Pacific fleet sails to test Panama Canal war time route
The Pacific fleet will sail from Hampton Roads July 19 to San Diego August 7, passing the Panama Canal on a war time basis. About 100 ships, led by two destroyer squadrons, will chart a six day Atlantic passage, with visits to San Diego, San Pedro, San Francisco, Puget Sound and Pearl Harbor. The voyage includes a potential White House review and a Pacific recruitment drive.
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Bremerton Navy Yard
Hawaiian Islands
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Naval Dry Dock
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Rodman
Pacific
Navy Department
Pacific Coast
Wilsons Plea for World League and Peace Treaty
President Wilson addressed the Senate urging ratification of the Versailles peace treaty and the League of Nations as the key to ending wars. He argued the league provides permanent global authority to sustain justice, prevent aggression, and secure universal liberty through collective security.
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Iowa News Roundup Highlights Contracts and War Veterans
Albia awards a sewer contract for What Cheer totaling 49411.89. Milwaukee shell game victims seek redress. Fort Dodge disputes a Richard Snell park claim. Madrid High gets a normal training dept designation. Ames veteran James Rush Lincoln discharged. Camp Dodge hosts a branch bank pay station. Iowa corn prospects improve, oats and wheat strong. Gotch training quarters donated to Humboldt. Beekman heads to Ames Y M C A publicity postwar.
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Nini 'Knater
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William Philip, Dinsdale
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Whiting. - Consolidated
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Ottumwa
Walter Anthony
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Waterloo
Ilinois Central Railroad
Frank Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Humboldt
BL Bickrell
Northern Iowa Gas and Electric Company
F. W. Beekman
France
New York
Ames
Iowa State College
Cow Testing Proves Profitable for Tennessee Farmer
A Tennessee dairyman praises cow testing organized by the U S Department of Agriculture. He notes a cow tested as poorest became his best, raising her value from 125 to 359 dollars. The 19 year old foundation cow produced 8 pounds of butterfat in November, with herd average over 40 pounds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
House Fails to Override Wilson Veto on Daylight Saving
The House vote 247 to 155 blocked a repeal of the daylight saving law tied to the agricultural appropriation bill. Proponents fell 23 votes short of a two thirds majority, so repeal would not proceed. The rider’s defeat means the bill will pass with the repeal clause removed.
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Three Shot in Strike Crash at Argo Plant
Two women and a man were seriously wounded during a clash between striking workers and armed guards at the Corn Products Refining plant in Argo. The riot followed violence last week when several strikers were killed and others wounded as they tried to reach the plant entrance. Deer uncircled with herbed wira.
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Argo
Corn Products Refining Ecompany
Clemenceau Urges Rebuilding in War-Torn St Quentin
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau visiting the devastated region of St. Quentin and urging citizens to raise complaints and participate in reconstruction. He warned new methods and individual initiative are essential as France moves from war to peace and to enforce treaty stipulations.
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Clemenceau
St. Quentin
M. Clemenceau
Definitions and Standards for Milk and Cream Adopted
The Agriculture Department published a circular defining milk and dairy terms. It specifies pasteurized milk at 145 F for 20 minutes, skimming and fat content rules for cream, buttermilk, and whipped cream, and notes regional standards may vary by local authorities.
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Joint ‘Committee
Association of American Dairy, Food and “Drug Officials
Association of Offcial Agricultural’ ‘Chemists
United States
Convenient room for milk in farm houses
The text advises adding a separate room for milk handling to relieve crowded kitchens. It notes well houses often include a room that, with a concrete floor shelves and windows, becomes a handy milk room.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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