Tariff Revision in Second Stage Debates Weakened
Washington Feb 28 House Ways and Means Committee enters second stage of tariff revision. Subcommittee sessions to draft bill after seven weeks of hearings with over 1,000 witnesses. Pleas for higher duties on many items. most changes likely on agricultural schedules. Mills criticizes current valuation methods and urges uniform reappraisal standards to curb reliance on affidavits and foreign values. Recommends removing embargo on importers who block access to books.
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Washington
House
Escare
Mills
Ogden Fills
Secretary of the Treasury
Customs Court
Felmile
Treasury
Treasry
Bis
Quistanding 4 H Club Starts Second Project
The first girls 4 H canning club in Adie County reorganizes for the year under leader Bert Marks. The club, located north of Huron, adds new members and aims to begin its second project with renewed vigor.
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Quistanding
Canning Club
Adie County
U Bet I
Bert Marks
North Huron
County club roster highlights shared achievements
The club expanded its roster by four members and extends sewing projects during non canning periods. Recognized as a premier county club, it has strong state competition credentials with demonstrations at state events and prize winning exhibits at junior and state fairs. Plant care and layout details follow, including shrub and lilac varieties with specified spacing.
Bounty Paid for Tree Planting Rules Described
The article outlines a five dollar bounty for planting trees with stipulations. It requires at least 150 trees per acre planted and 100 living trees per acre each year for bounty eligibility. It specifies tree types and spacing for various species and dates for potential regulatory changes.
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Board of ‘County Commissioners
Black Hills
Post Office Hours Change To 6 30 P M On Weekdays
Post Office announces closing hour changes for general delivery and stamp window service. The time shifts are from 7 00 PM to 6 30 PM to speed handling and free up mail processing for eastbound trains leaving in the evening. Notification was issued two weeks prior.
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Post Office
Earier
Federal Farm Bureau Seen As a Solution
Professor Edwin R A Seligman of Columbia University proposed a federal farm board to ease farmer hardship. Retained by the Democratic National Committee, his survey was ready before election day but not published. He plans to release the study’s results in book form.
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UT Easton
Edwin R. A. Seligman
Columbia University
Democratic National Committee
John J. Raskob
Seligman
Beadle County Pioneer Mrs. Jesse Gilbert Dies at 82
Beadle county pioneer Mrs. Jesse Gilbert died at 6:50 a m in a Huron hospital after a month long illness from a fall in her home that broke her hip and shoulder. Born June 20 1847 in Breen county Pennsylvania she married Jesse Gilbert March 12 1870 and moved to Beadle county in 1881. She is survived by her husband four children two sisters eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday in Kinyon s chapel with Rev Alfred Trenerry officiating and burial in Riverside cemetery.
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Jesse Gilbert
Dakotaa Avenue
Beadle County
Huron Hospital
Gilbert
Elizabeth Meeks
Breen County
Pennsylvania
J.C. Keller
Onapba
Web
G. J. Windrett
Charles Palbert
George Gilbert
Huron
Nora Mitchell
Columbus
Kan
L. C. Morse
Florida
M. L.helm
Kinyon
Alfred Trenerry
First Baptist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Czech industrial activity 1928 surpasses 1927 record
Industrial output in Czechoslovakia in 1928 rose above the 1927 peak and exceeded pre war levels by ten percent. The report notes stronger production across sectors and marks a return to wartime capacity.
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Czecheglovak
Huronian students tour Pierre to study state government
A party of 42 Huronians from Huron visited Pierre to observe the current legislative session. They planned an afternoon tour of the statehouse and chambers, with high school involvement through Government and history coursework. The group, led by Miss Frances Tait and Prof. D. CO Reutter, traveled by special car.
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Pierre
Ternoch
House
Senate
Huron
Gladys Pyle
Frances Tait
Chicago and North Western Railroad
D. Co, Reutter
Retiring Keeps Coolidges Busy
Washington February 28 President Coolidge nears retirement and remains busy rejecting and approving last minute affairs relating to his administration. A long list of callers from all government branches came to bid him farewell as Mrs Coolidge oversees packing at the White House and prepares gifts for shipment to Northampton Massachusetts.
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Washington
Coolidge
Kent
Colidge
Washington Gifts Stir Coolidge Amid White House Visit
President Coolidge faces added tasks as gifts from Washington friends and social groups arrive. A White House dinner Sunday will host incoming President Hoover Vice President elect Curtis and Mrs. Gann alongside Taft who greets Coolidge as a former chief executive since Wilson's death. The presidential train stops in New Orleans for a luncheon with a California delegation en route to the canal.
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Coolidge
Washington
White House
Hoover
Curtis
Edward H. Gann
Fergthy
Calters
Colidge
Taft
Coolidss
Woodrow Wilson
Tait
New Orleans
California
Canal
Cowboy Band Heads to Washington for Inaugural
In Dallas on Feb 28 a 36 piece Cowboy band led by Simmons University will join more than 200 Tasans boarding a sweets train bound for Washington to attend the presidential inaugural of the president elect.
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Dallas
Texas
Simmons University
Washington
U S Products Worth Nearly 63 Billions
Census Bureau figures show American manufacturing output in 1927 valued at 62.713 billion dollars, a slight rise from 1925’s 62.605 billion but up 43.4 percent from 1921. Also notes a London pigeon and rabbit show where one pair of doves fetched 10 thousand dollars.
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Washington
Bureau
London
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