Hoover Debt Moratorium Plan Goes Into Effect
President Hoover announces a one year moratorium on world war debts and reparations. France agrees to deliveries in kind to be referred to a commission, while Germany faces relief from reparations and allied debts totaling about 800 million dollars. Britain, France, Italy, Belgium await renewed payments and a London conference is invited.
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Washington
Hoover
France
Howard
Andrew_ W. Mellon
the Treasury
Transatlantic
Paris
United States
Germany
Geneva
Britain
Italy
Belgium
London
MacDonald
Great Britain
London Remains Largest City Despite Population Shifts
A 1924 England and Wales census shows a 1.8 million female surplus over males and a total population around 44.8 million. Greater London tops urban centers with 8.2 million residents, while London continues to be the nation’s largest city amid rising urban predominance in the southeast.
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London
England
Wales
Belihim
Greifter London
New Yorks
Waren
California Fires Sweep Hills and Plains Across State
Flames blackened wastes in more than a dozen parts of California as hundreds of weary firefighters fought to subdue heat stricken hills and plains. A 25,000 acre blaze climbed three sides of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa county, with $100,000 damage and 700 men battling a fourteen mile front toward Marsh Creek canyon and summer homes.
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San Francisco
California
Mount Diablo
Contra Costa County
Marsh Creek Canyon
Rockefeller 92 Birthday Quiet at Tarrytown Estate
John D Rockefeller celebrated his ninety second birthday with a quiet family gathering at the Tarrytown estate. He reflected on his health and wealth and his public service, noting his gift of about 1 billion in capital to his son in 1911 for mankind.
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New
York
John Dr . Rockefeller
John D., Jr
Rockefeller
John
Mr. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Abbie
Dana
David Milton
New Chicago Post Office Bid Rules Keep Prevailing Wages
An official notice calls for bids on a new Chicago post office project with no wage reductions. The $14.5 million maximum building contract requires prevailing wage per legal provisions. Bids due July 20 and opening August 10, with ten days for bid evaluation and bond arrangements. Operations expected to begin September 1.
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Chicago
United
States
Wns
Publc
Huntington Left Estate Of 58 Million In Los Angeles
The estate of Henry E. Huntington, traction magnate and philanthropist who died in Pasadena three years ago, was valued at 58,606,127, the largest probated in Los Angeles county. The first executors account shows $20,413,022 in claims and a net $42,510,251 to beneficiaries with $38,193,105 held by executors for distribution.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Henry E. Huntington
Pasadena
Crops Struggle Under Heat Across Nebraska Reports
E V Jones reports from a tour through David City Norfolk ONeill Holt Bassett Burwell Ord and Grand Island that heat will cut grain yields though corn holds well with a strong root system. Oats suffer most while alfalfa and pastures dry. Grasshoppers appear in the north and rains are needed. corn in the Loup valley shows notable progress in late days.
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Lincoln
E.V. Jones
State
Federal
Capitol
David City
Norfolk
Jones
Sandhill
Holt
Rock
Loup Valley
StateTreasury reports Lincoln funds total 21.23 million
Nebraska’s June end balance reached 21 231 259.91 with distributions across current revenue fund 6 414 471.46 current trust funds 778 393.74 permanent trust funds 111 109.50 and invested trust funds 13 927 285.21. May end balance stood at 5 348 018.59 with June receipts 3 278 468.06 and expenditures 2 212 015.19.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Bass
Inmates Count Hit 7197 Across Nebraska Institutions
Nebraska seven state penal and charitable institutions housed 7197 inmates as the new biennium began on July 1. The system employed 1076 staff. Hastings State Hospital led with 1481 patients and 178 staff under Dr. Charlton. Lincoln State Hospital held 1164 patients and 160 staff under Dr. Griffiths. York Reformatory for Women had 40 inmates and 10 staff. Penitentiary housed 779 prisoners and 420 were at the Reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Board of Control
Hastings State Hospital
G. E. Charlton
Lincoln State Hospital
D. G. Griffiths
Reformatory For Women
York
Penitentiary and Reformatory
Penitentiary
Reformatory
Tekamah Farmer Plants Sorghum For Cane Output
Tekamah farmer L BE Colson tends 80 acres of sorghum cane this year the largest plot he has grown for cane. Last season his crop yielded 3200 gallons of country sorghum with an average of 160 gallons per acre. Colson sells his entire output each season.
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Tekamah
L. BE. Colson
Colson
Seizure Totals Rise in Nebraska Prohibition Year
The annual report by General William McD Rowan shows more liquor raids in the fiscal year ending June 30. Federal raiders seized 248 stills up from 233, destroyed mash capacity for 52 648 gallons of whiskey, and took 12 857 gallons of liquor versus 10 518 the prior year.
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Nebraska
Omaha
William McD. Rowan
Western Nebraska pota to tour dates set in August
The annual western Nebraska potato tour is scheduled for August 17 through 20 with coverage across the region, announced by the agricultural college. Yant Construction of Omaha won a 30 850 paving contract in Sidney to start August 1 and finish October 30. Lincoln banks reported June 30 deposits running 706 839 above those in 1930 and 1 511 986 above March 25, while loans and discounts lagged by 2 934 530 from a year ago. Fre ment canning predicts a normal sweetcorn pack this season after last year’s drought reduced output to one third of normal.
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Western Nebraska
The
Agricultural College
Western
Nebraska
Yant Construction Company of
Omaha
Sidney
Lincoln National Banks
Fremont
C.E. Cuykendahl
Ravenham band welcomes its oldest player Barta Kase
Barta Kase age 70 remains active as a trumpet player in the Ravenham band. He recently became the oldest member, surpassing 83 year old John Fisher who played an alto horn. Fisher retired and Kase now leads in age, noting his long history with the Ravenham ensemble dating back to 1883.
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Barta Kase
Ravenham
John’ Fisher
Fisher
Kase
Raven‘nn
Wheat dips to 35 cents a bushel at Beatrice
Wheat prices fell to 35 cents per bushel at Beatrice the lowest in about 50 years, eight cents below corn. Nearby farmers near Barbston plan to buy a grinder to mill their own flour instead of selling grain at current prices. Two coal heads were taken from a shaft on the George Kerkman farm 18 miles north of Columbus. the vein lay 236 feet deep. Chris Abts dug the well and noted prior wells in the area were shallower and yielded no coal.
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George Kerkman
Columbus
Chris Abts
Home Made Grasshopper Trap Catches Five Bushels in Hour
Harry E. Rickel built a fourteen foot long sheet steel trap on a wooden frame attached to an automobile bumper. Grasshoppers hit the backstop and fall into water and kerosene in a pan. Rickel does not intend to patent the idea.
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Harry E. Rickel
Rickel
Alliance City Manager Report Details Projected Growth
Alliance in Nebraska operates under the city manager system with L A Gaines as city manager. The annual report notes a new sewerage disposal plant at the outskirts, a large main tied to a distant lake seven miles away, storm and sanitary sewers installed, and 30 blocks paid off. These improvements came with a reduced levy and reduced prior indebtedness.
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Alliance
Nebraska
L.A. Gaines
State purchasing agent approves highway maintenance equipment contracts
After a conference with highway department officials State Purchasing Agent Farris outlined a $145 890 contract for maintenance gear. Units include tractors with graders. Low bids were not accepted in all cases with awards based on trade ins work type and past performance. About half the new purchases will replace worn out pieces to curb repair costs.
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Highway Department
Farris
Henry Taylor 107 Lived Through California Gold Rush Era
Henry Taylor aged 107 died at his daughter’s home in Atwood Kansas. Born February 1824 in Leesburg Virginia he traveled to California during the 1849 gold rush. He mined $1500 in gold value later selling his claims for $450 and once sailed home on the Norther Light.
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Henry Taylor
Beaver City
Atwood
Kansas
California
Leesburg
Taylor
Henry
Beaver’ City
Cape Horn
Henry Clay
Two Large Soybean Farmers in Washington County Neb
Albert Sibbernsen of one mile south of Dale and Arthur Clark of Sheridan township are among eastern Nebraska’s largest soybean growers. Sibbernsen farms 36 acres and expects over 1000 bushels this season after averaging 20 bushels per acre last fall. The crop is ground for beef cattle dairy cows and hogs and helps spread Sibbernsen’s year round labor.
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Washington County
Nebraska
Albert Sibbernsen
Dale
Neb
Arthur Clark
Sheridan Township
Sibbernsen
Caldwell Banker Found Guilty in South Trial
Caldwell of Caldwell & Co a prominent South financier was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust over a $200000 county highway bond purchase. The 41 year old banker faced charges of conspiracy and false statements in Kentucky and Tennessee with a judge reserving sentence for a possible new trial.
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Nashville
Tenn
Rogers
Caldwell
New South
Caldwell & Co
Kentucky
Tennessee
Chestér Kk
Hart
Moon
Pemestade Party
South
United States
Student slides to icy death on Mount Rainier
Robert K. Zinn, 21, of Portland, slid down an icy incline near the Mount Rainier summit into a 1,200 foot crevasse. He was part of a party of eleven. his brother Kenneth tried to help as he also slid, but was halted by guide Nelson Widman.
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Tacoma
Wash
Robert
K. Zinn
Portland
Ore
Mount Rainier
Kenneth
Nelson Widman
Poison Deaths Link Dance to Wisconsin Case
Edward Riske, 48, is held on first degree murder charges in the deaths of Louis Hoffman 32 and Henry Kopitzke 46 after a barn dance on June 20 in New London Wisconsin. Evidence links the trio to Catherine Hoffman 35 who drowned herself in Wolf River. District Attorney Lloyd Smith accuses Riske of poisoning Hoffman and Kopitzke during the event after they drank liquor.
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New London
Wis
Edward Riske
Louis Hoffman
Henry Kopitzke
Catherine Hoffman
Wolf River
Hoffman
Kopitzke
Lloyd Smith
Riske
Editors Predict Trade Improvement In Near Future
Editors of 155 business papers across the United States report indications of a general upturn. They note price levels held steady and that production and distribution are rising in certain sectors according to the National Conference of Business Paper Editors eighth annual survey.
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New York
United States
National Conference of Business Paper Editors
John Brisben Walker Peace Advocate Dies at 84
John Brisben Walker, noted publisher, engineer, and world peace crusader, died at his Brooklyn home at age eighty four. Formerly publisher and editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine and holder of Stanley steam auto patents.
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John Brisben Walker
New York
Brooklyn
Stanley
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William E. Hull
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Sweden
Chicago Post Office
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