Debates Roil Capitol Over Hoover Moratorium
Congress battles over the moratorium and debt issue as McFadden attacks President Hoover and Mills testifies that the moratorium and war debts are distinct. O'Connor and Chipperfield challenge the attack, drawing strong reactions from Democrats and Republicans.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
House
Louis T. McFadden
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Senate
Reed
Ogden ‘L. Mills
The
Treasury
Ways and Means
Germany
Wall Street
McFadden
John J. O’connor
New York
O’connor
Burnett M. Chiperfield
Rep
Iinois
Chiperfield
United States
Illinois
Large Banks Sound Says Comptroller Pole
Comptroller John W. Pole reported in his annual review that large metropolitan banks remained sound during the 1921 1931 decade including the Depression years 1930 1931. He noted 37 banks with capital over 1 million failed in big cities while 4 800 banks with capital 25 000 or less failed overall. He added that 2 342 banks with deposits totaling 2 008 720 000 failed in the year ending October 31 1931, the largest such figure for a similar period, though the underlying causes were not fundamentally different from previous years.
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Washington
John W. Pole
Pete
Missing $37,000 Bank Teller In Racine Case
In Racine Wisconsin a box in the American Trade and Savings bank vault held only 200 in silver instead of 37 000. The 19 year old teller Charles Harvey is wanted by police from Chicago and other cities for the missing funds.
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Racine
Wis
American Trade & Savings Bank
Charles Harvey
Chicago
Be gs Coffee then Returns to Prison in Leavenworth
John Short Masterson a 64 year old caretaker and Earl Thayer a 65 year old fugitive broke out of the federal prison at Leavenworth. Masterson and Roy Daugherty arranged to aid Thayer by offering coffee and shelter before guiding him back to the jail. Sheriff retrieved Thayer at Masterson’s home and the escape ended with Thayer back in custody.
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Leavenworth
Kan
John Short Masterson
Earl ‘Thayer
Thayer
Masterson
Roy Daugherty
State Highway” Commission
M Masterson
Bill Covers French Bank Losses Passed by Laval
Paris Premier Laval secured chamber approval for a government deal to compensate the Bank of France for losses from autumn Sterling depreciation. The state will reimburse the bank up to 100 million dollars.
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Paris
Laval
Chamber of Deputies
Bank of France
Engineer Dies as Train Jumps Rails Near Shreveport
J W Gorman a 55 year old Marshall Texas engineer on a southbound Texas and Pacific passenger train was killed when the engine and four cars left the tracks 18 miles south of Shreveport. Guy Green 45 and five others were injured. Railroad officials said a switch had been tampered with.
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Shreveport
J. W. Gorman
Marshall
Texas
Texas & Pacific
Here
Guy Green
Public Wealth of Nebraska Shows Financial Strength
Nebraska reports a solvent government paying as it goes with no unpaid bills. The state holds $1.1 million in the general fund and over $4.6 million in cash on hand, plus a $10 million capital building project and extensive lands, schools, and highways free of debt. It lists $14 million in bond investments for the permanent school fund and other trusts, including about $800,000 in bonds of two sister states.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Commonwealth
Medical College
Nebraska Fourth in Federal Aid Highway Miles in 1931
Nebraska reported 3,848.9 miles of federal aid highway improved in the 1931 fiscal year ending June 30, ranking fourth in the nation behind Texas North Dakota and Minnesota. Nebraska received 2,409,323.05 dollars paid of 2,644,210 owed, with 904,033.63 unexpended. 445.6 miles of 5574 total miles were under construction and 128.8 miles awarded by year end.
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Nebraska
Washington
Texas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Bureau of Public Roads
Nebraska University Receives Carnegie Grant for Rural Education
The University of Nebraska has been awarded a Carnegie grant of 5000 dollars to support experimental and development work at the university. The funds will aid the use of correspondence study to supplement the restricted curricula of small rural schools.
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University of Nebraska
Six States Meet in Sioux City for Anti Locust Campaign
Representatives from Nebraska and four other states convened at Sioux City to plan an anti locust and grasshopper campaign for next year. Resolutions were passed urging federal aid funds for the preventative program.
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Nebraska
Sioux City
Nebraska corn prices vs Chicago market cited for livestock dependence
Agricultural authorities note higher Nebraska corn prices on the Omaha market than Chicago to show corn is fed rather than marketed locally. The conclusion is that Nebraska relies more on livestock income than on corn sales.
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Omaha
Chicago
Nebraska
Coyotes Targeted by Plane Hunt Across Hills
In the prairie roundup a pair of hunters identified coyotes from a plane. Bob White and Bill Kimsey circled the hills and swooped low to fire on the animals, killing two. Other sections report sightings of airplane hunts against marauders.
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Bob ‘White
Bill Kimsey
Veterans Hospital at Lincoln Treats 1260 War Vets
The United States Veterans Hospital at Lincoln has treated 1260 veterans since its December opening. Hospital director Gordon Beck announced to the Omaha Legion post that 1184 World War veterans, 79 Spanish War veterans, and 17 Civil War veterans received care. Total treatment cost reached $292,116.
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United States Veterans Hospital At
Lincoln
Gordon Beck
Omaha Legion Post
Beck
Ordinance Sought to Bar Sunday Motion Pictures in Aurora
Citizens consider a city ordinance to prohibit Sunday film showings in Aurora after two benefit screenings raised more than 100 dollars for a relief board. Receipts from Sunday shows were rejected, prompting a petition to restrict Sunday entertainment.
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Aurora
Relief Board
Nebraska cattle tuberculin tests hailed as successful
Dr. D. E. Trump reports Nebraska cattle tuberculin testing is entirely successful at the state veterinary convention in Omaha. He notes plans to seek poultry testing legislation next session and cites 106 farms quarantined for anthrax as of October 1, with most cases in Holt, Boyd and Knox counties.
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Nebraska
Nebraska State Veterinary Medical Association
Omaha
D. E. Trump
Utica
Trump
Holt
Boyd
Knox
Farm to Market Roads Upgraded in Lancaster County Plan
White patrol crews and 30 others to repair Lancaster county farm to market roads after rain and snow. Edgren announces gravel work planned over 175 miles next year. In 1931 about 100 miles became all weather highways. Highway fund balance and deficit figures are cited for December 1.
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Lancaster County
Edgren
Nebraska sheep on feed rise amid cornbelt shift
E V Jones reports Nebraska December 1 sheep on feed up 10 to 15 percent from last year as small grain and forage limits push stockmen to sheep over cattle. Eastern Nebraska and Scottsbluff show biggest gains while eleven cornbelt states see July to November shipments up about 13 percent from a year ago.
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Nebraska
E. V. Jones
Mississippi River
Northeastern Nebraska Farmers Seek Higher Hog Prices
Farmers in Norfolk and Ainsworth protest low hog prices as scavenger carp from northern Nebraska lakes bring five cents a pound while hogs fetch about three cents. State game wardens report carp sold near the lakes. low lake levels and freezing danger threaten fish yields. A petition to the governor and congressmen urges Farm Board action to boost hog prices, with hundreds of farmers already signing.
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Nebraska
Ainsworth
Norfolk
Farm Board
Reparations blamed for the world economic crisis
A Dutch economist led a critical attack on reparations arguing large German payments worsen global trade and fuel tariff hikes. The Swiss cut Germany ties, while Senate and House leaders urged action or moratoriums. Dill proposed silver remonetization as alternative.
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Basel
Young Plan
Hendryk Colijn
League of Nations Economic’ Committee
Alberto Beneduce
Germany
Colijn
Reich
Switzerland
Siwiss Goods
Washington
James M. Beck
Pennsylvania
House
Pennsylvanian
Beck
Senate
C.C. Dill
War Loans Commission
England
Dill
General Sanford B Stanbery Rail Official Dies in Ohio
Cincinnati report notes the death of Sanford B Stanbery sixty a brigadier general and Southern Railway trustee after months of illness. He enlisted as a private in the Ohio National Guard during World War I, became colonel in Montgomery Alabama, served with the 37th Division overseas, and was promoted to brigadier general October 1 1918. He commanded a brigade in the Argonne offensive and received the Distinguished Service Medal.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Sanford B. Stanbery
Southern Railway System
Stanbery
America
Ohio National Guard
James M. Cox
Montgomery
Ala
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Infantry
Argonne
Accused Banker Files Voluntary Bankruptcy in Milwaukee
Joseph H. Taylor of De Pere Wisconsin, awaiting grand jury action on charges of misappropriating funds from the closed McCarthy National Bank at Green Bay, filed voluntary bankruptcy in federal court. He lists liabilities of 399320 and assets of 8398 107.
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Milwaukee
Joseph
H. Taylor
Depere
Wis
McCarthy National Bank
Green Bay
Taylor
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James H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Circuit Court’ of Appeals
Eee
General Fund
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