Japs Promise to Quit Texas After Land Fight
Harlingen, Texas residents recall an all day meeting with two Japanese families who had planned to settle on valley farms. American Legion officials pledged aid to recover money paid, about 10 000 dollars, and warned that Texas 1892 anti alien land law bars nonresidents from owning land. The Okuma brothers said they preferred to leave rather than face hostility and promised to notify friends in California.
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Allen
Harlingen
Tex
Prinetals
Legion
Okuma Brothers
Kishwe
Okumas
California
Rio Grande Valley
Slayer Again Faces Noose in Chicago Slaying Case
Carl Wanderer, twice convicted slayer of his wife, seeks release from Joliet penitentiary to face trial for the killing of a “ragged stranger.” A hired stranger aided in a fake holdup, Wanderer allegedly used to shoot his wife and the man. Jury disagreed on hanging, Wanderer given 25 years. Mrs Johnson urges second trial. Assistant State's Attorneys Heth and McShane ordered to prepare for early trial.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Joliet
Madison Street
Wanderer
Charles J. Johnson
Lloyd Heth
James McShane
Devil Anse Hatfield Dies at Island Creek Farm
Devil Anse Hatfield, famed leader in the Hatfield McCoy feud, died of pneumonia at his Island Creek home in Logan County West Virginia. Survived by his widow and many children he had predicted a natural death after years of feuding and years spent peacefully on a hog farm. funeral expected to be the most imposing in Logan County history according to Island Creek reports.
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Auntington
W. Va
Devil Janse
Slatfield
Watfield
Island Creek
Logan County
West Virginia
Wuntington
Logans County
Matfield
Fire destroys officers ward at McPherson General Hospital
Atlanta reporters say a two story frame ward at McPherson General hospital burned, with flames seen six miles away. No patients were in the building at the time. Cause undetermined. Loss estimated at about 40000 dollars.
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James
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Jan
McPherson General Hospital
Balloonists Lost In Canadian Wilds Rescued By U S Airmen
In January Montreal reports Hudson's Bay clerk Bradbury recounts American balloonists stranded near James Bay after four days of aimless travel. They survived on caribou moss as mild weather kept snow scarce, aiding their search for escape before Rockaway rescue.
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Montreal
S. A. Bradbury
Hudson's Bay Company
James Bay
Moose Factory
Rockaway
Bradbury
Farrell
Baby Dead Guardians Held In Illinois Adoption Case
In Rockford Illinois January, Mr and Mrs Theodore B Mandley of South Belair were arrested by Sheriff Baldwin at the request of Winnebago county coroner Olson over the death of their eighteen month old adopted son William Edward Mandley. Coroner Olson found bruises cuts and a broken leg suggesting injuries beyond convulsions. The parents alleged falls during learning to walk and a crib accident involving a sister. The baby was adopted August 4 1919 from Beloit General Hospital.
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Rockford
Theodore B. Mandley
South Belair
Baldwin
Olson
Winnebago County
Willam Edward Mandley
General Hospital
Beloit
Wis
Rhoda Carter Seeks Divorces From Carter Brothers
Mrs Rhoda Carter of Prosser Washington files for divorce from two men who are brothers Thomas S Carter and C J Carter. She says she married Thomas in California in 1907, he left her that May, then married C J Carter in 1910 after he claimed Thomas had a divorce. She cannot find proof of Thomas’s divorce and seeks annulment of the 1910 marriage and divorce from her first husband.
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Prosser
Wash
Jan
Rhoda Carter
Frosser
Carter
Thomas S. Carter
California
C. J. Carter
Hind
Thomas
Budapest police report rise in suicides amid cold hunger
In Budapest during January officials report an average of fifteen suicides daily as cold and hunger grip the city. A recent case involved a former army officer who returned with little wood and provisions, kissed his wife and three children, then took poison.
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Munger
Budapest
Jan
Cardinal Gibbons Feels Refreshed After Excellent Night
Cardinal Gibbons told his secretary Father Smith that he felt quite refreshed after an excellent night's sleep in Baltimore Maryland on a January night funding context is not provided and no further details are given about events or outcomes.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Father Smith
Agricultural News for Cheyenne Co Farmers
Agricultural tips for Cheyenne County farmers emphasize securing fodder for poultry. It discusses anchoring carrots cabbage and beets to limit movement, preferring mangels and sugar beets, and notes poultry digest juice and acids in roots. It also suggests feeding all roots fowls will eat when winter corn is common and cautions on bulk in grain feed.
Burlap For Ventilators
Burlap provides a cheap alternative for covering ventilating frames or windows saving money over muslin or duck. It excludes light more but still allows air flow when damp and dusty. Readily available from stores or feed bags, burlap should be secured with large-headed tacks to resist wind pressure.
Skim Milk Feed Values for Hogs Compared to Corn
Gurler and Hoard rules set skimmed milk value in hog feed. 100 pounds of milk equals half a bushel of corn per Gurler. Hoard implies 100 pounds of skim milk equals five times the price of one hog pound. With barley or corn, value rises by one fifth. Feeding skim milk to pigs or brood sows yields higher value, while older hogs gain less feeding benefit.
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Gurler
Hoard
Electric Lights and Power Reach Rural Dairies
The article notes urban attraction for people and the growing push for rural electrification. Farmers increasingly install lighting plants or draw power from town plants. In dairy districts electricity powers handling, milking, separating, and bottling, reducing labor while boosting efficiency and farm viability.
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America
Keep the Best at Home for Seed in Farming and Breeding
A pro seed focus guides farmers to reserve top producing stock and crops for seed, avoiding selling the best. The text argues that selling prime specimens undermines improvement, noting buyers pay premiums for quality and that seed selection starts with testing germination and choosing best ears of corn. It cautions that selling the best undermines breeding goals.
Improvement on the Farm Through Choice Breeding and Seed
The passage argues that steady farm progress hinges on disciplined selection of the best produced and on regular introduction of improved seed and breed. It emphasizes controlling the sale of high priced articles and animals to maintain a reserve for reproduction and continuous improvement.
Community gathering in Grand Prairie area boosts mall route discussion
Grand Prairie farmers met at Cotton last Thursday to discuss extending the mall route. Neighbors and friends hosted several gatherings with refreshments and games. Local families including the Johnsons, Flesners, Jorgens, and Tolmes share visits and birthday surprises amid school absences and civic social events.
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Albin Johnson
Gladys
J. C. Jorgenson
Lillie Holm
A. G. Weaver
Weaver
John Edward Butcher
Ylenry Flesner
Clayton Parks
Sidney
Alva Nort‘s
Lilie
Carl
Wilmer Tolmes
Orville
Fern Miller
Grace Holter
Christine Flesner
Mildred Hart
Wil
Emil Johnson
Lodgepole
George Harms
Walter Hernbloom
Isaac Olson
Lillian
Albin Olson
Alice Roberts
Johnson Bros
Will Meyers
Sidney High School Offers Broad Career Training
Sidney Nebraska high school presents a four year Normal Training program accredited to the State University and North Central Association. It blends classical studies with commercial and teacher training, domestic science, music, drama, and athletics, preparing graduates for college entrance and rural teaching Certificates. The commercial track covers shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, arithmetic drills, business English, and law forms, with strong emphasis on practical skills and state teacher examinations.
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Sidney
Nebraska
State University
North Central Association
Middle West
Gregg
Sidney High School Offers Wide Range of Programs
The school provides practice teaching for Normal Training seniors, home economics with cooking and sewing studies, and a strong emphasis on hygiene and budget planning. Debating teams compete in the state league with a focus on the Literacy Test ruling immigration. Music groups include glee clubs and an orchestra. Athletic programs for boys and girls, extensive physical culture, and well equipped labs and gym facilities underscore a comprehensive curriculum. The second semester starts January 24 and invites all eligible youths to enroll.
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Sidney High
Nebraska High School
Sidney
Ogalluln
Leisher
Nebraska
Sidney High School
Board of Education
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Noose
Joliet Prison
Anse” Hatfield
Weader
McCoys
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Bertrand H. Snell
New York
Hudson Bay
U. S
Canada
Washington
Cheyenne Co
Grand Prairie
Girls Glee Club
Boys Glee Club
Edison
Phonograph
Naval Consulting Board
Larson’s Music Store
Nebr
Wen
Edteon
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