Explorers Bring New Sugar Cane Varieties From Papua
An American expedition to Papua reports discovering over a hundred sugar cane varieties, including wild specimens, and collecting dozens of plant samples for the U S Department of Agriculture. The team faced headhunting tribes, pygmies, and Blackwater fever while mapping remote jungle regions and securing specimens for research.
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United States
Papua
New Guinea
Australia
Strickland River
E. W. Brandes
Office of Sugar Plants
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Brandes
Jacob Jeschet
Dutch University of Wagenigen
C. E. Pemberton
Hawaiian Sugar Producers Association
Richard K. Peck
Department of Agriculture
Polynesia
Pacific
Indian
Asia
India
Spain
Columbus
Santo Domingo
Louisiana
West Indies
New Orleans
North American
Washington, D. C
Doul Leads National League Batting Averages As Phillies Rise
New York June 1 Frank O Doul former pitcher now star batter tops NL with .422 mark the only .400 slugging pace among regulars His bat helps Phillies to a .314 team average first in the loop He also leads in runs with 37 while Hafey Grimm Frisch Ott Warner Gehrig Cuyler feature among leaders Grimes still leads pitching wins.
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New York
Frank O’doul
Polo Grounds
Philadelphia
O’doul
Phillies
Chick Hafey
St. Louis
Charlie Grimm
Chicago
Andy High
Frank Frisch
Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh
Melvin Ott
Ott
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Kiki Cuyler
Burleigh Grimes
North Carolina Records May Tax Receipts 23 Million
Federal tax collections in North Carolina set a monthly record in May totaling 23.164 million dollars, up 4.596 million from last May. First eleven months totals reached 228.153 million, an increase of 27.428 million over the prior year, per Collector Gillam Grissom.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Gillam Grissom
Eight teams battled for early season baseball standings
Grimes has 83 innings in 11 games with seven complete. he leads in innings pitched and complete games. Bush, Johnson, Brame, Dudley, Hak, and Hearn form an undefeated circle with five to four wins each. Haines is the top defeated pitcher with five wins and one loss as O'Doul, Hendrick, and others top batting, while the Cubs lead team batting and fielding among 10 teams listed.
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Grimes
Guy Bush
Chicago
Sylvester Johnson
St. Louis
Ervin Brame
Pittsburgh
Clue Dudley
Brooklyn
Harold Hak
Elmer Hearn
Boston
Jesse Haines
Farmers in Shelby County Track Year End Farm Returns
Thirty four farmers in Shelby county expect to know at year end their profit or loss from various projects. They maintain accurate accounts to be audited in June and again in December. Farmers attended a farm bureau school during winter.
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Harlan
Iowa
Shelby County
Farm Bureau
Sunday Island Stands Tall as World’s Highest
Sunday Island in the Pacific is described as the tallest mountain when rising 2,000 feet above five miles of water, making the overall height from base to summit nearly 30,000 feet.
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Sunday Island
Pacific
Rotary International debates decentralization in Dallas
In an executive session Rotary International officials discussed British proposes decentralization. Sir Charles A. Mander urged regional meetings instead of a single annual convention with an estimated cost around 50 000 dollars. Delegates would attend an international conference, reducing Chicago headquarters staff.
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Dallas
Tex
Rotary International
Charles A. Mander
London
Great Britain
Ireland
Chicago
Rotary aims and the dream of international good will
A fragment notes that an international convention questioned whether Rotary could achieve its fundamental aim of fostering international good feeling. The text hints at concerns over unity and shared goodwill across nations within the organization.
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Rotary
Vachel Lindsay Returns to His Springfield Home Town
Poet Vachel Lindsay, famed for his Lincoln city ties, returns to live in Springfield with his wife and two young children. He says it is every man’s duty to return to his birthplace and home town to live, and he plans to stay until the cows come home.
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Springfield
Ill
Vachel Lindsay
Abraham Lincoln
Lindsay
Crocked Colors Warn Against Bright Dress Dyes
A fragment warns that wearing hand blocked frocks or bright colored dresses can damage delicate new fabrics. The note emphasizes shielding fabrics from bright colors to prevent harm.
Unclear textile odor and wash tests cited
Fragmentary notes describe paints and cracks from perspiration and wash tests. Some items dry clean while others leak under arms when shields are omitted.
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High Point Creamery
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Nestle
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Eva Rabiem
Texas
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Cal
Rabiem
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Hudson—Essex Packard
W. and M. Motor
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Charlotte, N. C
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Southern Railway System
High Point
N. C
United Confederate Veterans
R. F. Allen
Lighting Fixture Supply Company of
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Clinard Electric Company
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