Democratic convention debates rise to fight for platform
The Democratic convention wrapped its opening day with a push to nominate speakers before the platform. Delegates debated procedures, with Senators Reed and Robinson drawing cheers as the crowd pressed for women’s full participation and swift action on the league covenant.
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Guv Cox Took Finely of Teoprovaptu
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Interchurch Move to Be Given Up
The world Interchurch movement will be decided at a July 8 meeting of the general committee in New York. The executive committee said it would end its financial campaign for 1 320 214 551 dollars, citing many drives now under way as the principal reason.
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New York
Interchurch Movement
Four Thousand Bogus Convention Tickets Sold in San Francisco
Report to the national committee says bogus convention tickets were printed and sold to the public in San Francisco at prices from fifty to one hundred dollars.
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San Francisco
Osl
National Committee
Woman on Republican Committee Named in Nebraska
Mrs. Jean Whitney will accept appointment to the state Republican executive committee in Merfolk Nebraska, according to local reports. The move places Whitney among notable party figures shaping regional GOP strategy.
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Merfolk, Neb
Jean Whitney
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Reovhilean
Global News Briefs Highlight World Events and Local Incidents
A sweeping digest reports population estimates from the 1940 census, government recognitions in a Gulf region country, and a U.S. state department notice on diplomatic shifts. It notes a derailment in Wisconsin. a deadly hotel wall collapse in Buffalo. wheat arrivals in Oklahoma shipping to New Orleans. embezzlement sentencing in San Francisco. bubonic plague containment in Beaumont. robberies and stowaway drownings in Chicago and New York. wage talks for railway workers. a Wyoming town hiring all women. and earthquake shocks felt near Anchorage.
Iowa and regional notes from a 1920s era issue
Iowa cities and counties report population changes crime losses and car ownership. Notes cover Des Moines based retail groups forming, Iowa State College graduates, church memorial windows, hog shipments from 22 counties, a desertion case in Council Bluffs, wool marketing efforts, land value studies in 60 counties, and a former Dubuque magnate’s disputed estate.
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Osceola
James Deiley
Mahaska
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association
Iowa Association
Government designs peach sizer for efficient fruit grading
Government workers unveil a new peach sizer tested at Leesburg Virginia and Mayfield Georgia. The machine handles 10 to 15 packers at once, runs two to three car loads daily, uses a 450 dollar price estimate, and features a rope belt system with adjustable spacing for uniform sizing. It may be adaptable to apples pears and oranges and possibly sweet potatoes with minor changes.
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Mayfield
Bureau of Markets
Grades and Standards Project
Technological Laboratory
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Bureau
Difficult to Eradicate Weeds Canada thistle Comparison
Canada thistles spread by strong underground roots making them hard to eradicate, surpassed only by quack grass and horse nettle.
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Canada
Buying Trees for Long Term Growth and Adapted Varieties
Advice to choose reliable nurserymen and insist on varieties suited to the local area. Emphasizes that cost-effective trees are best when they are robust and appropriate for the region.
Chickens Need Plenty of Water for Growth
Growing chicks require ample water to develop normally and regulate body temperature in hot weather.
Don't Overfeed Chicks Affects Growth and Health
Careful feeding of confined young chicks is essential to prevent leg weakness and related health issues.
Useful Tool in Pruning
The one man crosscut saw proves a practical tool for pruning offipple trees.
Avoid overcrowding chicks on summer poultry ranges
A New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station advisory notes that overcrowding in colony houses at night causes stunted growth and disease. Prefers 50 to 75 birds per house for better air and growth, and recommends checking colony houses when emaciated birds appear on ranges.
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Poultry Department of the
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Best Pasturage for Swine
The best annual forage crop for swine in the northern United States is dwarf Essex rape says H. W. Vaughan in charge of swine husbandry at University farm St. Paul Minn Many who have used rape pastures declare they are second to none among all pasture crops for hogs.
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United States
H. W. Vaughan
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
Elimination of Ant Hills by Fumigation
Instructions describe punching holes in ant hills and inserting cotton soaked with carbon disulfide. The fumes penetrate the hills to kill ants, and the material must be kept away from open flames due to its explosive nature.
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