Cardozo Chosen for Supreme Bench in 1930s Era
President Hoover nominated Benjamin N. Cardozo to the U S Supreme Court to succeed Oliver Wendell Holmes. Cardozo, chief judge of New York's Court of Appeals, is viewed as liberal with a long record. The choice shifts the court toward a four four political balance and marks Democratic representation on the bench. Cardozo, born 1870 in New York, studied at several universities and is noted for his writings and reserved demeanor.
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Benjamin N. Cardozo
New York State Court of Appeals
Hoover
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
trans-Mississippi
Court of Nine
Cardéro
New York State
Supreme Court
Ailsa
Wilson
Harding
William Howard Taft
Edward de White
Cardozo
New York
Columbia
Yale
New York University
University of Michigan
Harvard
Court of Appeals
Benc Hi Be
Manhattan
Columbia University
City
Century Clubs
American Law Institute
New York Court of Appeals
President Hoover
Trapped Bank Robbery Suspect Commits Suicide in Lobby
Anton Christ, a once wealthy man, killed himself in the lobby of the Bank of America after attempting a novel robbery. He had placed two cylindrical devices in his coat and directed real estate agent A J Martz to withdraw money for the heist. Bank policeman J Fitzpatrick confronted them and Christ killed himself when challenged.
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Los Angeles
Anton
A. Christ
El‘derly
Bank ‘of America
Christ
A. J. Martz
Martz
Jém
Fitzpatrick
Goodyear Blimp Crashes in Gale Kills One at Queens Airport
In Holmes airport Queens a Goodyear Blimp crashed during a gale. Pilot Prescott Dixon escaped unharmed after the blimp hit the landing field tearing propellers and a wing. chief mechanic John W. Blair assisted as spectators gathered amid wreckage.
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Goodyear
Gale
New York
Carney
Alumbia
Holmes Airport
Jackson
Heights
Queens
Flushing
Long Island
John W. ‘Blair
Goodyear’ Firm
Prescott Dixon
La Follette Aids Seized in Bank Fraud Case
Madison authorities arrest A T Rogers law partner of Gov Philip La Follette and Dr Co A health officer plus three Boyd Trust officers on charges of blue sky law violations and embezzlement. Warrants also name J Boyd, R B Farness and R R Krepp.
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Madison
Wis
A.T. Rogers
Philip la Follette
Co. A. Aap
Boyd *Trust & Investment Co
la Follette
J. Boyd
R. B. Farness
R. R. Krepp
Silver demand echoes at Western silver conference
Denver witnesses a crowd of miners and state delegates as William Jennings Bryan Jr. calls for immediate bi metalism to revive silver as money. Speakers from Seattle and Nebraska push for free coinage of silver alongside gold amid calls to restore price stability and curb unemployment.
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Denver
Colo
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Wiliam Jennings Bryan, Jr
Western States
Gole
Russell F
Dethronement Crisis Roils Romania And King Carol
Political sentiment in Romania runs high as calls for dethroning King Carol II grow. General Alexandru Averescu, former premier and People’s party leader, signs an article urging change with echoes of the previous overthrow. A ministerial upheaval looms, linked to Nicolai Titulescu’s recall and Geneva disarmament delegation ties.
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Buchares
Carol Iile- de
Alexandér Averescu
People's Party
Nat
Peoria St Louis Barges Resume Service Schedule
The Federal barge line will resume between St. Louis and Peoria with the first northbound tow leaving St. Louis on March 8 and the first southbound tow from Peoria on March 12 announced by H R Odell operating manager.
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Peoria-St. Louis
St. Louis
Peoria
H.R. Odell
Hoover to Review Parade in Washington April Army Day
President Hoover tentatively accepts invitation to review a historic parade and pageant by the military order of the World War to be staged in Washington on Army Day April.
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Washington
Hoover
Nebraska Road Progress Shows Big 1931 Gain
Lincoln reports the Nebraska Department of Public Works highlights 1931 as a record year with 2 570 miles of grading graveling and paving completed. Growth began after the 1923 gasoline tax, with gravel and paving totals rising from minimal early years to substantial figures by 1931.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Department of Public Works
Farmers in Cass county receive 47000 from Plattsmouth creameries
Farmers of Cass county were enriched by 47000 paid to them in 1931 by Plattsmouth creameries for poultry eggs and cream. Omaha has been awarded the 1932 all western junior American Legion tournament. Six sectional champions will compete in the meet. The winner will meet the all eastern tourney winner in the junior world's series.
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Cass County
Plattsmouth Creameries
Omaha
American Legion
Oowaia
Leap Year License Woes Hit Valley County Justice Office
County Judge J H Hollingshead notes no marriage licenses issued in 1932 despite Leap Year. The office typically issues about five licenses monthly. Several couples have wed in nearby counties this year to avoid delays.
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Valley County
Nebraska Game, Fur and Fish Farms Reported Licensed Totals
State game warden Frank B. O. Conveil reports licensed game farms 461 at end of 1931 with 302 fur farms and 37 fish farms in Nebraska. Commission notes stocking needs and modernization as the tax list expands to include washing machines and electric refrigerators while buggies are removed.
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Nebraska
Frank B. O. ‘Conveil
Nebraska Commission
W. H. Smith
Nebraska farmers attend corn hog poultry meetings
About 4,730 people attended corn hog and poultry meetings statewide. Sponsored by the agricultural extension service farm bureaus and Smith Hughes schools, the events covered corn hog and poultry programs with shows of corn and eggs.
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Nebraska
College of Agricultural
Agricultural “Extension” Service
Farm Breaus
Smith-Hughes
New Paving Flush System Trial Planned at Ord
Ord city officials will trial a cleaning method this spring for 150 feet of paving. A special flushing hose will irrigate the street at intervals to move dirt toward the curb and away, aiming to reduce dust without clogging the storm sewer.
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Ord
Gard
Start Gold Mine At Mauret Farm Near Madison
Dr. T A Leach of Hut chison Kansas announced plans to develop a gold mine on the Mauret farm near Madison. Samples from wells on the farm assayed by the Colorado School of Mines show rich gold values per ton of ore. A Nebraska corporation with capital of 25000 will sink a 215 foot shaft and install mining machinery with operations starting next spring.
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Madison
T. A
Hutchison
Kans
Mauret Farm
Colorado School of Mines
Braska Corporation
Leach
Maurer Farm
Standard Oil of Nebraska Announces Near Unity Response
Mr A H Richardson president of Standard Oil Company of Nebraska announced the employee response to the new Annuities and Benefits Plan was practically 100 percent. The plan effective February 1 1932 offers lifetime income with retirement ages 66 for men and normal age for women.
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Omaha
A. H. Richardson
Standard Oil Company of Nebraska
Nebraska Seed Potatoes Seen Key to Southern Belt
J. T. Shields of Alliance Nebraska reports western Nebraska certified seed potatoes are favored by southern plantation owners for potato raising. South farmers will pay 50 to 60 cents more per hundred pounds for Nebraska seed spuds than Wisconsin or Maine varieties after three months in the south.
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Olds South
Nebraska
Northwest
J. T. ‘Shields
Alliance
South
Shields
Wisconsin
Maine
Omaha Packing Plants to Use Natural Gas Fuel
Omaha packing plants will switch to natural gas by March 15 after a 16 inch pipeline completion. Boilers are being remodeled for the change and extending the pipeline to the plants cost about $320000.
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Omaha
Hog Production Outlook Cushioned by National Trends
A. E. Anderson, state and federal crop statistician, cites lower European hog breeding and weaker nation’s cornbelt production as supporting Nebraska and national hog output forecasts. He notes domestic growth from the south and west and a 9.4 percent rise in hogs on farms last January 1 due to a heavy fall pig crop. With pork prices at 30-year lows, farmers may adjust plans.
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A. E. Anderson
Nebraska
Anderson
Andersen
Wealthy Husband Gifts and Envy in Cincinnati Enquirer
A fragment notes a wife who receives a small daily lunch fund from a husband and a woman envying another whose husband buys a $5,000 fur coat. The item reflects social envy and domestic spending contrasted in a Cincinnati Enquirer snippet from Saturday.
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Cincinnati- Enquirer
Sparrow Field Investigators Find Value in Pest-Eating Birds
Pennsylvanias game commission researchers note the English sparrow often deemed a pest helps control the Japanese beetle, a plant pest causing damage in infested areas.
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Pennsylvania
State’ Game Commission
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