U S Apology over Mussolini Remark Sparks Court Martial
Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler faces court martial after repeating a story about Premier Mussolini. Secretary Adams ordered arrest and Stimson apologized to Italy, noting the remark by a commissioned officer on active duty. The incident marks a rare U S apology to a foreign power for military remarks.
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Washington
Mussolini
Smedhey D. Butler
United States Marines
Italy
Butler
Adama
Stimson
Navy Department
State Department
Charles Francis Adams
Adams
Giacomo de Martino
Smedley D. Butler
United States Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Smedley Butler
Naval
Maj. Gen. Butler
Duce
Depe Cargo Seized in New York by Customs Officers
Customs officials seized narcotics valued at more than 120000 dollars during inspection of a British cargo at New York. The seizure involved hundreds of pounds of contraband hidden in shipment parcels.
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Depe
New York
Crane accepts honorary adviser post to Chinese government
Charles Richard Crane, former United States minister to China, accepts China's offer to serve as honorary adviser. He telegraphs his appreciation and says he has long cared about the welfare of the Chinese people.
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Nanking
China
Charles Richard Crane
United States
Crane
Mob Hangs Slain Hash of Haven Family Slayer in Schafer
A mob of about eighty masked men overpowered a deputy sheriff, stormed the Schafer jail, and hanged Charles Bannon the suspected killer of six Haven family members. His father James Bannon was held but not harmed. sheriff and deputy were restrained. Charles had confessed to killing six Havens and hiding bodies on the farm. The incident followed his transfer from Williams county jail in Williston.
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Bannon
F. A. Thompson
Charles
Young
Haven Farm
Schafer
Havens
Oregon
Six Point Referendum on Rum Proposed in Indiana Senate
Indiana Senator John Niblack proposes a six point statewide referendum on alcohol laws. The questions cover keeping current regulations, allowing liquor purchases for drinking, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, repealing Indiana prohibitions on manufacture and sale, legal return of licensed saloons, and federal control of alcohol production and dispensing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Senate
John Niblack
Indiana
Five Die After Drinking Antifreeze in Ashland
Five men in Ashland Kentucky died after consuming antifreeze solution. Police and coroner investigations seek to determine the source and circumstances of the poisoning. Local authorities urge caution and review of household chemicals.
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Ashland
Nebraska Towns Vanish From Map In Western State History
The state publicity department notes that once thriving communities in Cass Nemaha and Richardson counties have disappeared. Rock Bluffs Oreopolis St Doron Archer Arage Wyoming faded after seminarys flour mills and cholera. Dresden later renamed. The article records lost towns and their brief histories along the Missouri river and nearby counties.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Publicity Department
Rock Bluffs
Missouri River
Cass County
Oreopolis
St. Dorotn
Missouri
Nemaha County
Joseph Doroin
Richardson County
Archer
Arage
Falls City
Wyoming
Otoe County
St. Louis
Salt Lake
Dresden
Lincoln Nebraskas livestock drives major income 1930
Nebraska ranks among top five states in key crops but nearly 75 percent of gross cash farm income comes from livestock and products. For year ending June 30 1930 crops produced 133 803 560 while livestock and products reached 329 955 997 total 463 759 557. Beef cattle 138 544 257 hogs 130 144 989 and dairy products led income, surpassing crops.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Valentine area praised for strong business and cattle outlook
Glen B. Eastburn of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce praised Valentine and Cherry County for sound business conditions. Local leaders, including RE C Davenport of Valentine State Bank, highlighted cattle in feedlots, a large corn crop being fed to cattle, and better Christmas retail sales in 1930. County News notes little unemployment and steady volume despite national mood.
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Cherrful
Cherry County
Valentine
Glen B. Eastburn
Omaha
Ee Eee County
SS Ae
Ambrose Urich Farm Sells for125 an Acre to Steinaure Buyer
An 80 acre well improved farm near Burchard owned by Ambrose Urich sold to Lewis Borden of Steinaure for 125 dollars per acre. Gage county commissioners have workers setting a new steel bridge over Plum creek two miles east of Barneston. The Crete Mills began harvesting ice from an artificial lake. ice thickness is seven inches amid milder weather.
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Ambrose Urich
Burchard
Lewis Borden
Steinaure
Gage County
Plum Creek
Barneston
Crete
McKelvie Buys 4080 Acre Nebraska Ranch
S. R. McKelvie of Lincoln a federal farm board member purchased a 4080 acre ranch from George Christopher. The property lies 22 miles south of Valentine in Cherry County and is known for hunting fishing and trapping. Reported price is 30000 dollars.
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S. R. McKelvie
Lincoln
Federal Farm Board
George Christopher
Valentine
Cherry County
McKelvie
Falls City theater chain consolidates under new ownership
The Falls City Amusement Company now controls all local theatres after buying the Rivoli and Sun from the Electric and negotiating over several days. G. L. Hooper of Topeka, Kansas heads the organization which will operate all three houses.
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Falls City Amusement Company
Falls City
Eilectric
G. L. Hooper
Topeka
Kan
Rivoli
Sun
Brownville Co-Operative Ice Association Forms
The Brownville Co-Operative Ice association of forty four families began work recently to harvest about 500 tons of ice from the Missouri river southeast of Brownville. The group organized several seasons ago to meet demands of non members.
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Brownville
Omaha Post No 1 American Legion Enrolls More Members
Omaha Post No 1 American Legion shows 1,855 members, up from 1,201 a year ago. Dale Pettegrew set the high mark with 69 signatures as co captain with Morris Jacoba they aim to enroll 100 percent of Nebraska Power Company ex service men.
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Omaha Post No. 1
American Legion
Dale Pettegrew
Morris Jacoba
Nebraska Power Company
Northwest Nebraska stockmen report cattle in excellent condition
North west Nebraska stockmen praise an open winter with little feeding required as pastures stayed snow free and grazing ideal. They say cattle are kept in good shape with enough feed should a severe winter arrive.
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Northwest
Nebraska
Wilber Schools Get Natural Gas Heating
Wilber and surrounding towns connect to new natural gas lines with the Wilber brick high school and a new school building already piped to supply heating to each classroom.
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Wilber
Nebraska
Exhibits in capitol tower feature Nebraska art
Visitors to Nebraska's State Historical Society in the capitol tower will see cartoons and pictures by Nebraska artists. The society’s collection totals about 40 thousand books and pamphlets and 18 thousand newspapers along with additional items, all slated for final housing in the capitol.
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Nebraska State Historiecal Society
State Capitol
Nebraska
Capitol
Chadron Potato Gift From Local Spud Grower Touts Charity Aid
Rare cupboards in Chadron reveal potatoes on the shelf thanks to J. M. Tollman a major spud grower in northwest Nebraska He donated a truck load of potatoes to Chadron charity organizations for needy families Tollman Ranch sits in Dawes County and annually raises hundreds of bushels of seed potatoes.
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Chadron
J. M. Tollman
Nebraska
Tollman
Neady
Dawes County
Local voters approve proposal by wide margin
In a decisive vote, residents backed the proposal by 267 to 67, signaling strong community support for the measure and prompting officials to proceed with the next steps.
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Tion
Dozens Dead in Indiana Coal Mine Blast at Little Betty Shaft
Linton Indiana reports more than a score killed when the Little Betty mine shaft blast traps thirty two workers underground. Nine in the immediate area survive as rescuers race to reach entombed miners amid lethal gas and damaged passages. The Little Betty Mining Corporation of Chicago faces investigation with officials noting uncertainty until inside surveys.
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Linton
Ind
Little Betty
West Entry
Be- Nef
Charles Herbert
Vincennes
United States Bureau of Mines
Earl Bedwell
Dugger
Don Burris
Joe Wallace
Pleasantville
Lucie Hale
Julie Wellington
William Bedwell
Ben Snyder
Charlies Love
Joss Crouss
Herman Brown
Burrish
Burris
Wallace
Little Betty Mining Corporation of
Chicago
Lyle Dayhoff
Peter Dante
Modifies Liquor Ruling for Physicians and Dentists
Washington reports that the regulation requiring physicians to note ailment details on liquor permits has been dropped. Dr. James M. Doran announced the circular to permit supervisors across twelve districts. The change stems from medical ethics protests and other reforms will adjust office-use whisky allowances to twelve pints yearly.
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Washington
James M. Doran
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Treasury Department
Doran
Flu Doubles in Reports to U S Health Service
The Public Health Service reports a rapid spread of influenza with a large week to week increase. Officials estimate disease prevalence is about five times the reported figure due to under reporting in several states. Heaviest increases are seen in Massachusetts Illinois and West Virginia and North Carolina.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Massachusetts
Illinois
West Virginia
North Caro
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Gen. Butler
North Dakota
Senate
U. S. Health Service
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