Mellon Report Details Decline in Basic Industry and Profits
The Mellon report notes a 7 percent drop in profits among manufacturing and mining firms, with steel and oil sectors hardest hit. It cites rising wholesale prices, a 7.7 percent rise in business value despite lower production, and shifts in trade, imports, and exports amid broader financial developments.
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Mellon
General Motors
United States Steel
Eeport
U. S. Steel‘corporation
Methodist Ladies Aid Needlecraft Sale Notes
Storey and Clark piano in good condition offered for sale by the Methodist Ladies Aid. Sale of needlecraft items scheduled for December 6 and 7 at the church. proceeds to benefit church activities.
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Storey and Clark Piann
Methodist
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Telegraph and Radio May Join Interests Soon
New York December 5 The stock market exhibited irregularities as tight money and a high call rate 9 percent affected trading. Western Union jumped on merger rumors with Radio and shares in Packard Chrysler Copper and oils fell, while rails and steel slid and grains declined amid cautious selling.
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New York
Shorts
Western Union
Packard
Chrysler
First House Bill Passed Provides For Navy Building
Report discusses passage of a naval bill authorizing construction of 15 cruisers and one aircraft carrier. Strong navy advocates push ahead despite mixed congressional sentiment and questions about international relations. Cites Coolidge veto message, Anglo French agreement, and Armistice Day address as factors shaping defense funding debates.
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Page Bue
Laguardia
Sentleman
Intinoke
Hi. Britten
Ministe Baldwin
Congress
Coolidge
House
Senate
Toronto seeks unified liquor control to curb cross border bootlegging
The Toronto liquor control board considers forming a central company uniting the city’s distilleries and breweries. Indictments of 29 men in Buffalo for liquor and gambling charges highlight the need to curb traffic from Canada to the United States.
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Toronto
Ont
Buffalo
Toronto Liquor Control Board
Canada
United States
Winter Brings Stockings To Film Colony
Hollywood moves toward hosiery as winter cools public dress. Camilla Horn dismisses the no stock- ing trend while Lupe Velez backs stocking use. Actors say sunburn risk and cool days curb summer fashion and push audiences to prefer stockings.
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Camilla Horn
United Artists
Othres
Santa warning as Post Office closes Christmas Day
United Press reports Uncle Sam warns deliveries will pause after Christmas Eve as post offices nationwide close on Christmas Day. Lueder urges early mailing and school outreach to prevent delays, with rail express joining the effort to move packages smoothly.
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United Press
Transcontinental
Chicago
Iver
Dolorg
Santa Claus
Sam
Arthir C. Lueder
Lueder
American Railway Express
Postoffice Department
Hollywood Prepares for 1929 Talkie Era Fashion Shift
Hollywood faces rainy weather with hats and coats in demand as the new year promises a Hollywood reshaped by talkies. Broadway influence extends to stage stars and European actors, boosting studio talent and fashion trends for 1929.
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Hollywood
Broadway
New York
Talking Pictures
Can Sylvia Keep a Secret Conundrum
A light joke about Sylvia never revealing who shared a secret with her. The humor rests on her reliability and the playful paradox of secrecy.
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Sylvia
Northcott under examination on sanity question in farm murder case
Investigators review a map marked with an X near Valvermo and The Rock on the Mojave desert and two circles near Francis Springs as Northcott faces questions about a confessed murder and buried remains. He signed a confession claiming he killed Alvin Gothen on February 2 and promised to point to a desert grave. He argued an insanity plot and pleaded not guilty to the murder and the Winslow killings. Northcott also admitted many boys died on the farm, but no changes followed.
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Wey
Valvermo
Ye Rock
Mojave Desert
Francis Springs
Northcott
Alvin Gothen
Ford
Winslows
Plestina Loses Heavyweight Bout in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on December 5 Marin Plestina could not continue his heavyweight wrestling match with Joe Malcewicz after a throw left him unable to continue. Plestina won the first fall in 7 minutes 27 seconds but lost the decisive round in 16 minutes 40 seconds.
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Los Angeles
Marin Plestina
Joe Malcewicz
Ody Islain
Plestina
BO Mininutes
Wilce Linked To Nebraska Coaching Gossips
Information from Big Ten circles says Jack Wilce, who resigned as Ohio State football coach, is considering a head coaching offer at the University of Nebraska. No official word yet.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Jack Wilce
Ohio State
University of Nebraska
Reconstructed Kansas City Dairy Receipts Amid Market Fluctuations
Fragmentary OCR notes show receipts for cattle and calves in Kansas City and mentions terms like calves SOD, sheep prices, and steady fat cattle values. Indicates fluctuating livestock figures with figures such as 4,500 and 8,11.5a and prices like 43.4 and 9 in unclear units.
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Meee
Kansas City
Unclear Incomplete OCR Summary Gaps in Text
Damaged OCR fragment shows scattered words and garbled phrases about Boston references and wool items, lacking coherent events or names to summarize into a full news item.
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