Rail mergers eyed as ICC plan fades in Washington
Washington dispatch reports railroad leaders seek by merging lines to fit each carrier, as ICC drops its 1920s consolidation blueprint. L. F. Loree of Delaware & Hudson promotes a Kansas City Southern centered western system with St Louis Southwestern and Missouri Kansas & Texas, amid expected filings and parallel Van Sweringen and Rock Island moves.
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Harry. Ward
Delaware & Hudson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
House
Loree
Morphy
Kansas City Southern
St. “Louis Southwestern
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
van Sweringen
Lorees
Kansas ‘City
Harriman
Lowa Corn Room Debuts at Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids
The Lowa Corn Room opens at Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids, a 40 seat dining space inspired by Iowa corn fields with a corn frieze and a stanza from the town Corn Song. Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce uses the site as a near headquarters while Grant Wood provides decor influence.
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America
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Sons of the Stite
Walla
Grant Wood
The
Artute
Chicago
Acn
Nine Thousand Miles of Rails merger plan routes described
The passage outlines a Loree merger plan with 9 000 miles of road and three main lines. The Kansas City Southern system runs from Kansas City to Port Arthur via Joplin Texarkana Shreveport with 1 201 miles. The St Louis South line extends from St Louis to Memphis Rock Shreveport Fort Worth Dallas and other points in Illinois Kentucky Tennessee. The Missouri Kansas Texas line runs from St Louis to Kansas City and south to San Antonio with branches across Missouri Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana. Total mileage operated 5 192.
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Cnnsylvania
Allegheny City
Raston
Ifc
Premice
New York
Middle
Middle Wast
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas [ City
Ian City
Port Arthur
Joplin
Texarkana
Ark
Shreveport
Kynnek
St. Totis
St. Louis
Memphis
Rock
Fort Worth
Dallas
Ilinois
Kentucky
Tenne
Missouri,Kansas& Texas
St Is
Kansas City
Town
San Antonio
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Aaammmidia
BUILD NEW SCHOOLS IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
Pottawattamie council approves construction of five rural one room schools to serve Layton Hazel Dell Boomer ton Silver Creek and Crescent townships. Each building estimated at 2500 dollars, located in district numbers 95 2 6 3.
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Council Bluffs
Tajchinell
Stormer
Acme
Varity
Layton Township
Hazel Dell Township
Boomerton
Silver Creek Township
Crescent Township
Distr
Spain owes US no money says Madrid premier
Madrid premier Janet Geneva Primo de Rivera claims Spain is the only European nation not owing the United States money and not seeking further aid. A dinner remark attributed to a prominent American is cited. The Graham studio announces closure until September 1. King Electric Co. at 520 Chestnut St. listed.
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Spain
Madrid
Janet
N.S
United States
Geneva
Primo -de- Rivera
Europe
Nangial
Pellett Praises Dakotas Dry Farm Rethink
The writer, traveling through South Dakota, lauds dry conditions and credits Prof. N. F. E. Hansen at the State College of Agriculture for turning drought into a dependable farming system. Hansen’s work includes hardy forage crops, fruit and rose breeding, and imports from Siberia and northern Europe to stabilize yields and wealth in the northwest, with ranchers adopting resilient crops and improved farmyards reflecting growing prosperity.
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Stith Dakota
South
Dakota
N. FE. Hanten
State College of Agriculture
South Dakota
Fangen
Europe
Siberia
Northwest
Hansen
Canada
Hanseri
China
Russia
Middle
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
The Sliding Ghost of Jerry Britt
An older veteran named Jerry Britt recalls years as a dispatch carrier with French troops and service with the Sixth Marines at Belleau Wood. He remembers childhood mischief in Newide and hints at family fables while recounting war days and a network of claimed kin.
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Sixth Marines
Belleau Wood
Outfit
Newide
Janeyra
Mifche
Road Knights of the Open Plains
A traveler recounts roaming the western United States with an old Ford and an umbrella tent. He and his son say they have become true knights of the road, at home wherever they stop along the western Dakotas Montana Wyoming and Nebraska.
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North
South
Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Father Flanagan's Boys to Play Atlantic July 8
The famed Father Flanagan's Boys' Home troupe, praised by Sousa as one of the world’s best juvenile entertainers, comes to Atlantic for two free performances at City Hall. The matinee for children begins at 2 pm and the evening show at 8:15 pm, with Dan Destlands guiding music.
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John Philip Sousa
Omaha
Father Flanagan
Sousa
Earth
Atlantic
City Hall
Dan Destlands
Middlewest
Resolutions Honor Cass County Sunday School Session
The Cass County Sunday School association adopts a report from four resolutions committee members thanking the Atlantic Methodist Episcopal Church for use of the church for the county convention. They express appreciation to the pastor, official board, ladies and gentlemen aiding dinner, state workers, and county officers for their help in making the session successful.
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J. Spiller
Joe Liston
Cass County Sunday School Association
Dth
Methodist Episcopal Church of Atlantic
Cass County
Fragmentary standard of excellence in school pledges noted
Incomplete text shows a vow to uphold a standard of excellence and the best efforts of schools to achieve it. The fragment hints at a pledge or policy tying student effort to recognized standards, but contains few concrete facts or names.
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Nce
Johnson Improves in Chicago Hospital Stay
The condition of the American League president in St Luke's hospital has improved enough to suggest possible discharge today. Medical staff reported the infected foot issue is clearing, allowing plans for early release once by doctors. Johnson’s status remains closely watched amid ongoing medical updates.
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Chicago
PR Dent
American League
St. Luke's
I Johnson
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