RIGES RISE HIGH COST OF LIVING HITS THE RAILROADS
Rail executives urge unified federal regulation as costs outpace revenues with rising prices for materials taxes and other expenses while freight and passenger rates lag. Julius Kruttschnitt testifies before a Joint Congressional Committee on Interstate Commerce warning railroads may face bankruptcy by 1918 without relief.
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Washington
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific Company
Joint Congressional Committee On Interstate Commerce
Kruttschnite
Weurtzsehuitts
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Department of Agriculture
Kruttschnitt
Unification of Regulation Urged for Railroads
Washington March 26 Judge Robert S Lovett chair of the Union Pacific executive committee told the Newlands committee that railroad regulation must be federal in scope to ensure a unified system. He warned state rules and disparate statutes hinder growth and called for federal incorporation of railroads by general law to standardize powers and duties nationwide.
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Washington
Dow
Congress
Robert S. Lovett
Union Pacific System
Newlands Joint Congressional Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lovett
United States
Wilbur Loise Piper obituary from Arborville Neb
Wilbur Loise Piper, son of John and Susannah Piper, born July 28 1867 at Grindley Illinois, died March 26 1917 in Arborville Nebraska in his 50th year. He married Agnes Laura Stewart October 12 1886 in Arborville and Lena Orrell April 17 1916 in Seward County Nebraska. He leaves four children Ellsworth Walter Myrtle and Fern, his mother Susannah, his wife Lena, three brothers Henry Seth and Richard, two sisters Mrs Austin Pickrel and Mrs Charles Jarmin, and three grandchildren Walter Gertrude Beatrice. Funeral services were held at Arborville Congregational church last Thursday with Rev G W Brown.
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Wilbur Loise Piper
John
Susannah Piper
Grindley
Ill
Mr. Piper
Agnes Laura Stewart
Arb Rville
Nebr
Ellsworth
Walter
Myrtle McGuire
Oregon
Fern
Lena Orrell
Ntw
Seward County
Nebraska
Arborville
Neb
Arborville Congregational Church
G. W. Brownback
House For Sale Near Polk By P Anderson
Two story seven room house offered for sale three miles north of Polk. Seller identifies as P Anderson and plans to build a new home.
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Tain
P. Anderson
Polk
Flag and store notices headline a local ad roundup
The page advertises a large flag line with prices from 1 to 2.25 and mentions The Variety Store, Easter cards at Crow's, World Herald subscriptions, flour at 3.00 per sack, and eggs at 4.00 per hundred. It also notes ownership transfers Lundberg to P A Hanquist and a county Sunday school convention at Shelby with attendees listed.
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Crow’s. World-Herald
A. G. Lindburg
Louis Beckman
Colorado
Lind & Samuelson
Lundberg
P. A. Hanquist
Modern Office Stationery and Printing Services
The notice promotes office stationery and printing services including letterheads billheads statements and envelopes. It highlights stock running low toward month end and offers quick, neat artistic work with in person phone or mail orders.
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Kruttachnitt
Congress Committee
Blanch Nieman
Lincoln
Albert Benson
A. K. Crow
Pure Food Grocery
Lincoln Daily Star
Progress
Chas. Marshall
Friend
The
Baptist Church
Ralph Cummings
Arthur Kelly
Luton
Kell
Wmirs
N. M. Martin
John Wall
Hampton
Wm. Scheapler
J. A. Loudermileh
Stromsburg
C.C. WeCune
Emma Wilson
Josephine Johnson
C. H. Lindburg
Floyd Hedburg
Columbus
Floyd
Myrtle Beckman
R. J. Allison
Miss Beckman
Nebraska University
Louis Edwards
A H. Nickell
Baptist College of
Grand Island
W.C. Wilshusen
St. Libory
August Garling
Alice Lindburg
Wolbach
A. C. Lindburg
Germany
Mae Tenney
Marie Limburg
Grand Island College
Mildred Smith
Wesleyan
Grinnell
Iowa
Raymond Tewell
Martin
Carl Jones
State University
Willard Lindburg
State Farm
Indiana
Merchant
Chicago
Boise Os
S.C
J. N. Norton
John Plessinger
Rena Mellor
J. C. McClure
Rev. Senneff
C. C. McCune
Mildred and
Rena Johnson
Lillian Adelson
Shelby
DE EK -Eur
Polk Progress Printery
Viking Theatre
Hudson Maxim
America
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