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London
Central Law Courts
Scriveners
Admiralty
Court
Lively fighting reported on Romanian and Russian fronts
The war office dispatch notes ongoing fighting on both the Romanian and Russian fronts. Officials issued the wireless report confirming activity and clashes as of January 2.
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Berlin
War Office
Indian Tax Burden Defended by Finance Minister Sir William Meyer
Sir William Meyer, India’s finance minister, defends taxation as moderate and necessary. He cites total revenues of £6,500,000 for the year, 22,000,000 pounds from land, and a per capita contribution of seven shillings. He contrasts with higher per-head rates in Japan Siam and the Dutch Indies and notes liberal remissions during crop calamities. He argues income tax affects only the prosperous and that salt, customs, and other levies remain light.
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Simla
India
William Meyer
William Said
British India
Japan
Siam
Dutch Indies
Dutch. Indies
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Bengal
Italy
Indian Postal Service
Survivors Reach New York Monday
One hundred twelve men who were aboard torpedoed American steamships in European waters arrived in New York Monday aboard the Alicante from Barcelona. Seventy-nine were from the Columbian attacked last November traveling from France to Italy. Thirty-three escaped when the Chemung sank off Cape Gata in the same month. Some arrivals are Americans.
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Barcelona
France
Italy
Cape Gata
Spain
New Mexico's Debaca Takes Oath in Bathrobe
Santa Fe New Mexico January 2 1930s E Debaca sworn in as governor at a sanitarium in bathrobe Chief Justice Hanna administers oath after Debaca improves from hospital stay in Los Angeles This unusual scene highlights his pledge to serve the people and his recovery from illness.
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Santa FE
N. M
E. Debaca
New Mexico
Justce R. H. Hanna
Debaca
Los Angeles
Sloan's Liniment for Stiff Joints and Pain
An ad-like fragment promotes Sloan's Liniment to relieve rheumatic pains in joints and muscles. It claims deep penetration without rubbing, soothing sore areas and stimulating congested blood, with a single application driving out pain.
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Sloan
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