Nebraska State Railway Commission Reports Electric Railways and Telephones
The Nebraska State Railway Commission's first report covers six electric street railways in the state ending June 30, 1908, with Omaha and Lincoln shares and total miles of track. It also details 208 telephone companies, 125,209 telephones, farm and city subscribers, stockholders, payrolls, and the capitalization and earnings of the larger and smaller companies.
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Omaha
Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska State Railway Commisssion
Governor Names Delegates to Peace Congress and Tax Conference
Governor Scnallen berger appoints Dr. Roscoe Pound and Dr. Samuel Avery as delegates to the second national peace congress in Chicago. He also designates Nebraska representatives to the third international conference on state and local taxation in Louisville and to the seventh national Irrigation congress in Spokane and the national conference of charities and correction in Buffalo. Names listed include C. C. Craig, W. S. Schriver, H. A. Edwards, and many others from Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, and rural towns.
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Omaha
Scnallenberger
Roscoe Pound
Chicago
Samuel Avery
The
State University
Nebraska
Louisville
Spokane
Naonal Conference of Charities and Correction
Buffalo
North Platte
Grace Abbott
Grand Island
Lena Ward
Milford
A. W. Clark
W. KR. Adams
Harriet Heller
Ida V. Jones
Mogy Bernstety
C. B. Privy
Lincoln
John Davis
B. D. Hayward
I, Eaver
George E. Howard
Anna Doyle
Joel A. Piper
Mary R. Morgan
Alma
C. B. Manuel
Kearney
Lyda McMahon
Geneva
Lucile Evans
P. H. Mattera
A. D. Brandeis
Wolf bounty fund exhausted in Nebraska Lincoln May 3
The auditor mailed the last wolf bounty warrant totaling 29093.50 leaving 4.60. The next claim by W. E. LeFever of Benkelman was for 7.50. the auditor offers 6.50 and a 1 deficiency claim to use the remaining 30 000 appropriated by the legislature.
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Lincoln
W. E. LeFever
Benkelman
Assessment Board Sets Work on Railroad Property Valuation
The Nebraska state board of assessment met in Lincoln to begin railroad property valuations for taxation. New members Governor Shallenberger Land Commissioner Cowles and Auditor Barton will need time to learn the process with Chris Scharland reelected secretary and Governor as ex officio chairman. Superintendent Bishop seeks 60 000 boys to plant and nurture corn for prize classes at Omaha and Lincoln events.
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Lincoln
State Board of Assessment
Bualnesa
Shallenberger
Cowles
Barton
Chicago
Chris Scharland
Ite
Tte
Nebraska
Department of Public Instruction
Omaha
Omaha bankers plan friendly suit to test guaranty law
A group of Omaha and Nebraska bankers met at the Rome hotel to determine to test the recent bank deposit guaranty law in court. A committee including C. I. McGrew J. W. Welpton F. H. Claridge E. Halstead George F. Sawyer and others was formed with John L. Webster retained as counsel to pursue a friendly suit at the outset.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Rome
C. I. McGrew
J. W. Welpton
Ogalalla
F. H. Claridge
Blair
E. &. Halstead
Ponca
George F. Sawyer
Western
George N. Seymour
Elgin
8. A. Burnham
Lincoln
Luther Drake
A. L. Clark
Hastings
F. McGiverin
Fremont
Missing Lincoln administrator fuels hunt in Horn estate
Hastings, May 3. Authorities seek J. H. McCarthy of Lincoln to account for more than $10,000 missing from Helen A. Horn estate. Miss Effie Moline, a Hastings girl linked to McCarthy, was seen in Chicago and came to Hastings but left without alighting.
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Hastings, Neb
J. H. McCarthy
Lincoln
Helen A. Horn
Effie Moline
Hastings
McCarthy
Chicago
Sorey Acquitted of Murder in Bloomfield Trial
Halum Sorey, who killed Mike Elle on February 11 in Maxwell's billiard hall, was found not guilty after a Knox county district court trial in Bloomfield. He claimed self defense and was released on bail after the verdict, delivered in under half an hour by the jury.
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Bloomfield, Neb
Halum Sorey
Mike Elle
Maxwell
Bloomfield
District Court
Knox County
Sorey
Smith Well Known In Crete In Doane College Ties
Smith, the NorthamptonMass murderer later suicide, was well known in Crete as a former Doane college classmate connected to instructors and a Chicago shoe house representative. He visited Doane and stayed with Professor Carnes athletic director early this month. In Norfolk a May 4 earthquake report notes a distinct tremor in Brown County with no damage.
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Brown County
Norfolk
Neb
Auto Runs Over Boy in Seward Nebraska
May 3 report from Seward Nebraska says the son of Mr and Mrs EB Train of Milford fell from their automobile and the back wheel ran over his chest breaking several ribs and injuring his lungs in an accident near Milford.
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Seward, Neb
Train
Milford
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Crown Pianos
Geo. P. Bent Co., of
CROWN
T. J. Threlkeld
Alliance, Nebr
Bellwood
Bowman
Hand
Copsey
Alliance Hospital
Alliance, Nebraska
Alliance Art Stutio Grebe
H. P. Coursey
Prop
C. C. Smith
Tuen
Zhinden
Nebraska News
State Railway Commission
Assessment Board
John L. Webster
Horn
A. D. Rodgers
Anhandle
Wyoming
South Dakota
Rumer Blk
Majestic Steel
de Laval
Calion Acheson Bros
Dierks Lumber Oil Co
Grand Restaurant
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