Global notes and North American political briefings
Summaries from Nanking Paris and St Paul report a Chinese manifesto defending self defense while backing Kellogg pact but condemning Soviet tactics. Russia and China pledge pact loyalty as Manchurian tensions ease. North Carolina governors and state institutions discuss budget balancing amid a looming deficit of 1.96 million. France’s chamber authorizes ratification of US war debt agreement from 1926 after tight vote. In Minnesota a joint Last Man's Club and First Minnesota reunion marks a storied Civil War era gathering with a wine toast and plans to donate battle records to Stillwater Library.
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Nanking
China
Harbin
Russia
Rudzutak
C. T. Wang
Wang
Manchuria
St. Paul
Minn
Last Man’s Club
John S. Goff
Peter O. Hall
Atwater
Charles Lockwood
Chamberlain
S. D
Company B
Minnesota
Stillwater Library
Bull Run
First
Federal Farm Board Faces Its Important Tasks
The article notes the Federal Farm Board confronting its key duties amid ongoing debate about progress and challenges. It reflects on earlier fears and asserts advancement beyond that phase with a focus on policy implementation and future steps.
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Federal Farm Board
Farewell Speech by Alf Taylor in Elizabethton
Alf Taylor, 83, lone survivor of Tennessee’s war of the roses, delivered his valedictory in Elizabethton addressing a Carter County audience about unity and arbitration in the new industrial order. He urged citizenship league to resolve recent labor disputes and recalled his political legacy with roses symbolizing the campaign years.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Alfred A. Taylor
Tennessee
Happy Valley
Carter County
Bob
Alfred
New Cheese Plant for Ashe County Opens Growth
Dairy specialists Farnham and Turner started a small improvised factory in West Jefferson after Kraft Cheese Company agreed to take over once 6000 pounds of milk daily could be guaranteed. Production soon rose to 25000 pounds daily and Kraft planned a $100,000 two unit plant for cheese and condensed milk. Farmers expand herds and stations to meet demand, boosting North Carolina dairy industry.
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Farnham
Turner
West Jefferson
Kraft Cheese Company
Kraft Company
North Carolina
Birth rates show decline across most states in 1928
Washington reports birth registration area excluding Massachusetts and Utah: birth rate 19.7 in 1928 vs 20.7 in 1927. Of 38 states, 33 had lower rates in 1928. North Carolina had the highest rate at 27.5. Washington the lowest at 14.4. North Carolina recorded 80,893 births and 36,165 deaths, including 6,903 infant deaths under one year, with a slight drop in the infant death rate from the prior year.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Massachusetts
Utah
North Carolina
Birthdays and Prohibition Reflections in This Week
The article notes the significance of milestone birthdays led by John D. Rockefeller's ninety years and his contributions to science and education. It also reports Mrs. Sabin studying prohibition among working men’s wives and surveys opinion on prohibition. It mentions new smaller money bills and government savings from the change.
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Rockefeller
Washington
Greensboro
John J. Raskob
Heflin
Alabama
Daily News
Raskob
Democratic National Executive Committee
Ture
Smith
Ras
Dehorsec
Simmons
Jouett Shouse
National Committee
New York
Rioting After Calendar Change Sparks Citizen Reactions
The passage notes that after the calendar was corrected and dates moved forward several days, rioting occurred as some citizens felt a small dollar held less value than a larger one.
Governor Subpoenaed as Witness in Gaston Murder
Gastonia July 22 Governor O Max Gardner subpoenaed as a witness in the murder trial of 25 Loray mill strikers and sympathizers charged in the killing of Gastonia chief of police O F Aderholt. Gardner to appear July 29 after a Stroud letter alleged threats and armed-guard warnings.
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Gastonia
O. Max Gardner
Loray Mill
O. F. Aderholt
S. C. Hendrick
Gaston Superior Court
Wake County
Gardner
Roy Stroud
Stroud
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Raleigh
Nathan O’berry
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Senate
Raymond Poincare
Republic
United States of America
French Republic
Ne Teague
Hoover
Alf Taylor
Ashe County
Arthur Brisbane
John D. Rockefeller
Gaston
Sherwin-Williams
Boone Hardware Co
The
Watauga Building and Loan Association
Watauga Building & Loan Association
Watauga County
Watauga Building & Loan Associat’n
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