Organize Federal Land Bank System Provisions
Congress passes a farm loan act to aid farmers at normal interest rates with long terms. The act creates 12 federal land banks, sets minimum capital, and routes loans through National Farm Loan Associations. Loans capped at 10000, 6 percent interest, amortized over 5 to 49 years, with bonds issued to raise funds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Wilson
McAdoo
Farm Loan Board
Federal Reserve System
Continental
United States
Federal Land Bank
Federal Reserve Districts
Federal Reserve Banks
Northwest
National Farm Loan Associations
Land Bank
Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Banks
Railroad Brotherhood Leaders Silent on Strike Vote
In New York officials from four railroad brotherhoods attend a managers conference amid a reported 400000 ballot majority backing a strike for an eight hour day and overtime pay. The canvass is not finished, with full results due before Tuesday.
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New York
Timothy Shea
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Dudley Field Malone
Frank B. Walsh
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Brotherhoods
Malone
Hospital for Crippled and Senile Cats and Dogs Opens
The Cleveland Animal Protective Association has raised $5,000 to establish a home for crippled and senile pets. Plans include a hospital, an ambulance service, and an electric chair to end incurable suffering, with the facility operating day and night.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Animal Protective Association
Forty Presbyterian Missionaries Meet at Montreat Today
Forty Southern Presbyterian missionaries on furlough attend a Montreat conference led by Rev. Dr. S. H. Chester. Speakers include James I. Vance and Arthur J. Brown as reports show 358 church workers abroad and 3,768 new members last year. Foreign funds reached 534,682 dollars with 113,298 dollars from native sources.
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Associated Press
Montreat
N. C
Southern Presbyterian Church
Africa
Brazil
China
Japan
Korea
Cuba
Mexico
S. H. Chester
Nashville
Executive Committee On Foreign Missions
James I. Vance
William T. Elis
Swarthmore
Arthur J. Brown
D. D
New York
The
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Charles R. Erdman
Princeton Theological Seminary
Poor Little Peppina and Mary Pickford on Screen
Mary Pickford delivers a dramatic departure in Poor Little Peppina, portraying a kidnapped American girl who lives as a boy in Sicily and works through a sequence of perilous roles from newsie to opium den employee to restore a millionaire’s daughter. The film opens in Italy and moves to Sicily and New York with settings ranging from a steamer to Washington Square.
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Madame Buttery
Peppina
Famous Players
Paramount
Miss Pickford
Mary Pickford Haever
Italy
Sicily
New York
Washington Square
Metropolis
Brewers Association Pushes Colorado Beer Amendment
Colorado law challengers seek to permit beer sales in original packages under a state supervised system. The measure would require a 19 cent per barrel tax and aims to avoid reintroducing saloons while petitions move toward a November vote.
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Denver
United States Brewers’ Association
Colorado
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Oregon
Seed potatoes rise to 45 dollars a ton
London reports seed potatoes in agricultural centers price up to 45 dollars per ton. The notice notes the price increase as of August 7 and cites overall market movement for seed stock.
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London
Important Mexican affairs discussed at luncheon
A formal lunch hosted by General Carranza for cabinet ministers and governors explored the future of Mexico and the international conference with the United States. Delegates Luis Cabrera and Yonacio Bonillas attended as Mexico and U S differences were reviewed. Martial law decree possibilities were among the topics, with details kept private.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Byneral Carranza
National Palace
Luis Cabrera
Yonacio Bonillas
United States
Republic
Cabrera
Bonilas
Three Questions Asked of Candidates in Suffrage Effort
Washington August 7 preparatory to the fall campaign the National American Suffrage association has sent each senate and house candidate a letter with three questions. The inquiries cover support for woman suffrage a federal amendment to enfranchise women and expediting passage via committee work.
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Washington
National American Suffrage Association
Frank M. Roessing
Congressional Committee
Senate
House
Congress
National Association
Political clash over convention response and upcoming Atlantic City meeting
The association and Mrs. Roessing, vice president of the national body and head of the congressional committee, say action depends on the convention in Atlantic City from September 6 to 1. An advertisement touts DAVIS PORCH AND DECK PAINT as weather resistant and cost effective for outdoor painting.
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Roessing
Congressional
Con
Davis
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