Debates Over 1923 Agriculture Department Appropriation
Discussion of the 1923 USDA appropriation outlines farm statistics from the 1920 census, including farm counts and sizes, ownership, and value. It notes totals for current and proposed appropriations, forest service changes, and shifts in extension and enforcement funding with emphasis on regulatory items and seed distribution omission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
House
Senate
Philip H. Stoll
South Carolina
United States
Sidney Anderson
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Appalachian Mountain Range
Great Plains
Inter
Forest Service
Air Patrol Service
War Department
National Forests
Glarke
New York
Anderson
Clarke
Pitt Bust to Stand in Pittsburgh City Hall Rotunda
Pittsburgh plans a three day celebration as a heroic bust of William Pitt first earl of Chatham will be placed in the city hall rotunda. Presentation May 9 by Britons headed by the marquis of Cambridge with Mayor Magee accepting the gift.
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Pittsburgh
William Pitt
Earl of
Chatham
Fort Duquesne
John Forbes
Braddock
Fort Pitt
George Washington
Charles Wakefield
London
Marquis of Cambridge
Willam A. Magee
Pitt
Edmund Burke
Virginia
Great Britain
Sulgrave Institution of America
Houden
Washington
Capitol
Richmond
Burke
Harding
Mixup in a Roadster Sparks a comical romance in 1922
Ernie Crane misreads Grace Jennings when she asks for help and calls him George. She drives away in a high priced roadster as he pretends to be George, then reveals she planned to marry another man. The pair realize the swap was accidental and decide to pursue the mistaken match.
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Ernie Crane
George
Ernie
Grace
Ernie, Stoudly, “You've Heard of People Failing In Lo
Ernest
Ernest Cra
Bertha
Gilbert
George Fisher
Tragic Toll of Thackeray Marriage and Caregiving
The article recalls Sir William Makepeace Thackeray as a humane comic writer whose life with wife Isabella Shawe was deeply troubled by her lifelong mental illness. It details his steadfast devotion, the couple’s three children, and his efforts to comfort and restore his wife amid her decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Makepeace Thacker
Isabella Shawe
Marria
Thackeray
Hats Hold Pictures Inside Crowns, Says Hatch Room Chief
A New York Sun report notes a hotel hatch room supervisor observes many men keep photos of lovers or children inside the crown of their hats. This latest habit helps patrons verify correct hat checks and conveys a personal display amid changing customs.
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Salta
Maker
New York Sun
Swift Punishment for Culprit Giligit Across Borders
Col. A. Smith recounts a brutal polo incident in the Ka mir region where Afghan, Chinese, and Russian demands shaped a harsh border area. A player struck a man, who upon regaining consciousness faced a chief asking to kill him that night or the next morning, revealing a culture of deadly frontier justice.
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Giligit
Afghanistan
China
Russia
Siberia
Col. A. Smith
Tailor’s apprentice’s rough cut halted by time
At the workshop Tim shows a cut finger to mates after knock-off. Cries of concern rise as one suggests tying it to stop bleeding, but Tim refuses, saying he will wait until the shift begins again.
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Tim
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