Nebraska Coal Rate Complaint Hits Union Pacific
Nebraska railroad regulator files formal complaint with the interstate commerce commission over Union Pacific coal rates from Rock Springs and Hanna Wyoming. It cites blanket charges of 450 per ton for Rock Springs coal and 3.50 for Hanna coal in Nebraska, with higher Kansas routes at 4 per ton for Rock Springs coal. The commission also proposes alternative rates for various Nebraska destinations and coal types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Rock Springs
Hanna
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Union Pacific Road
Cheyenne
Pine Bluff
Smead
Neb
State Line
Omaha
Carpenter wins coal demurrage dispute with railroads in York
N N Carpenter of York fought Northwestern and Missouri Pacific over a carload of coal stored in York yards for a month accruing demurrage. He refused a $5 reloading charge and challenged the fees at the state railway commission. The case ended with Carpenter winning and the railroads to avoid further charges.
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Co. N. Carpenter
York
Northwestern
Missouri Pacific
Northwestern Yards
Indian Territory
Northwestern Road
Carpenter
Lincoln
State Commission
Northwestern Railroad
Government expert cites butter fat profit in dairying letter
In a letter to the state railway commission D B White states the net profit on butter fat is 7.40 per hundred pounds. He bases this on 18 cents per pound for product and 5.85 for manufacturing with butter priced at 26 cents a pound. White also includes telegram copies between Ed Webster and the dairy bureau chief.
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State Railway Commission
D. B. White
Terminal Tax in Tennessee Moves Toward Adoption
Henry T. Clarke, member of the State Railway Commission and legislator, a marked copy shows Tennessee will adopt terminal tax principles for railroad property. Attorney General Cates has advised the distribution is legal, with State Board of Assessment set to follow. Clarke helped push the terminal tax bill in the house.
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Tennessee
Henry T. Clarke
State Railway Commission
Special Rate Orders Set Rail Charges Across Nebraska
State railway commission approved several special orders affecting early 20th century rail fares. Two Blair contractors complained of a 3 44 cent Fremont Blair North Western rate. a 2 cent passenger rate was mandated. Burlington gains include short distance fares from Crawford to Omaha 46 cents and Columbus to Lincoln 1.26 dollars among others. Ice from York to Kearney and stone from Blue Springs and Wymore to Central City set at 6 cents per hundred.
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State Railway
Blair
Gilbert C. Himes
Herman Shields
Fremont
Northwestern
Burlington
Crawford
Omaha
Old
Alliance
Hoag
Lincoln
Beatrice
Burnham
Benton
Putnam
Blue Springs
Wymore
Garrison
Bellwood
Columbus
York
Kearney
Central City
Land Office Report From July Shows Kin kaid Act Entries
The July report from the southern section of the United States land office records fourteen homestead entries under the Kin kaid act, four final proofs, and two cash entries. Entries covered 560 and 480 acre tracts in Hayes Hitchcock Dundy and Chase counties. Relinquishment cash entries were bought out at 1.25 per acre with fourteen months residence. No public sales of isolated tracts occurred in July under new ruling. oaths require intent to live on the land.
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United States Land Office
Southwest
Hayes
Hitchcock
Dundy
Chase
Complain of Lumber Trust In Harvard Sparks Inquiry
Elmer I Brown of Harvard asks Attorney General Thompson to gather proof of an alleged unlawful lumber price fixing by J H Yost Lumber Co and J Rice. County Attorney Stiner of Clay Center is to investigate. Brown also claims coal price practices mirror the lumber situation and cites Bain's coal purchases from C B Havens and Denver sources.
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Elmer I. Brown
Harvard
Thompson
J. H. Yost Lumber Company
J. Rice
Brown
Stiner
Clay Center
State Legal Department
John Bain
C. B Havens
Omaha
Bain
Denver
Havens
State Fair to Feature Liberati Band of New York
C H Rudge of the state fair board praises the Liberati band of New York as the first world class ensemble engaged for the fair. The fifty piece band will be joined by several grand opera singers, promising one of the best drawing attractions in the fair's history.
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Innes
C. H. Rudge
Liberati Band
New York
Ballot Keeps Name Of Deceased Candidate W. W. Eliott
The state primary ballot includes W. W. Eliott of Center, a late candidate for district clerk who drowned on the 7th. Secretary Junkin decided to keep the name on the ticket since Eliott had no opposition and no other course was clear.
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W. W. Eliott
Center
Elliott
Junkin
Uniform Reports Sought by Interstate Commission Visit
Ss. L. Lupton of the Interstate Commerce Commission will visit Lincoln to confer with the State Railway Commission about a uniform reporting requirement for common carriers. The local commission has been notified of Lupton's coming.
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Ss. L. Lupton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln
State Railway Commission
Mr. Lupton
Thompson seeks remand in express case over Sibley law
Attorney General Thompson files a motion in federal court to remand the suit against express companies involving the Sibley law. He argues the state has jurisdiction in the matter.
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Thompson
Partridges to be distributed across state to raise funds
Chief Game Warden George L. Carter orders one hundred pairs of Hungarian partridges to be distributed statewide as money is raised. Each pair costs 4.50 dollars and Carter will ship free. Gordon residents have raised 150 dollars and Mer riman residents 100 dollars toward the project.
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George L. Carter
Carter
Gordon
Special Household Costume and Home Cleaning Tips
The article outlines washable cotton kitchen gowns with short sleeves and simple collars, paired with a practical apron for housework. It also explains matting cleaning steps using warm saltwater and borax, plus engaging ideas to enrich an invalid’s reading with illustrated magazines and cheap art reproductions.
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Cornwall
Lorna Doone
Lyonesse
Scott
Chicken Hash from Harpers Bazaar
Chop cold chicken and mix with a little gravy or cream. Finely chop two green peppers and simmer with the chicken. Serve on a hot platter with a border of hot mashed potato and parsley. Omit peppers if desired.
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Harper’s Bazar
Pineapple Cake Recipe and Pineapple Filling Guide
Beat yolks of three eggs with sugar and salt. Dissolve soda in water and sift cream of tartar with flour. Flavor with pineapple extract and fold in beaten egg whites. For filling boil sugar milk and butter, then add pineapple extract and stir until ready to spread.
Good Vegetable Soup For Warm Days
A simple vegetable soup uses leftover vegetables sieved and mixed with thin cream sauce. Simmer briefly to yield six portions, offering a delicate nutritious substitute when meat stock is hard to keep.
Tomato Sauce for Fish
Stew half the contents of a can of tomatoes with half an onion sliced thin three peppercorns and a bay leaf. Rub through a strainer. Cook one tablespoon butter with a heaping tablespoon flour until blended and add the strained tomato gradually. Season with salt and pepper and pour over the fish. Good with codfish balls.
Grandmother's Ginger Bread Secret Recipe
A kitchen note describes a ginger bread batter using one cup molasses two level teaspoons soda two teaspoons ginger half teaspoon salt one cup water and flour to a soft dough. Melted fat is stirred in last for richness.
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N. O
Tongue Tied by Court Injunction On Farm Favor
Kalamazoo Michigan landowner Frank B. Morris obtained an injunction against Irve Savage and his wife prohibiting Mrs Savage from speaking to Morris or his wife on or near the farm or obstructing her husband in carrying out orders. The order also bars her from leaving the cottage lot and from speaking to the couple, prompting her to move and pull up garden plants before departure.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Frank B. Morris
Irve Savage
Savage
Morris
Morris Farm
Mrs. Savage
Dream Causes Child to Dislocate Neck in Fearful Vision
Ten year old Olga Bennett of South Second street Camden New Jersey frightened by a bear vision dislocates her neck. She is taken to Homeopathic hospital where X rays guide attempts to reset the vertebrae. With a harness the head is held in position and doctors watch for results over days.
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Camden
N. J
Olga Bennett
South Second Street
One-Half of His Bones Removed in Bold Detroit Operation
George J. Schwartz of Detroit aged 31 died after ten months with no bones on the right side of his body. He survived the extensive operation Oct. 3 at the Petroit sanitarium after multiple prior surgeries failed to stop a tumor. Ribs collar bone sternum part of hip and shoulder blade were removed leaving him unable to lie except on his back.
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Detroit
Mich
George J. Schwartz
Schwartz
Petroit Sanitarium
Michigan
Harlem Rivals Fight For Girl In Bare-Knuckle Bout
Frank Jorden and Thomas Sullivan from Harlem dueled over the same girl on the banks of Mott Haven creek in the Bronx. Jorden won by knockout after about five rounds as police arrived. Sullivan conceded and shook hands, vowing to keep his word. About a hundred spectators witnessed the bout.
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New York
Frank Jorden
Thomas Sullivan
Harlem
Mott Haven Creek
Bronx
Jorden
Sullivan
Michael Hurley
Frederick Cope
Marquis of Queensberry
Texan Bride Elopes Then Tramps to Reunite with Husband
Nora Clay later Mrs George Earl, a 16 year old from Texas, traveled over 1000 miles dressed in a man’s clothes to reach her husband in Spokane after fleeing with him years ago. Arrested in Walla Walla for masquerading, she was sent to Spokane for reunion and housing with help from friends and Salvation Army.
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Spokane
Walla Walla
Here
George Earl
Nora Clay
Ft Worth
Tex
Panhandle
Earl
George Marl
Joseph A. White
Plains of Texas
Papa
Texas
George
Lott
Fil Paso
Waco
Oregon
Starbuck
Salvation Army
Twits Bride Elect Spurns Fiance at City Hall
Emma Perth of Reading breaks off engagement to Harry Bissell after he teases her age at the Philadelphia marriage license office. Clerk asks ages. he says 24, she 29. She calls his remarks insulting and vows never to marry him.
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Philadelphia
Emma Perth
Reading
Harry Bissell
Bissell
Miss Perth
Hogs to Eat Omaha Garbage In St Louis Trade
One thousand hogs bought by Thomas McPherson from Chesley Island pigs in the Mississippi river area are slated to feed on Omaha garbage. Municipal contractors found Iowa Poland Chinas and Berkshires would not consume Omaha city dump waste, so St Louis swine are set to dine on the daily filth.
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St. Louis
Thomas McPherson
Chesley Island
Mississippi River
Omaha
Iowa
St Louis
One Deaf Mute Pupil Found in Manila
Miss Delia D. Rice of Columbus reports to census that only one deaf mute pupil exists among the 97 Filipino children sent to Manila by the U S government for teaching. She is under three year contract at 1000 dollars annually and will remain to teach this single pupil.
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Columbus, O
Delia D. Rice
Columbus
Manila
United States
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Weskan
Kan
Salina
Nebraska Commission
Hershey
Elmreek
Sidney
Alda
Land Office Report
Spain
Alphonso
Prince of Asturias
Countess of
Puerto
Husband
Twits
Pennsylvania
Deak
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