Hoover visits Latin nations aboard the Maryland
President-Elect Hoover tours Honduras El Salvador and Nicaragua aboard the U S S Maryland addressing crowds about his wider policy toward the southern republics and the Monroe Doctrine. Marines leaving Nicaragua mark a staged US withdrawal and a chance for a calm Central America.
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Maryland
Herbert B
Matali
United
Honduras
Salvador
Nicaragua
U. S
Mr. Hoover
Central America
United States
President-Elect Hoover Latin American Tour Itinerary
Washington reports the announced itinerary of President-Elect Hoover during his Latin American tour from Valparaiso Chile to Rio de Janeiro Brazil outlining key stops and travel dates.
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Washington
Hoover
Valparaiso
Chile
Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
Cente eee Still Hunted by Police
Omaha residents faced a running terror as a hatchet murderer linked to three killings and two assaults remained at large. Police narrowed suspects to rifles as the manhunt continued amid conflicting identifications from Mrs. Harold Stribling who could not confirm the Chicago suspect.
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Omaha
Neb
Harold Stribling
Chicago
Stribling
Germany Pays $22 Million to US in Year
Germany reduced the claims for reimbursement of the cost to maintain the army of occupation in the United States during the year. Government observers note the payment reflects postwar settlement steps and ongoing financial adjustments between Berlin and Washington.
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Germany
Uncle Sam
Washington
United States
Army of Occupation
McNutt Urges Universal Draft at AFL Convention
Paul V. McNutt commander of the American Legion spoke at a New Orleans AFL convention addressing universal conscription. He urged the Legion's support for national defense and service by all citizens according to ability.
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New Orleans
Paul V. McNutt
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Legion
North American railroad orders surge as 1920s car demand grows
Reports show railroads planning massive purchases for 1929 with new orders for 20 000 tons of steel and thousands of freight cars. Santa Fe plans major car output and steel purchases while Rock Island Missouri Pacific and others place multi thousand car inquiries. Armour Bettendorf and American Car and Foundry win bids as rails tease large allocations and underframes.
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Western Steel
Chicago
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Northern Pacific Railway
Rock Island Lines
Missouri Pacific
St. Paul Railway
Ilinois Central
Bettendorf Company
Bettendorf
Iowa
Wabash Railroad
American Car and Foundry Company
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific Railway
More Than 9 000 Held Illegally in New York Jails
The New York Court of Appeals rules that more than 9,000 persons are illegally imprisoned in state prisons. The decision underscores systemic legal questions about confinement and jurisdiction in Elmira and other facilities.
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N. Y
Elmira
New York State
New York
State News Briefs From Across Nebraska
A roundup of local items includes talks of forming an incorporated village with a 100 population. Reports detail crop yields on Dawes County farms, a Dodge origin fatal fire accident, and a Kearney store remodel. The State bank of Clarks closes due to collection issues. the Omaha business scene expands with new wholesale firms, and plans for a $1,000,000 sugar factory near Cozad proceed pending contracts.
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Magadalen Bohaboy
Joseph Bohsboy
Dodge
Fremont
Montgomery Ward Company
Cozad
Nebraska Sugar Company
Davis
Bridgeport
Omaha
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Bureau
State Bank of
Clarks
Department of Trade and Commerce
Guaranty Fund Commission
Favor Building of AT Decatur
A proposal to build AT Decatur would aid local residents and shorten travel for tourists heading to the Black Hills from the east by cutting hundreds of miles off the route.
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Decatur
Black Hills
Hastings Plans Colorful Holiday Lighting Scheme
The junior chamber of commerce announced definite plans to string several thousand colored lights across main streets and erect Christmas trees in parts of town, creating a festive display.
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Chamber of Commerce
Letter Arrives 1820 Airmail Mission Reveals Delays
Officials in Omaha of the Woodmen of the World report a coast to coast airmail mission, with John B. Hughes of Spartamsburg sending a remittance. Tracers were dispatched when the 1820 letter failed to arrive, a check from Hughes duplicated, leaving the eight year delay a mystery.
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Woodmen of the World
Omaha
John B. Hughes
Spartamsburg
Liberty Gets Gravel Road To Barnston
Gravel shipments arrive at Liberty to surface the seven mile highway to Barnston. The road was graded recently and will be laid with gravel from Kinney to Wymers and on to Barneston, where it joins gravel west to the Cornhusker highway.
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Liberty
Barnston
Kinney
Wymers
Barneston
Twins Registered At Kearney High School
Three sets of twins attend Kearney high school with two sets of girls and one set of boys. The girls are described as blondes and the discovery was reported recently.
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Kearney
Kearney High School
Blue Springs Builds New Muny Hall and Jail
Blue Springs unveils a new 82 by 50 foot vitrified tile structure on Main Street to serve as a community club room council chamber and fire department facility with storage for equipment and a rear city jail. The jail marks the town’s first in five years, replacing a 50 year old stone cell behind Rice and Son, and completion is expected this winter.
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Blue Springs
Muny
Main Street
Biue Springs
Rice & Son
Odell Plans Graveling of Main Street Blocks
Odell town board approves graveling six blocks of the business section along main street from the railway station to the bank corner and west to the highway. Graveling begins at once with about 80 carloads to be hauled and spread using 25 or 88 ton loads, plus several teams and wagons.
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Odell
Town Board of
Bank Corner
Brewster proposes 8 Billion dollar national reserve fund
Maine Governor Brewster urged a national and local 8 billion dollar reserve fund to be built over about two years to insulate the country from unemployment and economic panic. He framed it as an insurance system akin to the federal reserve, calling for concerted action rather than centralized authority.
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New Orleans
Herbert Hoover
Governor Brewster
Maine
Brewster
Micc Hoover
Federal Reserve System
United States
Conference of Governors
Jeck
Farmers seek over sixty million for crop marketing credits
Washington reports farmers cooperative associations across the nation plan to borrow more than 60 million dollars to finance this year’s crop marketing. Last year’s bank loans show totals across various crops with cotton leading at about 42 million, wheat six and a half million, and wool two and a half million.
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Washington
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Jalian Assets Sold for 12.5 Million to Sunset Pacific ON
The assets of the defunct Jalian Petroleum Corporation, whose promoters were convicted of using the mails to defraud, were sold at auction for 12.5 million dollars to Sunset Pacific ON Company in Los Angeles.
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Jalian
Los Angeles
Calif
Jalian Petroleum Corporation
Sunset Pacific
To Build $3,000,000 Yacht New York
Harrison Williams utilities magnate plans construction of the world’s largest privately owned yacht in New York. The vessel carries a price tag of three million dollars and is described as a landmark project.
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New York
Harrison Williams
Utilities Gnancier
4000 Pancakes Served for Crete Corn Show Visitors
Two shifts of women cooked 4000 pancakes for visitors at the Crete Nebraska two day corn show. The effort showcased community help and hospitality during the event.
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Crete
Neb
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R. R
Limes
News OF State
Long Pine
T. W. Bass
Gasoline
Albert Shafer
E. R. Purcell
Broken Bow
C. ©. Williams
C. A Stapleton
Federal Building
Dawes County
Harry Gue
Anderson
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