Post Office to Arm Guards for Mail Trains and Truck Routes
President Coolidge plans increased armed protection for the postal system. Postmaster General New proposes armored cars and armed personnel at strategic points to deter mail robberies and safeguard employees. Marines may be used. hard penalties for armed attacks on mail are urged.
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Coolidge
New
Army
Navy
United States
United States Chamber of Commerce
Post Office Department
Chicago
Congress
Slush Fund Inquiry Resumes in Chicago Amid Klan Ties
Senator Reed's senate committee restarts hearings in Chicago probing campaign slush funds linked to D. C. Stephen con former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan now imprisoned at Michigan City. The inquiry aims to reveal Indiana political influences and Illinois primary finance.
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Chicago
James A. Reed
Senate
Indiana
D. C
Aid Michigan R- Mich-The Huladale Sev
Readable portions indicate a regional aid action connected to Michigan. The fragment mentions Michigan related relief efforts and a local program. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the text.
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Nin Aid
Michigan R
Mich
Huladale
Sevcack Hese Ras Bed
18 000 Mile Army Plane Flight Planned Across Americas
Washington reports a War department mission of 18 524 miles by five planes across South America. The route includes San Antonio to Mexico and the isthmus, Coton Canal Zone, Valdivia Chile, Buenos Aires to Asuncion, then Brazil the Guianas and Venezuela, via Trinidad and the Caribbean to Cuba and Florida before finishing in Washington. The crews will pause for inspection at major ports and avoid record attempts, flying only in good weather.
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Washington
War Department
South America
Eseator
Latin America
San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
Puerto
Salina Cruz
Army Air Station
Cot
Labor Re Elects Green and His Ten Executives
In Detroit at the AFL forty sixth annual convention William Green was unanimously re elected president. Eight vice presidents along with Secretary Frank Morrison and Treasurer Daniel Tobin were returned to office. The executive council was instructed to study relations between the Mexican government and labor groups. Los Angeles chosen as the 1927 convention city.
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Detroit
Mich
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Frank Morrison
Daniel J.tobin
Los Angeles
Triple Shooting Wipes Out Family of Three in Barre
In a remote Barre farmhouse a man identified as P. Russell Morrison killed his wife and six year old daughter Joyce before apparently shooting himself. A shotgun lay near Morrison’s body, believed to be the murder weapon. police think Morrison acted in a kind of insanity.
Sharkey Cleared in Wills Decision in New York
Boxing figure Jack Sharkey wins a decision in a New York wills case. The court ruling clarifies estate matters involving Sharkey and related parties.
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Jack Sharkey
Wills New York
Litho
August Bank Failures Reported in Washington
Fifty one banks were closed in the United States during August. The Federal Reserve released the figures noting the nationwide wave of bank closures and the impact on financial institutions.
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Washington
United States
Federal
Navy Forces Enter Corinte and Control Pacific Coast
Navy lands Gobe at Corinte Mapegua Nicaragua and establishes control over the Pacific coast area, with armed forces moving into the town and asserting authority.
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Navy
Gobe
Corinte Mapegua
Nicaragua
Can
Corinte
Bank Robbery at United Trust Branch Reported
A bank robbery occurred at the United Trust Company branch with three men taking money. Police search for suspects as details remain unclear and no injuries reported.
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Unies Trust Company
Nebraska Notes Highlight Community Projects And Youth Programs
The week long events cover Father and Son Week and the Nebraska Parent-Teachers Association convention in Alliance, with plans for a boy and girl calf club sponsored by local businessmen. Wayne named 1927 Synod convention city, Lexington gifts for a summer camp, and youth welfare topics feature alongside a farm accident injury to Walter Weigers.
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Nebraska Parent- Teachers Association
Allance
Alliance Business Men
Wayne
Presbyterian Synod of Nebraska
Lexington
Walter Weigers
Cheyenne County
Stratton
University of Nebraska Agricultural College
Detroit
Neufchatel
Chamber of Commerce of
Omaha
Nebraska
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mve
Dalton
Tom Augustine
Wyoming
Nebraska Blacksmiths, Horseshoers and Wheelwrights' Association
Hastings
Brecksmith
Creighton Homecoming Highlights Busy Convention Month
Five thousand visitors are expected this month for eighteen conventions and homecomings led by Creighton on October 30. Other events include Odd Fellows state encampment October 19 20 Rebekah state Assembly October 19 20 Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons October 27 28 Nebraska Good Roads October 13 and more. Hog Caller Fred Patzel competes with Nebraska at the Philadelphia American Legion meeting adding local pride and a tale of travel.
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Bureau of Publicity
Chamber of Commerce
Creighton
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah State Assembly
Convention
The
Supreme Council of Ancient and Accezted
Scottish Rite Masons
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Nebraska Baptist Association
Nebraska State Nurse Association
Wit
Creighton Dental
Legion
Madison
Iowa
Nebraska
Fred Patzel
caHer
National American Legion
Philadelphia
Cornhuskers
Patsel
Patzrel
Accredited Counties Score Well in Hog Slaughter Report
Dr W T Spencer Nebraska Hog Slaughter Report covers September total 7380 hogs killed across Polk Burt Butler Cass Otoe Hamilton Johnson and Dodge counties. Of these only 28 or 37 percent were condemned and sterilized with premiums averaging about 30c per hog from a 10c per hundredweight bonus.
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Omaha
Nebraska
W. T. Spencer
Omaha Live Stock Exchange
Polk
Burt
Butler
Cass
Otee
Hamilton
Johnson
Dodge
Shipments of Sweet Clover Seed From Local Farm Areas
Joseph Rothmeier grain dealer shipped a carload of sweet clover seed raised by nearby farmers. Seed from this season's patches fetched a good price and Rothmeier bought remaining stock to complete the carload bound for a seed firm in Atchison Kansas.
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Alexandria
Joseph Rothmeier
Rothmeier
Atchison
Kansas
Falls City Journal Offices Suffer Minor Damage
Damage to the stock and building totals about 15000 dollars. The Falls City Journal offices incurred minor damage. Loss is partly covered by insurance.
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Falls City Journal
Bloomfield High School Dedication Speakers Highlight Growth
John Mattsen of the state department spoke at the Bloomfield high school dedication. The three story building arose after enrollment jumped 78 percent from 1923 to 1926, reflecting rapid local growth.
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Bloomfield
John Mattsen
State of Public Instruction
Bloomfield High School
Work on Kearney Masonic Temple Advances
Construction has begun on the Kearney Masonic Temple to be built at a cost of 125000 dollars. The project includes a theater and will rise in Kearney, advancing local fraternal facilities.
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Kearney Masonic Temple
Kearney
Masonic Temple
Prize money and pony debate quoted in paper
The quote recalls the second prize of $15 and a girl who swam the channel, with Arnold noting the picture in the paper. He mentions a nice prize and a race about keeping a pony, referencing a $28 prize and the outcome tied to that race.
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Arnold
Jury convicts Miller in conspiracy case while Daugherty not yet
Federal jury in a conspiracy trial discharged by ates Teton W Mack after voting 10 to 2 for Miller and 8 to 4 for Daugherty. Ballots never fell below 6 to 6 for Daugherty, prompting mixed reactions as the indictment against both men remains. The case centers on alleged fraud of $7 million in American Metal assets during wartime and witness testimony linked to payments.
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New York
Ates Teton
W. “Mack
Gery Ae
Daugherty
Miler
Miller
United States
Emory R. Buckner
American Metal Company
Richard Merton
John T. King
Daugherty and Miller
Hog Cholera Epidemic Grips Midwest States
Chicago area and Illinois Iowa and Nebraska report severe hog cholera epidemic. Hogs die by the hundreds as swine fever spreads, serum scarce and officials warn it is the most devastating outbreak the Midwest has seen. F A Laird Minnesota state veterinarian cites rapid spread.
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Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
F. A Laird
Mitneis
Midwest
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Taeesohn
Wer
Labor
Green
Falls City
Weer Calb As
Harry M. Daugherty
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