Plan to Keep U. S. Air Mail in Lead
Washington report on air mail growth and future aims notes Representative Kelly predicts one tenth of first class mail will move by air within five years with overseas routes to Europe and South America. Postmaster General News cites Christmas gift air mail increases and outlines proposed contracts with foreign operators and insular regions.
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Washington
Air Mail
Postal Service
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Europe
South America
Postmaster General News
Chicago
Salt Lake City
House Post Office Committee
Postmaster General
Post Office
Pennsylvanian
Equator
Senate Inquiries Cost $152 452 in Fiscal Year
Washington Senate investigations during the year ended June 30 cost taxpayers 152 452. More than half funded the unfinished 1926 Pennsylvania senatorial primary inquiry. Two committees spent about 76 500 on ballot box corruption and the Wilson Ware contest. The Teapot Dome inquiry cost 18 800 focusing on Continental Trading company Liberty bonds.
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Washington
Senate
Edwin P. Thayer
Aull
Pennsylvania
Special Election Slush Fund Committee
Privileges and Elections Committee
William B. Wilson
W. S. Ware
Senate Public Lands Committee
Continental
Liberty Bonds
Year s Wheat Brings More Than Farm Cost
Leoti Wisconsin S F Gutsch and his son harvested 47 000 bushels of wheat from 1000 acres on a 1300 acre farm in Wichita county last year, valued at about 20 per acre total 20000. this year they have drilled 1500 acres in wheat.
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Leoti, Wis
S. F. Gutsch
Wichita County
Gutsch
Worthiest Boxing Champions of 1928 Ranked in New York
The final ranking of top boxers for 1928 places Tommy Loughran and Sam Mandell among the worthiest champions in the light divisions. The list highlights their standing as leading figures in the boxing world.
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New York
Tommy Loughran
Sammy Mandell
Treaty Hunt Rights Test in Baraga Court
A historic treaty granting U S and Indian hunting and fishing rights on reservations will be challenged in Baraga Michigan court. The case tests treaty obligations and tribal sovereignty amid lingering land and resource disputes.
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Baraga
Mich
United States
101 Ranch Show Sold to Syndicate in Oklahoma
Announcement from Ponca City Oklahoma says control of the Miller Bros 101 Wild West circus has passed to the American Circus corporation.
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101 Ranch Show
Ponca City
Okla
Miller Bros
101 Wild West Circus
American Circus Corporation
William J Cooper Appointed U S Commissioner of Education
California state official William John Cooper, serving as Bakersfield’s commissioner of education, is named by President Coolidge as United States commissioner of education. The transition elevates a longtime public instruction leader to a federal post.
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Bakersfield
Calif
William
John Cooper
United States
Coolidge
Queen Marie to Visit Paris London and US
Queen Marie will leave Bucharest for visits in Paris and London to arrange another trip to the United States. The plans signal continued royal international travel and diplomacy.
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Bucharest
Marie
Paris
London
United States
Geneva Parley on Arms Cut April 15
The preparatory commission for a disarmament conference is convoked to meet in Geneva on April 15 after a US supported date confirmation. Russian partial disarmament plans head the agenda alongside naval reductions. Count von Bernstorff set a March 11 expert meeting to discuss armament classification proposed by Belgium.
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Geneva
Loudon
Preparatory Commission
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Shoot Mexican Bandit Noted as Highwayman
Mexican bandit Maximiliano Vigueras, famed for eluding troops and once menacing Ambassador Morrow, was executed by firing squad in a Mexico City military barracks. He had operated as highwayman and fruit vendor for 18 years and reportedly killed Jacob Rosenthal. His capture involved a fatal blow by a brother-in-law among federal soldiers.
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Mexico City
Maximiliano Vigueras
Mexico
Vigueras
Dwight W. Morrow
Jacob Rosenthal
Long Island
Races Set to Return 51-Day Meet at Hialeah
Miami officials announce a 51 day racing season at Hialeah starting January 17. The $1,000,000 plant will host over 250 horses and 700 reservations have already been made for the winter.
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Miami
Fla
Hialeah
Washington and Jefferson Plans Nine 1929 Football Games
Washington and Jefferson has scheduled nine football games for 1929. The slate includes matchups with Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
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Washington
Washington and Jefferson
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Prince Appeals for Miners’ Women and Children Aid
The Prince of Wales issued a personal appeal to aid distressed women and children in the mining areas of the kingdom, urging public support and charitable relief efforts.
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Prince
London
Prince of Wales
Nebraska Faces Wide Range of 1928 County Projects
Nebraska reports show 1928 gains with new high school in Blair and a North Platte plant by Swift & Co. plus Lincoln roundhouse by Missouri Pacific. City schools, libraries, roads, power lines, and hospital plans span Blair to Alliance, Millard to Fremont.
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Nebraska
Blair
Swift & Co
North Platte
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Lincoln
Lincoln Telephone Company
Gresham
Falls City
Washington
Ogallala
Millard
Newcastle
Ponca
Wauneta
Mitchell
Midland College
Fremont
Creighton University
Omaha
Alliance
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lyons
Central City
Mellie
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Gage
Pawnee
Richardson
Blue Springs
Wyoming
Ridge Country
Sandhills
Stenicka
Dodge and
Douglas Streets
Beatrice
C. L. Currier
Nebraska 1928 crop values total 328 million dollars
The 1928 Nebraska crop total value reached 328,070,000 dollars based on December 1 prices, according to the federal and state crop statistics bureau. Corn, oats, and wheat saw varied yields with prices around 71 to 94 cents per bushel, while winter and spring wheat production hovered near record levels. Livestock remains the principal farm income source.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal and State Bureau of Crop Statistics
A. E. Anderson
Bureau
Gas Tax Totals Narrow From October To November
The November gasoline tax collection totaled 266 362 27 dollars, announced by T W Bass chief of the division. This marks a decrease from October. For the year ending December 1 1928 the total tax reached 3 977 742 dollars versus 3 593 843 for 1927. Since April 1925 the gas tax collected totals 12 645 198 dollars.
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T. W. Bass
Bass
Turkeys Shipped East From Sidney First Cheyenne County Shipment
About 30,000 pounds of Nebraska turkeys left Sidney in the first carrot shipment of this breed from Cheyenne County. Nearly all birds were No 1 grade and the price reported was 37 cents a pound.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Pump Irrigation Proved Worth in Western Nebraska
Pump irrigation in western Nebraska especially Lodge Pole valley has proved its value for semiarid crops. Farmers with wells and pumps lift water from 20 to 60 feet, showing practical viability across the valley country.
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Kimball
Nebraska
Lodge Pole
Power Line Work Shifts to Pawnee City Project Site
Pawnee City hosts the Iowa-Nebraska Power Company crews who moved their work force to build a transmission line across Pawnee County. Construction is completed from Barneston to near Burchard, with the eastern end to reach Humboldt.
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Pawnee City
Iowa-Nebraska Power Company
Pawnee County
Barneston
Burchard
Humboldt
Chitwood Packing Plans Remodeling At McCook
The Chitwood Packing Company will spend about 15000 on remodeling its McCook plant. New machinery and a refrigeration system will be installed to handle butcher stock. The firm will source stock from southwestern Nebraska northwestern Kansas and northeastern Colorado and will also act as a distributor for a major packing company.
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Chitwood
McCook
Chitwood Packing Company
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Hoover to rush to capital on special session timing
President elect Hoover plans arrival in Norfolk on January 6 with minimal ceremony and disembarkation for a direct train to Washington. He intends to focus on cabinet appointments and a report to Coolidge after his Latin American tour, while considering a possible special session on farm relief and tariff issues.
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Washington
Utah
Fifth Naval District
Norfolk
Hoover
Hampton Roads
Fortress Monroe
Old Point
U.S. S
Herbert Hoover
Washington, D. C
Congress
Florida
Havana
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Costa Rica
Mexico City
Senator McNary
Oregon
Longworth
Representative Tilson
Hoover not inclined to state legislation aims before inauguration
Washington report notes uncertainty over a proposed special session for farm relief and tariff revision. Longworth and Tilson differ on timing, with Longworth favoring autumn or a swift action this session and Tilson preferring spring. Borah pushes for honoring the party promise of a special session.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Longworth
Tilson
Mr. Tilson
Senator Borah
Idaho
Hoover
Tragic House Fire Claims Eight In Lincoln Area
Eight people died in a residence fire near Lincoln Alabama including a father, mother, and six children. Three others were injured in the blaze that consumed the home.
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Anniston
Ala
Lincoln
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