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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
2
Premier Mussolini announces a bill to amend the election law in the chamber of deputies. The move signals possible general elections in March or April, startling both government allies and opposition leaders. Former Premier Giolitti welcomes Mussolini’s return to the electoral system he favored.
President Coolidge has sent to the Senate for confirmation Nebraska postmaster appointments for Dakota City James J Green Norfol k Herbert L Wich man Moorefield Franklin Charles E Cook etc Beemer Archie E Cates Elk Creek Lucy L Mendenhall Stockville Lulu C Brown Cook Marcus H Carman Culbertson Joe G Crews Elgin William C Coupland Oxford George Ayer Wood River Franz J Riesland
The eastern railroads public relations committee projects a new high water mark for 1925. Dawes plan adoption and farm price increases are seen as key drivers, expected to push carloadings beyond the 650 million cars reached in 1923, though 1924 may fall short by about one million from last year’s peak.
The United States pays 25 dollars a month to dependents of every American soldier killed in the world war. Active death compensation awards up to end of fiscal year 1924 total 57,051 according to Director Hines of the veterans' bureau. The total monthly payment sums to 1,482,765 dollars with an average of 25.58 dollars.
Among measures for the upcoming legislative session a pension plan for all public school teachers is proposed with backing from the state association. It would grant retirement after reaching a set age and completing a required years of service.
Bandits captured Kaihsien in western Henan and looted the area as foreigners fled with meager possessions. Augustana missionaries reached Suchow and are quartered there, including Ingeborg Nystul and the Vikners from Meade Nebraska with their son.
In an extemporaneous speech before hundreds of capital women at the new Masonic temple Jules Jusserand the retiring French ambassador reaffirmed France’s determination to pay roughly 4 billion dollars of World War I debt to the United States.
The week ended shows a deficit in reserve of 15,019,530 with reserves down 86,048,320 across clearing house banks and trust companies.
Residents of Westwood report the largest eruption since 1915 with smoke and gases rising from Lassen Peak in California, marking another active event for the mountain.
Tokio reports continued growth in raw silk and silk fabric shipments to Germany. Through October the value of exports reached 150 million marks, reflecting a steady rise in trade between Japan and Germany in the silk sector.
Reports from Bucharest and Odessa allege near civil war in Moscow as factions clash over Trotzkyism. Fighting leaves many dead and wounded while Leon Trotzky reportedly heads the Red Army. Stalin is jailed after being accused of traitor charges following clashes with Trotzky’s supporters.
Nebraska faces a potential invasion of the European corn borer, described as more destructive than an army with banners. Scientists from the U S Department of Agriculture warn it could be joined by the Mexican bean beetle if it arrives this summer, with the outbreak now at the front door of the great corn belt.
Lincoln Nebraska January 5 to 9 dates for the Nebraska State Poultry Association annual exhibition remain as planned at the auditorium. Secretary H C Wittman says no traces of a new mysterious disease among Nebraska chickens have been found by health authorities in New York City. Admission is free and the display aims to verify findings by the college of agriculture.
The Live Poultry Transit Co. notified Governor Bryan that some poultry cars sent from Nebraska to New York were allegedly returned to Nebraska without cleaning or fumigation. The company telegrammed the governor denying that any empty cars uncleaned were sent back.
The harvest of key crops this year is valued at 9.48 billion dollars by the Department of Agriculture, the highest price level in five years. Prices are up 753 million from last year’s revised total of 8.73 billion, and 1.66 billion above 1922’s 7.82 billion.
Telegram to Governor Bryan from the Live Poultry Transit president says there is no prospect of an embargo on poultry at Chicago. The carrier firm provides cars for the trade.
A committee of five attorneys from as many municipalities will draft uniform traffic rules for Nebraska. The meeting is scheduled in Lincoln on Saturday, January 3, as part of a move toward nationwide uniformity in traffic regulation.
Denver reports an additional payment of 1 dollar per ton for sugar beets under the 1924 contract will be disbursed to growers in Colorado Montana and Nebraska before December 22.
The Soviet government, hindered by a poor beet crop, authorizes importing 300 million pounds of sugar with most purchases aimed at the United States Czechoslovakia and England.
The Italian government plans to send two warships to Albanian waters amid tensions from recent troubles, signaling readiness to respond to potential complications in the region.
The Cornhusker News reports corporate transfers to Nebraska Light & Power and local office changes including McCook and Norfolk. It notes deer on Ord mayor John C. Rogers farm, an Omaha gas price reduction, a Columbus theater fire damage, and multiple farm incidents plus a 65th anniversary in Pawnee City.
The treasury reports a successful December bond issue totaling just over 750 million dollars aimed at refunding and financing. An excess of 220 million dollars in cash was raised, with the rest used to retire maturing securities including third liberty bonds and notes due March 15. This provides cash to meet obligations until the March operation.
The December crop report from the Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates shows Nebraska winter wheat planted this autumn at 3,353,000 acres, up from 2,041,000 last fall and far below the 5-year average of 8,331,000. Eastern districts sowed less while the western two thirds show heavy increases, with conditions ranging from extremely poor in the east to good in the west. The rise reflects seeding conditions and is based on actual acreage measurements and farmer reports.
Berlin saw fierce clashes as thousands of communists greeted Erich Muelesam returning from five years in Bavarian jail for the 1919 Munich uprising. About 50,000 demonstrators surged toward him and his wife, with 100 wounded in the ensuing turmoil.
Keith Collins and Fred Poffenbarger Jr. sought a second trial over a Council Bluffs mail train robbery involving 3.5 million dollars in registered mail. Four inches from freedom, the duo remains jailed as Puff the 2 year old airdale dog of Wyandotte County Sheriff Maher eats porterhouse steak, thwarting a potential jail break.
The eastern poultry embargo costs York and surrounding area about $1,000 weekly. Normally three or four cars of live poultry head east, but buyers have halted purchases due to lack of market. York County poultry remains disease free.
Red troops backing Leon Trotsky mutinied in Moscow and arrested Joseph Stalin secretary-general of the party imprisoning him in their barracks according to an Odessa dispatch. The mutiny stemmed from soviet circulars branding Trotsky a traitor.
Live turkeys are being sold in New York markets at 60 to 75 cents a pound, according to word received by the health department.
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