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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
2
Taft delays court of commerce judges until December
National brief reports Taft will not appoint the five judges for the court of commerce until December next as the law takes effect August 18. Roosevelt telegraphs to Scott of Kansas about Ossawattomie speech on August 29. McMurry denies Gore charges about Chickasaw land. rumors rise of armed ship bound for Madrid from New Orleans. Comptroller approves First National Bank Laurel Nebraska capital $40,000 with named officers. Chamizal arbitration pact signed by US and Mexico with Knox and De la Barra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Court of Commerce
Roosevelt
Represtative
Scott
Kansas
Ossawattomie
J. S. McMurry
Oklahoma
Gore
Chickashaw
Madrid
Nicaragua
New Orleans
Estrada
United States
First National
Laurel
Neb
Capital
I. A. McCormack
J. H. Coburn
W. T. Graham
C. D. Young
Mexico
Chamizal Zone
el Paso
Tex
Knox
de la Barra
Congress passes postal savings bill and reclamation certainty
Senator Taft comments on gratifying receipts as the Senate backs the postal savings measure 44 to 24. House conferees secure issuance of reclamation project certificates while reform efforts on high prices face skepticism. Also noted are political moves, prosecutions, and notable deaths and awards from Washington to Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacVeagh
Senate
Tawney
Congress
John H. McGraw
Washington
Seattle
House
Tex Rickard
Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
Nevada
Philippines
Committee On Insular Affairs
Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
E. L. Quarles
Quarles
Germany
Alice Brown
Cumberland
Buck Nolan
Ballinger Pinchot
Wapello County
Executive Council
Carroll
Warren Garst
Charles Edward Russell
New York
Socialist Party
Schenectady
Bertha Frazier
Brooklyn
Yale College
Taft
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
James R. Garfield
Oyster Bay Pilot
Nebraska
Wisconsin University
Robert Ellis
University of South Dakota
Weeping Water
Wilford King
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Democrats of
Ohio
Harmon
Kate Blanche
New Burg
D. C
Manzanillo
National Railways
Colima
Roosevelt silent on politics while Taft touts record
A mix of political notes shows Theodore Roosevelt with a vow of silence on current matters while President Taft proclaims party pledges kept and a solid congressional record. The piece mentions the Alexander Roosevelt wedding in New York and other Senate and state actions of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Taft
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
San Francisco
W. E. Andrews
Alexander-Roosevelt
New York
Senate
Charles F. Hauke
Tacoma
Wash
Arizona
New Mexico
Norris
House
Cannon
Shallenberger
Nebraska
AstO Rock Island The Road Fails To Pay Its Occupation Tax
The road fails to pay its occupation tax as reported by AstO Rock Island. Officials warn of penalties and seek timely compliance from the road authorities under local tax codes.
Rock Island Railroad Faces Charter Cancellation Over Tax
The Rock Island railroad remains in dispute with Nebraska officials over 1907 railway legislation and a Hallam crossing order. State officials say delinquent occupation fees trigger penalties, with potential charter cancellation affecting ongoing litigation. The case, tied to a $24 dispute, has lingered for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Legal” Départment
Rock Island Railroad
Nebraska
Rock Island
State Railway Commission
Hallam
Grant Martin
Department of the State
Railway Commission
District Court
Supreme Court
Normal Board Reorganizes to Elect New Leadership
The state normal board reorganized naming Dr. Shellhorn of Peru as president replacing retiring Mr. Childs. N. P. McDonald becomes vice president and Luther P. Ludden remains secretary, continuing in that role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal Board
State Normal Board
Dr. Shellhorn
Peru
Mr. Childs
N. P. McDonald
Luther P. Ludden
Beatrice Candidate Icfenzo W. Terry Files for Attorney General
Icfenzo W. Terry of Beatrice files as a Democrat for attorney general. He previously ran for the office in 1908. His sole current opponent is Grant Martin, deputy attorney general, with little expectation of serious Republican opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icfenzo W. Terry
Beatrice
Terry
Grant Martin
Martin
Lumbermen Seek Rail Rate Cuts in Nebraska
Omaha and South Omaha lumber dealers lodge a formal complaint with the state railway commission after prior rejection. They ask for reductions on intra state lumber and similar items to Nebraska points and on doors and sashes, arguing current rates are high and extortionate. They do not specify exact figures but urge a review and adjustment to remove the harsh terms they describe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railway Commission
Omaha
South Omaha
Nebraska
Lancaster County Republican Convention Set for July 14
The Lancaster county Republican convention will be held in Lincoln on July 14 to select delegates to the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Lincoln
Denver Seeks Support for Grand Army Encampment Bid
Department Commander W. W. Ferguson of Colorado and Wyoming asks Nebraska to back Denver in securing the national encampment of the Grand Army to be held next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Grand Army
W. W. Ferguson
Department of Colorado and
Wyoming
Nebraska Department
Alliance Sells 100000 Douglas County Bonds
The city of Alliance disposed of 100000 in Douglas county bonds and State Treasurer Brian will take over 95000 of those bonds. It is noted that eastern bonds are hard to dispose of while county issues sell to brokers as better securities. The treasurer plans to buy municipal bonds with funds from Douglas bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos
Alliance
Douglas County
Brian
Douglas
Gasoline launch fire on Blue River near Beatrice
A gasoline launch owned by W. E. Garrett caught fire on the Blue river about a mile northwest of Beatrice and burned to the water edge. The collection of brief notices reports a series of local events from Nebraska towns including accidents, political calls, and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Garrett
Blue River
Beatrice
Dodge County, Republican, Central Committee
Wiliam Mahaffie
Holdrege
James Dilberry
Bird City
Kan
Scotts Bluff
Spade
Gordon
Lusk
Wyo
Arlington
Joseph Hoxie
Fairbury
Hollenberg
Kas
Little Blue River
West Point
Beaver Creek
A. L. Blatchley
Thornburg
McCook
W. E. Bell
York County Independent Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
Burlington
York County
Roscoe Mulford
Central City
Oakland
Henry Johnson
Gothenburg
Johnson
Charles Durreen
Hamilton County
Iler
Merrick County
Sterling
Colo
Bradshaw
Nebraska
Smith
Lincoln
Ashland
Salt Creek
Central City Commercial Club
G. H. Gray
Fremont
B. E. Fields & Son
First National Bank of Columbus
Muscatine
Chicago
Stumf
Box Butte County
Treasury solicitor chosen via Senator Brown’s push in Nebraska
W. T. Thompson Nebraska attorney general will become solicitor of the treasury and take office after elections. The choice came through Senator Brown’s efforts, with Thompson a longtime ally of Brown. The $5,000-year post follows Maurice D. O’Connell of Iowa, who plans to retire. Andrews weighs leaving gov't service to run for Nebraska governor as Taft favors his candidacy. The administration seeks a foothold in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. T. Thompson
Nebraska
the Treasury
Brown
Ry. Thompson
ADA
Jun
Tor
Maurice D. O'Connell
Iowa
Thompson
Andrews
Taft
Lange claims discovery of a way to transmute metals to silver
Dr. F. W. Lange of Scranton a physician and amateur alchemist releases a signed statement titled The true story of Dr. F. W. Lange's sensational discovery. He describes a method that allegedly increases silver through combining silvers with fluxes and nitrates and claims potential but limited transmutation. He dismisses interest in the philosopher's stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
F. W. Lange
Charles C. Dickinson
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Atwaterland
Hahnemann College
Philadelphia
Lange
Doctor Lange
No Ice For Saloonkeepers Miller S D
On the eve of three new saloons opening after a dry spell residents face no ice for beer. W A Raftery a prohibitionist and state senate candidate controls the ice supply and will not sell ice to saloonkeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
S. D
W. A. Raftery
State Senate
Prohibition Amendment Petition Push Advances Nationwide
Judge W H Wallace of Kansas City president of the prohibition constitutional amendment league filed 9 000 more signatures toward a statewide amendment on the November ballot. In all 489 400 names are signed to petitions filed with the secretary of state and the amendment will appear on the official ballot unless court action prevents it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
W. H. Wallace
Kansas City
Prohibition Constitutional Amendment League
Secretary of State
Bluefields General Duron Captures Pearl Lagoon
Duron with 156 men seized Pearl lagoon from Madriz forces after a two hour battle. Ten killed on each side and several wounded. About 200 Madriz troops fought. only two leaders escaped, others captured and brought to Bluefields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefields
Duron
Pearl Lagoon
Madriz
Washington keeps hands off on Oklahoma capital move
The Department of Justice stated there are no proceedings to block the relocation of Oklahoma's state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The reply came in response to a request from Oklahoma Attorney General West for the government's intended action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
West
Coal Strike Talks Near Tentative Kansas City Accord
President Lew of the United Mine Workers and James Billiott resumed talks in Kansas City over the coal miners strike. They appeared to have reached a tentative agreement with concessions from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lew‘s
United Mine-Workers of ‘America
James Billiott
Taft Heads to Beverly for Summer Stay
President Taft departed Washington Monday to spend the next three or four months at Beverly Massachusetts the current summer capital of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Beverly
Mass
United States
Fasting Doctor Ends 31 Day Fast in New York
Dr. Gustav A. Gayer ended a 31 day fast with a 33 pound loss. Physicians monitoring him report good physical condition with normal respiration and pulse. He planned forty days but stopped at his wife and doctors’ advice. he believed he could endure fifty days or more if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gustav A. Gayer
Record Exports Hit Peak in May 1910 Trade
Washington reports May 1910 exports of manufactured goods exceed all prior months, and the 1910 fiscal year will surpass every earlier year in export value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bleached Flour Nitrate Defense Motivates Court Testimony
In Kansas City federal court Dr Albert W Rockwood of the University of Iowa testified that nitrates in bread from bleached flour are easily excreted by the body via urea. The claim contrasts with earlier government expert testimony on the same issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Albert W. Rockwood
University of Iowa
Open Air Schoolroom Proposal For Western High
Snow Sen Ashford municipal architect proposes an open air schoolroom at Western high school in Washington. Commissioners ask Congress for 40000 dollars to add to the school and build a large east front porch at Thirty fifth and R streets Northwest for seasonal classes. If approved Western will become one of the nation’s most modern high school buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Snowsen Ashford
Congress
Western
Thirty-fifth
R Streets
Episcopal Bishop William McVickar Dies at Beverly Cove
William Neilson McVickar, Episcopal bishop of Rhode Island since 1903, died at his Beverly Cove summer home after a lingering illness on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
William Neilson ‘McVickar
Rhode Island
Beverly Cove
Expulsion of Jews in Kiev Triggers Distress and Flight
In Kiev and Russia the removal of Jews leads to tragedies. A Jewish girl ordered expelled jumped from an express train bound for Odessa. She was found alive but unconscious. Investigators linked her act to melancholia from loss of residence rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiev
Russia
Odessa
Doan's Kidney Pills News Appeal
Warning about kidney distress lists symptoms such as frequent urination backache and headaches. Mrs M A Gamblin of Russellville Arkansas recounts severe dropsy and heart palpitations improving after two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
M. A. Gamblin
Russellville
Ark
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cat on Verandah Debates Mice and Neckties
The pet cat with a bright red ribbon chats with a stray on the back verandah. The pet wonders what is wrong with him and laments poor hunting, while the stray teases his loud neckwear as a distraction from stalking success.
Allen's Foot Tabs Offer Foot Comfort and Odor Control
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot- Tabs antiseptic tablets for foot baths to relieve soreness tenderness and odors. It also suggests sprinkling Allen's Foot-Hase powder into shoes for daily comfort and mentions 26c price samples mailed free or 25c regular size by mail from Allen Olmsted LeRoy New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. J
A Smooth One in Refining Atmosphere
A dialogue notes a man raised amid refining culture, recalling his youth spent in Pennsylvania oil districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Advertisement Note
An old advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claims it soothes teething gums reduces inflammation eases pain and cures wind colic. The text also includes a cynical line about a genius being a man who borrows money and gets it.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Chicago woman Mrs. Alvena Spelling attributes recovery from inflammation and a small tumor to Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after three bottles. The ad urges women to use the root and herb remedy to strengthen the feminine system and avoid surgical operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Lydia
Mrs. Alvena Spelling
Clybourne Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Freight Distance Rule
The Missouri Supreme Court upholds a law prohibiting railroads from charging higher rates for hauling freight a short distance than for a longer distance in the same direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
The
Supreme Court
Three-Legged Four-Footed Rhode Island Red Chick Hatched in Portland
A three legged and four footed Rhode Island Red chick hatched in Portland, Ind. George D.C. Moody of West McNeil street reports the chick appears thrifty and likely to live. The extra leg attaches opposite the two natural legs and bears two additional feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ind
George D.C. Moody
West McNeil Street
Rhode Island
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DeKalb Ave
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Saint Katharine’s School For Girls
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