From 1898 to 1902, Robert F. Watke (Wotke/Woitke) operated a grain warehouse in Farwell, Nebraska where he challenged the monopoly of the corporate grain elevator companies and the railroad companies.

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  • 1939-09-02 (xsd:date)
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  • From 1898 to 1902, Robert F. Watke (Wotke/Woitke) operated a grain warehouse in Farwell, Nebraska where he challenged the monopoly of the corporate grain elevator companies and the railroad companies. His plight and actions against the grain monopolies of the early 20th century became part of the testimony before the United States Senate hearings of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the fall of 1906 which gave increased protection to cooperative grain elevator operators and to the independent shippers who moved grain to market.
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  • Wötke, Robert F.
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  • Immigrant leader in the Nebraska Farmer's Elevator Movement
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  • Robert F. Watke
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  • Grain warehouse operator; futures trader, Chicago Board of Trade
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  • Grain warehouse operator; futures trader, Chicago Board of Trade
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  • From 1898 to 1902, Robert F. Watke (Wotke/Woitke) operated a grain warehouse in Farwell, Nebraska where he challenged the monopoly of the corporate grain elevator companies and the railroad companies.
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  • Robert Watke
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  • Robert F. Watke
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