Increased earnings follow improvements on Union Pacific
Chicago June 14 What the Union Pacific railroad gained from 110 600 000 spent on roadway new equipment new lines terminal properties and other betterments is shown in seven years of Harriman administration 1899 to 1906 Freight tonnage rose from 7 726 599 to 13 048 346 and passengers from 2 547 892 to 4 803 094. car mileage per freight car jumped from 101 408 to 226 483. car mileage per year 8 861 vs 5 820 for other roads. by June 30 equipment orders aim to meet 40 increase traffic with 60 more locomotive power. per mile fixed charges rose 325 while surplus earnings rose 4 678 per mile.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Harriman
Union Pacific
United States
Southern Pacific
Georgia Mill Buys Cotton in England
A Georgia cotton mill buys five hundred bales in Liverpool marking a historic first for Georgia. It pays transportation and related charges, adding 13 84 cents per pound to the staple price, a figure Atlanta cotton experts say is unprecedented.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Liverpool
Interstate Inland Waterway Association Meet Sets October Convention
Beaumont Texas June 13 The Interstate Inland Waterway Association of Texas and Louisiana holds its first formal meeting with secretaries from both states. They plan a full organization convention in October to press Congress for early completion of the interstate canal and discuss industry, transport, and development efforts. Governors Campbell and Blanchard and other notable figures are scheduled to speak.
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Texas
Interstate Inland Waterway Association of
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Congress
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Campbell
Blanchard
O. B. Colquitt
Panama
Editors View Ruins of First English Settlement
The Nation al Editorial Association wrapped up most business of its annual convention in Norfolk. A morning program featured publishers John Temple Graves Crosby Noyes and Will F Parrott. in the afternoon editors and wives visited Jamestown Island to view the ruins of the first English settlement. A brief session tomorrow will finish business, elect officers, and set next year’s meeting location.
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National Editorial Association
John Temple Graves
Atlanta
Crosby , Noyes
Washington
Will F. Parrott
Waterloo
Iowa
Ewing Herbert
Hiawatha
Kansas
Jamestown Island
America
Proposed Change Ruinous to the Canned Goods Trade
New York June 13. The railways weigh in on a plan to raise the minimum carload of canned goods to 36 000 pounds starting July 1. Fred F Wiley of the Western Packers Canned Goods Association urges western canners to protest immediately to division freight superintendents and the classification committee. He warns buyers relying on large block purchases would be hurt and notes many packers fear a large protest surge. Also included is a drug advertisement for DeWitt Little Early Risers and Foley's Kidney Cure by G H Wade.
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Railway Classification Committee
Fred F. Wiley
Western Packers Canned Goods Association
Suitors and Scandals Shape Steel Trust Presidency
Pittsburg June 13 W F Snyder has been named successor to W E Corey as head of United States Steel but declines the offer at his wife’s urging. She insists the presidency must be “disinfected.” Snyder favors G T Thorp as next president, a protege from Clairton to Gary works who rose with Snyder. Carnegie men push for a Carnegie pick, yet the firm may choose a stronger candidate.
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W. E. Corey
Corey
W. F. Snyder
Snyder
G. T. Thorp
Gary
Chicago
Thorp
Clairton
Carnegie
Editors Plan Extended Visit to Richmond and Battlefields
The editors, especially from the middle and western states, intend to stay in the area for several days visiting Richmond Virginia battlefields Washington Baltimore and Atlantic coast resorts.
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Middle
Western States
Richmond
Virginia Battlefields
Washington
Baltimore
Atlantic Coast
A Tale On Free Legal Advice In Small Towns
A young lawyer in a town with one practicing attorney charges a farmer five dollars for legal advice. The farmer seeks free guidance from the old judge, who then charges ten dollars for the same service. The farmer pays both, learning the moral about not seeking free legal advice.
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Gratis
Negress Found Guilty of Attempt to Kill in South Carolina
The jury in Union South Carolina found Lucy Lipsey a Black woman guilty of assault with intent to kill for shooting Dr Will I Linder in his home. Sentencing was deferred as the defense claimed temporary insanity.
Twain quote on obituaries and a doctor’s wordplay at dinner
The Kansas City Star recounts Mark Twain joking about a reporter’s obituary line for a doctor named Dr. Sawyer. He notes the doctor was displeased by the phrasing that implied the patient died under his care, despite the flattering intent shown during a Virginia City dinner memory.
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Mark Twain
Virginia City
Lake Tahoe
Sawyer
Kansas City Star
Maids clash over manners in heated Boston exchange
A Boston Transcript item reports a tense dispute between a mistress and her maid. The maid asserts prior experience as a lady's maid, rebutting the mistress's rebuke and defending dignity in a sharp verbal exchange.
Tailor and Poet Ponder Worn Trousers Quote
A tailor notes trousers are worn this season while a poet responds with melancholy. The exchange reveals a wry mood about style and virtue as a rogue is described as unhappy.
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Sold Locally
Quick relief for colic and diarrhoea advertised with local druggists West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy carrying Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
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West End Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Telegraph ad for Kodol stomach aid
An advertisement claims Kodol relieves indigestion by using the same gastric juices as a healthy stomach and notes compliance with the Pure Food and Drugs Law. It states the product is sold by all druggists.
Telegraph Want Ad Sparks MT Vernon Flour Trade
MT Vernon Flour issues a telegraph want ad prompting inquiries about flour supply and pricing. Local merchants respond with offers and terms, seeking to secure contracts and establish delivery arrangements.
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