Newspapers Aid in Better Farming in Arkansas
Hot Springs reports a quarter million dollar Arkansas newspaper contribution to farming and extension work. B C Riley notes 6702 agricultural columns and vast space value fueling state growth, urging appreciation of newspapers. J H McLeod calls for sire clubs and pure bred sires to improve livestock, while W J Fernigan cites 40000 agricultural club members and home demonstration enrollment across age and gender groups. Plans for January food programs discussed by university and USDA representatives.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Petter Agriculture
B. C. Riley
University of Arkansas
South
J. H. McLeod
W. J.fternigan
County agents meeting extended to Thursday night
Announcement notes special authorization from President J. C. Futrall of the University of Arkansas and Bradford Knapp of the states relation service. The county agents meeting will continue until Thursday night.
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J. C. Futrall
University of Arkansas
Bradford Knapp
States Relation Service
Cotton Market Shows Greater Activity in Little Rock
The Little Rock cotton market picks up with buyers paying around 28 cents. Receipts total about 90,000 bales, short of last year, while the U S Bureau of Markets and State Department of Agriculture have classed 50,000 bales with three men handling 1,200 bales daily.
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U. S. Bureau of Market
State Department of Agriculture
Russians Face Starvation If Aid Is Sent
New York dispatch reports estimating 8 million Russian war casualties, with 3 million killed and 1 million disabled, and warns that about 20 million Russians may die this winter without immediate allied relief. A. J. Sack cites exhaustion from war and dire famine risk across the country.
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New York
A. J. Sack
Russian Information Bureau
Foreign Commerce Club
Russia
American warship ordered to Baltic to join British fleet
Paris dispatches report an American warship being sent to the Baltic to cooperate with the British fleet to reopen those waters, preserve order, and maintain the international character of the demonstration, following the departure of the Norwegian legation staff from Petrograd.
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Ing
Denmark
State Department
Petrograd
Paris
Baltic
Robber to be returned from Kansas for remaining sentence
Jimmie Overmiller, 28, who robbed Kensett station and escaped in 1917, was captured in Pittsburg Kansas and a requisition issued for his return. He faces six years more in the penitentiary. Also announced Arkansas pageant at the high school auditorium next Friday night with over sixty characters for S I A benefit.
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Little Rock
Jimmie Overmiller
Kensett
Pittsburg
Kan
Nell Bush
Jas. McLelland
Garland and
Enith Literary Societies
Arkansas
Wilson Seeks League Basis Tied to Peace Treaty
Paris reports indicate President Wilson’s advisers see no reason to separate a league of nations from the peace treaty. He will reassure Lloyd George on naval strength, stress the league’s support for the empire, and seek to avoid any nation acting as master. King Victor Emmanuel will be briefed amid efforts to clear misunderstandings before conference arrival. Delegates are expected to approach the talks with accommodation in mind.
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Paris
France
Wilson
League of Nations
Lloyd George
Victor Emmanuel
Count di Cellere
United States
Italy
Miller County Leads With Official Vote On Constitution
Miller County reports 181 votes for and 460 against the constitution as of official returns, becoming the first to submit counts. Unofficial totals show the measure trailing by about 3,000 votes and most supporters have given up hope of passage.
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Little Rock
Miller
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J. A. Elliott
J. R. Cooper
Ralph Mason
College of Agriculture
University Extension Division
Madge Reese
Harry Potter
C. B. Martin
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Washington
Hoboken
George
Nevada County Hardware Company
Bank OF Prescott
Prescott, Arkansas
Omsk
Associated Nations
Germany
Follow
Ark. Daily Gazette
J. A. Blakely
Newsdealer
Kansas
Ozan Mercantile Company
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