May Yet Arbitrate Commission May Investigate Coal Strike
Negotiations between miners and operators resumed after a March 15 break. George F Baer proposed arbitration by the anthracite coal strike commission to review current conditions and modify the commission award if needed. Miners favored appointing sub committees with power to recommend adjustments.
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Philadelphia
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
New York Delegates Weigh Gaynor as Compromise Nominee
Delegates at the Democratic state convention discuss Mayor William G Gaynor as a compromise candidate for the presidential nomination. New York may withhold instruction to delegates while keeping the state’s solid vote for Gaynor, with Baltimore as the national convention destination.
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New York
Gaynor
Wiliam G. Gaynor
Baltimore
Volcano Devastates Panama Villages Near Bocas Del Toro
Captain Olsvik of the United Fruit steam Fort Morgan reports the Chiriqui eruption near Bocas Del Toro on April 5 destroyed Indian villages and killed thousands. Refugees carried casualty estimates from the scene to the town.
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Mobile
Ala
Bocas del Toro
Panama
Olsvik
United Fruit
Fort Morgan
Floods at a Standstill Near Vicksburg Riverfront
Report from Vicksburg Mississippi describes a large workforce building earthworks to hold back the Mississippi flood from Helena Arkansas southward. The near crisis has eased with a temporary victory as troops rest along the river, yet the outcome remains uncertain with human forces holding the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
Helena
Ark
Wheat Crop Fails to Grow in Central Nebraska
Reports from central Nebraska describe wheat fields with dead spots and poor stands. Warm weather has crusted waterlogged soil, hindering growth and leaving prospects behind expectations.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Death from Excessive Fat in Boston Man at 48
Abraham Sodekson died from extreme obesity in Boston after rapidly gaining weight during illness. He weighed 484 pounds three weeks earlier and increased about twenty pounds daily, reaching 850 pounds at death.
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Boston
Mass
Abraham Sodekson
Sodekson
Nile Steamer Disaster Near Cairo Claims Many
Nearly 200 passengers drowned when a Nile excursion steamer sank after a collision near the Great Dam, fifteen miles northwest of Cairo, Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Great Dam
Local Woodmen Seek Court Aid to Halt Rate Increase
Springfield residents James H. Wallace and others from camps 114 772 33 and 1534 filed in Sagammon county circuit court a bill for injunction against the Modern Woodmen of America and its head camp officers to prevent a rate increase agreed upon at the January 1912 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Woodmen of America
James H. Wallace
James M. Brown
Frank J. Koch
P. E. Taintor
Sagammon County
Nebraska Official Supports Maguire Bill for State Fair Building
Secretary Mel Jor of the Nebraska state board of agriculture testified before the House Agriculture Committee in support of Rep Maguire’s bill for a $100000 government building on state fair grounds. If enacted and all eligible states join, the total appropriation could reach $4800000 across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. R. Mel Jor
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Congressman Maguire
Nebraska
Committee On Agriculture of
House
Maguire
Mount McKinley Expedition Fails to Scale Peak
The Fairbanks Times reports the Mount McKinley expedition left Fairbanks on February 5 and has returned unsuccessful in the attempt to scale the mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Fairbanks Times
Gan Collect for Unused Portion
Incomplete OCR fragment appears to reference a commission ruling on interstate commerce and charges for unused portions, with unclear dates and participants. The text is garbled and no identifiable persons or organizations can be reliably sourced from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate
Imerce
Commission
West Point Auditorium Dedicated and Nebraska Notes
West Point dedicated its new auditorium last week. A Norris club formed by McCook and Red Willow residents. Nebraska notes report 90 year old Charles H. Burdick’s death near Herman after long residence in the state. F A Corbin former Reynolds postmaster sentenced to three years in Beevanworth prison and fined 2620 dollars. Alfred Schultz wounded on the Platte river duck hunting. Mrs William Frew of York dies in Compton California from heart disease. Hastings Presbyterian church finishes year debt free with budget subscribed. Senator Brown and Representative Kinkaid press interior on surplus water contracts. interior to sell water for irrigation and settlers. Fletcher sues for divorce after a 1909 Freemont shooting. wife accused of firing. Prof J Chairaini leaves Fairbury band for Italy. South Omaha Stock Yards to prize about 1000 dollars in corn yield contests. Warden Melick orders convicts to labor in shops. 139 at work as 325 planned. Wallace hog case ruling upholds law but reverses on insufficent evidence. Assessors seek tax treatment of bank real estate mortgages. Seymour says not taxable as mortgages. South Sioux City becomes second class city. Columbus baseball operations arrive. Omaha considers city censorship of shows. Omaha publicity bureau aims to route eastern automobilists through Nebraska. Northwestern Railway appeals court over Holt county injury claim. Broken Bow installs new chemical fire engine. Lancaster county treasurer shortage of 2300 dollars attributed to missing funds. thief unnamed. State officials move inmates between penitentiary and asylum by order.
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West Point
Norris Club
McCook
Red Willow
Charles H. Burdick
J. H. Cameron
Her- Man
Nebraska
Beavanworth
F. A. Corbin
Reynolds
Alfred Schultz
Grand Island
Platte River
York
Compton
Cal
William Frew
Frew
Presbyterian Church of
Hastings
Brown
Kinkaid
Secretary of the Interior
Charles Fletcher
Fremont
Fletcher
Grace Fletcher
Seattle
Wash
J. Chairaini
Fairbury
Italy
State University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
South Omaha Stock Yards Company
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Melick
Penitentiary
Clinton R. Lee
Lee
R. J. Wallace
Buffalo County
Supreme Court
Wallace
Henry Seymour
State Board of Equalization
Seymour
Sioux City
Jack Palmer
Columbus
Omaha
Commercial Club of
New York
Denver
Kansas
Kansas City
Parrish
Publicity Bureau
Northwestern Railroad Company
Holt County
Joseph EF. Frederick
Broken Bow
Lancaster County
Equal suffrage wins in Arizona assembly
Review of world events notes Arizona House passes bill granting women full suffrage by 21 to 4. Other items include memorial dedication for John Paul Jones in Washington, funds for roads, Alaska development hearing, and various political and social developments worldwide.
Governor Foss Withdraws From Massachusetts Presidential Primary
Governor Eugene Foss has withdrawn his name from the Massachusetts presidential primary ballot. The report notes political maneuvering ahead of the party contests and the evolving field as candidates adjust strategies.
Arbor Day Proclamation and State Health Board Bulletin
Gov. Aldrich issues Arbor Day proclamation as state capital discusses other matters. State Board of Health bulletin number one reports 4,454 certificates granted to practice medicine since 1891, including 3,171 in force with 2,327 regular, 473 eclectic, 371 homeopathic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
State Board of Health
Nebraska
Criticism of Nebraska Prison Management Surfaces in Lincoln
Prof Graham Taylor of Chicago university accuses the Nebraska penitentiary of mistreatment and poor conditions after a forty minute visit. Warden Melick and the Board of Public Lands and Buildings defend current policies and warn against harm caused by unverified reports. The article notes labor contractor Lee of Lee Broom and Duster is pressed to employ more men and pay for overages under contract terms.
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Lincoln
Graham Taylor
Chicago University
Nebraska Penitentiary
Delahunty
Taylor
Morley
Melick
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Smith
Shallenberger
Lee
Lee Broom and Duster Company
Arbor Day Proclamation by Nebraska Governor Aldrich
Governor Chester R. Aldrich proclaims April 22 as Arbor Day in Nebraska. He urges statewide observance, school participation, and planting of trees shrubs and vines to honor the occasion in keeping with its founder’s legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Nebraska
Chester R. Aldrich
Hersby
Souvenir Held for Lincoln City Rejected for Signature
The statehouse collection in Lincoln awaits a signed application for a prominent Lincoln city souvenir. The department returned the unsigned form to Lincoln and warns it cannot hold the item much longer, urging early action by Senator Brown and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Brown
Navy Department
Maine
Statehouse
Lincoln
City of
Officials visit Leavenworth prison for management review
Governor Aldrich and Private Secretary Fuller with State Architect Miller traveled to Leavenworth Kansas for a conference with Major McClaughrey warden of the federal prison and to personally inspect the prison conditions and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Fuller
Miller
Leavenworth, Kan
Major McClaughrey
Federal Prison
Prison Clothes Found Near South Bend
Railroad workers found discarded prison clothes once worn by convicts Gray Dowd and Morley near South Bend after their escape from the state penitentiary. The discovery follows the trio of murderers' dramatic last stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray, Dowd
Morley
State Penitentiary
South Bend
Former postmaster Corbin sentenced to years in prison
Frea A. Corbin, former Reynolds postmaster, received three years in Leavenworth penitentiary and a $2,664.61 fine from Judge T. C. Munger in federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Frea A. Corbin
Reynolds
T. C. Munger
Federal
Lincoln Bond Issue Wins State Supreme Court Approval
A $350,000 Lincoln school bond issue from the 1911 spring election, long disputed on its validity, received the approval of the state supreme court on Tuesday, affirming its legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
State Supreme Court
Escaped Prisoner Returned to State Penitentiary
William Hill, an escaped convict, is returned to the state penitentiary by Douglas County officials after being recently convicted of burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill
State Penitentiary
Douglas County
Winter Wheat Decimated in Lancaster County Fields
Winter wheat, expected to begin strong, is largely killed in Lancaster County. Farmers report severe cold after snow blew off high ground and sleet forming ice on blades damaged the crop. Some farms show patchy survival with better sections in parts of fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Prison official denounces Dr. Graham Taylor
H. G. Maggs a state prison board member who recently visited penitentiaries in several states loudly denounces Dr. Graham Taylor in a public clash highlighting criticisms and ideological differences about reform and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
H. G. Maggs
State Prison Board
Tates
Graham Taylor
County Judge May Retain Abstract Fees and Assessor Abolished
Deputy Attorney General Ayres holds that a county judge engaged in abstract work may keep fees earned for abstracts of title outside official duties. He also rules that Blaine county’s 1911 action to abolish the county assessor was legal and the assessor cannot hold over under the 1911 one year term extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayres
Seward
Blaine
Bids Open for State Printing on July 1
State printing bureau to receive bids on biennial reports and miscellaneous state printing. Notices sent to printers informing them of the July 1 bid deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Printing Bureau
Commandant Restricts Soldier’s Eskimo Dog at Milford Home
Commandant Hilyard at the Milford home for soldiers orders a second floor resident to remove his dog. The old soldier and wife deny the claim and allege Hilyard himself keeps a dog, while the letter states the Eskimo dog does not stay in the house. The canine must go or the couple must leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilyard
Milford
March divorces granted in Lancaster County court
During March twenty three divorces were granted by the district court of Lancaster county with decrees given to seventeen women and six men. Cruelty was the most common ground cited for the applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Lancaster County
Norris weighs Nebraska trip as primary winds down
Congress man Norris considers visiting Nebraska for the final phase of the primary campaign. It had been thought Norris and Brown would skip active participation but plans appear to have shifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Norris
Nebraska
Brown
Lengthy Ballot Estimated Five Feet in Clay County
Secretary Thomas of the state printing bureau estimates the ballot length in Clay County will reach five feet. The report accompanies additional notes on more candidates for county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
State Printing Bureau
Clay County
State Cannot Fund More Bridges Because Applications Lacking
State Engineer D. D. Price of the board of irrigation reports no applications for new bridges despite recent flood devastation in Nebraska streams. He expects more after mail service resumes. He sees no hope for additional state-aid bridges as the small levy is already tied up by existing applications totaling 287,500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Price
Board of Irrigation
Nebraska
Price
To Succeed Dr. Wiley Elton Fulmer at Washington University
A fragmentary note mentions Elton Fulmer a chemist for the state of Washington and a reference to a university project or event related to Dr. Wiley. The text is incomplete but implies a mission or initiative tied to chemistry research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wiley
Elton Fulmer
State of Washingto
University of
Demand for New Alloy Accelerates Production Growth
The article notes rising demand for a new alloy replacing steel and iron. Early expectations failed, yet alloy usage expanded rapidly. US production grew from under 100,000 pounds in 1893 to 7.5 million pounds by 1903, with current output well above that level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sn
Landscape Tale of Lake Plan and Dam Promise
Fragmentary dialogue notes describe a landscape gardener who proposes turning a site into a lake and uses strong language about the value of the land and the dam. The lines hint at public reaction and a debate over development and feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Goin’ Fishin’ Next Samme Tale Conflicts with Mr Grows
A fragmentary exchange centers on a boastful fisherman and Mr Grows denying the tall tale about catching fish. The dialogue suggests skepticism about past summer catches and the usefulness of another fishing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tall Store
Visionary thoughts on the average man and estimation
The fragment discusses the idea that the most visionary view is often of the average man and his estimation. It contemplates perspective, value, and insight in everyday life.
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Mexico
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Jose Enrique Varona
Missouri
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Shattuck, Okla
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