National Prohibition Poll Proposed in Congress Debate
The senate judiciary committee approved hearings on national prohibition modification with two weeks of public airing in April. Aimed at a nationwide referendum in November 1928, the plan would ask voters if Congress should amend the prohibition act to permit larger alcohol quantities, tied to states' rights.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judicary Committee
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Walter Edge
New Jersey
Congress
Edge
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Judiciary Committee
Babies Die of Measles Sweep Hits New York
Measles have caused 8,269 infant deaths in New York since January 1, with toll mounting as outbreaks continue across the state and city health officials monitor affected communities.
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New York
Immigration reform push at House committee hearing
Washington briefs note Rep Albert Johnson leads a House immigration committee effort to address the undesirable alien problem. The piece mentions repeal of flexible tariff advocated before a Senate investigative committee by Thomas Alker Page, and a minority judiciary report opposing impeachment of Federal Judge George W. Enright of Illinois.
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House Committee On Immigration
Reptative
Albert Johnson
Washis
Special
Senate
Thomas Alker Page
Commission
George W. Enright
Mllnois
Judiciary Committee
Guard of Honor Ordered for Tomb at Arlington Cemetery
Secretary Davis of the War Department ordered a military guard of honor to take station at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington Cemetery within a few days. The measure reflects official recognition of the unknown fallen and sets a ceremonial precedent.
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Ar.ington Cemetery
Davis
War Department
Senators McKinley and Lenroot Lead Tuberculosis Funds Fight
Senators McKinley Rep Illinois and Lenroot Wis announce they will spearhead the opposition to cutting appropriations for the elimination of bovine tuberculosis, in response to a conference committee report sent to the Senate and House.
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McKinley
Rep
Ill
Lenroot
Wis
Conference Committee
Senate
House
Cost of Farm Aid Important Matter
Washington reports President Coolidge will seek complete cost estimates before deciding on farm surplus legislation. The proposal centers on a 250 million dollar revolving fund. Farm bureaus from Idaho to Minnesota endorse the measure, urging national support.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Treasury
Agriculture Department
House Committee On Agriculture
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Agricultural Committee
Farm
Idaho
California
Nebraska
North Dakota
Michigan
Illinois
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Wisconsin
Kansas
Connecticut
Minnesota
U S Tax Receipts Signal Business Upturn in 1926
Treasury officials report steady commerce expansion and a generally healthy business climate reflected in February 1926 revenue. Total receipts from all sources reached 68,072,847 dollars, about the same as February 1925, with internal revenue showing year to date totals ahead of 1925 comparable months.
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U. S
Washington
Treasury
Former Chancellor Fehrenbach Dies After Illness
Constantin Fehrenbach seventy four centrist deputy and former chancellor of Germany has died after a long illness in Freiburg Germany. He served as chancellor in the Weimar era and was a leading political figure during turbulent times. His death marks a notable end to a career spanning republic and postwar politics.
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Freiburg
Germany
Constantin Fehrenbach
Terse State News Highlights Local Events And Losses
Work began on a new $100000 school in Cambridge. Nebraska officials report economic gains with farming, population up to 1384708 in 1926, and state trust in rail and river projects. Fires cause extensive damage in Verdon and local hay burns near Broken Bow.
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Cambridge
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Columbus
Nebraska Council of Christian Education
Alliance
Broken Bow
State College of Agriculture At
Lincoln
Emil Forsberg
Laurel
University of Nebraska
Thayer
Nebraska
Liberty
Beatrice
Federal Census Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
Congress
Missouri River
Yankton
G. P. Meyer
Fairbury
Grand Island
Daughters of Veterans
Izaak Walton League
Hugh McLaughlin
H. J. McLaughlin
Hastings
Sherman
Howard
State Game Department
State Department of Game and Fish
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Burlington
Verdon
Pinto Bean Drive Planned in Morrill County
J. L. Miller and E. M. Bigelow of Bridgeport organize the Co operative Produce company to plant a thousand acres of pinto beans in Morrill county. They will furnish seed machinery and sacks and handle grading and marketing with growers receiving at least four cents per pound and potentially more if market prices rise.
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Bayard
Morrill County
J. L. Miller
E. M. Bigelow
Bridgeport
Co-operative Produce Company
County Treasurers Elect Officers Omaha
J. H. Scott of Furnas county was chosen president of the Nebraska county treasurers association at its sixteenth annual convention. Other officers include P. B. Schmidt vice president Hazel Scoggin secretary Hugo H. Meves treasurer and Harry J. Platz legislative committee chairman.
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Omaha
J. H. Scott
Beaver City
Furnas County
Fishermen Net Large Catch on Missouri River in Northeast Nebraska
With spring weather and river levels dipping early, anglers report abundant fish. Dr. R. C. Richards and George Hanson lead the largest Northeast Nebraska haul, filling two tubs and a gunny sack.
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Newcastle
Missouri
Nebraska
R. C. Richards
George Hanson
Man Guilty in Omaha Slayings Sentenced to Death
Omaha jurors convict Louis Clark alias Frank Carter of first degree murder after a three hour deliberation and hand down a death sentence in the electric chair for a week of terror that left two dead and two wounded with more than a dozen shot at.
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Omaha
Louis Clark
Frank Carter
Immigrant Guests Listed From Many Lands at Grand Island Hotel
George N. Mortimer produced a 1875 76 77 register of the Grand Island house showing visitors from Africa Arabia England Denmark and other nations.
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Shelton
George N. Mortimer
Grand Island
Africa
Arabia
England
Denmark
Pine trees offered for ornamental planting by government
Officials at the Halsey forest reserve report a rising demand for government furnished pine trees. Women’s clubs have requested trees for public squares and parks, with many citizens taking advantage of the program.
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Lincoln
Halsey
Fontanelle to Erect 1856 College Marker by DAR
The Ni Ku Ma chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Blair plans a summer marker for Fontanelle college founded in 1856. The marker, a 10 ton boulder, commemorates the first college west of the Mississippi.
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Fontanelle
Fontanelle College
Mississippi
Daughters of the American Revolution
Blair
American Legion Aims 1926 Membership Banner Year
Lincoln Nebraska The Nebraska department of the American Legion has a 22000 member quota and is pushing a nationwide drive to make 1926 the banner year for Legion membership a bulletin from the state headquarters says.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Champion Corn Grower Sets Record in Nebraska
Champion corn grower E P Noyes of Nebraska in 1925, under supervision of the state college of agriculture, planted a forty acre tract and averaged 101 bushels. The corn was planted between May 5 and 20.
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Louisville
E. P. Noyes
Nebraska
Noyes
State College of Agriculture
Seine net yields ten thousand pounds of carp from Moon Lake
Moon Lake, twenty miles south of here, produced ten thousand pounds of carp caught by F. Flax of Omaha. The fish were shipped to eastern markets and have been devouring the lake's game fish.
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Ainsworth
Moon Lake
Here
F. Flax
Omaha
Tornado Recall At Omaha Easter Disaster Anniversary
On the 13th anniversary of the Omaha Easter tornado a small twister struck near here from a clear sky. It cut a path about 150 feet wide and caused fatalities among residents recalling the historic disaster.
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Omaha
Boiling Water Incident Injures Beatrice Woman
Beatrice resident Mrs G M Luberger burned both hands after she plunged them into a kettle she believed held cold water. She suffered severe burns requiring care.
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Beatrice
G. M. Luberger
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Massachusetts
House Committee On Judiciary
President Coolidge
Workhouse
Marinette
Bloom Island
Menominee River
American Legion
Ainsworth Lake
C. H. Berry
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Virgil
BAYER
Browning
Peterson
Theat Fae Manas Medicine CO
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