Bryan Platform Delights Dems Will Not Endorse Government Railroads
The 1908 Democratic platform reportedly will not demand government ownership of railroads and will emphasize tariff reform, limiting campaign contributions, and strong opposition to Roosevelt’s policies. It notes Bryan plans to curb imperialism, advocate direct senatorial elections, civil service reform, and a firm foreign policy. Also included is a unrelated 40-year-old Dispatch piece about Hole-in-the-Day, his wife, and wealth.
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W. J. Bryan
James ©. Dahlman
Nebraska
Dahlman
Bryan
Ahimas
Roosevelt
Cuba
National
Hospital Farm for Inebriates Fund From New Ulm
The state plans an annual $70,000 fund for the hospital farm for inebriates, created by the latest legislature. Cities and villages pay 2 percent of saloon license revenue. New Ulm will contribute $280 yearly. Funds will accumulate before land purchase and establishment steps begin.
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State Board of Control
New Ulm
Board of Control
Wright veto halts broad Indian War pension bill
The Wright bill granting pensions to participants in the 1862 Indian War and their children was vetoed by Gov. Johnson. The veto stops a sweeping service pension plan that would have paid 12 dollars monthly to many supporters, seen as financially burdensome despite sentiment. The year’s legislative session was among the busiest, with 480 bills passed. The Cobden Telephone Co plans major extensions, and a nonpartisan six member board of visitors will be appointed for state institutions. Former Postmaster Kroole buys Eagle Mill stock and joins local offices. Only the best berry portions used in Daniel Webster flour production.
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Wright
Johnson
Minneapolis Journal
Minnesota
Cobden Telephone Company
Clague
Kroole
Eagle Mill Co
Mesdames Weiser
Behnke
Mueller
Daisy Richardson
Eastern Star Lodge
Grand Lodge
Minneapolis
H. L. Beecher
R. J. O'Donnell
L. B. Krook
Fred Boock
A. P. Beock
Paul Lehmann
No Sunday Games In Springfield To Be Enforced
Springfield will enforce the state law banning Sunday baseball. A Sleepy Eye vs Springfield game may be halted as H J Ruenitz holds the grounds lease and will enforce the order. Arrests threaten any players persisting, while rail safety notes urge proper crossing procedures and flagging to prevent accidents.
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Springfield
Sleepy Eye
H. J. Ruenitz
Ruenitz
Young Men’s Christian Association
Counties Must Do Their Share In Road Fund Rule
The attorney general says counties must match state road funds with actual road improvements within the year or forfeit cash credits. He notes Brown County will receive 2500 dollars per year for the next two years, contingent on timely certified expenditures.
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State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Brown County
Elopement Stir At Lamberton As Briske Runs Away
The Lamberton Star reports Fred Briske a married man and Mae Hall aged sixteen eloped driving to Sleepy Eye where they used aliases. They then moved to Minneapolis with Briske’s wife and two children left behind. A. W. Bingham suffers grippe while St James plans a fund for an old soldiers monument. William Huwke of Chicago is named new drawmaster for Schimacker Brewing Co arrival yesterday.
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Lamberton
Fred Briske
Mae Hall
Briske
Sleepy Eye
Smalley’s Hotel
G. BP. Basil and Lady of
Missouri
Lady
Minneapolis
A. W. Bingham
St. James
Wm. Huwke
Chicago
Schimacker Brewing Co
Practical Jokers Fined In Lafayette Village
In Lafayette village three youths were fined after a prank on teen girls returning from a school play practice. A dummy swung from a rope over a sidewalk. a girl fainted and suffered hysteric fits. Arthur Eckblad Godfrey Olsen and Arthur Larson admitted involvement. Larson confessed instigating the plot and also pleaded guilty. The judge fined Eckblad Olsen and Larson a small sum. Larson should have faced ten times that amount.
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Lafayette
Arthur Eckblad
Godfrey Olsen
Arthur Larson
Salary schedule for rural free delivery carriers approved
Postmaster General Meyer approves a new rural carrier salary scale effective July 1. Adjustments raise pay 9 to 25 percent based on miles per route, with annual amounts ranging from 396 to 900 dollars. The plan, supported by a Congress increase, projects nearly 35 million dollars in rural service spending next year.
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Meyer
de Graw
Congress
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St. Paul
Hole-in-the-Day
Merchants Hotel
Washington
Crow Wing
Gov. Johnson
Geo. S. Koffend
John Sandhoemer
West Newton
North Dakota
Northwestern
Cottonwood River
Daniel Webster
Ottomeyer
Wrens Adc
Panama
Crone Bros
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