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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1927
Page
2
A fragmented account discusses funding a reclamation project in Florida aimed at stabilizing real estate values and boosting agriculture. It cites a plan to spend 15 to 20 million dollars, finish canals, and use water management to spur prosperity, with support from New York attorneys and state officials.
Work has already begun to place stone for a public project. The article notes the stone value, its approximate cost, and mentions marble and Italian Travertine as materials. Quarrying of the stone is described as the next step.
A column reports the Manatee 106 Percent Club opposing a merger against the people’s wishes. It notes support for consolidation when feasible and promises club members will be informed on all matters. The discussant urges weighing finances and bond issues, warning Bradenton’s growth will require future bonds, urging consolidation for Manatee County.
British officials say a blockade is the best step if nationalists refuse reparations for the Nanking affair. Foreign office spokesmen cite new evidence that Cantonese forces targeted foreigners across the area.
Reports claim new posters in Tsinanfu advocate rising against foreigners and killing them, supplementing the existing anti British messaging as hostility toward westerners grows.
Final assurances came as campaign workers prepared the page roster. Tallahassee will host the legislative gathering with a new hotel ready for occupancy by noon Monday and residents offering housing to lawmakers and visitors.
New officers chosen for the upcoming year include Dr. Clark of Jacksonville as president W Green of Tampa as vice president Mr. Wisenfeld of Jacksonville as secretary and Mr Pearsall of Sarasota as treasurer.
A scientific expedition in South America reports a tunnel three miles long and several inches in diameter. The passage is manmade by ants and appears to be regularly used, suggesting remarkable subterranean navigation by the insect colony.
Fred Brownlee of Olympia Florida is sentenced to death in the electric chair for the murder of Fort Pierce salesman Perle S. Thomas on February 4. G C Gourley and Phil R Farrell immigration officers receive life terms. Trial occurred in Vera Beach after a venue change. other indicted individuals were dismissed.
The report shows principal crops grown in the United States had a total farm value of 7 802 000 000 in 1924 versus 8 949 321 000 in 1925. This indicates a rise in farm value year over year.
The Florida Supreme Court held that school lands are not taxable for drainage purposes and a suit to collect such taxes cannot proceed, in the case of the Southern Drainage District versus the state. The appeal from Dade County Circuit Court upheld a decree restraining collection.
President Coolidge revoked the 1921 executive order by which Interior Secretary Fall negotiated naval oil leases with Edward L Doheny and Harry F Sinclair. The revocation, dated March 17, follows a Supreme Court ruling voiding the Doheny Elk Hills reserve and Pearl Harbor storage contracts.
Javier Figueroa president of the Chilean supreme court and brother of the president is detained in his home as the Thanet government intensifies a crackdown. The arrest occurred last night and sparked a tremendous sensation across the country.
De Pinedo, the Italian four continent flyer, landed at Lake Medina near San Antonio after a day’s journey from New Orleans. He halted in Galveston earlier, making the 250 mile trip in two hours and twenty nine minutes.
A belief ties death to ebb tide on parts of New England coast. A London cat produced 120 kittens in under ten years. Miss Sillarpaa rose from maidservant to Assistant Minister of Industry in Finland's new Socialist Cabinet.
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