Agriculture faces sweeping change in ten years
The decade shows dramatic shifts in midwest and south west farming with higher yields and new crops. Kansas doubles wheat acreage, Iowa increases corn and Nebraska wheat and alfalfa rise, Minnesota corn up 90 percent, Oklahoma fruit and grain expand, Wisconsin shifts toward dairy, and tobacco and hemp production adjust across several states.
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Poison Cake Strikes Dexter Family, Kansas
A Kansas family reunion cake made with arsenate of lead caused multiple poisoning injuries. Fred Jackson bought groceries including poison mistaken for sugar leading to the fatal risk. Victims include Fred and Mrs. Jackson and four relatives, all in recovering condition. An English speaking unity appeal followed by Admiral Sims arrival in London.
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Dean Thompson
Burden
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W. S. Sims
United States
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Shanghai Zionists Welcome Churchill to Israel's Land
On the occasion of Winston Churchill departure from London for Jerusalem the Shanghai Zionist association sent a cable to Palestine greeting him. The message expressed hearty welcome and confidence in fulfilling the two thousand years old aspirations of the Zionist movement.
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Winston Churchill
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Jerusalem
Shanghai Zionist Organization
Palestine
Shanghai Zionist Association
Israel
Judges Work Six Days a Week in London Courts
London judges extend to six days a week to clear the flood of divorce cases on the dockets, turning Saturdays from a court holiday into regular business.
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London
Nice L'il Game Ends With Three Fingers Amputated
Milwaukee on May 25 reports William Menke bet he could keep a hand in cracked ice for three minutes. He won the stunt but will lose three fingers to the cold, doctors say.
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Milwaukee
William Menke
Clergyman Calls for Lt. S to Manufacture Liquor
Salt Lake City Reverend Elmer I. Goshen, editor of the Salt Lake Telegram, denounces newspapers and prohibition in an editorial. He argues liquor production should be controlled by law enforcement agencies.
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Lt.s
Salt Lake City
Elmer I. Goshen
Salt Lake Telegram
Prohibition Critics Call for Government Liquor
A reformer's speech derides the prohibition law as failing to prohibit and producing a rise in youth brewers and distillers. He argues for national government liquor manufacture and distribution to curb the problem.
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United States
Massachusetts Prohibition Bill Ruled Unconstitutional
Attorney General Allen ruled a Massachusetts prohibition bill unconstitutional due to automatic changes aligning with federal liquor content. The delegation to Congress by the legislature violated the state’s exclusive lawmaking power. The ruling was reported from Boston on May 26.
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Massachusetts
Franklin letters found in Prague museum inventory
Two Benjamin Franklin letters surface in Prague Museum of History documents. One French letter dated Paris 1782 and an English letter dated Philadelphia 1876 were found among the inventory being cataloged for a new catalog.
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Prague
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Philadelphia
Museum of History
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