Omaha Second Stock Market Inches Ahead as Eggs Hatch statewide
Omaha remains the world’s second largest livestock market, trailing Kansas City, with the south side receiving 8,697,690 head in the year, up from 8,428,889. In 1924 cattle 1,862,546 hogs 3,978,288 sheep 2,844,421 horses and mules 12,435 versus 1923 totals of cattle 1,792,932 hogs 3,649,496 sheep 2,969,652 horses and mules 16,809. South Omaha stockmen note 129,798 cars delivered the cattle hogs sheep horses and mules to the market.
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Omaha
Kansas City
South Side
Lincoln
Senate
Capitol
State Soda Water Manufacturers Association
A. C. Shellenberger
Fifth
Washington, D. C
Beatrice
Kickrel
Hill Creek
Express
New York City
York
Kearney
South Omaha
J. H. McClay
Federal Court
McClay
Nebraska
W. L. McClay
Bureau of Publicity
Chamber of Commerce
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
S. R. McKelvie
E. R. Danielson
State Fair Board
State Board of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Chappel
Eva
Shuman
Airbury
Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
Covention
J. A. True
McCook
J. G. Masters
Central High School
Jisaha
John F. Mattasens
Grand Island
Treasuer
Nebraska Good Roads Boosters
Hatching Millions of Eggs Across Nebraska Hatcheries
Nebraska fish and game bureau under Game Warden Roster reports millions of brook trout eggs hatching in Benkelman Valentine Gretna and a new Rock Creek hatchery near Parks. The agency oversees open seasons licenses and egg distribution to aid hunters and fishermen statewide.
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Lincoln
Benkelman
Valentine
Gretna
Rock Creek
Parks
Dundee County
Nebraska
State Fish and Game Bureau
Strong Anti Missionary Feeling In Tientsin News
Reports of missionary arrests on the Henan border were false yet anti missionary sentiment runs high nationwide. A student class backed by reactionaries demands education in Chinese only and bans foreign languages. Sun Yat Sen agents are blamed for a bolshevik style campaign.
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Tientsin
Henan
Sun Yat Sen
Great Rabbits Drive Yields Vast Number of Dead Animals
Denver Colorado reports a colossal rabbit drive across hundreds of square miles with over 120000 rabbits found dead. Authorities believe it to be the largest such effort, employing more than 10000 men in northern Colorado.
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Denver
Colo
Rail mergers rumors drive stock surge to new highs
Unconfirmed reports of railroad mergers among major eastern and western systems sparked widespread stock speculation. Sixty issues rose past their 1924 peaks as total volume approached two million shares.
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New York
Part of Lovat Recovered in Arkansas Heist Case
Liberty bonds totaling $21,000 linked to Herbert Holliday and the Rondout Illinois mail robbery were recovered in Little Rock Arkansas. Holliday is serving a twenty five year term for involvement in the two million dollar theft last June.
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Memphis
Herbert Holliday
Little Rock
Ark
Railroad Labor Board Asked to Set Aside Wage Order
The United States railroad labor board was urged to abrogate its December 16 wage order affecting 45 western railroads in the Southern Pacific case. The motion argues the wage rise would force freight rate increases.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Southern Pacific
Trotsky Reported Assassinated In Bucharest Dispatch
An unconfirmed report from Bucharest cites advices from Bessarabia that Leon Trotsky, the Russian minister of war, has been assassinated according to press dispatches.
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Trotsky
London
Bucharest
Bessarabia
Leon Trotsky
Senate backs disposal of unallotted Omaha land parcels
The senate adopted a house bill directing the secretary of the interior to dispose of unallotted land on the Omaha Indian reservation in parcels not exceeding 160 acres each.
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Washingeton
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Mussolini Alters Election Law Sparking March Election Talk
Premier Mussolini announces a bill to modify the election law in the chamber of deputies. The move signals intent to hold general elections in March or April, shocking both majority and opposition. Former Premier Giolitti welcomes the return to the Giolitti-supported electoral system.
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Rome
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
President Coolidge Nominates Nebraska Postmasters
President Coolidge has sent to the United States senate for confirmation the Nebraska postmasterships at Dakota City Charles H. Fueston Moorefield James J. Green Norfolk Herbert L. Wichman Beaver City Laurence N. Merwin 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 Franklin Charles E. Cook Oxford George A. Ayer Wood River Franz J. Riesland.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States Senate
Nebraska
Dakota City
Charles H. Fueston
Moorefield
James J. Green
Norfolk
Herbert L. Wichman
Beaver City
Laurence N. Merwin
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
Franklin
Charles
Looking for Record Year New York
Railway traffic experts forecast 1925 as a record year for carloadings, boosted by the Dawes plan and higher farm product prices. They expect volumes to surpass 60 million cars, though 1924 may close slightly below last year’s peak by about one million.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Dawes
World War Compensation Awards in Washington
The United States pays $25 a month to dependents of every American soldier killed in the world war. Active death compensation awards up to end of fiscal year 1924 numbered 57,051 according to Director Hines of the veterans' bureau. The total monthly payment is $1,482,765 with an average of $25.58.
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Washington
United States
Hines
Vetrans’ Bureau
Pension Proposal For Public School Teachers
Legislature to consider a pension plan backed by the state teachers association. The measure would provide retirement benefits for all public school teachers after reaching a specified age and completing a set period of service.
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Lincoln
State Association
Nebraskans Escape Chinese Bandits in Henan
Bandits captured Kaihsien and looted the western Henan province area. Foreigners flee with only what they can carry. Missionaries from Augustana Synod reaching Suchow include Ingeborg Nystul, the Rev. D W Vikner and his Meade Nebraska family.
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Peking
Kaihsien
Henan
Augustana Synod
Suchow
Ingeborg Nystul
D. W. Vikner
Meade, Nebraska
France Reaffirms Debt Pledge to United States
French commitment to repay about 4 billion dollars wartime debt was stated by Jules Jusserand, retiring French ambassador, in an informal speech to Washington women at the new Masonic temple.
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France
Washington
United States
Jules Jusserand
New
Masonic Temple
Deficit in Bank Reserve Amid Clearing House Reports
The New York clearing house banks and trust companies show a deficit in reserve of 15,019,530 for the week ended. Overall reserves declined by 86,048,320 as the financial sector absorbed debt and liquidity pressures.
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New York
Timber Wolf Spotted on Fremont Street Chase Ends
A lone timber wolf believed hungry appears on lower Main Street in Fremont and vanishes after a prolonged chase by residents and authorities.
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Fremont Street
Fremont
Lower Main Street
Lassen Peak Eruption Largely Seen Since 1915
Westwood residents report another eruption of Lassen Peak the only active volcano in the continental United States. Local observers describe it as the largest event since 1915 with smoke and gases rising from the crater.
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Westwood
Cal
Lassen Peak
United States
Japan Sees Rise in Silk Exports to Germany
Japan's exports of raw silk and silk fabrics to Germany rise steadily reaching 150 million marks by October this year. The value reflects growing trade in silk between Tokyo and Berlin amidst improving bilateral commerce.
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Japan
Gornhusker News Highlights From Nebraska December 1924
The note filled page records a flurry of Nebraskan events. McCook YMCA building fundraising, deaths including John Peacock, and a Burlington depot fire at Hoag. Omaha hosts teachers convention. explanations cover farms, trees, and drought relief.
Nebraska Crop Values Rise Amid Prosperity Report
Adjusted service papers mailed from Lincoln show Nebraska crops valued at 361,096,000 on December 1, up 29.4 percent from last year. Corn leads with 184,985,000, wheat at 69,680,000, and tame hay 35,683,000, reflecting strong gains despite lower production.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
United States
Washington
France Will Do Right Thing Washington
Ambassador Herrick reports to the state department that Premier Herriot assured France will not repudiate its debts to the United States. Officials declined comment while awaiting Sec Hughes review, but welcomed the official account as timely and authoritative.
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France
Washington
Herrick
Herriot
State Department
Hughes
Department
Service Certificates Mailed for World War Veterans Bonus
About 600000 adjusted service certificates totaling 750000 dollars were mailed by the Veterans Bureau as 600000 certificates entered the mail at midnight December 31. A postal branch prepared certificates addressed stamped and cancelled for dispatch to trains. Thirty thousand checks of 50 dollars or less for short service soldiers were prepared but not mailed until March 1.
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Washington
Congress
Veteran’s Bureau
Post Office Department
Pasteur Treatment Used on Iowa Rabies Patients
About 100 people in Iowa are receiving Pasteur treatment for rabies per Dr. Don Griswold head of the state epidemiology and university bacteriology department. Twenty five treatments go to Albia and six to West Branch with others statewide. Albia investigations tied rabies to two human deaths plus many animal cases including forty two dogs fifteen cattle twelve horses eight hogs and two cats.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Don Griswold
University Bacterological Department
Albia
West Branch
Grain prices hit postwar high on exchange day
Cash wheat rose to 2.18 1 2 a bushel on the grain exchange, 3 1 2 above the previous high set December 19. Wheat flax and rye futures also climbed to new postwar highs.
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Minneapolis
Grain Exchange
Banks Ruled Illegal Paris Russia Branch Banks Declared Nonexistent
A French court ruled that the Russian branch banks in France have no legal existence, annulling the government's sequestration order. The decision leaves the banks subject to further legal actions and potential restitution of assets.
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Paris
France
Haunting memories amid Christmas at Joliet prison
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, both lifers in Joliet, join 2,000 inmates in a restrained Christmas observance as memories of past fortunes echo the infamous 1924 murder of Bobby Franks.
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Joliet, AL
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
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NEW State
Gornhusker News
Ut Nebraska
John Peacock
Burchard
Burlington
Hoag
John Ledehoff
Otoe
Thurston County Farm Bureau
Teachers of Nebraska
State Teachers Association
Oliver Everett
John W. Conley
Broken Bow
Ford
Conley
Paul Jessen
Nebraska Ciy
Nebraka State Bar Association
Cozad Commercial Club
Dawson County
Jack” West
Blue River
Donna Bell
Harry Jacobs
Daykin
Charles W. Hurley
Dixon County
Hebron
Little Blue River
John H. McClay
Fairbury
Scotland
D. K. Miller
Cedar Bluffs
Miller
George Koster
Scottsbluff
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