Power Company and bridge plans loom in Lookout Shoals talks
The Statesville Landmark reports discussions between Iredell and Catawba officials and Southern Power Company attorney N A Cook on Lookout Shoals dam property and a potential river bridge. Proposed changes include toll-free bridges for Mooresville routes and an estimated $100000 assessment for Iredell dam portions, with final decisions expected at July meetings. The piece also mentions broader regional finance concerns and related local notices.
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Statesville
Mills
Messrs
Matheson
Little
Ire' Dell Commissioners
Brown
Holler
Catawba Board
N. A. Cook
Charlotte
Southern Power Company
Lookout Shoals
Iredell
Catawbe
Catawbe and
Lookout
Catania
Catawba
Irede
Mooresville
South Iredell
Mooresville River
Buffalo Shoals
Winter cover crops to suppress cockleburs on infested land
W F Massey advises on restoring land overrun by cockleburs. Sowing peas followed by rye and crimson clover after mowing the corn, then turning under the clover in spring may reduce weeds. Best practice is preventing weed feeding to stop persistence. otherwise it will take years.
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W. F. Massey
High Price of Zinc Saves Kidnapped Man in Old Mine
James H. Wort, a wealthy mine operator from Joplin, was held prisoner in an abandoned zinc mine for five days. Prospectors Roy Cardwell and Sim Huston found him unconscious, bound to timber, with a lit fuse attached to dynamite. The men escaped danger when the fuse burned out as they moved about the drift.
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Joplin
James H. Wort
Indianapol
Roy Cardwell
Sim Huston
Worth
Annel
Stanger
Courageous Philadelphia student defies odds to graduate
James Keithy, a Jefferson Medical College student in Philadelphia, fell from a college window, suffered a spinal fracture and leg amputation, left paralyzed in one leg. He completed his medical course and passed final exams, inspiring resilience amid hardship. Burdock's Blood Bitters advertised for digestion and health.
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James Keithy
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelhia
Keith
James Keith
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound promotes renewed health
Murfreesboro Tennessee reader Mrs HCE Manex reports relief from female weakness and displacement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She urges other women to seek the remedy, noting decades of testimonials and a confidential guidance service from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Toggton
Mrs. Hce
Manex
St. Murfreesboro
Tena
Guid Phyto Hteeine
Lynn
Mass
Oman
Seaboard Air Line Rail Meet Noted at Raleigh Event
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Seaboard Air Line and a rail event in Raleigh. Names appear garbled alongside references to a meet or contest with Beinn and Seaboard entities. The readable bits hint at a transportation themed gathering or timetable listing in North Carolina.
Public Forum on Two Cent Passenger Rates and Rail Equity
West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the idea that two cent passenger rates may cross subsidize freight revenues, forcing states to ensure passenger rates cover costs and provide a return on capital. The Norfolk and Western Railway argued for separating passenger from freight business for fair rate fixing. The decision affirms that surplus from any rate should reflect cost of service and prudent capitalization, not be used to subsidize other rail operations.
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M.L. E
Supreme Court of West Virginia
L. B. Johnson
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Yonnson
Comany
Two Cents
Supreme Court
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Greenville
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Great Britain
Order-In-Council
Germany
United States
Sweden
England
State Department
Washington
W. A. F. Ekengren
Yaqui Valley
Mexico
Thomas B. Howard
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Bunker Hill
League of Nations
William H.taft
Reginald A. J. Nanneford
Belgium
Bar
France
Lieut. Warneford
Ileary Beach Needham
Cocklebut
Astratir
Gour
America
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Peer Eater
Eerie
New York
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Ea Iumasiewien
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Seema
Cetran
Pete Beinn
Standard Oil Company
Washington, D.C
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Norfolk, Va
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Everett Piano
Mr.b. B. Anderson
John Church Company Manufacturers and Distributors
Main Street
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Buick
Texas
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Birmingham
New Orlears
Shreveport
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