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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1929
Page
3
A line from Capper’s Weekly suggests a man’s character is measured by the company he keeps. The quote reflects social judgment themes common in the era.
The first penitentiary in Ohio began in 1815 and was completed in 1818 at Columbus, marking the early prison project in the state.
Washington reports that the new federal farm board calls on farmers to organize under state cooperatives to access aid. Chairman Legge notes no loans to individuals unless part of farmer-owned cooperatives. The board cites 2,000,000 organized farmers from 6.5 million total and a $150 million fund pending policy decisions.
The Interior department announced designation and withdrawals of large land parcels across the West for homestead entry and stock raising. It lists 2000 acres in Idaho with homestead potential, 130000 acres in Arizona and Montana, power classifications for 400-plus acres in Colorado and Montana, 150 acres in California withdrawn from power, nearly 2 million acres in New Mexico for potash, 90000 acres in Arizona restored from petroleum withdrawal, and over 5000 acres in Montana and Wyoming added to coal reserves for the United States.
The 1928 equine population fell due to mechanization, with a roughly 100,000 drop in horses and about 85,000 fewer males. colt production halves the rate needed to restore the population. Demand for well bred stock, especially saddle horses and polo mounts, pushes prices to record highs and signals a rebound in the coming years.
Col Charles A Lindbergh announced daily air rail service by Transcontinental Air Transport and Maddux Air Lines from the San Francisco Bay area to New York beginning September 1. The service will connect at Clovis New Mexico with the existing Los Angeles to New York route, bringing New York and San Francisco within two days of each other.
The body of Mrs Katharine Tingley noted Theosophist leader was cremated in Gothenburg in a solemn ceremony. Prof Esk of Point Loma California delivered the address. The ashes were placed in two urns destined for Visinge Sweden and Point Loma.
Fort Wayne delegates re elected E J Gallmeyer as president of the Walther league at its thirty seventh annual convention of young Lutherans. E I Englebrecht of River Forest Ill was re elected field secretary.
King George underwent a third chest operation due to a right chest abscess. Portions of two ribs were removed. Attending doctors announced the operation was successful.
The French chamber of deputies ratified the Mellon Berenger debt funding accord with the United States by 300 to 292, pledging to repay 4.025 billion dollars over 62 years with 685 million in interest. First annuities start at 30 million dollars, and France has paid 82.85 million on account through 1928. Washington seeks to make the settlement fully operative in an extra session while considering postponing a 407 million war stocks debt due August 1. Senator Reed Smoot says action can proceed in October without waiting for a December session.
Nine people died when a trestle bridge collapsed on the Chicago Rock Island main line near Stratton Colorado after an unseasonable flood turned the arroyo into a torrent. The victims include Mrs Mary McDonald of West Palm Beach and several residents of Memphis and New York, plus two unidentified porters.
Prohibition Commissioner James M. Doran announced plans to produce 2,000,000 gallons of medicinal whisky over the next year to replenish stocks depleted by warehouse thefts evaporation and legitimate use. The whisky will be aged at least four years in charred barrels per US pharmacopoeia standards before use.
Five million dollars in cash was sent from the Atlanta Federal Reserve and a Federal Reserve official promised all the money needed to meet the situation. The move supports Florida bankers and business leaders in restoring public confidence after 23 banks closed in two weeks in the state.
Berlin reports that by the close of May Germany had paid about 10 billion dollars in cash and in kind as World War I reparations. The Parker Gilbert commission also notes the United States collected roughly 16.707 million dollars to cover American army expenses during the occupation.
Washington. The senate finance committee concluded the public hearings begun June 10 on the house tariff bill. Chairman Smoot and Senator Watson of Indiana expect the measure ready for the senate by the time it reconvenes August 19.
Washington report indicates Massachusetts Avenue’s Embassy Row will gain a new Japanese embassy residence in the 2500 block. Officials describe the project as a symbol of growing ties with Japan.
Mrs Calvin Coolidge accepts invitation from Secretary Adams to sponsor the cruiser Northampton at its launch September 27. The ceremony will be at Bethlehem Shipbuilding docks in Quincy Massachusetts where the Northampton, home city of former President and Mrs Coolidge, will be christened.
The 1928 farm returns rose to an average net of 1834 on 11 851 owner operated farms, the best since the postwar depression. 1927 averaged 1290 on 18 859 farms, with 26 percent earning 1000 to 2000, 45 percent nil to 1000, and 4 percent losses. Regional gains occurred in the south central and west north central areas, while declines were seen in the south Atlantic.
Immigration Commissioner Hull reported that 12 908 aliens were deported in 1929 for criminal activity overstaying visas or becoming public charges. Deportations fell along a rising trend from 1924 to 1929 with yearly totals listed.
Soviet Russia ranks second among European importers of American industrial machinery in the current fiscal year, with Great Britain the only country buying more, according to Am torg Trading Company findings.
Secretary Stimson denies reports that the United States sent a note to Britain on naval parity. He also says the department will not disclose details from disarmament talks in London between Ambassador Dawes and Prime Minister MacDonald.
Taxes paid by Class I railroads in 1928 set a new record at 389 million dollars, up 509 thousand from the 1926 peak, according to figures from the Bureau of Railway Economics.
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