Insulators Turn From Utility Odds to Americana Collectibles
The first transcontinental telegraph era sparked a hobby as glass insulators become prized artifacts. Collectors chase rare examples like inverted cups by Fara Cornell, Tate Bell System units, and cobalt blue pieces from California Electric Works, with values soaring and theft prosecutions looming.
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Frank Taylor Copley
News Service
Atlantic
Pacific
U.S. Patent Office
Fara Cornell
Tate Béll
Boston
Wrhen
American Telephone and Telegraph
Robert Good
Maydwell
Lapp
Duquesne
Whitall
Tatum
William Brookfield
Westcoast
New York
San Francisco
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Oten
California
Safeway calls Nebraska price fixing suit patently false
An Safeway Stores spokesman in Oakland denounces a Lincoln suit filed by cattle feeder Loran Schmit of Bellwood seeking 1.5 billion dollars as patently false. He says Safeway cooperates with producers to offer beef value, and notes the petition had not been received.
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Oakland
Calif
Safeway Stores
Nebraska
Safeway
Lincoln
Neb
Loran Schmit
Bellwood
U.S
Lincoln council rejects shopping center applications
Lincoln Nebraska city council rejected free shopping center applications by a 52 vote. Five majority members said they preferred working with the Planning Commission city administration and consultants to update the Comprehensive Plan and designate a shopping center site in south Lincoln. Councilman Steve Cook urged a site before new homes near a future center are built. Three councilmen doubted Lincoln would need another major center given downtown revitalization efforts.
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Lincoln
Steve Cook
Campbell speaker at MASDA meeting in Lincoln
The Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture announced that U S Department of Agriculture under secretary J Phil Campbell will speak at MASDA’s summer conference in Lincoln on June 16 1 The association includes agriculture administrators from 12 Midwestern states Also speaker David O Stupid agriculture minister for British Columbia will attend
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Lincoln
Neb
Midwest Association of ‘State Departments of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agrimaline
J. Phil Campbell
David 0. Stupid
British Columbia
Grain car availability could ease wheat exports this year
Kansas City officials say rail grain cars may not hinder shipments in spring. J.C. French notes lines from railroads asking for wheat cars and J.B. Gregg Sr. sees a favorable outlook, barring rain or overseas demand shocks. Limited storage has reduced wheat in country and terminal elevators, aiding supply.
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Kansas City
J.C. French
Kansas City Board of Trade
Transportation Committee
Cve
J.B. Gregg Sr
Grege
Iseaoe
Nebraska Wheat Harvest Forecast Drops 5 Percent
Nebraska state forecasts a harvest of 106.3 million bushels for wheat, down five percent from May estimates due to dry weather hail and crop pests. If 108.3 million bushels, the forecast would still be 16 percent larger than last year. The Division of Agricultural Statistics cites downy brome mustard and wheat streak mosaic as causes.
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Lincoln, Neb
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
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Lincoln Council
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Yale
Campbell
MASDA
Uniroyal
Dez
Gilletta
Remington
Ilinds
Will
Lord Buxton
Kathae
Tom
Tooley's
Shick
Pop
Norelco
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