U. S. Safety Body Adopts New Uniform Traffic Code
Washington reports the second national conference on street and highway safety adopted a three part uniform code for states. It covers vehicle registration and title, motor vehicle licensing, and operation rules with age and health prerequisites, speed limits, and enforcement provisions. Governor Winant urged delegates to push adoption, while Hoover warned against centralized control and called for local action to promote safer traffic laws.
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Washington
Winant
New Hampshire
Hoover
Gooding Bill Loses 46-33 in Senate Vote
Washington report notes the Gooding long and short haul bill defeated in the Senate by 46 to 38. Support came from Intermountain state Republicans and Democrats plus lower Mississippi valley members. opponents included most Republicans. The measure would have constrained the Interstate Commerce Commission from adjusting transcontinental rail rates to meet waterborne competition via the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Senate
Republic Nicans
Farmer-Linbor
Interstate Commerce Conmission
Pacific
Middle West
Panama Canal
Commission
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Niin
Intermountain States
Mississippi Valley
Women Demand Law Barring Santa Claus in Vancouver
The Vancouver city council and the Vancouver Retail Merchants' association face a resolution from the Vancouver Parent-Teacher association urging the prohibition of Santa Claus impersonations. The measure cites disappointed children when department store promises of gifts fail to materialize on Christmas Day.
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Vancouver
BH. C
Vancouver Retail Merchants’ Association
Vancouver Parent-Teacher Association
Santa Claus
American Stoned to Death in Mexico City
American worker Joe Hall employed by the Mexican National Railway was brutally stoned to death by unidentified attackers. The American embassy was notified by Vice Consul Ives at Mazatlan.
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Mexico City
Joe Hall
Mexican National Railwaya
Ives
Mazatlan
To Keep Theaters Closed in St Petersburg Sunday Vote
A Sunday amusements referendum in St Petersburg Florida defeated efforts to open theaters and other places of amusement on Sundays, keeping the ban in place as local voters voiced support for rest and religious observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cost of Farm Aid Under Review by White House
President Coolidge seeks complete cost estimates before deciding on farm surplus legislation. Treasury and Agriculture officials are to quantify the $250,000,000 revolving fund plan as House agricul ture committee weighs the measure. Farm bureaus from Idaho to Minnesota endorse or back the proposal, citing national support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Treasury
Agriculture Department
House Committee On Agriculture
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Agricultural Committee
Farm
Idaho
Caliifornia
Nebraska
North Dakota
Michigan
Winnois
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Wisconsin
Kansas
Connecticut
Minnesota
U. S. Tax Receipts Show Business Is on Upgrade
Treasury authorities report a steady expansion of commerce and a generally healthy business climate. February receipts from all sources totaled 98,0?7,?T, compared with 98,225,862 in February 1924, with fiscal year 1926 receipts surpassing the same period in 1925.
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Washington
Treasury
Former Chancellor Fehrenbach Dies in Freiburg at 74
Constantin Fehrenbach, seventy four, Centrist deputy and former chancellor of Germany, died in Freiburg after a long illness. He led the country during difficult postwar years and remained active in politics until late in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freiburg
Germany
Constantin Fehrenbach
Blind murderer to die in electric chair
Harry W. Cowan a 57 year old hotel clerk and escaped convict blinded by a prior wound faced the electric chair for the December murder of 27 year old Faihh Burton. Cowan’s case moved to execution awaiting the sentence after conviction in the New York court.
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New York
Harry W. Cowan
Faihh Burton
Wheat Tariff Hiked by Japanese Diet
Tokyo reports the house of peers approved a bill raising the tariff on wheat and wheat flour after the lower house had previously adopted the measure, reflecting a tariff policy shift in Japan's Diet.
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Tokyo
Japan
House of Peers
Diet
Sunny Side Social Notes From Dalton Area Gathering
Sunday gatherings and visits fill the Dalton area as Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Rathbun host at the A. H. Rathbun home. Residents include Theis, Black, Rupert, Omel, Lehman, Johnson, Thetis, Wasum, and many families visiting, dining, and fishing. A birthday surprise for Dorothy Pheis features multiple local families and dainty refreshments. A shipment of 500 White Rock Undy chicks arrived from the Matte Valley hatchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Johnson
Rexroth
B.A. Johnson
B. A. Pearson
Walter Whissum
Chris Lee
John Pheis
Dorothy
Marrtin Christensen
Frank
Clara Oliverius
Charlies Welton
Earl Wolm
Mildreu’ Newton
J. K. Omel
Bertha
Clyde Welgers
Vlatte Valley Hhattchery
Direct Sunlight for Chicks After Hatching
Chicks should receive direct sunlight rather than window light to absorb calcium and phosphorus for strong bones. Birds raised behind glass risk leg weakness or rickets. If weather is cloudy, add three percent cod liver oil to mash to prevent leg issues.
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Holand
Swan Land and Cattle Co Reorganized in Wyoming
Memories of pioneer days return as Swan Land and Cattle Co reorganizes the Swan Land and Cattle Company. The business, financed by English capital, previously ran a large cattle and horse ranch in the Platte Valley with headquarters just over the line in Wyoming. It still holds extensive lands and operates several ranches in Wyoming, including the T H ranch near Lingle Scottsbluff.
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North Platte Valley
Swan Land and
Platte Valley
Ine
Wyoming
English Capital
Lingle
Scottsblufte Star-Herald
Mrs Mary W Perry Named District Manager at American Bankers Insurance
Mrs Mary W Perry has been appointed district manager for the American Bankers Insurance Co and will oversee all collections.
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Mary W. Perry
American Bankers Insurance Co
Wll
Potter and Surrounding News Arrivals and Events
Potter area notes celebrate a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs M G Chall burg on April 24. Sidney visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry of Julesburg and Mrs Jennie MacAdam. Esther's mother visits Omaha daughter. Local families travel to Sidney Gurley Paris and Kimball for gatherings, shopping, and visits. Thelma Coulter suffers a broken arm at school and other residents make短 trips. Sunky Hannibal of Elba dies after ruptured appendix surgery. Len Bartholomew and Clyde Brady make short trips. Lorraine Tinsley and Marie Robertson undergo medical procedures in Kimball and Beemer respectively.
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Bern
M. G. Challburg
Joe Nelson
Jennie MacAdam
Sidney
Henry of
Julesburg
Walter Henry
Thelma Coulter
R. A. Babcock
Oniwha
B. W. Honham
Babcock
Marjorie Sutherland
Kimball
Calloway
Frank Verha
Beemer
Nebr
Potter
Sunky Hannibal
Elba
Hannibal
Peterson Lumber Yard
Len Bartholomew
Clyde Brady
Denver
Lorraine Tinsley
Marie Robertson
Peetz Boy Diagnosed With Sleeping Sickness
Specialists at the Maro Brothers hospital in Rochester Minnesota diagnose Harmon Fairchild Peetz as in early stage sleeping sickness. He returns to Rochester around June 1 after completing school and visiting relatives in Onawa Missouri Valley and Avoca.
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Maro Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Harmon Fairchild
Peetz
Hich
Minnesota
J M. Fairchild
Onawa
Missouri
Valley
Avoca
Doet
Gazette
Meadow Lawn Items Highlight Local News And Visits
Alfred Davison, ill with typhoid fever, shows improvement as his mother Mrs. Kimball of Wyoming stays nearby. The column notes visits among Dalton and Bayard residents including Morrow and Sullivan families, shop days in Sidney, and a small accident injuring Delores Bovee. A large crowd attended Aid at Mrs. Albert Morrow’s home.
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Alfred Davison
Mrs. Kimball
Wyoming
J. ¥. Foster
Dalton
St. R. Bovee
Ed Morrow
Delores Bovee
Albert Morrow
Aid
Wadnesday
Germany Plans 1950 Foot Steel Tower for Wind Power
Germany faces coal shortages since the war and plans a 1950 foot steel tower twice Paris Eiffel height. It will house two huge wind wheels balanced to turn on light breeze, generating about eight thousand electrical horsepower. Cost is about a million dollars for the tower and half a million for machinery, with current transmitted to Thuringia region and nearby communities.
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Germany
Eiffel
Paris
Teipsig
For Sale Five Ford Touring Cars in Good Running
Five Ford touring cars in good running condition with tires in good shape. Priced 16.06 up. Good terms offered by M. W. Osbern Motor Co.
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M. W. Osbern Motor Co
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U. S
Gooding
George Russel Stobs
Massachusetts
House Committee On Judiciary
President Coolidge
Mrs
T. F. Rathbun
A. H. Thathbun
The
Theis
Dan Rupert
Mesdames Omel
H. C. Lehmale
E. A. Johson
J. Thetis
W. Wassum
J. Black
Mary Florke
Rathbun
Linde and Son
Howard Denny
Ethel Rheis
Ke Sutton
Glen Strayer
T. Rathbun
John Rathbun
Ernest Myers
Joel Wickard
Ernest Wickard
Albert Frerichs Home
A. H. Rathbun
Ehbalren
G. Pullerton
Will Thurow
Neick Home
Gurkey
Arnald Thurow
A. Weigers
al Pierre
Monlay
Chris Weigers
Albert Johnson
Madwin Swanson
H. C. Schmale
L. A. Pearson
Pearson
Mr. and
Mirs
L. K. Ome
John Theis
Surmlay
Less Omel
Colin Omel
Walter Wassum
Mr. Wickard
Omel
W.W., Wise and
Glen Wise
Lodgelole
Hazel Linde
Will Johnson
Nels Johnson
Linde
OLD Land and Cattle Co
Edward Fisher
Esther
Omaha
B. A. Babcock
Emil Cords
Lulu Guy
Violet Edelman
Alice Reed
Jesse Wittettger
Mesdames Slocumbs
Larson and
Rogers
Miller and Daughter
W. EB. Cunningham
Gurley
Peetz Boy
Fat Morrow
James Sullivan
Donald Kreader
Junior Sullvan
Peter Nelson
Charles Scott
Sadie
J. Hf. McNew
Colman Kreader, Jr
James Edgerton
Mr. Haskett
Emma and
Paul
Hannah Smith
Bayard
Sadie Scott
al Morrow
Gladys Morrow
Center Church
Mike Jillson
Piggly Wiggly
Argo
Kingsford
C. W
Borax
Meat Department
Choice Meats
Mai
Swifts
California
Krumm Bros
Ron Barker
Rythm Rustlers
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