Marketweek grain and livestock report from St. Paul 1922
The week ended March 17 saw mixed grain markets with higher closes in Chicago cash prices for No. 2 red winter wheat No. 2 hard winter wheat and No. 2 yellow corn. Hay and feed markets weakened except for demand in major cities. Hogs and cattle fell at Chicago while fat lambs and ewes moved variedly. stock show sizable weekly movements for cattle calves hogs and sheep. Potatoes stocks at 90.946 million bushels with growers holding 81 percent. dairy butter prices firm with steady to higher tone. Minneapolis grain prices listed for several grades. live poultry and eggs priced in regional markets.
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Bureau of Markets
Washington, D. C
Sterling Exchange
Southwest
Chicago
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Memphis
Timothy
Prairie
Idahos
Colorado
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Negro Slayer Electrocuted in Tennessee State Prison
Maurice Mays, a Black man convicted of murdering Mrs. Bertie Lindsey in Knoxville, was executed in the electric chair at the Tennessee state prison, confirming a capital punishment in the state. A separate New York item reports a daylight payroll heist where a lone bandit stole $6,600 from Rae Abel and fled in a motorcab, with investigators nearby.
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Nashville
Tenn
Maurice Mays
Bertie Lindsey
Knoxville
Tennessee State
New York
Rae Abel
Treaty Vote March 24 Sets Final Senate Action
Washington neared final action on the four power Pacific treaty as Senate leaders and administration backers hailed a unanimous consent to limit debate and set a final vote for Friday March 24. Opponents signaled they may refile objections as reservations, while Pittman argued the amendment would narrow the treaty to a few nations and warned of misleading propaganda.
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Washington
Senate
Pittman
Nevada
Russia
China
Netherlands
Portugal
Mellon forecast income tax drop in 1921 receipts
Treasury officials project March 1921 receipts from income and profits taxes will fall short of March 1920. Secretary Mellon estimates the first installment at 460 million dollars versus over 727 million collected a year earlier.
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Mellon
Washington
Treasury
Secretary Mellon
Bonus Bill Faces Delay in Senate
The soldiers bonus measure, costing about 4.04 billion dollars, faces Senate delay as leaders warn the finance committee will push changes such as bond financing or a sales tax. House support is uncertain amid opposition from the President and Treasury Secretary. A conference petition collects signatures but is non binding on floor action.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Treasury
A. W. Mellon
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Republican House
Representative Lineberger
California
Senate Finance Committee
Harding
Finance Committee
Fire Devours Chicago Block Near Loop In Massive Blaze
A spectacular city fire destroys a full square of business buildings just outside the loop in Chicago. Loss estimated at 10 to 15 million dollars.Origin unknown, centers on Van Buren Canal Clinton West Jackson. The blaze burns all structures in the area and damages the 21 story Burlington railroad general office and Mercantile Trust bank, spreading across Van Buren and toward Harrison street.
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Chicago
Loop
van Buren, Canal
Clinton Streets
Jackson Boulevard
Jackson
Burlington Railroad General
Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank
van Buren Street
Harrison Street
War threat by Ulsterites vows to sacrifce 3000 lives
In Belfast at an Orange meeting in Killkel, Ulster delegates proclaimed they will not yield any Ulster territory to Southern Ireland. Harry Mulholland, Ulster Parliament member and son of Lord Dunleath, said the boundary commission was rejected and urged readiness to defend the line, claiming Orangemen would resist any surrender even if it costs thousands of lives.
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Belfast
Ulster
Ireland
Killkell
Harry Mulholland
Lord Dunleath
Boundary Commission
Germany to Seek Large International Loan
London Berlin dispatch reports Germanys finance minister telling the Reichstag that Entente finance ministers are considering a major international loan to partially liquidate Germany s reparations debts.
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Germany
London
Berlin
Reichstag
Piano Wizard Considers Presidency
Paso Robles California pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski, a former Polish premier and renowned musician, hinted he might seek the presidency of Poland.
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Paso Robles
Calif
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
Minter Sails for Orient on Wilhelmina Amid Secrecy
San Francisco actress Mary Miles Minter departed on the Matson liner Wilhelmina for the Orient. Police and agents took precautions to keep the trip private while she cryptically spoke of seeking rent.
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Mary Minter
Orient
San Francisco
Mary Miles Minter
Matson
Hoover denies senatorial bid report in California race
Herbert Hoover refused to discuss with anyone a plan to oppose Hiran Johnson for a United States Senate seat from California. The denial was issued in Phoenix, Arizona, as rumors circulated about Hoover seeking a Senate candidacy next fall.
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Hoover
Phoenix
Ariz
Herbert Hoover
Hiran Johnson
United States
California
Fire breaks out at Capitol main entrance
Fire erupts inside the Capitol’s main east ground floor entrance but causes only slight damage. A general alarm drew about six fire trucks, and the blaze was quenched with chemical extinguishers.
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Capitol
Washington
Plymouth Man Praises Blue Law Defeat Parade
A Plymouth resident staged a torchlight parade celebrating the defeat of a proposed ordinance to bar Sunday theater exhibitions. The town reacted with elation as the measure failed at the election, marking a notable local victory and public display.
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Plymouth
Mich
Better Bread From Better Wheat Kept By Careful Farming
Agricultural guidance urges farmers to boost quality over area for spring wheat. Emphasizes Fancy dark Northern as top bread wheat, and warns against scrub crops or mixed wheats. Highlights Minnesota and Dakotas farmers' higher earnings when quality remains high.
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Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Local Verse and Wisecrack From a Past Page
A humorous anecdote recalls a hot day car washing warning and a tale in which a mule buyer Mose learns Sam the clicker says the mule is blind. The punchline turns on the mule’s stubbornness rather than actual sight, delivering a rustic joke from the era.
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Stoge Marketweaker
Northern
Durham
South St. Paul
Warren Delano Robbins
Massachusetts
State Department
Pacific
Majority Committee
Burlington
Hee
Spring Wheat Crop Improvement Association
Persia
Sam
Mose
Hmo
Mers
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