Plan border patrol to halt booze flow
Washington reports President Hoover outlines a prohibition enforcement drive likely to seek a unified border patrol and restricted ports of entry from Canada. Treasury undersecretary Mills details designating select border crossings to curb rum smuggling with Canada approval needed.
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Border Patrol
Washington
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Alfred Bk. Smith
Canada
Treasury
Ogden Mills
Andrew Jackson
White House
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Harris
Georgia
Mellon
Law Enforcement Commission
Howell
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Mills
United States
Florida Truck Crops Damaged by Cold Snap
A cold snap across northern Florida damaged crops on the lower west coast. The Florida state marketing bureau received reports that the bean crop had been nearly ruined.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Florida State Marketing Bureau
French Flyers Found Near Tripoli After Missing Flight
Italian aviators locate the bodies of Lieutenant Ta Salle and two French companions, last seen during a Paris to Saigon planned route via India China near Syria. The discovery ends a days long search.
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Tripoli
Ta Salle
Paris
Saigon
India
Purdue and Butler to renew football series next season
Purdue and Butler universities announced the resumption of their football series. They will meet at Lafayette on November 15 next year to renew the rivalry.
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Indianapolis
Butler
Purdue
Lafayette
France Pardons Daudet Royalist Exile Ends
The government pardons Leon Daudet a Royalist living in Belgium exile for nearly three years after criminal libel. He escaped jail in 1927 and returns to France amid political reconciliations.
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France
Daudet
Paris
Leon Daudet
Belgium
Mexican Army to Trim Ranks by 3000 in 57 658 Plan
Mexico City reports the Mexican army next year will be reduced by 3000 men to a total of 57 658 with 399 generals included according to the War department announcement.
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Mexico City
War Department
Cook Seeks Parole From Fraud Conviction
Dr Jerederick A Cook former Arctic explorer seeks parole at the January meeting of the federal parole board in Leavenworth Kansas. He was sentenced to fourteen years and nine months for conspiracy to use the mails to defraud and has served one third of his term since admission to the federal penitentiary on April 6 1925.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Jerederick A. Cook
Federal Parole Board
Cook
Hoover Uses Lincoln Study as Office After White House Fire
President Hoover will conduct national affairs from the Lincoln study in the White House while the executive offices are rebuilt after a disastrous fire in the West Wing. The State and War building suites are being prepared for Hoover, with Gen. Pershing and staff moving offices. Damage is estimated at about $50,000 with no irreplaceable losses.
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Washington
White House
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Vdresident
Hoover
Lincoln
Executive
State and War Building
Secretaries of the Navy
State and War
John J. Pershing
Battle Monuments and Memorial Commission
Army
Newton
U. S. Grant NT
President-Elect Rubio calls at White House
Pascual Ortiz Rubio, president-elect of Mexico, arrived in Washington and exchanged visits with President Hoover. He was hosted with honors for several days, signaling deference to Mexico's important role in U S relations.
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Rubio
White House
Washington
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Hoover
Canada to Redeem $20,000,000 Loan
Canada's new finance minister Charles Dunning announced on a radio program that the dominion would redeem in cash a loan totaling 20 million dollars due February 1. The plan signals an early repayment decision by Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Can
Charles Dunning
Dominion
Hoover Signs Veterans Hospital Bill
President Hoover signed a bill authorizing the construction of new veterans hospital facilities nationwide at a cost of 15,950,000 dollars. The measure directs expansion of federal medical facilities for veterans across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Shrine plan to honor 100000 unidentified war dead
President Domergue and Raymond Poincare back a drive to raise 200000 dollars for a colossal shrine in Paris to entomb 100000 unidentified war dead. The proposal garners support from other leaders as a memorial effort.
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Paris
Domergue
Raysmond Poincare
Forbid Children at Bull Fights Madrid
Madrid premier orders ban on children under fourteen at bull fights and boxing events. The decree by Primo de Rivera aims to curb juvenile attendance at violent spectacles.
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Madrid
Spain
Primo de Rivera
Kizer Named Purdue Football Coach Succeeding Phelan
Lafayette Indiana reports Purdue University will name Kizer as head football coach replacing Jimmy Phelan. Kizer from Notre Dame played quarterback and has served as Phelan's assistant this season.
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Lafayette
Ind
Noble Kizer
Jimmy Phelan
Purdue
Kizer
Notre Dame
Lindbergh Plans 21,000 Mile New York Buenos Aires Flight
Announces by associates that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh intends a long distance flight from New York to Buenos Aires and back totaling about 21,000 miles.
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Lindy
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Buenos Aires
Farm Poultry Egg Production and Feed Efficiency
Kansas State College poultry expert G T Klein explains that a well-bred laying hen can produce about 144 eggs per year, requiring 70 to 90 pounds of feed. The egg contains 74 percent water, 15 percent protein, 10 percent fat, and 1 percent minerals, with water from fresh supply and nutrients from various feeds including corn, wheat, oats, meat scraps, and lime. A home-mixed mash using equal pounds of corn, wheat, and oats plus meat scraps can cost around $2 for 100 pounds of grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddy
G. T. Klein
Extension Poultryman
Kansas State Agricultural College
Klein
High Ceilings Trigger Low Winter Egg Production
Poultry experts from Minnesota Agricultural College conclude that high ceilings and unused space above hens cause energy waste reducing winter egg output. Remedy with a six foot straw loft over the floor to improve heat efficiency and ventilation. install straw and ventilation near the roof peak to vent moist air and invite fresh air through cracks and edges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Agricultural College
Poultry Notes on Housing and Egg Production
Poultry care stresses clean ground and sanitation as key to success. Advice covers early mating for fertility, elevated water containers, feather-planting issues from mite infestations, separate housing for pullets, and free range benefits. Incubation tips include daily egg dipping for goslings and ducklings and turning requirements to prevent shell die-off.
Down-East Colonial Home Promises Comfort and Hospitality
William A. Radford presents a six room and bath colonial style home with clapboard siding and shuttered windows inspired by Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey settlers. The compact 24 by 26 foot frame house features a reception hall living room dining room kitchen three upstairs bedrooms and a full bath with a wide porch and brick chimney.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
New England
Tion Hall
Treasury Reveals $190 Million Tax Refunds Across Firms and Individuals
Washington reports show $190,161,359 in refunds to over 100,000 taxpayers and firms for illegal or erroneous collections. Major credits go to Carnegie Steel, Waldorf Astor Trust, and many high‑profile individuals including Rockefeller, Griffith, and Vanderbilt. German property holders also benefited amid WWI asset seizures.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
House Expenditures Committee
Board of Tax Appeals
Treasury Department
Treasury
Supreme Court
Carnegie Steel Company of
Pittsburgh
William Waldorf Astor Trust
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Harry Lauder
D. W. Griffith
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Frank W. Woolworth
Lottie Zukor
Jessie W. Donahue
Lois Moran
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ann Pennington
Otis Skinner
Mary Vickford Fairbanks
The
Pickford Corporation
Charlotte Pickford Smith
Dennis F. O’brien
Douglas MacLean
Los Angeles
Bessie Lasky
Bella G. Fleischhacker
San Francisco
Herbert Fleischhacker
KR. Stanley Dollar
James D. Whelan
Arthur D. Brandeis
Omaha
Neb
Cyrus H. McCormick
Chicago
Harold F. McCormick
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Congress
Anna Harriman Vanderbilt
Efrem Zimbalist
John E. Andrus
Ambrose and Maude M. Mondell
Nicholas Brady
Copper King
Alice G. Kales
Detroit
W. BR. Grace & Co
Standard Oil of
Kentucky
Northwestern Mutual Life of
Milwaukee
Westinghouse Air Brake of
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse High Voltage Company
American Window Glass Company
Aluminum Company of America
Central Leather Company
P. Lorillard Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Brighten Your Home with Colorful Paint Makeover
The article urges updating mid-Victorian interiors with cheerful wall colors and modernized furnishings. Painted walls in warm yellows creams or rose lift mood, while blue or gray suit cooler tones. Woodwork should match, with lighter or harmonizing tones, and heavy pieces can be refreshed with chintz slips or painted over.
Varnish Best for Floors Says Expert
Prof E I Ware urges varnish for floors detailing beauty, durability, and health benefits. He notes varnish enhances grain, seals moisture, resists scuffing, and yields a sanitary, long lasting surface with minimal upkeep. Cleaning is simple with warm water and ammonia solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. E I. Ware
Expert Defined by Skill and Stature in Self-Claim
An expert is described as a man who holds modest ability yet shows substantial self confidence. The quote frames expertise as a mix of capability and pronounced belief in oneself.
France pays World War Debt in latest installment
The United States Treasury reported France sent 12,067,934 to settle annuities under the Mellon Berenger World War I debt funding plan. The payment, in treasury notes and first Liberty loan bonds, completes installments due through this period. France had previously paid 112,932,065. total annuities due by June 15 under the 1926 agreement reached April 29 stood at 125,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
France
United States
Congress
Milk Shippers Barred From Portland
Portland health officials ban 250 milk shippers from city limits for failing to meet the 200000 bacteria per cubic centimeter standard. Health officer Dr John G Abele explains the ordinance violation and enforces the sanitary rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
John G Abele
Sharkey to meet Campolo in Miami bout on Feb 27
Jack Sharkey and Vic torio Campolo have been matched for a heavyweight fight at the Miami Beach stadium on February 27 as announced at Madison Square Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharkey
Campolo
New York
Jack Sharkey
Victorio Campolo
Miami Beach Stadium
Madison Square Garden
Sixteen Communists Convicted in Warsaw Trial
Sixteen of twenty Communists charged with subversive action were convicted and sentenced to prison in Warsaw. The remaining four defendants were acquitted.
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Warsaw
Norblad Inaugurated Oregon Governor After Death
In Portland Oregon IL Patterson died suddenly as flags flew at half mast for the late governor. A W Norblad an Astoria attorney aged forty eight was inaugurated to fill the unexpired term.
Rejected Charter Plan In San Diego Vote
A city manager plan of charter proposed by a board of freeholders was rejected at a recent election in San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Board of Freeholders
Soviet Plans Massive Electric Power Expansion
The Providence Journal reports Soviet Russia aims to electrify its economy and use power in all industries. Government funds will fuel extensive fuel utilization including peat oil waste lignite. Rivers will be dammed and rerouted for power and transport, with canals linking Baltic to Atlantic and Black and Caspian basins to expand trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Providence Journal
Baltic Sea
Atlantic
Black Sea
Soviet Russia
Volga
Caspian Sea
Don
Mediterranean
Dick and Nick Duel Over Pianist Start
In a brief exchange, Dick praises the pianist's finish while Nick worries about the opening. The dialogue hints at contrasting views on performance timing and audience reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Always a Way She refuses me a lock of her hair
A brief humor piece notes a gentleman’s complaint that he cannot obtain a lock of her hair, with a jocular suggestion that modern barber shops can provide a remedy.
Marines and sailor killed in incident mentioned
Eight marines and one sailor died in the event referenced by the columnist. The remark labels the deceased as aid to the fallen, noting the old salt tone of sympathy.
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Old Salt
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Executive Mansion
Phelan
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Phillips
Gale Ae
George B. Ferres
Union
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hanford
Hammermill Bond
Photoscript Company
Germantown Ave
Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs
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S. Lansing Street
St. Johns
Michigan
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