Federal coal control urged by United States commission
The United States coal commission urges presidential power to seize and operate anthracite mines if strikes halt output. It favors emergency government action to fix wages, distribute production, and review by courts, while opposing government ownership. A second report on bituminous coal will follow before Sept. 22.
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Washington
United States Coal Commission
Congress
The
Coal Commission
Whipping Bess of Florida Camp Given Twenty Years
Thomas Walter Higginbotham was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Martin Tabert of North Dakota. He received a twenty year sentence and was released on ten thousand dollars bail pending appeal. The jury deliberated one hour and twenty minutes. Higginbotham, a former convict whipping boss, was accused of causing Tabert’s death during a beating at the Putnam Lumber Company convict leased camp in Lake City Florida.
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Lake City
Fla
Thomas Walter Higginbotham
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
Tabert
North
Postal Receipts Set Record In Nonrate Year
The Post Office department reports the largest increase in receipts for a fiscal year without postage rate changes. Fifty cities form the basis for a 12.16 percent average rise, with estimated revenue at 533 million dollars, exceeding the 484.65 million dollar high in 1922.
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United States
Washington
Post Office Department
Taft Blames Prohibition for Lawlessness in U S
Chief Justice Taft, in the foreword to The Law of Kinsmen by Lord Shaw of Dunfermline, says prohibition has broken down law in the United States over the past four years, a stance he initially opposed but now defends.
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London
Taft
Lord Shaw
Dunfermline
United States
Flames Destroy Shell of Goldfield Mine Town
Fire devastates Goldfield once a booming mining camp leaving six intact structures. One man is dead a woman missing and several injured as losses may reach 1.5 million dollars in the blaze at Tonopeh dated November July 7.
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Tonopeh
Goldfield
God
Great Britain Rejects Further Disarmament
In Bisley England on July 6 the Earl of Derby, Britain’s secretary of war, declared England will not reduce its armament further. He warned the margin of safety at present is extraordinarily small.
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Bisley
Eng
England
Earl of Derby
Train Hits Auto. Three Die in Fort Wayne Crash
Fort Wayne, Ind. July 9. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Riddner and her father Karl Ganellin of Chicago were killed when a train struck their automobile near here. Evelyn McGolowski, aged three, was injured.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Benjamin Riddner
Karl Ganellin
Chicago
Evelyn McGolowski
Bandits hold up train in Kowloon raid
Bandits attacked a railway train in Kowloon near Eaton Street July 9, seizing items and escaping. Police launched an investigation as witnesses reported the robbery and sought clues to the masked assailants.
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Hongkong
Kowloon
President Harding S Alaska Sea Trip Details
Tacoma July 7 The first stop of President Hardings party on the U S S Henderson was Ketchikan Then Wrangel Juneau Seward An chorage Chickyloon Nenana Fairbanks within 200 miles of the Arctic circle At the Tanana river bridge he will drive the golden spike completing the railroad Return south by motor over the Richardson trail to Chitina Cordova Sitka and sail for Vancouver.
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Tacoma
Wash
U. S
Henderson
M Harding
Alaska
Ketchikan
Wrangel
Juneau
Seward
Anchorage
Chickyloon
Nenana
Fairbanks
Arctic Circle
Tanana River
Harding Publishes Steel Industry Letter Ahead of Alaska Cruise
President Harding makes public letters with Elbert H. Gary and other American Iron and Steel Institute directors about abolishing the twelve hour day in the steel industry. The correspondence follows a June 18 message from Harding and ISI’s June report citing conditions delaying immediate action.
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Tacoma
Wash
Henderson
Alaska
Harding
American Iron & Steel Institute
Steel Manufacturers of America
Iron and Steel Institute
Elbert H. Gary
Institute
Mr. Gary
John A. Topping
W. A. Robers
W. H. Donner
W. J. Filbert
BE. A. S. Clark
James A. Farrell
E. G. Grace
Willis L. King
James A. Burden
L. E. Black
Severn BE. Kerr
J. A. Campbell
A. C. Dinkey
Charles M. Schwab
All Trace of Two Airmen and Balloon Basket Lost
Port Stanley Ontario July 9 motor boats from Selfridge Field Mount Clemens Morrill Buckeye Ning Detroit Cleveland joined in the search for the basket of the balloon U S Navy A 6698. They returned empty handed after surveying the lake to determine the fate of Lieuts Louis J Roth and Telford B Null who occupied the balloon when it left Indianapolis in the national elimination race.
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Port Stanley
Ont
Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Mich
Morrill
Buckeye
Detroit
Ning
Cleveland
Louis J. Roth
Telford B. Null
Indianapolis
Czechoslovakian Parliament Debates Compulsory Bigamy
Mile Betta Kerpiskova introduced a bill to compel male Czechs to take two wives due to wartime population losses. The proposal met riotous debate as proponents urged heavy penalties for men who refused this duty.
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London
Mile
Betta Kerpiskova
Britain Faces National Rail Strike Threat After Dock Walkout
London officials confirm 14,000 London dock workers strike tying up cargo vessels. J. R. Thomas, labor member of parliament, warned of a national railway strike following a conference with railway men officials.
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Britain
London
J. R. Thomas
Railway Men’s Union
Five Hundred Sailor Muenchen Sails Return Maiden Voyage
Five hundred passengers sailed from Hoboken aboard the North German Lloyd liner Muenchen on its return maiden voyage. The Muenchen is the first German liner to enter New York harbor since 1914.
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New York
Hoboken
Lloyd Hner
New York Harbor
John D Rockefeller Eighty Four Birthday
John D. Rockefeller aged eighty four began a quiet birthday celebration in Tarrytown New York at six a m Sunday staying close to home and not seeking public events.
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John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
John‘ D. Rockefeller
Poincare Wins Deputies Vote On Versailles Policy
France faces a stalemate with Britain and France doubling down on Versailles strictness. Poincare wins a 388 to 186 confidence vote after defending papal letter and noting delays on repayments. France prepares Ruhr pressure and aims to cut Bavaria from the north with So Reich tensions rising.
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Paris
London
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Cardinal Gasparri
France
Ruhr
M. Poincare
Vatican
Jonnart
Germany
Holy See
Frankfort
Berlin
Bavaria
Brussels
Reich
Fourth of July Death Toll Placed at Thirty eight
Washington reports nationwide tally shows 38 deaths during Fourth of July celebrations from fireworks and accidents. Ohio records ten fatalities, New York City three, Illinois five, Minnesota four, Pennsylvania five, Michigan four, Louisiana three, Alabama one, California one, Utah one, and Washington one. Total injuries reach 194 nationwide.
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Washington
Ohio
New York City
Ilinois
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Louisiana
Alabama
California
Utah
Train Hits Auto Near Hillsboro Kills Three
Fargo dispatch reports a collision north of Hillsboro leaving Rev. W. H. Driver his wife and two year old son Arthur dead. Dr. E Richter his wife and daughter Ruth Alice plus Audrey Driver four years old were injured in the wreck.
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Fargo
N. D
W. H. Driver
Arthur
Two Krupp Branches Closed, Thousands Out of Work
Dusseldorf July 7 Two branch factories of the Krupp works near Witten have been forced to close due to a shortage of raw materials and other restrictions ordered by the French as punishment for the Duisburg train bombing. Several thousand workers have lost their jobs.
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Dusseldorf
Krupp
Witten
Duisburg
Five Die and Eight Hurt in Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Freight Crash
Five unidentified colored men were killed and six others and two white men were seriously injured near Fairdale Alabama when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight train carrying livestock and wheat wrecked. The dead and injured were migratory harvest hands riding the rods.
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Fairdale
Here
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Turk Allied Peace Treaty Ends World War Near East War
Lausanne report notes the Near East peace treaty completed here on July 9. It marks the final act of World War I, which began August 2, 1914, bringing peace in the Near East after twelve years.
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Lausanne
Near East
Senator Underwood Offered Bench on Supreme Court
Senator Underwood a Democrat from Alabama, once a close ally of President Harding, reportedly received a presidential offer to fill a Supreme Court seat. The notice places the event in July in Washington.
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Underwood
Post
Washington
Senator Underwood
Dem
Ala
Harding
Supreme Court
Small Pardons Union Men. Springeld Til July
Small pardons are granted to union men in Springfield and Tilbury with actions dated in July. The notice notes relief moves and eligibility criteria under local labor orders.
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Springeld
Til
Bat Ry Ey
Hull
U S MARKET REPORT WEEK ENDING JULY 5
Washington reporting prices across fruits vegetables dairy and grains. Georgia watermelons Texas and Mississippi produce led regional markets with varied f o b and bulk prices. Dairy meat and grain values listed for Chicago and midwest centers with ranges for hogs steers calves lambs and dairy products.
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Washington
Georgia
Tom Watson
Texas
Chicago
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Bliss Triumph
Cincinnati
California
Wisconsin
Iowa
Rep Ross Collins backs U S recognition of Russia
Mississippi congressman and Progressive bloc secretary Ross A Collins said he favored recognizing Russia and praised its theaters cabarets and restaurants from his visit to Petrograd and Moscow. He argued America should recognize the government there exists and will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ross A. Collins
Mississippi
Russia
Collins
Petrograd
Moscow
America
Turks Sink Greek Troop Ship After Battle
Constantinople reports Greeks tried to land a regiment at Kara Burun near the Dardanelles and were repulsed after heavy fighting with many casualties. A Turkish torpedo boat sank a Greek ship and many were drowned according to the report.
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Sofia
Constantinople
Kara-Burun
Dardarelles
U S Demands Its Part of Seized Turkish Funds
Lausanne July 5 Joseph C. Grew unofficial observer at the Near East peace conference called upon General Pelle Sir Horace Rumbold and Signor Montagna and announced that America considered itself entitled to a share of the five million Turkish gold pounds seized by the allies in Constantinople after the Mudros armistice in 1918.
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Lausanne
Joseph C. Grew
General Pelle
Horace Rumbold
Great Britain
Signor Montagna
Italy
America
Constantinople
Two Killed When Plane Crashes in Santa Monica Feats
Santa Monica, July 5. Two men died when a wing collapsed during a display over 2,000 feet. The plane burst into flames as it fell. P. H. Delay, 34, a stunt flyer, and A. Short, 31, Los Angeles auto man and amateur aviator, were killed instantly.
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Santa Monica
Cal
P. H. Delay
Stunt
Filer
Los Angeles
Doctor May Give Unlimited Rum
Helena Montana July 7 Congress granted physicians discretion to prescribe liquor and cannot regulate the amount prescribed Federal District Judge Bourquin ruled in the decision.
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Helena
Mont
Congress
Bourquin
Nova Scotia Challenges Strikers in Coal Town
Sydney Mines mayor addresses a mass meeting of striking coal miners on July 7 as tensions rise over the dispute. He declares government resolve to restore order and resume production amid the walkout.
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Nova Scotia
Sydney Mines
N. S
Nicholson
Watermelon transit loss reduction urged by USDA
United States Department of Agriculture urges watermelon growers to prevent transit losses by proper loading in clean ventilated cars and timely delivery. The stem end rot problem is being brought under control through education and coop programs, with declines in Georgia and Florida shipments from 1920 to 1922. Timely practices include avoiding wet vines, handling rotten melons separately, careful clipping, proper staging, padding wagons, loading on clipped melons, and applying stem treatment as in Farmers Bulletin 1277.
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Extension Services
Food Products Inspection Service
Georgia
Florida
Proper Sprays to Remove Moss From Fruit Trees
The article prescribes moss removal on fruit trees using strong Bordeaux mixture as a top option. It also notes the lime sulfur salt formula and introduces common lye as an effective additive, detailing usage rates and benefits such as bark softening and a bright appearance.
Birds Not Numerous Due To Insect Pests
The text argues that bird numbers decline because insect pests proliferate and nesting sites lack protection. It suggests cleaning fence rows harms birds, and that building bird houses or leaving small thickets across the farm can help replace natural homes.
Improper Feeding Causes Droopy Chicks in Early Rearing
A report describes droopy dull chicks with long wings and short bodies caused by feeding too soon, overfeeding, or allowing feed on the floor. The text cites improper feed practices as the main factor in poor chick development.
Flaxseed Production Trends and Market Impacts
United States flaxseed production shifted from exporter to importer after 1908 as consumption rose with population. Prices climbed from 96 cents to 1.53 dollars per bushel amid fluctuating output and imports. Local buyers often pay wide margins. farmers could gain by pooling delivery to market carloads.
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United States Department
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Implements Should Be Placed Under Cover
An Oklahoma A and M College extension agent argues that storing farm implements under cover prevents rust and wear. He notes tools like plows cultivators and binders deteriorate when left out, requiring heavy cleaning and scouring each season. Proper greasing painting and shelter extend their life and reduce prep work.
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W. H. .McPheeters
Oklahoma A
Pea Aphis Threatens Major California Crops
The pea aphis is heavily infesting the Stanislaus county canning pea section and the Santa Clara valley spinach in California, with lighter outbreaks in Topeka Kansas. Infestations threaten alfalfa and garden peas, and syrphid larvae present in spinach washing may influence canning.
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Stanislaus, County
Cal
Sarita Clara
United States Department of Agriculture
Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Santa Clara Valley
Soy Bean Hay Good for Dairy Cows and Sheep
Soy beans provide a high quality hay that answers the hay question for dairy cows and sheep. Yields range from one to one and a half tons per acre, with excellent weathering characteristics. Cut when the leaves begin to yellow. top varieties include Peking Wilson and Manchu, with Manchu nearly matching in yield.
Fattening Steers Show Demand for Salt Taste
Animals fed rich nutritious food crave salt, a craving that is satisfied by supplying salt to steers. The form of salt is a mere convenience in fattening operations.
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United States Supervision
Commission
Bess
Semana
Etchikan
Poingare
Ruhr Valley
George E. Strong
Department of Justice
Attorney General
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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