Western States Reclamation group urges big appropriation
Gounty Commissioners Supervicere Highway Commissioners and County Clerke Will Meet in Omaha December 11 13 Salt Lake City A resolution asks Congress to appropriate 250 000 000 or more for reclamation law expenditure as promptly as possible The Western States Reclamation association convention draws representatives from thirteen western states to discuss semi arid land problems
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Salt Lake City
Western States Reclamation Association
Washington
Oregon
California
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas
Nebraska group to hold 20th annual convention in Omaha
Omaha will host the 20th Annual convention of the Nebraska State Association of County Commissioners Supervisors Highway Commissioners and County Clerks December 11 13 A road construction and maintenance clinic is planned with noted experts J C Wenders chief engineer U S Bureau of Roads discusses federal aid construction John Reynolds Iowa State Highway Commission engineer shares experiences in building and maintaining traveled roads
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Omaha
Nebraska State Association of County Commissioners, Supervisors
United States
J. C. Wenders
Fifth
Federal Road District
U. S. Bureau of Roads
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
John ¥. Reynolds
Eighth
Iowa State Highway Commission
Using Corn for Domestic Fuel in Nebraska Farms
Columbus Neb continued high coal costs push Platte Polk and Merriner counties farmers to crude oil and petroleum for basements heating. Oil freight shipments to rural points rise sharply this year by over 300 percent, while farmers stock cribs with musty corn cobs unfit for market but usable for fencing and livestock fuel.
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Columbus
Neb
Platte, Polk
Mbeller
Dr Frederick A Cook Found Guilty in Federal Case
Fort Worth Texas Dr Frederick A Cook ail operator found guilty in federal court for alleged misuse of malls in connection with affairs of the Petroleum Producers association of which he was sole trustee. He was sentenced to 14 years and nine months in federal prison and fined 12000 by Federal Judge Killitts.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Frederick A. Cook
Ail
Petroleum Producers’ Association
Killitts
Sargent Captures Western Intercollegiate Team Fencing Trophy
Lincoln officials announce a silver loving cup 18 inches tall awarded to the University of Nebraska athletic department for the western intercollegiate team fencing championship. Henry Sargent of Columbia, Ohio, won the trophy last spring and scored enough points to secure the Nebraskan team's title.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Henry Sargent
Columbia
Sargent
Taxes Must Be Paid in Full by Banks in Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb November indicates county treasurers have been notified by Tax Commissioner Smith that taxes levied on banks must be collected in full. A tender of 25 percent of the taxes levied against banks will not be acceptable, enforcing full payment.
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Lincoln, Neb
Smith
Well Known Nebraskan Dead
Lincoln Neb Albert Watkins historian of the Nebraska Historical Society since 1910 is dead at his home after a long illness. He authored many articles on Nebraska history and was widely known as a publicist and writer.
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Lincoln
Neb
Albert Watkins
Nebraska Historical Society
Mr. Watkins
Nebraska
German Railways Face 200 Million Dollar Deficit This Year
Berlin reports Chancellor Stresemann says state run railways will incur a deficit of 200 million dollars this year. In Paris representatives of the Allies reach an agreement in principle on steps toward resuming allied military control in Germany, but the accord hinges on French and Belgian cabinet approval amid a temporary rift between France and Great Britain over the stance toward Germany.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Germany
Paria
Council of Ambassadors
France
Great Britain
Nebraska Facts Show State as Strong Agricultural Power
Nebraska statements highlight livestock market size corn and beef production irrigation acres and alfalfa capacity. It notes the largest horse and mule market, extensive orcharding potential, a major poultry and dairy sector, and strong rural wealth with a permanent school fund.
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Nebraska
State Agricultural Department
Agricultural Department
United States
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Michigan
Colorado
Missouri
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Florida
Louisiana
New York
California
Cherry County
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhodeshane
Land adapts for almost any crop in Cheyenne ranch country
The region once deemed unsuitable for farming in western Nebraska and Cheyenne county now grows diverse crops. Wheat and GO bushes yielded an acre years ago, then corn and other grains followed. Recent months see horticulture expanding as farmers test more crops in Cheyenne county, matching eastern Nebraska quality.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Frist Look at Western Nebraska Diversifies Farming
On November 30 1923 culturists note western Nebraska can grow cantaloupes grapes and lettuce to compete with California and Colorado. North Platte sugar beets and sand hills crops prove productive with large cantaloupes and Morrill county shipping fruit for railway diners. Diversified farming is urged to restore good times.
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Nebraska
California
Colorado
Georgia
North Platte
Sand Hills
Morrill County
Farmers urged to burn chinch bug hiding places this fall
Chinch bugs hibernate in trash and dead grass along fences roadsides and waste lands. Killing old bugs now prevents 300 to 500 eggs next summer. The recommended method is burning their hideouts between now and December 15 with dry grass and little wind, then ensuring a township or county wide campaign for best results.
Hog cholera kills about four percent of US hogs
The 1922–23 hog cholera loss tallies show some 2,250,000 swine dead from the disease, valued around 29.39 million dollars, with Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Minnesota and South Dakota hardest hit. Preventive serum, sanitation, and thorough disinfection are the key controls, though the losses fell from 1913–14 peaks.
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United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
Minnesota
South Dakota
Crossings Must Go as Highway Officials Plan Gradual Removal
The Missouri state highway commission will remove dangerous grade crossings gradually as road construction proceeds. The move mirrors efforts on Long Island where hundreds have been removed, and parallels programs in Oregon and other states renewing roughly five hundred crossings. This policy aims to improve safety and mark new highways as foolproof.
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Missouri State Highway Commission
Long Island
Oregon
Minois
Kansas City Star
Fall plowing of Nebraska orchards urged for better yields
The article argues fall plowing can benefit Nebraska orchards by stimul ating tree growth for larger fruit and steadier crops, provided shallow tillage avoids root damage. It notes sod removal and protective measures against erosion, with winter roughing and spring harrowing, plus careful pruning of tops and removal of dead branches to counter expected root pruning.
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Nebraska
Telegraph Printing Service Subscription Note
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Fifty Million Dollar Bug Strikes Southwest Crops
Conservative estimates place chinch bug damage at fifty million dollars to corn wheat and oats in the winter wheat belt of the Southwest during the past year. The region remains rife with chinch bugs and numbers are rising.
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Southwest
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