Gary Port To Become Major Ore Receiver On Lake Michigan
Gary on Lake Michigan is set to become a leading ore port as the Indiana Steel Company plant nears full operation. By year end 1,000,000 tons of ore are expected, rising to 2,000,000 tons next year and about 5,000,000 tons annually at full capacity. Lake Erie ports will still serve most ore from Lake Superior mines, but Michigan ports will grow faster in the coming years, shifting trade and vessel demand toward Gary and reducing up cargoes in the region. The Pittsburgh Steamship line is likely to carry much of Gary’s ore, and the Indiana plant’s output could absorb roughly half of the Steel Trust fleet. The impact will unfold after next season, with noticeable shifts in tonnage at Lake Erie ports.
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Gary
Lake Michigan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Indiana Steel Company
Steel Trust
John A. Johnson To The Front
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota is named and accepts the chairmanship of the advisory committee, leading the Democratic campaign in the northwest. The four states Wisconsin Minnesota North and South Dakota are expected to cast their electoral votes for Bryan. The piece contrasts Johnson with past partisan figures in the Free Press.
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Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
National Committee
N. E. Mack
Northwest
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Wm. J. Bryan
Free Press
Wireless Telephone Demonstrates Long Range Pleasure in Naval Tests
Paris august seventeenth naval lieutenants Colin Jeance and Mercier, inventors of a wireless telephone apparatus, reported remarkable success in tests with Raz de Sein wireless station in Finistere. The distance reached about 310 miles with faint yet distinct words. They expect further improvements after only four months of experimentation, enabling conversational exchange up to six hundred or seven hundred miles.
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Paris
Colin
Jeance
Mercier
Raz de Sein
Department of Finistere
Gathering Their Cars
Railroad men warn of a coming car shortage as grain and lumber movement peaks. Major railways instruct freight chiefs to keep cars on their systems for quick access when urgent needs arise. An existing agreement governs car allocation among lines.
Railways Split Cars Charge Changes Across Systems
Railroads charge twenty five cents a day for using another line’s cars, down from fifty cents during stacktimes. Some lines loaned hundreds of cars, boosting revenue. As demand rises, the rate may return to fifty cents. Efforts urge use of own cars on each system, though interline borrowing remains common and necessary for reaching destinations.
Prosperity Ahead Brisk Harvests Promise Record Crops
Reports from the harvest field foretell a bumper year with Kansas wheat acreage at 7,000,000 and states like Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas reporting stronger yields. Iowa eyes 250 to 300 million bushels of corn as crop values soar to 8 billion dollars, signaling broad national prosperity and rising demand for goods and labor.
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Kansas
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Dakotas
Pythian Memorial Assn to Restore Eagle Harbor Schoolhouse
Ira E. Randall will lead a restoration of the old Eagle Harbor schoolhouse under Michigan grand lodge direction. Work includes external siding, new foundation and roof, preserved interior, and heavy shutters to deter vandals. Funds raised by Charity lodge fund a Pythian convention in Calumet next June, with a duck suit dancing party planned for Labor Day in Red Jacket.
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Ira E. Randall
Justus S. Rathbone
Eagle Harbor
Uoughton
Michigan Grand Lodge
Randall
Charity Lodge
Calumet
Red Jacket Town Hall
Marquette Mining Journal
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