Bumper Farm Crops Predicted by Agriculture Dept
Washington July 30. The Agriculture Department forecast bumper crops for the year based on conditions as of the first of the month. Winter wheat and rye yield record levels. sweet potatoes tobacco and rice expected to set records. spring wheat corn oats barley white potatoes and hay forecast above five year 1913-17 averages. Estimated production figures cover winter wheat spring wheat all wheat corn oats barley rye white potatoes sweet potatoes tobacco flax rice hay apples peaches and more with crop conditions and acreages detailed for July 1.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jung
Rattlesnake Fatality Reported in Sugarcreek Township Farm
A man on the Cox McCallen farm in Sugarcreek township died after being bitten by a rattlesnake. The incident involved a snake measuring about 52 inches long. Authorities identified the victim as Charles Martin.
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Nly
Cox-McCallen
Sugarcreek Township
Charles Martin
Boy Dies After Fall From Horse Near Mount Tabor
In Hagerstown Maryland on July 10 Edwin Keller six year old son of Albert Keller fell from a horse hitched to a wagon loader with wheat. He broke his neck and was found dead by his father under the wagon.
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Ano
Hagerstown
Edwin
Albert Keller
Mount Tabor
Chaplin's Baby Costly Bet Wins Public Buzz
Charles Chaplin paid a $10,000 bet to Mrs. Chaplin upon learning the child was a boy. The newborn, Ira, about forty eight hours old, has tied up studio costs as Charlie works on a scene when the doctor announced the birth. He camps at the hospital awaiting final scene closure with wife and baby.
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Angetes
Cal
Charles Chaplin
Sono
Hebecohartle Chaplin
Mtneatin Illang
Charlie
Drawnis
Pe Chaplin’ Atudio
Charley
Ars
Chaplii
Railroaders In Politics Join Labor Party Shift
July 10 report notes engineers and firemen voting to join a national labor party. A resolution to cooperate with three railroad brotherhoods was adopted at the Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers and Firemen annual convention in Denver. The action came after discussion in executive session and was included in the protective committee’s report. A separate item from Pottsville, Pa reports Edith Olewine drownings in Chicago when her car plunged from a draw bridge into the river. she was a skilled swimmer but could not escape.
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Denver
Col
National Labor Party
Pottsville
Edith Olewine
Chicago
Olewine
Belg
Ike
War Risk Payments Reach Over 250 Million in Years
Washington July 10 reports show War Risk Bureau disbursed 30,832,726 to soldiers and dependents in June as checks were mailed. Cumulative payments by the bureau exceed 250,000,000 to date this year, underscoring persistent wartime relief outlays.
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Washington
War Risk Bureau
Food disorders subside in Italy and Paris July 10
Despatches report continued improvement in most allied sites where disorders caused by high living costs have occurred. Bari on the Adriatic shows an exception with several strikes proclaimed.
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Italy
Paris
Ome
Ing
Bari
Adriatic
Martial Law Declared in Hanover After Castle Prisoner Release
Martial law is proclaimed in Hanover following violent clashes as a mob releases prisoners from the castle and detentions centers. Several persons are killed or wounded in the fighting, with authorities imposing strict curbs and troop deployments to restore order.
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Hanover
Berlin
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