Alliance seeks daylight stop for visiting editors
Local dispute over an August editorial excursion train route ends with Alliance hoping for a brief morning stop to host the visitors in daylight. Horace M Davis confirms plans to keep evening schedule, while Alliance seeks to correct misimpression and arrange band entertainment and a morning visit.
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Alliance
Nebraska
Wesern
Lloyd Thomas
The
Herald
Horace M. Davis
Nebraska Press Association
Davis
Commercial Club
Ite
B. J. Sallows
Alliance Times
Grand Island
Lloyd
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Aas
Meeting Alliance
Lincoln
Bayard
Sidney
Crawford
Bridgeport
Omaha
Bob Graham
Mr. Ritchie
Daily Press
President Wilson and Democratic leadership in wartime praise
The Democratic party rallies behind President Wilson praising his wartime wisdom and ability. It lauds his currency reforms that kept finance and industry stable and contrasts this with Republican mishaps in 1907. A Democratic Congress is credited with tariffs that uplift all classes amid a confident national mood.
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Democratic Party
Congress
Americanism in Service of Peace and Pragmatic Leadership
The candidate of the Democratic party is portrayed as unscathed by international crises, guiding a hundred million people with strong, pragmatic leadership. He preserves peace, defends free institutions, and remains vigilant against threats, earning public confidence for a decisive verdict at the polls.
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Democratic Party
Cloudland
President Wilson’s European policy praised as supreme achievement
The piece lauds Woodrow Wilson for his European policy during the crisis with Germany, arguing it prevented submarine outrages and preserved American peace. It asserts his moral power compelled German rulers to respect American rights and calls the policy a historic diplomatic triumph with lasting impact on peace and prosperity.
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Wilson
United States
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
America
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Tariff debate over Underwood law and exports rise
The article argues Republicans misrepresent Wilson era tariffs and highlights Commerce Department data showing rising imports to complement domestic materials for manufacturing. It cites large export gains and foreign demand, urging tariff stability and a tariff commission advised by experts.
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Wilson
U. S
Department of Commerce
Presidents of Peace and the limits of war
The piece argues that great U S presidents show patience and restraint, avoiding wars until national honor requires action. It cites Washington Lincoln McKinley and Wilson as peaceable leaders who act decisively only when necessary, with Wilson praising valor as restrained and timely.
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United States
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
Spain
Wilson
Gridiron Club
Reward the Deserving Representative Jim Mays of Utah
Representative James AL Mays of Utah, a Progressive Democrat, testified in the House during debate on the rural credits bill. He cited the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company manager asserting it could obtain capital for plants and beets in Utah and Idaho at four percent interest, with money urged upon them by promoters.
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James AL Mays
Utah
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Idaho
Mays Urges Rural Credits Bill Against Smoot Machine
The article describes Representative Mays backing a rural credits bill to help Utah beet growers obtain loans at six percent, cutting broker commissions of two percent. It questions Utah farmers’ support for Mays in light of the Smoot machine and calls for抵 proliferation of reform against reactionary bosses nationwide.
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Mays
House
Utah
Congress
States
Mr. Mays
Old Guard
Wilson Era Shifts Farm Credit From Global Examples
The piece notes U S leaders under Woodrow Wilson pressing rural credit reform after Republican inertia. It contrasts U S efforts with European models where Landschaften in Germany offered loans at 3 4 percent, France and Russia at 4 percent, Swiss state ledgers at 3 4 percent, and similar government schemes in Denmark Britain Sweden Japan and Canada to support farming credit.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Congress
Germany
France
Credit Powerer
Russia
Switzerland
Denmark
Great Britain
Sweden
Japan
Canada
County Fair Countdown Prompts Regional Fall Festival
Box Butte county plans its annual fair September 19 to 21 after nearby county fairs in Sheridan, Morrill, Dawes, and Scotts Bluff. The piece urges strong cattle and horse racing and aims to attract hundreds of visitors, celebrating a good crop year and rallying farmers and ranchers.
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Box Butte County
Box Butte
Sheridan County
Gordon
Morrill County
Bridgeport
Dawes County
Chadron
Scotts Bluff County
Mitchell
Postal deposits show prosperity and growth in postal banks
Postal savings now total about 80 million dollars with over 550 thousand depositors. In March 1913 deposits were 16 million with 165 thousand depositors, marking a 27 million rise since the war began. Burleson era drew nearly 60 million cash into postal banks, fueling commerce and industry.
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Burleson Postal Administration
Nebraska democracy touts united front and strong ticket
The piece argues for a united Nebraska Democratic party ahead of the state convention praising Keith Neville as governor candidate and highlighting lower taxes, better state finances, and efficient administration under Democrats. It notes regional origins of candidates, with seven of nine Republicans from Omaha Douglas and Lancaster counties and the Democrats largely from outside those counties.
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Nebraska
Douglas
Lancaster
Neville
Lincoln County
Howard
Platte
Reed
Madison
Hall
Franklin
Smith
Seward
Pool
Grant
Clemmons
Dodge
Shumway
Scotts Bluff
Wilson
Polk
Democratic Party Advances State Ticket Representation
A fragment notes the Democratic Party securing broader representation on the state ticket, marking progress in aligning candidates and platforms with party goals. The passage suggests ongoing efforts to unify support and finalize slates.
Prosperity Notes Question Republican Claims on War Time Gains
The piece argues that increases in bank deposits and building activity since 1912 are attributed to European war demand, not Republican policy. It claims Democratic administrations raised farmer income, and cites wage gains for U S building trades as evidence of domestic, not export driven, improvement.
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Oklahoma
Spenl-Binder
Northwest
America
Textile Mills Grow as World Market Becomes Key
In four weeks ending July 8 the Textile World Journal notes 100 new mills and 135 expansions in prospect. American textile manufacturers shake off old protectionism and declare the world is their market, signaling a shift to global demand.
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Textile World Journal
Textile exports soar under tariff shifts in 1913 comparison
The 1913 Payne Aldrich tariff produced the greatest textile export volume at about 60 million dollars. Under the free wool schedule in the Underwood era woolen goods exports jumped from 4 million to 54 million, with total textile exports surpassing 170 million.
Republican Prosperity and Bank Deposits Compared
The author contrasts growth in North and South Dakota bank deposits since 1912 with a decline in Delaware where Du Pont operates. Citing Maine’s tariff history, the piece argues reform shifts in party policy hurt local prosperity, claiming potatoes once sheltered by tariff flood Canadian markets after Maine shifted to Democrats.
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Aroostok County
Maine
Canada
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