Lower Railroad Rates Loom as Key to 1921 Business
The piece assesses how a drop in freight rates may spark renewed business optimism in the United States, with emphasis on rail wage tensions, the effect of the Transportation Act, and broader money, foreign, and commodity conditions. It highlights expected gains from lower rates, rail labor negotiations, and infla tionary pressures abroad, notably in Germany, shaping the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Labor Board
San Antonio
San Antonio Seeks Wealth From Flood Waters Harnessing River Power
San Antonio aims to convert flood waters into industrial power and irrigation after a 1921 disaster. Businesses rebuilt quickly, exports to Mexico rise, and a broader Texas flood-prevention push follows. City sees strong labor demand, rising construction, and diverse local industries from textiles to chili products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Spillane
San Antonio Tex
San Antonio
McKe
Texas
Costa
Argentina absorbs U S goods in storage at Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires reports that American goods held in customs houses after importers refused acceptance are no longer a major obstacle to US Argentina trade. The value of goods on October 1 was about 6.25 million gold pesos, with further items not banked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
United States
Argentina
Edward F. Feely
National Customs Administration
Greek planes bomb Turks at Asia Minor front
Athens reports Turkish forces on the northern end of the battle zone have been driven back after a serious attack on the Greek right wing. Heavy losses are claimed for the enemy. At the southern front near Asian Karahissar Greek aircraft also bombarded enemy concentrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Asia Minor
Asian - Karahissar
German Industry Proposes $500 Million Foreign Loan
Berlin reports a historic collapse of the German mark with the currency slipping to 150 marks per dollar as fears over January reparation payments grow. A proposed ten year loan of 500 million dollars would be secured by members’ property and assets. The plan envisions a credit association uniting German business, industry, agriculture, and real estate to back the loan, with mark certificates usable for tax payments.
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Berlin
Wng
Reichspank
Federal Economic Council
Reichstag
Bli
Germany
Wily Monarch Sees Kings of Tomorrow Borrow Homes and Bread
A reflective speaker recalls a future where powerful kin and bankrupted sovereigns matter little. He notes relatives owning mills across the free land and suggests plans to rely on inherited income from Pittsburgh P. A. while contemplating deposed rulers and impending economic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine
Land of the Free
French Steel Magnates Seek Closer Cooperation
Paris report notes weak mood on the Bourse with little chance of improvement until export balances restore. Bank shares falter though banks remain balanced. government seeks industrial loan help and a possible franc stabilization. Met supply plans include a national sales consortium to aid Lorraine recovery and France’s postwar prosperity.
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Paris
Banque Industriele de Chine
M. Fleuriau
Pekin
Banque de Paris
France
Lorraine
Jobs for 300000 wait on road bill
A conference report on the good roads measure would create between 300000 and 350000 jobs. The $75 million appropriation is to be distributed among states under the Federal aid roads act, with $25 million available immediately and $50,900 six months later plus $5 million for national forest roads and $16 million on July 1, 1922. Thirteen states report delays due to exhausted allotments as they await the new funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
The
Public Ledger
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Department
Indian Weds In War Paint In Geneva
Cherokee Chief Hailstorm from Oklahoma marries a German actress in Geneva wearing full war paint and Indian costume. The couple, wealthy by reports, travel in a decorated coach to the registrar as crowds block tramcars. Two interpreters assist as the groom speaks English and the bride German.
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Washington Post
Geneva
Hailstorm
Oklahoma
America
Cologne
Hope Is Seen on London Market in Arms Parley
London October 16 The stock market shows renewed strength only in gilt edges while overall mood remains low. Hopes for a bank rate cut fade as Bank of England directors deliberate longer. Industrials stay quiet as war loans trade at 90 percent, the year’s high.
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Victory
Manchester
Stock Exchange
Capelcourt
New York Herald Co
Hope
London
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
Grough Cured by Internal Baths Ad Featured
A Tyrrell institute advertisement touts the J. B. L. Cascade for internal baths claiming long time constipation relief. User Joseph A. Weis testifies after a month of use he feels renewed and more pleasant to others. The ad urges readers to obtain a free book from O’Donnell’s Drug Stores detailing Tyrrell’s intestinal treatment claims.
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Joseph A. Weis
Hotel Vendome
Washington, D. C
Tyrrell
Hygienic Institute of
New York
J. B. L. Cascade
J. B. UL
Cascade
Nature
O'Donnell
Palestine opens tobacco boom and school expansion under British mandate
New York, Oct. 16. Cultivation of tobacco has begun in Palestine and Sir Herbert Samuel reports to the British government that the industry will flourish, with cigarette factories rising and tax income increasing. The public school system is rapidly developing, with government funding for salaries, maintenance, and new schools in towns and villages. Over 10,000 Jewish immigrants have entered since the war, and Palestine is noted for its strategic position and varied climate. The report also notes Zionist settlements, population details, and plans toward a constitutional framework with elected elements, alongside extensive malaria and eye disease campaigns and widespread malaria control efforts.
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France
Mexico
New York
New York Herald
Associated Press
Palestine
Herbert Samuel
The
Mandatory
League of Nations
Holy Land
Herbert
League of Nations News Bureau
Sir Herbert
Samuel
Galilee
Malariz
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