Senate nixes Parker for high court in 1920s vote
News Review recounts Judge Jon J. Parker’s failed bid for the U S Supreme Court amid partisan clash. Hoover contemplates new pick, with Booth, Davis, and Baker named as possible successors. The piece notes southern opposition, labor‑injunction tempers, and the 1894 Peckham precedent. It also covers tariffs votes, Gandhi’s arrest, and other global turmoil.
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Jon J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Washington
Hoover
Fenton Whitlock Booth
Court of Claims
John W. Davis
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Wilson
Judge Parker
Parker
Rrepublicans
Norbeck
South Dakota
Supreme Court
John Rutledge
South Carolina
Wheeler H. Peckham
Oat Varieties Show Varied Rust and Smut Resistance
The United States Department of Agriculture reports five years of tests across 63 experiment stations revealing oat varieties with varying resistance to stem rust crown rust and smuts. Hajira shows broad resistance. several varieties resist one rust but not the other. some resist smuts but are rust susceptible. Aiming to combine rust and smut resistance, researchers note the need for physiologic studies. full results are in Technical Bulletin 1437.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wehland
Green Mountain
Anthony
Edklin
Hajira
Markton
Burt
Richland
Minnesota Agricultural ‘Experiment Station
Technical Bulletin
Office of Information
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Notes on Sanitation and Crop Practices
Sanitation improves farm economy. Copper carbonate dust controls smut in wheat. Maintaining hen body weight supports egg production. Clover hay and alfalfa high in digestible protein exceed timothy. Fertilizer is a business investment. sun, drainage, and organic matter are home garden needs. Improved machinery boosts potato yields and lowers costs. A rotary hoe aids wheat and alfalfa, tears weeds, and loosens soil. Sudan grass grows quickly, resists drought, and suits late sowing for pasture or summer fodder. Cutting corn low helps European corn borer control. ensiling and shredding destroy pests. Clean field trash by burning, burial, or plowing. pests multiply if left unchecked.
Outbreaks of Army Worms Described
USDA reports on fall army worm outbreaks in the Gulf Coast District of Texas. The bulletin explains life history, seasonal history, migration, and natural enemies, with the study conducted at Brownsville, Texas. Free copies available from the Office of Information, USDA, Washington, D. C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Rocky Mountains
Brownsville
Texans
Gulf Coast District
Texas
Office of Information
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Best Sheep Manure for Bean Growth Widely Favored
Farmers in western New York consider sheep manure the top fertilizer for beans, outperforming cow manure and other sources. It provides higher nitrogen and phosphorus, aids soil restoration, and fits a cycle where bean forage supports sheep and lamb fattening.
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New Yorker
New York
Poison Bran Mash Best to Control Cutworms
A 3 gallon water mix with 2 quarts molasses and 1 pint 40 percent sodium arsenite makes bran mash to control cutworms. If arsenite is unavailable use 1 pound crystal. Scatter 8 to 10 pounds per acre at dusk. Late corn planting or crop substitutions like soybeans millet or Sudan grass advised.
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W. P. Flint
Illinois
Perennial Vegetables Guide for Drought Resistant Planting
The article notes that most perennial vegetables except strawberries resist drought better than common varieties. It suggests placing drought resistant crops on the garden’s higher, drier side for long term gains and tailoring plant choices to a family’s tastes and needs.
Soybean Meal Fertilizer Use Across Asia and China
Soybean meal is little used as fertilizer in this country but Asiatic regions rely on it heavily. For centuries it has fed sugar plantations in southern China and spread to Java and other tropical estates. Japan has long recognized its high fertilizing value and imports large quantities from China for rice fields and mulberry tree manure.
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China
Java
Japan
Indiana State News Impacts From Monroe County to Anderson
Ninety three year old Miss Jane Staley dies in Stinesville while Stella Stimson delivers the Wabash County W T U program in Lagro. Leo High School contract awarded to Henry Wehrenberg & Sons for 48277 dollars. Various county notes include deat hs, thefts, accidents, and civic actions across Indiana.
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Jane Staley
Monroe County
Stinesville
Institute of the Wabash County
Lagro
Stella Stimson
Terre Haute
Leo High School
Henry Wehrenberg & Sons
Fort Wayne
11. A. Ulatt
Mlwood
Webster Lake
War- Baw
Akron
Indiana Builders’ Supply
Logansport
Nellie Hanaway
Indiana School For the
Kalamazoo
Mich
South Bend
Charles Klingel
Warsaw
Kosciusko County Federations of Clubs
Winona Inke
North West Side Lumber Company
17Th
Jackson Street
Gary
Mary M. Scheffer
Stobart
Mercy Hospital
Paul Kutch
Michigan City
Bloomington
Charles Hacker
Attica
Leilah Relher
Board of Education
South Side Times
South Side High School
National Scholastic Press Association
G. L. Buck
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
C. A. Gunkler
Grand Rapids
Federal Grand Jury
Bruce Robison
American Legion
City Board of Safety
Flens
Edward Morrison
Life Insurance Company
Omer Saunders
Morrison
Saunders
Evelyn Kuhn
Wyatt
Indiana University
Mildreth Slefert
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United States Congress
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Prohibition
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Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
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Lquor
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Jalalpur
Yeroda
Poona
Purandhar
Gandhi
Mahatma
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London
Wedgwood Benn
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Rezaleh
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Ntl
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Carthage
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Pope Pius
Cardinal Lepleler
St. Louis
Tunis
Naval
Burton French
Idaho
Stimson
Naval Affairs Committee
David A. Reed
National Live Stock Marketing Association
Federal Farm Board
Chicago
Farmers’ Union
Central Live Stock Producers’ Association
National Grain Corporation
C. I. Huff
Kansas City
Southwest Territory
St. Paul
Duluth
Minneapolis
Spokane
Wash
Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Henry W. Collins
Pendleton
Buffalo
Missouri
Seaboard
Western Newspaper Union
Smuts
Sudan
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Marcelle
Aise Prckagess
Marcelle L. Laboratories
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Itino
Bening
Amelia Wenner Baletry
Crewa
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Chicago Daily News
Phillips
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