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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1914

Page

6

Corn Pack Hardest Rate Says Food Official

Des Moines reports that corn packing will dip in the southern half of Iowa due to drought while northern regions may see higher canning efforts. A. T. Erwin notes rapid southern growth, barley and tomato yields, and warnings on blooming losses from drought. W. B. Barney says northern fields show green pastures with ample rains and an overall gain in northern pack offsetting southern losses.

Des Moines Iowa A. T. Erwin Iowa State College Amassaye W. B. Barney Erwin

Illinois Quarantine Placed On Cattle In Five Counties

Secretary of Agriculture Houston orders a quarantine starting October 1 across Lake McHenry Kane DuPage and Cook counties to stop bovine tuberculosis spread. No cattle may ship for dairy or breeding without federal test certificates. private inspection is eliminated to safeguard interstate movement and state stock trades.

Secretary of Agriculture Houston Lake McHenry Kane, Dupage Cook Washington Caottle Lake, McHenry Kane Dupage Minols Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture Department States State Board of Ion Stock Commission United States Department Timois

Air Bomb from Zeppelins Described by Refugee

An English refugee arriving from Belgium describes Zeppelin bombing method. A dirigible hovers, lowers a steel cage on a long rope carrying a single man who releases bombs while the cage stays in motion to avoid rifle fire.

London Zeppelin Alrehion Belgium Cdge

Railroad Earnings for June 1914 Revealed by ICC

The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 167 principal U S railroads earned net operating revenues of 65,078,024 for June 1914. Operating revenues reached 224,018,760 with expenses at 158,935,126. For the year to June 1914 net revenue was 761,340,119 on revenues 2,738,380,266 and expenses 1,977,010,187. net revenue per mile stood at 4,762, up from 4,292 in 1913.

Washington United States Interstate Commerce Commission

Fifteen Hurt in Rail Crash Near Oakland Nebraska

Fifteen persons were injured in a head on collision near Oakland on the Omaha road between a Bronx City passenger train and a light engine. Among the injured is Frank Odell.

Omaha Neb Oakland Bronx City Frank Odell

Bankers' Magazine reports late July London securities decline

In London on August 30 the Bankers' Magazine notes July 20 to July 30 depreciation of representative securities traded on the London stock exchange, totaling 240 million dollars, with a fall of 87 dollars per 100. The report highlights a broad decline in market values during that period.

Stecke London Bankers’ Magazine London Stock Exchange

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