Freight rise sends coal prices higher in Chicago area
Illinois coal operators, dealers raise prices by 53 cents to 1.90 per ton with new freight tariffs. Indiana coals up 53 to 57 cents, Pocahontas and other eastern bituminous up 1.05, anthracite 1.90. Wage agreement grants $1.50 daily rise to workers retroactive to August 16. after eight hours day pay becomes 7.50 and monthly men 160 to 210. Uncertainty remains about further retail price increases. Some contracts allow a small rise to cover wage hikes.
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Chicago
Illinois
R. H. May
Retail Coal Bureau
South Dearborn Street
Ilinois
Auditorium Hotel
Searls
Mr. Searls
Green Bay Population Soars in Census Figures
Census data show Green Bay Wisconsin at 81 017 residents, up 5 781 or 22 9 percent. Other cities and counties listed include Huron South Dakota up 2 511 or 43 4 percent and Wayne County Michigan containing Detroit up 646 115 or 121 5 percent.
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Washington
Green Bay
Wis
Red Wing
Minn
Huron
Hot Springs
Ark
Corpus Christi
Texas
Wayne County
Mich
Detroit
Los Angeles County
California
Los Angeles
Glendale
Cal
Buffalo
N. Y
Idaho Woman Nominated for Congress in First District
Idaho Falls Aug 27 Mrs Nell K Irion of Sand Point was nominated by the Democratic state convention for Congress from the First district She is the first woman named for a congressional office in Idaho United States Senator John F Nugent of Idaho was renominated by unanimous rising vote.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Nell K. Irion
Sand Point
Congress
United States
John F. Nugent
Kidnapped Americans Freed After Zamora Surrender
Americans seized by Pedro Zamora in Cuale Jalisco last week are released and reports from Guadalajara say Zamora has surrendered. Mexican officials and local authorities confirm the surrender as the U S embassy reviews details and safety for the captives.
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Mexico City
Pedro Zamora
Cuale
Jalisco
Guadalajara
Zamora
Russians Evacuate Vilna As Lithuanians Take Station
Paris August 28 Russian soviet forces withdraw from Vilna Lithuania clearing the railway station and public buildings which are now reportedly occupied by Lithuanian authorities according to reports reaching the French foreign office.
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Vilna
Paris
Lithuania
Illinois Miners Accept 1.50 Day Pay Increase
Chicago August 28 reports formal acceptance of a new daily raise of 1.50 for more than 40 000 Illinois coal miners. The agreement was reached by 16 representatives of Illinois coal operators and officials with the workers unions.
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Chicago
Women Gain Widespread Suffrage Under Eight Oclock Signing
Secretary Bainbridge Colby signed the Tennessee ratification certificate at his Washington home at eight o’clock amid receipt of Governor Roberts’ record. The proclamation confirms Article 19 of the Constitution and marks the nineteenth amendment’s validity nationwide.
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Washington
Colby
State Department
Roberts
Tennessee
State of
Secretary of State
F. K. Nielsen
Charles L. Cook
United States
Bainbridge Colby
The
Christians slain in Bedouin raid near Jerusalem
A Haifa dispatch reports 150 Christians killed at Ajlun 50 miles northeast of Jerusalem by Bedouins. Another report notes an Italian naval officer among casualties in a Bedouin raid on a Damascus train.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ajlun
Jerusalem
Haifa
Palestine
Damascus
Boy Scouts Sail for Home from France
American boy scouts who joined the jaimboree in England and France departed for the United States aboard the Princess Matella. They held a reception aboard the liner and entertained several hundred French scouts before sailing from St Nazaire on August 25.
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St. Nazaire
England
France
America
Matella
Russians Cross Border Into Germany Reported
A dispatch from Berlin dated August reports that sixty five thousand Bolshevik soldiers crossed into Germany. Including the 180000 Russians still held as prisoners there, a total of 245000 Russians are accounted for in Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Russian Captures Reported in Poland and East Prussia
Paris reports a surge of Soviet losses with thousands captured in Poland and large numbers killed or interned in East Prussia, citing the French mission in Poland.
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Paris
Poland
East Prussia
James Wilson Dies Former Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson, who served as secretary of agriculture from 1897 to 1913 under McKinley Roosevelt and Taft, died in Traer Iowa at 11 a.m. Thursday. Born in Scotland in 1835, he immigrated to America in 1851, settled in Iowa, and later won three terms in Congress before shaping US agricultural policy.
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Traer
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
Ayrshire
Scotland
America
Connecticut
Tama County
Iowa
James
University of Wisconsin
Cornell
Congress
New Rail Rates Take Effect Nationwide
Washington reports the midnight Wednesday launch of broad rate hikes on rail and water services. Freight charges rise about 33 1 3 percent with passenger fares up 20 percent and milk and excess baggage costs also up 20 percent. Pullman rates jump 50 percent as water carriers follow with joint rail and water increases. Steamship lines boost all water rates 20 to 40 percent and passenger rates 20 to 33 1 3 percent following a Shipping Board decision.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Shipping Board
National Park to Park Highway Dedicated in Denver
The 4500 mile route across eleven national parks in nine western states was officially opened in Denver with Stephen T. Mather and National Park-to-Park Highway officials in attendance. Twenty five automobiles were set to begin a tour of the highway after the ceremony.
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Denver
Colo
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
National Park-to-Park Highway Association
American Automobile Association
Grizzly Bears Rampage Through St Louis Suburb
Two grizzly bears escaped from the municipal zoo and terrified hundreds as they dashed through a residential area. Mounted police and a pursuing crowd chased them, with bystanders fleeing in alarm.
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St. Louis
Mutiny in Canadian Police Sparks Amalgamation Tension
In Ottawa twenty eight Dominion police officers joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after objecting to excessive drill time. The mass switch reflects unrest within the Ottawa force and broader integration moves.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
40 000 Russians Killed by Poles In Polish Front
Paris reports 40 000 Russians killed and 30 000 interned in East Prussia as Polish forces press toward Warsaw. Trotzky assumes command. Tu chatschewski relieved for failure to take Warsaw. Polish advances include Ossowetz, Ostrolenka, Zadworze, Precynslany, and Grodno preparation.
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Paris
Poland
East Prussia
Foreign Office
France
Warsaw
Tuchatschewski
Napoleon
Leon Trotzky
War and Marine
Ossowetz
Bialystok
Ostrolenka
Lemberg
Zadworze
Precnyslany
Grodno
Dniester
Horodenka
Bug
London
Berlin
Cracow
Budenny
Danzig
London Times
Cantrill Takes Active Management of Cox Campaign
Representative James Cantrill of Kentucky has assumed active management of Governor Cox's presidential campaign. He left for New York and will begin immediately, with Cox to confer soon. A plan to ease Campaign Manager White from the Democratic picture may be discussed, possibly retaining him as national committee chairman.
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Washington
James Cantrill
Kentucky
Governor Cox
Cantrill
New York
Cox
Cantril
White
Mildred Harris Chaplin Rejects $125000 Offer
The actress Mildred Harris Chaplin rejected a $125,000 settlement offered in Los Angeles on August 30. Her attorneys reportedly instructed her to avoid meetings with her husband or any representatives.
Serbia asks U S to probe Albania Yugoslav clash
The Serbian government requested the United States appoint representatives to an allied commission to investigate the conflict between Albania and Yugoslavia, with Washington cited as the location for the inquiry.
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Serbia
U. S
Washington
United States
Albania
Jugo-Slavia
First Linen Paper Maker Dies in Westfield
Frederick A. Thompson of Westfield Massachusetts died at age 92. He was among the oldest paper makers in the region and is credited with being the first to manufacture linen paper.
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Westfield
Mass
Frederick A. Thompson
Use of Machinery in Cutting Corn
United States Department of Agriculture reports that corn harvesting machinery can shorten cutting time and increase profitability, especially for silage. It compares the binder and platform harvester, noting labor savings, limitations, cooperative use, and suitability for small farms.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Washington
Decline in Animal Products Share Before and After War
The article traces the rise of animal products to 29.4 percent during World War I, nearly doubling from the prior five years, while crop shares fell. It notes long-term shifts since 1893 and highlights the widened gap due to war, with animal products rising from 27.5 to 89.1 percent of imports from 1894-1898 to 1914-1918.
Cowpeas Advantageous For Feed and Soil Health
Cowpeas thrive in warm sun and endure drought under favorable conditions. They offer notable benefits for feed, soil improvement, and human food use, though the readable text is fragmented.
Publications issued by US Department of Agriculture in week ending July 24 1920
The United States Department of Agriculture released several bulletins and circulars during the week ending July 24 1920. Items include Farmers' bul Letin 578 on silage feeding Farmers' bulletin 1125 for Forage for the Cotton Belt Farmers' bulletin 1126 on Sudan Grass Department bulletin 849 on City Milk Plants Construction and Arrangement Department circular 93 Development of the Peruvian Alfalfa Industry and Department circular 114 on Motion Pictures of the Department of Agriculture. Copies available from the division of publications in Washington DC. Request should specify publication class and number.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmer’s Bulletin
Farmers’ Bulletin
Department
Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Washington, D.C
Department Bulletin
Department Circular
Fly repellent formulas to keep cattle free of flies
Dr C B Eckles of the Missouri university dairy department recommends two affordable fly repellents for cows. First mix fish oil one gallon with pine tar two ounces pennyroyal two ounces and kerosene a quarter pint. Second combine fish oil one quart petroleum one quart and carbolic acid one ounce. Use a hand spray pump and apply daily before evening milking.
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C B. Eckles
Department of Dairying
Missouri University College of Agriculture
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Wisconsin
Denver, Colorado
Bolshevist
GOV. Cox
New Farm Publications
C. H. Eckles
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