Lansing's Book Prompts Debate Over Peace Conference
Textual extracts from Robert Lansing's The Peace Negotiations reveal his opposition to Wilson’s handling of the Paris Conference, the likelihood of resignations over the Shantung decision, and hints that the American commission lacked direction and a clear plan, with Japan pressing for concessions.
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American Peace Commission
Lansing
Shantung
Wilson
Paris
League of Nations
Eliot Wadsworth Named Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Eliot Wadsworth, a Harvard graduate and veteran of the Massachusetts militia, is appointed assistant secretary of the treasury. He will relocate from Boston and New York to Washington. He holds leadership roles in the Red Cross and several Boston institutions and has been awarded the D S M and Belgian Order of the Crown.
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Eliot Wadsworth
Boston
New York
Washington
Treasury
Harvard
Harvard Endowment Fund Committee
American National Red Cross
1 Boston Savings Bank
Battery A
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Order of the Crown
Belgium
Wadsworth
Wentworth Institute
Boston Children’s ‘Aid Society
Ellis Memorial
Eldridge House
Burton’s Political Come-Back Highlights Ohio Senator
Former Ohio Senator Theodore Burton, age seventy, may reappear in the Twenty second district. An Oberlin graduate and lawyer, Burton has long served in Congress and as senator, with roles in inland waterways, monetary policy, and interparliamentary activity. He held leadership in the American Peace Society and attended multiple Republican conventions.
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Theodore &. Burton
Ohio
Burton
Jefferson
Cleveland
Oberlin
Congress
Ifty-first
House
Inland Waterways Commission
Roosevelt
National Waterways Commission
National Monetary Commission
Interparliamentary Union
London
Paris
Geneva
Hague
American Peace Society
Gift of Radium to Mme Curie Promised by American Women
Madame Curie will receive from American women next May a gramme of radium valued at $100 000. The gift aims to support her scientific research, acknowledging her discovery of radium and its potential. The presentation highlights the lack of funds for her own experiments despite her pivotal work in radioactivity.
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Madame Marie Curie
Paris
America
Madame Curie
Carie
Wool growers reap profits from cooperative marketing in Missouri
The U S Department of Agriculture reports Missouri wool growers are selling cooperatively at 70 pooling points. Grading is done by bureau experts, improving quality and future earnings. Proper wrapping and dry wool are stressed to prevent penalties, while burs and moisture issues have spurred improvements across regions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Bureau of Markets
Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Co-Operative
Accounting for Farm Business and Labor Studies
A guide notes that farm labor costs feed expenses and crop sales must be tracked for accurate farm business records. It asserts no single form suffices and emphasizes proper accounts usage. Farmer's Bulletin 661 outlines essential accounts and methods for effective farm accounting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Rule for borrowing money in farm credit
The article warns that farm credit can help or harm to farmers depending on understanding its nature. It stresses not borrowing for unproductive enterprises and to ensure borrowed funds will generate a return sufficient to cover the debt.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Drilling Rye for Pasture in Corn Fields
The text discusses drilling rye into corn to create pasture for late fall and early spring. It notes theoretical success but limited practical adoption due to frequent heavy corn stands making bag drilling difficult.
Farmers Seek Return to Prewar Price Balance
Secretary Wallace argues for a price level about 1Q percent above prewar normal to restore fair relations between farm and nonfarm prices. He warns returning to prewar prices would double national debt and crippling inflation, noting farmers suffer most from price declines while costs rise 50 to 150 percent above prewar levels.
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Wallace
Secretary Wallace
National plan proposed to save millions in railroad operation
The National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities presented a plan to Senator Cummins aimed at saving millions annually by coordinating facilities and services through a national railway service agency. The plan envisions a 40 member national board with four regional railway boards and a three tier structure overseen by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Net of Congress
Cummins
Senate Interstate Committee
National Association of Owners of Railraid Securities
S. Davies Warfield
Warfield
Interstate Commerce Commis Sion
Mountain Pacific
Surviving transport relics from the old world
Traffic researchers document enduring methods of moving people and goods before modern machinery. They cite ox carts in the US south, dog milk wagons in Belgium, snowbound dog teams in Arctic regions, camel and elephant freight in Asia, barefoot ports in Japan, and gondolas in Venice as historic transport survivors.
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F& Cart
Mandalay
National Geographic Survey
Lange Koch
Queenland
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Belgium
Arctic
Alaska
India
China
Philippines
Japan
Ceylon
South Africa
Mexico
South
Central America
Landes
France
Venice
Lame Duck Wave Redraws Senate and House Leadership
Ninety nine Congressmen and 129 lawmakers retire in a lame duck transition. The exodus includes influential figures such as Sherman of Illinois and Rainey of Illinois, Hull of Tennessee, and Hastings’s successor Robertson as the House's first woman member. Several committee chairmen depart after long tenures, reshaping tariff and military oversight.
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Senate
Negrublican Party
Lawrence Y. Sherman
IlInois
McKinley
Harrold
Oklahoma
Carraway
Arkansas
Alice M. Robertson
William W. Hastings
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Rainey
Hull
Sherwood
Ohio
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National Service Plan For Railroads
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Carlos Bee
Texas
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Military Committee
Grenna
North Dakota
Agricultural Committee
Hoke - Smith
Thomas E. Watson
Thomas
Colorado
Gore
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