Maryland boys win gold cup at Royal Agricultural Show
Maryland youths Warren Rice Joseph Glacklen and George Worrilow from Cecil County won the Northeast gold cup in England by judging British Friesians Guernseys and Dalry Aberthorns against a London Daily Mail led English team. They toured Scotland and France and credited U SDA and Maryland extension for training American farm youths.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Maryland
England
Southeastern Fair Association
Atlanta
United States
Warren Rice
Joseph Glacklen
George Worrilow
Cecil County
Lord Northclffe
London Daily Mall
Dalry
London Daily Mail
Lord Northcliffe
Half Millon Club
Royal Agricultural Society
Bulnburgh
Scotland
Doncaster
Denmark
France
Spain
Far East
Paris
BD. G. Jenkins
Maryland Extension Service
L. Chambers
Chambera
Old England
Cost of Grading for Roads Shows Stable Federal Rates
Bureau of Public Roads statistics show grading costs per cubic yard on federal aid roads rose from 88 cents in 1917 to a peak around 66 cents in 1920 and have gradually declined since. The recent three months of federal aid work averaged 88 cents per cubic yard, with April data indicating stabilization in other cost items.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Methods of Wheat Culture in Kansas Plan Shows Higher Yields
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 1004 reports Fort Hays trials on winter-wheat production in western Kansas. Early plowing, fallow, and stubble cultivation yield markedly different results, with wheat grown in stubble showing higher or near record yields.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Fort Hays
Department
John 8. Cole
A. L. Hallsted
Wills County
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Sudan Grass Gains Popularity as Forage Crop
Sudan grass remains a favored forage due to its adaptability and high feed value. Eight years of publicity show farmers relying on it for summer pasture for work stock and dairy cattle. In New Mexico irrigated pastures yield two dairy cows per acre with about $75 per acre net after grain costs. A central Kansas farmer reports quick butterfat gains from Sudan grass pasture, supporting its value for dairy herds.
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Sudan
New Mexico
Kanang
15000 Rebels Seize Athens In Greek Revolution
Revolutionary troops occupy Athens seizing government buildings as 15000 to 20000 marchors patrol streets. Crown Prince George accepts throne after Constantine abdication. Metaxas eyed as dictator or premier. Rebels also control Saloniki and threaten Thrace against Turkish moves.
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Athens
George
Constantine
Thrace
Greece
Paul
Popoulas
Piraeus
Gonatas
Gatemtinotas
Metaxas
Saloniki
Law bars steel merger for Inland Midvale and Repibite
New York on September 20 The Federal Trade Commission ruled the proposed merger of Inland Steel Midvale Steel and Ordnance and Repibite Trou and Steel would be legal but the action is said to block the deal.
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New York
Inland Steel Company
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company
Repibite Trou and Steel Company
Federal Trade Commission
Britain Debt Plan Accepted for October Interest Payment
Washington reports the British treasury will accept a $50,000,000 interest payment due October 15 on wartime debt while awaiting adjustments in interest rates through upcoming funding talks.
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United States
Washington
Treasury
Sixteen Killed in Battle Near Providencia Mexico
Sixteen men were killed and several wounded in a battle near Providencia Chihuahua between rebels led by Gen. Rosally Hernandez and federal troops under Maj. Carlos Acedo. Also reported: Italian fortress blown up at Spezia with 130 killed and 600 wounded. In Ohio, Erie conference reaches plan for strikers to resume work.
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WA Paso
Tex
Providencia
Chihuahua
Rosally Hernandez
Carlos Acedo
Milan
Spezia
Erie
Youngstown
Erie Railroad Affclala
Opportunities To Every Man And The Price Of Success
A motivational exhortation argues that ideals clash with reality and many desires flood markets leaving few able to achieve them. It urges readers to seize local opportunities, apply enthusiasm and intelligence, and strive to create a record that earns honor, promoting self-reliance and town industry without excuses.
Golf in My Favorite Exercise
A fragment notes a preference for gardening over golf as a cheaper pursuit. It suggests golf clubs are costly versus garden tools and hints at a sporting chance to grow food instead of eating out. The text appears as a casual, reflective aside from a larger piece.
Kaiser's Own Story From German Front Pages
A compact account of Kaiser Wilhelm II in his own words and actions during key moments on the German front, reflecting leadership stance, decisions, and public declarations as observed in contemporary reporting.
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Chicago Daily News
Northwest
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Gity
Herolt
Kemal Ia
Prince George
LAW Bars Steel Merger
Federal Action Prevants
Ilegal
Kaiser’s
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
the American Reader
Bismarck
Tangier
Versailles
Victoria
Edward
Sir Edward Gray
Emperor Karl of Austria
Zanzibar
Chamberlain
North Wells Street
Chicago
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