Stank Both Wets and Drys Arm for the Fray
Washington reports definite plans by wet and dry forces to push prohibition politics. The Association Against Prohibition aims to weaken the Volstead Act by raising the non intoxicating limit, while drys seek to rally farm bloc support and a new leadership. California vote shows a split on repeal aims, and Ohio rejected a constitutional measure legalizing wine and beer.
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Washington
Association Against Prohibition
Congress
Con
Gillett
Mass
Farm Bloc
Sydney Anderson
Minn
Mellon
California
United States
Ohio
Fortescue invited to address cadets blocked by Weeks
General Stayden canceled John William Fortescue’s planned talk at West Point after a secretary of defense quoted a Fortescue passage praising foul methods. Fortescue, 64, British historian and royal archives official, said he planned to recant his earlier critical remarks about Americans during his first U.S. visit.
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Rig
Stayden
West Point
Weeks
John William Fortescue
Fortescue
United States
Royal Historical Society
Windsor Castle
The
Royal
Royal Archives
Earl Fortescue
America
Demonstration for amnesty faces government ground limits
A counter demonstration near the White House by petitioners seeking general amnesty for imprisoned war violators gathered 200 people with banners and music. Police halted the march on government grounds and halted the group, later a second counter demonstration emerged opposite the White House with rival banners prompting police intervention.
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White House
Husky Park
Lafayette Square
Benedict Arnold Patriotic Association, Inc
Senate Reform Drive Aims to End Seniority Rule
Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois urges Lodge to create a steering committee to reflect the Senate’s political sentiment and abolish the binding seniority rule. He cites chairmen chosen by seniority as sometimes ill suited and says a representative steering body is needed to dispatch vast congressional business efficiently.
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Senate
Medill McCormick
Senator Lodge
Republican Conference
House
Congress
Proposed Traffic Rules for Aircraft Under Federal Legislation
Federal draft outlines air traffic rules with right of way rules by class and direction. Aircraft passing from behind would pass to the right to protect people on the ground. Only water and fine sand may be dropped. Airships have priority over airplanes and balloons over both. uniform national laws are urged to avoid inter state conflicts.
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Committee On the
Heing
Rich Quakeress Boeke Defies Dutch Tax System
Beatrice Boeke and husband Cornelius, leaders of a Tolstoyan anti government stance, donate 29 000 Cadbury shares income to workers and refuse to pay taxes. They live in Boschhuis near Utrecht with furniture seized before. The Dutch state seeks bankruptcy and a solicitor, while Bournemouth workers express gratitude but no ideological shift.
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The
Hague
Holland
England
Beatrice Cadbury Boeke
Cadbury Cocoa Works
Bournemouth
Hichard Cadbury
Mrs. Boeke
Cadbury
Boschhuis
Utrecht
George Gadbury
Cornelius Booke
Bilthoven
Sir George
Netherlands
Boekes
Dead animals in Kentucky breweries found by prohibition agents
Prohibition agents raided ten Breathitt County distilleries Kentucky and discovered dead frogs lizards snakes and a dead pig in fermenters along with other reptiles. Stills were improvised from iron gasoline tanks. They destroyed 3500 gallons of beer across 95 fermenters.
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Prohibition
Breathitt County
Goats Make Woman Rich Returns On Wild Ride
Grace Doe Goucher testifies in Superior court detailing a financial journey from $500 yearly corset cash to a blooded dog venture that led to goat driven fur trades and real estate gains reaching $64,000 while alleging cruelty by her husband over property in dispute.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Grace Doe Goucher
Superior Court
Emmanuel Ducks Sip Alcohol At Cambridge Gardens
A flock of ducks given by Emmanuel College to Cambridge University Botanic Gardens grew listless until a veterinarian administered liquor. After the treatment the birds revived, quacked, and flew about gleefully, continuing a tradition of feeding the animals with alcohol-soaked cake or bread from student windows.
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London
Emmanuel College
Cambridge University Botanic Gardens
Too Much Learning Said Uncle Eben
A Washington Evening Star item quotes Uncle Eben noting that after a man gains a certain amount of education he must learn to forget some of it so it won’t hinder him.
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Eben
Washington Evening Star
Swan Dies At Potsdam Palace Lagoon Overfed, Officials Say
Keepers of Sanssouci palace at Potsdam blame visitors for fatally overfeeding a celebrated swan. The bird ceased swimming, wandered ashore to feed constantly, grew dangerously overweight, and died.
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Palace
Berlin
San Souci
Potsdam
The Real Point in Life Reflections on Living Well
A reflective piece argues that life’s value lies in quality over duration, urging readers to seek purpose, virtue, and meaningful deeds rather than chasing long years. The prose emphasizes everyday choices shaping character and fulfillment.
U.S. Probes 500 Mail Fraud Cases Nationwide
Washington reports about 500 mail fraud cases are with United States attorneys for investigation to decide on prosecutions. DoJ plans to expedite trials and estimates postal swindles exceeding 140 million dollars. Illinois leads in detected mail fraud instances in the northern district.
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Northern
Illinois
Washington
United States
Department of Justice
Department
Mlinois
Simple Tools and Mixes for Hand Concrete Work
The article outlines making concrete by hand using a 1 2 3 mix and basic tools. It details a measuring box, mixing platform, water barrel, wheelbarrow, sand screen, shovel, and wooden float, plus tabled mixtures for various foundations and surfaces.
Valuable Pasture Crops For Hogs And Cattle
Pasture crops for hogs and cows are valuable and should be grown in fall and spring. They save feed and help animals gain efficiently, making a profitable grazing program.
Cooperation Needs Grow Among Farmers for Unity
Needs for cooperation show slow progress as farmers must understand neighbors and be willing to stand with them. Cooperation requires understanding as well as willingness to do one's part.
Causes of Poultry Diseases From Overcrowding
Overcrowding of birds is identified as the chief cause of soup and other poultry diseases. The note warns that young stock grow daily, expanding in size and occupying more space.
Little Tubers Do Not Increase Measure The Fiber Wagon Box
Herbert A. Shearer explains in Orchard and Farm that small potatoes do not raise market value or weight. A wooden grading chute eight feet long fits under a wagon box to grade by size, with one to two inch spacing, guiding potatoes to slide fully and reduce hand picking.
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Herbert A. Shearer
Feeding Potatoes to Hogs and Sheep in Self Feeders
Extension guidance from Colorado Agricultural College recommends feeding cooked potatoes to swine with mid dlings tankage or fish meal in self feeders to ensure correct protein to starch ratios. For sheep, potatoes may be fed in small amounts similar to roots with a daily allowance of about one to three pounds per mature animal along with succulents and low-cost roughage.
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Colorado Agricultural College
Measures to Prevent Roup in Poultry
A. J. Durant of the Missouri College of Agriculture outlines three forms of roup affecting fowls: swelling around the eye, diphtheritic sores, and the chickenpox type with scabs on the comb and wattles. Proper feeding and housing are key, and severely affected birds should be culled and burned.
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Roup
A. J. Durant
Missouri College of Agriculture
Mash for Layers at Beltville Station Yields Good Feed
Beltville Maryland station reports a mash mix for laying flocks achieving 61 percent cornmeat 25 percent meat scraps 5 percent middlings and 5 percent bran. The blend improves feed efficiency for poultry farmers.
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Beltville
Choosing a Well Developed Ram For Quality Offspring
A well developed ram passes strong traits to his young. Yellow corn slightly outperforms white in baby beef production per Kansas experiment station findings from last year.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Value of Milk for Hogs Feed Calculation
A historical feed rule states that the value of skimmed milk or buttermilk as hog feed equals one half the price of a bushel of corn per 100 pounds of milk. The method sets milk value by corn prices to guide ration costs.
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Farms and Public Life
A wide Iowa summary notes paving costs, crop yields, and farm sales across counties. It reports legilative honors for Nellia Dougherty of Minot and the Iowa pledge Wool Growers plan for Des Moines December 14. Court actions include life sentences for two men in a statutory offense, and local incidents span a jail term for speeding, a postmaster injured by glass, and a hospital blood drive appeal.
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Nellia Dougherty
Minot
N. D
Iowa’ Pleege Wool Growers Association
Walter Burgenny
Sioux City
Patrick F. Dolan
Preston
Peter Geerlings
Pella
Towa
Middle West
American Red Cross
Davenport
Union Savings
Davenport Savings
Donald Park
T. B. Powell
Cedar Rapids
W. B. McCall
Ogden
Board of Education
Board of Education of
University of Iowa Hospital
J. C. DeBruin
Oskaloosa
Chicago
William Weaver
Lewis
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