Washington News Roundup Highlights Debates and Crimes
Senate rejected Gallinger amendment on anti trust exemption for labor and farmers. House advanced free wool and meats, Underwood tariff moves ahead. Japanese embassy to protest California alien land bill. Panama canal zone swing planned by lawmakers. Currency portrait choice stirs Texan interest. Redacted aliens to become citizens fail exam. Moonshiner violence in Kentucky. suffrage parade in New York draws large crowds. Fire destroys fertilizer plant in Arkansas. California aviator beheaded in Oakland. Concordia collision causes thirteen deaths. Texas jail murder case near Hidalgo. Texas prison sugar cane costs criticized. Colorado land surrender aids government litigation.
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San Antonio
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Oakland
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Concordia
Mississippi River
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la Abraham Orteiz
Edinburg
Texas
Hidalgo
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Austin
United States
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company of
Denver
Colo
Colorado
State of
Arizona
Department of Justice
A. and M. College
Brenham
Rio Grande
Colorado River
Texas League Standings and Times of World News Briefs
Standings show Houston leading with 17 wins and 10 losses, followed by San Antonio and Galveston. Besides baseball, the item notes the Texas State Saengerfest in Houston, Eagles convention in Galveston, legal actions against Waters-Pierce Oil, Arizona land law, and diverse world events from Brazil trade to Mexican draft, Greek politics, and Haitian politics.
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Department of Texas
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Waters Pierce Oil Company
How Much of the Vegetables to Plant
Ray Collins offers yard by yard and seed by seed guidance for an average six person family. He prescribes planting rates for asparagus beans beets carrots corn cucumbers lettuce onions peppers radishes rhubarb spinach squash turnips peas and more with spacing, sowing intervals, and timing. He warns against crowding, advocates generous sun exposure, and stresses fertilizer and lime for disease prevention and soil health.
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Ray Collins
Alfalfa Favored for Poultry Feed and Laying Stock
Alfalfa gains favor as poultry food for hens and chicks. Green alfalfa plus cracked grains, mainly corn, makes a balanced ration. steamed alfalfa hay can substitute green feed in winter. Care to avoid overgrazing. alfalfa per acre yields four crops yearly, six to eight tons, reducing bran costs and boosting overall flock health.
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A. J. Wilder
Lung Worms in Pigs and Dogs Warn of Pneumonia Risk
Dr W L Boyd describes verminous pneumonia from lung worms common to swine and dogs. The article notes swampy lowlands as high risk, year round but late summer and early fall peak, with symptoms of coughing nasal discharge and poor growth. Prevention stresses isolating infected hogs and avoiding contaminated pastures.
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W. L. Boyd
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
United States
The Blair Plat and the Penny of Jepthah Blair
Ronald Blair inherits a penny left by Jepthah Blair and a promised share in a will. Hugh Telford schemes to seize the Blair Plat while Ruth Mason pines, but a crocerite vein is found and the penny proves its luck. Ruth reveals she loves Ronald, who keeps the penny as proof of justice and future wealth.
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Texas
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Blair
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Telford
Jepthah
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Hugh
Will
Ruth
Austria
Utah
W. G. Chapman
Geese Feathers Measure From Feathers Bounty
The article notes a wound of feathers as the average amount taken from six geese for their plumage. It adds that when slaughtered, three geese typically yield a pound of feathers.
Pittsburgh Adopts Public School Swim Education
A course in swimming is added to Pittsburgh public school studies. Dr. Watson L. Savage pledges to ensure every city child learns to swim, citing reduced drownings and broad public welfare benefits. The article urges making swimming a universal, valuable skill for both boys and girls.
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City of
Pittsburgh
Watson L. Savage
Nelsons War Stores Found Off Sardinia In Cave
Report from Rome notes fishermen claim a shepherd found a cave near Cape Testa at Sardinia’s northern edge containing a large stock of war stores and powder. Authorities suspect Nelson hid the materials during Toulon operations before Trafalgar. Italian forces launch an investigation into the discovery.
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Martinique
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