Measure Crops by Car Meter in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a new frontage meter attached to car speedometers to record crop fronts along routes. Invented by a Mississippi man, it logs crop changes as drivers press a button. Iowa uses 26 units with 4 000 miles mapped for practice sections and 1 600 correspondents collect yearly data.
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Des Moines
Jacey F. Rickey
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Lacey
Department
Mystery of Russian Spy Asen Solved by Death
Berlin reports author Arthur Knewoffer reveals Eugene Asen, a famed czarist spy and revolutionary leader, died in Berlin in 1918 after a life in exile and espionage. The Berlin paper cites Asen’s secret travels, arrests, and ultimate demise following the Brest-Litowsk era.
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Berlin
Eugene Asen
Russia
Arthur Knewoffer
Wildimir Burzew
Association of Emigrants
London
Acew
Acéw
West End
Kerr Neumayer
Near East
Europe
Asow
Merlin
Brez-Litowsk
Czar
Asen
Secret
Kneupper
Petrified Giant Oaks Found Near Spokane Confluence
A petrified forest of giant oaks, possibly the continent's only one, was found near the Spokane Columbia river confluence in Washington. Dr W A Johnston discovered it with help from E M Tardy, extending about a half mile along the riverbank with 60 ft tall trunks and 2 to 5 ft diameters amid basalt flows. Exploration remains limited by rough terrain.
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Spokane
Wash
Columbia
E. M. Tardy
United States
Indian Department
Colville Indian Reservation
W. A. Johnston
The
State of
Washington
Tardy
Forest Giants in Canyon Reach Great Heights
Weathered canyon walls reveal towering trees reaching sixty feet or more in height. Large specimens measure up to five feet in diameter, while trunks two feet thick are common. To glimpse time’s work one must scale cliffs and pass over ledges where rock breaks away.
Crushed Fruit Labeling Rules Clarified by U S Officials
Officials of the bureau of chemistry in the United States department of agriculture issued a ruling on crushed fruit labeling. Products where juice is partially abstracted must carry a conspicuous declaration that juice has been removed or substituted and any added sugar or artificial color must be declared on the label. Interstate shipments mislabeled as crushed fruit may be seized under the federal food and drugs act.
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Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Potato Yield May Be Lower Than Expected
Des Moines reports from the state horticultural society indicate heavy vine growth on early potatoes but small size and a yield that may be less than expected.
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Des Moines
State Horticultural Society
Society
Meek men more easily caught says Bellingham Herald remark
A quip from the Bellingham Herald and Reveille notes that marriage does not make men meek, but that naturally meek men are more susceptible to being caught in romantic prospects. The comment reflects playful regional humor about courtship dynamics.
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Bellingham Herald
Reveille
Most Grain Farming In Dry District Fails
The Ar cher experiment station near Cheyenne reports that native grasses support cattle sheep and horses in southeast Wyoming. Dry farmers who use native grasses and forage crops prosper, while those chasing small gains mostly fail. A combined system could raise income and stabilize ranching and dry farming, with bulletin 1315 available from the U S Department of Agriculture. Washington D C lauds the ideal radio home after a selective search by Mr Stoop who tested many neighborhoods by daylight and night before finding good reception and noting he is a former president of the American Trapshooters Association.
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Wyoming
Archer
Cheyenne
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington, D. C
Stoop
Mr. Stoop
The
American Trapshooters’ Association
Humidity Blamed for Summer Suffering Experts Say
Des Moines July 16 Charles D Reed of the weather bureau notes humidity often causes more discomfort than heat. He cites 85 degree temps with 90 to 95 percent saturation and explains humidity in seacoast towns surpasses Finnish Iowa sites. He adds moisture rises from Gulf of Mexico by northerly winds reaching peak in August and September.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Crop Reporting Service
Reed
Finland
Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
Radio Conditions Factor in Purchasing Home
Frank Stoop, known as a trap shooting enthusiast, recently purchased a residence in Spokane Washington citing radio conditions as a factor in his decision. The AP reports his interest reflects how reception and signal quality influence home buying decisions among residents.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Frank Stoop
Japan Faces Food Shortage and Land Reform
Tokyo reports a persistent food and population crisis. Officials from the agriculture department plan to revise cultivation rules and offer incentives to settlers to open and till more land in Hokkaido and Korea, aiming to boost food supply as growth slows.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Hokkaido
Korea
Father's Letter Reaches Son After 37 Years
Tacoma reports Haakon Bader receives a letter sent from Norway in 1888. The missive traveled through five nations as Norway gained independence, bearing the father’s died note and family photographs. Bader, then 18, left his homeland and later learned of the letter’s journey.
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Assoriated
Tacoma
Wash
Haakon Bader
Norway
Denmark
Bader
Letter From Father Reaches Long-Lost Sailor
A letter from the sailor Bader, long thought near distant places, travels from Buenos Aires to Cardiff to Krag ero Norway then to Tacoma. Found in the Danish consulate files, the aged note moves through cities as Bader continues seafaring and gold rush days. The letter, signed in his father’s hand, feels like a message from another world.
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Kragero
Norway
Cardiff
Wales
Ed Buonog
Aires
Bader
Alaska
Tacoma
Buenos Aires
Lying Seen As Vital To Civilization Says Professor
Honolulu July 16 Dr Herbert Goddard University of Ohio psychologist told a Nudanu YMCA gathering that falsehoods are necessary for social life. He argued honesty cannot rule daily living and cited a wager where a man who tried to tell only the truth was rejected after labeling a piano performance junk.
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Honolulu
Herbert Goddard
University of Ohio
Nudanu Y.M.C. A
Goddard
Injured Boy Walking Again and Community Help
Claire Briggs notes Lyle Kindig a 16 year old Marion School boy is a good subject for a high school cartoon. The community aids the injured boy as he walks again.
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Cedar Rapids
Claire Briggs
Lyle Kindig
Marion
Hig
Milwaukee Woman’s Club Aids Disabled Lad Take Steps
A boy named Lyle, injured playing baseball, received free surgery from Dr. B Lounsbury after his father's efforts drained his savings. The Milwaukee Women's Club funded part of the needed $1,000, with Marion citizens contributing the rest to enable Lyle to walk again.
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Lyle
Millwaukee
Milwaukee Women’s Club
Marion
Ly O
Swiss Visitors Flock to Paris Decorative Arts Exposition
Paris July 16 Swiss clubs chambers of commerce and other bodies with families crossed the border to attend the decorative arts exposition at the Grand Palais. Switzerland's exhibit is among the most important given the country's size as old historic cities send imposing displays of burgher handicraft.
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Paris
Chambers of Commerce
Switzerland
Grand Palais
Police Injunction Defied By Woman and Her Cats
Newport Kentucky July 16 A local case centers on Mrs Maggie Zeicher who refused to remove 15 cats from her home despite a police injunction and sanitary complaints. Officers barred the cats from the property but they returned, prompting the woman to plan relocation rather than surrender the pets.
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Newport
Maggie Zeicher
Sanitary Department
Mrs. Zeidler
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The readable fragment mentions capacity and space but lacks identifiable people, places, or events to form a complete news item or facts suitable for a summary.
Legislation's Effect on Liberty Criticized
Oxford Union debated modern laws and liberty with G K Chesterton as principal speaker. He argued a distinction between liberty and security pursued by contemporary legislation, noting security does not guarantee property and suggesting slavery as a rough path to economic security.
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Oxford
Eng
Oxford Union
G. K. Chesterton
Milner Death Omission Cancels Rhodes Dinner
Oxford July 16 The annual Rhodes trustees dinner for Rhodes scholars will be omitted this year due to Lord Milner's death. The custom may not resume until the new Oxford Trust building is finished. Past dinners featured eminent speakers including English statesmen and prime ministers sharing views on Anglo American and empire questions.
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Oxford
Eng
Rhodes Trustees
Rhodes
Lord Milner
Oxford Trust
Mysterious Quote Cited From Boston Transcript
A concise quotation attributed to the Boston Transcript notes a paradox about knowledge and modesty, highlighting a person who hides ignorance yet possesses more insight than some openly confident individuals.
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Boston Transcript
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