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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
5
The brief outlines key happenings from Newo condensations, highlighting notable developments, ongoing trends, and emerging figures. Readers are given a compact, period-voice snapshot of the principal items shaping the current scene.
In a letter to Senator Knox Roosevelt reviews labor matters in the campaign and asks if the Democratic party plans to regulate secondary boycotts. He notes optimistic reports from Senator Dixon on the campaign in the West and Taft’s prospect in the region. Democratic leaders plan to send top speakers to Indiana and Ohio for pivotal push with events set for October 24 using four special trains.
Federal court in St. Louis refused an injunction sought by fifty six western railroads to stop enforcement of reduced livestock rates. Other items note hangings, wrecks, political notes, and local crimes across the Midwest and beyond.
Contractor Brothers accused Colonel Goethals of offering a 10 percent commission to win acceptance of a crane device. Panama canal official alleged the bribe aimed to influence decision.
The Supreme Court refused a motion for a rehearing in the H. Clay Pierce case involving his Waters-Plerie Ol company of St. Louis and a Texas anti trust prosecution. The article notes Pierce seeks removal to Texas and this ruling alongside other legal and political items of the period.
A telegram from Melilla reports Rift tribes have risen and unite against enemies. In Takia a demonstration honoring visiting Americans surpassed all prior city events in enthusiasm and scale. Further notes mention European royal marriages and political visit plans, with U S and Kaiser Wilhelm figures cited.
Judge Taft cancels part of his speaking schedule due to threat trouble. Richard Croker sends $1,000 to the national democratic fund while Mr. Bryan tours the East, wrapping up the trip the night before election. Irish peasants show notable longevity per Emerald Isle records. Lord Treagh of Guinness donates three valuable pictures to Dublin municipal gallery.
Memphis reports say following Rankin death near Reelfoot Lake the northwestern region may see full military oversight Monday. Five Tennessee National Guard companies under Col. Tatum will aid militia as investigations continue and grand jury convenes. Prisoners rise to forty four, including two women, with officials naming William Pratt and Union City attorney J D F Carpenter among detainees.
Hugh McGuire of Camp Hill was killed in a highway robbery between Camp Hill and Carnegie. He was struck on the head, rendered unconscious, and thrown into a creek where he drowned.
John W. Kern Jr of Indianapolis shows marked improvement by Sunday, allowing his father to resume campaign speeches as the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
A London dispatch reports Serbia has called all first reserves and ordered 200 Maxim guns and 400 military automobiles. It states King Peter informed the Turkish minister of a likely Serbia Montenegro alliance without straining Turkey’s friendship with either country.
Seven new cholera cases were recorded in Manila for the day ending Sunday night. Authorities attribute the uptick to Saturday and Sunday crowds and feast events. Health officials say the spread is not travel related and the epidemic remains under control.
A communication from the interior department in Washington directs publication of a statement for the Osage Nation and Five Civilized Tribes. The document responds to Governor Haskell's charges and seeks to bring the information to all concerned parties.
Sugar beets and potatoes yield well near Sutherland with robust shipments. A Falls City corn exhibit shows a sixteen foot corn stalk. Seward builds a new $12,000 school with Peterson Bros Hastings. A.P. O’Laughlin sues Pawnee City for $2260. jury awards $1000.
The Vinsonhaler case asks whether a former county judge can be held liable for about 16000 in uncollected fees including 3 for each marriage performed. Douglas county sues ex Judge Duncan M Vinsonhaler arguing he is responsible for fees not charged under ten year statute limits.
The State Railway Commission orders a reopening of the case with Union Stock Yards of South Omaha seeking permission to raise switching rates. A hearing is scheduled for November 5 to obtain clearer details on property used for industry services and the value of switching provided to packing and car companies.
The railway commission received the long delayed blanks for annual reports ending August 1 but did not issue blanks to the Toads. A new report form from the state railway commission was awaited. Rail lines will need two weeks to a month to complete and return the forms.
The Nebraska Telephone Company reports 1 820 474 49 dollars in operating earnings for the year ended June 30. Operating expenses total 1 021 291 25 dollars. An explanation covers 77 928 51 dollars paid to American Bell Telephone Co for rental and instrument maintenance and repairs.
The Lincoln personal rights league executive committee met at H. A. Fricke's home and endorsed for the county low jiature Leonard C. Fossa and Will A Green Republicans L. A. Simmons Democrat and for the senate B. W. Hormham Republican. Other candidates were deferred. The league opposed county option towed by others.
The Nebraska Supreme Court affirms the district court’s denial of habeas corpus for defendants fined for Sunday work. It rejects the remedy used to attack the magistrate’s ruling on common labor and notes an appeal would have been proper. The decision upholds the Sunday Law and discusses barber and vendor activities, with no final ruling on the magistrate’s finding of common labor.
The supreme court rules the Ord licensing board should have refused a 1907 license to Joseph Adamek for selling intoxicating liquor to habitual drunkards while employed as a bartender during the prior year. The district court decision is reversed. Sheep quarantine raised.
The State Board of Transportation issues an amendment to the February 1903 quarantine order on sheep scabies. Deputy State Veterinarian Charles A. McKim revokes the quarantine effective November 1, 1908 after confirmation by the secretary of agriculture. Governor George Lawson Sheldon approves the proclamation.
The Supreme Court sustains the county board’s demurrer in State ex rel Sullivan et al v Ross and Dakota County, blocking a writ to force ditch construction. A prior board began work, but a later change in members led to reconsideration and dismissal of the petition. About $1000 in costs were incurred before reconsideration, with contention that charges fall on lands and that relators seek bond obligations to cover them.
Veterinarians will be sent from Washington to Nebraska to aid in eradicating tuberculosis in cattle. The move comes after Dr. Peters of the state agricultural school wrote to Congressman Pollard, who urged action with the department.
Omaha timber dealers, lumber dealers, railroad men, and Lincoln Commercial Club representatives argued before the state railway commission on rate reductions from Omaha to Nebraska points. They claimed discrimination in lumber rates favored Lincoln and urged lower charges or the maintenance of current terms.
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