Reed proposes 250000 gas plant purchase for Bradenton
John A Reed from Cedar Rapids Iowa told Bradenton Kiwanis Club that he seeks to buy the municipal gas plant for 250000 cash and bring outside capital while protecting four essentials clear title price valid franchise equitable rates. He argues rates would fall and city would save bond costs and taxes.
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Bradenton
John A. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kiwanis Club
Dixie Grande
Reed
Mr. Reed
E. W. Darling, Sr
Bra@enton
Chicago
Bradenton Bank and Trust Company
King of Man
M N Spee Perty
Ee Chee
Father Bollinger
West Palm Beach
Kiwanis
Bollinger
Dewey A. Dye
Senator Harrison pushes gasoline tax measure in Palmetto district
Solon Senator Harrison of Palmetto, a busy Capitol figure, introduced a bill to raise the gasoline tax to five cents and allow county commissioners to divert two cents for school aid if they choose.
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Harrison
Palmetto
Light voter turnout in city bond issue election
The Herald reports a light vote on city bonds totaling 270000 with most funds aimed at tax reduction. At 3 pm four wards showed slim turnout compared to registration, with observers expecting more voters later. Polls opened at 8 am and close at sundown, after which officials will report to city council for official tabulation.
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Herald
Fascist Leaders Are Aroused By Prisoner Zaniboni Trial Remarks
Rome April 11 AP Fascist leaders reacted to Tito Zaniboni’s trial for plotting to kill Premier Mussolini. He called Mussolini an imposter and the legal head of government stamping on liberty. Zaniboni shouted I hate fascism and refused to name associates saying I am guilty, but I alone.
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Rome
Tito Zaniboni
Mussolini
Zaniboni
Samboni
Progress Made In Anti Aircraft Guns
Progress in anti aircraft weapons in 1926 surpassed all prior war period development. Coast artillery and ordnance chiefs credit tests at Aberdeeen proving grounds with advances including a fixed mount 3 inch gun and a new 105 millimeter gun. The year boosted engagement range, faster target acquisition, higher salvo rate from three to seven per minute, and increased hits per gun, though some minor 105 mm features failed testing.
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Washington
Coast Artillery and Ordinance Corps
Aberdeen
Florida horticultural society convention opens with motorcade
Delegates and visitors arrive from across the state for the Florida State Horticultural Society’s fourth annual meeting at the Woman’s club and Hotel Xie Grande. A 3 PM Wednesday motorcade will tour Royal Palm Nurseries Oneco and other county sites, with the Rose Show to open Wednesday morning in the Woman’s club balcony and a full program tonight.
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Florida State Horticultural Society
Woman's Club
Hotel Eixte Grande
Chamber of Commerce
Oneco
George H. Peterson
Fairlawn
N. J
William Gomme
Bartow
J. P. Curler
Sarasota
A. B. Skinner
Dunedin
E. H. Jennings
Bradenton Baptist Church
Daniels
W. A. Manning
Bradenton Chamber of Commerce
Karl Lehmann
Orlando
Magnolia
Rherne
Modern Economic Society
Walter J. Matherly
School of Business Administration and Journalism
University of Florida
Gainesville
Social Hour
Citrus research talks on soils cover crops and cold effects
A scheduled Wednesday 9 30 A M session features E L Lord from the College of Agriculture Gainesville K E Bragdon Winter Haven and J R Gunn Kissimmee. Dr R W Ruprecht Gainesville will discuss Citrus Fertilizers followed by Dr A F Camp Gainesville on Citrus Trees Cold Effects and Cold Protection.
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E. L. Lord
College of Agriculture
Gainesville
K. E. Bragdon
Winter Haven
J. R. Gunn
Kissimmee
R. W. Ruprecht
Experiment Station
A. F. Camp
Citrus By Product and Utilization Talks at Florida Event
At 2:00 P M the program features C G Church of the U S Department of Agriculture in Los Angeles on Citrus By-Product Situation in California and Isabelle Thursby of the State College for Women in Tallahassee on Citrus Fruit Utilization. Prof M R Ensign discusses Icicles and Sun Spots at Gainesville. A 3:30 P M motorcade courtesy of Bradenton Chamber of Commerce will visit the Royal Palm Nurseries at Oneco and other points of interest.
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California
C. G Church
Bureau of Chemistry
Los Angeles
Isabelle Thursby
State College For Women
Tallahassee
M. R. Ensign
Experiment Station
Gainesville
Bradenton
Plant Disease Talks At California Florida Sessions
Wednesday program lists 8:00 P M addresses by Dr C Burger on plant diseases and by T Ralph Robinson on recent observations in California. Dr E D Ball speaks on biological factors of insect control and A C Foster discusses Florida celery diseases and their economic control at Sanford.
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Dr. C. Burger
Ise
California
T. Ralph Robinson
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D. C
E. D. Ball
Agricultural Experiment Station
Sanford
Florida
A. C. Foster
Bureau of Industry
Sanord
Mrs Snyder and Henry Gray to Face Joint Murder Trial
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray must stand trial together for the murder of Albert Snyder, magazine art editor, after the New York Supreme Court ruled joint proceedings. The trial is slated to begin Monday despite prior attempts for separate hearings. The lovers met briefly in the courthouse elevator during the first hearing and did not speak.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Snyder
Supreme Court
Seder
Long Island City
Gray
Perugia
Santuzza
Cavalleria Rusticana
Mildred Secba
Jacksonville
Fla
Caruse Memorial Foundation
Mildred
Arias
William IF. Seeba
United States
Old Timers In Charge Of Coast Guard Crackdown
Lieutenant Commander Yeandale, aide to Admiral Billard, says Sea Pat and detachment officers have routed rum runners from 100,000 square miles of coast. He notes few remaining independents and cites low corruption and high sacrifice among 16,000 guardsmen, who patrol from Maine to Florida and extend duties to life saving and seal protection.
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New York
Coast Guard
Yeandale
Billard
Virginia Capes
Sea Pat
Coast Guard District
Maine
Florida
Sahara
Three Killed as Train Strikes Car near Charlotte
Three persons died and two were seriously injured when the Crescent Limited train struck an automobile at Paws Creek near Charlotte. Ambulances and doctors were dispatched from Charlotte and railroad wrecking crews were on site shortly after noon.
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Charlotte
N. C
Crescent Limited
New York
Four Million Dollar Stock Coup Attracts Attention
A sensational four million dollar stock coup attributed to Jesse L. Livermore drew New York Times notices. The pool operation on Freeport Texas Co. stock reportedly profits if not dissolved, with the shares trading around 72. Recent dividend boosts and the company’s sulfur and other properties were noted as context. Also reported is the Young Business Men's Club decision to sponsor a junior chamber of commerce in Bradenton with automatic club membership and plans for early charter applications.
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New York
Jesse L. Livermore
New York Times
Wall Street
Livermore
Times
Freeport Texas Company
the Times
New York Stock Exchange
Young
Business’ Men's Club
Dixie Grande
R. G. Manchester
Wm. F. Smith
Paul L. Pace
R. C. Parvin
H. L. Campbell
C. D. Phillips
Tampa Jane For
Chamber of Commerce
Bradenton Club
Senator Harrison proposes gasoline tax increase referendum
The Palmetto senator introduces a bill raising the gasoline tax from four to five cents and diverting two cents to common schools at county commissioners discretion. The Herald prints a clip coupon urging support or opposition to the measure and its discretionary allocation between road and school funds.
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M. O. Harrison
Palmetto
Boards of County Commissioners
Herald
Harrison
State Senate
Carroll Spends Last Day on Old Broadway
Earl Carroll spent his final hours of liberty on Broadway before reporting to a federal prison in Atlanta to begin a sentence of one year and a day for perjury. He claimed he lied to a federal grand jury about Joyce Hawley entering a bathtub jar during a Washington's Birthday party at his theatre as he sought last minute clemency from the Department of Justice.
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New York
Earl Carroll
Broadway
Atlanta
Joyce Hawley
Washington
Department of Justice
Bitter faction fighting erupts as Cantonese split widens
In Shanghai and other cities, moderates led raids with field guns on radical Cantonese unions. Twelve killed and 600 laborers arrested as General Chiang Kai Shek’s forces seize union centers in Chapei Nantag and Potung. Hangchow raids followed with arrests. General Pei Tsung Chi orders bans on large meetings and demonstrations.
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Shanghai
Hangchow
Nar’ing
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chapei
Nantag
Pootung
CF Tsu-Shu
Dns
Ed Mac
General Labor Union
Pei Tsung-Chi
Geral
Chiang Kai Shek
British Interest Divided Over Far Eastern Crisis
London reports split views on the Nanking outrages protest and northern Chinese army advances north of the Yangtse river. British officials expect a timely reply, while Soviet Russia tensions rise near the Siberian border with Japanese and Hardin correspondents noting troop concentrations and recent embassy raid outcomes. Eugen Chen sent Moscow a protest and pledged action against sovereignty violations.
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London
Nanking
Eugene Chen
Sun Chuan-Fang
Russia
China
Peking
Daily Mail
Tokio
Siberian
Hardin
Eugen Chen
Moscow
General Crowded Seeks Relief as Cuba Ambassador
Washington reports Major General Enoch H. Crowded asks relief from his duty as ambassador to Cuba. President Coolidge is expected to decide on the request.
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Washington
Enoch H
Cuba
Coolidge
Increase of tax on gas provided by bill
In Florida a proposal to raise the state gasoline tax from four to five cents per gallon was introduced in the senate by Senator Harrison of Palmetto. The bill allocates three cents to the state road department and two cents to county funds, chosen as county commissions may direct, while other bills on education funding and gun regulation were debated in the house.
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Tallahassee
Senate
Harrison
Palmetto
County Commission
Davis
University of Florida
State College For Women
E. Clay Lowis
O' Wewahiteika
Gainesville
Lewis
McKenzie
Leesburg
University of
Bryant
Lakeland
House
Garry
Twentieth
Stalnaker
Tampa
Drys
Florida Analoon League
Gary
Ure
Edwards
Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit
McKinney
Cross City
New
Tennessee
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Oklahoma City
Wis
Lake Cit
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Necemmra
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Seaboard
Jesse L. Livermore II
Texas
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Carroll
Old Broadway
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