Nebraskas Legislature Rejects Carnegie Pension Bill for Professors
The Nebraska lower house voted 61 to 47 to reject a bill allowing University of Nebraska professors to accept Carnegie pensions. The debate touched on money taint, potential influence, and whether the fund would be governed by rules rather than favoritism. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader urged strict enforcement of prohibition laws, while Mitchell roads program advances promise easier travel and better markets for farmers.
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Minneapolis
Nebraska
State University
Bryan
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Sioux Falls
Argus
Mitchell
Preachers Will Play Ball In Spokane Championship
Rev Dr William J Hindley pastor of Pilgrim Congregational church leads Spokane Ministerial association in challenging the city council to meet for a baseball championship game in April 1909. E V Lambert city council president and 1908 municipal team captain expects tryouts in 10 days and a May readiness. Several former college and professional players join both sides for a stiff game.
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Spokane
Wash
William J. Hindley
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Spokane Ministerial Association
E. V. Lambert
Municipal
Great Railroad Project Aims Toward Pacific Coast Link
A planned extension of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway aims to create a 9000 mile transcontinental system by 1909 with 1400 miles of new track from the Missouri River to Puget Sound. The route crossing the Missouri and Standing Rock Indian Reservation proceeds via Montana, Idaho, and Washington to Seattle and Tacoma, offering new agricultural, mineral, and timber wealth.
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Pacific Coast
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mobridge
South Dakota
Missouri
Aberdeen
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
North Dakota
Marmarth
Little Missouri River
Terry
Mont
Yellowstone River
Northern Pacific
Miles City
Musselshell River
Harlowton
Montana Railroad
Lombard
Northern Pacific Railway
Great Continental Divide
Piedmont
Rockies
Butte
Pipestone Pass
Deer Lodge
Garrison
Missoula
Haugan
Bitter Root
St. Paul Pass
Cour d’Alene
Beverly Wash
Columbia River
Snoqualmie Pass
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Cedar River
Maple Valley
Seattle
Tacoma
Kent
Auburn
Sumner
North Puyallup
Broad
Pacific
Orient
Northwest
Why Does Wood Decay Opinion of Experts
Experts explain wood decay results from fungi and bacteria needing air moisture and warmth. Submerged timber lasts due to limited air. dry air encourages decay. creosote and antiseptics slow decay. Government research in Wood Preservation extends timber life saving costs for rails and posts.
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Railroad Corporation
Pennsylvania
United States
Department of Agriculture
Office of Wood Preservation
Forest Service
Washington
Earthquake Shocks Global Record Shows Thirteen Years On
A remark from Current Literature notes that a network of observatories with delicate instruments records about 30 000 minor earthquakes annually worldwide. The system can pinpoint locations with certainty even without witnesses to the quake.
Bridge plans and rail dreams sweep Missouri line rumors
A note in the Oacoma Argus Leader ties the push for a steel bridge across the Missouri to talk of extending the Great Railroad. The brief signals a period of ambitious infrastructure chatter influencing regional transport plans.
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Argus
Oacoma
Oacoma Argus-Leader
Missouri
Direct primary law tests in Spokane primaries
Spokane voters face a party declaration at registration under the new Washington law. The first test is in Spokane on April 6 for mayor and city council races, with May 4 set for the election. Ballot printing will rotate candidate order to prevent early-cheer advantage and reduce past ticket scramble.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Marion
E Hay
C. Herbert Moore
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John P. Gray
Great Railroad Project
Waukee & St. Paul Road
Baltic
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffher & Marx Clothes
W. C. Metcalf
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