Bergdoll case draws Washington interest in return
Government seeks to bring Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft evader, back to the United States. Officials promise to use all means to secure his capture and punishment, citing echoes of Benedict Arnold and public outrage among veterans. Meanwhile, War Department reports expect 10 000 to 12 000 men to enter citizen military training camps this summer starting July 6 with free entry, gear, and meals provided by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of State
Grover Cleveland
United States Army
American Legion
Bergdoll
Bowie
United States
West Point
Benedict Arnold
Military Academy
Ok Chapel
Arnold
Bergdol
Bergdolis
War Department
Army Corps
War Weeks
Lang
Post Office Department
Markets Report from Department of Agriculture June 6 1921
The Markets report from the U S Department of Agriculture notes weak hay markets with lower prices in Central Western regions and little change elsewhere. It lists regional prices for No 1 Timothy No 1 alfalfa prairie and other feeds, notes light receipts and demand limited to local needs, and records shifts in cottonseed and linseed meal, fruit and vegetable prices across multiple cities. It also covers cotton spot prices, grain market gains then declines, and dairy stock movements with butter and cheese prices, plus live stock and meat price movements in Chicago and futures activity in several grain markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
New York
Richmond
Atlanta
Memphis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Prairie
Buffalo
P. c
Seaboard
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
Bliss
California
Florida
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
F.o.b
Georgia
Tom Watson
Kansas
Winnipeg
Boston
Wisconsin
Texas cotton crop below average in 1920 reports
Texas cotton condition on May 25 was 71 percent of normal, with a late gain for north and west districts despite pests and rains. The revised 1920 figures show area planted 12,265,000 acres, area picked 11,898,000, and average yield 174 pounds lint per acre, with regional variances from 46 to 94 percent of normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
F. N. Gray
Texas Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
West Center
Northwest
Archer County
Throckmorton County
Denton County
Palo Pinto County
Upshur
Bell County
Robertson County
East Texas
Trinity County
South Texas
Harris County
Fort Worth Stock Market Quiet Start For Cattle Sale
Buyers were slow in taking over Friday's 1800 head cattle as calves sold readily with 200 booked. Hogs were active but 10c lower, while sheep gained 25c on a brisk market. About 700 hogs arrived and sheep were about 1200 head. Cattle values held steady. Receipts included eighteen cars of steers from West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texa
West Texas
Lumber Production in 1919 Washington
In 1919 the United States produced 4 552 000 board feet of lumber per the census, down from 44 500 000 a decade earlier. Yellow pine led with 13 062 000 board feet, 87.8 percent of total, up from 36.6 percent in 1909 and three times that of any other lumber class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bureau of the Census
Battle at Annaberg Ends in Heavy Casualties
In Annaberg Silesia fifty Poles and fifteen Germans were killed with about 175 wounded after Polish insurgents tried to seize Annaberg following brief shelling by small field pieces on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annaberg
Silesia
Bodies of 1527 soldiers arrive in New York
The US Army transport Cambrai arrived from Antwerp on Monday bearing the bodies of 1527 American soldiers killed in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
United States Army
Cambrai
Antwerp
Calomel Dangers Warned by Dodson Ad
An old advertisement warns that calomel, a mercury based laxative, harms the body and piles of bile. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative that cleanses the liver without causing salivation and is suitable for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Ware's Black Powder Brings Digestive Relief, Sage Testimony
A letter from T. P. Kyser of Pavc huska Oklahoma dated January 4 1909 promotes Ware's Black Powder as an effective stomach and bowel remedy. The message claims long standing indigestion relief without harmful drugs and notes the product is sold by druggists for 60 cents to a dollar twenty per package. The Ware Chemical Co. of Dallas offers a free booklet on stomach and bowel troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
T. P. Kyser
Pavchuska
Kyger
Ware Chemical CO
Dallas
Ware's Baby Powder Proves Efficacious for Infant Pain
Geo W Thomas of Shreveport reports his three month old suffered constant pain from intestinal indigestion for eight years now relieved within 48 hours after using Ware's Baby Powder. The remedy, in liquid form with sugar and water, has benefited many babies for forty years. Pack prices 60c and 1.20. Ware Chemical Co Dallas endorses it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Geo. W. Thomas
Shreveport
Ware Chemical CO
Dallas
More Than He Could Stay Mr Cityman Changes Mind About Garden
A narrative fragment shows Mr Cityman declaring he won t invest time in a garden this year comparing it to business profits. His partner brags about the garden and plans to hire help, while his wife and neighbor react to the idea of delaying or canceling the garden as unwise. The piece ends with a proverb about knowledge and wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cityman
Tian
Tanny Douittle
Marooned Sailor's lone years in South Seas told
A schooner Queen Charlotte sighted a Marquesas island believed uninhabited. A Connecticut sailor and three companions were left ashore after misconduct. the others perished. He survived three years by fish, coconuts, and shells, rescuers found him with few utensils. An expert lists ten causes of crime.
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Alexander Selkirk
Juan Fernandez
Defoe
Marquesas
South Seas
Flere
United States
Connecticut
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beagdoll
Edward B. Clark
Postmaster General
Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Markets
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Fort Worth Stock Market
Calomel
Oklahoma
Shreveportman
J. P. Burnett
Nursing
Baptist Sanitarium
Lamar
Tall Island Lee
Postum Cereal Co.Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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