Senate votes 56 26 against third term in Washington
The Senate defeated a proposal to permit a third presidential term by 56 to 26. The La Follette measure urged adherence to the Washington tradition of retiring after the second term and warned against any departure risking free institutions. The vote included 37 Democrats, 18 Republicans, and 1 Farmer-Labor in favor. 22 Republicans and 4 Democrats opposed.
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Washington
Senate
Coolidge
la Follette
Wisconsin
United States
Fess
Ohio
Bingham
Connecticut
Farmer-Labor
Illinois Coal Parleys Collapse in Wage Dispute
Chicago reports failure of wage and working rule talks between Illinois coal miners and mine owners. A temporary agreement expires April 1 risking a resumed suspension of operations started in 1927. Operators seek lower daily wages and adjusted tonnage pay. miners reject the proposal.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Smith Resigns and Is Reappointed by Governor
Within minutes of United States Senator elect Frank L. Smith submitting resignation to Governor Small, the governor ordered Smith reeappointed to serve the unexpired portion of his term. A proclamation for a United States senatorial primary on April 10 and an election in November was issued. Senator-designate Smith protested the Senate’s refusal to seat him.
Air schools push for national aeronautics board
Col. William Mitchell, once a leading figure in the army air forces, heads a drive to set up a national aeronautics board near Washington. The plan, announced by the United States Air Force Association, where Mitchell chairs the executive committee.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Stormy Petrel
Army Air Forces
National
Board For Aeronautics
United States Air Force Association
Mitchell
Lindbergh welcomed in Havana after Caribbean flight
Charles A Lindbergh lands in Havana completing a 750 mile flight from Port au Prince amid cheers from a crowd of 20 000. He receives Havana keys and Cuba's highest decoration as 21 nations attend the Pan American conference.
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Havana
Cuba
Charles A. Lindbergh
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Lindy
Caribbean
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Prado Promenade
Machado
Noble Judah
Senor Ferrera
Washington
Coolidge
Conger Wins 1 000 Meter Against Peltzer at Illinois Meet
Ray Conger national one mile outdoor champion and Iowa State alum defeated German star Otto Peltzer by ten yards in the 1000 meter handicap at the Illinois Athletic Club indoor games. A crowd of 5000 watched the upset as Conger led the field of four with precision pacing and sprinting speed.
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Chicago
Ray Conger
Iowa State University
Otto Peltzer
Illinois A. C
Doctor Peltzer
Conger
Ray Dodge
L A. C
France Signals Delay on Eight Hour Law
The French cabinet endorsed the eight hour day proposal from the Geneva labor convention but will not enforce an eight hour law in industry until Britain and other industrial rivals adopt similar limits.
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France
Paris
Washington
Geneva
Great Britain
Nebraska News Review From 1925 Highways to Corn Crops
Reads like a period summary with Nebraska infrastructure and agriculture highlights including highway mileage rank, steam railroad standing, corn production figures, and the nickname Cornhusker. It notes a home made camera project by a 16 year old, a University of Nebraska county course experiment, discussion of soil fertility, and new pheasant chicken hybrids on a Pierce county farm. Includes farm labor shortages in December 1927 and wage data, plus Nebraska electric plants serving 200 000 customers and historical society efforts to preserve records and Mormon Trail trips planned for summer.
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Nebraska
Fred Thompson
Joel Thompson
Salem
Fred
University of Nebraska
C. M. Kneier
Horace W. Goman
Albion
L. R. Snipes
Cass County
College of Agriculture
Albert Dinkle
Pierce
Plymouth
Plymouth Rock
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Vermont
United States
West
Middle West
South
Morrill County
Nebraska corn yield contest figures from 1927
In Red Cloud Nebraska county agent Douthit reports the 1927 state corn yield contest averaged 35 cents per bushel for production. Central Webster county had two top contenders from Guide Rock Emil Shimic first with 75 bushels and George Ohmstead fifth with 61 bushels and high scores. Plans to form a Fort Kearney Highway association to preserve Fort Kearney and create a scenic route along the Platte Valley were presented to the Chamber of Commerce by Walter Livingston.
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Douthit
Webster County
Nebraska
Central
Emil Shimic
Guide Rock
George Ohmstead
Old Fort Hastings
Fort Kearney
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Livingston
D. L. D. Association
Platte
Western Nebraska Fur Trade Sees Million Dollar Year
The past year saw shipments valued at about one million dollars from western Nebraska furs. Muskrats are the chief target, with Coyotes and skunks also trapped widely. Trappers enjoy strong earnings as coyote hides fetch 10 to 12 dollars, while the new rule against disturbing muskrat houses caused trouble until Chief Game Warden F B O Connell indicated he would not back a Barrow construction of the measure.
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Western
Nebraska
F. B. O’connell
Memorial Resolution Seeks Funds for France Memorial
Ask Memorial for Nebraska Vets Omaha Second district convention of the American Legion favored asking the national session of the Nebraska Legislature for funds to erect a memorial in France for Nebraskans who fell in the war. Other resolutions backed military training in schools and passage of the Capper Johnson universal draft law to end slackers in wartime.
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Nebraska
Omaha
The
American Legion
National Seasion
Nebraska Legislature
France
Graveling Contract Let on Orleans-Oxford Highway
A contract has been let for 13 miles of graveling on the Orleans Oxford highway. Specifications for a bridge on the Stromsburg Polk road have been approved by the department of public work.
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Lincoln
Orleans- Oxford
Stromsburg Polk Road
Department of Public Work
Record January for Omaha livestock by truck dominates markets
Omaha markets set January records as auto trucks delivered the largest monthly livestock totals. Hog receipts reached 109,331 and accounted for about 32 percent of swine totals, with a new daily hog record. Cattle receipts also set a monthly and daily record, led by a new 1 784 head cattle day.
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Omaha
Latin Nations Kill Pan Am League Plan
Havana reports the Pan American conference defeated a proposal to reorganize the Pan American union into a world body with political powers. Eleven nations opposed the plan and six supported it, including Uruguay and Cuba, while the United States and major nations balked at ceding sovereignty.
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Pan-Am
Havana
League of Nations
Pan-American Conference
Pan-American Union
Jacob Varella
Uruguay
League
Western Hemisphere
United States
America
Salvador
Ecuador
Peru
Nicaragua
Venezueli
Sutto Domingo
Colombia
Costa Rica
Paraguay
Guatemala
Cuba
Charles Evans Hughes
Agriculture Boosts Grazing Fees On National Forest Ranges
Washington briefs report a 50 percent hike in grazing fees on national forest ranges. The Senate foreign relations committee will hear Secretary of the Navy Wilbur before pursuing a general investigation into American occupation of Nicaragua. A Senate bill would limit court injunctions in labor disputes, offered by Senator Farmer-Labor of Minnesota.
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Department of Agriculture
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilbur
Nicaragua
Senate Judicialy Committee
Eo Iel Cae
Farmer-Labor’ of
Minnesota
Radio Trust Controls Industry Uncovered in Hearings
A senate committee heard Senator Dill's bill to forfeit patents used by corporations to violate anti trust laws. The hearings revealed a $3 billion radio trust that already dominates the radio industry.
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Senate Committee On Patents
Dill
Sinclairs Contempt Charges Proceed Despite Motion Overruled
In the District of Columbia Supreme Court Justice Siddons overruled the motion to dismiss contempt charges against Harry F. Sinclair William J. Burns and associates tied to the Fall Sinclair mistrial.
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Siddons
Harry F. Sinclair
William J. Burns
Uncle Sam maps $157.50 monthly save $1 million in ten years
Master Sergeant Paul R. Nelson of the Coast Artillery corps has devised a method to reduce strands in mine control cables from 19 to 1, a technique funded to save the country money over a decade.
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Uncle Sam
Paul R. Nelson
Coast Artillery Corps
Five Die as Chicago Gunman Rampages Through City
Rees Hiliott, a crazed gunman, killed five men including two police officers before dying of mortal wounds. The spree began after he murdered two workers at a South Halsted packing plant, and he fled to a dark flat at 181 East Thirty-fifth Street where officers confronted him.
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Chicago
Rees Hiliott
East Thirty-fifth Street
South Halsted Street
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