Farmers Union in Nebraska Pays For Its Members
The Farmers Union Live Stock Commission of Nebraska reports a 1920 year with 126 000 members and 11 596 cars handling 686 000 head of livestock. Net savings to members reached about 92 612 dollars with commissions totaling 185 538 dollars and expenses 92 926 dollars.
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Omaha
Neb
Farmers of
Nebraska
Regular Livestock Commission
Omaha Terminal
Farmers Union Live Stock Commission of Nebraska
Mig Livestock Exchange
South Omaha
Farmers Union
C. H. Watts
C. H. Gustafson
United States Grain Growers
St. Joseph
Missouri
Sioux City
Watts
Live Stock Exchange
Commission
We Do Not Undercut Old-Line House Rules
A speaker insists they operate on their own terms with the same commissions as established by the livestock exchanges, aligning with the rules laid out by the old-line houses and maintaining a fair market stance.
Hindenburg Still Inspires Admiration at Empress Victoria’s Funeral
At Potsdam on May 6 crowds cheered Field Marshal Von Hindenburg during the funeral of Empress Augusta Victoria. Princes passed largely unnoticed while diverse onlookers expressed strong admiration, and a medal mishap backstage drew lighthearted attention as officials corrected the rallying display.
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Potsdam
Germany
von Hindenburg
Empresas Augusta Victoria
Tannerberg
Wildpark Station
Governor Morrison's Garden Plan Faces Neighborly Feuds
The Statesville Landmark urges the governor to secure a "pig-tight and bull-strong" rule before distributing chickens and gardens to North Carolina families. It warns that without proper separation neighbors may raid gardens, causing conflicts or worse, and calls for firm limits to prevent further trouble.
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Morrison
North Carolina
Statesville Landmark
Reynolds Tobacco Cuts Wages 20 Percent
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company announced a 20 percent wage reduction for operatives in all local plants while office staff remains untouched. Plants will run five days a week instead of four, with some workers offered a five and a half day option. no prior wage cuts since the war began.
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Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Textile strike widens in Charlotte Concord Kannapolis centers
About 10 000 mill operatives in Charlotte Concord and Kannapolis join a nationwide strike against wage cuts. Chadwick Hoskins Highland Park and Johnston mills lead walkouts as union strength and non union areas shape impact. Gaston Cleveland Lincoln Union counties largely unaffected.
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Charlotte
Concord
Kannapolis
Chadwick-Hoskins Company
Pineville
Johnston Manufacturing Company
Highland Park Manufacturing Company
C. W. Johnston and Associates
Cannon
J. W. Cannon
Gaston County
Cleveland
Lincoln
Union
United Textile Workers of America
Cleveland Mills
Chadwick-Hoskins
Highland Park
Lost River of Gold May Be Found North of Peace River
Edmonton reports prospectors including Yukon and Alaska old-timers head north to test a “lost river” theory where the Peace River once flowed. A legendary trapper hid his finds near Fort St John and the Hudson’s Bay records hint at wealth, with many wagering large sums to verify the El Dorado tale north of Clear Hills.
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Edmonton
Alta
Yukon
Alaska
Peace River
Bend of the Peace
Fort St. John
Battle River
Hudson Bay Company
German Trials Merit Confidence Say UK Officials
Sir Ernest Pollock asserts Leipsic court warrants British trust in war crimes prosecutions. He notes the president’s impartiality and the fairness of witnesses with German interpretation. He states Sergeant Heine’s 10 month sentence will be carried out, while Britain’s press and Parliament debate perceived inadequacies.
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London
Eng
Leipsic Court
Ernest Pollock
K. C
Ellis Hume Williams
Privy Council
Ernest and
Aberdeen University
Heine
Sir Ernest
Scotland Yard
Britain
Leipsic
House of Commons
Gordon Hewart
R Part
Taft Waits for Chief Justice Post Amid Opposition
President Harding may appoint William Howard Taft as chief justice, but Senate opposition and doubts about his war labor board rulings slow the plan. Harding reportedly prefers Day as chief in the near term and Taft for a later swap, with George Sutherland as associate justice.
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Washington
Harding
William Howard Taft
United States Supreme Court
Taft
War Labor Board
White House
Justice Day
George Sutherland
Utah
Protest Over Public Pupils Physical Examinations In Asheville
A protest to the Asheville city board challenges public physical exams of pupils at Asheville High School. Going forward, exams will be conducted by city school physicians with parents or a PTA member present. City Commissioner Sherill notes the law exists but may not be compulsory, allowing family physicians if desired. The filing protest was by E. E. Stanberry, whose children attend the school.
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Asheville
N. C
Board of City Commissioners
Asheville High School
Parent-Teacher Association
A. J. Hutchins
Sherill
E. E. Stanberry
Spalee Scientist Finds 107 Uses for Sweet Potato
A Black scientist from Spalee Alabama discovers 107 applications for the sweet potato including mock oysters cereal and coffee.
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Spalee, Ala
Tulsa race riot in Oklahoma City area claims many lives
Tulsa Oklahoma reports massive race riot with 80 plus deaths, 10 blocks burned, and thousands of Black residents displaced. National Guard units deployed, martial law imposed, and gunfire continued as authorities cordon off the negro quarter and guard evacuees.
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Tulsa
Okla
National Guard
Barrett
Robertson
Oklahoma City
Charles W. Daley
Police Department
Convention Hall
Dick Rowland
Sixth
Boulder
Ends Perfumed Kiss Elimination Stirs Prohibition Debate
The Louisville Courier Journal reports prohibition efforts target the perfumed kiss by banning violet and rose scented lip products. Officials warn a chemical reaction will follow and note two agents dimethoystrichnine and brucine sulphate must be added to all perfumes to prevent their use in beverages.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Miners Find Valuable Osmiridium Along River
A group of miners in British New Guinea found a bluish gray flakish mineral along a river. They discarded it at first, later identified as osmiridium, a platinum group metal prized at about $160 per ounce and among the hardest known.
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British New Guinea
Potatoes Crisis Hits Michigan Farmers in 1921
In Michigan 1921 farmers face low potato prices as seed and labor costs soar. Carruthers of Owosso plants large acreage yet faces 28 cent returns, forcing many to abandon full cultivation and use surplus as fertilizer. State agents urge replanting amid under consumption.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
John Carruthers
Owosso
Shiawassee County
Carruthers
United States
Citizenship Denied To Draft Evaders
In Chicago Judge Landis denied citizenship to several men who avoided the draft in 1917. He declared no one can claim citizenship without bearing its burdens, citing Jacob Rothstein of Pullman shops who sought exemption due to Austrian relatives.
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Chicago
Ill
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Jacob Rothstein
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Hindenburg
Masurian Lakes
Prince August
Charlotte, Concord
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