The Courtroom of Secrets and a Family Debt
Viola Gwyn reveals to Kenneth Gwynne that she was never married to his father and inherited his fortune. She speaks of a deathbed command, a planned arrest for Martin Hawk over livestock theft, and the looming danger as Jasper Suggs and Simon Braley are tied to a broader plot.
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Sher
Kenneth Gwynne
Kenneth
Tam
Viola
Viela
Thay
Robert Gwynne
Rachel Carter
Braley
Barry Lapelle
Jasper Suggs
Martin Hawk
Barry
Suggs
Simon Braley
White River
Black Hawk
Hawk
Wea
Martin
Isaac Stain
Isaac
Fewer sheep on feed in corn belt. Iowa up
A 1924 start shows about 40 000 fewer sheep and lambs on feed in the corn belt than Jan 1 1923, a nearly four percent drop. Heavy December shipments reduced numbers by 166 000, with Iowa reporting a notable increase. The bureau forecasts large midwest and eastern supplies for Jan–Mar, then a drop in April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles F. Sarle
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Economics
Bureau
Corn
Ignorance the Plague of America Says New School Board Member
A newly elected school board member denounces national ignorance in his first address to pupils. He cites millions of uninformed voters and workers, notes misreading of the Monroe Doctrine and Ad Valorem, and laments widespread illiteracy and indifference. The speaker links ignorance to votes, inflation, and public policy failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Purviance
America
Leap Year Humors and Oddities Across America
A collage of quirky observations from a coal dealer’s woes to Leap Year jests. Notes on aluminum auto wheels lighter on pedestrians and a razorless shave tech. Rome earthquakes, Florida shipwrecks, Michigan bean growers, and odd fashion critiques mix with playful spoofs about cat shows and chorus girls.
Left Side Of Highways Safest For Pedestrians
San Francisco January 22 pedestrians on country highways should walk on the left to face approaching traffic says Percy E Towne chairman of the California State Automobile Association public safety committee. He cites rising pedestrian accidents and notes headlights blind drivers at night. Wood state superintendent of schools issued bulletin urging principals to instruct pupils accordingly.
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San Francisco
Percy E. Towne
California State Automobile Association
Towne
Argentina Hires North American Experts for Cotton and Tobacco
Buenos Aires January 24 The Argentine ministry of agriculture engages three foreign specialists to supervise farming methods. L E Tutt from the US Commerce Department textile section and N E Winters from Cornell University assist cotton for two and three years respectively. F Charlan from Canada joins under a five year contract to aid tobacco cultivation.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Argentina
L. E. Tutt
United States Department of Commerce
N. E. Winters
Cornell University
F. Charlan
Department of Agriculture of Canada
Havers May Meet Sarazen in February Return Match
Arthur G. Havers who lost the unofficial world title to Gene Sarazen may meet his conqueror in a return match at Jacksonville Florida on February 25 and 27. Manager James B. Harnett announced the plan as Sarazen built a 3 hole lead in the San Francisco to Los Angeles event amid rain and large crowds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Arthur G. Havers
Gene Sarazen
Jacksonville
Florida
James B. Harnett
San Francisco
Hillcrest Country Club Links
New York
Pacific Coast
Havers
England
Harnett
Sarazen
Lake Merced Golf and Country Club Links
Sar
Farm Crop Acreage Tops One Third Of Nation in 1923
The Agriculture Department reports 372,829,000 acres of crops in 1923, valued at 9.471 billion dollars. Texas leads in crop value with 1.065 billion on 27.23 million acres, followed by Iowa Illinois California North Carolina Ohio and Missouri with multi hundred million values and millions of cultivated acres.
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Washington
Jano
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Iowa
Illinois
California
North Carolina
Ohio
Missouri
Sarazen and Havers Lead After Turbulent Round
In yesterday's golf play Sarazen totaled 280 after carding 129. Havers posted 286 with 135 followed by 153 on the two cards. Across 32 holes 14 were halved, Sarazen claiming 10 and Havers 8. Sarazen had six birdies to Havers two, and both led in driving with no drive exceeding 320 yards, Havers' longest.
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Azen
Havers
Sarazen
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Viola Gwyn
George Barr McCutcheon
Dodd, Mond & Company, Inc
Abe Martin
Gittin
Rome
Spokane
Michigan
Owosso
Boston
Woodland
Cal
North Africa
Germany
Sherman
Jules
St. Louis
Buenos Aires
Gulf Coast
Florida, Cuba
Burlington
J. C. McKay
J J. Teeter, D. P. A
Burlington, Ia
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Middle West
The
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Chicago
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