Iowa Leads In Cattle Testing In 1924 25
Iowa reports lead in tuberculosis testing with 1,167,346 cattle tested by Jan 31 1925. Wisconsin second at 778,624. Illinois and New York third and fourth. Kossuth County completed countywide testing. 61,753 cattle tested about 3.5 percent positive. Iowa seeds and dairy markets noted, plus corn yield entries and a new fireproof hotel for the city’s recreation camp.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
New York
Kossuth
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa Dairy Association
A. C. Collentine
Madison
Wis
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
South Dakota
Colorado
Value of Canadian Wool Increases by 600000
Winnipeg March 4 The Dominion department of agriculture reports Canadian wool crop 15111719 pounds for 1924. Value rose to 3777930 from 3160000 reflecting stronger world demand and higher prices to producers from 20 to 25 cents per pound. Great Britain and the United States bought most of the wool. Cooperative marketing aided profits for growers.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Man
Sheepmen of
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
United States
North American Indians Plan Oklahoma Powwow Convention
A national convention of Indians from all states with Indian populations plus Mexico and Canada will meet in May 1824 in Ponca City Oklahoma under the Oklahoma Society of Indians led by Sylvester J Soldani. Forty six tribes will attend with an 80 acre Indian camp site. Large circus tents will house attractions and tepees will address housing. A three day pageant will feature tribal participation and daily programs.
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Powca City
Onla
Mexico
Canada
Oklahoma Society of Indians
Sylvester J. Soldani
Ponca City
Society of Oklahoma Indians
Tulsa
New York Police to Build Modern Camp in Catskills
New York police will erect a recreation camp in the Catskill Mountains near Tannersville for the use of department members and their families. The main unit of the camp will be one of the large facilities planned to provide leisure and outdoor activities for officers and relatives in a scenic mountain setting.
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United States
Richard E. Enright
Police Department
New York
Catskills
Associated Press
Catskill Mountains
Tannersville
N. Y
New York Police Department
Sit
Plain View News Socials and Visitors in Prescott Area
A social weekend centers on the Kiisinger home in Prescott with Fredrick Freoff and Mise Blanche Freoff of Stuart Neb attending. Bertha Vicker of Cromwell dies at Glenwood aged 17. funeral held at the Vicker home with burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Numerous local visits and family gatherings are noted including Taha, Palma, and Krisinger households, farm moves, and a farm bureau program practice at Carl Friday.
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Joseph Kiisinger
Fredrick Freoff
Mise Blanche
Stuart, Neb
Fredrick
Blanche Freoff
John Taha
Frances
Jacob Taha
Frank
George Taha
Cromwell
Bohemian National Cemetery
Bertha
Joseph Vicker
Bor
Fiske
Adair County
Iowa
Glenwood
George Blazek
Charlie
Albert George
Fred
Arthur
Frederick Freoff
Prescott
John Palma
Charles Palma
Diagona
Mrs
Elmer Davis
Joe Krisinger
Harry
Miss Albena
Charles Duben
South Williamson
Fred Sheffel
Nevirville
Las
Dryden Smart
Pontanelle
Sunda
Ed Taha
Irene
Laurine
John Tabs
Kedrick
Frank Patera
West Williamson
James Kiisinger
Eac Prescott
Joseph Krisinger
Maude Swinford
Marvin
Creston
Sanday
Orville Eigenheer
Guy Boyer Farm
Merle Castle Farm
Plain View
Farm Bureau
Carl
Frank McKee
Law Cases Of Interest Franklin v Argyro Alabama Supreme Court
Two men ate at a restaurant and found a dead centipede in gravy. One patron sued the keeper for damages after illness and appealed an unsatisfactory verdict. The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the judgment in Franklin v. Argyro 100 Southern Reporter 811. Justice Sayre wrote the opinion.
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Supreme Court of Alabama
Justice Sayre
Southern Reporter
Hawaii Eyespot Dusting Plan From Air at Sugar Fields
Negotiations between Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association headquarters and military aviation officials look to using army airplanes to dust sugar cane fields on Oahu against the eyespot pest. Initial tests may occur within months, mirroring boll weevil control efforts in Texas and other states. Estimated annual losses due to the disease reach $100,000 on Oahu.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association
Texas
Oahu
Everglades Drainage Spurs Florida Land Boom
Florida advances in Everglades drainage have turned marshland into valuable real estate with prices from 500 to 1000 dollars an acre. State engineer Fred C. Elliot touts the project as a vast reclamation effort adding 6000 square miles to Florida, via canals and dams costing about 10.6 million to date, enabling navigation from the Atlantic to the Gulf.
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Associated Presse
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Everglades
W. J. Conners
Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Okeechobee
United States
Evertlades Territory
Congress
Fred C. Elliot
Ervice
New York City
Lexicon
Anals
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Early Iowa Days Kate Shelley Braved a Storm to Warn a Train
J A Swisher recounts in The Palimpsest how 15 year old Kate Shelley crawled across a damaged Des Moines River bridge to warn an oncoming passenger train in 1881. A violent July storm weakened embankments and pilings, endangering the Chicago and North Western line near a cottage by the river.
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Kate
Moingona
Des Moines
Express
Kate Shelley
Nineteenth General Assembly
Northwestern Railroad
Boone and
Ogden
Chicago and Northwestern
Des Moines River
Shelley
Honey Creek
Boone
Kate Shelley Memorial Fitting Tribute in Iowa
A monument honors Kate Shelley, a brave Iowa girl, whose memory is celebrated for her courage and endurance. The tribute underscores her acts of valor and the enduring inspiration she provides to local residents and visitors.
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Kate Shelley
Lowa
Milford Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday in 1960
Misa Sarah Curtis Hepburn of Milford Connecticut marks her 100th birthday on March 3. A daughter of the American Revolution she reflects on changes she has seen and expresses regret that women do not have the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Conn
Misa Sarah Curtis Hepburn
Pessimist’s Call For Ambulance Before Corkscrew In Baltimore
A witty remark from the Baltimore Sun notes a pessimist phones for an ambulance before using a corkscrew, illustrating a grim joke about preparedness and misfortune.
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Baltimore. Sun
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LASKY
Arthur Stringer
Victor Fleming
Jack Holt
Norma Shearer
D. W. Griffith
America
C. F
Kunath
Creston National Bank
Pine
Montgomery Streets
State Agriculture Department
State Department of Agriculture
Lowa Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Department
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Ames
Newcome & Matthews
the Safe Drug Store
Oklahoma
Plain View News
Everglade
Shelley House
Ballreich
Newt Carter
A. H. Markovitz
Council Bluffs
K. Kk. Clark
W. Montg. St
Norris-Smith Cleaning CO
Detroit
Maxwell
A. B. Detroit
Harlan Schmuck
W. Mont
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