Refrigerated Cars Sought to Save Box Butte Potatoes
In Box Butte County over 100000 bushels of potatoes lie in field pits unshipped due to a freight car shortage. A community committee seeks 175 refrigerator cars to move the crop. statewide districts report serious supply gaps and rising losses without relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Box Butte
Sheridan County
Community Club
Charles Brittain
A. T. Lunn
Lloyd Thomas
Burlington
Young
Weidenhamer
North Platte Valley
Alliance
Hemingford Shippers
Kansas City
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Denver
Idaho
Minneapolis
Red River Valley
Ohio
Potato Exchange Proposed to Boost Alliance potato trade
A Community Club smoker at Alliance City Hall discussed establishing a potato exchange to connect producers and buyers. Plans include a rented room with wall boards for quotes and sales, a membership fee, official scales, and display of potato machinery.
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Alliance
Justison
Nebraska Potato Company
W. Thompson
Good Roads
J. 8. Rhein
Court House Court Room
C. A. Newberry
Apn
Hemingford County Holds Hotel Debate and War Effort
Hemingford officials discuss a local hotel funded by residents rather than Lincoln investors. J W Miller offers to build a 120 room hotel if partial outside aid is denied. A railcar shortage debate leads to a committee to press railroads and government for relief. Liberty Bond drive urged with strong local participation.
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Ton Uhring
Hemingford
Board of
Fisher
Nebraska Hotel Company of
Lincoln
J. W. Miller
Alliance Hotel
Charles Brittain
Lloyd Thomas
A. T. Lunn
J. W. Guthrie
Guiliite
Liberty Bond
Fire Department
Load Cars to Capacity and Keep Them Moving
The United States faces unprecedented railroad demand due to war. Crops and production rise, requiring railroads to move goods, troops, and supplies. Shippers must cooperate to avoid delays, keep cars in motion, and support national needs without extra equipment.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Corporal Liedtke Writes a Letter From Camp Greene
Corporal J. M. Liedtke formerly of Alliance now serves in Battery F 146th Field Artillery Camp Greene North Carolina writes to E. G. Laing describing enlistment in Spokane and transfer to Camp Greene. He recalls travel from Spokane to Walla Walla and Camp Greene, daily duties, and a morale lift from a military band playing Back Home in Tennessee.
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J. M. Liedtke
Alliance Railroad
146Th Field Artillery
Camp Greene
North Carolina
E. G. Laing
Alliance
Liedtke
Camp Geene
N. C
Burt
Army of the Stars and Stripes
Billings
Spokane
Field Artillery
Walla Walla
Washington
Federal Army
Fort Walla Walla
Tennessee
Soldiers recount meals and artillery at Camp Greene
Corpl J M Leidtke of Battery F, 146th Field Artillery, writes from Camp Greene North Carolina describing daily rations of coffee beans tomatoes and butter alongside sights of artillery drills at Spokane and practice hills. He notes rapid construction on the hill across from camp and expresses loyalist resolve and hopes to join Allied forces while sending regards to friends and family.
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Towit
Spokane
Fuel Administration Outlines Immediate Rail Fuel Plan
The Fuel Administration outlines a program to ensure regular coal supply to railroads, starting with the Pennsylvania Railroad and extending to the Baltimore & Ohio Railway. It aims to reduce car transfers, prevent coal confiscation, and favor coal and food movement. The plan seeks to boost mine production and car supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fuel Administration
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Swift & Co. executive's son-in-law arrested in Chicago
Count James Minotto, son-in-law of Louis F. Swift, president of Swift & Co., was arrested by federal authorities in Chicago on alleged pro German activity. He is at liberty on a general bond signed by his father in law.
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Chicago
James Minotto
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Jackers
Ida May Swift
Liberty
Potash Industry Sparks Nebraska Towns Growth and Romance
A Lincoln State Journal feature details Nebraska potash districts near Alliance, Hofflund, Antioch, and Lakeside. It notes plants producing 80–100 tons daily, new towns, and investors from Omaha, Denver, and Central City, with Hofflund as the first development site and rising communities reshaping the region.
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H. T. Dobbins
Lincoln State Journal
Nebraska
Alliance
Dobbins
Poe
Hoffland
Jesse Jake
Omaha
Nebraska Potash Company
Antioch
Colorado Capital
Alliance People
Palmer Lake
American Potash Company
English
Ed Marks
Alliance Potash Company
Alliance Capital
Krause
Wisconsin
Hord Alkali Producta Company
Lakeside
Hord Interests
Hord and Associates
Burns & Morrisey
Colorado Springs
Colo
Strong Lakes
Haynes & O'Brien
Beck
Metz Brewing Interest
Richards & Comstock
Spade Ranch
Ellsworth
Bunch of
Sturgeon
Graham
Hoffland Capital
Central City
Denver
Hoflund
Potash Reduction Company
T. B. Hord
Hord
Heber Hord
Will Richardson
Lincoln
Lawrence McCarty
Sand Hills
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Box Butte County
Greeley
Palisade, Colo
Grand Valley
Boise
Ida
Food Administration
of Alliance Community Club
Liedtke “Mis
Camp Greene, N. C
E. G
Laing
Uncle Sam
William
Kaiser
SWIFT
State Journal
Potash District
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