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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
1
The Herald explains its delay due to moving to new headquarters across the street and a surge in job printing. It notes political pressure and a demand for affidavits on local law enforcement, but states the editor seeks a mayor who will enforce the law and respect public will on liquor licensing.
The Herald asks Mayor F W Harris to explain why light and water bonds sold at a discount near 10000 dollars, why 60000 to 90000 dollars of bond proceeds stayed in Alliance National Bank, and why 15000 dollars of the electric plant price remains unpaid drawing interest. The paper notes differing cost projections at 4.5 or 5 percent and urges transparency for voters and taxpayers.
In Box Butte County Nebraska on Friday March 24 1911 C C Smith sworn affidavit states two young couples and two young women aged about sixteen to seventeen visited a house of prostitution called The 400 across the street from his livery barn. They remained about forty minutes and appeared intoxicated. Notary Lloyd C Thomas attested on March 20 1911.
Co. C. Smith runs for mayor as the candidate of business and laboring men who want Alliance to prosper. He emphasizes a platform of letting the people rule and promises to serve the common people rather than schemers. Smith, a former Burlington railroad worker turned successful businessman, pledges integrity and fair governance.
Henry Rennan a long time B and Q railroad man with twenty three years on the Lincoln to Deadwood line seeks the second ward council seat. He emphasizes law enforcement and direct vote on key issues, with seven children and a steady labor union backing.
A reader accuses Mr. Broome of backing a permanent mayoral candidacy to shield a tax dodging corporation. The letter claims his motive is personal gain from monopoly influence and wealth, not helping laborers or renters. It suggests opposition to change seeks integrity and decent governance.
The Herald questions personal and plant taxes owed by colonel Ellis and The Times. A county treasurer search failed to locate schedules for Ellis or The Times plant, suggesting possible tax avoidance for the year 1910.
Lloyd C Thomas withdraws as city clerk candidate for Alliance Nebraska on April 4 1917 citing time constraints from The Herald Publishing Company. He requests that his name not be printed on ballots and endorses Charles A Wethernal as the qualified successor.
The Times notes multiple Alliance businessmen report encounters with white and colored street walkers on local streets near stores and restaurants. Witnesses refuse to publish names but will certify the facts, with an affidavit on record in a safe deposit box.
The Alliance papers accuse Harris supporters of deceiving voters. The Times promises replies on key issues including attacks on W. J. Bryan and editorials about political participation, city printing graft, and other contested matters.
Alliance fears strong anti Harris sentiment and warns voters to beware of schemes in the mayoral race. The piece recalls a past trick involving a hand bill falsely tied to the dry side to sway votes toward Harris, urging vigilance after the Herald prints any exposure of deception.
While in office by political trickery and drawing a salary far above what he could earn in ordinary competition the Alliance Times editor denounces men who earn their living honestly as cheap skates.
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