Rail shippers plan rate overcharge case before ICC
Omaha, Kansas, St. Joseph, and Sioux City shippers prepare to present claims against Chicago to Missouri River rail lines seeking nearly half a million dollars in reparation for freight rate overcharges. The Missouri Supreme Court case and state commerce commission findings frame the dispute.
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Chicago
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Omaha
Kansas
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Missouri Htate
Souri - River Shippers
Sistate Commerce com-Chicags
Tribune
The Rye Harvest Promises A Large HighQuality Crop
Thirty years ago farmers report the rye cut and hay fields in prospect for an immense, high quality crop. Born to Mr and Mrs H H Spinden a daughter. Arthur Gee owns two Sherman township sections with 300 cattle and 1700 sheep. M Rhynsburger and Misses Jennie Nellie Rhynsburger visit Orange City. Mrs E Plumbe closed her Rock township district No 1 school.
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H. H. Spinden
Arthur Gee
Sherman Township
M. Rhynsburger
Jennie
Nellie Rhynsburger
Orange City
E. ©. Plumbe
Rock Township
Hull Advance Debuts With Local News And Notes
Twenty years ago the Hull Advance premiers with items on marriages Jacob Van den Hull and Wiena Vellinga. Wm. Mangers of Alton injures thumb. Licenses issued Albert E. Pynchon Cary B. Eshbaugh Edgar Orton Mary Elliott. George Tott joins Van de Steeg Lanheima. LeMars population 4000. Calliope to stage ten round bout M L Cottrell W Loveland. Orange City defeats Alton 39 to 15.
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Jacob van den Hull
Wiena Vellinga
Wm. Mangers
Alton
Albert E. Pynchon
Cary B. Eshbaugh
Edgar Orton
Mary Elliott
Geo. Tott
van de Steeg & Lanheima
LeMars
Orange City
Women help husbands in hay field in Black Hawk county
In Cedar Springs Record lesson extracts a paper on education in home making. The piece highlights women performing farm tasks and household skills while noting a town companion’s interest in marriage. Edward Howard Griggs argues that appreciation boosts a woman’s best work and questions the gender scope of the statement.
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Black Hawk County
Cedar Srails
Edward
Howard Griggs
State coverage notes progressives within Iowa convention
The Sioux City Journal and Odebolt Chronicle discuss Progressive exclusion at the Iowa Republican convention. They warn of insurgents and a looming rap over patronage ties tied to Billy Hamilton and the Fat Fraud, predicting tension as delegates gather.
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Sioux City Journal
Iowa
Odebolt
Education for home making and women’s role in society
A moral exhortation on women as central to the nation, urging education for home making starting in childhood with public schools expanding home economics through grade levels. It endorses progressive Republican ideals, contrasts with conservative caution, and favors strengthened public confidence and patriotic governance.
Health and Hope Disclaims Tuberculosis Cures
Des Moines notes warn tuberculosis patients against fake remedies that promise cures. The piece cites moneymaking “cures” using drugs or unproven methods, urges consulting physicians, fresh air, good nutrition, and optimism tempered by caution. It references Mrs. Hull on women’s culture, plants humor, and a Board of Control letter offering guidance for readers.
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Des Moines
State Board of Central
Annals of a Rancher on Labor, Fires, and Westward Change
The writing reflects ranch life with remarks on wool labor, payment, and labor quality, plus notes on Montana farming potential, a Holland settlement near Burton Beach, and a dramatic mountain forest fire near the Rockies. It mentions Iowa politics, Teddy, and local figures like Mr. Van de Riel and Mrs. W. Cole.
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Holland Settlement
Burton Beach
Central Government Faces Growing Resource Responsibilities
An eastern newspaper highlights rising federal duties as it reports on Beverly actions by the chief magistrate. He issued orders withdrawing 35,0735-164 acres of coal lands across North and South Dakota, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona Territory, shifting land from settlement and development. The piece notes Pinchot’s view that national resource control is sovereign power and calls for laws guiding development for the public good.
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Beverly
North
South
Dakota
Washington
Utah
Colorado
Territory
Arizona
Mr. Tait
Connec
Gifford Pinchot
Fragmentary Luella Clark Verse Transcript
A damaged OCR fragment presents a dated poetic voice praising personal joy and generous giving. The text includes lines about keeping heart, daily cheer, and a noble, generous spirit attributed to Luella Clark.
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Hamilton Wright Mable
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Oouth
Robt
McClure’s
Charles J. Glidden
Charleston News and Courier
Taney
Tennessee
Success Magazine
Eien Oar Ee
Fiy
Calliope Sports
M.L. Cottrell
W. Loveland
W. L. Short
Missouri
Billy Hamilton
Uncle George
Spencer
Spirit Lake Beacon
United States
State Board of Control
Samuel
Board of Control
Montana
Billings
Oster Bay
Teddy
Montana Authority
W. Cole
Brolsma
Brossmas
Rockies
Mt. Teton
Forest Rangers
Sahara
Luella Clark
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