House Knocks Out Haugen Farm Bill
The Haugen farm subsidy bill was defeated in the House 212 to 167 in a rare bipartisan vote. Farm leaders then pursued non subsidy plans, promoting cooperative marketing and reduced government interference while awaiting possible Senate action.
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Washington
House
Representative Dickinson
Iowa
Coolidge
Dickinson
Haugen
Tincher
Republcan
Kansas
Aswell
Louisiana
Administration Farm Relief Place
Senate
Congress
Washington briefs on Pepper defeat and immigration policy
Defeat of Senator George Wharton Pepper in Pennsylvania is hailed as a victory by Washington officials and a signal for early changes to national prohibition law. The source country screening program for immigrants now extends to Germany, Norway and Denmark, joining the already covered Great Britain and the Irish Free State.
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George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
Washington Nets
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Navy Restores Chewing Gum Ration On Ships
The Navy department announced a new ruling allowing chewing gum aboard ships, ending a 1911 ban and restoring the treat to normal ration status for sailors at sea.
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Navy Department
Navy
Coal Industry Regulation Fought By Retail Dealers
Resolutions adopted at a Washington convention by the National Retail Coal Dealers association oppose legislative control or regulation of the coal industry.
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National
Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Washington
Federal order drafts 10000 new prohibition officers
Washington reports President Coolidge signed an executive order allowing state, county and municipal officers to be appointed as federal prohibition officers. The move, urged by General Andrews, expands the enforcement army and erodes state line limits, sparking bitter Senate opposition.
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Washington
Coolidge
Treasury
Lincoln C. Andrews
Prohibition
Andrews
Grant
Drys
Senate
Jones
Iowa
Michigan
Treasury Department
Territories
Prohibition Referendum Approved by New York Governor
Albany N Y Governor Smith approved the Earle Phelps bill for a November prohibition referendum. The measure lets voters decide if the Volstead act should be amended to allow states to set intoxicating alcohol limits. Smith defended the bill as a democratic vehicle to gauge public will.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Sia
County Farm Barns Burn Near Muscatine
Fire swept three large barns at the county farm near Muscatine. Sixteen head of livestock were saved by inmates at the farm. Loss estimated at ten thousand dollars.
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Muscatine
Ilona
Omaha to host three million-dollar theaters this year
Nebraska notes report three million-dollar theaters planned in Omaha. Other items include a Fourth of July celebration planned by the Hebrew volunteer fire department and bank liquidations in Helvey.
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Omaha
Hebrew Volunteer Fire Department
Farmers State Bank
Helvey
Central City
Burlington Railroad
Kearney
Aurora
Hastings
Lincoln
State College of Agriculture
M. M. Fogg
University of Nebraska
Lincoln General Hospital
National Editorial Association
Nebraska
Ole Buck
Nebraska Press Association
Nebraska Midstate
Beatrice
Columbus
Fremont
Grand Island
Kearey
York
James T. Lees
California
University Hall
J. O. Moore
Soldiers’ Homeé
Milford
Adams County
Great Educational System Spurred by Citizens Military Camps
The Citizen's Military Training Camps have formed a leading educational system, graduating over 125,000 young men who influence civil life and could form much of the army in war. In cooperation with ROTC and land grant universities, camps teach loyalty, discipline, leadership, and initiative. With demand exceeding capacity, vacancies remain for desirable youths, especially those with military experience. Camps in the 7th corps area are set for Fort Snelling Fort Leavenworth and Fort Des Moines from August 1 to August 30.
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Omaha
7Th Corps
Fort Snelling
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Des Moines
Dr Canwell probes horse deaths linked to plant in Sioux County
Dr L R Canwell field veterinarian for the Nebraska Bureau of Animal Husbandry leads an inquiry into the unexplained deaths of more than 1000 horses near Harrison Sioux County. He will team with two university botanists for the summer study to determine if a poisonous plant is to blame.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Farm Mortgage Bankers Association
Falls City
Washington County
University of Nebraska
Teir Collins
Co-Operative Egg Association
McCook
New York
State Bureau
Chief Bass
Nebraska wheat crop 9 percent abandoned forecast
A. E. Anderson, federal and state agricultural statistician, says 9 percent of winter wheat in Nebraska will be abandoned due to April winds and drought. He estimates current wheat condition at 80 percent with a forecast yield of 39,931,000 bushels versus 21,661,000 last year.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Local man kills giant eagle near Olson home
Hartington Leon ard Olson son of Mr and Mrs Olof Olson living about 13 miles southwest of here killed a large eagle in a grove near the Olson home. The bird measured 40 inches from head to tail and had a seven and a half foot wing spread after years of local efforts to shoot it.
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Hartington
Leonard Olson
Olof Olson
Here
Olson
Trimble Aims to Ready Ak-Sar-Ben for Summer Meet
Trimble of Ak-Sar-Ben prepares for the summer race meet from June 8 to July 5. He plans to field about 600 head of horses and work on grounds and buildings to ready the track for the event.
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Ee Ae Ete Trimble
Ak- Sar-Ben
Central East
Ex Soldier Buys Beatrice DeWitt Times News
Robert Danley, former Crete News staffer, has purchased the DeWitt Times News from the estate of late Representative Edgar Rossiter. He will publish with assistance from his wife Mrs Danley.
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Beatrice
Robert Danley
Crete News
DeWitt Times- News
Edgar Rossiter
Danley
Forty Two Years in One School Beatrice Miss Juletin Rawles
Beatrice High School assistant principal Miss Juletin Rawles has served 42 years at Beatrice High and is now in hospital for a nervous breakdown. She is believed to hold the state record for continuous service in a single school.
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Beatrice
Juletin Rawles
Beatrice High School
Beatrice Child Drowns In Water Tank Incident
Beatrice, a 19 month old daughter of Mrs Sophia Fritzen eight miles east of Beatrice, fell into a water tank and drowned. The tank held about a foot of water.
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Beatrice
Sophia Fritzen
Texas Cattle Train Arrives to Fatten Market
Alliance reports a 16 car Texas cattle train being brought here to fatten for the market. This marks the third cattle train to this section this spring.
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Texas
Alliance
Oscar W Sjogren Named President of Agricultural Engineers Society
Lincoln state college of agriculture notifies that Prof Oscar W Sjogren head of agriculture engineering department is elected by ballot as president of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
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Heads Society of Engineers Lincoln
State College of Agriculture
Oscar W. Sjogren
Agriculture Engineering Department
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Railroads Announce Fare for Federation Meeting at Atlantic City
Rate of fare and one half for round trip to the biennial Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Atlantic City May 24 to June 5 has been announced by the railroads.
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Omaha
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Atlantic City
Senate Votes Quiz on Big Vote Funds
Washington reports a reorganized special committee to probe alleged large spending in Pennsylvania and Illinois primaries. Senators Fernald Goff and King join La Follette and Reed on the panel with Reed away briefly. anti saloon league campaign expenditures also to be examined.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Dawes
Fernald
Maine
Goff
Rep
W. Va
King
Utah
la Follette
Wis
Reed
Dem
Missouri
Senate votes to probe senatorial primary campaign spending
In a tight 46 to 26 vote the United States Senate authorized an investigation into expenditures in the Pennsylvania and Illinois primaries. The probe could cover slush funds of up to five million dollars in Pennsylvania and up to one and a half million in Illinois, with the panel empowered to operate during the summer recess and extend to future races through November.
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Washington
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Pepper
Ware
Illinois
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Germany Seeks Ban on Planes Gas and Tanks
At the preparatory disarmament commission session Germany proposes strict prohibitions on airplanes and poison gas in warfare and calls for suppression of heavy artillery and tanks. Count von Bernstorff, former U.S. ambassador, presented the proposals.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Naval Reserve enrolls 1100 as radio operators
Washington reports 1,600 letters from the American Radio Relay League have produced 1,100 candidates for the Naval Reserve. The enlistees will be enrolled in the Naval Reserve and receive special instructions in naval transmissions.
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Naval Reserve
Washington
American Radio Relay League
Navy
Naval Reserve Force
Wilbur
Naval Communications
Byrd Plans South Pole Flight After North Pole Feat
A telegram from Spitzbergen to Aftenposten says Lieut. Com. Richard Byrd U.S. Navy plans an immediate South Pole expedition after becoming the first to fly over the North Pole. Byrd and his party have left King’s Bay for London.
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Oslo
Norway
Aftenposten
Spitzbergen
Richard Byrd
North Pole
South Pole
King’s Bay
London
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