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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1914
Page
7
In Calgary four stock exchanges operate from morning to afternoon as brokers flood the market. Speculation centers on a first oil strike at the Discovery well with multiple wells expected to follow, driving feverish buying and prices up in minutes. Dominion offers a 60 cent per barrel premium for Canadian production.
Mr Frank C Hippard recounts the largest automobile tour, starting in Chicago and ending in South Bend Detroit and Marshall covering 450 miles. The trip featured 250 cars, no tire blowouts, and a first look at the Studebaker Four and Six plants. The drivers praised speed reliability and fuel use averaging 18 mpg with one quart of oil used. An Indiana political note followed urging Republicans to rejoin the party.
Casey residents report visitors from Seattle Chicago Drumright Okla Tulsa and Creston Iowa and Kilbourn Wis. Dr Harold W Miller seeks Chicago practice. Geo Fortney and daughter Lura plan an eastern trip to Ohio Maryland New York and Atlantic City. Chautauqua drew large crowds and generated high hopes for next year. Lawrence Flannery, son of John Flannery of Woodbury, is on trial in West Plains Mo for killing O T McConnel.
A Republican Progressive conference opened at the Indiana state headquarters in Indianapolis drawing 125 participants from across the state. Most attendees were leaders of the 1912 Progressive Movement. Will Hays and L W Henley abstained. The gathering signals influence on the 1914 campaign in Indiana and nearby states.
Ed Flagg travels to Oberlein Ohio to visit son James. Mrs May Holdem and two children visit Kansas City relatives. C H Greengrove moves household goods to Oakland. Mrs Louis Cosgrove returns from Pennsylvania trip. W H F Drewel buys a new Chandler auto. Briscoe Lee reunion plans set for August. Minerva Dawson and Joseph W Tyler wed at the Dawson home.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a five per cent increase in freight rates between Buffalo and Pittsburg and the Mississippi River, with no increases east of Pittsburg and Buffalo. Central Freight Association class rates and most commodity rates rose six per cent, excluding coal and several minerals. The changes are expected to boost railroad income by about 1.344 percent and affect major east west systems along the central territory, while roughly 35 percent of traffic faced no change.
The mediation for the enginemen’s wage dispute on Western railways has failed. About 55,000 men are ready to strike, with August seen as a possible strike date, threatening disruption to railway companies and services.
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