Market Quotations by U S Government Dairy Fruits and Grains
Washington closing prices for dairy fruits and grains in the week to June 4 show butter prices in New York 48 cents, Philadelphia 44, Chicago 43 and Boston 43.75. Grain quotes include No 1 dark southern wheat Minneapolis 1.65 1.88, and No 2 white corn St Louis 1.18 1.18 Kansas City 1.09 1.10. Livestock markets in Chicago show hogs at 18.46 top and beef cattle 9.80 to 11.80, with feeders and lambs also listed.
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South Carolina
Alabama
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Uneeda Peaches
Imperial Valley
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Florida
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ORAIN
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Illinois House Votes for State Income Tax
In Springfield the Illinois House approved a constitutional amendment by a landslide 185 to 2, authorizing a sweeping tax overhaul. The Lantz resolution, with a minor amendment, moves to the Senate for concurrence and then to a November 1928 referendum. The plan targets a personal property levy, hidden securities, and a modernized tax system.
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Springfeld
House of Representatives
Illinois
Norway Sends Seaplanes to Hans Amundsen's Party
The Norwegian expedition sets out from Horten to locate Capt Roald Amundsen and fellow airmen with a 5 airplane patrol along the Spitzbergen ice edge. The move aims to retrace Amundsen’s possible route and rejoin the party at King’s Bay.
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Norway
Hans Amundsen
Horten
Christianiafjord
Belgian Pilot Veenstra Wins Gordon Bennett Balloon Cup
Belgian pilot Veenstra won the Gordon Bennett balloon race starting in Brussels. He landed at Cape Tourain in Spain after traveling 822 miles in the endurance event.
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Veenstra
Brussels
Prince Leopold
Cape Tourain
Spain
Duke Receives $2 Million Gift for Duke University Fund
Durham North Carolina A second gift of two million dollars from James Biddle Duke was announced by the university president to enhance the Duke University building fund. The total building fund is now eight million dollars, following prior contributions by Mr Duke.
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Durham
N. C
James Biddle Dake
Duke University
Mr. Duke
Sixte
Minneapolis Elects Leach to Third Term Mayor
George E. Leach won a third term as mayor of Minneapolis in Monday's election.
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Minneapolis
Leach
George E. Leach
Minneapolifo
Julesburg Opens New Public Swimming Pool In West
Ground was broken for a 45 by 100 foot swimming pool in Julesburg with dressing rooms and modern facilities. Located between the power plant and oil station on E First street, the pool will be run by the Julesburg Volunteer Fire department. Building committee members are E D Charles W C Brandt and Clarence Daggett.
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Julesburg
Continental Oil Station
E. First Street
Two Injured After Gering Auto Wreck
Lyle Evans and Buster Carty were seriously injured in an automobile crash north of the Union Pacific tracks at Gering last night around 8:30. W. A. Warren of Gordon and Charles McKinnon plus P. D. Stilley, all uninjured, were in the other car which rolled over. Evans suffered brain concussion and extensive bruising while Carty had head, chest, and leg injuries. A passing motorist then took the injured youths to the hospital in Scottsbluff.
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Lyle Evans
Buster Carty
Union Pacific
Gering
Evans
Carty
W. A. Warren
Gordon, Nebr
Charles McKinnon
P. D. Stilley
Scottabluff Star-Herald
Dapper Youth Held for Forgery on $98.50 Check
John M. Lytle of Jonesboro Ark is under arrest on forgery charges after attempting to buy $98.50 worth of clothes with a forged check. Police say the suspect was taken into custody following the failed purchase.
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John M. Lytle
Jonesboro
Ark
Clothing swindle at Famous Clothing House ends in arrest
Lytle from Broken Bow used a bogus Broken Bow bank check to buy clothes at Famous Clothing House in Alliance. Dave Kauffman accepted the check and alerted Sheriff Jones who, with officers at the Alliance hotel, arrested Lytle as he took delivery. Co. M. Ataum, a companion, is wanted in Jonesboro for jumping a liquor bond.
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Lytle
Broken Bow
Dave Kauffman
Sheriff Jones
Co. M. Ataum
Jonesboro
AlLiance Times-Herald
Safety First Movies to Show Here All Day Next Tuesday
The Union Pacific movie car will be in Potter on Tuesday June 16 with continuous shows starting about 0 30 a m. seating over seventy. The program features Safety Pays and Gambling with Death two reels each plus Ask Daddy for kids. Mr Brady safety first agent will give short talks between fifty minute showings.
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Union Pacific
Potter
Mr. Brady
Safety First
Walt
Pumice Plant to Open First of Week
Pumicite Products company general manager P W Roland says the Scottsbluff firm will begin operations early this week with the whistle to blow at the new plant in our city. The announcement signals first production and local employment anticipated.
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P. W. Roland
Pumicite Products Company
Scottsbluff
Daylite Cleaning Line to Begin Operations Next Week
A Minatare Free Press report states a new factory will start Monday or Tuesday morning with supplies arriving this week to begin production later in the week. The plant will soon offer Daylite Cleaner Daylite Silver Polish Daylite Scouring Bar Pumela and Daylite Mechanics soap sold through brokers and merchants.
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Roland
Yalley
Daylite Mechanics
Minatare Free Press
Sheep Herder Found Dead at Bickel Camp Near Kimball
Frank Clark a sheep herder at the Frank Bickel camp southwest of Kimball was found dead Saturday morning believed to have died during the night from hemorrhage. He was about sixty. A niece in Pennsylvania, his only known relative, had not been heard from. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock by Rev. J. H. Wilcox, with interment in Kimball cemetery.
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Frank Clark
Frank Bickel
Kimball
Pennsylvania
J. H. Wilcox
Nebraska
Five Farms Sold in Kimball and Cheyenne Counties
W L Bates closed the sale of 1600 acres of land in Kimball and Cheyenne counties the first of the week. The five farms belonged to George Roberts former bank president of Dix and Potter. Land lies in Cheyenne county west portion and eastern Kimball county. Three Lincoln men bought the tract at an average price of 40 dollars per acre cash.
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W. L. Bates
Kimball and
Cheyenne County
George Roberts
Farmers State Bank of
Dix
Citizens State Bank of
Potter
Kimball County
Lincoln
Western Nebraska Observer
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