Brouillard and Cartwright at Mirapolis Dam Scheme
Brouillard, chief engineer of the Niquota irrigation dam, meets Cartwright and his daughter Genevieve and discusses reclamation. Cartwright forms a company, wins contracts, and a boom town forms. Massingale pressures for a railroad to tap ore from Amy Massingale’s mine, while Brouillard seeks money to pay debts and faces a personal conflict between duty and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brouillard
Niquota
Wesley Cartwright
Genevieve
Cartwright
Steve Massingale
President Ford
Little Susan
Amy Massingale
Mirapolis
Consolidated Electric Power Company
Mirage of Mirapolis Prompts Bold Promise and Jittery Markets
Brouillard, cartwright, and brokers contend with a stalled railroad project and rising real estate fervor in Mirapolis. Promoter Cartwright presses for a dramatic boost while Brouillard weighs a risky gamble to secure a gold reef discovery as bankers watch from afar. The clash of ambition and uncertainty fuels a tense, fast moving week of construction, labor, and speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirdpolis
Garner
Kansas City
Hotel Metropole
Mirapolis
Chicago
Ackerman
P. S.W
Buckskin
Niquoia
Brouillard
J. Wesley Cartwright
Mr. Cartwright
Power Company
Reclamation Service
Chigringo Avenue
New York
George
Jack’s
Upcoming Nebraska Conventions Dominate April-June
A roundup of coming events lists state and local conventions from April through June in Nebraska. Major gatherings include the State Letter Carriers at Grand Island, T P A at Alliance, G A R encampment at Lexington, Dental Society at Lincoln, Bankers at Beatrice, Eagles at Lincoln, and many others in Omaha, Alliance, York, and North Platte. Several notes cover rail and depot updates, meat-price concerns, and regional civic projects amid local notices and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Alliance
Nebraska
Savannah
Seattle
Omaha
Good Roads Association
Lincoln
G.A. R
Lexington
State
Dental Society
Nebraska Bankers
Beatrice
State Association of Commercial Clubs
Pageant of
Gate City
North Platte
Bakers’ Ass’n
P. EB. O
American Union of Swedish Singers
West
Order of Eagles
Gould- Dietz
Ak-Sar-Ben
New Orleans
Washington
Indian Affairs
Conners
Grand Island Commercial Club
Union Pacific
Mahler
R. C. Howe
Armour & Co., Packers
Wayne
Pr. S. A. Lutgen
Nebraska Fraternal Order of Eagles
Farmers’ Association of
Madison County
A. G. George
Gage County
Zounty
Northwestern Railroad
York
Lincoln Automobile
Auto Dealers Corporation
Toa
Missouri River
Box Butte Fair Association
Alliance Commercial Club
Sidner
Fremont
Dodge County
Abraham Spoon
Springfield
Emma Gueffroy
Adolph
Twelfth Cavalry
Hatchita
Lindicott
St. Joseph & Grand Island
Wayne County
Bank board warns Nebraska fund risk from new banks
State banking board chief Royse criticizes rapid bank chartering and seeks power to curb issuances. He cites judicially defined discretionary authority and calls for action to limit bank numbers. Also lists warrants issued by the State Auditor in March with fund sources and amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Nebraska Bank Guarranty Fund
Rouse
State Banking Board
My. Royse
Supreme Court
State Auditor's Office
Records Show March Revenue Surge at Secretary of State Office
March 1916 filings reveal cash transactions totaling 3428.10, up from 1762.55 in 1914 and 2289.08 in 1916, with efficiency gains over 1914. The loan shark law receipts reached 540 from nine annual fees. Vehicle registrations rose: 9150 car plates and 907 motorcycle plates issued in March, bringing 1916 year totals to 64140 autos and 9158 motos, hinting at near 80000 autos for 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Automobile Department
Alpine Grandeur Amazing History of the Alps
The article recounts the Alpine origin from a fissure in the earth to volcanic outbursts, subsidence, and rapid uplifting. It describes rivers, mud and sediment, and the eventual rise of Mont Blanc region into a tableland carved by rain, snow, glaciers, and avalanches into peaks, lakes, and valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
France
Mont Blanc
Switzerland
Will Brouillard and Cartwright escape the looming panic
The text outlines key steps the two protagonists may take to avert a wider panic and protect their investments. It questions whether their actions can prevent disaster while preserving assets, implying risk and tension as they weigh options.
Stoecker Withdraws from Governor Race in Nimble Prohibition Clash
On the last legal day Colonel W F Stoecker of Omaha withdrew from the democratic nomination for governor opposing prohibition. Secretary of State Pool received a telegram requesting his name be removed from the ballot. Stoecker gave no reason for the withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Stoecker
Omaha
Pool
Stoecker
Tax on Six Dollar Nebraska Lodge Mortgage Upheld
An opinion affirms a Sarpy county district court decree ruling the Nebraska Degree of Honor lodge must pay taxes on a six dollar mortgage tied to real estate. The court says fraternal beneficiary societies are not tax exempt on lending profits and that the tax follows the recorded mortgage as real estate equity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Degree of Honor Lodge
Sarpy
District Court
Decree of Honor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francis Lynde
Charles Scribner
the Speedway
Niquoia Electric Power, Lighting and Traction Company
Hell’s Frire
Sam Hill
Quesada
War Arrow
Quesada Trail
Grislow
Victor
Genevieve Cartwright
Griffith
Murray
Amy
Chigringo
Niquoia National Bank
Buckskin Gold Mining and Milling
Jack’s Mountain
Ainsworth
Long Pine
Brown County
Co-Operative Creamery
Bridgeport
John Meints
Pickrell
O Street
W. S. Delano
Ansley
Arcadia
Buffalo County
Fair Grounds
Omaha Stock Market
Hutt
Broken Bow
O. J. Coleman
York County Agricultural Society
York County
R. R. Partridge
Nathaniel ‘Butler
University of ‘Chicago
M.V. O’shea
University of Wisconsin
Central Nebraska
Teachers’ Association
Congress
Gosper
Phelps
Kearney
Table Rock
Argus
Anna B. Heer
Frank H. Taylor
Fred S. Hassler
Otto J.schirk
Burlington Railroad
Havelock
Grant Claims
Commercial Club
United States
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Coleridge
the State House
No. of General
Amt
Tae
University
State Library
Smith-Lever Eevee Reee
Tire Commission Ee
Normal Schoo Institution
Eee University A
Willis E. Reed
Great Northern Railway
Burlington Lines
Nebraska College of Agriculture
County Fair Managers’ Association
Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Platte River
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