Nebraska State News Highlights Farm Yields and Local Happenings
Nebraska farms report record alfalfa yields and a 15.83 ton per acre sugar beet average. A wind and hail storm near Havena damages crops up to 75 percent. State events include a Spanish War Veterans encampment at Scottsbluff and a new state sugar factory project at Minatare. Local notes cover church and school developments, road paving in Wilber, and a memorial cross near Falls City.
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Fairbury
Fairchild Clay Products’ Company
Endicutt
Farmers Pear Alliance
Neill
Edwin
Edwin ©. Critef of
Chadron
Nebraska Masons
State Normal School
Wilber
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
C. D. Holster
Grand Island
Ashland
Falls
Ito Neilsen
Maha
Lutheran Normal School of
Seward
Neb
Convention of the Missouri Synod
Republican River
Hamey
Lan Swanson
Valentine
Horky's Park
Rete
Long !Ine
North Statee
Board Off Control
Cohme
Fish Bureau
Missouri River
Nebraska News Of Interest Highlights Youth Award
Lincoln Edward of Omaha and Edna Daniels of Hershey chosen to represent Nebraska at the Sesqui Centennial exposition in Philadelphia. Twenty five finalists named with a Washington trip and medals to be awarded by President Coolidge. Lighting accident injures Jannebrog in a dairy, kills cows, may paralyze a arm. DeMolay convention in Nebraska City wide victory with George Fitzsimmons named state master councilor.
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Sesqui Centenni
Lincoln—Edward
Omaha
Edna Daniels
Hershey
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Washington
Woolidge
Jannebrog
Harry Lingford
Norfolk
Nebraska City
Tattle
Broken Row
George Fitzsimmons
Lincoln
F . Russell
Holes Kelper
Sidney
Clifford Lester
Alliance Junior Couner
Morris Allen
Wheeler Tells of League Activities
Washington report on the Anti Saloon League inquiry detailing Wayne B Wheeler naming eight congressmen who received expenses or honoraria for prohibition speeches. Upshaw Barkley Coopers Jones Lowrey Willis Fess Robinson listed. Wheeler cites salaries and league finances for 1925, insisting lawmakers viewed pay as expenses or earnings for a cause.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Reed
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Wayne B. Wheeler
Wheeler
Congress
Prohibition
Upshaw
Dem
Lst
Barkley
Dem. Ky
Cooper
Rep
Ohio
Jones
Wash
Lowrey
Miss
Willis and
Fess
Robinson
Ind
League
League For ‘Pay
Washington Briefs From Taft to Haiti President and Trade News
Chief Justice Taft leaves for a summer home. senate confirms Buffalo No. and Jefferson Myers to the shipping board. Magnus Johnson loses bid to unseat Minnesota Senator Schall. Haiti President Louis Berno dines at the White House. Wilbur names Rear Admiral John J. Buretto as chief of construction and repair on July 1. US foreign trade to exceed eight billion with a roughly 60 million dollar surplus. Pittman bill to buy silver at 1.00 per ounce fails on reconsideration.
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Wilbur
John J Buretto
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Kentucky Girl Victor in Big Spelling Bee
Pauline Belly, thirteen, won first prize of 1440 dollars and two gold medals at the national spelling bee. Betty Robinson of South Bend, Indiana took second prize and Dorothy Causey of St. Louis earned third prize.
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Washington
Mises Pauline — Belly
Betty Robinson
South Ben
Ind
Dorothy Causey
St. Louis
Embargo on Mexican Cattle Proposed by US Agriculture
A proposed embargo on Mexican cattle is suggested to stop foot and mouth disease spread into the United States. The plan came via a note from the American Embassy and requests a conference between Mexican and American authorities.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
American Department of Agriculture
British Note Sparks Russian Resentment and Protests
Moscow sees workers in demonstrations against the note. Protests echo past Curzon note reactions and spread to several cities as strike funds are discussed and solidarity actions are held.
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Russia
Moscow
Gould Estate Shrinks in New York Empire
An accounting filed in Ocean County Orphan's Court at Toms River New Jersey shows a nearly 5 million pound decrease in the estate of the late George J. Gould per the New York World.
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New York
George J. Gould
Ocean County Orphan's Court
Toms River
N. J
New York World
Waging War on Disease New York Campaign Spending
The Rockfeller Foundation spent over 8 million dollars in 1925 on global efforts against the world's most prevalent diseases, funding medical campaigns and research.
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New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Seek Secrets of Voodoo Mysteries
University of Witwatersrand Prof J M Watt leads pharmacology research to evaluate medicinal value of herbs and charms used in voodoo rites. Thousands of questionnaires and specimens flood in from Africa and beyond, aiming to publish results years later.
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Africa
University of Witwatersrand
J. M. Watt
Department of Pharmacology
Rhodesia
Science
Growth of the Central Station Industry in Forbes Data
Forbes Magazine reports the central station electricity industry as a $7.5 billion investment with 61 billion kilowatt hours produced last year. It employs 200,000, serves 18 million customers, and extends service to about 70 million people. Over 1.5 million public shareholders own securities of the serving companies.
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Forbes Magazine
N.Y
One eyed helper at sorority dance causes hair mishap
An eyewitness notes a sorority event at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis where a dancer’s hair tangled during a Charleston. The crowd’s mood shifts as the hair briefly loosens and danger is averted when the guest catches the tresses.
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Claypool
Charleston
Muan
Indianapolis
Wind Themed Name Delights South Dakota Wood Anemones
The Greek word anemos meaning wind inspired the name anemone. This flower, tied to wind flowers, grows best in breezy spots at the state tower of South Dakota. The wood anemone with its white blossoms is a spring favorite wildflower.
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South Dalkota
Be Careful of Fathers in Turmoil Over Sons
In a letter from the Toustone Methodist pastor, the note warns fathers about cultivating an unwavering intimacy with their sons. The piece questions approval, suggesting the Society for the Protection of Fathers must guarantee oversight to ensure boys do not stray too far from their sires.
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Sayag
Toustone
Flouston
Gold Finder Died Poor After Long Isolation
A fragmented report recalls a lone prospector who worked dunes coast and desert ridges seeking welds and alifarnin, living in poverty and solitude near a spit where age and hardship marked his mining years. He was among the first to discover a weld long before.
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Dunes Marshall
Alifarnin
Amundsen's Early Polar Years Begin 1896
The text traces Roald Amundsen’s precursing voyage years beginning in 1896, noting his role as mate on a Belgian Antarctic expedition and marking his ascent in polar exploration. The fragment highlights early career steps toward famed North and South Pole journeys.
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Belogica
Pride of High Place Now Maisie Invests Enlisting Support
A garbled note mentions Maisie and a chairing event with requests from friends and supplications in a chore view pants ad. Caesar is referenced in the scattered text.
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Maisie
Caesar
Aogirh Connection Sparks Unclear Moral Judgment
A fragment mentions Aogirh and a claim that necessity of a softened tone is unclear. The text suggests an assessment of character with a remark about not having a stony heart, implying kindness or empathy. No definite event or outcome is stated.
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