British Election Shock: Conservatives Win Big Majority
Edward W Pickard reports the Conservative victory delivering a decisive House of Commons majority with Stanley Baldwin likely to return as prime minister. Lloyd George wins re election. Labour defeats hard, Liberals suffer heavy losses, and women candidates see limited success. Implications ripple to Canada and imperial trade policy amid Bolshevik and Russian developments abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsay MacDonald
Labor
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
MacDonald
Lloyd George
Asquith
Mitchell
Paisley
Winston Churchill
Austen Chamberlain
C. P. Trevalyan
Hastings
Philip Snowden
J. A. R. Marriott
Hamar Greenwood
Lady Astor
Miss Wilkinson
Philipgon
Duchess of
Canada
Dominion
Soviet Russia
Borah Committee Probes Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
The Borah committee presses ahead with inquiry into campaign funding as Chicago hearings reveal Hodges of Denver, RNC treasurer, defending sugar tariff ties and noting large contributions totaling millions. Frank Walsh exposes bribery and coercion charges but finds little decisive proof, while L K Liggett links suggestive limits on large gifts and distribution to meet statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enator Borah
Chicago
W. W. Hodges
Denver
Republican National Committee
Ladd and Frazier
North Dakota
Wheeler
Montana
Hodges
National Committee
Washington
Frank Walsh
Coolidge
Dawes
L. K. Liggett
Republican Party
Massachusetts
UK protests as Tehran killers face limited executions
Britain protests that only one of Maj. Robert Imbrie murderers has been executed and warns Tehran it will take further measures unless all identified killers are put to death. The move comes as diplomatic tensions rise over the American vice-consul’s assassination in Teheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Robert Imbrie
Teheran
DOJ to test legality of income tax list publications
Attorney General Stone announced the Department of Justice will pursue a court ruling on the publication of income tax lists in newspapers. He declined to state legality but said a judicial determination is the department’s duty. Internal Revenue officials doubt the practice’s legality under the re enacted law.
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Department of Justice
Stone
Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hets
Congress
Lowden urged for Agriculture Secretary post in Coolidge era
Rank O. Lowden of Milnoise is urged upon President Coolidge as secretary of agriculture to fill the vacancy caused by Secretary Wallace's death. Assistant Secretary Gore serves as acting secretary. Lowden was the Republican nominee for governor of West Virginia but suspended campaign work to perform duties in Washington.
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Rank O. Lowden
Milnoise
Coolidge
Wallace
Gore
West Virgeinia
Washington
Notable figures among RSHE week deaths include Forgan Haughton Burnett
RSHE’s death list features James B. Forgan noted Chicago banker and finance authority, Percy D. Haughton famed football coach, Gen. W. B. Haldeman UCV commander in chief, Edward Ben American chargé d affaires in Peking, death linked to mental strain from China conditions, and Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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James B. Forgan
Chicago
Percy D. Haughton
Gen. W. B. Halderman
The
United Confederate Veterans
Edward Ben
Peking
China
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Zinoviev Letter Spark Strain With Britain Deepens Treaty Doubt
Resse remains furious at Britain over the alleged Zinoviev letter urging English communists to prepare for a revolution. Moscow calls the letter a forgery and demands apologies from London as the controversy influences the British election and likely ends plans for an Anglo Russian treaty. Zinoviev also predicts a German proletarian revolution despite Dawes Ebert and Noske.
Evacuation of Ruhr completes is by France
France finishes the economic evacuation of the Ruhr and Rhineland turning public buildings and services to Germans. About 30,000 exiled German railway workers return to jobs as the reparations commission says the Dawes plan is fulfilled. United States agenda places costs of its army of occupation first. Owen D Young hands agent general reparations role to Seymour Gilbert. J Pierpont Morgan signs French loan pact for 150 million dollars to repay the Morgan credit of 100 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
Rhineland
France
America
United States Army of Occupation
Owen D. Young
Seymour Parker Gilbert
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan Banking House
Commerce Secretary Hoover Calls National Street Safety Conference
Secretary Hoover announced a nationwide conference on street and highway safety to convene in Washington on December 15. Delegates from across the country will participate as he notes traffic crashes in 1928 killed 22,600 people and injured 678,000, with property losses totaling $600 million, a loss he calls nationwide.
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Ecretary OF Commerce
Hoover
Washington
Signs of hard times for three world leaders
The report warns of trouble for Kemal Ataturk of Turkey Mussolini of Italy and Primo de Rivera of Spain. A revolt challenges Kemal led by top diplomats and armed forces officers. In Spain many citizens protest and authorities arrest dozens in Madrid. Mussolini shows some resilience but signs of waning power appear as fascists turnout is modest on the anniversary oath to the king.
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Kemal
Turkey
Victator Mussolini
Italy
Primo de Rivera
Spain
de Rivera
Madrid
Muscolini
Why Not Marry a Nebraska Farm
A U S department of agriculture survey shows in five north central states including Nebraska about 4 percent of farm owners acquired their lands by marriage. Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee show higher marriage acquisitions, while inheritance and purchase remain major sources nationwide. Western Nebraska still features many original homesteaders among farms surveyed.
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Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
United States
Massachusetts
North Central States
Wisconsin
KEEP STANDARD BRED POULTRY ADVICE FOR BREED CHOICE
The agricultural college poultrymen say there is no best chicken breed and that differences within strains exceed those between breeds. With 46 breeds and 125 varieties recognized by the American standard of perfection, breeders should consider availability, personal preference, and purpose. Standard breeds are more efficient and profitable, and crossbreds do not outperform purebreds.
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Agricultural College
Fall Planting of Trees and Shrubs
Fall planting of trees and shrubs is favored in many regions, as wounds heal and roots extend for spring growth. In Nebraska, drying winds weaken tops, risking failure to start or leafing out. Horticulturists favor spring planting there, though fall planting can succeed if winds are blocked and plants are watered at and after planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nebraska
Agricultural College Horticulturists
Alliance man loses car contents after wreck on road
Leon Alter of Alliance reports a theft from his Ford after a wreck on the roadside. He says a spare tire, two fires from the car, a complete outfit of tools, a spotlight, a pair of chains and other equipment were taken while the vehicle waited for a garage man to tow it to town.
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Leon Alter
Alliance
200 Rattlesnakes Depart This Life
Kimball area notes report 200 rattlesnakes killed by locals Gus Becker and helpers near Charte Bloom ranch and Vance Cross ranch. Count includes 35, 22, 7, 2, and 7 more, totaling 200 with humorous aside on accuracy. Banner county tale adds 114 rattlers at Lover’s Leap site. Local tone as lore and humor.
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Gus Becker
Bloom
Gus
Hig
Jim Groves
Ma‘am
Kimball
Dan Hazzard
Fetterman
Banner County
Vance Cross
Henry Cross
Otto Yaege
Kimball Farmer
Stove explosion at Iverson home in Dalton injures no one
A water front in a cook stove at the J M Iverson residence in Dalton exploded while Dorothy Iverson and Thelma Zorn were popping corn. No damage occurred beyond soot on faces and stove parts blown off.
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J M. Iverson
Dalton
Dorothy Iverson
Thelma Zorn
Record corn yield in Platte Valley by A B Morgan near Dalton
A B Morgan of near Dalton harvested about 20 acres of his 60 acre field at 9134 bushels per acre. The rest averaged just over 40 bushels. Frost damaged a four acre portion, making soft corn to be fed first. Morgan, a stock feeder, plans to buy three carloads of cattle in Denver to feed this season.
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Platte Valley
A. B. Morgan
Dalton
Morgan
Denver
Summer fallowed land pays better in Platte valley
In the unirrigated districts of the Platte valley two farmers near Guernsey report summer fallowing pays off. Andrew Fulgen summer fallowed wheat ground yielding 22 bushels per acre, while J Morehead on spring plowed soil produced only six bushels per acre despite good care and a well prepared seed bed.
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Platte Valley
Guermecy
Andrew Fulgen
J. Morehead
Apple Sauce Cake Recipe for Dinner
A historical recipe suggests serving an apple sauce cake for dinner. It uses brown sugar butter or drippings apple sauce flour soda and spices including cinnamon cloves and nutmeg with raisins and chopped nuts. Mix dry ingredients then add wet and bake in a loaf for a firm batter.
Plate glass for windshields and doors installed at Habler Garage
Plate glass is installed at Habler Garage for windshields and doors. The update notes new glass fitting across the service bays, improving safety and visibility for vehicles serviced at the shop.
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Habler Garage
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Feng Yu-hsiang
Chang
Wwu Pei-fu
Tienjiain
Tsao Kun
Lanchow
Shanhalkwan
Great Wall
Feng
W. D. Connor
Tientsin
Yoshioka
Japan
Great Britain
League of Nations Council
Mosul
Laura Jean Libbey
W. E. Lewis
New York Telegraph
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Thomas C. Harbaugh
Nick Carter
Talen
Lew Dockstader
Russia
Jean Herbette
Moscow
M. Iakovsky
Paris
London
Krassin, Kameneff
Litvinoff
England
Herriot
Kerensky
Piscataqua River
Portsmouth
N. H
Kittery
New Hampshire
Maine
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
California
E. F. Allen
Ee Taxi
Aundry
Sidney
Kratz Abstract Company
Stuht-Hink
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