Coolidge Declines League Of Nations Geneva Talks
President Coolidge will refuse the League of Nations invitation to send American delegates to a Geneva conference in September to discuss the world court reservations with 48 signatories. He says the league cannot alter the court and that the United States will deal directly with the involved nations.
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Washington
Coolidge
League of Nations
Geneva
White House
United States
Switzerland
League
World Court
Theouncil
Senate
Four die twelve hurt in Streym riot in Carpathians
Four people were killed and twelve injured during a Communist demonstration in Streym, a town in the Carpathians, amid rising unrest. Local authorities reported casualties as crowd clashes spurred by political tensions.
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Hart
Warsaw
Ind
Streym
Carpathians
Washington briefs on farm relief hearings and liquor substitute
The house agriculture committee hearings on farm relief proposals extend with many witnesses still to be heard. Representative Carew proposes a substitute for the Volstead act to prohibit distilled spirits while allowing beer and non distilled beverages.
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House Agriculture Committee
Carew
Dem
N. Y
Interior secretary rejects API data request from Hughes
Secretary of the Interior Work announced the rejection of Charles E. Hughes's request on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute for data gathered by the President's oil board. The decision leaves API without access to the targeted board records.
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Fiat
Charles E. Hughes
American Petroleum Institute
President's Oil Board
Secretary of the Interior Work
President Coolidge Considered to Speak in Chicago
An invitation for President Coolidge to speak in Chicago on July 14 at the dedication of a memorial building erected by the Hiks was considered. The invitation came from a committee of former exalted rulers.
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Coolidge
Chicago
Hiks
Great Snow Threat Shuts Roads Across Midwest and West
Storms bring record snowfall from Rockies to New England causing floods risk in Mississippi Valley. Western Illinois and St Joseph Missouri set records with heavy falls. Snow and drifts block roads and disrupt fuel and food supplies across multiple states. Sleet and rain accompany intense cold in western plains while southern areas largely escape blizzards.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
New England
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ilinois
Midwest
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Missouri
Rockies
Colorado
Rock Springs
Wyo
Great Falls
Mont
Governor Davis Denies Part in Boodle Deal
In a Kansas bribery trial Governor Jonathan M. Davis testifies his son Russell acted without his knowledge when delivering a pardon to Fred W. Pullman. Davis says Russell took $1250 offered for delivering the pardon and that he only consented after learning of the arrangement.
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Davis
Topeka
Kan
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
Russell Davis
Fred W. Pullman
Youn Davis
Pollman
To Use Airplanes to Kill Off Mosquitoes
Marines at Quantico plan summer mosquito control using airplanes to drop arsenic soaked sawdust over creeks and swamps. Commander McLean says experiments show effectiveness without harming vegetation fish fowl or people and that arsenic is a safe pest control tonic.
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Washington
Quantico
McLean
Guatemala Faces Collect Friendly Flies in Fight for Supremacy
A brief note describes Guatemala aligning a few forces on the man’s side in a struggle for regional dominance. The statement signals shifting allegiances within a broader contest.
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Guatemala
Nebraska Briefs Highlight Early 1926 State News
Nebraska notes cover church construction at Beatrice, inmate counts at state institutions, Clarkson water contamination, a Fremont injury, a Crawford tragedy, a state association form for truckers, coaching moves, fruit tree shipments from Beatrice, a Lincoln pentathlon, a Leigh fatality, beer legalities, a Newman Grove death, a Kearney teachers college cornerstone, Omaha cattle receipts, an Omaha conference, Winnebago payments, stock cattle demand, Northwestern cow and hen tour, fish hatchery efforts, highway contracts, spring lamb market, Malcolm stock judging winner, Platte Center league formation, Columbus commercial contest, Hawarden spelling rep, and a state game refuge expansion.
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St. John’s Lutheran
Beatrice
Nebraska
State Board of Control
Clarkson
Roy Wedberg
Fremont
Blanche Gill
Crawford
Bill Day
University of Nebraska
University of Denver
Russia
Lincoln
State
State High School Athletic Association
Cc. C. Kloppel
Leigh
Schaad Creek
John G. Olson
Newman Grove
State Teachers’ College
Kearney
Masonic Lodge
Omaha
Nebraska Christian Fundamentals’ Association
Central United Presbyterian Church
Winnebago Reservation
Washington
Iowa
South Dakota
Northwestern
Columbus
Izaak Walton League
State Highway Department
Roy Cochran
L. R. White
Lexington
Clay Westcott
Malcolm
Animal Husbandry Department
The
State University At Lincoln
Platte Center
Genoa
St. Edward
Albion
Lindsay
Cornlea
Humphrey
Creston
Dorothy Nelson
Ashland Park School
Douglas County
Hawarden
McLaughlin
Nebraska City
Monster spelling bee planned for state fair
Lincoln Secretary Jackson announces a statewide spelling contest series ending at the Nebraska state fair. County contests pick two top spellers from eighth grade and under from a chosen book. Finalists compete for prizes up to 15 dollars with additional awards and premiums.
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Lincoln
Jackson
Profit in Hog Raising Record Set by Local Boy
Hans Nielson, a pig club member, reports a yearly profit of 501 from a $60 investment in hog raising. Since purchasing a broad sow for 60 last spring, he has sold 261 worth of hogs and still owns the sow, one gift, and four 260-pound shoats valued at 240, all from the same sow.
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Randolph
Hans Nielson
Nebraska
Indians to Receive Back Pay in Omaha
Omaha Indian secretary of the tribe’s business council thanked the Chamber of Commerce for helping secure a $569000 settlement against the government. The tribe of 1593 members will each receive $239, with payment expected around April 1.
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Omaha
Elwood Harlan
Tribe
Business Council
Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Harlan
Washington
Norfolk Meet Promises Largest High School Track Event
Norfolk invites 95 schools from Nebraska South Dakota and Iowa for the second annual invitational track meet on May 22 at the high school. At least 300 track men expected with about 30 schools likely to send teams and 18 from last year already entered.
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Norfolk
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Norfolk High School
Lays Three Big Eggs in Week for Nebraska Fame
A Rhode Island Red owned by Mrs. G. W. Templin laid three unusually large eggs in one week. Measurements included 7 by 5 inches, 8 by 6.14 inches, and 8 by 6 inches with each egg weighing four ounces or more. The hen enters Nebraska hall of fame for fowls.
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Brunswick
G. W. Templin
Rhode Island
Nebraska Hall of Fame
Nebraska Pioneer Bobst Celebrates 82nd Birthday
Humboldt resident Bobst, who lived in Nebraska for 72 years, marked his eighty second birthday on March 28. A former pony mail rider, he is the son of Richardson County’s first probate judge.
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Nebraska
Humboldt
Samuel Book
Bobst
Richardson County
Omaha Tech Wins Fifth State Swimming Meet In Omaha
Omaha Tech scored 40 points to win the fifth annual state high school swimming meet in Omaha. Central High School, the defending champion, finished second with 33 points, while Lincoln placed third with 13.
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Omaha
Omaha Tech
Central High School
Lincoln
Cold weather ruins peach crop in southeast Nebraska
Two weeks of freezing temperatures damage the peach crop in southeastern Nebraska while apple crops remain largely unscathed in the area. Apricots and plums are believed ruined.
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City
Nebraska
Pheasant Release Promises Large Fremont Area Hunt
Fremont area officials promise a strong pheasant hunting season after releasing 125 birds this spring in Dodge County. The release marks the largest number of pheasants ever consigned to this section, boosting hunting prospects for local sportsmen.
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Fremont
Dodge County
North Platte Youth Dies After Sleep Disease Battle
Charles Edwards Jr. a notable North Platte youth dies after a six year struggle with sleeping sickness. He was active in local events and leaves a sorrowful community.
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North Platte
Charles Edwards, Jr
Government Weather Bureau Station Sought in North Platte Valley
Chambers of commerce across the North Platte valley push establishment of a government weather bureau station in the region. Local leaders seek a central site to improve forecasts and aid agriculture and commerce.
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Government Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
North Platte Valley
Chambers of Commerce
Railroad Through Beet Land Opens Ten Mile Strip
Right of way for a ten mile beet territory strip south of here is opened by the completion of the south side government canal. The project allows railroad access through the beet region to the west.
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Beet
U S Permits Sale Of 3 Per Ct Brew
Washington reports administration plans to curb prohibition violations through a senate bill by Senator Goff, backing harsher penalties and expanded search powers. General Andrews rejects 3 75 percent malt extract as beer while allowing limited tonics for hospitals.
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U. S
Washington
Senate
Goff
West Virginia
Capitol
Andrews
Congress
Lincoln C. Andrews
James E. Jones
Prohibition Division
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Prohibition
Prohibition Department
Bock
Aged Couple Wed in Air in Albany
J. R. McCord an eighty one year old man married his bride Mrs Kate Arrington aged seventy one during a ceremony performed by the groom’s son Rev W W Mc Cord in an airplane over Albany Georgia.
King of Deauville Dies at Fifty Eight in Paris
Eugene Cornache, owner of resorts at Deauville and Cannes and famed as the king of Deauville, has died in Paris at age fifty eight.
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Deauville
Paris
Eugene Cornache
Cannes
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