Congress Considers Summer Study on Government Reorganization
A congressional proposal outlines major reorganizations including new Education and Relief departments, moving mines and patent offices to Commerce, and creating a Bureau of Transportation. The plan also shifts the budget bureau to the White House and creates a centralized purchasing body. Signed by Smoot, Wadsworth, Mapes, Temple, with Democratic dissent on several points.
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Ashington
Joint Congressional Commission
Congress
Department of Education and Relief
War and Navy Departments
Commerce Department
Bureau of Mines
Patent Office
Interior Department
Lake Survey Office
Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service
War Department
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Bureau of Transportation
Treasury Department
Bureau of the Budget
Bureau of Purchase and Supply
Interior
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Supervising Architect
Department of Justice
District of Columbia
State
War and Navy Department
Smoot
Utah
Wadsworth
New York
Mapes
Michigan
Temple
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Mississippi
Moore
Virginia
Bureau of
Prohibition
Agricultural Department
White House Budget Details Show President Support From Congress
A historical outline explains how Congress funds the White House including salaries for 38 staffers and 33 police officers. It notes a total appropriation around 398 410 with key salaries such as 75 000 for the president and 7500 for the president’s secretary. The article highlights police protection costs and the variety of White House staff roles.
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Alvin Coolidge
New England
Coolidge
White House
Congress
House Committee
Executive Mansion
Human bodies limited by heat and humidity
Interior department researchers at the Pittsburgh experimental station found that resting humans cannot endure sustained temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit at 100 percent humidity. Heavier men lose more weight but tolerate heat longer. ice water reverses losses within 24 hours and assists recovery. Pulse rate, not core temperature, drives discomfort, with distress rising beyond 135 to 160 beats per minute. Health and efficiency of miners can be seriously affected by hot mine air in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Interior
Pittsburgh Experimental Station
Bureau of Mines
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
Education and Outdoor Recreation Rally At Conference
Education and outdoor recreation are urged as national priorities at a conference session led by Theodore Roosevelt. The educational committee calls for school nature study across the nation and endorses nature study courses in public libraries museums and camps to foster outdoor appreciation and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tresident Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State
California
Ttds
Selene
Vanderlip Denies Abolishing Federal Research Bureau
Vanderlip clarifies reports he plans to shut down the Federal Research bureau he created to uncover Washington corruption. He says he will instead shift effort to writing Big Government to explain government growth and graft while detailing costs and staff changes. He notes substantial past spending and aims to study government expansion without dwelling on recent scandals.
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Tlank AL Vanderlic
Washington
Vanderlip
Federal Research Bureau
Tilly
Cause of Cancer and a Cure Emerges in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia North American report claims cancer has a germ and a serum treatment shows promise. Dr. T. J. Glover, 36, of Toronto, developed an antitoxic serum effective against carcinoma and tested on 200 cases with favorable results.
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Philadelphia
Glover
National Stomach Hospital
U. S&s
The
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Toronto Academy of Medicine
Toronto Medical
Paroled Crimin al Jars Faith of Dickens Son London
Sir Henry Dickens a London magistrate critiqued his father Charles Dickens faith in human nature after paroling a long time offender. The man soon reoffended, proving the experiment a major disappointment to the magistrate who vowed not to repeat it.
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Dickens
London
Henry Dickens
Lfe
Henry Sunce
Henry
Unin
Invention Aims to Separate Soil Parasites
Miss Mary Bradley, junior nematologist of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, announces a new invention designed to separate parasites from soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bradley
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Man Will Keep Laundry Wagon Job Despite Inheritance
Raymond Honeyman of Trenton New Jersey plans to keep driving a laundry wagon rather than buy a car after inheriting $50 000. He states he will stay with his job and not change his routine.
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Trenton
N. J
Raymond Honeyman
White Cedar Held Precious in Japan
A Tokyo sourced report notes Japanese imperial control over the highest grade white cedar used for temples and prized interior beams. It mentions Formosa cedar as weaker, and a vivid sale example where a 18 inch by 20 foot beam fetched 1100 in gold. The piece also covers a Polish timber export surge in 1923 tied to June export taxes and subsequent declines.
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Washington
Japan
Blalock
Seattle
Department of Commerce
Formosa
Baldwin
Warsaw
Shipboard Craft Conversion Plan Approved by Congress
Immediate conversion of twelve shipping board cargo vessels to diesel propulsion is planned. The program aims to spend 25 million dollars authorized by Congress. President Coolidge signed the bill and the board prepared to adopt engineers plans for the conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
Congress
Coolidge
Bulgarian Swallows Carry Messages From India and Arabia
Two swallows returning from warmer climes carried messages. Ivan Stefanoff, a village schoolteacher, found a French note on a swallow visiting his house seeking better times for Bulgaria. The note spoke of wronged people and unhappiness in Melani India dated February 18. A second message from Medina Arabia spoke of beautiful daughters of Mohammed.
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Ivan Stefanoff
Bulgaria
Melani
India
Sim
Larly
Haskovo
Medina
Arabia
Mohammed
Daughter of Rasputin Visits Paris in Turbulent Journey
Maria Gregorievna claims to be Rasputin's daughter and a legitimate child, recounting life with Rasputin in Petrograd and weekly visits to the czarina. She describes ordeals after his death, imprisonment with siblings, Siberia exile, and a daring escape, seeking stage engagement as a dancer wearing her former costume.
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Maria Gregorievna
Rasputin
Czarina
Russia
Paris
Petrograd
Siberia
Faris
Oldest Clock Brought From Swiss Monastery Scrap Heap
Montevideo Minnesota Mrs Thomas King sister of the late Rev Thomas J Gibbons Vicar General of the St Paul diocese owns a clock claimed as the oldest and most novel in the area. Found 200 years ago in a monastery scrap heap in the Swiss alps by a Belgian priest it was rebuilt and later owned by Father Gibbons. It still keeps secure time.
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Montevideo
Minn
Thomas King
Thomas J. Gibbons
St. Paul
Swiss Alps
Father Gibbons
Hooks of pearl shell used for trolling in South Seas
Pearl shell hooks are used in trolling for albacore bonito and sea pike in the waters of the South seas. The practice targets multiple fish species with specialized gear.
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South Seas
Hungary Ranks Last in European Birth Rates
Statistics show Hungary now has the lowest birth rate among European countries, as Germany, Poland, and others compete for higher percentages. The report places Hungary at the bottom of the continent in this demographic measure.
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Budapest
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Elk Herd Troubles Farmers Near Okano Gan
Elk herds in Wenatchee area menace farms near Okano Gan as hunger returns. Farmers form organized drives using blank shells to ward off the animals from haystacks and fences, yet the elk repeatedly return to the foothills despite efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
Okanogan
Cop Retains Job Despite Reach of Wealth Tollywood California
Herbert I Reynolds a traffic officer in Hollywood is rumored to have inherited as much as 500000 from his father in law Mangus Brown in Philadelphia. Fellow officers at the police station crowded around to congratulate him on the sum though Reynolds says it may or may not be true and resumes duty directing traffic at Hollywoods busiest corner.
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Tollywood
Cal
Polcemen
Herbert I. Treynolds
Trafic
Hollywood
Reynolds
Charles Knudson
Mangus Brown
Philadelphia
Steynolds
Brown
Soy Beans Prove Valuable Feed For Dairy Cows
Tests across several agricultural stations show soy beans as a high protein feed boosting milk and butterfat in dairy cows. Tennessee trials with soy bean hay plus corn yield 245 pounds more milk and 20.5 pounds more butterfat than alfalfa hay mix. Soy beans yield 1-3 tons per acre, often two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Central States Lead In Cattle Producer Associations
A USDA report shows 1,598 cattle producer associations, 94 percent in North Central states. Iowa leads in number of associations, Ohio in business volume per association, with Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin following. About 40 percent are incorporated, 18 percent have capital stock, and 54 percent pay patronage dividends. Average association age is five and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
North Central
Mississippi River
Iowa
Minnesota
Tenois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Missouri
Moldy Sweet Clover Poses Dangers to Cattle Feed
Dr. Geo H Glover of Colorado Agricultural College warns moldy sweet clover can trigger disease in cattle, causing hemorrhagic septicemia and black leg. Canadian experiments support a toxic compound in moldy clover, while healthy clover and ensilage are safe. Young cattle are most susceptible to the poisoning.
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Geo. H. Glover
Colorado Agricultural College
Canada
Preparations for Poultry Shows in Fall
The article urges提前 planning for fall poultry shows starting in September. It notes fairs are active, cockerels crow, pullets lay, and advertisers should begin promoting surplus stock now to secure orders. Delays from mail bargaining exist. early ads attract buyers seeking show birds and breeders filling flock gaps.
Seed for Hog Pasture Pasture sowing mix and timing guidance
The guide recommends sowing about four bushels of ants per acre for hog pasture, plus about five pounds of rape, four pounds of sudan grass, and optional sweet and alsike clover if the land supports it. Plants should be kept pastured down from the time oats have established growth to maximize pasturage.
Farm cream quality and cooling affects souring flavor
A garbled note discusses milk and cream handling on farms noting that proper cooling preserves clean flavor until cream reaches the creamery. It warns that improper timing or warm storage leads to souring and acid notes, stressing consistent cooling practices for quality.
Changes in Official Grain Grades Alter U S Standards
Changes issued by the United States Department of Agriculture under Secretary Wallace establish a new No 1 hard spring corn and add mixed durum provisions. Effective August 16 1924 the updates redefine grades for hard spring red winter and mixed wheats with moisture and damage limits and expand grain classifications across corn oats and rye standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Wallace
Roof Considerations for Cement Manure Pits
A Wisconsin College of Agriculture insight notes roofs may be unnecessary for cement manure pits when liquid manure is ample and bedding is balanced. Roofs mainly prevent odor and ammonia loss, but moistening the pile can stop evaporation. Horse manure dries quickly, requiring frequent dampening and packing to prevent heating and settling.
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R. A. Moore
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Garden Tips and Farm Advertisements From Local Notes
Farmers learn easy advertising for surplus produce and tips on crop planning. Sudan grass rises as a summer hay crop, with cautions on garden upkeep, succession radish plantings, parsnips for overwintering, and weather-protective tool storage.
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Sudan
Simpegon College adds five new professors
The Simpegon college faculty adds five new professors to its personnel. Iowa fund and local projects receive updates including bank capital increase and plans for new gymnasium and dormitory at Grinnell College. Des Moines area growth and public works feature in state notes.
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Simpegon_ “college
Tndianola
Ita
First National Bank of
Sioux City
Des Motnay
R. Ahmond
Wate
University of ‘Iowa
India
Galva Line
Richard Jones
Cambridge
Mayo
Gruinnell Collegy
Met
Cedar Rapids
Grinwold
Wortig
Petitson
Nina Mason
Garwin
Golf and Country Club
Des Molinos
Whiteway No. 7
Aixty County
Towa
Des Moines
Iowa State College
John Biggar
War Department
Presbyterian Young People of Iowa
Cedar Falls
R. D. Echiin
Iowa
Ben Gibson
Scott
California
Guthrie County
R. K. Bliss
Ames
Dubuque County
Department of Commerce
Washington
Itata
Dea . Moines
Ballaing
Association of Ze-Ga-Zib
State Penitentiary
Old Soldiers Home
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Chile
Don Beltran Mathieu
Pan American
Pan American Highways Commission
South America
Ghul Fatime
Hussan Bey
Cop
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Acre
Central States
Town State News
Geological
Amerdni
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