Warned We Must Soon Buy Secretly Wilson On Wheat Policy
In an exclusive statement Secretary James Wilson of the U S Department of Agriculture argues the United States can end reliance on foreign bread by boosting domestic wheat and forage crops. He cites diversifying crops, rotating fields, and feeding stock to return soil nutrients, notes promising durum wheat from semiarid western regions, and discusses competition with Canadian wheat fields while urging steady farming reforms.
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Great Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Meridian 94
Canada
Trade duty debate questions farmer protection policy
A Special to The Seattle Star reports in Washington that publisher and treasury officials spar over a 25 cent duty on Canadian and other foreign wheats. Secretary Wilson defers to Congress, urging repeal through legislative action.
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Seattle Star
Washington, D. C
James Wilson
Treasury Department
Congress
Wheat reform faces Nation wide farming changes to curb waste
The piece notes U S wheat consumption near 526 million bushels while population rises. It argues yields stagnate, exports rise, imports from Canada mix with home grown grain, and calls for reform of farming methods to stop soil depletion from repeated cropping in the Dakotas and western plains.
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United States
American Milia
Canada
United Tes Ls
Dakotas
Pacific Ocean
Remedial crops to restore exhausted lands urged by Agriculture Secretary
James Wilson calls for new farming methods after wheat depletes soil. He outlines the search for crops such as clover, vetches, peas, and alfalfa through global experiments. Explorers are sent to Denmark, England, Sweden, Norway, Russia, and northern China to locate resilient varieties to replenish nitrogen in exhausted fields.
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United States
Scandinavia
Englland
Sweden
Norway
Russia
China
Great
Yanga Valley
Leading candidates standings at the World’s Fair contest
The list shows names and schools of top contestants to date including Rainier Mias Lillian Metcalf Cascade Mias Lou Chane Walla Walla Mies McMillan Ballard Mise Hawkins Green Lake Nellie Duckley Central Mises Fuller Walla Walla Nettle Gatl Dunlap Mise Hertha Johnson Interlake Young Sudeiewee Minor Mise Alice Turner Longfellow Metta Armour Columbia Pearl Bacon Cascade Mina Maynard Everett Rachel Myland Central Mabel Nettleton Longfellow De Hart Beattle High Condon Bunker Minot South Park
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Lillian Metcalf
Cascade Mias
Lou Chane
Walla Walla
Dunlap
Hertha Johnson
Interlake
Miss Young
Sudeiewee Minor
Alice Turner
Longfellow
Metta Armour
Columbia
Pearl Bacon
Beacon Mis
Grace Miall
Cascade de Eee Ccawetseresaces
Ballard
Mina Maynard
Everett Misa
Rachel Myland
Central
Mabel Nettleton
Cherry Lana Wins Thousand Guinea Stakes
Newmarket reports Cherry Lana owned by W Halli Walker won the thousand guinea stakes for 4 year old fillies. The victory came in a brisk race with Cherry Lana beating rivals to claim the prize.
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Newmarket
Eng
W. Halli Walker
Cherry Lana
Indictments Return Against Standard Oil and Juvenile Suspects
Carlisle Kentucky May 5 grand jury returns indictments against Standard Oil for polluting license charges and information charging burglary against Bert Goss and John McDonald accused of robbing a Pike Street cigar store Goss is described as 12 years old.
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Standard Oil Company
Bert Goss
John McDonald
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Pike I Street
Goss
Big Clothing Deal Sealed for $22,000 Stock Purchase
A. Bridge & Co at 1416 1417 Second Avenue filed a bill of sale showing Warner Bros sold a large stack of men and boys clothing and furnishings worth 22000. Adolph Posner, new partner, arranged the move after news of a brother's death in Carlsbad prompted sale and lease disposition. Posner plans to depart for the east tonight.
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Price Clothiers
Second Avenue
Warner Bros
Adolph Vosner
Europe
Carlsbad
Posner
East
Substitute plan proposes widening Fourth Avenue alleys
Councilman Mullen suggested a compromise to widen the alleys between Third and Fourth avenues instead of enlarging Fourth Avenue itself. The streets committee heard support from property owners, noting brick buildings block widening in some sections while the original seven foot per side plan remains possible in others.
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Fourth Avenue
Councillman Mullen
Streets Committee
Third
Fourth Avenues
Two Indictments and City Project Reveal Crackdown
A Federal Grand Jury returned two true bills and one true bill was not found. George Kiseler was indicted for breaking into a Stellacoom mail station and stealing postage. John and Charlotte Gavin were released on 2500 bail after prior arrest for opium smuggling. One true bill was not returned against Charles K R Walden for impersonating a Secret Service officer. The council opened a project to extend First Avenue south along the tide flats to Georgetown to improve access to the slaughterhouses and reduce handling costs.
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Federal Grand Jury
George Kiseler
Stellacoom
John
Charlotte Gavin
Charles KR. Walden
Secret Service
First Avenue
Georgetown
Conjunetion
Diamond Head Lying at Seattle Shipyards for Repair
The four masted freighter Diamond Head arrived from the Hawaiian Islands with a large cargo and is undergoing painting and a general overhaul at Seattle Shipyards. The excursion steamer Dixie is on the ways for painting and a propeller installation. The Dix is Beattie boat used on the sound. The Skagit Queen is on the Sanderson Miller lock ways for tearing off and renewing sides. Yard workload remains heavy amid a prolonged busy period along the waterfront.
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Seattle Shipyards Company
Hawaiian Islands
Seattle Shipards
Sanderson-Miller Lock
New York passes gas price cap and inspector bills
The New York state legislature approved a bill to cap illuminating gas prices for private New York City consumers after defeating a prior 80 cent rate. Additional bills establishing gas and electricity inspectors and daily gas inspections were also enacted.
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N. Y
New York City
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