Relief Aids Russia With Food Clothing And Medicine
Washington reports the American Relief Administration has shipped 140 shiploads totaling about 783 thousand tons of relief supplies including corn, wheat, milk, and medical goods to Russia in six months. Hoover says aid reaches all accessible persons and famine mortality has slowed.
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Washington
Russia
American Reliefs Administration
Hoover
Harding
United States Grain Corporation
War Department
American Relief Administration
United States Grain Administration
Congressional Authorization
American Red Cross
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Mail Planes Set Record and Milestones in Airmail Year
Washington reports the transcontinental airmail service completed one year without a fatality. Planes in divisions from New York to San Francisco logged over 1,750,000 miles and carried more than 49 million letters weighing 1,224,500 pounds.
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Washington
New York
San Francisco
27,000,000 Horses and Mules in the United States
Plainfield New Jersey July 18 though motorcars have reduced street horses there are still 27 000 000 horses and mules in the United States W B Murphy secretary of the National Horseshoers Protective Association told the New Jersey branch how many horses and mules remain noting farms and the west and race tracks as locations
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Plainfield
N. J
Dobbin
United States
W. B. Murphy
Probe Big Whisky Ring In Chicago July Case
Fragmentary OCR notes point to a Chicago probe into a whisky ring with indictments against multiple members. No further specifics available in readable text.
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Chicago
Wife Admits Hammer Slaying in Meek Meadows Case
Mrs. Clara P. Phillips wife of oil broker Al Phillips is under arrest in Tucson Arizona charged with bludgeoning to death Alberta Meadows a pretty widowed bank clerk Jealousy over Phillips attention to Meadows is cited as motive Police say Phillips confessed after his attorney urged him to tell authorities The victim's skull was crushed in and the crime occurred on a lonely road near El Paso Texas authorities report
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara P. Phillips
al Phillips
Tucson
Ariz
Alberta Meadows
Phillins
U S May Draft Rail Men Amid Industrial Crisis
President Harding asserts federal power to mobilize citizens if strikes threaten national welfare. Government may resort to conscription if rail and coal shutdowns disrupt business, but aims to use peaceful measures first.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Harding
Rail shopmen strike persists as peace talks rejected
Chicago July 14 rail officials rejected Ben W. Hooper's proposal for a peace parley with B. M. Jewell head of the striking shop crafts. They said a meeting could not be arranged under present circumstances until the 300000 workers return to work.
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Chicago
Ben W. Hooper
United States Railroad
B. M. Jewell
Dr John W Cook Dies in Chicago July 18
Dr John Wil eevee Cook, a nationally known educator and former member of Normal schools and the National Education Association, died in Chicago. The obituary notes his contributions to education and his role in professional associations.
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John W. Cook
Chicago
John
Wileevee
Rand
National Education ‘Association
U S Market Report Highlights Wheat Hay and Livestock Prices
The week ending July 14 shows lower grain early week prices on favorable weather and weak export demand, then a generally firm undertone. Chicago cash prices for wheat corn and oats mixed. dairy butter firm, cheese prices ease slightly. live stock lower to mixed with hogs around 8.55 10.65 and steer and calf values in the 5 to 10 dollar range. Fruit and vegetable prices varied from Virginia potatoes to Georgia watermelons and cantaloupes with regional price ranges cited.
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Washington
Chicago
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas City
Timothy
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Prairie
Memphis
Wisconsin Cheese Board
Wisconsin
Young Americas
Virginia Eastern Shore
New York
Virginia
Norfolk
Georgia
South Carolina
Tom. Watson
California
Arizona
Georgia Elbertas
Hearings Open on Liquor Sales aboard American Ships
Attorney General Daugherty opened hearings on the legality of selling liquor on American vessels. Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau requested the opinion amid a dispute sparked by Anheuser Busch Brewing Co. challenging the Shipping Board's liquor sales on ships.
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Washington
Daugherty
Blair
Internal Revenue Bureau
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Company
Shipping Board
Government Withdraws 1 Million Pounds for U.S. Debt Interest
London July 14 Sir Robert Flome chancellor of the British exchequer announced in the house of commons that the government has withdrawn 1 000 000 pounds in gold to be applied as interest on the British debt to the United States.
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London
Robert Flome
Exchequer
House of ‘Commons
United States
New Golf Champion Emerges From Skokie Links
Sarazen, twenty one, a pro from Chicago, wins the United States open golf championship at Skokie links. The young champion rose from caddy days years ago to claim the title in a remarkable ascent.
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Chicago
Ne ‘Sarazen
Nt Pitt
Apanainis
United States
Skokie
Links
Attempted assassination of Millerand and Poincare in Paris
An anarchist was arrested after a failed attempt to murder President Millerand and Premier Poincare as they rode by automobile from Longchamps to Paris. A woman was wounded by a stray bullet. The suspect appeared nervous and police linked the escape to his anxiety and speeding cars.
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Paris
Alexander Millerand
Premier Poincare
Paris Society of ‘Anarchists
Millerand
Longchamps
M. Millerand
M. Poincare
Orders to U S troops in rail strike crisis
Washington issued orders to federal troops at strategic points to be ready to enforce President Harding's rail strike crisis proclamation. Troop use requires explicit Washington authorization. officials say no special instructions yet, and commanders must report untoward incidents promptly. Senate endorsement noted.
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Washington
Jaly
Harding
United States
Senate
Cover Crops and Practices for Pecan Orchard Health
The USDA discusses the stink bug threat to pecans and evaluates cover crops like beggarweed velvet bean and soy bean as potential controls. It advises inspecting nut kernel spot rates, suggests turning under late maturing cover crops to kill the pest, and outlines orchard improvement, top-working, and storage methods for a year‑round pecan industry.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mrs Spreckels Appointed Labor Europe Investigator
Mrs Adolph B Spreckels of San Francisco has been commissioned by Secretary of Labor Davis as a special representative to study labor conditions for women in Europe. She will tour major European countries and prepare a report for comparative studies by the Labor department here. She is currently in Paris.
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Washington
Adolph B. Spreckels
San Francisco
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Labor Department
Europe
Lillian Russell
Spreckels
Paris
Kidnaping of John Matias by Six Armed Men in Chicago
Six armed men in a car stopped a vehicle at Ninety ninth Street and Michigan Avenue and kidnapped John Matias age 71 from 71 East One Hundred and Second Street after beating him into unconsciousness. Police search for the kidnapers as Matias was hurled into a Burnside coach shop car of the Illinois Central.
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Chicago
Ninety-ninth Street
Michigan Avenue
John Matias
East One Hundred and Second Street
Matias
Burnside
Tlinois Central
Canal Zone judge resigns from district court
Panama July 14 Judge P C Kerr resigns from the Canal Zone District Court amid routine staffing changes.
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Canal: Zone
Panama
Two Found Dead in Auto in Minneapolis
Police investigate after two individuals found dead in a car in Minneapolis. The report mentions Mr and Mrs Comstock of St Paul as involved, with unclear details and dates.
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Auto
Minneapolis
Comstock
St. Pauly
Tanka ‘ Mills
Poison Baits to Control Cutworms in Crops
United States Department of Agriculture outlines a poison bait method to kill cutworms. Mix one bushel dry bran with one pound white arsenic or paris green, four gallons water, and half a gallon sorghum. Stir, let stand, then scatter marble sized lumps at plant bases during the day to target active cutworms.
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United States Department of
Agriculture
United States ‘Department of Agriculture
Brown Alfalfa Hay From Stack Curing Described
Article notes brown hay forms when moisture and stack curing conditions cause alfalfa to brown or blacken, though it retains odor and palatability. It often results from accidental processing rather than deliberate method, requiring good-sized stacks to avoid mold and charring. The USDA says brown hay is not superior to green hay in value.
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United ‘States
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Hammer
Hooper
Uns
Bureau of Crops and Estimates
RED
Indiana
Adolpho B. Spreckels
James J. Davis
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