Interstate Compacts and River Water Agreements This Year
Congress has approved or consented to six interstate compacts this session, with four addressing river waters. Notably, a Texas New Mexico Pecos River apportionment was consented on June, while a Yellowstone River compact among Montana North Dakota and Wyoming was authorized for negotiations. Colorado Kansas Arkansas Arkansas River and Upper Colorado River Basin agreements also received action. The long delayed Colorado River compact remains tied to earlier terms and state approvals. Alarm over Altona's opposition delayed earlier entry into effect until 1929. Two more compact proposals were consented to this year.
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Congress
Texas
New Mexico
Pecos River
Montana
North Dakota
Wyomike
Yellowstone River
Colorado
Kans
Arkansas River
Colorado River
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Altona
Arison
Interstate Compacts Include Gulf States and Northeastern Fire Pact
Analysis notes that interstate compacts among Gulf States and the Northeastern region require state legislative ratification. Library of Congress data show Congress has approved 99 such acts since 1789, with the majority involving boundary lines. The 1948 Southern States higher education compact faced sharp opposition over race, and Mindoro WWII figures highlight merchant seamen fatalities.
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Gulf States
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Alabama
Library of Congress
Congress
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
Port of
House
Senate
Twenty Years Ago in Local News Typhoid Fears and School Upset
Twenty years ago reports from October 7 1929 note health authorities tracing typhoid cases in York Street area while Lars Anderson age seven is diagnosed. Church groups at United Brethren and Presbyterian services, a City Treasurer’s wife dies suddenly, a prohibition raid on a local place nets gin, and a high school football game ends 13 0 as seniors crush Sunior High.
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Lars Anderson
A. G. Anderson
Yorkstreet
Lake freighter dumps cargo amid steel strike
The Colonel Fick ands, argore-carrping lake freighter dumped its cargo at Erie docks and departed for the upper lakes to reload with grain. It is the first such move by a predoaded boat tied up during the steelworkers strike. Eleven other freighters remain docked as ore is bumped and re shoved into railcars, an expensive move noted by observers. Other freighters await the strike outcome as idle conditions spread along the Great Lakes.
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Erie
Colonel Fickands
Upper Lakes
Great Lakes
Ken O Day Waives Hearing In Forgery Case
Ken nth J O Day waived a preliminary hearing before Justice Tracy Greenland on charges he forged three judgment notes totaling 188000. Bound over to the November term with 10000 bail. unable to post bail he was jailed. The arrest stemmed from notes alleged as forgeries presented by Anderson a local businessman who says notes were stolen from his desk in Florida.
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Ken O'Day
Warren
Kenneth J. O'Day
Justice of the Peace
Tracy
Greenland
Waren
O'Day
Anderson
Business Many
Andareon
Florida
Girl 18 Sentenced for Embezzling $13500 at Muncy
Mwosuwin or Vonsine Mascha, 24, began an indeterminate sentence in the Women's Industrial Home at Muncy for embezzling $13500. She said most funds were spent on a married man. A signed statement says she took the funds the last two years from Cy Monheim, produce house proprietor, where she worked as a bookkeeper.
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Mwosuwin
Vonsine Mascha
Muncy
Cy Monheim
Mother Acquitted In Fatal Beating Of Child
Wilkes-Barre Pa October 1 Mrs Martha Kalwalle a Virginia society girl and child psychology student has been acquitted in the fatal beating of her 11 month old son Henry in May A neutral psychiatrist will examine her to decide if she may be discharged She pleaded temporary insanity and defense sought immediate release as jurors deliberated about four hours with the district attorney opposing until psychiatric input is obtained
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
Irs
Martha
Woodson Kalwalle
Virginia
Jazleton
Mrrs
Kalte
Amine
Ial— Wale
Henry
John H. Bigelow
Kalwale
Leon Schwan
Frank L. Pinola
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Detroit
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Weightman
Philadelphia
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Mindoro Island
Philippines
Barto-Christensen
Meerdink’s Home
West Main and
Spring
Kelvinator Electric
Bendix
John V. Davis Electric Service
West Main Street
Presbyterian Church
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Harold Patterson
Spicer
Rita R. Westley
Westley
West Smith Street
United Brethren Church
Franklin
Guam
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Treasury Department
William Pennn
Pennsylvania
Bunker Hill
Stalin
Chishi
Roosevelt
Gerty High School
Sunior High Gridinon
Moon
Powell
North Center Street
Flerwin Heer
Tunnell’s
Erie Docks
Erie Dock Company
Jcrisco
Glendora
Post
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Dal Monte
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Jar
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Page & Nichols
E. Main St
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