European farm conditions prompt prewar planning in agriculture
G F Warren of Ithaca urges continuous study of European and Russian farm trends for accurate US production. He warns European markets will see erratic supply shifts for years and stresses need for better financing, storage, grading, and demand information to help American farmers adjust to postwar changes. Eugene A. Meyer Jr. manages a national operation.
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G. F. Warren
Ithaca
Europe
Warren
Mr. Warren
Wareren
Eugene A. Meyer, Jr
War Time Debates and Postwar Proposals Stir Frayed Markets
A fragmented account recalls wartime debates on cotton markets and farmer cooperatives. Herbert Myrick, editor of Fame and Home, suggests federal takeover of allied cotton supply at cost and a large budget cut to fund former service bonuses. A nitroglycerin explosion injures soldiers and disrupts a city, with a distant blast rattling windows and triggering store closures.
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Midisok
Meyer
Coopersihe
Herbert Myrick
Fama
Home
Springfield
Myrick
United States
Life sentences in lynching case in Oklahoma
Pleas of guilty were entered by three Butcher Workmen's Union members for participation in the January 14 lynching of Jake Krouke and an accompanying mob incident. Lee Whitley, Elmer Yearta, and Charles Polk received prison terms as District Judge James T. Phelps sentenced them. Whitley and Yearta were union members on strike, Polk a sympathizer.
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Butchers’ Union
Quilty
Oklahoma
Okahoma
Okla
Jen
Jake Krouke
Neger Packing House
Lee Whitley
Elmer Yearta
Charles Polk
Fae Fo
James T. Phelp
Whitley
Yearta
Polk
Phelps
Fire Kills 32 Horses at Camp Dix Stable Blaze
A fire at Camp Dix destroyed the stable of Battery D Sixth Field Artillery, killing 32 horses despite soldiers' heroic efforts to save them. The incident occurred on January 25 as the camp faced the blaze and its aftermath.
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Camp Dix Horese
Camp Dix
Sisth Fleta
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Alaska
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