Governors of Many States to Assemble for Emergency Fuel Plan
The Associated Press reports officials study heating fuel shortages and plan a conference in New York next Tuesday. Governors from major anthracite consuming states were invited by federal fuel distributor F R Wadleigh to discuss an emergency distribution system to safeguard hard coal substitute supplies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dd. C
New York
F. R. Wadleigh
Iowa Farmers to Plant Less Wheat
Des Moines Aug 23 The United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports Iowa farmers plan to sow winter wheat this fall at 72 percent of last year’s level. Last year’s acreage was 773 000 acres, predicting this fall to 577 000 acres, a larger reduction than any other state. The survey suggests national winter wheat acreage will drop toward pre war levels, about half the current figure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Stock judging set at Iowa state fair
Iowa officials announce judging of stock exhibits at the state fair will begin Saturday August 25. Cattle swine and sheep judging programs are complete and about 7 500 animals will be judged, requiring more time due to large exhibits.
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Des Moines
Fair Board
Southern Pacific Employees Get Raise
Chicago August 28 news indicates voluntary wage increases for nine classes of Southern Pacific line employees. J H Dyer general manager notified the United States railroad labor board today. Most increases are from one to two cents an hour.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Southern Pacific
J. H. Dyer
Southern Pacific Company
United States Railroad Labor Board
Open Western Land for Homesteading in California and Colorado
The Interior Department announced opening 3700 acres of public land for homestead entry by former servicemen. The tract includes 38,000 acres in Imperial County, California, with additional portions in Colorado.
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Washington, D
California
Colorado
Interior Department
Imperial County
Brookhart Speaks on Economic War in Des Moines
United States Senator Smith W. Brookhart tells Lions Club in Des Moines that the economic war ends only when business abandons predatory methods and unites producers and consumers. He warns of distribution costs, cites farmer and laborer pay, and urges broader cooperation to reach prosperity.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Lions’ Club
Brookhart
Senator Brookhart
Joint Committee of Congress
Air Mail Teams Set Fast Transcontinental Pace
Four minutes under the 28 hour goal the San Francisco to Hempstead air mail delivery arrived at 12:22 PM EST. East and west bound planes led the second transcontinental run with no mishaps, weather delays, or shortages, promising new record times as they passed Chicago ahead of schedule.
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Chicago
Post Office Department
San Francisco
Hempstead
New York
Press
San Francisco Mail
Laramie
Wyoming
Collison
Transcontinental airmail lands in Hempstead after fog delay
Pilot P F Collins of the air mail service arrived in Hempstead at 12 22 pm EST with the first batch of transcontinental mail from San Francisco delayed by heavy fog at Laramie Wyoming Tuesday night.
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Hempstead
New York
P. F. Collins
Air Mail Service
San Francisco
Laramie
Wyoming
Pilot Bishop with west bound mail
Salt Lake City report notes a pilot named Bishop delivering a west bound mail flight on August 23, highlighting early aviation mail attempts and the role of pilots in expanding mail service across the western United States.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Berton E Sweet Files for U S Senate Run
Berton E Sweet of Waverly announces he will seek the Republican presidential primary nomination for United States senator next spring. The former congressman just completed eight years representing Iowa's third district and has a record supporting soldiers and farm interests.
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Associated Preas
Waterloo
Berton E. Sweet
Waverly
Roy killed while driving spreader on farm
Sioux City reports Henry Roghafr, 16, son of F. J Rochair, was killed when run over by a manure spreader he was driving on his father's farm. The incident occurred this morning on the Rochair property.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Henry Roghafr
F. J Rochair
Rag Ater
Arbitration Talks With Japan Extended Five Years
Trial of arbitration between the United States and Japan, expired by limitation, was renewed today for a period of five years with no change in terms. The move comes as officials seek to continue peaceful resolution of outstanding disputes.
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Washington
Pdc
United States
Japan
Pilot departs Elko after early morning stop
A pilot departed for Elko Nevada at 5 36 a m mountain time after an 8 23 a m arrival. The flight details indicate an early morning schedule with no delays noted.
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Paul Scott
Elko
Nevada
Mail Flight From Crissy Field Reaches New York Route
Pilot BR H Winslow started from Crissy Field at six this morning with the third baton of mail to depart San Francisco for New York and intermediate points marking a postal air service milestone.
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San Francisco
BR. H. Winslow
Postal Air Service
Crissy Field
New York
Mail Pilot Wesley Smith Flies From Hazelhurst Field
HEMPSTEAD New York Aug 23 Pilot Wesley Smith left Hazelhurst field at 10 56 am eastern standard time today with another batch of mail for the Pacific coast.
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Hempstead
New York
Wesley Smith
Hazelhurst Field
Pacific Coast
Baldwin and Poincare to Confer on Reparations Talks
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin plans a quiet meeting with Premier Poincare on his return from vacation to discuss the indemnity issue. He will signal readiness to talk verbally and may involve Lord Curzon in the conference.
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Associated Press
London
Baldwin
Poincare
France
M. Poincare
Lord Curzon
Queer Answers to Teachers Questions at State Cert Exam
Des Moines Iowa August 23. State board of education administered teacher certification exams to about 150 hopefuls. Some responses revealed widespread misinformation such as Vesuvius being a Spanish explorer and other clearly wrong definitions. The board plans to seek qualified teachers to avoid using authors of errors.
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Des Moines
Statehouse
State Board of Education
Vesuvius
Water crisis in Omaha as mud inundates Florence intake
Omaha faces a water supply crisis after a Missouri river mudslide reached the Florence water works, delaying repairs and forcing reduced usage. Health officials urge vaccination against typhoid and hospitals limit non emergency care as city water consumption falls from 35 to about 25 million gallons daily.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Florence Water Works
Pinto
Methodist Hospital
Army Officers Indicted for Fraud in Surplus Property Case
Colonel Launcelot M Purcel retired of Seattle John C Skinner chief of the sales division of the quartermaster's corps Bertrand Weiss Norman Canter and Harry Miller were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government The alleged fraud of nearly a million dollars involved surplus army property.
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New York
Launcelot M. Purcel
Seattle
Washington
John C. Skinner
Quartermaster's Corps
Bertrand Weiss
Norman Canter
Harry Miller
Kicked by Colt Kauf de boy dies from injuries
Clenton Iowa August 23. Robert W Kun de nine miles northwest of Dewitt died last night from injuries after a colt kicked him in the abdomen while driving cattle from a pasture. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Kun de.
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Associated Press
Clenton
Robert W. Kunde
Robert Kunde
Dewitt
New Yorker Shoots at Self in Apartment Then Arrested
Charles Bowman a 49 year old broker in New York attempted suicide by firing five shots in his apartment. He survived with three minor scalp wounds and was arrested on firearms law violations after shouting Please let me go through with it I am game.
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New York
Charles Bowman
Bowman
Gambling Denied by Baseball Players Sanction Hearing Held
In New York on August 25 Pat Duncan left fielder and Sammie Bohne second baseman of the Cincinnati National League club faced charges of being approached for gambling during a series with the New York Giants at Cincinnati. John Heydier league president presided over a hearing where both players denied the accusations under oath. The charges originated from a Chicago sports publication.
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New York
Pat Duncan
Sammie Bohne
Cincinnati
New York Giants
John Heydier
Chicago
Flood Waters Pour From Dam Break Spur Widespread Destruction
About a thousand people are homeless and damage tops a million dollars as flood waters from the Apishapa and Arkansas rivers surge down valleys after an irrigation dam failure near Fowler Colorado. The wall of water 25 feet high swept a mile wide, destroying crops and sweeping railway ties while La Junta reports rising waters and retreating bridges.
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Associated Press
Fowler
Colo
Apishapa
Arkansas
Pueblo
Apishapa River
Apishapa Junction
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
la Junta
Arkansas River
North la Junta Bridge
Arkansas Valley
Coolidge Delegate Emerges From New Hampshire
Concord New Hampshire August 23 4 Assistant Postmaster General John Bartlett announced his candidacy for delegate to the Republican National Convention next year and pledged support for Calvin Coolidge for the presidency.
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Associated Press
Concord
N. H
John Bartlett
Calvin Coolidge
Air pilots killed in plane crash in Pensacola
Washington Aug 24 Captain George F Hill and Second Lieutenant Cornelius McPadden of the marine corps were killed in an airplane crash at Pensacola Florida.
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Washington, D. C
George F. Hill
Cornelius McPadden
Marine Corps
Pensacola
Florida
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