Sheldon appoints four judges to Nebraska supreme bench
Governor Sheldon named John J. Sullivan Jacob Fawcett W B Rose and Jesse L Root to the Nebraska supreme court under the constitutional amendment. Sullivan and Fawcett drawn for one year terms Rose and Root for three years with $4500 salaries each. Court met to assign dockets and consider reorganization while stenographers’ salaries await legislative funding.
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Sheldon
Supreme Bench
John J. Sullivan
Columbus
Jacob Fawcett
Omaha
W. B. Rose
Jesse L. Root
Trattsmouth
Sullivan
Fawcett
Rose
Root
Judge Rose
Nebraska
Supreme Tribunal
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Chicago reports a secret service sting where two men used fake Age-dollar bills totaling 3000 dollars to threaten a capture. Peter Dratzburg and agents captured Gustav Bayer and Henry Michaels after a call directing a hideout.
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Chicago
Peter Dratzburg
United States Secret Service
Milwaukee Avenue
Dratzburg
Federal Building
Gustav Bayer
Henry Michaels
Virginia rate case ruling reverses lower court ruling
Supreme Court reverses a Virginia rate order in Virginia railroads vs state corporation commission on narrow grounds. The decision holds the railroads must first appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court before seeking federal court intervention, preserving the route to state court appeal and docket retention.
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Supreme Court
Lower Court
Washington
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia Railroads
State Corporation Commission
Commission
United States Circuit Court
District of
Virginia
Supreme Court of Virginia
State Court of Last Resort
U S and Japan Exchange Notes in Far East Policy
Washington dec 1 secretary of state Elihu Root and ambassador Takahira exchanged notes defining policy in the far east. The brief ceremony delivered mutual papers, the notes not a treaty and lacking legal standing but valued for moral effect on diplomacy, likened to the Monroe doctrine. Tang Shao Yi thanked the US for Boxer indemnity remission the same day.
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Washington
Elihu Root
United States
Kogoro Takahira
Japan
Far East
Root
Topan
Associated Press
Senate
China
Tang Shao Yi
Oklahoma Rivers Receding After Floods and Train Service Restored
Oklahoma rivers are receding and danger is assessed as past. Train service is being restored on all roads with no reported loss of life. Property damage reportedly won't exceed earlier floods, though Guthrie public schools are closed due to water shortages as the waterworks plant remains flooded.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Chicago Grain and Provisions Closing Prices and Chicago Livestock
Bullish Argentine news steadies US wheat, with firm corn oats and steady provisions. Chicago spot prices show No. 2 hard wheat around 1.04 to 1.06, corn about 62 to 64 cents, oats near 48 to 49 cents. South Omaha and Chicago live stock trading report cattle, hogs, and sheep with varied receipts and mixed to higher prices across categories.
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Chicago
United States
South Omaha
Texas
Steady
Poor Willie frail child feared to grow strong
A Chicago Post clipping laments Willie Willes fragile health amid family efforts to encourage eating. Relatives coax with cake pickles and candy while Uncle Jake Hag bribes with nickels for him to swallow tonics. The verse worries about continued frailty and lists foods urged and avoided.
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Jake Hag
Getting Back to Nature and a Philanthropist Tale
A Washington Star quips a Strictly Feminine piece on exercise and fate, with Mr Dustin Stax defending activity as humanity’s safeguard. A Cleveland Pluto Dealer joke questions a father’s hat purchases and a daughter’s fashion choices.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Those Dear Friends. Stella and Mabel at the piano exchange
A fragment from a dialogue scene features Stella asking for voice advice and Mabel urging patience until the MLA arrives, followed by a brief jab from a Washington Star line about Mr Bugging. The clipping captures casual banter and interjections in a newspaper-style snippet.
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Stella
Mabel
MLA
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Theatrical Star Hopes New Cigar Named After Him
An earnest wish from a theatrical star as he exclaims pride at amanager notes plans to name a new cigar after him. The exchange conveys rival expectations and public interest in the celebrity’s influence on branding.
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Chicago News
Made to Order and Biggs-Smanley Quarrel Quips
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a jab at a so called self made man. Diges-Well remarks that when his wife is present he appears as if made to order. The exchange reflects local banter over reputations and relationships in a social row.
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Biggs—Smanley
Diges
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Peekahoo Fashion and a Beggar’s Liver Laughter
A playful verse across fashion and doctors parries with a joke about a patient claiming liver pain while the physician points to the stomach. A minstrel end man and a bragging Moneybags appear in a witty social sketch. Paoye is noted as a closing line.
Prompted Proposal Delayed by Hesitant Lover
A shy young woman, awaiting someone named It for three months, tells Mr Hotspur she cannot answer tonight and asks for time. The suitor insists on an immediate decision after she considers it, remaining cheerful yet pressing for a verdict.
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Mr. Hotspur
National Corn Exhibition and Excursion Rates
The National Corn Exhibition opens with broad agricultural aims and a short course congress. Eminent speakers address denatured alcohol from farm waste, milling tests for wheat, sponge and baking tests, model kitchen displays, and commercial grain grading. Stunning entertainment and moving pictures will illustrate agricultural pursuits across states and foreign countries. it promises the greatest grain show with wide participation.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pill Claim
Breuning & Co advertise DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the famous headache and fever remedy sold by LB OD. The notice emphasizes its popularity and availability through local druggists, urging readers to seek the product for relief.
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DeWitt
Breuning & Ch
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