Nye bill proposed to raise wheat prices through foreign aid
Senator Nye urges a government purchase of two hundred million bushels of wheat to ship to China, arguing it would lift U S prices, aid starving Chinese, and create a permanent export outlet. Proponents claim long term tax recapture through higher incomes justifies the plan and compare it to advertising-driven demand in autos and citrus.
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Nye
Senate
China
Congress
Europe
Pacific Coast
Light Bills Spark Public Service Debate in Town
A reader recounts initial shock at Western Public Service Co bills for electricity after the municipal plant sale debate. The firm later admits billing errors extending the period by five or six days, prompting a promise of adjustment. The following month’s bill comes in half the prior amount, sparking relief and a sense of vindication.
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Western Public Service Co
Kansas Crop Report Details Flooded Wheat Damage
A Kansas crop report from a Kansas City Star staff representative describes continued rains hurting wheat and corn across eastern and central Kansas. Fields are yellow from standing water, volunteer wheat grows aggressively, potentially harming other wheat as planting lags and rows stay green longer than normal.
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The
Kansas City Star
Kansas
Co M T C Lads to Vie for Ball and Bat at Camp
The 7th Corps area announces Babe Ruth autographed balls and bats for the best soldier athlete at Citizens Military Training Camps. Camps run August 1 to 30 at Fort Crook Nebraska Fort Des Moines Iowa Fort Leavenworth Kansas Fort Lincoln North Dakota and Fort Snelling Minnesota.
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War Department
Hillerich and Bradsby Company
Louisville
Jacob Ruppert
New York American League Baseball Club
Babe Ruth
Citizens Military
Fort Crook
Nebr
Fort Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Lincoln
N. D
Fort Snelling
Minn
MR Hoover Veto Threat Casts Tariff Bill Shadow
Lincoln Star reports President Hoover likely to veto the tariff bill unless Senate makes substantial changes. The draft measures raise duties on many industrial goods, lifting living costs, with farmers only partially aided by the plan. Hoover argues the reform would not benefit agriculture as intended and could hinder his farm pledge under current law.
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Congress
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