Four Judges Appointment Draws State Wide Interest
Governor Sheldon faces decision on appointing four supreme court judges from nineteen names. The question of naming two Democrats and two Republicans dominates opinion, with the state bar association and three sitting justices weighing in. Key nominees include J. J. Sullivan, B. F. Good, George L. Loomis, and several Lancaster, Omaha, Cass, and York candidates.
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Sheldon
Lincoln Journal
Supreme Court
Lincoln
State House
State Bar Association
Democratic Party
J. J. Sullivan
B. F. Good
Wahoo
Sullivan
Supreme Bench
Judge Good
George L. Loomis
Fremont
Frost
Lancaster
Fawcett
Duffie
Omaha
Root
Cass
H. Sedgwick
York
National drive expands to fight tuberculosis nationwide
A statement from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis notes rapid growth in 1904 1905 efforts. By early 1909 there are about 250 associations with 20 000 members, led by Roosevelt with state and local groups boosting deaths averted in cities like Boston New York and Chicago.
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Naonal Association For
United States
Societrs
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Boston
Chicago
National Association For
Roosevelt
Neb
City
Omaha
Express Companies
Nebraska News and Notes highlights across the state
Farmers Institute slated for Neligh on Friday November 27. Alliance moves toward a complete sewerage system. Alfred Werner jailed in Keith county for wheel forging. Diphtheria quarantine at Wymore lifted. Wrestler Farmer Thorns considers moving to Omaha to open a wrestling school. Nebraska Moline Plow building in Omaha burned causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Mrs. Mary Leonard of Dodge county declared insane and sent to Lincoln hospital. Winslow to gain a new cement block factory as Burlington expands toward Sioux City. Telephones urged for farmers with local service details offered by Nebraska Telephone Co. A hand car collision near Oreапella Junction injures no serious. Plainview resident expects 2700 cost to prove up a good Tripp county claim. Mrs. Koehler of Pohocco presents an apple from 1907 orchard with no decay. Clay Center Congregational women host a fair with baby show. George Boyer convicted of manslaughter for killing Her main Perlets. motion for new trial planned. Colonel Reeves home fire at nebraska city destroys farm residence with partial insurance. Little Mabel Sperry nearly drowned but recovered. Mrs. C L Barrackman recovering after carbolic acid suicide attempt amid tuberculosis. Governor Sheldon seen to appoint four supreme court judges before leaving office, timing unclear. Emma Paulus shoots herself fatally at Fairbury farm after prior mental decline tied to father’s death. Mrs. Velona Thomas dies in Denver. Nebraska burial planned. Cass County Sunday school endorses county options and prohibition support. Rev. H B Foskett preaches in Stromsburg. similar lectures in Fremont attract interest. Harold Grow, 15, killed by wagon wheel near Brunswick.
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Farmer Thorns
Omaha
Nebraska- Moline Plow Company
Mary Leonard
Dodge County
Lincoln
Winslow
Burlington
Sioux City
Nebraska Telephone Company
18Th
Douglas Streets
Darlington
Oreapella Junction
Plainview
Tripp County
George C. Boyer
Hermain Perlets
Bayard
Atorney
Boyer
Perleta
Colonel Reeves
Nebraska City
Rosa
Mabel
George Sperry
Falls City
C. L. Barrackman
Hastings
Sheldon
Supreme Court
State Bar Association
Emma Paulus
Peter Paulus
Fairbury
Fremont
Denver
Velona Thomas
W. D. Thomas
William Thomas
Nebraska
Cass County Sunday School
H. B. Foskett
Premont
Eden Baptist Church
Stromeburg
Mr. Feakett
Harold Grow
John Grow
Brunswick
Antelope County
Senator Ashton Faces Contested Ballot Votes
Senator Ashton of Hall county who lost by twenty votes in the Fifth district has asked the state house to examine the returns. He has not decided on a contest yet but objects to several votes where voters wrote Taft with a cross in the blank between republican and the top circle, arguing these should count for Republican electors.
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Ashton
Hall County
Congress
State House
How Much It Cost Shallenberger Spent for Governor
Ashton C. Shallenberger, the Democratic candidate, reports campaign expenditures of 752.90 dollars. The figure is cited as the cost to run for governor in Nebraska, with the candidate noting prior spending of 750 dollars.
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Shallenberger
Nebraska
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Sheldon to Make Appointments
Governor Sheldon reportedly has no appointments to make before retirement except four Supreme Court judges one state board of education member and perhaps one or two minor board members such as advisory boards for the home of the friendless and the Milford home
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Sheldon
Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Home of the Friendless
Milford
Union Pacific Restraining Order Won Over Ad Contracts
Attorney General Thompson secured a restraining order against Union Pacific Railroad to stop issuing transportation on newspaper advertising contracts and prevent new contracts with newspapers that exchange transport for advertising space.
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Union Pacific
Thompson
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Governor Lifts Anthrax Quarantine in Nebraska
Governor Sheldon cancels the quarantine against anthrax after declaring the disease wiped out in Nebraska. Authorities report dead animals burned as part of outbreak clearance, with the proclamation revoked in early October.
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Sheldon
Nebraska
Salary battle sparks division in Modern Woodmen
Lincoln papers discuss a dispute over head camp salary raises for chief officers. The True Woodman circulated in Lincoln criticizes Head Consul Talbot and others as part of a “salary grab” while Talbot defends the action with a published reply to the editor.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Woodman
Consul Talbot
Talbot
Attorney Attacks Sibley Law as Ignorant and Prejudiced
Ralph Breckenridge, attorney for the express companies, submits a 189 page brief in Lincoln criticizing Senate file 355 the Sibley act for 25 percent rate cuts. He argues lawmakers failed to study express business profits and costs, alleging prejudice and lack of knowledge in 1907 legislation.
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Ralph Breckenridge
Express Companion
Nebraska
Lincoln
Senate
Sibley
University Farm to Exhibit at National Corn Show Omaha
The University farm will present nine to ten exhibits at the National Corn Show in Omaha. Two or more demonstrators will explain each exhibit and lecture on home use, with short continuous talks. This event benefits Nebraska agriculturists and interests all readers.
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University Farm
Omaha
Nebraska
Forest Fires Ravage Nation Across Large Areas
The year’s forest fires devastate the north and east, surpassing prior records and threatening timber, water sheds, and regional economies. Pinchot warns that late suppression worsened losses, with historic blazes like Miramichi and Peshtigo cited as benchmarks.
Rice Planting Made Easy in Bataan Becomes Rhythmical Labor
In Bataan workers plant rice with a guitar rhythm guiding a circle of planters. Fields are cleared by chopping and burning, then hoed plots filled with kernels. A man plays music while others thrust bamboo poles into ground, with women dropping seeds and covering them amid joyful chatter.
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Bataan
Manila Times
Private affair sparks snappy clash in Italian army marriage chatter
In a terse exchange, a persistent interviewer pressed the eminent slager about an engagement to a common soldier in the Italian army. The haughty soprano replied, In my private affair, ending the line of questioning.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Woman Runs Ranch Widowed Matriarch of Seven Children
A Memphis based ranch owner Mrs. Grumbles, widow of 12 years, manages Carrizozo New Mexico cattle operations with seven children. She farms, brands, wheels cattle, sells butter, and feeds the household with a well kept home five miles from town. She rides, handles lariat work, marks calves, and keeps the ranch running through all duties with calm competence.
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Memphis
Teun
Mia
R. Grambles
Carrixor
N. M
Thousand Hills
One-Teacher District Serves Lone Student Johnny Jorgensen
Johnny Jorgensen, 11, is the district's only school aged pupil near Kettle Falls Washington. M A Honeyman, formerly of Spokane, tutors him in a regularly organized district with a board and funds including a state seven cent daily per pupil appropriation, the highest in the nation.
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Johnny Jorgensen
United States
Kettle Falls
Perry County
Washington
M. A. Honeyman
Spokane
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Farmers’ Institute
Neligh
Alliance
Alfred Werner
Keith County
Wymore
Sibley Law
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forest Service
Adirondacks
Miramichi
Newcastle
Miramichi River
New Brunswick
Chatham
Douglastown
Miramichi Fre
Wisconsin
Peshtigo
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Hinckley
Minnesota
Pinchott
Amberland
National
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