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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
2
The notice lists a subscription price of $1.50 per year in advance and states the item was entered at the Alliance Nebraska post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter.
The article describes moonshine whisky nicknamed white mole produced at a few cents per gallon. It notes the liquor is colorless and strong as a mule, highlighting its harsh potency.
Congress man Watkins of Louisiana convulsed the house by reciting an original poem. The write up notes the audience’s reaction and mocks the idea that listening to original poetry can cause convulsions.
Secretary Metcalf sends congratulations to Rear Admiral Evang on the Atlantic fleet reaching Magdalena Bay and praises the gallant jackies for the expedition's successful termination, with public honor from the American people.
A columnist warns that chasing speed in life leads to breakdowns and collisions, contrasting the urge to race through days with the need for pause and prudence. The piece frames modern ambition as a risk to personal stability and safety.
John R. Walsh, labeled a Chicago bank wrecker, declined to justify why judgment should not be pronounced. He expressed strong condemnation via the Chicago Chronicle columns in rg66, criticizing Bryan's plan to readjust the nation's banking system.
The Inter Ocean, a Chicago republican paper, strongly opposes Taft for president calling him weaker than Bryan and predicts Bryan would win if both nominees prevail. The paper concedes Taft’s some strengths but argues he lacks the vigor needed to sustain Republican success.
The Omaha Investigator declares that the power of a federal judge to issue injunctions based on unverified affidavits can nullify state laws, calling such judges usurpers and arguing this power exceeds any monarch. The piece criticizes judicial overreach and framers’ intent.
An Omaha Investigator editorial argues that London papers label New York as a financial nuisance and Paris demands manners before American securities are accepted. It warns that Wall Street methods have shamed the nation and predicts a campaign to decide if Wall Street will keep ruling.
The text notes that men of good character avoided enlistment, but wartime distress and unemployment have filled the ranks. It mentions a Senate bill raising officer pay from five to twenty five percent for leaders and forty percent for enlisted men, with more tax burdens on farms and shops.
The Omaha Investigator reports the death of Mrs Charles E Brothers aged 101 in Springfield Massachusetts last week. She left six children but only one child and one grandchild remained. The piece notes a fading decline and reflects on race death by own action in her career while describing her cheerful demeanor and lack of fear of illness.
The piece argues that local newspapers cannot please all readers as every stance attracts critics. Editors face pressure from loyal supporters, churchgoers, business leaders, and political groups, risking sales and credibility. Yet honesty and thoughtfulness earn public respect.
The Missouri legislature has submitted the initiative and referendum to the people for this fall. The piece argues it strengthens representative government by forcing legislators to heed voters, with broad support across parties and cites Oklahoma as a model.
Representative Bourke Cochran of New York delivers a landmark February speech in reply to Michigan Republican Mr Townsend. He attacks ten years of Republican rule, denounces abuses under their control, and questions the party’s appeal to the country to retain power to undo prior wrongs.
The speaker accuses former Republican leaders of enabling trust magnates to gain control and threaten the nation. They argue these leaders now seek more authority to undo past harms, claiming the people will not entrust them again to restore the public inheritance squandered by profiteers.
Notice of a public sale at Capitol via Washington on November 4 1908 detailing surreal GOP themed lot list including a 450 year old elephant and five million Teddy bears. Auctioneers Cols Rockefeller Morgan and Harriman with John R Walsh clerk pledge square sale and March 4 1909 possession, weather regardless.
D Clem Deaver of the Burlington road reports a massive migration within Nebraska. He notes stations along the line show many moving households to western areas, with York seeing twenty five carloads heading west. Train men say this is the largest movement ever observed.
An unknown man attacked the Middleton saloon in Ardmore South Carolina injuring a Middleton boy with brass knuckles. Doc Middleton shot the assailant to stop the disturbance. The wounded man boarded a train to Edgemont after treatment. Young Middleton received dental injuries and was cared for by Dr. Richards in Crawford.
The City Steam Laundry run by Jud Laravie has discontinued business and plans to move the plant to another location. Once a fine employer with several months of steady workers, the harsh times and reduced railway work have hit hard, leaving many families facing tighter dining budgets.
A Sheridan Enterprise reply counters a March 2 dispatch about Waisner & Sons and other sheepmen facing rustling accusations. The Wassners demand a full investigation, defend their past reputation in Box Butte county, and seek vindication from the controversy stirred by W E Upton and the Wool Growers' Association.
Engineer Nicollia is on the sick list and has gone to Alliance to recover. The Burlington bridge gang is placing new ties on the steel bridge over the Cheyenne River at Edgemont. Hugh Daly, brother of Burlington dispatcher J. P. Daly, is now braking on the high line. Burlington business is picking up and at Alliance five engines were taken from white lead and put into commission. Superintendent Birdsell visited in his private car with guest Samuel Coffin of Fairfield Iowa. Coffin is a cousin of Harry Johnson of the store department. The Daniel Willard special passed through Saturday en route to Sheridan with L. B. Allen and Roup of Lincoln and Birdsell aboard.
J. G. Brentzer of Broken Bow Nebraska invites buyers to select 12 to 20 bulls from a herd of 30 aged one to three years. Each bull priced at $100, with two months of feeding and December delivery for wintering at the buyer’s home. Brentzer notes state fair success with first and fifth place calves in September 1907 and fourteen ribbons total.
Parties seeking to rent 160 or 320 acres of good bottom land located seven miles west of Alliance Nebraska should contact H. J. Gresser in Liberty Fremont County Wyoming. Notice appears in the Aug 8 edition.
Delayed mailing due to back taxes prompts reissue of delinquent personal tax statements to all residents. Ten day deadline set to pay taxes or face collection with extra costs. Official notice signed by Faup Moucrina.
A mother aboard a train struggles to calm a two year old who has eaten fruits and nuts. An older man jokes about whipping the child, saying it would be easy to turn it over, prompting a brief exchange on disciplining a full stomach.
The Alliance City Council submits to voters at the April 7 1908 city election an ordinance prohibiting sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors within Alliance with listed medicinal chemical and communion exceptions. Violations incur fines from five to one hundred dollars and possible jail time. old conflicting ordinances repealed.
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