Federal Banking Board Reports Broad Trade Improvement
Reports to the Federal Reserve Board from twelve district agents indicate general improvement in trade conditions nationwide. Great variation exists by district with New York and Dallas seeing strong activity, Richmond lagging due to war conditions, and crops noted as a controlling factor in several regions.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Boston
Philadelphia Fair
Cleveland
Atlanta
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St Louis
Dallas
San Francisco
Richmond
Trainmen Not Satisfied With Arbitration Wage Award
The locomotive engineers and firemen brotherhoods condemn the arbitration award after three days of study arguing wage increases are very small. They cite total annual gains of 820,498 dollars for wages alone and note compensatory rules or overtime not included. Railroads argued meeting every demand would cost about 40 million dollars annually for 98 western railroads.
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Chicago
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Western Railroads
Home Swept Away in Fullerton Tornado
A tornado hit Fullerton Nebraska Saturday night forcing Mr and Mrs John Nelson to seek shelter in a cyclone cellar. After the storm the Nelsons found their home and all household belongings swept away leaving the couple to stay with Fred Bozell that night. Sunday morning Nelson searched for what remained and belongings.
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Fullerton
Neb
John Nelson
Fred Randolph
Fred Bozell
Nelson
Nebraska agriculture boosts acre yield and hog cholera work
The university school of agriculture reports an eighteen bushel gain per acre for Nebraska core. Dean F A Burnett says the state is divided into six zones, each suited to specific corn varieties. The program also advances hog cholera prevention.
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Lincoln
University School of Agriculture
Nebraska
Fl. A. Burnett
Vote on Jitneys Heads City Election
Los Angeles voters will decide on June 1 whether five cent fare jitneys may continue operating. A city council resolution placed the motor bus issue on the ballot, and many five cent buses parade the streets promoting candidates who oppose taxing the buses out of business.
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Los Angeles
Plans for Rural Postal Service Readjustment Announced
Washington announces a general readjustment of the rural postal service to be completed by July 1, expanding facilities to serve a million people not currently in the routing system. Postmaster General Burleson outlines the nationwide program.
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Washington
Burle- Kon
Tornado Destroys Farm Buildings West of Fullerton
Tornado leveled farm buildings valued near 10 000 dollars west of Fullerton Nebraska Sunday night. The storm swept an area over a mile wide and stretched for miles, with its tail striking Fullerton as it moved on.
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Fullerton
Neb
Housekeeper Sues for Dr. OConnor Estate in Lincoln
Miss Laura Wallich, 15 years a housekeeper for the late Dr. Thomas O Connor of Lincoln, sues for possession of his $1,500 estate. She says a verbal agreement made with the doctor promised her all his property after death. His Illinois sons, as heirs, dispute the claim. Charles A. Robbins is administrator.
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Lincoln, Neb
Laura A. Wallich
Thomas O’connor
Lincoln
Cosgrave
District Court
Miss Wallich
Illinois
Charles A. Robbins
Patterson to Get Place Compact In Auditorship Change
William E. Andrews of Hastings Neb has resigned as auditor of the treasury. Sam Patterson of Arapahoe Neb is expected to be named as his successor with Secretary Bryan likely to approve. Patterson had backed by Senator Hitchcock and Nebraska lawmakers. the appointment may avoid patronage deadlock. Andrews plans rest and a Nebraska vacation after the change.
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Washington
William E. Andrews
Hastings
Neb
the Treasury
Sam Patterson
Arapahoe
Patterson
Andrews
McAdoo
Hitchcock
Nebraska
House
Bryan
Shallenberger
State Banking Board
Opening of River Dalles Canal Enables Year round Navigation
The completion of the six mile canal at The Dalles Oregon removes a major river barrier. A nine basin canal with five locks will allow large river steamers to run from the Pacific Ocean to Lewiston Idaho. Construction began in 1905 and cost about six million dollars. The project ends decades of perilous upstream passages at The Dalles.
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Columbia
Dalles
Pacific Ocean
Lewiston
Ida
Snake River
Northwest
Funeral of Nebraska’s oldest Mason Hiram H Brown
Elgin Nebraska funeral rites honored Hiram H Brown the state’s oldest Mason. He joined in 1850 at Saint Charlies Indiana and served over sixty five years. The Jordan gold medal was awarded after Past Grand Master Hayes death making him the oldest living Mason in Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Elgin
Neb
Hiram H. Brown
Masonic Order
Hayes
Norfolk
Brown
Jordan
Charlies
Order
Warrants Signed for Newspaper Claims in Lincoln
State Auditor Smith signed the final warrants for newspaper charges connected to printing proposed constitutional amendments. Costing the state 182 dollars per county across ninety three counties, the claims were appropriated by the last legislature.
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Lincoln, Neb
Smith
Sending of Troops Mistake
Bishop F J McConnell of Denver condemned the U S decision to send troops into Mexico stating the United States had no right to interfere with Mexico's internal affairs. He spoke in the Methodist Episcopal church board of bishops meeting after his tour of missions in Mexico.
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Des Moines
United States
Mexico
F. J. McConnell
Denver
Board of Bishops of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Europe
New Plan of Organization for Wabash Railroad
Stockholders received the new Wabash reorganization plan led by Winslow S. Pierce. It calls for a new company with $205,118,000 capital, a $17,201,377 reduction from the existing stock. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. approved the plan and agreed to act as reorganization managers, with a syndicate headed by the firm forming.
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New York
Wabash Railroad Company
Winslow S. Pierce
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Storms lash western states report across Pacific coast
A severe cold wave hits the Pacific states with wind snow and hail. In Oregon a herder recovers 400 of 1,600 sheep after the storm. Monterey warehouses toppled into the bay and icicles hung from apple trees in southern California. The Salt river valley sees its first snow of record and Nevada endures hurricane strength winds.
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San Francisco
Morrow County
Ore
United States
Rocky Mountains
Monterey
Cal
Bay
California
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Nevada Desert
Congressman Jackson seeks convict labor for Nuckolls road work
Lincoln Neb Speaker George Jackson urged the state Board of Control to allot convict labor for road improvements in Nuckolls county where he resides. The law allows county road projects to receive convict labor via state contracts, but the board has not yet acted on such applications.
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Lincoln, Neb
George Jackson
House of Representatives
Board of Control
Nuckolls
Jackson
Governor Modifies Order on Wyoming Livestock Quarantine
Governor Kendrick issues a revised livestock quarantine in Wyoming retracting parts of the April 1 measure. He cites overreach and targets cattle and flocks moving from western states with no foot and mouth disease history. The governor, a veteran cattleman, aims to keep Wyoming herds clean while maintaining protection.
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Cheyenne
Wyre
Kendrick
Wyoming
American Steamer Gulflight Sunk Near Scilly Islands
The Gulflight an American oil tank steamer sailing from Port Arthur Texas to Rouen France was torpedoed off the Scilly islands on Saturday. The captain died of heart failure from shock two sailors drowned and the rest were rescued by a patrol boat and landed the vessel towed into Crow Sound and beached.
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London
Gulflight
Port Arthur
Tex
Rouen
France
Scilly Islands
Central
Crow Sound
Minnesota Floated After Explosive Rescue at Nagasaki
The American steamer Minnesota ran aground at the entrance to the inland sea of Japan on April 14 and was finally floated by dynamite. One workman was killed in the blasts after three earlier salvage attempts failed. The vessel will be taken to dry dock in Nagasaki.
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Minnesota
Japan
Nagasaki
Wyoming lambs fetch record prices from feeders
Cheyenne reports Colorado Nebraska and Iowa feeders paying Wyoming lambs at the highest prices for the state. Deals reach six cents per pound with about $1 per head on signing contracts. Natrona county alone contracts exceed 60 000 lambs with more expected in days.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Wyoming
Natrona County
Indiana man recalls western Canada farming life and profits
Walter Harris, formerly near Julietta Indiana, now in Hussar Alberta, writes home about farming conditions. He notes varied crops and yields, cites Crow Foot Farming Co totals, remarks on price shifts, and highlights strong ranches and cattle ventures as potential profits amid changing markets.
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Walter Harris
Julietta
Warren Township
Indiana
Hussar
Alberta
Crowfoot Farming Company
Here
Ohio
Washington
Popularity of Base Ball
Baseball has grown to gigantic proportions in the last decade and the scientific work of teams delights millions. Outdoor exercise aids health but many lead sedentary lives. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters toning stomach liver and bowels helps digestion and guards against headaches heartburn and biliousness.
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Federal Banking Board
Tion
Arctic
AUDI
Torship
Newlands Act
Employes
Canada
Illinois Central
Great Lakes
Brotherhoods of Engineers
Hiefe
Peter. C. Pritchard
Dallescelio Canal
S.x
Oregon
Nallee
DalleeCelio Canal
Columbia and Tribu
Pacific
Western
George Clark
Harris
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