Rate cut to raise rail wages sparks recovery push
The May 24 Interstate Commerce Commission order cutting freight rates by about 10 percent is praised as a move to restore normalcy. It is argued lower rates will boost traffic, raise railway wages, and revive industry, employment, and national prosperity, contrasting with prior overpricing that harmed farmers and manufacturers.
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Brown Says Loss of Blood Caused Full Confession
Fred Brown told Rawlins Republican editor R H Alcorn his full tale of tying two Omaha women, crime career, and escape. He claimed he fainted from blood loss, explaining why he didn’t surrender. He spoke from Rawlins prison where awaiting Nebraska charges.
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R. H. Alcorn
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Mountains
Wyoming
Medicine Row
Nebraska
Gus Hyers
Gus Grimes
Ernest Busch
Wyoming State Penitentiary
Lincoln
Wary fugitive leads pursuit across states after escape
The man wounded a patrolman in Nebraska, fled to Sidney, pretended to be someone else, then headed to Boxelder canyon in Wyoming where he once worked as a shepherd. He is suspected in three murders and gave few admissions. Hyers planned to move Brown to Omaha as his condition improved.
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Boxelder Canyon
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Hyers
Omaha
Salt Creek to Have Railroad Within Year
Casper Wy June 21 There will be a standard gauge railroad from Salt Creek and Teapot Dome to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy main line west of Casper within the year unless survey results show prohibitive costs A prominent official of the Burlington says Harry Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil company is financially tied to the project Engineering crews have surveyed rights of way from Bishop and Bucknum west of Casper The finish of surveys and a decision on the better route are pending Short mileage and easier grades are key factors in the proposed line
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Salt Creek
Teapot Dome
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Yysterday
Harry Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
Burlington
Bishop
Bucknum
Mammoth Oil influence on Casper rail line expansion noted
The article reports that the new railroad line will operate from Casper with all business transacted there. Mammoth Oil is seen as key in prompting Burlington to act. Sinclair hinted at involvement but asked for discretion until ROW decisions. Possible further routing to Salt Creek Buffalo and Sheridan remains to be decided as drilling supplies surge.
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Casper
Mammoth Oil Company
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Sheridan
Railroad
Afraid of the Woman Voter in Politics
The piece argues the woman voter unsettles machine politics as bosses rely on male loyalties. It notes direct primaries curb bosses, while farmers and workers gain independence and begin voting for individuals rather than party symbols, with women shown as increasingly decisive in elections.
Political Bosses Swinging Into Open Anti Primary Drive
The passage notes bosses opposed to primary elections now rallying in Indiana and Pennsylvania. It says under the old convention system Beveridge and Pinchot would have been favored while New and Alter would be excluded. The tone suggests escalating party maneuvering and factional conflict.
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Alter
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Primary or Bosses: Women Threaten Sweep in Denver Express
Editorial asserts the political clash centers on a possible primary defeat for leaders. It warns that if bosses fail to secure the primary, women voters will overturn them. The piece frames self-preservation among bosses and fear of female voters shaping the ballot.
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Denver Express
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