Overrunning Signals and Public Safety Lessons
A dated editorial discusses railroad overrunning signals and the human element in safety. It cites a Batavia collision, notes engineers dismissed for signal violations, and warns punishment may not deter repeats. The piece also condemns highhanded utility rate hikes in Graettinger and urges public resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Batavia
Wolverine
New York
Railroad
Union of Locomotive Engineers
Utilities
Light Company
Light
Graettinger
O. H. Raleigh
Corporation Brigandage and Teachers' Minimum Wage Proposal
A discussion argues that electric utilities use coercive methods to raise revenues and that corporations bear limited liability for bad contracts. The piece then outlines proposed minimum wage scales for teachers across certificate levels, detailing monthly pay amounts and progression after two years of experience, including various class certificates and education paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Light Company
Graettinger
Grachttinger
Groettinger
State Board of Educational Examiners
Local News Notes From Estherville and Surrounding Areas
Wallingford couple visited Estherville to the movies while Mrs Misener helped her mother there. Partnership dissolutions shift Irwin to run the old store and Haring to operate his own after buying Olson Bros. Several residents, including J H Morrice Arthur Amdahl and others, suffer from the flu. Katie Misener becomes Spirella Corset Co agent canvassing Estherville Superior Wallingford and Graettinger. Pecor buys butter and related goods, covering Estherville Ales and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Blair
Estherville
O. J. Anderson
Morrice
Katie Misener
Spirella Corset Co
Niagara Falls
N. Y
U. S
Superior
Wallingford
Graettinger
John Pecor
Pecor
Ges
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Johnson’ S
Armers Store
Ghnson & Co
Pator
the Graettinger Times
John J. Sullivan
Grasttinger, Laws
Rae Boc
Wildey
Ady
Worl
Theo, Peterson
Frank Schurmann
Milo Hausner
Walter. Matson
Seractteg
FISK
Leslie Wildey
Mrs. Tallman
Arthur Amdahl
Wednes
Hawkkeye Theater
Graettinger High School
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