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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1910
Page
5
Lincoln June 25. The Rock Island railroad, a major Nebraska corporation, must reincorporate or pay about 48000 after missing the occupation tax due. The governor’s proclamation last September required payment, but the railroad delayed, and the legal basis has been upheld by the supreme court.
Victor Wilson of Polk County files with the railroad commission asking a hearing on cutting oil rates. He argues oil averages 30.03 cents per gallon while coal is 8.09 to 9.4 cents per 160 pounds, and Nebraska needs freight equity to make oil a cheaper fuel option. He cites Kansas rates as precedent and notes high freight drives wells idle.
S F Miller Northwestern road official says Nebraska crops will be good despite recent dryness and predicts earlier cattle shipments this year. He notes pastures are barren but expects strong harvests with cattle moving to market sooner than usual. Local notes from Becla and Lincoln mention hay crops, rains aiding western Nebraska, and the Fourth district Democratic convention's lack of candidate endorsement.
John C Henry testifies in Martinsville about Colonel Thomas H Swope alias Peter Moss Swope marrying in New Jersey at the start of the Civil War and leaving a wife and son. Henry states Swope told him of a 1879 marriage to a Miss Carroll and that local relatives deny any marriage.
In Luverne Iowa on June 25 August Will of Luverne and Tony Campagna of Independence were struck by lightning while working on a new school building and seeking shelter in a tool shed. Others in the building were not injured.
Twenty five people injured in a Wabash derailment and rear end collision near Percy. Water undermined the track. engine and three cars left the ditch. A fast freight struck the rear car before passengers recovered. Seriously injured include G. J. Riley Moberly EK MeaAtee Moberly R L Carter Little Rock Julia Lenon Ottawa Ww Brown Ottawa L W Matthews Mrs L Warner Centerville Wallace Fletcher and other passengers. Relief train reached Des Moines this morning.
Leavenworth Kansas June 5 General Frederick Funston commandant of the army service schools is seriously ill at his home with a heart attack. Post physicians and nurses attend him as Mrs Funston at the summer home near Oakland California has been notified. Doctors note a history of slight heart trouble and heat likely worsened the attack.
Guthrie Oklahoma June 25 On the no ice of Attorney General West the financial operation of the state department was resumed here State Auditor Trapp commenced against its warrants the state treasurer out state funds Attorney General West stated that he would press the capital injunction cases to a settlement in the state courts Kaiser Wilhelm Will Take Helm Kiel June 25 Emperor William Will be at the wheel when the yacht Meteor again tries conclusions with the American schooner Westward owned by Alexander Cochran of New York The announcement that the emperor would possible participate in the racing has given new life to the annual regatta Lot Laughlin was taken pretty ill during the past week.
Descriptions of underground water in Rajputana deserts reveal vast subterranean stores feeding Bikaner as a possible source from the Himalayas. Reports note water movement between wells and the idea of an underground river, prompting speculation about hidden hydrology and its implications.
A fragment recalls a Cambridge Harvard Square elm and a boyish escape from a circular fence. Also cited are reflections on Edwin Booth, noting his kindness and simplicity, contrasting with arrogant stars and praising Mme. Modjeska's memoirs from Century.
A tale from his height of power recalls Robespierre scornfully denying a plea to spare a husband. A bystander woman, in a moment of misfortune, stepped on his dog and he challenged her humanity, prompting a sharp rebuke.
A new student asks to view his late father’s records, saying he aims to measure how far he can go since his father told him not to disgrace the family. The exchange unfolds in the Buffalo Express context.
A Success Magazine anecdote recalls a hard headed cotton trader who attended Paderewski's piano recital. He admits not understanding music yet was moved to emotional ecstasy by a single performance, shouting with umbrella raised as he left, puzzled by the experience.
A humorous invitation to the Modern Woodmen of America picnic in Emmetsburg Iowa on June 29 promises music games and free fare. The notice blends playful rhetoric with local notices including a missing teen and various visits and local events.
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