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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
6
Brief report notes a minor incident near the town park ending without injuries. Police say the matter is closed, with no charges filed and witnesses cooperating. Local officials urge calm as residents await further details.
The report covers party maneuvers as Mack and Bryan discuss railroad rates for Paco. Bristow wins Kansas GOP nod while Taft travels to a West Virginia show. Bryan and Parker stump for Bryan Kern. Allison’s funeral draws leaders. New York campaign planning underway with Murphy and Mack. Nebraska politics, populist endorsements, and a dirigible flight plan also appear.
The crop report shows wheat and corn below ten year average while Chicago Great Western cuts Omaha grain rates to boost markets. Senator Allison dies at 79 after forty three public years. unexpired senate term to Gov Cummins appointment. Other items note Taft Bryan politics, Mason appointed to finance post, Gompers denial, and immigration gate proposals.
The report notes resignations in the Turkish government as Said Pasha and the new minister depart, a cabinet reshuffle follows. An Earl announces betrothal to Ellin, daughter of a Yorkshire barrister, with the groom having prior marriage to Belle Dilton.
Congressman Hull lauds Senator William J. Allison for uniting the Iowa Republicans over four decades. Iowa Governor proclaims a sorrowful duty on his death at Dubuque home. Funeral held there with Vice President Fairbanks naming senators to attend and Senator Burkett of Nebraska present for the ceremony.
The report notes Mme. Melba’s December singing engagements in New York and Philadelphia before touring Australia. It covers Missouri Democrats nominating W. B. Cowherd for governor and W. R. Stubba and E. R. Harriman staying briefly in Omaha during a transcontinental trip. It mentions Zion City founder James Alexander Dowle planning a Nebraska mission and a new Zion City in Omaha. Governor Cummins entering the race to fill the seat after Senator Allimon’s death. Taft’s comment on leadership. Richard V. Oulahan to lead Republican committee literary work.
Funeral services for Senator William J. Allison were simple and private, held at his residence with limited attendance. The body lay in state, a final tribute with few floral displays, as the community closed doors and flags at half mast. Des Moines officials led by Governor Cummins attended with a floral blanket marking his years of public service from 1863 to 1908. The grave rests in Linwood Cemetery beside Speaker Henderson's plot.
Washington reports the death of Senator William B. Allison, a longtime chairman of the Appropriations Committee. His passing creates a senate void and interrupts Iowa political dynamics, with acknowledgments of his influence and partisan yet public‑spirited service.
Elmer E. Dover resigns as secretary of the Republican National Committee to head an advisory group assisting George R. Sheldon. William Hayward, former Nebraska state chairman, is named secretary of the national committee and will supervise the western headquarters in Chicago. In Hitchock's absence, further changes are expected.
The text says Tiaren Manchuria and Japan claim responsibility for introducing the American railway system into eastern Asia while rapidly taking the trade in railroad equipment. It cites poor quality American materials and inferior workmanship, and notes Japan can duplicate rolling stock at lower prices, sometimes delivering a better article.
Charley Landreth of Oconto died after being thrown from a horse. Gage County teachers institute set for August in Beatrice. Crookston forms a $10,000 bank. Old Settlers reunions planned in Cherry and Keya Paha. Brainerd levies business tax. Cook elects $10,000 bonds for a new school. Wayne hosts second annual chautauqua. Cedar County fair dates set for Sept 16–18. Races held July 2 and 4. fall fair focused on exhibits. Cruming County Old Settlers fix August 27 reunion. Crab Orchard forms creamery stock company. George Buchila of Powell area reportedly died by self-inflicted gunshot. Superintendent McBrien and family visit Johnson County. Threshing begins near Sutherland. yields expected high. Andrew Higgins real estate divided after fatal runaway. Sutherland school election issues $2,500 bonds for heating and expansion. Lush ton telegraph instruments removed. Burlington route anger in local patrons over railroad changes. Mrs. Oliver Starkey shot by husband near Palmer recovering, arm at risk. Dendinger and Porter injured when scaffold collapsed in Cedar County. Oliver Starkey charged with assault near St Paul. Wright and Fogis of the Nebraska National Guard drown in Platte near Ashland. Eyeless duck hatched near Humboldt. Buffalo County coyote scalp swindle unearthed. multiple arrests. McCook man Dwyer bound over on rape charges involving two girls. July mortgage report shows farm and city mortgage totals in Gage County.
The state board of equalization approves sweeping land assessment changes to raise overall values, with eight counties to see reductions and others facing increases from five to sixty percent. Assessors in thirty-nine counties may see land value decreases while forty-two counties keep the same assessment, and final action awaits county appearances before the board.
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska issues a $200 reward for the arrest of Jasper Blowsnake, wanted for the July 18 1908 murder of Mrs Blowsnake in Thurston County. The incentive runs six months and calls on sheriffs and peace officers to aid in speedy justice.
State normal schools and the state examining board met to set a standard of requirement for private schools allowed to grant life professional teacher certificates. The board, as inspector for private schools, aims to raise private school standards to match the minimum of state normal schools, within legal limits.
Hart Clem Nether gall Hawley of York county petition the railway commission to require the Northwestern to place a telephone in its passenger station at Gresham. York county residents largely rely on York County Telephone, an independent line not paying toll to the telephone trust. The railroad holds a trust line but refuses to recognize the independent service.
A group of assessors testified to the State Board of Equalization protesting a proposed 40 percent land value increase. Cherry county argued against raising land to 95 cents an acre, noting tax impacts of about 1.08 per section or 27 cents per quarter section. Protests varied, with calls for better township equalization and improved livestock assessment forms now capturing animal ages.
A warm dry week with plentiful sunshine and generally clear skies. Temperature averaged 74 to 78 degrees, about 2 degrees above normal. Daily highs mostly above 100 degrees at some locales, but 5 to 10 degrees cooler on Thursday and Friday. Rainfall below normal statewide with light showers Monday Tuesday and Thursday totaling under a quarter inch.
A Lincoln delegation of druggists met Food Commissioner Johnson to discuss delaying prosecutions under pure food laws for unsigned headache powders. They argue branding must cover items on hand before April 1 1908 and plan a state meeting to unify labeling before further action. Prosecutions begun will continue in the meantime.
Mrs MacMurphy head of the pure food department prepares a voluminous report on sixty Omaha bakeries. One third are dirty and require renovation before sanitary products can be sold. Lincoln comparison shows thirteen bakeries examined with eight found unclean.
Hotels in Lincoln anticipate a rush from now until after the state fair as campers and attendees converge. Some use city hotels for meals and lodging, while many prefer camp life for its uncertainty. Preparations are underway to host crowds larger than any prior year at the fair.
The central labor union campaigns against prison made goods and urged state officers to rethink the contract under discussion. Resolutions condemn officials for entering the deal without inviting organized labor to present views, calling it an insult to organized labor.
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