Lorimer Seat Fight Tests Senate Loyalty and Integrity
A contentious debate unfolds over Senator Lorimer with friends pressuring him to resign, while opponents accuse him of corruption. The piece questions Warren and Smoot for their votes and predicts a proving stance when seating is decided, urging accountability despite potential electoral defeat.
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Lorimer
Renion
Washington
Senate
Unitwd
Warren
Smoot
Nia
Future real estate boom sparked by Henry VIII gift
Wisconsin State Journal reflects on a medieval king's sand gift from Richard Page that became a vast modern urban pasture now worth hundreds of millions. It muses on unborn generations profiting from rent and development as cities thrive with railways and heavy traffic.
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Ondon
Henry
Richard Page
St. Street
Wisconsin State Journal
Supreme Court adjourns amid criticism over undecided cases
The Supreme Court of the United States adjourns leaving important coal and railroad rate disputes undecided. Critics say the justices prioritize personal comfort and salaries over national interests as the new term nears. The article cites delays affecting coal supply for winter and potential economic impact nationwide.
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Qceober
Adain
Hand Coal Trust
Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Bryan nomination speculation swirls around 1900s conventions
The Pueblo Star Journal reports on speculative talk in political circles about William Jennings Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt in the Republican and Democratic camps. It notes Bryan may seek or accept a nomination, Roosevelt’s strategy, possible deadlock at Baltimore, and the chance of Bryan becoming a compromise candidate or revived bid.
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Elaime
Roosevelt
Taft
Ryan
Bryan
Baltimore
Pueblo-Star-Journal
Wyoming Welcomes New Settlers This Fall
Wyoming's immigration effort expands with private real estate and investment firm plans. A Cheyenne advertiser to promote lands around the city signals confidence as crops look strong and thousands of farmers may arrive. The article urges citizens to back independent ventures, factories, wholesale houses, mechanics, and farming to boost the state's growth.
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Middle West
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Wyonlny
Colored colony in Kansas at Nicodemus
The northern Kansas region around Graham county hosts a colony of colored people centered in Nicodemus. They govern local affairs and have notable influence in state matters, including a colored lawyer elected as state auditor. The migration originated from a southern railway agent promoting settlement for his road.
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State of
Kansas
Graham County
Nicodemus
Southern Railway
The New Moral Law On Minimum Wage
An editor’s ponderous piece questions the meaning of a decent living and the sweeping impact of a minimum wage concept. It reflects on wage standards, moral cost, and pushes beyond to broader labor issues amid a coal strike context.
Rumors and daring in a moonlit city tale
A rambling diary style report depicts political intrigue and threats tied to Senator Warn and Hue Patten. A would be deputy marshall candidate, Sue Patton, and tense encounters at a post office and hotel spotlight factional pressure and fear of violence. The narrator hints at seeking office amid whispered plots and vigilance by hidden watchers.
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Moller
Sue Patton
Marshel
Kaaper Wiomin
Warnz
Wooman
Hue Patten
Ekstra
New Speed Marks Set for Replacing Tires
Report on Memorial Day 400 mile race at Indianapolis Speedway notes rapid tire changes with Michelin tires dominating finishers. A Michelin tire change on the winning National occurred in about thirty seconds, while two reporters timed De Palma’s car tire change at twenty three seconds.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Dawson
Michelin Company
Michelin
de Palma
Varnishes Visit Mrs Ligier's Beauty Parlors
Mrs Ligier's Beauty Parlors at 411 West 19th Street advertises high class varnish finishes and related cosmetic services with Sherman Company visits and a phone number 817 W.
Public land withdrawals spark Western land rights critique
A sharp editorial attacks President Taft and Republican policy for large scale withdrawals of phosphate and other mineral lands in Wyoming Utah and Idaho. It cites a 1909 House investigation claiming billions of tons of deposits and argues the land is vital to farmers and national progress while criticizing ongoing land restrictions.
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Prean
Taft
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Uinta County
Gifford Pinchot
Warren
Thia State
House Committee On Public Lands
United States
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Wilson
Local political candidate announcements in Wyoming county races
Awawunb Giloh ABUBURL SVL declares candidacy for Democratic nomination for County and Prosecuting Attorney in Laramie County subject to the August primaries. Frank J. Roach and Fred Bohnstedt also announce for sheriff and justice of the peace in Cheyenne, Cheyenne pioneer businessman Bohnstedt aims for city post.
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Democratic Party
Awawunb Giloh
Laramie County
Fred Bohnstedt
Justice of the Peace
Cheyenne
Mr. Bohnstedt
Army bill passes House ends Major General Wood staff post
The Democratic House approved a bill on June 16 that disbands Major General Leonard Wood's post as chief of staff and trims millions in war department spending. The measure seeks to end what critics call extravagant war expenses and reallocate defense funds.
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Leonard Wood
War Department
Letter on land policy and settlers opposition to agents
A reader argues that U.S. land laws and young land agents harass homestead settlers, driving many to Canada for farm opportunities. The writer urges mature, practical officials, federal action to ease settlement, and criticizes conservationist policies that block western development, warning of growing socialist sentiment.
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United Stratt
Canada
Speej
United States
Congress
Land Department
Department
Candidacy Filed for Sheriff in Laramie County
The speaker, a furniture and hardware businessman and heavy tax payer, announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Laramie County, subject to the August 20 primaries, naming Peter R. Warlaumont. The notice appears amid local ads for products and services.
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Laramie County
Peter R. Warlaumont
Sanitary Ice offered at thirty cents per hundred
Cook Bros Co advertises sanitary ice at 30 cents per hundred with phone contact 197 for orders.
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Sanitary
Cook Bros. Co
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