Real Farmers Needed on Project Lands in Idaho
Salt Lake City jan 19 ap real problems facing farmers on the American Falls Idaho irrigation project were outlined by R E Shepherd Jerome president of the western states association and other speakers before the reclamation fact finding commission sent by secretary of the interior rue rt work He urged increased productivity through diversified farming and a permanent farmer supervision and financing organization He criticized the intermediate credit banks as inflexible and insufficient saying it costs less to hire an agricultural expert than to hire a lawyer to expel a farmer He attributed Idaho losses to farming method ignorance and economic conditions not water and urged careful farmer selection with emphasis on capability over capital and warned against leasing farms to incompetent operators
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Salt Lake City
American Falls
Idaho
R. E. Shepherd
Jerome
Western States Ation Association
Reclamation
Secretary of the Interior
Shepherd
John Idtsoe
Commission
Idahbo
Fact Finding Commission
Gem
United States
Ida
8Erd
Frisco Hosts Movie Fiesta With Wampas Stars
San Francisco hosts the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers ball and frolic as motion picturedom celebrities arrive by train ship and air. A parade luncheon and car tour precede the Civic Auditorium ball amid a LA blue law dispute prompting the move.
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San Francisco
Motion Picturedom
Western Association of Motion Picture
The
Wampas
Civic Auditorium
Los Angeles
Oil Firms Refuse Tribute Amid Mexican Rebel Moves
E L Doheny, head of Pan American Petroleum and Mexican Petroleum, said rebels in Mexico have not yet levied tribute on American oil firms. He noted attacks on properties in southern Mexico and said tankers under his companies in U S waters are prepared to resist any idle actions by rebels.
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Tucson
Ariz
Mexico
South Co
E. L. Doheny
Herpes
Pan-American Petrol and Transport
Pereum
Yesterdaaay
Arizona Daily Star
Doheny
New Orleans
Champion Hen Dies After Fence Injury At Fortuna
Lady Fontana a white Leghorn renowned as the world’s champion egg producer died at Fortuna after catching her head in a fence. She laid 564 eggs between October 2 1921 and October 1 1923.
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San Bernardo
Law Breakers Prosper Under Volstead Era
Washington reports Rep Sherwood of Ohio and Rep Upshaw of Georgia attacked Volstead enforcement, claiming prohibition failed, with rising liquor and narcotic use. They cited alcohol imports, dope growth, and warned that Amended enforcement would threaten personal liberty and spur crime.
Canadians Pour Across Border Into United States
Detroit officials report a large Canadian influx since Christmas, with about 5,000 Canadians entering by legitimate routes, unhindered by immigration quotas that limit European and Asian entrants.
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Detroit
Canada
United States
Airships and Inventions Chase Away Exploration Joy
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson said in San Francisco he will quit exploring as airplanes and dirigibles dull the lure of discovery. He praised the Shenandoah, believing its accident proofed polar flight and would help add the Arctic to the world map.
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San Francisco
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
N Francisco
Stefansson
Dirigib Sistet Shenandoah
Muscle Shoals Bid Deemed Best Offer In Years
Wenton, Iowa representative Hull called a fifty year Muscle Shoals plant lease at 100 million dollars the best offer the government has received. He urged immediate transmission to Congress, and outlined three essentials to protect national preparedness soil conservation and dam No. 3 completion to enable Tennessee River transportation.
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Wenton
Muscle Shoals
Hull
Republican
Iowa
Federal Power Commission
United States
Muncle Shoals
Congress
Uscie Shoals
Tennessee River
Aristocratic Hosts Sought for New Dancing Pavilion
An ad in New York papers Seeking hosts and instructors for a new dance venue drew twenty applicants claiming European titles. Six named Austrian counts, three claimed British titles, three Russian, one German a Kaiser relative, all asserting proof of blue blood. Offers ranged from $20 a week to higher sums, with one applicant paying $83 for a perch.
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New York
Shonich
Miss Nell Shi to Seek Treatment for Poultice Foot Injury
Spokane reporting Miss Nell Shi motion picture actress, accused by husband Bert Van Taylo, was due to arrive to receive treatment for an injury to his foot caused during filming two years ago. Miss Shi had a night in Coolin Idaho. a dog team and horse trek across ice and snow near Priest Lake led to the incident. a camp attendant and others aided after shivering exposure, securing clothing from a ranch house.
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Spokane
Wash
Nell Shi
Bert van Taylo
Vanle
Tronen
Odesea Family's Flight From 1917 Turmoil to Boston Arrival
A Jewish family fled upheaval in 1917 after their home was destroyed and fortune taken. The father, once able to secure work, faced poverty in Paris before seeking a new future in America. Months ago they landed in Boston with little means and uncertain prospects for engagements or support.
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Odesea
Paris
Canho
America
Bostgs
Sheve
Publica
McAdoo Ballot Petition Circulated in Oregon
Pendleton Oregon January 10 Petition drives circulated to place William Gibbs McAdoo as a state ballot nominee for the presidency. Organizers seek to have his name appear on Oregon's ballot in upcoming elections.
Congress Talks Mellon Plan With Mexican Border Cross
Washington January 19 AP Senator Couzens challenges tax policies noting his wealth in real estate and buildings and calls for a public debate with Mellon on tax cuts. At Ways and Means hearings differences emerge over a proposed tax appeals board, with critics arguing it keeps taxpayers under Treasury control and would nullify state laws on income taxes and inheritances.
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Washington
Couzens
Michigan
Mellon
Treasury
Board of Tax Appeals
Ways and Means Committee
Edwin FE. Gore
American Institute of Accountants
Garner
Texas
Gore
Miller
Summers
Keller
Minnesota
Lee Memorial from Solid Rock at Stone Mountain
On Stone Mountain Georgia a 30 foot square granite block features a mauve rock head of Robert E. Lee. Mrs. C Helen Plan 94, widow of a Confederate colonel, directs removal as flags are drawn aside. The Lee head begins a monument destined to honor Confederate dead with a carved panorama of Dixie's immortals.
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Atlanta
Robert E. Lee
Conape
Lee
C. Helen Plan
Bute
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Stone Mountain
Dixie's
Washington warns on pocket flasks at prohibition event
A warning that pocket flasks will not be considered in all forms at the anti prohibition meeting Monday was issued by O Hinckley secretary of the association against the prohibition amendment. He said the coming fact faced conference dinner next Monday will be in keeping with principles of our laws, however unwise some may be, as long as they exist.
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Washington
O. Hinckley
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Portland Plans Action Against Careless Parents
In Portland Oregon on January 19 an AP report says parents of minors under 18 who let children roam after curfew will be arrested and prosecuted for contributing to the delinquency of minors, following a conference of juvenile law enforcement officers.
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Portland
Ore
Navy battle in canal zone war games conclude
Joint maneuvers by the Blue and Black fleets off the eastern gateway to the Panama Canal ended with umpires reviewing actions to test canal defenses. Official observers noted Black forces marines captured Randolph and Coco Solo air station while Fort Sherman fire allegedly protected the canal. Gatun Lake and lock defenses faced mock air attacks as Black aircraft briefly bombed the area but were repelled.
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Colon
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Atlantic Division
War Department
Caribbean
Randolph
Coco Solo
Fort Sherman
Gatun Lake
Gatun Lock
Criop
Boxing official plan to elevate Muldoon at N B A
W F Sailor secretary of Minnesota boxing commission will propose elevating William Muldoon former New York boxing chairman to a position akin to Baseball’s Lan dis. The move is set for the National Boxing association annual convention in Louisville Kentucky with South Dakota boxing commission pledging support and others expected to back the measure.
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St. Paul
Wiliam Muldoon
New York Boxing Commission
Kenesaw M. Landis
W. F. Sailor
Minnesota Commission
National Boxing Association
Louisville
Sailor
Boxing Commission of
South Dakota
Eqvetns
Aoe
Care
Willingygess Vo
Kept as clue as a Kansas City legal case text
In Missouri a local firm faced a financial settlement with damages totaling fifteen thousand twenty one dollars involving a money dispute.
Unclear OCR Brief Mention At Paris File Time
Fragmentary text mentions places Paris and timing around 4 oclock. No clear event, persons, or organizations discernible from readable content.
Texas Lifts Objection To Troop Trains
Acting Governor T W Davidson acceded to Mexico's request to move 2 000 federal troops through Texas near El Paso with the US assuming responsibility for damages The change followed a Hughes telegram urging accommodation amid tensions around Tampico and De La Huerta forces Navy plans include salvaging the Tacoma and keeping some crew on board pending operations
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Austin
Tex
T. W. Davidson
Obregon
Mexico
Texas
Hughes
Washington
Davidson
el Paso
Ghee
Jedus . Juarez
Jesus Maria Aguirre
Sabina
Aceaites Rons
Senate
White House
Coolidge
Tampico
de la Huerta
Richmond
Jerome Chosen As Idaho State Grange Convention Site
Jerome was selected as the next convention city of the Idaho State Grange at Boise after the 1924 session closed. Payette was the only other candidate. Master W. W. Deal, re-elected for a fifth term, called the 1924 gathering the largest and most important ever held in the state.
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Boise
Jerome
Idaho
Payette
W. W. Deal
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Idaho Enterprises
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Motion Picture Eee
Beatom
Anti-Saloon League
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Uyjishaw
Georgia
Sherwood
House of Representatives
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Anti- Saloon League
Upshaw
Bherwood
Georgia Collea
Massachusetts
Nevada
Corn Products Company
Pekin
Ill
Wilds
Bert Houdhend Foon Wort
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