U S Radio Control Gone Says Hoover
Washington reports that government radio regulation has collapsed and self regulation by the broadcasting industry is needed. Attorney General Sargent says the secretary of commerce has no power to grant or deny licenses or fix station power, leaving wavelengths to be printed only if applicants choose a specific one. Hoover aims to maintain reciprocal wavelength arrangements with Canada and issues licenses to all applicants, hoping for no interference while awaiting broader legislation.
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Washington
Hoover
Sargent
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
Department of Justice
Department
Canada
Congress
Gsue
Government to Sell Two Major Steamship Lines
Washington. Preliminary steps by the shipping board aim to private sale of two large government owned lines, United States Lines and American Merchant Line, operating trans Atlantic from New York. United States Lines sails Leviathan and other former German liners, plus American built Presidents Harding and Roosevelt and the America damaged at Newport News. American Merchant Line lists eleven ships around 8,000 tons each including five wartime army transports.
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Newport News
Convicts Lock 391 Men in Mine 730 Feet Down
Sixty officers and 875 miners were confined in the coal mines of the Kansas state penitentiary at Lansing Michigan 780 feet below the surface after a mutiny. The cage was blocked and wires cut hindering aid and communication. Officials expect the mutineers to emerge when hungry.
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Lansing
Mich
Rds
Kansas State Penitentiary
Mackey
Premier Cab collapse threatens million-dollar loss
Chicago reports a likely loss of more than a million dollars to stockholders in the Premier Cab company crash. About 700 taxis are involved with some reportedly missing. Receiver Samuel Howard, a deputy U S marshal, doubts much can be salvaged for small investors including teachers and tradesmen.
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Chicago
Samuel Howard
United States
Farm Leaders Plan New Measures After McNary Haugen Setback
Washington reports farm leaders and congressional agricultural groups plan a series of conferences starting in Des Moines within six weeks to map out continued advocacy for McNary Haugen type relief. They emphasize an equalization fee and a strong farmer selected farm board in Washington.
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Washington
Congress
Middle West
Des Moines
House
Senate
Charles Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau
Pennsylvania primaries cost to campaigns totaled over two million
Expenditures of the three rival tickets in the Pennsylvania Republican primaries reached 2,706,588.02 in a revised official tabulation by the senatorial investigating committee. The Pepper Fisher Smith Woodward ticket spent 1,804,079.26. Ware Beidleman James Woodward 800,114.60. Pinchot candidacy 188,489.17.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Senatorial Investigating Committee
Pepper- Fisher-Smith-Woodward
Pinchot
Senatorial Committee
Inquiry into Pennsylvania campaign expenditures completed
The senate select committee finished its study of Pennsylvania primary campaign spending begun in June and adjourned to July 26. It will convene in Chicago to probe alleged slush funds in Illinois and examine Anti-Saloon League and Association Against the Prohibition Amendment activities. Illinois spending may rival Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate Select Committee
Chicago
Illinois
Anti- Saloon League
Association Against
Elks Gather in Chicago for 60th Grand Lodge Reunion
Thousands of Benevolent Protective Order of Elks members fill Chicago for the sixty second grand lodge reunion and the dedication of the national memorial. William J. Simek, general convention committee chairman, estimates attendance over 3.8 million for the week, a record for Elks gatherings.
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Chicago
Benevolent Protective Order of Biks
Grand Lodge
William J. Simek
Coal Shortage Threatens London Lancashire Mills
Coal shortages threaten Lancashire cotton mills and may force closures within days. Factory owners warn supply gaps will halt production, risking job losses as the energy crisis tightens.
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London
Lancashire
Nebraska briefs recount local events and notes from July
The column lists diverse Nebraska items: Alexander McNeal’s 100th birthday in Fairbury, Seventh Day Adventist conference at Scottsbluff with 260 delegates, Chadron state American Legion convention plans, Hastings cream receipts near 1 million from 10 cream firms, Davenport bond referendum defeat for a high school addition, Bishop Enaier’s Europe pilgrimage, a fatal gas line explosion in Shubert involving Radnor Worthington, Hotel Cornhusker opening in Lincoln, post office appropriation increase in Central City, Falls City paving expansion, Camp Sheldon youth institute and Epworth League enrollment, Platte River bridge contracts near Brady, Nebraska state treasury’s large balances, University of Nebraska summer school registration up to 2042 students, Plymouth Rock hen hatching pheasants near Fremont, and Albion’s new recreation park through heirs of the late William Stout.
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Seventh Day Adventist Church
Scottsbluff
Chadron
the American Legion and Auxiliary
Hastings
Davenport
B. ¥. Enaier
Nebraska
Episcopal Church
Omaha
Europe
Holy Lands
Radnor B. Worthington
Shubert
Washington
Falls City
The
Young Men's Christian Associations of
Camp Sheldon
Robinson
University of Nebraska
Plymouth Rock
John Hoebener
Fremont
I. Stout
First
Etna County
Omaha to Host National Editorial Association Convention
The National Editorial association will meet in Omaha in 1927 after beating five other cities by a large vote. Providence delegate urged unanimous choice, honoring Frank O. Edgecombe, blind editor of the Geneva Signal, who has led the association. A Nebraska delegation backed by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce campaigned at the California meeting.
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Los Angeles
National Editorial Association
Omaha
Nebraska
Providence
Rhode Island
Frank O. Edgecombe
Geneva
Nebr
Signal
Association
Edgecombe
California
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Hog Crop Short Again This Year
State and federal agricultural experts forecast a continued hog shortage for another season as Nebraska reports an 8 percent drop in spring pig crops from last year. The corn belt shows a 5 percent decline with more sows farrowing though litters are smaller. Sows farrowing rise 2.2 percent, and the average pigs saved per litter falls to 5.2 from 5.8. In the corn belt the sow farrowings increase 8.6 percent and the average pigs per litter is 6.54.
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Lincoln
Federal
Division of Agricultural
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Ltters
Model Farm Planned at Blackbird Hill NE Nebraska
Mormon missionaries have bought Blackbird Hill in Burt county near Decatur with 2000 acres to run as a model farm. Aged and indigent Indians will receive homes, a park will crown the summit, and orchards and vineyards will cover the slopes. A $100,000 fund supports the project with a monument to Father Hamilton at the top.
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Lincoln
Blackbird Hill
Decatur
Burt County
Nebraska
Father Hamilton
Settlers Observe Golden Wedding in Wymore
Mr and Mrs T Jeffhurst celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on June 30 at their home in south Wymore. Over 200 friends neighbors and relatives called during the afternoon and evening. They have resided in Wymore for forty years arriving when the town was five years old.
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Wymore
T. Jeffhurst
Pierce Postoffice Advances to Second Class Status
Washington reports the Pierce postoffice will reach second class on July 1 with annual receipts at least $8,000. The change moves clerks under civil service and requires examinations to fill vacancies.
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Pierce Postoffice
Pierce
Postoffice Department
Washington
H. L. Mallory
Civil Service
County bridge plan awards contract for two spans
The bridge committee of the county board awarded the contract for building two new spans to align with the old pavement level on the South Sixth bridge. It will also add a structure on the east side to straighten the jog at the south approach located on the Cornhusker way.
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Beatrice
County Board
Planting and Hog Gathering Affect Local Trade
A brief note describes a man planning to plant crops and collect hogs until he has several carloads ready to ship simultaneously, signaling coordinated agricultural activity and market readiness.
Eighteen Bodies Recovered From Sunken S-51 Hulk
The Brooklyn Navy Yard party opened the wreck of the S-51 on September 25, 1925, revealing eighteen dead aboard. Nine months later, twelve identified, with others still missing. divers found bodies in the battery room forward torpedo compartment and motor room while listing clues from teeth tattoos and clothing.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
City of Rome
Frederick D. Foster
Edward Webster Egbert
Brooklyn Navy Hospital
Nutley
N. J
Annapolis
John Joseph McCarthy
New York City
Charles Carrell Thomas
Ei Paso
Texas
Robert Holland Wills
Norfolk
Harry Dick Elser
Columbus
Ohio
Frank Lester Mims
Augusta
George Henry Martin
Philadelphia
Valentine Nitbold
Newport
R. I
Allen Clifford Rle
Gloucester
Mass
James Franklin Pierce
Stephen Hartley Triffitt
Tilson Named U.S. District Judge in Georgia
President Coolidge recess appointed William J. Tilson of Atlanta as United States District Judge for Georgia in the new middle district.
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Herman J. Lowell
New York
United States Tariff Commission
President Coolidge
William J. Tilson
Atlanta
Coolidge
New
Middle District
Georgia
U S Highway System Shows 145 Thousand Miles Of Improved Roads
Bureau of Public Roads reports total U S improved roads at year end 1925 145 508 miles Wisconsin leads in surfaced mileage completed in 1925 with 1 815 miles The spring pig crop is 1 2 percent smaller than last year per Agriculture Department semi annual pig survey Pigs saved are estimated at 54 000 000
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Bureau of Public Roads
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture
Federal quarantine amendment allows interstate hay packing shipments
The Japanese beetle quarantine has been amended by the federal horticultural board to permit interstate shipment without inspection or certification of hay or straw when used for packing articles other than fruit and vegetables.
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Federal Horticultural Brand
Bank of Recife Fails in Pernambuco Amid Monetary Crisis
Rio de Janeiro reports the Bank of Recife suspends payments and files for bankruptcy with assets and liabilities near four million dollars. The failure is linked to Brazil's general monetary crisis and a sugar grower dispute over production in Pernambuco.
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Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco
Bank of
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