Crime Waves Sweep Nebraska Banks and Towns
Topics of Today surveys a wave of bank robberies and felonies across Nebraska, noting captures and penitentiary sentences from Falls City to Genoa, Hastings, Hay Springs, Siawatha, Lushton, and Lincoln. It highlights youth crime, reform schools, and a columnist call to expose and deter crime while warning of ruin and disgrace.
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Lincoln Star
Falls City
Omaha
Kansas Penitentiary
Siawatha
Nebraska
Howe
Daykin
Hay Springs
Minden
Columbus
Lushton
Genoa
Hastings
Lincoln
State Reformatory
Industrial School
Nebraska City
Oil plagues sea birds call for strict action
Vineyard Gazette condemns floating oil that tortures and kills sea birds. It urges drastic regulations and heavy penalties on vessel owners, arguing enforcement is hard but necessary and government must bear inspection costs to end the hazard.
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Vineyard Gazette
Jones Embraces Change After Gloomy Outlook
A short notice notes Jones, described as gloomy, decides to turn over a new leaf, signaling a personal change in attitude and outlook as part of a life adjustment.
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Jones
Tariff debate rises as Atterbury joins critique
The article notes a shift as General W. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad voices strong opposition to tariff walls, aligning with economists and industrial leaders. It links his stance to recent comments by Representative Bertrand Snell and leaders like James D. Mooney and Owen D Young, urging Republicans to rethink tariff policy.
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New York World-Telegram
George Paish
Philadelphia
W. W Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Republican National
Atterbury
Rertrand Snell
New York
James D. Mooney
General Motors
Owen D Young
General Electric and Radio Corporation
Republican Party
Why Deans Are Gloomy
A St Louis Post Dispatch column argues campus censors misread youth culture. It contends higher education should not erase natural affection and argues petting transcends moral panic, insisting deans and educators misjudge the lasting force of the human longing amidst university life.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
University of Illinois
Thomas Arkle Clarks
Tennessee
Adam
Bev
Hypatia
Sappho
Apollos
Anthonys
Office of Education
Chicago
Lewis on in Raskob idea upsets prohibition tactic
J Hamilton Lewis a Democrat and Senator from Illinois says he will oppose John J Raskobs effort to make prohibition the leading issue in next years presidential campaign His stance adds weight to the debate and signals a shift in campaign strategy.
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Milwaukee Journal
J. Hamilton Lewis
Tinois
John J. Raskob
Lewis
Political argument over wet and dry issue in Illinois campaign
The text assesses J Hamilton Lewis and John Raskob in a dry versus wet campaign. Lewis, long in politics and out of office twelve years, argues against turning the party toward prohibition to win nationally. Raskob favors feeding the hungry and prosperity over drink, noting Lewis is a practical politician who warns of losing if the wet issue dominates.
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Raskob
Lewis
Illinois
Will Rogers Flights Wings Across Drouth and War-Torn Lands
The New York Times portrays Will Rogers as using modern aviation to uplift spirits across Managua and drought stricken U.S. areas. His 8,000 mile two week tour through 15 countries highlights his mobility as a humane influence, likened to the charity of St Francis and a masculine angel.
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New York Times
Will Rogers
Heaven
Managua
St. Francis
Drouth
Chester
Rogers Rides Wings of Service Across America
Ton praises Mr. Rogers as a Jongleur de Dieu and troubadour of ordinary life, linking hands between thousands of cities and remote cabins. He travels from California to New York via El Paso and Central America, bringing human kindness and wider relationships to all. Thankful Americans greet his return across the nation.
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Ton
Rogers
New York
California
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Maracaibo
Trinidad
West Indies
Miami
Charleston
Raleigh
Washington
All America
Nebraska finances for year ending June 30 1929 report
The Census Bureau released Nebraska’s 1929 fiscal year financial statistics compiled by M. Donald W. Smith. Total payments for operation maintenance and debt tallied 17 410 744 with highways costing 5 618 371 and education apportions noted. Revenues reached 19 976 600, exceeding spending by 7 299 573, enabling net investment growth.
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Bureau of the Census
Nebraska
M. Donald W. Smith
Mior
Pinterast
Nebraska Revenue Mix 1929 Shows Property Taxes Lead
The 1929 revenue report notes property and special taxes at 39.7 percent of total, up from 28.8 in 1928 and 60 percent in 1917, with a 145.1 percent rise from 1917 to 1929 and a 27.8 percent drop from 1928 to 1929. Per capita property taxes were $5.80 in 1929, $8.08 in 1928, and $2.55 in 1917. Receipts from taxes declined in 1929 after 1928's abnormal levy. General department earnings accounted for 10.7 percent in 1929, 9.1 percent in 1928, and 14 percent in 1917. Business and nonbusiness licenses comprised 35 percent of 1929 revenue, 26 percent in 1928, and 6.8 percent in 1917. Gasoline sales tax rose to 4,720,965 in 1929 and 3,999,702 in 1928. Nebraska carried no indebtedness beyond outstanding warrants.
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Nebraska
Fusion of two words gave rise to the single word another
A note from the Literary Digest explains that the word another began as two words an and other, with an meaning one in Anglo Saxon. The two later fused into a single compound.
O P Skaggs System Stores Promise Quality Merchandise
The chain asserts a policy to sell only quality goods at the lowest price possible in every town. It vows never to sacrifice quality for cheaper rates and emphasizes consistency across all stores.
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Sidney
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