Production and Conservation Food Outlined In Program
Washington reports a proposed emergency 25 million dollar appropriation to boost agriculture and curb food waste. A nationwide mobilization of youth and veterans, plus new central and state agricultural bodies, aim to raise crops and meat while stabilizing prices and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
New York
Rocky Mountains
United States Department of Agriculture
St. Louis
General Conference
United States
Congress
Council of National Defense
J D Rockefeller Brother Feud Ends With Death
Frank Rockefeller dies in Cleveland after an operation. John D Rockefeller and William Rockefeller will attend the funeral. The three brothers once built Standard Oil together. Frank withdrew in 1900 and vowed never to speak to John D again.
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New York
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank Rockefeller
John D
Frank
Standard Oil
William Rockefeller
British army costs for 1915 16 total over 2.6 billion
London reports total Army expenditure for the 1915 16 financial year at 2 628 063 320 pounds with major allocations including 490 million for soldier pay 480 million for transport remounts and quarters 1 065 billion for supplies and clothing 245 million for ordnance and stores 115 million for armaments engineers stores and aviation and 6.1 million for POW payments Gifts from India amount to 1.85 million and 14 million eggs were received from the national collection while the public donated 114 thousand razors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
India
War boosts rabbit trapping and exports in Australia
Melbourne reports a boom in rabbit trapping and refrigerated rabbit exports as wartime food needs grow. Authorities suspend poisoning to maintain output for consumption with Britain contracting to buy about 2.5 million rabbits for 1917, following last season’s 10.3 million pairs.
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Melbourne
Australia
Great Britain
Americans Welcomed by Peking Delegation Leaders
President Li Yuan hung received the American businessmen led by David Rose in the palace. The Peking chamber of commerce hosted dinners and tours of historic sites as the group visited Hongkong Shanghai Nanking and Hankow before meeting the president. The delegation included Julian S Carr Julius O Frank F P Neal F A Landeck Harriet M Johnston L W Neeley David S Rose A R Pierson Jr and Joseph H Pang with the aim to foster American investment in China.
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Peking
Li Yuanhung
David
Rose
Milwaukee
China
Miss Li
Peking Chamber of Commerce
Li Yuan-hung
United
Ers
Ees
Hongkong
Shanghai
Narking
Hankow
Julian S Carr
Southern Commercial Congress
Julius O. Frank
Milwaukee Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Julius Frank
F. P. Neal
Kansas City (Mo
Chicago
Chinese American Products Exchange Company
South China
Electric thawing machines thaw buried pipes without excavation
Electric thawing machines are used to thaw frozen pipes underground without uncovering them. The method relies on heat to melt ice within the pipe wall, reducing digging time and disruption for residential and commercial systems.
French Scientists Endorse Blind Soldiers as Wireless Operators
French researchers conclude after investigation that blind soldiers can serve effectively as wireless operators, expanding the potential roles for visually impaired personnel.
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J.D
Brother
Chandler
Bosch
B. Cleveland
Chandler Records
C. W. Comstock
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Oae
Myrtle Gonzalez, Val Paul and
Fred Church
California
Redwood
Bluebird
George Kieine
Hank Mann and Associates
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