Inaugurate Hoover as 31st President
Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as President of the United States in Washington with a lavish ceremony attended by two former presidents Calvin Coolidge and William Howard Taft. The event features expansive media coverage and the first sound pictures recording both appearance and voice of the incoming leader.
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Calvino Coolidge
William Howard Taft
Three Day Inaugural Festivities with Air Parade and Balls
Washington prepared for a nationwide ceremonial week featuring an air parade led by the dirigible Question Mark. Mrs Hoover and Mrs Coolidge joined the inaugural procession, while crowds funded expenses through stand seats and programs. Congress set aside funds for policing and traffic, with 250 plainclothes officers added. Proceeds from a charity ball near March 4 totaled about 40 thousand dollars for charity. Governors attended a Willard Hotel reception on March 8 as state executives arrived. The celebration included air circuses and Fort Myer cavalry horsemanship as four miles of parade stretched through the capital.
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Mr. Hoover
Capitol
Mrs. Coolidy
Northampton
Mass
Washington
Congress
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
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Gann
Hotel Willard
Third Cavalry
Fort Myer
Summerall Named Full General by Coolidge Bill
General Charles P Summerall, chief of staff of the United States Army, is now full general as a result of the bill signed by President Coolidge. He is the eighth officer to attain the rank.
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Charles P. Summerall
United States Army
Coolidge
Bank Robbery in Atlanta Nets About Five Thousand
Three men armed with a machine gun stormed Citizens and Southern National Bank in Atlanta Georgia and escaped with roughly five thousand dollars in cash.
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Atlanta
Citizens and Southern National Bank
One Billion Voted for New Projects in 70th Congress
Washington reports authorizations for new outlays totaling over a billion dollars for the next decade. Key items include Mississippi flood control 325 million, cruiser construction 274 million, Boulder dam 165 million, public buildings 175 million, and river and harbor 72 million.
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Congress
Mississippi
Boulder Dam
Treasury
Air train trial in Germany links plane with trailers
A Raab Katzenstein aircraft towed two trailers in a test flight in Kassel Germany. The trailers detached at 1200 feet and landed separately. Plans call for a longer overland flight with multiple trailers forming an air train.
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Kassel
Raab-Katzenstein
Tow plane snags glider over range then lands near Los Angeles
Dale Drake towed 150 miles by airplane and crossed mountains before rope broke. The tow line snapped with 500 feet left, but Drake kept the glider aloft and glided 15 miles to a safe landing near Los Angeles.
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Seven Deaths in Peoria Linked to Poison Liquor
Peoria sees seven deaths in two days blamed on poison liquor with several others ill. Coroner W S Elliott reports post mortems on five victims confirming poisoned alcohol as the cause. Investigations are under way by State's Attorney Henry Pratt and city police. Victims include Walter A Sammons of Chicago and Peoria residents John Dempsey Frank Aylward Clarence Hoppe Harold Huddleston Richard Farra and Mrs Ellen Meladden.
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Henry Pratt
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Chicago
John Dempsey
Frank Aylward
Clarence Hoppe
Harold Huddleston
Richard Farra
Ellen Meladden
Lindbergh and Fiancee Escaped Plane Crash in Mexico
Col. Charles A Lindbergh and his fiancée Miss Anne Morrow survived a plane crash at Valbuena field due to a missing wheel. The aircraft skidded and overturned as Lindbergh attempted the landing. Lindbergh, with his right arm in a sling, flew again the following day with Miss Morrow beside him.
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Czechoslovakia Bars Trotzky London
The Czechoslovakian government refuses Leon Trotzky exiled former Russian war commissar permission to enter the country.
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Four Frenchwomen Saved by Executive Clemency
Four French women convicted of murdering children and the husband of one of them were spared the guillotine by executive clemency.
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Paris
No Vote for Quebec Women in Provincial Elections
A Quebec bill granting women the right to vote in provincial elections was defeated in the legislative assembly by 50 to 16. The vote ends efforts to extend suffrage to Quebec women in provincial governance.
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Quebec Legislative Assembly
Ice in Nebraska Rivers Threatens Bridges and Floods
Omaha reports indicate eastern Nebraska faces flood danger from rapid snowmelt and a two foot ice coating on the Platte Elkhorn Loup and other rivers. Ice jams could destroy or damage bridges unless precautions are taken with dynamite to control jams and engineers monitoring key waterways.
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Rare Bird Collection Donated to University of Nebraska
An outstanding collection valued at $20,000 consisting of over 1000 mounted birds and numerous bird skins and mammal skins has been donated to the University of Nebraska by August Hiche. Chancellor Burnett announced Wiche became curator of birds in 1926. the collection ranks as one of the largest private holdings in America.
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More Corn for North Counties In Nebraska
North Nebraska farmers plan to plant more corn next spring than ever before. Experts say seed corn demand will rise as buyers stock up and others hold back for anticipated demand. Harsh frost depths reached two feet in places with snow covering preparing ground for spring. Springview reports widespread pipe freezes and Gordon hits 30 below.
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Norfolk
Nebraska
Springview
Gordon
Threshers At Work Near Beatrice Harvesting Grain
Beatrice area farmers near Harbine thresh grain from stacks and market much of it. Four machines were in operation in the vicinity recently.
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Harbine
Carriages From Chicago Gift Arrive At Arbor Lodge Museum
Four historic carriages from Chicago arrive at Arbor Lodge state park in Nebraska City as a gift from Joy Morton. The set includes a four in hand, a brougham, a Chippendale, and a common carriage, all once owned by Mortons and used by elite society. They will be polished and exhibited in the park museum.
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Arbor Lodge State Park
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First Madison County School Built in 1870
Madison County Historical Society records note the first schoolhouse was erected in 1870. Roving Indians reportedly visited the school, sat on homemade benches, and listened to recitals before wandering away without harming the students who walked long roads to their homesteads.
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Madison County Historical Society
Citizens Reopen Shelby Bank After Eight Day Closure
Shelby citizens back the bank management as Shelby State Bank reopens after an eight day shutdown. Bank Examiner G S Wilson says depositors fault not directors with deposits falling from about 400000 in December to 251000 at closing. Citizens pledge fresh cash to support the institution.
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County fair may add livestock sales pavilion at fairgrounds
County fair boardmen suggest a livestock sales pavilion on the fair grounds for public sales in coming months. The plan mirrors similar facilities in other cities to aid breeders around McCook.
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Mexicans Revolt Against Gil regime Threatens Mexico City
Revolutions spread across Vera Cruz Sonora and other states as General Aguirre leads federal troops in rebellion against Provisional President Portes Gil. Guerras disrupt rail and wire links while Nogales Vera Cruz hostilities unfold and Washington reports border clashes.
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Sharkey Beats Stribling In Miami Heavyweight Bout
Sharkey outpointed Young Stribling over ten rounds at Flamingo Park Miami with neither landing decisive blows. About 35 000 spectators paid 405 940 dollars to watch, Sharkey earning 100 000 and Stribling 63 549.31. Sharkey used weight and strength after round four to nullify Stribling’s boxing. The gala arena and preliminaries added spectacle but the main event fell short as a thrill maker.
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Flamingo Park
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Great Lakes Steel Plant to Cover 80 Acres in Detroit
The Great Lakes Steel corporation announces a mill on the Detroit river covering 80 acres and employing 3,000 men with an initial capital of 20 million dollars. It aims to be the largest start by an independent steel company. The Michigan Steel company partners are involved in the project.
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Great Lakes Steel Corporation
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Central American Leaders Agree Mediation for Nicaragua
The presidents of El Salvador Honduras and Costa Rica offer friendly mediation to President Jose Maria Moncada of Nicaragua to urge a peaceful settlement of the national conflict.
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Costa Rica
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Eighty Chinese Drown as Yangtse River Steamer Wrecks
A Hong Kong dispatch reports the steamer Shunan wreck on the Yangtse Kiang in which eighty Chinese passengers drowned. The incident underscores dangers faced by river steamers near Nanking and along the river trade routes.
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Hongkong
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Yang-Tse Kiang
The Lord of the Sabbath Revealed in Gospel Teaching
A sermon outlines the Sabbath as rest for creation and covenant, cites five purposes including creation tribute, God consciousness, and well being. It contrasts lawful work with Pharisaic traditions and elevates Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath over temple rites.
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Great Task of Happiness and the Cross
The text reflects on joy rooted in Bethlehem and the Ascension, asserting Christ endured the Cross for a single great task of happiness. It links joy to the divine mission and frames the Ascension as echoing Bethlehem's joy in the Christian narrative.
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To Gladden Our Hearts Quote Reflection
A reflective excerpt speaks of how love’s siftings remove chaff to prepare for divine liftings, noting that trials refine character and bring joy as a result. The passage emphasizes spiritual growth through discipline.
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