Hoover in Capital Ready for Big Task
President-Elect Herbert Hoover arrives in Washington after weeks in Florida and near completion of his cabinet. Inauguration details include televised and radio coverage, aerial/parade displays, and seating for dignitaries while Coolidge and Taft prepare to attend.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Florida
United States
Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Jacksonville
William Howard Taft
Los Angeles
Herbert Loover
Taft
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Capital Plaza
Republican National Committee
Colidge
Coolidges
Little House
Northampton
Mass
Edward J. Higgins Named Salvation Army Chief
Edward J. Higgins, former commissioner from Fengland, was chosen as commander in chief by the Salvation Army after General Booth was deemed unfit due to health. Higgins won 42 votes to 17 for Evangeline Booth in a secret high council session.
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London
Salvation Army
Edward J. Higgins
Fengland
Higgins
Evangeline Booth
Bramwell Booth
Booth
Secretary Kills Doheny Then Takes His Own Life
In Beverly Hills California E L Doheny Jr oil magnate linked to Teapot Dome died after his secretary and companion Hugh Plunkett shot him. Plunkett then killed himself with the same revolver as Dr G C Fishbaugh arrived following the alarm from Doheny.
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Doheny
Los Angeles
Calif
E. L. Doheny, Jr
Hugh Plunkett
Plunkett
Beverly Hills
G. C. Fishbaugh
Widow of King Alexander Granted $5,000 Pension
The chamber of deputies approved a pension of $5,000 for the widow of the late King Alexander. The vote reflects official recognition of the monarch’s widow with a substantial financial settlement.
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Athens
Chamber of Deputies
Alexander
To Run Farm Without Horses Near Holland Michigan
The Farms Operating corporation, now filing articles of incorporation, plans to operate 1200 acres of farmland near Holland with power machinery and eliminate horses entirely.
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Adrian
Mich
Farms Operating Corporation
Holland, Mich
Chicago Stadium Opens With Bankers Track Meet
The Chicago Stadium will open Friday March 8 for the annual championship track meet of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Bankers, drawing bankers from area firms to compete.
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Chicago
American Institute of Bankers
Fitzmaurice Quits Army in Dublin Announcement
The Dublin Gazette reports Colonel James Fitzmaurice has resigned from the army after years in command of the Irish Free State air forces. He previously aided the 1919 east to west Atlantic flight with Capt. Herman Koehl and the late Baron Ehrenfried von Kienfeld and may join trans Atlantic mail service plans with Koehl for Lufthansa.
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London
Dublin
James Fitzmaurice
Army
Irish Free State
Fitzmaurice
Herman Koehl
Baron Ehrenfried von Kinenfeld
Atlantic Ocean
Hermann Koehl
James C. Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Lufthansa
State Control of All Jails Favored
A national crime commission committee urges states to take over all convict prisoners. It cites nine tenths of commitments to local jails and calls those facilities outdated and harmful. The plan mixes stronger state control with reinforced county and municipal machinery, signed by Louis N. Robinson.
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New York
National Crime Commission
England
Louis N. Robinson
College EE Meet Opens March 1 at Cornell
Ithaca announces the third annual international cheer tourney to be held at Cornell University on March 12.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
Coolidge Signs Boxing Bill Expands Round Limits Abroad
President Coolidge signed a law allowing ten round boxing bouts in Hawaii and the Philippines, extending the sport's reach to U S territory and overseas territories.
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Coolidge
Washington
Hawaii
Philippines
Latvia Ratifies Kellogg Pact
The Latvian parliament has ratified the Kellogg anti war pact, affirming the country’s commitment to peaceful international relations. The move aligns Latvia with other signatories seeking to prevent war through collective diplomacy and non aggression pledges.
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Latvia
Riga
Schaefer Retains 18.2 Balkline Title in New York
Jake Schaefer defeated Welker Cochran 400 to 328 to retain the world balkline billiards championship in the 1929 national tourney at the Level Club, New York.
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New York
Jake Schaefer
Welker Cochran
Refiners Cut Sugar Price in New York Market
All sugar refineries reduced the price of refined sugar by one fifth of a cent to 4.90 cents a pound in New York, the lowest level since March 8, 1926.
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New York
U S Sells 11 Ships End Government Involvement In Ocean Trade
Washington reports final approval by the shipping board to sell eleven ships of the United States and American Merchant lines to Paul W. Chapman Inc for 16.082 million dollars, signaling a full withdrawal from government oceanic passenger service. The deal adds to 1,600 ships sold since 1920, leaves 600 in government hands, and promises two faster 45,000 ton ships funded by construction loans to sustain North Atlantic routes for ten years.
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Washington
Shipping Board
United States
Paul W. Chapman, Inc
Chicago
New York
North Atlantic
Leviathan
George Washington
America
Republic
Harding
Roosevelt
American Banker
American Farmer
Chapman Company
United States Lines Organization
Falls City Car Dive and Local News Highlights
A Nose dive by T. L. Tipton near Falls City left his car damaged but without injuries. The Hastings sale of Otto Schrader’s Herefords brought $9,168 total with six animals over $400. Fires destroyed the Iowa Center school near Bridgeport and S. D. Relyea’s Wayne home, with losses around $15,000. Darryl Zanuck leads Warner Brothers in Hollywood. Ice two feet thick freezes Platte river near Fremont, testing dyke defenses. Omaha Art Institute offers photographed treasures for Nebraska clubs and schools. Carl Behrends of Roca injured by rifle discharge while rabbit hunting. Omaha payrolls rise by $2,000,000 in 1928. Lincoln birthday exhibits at Hastings museum. Lincoln relics include a Booth pistol, flagpole, and Dodge recollections. Omaha Woman’s Club opposes late Saturday store hours. Norfolk WJAG starts telegraph school for 1,000+. Wolves and coyotes threaten NE flocks. Cherry Creek woman burned in kerosene accident. son rescues her.
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Omaha Woman's Club
WJAG
Norfolk
Karl Stefan
Ernest Odle
Ponca
Nebraska
R. B. Strohl
Cherry Creek
Bridgeport
Seven Men Massacred in Chicago Gang War
Chicago gangsters killed seven men in a garage at 2122 North Clark Street in a rapid attack. Two assailants wore regular police uniforms and executed the victims with shotgun blasts as they sat or stood, marking the largest single slaughter in the city’s ongoing gang war.
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Chicago
North
Clark Street
Senate Defeats Cotton and Grain Futures Bill
The Caraway Bill to ban futures trading unless actual delivery was contemplated failed in the senate 47 to 27. Introduced by Senator T H Caraway of Arkansas it would have outlawed all cotton and grain futures unless delivery was intended and required both buyers and sellers to affidavit their intentions with penalties for noncompliance.
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Washington
Senate
T. H. Caraway
Arkansas
Seppala Wins Third New England Sled Dog Title
Leonhard Seppala veteran musher from Nome Alaska captured his third consecutive New England sled dog racing championship in Laconia New Hampshire edging out rivals by a clear margin.
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Laconia
N. H
Leonhard Seppala
Nome
Alaska
New England
Iowa to Add Ninth Justice to Supreme Court
The measure creating a ninth Iowa Supreme Court seat passed the state senate and goes to the governor for appointment. The first incumbent will serve until 1930.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
State Senate
Boxing Tourney Set for Boston April Dates
The National A A U boxing championship will be staged in Boston on April 8 9 and 10 according to the national committee chairman.
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Boston
Ice pressure lifts four spans on Duncan bridge
Four steel spans of the new state aid bridge over the Platte river south of Duncan shifted about three inches due to ice pressure. Engineers say pilings bent by ice likely caused the misalignment but the superstructure remains safe for traffic. Repair plans possible if spans do not spring back.
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Columbus
Platte River
Duncan
Joe Martin
State Department of Public Works
J. G. Mason
Department
Lincoln
Martin
Hastings Defeats Sunday Theater Ordinance in Large Special Vote
Hastings voters reject a proposed Sunday closing law for local theaters by 2 542 to 2 253 in a special election the largest in such a poll. Grand Island and 12 nearby towns already show Sunday screenings while Hastings presidential total was 4 795 versus 6 000 in the past.
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Hastings
Grand Island
Sheep Killed and Injured in Scottsbluff Herd Stampede
A dog entered the feed lots of William Morrow near Scottsbluff causing 140 sheep to be killed and about 100 more injured. Ten were bitten but survived. The animals were stampeded into a corner and crushed. the dog escaped.
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Paule Scottsbluff
William Morrow
Scottsbluff
Cold Weather Impacts Nebraska Cattle and Wheat
Omaha shippers report cattle fattening hampered by extreme cold as more feed is required and weight gain slows. Farmers say Nebraska winter wheat will be about 20 percent below normal due to ice covering the soil, though moisture has helped some fields.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Nebrasska
Missouri River Ice Thickest In Years
Island residents southeast of Nebraska City rely on an ice road to reach the mainland as ice thickens on the Missouri River. Lewis Martin, living on the island, opened the route, saying ice is thicker than a decade and up to 35 inches deep in spots. Hunters also use the road to access the river.
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Platte River
Fremont
Harry Morse
Missouri River
Nebraska City
Lewis Martin
Meaning and unity of the Christian church
A lesson outlining the church as the body of Christ united by the Holy Spirit. It traces the church from its promised future to Pentecost, defines its head as Christ, and details Unity One Spirit One Lord One faith One baptism and the ministry roles of apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers with aims to perfect the saints edify the body and sustain the church until maturity.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Already Existent The Christian Ideal Conceptualized
The line suggests that once the Christian ideal is clearly grasped it becomes an already existing reality, implying insight translates into lived truth. The piece reflects religious philosophy in a concise, aphoristic form from The Limes in London.
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Limes
London
Praise of Men Over God Sparks Fearful Silence
In John 12 42 43 the chief rulers believed in Jesus yet withheld confession to avoid being cast out of the synagogue, fearing rejection by peers and valuing human approval over divine praise.
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John
God and heart devotion praised by B W Donald
A short fragment quotes B W Donald praising God as closest to earth when dwelling in a consecrated human heart, linking divinity with devoted intellect in spiritual reflection.
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Earth
B W. Donald
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Iowa Center District
S. D. Relyea
Wayne
Relyea
Darryl Zanuck
Neligh
Hollywood
Warner Brothers Studio
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Omaha Art Institute
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Carl Behrends
Roca
Behrends
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Springfield
Ill
G. M. Dodge
Duncan Bridge
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R. L. Grosvenor
Walthill
P . Fitzwater
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Western Newspaper Union
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