Western rate case overview of midwestern states
Western rate cases across nine states including Minnesota Iowa Missouri North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Montana seek broad tariffic advances on daily consumption items from Chicago and other points. The 1920s context notes tariffs filed by Western Trunk Line carriers affecting numerous commodities as essentials with about a 9 percent increase, and urges limited dividend restrictions while petitions seek relief through the federal commission.
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Chiestteaten
Western Trunk Line Association
Fla
Chanite T
Frank Laer
FOIA
Sixth Annual Live Stock Show Opens in Denver
The sixth annual Denver live stock show opens with about thirty thousand head displayed. The event features cattle judging, horse and poultry exhibits, and notable participation from regional packers and stock growers. Multiple shows, including Western Poultry and a notable horse show, attract visitors and participants from the Western states.
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Denver
Teuver Dan
Oy Pratade
t+ Duanes- pecan
Smhich
Ako
Vito
Horges
Janes Chlekens
Coutlwestern
Middle Western
Tilinale
Missouri
Supreme Court refuses review in Kansas City mail fraud case
U S Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in the case against Frank Uornisha Horn Raymond May and 8 11 of Kansas City charged with running a mail fraud scheme. They were sentenced to imprisonment and fines on a specified day. The high court’s denial leaves the convictions intact.
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Supreme Court
Kansas City
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Frank Uornisha Horn
Raymond P. May
Srtder
Kanane City
Neme
Corse
Insurgents Join Democrats to Defeat Appeal in House
In Washington on January a 166 to 24 vote the House refused to lay on the Appeal from Representative Fitzgerald. Twenty three insurgents joined Democrats in opposing the decision. Rear Admiral Barry’s retirement was approved by President Taft and he was placed on the retired list amid a London of rumors about officers. The report mentions West Virginia and Illinois as parts of the controversy.
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Warhington
Jan
House
Fitzgerald
Wal
Cannon
Fixerald
Twentythree
Insurgenta
Democrate
Barry
Washington
Presid Ent Yast
Met
Navy
Ne Angelisp
West Virginia
Conten
Agen
Democratic Banquet in Baltimore Aims at Celebration Not Campaign
Militant Democrats gather in Baltimore for a banquet marking 1914 Democratic victories. Governor Harmen of Ohio and Champ Turk of Missouri headline a speaker lineup including Senator Bailey and Governor Foss. A special train brought many national legislators. over 1,000 Democrats expected to attend in the Fifth Regiment Armory. The event is described as a celebration, with no declared presidential boom plan.
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Eecumers
Harmen
Olio
Champturk
Missouri
Roth
Bailey
Texas
Foss
Massachusetts
Bell
California
Blackburn
Kentucky
Taylor
Shively
Indiana
Elyet Littleton
New York
Mack
Deacon
Hemp- ML
Richmond
Delver
Washington
Baltimore
United States Senate
House of
Fifth Regiment
Warmon
Coyome Clash Ends After Long Battle In Chillinghua
In Coyome Chillinghua Mexico a sixteen hour clash pitted seventy government volunteers against one hundred revolutionists. General Fernandez reported the hard fight with no details but noted likely heavy losses. Denver mayoral hopeful Speer declares Senate bid in January letter to Colorado lawmakers.
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Chillinghua, Mex
Coyome
Fernandez
Detroit tuberculosis workers at sanatorium report filed
Fragmentary Detroit antituberculosis workers fedicated the Detroit tuberculosis sanitorium. References to phosphate beds of Brent commercial value surfaced, with western Montana noted. A King City Missouri fire destroyed a half block of business buildings, losses estimated at $50,000. Amour Packing employees over sixty to be published by C W Armour statement. Weather and crop damage reports from Kansas state board of horticulture are unclear in this terse recap.
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Detroit
Montana
King City
Arc
Amour Packing Company
C. W. Armour
Walter Walhouse
Kanyag Ptate Board
Nurse Recants First Story in Schenk Murder Trial
In Wheeling West Virginia a crowded courtroom heard nurse Laura Farnsworth Seber repeat her account that defendant promised wealth if Schenk died. Detective Eleanor Zaeckler testified about prior bribery offers and the couple’s tensions, with questions over alleged secrets and safe deposit keys.
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Handlan
Mrs. Schenk
Miss Boeckler
Attorney Boyes
Irops
Mr. Royce
Dr. K. Loy
Pitts
Fime
Schenk
Rover
Schen
Slayer of Ketchel on Trial in Missouri Court
In Marshfield Missouri on January seventeenth Walter A Dipley and Goldie Smalth faced murder charges for the slaying of Stanley Ketchel middleweight boxing champion. The state aims to prove robbery as the motive while the defense contends Ketchel provoked the fatal confrontation with a Pinnith woman. Ketchel was killed October fifteenth.
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Marshfield
Stanley Ketchal
Middlewnight
Walter A. Dipley
Goldie Smalth
Criminal Court
Teopa Ketehel
Dipley
Lfe
Ketchel
Shippers in Des Moines File Intervention Petitions
Nearly 160 petitions of intervention were filed by Des Moines shippers over freight rate complaints. The filings target violations alleged by the Greater Des Moines committee and Freight Commissioner Wyllie, with hearings possible after April.
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Nea Moines
Tan
Des Moinen
State of Iowa
Fos
Ice Gorge Threatens Safe Harbor Village
A flood and ice gorge menace Safe Harbor Pennsylvania as water rises fast, trapping residents. Homes and a business district are already submerged while a raised earthen wall holds back the sea of ice. Rescue efforts continue as authorities warn of potential catastrophe if the riverfront fails.
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Safe Harbor
Hanceter
Courtship by Phone Records Bozeman Wedding
A Bozeman couple secured a marriage arrangement entirely by telephone. The groom spoke with the bride’s family, received an offer, and accepted the proposal over long distance, with the introduction and courtship culminating in a planned wedding within days. The bride was Miss John Whistay of Livingston.
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Bozeman
Mont
Hyyrke
Sunaday
Grain Improvement Association Elects Officers
Ames Iowa January 17 The annual meeting elected officers of the Iowa Grain Improvement Association DL A Haymond LaPorte City president Fred McCulloch Hartwick vice president CG Burnett Ames secretary treasurer Proceeds of the corn and grain sale totaled 140 with about 100 unsold Junior sale brought 261 Several contests awarded prizes including dairy and cooking events Holstein and Ayrshire cattle prizes won by F Koenig Magnalia and O Mountain West Liberty
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Ames
Lowa
Nage County
Story County
McKay Bros
Buckingham
F. Koenig
Magnalia
O. Mountain
West Liberty
Ayrshire
Hull
Courage
FP. Kelly
Patrfield
Quylatch
Woorbine
R. J. Erh
Masonville
Thieves Divide Big Sum At Rural Hotel Arrest Of Everett
Porters lead to arrest of Charles H Everett in Springs Arkansas after discovery of large stacks of bills in a rural hotel room. Police found memoranda detailing a scheme tied to a $226,000 split and a $1,800 theft from the People's Savings Bank of Seattle. Detectives say Pacific coast banks have suffered from fraudulent papers, with more arrests likely.
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Porter
H. Everett
Jet. Springs
Ark
Charles H Everett
People's Savings Bank of
Seattle
Chewlers
Everatt
Pacific Coast
German Aeronauts Drown After Balloon Found in Lake
Berlin reports the balloon Hildebrandt vanished December 29 and was found in a lake in Pomerania. The gondola held the bodies of Dr Reohrs and his companion, once believed lost at sea. A separate fire in Marshalltown, Iowa destroyed twenty two locomotives and caused significant damage worth about 100000 dollars.
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Pomerania
Prussia
Berlin
Joan Hildebrandt
Schmargendorf
Reohrs
Castile Sea
Airahip
Hildebrandt
Hoeganages
Sweden
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Brew Neprons
Gene Marshall
Wade Patterson
Althouw
Whedead Marshall
Patterson
Clear Creek
Pattersontt
West
Food Prices Drop Driven by Market Gluts and Failures
Prices for butter cheese and poultry tumble as large stockpiles lie unsold in cold storage. Commission men failed to move fifty cent butter bought at high prices, now selling at 20 to 28 cents per pound. Warehouses hold up to 44,000,000 pounds of dairy and poultry, with no public warehouse report issued.
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ITO
Trust Week Ag
Three Children Die in Fire at Kulfe River Wis
Three children die in a blaze at their Kulfe River Wisconsin home. The girls of Peter Bubeea were inside while their mother visited a neighbor. A garo line stove exploded in the kitchen during the fire. Neighbor C. L. Wood is reported dying in Seattle after medical issues.
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Wuluth
Mini
Kulfe River
Wis
Peter Bubeea
Wheat Market Weak Amid Heavy Domestic Stocks
Chicago wheat shows weakness as domestic supplies build while foreign purchases falter. Prices end mixed with May at 1.71 and July around 1.68, corn down, and pork, lard, and ribs mixed. cash bids show No. 2 hard wheat at 98 1 4 to 1.00, No. 2 corn at 46 4 0, oats at 32 32 4 percent. Live cattle receipts total around 46,000 with declines noted, and hogs and sheep weak to steady across the sessions.
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Chicago
Iuin
The Kicker and Growler Compared in Town Tale
A quirky local piece contrasts two types of men, the Kicker and the Growler, through lingering digressions on behavior, danger, and social perception. It muses on bravado, mischief, and the idea of restraint versus troublemaking within a community.
Web of the Spider Unveils Threads and Web Scale
The article explains spider silk structure, noting many strands per web, a sieve of thousands of holes in the silk, and threads composed of 4,000 to 6,000 filaments. It mentions color variation in certain spiders and the notable Red Yellow and Black threads seen in some species as a striking color effect.
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Louwenhoeck
Coincidence Claims Debt Between Neighbors
In a humorous domestic scene Mr Bugehas and Mrs Buggins discuss freeing themselves from long standing debts. Mrs Buggins recalls calling Mrs Bjones about an old owed sum and Mr Buggins notes a strange coincidence as he had just paid a similar bill to Mr Bjones. The dialogue mimics a household anecdote from the New York Times.
Crown Jewels and Bird Reliquaries Tied to Royal Legend
A fragment from Windsor's gold pantry describes the Throne Jewels, including a gold tiger's head, a jewel-encrusted throne piece from Mppo Sibile, and a bird figure called the wma with a peacock tall. An old Indian tale claims ownership grants rule, while a goat weight and material jokes appear in dialogue attributed to the Statesman.
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Windsor
England
Mppo Sibile
Incomplete Quote Prompts Quick Chicago Record-Herald Remark
A fragmented Chicago Record-Herald caption quotes Emierson claiming a way to do everything. The garbled text questions if he ever discovered a better method for wearing shoes, mentioning a pair of size nine too small.
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Emierson
Chicago Record-Herald
No Chance Seeks Higher Standards in Honest Debate
Fragmentary quotes from a Courier Journal item suggest a critique of overreach and insistence on truth in reporting. The text references Louis, reliability, and a call for steady effort beyond expected limits, amid a tone of moral firmness.
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Louist Courier Journal
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