Money Spent on Highways Shows Rapid Growth
The 1916 statistics from the Office of Public Roads detail a surge in U S highway spending and road work under state supervision. Total expenditures rose from about 80 million in 1904 to 282 million in 1915, with state funds reaching 53 million and local funds 27 million.
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United States
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Department
New Jersey
Indiana
South Carolina
Texas
Nevada
Agricultural and Food Trend Notes from Early 20th Century Briefs
Topics cover sorghum as poultry feed, US road spending at 280 million, bird eggs losses at 212 million, preventable animal disease losses, churn water temperature guidance, 260000 youth in 1915 agriculture clubs, grain moisture freight math, USDA by product research, US population gain of 24 million alongside livestock declines and hog growth, and temperature notes for animals and insects.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Sugar Beet Seed Imports Rise as Industry Grows
Record sugar beet seed imports through nine months of 1916 total 18.5 million pounds, surpassing full years 1913 and 1914 and nearly doubling 1912. Russia now dominates supply, with Germany diminishing. Exports of refined sugar in 1916 also surge, totaling 1.39 billion pounds, about 50 percent higher than all of 1915.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Holland
United States
Brig Eee
Composed Song in Battle by Francis Scott Key
The Philadelphia Press states Francis Scott Key born August 9 1780 wrote The Star Spangled Banner at age thirty four aboard a British gunship during the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry while under a flag of truce seeking Dr William Beans release. He later served as United States District Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1809 to 1817.
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Francis Scott
Key
Philadelphia Press
Frederick City
Maryland
Georgetown
D. C
United States
District of Columbia
William Beans
Baltimore
Dr. Beans
Fort McHenry
Flag Recalled During Annapolis Release Tale
A fragment notes the flag remained in place while a narrative details the song written at Annapolis. It recounts Key being carried by the British and later released, marking a moment in the remembered sequence of events.
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Annapolis
Minister Learns Endorsement On His First Check
A minister receives his first check and is told it must be endorsed. After confusion he learns to endorse it and writes I heartily indorse this check on the back, realizing the proper banking step.
Land as cattle bedding in Holland praised for quality
Land is used for cattle bedding in Holland and is said to be superior in many respects to straw and other materials commonly used for bedding.
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Holland
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Breif
Armenia
Harrisburg
Standard Woolen CO
North Second Street
Walnut
Harrisburg, PA
Alexander Agar
Walter T. Bradley
S. E. Corer
Ninth and
Thompson Streets
Philadelphia
Hershey
New York
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey, Pennsylvania
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