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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
6
A compact roundup covering national political developments, economic notes, public policy debates, notable speeches, and social issues. Highlights include leadership changes, legislative moves, and key statements from government officials and major organizations.
International commerce showed marked improvement in major nations for the year ending April 1910. New England and Pacific coast prospects offset weak central states hit by late frost. Congressional debate over Taft travel funds and Lorimer bribery charges frame a period of fiscal and political tension amid circulating money figures.
The article notes varied items: Nebraska Supreme Court upholds Employers' Liability Act of 1907. B L Duke's fourth marriage attempt fails. a Mexican refugee alleges espionage links. Taft's socialism speech seen as a jab at La Follette. yellow fever in Ecuadorian army with withdrawal from the Peruvian frontier. Reading railway wage agreement reached. Crum nominated minister to Liberia. Follansbee elected Harvard Clubs president in Cleveland. Japan plans expedition under Lt Shireas. Col Roosevelt to pay baggage duty. Mrs Mary H Knapp dies in Washington. Marshall finishes active service and known for Marshall Pass. St Louis taxes on stock holdings deemed illegal. Senate approves $100k for executive efficiency study. Duke of Connaught to govern Canada. Navy offers second chance to underperforming midshipmen. Von Lindquist appointed to colonial secretary post in Berlin. unrest in western Nicaragua. Baer donates $50k to Franklin and Marshall. Cordova Alaska mayor seeks to move 250 Montenegrin laborers to the U S.
The text notes calls for convocation of a parliament in China amid broader coverage of global political and financial events. It cites rising interest rates as a conspicuous feature of the current financial situation and mentions various international happenings including a Russian duma bill to abolish the Jewish pale and the Taft presidency in the United States.
The report notes Roosevelt will appear in New York on Sunday June 12. Other items include Jim Jeffries boxing six hours, and various political and public notices across states including Nebraska salary increases for postmasters, Taft family plans, and Wisconsin Republican support for Taft and tariff law.
The Nebraska Supreme Court upholds the 1907 employers liability act. It affirms Frank Swoboda won against Union Pacific after injury while aiding a steam hammer in a blacksmith shop at Omaha. The decision confirms the act covers construction or repair work and is not unconstitutional.
The Nebraska joint rail rate case hangs on a 2 cent fare law and inter state earnings division. The attorney general contends railroad apportionment between state and interstate business is unfair, and a ruling may allow the commission to set Nebraska class rates and determine state road expenses and earnings.
Adjutant General Hartigan announces War Department ruling that post office staff who are National Guard members may take leave from duties without pay whenever called by guard authorities. The policy applies to employees serving under guard orders.
J M Kilgore of York was reappointed to the state board of osteopathy for a three year term dated July 1.
Luke Tarpenning of Wahoo faced indictment for assaulting a revenue officer. The attorney entered a guilty plea on his client’s behalf and a $100 fine was imposed, paid by the attorney.
Ralph Clark of Stella Richardson county filed his name with the secretary of state as a candidate for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket. Clark was a member of the last legislature.
W. J. Taylor of Merna seeks fusion nomination for Congress in the Sixth district. He asked the secretary of state if his filing as a candidate of both the Democratic and Populist parties suffices. The secretary will require a petition for one party if he aims for both ballots.
The supreme court affirmed a judgment for Walter Quinby aged 12 acting as messenger boy who was injured in a passenger elevator at The Bee Building. The ruling upholds damages awarded against Bee Building Company.
The Camp William Lewis No 2 Nebraska Spanish American War veterans pass a resolution thanking Mrs Margaret Pierce of Malco for presenting flowers for graves on Memorial Day. She has provided decorations for three years and refused money from florists this year.
The War Department will grant Adjutant General Hartigan $5 000 to cover Ashland State rifle camp expenses. The camp will field five men per qualifying company plus teams from each regiment and staff, starting August 15. Two days later noncamp guards will move to Fort Riley for maneuvers.
The Bellevue centenary event on Tuesday June 23 will be hosted under the Nebraska State Historical Society with J L Webster presiding. Speakers include Governor Shallenberger G W Wattle and Albert Watkins while proclamations from Omaha and South Omaha may declare a holiday. A large tent and program in Brandeis theater will feature bands and a choral society with delegations from several counties.
Persistent bad weather last month hindered corn growth across Nebraska, forcing many fields to be replanted and some farmers to plant a third time. The check row method performed better than listed grain as kernels benefited from surface warmth. April plowing had left dry ground for spring planting.
W H Barnes of Fairbury calls Fourth District Democrats to assemble at the Lincoln hotel in Lincoln at 2 pm on June 24 to discuss congressional candidates.
Secretary Royse of the state banking board reports the banks in highly satisfactory condition at the close of business May 11 despite large investments by Nebraskans and money in other states.
In federal court a jury found E. H. Henry guilty on all three counts for using the mail to defraud after hearing the evidence in the case.
E L Mains deputy food commissioner filed as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the Fourth district. He sought the populist line as well by filing personally as a Democrat and including a petition to appear on the populist ticket.
The Stromsburg city council occupation tax ordinance is being collected and paid by business men, expected to net the city about $900.
The Lincoln Aero club organized aims to acquire land just outside the city for club grounds to conduct aeroplane tests. Dr. G D Brownfield builds a four foot model of a double bi plane with balance enhancing devices, believed to offer advantages over Wright and Curtiss machines.
Mrs Turley, widow of a man serving a 17 year sentence for murder, visited the governor to request a hearing on a pardon. She says Turley was rabbit hunting with his sons when he encountered a pig killer who attacked him, and Turley killed in self defense.
California Governor James Gillette orders Attorney General U S Webb to seek a restraining order and prosecute principals if the July 4 prize fight in San Francisco proceeds. He asks courts to define prize fighting and directs action also against Kaufman Langford. Reno bids to host the match, while Tex Rickard faces possible arena and bond implications.
Elizabeth M. Long of Lincoln Neb. is appointed nurse at the Indian school in Albuquerque New Mexico. Hugh Wetherbee of Omaha is named examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Nebraska pensions include Emma S Crawford Billa M Drake Martha E Lewis Mary J Mathers Mariar Parker Ellen Shehan and others. The comptroller of currency authorizes First National Bank Lynch Neb to begin with 25000 capital led by Cc E Rose president T E Rose vice president Dan Melsher cashier and J A Hodge assistant cashier.
Torrential rains cause severe floods along the Morava river basin in Servia. Thirty five lives are reported lost as Chupria Jagodyna and Svilaiatz suffer inundation. Water depths reach seven to ten feet, destroying houses and collapsing structures while King Peter and the public works minister rush to the scene.
State House guards stay on duty with orders to report any attempt to remove records in violation of a court injunction. Judge Huston said he would rule on the attorney general's demurrer to the injunction at once.
President Taft and about one hundred Rough Riders traveled by special train through Parkersburg West Virginia on Tuesday en route to New York for Roosevelt reception next Saturday. Taft will anfit Roosevelt troopers at the White House.
Kansas City reported the conference between United Mine Workers of America president Thomas JL Lewis and Charles S. Keith, chairman of the conference committee of the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators Association, aimed at settling the miners strike in the southwest region.
Chicago records the first heat prostration of the season as an eleven year old boy dies during a picnic. Authorities note prolonged heat contributed to the tragedy and caution residents to seek shade and hydration in rising temperatures.
Advices from Rio de Janeiro state report insurgents in Jurua prefecture Acre district have proclaimed independence. Acre covers about 74 000 square miles with a population near 70 000. The territory was acquired by Brazil from Bolivia in 1902. The Indian element predominates.
Governor Haskell told a State Fair audience that the capital should not be moved and that the law is not binding in Oklahoma. He argued people favored the capital location but chose Oklahoma City as the permanent seat, requiring him to conduct official business there.
During the French Revolution Houdon the distinguished eighteenth century French sculptor faced execution. Barras, a Directory member, intervened after Madame Houdon begged for help. Barras learned Houdon had a statue of Philosophy Meditating on the Revolution finished and bought it for the assembly. The plan saved Houdon’s life and boosted his commissions.
In a bleary morning scene William Johnson a furniture mover was brought before a police magistrate charged as drunk on the street. The judge after a moment of partial levity sentenced him to return to his employer and deduct from the bill all items Johnson had broken. Lip pinchott's.
A rich man fears a purchased painting is fake and hires an eminent expert. The expert destroys the canvas with tests but declares the work genuine. The magnate laments the ruin while the expert cites truth over material loss, recalling a boast about blissful ignorance.
An instructional note urges respect for books and offers steps from Modern Bookbinding. Hold the volume with back on a smooth surface, lay front board down, then gently open back and front sections, repeating to the center. Avoid violent handling to prevent breaking the back and tearing pages.
The writer notes his American descent and a young son who cannot be labeled as speaking a continental tongue. He doubts the census English question, yet accepts the boy’s limited speech as part of a child’s early language stage. He cites utterances like papa and mamma and compares child speech to a dialect with ties to English.
Mrs. Mary I Remington of Gilroy California credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing severe kidney pain weak health and urinary issues during a difficult period in her life She praises the product and urges others to remember the name Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells 60 cents a box An Irish policeman in Dublin is amused by a fast motorist scene noting increasingly rapid speeds with humor and flair.
A public health notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to sense of smell and overall health. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. The ad urges buyers to ensure authenticity and notes price 75 cents per bottle plus mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A compact quotation asserts sincerity as the defining trait of all heroic men, noting Carlyle’s emphasis on deep genuine sincerity as foundational to bravery and character.
Hudson area readers are urged that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can help girls and women with irregular or painful periods and related symptoms. The ad cites testimonials from mothers and notes widespread use and reported health restoration, inviting letters to Lydia Medicine Company for confidential advice.
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