Common Sense Foreclosure Solution Urged by Banker
Chicago, Feb. 24. C B Jennett, vice president of First Trust Joint Stock Bank of Chicago, urges common sense in farm mortgage foreclosures. He argues investors and farmers both need fair time to pay what they can, warns against moratoriums, and says many farms are unencumbered or can pay something rather than force sales. He stresses individual deals and maintaining investor confidence while aiding farmers to stay on land.
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C. B. Jennett
First ‘Trust Joint Stock Law
Bank of Chicago
Jennett
Ott
Department of Agriculture
Joint Stock Land Bank
Wage dispute stalls as mediation attempts fail
In St Louis on February 24 AP reports ongoing wage controversy at Mobile and Ohio Railroad. 3500 workers represented by Railroad Brotherhoods demand restoration of a second 10 percent cut imposed after the line entered receivership. Former Gov. Oscar B Colquitt, on the U S Board of Mediation, says there is hope for a solution but will not discuss progress.
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ST. Louis
Mobile and Ohio
Oscar B. Colquitt
Texas
United States ‘Board of Mediation
Mobile
Ohio
Empployes
Minnesota Foreclosure Halt Proclaimed by Governor Olaon
Gov Thor Floyd Olaon issued an emergency proclamation halting mortgage foreclosures in Minnesota beginning May 1 pending legislative reaction. The action aims to curb housing distress amid ongoing economic concerns.
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Paul
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olaon
Back Talk Father Objects to Daughter's Suitor
A caviling father warns his daughter's suitor that the match will not happen, while the suitor mocks the father's objections. The excerpt suggests a comically tense scene centered on an impending marriage clash.
Fireman consoles rescuer who loves jumping into net
A dramatic scene shows a fireman asking why the rescued person climbs back up the ladder. The rescuer replies that they simply love jumping into the net, a moment of bravado and thrill in the passage.
Districting plan stirs little near Harrison county
Harrison county stands as the sole region showing reluctance in the Congressional redistricting process. Senator Emmett J. Grouse, Democrat of St. Joseph and chair of elections and redistricting, opposes including Harrison in the third district, preferring more Northwest Missouri territory be added. The committee met again with no resolution on Harrison. initial McDowell-Hamlin plan placed it in the first district, then shifted to the third. The Senate committee plans to reconvene Monday to press the issue.
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Harrison County
Iowa
Emmett J. Grouse
St. Joseph
Senate
Redi
Tee
Northwest
Missouri
Harrison
McDowell-Hamlin
House
Joffee
General Assembly
Maxey
Pair sought in Kansas bank cashier kidnapping case
In Hutchinson Kansas two masked men kidnapped Roland Notestine cashier of the Pretty Prairie State Bank and his wife last night. They forced them to drive toward the country while the men attempted to access the bank vault and removed the distributor cap from Notestine’s car to aid their escape.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Roland Notestine
Pretty Prairie State Bank
Notestine
Harvard Junior Dies From Pool Injury Near Boston
Nicholas Jarret Tiffany age 23, of Chesterfield St Louis county, died in Glen Cove Long Island from a fractured neck suffered twenty months earlier when he dived into shallow water at a country place near Boston. He was a junior at Harvard University.
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ST. Louis
Nicholas Jarret Tiffany
Chesterfield
St. Louis County
Glen Cove
Long Island
Boston
Harvard University
Young widow dies after husband shoots her in St Louis
Xyoung widow Mrs Arline Miles, 16, dies at city hospital after being shot February 13 by her husband Marlow P Miles. The 22 year old drug clerk ended his life following the shooting when she refused to return to him. Evidence points to a fatal domestic dispute.
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ST. Louis
Arline Miles
Marlow P. Miles
City Hospital
Miles
Aerial murder suicide near San Benito in cockpit tragedy
At San Benito Texas a flying instructor Lehman Nelson 33 was shot in the cockpit by student Evin McCall 21 who then killed himself after the plane plummeted. The dual controlled craft crashed in a field with witnesses noting Nelson’s head bent over and McCall fleeing before dying.
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San Benito
Texas
Lehman Nelson
Evin McCall
McCall
Jesson
Nelson
George Whitsel
Whitsel
Japan and Manchukuo Push in Jehol Amid World War II Tension
Japanese and Manchukuoan troops advance toward Jehol City and Chaoyang in Manchukuo as Chinese forces total about 150,000. Peiping and Tientsin fears rise of wider hostilities while Jehol province braces for continued fighting. Leaflets warn evacuations. no Americans reported in the region.
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Chaoyang
Changchun
Manchukuo
Choyang
Shanhaiwan
Great Wall
Peiping
Tange Yu-Lin
Nanjing
Peiphao
Wanking
Tientsin
Hankow
Yangtse
Chinchow
Manchuria
Tax OffICIAL: Final Demand Notices Sent Last Night
A local tax official jokes about sending final demand notices to dentists and others after a mix of taunts and misstatements. The comical exchange touches on income tax and a toothache, highlighting bureaucratic urgency in a humorous light.
Arkansas House Passes Tax Land Redemption Bill
The Arkansas House approved a bill to extend land tax redemption from two to four years and cut penalties from 30 percent to a lower rate. The measure aims to ease property owners’ burden after tax sales.
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Are
Arkansas House
Moves to Strengthen Extradition Treaties
Attorney General Mitchell began a push to strengthen the United States extradition treaties and close loopholes used by Samuel Insull and others who fled abroad. He said revision will take time but could be made retroactive if current efforts to return Insull fail. He conferred with Secretary Stimson to begin action.
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Washington
Mitchell
Samuel Insull
United States
Insull
Stimson
Bank Financed Sale of Stock to Affiliate Examined
Senate Banking Committee heard evidence that National City Bank financed the sale of its own stock to its affiliate, National City Company. Senator Brookhart cited letters showing about 21.8 million dollars in October 1929 and 46,747 shares involved, with Hugh B. Baker saying he did not know the share of total business. Pecora affirmed the financing aided delivery of securities.
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Washington
National City Bank
National City Company
Senate Banking Committee
Ferdinand Pecora
Brookhart
Iowa
Sales Tax Plan Tied to Pension Bill Stirring Senate
An extensive sales tax proposal linked to funding old age pensions stirs the General Assembly debate as Sen Kinney and other leaders weigh its fate. The measure would impose a 2 percent tax on many goods from autos to toilet articles amid tense discussions over its passage and timing.
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General Assembly
Senate
R‘ord
Ellington
McDowell
Chattenton
Kinney
Donnelly
Insurance policy tax and corporate capital stock levy proposal
The measure would impose a tax of 26 cents on each insurance policy issued and a 1 percent tax on the capital stock of all corporations. The plan targets broader revenue while affecting policyholders and corporate holders.
Impeachment Vote on Federal Judge Louderback
The House voted to impeach Federal Judge Harold Louderback of California. Five articles allege improper handling of bankruptcy cases and disregard for those affected. The case moves to the Senate for trial, needing a two thirds conviction.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Harold Louderback
California
Senate
House
Audiciary Committee
Louderback
George Bernard Shaw Sees Wall of China
George Bernard Shaw and wife viewed the Great Wall from 8000 feet on a private flight over China. Marshal Chang Hsigo-Liang’s plane carried them as they crossed the wall in subzero night air. Shaw offered no remarks on the experience.
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George Bernard Shaw
Priping
China
Great Wall
Shaw
Chang Hsigo-Liang
North China Military Forces
Plrs
Special Trial Size Vicks Antiseptic Seeks Half-Price Use
Local druggists offer two new antiseptics by Vicks, promising all mouthwash functions at half price. The trial bottle, sold for 16c, rapidly sold out. if exhausted, customers can buy a regular bottle for 75c with a money-back guarantee if not delighted.
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Vicks VapoRub
ORY
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