Corn and Wheat Plantings On Farm March 1 1922 Report
The Agriculture Department estimates corn on farms March 1 1922 totaled about 1.31 billion bushels or 42.6 percent of the 1921 crop, down from 1.46 billion in 1920. Wheat on farms March 1 1922 reached 151.2 million bushels or 16.5 percent of 1921. Barley on March 1 1922 totaled 40.96 million bushels or 27.1 percent of 1921. The 10 year averages are noted for context.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Three Die in Cheboygan Fire Toll Rises to Three
In Cheboygan Michigan during mid March a blaze that cost about $500000 destroyed four business blocks. The fire claimed the lives of three people and left a charred ruin in the business district.
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Cheboygan
Caretaker Dies After Fall From Inn Roof
Everett report states Herbert Lu Thoman aged 55, caretaker at the Big Four inn, fell from a roof and died. Five men on snowshoes arrived with a sled bearing his body and transported it to the inn. The incident occurred Friday and is under investigation.
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Everett
Herbert LU. Thoman
U S Declines Genoa Conference Participation
Washington March 9 The United States refuses to participate in the Genoa economic conference. A note delivered to Ambassador Tee! last night made the stand clear. The meeting remains set for April 20 and Secretary Hughes said no delegates would be sent under current world conditions.
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Washington
United States
Tee
Hughes
Long Pants for Life in Cell Girl and Boy
John Mellick a one year old boy in knee pants was given long trousers today while starting a life term in prison for murdering his stepmother. He is the youngest lifer in Michigan’s history. St Pauls cathedral completed within forty years.
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Michigan City
Ind
John Mellick
John
Cascarets Cleanse Promises Relief for All Ages
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanse for bilious, constipated people. Claims include ending headaches dizziness bad breath and stomach misery with a candy tasting 10 cent box suitable for grownups and children.
Alkali in Soap Bad for the Hair
An old advertisement warns that high alkali in soap harms hair by drying the scalp and making hair brittle. It recommends Malsified cocoanut Oil shampoo as pure and greaseless, using two or three teaspoonfuls in warm water to cleanse hair and scalp. It touts rich lather, easy rinse, soft scalp, and glossy hair, sold cheap at pharmacies.
Mixed Jurors To Be Unmixed In St Paul
Uncrambling of mixed juries began in St Paul as seven women and five men were jailed together during a theft case. Club women who protested argued for separate rooms for women, calling the practice a crime. The incident drew ire from husbands upset to learn their wives were jailed with men, though Minnesota law previously required joint lockup.
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ST. Paul
George Thoemke
G. H. Beator
Minnesota
Jersey Town Kicks Against System
Agb tation over locking up mixed juries of men and women in one room in Trenton prompts potential protests by spouses. The twelve jurors, six men and six women, were kept together overnight in the courthouse after a 20 hour deliberation. They played cards and slept on the floor.
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Trenton
N. J
St. Paul
Genoa Conference Sparks Russian Shift Toward World Ties
In Moscow on March 9 officials acknowledge Genoa as a first step toward rejoining the world. Merchants professors and soldiers anticipate relief from isolation since 1917 and the Kremlin sees possible international recognition for the communist state. The move blends nationalism with a temporary pause on global revolution.
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Moscow
Russia
Genoa
Kremlin
Communist Party
Secretary of Labor presses coal conference to avert strike
Secretary of Labor Davis urges coal operators and miners to meet in a national conference to prevent a nationwide strike set for April 1. The move follows President Harding's wishes for a united effort to resolve the dispute.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Davia
Harding
Seed Bill To Aid Northwest Farmers Reopened In House
Washington March 9 The seed grain appropriation of 1 million dollars for hard up Northwest farmers will be taken up again in the House and passed Republican Leader Mondell announced. The measure failed recently by four votes under a suspension of the rules requiring a two thirds majority.
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Washington
Northwest
Mondell
Park Hospital Law May Be Thrown Out
Public safety committee recommended rescinding the park distance ordinance after Seattle General Hospital association said it blocked a satisfactory site for a new hospital covering about a city block.
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Park Hospital
Public Safety Committee
Council
Seattle General Hospital Association
Sold by Drug Stores for Three Months Supply
Advertisement notes a medicine now sold by drug stores at $1 per bottle, enough for three months. It urges immediate use for catarrh in the head to save suffering.
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Chas. A. Bertram Drug Co
Klaton Ave
Chicago
Advertiae
Meyer to Tour West for Agricultural Study
Eugene Meyer managing director of the War Insurance Corporation will undertake a five weeks tour of the Midwest and Pacific Coast to study agricultural conditions. He will start in Chicago and visit Des Moines Omaha Kansas City Oklahoma City Fort Worth Dallas Denver Cheyenne Albuquerque Phoenix Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City Boise Portland Seattle Spokane Helena Minneapolis and other cities.
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Eugene Meyer
The
War Insurance Corporation
Harding
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Des Moines
Omaha
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Dallas
Denver
Cheyenne
Albuquerque
Phoenix
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Boise
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Helena
Minneapolis
Sunday School Race Tops Three Churches Across Cities
Sunday school attendance at the First Baptist Church leads a three-city race with Tacoma and Portland churches. Seattle shows the lead as attendance climbs by 38 percent since the start. the winner receives the Chapman cup.
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First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Tacoma
White Temple Baptist Church of
Portland
Seattle
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