Governors Meet as Farmers Threaten Strike in Farm Belt
In Sioux City Iowa governors of major farm states gathered amid a farm strike district to seek solutions to the ongoing agricultural crisis. Farmers, led by demonstrations and picketing on public highways, appeared assertive while Gov Warren Green of South Dakota invited 14 colleagues to join. The standoff underscored farmer leverage and concerns over world credit regulation centered in New York and London.
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Sioux City
Weei
Odey
Unusu
Warren Green
South Dakota
Merchant Dies Suddenly at Lake Placid
Charles Gimbel founder and chairman of Gimbel Brothers died suddenly at his Lake Placid vacation home. He was 70 and had led the Philadelphia Gimbel store since its founding. The death, from a heart attack, occurred while he slept. He had faced hundreds of threats against his life, which he dismissed.
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New York
Charles Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers
Lake Placid
N. Y
Gimbel
Philadelphia
Hoover
Robins
Klondyks
Fred 5. Smith
The
World Alliance For International Friendship
Smith
Old Bull Moose Campaigner Vanishes After City Club Exit
A 65 year old Theodore Roosevelt ally and former Bull Moose leader disappeared after leaving the City Club. He planned a White House visit to urge President Hoover’s re election. Secret service and police chase leads but no trace found.
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United States
Secret Service
Theodore Roosevelt
Hoover
White House
Thurston man catches one-eyed bullhead
Floyd Miller of Thurston caught a one-eyed bullhead while fishing near town. He was about to release it but saved the fish to avoid scoffs from others.
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Thurston
Floyd Miller
Flying trout tops tackle tale from Hungry Jack Lake
In Lutsen Minnesota Jessa Gapen recalls a dramatic moment as a trout leapt into her fishing boat while she reeled in a catch near Hungry Jack Lake. The incident underscores the unexpected dangers and surprises anglers can face on northern Minnesota waters.
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Gulf of Mexico
Minnesota
Jessa Gapen
Hungry Jack Lake
Here
Gapen
Man Captures Salmon After Fish Leaps Into Canoe
Grapen and his son Donald caught a seven pound fish that jumped from the water into their canoe. Two nearby witnesses swore to the tale after Grapen asked them to testify. Also mentions a pea wringer ad and a social sermon noting wealth harms taste without education.
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Donald
Grapen
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York State
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ECO
Saturda
Fruit and Vegetable Dept
Eee Cornolden Bantam
Peaches Hales
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Peck
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