Farm Equipment Survey Underway to Guide Future Work
Department of Agriculture launches an exhaustive survey of farm operating equipment research. Objective is to map prior work and craft a program guiding colleges, farm implement industries, and agencies in core engineering problems. J B Davidson of Iowa State College to supervise with an eight member advisory council from industry and engineering groups.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
J. B. Davidson
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Iowa State College
Jardine
National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Mitchell refuses to testify before Shenandoah court
Col. William Mitchell refused to testify before the naval court probing the Shenandoah disaster. After declining to be sworn despite a court order, a formal subpoena for appearance was issued and served by Capt. Paul Foley, judge advocate, which Mitchell refused to accept.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Naval
Shenandoah
Army
Paul Foley
Mitchell
Child Labor War to Go On in National Fight
In Atlantic City a session of the American Federation of Labor discussed methods to wage a nationwide campaign for the child labor amendment to the federal constitution. President William Green declared the struggle will continue through generations until the nation’s children are safe.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Episcopal church near balance as diocese pledges rise
In New Orleans a joint session of bishops and deputies to the general conference reports nearly the entire 1 percent deficit of the Episcopal Church funded. All but 99000 dollars of the million dollar shortfall was covered by diocesan subscriptions.
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New Orleans
Episcopal Church
United States
House of Bishops
House of Deputies
General Conference
Church
Army 14 Inch Gun on Tour to West Coast Tests
The army's largest mobile 14 inch rifle on a railway mount will begin a 3000 mile journey from Aberdeen Maryland to Ft McArthur San Diego California. It will undergo firing tests soon after arrival and evaluation.
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Army
Washington
Ft. McArthur
San Diego
Cal
Aberdeen
Debt deal speeds Czech debt funding
Washington reports that the American and Czecho-Slovakian debt commissions agreed on a plan to fund Czecho Slovakia's debt to the United States, aiming for a rapid solution.
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Washington
United States
Contractors to Meet in Portland
Dallas Texas report that the annual national meeting of the Associated Contractors of America will take place in Portland Oregon. The executive board decided the convention will be held in January on dates chosen by the president.
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Portland
Dallas
Tex
Associated Contractors of America
Ore
Williams Opposes Dawes On Senate Cloture Rule
Missouri Senator George H. Williams told the St. Joseph chamber of commerce he opposes the senate cloture rule advocated by Vice President Dawes. Williams favors limited debate and would not change senate rules.
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Williams
Dawes
St. Joseph
United States
George H. Williams
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Murder Rate Tops One Per Day in Cook County 1925
Chicago reports a murder rate exceeding a daily total in 1925 with 283 murders in 279 days. The figures cover formal verdicts by coroner juries for intentional homicides, not accidental deaths or justifiable killings.
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Chicago
Cook County
Heavy Loss in St. Louis Fire
Fire at the National Enameling and Stamping Company plant in St Louis caused damage estimated at a million dollars with origin undetermined.
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St. Louis
National Enameling and Stamping Company
Ford Plane Delivers First JW-1 Sighting in New York
The first Ford aircraft was delivered to a customer landing at Curtiss Field after a 4 hour 17 minute flight from Detroit. The JW-1 was consigned to Wannamakers.
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New York
Curtiss Field
Detroit
Architect John Russell Pope wins Roosevelt Memorial prize
Washington reports New York architect John Russell Pope has been awarded the $20,000 prize for the best design submitted to the Roosevelt Memorial Association for a national memorial in Washington to Theodore Roosevelt.
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Washington
John Russell Pope
New York
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Theodore Roosevelt
Fatal St Louis Blast at Laclede Gas Light Building
A powerful explosion at the 10 story Laclede Gas Light building in downtown St Louis left three dead and forty injured with seven in dangerous condition. About forty others suffered minor injuries from debris and fumes as investigators search for the cause amid bursting ammonia tanks in the basement.
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St. Louis
Laclede
Food Prices Dip in September Across Several Cities
Department of Labor data shows small month end declines in 9 of 24 cities for the period ending September 15. Prices still exceed year ago levels with reductions from 2 percent in Charleston and Milwaukee to under 0.5 percent in New York, while Louisville Minneapolis and others posted minor gains. Atlanta led yearly increases at 13 percent, with the national average up over 9 percent.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Charleston
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Manchester
Milwaukee
Mobile
Pittsburgh
Rochester
New York
Louisville
Minneapolis
Atlanta
New Haven
St. Louis
President Coolidge Warns Legion on Race and Peace
President Coolidge addressed the American Legion convention in Omaha urging demobilization of racial antagonisms and a universal tolerance to prevent a repeat of world war. The speech drew strong veteran and public support though many listened from outside in rain.
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Omaha
Coolidge
American Legion
Big City
76 year old Boston university freshman enrolls in business
Aberdeen R. King a 76 year old freshman from Wellsville New York has enrolled in the Boston university school of business administration where his son in law Everett W. Lord is dean His grandson Sam Lord aged 21 also attends the college though not in the same classes
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Boston U
Boston
Aberdeen R. King
Wellsville
N. Y
Boston University School of Business Administration
Everett W. Lord
King
Sam Lord
Commission urged to probe Howard Hall at St Elizabeths
A grand jury report to the district supreme court recommends Congress authorize a commission to investigate questionable cases in Howard Hall the section of St Elizabeths hospital for criminals and violently insane located in Washington.
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U. S&s. Hospital
Washington
Congress
Howard Hall
St Elizabeth's Hospital
District Supreme Court
Doctor Reaches Harbin After Escape from Bandits
Dr. Harvey J. Howard of the Rockefeller hospital in Peking has reached Harbin Manchuria after being captured by bandits last July and escaping. He showed leanness and a two months beard after a slow journey on a Chinese gunboat.
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Howard
Harbin
Manchuria
Harvey J. Howard
Rockefeller
Peking
Christy Mathewson Dead at 45 in Saranac Lake
Christy Mathewson once a Big Six figure in baseball and part owner and president of the Boston Braves died in Saranac Lake New York at 11 o clock the other night. He was 45 years old and death was attributed to tuberculous pneumonia by his physician Dr Edward N Packard.
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Christy Mathewson
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Boston Braves
Edward N. Packard
Jefferson City
Henri Chouteau
Lincoln University
State University
Missouri School For the Deaf
Fulton
Baker
Calvary Commandry No
Knights Templar
Mexico
Missouri
Christian Church
Odd Fellow’s
M. F. Bell
John Langdon
New Bloomfield
Lodge
Poplar Bluff
Cape Girardeau
Southern Missouri Medical Association
D. A. Hope
F. W. Arbuckle
W. McKin Marriott
St. Louis
West Plains
Ozarks
Missouri Ozarks
Hospital strike hits City of Mexico dispatch
Dispatches from Vera Cruz report city hospital employees have gone on strike over unpaid salaries and left patients unattended as they walked out.
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City of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Jury Convicts Mildred Sallee of Manslaughter in Cedar Rapids
A nine man three woman jury convicted Mildred Sallee of manslaughter for killing her husband several weeks ago. One female juror reportedly voted for acquittal initially.
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Cedar Rapids
Mildred Sallee
Love for Dog Owners By Terhune Warns on Forest Fires and Abusive Training
Missouri forester Frederick Dunlap warns residents and visitors about seasonal forest fire danger and urges prevention of wasteful destruction. A column on dog training recounts Old Man Negley lecturing Colonel Prouse on gentle, patient teaching to raise a well behaved puppy.
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Columbia
Missouri
Frederick Dunlap
Dunlap
Forestry Department
Fulton
R. N. Craig
Mary Threlkeld
Mexico
Callaway County
Weller Yard
Colonel Prouse
Vine Street
Negley
Colonel
Chattanooga
Daniel Webster
Boottoo
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Harvest Mouse Beasts of the Field Described by Family Herald
The harvest mouse is a small clever creature in British grain fields. It nests on corn stems with a grasping tail and stores grain. It seeks winter harborage in stacks and can be found sleeping in a bird's nest, sometimes in reeds to stay safe from flood.
Remarkable recovery with Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Mrs William Butts of Wellston Ohio says the Vegetable Compound strengthened her back and energized her to do housework and care for her children after months of weakness and illness. She notes improved mood and vitality and invites inquiries from other women about the medicine.
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Lydia E
Pinkham
Wellston
Lydia E. Pinkham
William Butts
Ohio
Fresh Dainty Clo for Baby Ad Use in Red Cross Blue
Ad copy fragment praises a fresh sweet white dainty cloth for babies under a Red Cross Blue brand. Mentions never streaks or injuries and notes all good grocers sell it. Also contains vague references to salaries and whisper-like sales language.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Win Back Popularity
A New York City man, John A. Perry, credits Carter's Little Liver Pills with ending his bad breath and sour stomach. The ad claims relief from bad breath, constipation, sick headache, and indigestion, noting gentle cleansing effects and sale through drug stores.
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Carter
John A. Perry
New York City
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