Roosevelt Boom Starts as Candidate Petition Filed
John O. Yeiser an Omaha attorney filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State a petition to place Theodore Roosevelt on the Republican April primary ballot under the preferential voting law. Governor Aldrich and La Follette supporters weighed Roosevelt’s impact, with Yeiser noting Roosevelt delegates will likely file for the national convention.
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Omaha
O State
T. A
Tincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Nebraska
United States
A. D
John
Yelser
Aldrich
Roosevelt
la Follette
T. R
Carrick
la Pollette State League
John ©. Yelser
Yeiser
Congress adjourns for holiday recess until Jan 3
Both houses of Congress adjourned for holiday recess and will reconvene at noon on January 3. The House ended at 2 31 P M and the Senate at 2 40 P M as reported from Washington by Dee.
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Washington
Dee
Congress
House
Sioux City Wins Rate Case Before Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in favor of Sioux City against St. Paul and Minneapolis contesting class freight rates. The commission ordered a reduction of Sioux City rates to match those from St. Paul and Minneapolis to substantially distant western destinations.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Sioux City Inc
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Sioux City Commercial Club
Chicago and Northwestern
Long Thought Him Dead Belief Sparks Reunion in Ottawa
Mrs. Rebecca Powers, wife of a local truck gardener in Ottawa Kansas, believed her brother had died after forty years of silence and the case moved toward a reunion as new information emerged.
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Ottawa
Kan
Rebecca Powers
Weather Forecast for Nebraska and Personal Inheritance Note
Nebraska weather bulletin from the Chicago station forecasts red and colder tonight and fair skies. The text also notes a fortune of 45000 dollars to a woman, with parts to Mrs Powers and Charles Lovett, a half brother, in Chicago and Wooster, Ohio.
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Chicago
The
States Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Wyasus
George Bennett
Nowaboy
Mrs. Powers
Charles Lovett
Wooster
Norris Brown Backs Pension Bill With Appomattox Reference
Senator Brown of Nebraska urged passage of the Sherwood pension bill in the senate, predicting quick approval with no roll call. He called the measure a Christmas offering to veterans who secured Appomattox and argued the treasury exists to pay national debts despite objections it is a heavy draft.
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Washington
Brown
Nebraska
Senate
House
Appomattox
National Treasury
Trown
Government paper adulteration sparks new standard
Discovery by the Congressional Joint Committee on Printing shows adulterated paper used for years in the government printing office. Substitution of clay for wood or rag fibres threatens many official records with crumble and unreadability within a century.
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Congressional Joint Committee On
Washington
Congressional Joint Committee On Printing
Government Printing Office
Yuan Shi Kai Declines Offer to Form a Republic
Premier Yuan Shi Kai in Pekin today rejected the idea of establishing a republic without qualifications. He made an official statement saying he refused to accept a republican form.
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Yuan Shi Kai
Pekin
Dec
Nebraska farmer battered to death by corn sheller
Carl Johnson, a young farmer from Friend Nebraska, was caught in a flywheel of a corn sheller near here yesterday and was killed. The force tore clothing from his body and left bone fragments on the ground after the wheel stopped.
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Carl Johnson
Friend
Man of Mystery Killed in Oregon Cohort Murder Tale
The Republic reports John B. Swinney a New Mexico rancher will testify in a deposition about the murder of George A. Kimmel of Niles Michigan on August 14, 1898 and Swinney’s later killing of Kimmel’s killer A. J. White. Swinney now hospital bound in Fern Indiana after a wreck. The account notes Swinney R M Snyder of Kansas City and a man named Johnson and Kimmel went to Oregon July 28, 1898 to dig for 40000 dollars buried near Marshfield with Johnson shooting Kimmel and Swinney shooting Johnson.
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St. Louis
The
Republic
John B. Swinney
New Mexico
George A. Kimmel
Niles, Mich
Swinney
Kimmel
A. J. White
Auburn Prison
New York
Fern
Ind
R. M. Snyder
Kansas City
Johnson
Oregon
Marshfield
Ore
Aldrich to File for Gubernatorial Nomination
Lincoln December 21 Gov Aldrich declared he will file his primary petition for renomination as governor in the coming week or the next. Rumors of a senatorial bid and rival candidate George Coupland of Elgin were dismissed as unfounded by the governor who pledged to proceed with the gubernatorial petition unless unforeseen delays intervene.
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Lincoln
Gav
Aldrich
George Coupland
Elgin
Persian Battle Report Amid Tense Tehran Standoff
Teheran reports serious fighting between Persian constitutionalists and Russian troops. A St Petersburg dispatch says Russia may move on Tehran if Persia refuses to accept the ultimatum demanding dismissal of W Morgan Shuster, with about 4000 Russian troops poised to advance.
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Teheran
Labriz
London
St. Petersburg
Persia
W. Morgan Shuster
Kashin
Yersia
Visit to Clarkson Hospital Claims Life of Westveer
Harry Westveer a 50 year old druggist from Schuyler with stores there and at Fremont collapsed and died of heart failure in a Clarkson hospital room while visiting his wife during her operation. Coroner Crosby ruled the death caused by a burst artery to the heart and the body will be sent to Schuyler for burial.
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Omaha
Dee
Harry Westveer
Schuyler
Fremont
Clarkson Hospital
Westveer
Packers Raise Objection in Sherman Case Hearing
Chicago December 21 The judge would decide if District Attorney Wilkerson clearly stated the allegation that the meat packers violated the Sherman anti-trust law and whether counts 2 and 3 should be stricken. If the court rules for the government the packers’ counsel plan to begin presenting their case to the jury, with four lawyers expected to speak.
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Chicago
Wilkerson
Carpenter
Levy Mayer
Goodwin Plans Moving Pictures Ties to San Francisco Firm
New York report says Nat Goodwin and Edna Goodrich settled their marital disputes with 615000 paid by Mr Goodrich to release him from an ante nuptial contract. It also notes that Goodwin is a promoter of a San Francisco moving picture company and will act in its films soon.
Lincoln Water Pipe Drip Linked to Epidemics
Lincoln detectives and health officials traced a one inch pipe dripping contaminated water into the city’s largest water well to the current outbreaks of gastro intestinal disease and a typhoid fever epidemic. The well has been sealed and containment measures issued as investigators pursue the source of contagion.
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Lincoln
Actress Rosabell Morrison Faints Then Dies in New York
At Hammerstein's Victoria theater Rosabell Morrison daughter of Louis Morrison fainted during a court scene in Paul Armstrong's sketch. Detective N J Morrissey carried her off stage, a physician was summoned, and she died at home later. Morrison was known privately as Mrs. Mitchell Lewis.
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New York
Hammerstein
Victoria Theater
Rosabell Morrison
Dago Anne
Paul Armstrong
N. J. Morrissey
Miss Morrison
Mitchell Lewis
San Francisco Supervisors Move to Curb New Year Revels
San Francisco board of supervisors adopts a resolution urging strict enforcement of all laws to stop riotous New Year observances. The measure, authored by Supervisor Murdock, targets dances on tables and intoxicated exits by social figures. The city plans a Christmas Eve chorus led by a European opera company and local singers.
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San Francisco
Cal
Board of Supervisors
Murdock
Tetrazini
Would Prove an Alibi for Colorado Woman in Murder Case
Golden Colorado December 21 with Stella Forgione finishing her testimony as a key witness. The defense argued an alibi as the sole hope for the accused woman in a murder trial.
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Colorado
Golden
Colo
Stella Forgione
Gruenther Nominated by Democrats for Governor
A petition circulated in Grand Island places C. M. Gruenther of Platte county in nomination for the Democratic gubernatorial primaries. Five candidates are in sight including K. L. Metcalfe Tom Smith J. H. Moorehead and C. W. Poole. Gruenther said he knew nothing of the petition and would not comment.
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Grand Island
Wee
C. M. Gruenther
Platte County
K. L. Metcalfe
Lincoln
Tom Smith
York
J. H. Moorehead
Falls City
C. W. Poole
Tecumseh
Gruenther
Plattsmouth
Divorce Granted in Langevin Case Over Curie Relations
Mme Langevin wins separation from her husband a professor at the College of France on account of his alleged relations with Mme Curie. The petition sparks a sensation in Paris and led to several duels among partisans.
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Mme. Curie
Paris
Mme. Langevin
College of France
France
Indictments Swell From Lee County Vote Firestorm
Bristol Tenn December 21 One hundred fifty indictments were returned against alleged vote sellers in Lee County Virginia as the grand jury investigates election irregularities. Additional indictments are expected today as the inquiry continues.
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Bristol
Tenn
Lee County
Bank Sues to Become County Depository in Pickrell
Beatrice Nebraska Dee twenty one reported that Farmers State Bank of Pickrell filed mandamus against the county board of supervisors to force designation as county funds depository. Bank says it meets statutory requirements and paid deposits guarantee levy. hearing set for December 2.
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Dee
Farmers’ State Bank of
Pickrell
Board of Supervisors
Pickrell Bank
State Banking Board
By election defeat shakes North Ayreshire seat
London reports that Liberal A. M. Anderson who became solicitor general for Scotland was defeated by Conservative Capt. D. F. Campbell by 271 votes in the North Ayreshire Shoal by election. Anderson had won by 238 previously.
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House of Commons
North Ayreshire Shoal
A. M. Anderson
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Scotland
Capt
D. F. Campbell
Mr. Anderson
Taft Signs Resolution Abrogating 1832 Russian Treaty
President Taft formally attached his signature to a Lodge resolution ending the 1832 Russian treaty. Washington reports say the House agreed to abrogate the treaty by viva voce vote, with Rep. Macon of Arkansas the sole dissenter.
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Washington
Dee
House of Representatives
Senate
Viva Voce
Macon
Ar- Kinsis
Praise for tariff board report praised by President Taft
President Taft lauds the tariff board report as the most complete and exhaustive statement on a difficult subject. He emphasizes its thoroughness, impartiality, and unanimity and notes it supports making the tariff board permanent. He says the board presents findings of fact to guide fair duty rates.
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Washington
Dee
Congress
Taft
Tariff Board
Bonds Vote Fails in Platte County Courthouse Plan
In Columbus Nebraska Dee 2 1 the 100000 bond measure for a new Platte County courthouse failed by about 150 votes while the city backed the proposal about five to one there were 2000 votes cast including 600 in the city The defeat follows repeated tries and hinged on the proposed site near the current location with north side track opposed by many voters.
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Columbus
Neb
Dee
Platte County
Lincoln Manager Wounded in Maryland Rifle Accident
Robert A. Unglaub, manager of the Lincoln Western league baseball team, was accidentally shot in Chrisfield Maryland while cleaning a rifle for a hunting trip. The bullet passed through his right leg and lodged behind the foot. doctors have not removed it and his condition is serious.
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Lincoln
Maryland
Chrisfield
Robert A. Unglaub
Unglaub
Taft Seeks NY Support as Roosevelts Candidacy Dashed
Taft returns to Washington after New York assurances from Samuel Koenig that the New York county delegation will back him at the national convention. State Chairman Barnes says Roosevelt is not a candidate, and the party will push a declaration of principles resisting errors and dangerous demands.
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New York
Taft
Washington
Samuel Koenig
Koretig
Col. Roosevelt
William Tarnes, Jr
Carnes
Alec
Barnes
Taft Returns Home From New York Dinners and Talks
President Taft arrived in Washington at 7 12 this morning with Secretary Hillen and Major Butt after two days of dinners addresses and political conferences in New York.
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Washington
Taft
Secretary Hillen
Major Butt
New York
Council Bluffs Doctor Sentenced After Insanity Verdict Dispute
Dr. Harry Kelly of Council Bluffs was sentenced to eight years in Anamosa penitentiary after a judge refused to set aside the verdict. The jury found Kelly insane at the time of the shooting of Clarence Woollan and Edmund Sterzing. Attys argued the manslaughter verdict conflicted with the insanity finding.
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Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Harry Kelly
Clarence Woollan
Council Bliffs
Edmund Sterzing
Anamosa
Judea Bradshaw
Criminal Division
District Court
Kelly
Bradshaw
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Commission Form Decision
Springfield Illinois December 21 The Illinois supreme court this morning handed down a decision upholding the constitutionality of the commission form of government law.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Springfield
Dinois Supreme Court
Pursuit Continues for Gen Bernardino Reyes in Tamaulipas
Mounted government troops search the Tamaulipas region following Gen Bernardino Reyes and aides. Reports say Reyes and staff hid at Vauqueria on the Sauceda hacienda as pursuers stake the area. Circulators in Mexico City relay a reform plan denouncing the Madero government and urging support for the constitutionalist army.
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Bernardino Reyes
Tamaulipas
Reyes
Vauqueria Ranch
Sauceda Hacienda
Geronimo Trevino
Mexico City
B Neves
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