Transportation Costs Problem Of Domestic Business
George Wheeler Hinman reports farmers and industries suffer from high freight rates choking markets. Letters from Missouri Florida and California describe apples grapes potatoes hay lemons and more left unsold due to cost. Freight charges escalate through every step from raw materials to finished goods, inflating prices for farmers manufacturers and consumers alike. The piece argues that undoing the double charges is essential to restore domestic business and calls for turning the transportation key back to boost industry and agriculture.
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Florida
California
Tranfer
Hoover
State Grazing Act Held Unconstitutional
May 2 Carson: Supreme Court rules that a citizen cannot graze cattle or sheep on public lands in another state without paying a license tax. Levi S Hostetter of Idaho drove 1900 sheep to Elko County. Sheriff Harris demanded $9.52. Hostetter paid under protest. District court held grazing without tax is allowed. state sheriff appeals to the high court.
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District Court
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Siste Supreme Court
Broken Hills Venture Seeks to Oust Rice Control
Reports from Carson City say stockholders of Broken Hills Silver Corp move to remove George Graham Rice from control over labor policy after Rice ordered wage cuts of fifty cents a day. Carson City officers reject Rice's authority, noting he is not a company officer despite links to Fidgity Finance and Funding.
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Broken Hills Silver Corporation
George Graham Rice
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Rice
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Queen Mary backs plumage protection stance in England
Facts recount Queen Mary’s order to ban blue bled plumage use and royal approval of the movement. A London man tested a coded pudding in a Thames sack lowered two hours underwater, cooking from heat as the mine slacked. A modern moving van on a 33 ton chassis hauls a six room house between major East Coast cities with sleeping quarters for three.
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England
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Thames
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Many Jobs For Women Yet Few For Men In Chicago
Chicago May 2 Men seeking work through the Salvation Army report scarce opportunities while women who entered industry during the war remain employed. Commander William Peart notes changes in industrial conditions keep women employed, with employers retaining and expanding female staff. He warns this factor to be considered in future depressions. A London doctor says joy more likely breaks hearts than grief, supporting arguments against income tax repeal.
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Chicago
William Peart
Salvation Army
Peart
London
Joseph News-Press
Wool Pool Sends Half Million Pounds to Boston Buyer
Twenty six Biko County wool growers pooled their interests and consigned over five hundred thousand pounds to Harry Dunn of Koshland & Co. Boston. Growers pay hauling and loading. buyer pays down and holds the wool in Boston until market recovery. Elko County leaders join for protection against low prices. shipment near ready for an eastern sale. Payments have been made to secure delivery, but final adjustment is uncertain as the clip may remain in the Boston warehouse for some time.
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Biko Independent
Biko County
Harry Dunn
Koshland & Co
Boston
Elko County
Dunn
Judge Taber Ill in Serious Condition
Elko Free Press reports Judge Taber in very serious condition with no visitors or business, while noting new passenger rates as proof there’s no place like home.
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Elko Free Press
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