Centennial celebration delayed for Alabama public schools
The central centennial committee postponed the January 11 start of the Alabama public school centennial events to fit an arrest program for the celebration. Dr. John W. Abercrombie urged a state-wide observance highlighting growth in public instruction over the past century.
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Bema
Central Board of General Centennial Committee
Alaama
John W. Abercrombie
Montgomery
Abercrombie
Alabama
Automobile Club Directors Meet at Cawthon House
Directors of the Automobile Club will hold their regular monthly meeting in the lobby of the Cawthon House Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Membership drive and routine business will be discussed.
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Auto Club
The
Automobile Club
Cawthon Hoe
Tax Bill for Congress Aims for Broad Reductions
Washington December 5 The Ways and Means Committee released the final tax bill to be introduced as the House convenes at noon Monday The measure cuts about 376 million in revenue and lowers the income tax schedule It also reduces the automobile tax from five to three percent eliminates the gift tax and halves the inheritance tax from forty to twenty percent The bill seeks relief for all taxpayer classes with two Democrats dissenting over surtax cuts and exemptions changes
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Mellon
Turkey to Adopt New Time Measure
Angora reports that Turkey may adopt the Christian era and Gregorian calendar as time standards following Balkan neighbors. A dispatch from Constantinople notes Castamonian villagers urge Mustafa Kemal Pasha to be named president for life, praising his leadership and liberation.
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Turkey
Angora
A.P
Rumania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Yale Football Net Income Sets New Year Record
Yale reports a football gross of 490372.18 with expenses 368623.31 and net income 321748.82 for the year ending June 30 1925. Total athletics gross 797584 with direct expenses 653725 leaves excess revenues over expenses 144309 according to the alumni weekly.
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New Haven
Cond
Yale
Alumni Weekly
Davis Announces Recommendation for Coast Artillery Chief
Secretary of War Davis recommends appointing Col Andrew Hero Jr of Fort McPherson Georgia as chief of coast artillery succeeding Major General Frank W Coe who will retire after 87 years of service. The appointment will be made by President Coolidge. Hero is a New Orleans native, a graduate of the U S military academy, and commanded the 154th artillery brigade in World War I.
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Washington
Davis
Andrew Hero, Jr
Fort McPherson
Coast Artilery
Frank W. Coe
Coolidge
Hero
New Orleans
U. S. Military
154Th Artillery Brigade
Vital Statistics Deaths and Births in Fragmentary Ledger
Fragmented notice lists multiple names in vital statistics for deaths and births. Contains numerous garbled entries with mixed surnames and given names, including James Wiley Fennell Edward E Lester Alberta Lewis Mamie Daniels Kennedy and others, with unclear dates or locales.
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James Wiley Fennell
Lewis Cunningham
Thomas Jefferson Price
Edward E. Lester
Earl Jamesins
Kenneth White
Donald Ea
John Henry
Maye Mitchell Montemas
The
Core
FINAL DAY MARKET REPORT COTTON NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans woolly market opens easy with losses of 4 to 9 points in some months. Spot cotton in New Orleans shows quiet trade with middling at 19.46 and stock at 414,794 bales amid heavy hedge selling and a government report due next Tuesday.
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New Orleans
EANS
Orleans
Dec
Elthouge
Urulba
New York Cotton Opens Steady Despite Early Decline
The New York cotton market opened steady but 4 to 15 points lower due to southern and local selling likely from hedging and liquidation of long positions. Warm weather in the southwest spurred talk of more movement to market, while German cabinet resignation subdued sentiment. January contracts held around 19.63 as rallies occurred from the day’s lows.
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New York
A.P
Southwest
Cotton market wrap from New York and Liverpool notices
New York spots show quiet activity with middling at 20.65 cents. Liverpool quotes steady prices for American cotton including strict good middling at 11.25 and strictly middling at 10.70. Futures closed steady with December around 10.03 and May near 10.09.
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New York
Liverpool
Ameri
Jara
Wheat market advances and mixed signals on Dec Chicago grain
The Chicago wheat market posted big weekly advances amid fast trading around 100 million bushels daily as imports, embargo talk, and Argentine crop damage influence prices. Wheat gains ranged up to about 9/16 cent. corn and oats followed higher while provisions fell on ample lard stock.
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Chicago
Argentina
Russia
Liverpool
Poland
North America
Europe
Chicago grain and commodity price roundup
Wheat No 2 hard 1.74 1 2. Corn No 3 mixed 75 1 2 76 1 2. Oats No 3 white 42 1 2 42. Rye none. Barley 60. Timothy 40. Cloverseed 21.00 30.50. Straw 13.82. Robs 15.25. Bellies 15.00.
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Chicago
Timothy Gore
Butter Prices and Egg Receipts Reported in Chicago
Butter lower with receipts of 8,839 tubs and creamery extras 481-2048 3-4c. Standards 441-2c, extra firsts 46 471-2c, firsts 431-2c, seconds 41 421-2c. Eggs unchanged with receipts 2,826 cases.
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Chicago
A.P
Sugar futures close barely steady on varied contracts
Sugar futures in New York closed barely steady on light volume with December at 2.35, January 2.35, March 2.39, May 2.50, and July 2.59 as approximate sales of 33,000 tons are reported.
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New Orleans
Tasaahes
New York
Poultry Market Prices In Chicago Receipts Steady
Poultry steady in Chicago with six car receipts. Fowls bring 17 8 1 2 cents, springs 24 1 7 cents, turkeys 30 cents, roosters 0 na, ducks 18 20 cents, geese 1 cent.
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Chicago
Naval Stores Report From Savannah Details Turpentine and Rosin Prices
Savannah naval stores figures show a turpentine firm with sales 8? 0, receipts 247, shipments 9, stock 12 663. Rosin firm reports sales 36, receipts 1 371, shipments 431, stock 89 733. Prices listed with multiple grades and spreads across buyers.
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Savannah
A. P. Turpentine
Rosin
Bank statement fragment with steel and rubber figures
A fragmentary bank style note mentions totals around 1 and 10 001 4, with steel and rubber entries. Dated New York December 5 and December 6, listing January and March terms and prices in terse financial shorthand.
Market declines amid Loree railroad consolidation talk
Financial news notes mixed trading as rumors of Loree led consolidation of Walters roads and others, including Atlantic Coast Line and Louisville Nashville. Stocks moved irregularly with United States Industrial Alcohol and Atlantic Gulf and West Indies showing gains, while Chrysler Motors rose amid broad activity totaling about 1,000,000 shares.
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Ereer
Walters Roads
Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louia
Inge
United States Industrial Alcohol
Atliantic Gulf and West Indies
Chrysler Motors
Market gains amid inflation fears and treasury optimism
Stock prices rose on renewed hopes of stabilizing conditions as Mellon praised orderly gains. Steel and railroad sectors showed strength while gasoline and dispatch rates fluctuated, with Atlantic and Midwest rails guiding a broad market uptick amid inflation concerns.
Bond market steadies as divestment wave eases
New York December 5. A.P. reports an exodus of bankers tempered by stabilizing factors as bonds such as Katy railroad issues and United States government securities show firm prices. Convertible 6s, sugar 7 1-2s remain quoted while speculative downward pressure softens in the Southwest.
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New York
Forel
United States
Foreign Exchanges Show Irregularities Across Markets
New York reports uneven foreign exchange activity with Britain, France, Belgium and Germany showing varied demand and cable rates. Prices for numerous U.S. and international stocks and commodities are listed, reflecting mixed sentiment and broad market fluctuations.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Dyermany
Holland
Norway
Eats
Desci
Greece
Caechoslovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Pokio
Shanghai
Montreal
Market Report Afloat with Commodities and Prices
New York free TRE yields 1.43 amid steady market. Cotton goods and meats show mixed bids. Western rations and petroleum steady. Coffee, rice, molasses, and potatoes listed with ranges for various regions and grades, including Wisconsin and Idaho outputs.
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New York
Livestock prices mixed as Chicago market receipts rise
Hogs receipts 8 000 with uneven trend down 1c to 16c from Friday. Slaughter pigs 11 75 to 12 00. Cattle receipts 1 000 with steers 9 00 down and heavies firm. Sheep receipts 1 000 with fat lambs top 17 10 and feeding lambs 15 00 16 00. Victuals show broad demand for buyers at various weights.
Pig and cattle market report from East St. Louis
United States Department of Agriculture notes hogs at 5 000 head with prices 15 to 20 cents lower. top around 11.80 per cwt. Cattle receipts show beef prices steady to 2 cents higher, with cows and bulls mixed. lambs and fat ewes quoted around 7.50 to 12.00 per cwt. Sheep totals about 250 head, lambs up about 25 cents, mixed yardings around 7.50.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Naatth bin Rana
ST. Louis
Curb Review Shows Mixed Action on Oil Stocks and Industrials
New highs lifted Chrysler Motors and Singer Manufacturing on the curb. Oil group led gains with Lago Petroleum and Magnolia rising as Standard Oil of New York dividend news and South Penny Oil dividends spurred activity. Industrial names like Chrys ler Motors and Stutz Motor posted notable moves while Glen Alden Oval slipped after coal conference failure.
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Curb Review
New York
A.P
Curb Exchange
Crysler Motors
Pointe
Singer Manufacturing
Pubdire
Petroleum Group
Lago Petroleum
Standard Oil of
Magnolia
Humble OU
International Petroleum
Imperial Oil
Gibson Oil
Chrysler Motor
Stutz Motor
Miami
Glen Alden Oval
Ratification Hope Shifts on Irish Boundary Accord
Public mood shifts from firm denial to expected ratification as the Dail debates the boundary settlement. Irish securities rise on the announcement with business groups backing the accord while Labor Party stance remains unsettled. A later report notes a public meeting featuring Rev. R. Hughes and local figures.
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Dail
Stock Exchange For Irish Securities
Republicd Labor
Relief Is Sent to Yazoo Victims of Severe Blow
National Red Cross and war department arrange to rush tents cots and blankets for 100 Yazoo City residents made homeless by yesterday's tornado. A mobile disaster unit surveys the scene for potential rehabilitation while Mississippi Red Cross works with local chapter officials. four killed and sixteen injured in Yazoo City.
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Washington
A.P
National Red Cross
War Department
Yazoo City
Miss
New Orleans
Red Cross Mobile Disaster Unit
Troy
R.S. Butler
Mississippi
Red Cross
National
Kentucky
Arkansas
Freak of
Whitfield
Fire damages Calvary Baptist auditorium in Tuscaloosa
A fire of unknown origin damaged the newly completed auditorium of Calvary Baptist Church and an adjoining old frame structure in Tuscaloosa. The building, insured for 34 000 dollars, suffered losses estimated at over 60 000 dollars. Rev Judson KR Martin, pastor, confirmed the figures.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Dee
Bee
Calvary Baptist Church
Judson KR. Martin
Kipling Seeks News On Health Amid Yazoo City Tornado Toll
Dec 5. Anxiety over Rudyard Kipling’s pneumonia condition persisted as neighbors Yazoo City mourn two black women killed by the tornado. The cyclone toppled homes in Murray Kentucky injuring none while Arkansas and Missouri rail lines and farms suffered structural losses and crop damage.
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Rudyard Kipling
Yazoo City
Mary Howard
Annie Simpson
Mississippi City
Oliver West
Emily West
Marshall County
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Calloway
Graves
Murray
Baker
Marshall
Searcy County
Missouri and North Arkansas
Nazimova romance ends with Bryant no marriage claim
Hartford dispatch reports Alla Nazimova and Bryant lived together for 14 years but never wed. Bryant insists he was single when license records caused speculation of marriage to Nazimova, while Nazimova expresses distress over the public uproar. Also notes 1924 Palestine Jewish immigration total.
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Hartford
Conn
Martford Courant
Alla Nazimova
Bryant
A & Romance
Nazimova
Bedford
Marjorie Gilhooley
Marimova
New York
Nasimova
the Courant
Gilhooley
Mr. Bryan
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