Britain Suspends Gold Standard Amid Financial Crisis
London reports the British government halted the gold standard to stop gold withdrawals and avert bankruptcy. The Bank of England raised its discount rate from 4 to 6 percent as gold reserves fell to about 650 million dollars. Washington officials declined to comment while noting British foreign securities likely remain unaffected.
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London
Great Britain
England
Bank of England
Board of Governors
France
United States
Washington
Britain
Japan Seizes Mukden and Advances in Manchuria
Japanese troops shelled Mukden, capital of Manchuria, for three hours then occupied the city. Movements spread across the region as strategic points fell. The Nationalist government demanded withdrawal, Tokyo gave no reply. Canton declared its campaign ended and urged immediate central government reforms. President Chiang Kai-shek vowed to lead the fight to defend China and its race.
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Nanking
China
Mukden
Manchuria
Tokyo
Geneva
League of Nations
Canton
Chiang Kai-shek
Chang Hseb-liang
Manchurian
Chiang
Japan
RCA Radio Suit Settlements End Three-Year Litigation
New York reports nearly $50,000,000 in claims against the Radio Corporation of America were settled, with about twenty suits withdrawn. The action concludes a three year period of litigation seen as stabilizing the radio industry.
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New York
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Fight for Equalization Fee Debated by Farm Bureau
Chicago directors of the American Farm Bureau federation met at the Hotel Sherman to discuss reviving the equalization fee idea tied to McNary Haugen surplus crop control. Edward A ONeal urged renewing the plan to fund surpluses via a domestic tax, with purchases by government or co ops and sales abroad.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Sherman
McNary Haugen
Congress
Edward A.o’néal
Federation
United States
O'Neal
Shouse Proposes Nine Planks for Democratic Platform
Washington. Jouett Shouse, chair man of the Democratic national executive committee, urged a national platform of nine planks. Proposals include altering prohibition laws, abolishing the farm board, balancing the federal budget, expanding public works, and legalizing light wines and beer. He spoke as a personal suggestion in response to the Woman's National Democratic club request, with publication through the party committee.
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Washington
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Farm Board
Congress
Lght
Club
Democratic National ‘Committee
Two Men Sail Tiny Boat on Atlantic Voyage from Newfoundland
The 19 foot Chicagoan left St John s Newfoundland on a transatlantic voyage to England France and Germany with Capt Bahr of Chicago and Albert Harding of Portugal Cove aboard. The mainsail bore Visit the new Chicago World s Fair in 1933. Herman Thomas of Chicago chose not to cross the Atlantic.
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St. Johns
Newfoundland
Thre
England
France
Germany
Bahr
Chicago
Albert Harding
Portugal Cove
Herman Thomas
Increase in Cost of State Government in Nebraska
Census data show Nebraska per capita operating costs rising from 3.86 in 1918 to 10.86 in 1930. Total 1930 general department costs were 14.95 million, with highways and debt payments driving the rise. taxes and property levies per capita also grew, while state debt stood at 237 thousand dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Lincoln Plans to Distribute Over a Million Fish This Fall
Nebraska state game warden Frank B. O Connell announced a fall fish distribution starting October 20. The effort aims to exceed last year’s 800000 fish, with about half from state hatcheries and the rest salvaged from irrigation ditches or bought from private hatcheries. Approximately 300000 would be salvaged and 200000 purchased. Species include bass crappies sunfish and perch with mostly fingerlings and some adults. Distribution runs through about December 1 using a railway fish car and five refrigerated trucks.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Frank B. Connell
O'Connell
Lincoln Nebrasa gross farm income drops after 1929 peak
Lincoln Nebraska's gross farm income for the year ended June 30 1929 stood at 496 059 000. By June 30 1931 it fell to 321 187 000 a drop of over 35 percent. Purchasing power of the farmer's dollar fell from 88.4 in 1929 to 69.5 in 1931 reducing realized manufactured goods from 438 515 000 to 223 225 000.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Waterworks Election At Maske To Be Held This Month
Special election on the Maske waterworks question will occur this month with a pledge that if approved, labor for the project will go to local unemployed workers as far as practicable. State and Tekamah Masons joined in Tekamah for laying the cornerstone of a new 125000 dollar high school, replacing a building that stood thirty years. Carson J Patterson, 31, died instantly when struck by lightning on a Grand Island baseball diamond. William Sorganfrei, 20 steps away, was knocked senseless but soon recovered.
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Maske
State
Tekamah
Masonic Lodge
Tekameh
Carson J. Patterson
Grand Island
William Sorganfrei
Patterson
Wheat trades for two movie tickets at Fairbury theatre
Wheat buyers offer 90 cents a bushel at Fairbury in exchange for two 40 cent movie tickets. Theater consent allows two tickets per bushel. Grain will be sold to a local mill.
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Fairbury
Midland college registration at second week low
Registration data show Midland college total enrollment 446 for all departments as the second week of the school year closes, up from 412 on the same day last year. Most classes, except the sophomore level, have shown growth.
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Midland ‘College
Norfolk voters defeat 25 year power franchise proposal
In a special election Norfolk residents voted 1729 to 674 against granting a twenty five year franchise to the Iowa Nebraska Power Company for natural gas mains. The measure failed, blocking the company from substituting natural gas for artificial gas in the city's mains.
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Iowa-Nebraska Power, Company
Norfolk
Anthrax outbreak hits Nebraska cattle herds
Nearly 900 head of livestock, mostly cattle, have died from anthrax in northeastern Nebraska since the outbreak began. The hardest hit area is Knox county in the northwest corner, with additional cases in Boyd, Holt, Washington, and Antelope counties.
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Nebraska
Knox County
Boyd
Holt
Washington
Antelope
Mastodon tooth found in Tekamah gravel pit
Workmen uncovered a perfectly preserved mastodon tooth about ten feet below the surface in Tekamah. Since then smaller bones and fragments resembling tusks have been found nearby, suggesting a prehistoric site of interest.
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Tekamah
Falls City Man Reports Ear Corn Popping In The Field
Joe Pool of Falls City found that between ten and fifty percent of kernels on many ears had fully popped while he harvested corn under a prolonged September heat wave. The unusual heat has lingered over the region for some time.
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Joe Pool
Falls City
Pool
Nebraska Bus Lines Tax Assessment Report
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith reports eight Nebraska bus lines assessed by the state board of equalization totaling 484 679 dollars. The tax will amount to 8 725 dollars with the Interstate Transit lines paying more than half the total.
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Nebraska
W. H. Smith
State Board of Equalization
Bank of Ragan Nebraska Seized by State Trade Dept
The Bank of Ragan Nebraska was closed by its officers and placed in the hands of the state department of trade and commerce. State Examiner Richard Hadley was placed in charge for the department. Deposits were $110 000, capital $20 000, and surplus $4 000. E M Cox is president, Thomas Rogers cashier, and Paul Allerheiligen assistant cashier.
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Bank of
Nebraska counties named for feed and livestock loan program
Governor Bryan learned from Washington that seven Nebraska counties Boyd Brown Cedar Holt Knox Keya Paha and Rock are included in a loan area for feed and livestock purchases. A committee will review loan applications and a disbursing officer at Grand Forks North Dakota will make direct payments to farmers.
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Bryan
Washington
Nebraska
Boyd
Brown
Cedar
Holt
Knox
Keya Paha
Rock
Grand Forka N. D
Brick bearers of Bryan trace in Table Rock sidewalk
Walter Cornell reports a brick in Table Rock bearing W. J. Bryan and Mary wife. The Commoner visited with George A. Cotton and Ralph Cotton, inspected the county’s brick yards, and Bryan reportedly struck a newly molded brick that later burned in the kiln. The brick remains in a business sidewalk, legible over years.
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Walter Cornell
Sidney Cornell
Table Rock
W. J. Bryan
Mary
George A. Cotton
Ralph Cotton
Bryan
Hoover Urges Legion Help to Economize and Rebuild
President Hoover called the American Legion to join a peacetime drive for government economy amid the world crisis. He warned against expanding federal spending, urged drastic cuts in nonessential areas, and noted taxes and deficits. The Legion adopted a repeal amendment push and elected Henry L. Stevenis Jr. national commander.
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Detroit
Hoover
American Legion
United Action
Treasury
Erich
Europe
America
Convention
Conygress
Legion
Press
Henry L. Stevenis, Jr
Warsaw
N. C
Banker and Aged Woman Die in Staten Island Plane Crash
Col. Peter J. Brady banker and aviation enthusiast died when the plane he rode crashed through a West Brighton housetop. Mary Tritto fifty died in the fire along with two boys and a man slight injuries to another. Pilot James Goodwin Hall escaped with minor harm after parachute opened. Dense fog and low flying are blamed for the crash.
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New York
Peter J. Brady
West Brighton
Staten Island
Mary Tritto
Debria
James Goodwin Hall
Thirteen Kidnap Guards Escape From State Prison
Thirteen prisoners escaped custody at Granite Oklahoma state prison after overpowering three guards with knives and cleavers. They kidnapped the guards who were later released from stolen cars used in the getaway. Warden Mrs G A Waters reported the escape as bloodhounds and posses pursued the fugitives through the dining hall and exit.
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