Reclamation Report Urges Thorough West Resources Study
Dr. Alfred Mead, commissioner of reclamation, backs a congressional section for full inquiry into Western agricultural resources and a joint plan for reclamation and power benefiting arid regions. He warns amended acts alone won’t create a working development plan, as many opportunities lie on privately owned land. The plan would allow government control of land excess to homestead units, enabling subdivision, price alignment with productive value, and long-term low-interest payments. State cooperation is emphasized for new communities, with irrigation reaching 1,218,000 acres and crop value exceeding $65 million on 1,179,870 cropped acres in 1923, totaling over $102 million including water-furnished lands.
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Papi Eo Lo ‘Eny PF
Ashington
Alwood Mead
House
Senate
Doctor Mead
Commissioner Mead
Bureau
Walk to Work Club Heads Taft in Notable Strolls
A Washington feature notes the Walk to Work Club of the Capital names Chief Justice William Howard Taft as the default winner for most strenuous daily strolls. It contrasts Taft with President Coolidge and other officials whose walking habits and routes illustrate the era’s vigor and routine.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Capitol
Charles Evans Hughes
Coolidge
White House
Secret Service
Mr. Coolidge
F Street
National Museum of Engineering and Industry Proposed
A group of engineers financiers and educators form The National Museum of Engineering and Industry to be built on the Mall in Washington with Smithsonian support. Plans call for a $4.5 million building 1150 by 250 feet and 27 acres floor area plus $3.5 million endowment and $2 million for traveling exhibits and copies to offspring museums.
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United States
England
Germany
France
Austria
National Museum of Engineering and Industry
District of Columbia
Elihu Thorson
H. F. J. Porter
Charles W. Eliot
George W. Goethals
Melville E. Stone
Charles M. Schwab
Lst
Cleveland H. Dodge
Robert W. de Forest
Howard Ellett
Otto H. Kahn
Thomas W. Lamont
Mortimer Schiff
Thomas A. Edison
John H. Finley
Orville Wright
Frederick B. Patterson
National Museum of Engineering I
Cnt Seger
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Charles D. Walcott
Astronauts Plan Eclipse Photo Flight Over New York
United States Army Air Service will use a plane to photograph the sun’s corona during the January 24 eclipse. Lt. George W. Goddard pilots the craft with Dr. Burka operating the camera, leaving Buffalo to chase the shadow toward Montauk Point. The effort, led by Prof. David Todd, aims to extend photography beyond two minutes of earth visibility for science.
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United States Army
New York State
David Todd
Amherst College
Patrick
Air Service
George W. Goddard
Montauk Point
Long Island
Buffalo
Los Angeles
Shenandoah
Navy Department
Ernest W. Brown
Yale University
American Astronomical Society
National Research Council
Washington, D. C
Farm Boy Wins National Essay Prize in Wisconsin Rapids
John Liska a Wood County Wisconsin Rapids student won the fifth H S Firestone national essay prize for high school students on The Relation of Improved Highways to Home Life. Judges selected his piece from over 200 000 entrants. the award covers four years of college costs valued at about 1440 yearly.
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John Liska
Wood County
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Highway Education Board
Liska
Wisconsin
Wisconsia
Aldhe
Mately
James J. Davis
Merl Crowell
American Magazine
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Farragut Grammar
Chicago
H. 8
Firestone
Akroh
Ohio
United States
Loss of Manure on Dairy Farms
A historical note on manure value versus skim milk, urging better handling. It cites Indiana guidance, warns that half the manure value is lost through leaching and weathering, and recommends water-tight gutters, cement floors, porous bedding, and shallow concrete pits with roofs to preserve manure value.
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Indiana Farmers’ Guide
Jena
Late Winter and Early Spring to Prune Trees
Pruning guidance favors late winter to early spring for fruit trees while noting fall pruning can be safe for thinning excess growth. For new trees, minimal heavy pruning is needed after early years. light thinning, sucker removal, and cutbacks can be done any time with similar success.
Heeling In Nursery Stock On Arrival
Instructions for handling new nursery stock emphasize immediate heeling in or soil preparation. Delay damages moisture. soak roots hours before heeling in. untie bundles, loosen packing, and position stock in a shallow trench with tops exposed, roots covered by moist soil.
Huckleberries and Blueberries Distinction Clarified
A note on berry names explains that true blueberries belong to a blue bloom fruit while black fruited berries are huckleberries. In New England blueberries are often called huckleberries, and botanists assign common names such as Gaylussacia and Vaccinium to the species described.
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New England
Dormant Spray Guidance for Orchard Health
A thorough dormant spray plus orchard cleanup helps trees start new growth. For apples pears and grapes a Bordeaux mixture 4-4-50 with lime sulfur spray diluted one gallon to nine of water can be applied before buds swell. The spray is easy to apply and important for home or commercial orchards.
Fall Freshening Favored By Dairymen Says Study
A Colorado State Dairy Commissioner fieldman notes fall freshening boosts annual milk yield and lowers cost per hundred pounds. Misner of Cornell analyzed 2000 cows showing herds with over 50 percent fall freshening averaged 6025 pounds per cow yearly at 2.35 per hundred, versus 4930 pounds at 2.80 in herds under 25 percent.
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Misner
Cornell
New York State
H. R. Lancelles
Fieldman
Colorado
Pays to Fatten Poultry Before Birds Are Sold
The finisher of poultry must profit to stay in business and most poultry sold off the farm is fattened before market. Farmers should pen feed cull hens and pullets, or use tea feeding, to fatten on small farms with limited range. Fattening on free range is ineffective as birds lose flesh as fast as it is added.
Buy Spray Materials Early For Winter Savings
Farmers should determine spray material needs now and order while prices are low. Materials like bluestone and sulphur cost less in winter than in spring. Form a cooperative order to buy at wholesale prices. store dry to keep them on hand for next season, notes Dr. W D Moore Clemson College extension plant pathologist.
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W. D. Moore
Clemson College
Feeding fall pigs: winter substitutes and rations
Fall pigs need careful feeding with a substitute for green summer feed. A winter ration of corn and tankage in proper proportions plus free access to fine alfalfa hay promotes gains. one half pound of tankage per pig daily meets protein needs and mineral mixtures are unnecessary when alfalfa hay is provided.
Encourage Every Young Man to Try Athletics
M. Gaston Doumergue the President of France has accepted the honorary presidency of the Friends of Sport a Paris based body aiming to involve every young man in some athletic activity. The unofficial organization coordinates federations, seeks to raise standards, and advocates compulsory physical education in common schools. It supported the Olympic games and studied athletes to learn how runners train.
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M. Gaston Doumergue
French Republic
Friends of Sport
Paris
France
Pinch Hitter Becomes Umpire In Vernon Game
In a Vernon game a deputized umpire tried to influence the outcome. Casey was out with an injury in Salt Lake last season, Jack Carroll picked a visiting player to work the bases, and Vernon catcher Harry Hannah served as base umpire. In the ninth Esick managed to set up a hit, but Hannah grounded out.
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Casey
Salt Lake
Jack Carroll
Harry Hannah
Vernon
Essick
Hannah
Harry
Rickey Calls Money a Serious Menace to Baseball
Branch Rickey, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, told Sandusky Rotarians that money wields too much power in professional sport. He urged protecting sportsmanship from commercialism and directing baseball toward team merit rather than dollars. Rickey spoke as a guest of Michigan and Ohio State clubs at a joint dinner.
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Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Sandusky Rotarians
Rickey
University of Michigan
Ohio State University
Vance Named NL MVP 1924 Pitcher of Brooklyn
Duzzy Vance, the Brooklyn marvel, voted National League most valuable player for 1924. He won 28 games and lost 6 with 262 strikeouts, earning a $1,000 prize and a medal as his team stayed pennant contenders to the final days of play.
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Duzzy Vance
Brooklyn
Vance
Tig
Farm Facts on Pig Rearing and Sheep Roles
Agricultural notes discuss efficient pig feeding from two weeks old to boost gains with exercise. It suggests using more horsepower and machinery to expand cash crops and self-sufficiency. Sheep are praised for lower labor, especially in scarce summer and cheap winter. Lambs stand and nurse early. piglets eat by two to three weeks. Proper sow milking and pig fed areas are advised, plus extension work on curing meat for quality farm home use.
World Series Title Records By Managers
Eight managers have won World Series titles without a defeat in a big series. William Carrigan of the Boston Red Sox is the only one to win more than once, with two titles. Others to win once without a loss include J. J. Collins Garland Stahl FE G Barrow, all Red Sox, Fr H Jones and C W Rowland White Sox, G T Stallings Braves and Tristram Speaker Indians. Four managers have lost a series without winning any: Fred Mitchell Cubs William Gleason White Sox Wilbert Robinson Nationals and Hugh Jennings Detroit Americans.
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William Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
J. J. Collins
Garland Stahl
FE. G. Barrow
Red Sox
Fr. H. Jones
C. W. Rowland
Chicago White Sox
G. T. Stallings
Boston Braves
Notes of the Sporting World Highlights 1925 Signings and Captaincies
A collage of 1920s sports notes stating Harold W. Griffen named captain of the 1925 Iowa Hawkeye football team and Harold R. Harreson as Purdue captain for 1925. Also mentions Ty Cobb and J H Wagner records, Willard Hinkle with Dodgers, Punch Knoll signing with Danville Three-Eye, and boxing figures Fulton and Knoll.
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Harold R. Harreson
Indianapolis
Ind
Purdue
Harold W. Griffen
Sioux City
Town
University of Town
Hawkeye
Punch Knoll
Evansville
Danville
Endurance Marks Set in 1924 Minnesota Football Season
Endurance figures from the 1924 Minnesota season show Louis Grosh veteran tackle and Captain Cox near the top of the all games endurance list. Ted Walder, student manager, disclosed that Grosh played through eight games with Cox four minutes behind the leading mark. Lidberg lasted 19 minutes all season, playing 60 minutes in four games. Abramson guard and Ascher half back started in seven contests, Wheeler end appeared in six without relief.
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Minnesota
Ted Walder
Louis Grosh
Cox
Lidberg
Abramson
Ascher
Wheeler
Dempsey Likely to Return Despite Retirement Talk
The article argues Dempsey may not truly retire within a year as promoters and fans push for a comeback. It notes his business sense and potential purses, cites past champs who announced retirement but returned, and suggests a formal exit would require a decisive betting moment.
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Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jack McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Jack Wolfe
Breeders Fail to Produce 2:00 Trotters in Kentucky
The article notes seven of eight 2:00 mile trotters emerged in light harness at Lexington but none was bred in Kentucky. Northern breeders supplied all, despite some being fouled there. It highlights the bloodline tracing to Itysdyk's Hambletonian as the progenitor of many trotters.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Itysdyk
Longest Major League Baseball Games In History
Five games span unprecedented innings with ties and late dramatic finishes. Key matches include May 1 1920 Brooklyn 1 Boston 1 at 26 innings and September 3 1906 Philadelphia 4 Boston 1 at 24 innings. Additional 22 inning clashes occurred August 22 1917 Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 6, and 21 inning marathons on July 17 1914 New York 3 Pittsburgh 1 and July 17 1918 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 4.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Progress of Nationals in shaping 1925 Giant pitching staff
The article argues that the Giants will add one or two left handed pitchers to their 1925 staff. It cites McGraws World Series losses largely due to left handed pitching and suggests a stronger left handed arm could have altered outcomes.
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McGraw
Hollocher to Return as Cubs Shortstop in March
Chicago National shortstop Charlie Hollacher, absent since September due to illness and returning from Cincinnati to St. Louis, has improved and expects to join the team when spring training opens in March on Catalina Island California. He has notified President Veeck that he is gaining weight.
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Charlie Hollocher
St. Louis
Catalina Island
California
Hollacher
Veeck
Wright Succeeds Maranville as Pirates Infield Pivot
Writers argue Glenn Wright surpassed W. J. Maranville as the Pirates infield speed anchor in 1924. Maranville was fast but moved from shortstop to second base to create Wright’s faster pivot. Manager W. I. McKechnie appears to have prioritized speed over speed.
Iowa State News Notes on Agriculture and Roads
Iowa reports show 1924 farm income gains, state road spending, and new industry at Anamosa. Census plans in 1925, grain and livestock payments, bank clearings rising, and debates over taxes and child labor dominate legislative outlooks for 1925.
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Sporting World
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DeLand
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Patsy Donovan
Jersey City
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Ty Cobb
J. H. Wagner
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Willard D. Hinkle
Sandlota
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Fred Fulton
Fulton
Danny Frosh
Baltimore
Kilbane
Jenat
Hollocher
Glenn Wright
Iowa State News
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Iowa
War Finance Corporation
Buena Vista County
Organiza
North Iowa
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Calhoun County
Illinois Agricultural Foundation
Iowa Bankers Association
New House
Iowa Bureau of Labor Statistics
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Anealby
Weather and Crop Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Linn County Bankers’ Vigilance Committee
State Penitentiary
State of Iowa
Kendall
Clarinda
Farmers Mutual
Bell Company
I. T. Bode
Iowa State College
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