Interstate Commerce probes livestock rates in western US
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a general investigation of railroad rates for live stock in the western United States. Hearings will be held in Salt Lake City on June 20, Portland on June 5, and Los Angeles on July 15, with later dates in the southwest and Mississippi Valley. A southeast probe was set for Montgomery on July 27 and Louisville on August 1. The commission aims to harmonize western rate structures by grouping points into three distance-based regions and asks shippers and railroads to prepare cost studies.
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Robert T. Small Dead Noted Political Writer Dies at 49
Washington May 23 United Press reports Robert T. Small a famed reporter and political writer died of heart disease. He was found in bed at a Washington hotel aged 49. His wife and three daughters had just returned from a vacation. His father Rev Samuel Small evangelist resides in Clarendon Virginia. Small began his career in Atlanta where he was born and was known for diverse coverage from prize fights to politics including the Scopes trial and the Mississippi flood disaster.
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Dust Storms Sweep Over Sterling Colorado
Sterling, May 23 United Press reports two dust storms damaged homes and property, breaking windows and blowing tops from autos, signs, and tree limbs. A Purcell reservoir danger arose as water spilled over banks but subsided with the wind early Sunday morning.
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Man Found Under Trestle Dies Later in Denver
Police and private investigators probe how George Welch a 65 year old from Ouray sustained injuries leading to his death in a Denver hospital He was found unconscious under a tramway trestle to Golden by Boy Scouts tramway investigator R F Cunningham cites theory that Welch may have fallen after stumbling while crossing the trestle Also notes social items about visitors Mrs J H Sammons and Mildred Whitite of Lueders returning from visiting Mrs Maud Duke and Mrs Tronnie Smith visiting relatives.
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