National Hereford Sale Round-Up in Kansas City
The Nebraska Breeders will feature the National Hereford sale during the Big Round-Up in Kansas City Auditorium from March 19 to 22. Washington reports rising enforcement costs for prohibition, with DOJ prosecutions increasing and requests for at least $450,000 to cover deficits.
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Washington
Department On Justice
House Committee On Appropriations
United States
Department of Justice
Department
Federal
Congress
Prohibition Commissioner's Office
Hereford Round-Up To Exhibit Beef Cattle In Kansas City
Sturdy Nebraska beef on the hoof to be shown and sold at the Sixth Annual Hereford Round-Up in the American Royal Amphitheater Kansas City in March 1922. Twenty-two head consigned by five Nebraska breeders form part of 575 pedigreed registered cattle offered in a national four day auction drawing cattlemen from across the United States. Herefords, dominant in range country beef production, attract buyers and breeders, including Omer Doty Armour Henry Kuhlman Jr Chester L H W O Kuhlman John J Searcy Armour.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
American Royal
United States
Omer Doty
Armour
Henry Kuhlman
Chester
John G. Kuhlman
L. H. & W. O. Kuhlman
John J. Searcy
Direct Election of President Lincoln Proposal
The House of Representatives received a resolution memorializing Congress to propose a constitutional amendment for direct presidential election. It urges action before the current session adjourns and endorses replacing the electoral college system.
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Lincoln
House of Representatives
Congress
United States
Find Gold on Missouri Farm at Shannon County Claim
Gold and silver have been found on G. B. Johnson’s Shannon county farm near Eminence Missouri. A 20 year lease was secured by D. W. Griffith of Superior Arizona and L Kiplinger of Tonopah Utah. Silver ore was recently discovered and rock assays indicate about 14.09 dollars in gold per ton.
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G. 8. Johnson
Shannon County
Here
D. W. Griffith
Superior, Ariz
L. Kiplinger
Tonic
Utah
Adopt Conference Report on Army Appropriation Bill
Washington reports the army appropriation bill carrying over 336 million dollars was put in completed form after the Senate, without a record vote, adopted the conference report as it arrived from the House.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Senator Poindexter Named Ambassador to Peru
The senate confirmed in open session the nomination of Senator Poindexter of Washington to serve as ambassador to Peru. He will take up duties in Lima after Senate approval and diplomatic arrangements are finalized.
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Washington
Poindexter
Peru
Senate
House Passes Barrows Bill in Lincoln Neb
Lincoln Neb residents report the House passed an appropriation bill totaling 1806 dollars to remunerate Pel Barrows, former lieutenant governor, for the period he served as governor while Governor McKelvie was out of state.
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House
Barrows
Lincoln
Neb
Pel Barrows
Mckelvie
Heavy Fighting in Dublin Shakes City Streets
Irish irregulars stage a bold attack in central Dublin. The city sees heavy street fighting with significant clashes reported and ongoing concerns over safety and order. Authorities urged calm as clashes unfold.
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Dublin
RECORD FUR SHIPMENTS
Alaska fur bearers remain a key natural resource as 895,247 land fur pelts valued at $1,800,000 were exported in the year ending November 30, 1922. Beaver and marten exported over $500,000, muskrat nearly $400,000, foxes $772,100, mink $223,800, and black bears $10,000.
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Alaska
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Pribbles Islands
Bureau of Fisheriess
Timber Beetle Infests 430000 Acres in Modoc Forest
The Forest Service reports a bark beetle infestation in the Happy Camp Invaded region of Modoc National Forest California threatening about 5 billion board feet of yellow pine across 430000 acres. 145000 acres are privately owned. Immediate action by forest officials and landowners is urged and state legislation similar to Oregon's may be sought to share insect control costs. The beetles are killed by exposing larvae to hot sun after stripping the bark.
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Happy Camp
Modoc National Forest
California
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Klamath Falls
Blackbirds Damage Imperial Valley Grain Crops
Flocks of blackbirds devastate mile maize Crops in the Imperial Valley California causing about 10 percent loss over 20 000 acres with total annual costs around 50 000 for crop protection and damage Poison gases are not reliable for control and bird minding with shotguns remains the only effective but expensive mitigation method due to fright rather than mass killing.
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Imperial Valley
California
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Feeding Elk In Jackson Hole After Record Snowfall
Wardens of the Biological Survey in the United States Department of Agriculture began feeding elk at the Jackson Hole refuge in Wyoming on January 23 after a heavy snowstorm that dropped about 21 inches in 48 hours. The warden reports around 3000 elk at headquarters, noting the winter of 1921 22 was the severest on record and feeding started January 4. Most of the elk range near the Yellowstone area in summer.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Elk Refuge
Yellowstone National Park
Hedgehog Hunting Then and Now in Maine
A Maine man profits from hedgehog trapping described by Sam E. Conner in Popular Mechanics. Hedgehogs fetch demand from zoos, private and public menageries, and street vendors who push hedgehog oil and related products. Trapping occurs in summer nights, best between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., with apple orchards as top ground. Equipment includes a long pole and an old wash boiler.
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Maine
Sam E. Conner
Popular Mechanics Magazine
America
Europe
Sweet Clover Boosts Wheat Yields and Soil Health
Lt. M. Bainer of the Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association urges farmers to plant sweet clover with wheat, oats, or barley. He notes its nitrogen-fixing power, easy establishment, superior soil improvement, and potential as pasture and a future seed crop, enhancing wheat profitability.
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M. Bainer
Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association
Stress Tests on Roads Underway by Bureau of Public Roads
The Bureau of Public Roads will test concrete road slabs and subgrade conditions across states. A truck equipped with graphic strain gauges and a deflectometer will collect data on soil moisture, slab design, stress direction and magnitude, and deflection under legal and other loadings. Start planned for spring with southern states visited first.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Dentist Office Ad Provides Taxi Line and Pettibone Contact
An old classified ad offers taxi service guidance with a phone cue and mentions Dr M E Pettibone dentist. It lists an office line and a street reference Ebene 19, reflecting a vintage city directory style.
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M. E. Pettibone
Ebene
Building Forest Roads film opens national forests to use
A U S Department of Agriculture film shows the need for forest roads in the west. Engineers trace routes clearances and blasting, while graders build, bridges rise, and roads gain a protective surfacing to enable future traffic. Copies available for borrow or purchase.
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West
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Office of Motion Pictures
Bureau of Public Roads
Traffic Growth and Vehicle Counts in 31910 to 1922
The article notes U S automobile counts rising to about 500 000 in 31910 and to roughly 10 000 000 registered vehicles by 1923 with value near 8 790 000 000 Total road expenditures reached about 600 000 000 over twelve years Vehicles multiplied twentyfold while road spending grew fivefold travel distance per auto increased two to three times making traffic rise about fiftyfold since 1910
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United States
Ince
Wheat Exports Drop Sharply In Late 1942 Period
US Department of Agriculture reports show 46 million bushels of wheat exported in the last six months of 1942, down 24 percent from the same period in 1921. Exports to China and France more than doubled 1921 levels, while Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom cut purchases by 23 to 64 percent. Japan bought less than half of 1921 amounts.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
China
France
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Japan
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Hereford
Dence
Kansas City Auditorium
Missouri
A. R. Lesueur
Sidney
Nebr
E. B. Young, Prop
Kratz Abstract Company
Francis J. Herbert
Ford
the McDonald Motor Sales Company
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