Roosevelt Family Turns to Farming in Hyde Park Move
Eleanor Roosevelt and her son Elliott take over the Hyde Park estate to pursue commercial farming, mainly Christmas trees, after Moses Smith retires from 27 years on the Roosevelt land. The elder Roosevelt home remains, with plans to conduct agricultural experiments and sustainable land use.
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Smith
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elliott
Roosevelts
A. Sain
Senate
Hughes
Mrs. Roosevelt
New York Herald-Tribune
Earth
Forest Fire Loss Sparks Debate on Tree Protection
A neighbor shares a typed memorandum detailing vast forest fire losses, arguing most fires come from human actions and could be prevented. The note cites dollars and potential resources saved by preserving timber, urging balanced cooperation among loggers, conservationists, and government.
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Congress
Interior Department
America
Alaska
New Orleans
Minneapolis
Americas to defend hemisphere under new mutual pact
The 1947 Petropolis conference envisions a sweeping North South American defense treaty creating a hemispheric security zone. The agreement establishes automatic military responses to external attacks, voluntary aid within the hemisphere, and swift consultations for intra regional or cross border assaults. Meanwhile heat waves push corn prices higher as drought bites crops in Iowa and Illinois.
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James Monroe
Fia
United States
Petropolis
Brazil
North
South America
Americas
Record of oddities and industry in early 20th century news
In Washington a Tennessee man was held after being seen with a pistol in the Capitol shouting he had just been elected president. New York reports Virginia Walton Brooks 14 bragging of exotic hunted animals. Chicago notes Anna Metzger 47 removing a sewing needle from her leg after 49 years. Ford raises most model prices by 4.2 percent to keep company financially sound amid inflation. A University of Maryland snail test finds a snail pace of 22 feet in 3 hours 34 minutes, suggesting oysters face predation challenges in Chesapeake Bay.
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Smith
New York
Juliana
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Illinois
Washington
John Sampson Kirby
Tennessee
Capitol
United States
Virginia Walton Brooks
Chicago
Anna Metzger
University of Maryland Osh and Wildlife Laboratory
Chesapeake Bay
First Victim Deflation Threatens Farmer Producers
Federal Reserve Board researchers warn that deflation could hit farmers hardest if the current inflation reverses. The midyear agriculture study notes rising food share of income, high margins, and speculative pricing help keep prices elevated, while debt rises with higher land values and the balance could unravel when inflation cools.
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Federal Reserve Board
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Mere
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U. S
Cora
Ford Gives Up
Henry Ford M1
Ford
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Tord
Mistion
Henri-Chapelle
Belgium
William Gahl
Huntington, Inc
Idiana
Gahl
Beverly Jocher
Santa Monica
Calif
Virginia Wallon Brooks
Memphis
Tenn
Kenya
East Africa
Berry Goswell Brooks
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