Minnesota Farm Strike Begins Amid Blockades and Clashes
About 400 Minnesota farmers formed the State Farmers' Holiday Association as they block roads to raise prices. Pickets clashed with deputies and a farmer attempting to move sheep was escorted into town. Nearby Sioux City saw a temporary resume of normal flow as the national officers condemned clashes. Leaders plan to withhold livestock and grain until prices cover production costs, with perishable goods exempt for 30 days unless costs remain unmet.
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Minnesota
State Farmers’ Holiday Association
Iowa
Rowe
Sioux City
Farmers’ Holiday Association
South Dakota
Nebraska
Holiday Association
Midwest
Governor White Ends Coal Strike in Ohio
In Murray City Ohio miners ratified the governor George White ten point program by a 72 to 24 vote ending a strike that began February 1. The plan sets 38 cents per ton for machine mined coal and 3.28 dollars per day for laborers, slightly above the operators scale.
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Murray City
Ohio
George White
Mincr
Horse era revival eyed by Master Horseshoers convention
The forty second annual session of the international convention in Toronto hears confidence that the work horse is returning to stay. J A Carlson of Arthur Iowa, president of the American section, notes trucks and tractors lead on main highways but horses gain ground off main roads.
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Toronto
J. A. Carlson
Arthur
Iowa
Plagiarism Suit Demands 1.5 Million Against Fox Film
Corinne Swanson known as Maria Mannix files a $1.5 million plagiarism suit against Fox Film Corporation claiming the company appropriated one of her stories and produced it under another title.
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Los Angeles
Fox Film Corporation
Corinne Swanson
Maria Mannix
Killed as He Starts Work at Pine Canyon Dam
Hari Remington forty three unemployed for a year found a first job in a municipal water project at Pine Canyon Dam minutes after starting work. He was killed soon after arrival according to the report, the details noting the fatal incident at the site.
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Ee Calif
Hari Remington
Pine Canon Dam
Gandhi Begins Fast Unto Death in Poona Jail
Mahatma Gandhi starts a death fast at Yeravada jail Poona to protest Britain's communal election plan. He refuses release offers and says force may end his life while supporters plead for restraint and water only intake with salt or soda possibly added.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Yerveda
Poona
Bombay
Gandhi
Yervada
India
Yeravada
Mahatma
Great Britain
Lejeune Badly Hurt in Fall at Virginia Military Institute
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute suffered a skull fracture and a broken left arm after falling while walking down an embankment on the campus. He was with Col. William Cooper en route to the school power plant when the accident occurred. He lost his balance and struck his head on a pile of wood.
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Lexington
John A. Lejeune
Virginia ‘Military Institute
General Lejeune
United States Marine Corps
William Cooper
Five Killed in Hunt for Woman's Slayer
In Muskogee Oklahoma the pursuit of the slayers of Mrs Susie Sharp costs five lives including deputy Webster Reece and outlaw Bud McClain. An officer Andrew McGinnis and two escaped convicts Ky Carlisle and Troy Love die in a hill country encounter.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Webster Reece
Bud McClain
Susie Sharp
Andrew McGinnis
Ky Carlisle
Troy Love
Colombians Demand War Funds as Boundary Treaty Mentioned
Tens of thousands of Colombians clamored for war with Peru and contributed money from pocketbooks and jewel cases to finance it. The senate advanced the measure on second reading. Leticia and Amason areas, a 1922 boundary treaty with Peru, are referenced.
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Peru
Bogota
Colombia
Senate
Leticia
Ond
Amason
Ticia
Nebraska crop values fall sharply in 1931 report
The state and federal agricultural statistics division estimates a 16 million drop in Nebraska crop values over 13 months with August 15 prices totaling 124.6 million, down from 134.2 million a year ago and far below 1927 peak. Per farm value averages slide to 962, down from 1037 and 2483 in 1930.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Omaha Chamber Urges Fast Paving of Nebraska Highways
In a message from the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and the Omaha Auto Club Bryan is urged to expedite paving of 213.1 miles of state highways. The demand focuses on finishing Lincoln area surfacing on the Wee west at Moreh Platte by 1933 and extending paving on No. 6 west of Lincoln as far and as rapidly as possible to use federal appropriations.
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Omaha
Bryan
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Omaha Auto Club
Nebraska
Lincoln
Wee
Moreh Platte
No. 6
Nebraska highway costs match railroad valuations in 1932
Lincoln leader L K Leonard, former assistant state engineer, says Nebraska road and bridge spending from 1915 to June 30 1932 totaled 237 million dollars, about 180 dollars per resident, equaling the present value of railroad properties in the state.
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Lincoln
George K. Leonard
Nebraska
Leonard
Scate News Items of Interest in Lincoln Fireproof Building
A Lincoln report notes a fireproof building planned at forty by ninety feet with two stories. Estimated cost is $25,000.
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Lincoln
Nelson Know Nebraska Contest At Nuckolls County Fair
Reverend W B Zimmerman sponsors the Know Nebraska contest at Nelson's Nuckolls County Fair. This year the event covered the second 20 years of Nebraska history with Will Maupin of Omaha serving as judge. The winner received a cap donated by Zimmerman.
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W. B. Zimmerman
Methodist Church
Nelson
Nebraska
Nuckolls County
Will Maupin
Omaha
Zimmerman
State Board Approves $30000 Girls Dormitory at Beatrice
The state board of control approved a new 30000 dormitory at Beatrice Institution for Feeble-Minded for 120 girls. Inmates began moving from a remodelable cottage as remodeling starts soon. Chairman H. B. Thorpe praised the investment as a good deal.
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State Board of Control
Beatrice Institution
Thorpe
Cattle Tests Near 200000 as Tuberculosis Checks Continue
By Sept 1 state records show 188109 cattle tested in 12926 herds with 760 reactor animals across 3382 herds. Last month 132 reactors were found in 828 tested herds, and 49 of 54 counties remain under test. Dr. H L Feistner notes progress toward statewide screening.
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H. L. Feistner
Wind Devastates Nebraska Orchards Delights Windfalls
Terrific wind storms hit southeastern Nebraska orchards, scattering thousands of bushels of apples on the ground. Peach and pear crops also suffered heavy damage, with Delicious apples most affected as twigs twisted from trees. Some windfallen fruit may be salvaged for sale.
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Nebraska
Telephones Lead Farm Facilities in Southeast Nebraska
A survey in southeast Nebraska shows about 42 477 farms with 40 000 owned or tenant occupied. Six telephones exist for every 10 farms, meaning 60 percent of occupied farms have telephones. The report ranks telephone, electric light, and plumbing as top modern farm facilities with telephones leading. Electric lighting lags at seven percent of homes.
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Nebraska
Duck hunting outlook in Nebraska good this fall
State Game Warden Frank O Connell reports plentiful local ducks across western Nebraska after inspection trips through Scottsbluff Morrill Grant Sheridan and Garden counties. He notes better conditions due to ample food and water and says the two month season begins October 1.
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Nebraska
Frank O’connell
O’connell
Scottsbluff and
Morrill
Grant
Sheridan
Garden Counties
O'Connell
Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Show Promises Record Entries
Despite a general decline at fairs, the Ak-Sar-Ben Live Stock Show, Horse Show and Rodeo shows promise of continuing growth. W. H. Schellberg says this year’s event will far exceed last year in entries and general interest. The article notes competition from the Portland International Live Stock Show which has been moved up one week to accommodate schedules.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
W. H.schellberg
Pega Egg Romy Alg Company
Ckweleen Sk
Ckweleen Sk x Ieee Ataoes
Obenian
Sefic International
Portland
Oregon
Troops End Threats in Taylorville Mining Town
Amid six weeks of Midland coal strike violence in Taylorville two army companies patrolled streets after two bombings at the Daily Breeze plant and a UMWA office. Editor Jewell reported the blasts blamed on striking miners, while Progresive Miners union and Hillsboro Coal signed a return to work agreement for 300 men at a $6.14 wage scale.
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Taylorville
National Guard
Midland
Daily Breeze
Bloyd Jewell
Emmerson
Charles Weinecke
Mackers Park
United Mine Workers of America
Breeze
Jewell
Edward R. Hemmer
Peabody Coal Company
Hillisboro
Progressive Miners’ Union
Hillsboro Coal Company
R. F. C. Expands Loan Policy For Small Projects
Washington reports Harvey C. Couch, director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, states the agency will extend loans to income earning ventures including small enterprises. He says the policy favors all qualifying applications that are self liquidating, sound, secure, and create employment.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Car
Ins
Harvey C. Couch
Couch
Cubs Win NL Title Clinched in 5 2 Victory
The 1982 Chicago Cubs clinched their seventh National League pennant by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader, sealing the title seven games ahead of Pittsburgh. The World Series opener against the New York Yankees was set for September 28 in New York.
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Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
New York Yankees
New York
Kidnapers Return Boy After Intense Police Hunt
A boy abducted and held for 25000 dollars was returned to his wealthy father Arthur Russell, a stock exchange broker, in Brooklyn. Police announced no ransom was paid and believed the kidnapers fled from the strong investigation across New York and the East.
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Russell
New York
East
Brooklyn
Arthur
Stock Exchange
Supreme Court Justice Dies at Residence in 79th Year
The Supreme Court justice died at his home in his seventy-ninth year. The death leaves a vacancy and prompts a period of mourning in legal circles. He served on the bench for decades and was widely respected for his rulings and public service. He is survived by family and colleagues who recall his contributions to the judiciary.
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Supreme Court
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