Harvest Labor Shortage Shapes Pacific Northwest Rail Work
The article notes a critical labor shortfall for railroad construction and harvests in the Northwest, with Minneapolis dispatching 2,000 workers weekly and estimates of 100,000,000 in railroad spending. It details wage battles, long hours, and “jumpers” amid a migration of farmers’ sons to harvest fields and rail laborers across Montana Oregon Idaho and Washington.
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Trans Mississippi Congress Plans Westward Boom Meeting
The Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress calls its seventeenth annual session for November 20 21 22 23 in Kansas City. Governors may appoint up to ten delegates and cities up to ten, with counties and organizations also represented. The executive committee urges action on river navigation needing government aid under the reclamation act.
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California
Elhu Root
Kansas City
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Trans- Mississippi
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Pruefert Murder Hearing in Waukesha State
Otto Pruefert faced a preliminary murder hearing in municipal court over the death of his father-in-law Fred Hookstedt. Five witnesses testified that Hookstedt died from strangulation or head wounds, not horse-related injury, and the case was postponed to Aug. 15. Mrs Pruefert attended with her husband amid a large crowd.
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Waukesha
Wis
Otto Pruefert
Fred Hookstedt
D. S. Tullan
C. E. Armin
W. K. Wilson
James Smart
L. E. Youmatis
C. EF. Smith
W. E. King
Wife of Thomas W Lawson Dies at Dreamwold Country Home
Mrs. Thomas W Lawson died at noon at Dreamwold, the Lawson country home in Scituate Massachusetts. Heart failure felled her after weeks of illness, two daughters recalled from Europe, husband and most children at bedside, eldest Arnold away on his honeymoon. Born Jeannie Augusta Goodwillie in Cambridge, 47 years old, she was noted for domestic tastes and generous charity. Six children survive, with Arnold married and abroad, others aged 23 to 9, including the household’s Bun ny. Funeral planned in Boston next Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Arnold
New York
Lucie Mittchell
Eben B
Gladys) Stanwood
Big freighter that can t sink to dominate lake shipping
A Duluth syndicate of lake capitalists plans a 650 foot freighter to be the largest on the lakes and unsinkable using compressed air. It would carry 15 000 to 17 000 net tons and cost about 600 000 dollars, requiring a double hull and new design.
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Duluthy Minn
Duluth
Orino Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup Promises Constipation Relief
Advertises Orino Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup as a permanent remedy for habitual constipation by stimulating the liver and normalizing bowel action without irritation. Claims it does not nauseate or gripe and is mild to take, sold by T. Erhatt with a directive to refuse substitutes.
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Orino
T. Erhatt
Grand Trunk Railways Expands Double Track Route
One of the world’s longest stretches of double track under single management runs from Chicago to Montreal and to Niagara Falls. The Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley route links Chicago to New York via Niagara Falls. Descriptive literature and timetables are mailed free on application to Geo. W. Vaux A. G. P. & T. A. Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams St Chicago.
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Grand Trunk Railway System
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Montreal
Niagara Falls
Grand Trunk-Lehigh Valley
New York
Adams St
Fortune Favors Those Who Persist in Want Ads
A pithy reflection on Fortune rewarding persistence, noting that the fickle goddess favors those who keep courting her and seek a glimpse of success even within want ads. The line hints at stubborn optimism amid listings and opportunities.
Boyd Fisherman Drowns While Casting at Pike Lake
W J Icksteadt a leading Boyd merchant and well known in northern Wisconsin drowned at Pike lake eight miles north of Boyd while fishing. He and Joseph Harding started from Boyd at 7:30 pm and by 11 pm a phone message reported the boat capsized and Icksteadt was unable to be rescued. He leaves a widow and three children.
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W. J. Icksteadt
Wisconsin
Pike Lake
Here
Mr. Icksteadt
Joseph Harding
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Cure For Kidney Disease
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure is free of poisons and will cure any kidney disease within medical reach. Sold by O. T. Erhartt.
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Foley’s
O. T. Erhartt
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