FTC urged to start trust suits against Hays and major film producers
Canon William Sheaf Chase, reformer and secretary of the Federal Motion Picture council, petitioned the FTC to open trust proceedings against Will Hays and the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. He charged the group with monopolizing the industry through their booking system.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Will Hays
Canon William Sheaf Chase
Federal Motion Picture Council
Canon Chase
Peition
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc
Hasys
Ruth's Batting Sets Big Series Record
Babe Ruth dominates the 1927 World Series with eight of ten records set or tied. The Yankees outplayed the Pirates in hitting and fielding while Ruth drives seven RBIs and two homers. Pitcher Gerb Penneker's seven scoreless innings anchor the victory.
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Ruth
New York
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Yankee Stadium
Yankee
Miller Huggins
Art Fletcher
Charley O'Leary
Pittsburgh
Yankees
Gerb Penneck
Pirates
Joe” Dugan
Babe
Combs
Koenig
Lloyd Waner
Welfare worker’s life term convict marries in Rouge
E. E. Woolfero, serving a life sentence for murder in the state penitentiary, wed Mrs. Martha B. Ogden of New Orleans, a welfare worker, in Rouge Louisiana.
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Bate
Rouge
E. E. Woolfero
Martha B. Ogden
New Orleans
Chancellor’s tax cut plan eyed by White House
Washington reports the taxation committee of the Chamber of Commerce urges a 400 million dollar tax cut and a referendum vote among 1 500 affiliated groups. President Coolidge backs rapid debt retirement but favors tax reductions this winter with economy in all departments and scrutiny of new projects to curb spending.
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Washington
Taxation Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Coolidge
Congress
White House
Mississippi
Purdue Victory Sparks Western Pride In Big Ten Scene
Chicago dispatched Purdue and Georgia eclipsed Yale, signaling a strong western showing as Big Ten battles roll on. Purdue toppled Harvard 19 to 0 behind Ralph Welch’s spark and John Phelan’s varied offense, while Georgia beat Yale 14 to 10 in a shocker.
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Chicago
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio State
Harvard
Yale
Purdue
Georgia
Crimson
John
Foxy
John Phelan
Boilermakers
Ralph “Texas” Welch
Stagg
Eli
Brown
Army
Dartmouth
Princeton
Buckeye
Northwestern
Utah Rocky Mountain
Columbus
Utah
Wildcats
Illinois
Butler
Illini
Iowa State
Urbana
Michigan
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Madison
Kansas
Minnesota
Oklahoma Aggies
Doc Spears
Thundering Herd
Bloomington
Ohio
Wabash
Iowa City
Marquette
Wilwaukee
West Point
Navy
Drake
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Notre Dame
Detroit University
South Bend
Christy Flanagan
Missouri Valley
Missouri
Nebraska
West Plans to Battle for Control of Rivers
Seventeen western states including Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington and Wyoming form the Association of Western States Engineers to oppose what they call Interior department efforts to control local waterways ahead of the coming congressional session. Governor L. L. Oddie of Nevada announces the alliance as it pledges a united front in the river control dispute.
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Washington
Congress
Interior Department
Asker L. Oddie
Nevada
Association of Western States Engineers
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
167 Die as Storm Sweeps 3 Siberian Boats to Sea
Blagovyeshchensk Siberia 167 persons die when a severe storm along the Amur estuary drives three fishing vessels to sea, drowning fishermen and workers in the fisheries.
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Blagovyeshchensk
Siberia
Maritime
Amur
War Department to Auction Fort Jackson and Battery Bienvenue
The War Department announces a sale of the Fort Jackson and Battery Bienvenue military reservations in Louisiana set for November 5 by public auction.
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Washington
Fort Jackson
Battery Bienvenue
Louisiana
War Department
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Pacific Coast
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U. S. A. Reservation
AR. Harris
Merrimac Man
Carondelet Ave
Ill
Hohman St
Hammond, Ind
Hammond
Dolton
Federal Reserve System
Chas. E. Waterman
Horace Holmes
M. R. Weidner
W. P
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WM. Start
T. Cash
Russel Blake
Ass’t Cash
As Ac
the First National Bank of
Chrysler
Twin City Sales
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton, Ill
Roseland
Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
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