Globe Trotters of Business Women Plan International Tours
American business and professional women from the National Federation will embark on three good will tours in Europe, visiting nations from Sweden to Italy and meeting in Geneva to form an international federation. Leaders include Miss Lena Madesin Phillips and Mrs. J. K. Bowman, with groups sailing July 16 and early August.
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New York
National
Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Russia
Finland
Poland
Greece
Jugo-Slavia
Spain
Portugal
Balkan
Europe
Lena Madesin Phillips
New York City
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
Miss Phillips
S. S. Bergensfjord
Scandinavia
Sweden
Austria
Germany
France
J. K. Bowman
Richmond
Federation
England
Holland
Belgium
Italy
Norway
Austrian
American Melting Pot Upsets Beauty Standards in Chicago
Mme Helena Rubinstein, a Paris and London beauty expert with 80 years' study, says race fusion in the United States created a new female type. She notes American opportunity extends to preserving beauty through scientific care, challenging classical Venus ideals long set by sculptors.
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Chicago
Columbia
Mme
Helena Rubinstein
Paris
London
United States
Hawaii Tourist Trade Rises to 22167 in 1929
Hawaii welcomed 22167 tourists in 1929, a 10 percent rise from 1928, underscoring tourism as the third major industry after sugar and pineapples, according to year end figures from the Hawaiian Tourist Bureau.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaiian Tourist Bureau
Divorce Ruling in San Francisco Ends in Prison Sentence
In San Francisco Superior Court Harry Schilder, a baker, was sentenced to one year to life in San Quentin after his defense failed. He claimed he robbed to pay attorney fees for a divorce, stating he had no other way to meet the court ordered payment.
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San Francisco
Peter
Paul
Harry Schilder
San Quentin ‘Penitentiary
Schilder
Betithe
French Crooks Adopt American Crime Wrinkles
French criminals imitate U. S. methods and increasingly use murder during robberies. Murders rose about twenty percent last year as narcotics use spreads. In 1929 arrests climbed by six thousand with 2,392 police officers wounded during enforcement.
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Paris
Pedestrians Turned Traffic Cops in Paris Signal
Paris police head M Jean Chiappe tests a pedestrian controlled signal at a busy corner. Pressing a button on lamp poles flashes a red light pausing all cars for fifteen seconds to let pedestrians cross. The system resets to prevent repeated red signals for at least forty five seconds.
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Paris
France
M. Jean Chiappe
Cadet Cruiser Edgar Quinet Sinks Off Oran
The cadet cruiser Edgar Quinet struck a submerged reef off Cape Blanc near Oran and sank within four hours after a large hole opened in its side. Maps used by officers dated before 1873 showed the water depth, triggering criticism of the marine ministry though no lives were lost.
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Paris
Edgar Quinet
Cape Blanc
Oran
Africa
France
Ministry of Marine
Italian Watchmaker Slander Case Shocks Vienna Court
Vienna courts hear case over use of the Mussolini name in a remark about Karl Hruzi at a watchmakers meeting. Ludwig Bauer is sued for Ehrenbeleidigung wounding of honor after saying quote I am sorry that the Mussolini is in here unquote. The court paused to allow proof of truth of character.
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Vienna
Italy
Ludwig Bauer
Karl Hruzi
Hruzi
Mussolini
Bauer
Gotham Police Chief Plans Midtown Headquarters
Architect Joseph Freed Lander presents a proposed New York Police Department headquarters. The building would occupy a 200 by 300 foot plot in Midtown and carry an estimated cost of 8 million dollars.
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Joseph Freedlander
New Yorkis
Ment
Fresh Ground Brooding Aids Cold-Season Poultry Health
The article explains preventing poultry diseases by using fresh ground brooding. It covers coccidiosis control through clean ground, alternating poultry use, thorough cleaning of brooders, and delaying contact with older birds. It also notes effectiveness against fowl cholera typhoid tuberculosis with the fresh ground method.
Poultry Keeping in Back Yards Reissued for Free Distribution
The USDA bulletin Poultry Keeping in Back Yards by M. A. Julf and A. R. Lee is back in a revised edition for free distribution. It covers breeding feeding and management of small flocks for hobby or economical meat and egg production and references related USDA publications. Interested readers may write to the Office of Information in Washington DC to obtain Farmers Bulletin 1508-1.
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United States Department of Agriculture
M. A. Julf
A. R. Lee
Bureau of Animal Industry
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
Jack Rabbit Skins Bring Widespread Farm Profits
The war on jack rabbits in the West last year yielded over 8 million skins and about 2 million dollars in profit to farmers and stockmen from pelt sales. The U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Biological Survey led control efforts. Jack rabbits damage alfalfa range grasses fruit trees and can ruin cotton in the Southwest and hay stacks in the Northwest.
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West
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Southwest
Northwest
Dwarf Essex Rape Best Hog Pasture Planting Mix
Advice on sowing a spring hog pasture using Dwarf Essex rape with coarse grains and clover. Recommends oats and barley mix with rape and red clover for longevity and early pasture.
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Essex
Government standardizes container sizes for produce
The 1928 standard container act, passed by Congress under the weights and measures clause, regulates baskets hampers and other containers used in marketing fruit vegetables and produce. It limits sizes, prevents local bans, and allows prosecutions and confiscation for noncompliant containers. The act reduced sizes from many to a few, cutting variety by two thirds and halves.
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National Congress
Congress
Apply Fertilizer With Drill for Best Results
An article notes increased returns from commercial fertilizer when applied in drill rows or hills with corn. Wisconsin tests show two favorable positions for placement: at both sides of the seed or in an arc over it, avoiding direct contact with the kernels.
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Chore Man
John Harry
Lee Fagge
Pepperell
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