Proclamation ratifies suffrage amendment amid world news
Washington reports the suffrage amendment’s ratification signed by Secretary Colby. Red Cross tallies total war losses at 35,320,000. Wilson appoints Gordon Woodbury as assistant secretary of the navy. Reports from Europe note Bolshevik defeats in Poland and prisoner captures, while US warns Poland not to push beyond ethnographic boundaries. Other items include labor unrest in Central America, census figures, coal production peaks, and a Dayton jury case.
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Indiana State Federation of Labor
Fox
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Evanaville
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Fort Wayne
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Townsrip
Russellville
United States
Sutherlin Brothers
Here
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Chicago
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State Conservation Commission
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Leland Stanford, Jr
University, California
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Whiting
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Lake Superior
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Louis Nommes
Brown County
Bartholomew County
Damas Easex
Reed Smoot Renominated by Utah Republicans
Utah Republican convention in Salt Lake City unanimously renominated United States Senator Reed Smoot. A Washington dispatch reports Representative James Cantrill of Kentucky has taken over active management of Governor Cox's presidential campaign.
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Reed Smooth
Utah
Salt Lake City
James Cantrill
Kentucky
Cox
Washington
Notable Deaths and Riots Span North America and Europe
Obituaries note James Wilson former agriculture secretary dies in Traer Iowa at 11 am August 20. Nellie A Black estate of 2 million left to charity. Colonel Beecher B Ray A S A retires dies in Los Angeles after 25 years in regular army. W J Atterbury dies at ninety one leaves 91 descendants. Other obituaries include Judge Ben McCoy and Ralph O Hara in Iowa and Canada paleobotanist William James Wilson in Ottawa. Rioting resumes in Belfast with fires looting and injuries. Russian soviet government signals possible withdrawal from Poland militia clause. Wrangel forces capture Novo russiyak on the Black Sea. Vilna evacuated by Soviet forces as Lithuanians seize station and buildings. Berlin issues disarmament loyalty proclamation with penalties. Soviet delegation warns departure from London equals war with Britain.
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Indiana
George C. Bryant
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
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Hartford City
Benner
Marshall
Stim
Howard County Farmers’ Federation
Noblesville
Indiana Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Peru
Ed Jackson
Herman B. Gray
Gray
S. Bowman
Muncie
Rolling Bunch
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Federal Board of Pardons
Bedford
Frank Martin
Charles H. Allen
Darlington
Ebenezer P. McClaskey
Here
Darlington State Bank
State Coal and Food Commission
Crawfordville
Myers Brthers
Linnsburg
Montgomery County
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Special Coal and Food Commission
Comrossaton
State Board of Tax Commssioners
Daviess
Montgomery
Gibson
Posey
Warren
Jackson
Newton
Vigo
Switzerland
Fountain
Johnson
Poultry Flocks On General Farms Dominate Farm Food Output
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that a large share of the nation’s poultry products come from general farms. Nearly every farm keeps poultry, with families using about three dozen eggs weekly and consuming about 60 fowls yearly. Flocks provide fresh meat and low costs, aided by on farm grain, garden waste, and insects.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Stew or Sell All Roosters
United States Department of Agriculture advises farmers to remove roosters after the hatching season to prevent fertilized eggs from becoming warm and forming blood rings. Without a male, hens lay infertile eggs that store and market better, saving millions in losses from poor egg quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Clean Keeping of Chicken Flocks Practical Guide
Advice on maintaining sanitary poultry housing. It recommends dropping boards with roosts above for easy waste removal, plus a light sand sprinkle after cleaning to reduce odors and simplify upkeep.
Homemade hopper for poultry feed from stove pipe
An easy method to build a hopper for dry mash using a joint of stovepipe and a wooden bar. Set the box on the floor hang the pipe from the roof leaving a small gap. Fill the pipe with mash and it will feed into the box as chickens eat.
Geald Drinking Fountain Maintenance Advice
The drinking fountains should be frequently scalded and disinfected to prevent disease germs from spreading to healthy birds.
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