Hoover Directs Tariff Inquiry Across 30 States
President Hoover orders the tariff commission to probe 18 industries in 30 states for potential tariff adjustments amid reduced currencies abroad. He asks rapid recommendations and notes unemployment and production cost differentials as key factors guiding the inquiry.
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Washington
L’res
Hoover
Tariff Commission
O'Brien
Charleston
W. Va
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Iowa
Michigan
Tennessee
Utah
Arkansar
California
Oregon
Missouri
Louisiana
Texas
Flogging spree hits Florida as authorities press gang inquiry
Jacksonville authorities expand a flogging wave tied to a so called self appointed guardians of morals. At least 19 victims including five white women were beaten in recent weeks. Five men arrested as Duval grand jury convenes to probe lawlessness. Victims named by Sallie Geringer and Cla Bell Glistrap. Klansman ad denies KKK responsibility while offering cooperation.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Sheriff's Office
Duval Grand Jury
Seasion
Sallie Geringer
Cla. Bell Glistrap
George J. Garcia
Grand Dragon
the Kue Klux Klan
Klan
Pana Blacksmith Found Mysteriously Dead Near Farm
Pana Ill fifty year old Pearl Carroll Pana's only blacksmith and horseshoer was found dead in an open field one mile south of Pana His wife and daughter were in Mattoon Ill He left his home shortly after noon to tend goats Three hours later his body was found by his brother Charles Carroll He had been dead two hours no gun or footprints found near the body and the bullet apparently entered from a distance passing through his head.
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Pana
Pearl Carroll
Carroll
Mattoon
Charles Carroll
Minister Convicted of Poisoning First Wife
In Muskogee Oklahoma county the 52-year-old Cumberland Presbyterian minister S A Berrie was found guilty by a jury of poisoning his first wife Fannie Berrie who died after taking a capsule at a church service. The verdict carries a life prison sentence. Berrie appeared calm as he was led away to his cell. His second wife Ida Bess Bright, a Sunday school teacher at his church, showed little visible reaction.
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Muskogee
Okla
Stev. S. A.berrie
Cumberland
Fannié Berrie
Berrie
Ida Bess Bright
War Veteran William Inglis Dies After Fatal Shooting
Seation reports a woman identifying as Mrs Mary Nash Inglis claims Col William M Inglis a World War II veteran and Republican figure shot her before killing himself in his apartment. Nash is hospitalized in critical condition with two bullet wounds while Inglis lies dead with a gunshot wound to the head.
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Seature
Wash
William M. Inglis
Mary
Coolidge Considered as NY University Head
Former resident Calvin Coolidge is being considered to head New York University as successor to Chancellor Elmer E. Brown. William M. Kingsley, chairman of the selection group, announced the process.
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New York
New York University
Elmer E. Brown
William M. Kingsley
Spinners Accept Wage Cut to Avert British Strike
In Manchester England 60000 Lancashire cotton spinners ended a looming strike by agreeing to wage cuts of 5 to 8 percent. The midnight negotiations averted a major labor confrontation in the textile industry.
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Manchester
England
Lancashire
Thirty two Moros killed in the Philippines
Deaths of thirty two Moros, including eight women and six children, were reported after Philippine constabulary attacks on the Sulu outlaws. Fighting paused two days to allow burial of the dead as officials negotiated for noncombatants to leave before attacking the fortified Tayungan village.
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Philippine Constabulary
Tayungan
Falls While Trying to Land Fish and Is Drowned
Seattle, Washington. The body of Jack Wenta, 48, was recovered from Elliott Bay after he toppled from a small boat while fishing alone. He became entangled in his trolling line and drowned as he attempted to land a salmon. the fish escaped.
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Seattle
Wash
Jack Wenta
Elliott Bay
Wenta
Poetry student kills family in Huntington home
Thomas C. Patterson, 27, a poetry student, killed his mother and father and then himself in their Huntington West Virginia residence leaving a note claiming a ghost or devil murdered him. Samuel Patterson, 67, a wealthy coal operator in the Pocahontas field, was his father.
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Self
Huntington
W. Va
Thomas C. Patterson
Samuel Patterson
Pocahontas Field
Farm price outlook for 30 days in Lincoln Nebraska
Nebraska agriculture college report by Harold Hedges says farm prices likely steady to weak for 30 days. Wheat may jump modestly, hog and corn prices face seasonal weakness as Canada ships large crops and Great Lakes navigation remains open. Fat cattle weaker, butter steady, egg demand sluggish, with lighter feeder cattle showing less price decline than heavier stock.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
The
College of Agriculture
Harold Hedges
Canada
Great Lakes
Australia
Hedgee
United States
Omaha
Growers Near Scottsbluff to Receive 27500 Bonus
Great Western Sugar Company reports a 1 year payout for beet growers in Nebraska and Wheatland Colorado. About 700 growers with beets testing 17.2 percent sugar or higher will get 1 to 63 cents more per ton under the 1931 sliding scale contract. Net returns from sugar sold Oct 1 1931 to Sept 30 1932 were 3 347 per 100 pounds in the district. About half the crop has been harvested. Sugar content slowed by frosts and moisture, now about 0.5 percent below the 20 year average and 1 percent below last year.
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Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Colorado
Great Western Sugar Company
Nebraska and Wheatland
Colo
Nebraska agriculture model for Chicago world fair exhibit
A Lincoln state exhibit model shows Nebraska agriculture as the basis of prosperity. George Jackson says an artist has drafted a flat relief map with crops moving by train to a factory, then trucks and trains carry processor products. The display includes farm machinery progress and state development sketches for legislature funding.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
George Jackson
State Fair Board
Jackson
Prison Population Reaches New Peak At State Penitentiary
Lincoln H Thorpe chairman of the state board of control said the penitentiary now houses 849 inmates, a new peak. Work on the east cell block progresses and should not be ready for occupation before Thanksgiving. Once finished, dangerous criminals will move there to allow west unit roof repairs.
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Lincoln
H. 8. Thorpe
State Board of Control
State corn test yields advance south of Winer
A corn variety test south of Winer reported an open-pollinated hybrid yielding 98 bushels per acre. The state agricultural college developed the hybrid and seventeen other varieties were grown and compared, as stated by Clay M. Westcott, county agent.
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Wiener
State Agricultural College
Clay M. Westcott
Hayes Center Builds Brick Structures After Fire
Hayes Center undergoes a building boom as brick structures rise along a 125 by 70 foot frontage to replace fire destroyed frames. Workers are busy replacing the damaged buildings in a single fronting unit.
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Hayes Center
Farm Loss After Feeding Spoiled Corn to 150 Chickens
Mrs. A. J. Ferris on a farm near Ord reports $70 damage after feeding chickens a half bushel of cold packed spoiled corn. In the evening the hens consumed it and the next morning two chicken houses showed heavy losses with five and six pound hens and pullets.
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A. J. Ferris
Ord, Lowt
Bids Open for Superior Post Office Site in Nebraska
Treasury announces opening date for bids on the Superior Nebraska post office site valued at 67000 dollars. The 24500 square foot lot with 1606 foot frontage is one of three Nebraska projects funded by the public works appropriation, alongside Seward and Lexington sites.
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Superior Post Office
Treasury Department
Superior
Nebraska
Seward
Lexington
Nebraska Health Bureau reports midyear mortality and births
The state bureau of health reports 6 564 deaths in Nebraska for the first six months, down 325 from a year earlier. Births totaled 12 542, down 490 from the same period in 1931. Auto accident deaths fell from 124 to 78 and 144 personal crisis reports were recorded.
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State Bureau of Health
Nebraska
Amortization Bonds Refinance Bridgeport Irrigation District
State Auditor Marsh registered amortization bonds totaling 126000 to refinance the Bridgeport irrigation district. The state owns 76000 previously and has purchased 350000 of the bonds. The 125000 bond issue matures in 40 years at 4 percent interest. The plan aimed to enable compromise and payment of a federal judgment against the district.
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Bridgeport
Marsh
Community hall at Cowles to be built by residents
Work on a new Cowles community hall progresses with local labor and help from surrounding country. The one story brick faced building 40 by 84 feet will include a basement furnace room and kitchen, with tile sides and fire proof shingle roof.
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Cowles
Beware the old aa on the growth of the germs
An advertisement claims Beware the old aa improves growth of germs and guarantees relief for persistent coughs asthma bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. It promises to build up the system after colds and offers refunds if not satisfied. Ask your druggist.
Why Not ter Daddy Birthday Dinner Confusion
A narrative fragment describes Reid showing intense interest in a surprise birthday dinner for his father. He asks about plans and a flag, then questions the meaning of the flag and the birthday event, revealing curiosity about family celebration details. The scene centers on Reid and his parents during an intimate family moment.
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Reid
Peope
Safe Pleasant Way To Lose Fat
An advertisement promises rapid fat loss and boosted health using Kruschen Salts. It urges readers to weigh themselves, take a half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast, and avoid pastry fatty meats potatoes and sugar. A four week supply costs a small amount with a money back guarantee if results fail.
Russia in the East Extends Farther East Than China
The Union of Soviet Republics reach far into Asia with Vladivostok as its eastern anchor. Much of old Siberia lies north and east of Vladivostok.
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Union of Soviet Republics
China
Vladivostok
Siberia
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