Rail executive backs lower passenger fares under private control
F D Underwood president of the Erie railroad urged readjustment of rates to favor commodity freight with equitable revenue. He proposed passenger rates fall toward 2 cents per mile on most lines, argued higher rates burden the public, and predicted private control would restore competition and improve service.
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New York
F. D. Underwood
Eris Railroad
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Fonsiarer
New Jersey Passes Beer Act After Senate Vote
New Jersey lawmakers approve a compromise beer act by an eight to twelve vote, allowing manufacture sale and transport of beverages with up to 3 percent alcohol by volume. The measure awaits proclamation and referencesLincoln emancipation debates amid national liquor policy tensions. Senate debated powers under the Volstead act as supporters urged action.
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Trenton
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New Jersey
Senate
State Senate
Lincoln
Anti-Saloon League
United States Supreme Court
Stimpson
Second Mexican Victim Dies In Nogales Raid
The death toll from the bandit raid on Frazer’s Ruby store now stands at two with J A Frazer, the American storekeeper, dying after his brother Alexander Frazer died Friday. Sheriff Ray Marhart of Santa Cruz county pursued the two bandits into Mexico without success. Albany notes a bill to repeal the liquor tax law and license beverage trafficking above six percent alcohol.
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J. A. Frazer
Ruby
Frazer
Alexander Frazer
Ray Marhart
Santa Cruz County
Mexico
Albany
Reply to Salvadore's Request On Moores Doctrine
Washington announces the state department forwarded a reply to Salvador's request to interrupt the Moores doctrine. The text was not made public.
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Washington, D. C
Republic of Salvador
State Department
Park Bill Passes House to Create Custer Sanctuary
Washington D C The house passed a bill sponsored by Representative Gandy of South Dakota to create the Custer state park game sanctuary in South Dakota.
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Washington, D. C
House
Gandy
South Dakota
Custer State Park
South Dakote
World News Highlights From Washington Reports
Congressional action covers Cummins-Esch bill, rail returns, and wage data. House panel cuts appropriations for the coming year. Senate approves one cent local postage. Census chief Meredith urges farmer cooperation for full, accurate counts. Wilson denies any understanding with Britain on German ships sale. Senate Hitchcock calls treaty deadlocked awaiting peoples vote. Railroad executives back wage data committee. Navy seizes inland wireless control. Labor bureau notes 2 percent price rise Dec 15 to Jan 15. Census puts Washington population at 437414. 1920 figure up 106345 since 1910. Prohibition report favors blocking sale of former German liners. expected big reductions in annual appropriations.
Amid Newsprint Shortage Publicity Bureau Suspends Syndicate Service
In New York the publicity bureau of the fry announces a temporary halt to its syndicate service for 2,800 newspapers due to acute newsprint shortages. Other items note masked gunmen robbing 40 Tammany Club members of about $8,000, a Washington lobby debate on League tensions, and several criminal and labor developments across the country.
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Publicity Bureau
The
Fry
New York
Tammany Club
Eighth Assembly District
Peary Dies at Washington Home After Illness
Personal Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary founder of the North Pole dies at his Washington home after several weeks illness. The report notes a broad array of World War era events including troop losses near Hamran Palestine and Bolshevik advances at Murmansk.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Washington
Iowa State News Highlights From Johnson to O'Brien Counties
Johnson County Clerk Charles L. Berry resigns effective March 1 to farm. Knute Espe elected Story county farm bureau president with 600 farmers attending. State fair contracts approved for a cattle barn and selling ring costing about 200000. J W Ford claims first Cedar Falls chicks of the year, thirteen hatchlings. Collins residents seek severance from town taxes as unplatted territory. International Farm congress planning Des Moines fall exposition expected to draw 1700 to 2000 farmers. Iowa State Dairy association meeting March 4–5 at Ames with noted dairy experts. Dual orchard and poultry meetings held in Sidney Riverton Prairie and Walnut townships. Eleven miles of Story county road to be graveled by August 1. four segments around Nevada and Maxwell Slater road. Orange township Black Hawk county to showcase model rural community on screen. cost about 300 with 100 donation planned. Macy Campbell to direct film prep for rural school project. Poultry survey shows 34 of 57 never used commercial feeds. Iowa State College dairy guidance outlines feeding and water needs. March 19 paving bid for 22.5 miles of O Brien county hard surfaced road. approx 1000000. Union County Farm Bureau orders clover seed and soybeans for spring planting. seed vetted by State College Ames.
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Johnson County
Knute Espe
Story County Farm Bureau
State Fair Grounds
State Fair Commission
J. W. Ford
Cedar Falls
Collins
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Parkhurst
Iowa State College
Story County
Board of Supervisors
Lincoln
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Cemetery
Maxwell Slater
Orange Township
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Macy Campbell
State Teachers’ College
Iowa Poultry Department
Oyater Shell
O'Brien County
Farm Bureau of
Union County
State College
Belgium Sketches In Government Service
A surreal dialogue among animals in a devastated Belgian town reveals the strains of resettlement after war. Mina the cat venting about duty and danger contrasts with Bibi the dog and Siska the goat, who lament homesickness, food scarcity, and hard labor as they supervise reconstruction efforts and cope with ruined shells and makeshift huts.
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Ike
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Ming
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Bint
Slaka
Jan Straus
Samnise
Belgium
Graveyard Finders At War Front Near Ypres
Grim notes describe grave hunters nicknamed Tommys roaming shell torn fields near Ypres in 1918 era trenches. They unearth weathered uniforms and skeletal remains from forgotten graves and store bones for reburial as wrecked tanks and artillery litter the landscape along the Menin road.
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Ypres
Anathera
Menin Road
Road Building in Spring Care for Dirt Roads
Advice on maintaining earth roads in spring with heavy soils focuses on drainage and drying the foundation. Keep water away from the road, clear drains daily, and use road dragging to remove slush, prevent washouts, and stabilize the surface while grading and possible sand addition aid consolidation before dry weather.
Runway for Water Advocates Permanent Bridge Runway Fix
The piece urges using permanent construction for bridges or culverts to create ample water runway. It argues this reduces repair costs and yields year round usable rounds of water flow.
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Tmre
Ronda
Keep Up Farm Appearance and Attract Customers
A farmer seeks to improve the farm’s curb appeal to attract customers. He focuses on neatness, tidy structures, and visually inviting features to suggest quality products. Visible effort matters for passerby impressions and potential purchases.
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