Fatal Labor Riot at Illinois Dam Sparks County Jail Rally
A riot at an Illinois river dam left Steve Sutton of Joliet dead and dozens wounded. About 400 attackers faced 180 barricaded workers as state police patrolled Ottawa and jail inmates swelled to 127. A conference had just agreed to form a union and raise wages to 40 cents per hour.
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Ottawa
Illinois River
BE. J. Welter
Tmen
Ponuhion
Steve Sutton
Joliet
Grundy
la Salle
Will
Suttop
Villa
Park i
Cecil Hopton
Marseilles
Herbert W. Miller
Miller-Hutchinson Construction Company
Tony Augustino
Laborers’ Union
Miller
Augustino
Mellon Returns to Discuss War Debt Cuts
American ambassador Andrew W. Mellon sails home aboard the Majestic to brief President Hoover on European war debt relief. Reliable sources say Mellon's trip aims to present observations on Europe’s political and economic situation alongside debt reduction pleas.
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Landon
Andrew W. Mellon
Majestic
Hoover
Europe
United States
Mellon
Four Rescued After Cabin Cruiser Burns At Sea Near Monmouth
Lieutenant W. Harrison flying for Governor Moore spotted four men struggling in the sea ten miles off Monmouth Beach. The fishing boat Fidus from Sheepshead Bay raced to the scene and saved the exhausted quartet as their craft burst into flames.
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Monmouth Beach
N. J
T. A. Clark, Famous Deen of Men, Dies in Urbana
Urbana, Ill.—Thomas Arkle Clark, America's pioneer and dean of men, died after a long illness diagnosed as cancer. He had retired from the University of Illinois faculty, where his student psychology work made him a national figure.
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T. A. Clark
Deen
Urbana
Thomas Arkle- Clark
America
University of Minois
Milk Given Away in Los Angeles War Los Angeles
A brief notice reports milk distributed freely in Los Angeles amid wartime shortages. Public aid effort aimed to ease dairy shortages for families relying on government support and local charities.
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Los Angeles
Federal Treasury Shows 1982 Receipts and Expenditures
Washington reports total receipts from all sources for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1982 at 2,121,228,006, down from 8,317,233,493 the prior year, with total expenditures at 5,006,500,305 versus 4,219,950,338, yielding a treasury deficit of 2,885,362,299. Major sources include income taxes, customs, and miscellaneous revenues, while veterans administration led spending at 784,841,819 and War department outlays reached 467,000,000.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
Treasury
General Fund
War Department
Commerce
Veterans’ Administration
Nebraska Farm Outlook Sees Mixed Prices For 1932
Prof. Harold Hedges of the Nebraska college of agriculture reports a mixed outlook for the next thirty days. Farm prices for corn and wheat depend on spring crop progress in the northwest and Canada, with favorable seedings but rust risk. Butter and egg prices may firm seasonally while cattle futures remain steady to firm. Canadian wheat harvest is projected at 450 to 5,000 million bushels, up from last year’s 284 million.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Harold Hedges
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Northwest
Canada
United States
Nebraska Finds Ancient Life Remains at Signal Butte Site
A Nebraska dig near Signal Butte 19 miles southwest of Gering reveals possible North American prehistoric habitation. Dr. W. D. Strong leads Smithsonian researchers who expect to study flint bone implements from three strata, dating from about 5 000 years ago to 250 years ago, with a write up planned after sending specimens to Washington.
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Nebraska
Gering
Signal Butte
Areas Institute
Santa Fe, N. M
Anthropology
North America
Washington
South Kota
W. D. Strong
Smithsonian Institute At
University of Nebraska
Strong
Waldo Wedel
University of California
Gypsy Tribes Name 4 King Steve Stanley Detroit
Gypsies elect Steve Stanley King over heir apparent Joseph Marks. Coronation pledges drastic changes in customs. He will promote education in American trades over fortune telling and crafts. Women urged to shed tribal dress for American attire. Sale of daughters to highest bidder banned.
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Steve Stanley
Detroit
New York City College
Joseph Marks
Steve
Legion Monthly Manager Killed Climbing Mountain
Robert F. Smith, general manager of the American Legion Monthly, was killed during a climbing trip on Longs Peak near Estes Park, Colorado. He was part of a seven member party that included his wife.
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Legion Monthly
Estes ‘Park
Colo
Robert.f. Smith
The
American Legion Monthly
A. Long
Smith
Marriages in State Show Increase in 1931
The census bureau reports Nebraska marriages rose 7.6 percent in 1931 while divorces fell 6.4 percent. Nebraskans recorded 11,030 marriages in 1931, up from 10,248 in 1930, a rate of eight per thousand population. Divorces totaled 1,531 in 1931 versus 1,635 in 1930.
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Washington
Nebraska
Census Bureau
Lincoln County Assessor Report Highlights Unused Grass Land
Lincoln county assessors report 172000 cattle in the county and an estimated 1,000,000 dollars worth of grass land goes unused annually. A 540 acre field of certified potatoes harvest has begun by B C crop with seed shipments planned to southern states. Expected potato yield 125 to 150 bushels per acre on dry land.
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Lincoln County
B.C
States seek portion of 300 million for relief funds
Thirty states signified they will request part of the 300 million dollars provided by Congress for direct unemployment relief. The first eight states named a total of 117,460 dollars to be asked immediately. Florida forbids bond issues, Nebraska uses a pay as you go plan and will not seek loans.
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Congress
Florida
Nebraska
July Gas Tax Take Falls Short Of Last Year
State Treasurer T W Bass reported total July gas tax receipts of 84079284 with July 15 receipts at 36609832 the largest daily total since the tax money moved to the state treasury. The Abbott Bord ranch sale to the federal government for 200000 last year removed 40000 acres from Garden county taxation prompting Congressman Simmons to propose county aid from 25 percent of disposal receipts from the refuge administration.
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T. W. Bass
Bass
Garden County
Robert G. Simmons
Scottsbluff
Campaign to Promote Meat Consumption in Nebraska
A statewide campaign to promote meat consumption was decided after a meeting of livestock and meat industry figures addressed by R C Pollock of the national live stock and Meat board at the Omaha live stock exchange building. The slogan Eat meat for good health. Pollock noted 71 percent of Nebraska farmer income comes from livestock sales and that 26 states conduct scientific meat studies. The Meat Board is funded by a 25 cent assessment per carload of livestock, with Omaha Market among early adopters.
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R. C. Pollock
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Live Stock Exchange
Omaha
Nebraska
Pollock
Meat Board
Farm wages fall to 30 year low with ample labor supply
A. E. Anderson reports farm wages nearly 30 percent lower than a year ago the lowest in three decades. Nebraska farm wages with board average 22.25 a month or 1.10 daily, while South Atlantic states average 12.30. South Carolina and Georgia have the lowest at 8.25 a month and Nevada the highest at 39 a month. The wage index sits at seven percent of prewar levels, while industrial wages in April run 83 percent above prewar levels.
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A. E. Anderson
Nebraska
Mr. Anderson
South Atlantic
South Carolina
Georgia
Nevada
Nebraska pig crop falls, sow breeding cuts amid market rise
Nebraska's state federal division reports a 19 percent drop in the spring pig crop and a 15 percent reduction in sows to be bred for fall farrowing. Farmers may alter breeding plans as rising markets influence intentions, though national data show mixed results in spring production and fall plans.
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Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Sakaremenia
Hoover Letter Promises Lenient Farm Loan Board Policy
President Hoover instructs the Farm Loan Board to pursue a lenient collection approach, sending banks a directive that foreclosures should be limited to cases where a debtor is not a capable farmer or unable to meet obligations. The move aims to show sympathetic aid to struggling farmers while banks conduct careful reviews before relief. Senator Norris opposes joining the agricultural subcommittee, signaling the probe may focus on the board’s records and accounts.
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Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Hoover
Frederick Steiner
Farm Loan Board
Paul Bestor
Farm Board
George W. Norris
Rep
Neb
Senate’ Agricultural Sub- Committee
MccNary
Norris
Dictatorship Declared for State of Prussia Under Martial Law
Berlin reports a state of emergency establishing a de facto dictatorship over Prussia and Berlin with martial law. President Hindenburg issued the decree after riots caused over 100 deaths and 1,200 injuries in three weeks. Franz von Papen named commissioner and Franz Bacht his assistant with broad powers. Karl Severing resisted the decree and demanded force to back down.
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Berlin
Prussia
Brandenburg
Paul von Hindenburg
Franz von Papen
Franz Bacht
Essen
von Papen
Karl Severing
Holstein Gow Breaks World Milk Producing Record
Breckenridge Minnesota nine cow power dairy Holstein Lady Pride Pontiac Lieuwkje owned by F B Murphy publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune breaks world record for combined milk and butter at Femco farms with yearly output of 35626 pounds of milk and 1483 pounds of butter about nine times the average cow supplying 50 quarts per day.
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Breckenridge, Min
Holstein
Lady Pride
Pontiac
Lieuwkje
F. B. Murphy
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Femco Farms
Italian Cabinet Shakeup Plants New Blood in Government
In Rome Dino Grandi announces a cabinet reshuffle described as a rotation to infuse new blood while preserving policy. Five ministers and eleven under secretaries are displaced, with Mussolini keeping two vacant portfolios for himself.
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Rome
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
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