Prosperity Program Led by Henry M. Robinson Pledges 800 Workers
Henry M. Robinson leads a central committee to push a Hoover era job expansion plan in Washington. The 800 participants vow to shorten hours, stimulate capital, expand rail and home repair, and ease mortgage burdens while making credit more accessible.
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Washington
Central Committee
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Hoover
Robinson
Colonel House
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Banks
Mellon Sees Stock Rally Justified Says White House Talk
Andrew W. Mellon, ambassador to England and former Treasury head, told the President after a White House meeting that the present stock price advance is justified and likely to endure. His financial reputation has waned, yet many still regard his judgment as sound.
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Ndrew W. Mellon
England
the Treasury
White House
Bank of England Governor Norman Heads to Washington
Ontagu C Norman, governor of the Bank of England, arrived in the United States under an assumed name to vacation in Maine. He soon met four leading New York bankers and planned to confer with Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills. Observers think the talks centered on war debts and Britain’s return to the gold standard tied to debt settlements and tariff reductions.
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Ontagu C
Norman
Bank of England
Clarence Skinner
Maine
New York
Washington
Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
Britain
Budget Beginnings for 1934 Fiscal Year Reported
IKHSIDENT HOOVER and Budget Director J Clawson Roup started 1934 budget prep as cabinet heads and independent offices submit estimates. Roup conducts hearings while Adams weighs whether the budget will rise or fall. The Naval General Board presents a building program including an $800000 Vinson installment and plans to start the 17th 8 inch gun cruiser under the London treaty.
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Ikhsident Hoover
J. Clawson Roup
Mr. Roup
Sec’y Adams
Naval General Board
Charles F. Adams
Congress
Adams
General Board
Vinson
Roosevelt Campaign Speech Marks Prohibition Issue in New Jersey
Governor Roosevelt spoke to about 150000 at Seagirt praising temperance while criticizing prohibition taxes. He labeled the Republican platform insincere and false and defended Democratic stance as clear and direct on repeal. He argued the tax burden of prohibition harms government funding and contrasted Democratic honesty with Republican evasion.
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Overnor
Seagirt
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Legion conventions push for immediate bonus payments
The New York Legion meeting in Brooklyn erupted over F Trubee Davison as he defended federal force against the bonus army. Davison labeled some D C veterans as tramps and hoodlums and police reserves were needed to restore order. Also announced were Reconstruction Finance Corp loans requiring self liquidating projects with solid collateral, 30 hour week limits, no convict labor, and veteran preferences.
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American Legion
Legion
New York Legion
Brooklyn
F. Trubee Davison
Aviation
New York
Davison
Federal
Washington
National Capital
Eree
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Board
Wave of strikes spans nations amid wage disputes and unrest
The article describes concurrent labor conflicts including a Bendix record flight progression by James G. Haizlip, escalating farmer strikes with sheriffs resisting pickets, and Lancashire cotton weavers walking out over pay. It notes potential extended strikes by London bus workers and mentions public concerns over wages and conditions.
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Ngland
Lancashire
Weavers’ Union
King George
Balmoral
Joe Compton
London
London General Omnibus Company
Von Papen May Dismiss Reichstag as Face Nazi Opposition
Germany teeters as Von Papen seeks presidential authority to dissolve the Reichstag over a no confidence vote and a 500 million reconstruction plan. President von Hindenburg hints at power to intervene, while Hitler’s Nazis work with Catholics and nationalists to shape the leadership. Clara Zetkin leads a reichstag with demands for the president’s impeachment. Edict by Edith Rockefeller McCormick’s will adds to a sprawling, high-stakes political crisis in Berlin and Chicago probate filings reveal Krenn and Dato shifts.
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Gen
Adolf Hitler
von Papen
Hitler
Neudeck
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Bavarian People’s Party
Flermann William Goering
Goering
Edith Rockefeller’ McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago
Edwin Krenn
Mrs. Rockefeller
Muriel Hubbard
Mathilde Qser
Fowler -McCormick
Edward. A. Dato
Montana oil fields eye extensive northern development
Reports from Sweet Grass indicate major shale formation activity in northern Montana with two companies planning drilling in the Red Coulee field east of Sweet Grass. Askalta-Farbo No. 6 yields large capacity at 1 000 barrels daily. Askalta-Farbo No. 7 and other wells kick off as Monalta Oil, Nadeau Bros., and Tarrant push expansions near Cut Bank and border areas.
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Shelby
Sweet Grass
Montana
Red ‘Coulee
Askalta-Farbo No. 6
Border Field
Monalta Oil Company
Askalta
No. 6
Askalta-Farbo No
Alberta
Cut Bank
R. C. Tarrant
Texas Company
Nadeau Bros
Tthe
Montana Power Company
A. EB
Crumley
Montana Briefs Kickoff for Sweet Rass fire truck drive gains pace
Sweet Rass volunteers push to buy a new fire truck. Great Falls hosts the North Montana fair with 130 661 attendees. Poplar celebrates a new armory. Knights of Pythias set 11 12 September in Great Falls. Beaverhead wool sale nets 11.5 cents per lb to Boston buyers. Froid hires a special officer to curb unlicensed cars. Wolf Point wheat car ships 61 pounds per bushel at 17.3 percent protein selling 71 cents. Intermountain Union college lets students work on a new gym construction. Fall Montana fairs listed include Glasgow Sidney Broadus Missoula Kalispell Shelby Fort Benton. Wolf Point wheat shipment lags at 65 cars through Aug 27.
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Sweet Rass
Thompson
Beaverhead County
Boston
Froid
Montana
Iowa
Indiana
Dakotas
Murray E. Stebbins
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Hadle Ny
Valley County
Glasgow
Richland County
Sidney
Powder River
Broadus
Western Montana
Missoula
Pert
Toole
Shely
Chateau
Fort Benton
Kalispell
Wolf
Star Thistle Nectar Sparks Agricultural Debate
The Los Angeles Times reports on the challenge of star thistle as a nectar source. Officials from the state department of agriculture seek a solution, noting thistle spread and potential damage to cereal crops. Growers question honey value and propose alternatives, raising calls for possible eradication if no fix emerges.
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State Department of Agriculture
Los Angeles Times
Poison the Gophers Pocket Gophers Control Methods
Gopher control via poisoning uses vegetable or grain baits with strychnine as the common poison. Place bait in the main run and seal the entrance with damp earth or grass. Place balls at two points in each separate system of ten to thirty mounds, then re-poison as new mounds appear.
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Wallace
Protect the Navel Cord in Calf Care
The text advises disinfecting the calf’s navel cord after birth with tincture of iodine or a 6 percent coal tar disinfectant if iodine is unavailable. Apply a cupful under the calf to submerge the exposed cord and repeat daily until dry to prevent disease germs entering the body.
Season Posts In Towa Show Long Lasting Wood
In a test at Towa catalpa posts lasted 18 years without treatment while those treated with creo sote lasted 28 years. Posts were not set until a year of drying after cutting. Let the post season if possible and cut in fall to dry enough to deter wood borers.
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Towa
Catalpa
Leaves Filter Water In Oklahoma
An experiment in Oklahoma studied how much water leaf cover on wooded land can hold. Measurements show soil infiltration after rainfall is greater where leaves filter and retain moisture, while bare ground loses water to runoff and soil erosion through cracks and pores.
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Oklahoma
Bovine TB Prevalence Drops in U S Cattle
The Indiana Farmer's Guide reports that bovine tuberculosis now runs about 1.4 percent in the United States, down from 1.7 percent in 1930 and 4 percent in 1922. On May 1 there were 1 421 counties in the modified accredited area where disease levels stay below 0.5 percent per federal testing.
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United States
Indiana Farmer's Guide
Vitamin D Boost for Indoor Dairy Calves Report
Hoard's Dairyman notes calves raised indoors without sunlight may benefit from 1 percent cod liver oil in their grain to prevent rickets. Two 40 week old calves improved after vitamin A destruction. vitamin D restored growth and thrift over six months with supplementation.
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Hoard's Dairyman
Gardening hints for azaleas and rhododendrons
Azaleas and rhododendrons require acidic soil. Use oak leaves around the base to rot and acidify, or mix peatmoss into soil as mulch. These plants have surface roots so handle carefully to avoid damage. When planting, place oak leaves at the hole bottom with a thin earth layer over them.
Palatable Pastures Pine for Legumes in Maryland Trials
In Maryland an experiment had steers choose preferred forage by grazing. Twenty five grasses and legumes were planted. legumes attracted the most grazing, with brome grass second and ryegrass and meadow fescue following. A standard mix ranked just behind.
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Maryland
Rodent Seed Treatments Deemed Not Recommended
G C Oderkirk of the U S Biological Survey cautions seed coatings with repellents can severely damage seed or delay germination. He favors poisoned bait to curb destructive rodents and suggests mechanical devices to deter birds during peak damage periods.
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G. C. Oderkirk
United States Biological Survey
Agricultural Squibs and Hog Feeding Findings
The United States grows about one third of all apples worldwide. Michigan State College animal husbandry experts report wheat matches corn as a fattening hog feed.
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United States
Michigan State College
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Toole County
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L. B. O'Neil
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