Iowa Farmland News and Livestock Shipments Report
The November freight shows 28 hog cars 30 cattle cars and 12 sheep cars leaving Knoxville while September shipments peaked at 65 hog cars. Limestone distribution aids soil across Cedar and Delaware counties with acid tests prompting tests and farm tests planned. Smallpox vaccination rises with 250 towns adopting the Des Moines vaccine law and a Grinnell farm sale hits 56,000 dollars for eighty acres.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Union County
Greene
Hamilton
Cerro Gordo
Poweshiek
Washington
Muscatine
Wapello
Blackhawk
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Senate
House Joint
Code Revision Committee
Joint Committee On
Executive Council
Cedar County
Crawfordville Consolidated School
Washington County
Farm Bureau
M. H.fedderson
F. P. Reed
Iowa State College
Iowa Department of Health
Des Moines
State Department of Health
W. L. Hastings
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Francis Schmitz
Schmitz
Hastings
Delaware County
Cedar Rapids
Secretary of Agriculture
Webster County
Bays County
A. W. Monosmith
Ivanhoe Whitted
Iowa Federation of Farm Bureaus
State Department of Agriculture
Dublin under terror as Lord French isolation grows
After the December 28 attempt on Viscount French Ireland tightens precautions at Phoenix Park. Two killed in the attack and ensuing fighting. Sinn Fein extremists push a broader rebellion while moderates fear plots may damage Ireland’s cause.
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Dublin
Ireland
Viscount French
Lord Leutenant
Berryice
Phoenix Park
Lawrence Carey
French
Lord French
Sinn Fein
Railway Brotherhoods Oppose Law Limiting Strikes
Representatives of four railway brotherhoods and allied trades adopted a declaration with President Gompers opposing a bill making strikes illegal. The statement urged elimination of penalty clauses against workers who cease employment. Conferees made no major decisions. labor provisions were not discussed and may await weeks.
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Washington,d
Gompers
Americanederation of Labor
Senate
House
Plan to avert strikes outlined by industrial conference
Washington reports tentative recommendations for machinery to prevent labor conflicts in private industry. A national Industrial tribunal and regional boards of inquiry would settle disputes before stoppages occur, with constructive criticism sought before a final plan is adopted.
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Wilson's Industrial Board
Suggett
Washington, D. C
National Industrial Tribunal
Regional Boards of Inquiry and Adjustment
Navy awards board reconvened to revise recommendations
Secretary Daniels orders the Navy Department's awards board to reconvene Monday January 5 to revise recent recommendations after controversy sparked by Admiral Sims declining the distinguished service medal while the awards stood as previously issued.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Navy Department
Board of Awards
Sims
Losses of liberty bonds and thrift stamps totaled
Treasury figures show 11,247 persons reported losses of liberty bonds and thrift stamps during the year ending June 30, 1919, totaling 3,904,000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Wilson Turns 63 in Washington Surrounded by Family
President Wilson observed his sixty third birthday in Washington on December 20 and appeared much improved in health while surrounded by family members in the White House.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Protest over High Prices in Havana Turns Violent
A clash between police and demonstrators protesting high prices in Havana left one man dead and injuries to a woman and five men including two police officers. The confrontation occurred as the crowd gathered to voice grievances over costs.
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Havana
Prices Nearly Doubled in Wage Costs 1914 to 1919
A national industrial conference board statement shows an 82.2 percent rise in the cost of living for American wage earners from July 1914 to November 1919 in Boston Massachusetts. The data highlight significant inflation affecting workers and may influence policy discussions.
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Boston
Mass
National Industrial ‘Conferance’ Board
Government to Restore Railroads to Private Ownership
President Wilson announces the transfer of U S railroads from federal control to private ownership at 12:01 p m March 1 1920 under the railroad control law of 1918. Director General Hines urges officers and employees to boost efficient service during the remainder of federal control.
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Washington, D
United States
Wilson
Hines
Congress
Embezzler Elliott Granted Final Discharge
Lincoln Neb November 7 1919 final discharge granted John C Elliott formerly president of the Farmers State Bank at Decatur Neb after embezzlement sentence of one to seven years begun May 28 1918 paroled March 21 1919 serving under ten months discharge denied by acting governor Barrows but allowed by Governor Meltzelyie on his return to office
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Lincoln
Neb
Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
John C. Elliott
Elliott
Farmers’ State Bank
Decatur
Barrows
Melxelyie
Coal Operators Say No Wage Increase Above 14 Percent
Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania coal operators met in Chicago on December 20 to assess President Wilson's commission on the coal situation. They declared they would not accept any wage rise beyond 14 percent from the strike settlement, and warned that any higher increase would be the commission’s responsibility to the consumer.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Farmer Politicians to Win in Midwest and Plains States
A. C. Townley president of the Nonpartisan League predicted that organized farmers will carry the coming elections in Minnesota and Washington and that the league has active organizations in thirteen states. He said prospects are favorable in Idaho Nebraska and Texas.
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Bismarck
N. C
Minnesota
Washington
Townley
National Nonpartisan League
League
Idaho
Nebraska
Texas
Coal Shortage Predicted for January by W M Corbett
Predicts coal famine in Kansas City Missouri with a shortage more acute than any since the bituminous coal strike settlement. W M Corbett subregional coal director for the district warns of the coming shortfall and its impact on supply.
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Kansas City
W. M. Corbett
Land sold at $1000 an acre in Clarinda district
The Colonel D Stickelman home near Clarinda was sold for 20000 dollars, equating to 20 acre tracts at 1000 dollars per acre, a record price for the area. The sale highlights rising land values around town.
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Clarinda
Colonel D. Stickelman
Forestry policy debated at Tri State conference
Colonel Henry S. Graves of the U S Forest Service urged Indiana Ohio and Illinois to stop forest destruction, promote natural reforestation, and aid landowners with planting stock and cooperative marketing. He pressed federal aid and a national policy to coordinate state plans, fire protection, and reforestation efforts to sustain home grown forests and local industry.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Henry
Graves
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Colonel Graves
Secretary of Agriculture
Ilinois
Tulmore
Michigan
Wisconsin
Call for National Forest Policy to Preserve U S Timber
Charles Lathrop Pack of the American Forestry association urges a united effort among foresters lumbermen and timberland owners to establish a practical forest policy. He notes the United States has only about one quarter of its original forests and that deforestation is rapid. Col Henry Graves is praised for demanding action.
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Northwest
United States
Forest Service
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Forestry Association
France
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Col
Henry 8. Graves
United States Forester
Sun's Rays Found Helpful in Tuberculosis Treatment
The article outlines sun therapy as a simple tuberculosis treatment based on exposure to sunlight. It notes Swiss use for years and urges establishing a sanatorium in sunny southern California, Colorado, or New Mexico. Seaside locales may also suit due to abundant sun. Sunlight cited as aiding healing of wounds, gangrene, and frostbite.
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Switzerland
Guy ‘Hinadale
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Forests key to rebuilding Europe after war
P. Ridgside, secretary of the American Forestry Association, tours allied nations to assess forest losses in Belgium, Italy, and Great Britain. He notes shells and fires destroyed northern France forests and urges replacement with seed planting to restore land slowly with humus and future timber.
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Clares
Ridsdale
American Forestry Associations
Tries
Belgium
Italy
Great Brita
Dea
Europe
France
Varigu
Unclear Fragments Describe Bactericidal Rays
Fragmented text discusses blue and violet rays with bactericidal properties. Mentions effects on blood and oxidation with phrases about stimulants and life, but provides no coherent events or context.
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Powlin
Fragmentary Note Yields No Clear Event
The readable text is fragmentary and lacks a coherent event or identifiable names. No dated location or organization is discernible. No measurable outcome or action to report.
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Sinn. Fein
R. R
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Telephone and Express
John Elliott Clear
Bureau of Pardons
Phateo By
Livedinsk
Paliry S. Gave
Charles Zathrom Taceo
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