Political conventions and party strength through history
The article notes upcoming party conventions in 1904 and compares past election votes. It cites Republicans meeting in Chicago on June 16, Democrats in Denver on July 7, and others including Prohibitionists and Hearst's Independence League. It contrasts 1860 Lincoln and 1896 Bryan popular votes to show growth and shifts in turnout.
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N. A. Howe
Peatance
Norfolk
Neb
Rooma O
St. Louis
Chicago
Denver
Columbus
Ohio
Gather
William R. Hearst
Independence League
Democrats
Prohibitionists
Social Democrats
Social Labor Party
James B. Weaver
Abraham Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Not as True as It Seems on National Conventions
A thoughtful defense of U S national party conventions argues they remain democratic open to all admitted attendees. The essay notes while conventions are spectacular and noisy they reflect public sentiment and safeguard democracy rather than threaten it.
Ohio Republicans Adopt National Platform Tone
The Ohio state Republican platform signals national significance as it is seen as the framework for the next president's election. Approved by the president and Secretary Taft, it represents the official views of these leaders shaping the coming campaign and policy direction.
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Ohio State
United States
Taft
Taft Likely Republican Nominee and Ohio Platform Focus
The article argues Taft will be the Republican nominee and that the national platform mirrors his Ohio views. It stresses tariff revision under Congress, preserving protective principles, cautious currency reform, and a stance against socialism. It predicts the Chicago platform alignment and a strong, regulated government.
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Taft
Ohio
Congress
McKinley
White House
America
Roosevelt
Chicago
Uncertainty and risk shape a nation’s rise after disasters
The text argues that people repeatedly rebuild after eruptions floods and earthquakes, learning little from past calamities. It notes how cities like San Francisco and Pittsburgh recover quickly, yet preventive measures fade as confidence returns and new crises emerge. It portrays a buoyant national spirit despite recurring disasters.
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Vesuvius
Italy
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
The Place to Trade and Local Buying Duty
The city must practice in town life what it preaches about home trade. A city's vitality hinges on its own residents spending locally, else it becomes small and stunted despite grand theories. The piece urges merchants to absorb and reflect this ethos in daily commerce.
Norfolk Urges Local Buying to Build City Growth
A civic exhortation stresses that every dollar spent in Norfolk fuels growth, urges avoiding catalogue and mail order competitors, and calls residents to consult local merchants for special orders to strengthen the community.
The Worth of the Ballot and Civic Duty
The piece argues mandatory or graduated disfranchisement as remedies for low voter turnout. It urges every citizen to vote, deeming participation essential to democracy and praising Nebraska's spirit of liberty and public welfare. It critiques stay-at-homes and emphasizes voting as American duty.
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America
Fort
New Jersey
Nebraska
You Cannot Eat Your Cake and Keep It Too Warned by Geologist
Chief Engineer H. M. Wilson of the United States Geological Survey discusses a paradox in national policy. He notes that economy and resource use often clash with long term preservation. The article argues that sustainable choices require trade offs.
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America
H. M. Wilson
United States Geological Survey
Conservation and Wise Use of United States Resources
The text argues that U S timber will exhaust in fourteen years and iron ore and coal may last two centuries. It urges replacing scarce minerals with clay cement sand and gravel and highlights Forestry Service efforts to curb waste. It notes current resource values and potential to expand hydropower and develop land and water to house millions, stressing a turning point toward preservation.
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United States
Forestry Service
The Party and The Man in 1908
A critical view of the Globe Democrat claim that the Republican Party outweights the individual candidate. The piece argues both party and man matter, notes the party faces a current crisis, and predicts the chosen candidate will greatly influence the party’s fortunes in the 1908 election. It highlights public demand for wise leadership toward true democracy and opportunity.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Republican Party
Globe- Democrat
Globe-Democrat
Taft Seen as Logical Progressive Republican Candidate
The article extols William H. Taft as the logical, progressive choice for the Republican nomination. It lauds his wide government experience, strong loyalty to the party, and stature as a big man fit to lead the party and win the coming campaign.
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William H. Taft
Republican Party
Taft
Keep In Touch With Life And Community Progress
A reflective piece argues real value comes from industry integrity and connectivity. It urges men and women to stay in touch with themselves, their business, home, and Norfolk community, supporting schools churches roads parks and local progress.
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Earth
Eden
Norfolk
Jt le
Carnegie Library
Keep In touch with the commonwealth and nation
Exhortation to Nebraska citizens to engage with public sentiment and national affairs. Encourages enterprise and practical citizenship to keep Nebraska foremost, unite with America, and promote liberty and democracy as a beacon to the world.
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Nebraska
America
Around Town Tidbits and Local Color From The Norfolk Daily News
A country column notes spring hints with ducks returning and Lent beginning the next week. It jokes about the News celebrating missed birthdays, rival brothers wooing the same girl, and the car buying craze as Norfolk residents trade up. It also touches on lawyers keeping silence in Madison county and a county attorney's automobile purchase becoming public only after formal steps.
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Madison County
Lent and Local Quips in a Town Column
A humorous Norfolk column muses on Ash Wednesday Lent jokes and local quirks. Remarks touch on the Bowie verdict, sidewalk woes, a St. Louis woman's $501 damages for an insult, and the Chicago Tribune’s take on a stray word. The piece mocks weather, travel, and small-town habits with wry observations.
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St. Louis
The
Chicago Tribune
A Glimpse of 19th Century Wit from Atchison Globe
A fragment from the Atchison Globe discusses reading comprehension and social comments on marriage. The writer questions candor before marriage and flattery after, noting access to old customs despite changing times.
Entertaining Visit: Family Photo Album Sparks Attention
A brief scene describes someone entering a room and drawing focus by presenting a family photograph album. The act shifts attention and prompts reactions from those nearby, capturing a moment of memory and connection.
Neighbors and their role in notices
The piece reflects on neighbors as observers who notice happenings and serve as reminders that community members watch out for one another. It emphasizes neighborly duty to notice and report events or issues within the locality.
When a Brother Visits After Twenty Years
The passage notes how suspicion rises with time as a long absent brother visits unseen for two decades. It argues that a man who leaves his hometown resenting it will not warm to his new home, predicting continued dissatisfaction and wary feelings about his move.
Swift and Certain Punishment as Social Charity
The text argues that punishment is the highest form of charity when a man transgresses and that public knowledge of his punishment benefits society. It claims swift enforcement deters crime and forgiveness harms social order by undermining deterrence.
Frontier remedy for borrowing women allegedly proposed
An Atchison man claims the only cure for a woman who borrows from neighbors is to move her out west to the frontier. There she would have to walk five miles to find a neighbor and find they lack what she seeks when she arrives.
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Atchison
Quiet Reasons Slow the World at Everyday Tasks
The passage observes how people justify actions by recounting past experiences. It notes that many stop to offer reasons before completing simple acts like borrowing a pencil or declining fish. It suggests the world is too busy to listen to all such explanations.
Futile Arguments Echo in Public Discourse
A remark on the endless arguing that tires people, noting two men arguing for hours ends in mutual hatred and wasted time. The passage likens this to quarrels in newspapers and among public speakers, implying a broader critique of ongoing disputes.
Bride’s First Request From Husband Aims at Family Stay
Aging and unmarried men may imagine a wife will seek comfort tasks, but her initial appeal often concerns visiting home to her mother for a few weeks. The remark notes expectations about early marital routines and home ties.
Marriage habits and social quirks in a small town
A humorous column describes how marriage shifts a girl’s role in the family, from bossing relatives to influencing her husband. It notes behavior differences between boys and girls at school and ends with quirks about food scraps used to create a party salad and the recurring party culture among women.
Copper Find Sparks Interest in Northwest Prairie
A nearly pure copper specimen discovered on the Lindquist place near town was sent to the Smithsonian Institution. Experts there say the copper originates from the Lake Superior region, though the exact source remains a mystery. A council meeting discussed Weber Bros. supplying power to run the city and pump water, with potential annual savings of about two thousand dollars. The finance committee was asked to audit past power expenses to gauge contract options.
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Ainsworth Star-Journal
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Lake Superior
Weber Bros
Norfolk Woman’s Secret Sparks Local Gossip
The Nebraska City Press notes a Norfolk woman has kept a secret from her husband for eighteen years, a fact likely known to most in town who are aware of the situation.
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Norfolk
Nebraska City
New York to Paris Auto Race Leads Winside Driver
The international automobile race from New York to Paris sees a Winside, Nebraska entrant, Gard Chapin, among the leading competitors as of March 6.
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Winside
Neb
Gard Chapin
New York
Paris
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Omaha
Lincoln
Anoka
Wayne Democrat
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