Americans for German Credit Growers Seek International Bank Capital
American bankers plan to back a German international credit bank amid expected Dawes commission recommendations for Germany relief. Subscriptions to the bank’s capital will be sought from most major U S financial institutions. Prominent bankers imply willingness to help raise America’s quota depending on the Dawes report details.
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New York
Dawes Commission
Germany
America
Dawes
Farm groups warn of mass depopulation of U S farmers
Washington report quotes representatives from several farm organizations urging the president, Congress, and the people to halt ongoing agricultural distress. They warn that continued unfavorable conditions will drive a widespread deportation of American farmers, noting 1923 exodus at about 100,000 per month. They endorse the McNary Hauger bill as emergency relief.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Meat production record set in 1923 Chicago report
Government data cited by Howard Leonard, chairman of the National Live Stock and Meat board, show a 1923 production and consumption record. Leonard notes meat consumption peaked at 18 481 000 pounds last year in the board’s report to its members.
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Chicago
Howard Leonard
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Leonard
Map by Christopher Columbus Found in National Library
M De La Ronciere head of the printed book section reports the discovery of a sixteenth century Portuguese map in the national library. He believes the map inspired Columbus’s voyage that led to the discovery of America.
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Paris
Christopher Columbus
National
M. de la Ronciere
America
Nebraska Death Rate Holds Steady Amid 1923 Nine Months
Nebraska’s death rate stayed low at 9.6 per 1,000 for January through September 1923, per Department of Commerce figures. The comparable 1922 nine month rate was 9.4 per 1,000, while birth rates over similar spans were 22.4 per 1,000 in 1923 versus 23.9 in 1922.
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Nebraska
Washington
Department of Commerce
Senate bill seeks longer reclamation period for irrigated lands
Washington The house irrigation committee reported favorably a senate bill extending reclaimed land charges over the year period. The measure was amended to set interest at five percent instead of six percent.
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Washington
Senate
House Irrigation Committee
Feud in Lick Creek Valley Wounds Nine, Child Dead
In Booneville Arkansas a feud renewal in Lick Creek valley killed a child and wounded eight members of the Van Allen and McCarson families. The shooting points to ongoing hostilities in the region with no immediate arrests reported.
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Booneville
Ark
van Allen
McCarson
Lick Creek Valley
Here
Women sweep Columbus Junction local offices in 2 year term
In Columbus Junction an all female slate was elected to city government including mayor city treasurer assessor and council member. The women will serve two year terms.
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Columbus Junction
Paris Premier Poincare rejects Ruhr evacuation pledge
Premier Poincare declares in the chamber of deputies that France will not evacuate the Ruhr, despite reparations experts offering alternative guarantees. The report notes London reaction and mentions England's interest in beef cattle and future meat supply developments tied to Purebred concerns.
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Paris
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
France
Ruhr
London
England
France Urges Canceling Debts in Dawes Debate
Paris sources report France backs either full cancellation of Interallied debts or their reduction to a general level after which Germany would assume the remainder. Payments would mirror reparations and begin when they end, potentially about 50 years hence, with a new commission of experts, possibly including General Dawes, to study the debts and reparations.
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Paris
France
Dawes Committee
Germany
Dawes
Record Sugar Crop Forecast For 1914 World output
Washington reports a record world sugar crop forecast of 21,600,000 short tons this year, up from 20,400,000 last year and well below the 31,000,000 short tons in 1913-14. Cane production is forecast at 71 percent and beet sugar at 25 percent, with nearly all beet sugar in 1913-14 of European origin.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
House Passes Phipps Bill Extending Water Credit
Washington reports the House passed the Phipps bill to extend credit for three years to water users in Nebraska and other western irrigated areas. The Interior Secretary may defer payments for three years at 5 percent interest. If landowners present proper proof, a continued extension may be granted for the full contract term, fourteen years in Nebraska.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Phipps
Nebraska
House
Secretary of the Interior
Grace Koningen Crowned Aged Cow Milk Champion
Grace Koningen a ten year old Holstein-Friesian cow bred and owned by Montana State College of Agriculture wins the aged cow milk production title in Chicago. The cow’s 32 294.4 pounds of milk and 1061.9 pounds of butter fat are recorded by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America advanced registry.
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Chicago
Ill
Grace Koningen
Montana State College of Agriculture
Advanced Registry Department
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Drug ring alleged to supply inmates through guards
J E Dyche former Atlanta penitentiary warden now prohibition agent testifies that a drug ring exists to supply narcotics to federal prison inmates via corrupt guards. He cites ongoing investigations and potential connections to the penitentiary system.
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Washington
J. E. Dyche
Oklahoma
Atlanta
Chicago Sees 20 Percent Rise in Industrial Accidents
The National Safety Council estimates 1923 industrial accidents nationwide at 3,000,000 with 23,000 fatalities. The figure marks a 20 percent increase from the previous year, highlighting rising danger in U S industry.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Faulty Storing Causes Big Lose in Copenhagen
Investigation of the soviet grain storehouses shows that 2,000,000 poods of wheat intended for export have rotted due to faulty storage and poor harbor facilities.
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Copenhagen
Esoviet
Great Britain Loses Craftsmen to Immigration
In the first nine months of 1923 Great Britain lost 26,5098 skilled craftsmen in metal and engineering trades to immigration, with 12,207 of them settling permanently in the United States. Washington reports the American nation as worth $320,803,862,000, and a 72.2 percent rise in national wealth over a decade from 1912 to 1922.
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Great Britain
London
United States
Washington
Department of Commerce
Portwood 29-Inch City Collector Cited as World’sSmallest Official
Blue Springs Missouri Arthur Portwood twenty three elected city collector last week claims to be the smallest public office holder in the world. He is twenty nine inches tall and weighs thirty five pounds.
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Blue Springs
Arthur Portwood
Dollar Corn Movement Draws Nebraska Growers to Lincoln
In Des Moines Iowa a surge in the dollar corn campaign spurs hundreds of Nebraska farmers to converge on Lincoln to unite with Iowa and Illinois growers. Midwest corn producers reject delays in relief and pledge to hold coin for cost plus when signaled, signaling growing momentum for the movement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Illinois
Middle West
Various Loves Fool Humans In Everyday Life
A satirical column catalogs types of love from motorists to bootleggers and politicians. It mocks everyday affection as thieves of reason, recounting court room folly and romance gone awry with keen wit and hyperbolic humor.
Pigs Is Pigs In Kansas Hogs Scheme Goes Wrong
The Kansas scheme selling Chester White bred gilts at 140 dollars with a contract to buy back weaned pigs at 75 dollars collapsed. Farmers holding up to 100000 dollars in stock face meat prices as the market corrects. The piece denounces the idea that pedigreed hogs yield more meat and warns of exaggerated marketing.
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Kansas
Be photographed this year on birthday at Phelps Studio
A note invites individuals to have a birthday portrait session at Phelps Studio this year. The simple announcement emphasizes personal photography opportunities and studio availability for birthdays.
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Phelps Studio
Nebraska Crop Report Shows High Winter Wheat Hold
April crop report from the Division of Crop and Live Stock Estimates notes winter wheat at 91 percent, rye at 83.5, and favorable moisture reducing winter injury. Sows and farm labor show declines. U.S. forecasts include 540 million bushels of wheat and 59 million bushels of rye, with farm wages averaging 38.71 to 40 dollars and labor demand slightly outpacing supply.
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United States
Charity Ball by King's Daughters at Ward's Hall
Charity ball to be held at Ward's Hall Easter Monday April 21 to benefit the King's Daughters. Music by Grabilu's Mer RymaKKers. Admission one dollar. Event promises lively program and charitable support.
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King's Daughiers
Wards Hall
Grabilu
Merrymakkers
Inmates Clean Scottsbluff Streets In Detention Work
Scottsbluff city inmates cleaned streets last week with sentences of about two months to serve. Dedication of the new Lingle high school building was held Monday evening. Single has developed a strong school system in a few years. Many high school pupils are transported by bus.
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Scottsbluff
Lingle
Wyo
Single
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