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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
4
William Miller sold his interest in the Alliance Times to former editor Harvey J. Ellis. Miller will move to St Paul Minnesota to engage in business. The note commends Miller as an honorable gentleman and laments his departure from Alliance.
Dispatches report Senator Norris Brown of Nebraska defended the Tah administration at the annual banquet of Republican editors in Indianapolis last Thursday night. The piece hints the remarks may signal further trouble for his political prospects.
Public notice from the Commercial Club of Omaha urges corn growers to select good seed. The message highlights crop production concerns for business and farmers as bearing on local markets. The advisory stresses choosing seed corn capable of strong yields this year.
L C Boyle former Kansas attorney general told the Southwestern Lumbermen’s Association in Kansas City last Thursday that mail order firms could drive farmers and laborers out of business. He warned eliminating country merchants would concentrate distribution in a few large corporations and push society toward state and national socialism.
The November 1911 railway revenue summary shows total operating receipts per mile fell to 1054 dollars, with freight and passenger declines uneven by region. Separate discussion notes that saloon licensing correlates with prosperity, citing Kansas and Missouri comparisons including taxation, paving, banks, and education spending differences. Judge Trickett argues prohibition ties to state growth and liquor expenditure over twenty years.
The Alliance social scene celebrated the wedding of Miss Inez Beck and Mr. Cecil O. Keester at 7 PM in the Beck home. The couple, both from Nebraska education and Y M C A workers, will reside in Spokane after a reception for about 75 guests.
The report details per cent changes in passenger transportation costs, maintenance expenses, and operating revenues. Maintenance of tracks fell by 2404 dollars per mile, equipment costs rose by 10 cents per mile, and transportation costs declined by 8 cents per mile. Net revenue averaged 16 cents per mile, down 4.3 percent from November 1910, with taxes rising 12.7 percent to 9,676,976 dollars.
Final grand jury report filed with the county clerk urges action on county facilities. It praises some hotels in Alliance and condemns others while criticizing the city dumping grounds. The report calls for a new central school fire escapes and notes the St Agnes Academy and Box Butte county courthouse issues. It recommends issuing bonds to fund a new county courthouse. Some rumored investigations are not included.
A persistent classified ad notes it will sell anything of value. The notice emphasizes broad offerings and quick transactions in a general marketplace context.
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