Greatest Day Fight in Congress Over Prohibition Reform
The article previews three public hearings in January on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, legalizing beer, and authorizing a referendum. It notes liberal and dry factions preparing for clashes, with key senators guiding strategy and witness lists from temperance groups and reform associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lberals
Congress
Judiciary
Blaine
Wisconsin
Hebert
Rhode Island
Senate Manufactures
Metcalf
Bingham
Connecticut
Sherrard
Texas
Anti- Saloon League
Methodist Board of Temperance
Prohibition
Public Morals
League For Modification
Association Against the
Drys
Spelling Champion Misses Ten Words in State Contest
Philips Hayward of Kewanee won the state spelling title with twelve correct words. rivals George Durko of Riverton and Robilee Kimbro of Duquoin placed second and third as 48 girls and 18 boys competed in Springfield.
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Springfield
Philips Hayward
Kewanee
George’ Durko
Riverton
Robilee Kimbro
Duquoin
Great blaze destroys Altoona Railroad Shops
A morning fire at the Pennsylvania Railroad Twelfth Street shops in Altoona Pa destroyed the main shops before fire crews arrived. Damage to shops and equipment estimated between 1.5 and 2 million dollars. About 1100 workers were employed at the site. The cause remained undetermined.
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Altoona
Twelfth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Henry Ford Bids for Chesterfield House in London
The Daily Mail reports Henry Ford is among bidders negotiating for Chesterfield House, the former London residence of Princess Mary and Lord Hareford. Secrecy surrounds bidder identities and it is unclear if the house will remain a private home or be converted into apartments.
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London
Henry Ford
America
Chesterfield House
Princess Mary
Lord Hareford
Daily Mail
the Mail
Watchman Falls While Sleeping in Stairway at Resort
Rhinelander Wisconsin reports Frank Mitchell sixty five caretaker at an Oneida county summer resort fell while walking in his sleep breaking an arm and sustaining other injuries in the stairway accident.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Frank Mitchell
Oneida County
Gandhi States Bullets Might Follow India Struggle
Gandhi told about 50,000 Nationalists in Bombay that he would sacrifice a million lives for India's liberty, but would seek nonviolent means if possible. He warned of potential withdrawal from the London round table conferences if government ordinances persisted and said bullets could be faced in a future struggle. In Peshawar, red shirt tribesmen clashed with troops, four reds believed killed and twenty eight wounded, as arrests across the North West Frontier neared 763.
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Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Mahatma
London
Gandhi
Peshawar
Gonda
Peshtwar
North-West Frontier
Founder Asks Scouts to War on the Chain Letter
Lord Robert Baden-Powell appealed to scouts worldwide to destroy chain letters rather than pass them on. He called the practice senseless and dangerous, noting threats he has received and saying disasters never materialized after he destroyed many letters.
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London
Robert Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Bombs in Mail Kill Two and Hurt Four
Explosive mail in Easton, Pennsylvania, killed two postal workers and injured four others, including a county detective. Investigators tie seven packages to two suspects in what is treated as an antifascist plot. A fourth package exploded but caused no injuries. three other boxes remained unexploded and were secured at a quarry.
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Easton
Two Sled Dogs Kill Child in Alaska Incident
Five year old Odman Kooley Jr. is fatally attacked by two malamute sled dogs at his home in Kasilof on Cook Inlet, Seward Alaska. Local authorities report the fatal dog attack occurred at the residence.
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Child
Seward
Alaska
Odman Kooley, Jr
Kasilof
Cook Inlet
Nebraska Debt Low in U S Comparison
The census bureau reports Nebraska state government per capita debt at 17 cents, far below the 1929 13.77 and 1925 10.75 per capita for the national average. Nebraska gross debt end of 1930 stood at 1,179,000 with net debt 237,000, while national totals rose sharply from 1915 to 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Bureau
Nebraska Escapes Increase in Crime This Winter
State Sheriff Michael Endres says Nebraska has avoided the predicted winter rise in crime. He notes last summer’s forecast tied to unemployed men seeking livelihoods and cites bulletins showing an absence of crime aside from liquor trafficking. Endres credits citizens’ law abiding character and Nebraska’s distance from big cities for the low crime level.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Michael Endres
Endres
Land values rise slightly in national survey
A federal survey by the division of agricultural statistics shows land values 6 percent above the 1912-14 average. Several states report values below prewar levels while purchasers await better prices. Distress sales, fewer voluntary transfers, and rising rental demand accompany the decline in farm income and drought impact.
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Lincoln
Federal Division ‘of Agricultural Statistics
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
West Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Nevada
Feed loan total approved for Nebraska drouth counties
Lincoln W. H. Peterson said $168 777 in federal feed loans has been approved and sent to seven northeastern Nebraska drouth counties after his trip to Grand Forks North Dakota to distribute funds. He reported this to W H Brokaw of the University of Nebraska.
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Lincoln
W. H. Peterson
Grand Forks
N. C
Nebraska
Peterson
W. H. Brokaw
University of Nebraska
Fremont Mills to Run 34 Hour Week at Omabe Plant
State news item notes Fremont mills will operate on a 34 hour seven day week for three and part of the Consolidated Mills Plant at Omabe.
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Fremont Mills
Consolidated Mills
Omabe
Public and Indian funds show 1931 tribal expenditures
Secretary Wilbur reports 1931 fiscal year expenditures for the Nebraska Winnebago Indians totaled 75 993 95 from public and trust funds. Building permits for Lincoln in 1931 are projected to surpass 1938 by over 300 008, with about 1 977 675. 1930 total was 1 597 734. Pierce Farmers Creamery paid 1 500 in dividends last year, producing 150 tons of butter and handling 70 000 pounds of poultry.
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Interior
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Lincoln
Pierce Farmers’ Co-Operative Creamery
Land Deeded for Boys Home Near Danville Kansas
The Father Flannigan home for boys in Omahs received 240 acres near Danville Kansas deeded by Elias and Mrs Smithhisler pioneers. The tract in Harper county is described as prime wheat land in the region. A Nebraska school census shows the 1931 child population at 419,848, down from 428,602 the prior year.
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Father Flannigan
Omahs
Danville
Kansas
Elias Smithhisler
Harper County
C. W.taylor
Nebraska
Nebraska Debt Per Capita Sinks Below U S Average
The census bureau report shows Nebraska with a per capita net debt of 12 cents in 1930, far below the national average of 15.02 dollars. Florida exceeded Nebraska with a per capita net debt of 12 cents, marking a notable contrast in state debt levels.
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Nebraska
Florida
Governor Bryan outlines Lincoln highway aid to Omaha route
Plans announced for paving a 26 mile unit of the Lincoln highway from Alda near Grand Island to Omaha. The project spans over 160 miles and will cost about 700 thousand dollars.
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Bryan
Columbus
Clarks
Alda
Grand Island
Omaha
State irrigation chief cites normal mountain snowfall for water supply
R H. Wills, chief of the state irrigation bureau, says Nebraska irrigationists with prior rights will have a good supply next year if mountain snowfall remains normal. He notes the Pathfinder dam currently holds only 7 percent of its usual volume.
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R H. Wills
State Irrigation Bureau
Nebraska
Wills
North Platte Valley
Pathfinder
Reconstruction of Desh Ler College into Public School
The Desh Ler College building is nearly ready to enter public school use this month. Contractors predict occupancy soon as the city board of operation completed its acquisition weeks earlier. The Missouri Lutheran Church, former owner, received the old school building and ten thousand dollars.
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Deshler College
City Board of
Operaton
Missouri _Lutheran church
Nebraska Tax Commission Reports 1931 Levy Figures
Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith releases a 1931 tax levy totaling 56 424 184.07 across state county school city village township and all special taxes. State share stands at 6 199 066.96 with intangible tax 194 8699 09 making total 6 393 935.93 versus 7 461 203.57 in 1930.
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Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Smith
Nebraska extension to distribute nearly a million trees this year
About 100000 applications have been received and over 1,000,000 trees are expected to be distributed statewide under the Clarke McNary act. Trees are sold to farmers at 1 dollar per hundred to cover handling packing and shipping costs.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Clayton W. Watkins
Extension Forester
Extension Service
Clarke-McNary
Long married couple marks 68th anniversary in Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Dan Sarvis celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary. Married December 25 1862 in Oskaloosa Iowa they moved to Nebraska 47 years ago. They lived in Stella before settling in Auburn. They are 90 and 4 years old, have 10 children and attend Stella Christian Church.
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Dan Sarvis
Sarvis
Oskaloosa
Nebraska
Stella
Auburn
Stella Christian Church
Placing the Blame Mistress-Nora in a Domestic Scene
A dialogue heavy scene shows Nora blaming another for breaking a china cake platter while a maid deflects blame and recalls informing a policeman about a prior incident. Conflicts center on fault, respect, and misperceived danger.
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Nora
Absolution Protection Exchange Sparks Domestic Debate
In a private exchange a mother insists on discipline while a visitor suggests restraint. The family discusses handling a boy deemed the only one in the house with knowledge of wireless devices. The dialogue reveals tension over punishment and technology.
Lover Elopes as Taxi Fare Is Assessed in Diary Entry
A brief caption notes a lover eloping with his adored and questions of fare. The taxi driver replies it is paid, mentioning that the young study’s father settled all that, per Die Woche im Bild. Olren.
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Stady
Olren
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Mrs. Gifford Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Louis McFadden
McFadden
U. S
Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Row
H. Sane
Tod
Cincinnati Enquirer
Nthola
Vacation
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