Meanest slayer preys on elderly women in Manhattan
New York police hunt a elusive killer dubbed the meanest murderer as he targets frail older women living alone in a West Side pattern. Four victims, all single in the last weeks, show similar methods and minimal robbery motive. The latest is Mrs Mary Day, found smothered in her West Fifty third Street flat. Detected by milk bottle and Irish World left at door, investigation cites possible gang link and unknown motive.
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New York
Manhattan
Mary Day
West Fifty-third Street
Charles Norris
Julia Benedetti
MIT Engineer Captures Stilled Water in 130000th Second
A striking image freezes a water faucet at 1/130000 of a second revealing icicle like and molten glass shapes. The photograph uses a new electrical circuit developed at MIT by Prof Harold L Edgerton and Kenneth J Germeshausen to show flowing water in still life.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harold L. Edgerton
Kenneth J. Germeshausen
Muskrats Fail Indian Prophet on Hard Winter Forecast
In Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin the revered weather prognosticator on the Flam beau reservation keeps his standing despite a miscalculation from last year. Local observers note muskrat signs as an unreliable indicator for the coming season.
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Lac du Flambeau
Wis
Old
Sarinesco
Flambeau Reservation
Army Prefers Bacon to Salt Pork Slabs
Washington reports the army has allowed substituting sugar cured bacon for salt pork in soldiers rations. Each man will receive six ounces of bacon, replacing the former dry pork with beans. Troops overseas will keep salt pork due to shipment needs in warm climates.
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Army
Washington
Quartermaster Corps
Winter Signs From Muskrats Foresee Severe Season
Sarinescu claims autumn muskrat activity signals a harsh winter with heavy snow. He cites large muskrat houses as a marker and notes moss on north sides of trees, thick husk on maize, and abundant pony hair as extra indicators. Last winter proved milder than predicted.
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Sarinescu
Sarinesco
Deaf Blind Persons Most Neglected, U S Canada Figures
Five years of research identified 887 deaf blind individuals in the United States and 57 in Canada. The report by Corrinne Rouleau Rouleau and Rebecca Mack notes wide neglect and calls for a central committee to coordinate education, care, and registration of deaf blind people.
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New York
United States
Canada
Corrinne Rocheleau Rouleau
Washington, D. C
Rebecca Mack
Cincinnati
Ohio
London
Paris
Berlin
Montreal
Harvard Detur Prize Awards Reach Record Total
Harvard University announced awards of 55 deturs to undergraduates, the largest number since the practice began 220 years ago. The word detur, defined in the New Standard Dictionary, refers to a prize bookplate given to meritorious students, a tradition not known at other universities. Deturs trace back to Edward Hopkins, a 17th century London merchant who funded encouragement for youths in foreign plantations.
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Boston
Harvard
Harvard University
Edward Hopkins
London
New Uniform Truck Law Sparks Nebraska Interest
Nebraska officials discuss a proposed uniform motor carrier law adopted as a model by the national group. The plan would regulate trucking and bus rates, require certificates of convenience and necessity, and base charges on gross miles and vehicle weight under a central transportation department.
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Lincoln
National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners
Hot Springs
Ark
Nebraska
Hugh Drake
State Railway Commission
Kansas
Drake
National Commission On Transportation
Secretary of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Shipping Board
Fort Kearney Restoration Plan Adopted At Kearney
State officials from the game forestation and parks commission met with Fort Kearney Memorial association leaders to outline spring restoration. W T Souders proposed project includes trees shrubs flowers gravel roads and parking spaces with future building refurbishments and a permanent Pioneer era museum. Granite shaft by Veterans of Foreign Wars marks the fort site and local funds supplied picnic tables last year.
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Kearney
E. R. Purcell
Broken Bow
George B. Hastings
Grant
Frank B. O'Connell
State Game, Forestation and Parks Commission
Fort Kearney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Farm income and livestock business shrink through 1932
The agriculture department estimates U.S. farmers’ gross income in 1932 at 5.24 billion dollars, less than half of 1929. 1931 and earlier years show 6.96, 9.40, and 11.95 billion dollars respectively. Expenditures fell but likely not as much as gross income. The livestock sector drops from 4.19 billion in 1931 to 2.96 billion in 1932, reflecting broader price declines and reduced demand.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Cuba Buys Nebraska Hogs Slated For Havana Breeding
State Veterinarian H. L. Feistner reports two shipments of Nebraska hogs sent to Cuba. Certificates are being issued to Havana live stock officials after Nebraska inspections. Ed S. Rennick ships one Hampshire to Senor Baldomero Perez of Havana and A. F. Garrett sends 26 Hampshire hogs to Louis A. Belton for breeding purposes.
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Cuba
Nebraska
Omaha
H. L. Feistner
Havana
Ed S. Rennick
Pilger
Hampshire
Senor Baldomero Perez
A. F. Garrett
Aurora
Louis A. Belton
Allen Business Section Damaged By Fire
A business section in Allen was destroyed by fire causing an estimated 25 000 in damage. Allen, population 600, lies 30 miles west of Sioux City. Crop statistician A E Anderson predicts Nebraska potato shipments for the year will be the lowest in years despite large acreage. Through Nov 17 shipments reach 852 cars versus 3076 a year ago.
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Allen
Sioux City
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Dakota City
Sioux Falls
S. D
Largest seed potato field near Hemingford reported
A 590 acre seed potato field near Hemingford owned by George Jenkins is regarded as the nation's largest. Shipments from the district have begun, with yields not high but quality exceptional. The Nebraska irrigation bureau notes less water use this year and credits better rains, a fuller Pathfinder dam, and higher summer runoff for reduced drought distress.
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Hemingford
George Jenkins
Platte River
R. H. Willis
Nebraska Irrigation Bureau
Pathfinder
Wyoming
Nebraska
State reformatory to issue plates for 1933 spread
Superintendent Gus Miller announced the reformitory will deliver license plates for 12 counties by December 1 with the factory working nightly. All dealer motorcycle and passenger plates will be produced as full truckloads are available, while truck trailer and capacity plates wait for a Supreme Court ruling on the 1931 law. The orange on blue plates are the first from the new factory.
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Gus Miller
State Reformatory
Reformatory
Miller
Supreme Court
Mexico City’s Historic Majesty and Modern Metropolis
The article tours Mexico City’s rise under General Abelardo Rodriguez, tracing its blend of Spanish and Aztec roots, historic sites from Cortez to Montezuma, and the Valley of Mexico’s shored canals. It notes markets, theaters, and iconic streets, plus the 1900 completion of the Canal de Desague and the city’s dramatic engineering feats.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Exico
City
North America
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Abelardo Rodriguez
Mexico
White House
Mexico City
Washington
Cortez
Montezuma
Iturbide
Winfield Scott
Valley of Mexico
Anahuac
Mexican Highlands
Tenochtitlan
Texcoco
Lake
Luis de Velasco
Tajo de Nochistongo
Holland
Canal de de Sague
Roosevelt Dam
Panama Canal
Sugar beet growers to receive $10 million payment next Monday
Great Western Sugar company announces initial payments to mountain state growers totaling $9,969,376 for October deliveries of 2,434,721 tons. Colorado Nebraska Montana Wyoming allocations range from $704,372 to $5,393,924 with regional variations due to sugar content and tonnage.
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Great Western Sugar Company
Colorado
Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Billings
Mont
Lovell
Wyo
Wheatland
Alfalfa Shipments Grow From Colorado to Wisconsin
Roy Knapp of Odessa Buffalo county known as the alfalfa king has contracted 50 carloads about 750 tons for a Wisconsin dairy operator after delivering 30 carloads 450 tons to Greeley Colorado. The four carloads daily rate is used as winter weather affects shipments and more orders may head to Wisconsin as prices stay favorable.
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Greeley
Colo
Roy Knapp
Odessa
Buffalo County
Wisconsin
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el Paso
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