A Grand Organization The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is praised as a strong well managed labor body led by a superb chief Arthur. It reports a $100,000 strike fund unused for years and $42,000 given to widows and orphans last year. The union claims $8,000,000 paid for insurance and 36,000 engineers nationwide with 90 percent membership. It is described as model labor, beneficial to members and railroads.
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the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Arthur
Brotherhood
An Experiment With Sheep by J W Gill
In 1897 I bought seventy five bred ewes for 150 dollars. By spring 1898 I sold twenty five lambs for 50 dollars and later turned forty culls to hog pasture, feeding with corn and sorghum. In February 1899 I sold thirty six for 100 dollars. In fourteen months I recovered all money and now, sixteen months from purchase, have 135 head. I saved cockleburrs, and wool covered expenses.
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J. W. Gill
Texas Farm and Ranch
A Good Wash For Trees For Fruit Orchards
A published tree wash recipe advises mixing one quart soft soap a quarter pound asafoetida one pound sulfur one pint soot and three quarts water. Apply to large limbs twice per season in May or June and August to smooth bark remove rough particles deter insects and prevent borers. Use a brush or rag on a handle.
Kentucky Arrest Threat Mirrors Prohibition Debate
The Rev Sam Jones faces possible arrest for sedition in Kentucky after denouncing the government for tolerating two saloons per Capitol building and accusing officials of liquor influence. Meanwhile streetcar firms plan a trust to shield against material price trusts, foreshadowing broader consolidation.
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Sam Jones
Kentucky
House of Congress
National Capital
United States
St. Louis
East and West Railroad to Bring Vast Wealth
An east and west railroad, now insured, will develop great wealth in this country and give all industries a new outlet for growth and opportunity. The enterprise promises broad economic benefits and expanded commerce across regions.
Strawberries by freight and carload potential
Strawberries shipments this season are too small for carload dispatch from this point. If growers joined with southern producers, several more carloads could be sent and prices improved. Refrigerated cars yield better fruit and prices, with freight from this point to St Louis 55 cents per cwt, Chicago 73 cents, Minneapolis 91 cents, Duluth 1.02 dollars, Omaha 70 cents, about half the express rate. With larger acreage next season, most shipments can use refrigerator cars and fast freight for better returns. Authors urge growing in quantity to enable carload shipments and lower rates.
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D. J. Cavitt
St. Louis
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Omaha
Growth of Hen drix College Intended Boost to Population
Local boosters claim the opening of Hen drix College will attract at least 100 families, adding about 500 people and boosting business profits. Carl A. Starck warns Arkansas grape growers against wine adulteration, citing fines and state protections for native wine.
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Hendrix College
Carl A. Starck
Arkansas
Arkangas Gazette
Franchises Targeted by State Tax Measures
A New York law signed by Governor Roosevelt and a Missouri measure tax city franchises as property. The laws strike at franchise holders, widely seen as just, likely to be adopted elsewhere and may push corporations to sell plants to municipalities. The bills as passed hit franchises hard.
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New York
Roosevelt
Missouri
Strawberries ripen early in Carthage market
The Carthage Press reports ripe strawberries already picked and sold there on May 8, with the Sarcoxie district four weeks earlier in late April. Last year Carthage was sixteen days ahead of Sarcoxie.
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Carthage
Sarcoxie
Mines to Install Plants Near Here
Mining plants ordered and soon to be installed at the mines near here may change the mining question. They could demonstrate that we have paying mines locally, but no one in Yoo shows interest in ore at $100 per ton.
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Yoo Ifor
Trusts Rely On Supreme Court For Survival
The hope of the trusts lies in the United States Supreme Court, which has been described as controlled by the corporations. As antitrust laws are being reenacted, they may be declared unconstitutional.
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United States Supreme Court
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