Hoover Reports Prosperity Amid Steady Growth In 1928
The Commerce Department issues Hoover's final government report detailing sustained prosperity, steady prices, better transportation, and strong construction. It notes farm demand barely outpaces population, while manufactured goods sustain high demand. rail service remains robust and foreign trade shows heavy American capital investments abroad. Canada emerges as top U.S. customer, edging Britain in trade.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Commerce Department
United States
Hoover
Europe
Julius Klein
Canada
Great Britain
Three donors each give 100000 to Smith campaign fund
Albany report shows three donors of 100000 each contributing to the 1928 Democratic campaign fund totaling 5028706.02 with 4645774.78 spent. Major receipts include three 500000 loans from County Trust Company of New York.
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Albany
N. Y
Democratic National Committee
Secretary of State
County Trust Company of New York
Jesse H. Jones
James W. Gerard
John J. Raskob
National Committee
William F. Kenny
Gov
al Smith
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas Fortune Ryan
P. S. du Pont
M. J. Meehan
Harry Payne Whitney
Charles W. Clark
Anglo-Japanese Pact Not Renewed in Shanghai
The British government informed the Chinese government there has been no renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Chinese officials were told in response to an inquiry, as reported in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Boy King Opens Bank Account in Bucharest News
King Michael aged seven opened his first bank account in Bucharest with a $1,200 deposit given by members of the retiring Bratianu cabinet.
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Bucharest
Michael
Bratianu
Fletcher to be secretary of state for Hoover bid
Washington reports Henry P. Fletcher former ambassador to Italy may become secretary of state under President elect Hoover. The move aims to engage the United States with the World Court, according to well informed circles.
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Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Italy
Elect Hoover
United States
Germany moves to end Ruhr metal workers lockout
Berlin reports the government will appoint Doctor Severing as arbitrator to resolve the Ruhr district crisis. The dispute began November 1, halting metal and coal operations and risking Germany's two year industrial upturn. Severing requires both sides to accept his ruling, with courts split on the previous award and a possible general strike looming.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Herr Bergmann
Board of Arbitration
Duegseldorf
Germany
Doctor Severing
Interior
Duesseldorf
Minister of Labor
Reich Labor Court
Prisoner to be Hanged After Supreme Court Ruling
Clyde Beale was sentenced to death for first degree murder by Special Judge J W Maxwell after the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the death sentence, overturning a prior life sentence by Judge Robert T Sailey. Beale was previously found guilty with no mercy recommendation.
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Williamson
W. Va
Robert T. Sailey
Mingo County
J. W. Maxwell
Clyde Beale
Bailey
State Supreme Court
Dollar a Pound Beef Sets Auction Record at American Royal
In Kansas City Missouri prize steers at the American Royal Live Stock and Horse Show sold for one dollar a pound on the hoof, marking a notable bid in the cattle auction.
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Kansas City
American Royal
North Platte valley notes daily mail service and local projects
The region near Gering receives daily mail via a new closed pouch on daily trains. Falls City hosts a state medical association meeting with Dr. J. Jay Keegan as lead speaker. Minatare dedicates a Burlington station, Morrill county expands highway safety, and cream production falls due to drought. Local towns boost scouting, paving, and bank consolidation while potato yields rise and sugar production nears year end.
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North Platte Valley
Gering
U. P
State Medical Association
Falls City
J. Jay Keegan
Omaha
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Omaha business leaders back four cent gas tax for roads
Omaha chamber of commerce officials and the Nebraska good roads association push a four cent gas tax with funds allocated to the state highway department and counties. They urge a six member non political highway commission and bonding for county road paving to expand the federal aid matching pool and pave major routes. Roy Cochran cites current and future federal aid levels and impact on state finances.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Public Highways Committee
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Alliance
State Good Road Association
Good Roads Association
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
Omaha Automobile Club
Roy Cochran
Cochran
W. A. Ellis
Chamber Highway Committee
Bilis
Fremont Installs Overhead Traffic Lights
Fremont begins installing a new system of overhead traffic signals. Work focuses at Main and Fifth, Main and Sixth, and Sixth and Park with signals modeled after those used in Lincoln.
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Fremont
Park
Lincoln
Molasses Tank Collapses Floods Ground Near Mill
A large molasses tank at the Bicknell Livestock Company alfalfa mill collapsed breaching its foundation. The spilled molasses formed a lake around the site and workers built a dam to keep it from reaching the road and nearby feed lots. About 17,000 gallons were in the tank at the time.
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Bicknell Livestock Company
Summerall Declares Regular Army Unfit for Immediate Action
Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall reports in his annual review that past skeletonizing of units has left the regular army and National Guard incomplete for rapid war mobilization. He notes high overall efficiency but emphasizes the need to train and complete fighting units before any national emergency. He also outlines a new mobilization plan to speed manpower deployment across six field armies.
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Washington
Charles P. Summerall
Army
Summerall
Regular Army
National Guard
Davis
President Coolidge
War Department
Back to the Farm Policy Enforced by Mussolini
Italian prefects enforce Mussolini's back to the farm order. Rovigo prefect issues a rule requiring a 15 day prior permit to migrate to cities and police to assess if city dwellers of rural origin are necessary. Authorities also order reviews of rural-origin families already in cities and return deemed desirable to rural areas within three months.
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Rome
Mussolini
Hi Duce
Rovigo
Byrd South Pole Party Reunites in Dunedin
All units of Lieut. Com. Richard E. Byrd’s South Pole expedition gathered in Dunedin New Zealand for the first time since departing the United States marking a notable reunion of the crew and support staff amid their historic voyage.
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Ard
Maryland
Beet Hooters
Central
America
Iais
United States
Ecuador
South America
Wellington
New Zealand
Richard E. Byrd
Dunedin
Bubonic Plague Reported in Tucuman Province
In Argentina the Tucuman province reports multiple fatalities from bubonic plague and authorities impose strict preventive measures to curb the outbreak. Local health officials and clinics coordinate surveillance and containment efforts.
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Argentina
Buenos Aiires
Tucuman
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Becu
Burlington
Minatare
Company
Morrill County
Northport
Grant
Sic
Leigh
Interstate Machinery Co
Scottsbluff
Boy Scout Movement
K. J. Gleason
North Loop
Bliss
Farmers’ State
Consolidated Bank
Panhandle
Scottsbluff County
Great Western Sugar Co
H. C. McEller
Hooper
Big Springs
Brule
York Theater
York
W. C. Condid
Byrd South Pole Party
United
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