Washington Battleship Washington Sunk Tests Revealed
Admiral Eberis announces the Washington underwent salvage and sinking tests off Virginia’s southern drift grounds under the terms of a treaty. Charges and torpedoes simulated attacks while armor piercing bombs damaged decks. The hull remained afloat as tests continued and secrecy is maintained for national defense. The Maryland Colorado and West Virginia remain as sister ships.
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Spashington
U. Ebaris
Washington
Ostfriesland
America
Sill
Maryland
Colorado
West Virginia
Renamed ZR-3 Christened Los Angeles in Washington
The ZR-3 giant airship completed its American transition and arrived at Washington from Lakehurst for a christening ceremony. Mrs. Coolidge named it Los Angeles as 800 sailors held mooring lines, officials gathered at Bolling Field, and pigeons carried a message of peace while navy bands played The Star Spangled Banner.
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Washington
Lakehurst
City
White House
Capitol
Washington Monument
Bolling Field
Navy
Atlantic
Los Angeles
St. Luke
Rent Control in Washington Faces Legal Challenge
The District Court of Appeals held wartime rent limits no longer binding, risking removal of all rent control. Tenants face evictions as demand outstrips supply. authorities debate whether housing should be regulated like rail rates or gas prices. An appeal to the Supreme Court is anticipated.
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Ashington
Congress
Waf
Commission
District Court of Appeals
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Tent Commission
Remount Service Advances U S Horse Breeding Program
The United States remount service expands breeding and purchase of riding horses for the army. In 1924 breeders supplied 159 stallions and 8 000 mares produced foals across 40 states led by Texas Virginia Oklahoma and Wyoming. Notable sires Sallys Alley and Wise Counselor trace to remount lines.
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Enor Roese
Bute
Teritish Remount Commission
United States
War Department
Remount Board
Remount Service
Ampend
Acubian
Morgan
Union
Texas
Virginia
Oklahoma
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
Remount Stiliiens
Sally’s Alley
Ailumeur
Wise Counselor
Mentor
Colorado Mammoth Cave Hidden Under Public Domain Land
Secretary Weeks announced an examination of a cave discovered near Cave Mountain 16 miles southwest of Buena Vista and northwest of Salida. The cave with forty rooms, stalactites and stalagmites has drawn hundreds of visitors via a nearby rancher guide, prompting temporary withdrawal of the land from homestead entry for possible national monument or recreation status.
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Coolidge nZgneres
Park County
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Weeks
A& Ve
Ralph W. Kelley
General Land Office
Denver
Buena Vista
Sa- Wa
Kelley
Coolidge
Tly Cave
Traffic Casualties Double War's Toll
A report to Secretary Hoover from the Conference on Street and Highway Safety states 1923 traffic losses in the U S totaled 22 000 killed and 678 000 seriously injured with an 000 000 000 economic cost The study urges uniform reporting and state control to improve data collection and prevent further high fatalities.
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Washington
Committee On Statistics
Conference On Street and Highway Safety
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
United States
United States Army
Fone
Woman 100 Keeps Up Housework in Grand Lodge Michigan
Mrs. Adella D. Pickens, aged one hundred from near Vermontville, visits an optometrist for new glasses. She lives with her bachelor son and continues to do all her housework, bakes bread, and remains active, noting age is of little concern to her. She has five children and has been a widow since 1861 after her husband died in Kentucky.
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Grand Lodge
Mich
Adella D. Pickens
Vermontville
Unbobbed Bride Worth $30 000 Bequest Linked to Marriage
Spokane man R H Le La Cheur will receive 80000 dollars from an uncle in France if he marries a woman with unbobbed hair who does not seek his money and has good judgment and pride. He plans to wed to claim the estate.
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Spokane
Wash
R. H. le la Cheur
France
New Facts About Ancient America from Pueblo Bonito Find
Nell M. Judd leads National Geographic expedition to Pueblo Bonito New Mexico returning an array of exquisite art objects and domestic items that illuminate an early metropolis of Indian America The turquoise necklace of 2500 pieces and four pendants stands out as the only complete specimen known.
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Washington
D. C
Nell M. Judd
National Geographic Sociery
Pueblo Bonito
Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
Judd Bald
San Juan County
Pueblo
Mr. Judd
Pacific Coast
Valley
Mexico
Future English to Merge Cockney and Scotch Dialects
Professor Daniel Jones predicts English in 500 years will mix Cockney and Scottish accents with Gaelic nearly vanished. He cites shifting provincial dialects eroding the root language and Welsh as the sole surviving Celtic tongue beside English. He notes future English may pronounce cart as enr-r-r-1.
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London
Daniel Jones
University of London
Professor Jones
England
Accel
Jones
Barracks Language Trial Acquits Soldier Under Barrack Rules
A First Royal Dragoons private faced a court martial for insubordinate language toward an officer. The court acquitted him, ruling the words were common barrack room language recognized by British military law.
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London
First Royal Dragoons
Aldershot
Yank Teachers Clash With French Class Practice
A visiting observer contrasts French and American teaching methods. In France the teacher names a student then asks questions, while in the United States the question is posed first and any pupil may answer. The observer notes the French method signals which student will respond, reducing collective effort.
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Jean
Paria Lycees
Tobacco Diseases and Their Control Warns Growers
United States Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin collaborate on Department Bulletin 1256 outlining tobacco diseases and control. Many illnesses originate in seed beds, with damping off and bed rot harming plants after transplanting, while bacterial diseases trace to seed beds. Prevention relies on seed-bed sanitation, resistant varieties, and field practices to avoid favorable soil and climatic conditions. Copies are available free from the Agriculture Department in Washington, D. C.
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United States
Department of Agricultura
University ‘of Wisconsin
United States Department: of Agriculture
Department
Wisconsin
Centrol
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Rhymed Ration for Farm Animals Cuts Feed Costs
A farmer suggests inexpensive feed options like mangelwurzels to boost hen health and egg production. Ground or chopped turnips supplement cow feed when mixed with skim milk protein mash and scraps. The dialectical note implies hens will lay more eggs and reduce overall feeding costs.
Storage of Limestone Is Item to Be Figured On
Discussion notes the need for flexible limestone supply for golf course use. Authors call for storage facilities to allow any reasonable carload quantity on demand, acknowledging added storage costs.
Cooperative Grassland Burning A Chinch Bug Control Plan
The article argues burning as an effective chinch bug control method, noting higher efficiency over larger areas. It urges cooperative action across counties, with campaigns spanning townships or larger units, emphasizing cooperation and thorough work as keys to success.
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Cissentinia
Tankage as a Supplement to Corn in Hog Feeding
Tankage should supplement corn in hog diets and can replace a large portion of corn while providing economical gains. Given current grain prices tankage appears the cheapest feed considering the results achieved by farmers with short corn crops.
Raising Pure Bred Stock
Article stresses evaluating true livestock type by studying many animals. Advises preparing larger houses or coops well in advance of chick arrival to ensure readiness for the coming flock.
Artificial Lighting Boosts Winter Egg Production
The use of gasoline lanterns and electricity in poultry houses extends daylight to lengthen the birds’ working day and increase egg output during winter. New York State College of Agriculture Ithaca reports extensive experiments showing general pen lighting equals floor lighting, with perches and feeding areas needing proper illumination. guidance on wiring reflectors and spacing lights is provided in bulletin E 90.
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United States
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Banks’ New Bulletin
Attention Needed for Production of Eggs Good eggs are best food
The text emphasizes eggs as wholesome and nutritious in all preparations and outlines six production and handling practices. It stresses flock characteristics and breeding stock, infertile eggs except during hatching, sanitary flock management, careful handling and marketing, separating off quality suspect eggs, and selling to buyers based on quality and count.
Don’ts for Dairymen Be Clean and Careful
Practical advice from C H Chealey on dairy hygiene and animal care. Emphasizes washing hands before milking, keeping cows clean, cooling cream promptly, and noting purebred cattle can be kept cheaply with proper care. Highlights dairying as a profitable farming branch with best effort.
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C. H. Chealey
Nitrogen from Air and Manure in Alfalfa Soil
Alfalfa can take nitrogen from the air once inoculated with nitrogen gathering bacteria and enrich the soil. For mineral plant food, the soil supplies are essential. Stable manure is valuable to start an alfalfa field as it feeds plants and improves soil condition.
Field and Farm Tips From Old Almanac Notes
This compact piece offers practical farm guidance on handling leaves and pasture, storing manure, incubator placement, rooster value, and hatchery hygiene. It emphasizes protecting manure from winter rains with a roofed pit and using infertile eggs as fodder for young chicks.
Del Mi City Eyes Large Building Project and Roads
The article outlines Del Moines plans for a $4.59 million library and $60,000 line, plus $1.5 million for primary roads and $3 million for secondary roads. It notes state legislature session in January, advocacy by Mark Thornburg, and Iowa associations backing construction amid rising farm prices and resource resilience.
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del Mi
Thance
Masonic’ Temple
Chittatmas -Weals
Iowa
Cagnés Moines
Polk
I Moines Milk Producers Association
of ‘Agricultures
Mark
Thornburg
Iowa Association
Ancom
Mardin
Jackson
Linn
Story
Cerra Gorda
Worth
Osceola
Sac
Crawford
Adams, Clark
Guthrie
Madison
Mills
Montgomery
Page
East
Poottawattamie
Ringgold
Towa
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