Hymans Elected President Opens League of Nations
Edward W. Pickard reviews the first League of Nations meeting in Geneva. Germany’s admission debate, commission roles, and disarmament plans clash with big and small nation interests. Bavarian revolution rumors and Greek throne talks color the unsettled European scene.
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Edward W. Pickard
Assembly of
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League of Nations
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Spain
Belgium
Vilna
League
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Germany
Tittoni
Robert Cecil
South Africa
International Court of Justice
Huneus
Chile
Blanco
Cubat
Viviani
Bourgeois
Branting
Sweden
Cecil
Puyrredon
United States
Sound Breeding Rules For Stallions In Livestock Practice
A guide urges selecting only sound purebred stallions free from conformation faults. Emphasizes distance over proximity, feed and exercise, weight for draft stock, and good feet and bone for quality stock. Stresses mate suitability and the motto like produces like in breeding.
Bolshevik Triumph Shapes Postwar Trade Talks
After routing Baron Wrangel in the Crimea the Russian soviet government gains leverage to resume trade negotiations with other nations and to seek wider recognition. Observers note that armed opposition from abroad failed to destroy Bolshevism and most governments favor recognition or noninterference, a view likely to spread.
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Baron Wrangel
Crimea
France
Russia
Lenine
Trotzky
Moscow
Fall of Wrangel Ends Black Sea Stand at Perekop
Bolshevik forces broke through on the Perekop peninsula driving Wrangel’s troops back to Sebastopol. About 20 000 soldiers and refugees departed for Constantinople as Wrangel escaped to Ankara. Soviet offensives then routed Ukrainian forces under General Petlura with Kiev and other cities falling to the Reds. European capitals fear renewed conflict with Poland as Moscow warns Warsaw.
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Wrangel
Perekop
Sebastopol
Constantinople
Petlura
Kiev
Europe
Moscow
Warsaw
Turkish nationalists designate Soviet Russia warden of the Orient
Talaat Pasha asserts Turkey views Russia as warden of the Orient and rejects the allied treaty. With nationalist support, Russians solidify control between the Black and Caspian seas, press Georgians and Armenians, and push routes toward Persia Mesopotamia and possibly India. Britain opts to maintain current Mesopotamian forces for now.
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Soviet
Russia
Talaat Pasha
Turkey
Caspian
Persia
Mesopotamia
India
Greece’s Venizelos Resigns After electoral Defeat
Greek premier Venizelos suffers a crushing election loss and resigns his post, fleeing to France. Admiral Coundouriotis serves as regent, assuming interim authority amid political turmoil.
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Venizelos
Greece
France
Admiral Coundouriotis
Farmers Union Calls Nonbinding Producers Strike
The National Farmers' Union urges locals nationwide to withhold products from markets until profit-making price levels return. The strike is described as non compulsory and aimed at countering falling farm prices.
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National Farmers’ Union
Flight crew spares Budenny train over wife and child
American flyers of the Kosciusko squadron reportedly avoided bombing General Budenny's six car train at the front because his wife and baby were aboard. Tales say Budenny was wounded by a prior bomb and may join Wrangel, though he remains a Kuban Cossack veteran.
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Tex
New Orleans
Canal Zone
Mexico City
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Vera Cruz
Warsaw
Budenny
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Wrangel
Geeral Budenny
Buttermilk Benefits Pigs in Iowa Feed Trial
A historic Iowa study fed spring pigs buttermilk plus corn and tankage, averaging four gallons of buttermilk and 2.5 pounds of corn daily per pig with 0.14 pounds of tankage. Pigs gained 1.5 pounds daily, versus 1.1 pounds for pigs on corn and tankage alone. Buttermilk or skim milk shows similar feeding value, with safe intake if 2–3 pounds of grain per pig daily is provided.
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Iowa
Vaccination trial protects young pigs against hog cholera
Iowa State College reports that vaccinating pigs a week to six weeks old with simultaneous anti hog cholera serum and virus gives immunity up to nine months. In 171 immune pigs, three died from other causes, none from cholera. no ill effects observed.
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Iowa
Mineral Mixture for Hogs Outlined by Farmers
Farmers prepare hog mineral mixes from burnt corn cobs burnt bone and ground limestone. A better home made recipe includes three bushes charcoal two quarts air slaked lime eight pounds salt and one bushel wood ashes.
Making 200 Pound Pigs With Self-Feeders and Grass Pasture
The article promotes raising 200 pound hogs using blue grass pasture and corn plus tankage. It emphasizes the self feeder as key to shortening time, reducing labor, and lowering costs in pig production.
Expensive shelter unnecessary for hogs says expert
The text argues hogs do not need costly shelters but require good ventilation warmth and dry bedding. It emphasizes locating shelter on well drained ground to keep animals comfortable and healthy.
The Buffalo Is Coming Back to North America
The piece notes the recovery of the American bison from near extinction with counts rising from 1,091 in 1889 to about 7,360 in the United States and Canada. It cites C Gordon Hewitt and William T. Hornaday on conservation efforts, historical range, and future options like additional reserves and controlled domestication.
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Canada
C. Gordon Hewitt
Natural History
Museum
Hewitt
Ottawa Commission of Conservation
North American
Plains
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
Atlantic
Allegheny Mountain
Mississippi Prairies
Delta
Texas
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Utah
Idaho
Great Slave Lake
George Catlin
Manitoba
Qu’Appelle
South Saskatchewan
Battle River
Saskatchewan
Hornaday
Yellowstone Park
Athabaska
Canadian Northwest Territories
Michael Pablo
Montana
Wainwright
Alberta
Yellowstone National Park
Mr. Hewitt
Buffalo
Stepping Lively in the Orient
A Y W C A secretary in Canton describes subway like motion in oriental travel. Passengers must step lively to board boats, as a boatman with a bamboo hook catches the rowboat and baggage is tossed aboard during steamer transfers.
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Orient
Forty-second Street
Canton
China
Method to bore a hole in glass with kerosene fire
Instructions describe forming a clay or cement circle around the intended hole, pouring kerosene, igniting, then striking with a hammer to create a rough-edged hole. A tile can smooth the edge and cold water may work as well.
Forest Fires Favor South Slopes in Mountain Regions
A government investigator reports that fires on south slopes are more numerous and destructive than on north slopes. The difference is strongest in early and late fires, influencing overall fire patterns during the season.
The Vatican's World of Art History and Treasures
The Vatican in Rome houses a vast art collection and is a major tourist draw. It contains literary treasures and medieval documents, serving as a storehouse of historical materials and palatial splendor.
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Vatican
Rome
Fire risk differences on slopes noted in magazine piece
A Popular Mechanics article explains average figures for a period showing undergrowth grows faster on the south side, aiding fire spread, while north slopes retain moisture and slow spread.
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Popular Mechanics
Practice Charity Quote Reflects Humane Treatment
A moral reflection urging humane treatment for those with mental misfortune, asserting humanity should not despise individuals for conditions beyond their control. The quote emphasizes compassion over judgment in social attitudes toward mental illness.
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Pope
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