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Newspaper

Grand Rapids Tribune

Location

Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1920

Page

7

Austrian Government Raises Bread and Flour Prices

Vienna reports the government will raise bread and flour prices to cover a weekly loss of about 15 million crowns from the gap between purchase and selling prices. The move follows a deteriorating crown exchange rate reducing purchasing power and worsened by unmet food deliveries from Yugoslavia and Slovakia.

Vienna Jugo- Slavia Jugo-Slavia Entente Reparations Commission Renner Prague Caecho-Slovakia Austria Old Empire Bohemia

Society Scenes Sparking Miggomah Club and School Fun

Entertaining Miss Mabel Gardner hosts a Miggomah Club gelock luncheon at her home. Vocational School plans a social night with basketball between wood and metal workers, followed by games and dancing. Hessler leads scoring and Giese shines. Several local residents visit, shop, and attend gatherings as April social life continues.

Mabel Gardner Third St Wilter Hessler Metal Workers

Local residents and visitors listed in city notes

A flurry of personal mentions covers Mr and Mrs C. Lewis and Lester Kuster leaving for Kenosha after visiting W. A. Owen, plus attorneys, shoppers, and guests from Nekoosa Milwaukee Wausau and other areas. Occasional church and school notes follow with moves and visits among local families and officials.

Wm. Gross Fat Lowais St. S Wausau Gee, Smith Rasholt Wis M. Ser Edward Botham New Lisbon Mes Clarence Stevens Loveland Iowa Robert Rowland Walter Johnson Kishnan Jas. J. Hamilton Valeria Edwards Grace Garvel Nekessa Jessie Mickelson Wawaunee D. Luiz First St. N First Moravian Church W. F. McCahen Oak St Cushman H. Maack Clintonville East Side L. B. Nash Geo. P. Berkey Appleton A. J. Anderson St. Paul Mike Zabana Marshfield Hospital

Johnson greeted by crowd at Ironwood

In a snowstorm Tronwood Michigan a packed audience heard Senator Hiram Johnson of California declare opposition to autocratic power of the current administration. He urged Americans to express opinions within the law and maintain a just republic. Johnson arrived in Ironwood late last night and met 109 American Legion members before tonight's Marquette County speech.

Tronwood Mich Max Hiram Johnson California Americas Johnson Lionwood American Legion Club Marquette County

Rockefeller funds education across colleges and medical schools

New York appropriations total 1,675,000 dollars announced in the annual report. The John D. Rockefeller bond promotes education without distinction of race, sex or creed. Harvard graduate school and Dry College of Springfield each receive 200,000. Agnes Scott 175,000. West Virginia Wesleyan 120,000. College of St. Catherine 190,000. Emory and Henry 75,000. Salem 73,000. Westminster 73,000. Cornell College 30,000. Dakota Wesleyan 50,000. Jamestown 50,000. Medical schools receive 7,000, Johns Hopkins 400,000. Washington University 160,000. Meharry 150,000. Board aided 1767 negro schools and 115,000 for experimental education. Rural education gets 790,798 for state universities and education. Referring to Mr. Rockefeller's...

New York Bennual John D. Rockefeller United States West Virginia Wesleyan College Burkhannon W. Va Colle St. Catherine St. Paul Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell M. D Jamestown College Jamestown Johns Hopkins Univ Washington University St. Louis Meharry Medical School Nashville Tenn Linenin Rockefeller

Gift funds enable expanded medical teaching at major schools

A $70 million endowment plan designates $20.09 million for medical education. It will fund flexible clinical teaching at Johns Hopkins, Washington University, and Yale, with implementation at the University of Chicago and Vanderbilt. Delaware adopts a modern serial code after a public education survey. North Carolina conducts one. Virginia and Alabama receive appropriations to support surveys.

Heart Johns. Hopkins Washington Universe Yale University of Chicago Vanderbilt University Delaware North Carolina Saveys Virginia Alabama

Monument Peak Looms as America’s Grand Scenic Wonder

The article extols Monument Peak as a landmark on the continental divide, famed for its panoramic view across five or six states from a 14,100 foot summit. It highlights an innovative aerial highway from Colorado Springs to the summit, 16 miles long with a boulevard-like width and a maximum grade of 10.46 percent, offering dramatic zigzags and striking vistas as cars ascend on parallel levels.

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Road freight routes and highway development linked

The article argues that motor truck express success hinges on durable high quality roadways. Improvised roads raise operating costs and fares, harming patrons. Permanent highway improvements are essential to marketing facilities for farmers and the overall vitality of motor express services.

Manure Handling System Using Overhead Carrier Plan

A proposed method suggests reducing manure handling by an overhead track. It would move manure into a carrier with one lift and dump it into the apresid er area, where horses would tamp and bind the folds. This would minimize handling to a single operation.

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