Exiled Spanish royals, new republic, and U S ties
Paria in exile dies in East Paris at ninety nine, the first Spanish royal to die in exile. Madrid and Washington announce June elections for a constituent cortes and formal U S recognition of the Zamora government. Ambassador Madariaga is named, causing some diplomatic note but no crisis.
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Paria —Infanta
Marie Isabella Francois
Alfonso
Paris
Madrid
Washington
United States
Spain
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Irwin B. Laughlin
Laughlin
Zamora
Salvador de Madariaga
State Department
Senor de Madariaga
Germany to Recognize Spanish Republic After Curtius Return
Berlin confirms recognition of the Spanish republic after Foreign Minister Julius Curtius returns from vacation. German hesitation had drawn unfriendly criticism from Liberal and Republican presses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Julius Curtius
Family of Nations
North West Wheat Growers Quit Federal Farm Board
Grand Forks North Dakota The North Dakota Montana Wheat Growers association says the federal farm board tried to destroy them and has severed all connections with the board. President George E Luis announces the group will market independently and may pursue legal action to recover claims.
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Grand Ferka
N. D
North Dakota-Montana Wheat Growers’ Association
Federal Farm Board
George E. Luis
Farm Board
North Dakota-Montana
Gnats Attack Children Prompt Netting forem School
In Clarkedale Mississippi a second buffalo gnat invasion forces children to school under mosquito nets after pupils and teachers were stung. The prior invasion weeks earlier caused about 100000 dollars in livestock losses across Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Clarkedale
Miss
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Prize for Jane Addams Awarded by Bryn Mawr College
Philadelphia Miss Jane Addams pioneer settlement worker and honorary president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom has been awarded the $5,000 prize set aside by Bryn Mawr College for an American woman in recognition of eminent achievement. Addams helped found Hull House in Chicago in 1898 with Miss Ellen G Starr, and she is the second recipient after Dr. M Carey Thomas who retired in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jane Addams
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Bryn Mawr College
Miss Addams
Ellen G. Starr
Hull House
Chicago
M. Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr
Call for National Economic Conference to Combat Unemployment
William Green of the AFL urged President Hoover to convene a national economic conference in Cambridge. He called for outstanding industry and labor leaders, government officials, and economists to address work security, planning, stabilization, and technological unemployment, aiming to create a permanent economic council and reduce unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Hoover
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Harvard Business School Club
Harvard University
Green
United States
Potatoes Outlook Sees 430 Million Bushels With Late Planting
The USDA outlook notes a 10 percent rise in late potato plantings, projecting a total crop near 490 million bushels. Last year yielded about 361 million, with buyers facing difficulty in securing satisfactory prices due to the smaller crop size.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Seven Passengers Killed on Trains in 1930
American Railway Association reports record low passenger deaths in 1930 with seven fatalities, three fewer than 1927 and twenty-nine below 1920. The figure covers 101,571,000 passengers. Carriers also note 700 injuries in 1930, far below 1929 and 1930 injury counts cited in the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Railway Association
Rain Halts Prairie Fires in Nebraska After March Storm
Heavy rains across central Thomas County quelled wildfires threatening 100000 acres of grasslands and young timber in the Halsey Nebraska forest reserve. Rangers reported a cigarette end sparked the blaze which swept nine miles between the Dismal and Middle Loup rivers before rain stopped it.
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Haleey
Thomas County
Nebraska National Forest
Halsey
Middle Loop
Forest Reserve
Haber
Thedford
Norway
Nebraska Crops in Excellent Condition this Month
Nebraska reports show crops in good shape across the state. Moisture is below normal but spring grains grow rapidly and winter wheat is in heavy stand. Some corn has been planted in the southeast. West Nebraska has moisture, while east and northeast are deficient but promising. Fruit crops thrive despite a recent cold snap. If temperatures stay above freezing another week, danger will be past.
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Nebraska
A. BE. Anderson
State Division of Agricultural Statistics
Anderson
Nebraska Cattle Losses Mount in Western Storm
Nebraska state and federal figures estimate 20 000 to 30 000 cattle deaths from a March snow storm. Heaviest losses hit Garden Grant Arthur and McPherson counties with 3820 2625 8000 and 1900 cattle respectively. Drifting cattle into lakes and ice water caused many fatalities.
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Nebraska
Garden
Grant
Arthur
McPherson
Predicting Boom In Land Prices In Dever County
Real estate experts forecast a land price boom in Dever County Nebraska despite low farm product prices. The county, a longtime wheat leader, has stationary land quotes but a recent production record spurs belief that land is undervalued. Analysts expect many tracts under $50 per acre to rise at least $20 in two years amid brisk sales in Devel Kimball and Cheyenne counties.
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Dever
Nebraska
Devel
Kimball
Cheyenne
Plan for Niobrara Basin water development proposal
Northwestern Nebraska plans a federal study of the Niobrara river basin to assess water power, irrigation, and flood control after a comprehensive survey. The Niobrara rises north of A Hamee and flows through the northern state area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niobrara Basin
Nebraska
Hamee
Woman elected ruling elder at York First Presbyterian
Mrs William Newcomer of York was elected ruling elder at the First Presbyterian church in York becoming the first woman to hold the role in the churchs history and among the early holders in the state. The state foresters office in Lincoln reported about 80 acres of young trees and pasture land burned in the Halsey forest reserve over the past two weeks with the cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Newcomer
York
First Presbyterian Church
State Forester
Linccoln
Halsey Forest Reserve
Muskrat Farm Prospects Studied Near Alliance
The American Trapper Association investigates the potential for starting a muskrat farm on lakes near Alliance. Ranchers in western Nebraska currently net large sums from selling muskrat hides trapped in these lakes.
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Alliance
American Trappers’ Association
Nebraska
Omaha Chamber Sets May Trade Trip With Merchant Train
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce plans a May week trip for state trade promotion. Nine Omaha merchants will send representatives aboard a special train chartered for the trip. itinerary to be decided in a later meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
Pawnee City approves 105000 bond for new junior high building
School district voters in Pawnee City approve a 105000 bond issue for a two story brick junior senior high school with an auditorium for 650. The bonds are contracted at 4 percent. Election results show 408 for and 223 against.
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Pawnee City
Gas fired bricks debut at Fairchild Endicott plant
The Fairchild brick plant will soon produce the first gas fire bricks in the state. Endicott’s brick plant has equipped 12 kilns with gas burners, offering cleaner yards, less smoke, and more space than coal fired kilns.
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Fairchild
Endicott
Hastings Curator Gathers Noted Firearm and Indian Lore Collection
Hastings hosts a municipal museum with curator Brooking, a national authority on Indian lore. He has assembled what may be the finest firearm collection in the country, including mounted Drd specimens valued from two hundred to five hundred dollars each.
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Hastings
Brooking
Artesian Wells in Nebraska towns Expand Index
The record notes artesian wells in Alexandria and Beaver Crossing with Scribner adding to the list. It recalls Lincoln’s salt water well on Government Square that ceased during the new post office construction, while Omaha maintains several artesian flows.
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Nebraska
Alexandria
Beaver Crossing
Scribner
Lincoln
Government Square
Omaha
Banquet Honors Lincoln Journal Veteran Ammi Bixby
Fifty members and guests of the Sons of the American Revolution attended a Lincoln banquet honoring Ammi Leander Bixby veteran Nebraska newspaper man and columnist. Since 1892 Mr. Bixby has served on the Lincoln Journal staff with speakers Addison B. Sheldon of the State Historical Society and Dr. R. F. Hatley delivering principal addresses.
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Sons of the American Revolution
Lincoln
Ammi Leander Bixby
Nebraska
Bixby
The
Lincoln Journal
Addison B. Sheldon
State Historical Society
R. F. Hatley
Nebraska World’s Fair appropriation bill advances in senate
A bill to appropriate 40000 dollars for Nebraska representation at the 1933 Chicago world’s fair passed the senate and returns to the house where 15000 dollars was the original appropriation. The measure H R 10 failed to carry the emergency clause 19 to 10 but passed 20 to 10 without it. The bill would allow children aged 14 to 16 to drive to and from school.
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Nebraska
Senate
House
Bean Sorting Plant Opens in Merrill Nebraska
The North Platte Valley town of Merrill hosts the state’s first beanery where beans are sorted by seated operators at benches as electric delta conveyers remove foreign matter and uniform beans are cleaned before market. Nebraska’s 1920 bean crop totaled 118,081 bushels from 10,000 acres valued at $366,366, with Scotts Bluff County leading production at 52,365 bushels.
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Merrill
North Platte Valley
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County
Nebraska Bees Reach Production Rush Amid Honey Peak
A West Point farmer reports 176 pounds of honey produced in winter. Nebraska beekeeping totals for 1029 show 2,530,020 pounds sold, from 42,183 colonies averaging 60 pounds per hive, yielding a gross income of $308,710.
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Federal Board
Ita
Nebraska
West Point
Heavy fighting continues in northern Honduras near Chamelecon
Government reports show significant victories against rebels in northern Honduras with heavy fighting near Chamelecon and near San Pedro Sula. Casualties cited include 20 dead in several engagements and reports of reinforcements being sent to regulars.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Chamelecon
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro
Tela
Canales
Olanchito
Arturo Ordonez
Gcolindrea
Congress
Outlaws Rumors Quiet Puerto Cabezas After Naval Pause
In Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua a calm returned after tension over rumors of an outlaw attack. Reports described a group near Moss farm and Kahbu farm while the cruiser Rochester lay in harbor and Langley with escorts arrived. A Memphis detachment stayed ashore.
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Puerto Cabeszas
Nicaragua
Moss Farm
Kahbu Farm
Rochester
Langley
Memphis
Eight Killed at Crossings When Trains Hit Autos
At Antioch an auto with five Libertyville men home from a fish fry collided at speed with a Soone freight train on a crossing north of town. Driver Herrick Harrington, 21, and four passengers died. Coroner Taylor notes Lake County’s worst highway crash on record.
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Antioch
Libertyville
Camp Lake
Soone
Herrick C. Harrington
Dantel Wigham
George H. Eaton
Gus Guetafeon
Edgar Lindroth
Taylor
Lake County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seventeenth Avenue
Gary
Jesse ©. Johnson
Joseph B. Melton
Wheeler
Ind
George Pazak
American Bridge Works
Johnson
Arsenal to Be Built at Hawaii for Navy Depot
Washington. Bida will head on June 17 for construction of the naval ammunition depot at Oahu Hawaii. The station will cost about 8 800 000 and will be completed by 1093. It will be the most modern in the world.
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Washington
Bida
Oahu
Hawaii
Navy Department
Slave Wife as Burglar Shot by Husband in West Memphis
Mrs. Elizabeth Platt, forty seven, mistaken by her husband for a burglar, was shot dead in West Memphis Arkansas. The incident occurred at their home and the husband reported the shooting as self defense amid growing tensions in the household. Local authorities are investigating the case.
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West Memphia
Ark
Mra
Bxtith Platt
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N. West Wheat
Misa Jane Addamea
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