White Grubs Threaten Crops Across Midwest and East
A Farmer's bulletin cites a 1912 crop loss of at least 12.6 million dollars from common white grubs harming corn timothy and potatoes in Iowa Wisconsin Illinois with total impacts extending north of the Ohio River. It urges deep plowing in fall and hog or fowl pasturing to reduce grub numbers and details timing from October to May for effective control.
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Washington
Iowa
Wisconsin
John J. Davis
Guicau
Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Ohio River
Atlantic Ocean
South Dakota
Europe
Will Precanceled Stamps End Post Office Costs
The Postmaster General Gurreson signs an order to sell precanceled stamps to the public. These stamps show the post office name between two lines and use a special machine for canceling. The change could save about $200,000 annually in operating expenses.
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Gurreson
Gray opposes wedding gift as feigned servility claim
Mr. Gray of Indiana denounces a marriage present to Miss Wilson as feigned servility. President Wilson awaits Huerta’s official action on the Mexican election before detailing his program.
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Mr. Gray
Indiana
House
Miss Wilson
Wilson
Huerta
Headlines from a Turbulent October in America
Thirty six children killed in New York streets in October. Vice President Marshall receives a five pound nut as a gift from an Indiana rural mail carrier. Stilwell detectorograph records reveal accusations against the chief and a state senator. Three physicians sue the American Medical Association for libel. Howe reports to the New York board of estimate that schools should be used as dance halls to save girls from temptations. Young elopers found shot dead in woods near Atlantic City. Kieff ritual murder trial defense excludes minutes of prior cases. Panama Canal completion delayed by the Cucharaca slide. Carranza seeks recognition and arms embargo lifting as an aide meets Mr Bryan and President Wilson.
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New York
Marshall
Indiana
Stilwell
American Medical Association
Frederick C. Howe
Board of Estimate
Atlantic City
Kieff
Goethals
Panama Canal
Cucharaca
Carranza
Mr. Bryan
Washington
Wilson
Slaying of Young Wife. Baby Pats Victim's Face
In New York a husband discovers his young wife slain. a baby pats the victim's face as relatives report the scene.
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New York
Paris to Marseilles Express Wreck Kills 40
A Paris to Marseilles express wreck kills about 40 persons. Mrs Bessie Wakefield faces execution on the gallows as the first woman in Connecticut to die in over a year. President Yuan abolishes the Kno Ming Tang radical party. Mrs Wilson plans her daughter Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre wedding. Mrs Salvatore Nocero found dead in New York, police suspect Blackhand extortionists.
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Bessie Wakefield
Connecticut
Pekin
Yuan Chih-kaj
Kno
All Cats Have The Dog Story in Life
The fragment presents a playful dialogue about cats and a dog tale. It contrasts a Maltese cat asking which one, then notes cats having nine lives. The tone suggests a literary or humorous snippet rather than a full narrative.
Doyle Thirty-Cent Man Faces Floyle Markdown Claim
The item centers on Doyle claiming a thirty-cent figure while Floyle asserts an unjust markdown from fifty cents. The dispute highlights price labeling concerns affecting shoppers and vendors.
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Doyle
Floyle
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United States Depository
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Fifth Ave
New York City
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Justice of the Peace
Warren, Pa
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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Rose
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Butte
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Miles Medical CO
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Alsop
Pittsburg
Aldrich
New York University
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Tarrytown
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New York Public Schools
Tuxedo Park
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Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Gertrude Miles
Greenwich Conn
LAW
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George Jackson
Chichester S
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Jeros Veri
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Munn & Co
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