Railroads and Progress Across a Nation’s Growth
Prof Hugo R Meyer testifies before the State Committee on Interstate Commerce in Washington on May 4. He argues that rail expansion and westward agricultural growth enabled eastern industry and markets, and warns that giving the Interstate Commerce Commission rate power risks bureaucratic myopia and harm to national development.
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State Committee On Interstate Commerce
Washington
Hugo R. Meyer
Chicago University
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Seaboard
Itterstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Europe
New England
West
East
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wool Exports from Australia Jump in Year
The Chicago Sun notes Australia’s wool exports to the United States have doubled within a year. It singles out boarding-house keepers as gossips with little use for idle roomers.
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Chicago Sun
Australia
United States
Iowa G A R Convention in Ottumwa Parade Over 2500 Veterans
In Oskaloosa last week nearly 5 000 attended the Iowa G A R encampment with a 2 500 veteran parade reviewed by Department Commander R T St John Gov A B Cummins Gen Robert Mann Woods and Congressman John F Lavey. The event included a living bank of 500 school children and fireside veteran sessions. Officers elected included Commander S H Harper Ottumwa and others from Iowa towns. The report also notes political maneuvering around party leadership and the origin of the term Hawkeye in Iowa.
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Russell Woodard
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Iowa
J. F. McNeill
J. E. Classen
Marshalltown
8. M King
Albia
John Potter
Newton
George A. Lincoln
Cedar Rapids
R. J. Young
Oelwein
S. L. Moor
Boone
J. G. Hutchinson
Ottumwa
W. P. Twombly
Iowa Shippers Suffer From Missouri Rail Rate Law
Missouri’s new railroad rate law set to take effect June 17 appears to harm Iowa shippers in the region, with rate sheets from the Missouri capital confirming higher charges for stocks and grains. The article also lists State Normal Dates and institute locations across Iowa, detailing places and dates announced by State Superintendent Riggs.
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Iowa
Missouri
Riggs
Rates Spark Grain Dealers Convention in Missouri City
The fifth annual convention of the State Association of Grain Dealers in Des Moines urges rail rate reform. Resolutions call for weight supervision and possible action to force railroads to terms. The meeting notes a new Missouri law and rising agitation for state railroad changes as Hearst and Bryan figures loom in Iowa politics with new headquarters and a state organizer.
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Missouri
Hearst
Bryan
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Labor
State
George F. Tucker
Clinton
J. H. Ream
Oskaloosa
William Doolittle
Carbondate
Mary Doyle
G. J. Pickett
Ottumwa
Edwin Perry
Dan Malloy
Dubuque
William Perrin
Charles Lunquist
Sioux City
A. M. Hough
Newton
B. T. Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Ira B. Thomas
W. A. Scruby
W. H. Albrecht
Tama
H. Dorrance
James Leslie
R. Tf. Daniels
Council Bluffs
C. L. Wilson
N. M. Taylor
Sibley
State Federation of Labor
Grocers’ Association
United Mine Workers' Association of Iowa
Mining Association
Miners’ Association
Iowa Railroads Claim Nation’s Best System and Growth
A prominent railroad official asserts Iowa has the nation’s finest railroad system with three West-East main lines and 43 daily passenger trains. He notes high wages for machinists and other railroad workers and says many communities are within 15 miles of a station as trains total about 500 daily across the state.
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Iowa
United States
Illinois
Two Meshes Grandfather and Grandson Tale
A humorous Chicago Journal item notes a grandfather recalling watching a cook mesh potatoes and a grandson joking about watching a mash of a policeman. A Cedar Springs report states Mrs. D W Carle was fatally injured and her husband and two sons seriously burned by a gasoline stove explosion.
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Granpa
Chicago Journal
Cedar Springs
D. W. Carle
Shave Money Helps Build Iowa State Knight Home
A traveling shoemaker in Sheldon started a fund with a joking four cent shave to finance a national home for the widows and orphans of the Knights of the Ship. Iowa cities seek location as $200000 is planned with national backing.
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Shave
Sioux City
Knights of the Ship
Iowa
National Association
Simpson Wins Debate Between Simpson and Drake
Simpson college won the unanimous decision in the freshman debate against Drake university. A special Des Moines train ferried seventy five Drake students to the event. The motion held that United States senators should be elected by popular vote with Simpson arguing the affirmative. Debaters were Frank Bean Roy Curtis and C A Orr. Cedar Rapids men elected to railway offices at Portland include E E Clark A B Garretgton W J Maxwell C H Wilkins L E B Sheppard.
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Cedar Rapids
Portland
Ore
Grand
E. E. Clark
A. B. Garretgton
W. J. Maxwell
C. H. Wilkins
L. E B. Sheppard
Philadelphia
Webster City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Crooked Creek
Lehigh
Nevada
John Danielson
Iowa City
Iowa Apollo Glee Club
College of Dentistry
Grundy Center
J. W. Grant
Conrad
Rock Island
Des Moines
Howe
Lafe Young
Iowa
Sibley
B. A. Wilder
United States
Boone
Iowa Rathbone Sisters
Buxton
William Darby
Davenport
Des Moines River tragedy leaves family hopeful
Charles McNeely owes his life after his carriage fell 25 feet into the Des Moines river bed when his frightened team ran off a bridge. He was buried in mud two feet deep and unconscious until rescued. both horses died and three carriage occupants were badly hurt.
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Des Moines
Charles McNeely
Patchwork Hiring Lesson From Yard Work Choice
Mrs. Murray advertised for a day gardener and faced two applicants. Her mother in law’s sly cue about overalls and patches swayed the selection, illustrating a judgment based on appearance. The piece ends with a quip about the inventor of the rubber collar and neckwear.
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Mrs. Murray
Dodd's Kidney Pills Credited By Recovered Worker
Buffalo resident Crippled by kidney disease quits work then returns after six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He suffers no more and urges others with kidney trouble to try the remedy as a cure. Record-Herald notes the ad claim and cites Chicago source.
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Buffalo
N. Y
R. McLean
Coast Ferry St
Dodd
Mr. McLean
Dod
Right
Railroad man praises Cuticura remedies for eczema relief
B S Hege, Baltimore & Ohio Passenger Agent in Washington DC, writes of dramatic eczema improvement after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He reports relief after one day and claims cure nearly complete, offering to help others and permitting use of his letter.
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8. B. Heee
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Washington, D. C
B. Hege
Clean House To-Day With Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
A vintage advertisement urges readers to use Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a cure for stomach liver and bowel issues. It claims the product cleanses the body and prevents disease, selling at 50 cents and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
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Dr. Caldwell
Pusheck’s Euro Promoted as All-Purpose Medicine
An ad touts Pusheck’s Euro as a universal remedy for overworked people and a range of illnesses including rheumatism pains weakness blood and nervous disorders indigestion nervous debility insomnia and stomach troubles. The slogan urges readers to insist their druggist keep it on hand and credits Dr. Pusheck of Chicago. Some men hire others to do their kicking for them per the New York Times quote.
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Pusheck
Chicago
N. Y
Seeco
Quincy
Eastern Medical College
Agricultural Colonies Open for Settlement in Arkansas and Louisiana
Agricultural colonization notices announce Lockesburg Colony in Sevier County Arkansas with about 30 000 acres and anchoring Sabine Parish Louisiana with about 24 000 acres open for settlement lands priced 7 to 15 dollars per acre on easy terms to actual settlers Jockesburg Loring Colonies touted for farming stock raising fruit and tobacco regions with healthy climate water Write for books concerning Lockesbury and Loring Colonies and Current Events Magazine to agents in Kansas City and Angus City Missouri and note testimonials and advertisements from period papers adjusting to the era
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Kansas City Southern Railway
Lockesburg
Sevier
Arkansas
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
Jockesburg
Bott
Lockesbury
Loring
Current Events
G. Warner
I. A
K. Gcg
Kansas City
I. Roesler
Immigration Agt
KK. OG
Ryangus City
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