Farmers unite to form national agricultural cooperative
Edward W. Pickard outlines a historic move as wheat corn cotton and livestock growers decide at the American Institute of Co operatives meeting in Baton Rouge to form a national chamber of agricultural cooperatives with Washington headquarters.
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United States
American Institute of Co-operatives
Baton Rouge
Chamber of Agricultural Co-Operatives
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Chicago
Big Concern
William H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Legge
Hoover
Farm Board
Samuel R. McKelvie
Nebraska
McKelvie
Nebraska Farmer
John W Garrett Named American Ambassador to Italy
John W Garrett of Baltimore a banker and former diplomat has been appointed American ambassador to Italy succeeding Henry P Fletcher who will retire and leave Rome soon. Garrett brings nearly twenty years in the diplomatic corps including Rome secretary 1908 1911 and service as minister to the Netherlands Venezuela and the Argentine and as secretary general of the Washington arms conference.
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John W. Garrett
Baltimore
Italy
Henry P. Fletcher
Rome
Mr. Garrett
Diplomatic Corps
Netherlands
Venezuela
Hoover Suspension Of Shipyard Cruise Plans Provokes Debate
Resident Hoover faces sharp critique and praise over his move to suspend work on three cruisers slated for laydown in navy yards next autumn. The decision triggers strong public reaction and discussion among officials and observers.
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Hoover
Navy Yards
Manchurian Talks Open on Border Train
Soviet China emissaries meet on a border train near Manchouli to discuss restoring the Chinese Eastern railway to its status quo ante with guarantees against Communist propaganda in Manchuria as unrest continues along the border.
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Russia
China
Manchouli
Manchuria
Manchurian
Khavarnoysk
Vladivostok
Chita
Briand Wins Confidence After Poincare Resigns
Aristide Briand succeeds Poincare as premier and keeps the foreign portfolio. Briand wins a large vote of confidence for France's negotiations at the Hague conference on the Young Plans. Britain will be represented by Henderson Snowden and Graham as MacDonald opposed the plan.
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Poincare
France
United States
Great Britain
Aristide Briand
Briand
Hague
London
MacDonald
Henderson
Snowden
William Graham
Board of Trade
Entering Diplomacy John N Willys Eyeed for Turkey Posting
Veteran Ohio auto maker John N Willys may be offered the post of U S Ambassador to Turkey or the diplomatic role in Paria. The potential appointment signals a shift toward seasoned industrial figures in international service.
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John N. Willys
Ohio
U. S
Turkey
Paria
Coolidge Kin Ill Goodhue Noted In Northampton Report
The article describes Mrs. Coolidge as very low in health while visiting the sick in Northampton Massachusetts. The piece mentions her status as the mother of Mrs Calvin Coolidge and records her twice daily hospital or home visits.
Window at Naval Academy Chapel Depicts Savior Walking on Water
A striking stained glass window at the United States Naval Academy chapel is praised for its singular beauty of line and color. The scene shows Jesus walking on the water and ends services with the hymn Eternal Father Strong to Save as a chapel tradition.
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Paul V. McNutt
American Legion
McNutt
United States
Great Britain
Wichita
Kan
United States Naval Academy
America
The Bridge of Sighs and a Crime Wave Opinion
A nationally known rich citizen is jailed to uphold justice while a poor elderly washerwoman, 81, jailed six months for possessing corn whiskey, raises questions about law and equality. The writer argues laws must be stern but fair, urging enlightenment and universal law-abiding behavior.
Perhaps the Ven ayungasowpukl a letchemy Ship Name
A barque registered at Jaffna, Ceylon, bears the puzzled name Ven ayungasowpukl a letchemy. signalmen and underwriters find it hard to spell.
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Jaffna
Ceylon
Beds in Canoee Sleeping Huts on Outrigger Voyages
Natives of the Santa Cruz islands use beds and sleeping huts built into their outrigger canoes for long voyages to neighboring islands.
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Santa Cruz Islands
Origin of the Bar in Court Terms
The term bar refers to the rail separating court officials from suitors and advocates. In trials suitors stood at the bar with their representatives, who spoke to the court from that position.
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Edge
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Bastic
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Connecticut
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Fort Leavenworth
OSS
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Hves
British Board of Trade
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Forest O'Brine
St. Louis
Arthur Nutt
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O'Brine
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Minneapolis
Owen Haughland
Preston L. Crichton
Harold Bromley
Tacoma Wash
Tokyo
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis Yancey
Auburn
Clinton
Bannemora
Roosevelt
ALF
England
Lancashire
Margaret Bondfield
Ceea Pern
Tacna
Ari
Alaska
Ross G. Hoyt
U. S. Army
Nome
Coolidge
Naval Academy
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Bank OF Strength and Service
Land Office
Pearl I. Smith
Lide
Dillon
Montana
the Bridge OF Sighs
Leggat Hotel
Butte
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Lewis & Walker
P. O
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Wyoming
Bette, Mont
Atkeson Dairy
M. Paumie
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