Banquet Guests Highlight Ties Between Nations
Coreign Senor Nilo Pocanha hosted William Jennings Bryan with Irving B. Dudley and embassy staff present. A New Jersey prosecutor offered beef trust case evidence to the Justice Department and requested indictments. A bill to fund new American embassies abroad seeks a 150000 cap per building. Austria Hungary sanctions Bosnia and Herzegovina constitution after protracted talks. Britons and Americans honor former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks in London with Pilgrim Society backing. Earl of Salisbury opened remarks on Anglo American friendship.
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Lowden
Foreign Affairs Committee
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
London
Charlies W. Fairbanks
Pilgrim Society
Earl of Salsbury
Bunker Hill
Fairbanks
Multiple U S News Snippets From Early 20th Century Dispatches
A collage of brief items covers price talks and labor moves, rail and mail transport issues, political races in Wisconsin and New York, and a fire death in North Carolina. Other notes cite hog price records, tuberculosis losses, mountaineering aims, shipboard passenger flows, and legal actions in Illinois and Texas, with ongoing overseas tensions and Alaska interests.
Roosevelt Refuses to Discuss Politics Abroad and at Home
A compilation of brief items notes ex president Roosevelt declining to comment on European or American politics and other topics. Other items cover court actions, a bank run in Cleveland, political candidacies, railroad revenue, and a Bryan banquet in Brazil with the American ambassador present.
Senate actions mix Indian bill with Genoa school builds
Senator Burkett attached an amendment to the Indian bill allowing Omaha Indians to file claims with the court of claims and authorized three Genoa Indian School buildings costing 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. House critics called the state horseshoeing expense extravagant though no cut was made. Three Twenty fifth infantry officers face a military court of inquiry over the Brownsville shooting. The post office bill totals 241 million and the agriculture bill 3.5 million in the Senate brief. The president voiced support to raising the wreck of the Maine.
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Burkett
Omaha
Court of Claims
Genoa
State Department
Hamlin and Clark
Secretary of State
Mr. Mann
III
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Military Court of Inquiry
Edgar A. Macklin
Samuel P. Lyon
George T. Lawson
Post Office
House
Senate
Maine
Political Tangles and Campaign Moves Across Early 1900s
The report surveys varied political drama from Roosevelt’s delayed return to New York politics, Bryan’s alleged ban on future office bids, and Taft era party maneuvers. It notes Hitchcock statements, Hinshaw’s uncertain bid, Thurston in Omaha, and Root leading GOP strategy in New York, amid court cases and public feuds.
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James A. Patten
Manchester
England
United States
Thurston
Omaha
Nebraska
Hinshaw
Congress
Jack” Cudahy
Supreme Court
Foraker
Trend Wells
Tobmen
Root
Taft
New York State
Bates Lower and Attorney General Respond to Railroads Complaint
Iowa reports Bates Lower and the Attorney General reply to a railroads complaint. The brief outlines legal positions and administrative actions in response to concerns raised by railroad interests. The notice emphasizes state authority and forthcoming steps.
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Railroads
Nebraska Rates Compared With Iowa In Rail Freight Case
Nebraska Attorney General cites 1907 to 1909 figures showing higher intrastate freight revenue but contained costs. He argues Nebraska rates for lumber, wheat, corn, cattle, hogs, apples, potatoes and coal remained advantageous relative to Iowa. The 1909 railroad earnings show modest gains in net income and per mile metrics despite rate differences.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Maha
Thompson
Nebraska
Aldrich
Iowa
Ex Governor Folk to Speak in Lincoln August Epworth Assembly
Former Missouri governor Joseph W. Folk is slated to speak in Lincoln this August as part of the Epworth assembly schedule. He will address attendees on civic reform and public service topics amid the event lineup.
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Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Lincoln
Epworth
Disappearance of O F Hamilton Amid Mob Violence
In Mullen residents file affidavits alleging foul play in the disappearance of O F Hamilton. Suspicions rise that he was murdered for aiding Secret Service agents probing land frauds. A mob burns his team and barn and destroys his business.
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O. F. Hamilton
Mullen
Shallenberger
Hamilton
Bishop Returns From National Meeting of Educators
State Superintendent Bishop reports a beneficial national meeting attended in Indianapolis. About thirty Nebraska instructors attended and Omaha Superintendent Davidson was elected president. Bishop predicts Omaha will host next year while Mobile will host the following meeting.
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Bishop
Indianapolis
Nebraska
Davidson
Omaha
Mobile
State Institutions’ Expenses by State Board Controller
Land Commissioner Cowles presents a lengthy table detailing the expenses of state institutions under the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings for December January and February. The report outlines departmental costs across agencies under the state administration and highlights spending trends and allocations for the winter months.
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Cowles
State Board, ‘of Public Lands
Deputy Warden Resigns to Return to Farm Life
James Delahanty, serving as deputy warden at the state penitentiary for nine years, resigned to reside on his farm near Clay Center. He leaves behind a legacy of service as he begins a rural life at his Farm.
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James Delahanty
State Penitentiary
Clay Center
Junkin Back From Gosper County Farm Visit
Secretary of State Junkin returns from Gosper County where his sons Max and Russell Junkin will run the farm during his remaining term. He notes farmers are prosperous and prospects are bright. The farm has been rented for three years.
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Junkin
Gosper
Max
Russell
Max jJunkin
Railroads paid to lines rise across Nebraska in 1909
Revenue data shows Nebraska railroads collected 50,640,187.75 in 1909, up from 48,112,241.66 in 1908. Omaha and South Omaha together supplied about one third of state totals, with Omaha paying 10,392,994.34 in 1908 and South Omaha 5,875,971.18, while small cities such as Schuyler and Beatrice posted notable increases.
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Grand
Island
Fremont
Beatrice
Hastings
Kearney
Nebraska City
Omaha
Lincoln
South Omaha
Schuyler
Alfalfa Rate Fight Rejected by Railroad Commission
The Burlington railroad was denied permission to raise the alfalfa day rate from Scott’s Bluff to Omaha from 20 to 23 cents. The decision came after protests from the Omaha Commercial club and the Omaha Alfalfa Meal company. Proponents argued the Peters plant’s prior burn prompted the cut, but protesters claimed Peters now ships finished product from mills statewide and no longer relies on the alfalfa rate.
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Burlington Railroad
Scott’s Bluff
Omaha
Railway Commission
Omaha Commercial Club
Omaha Alfalfa Meal Company
Peters Company
Missouri Pacific to Fight Bartos Act Over Telephones
Missouri Pacific railroad will challenge the Bartos act which requires railroads to maintain a telephone at depots for public convenience. The fight centers on whether the railroad commission can enforce installation at Burr and other depots.
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Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Railway Commission
Burr
State fair to host night races and fireworks display
The state fair board plans night races at this year’s fair and will also run a fireworks display in the evenings. Previously a company provided the fireworks, but the board has decided to stage the show itself this year.
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State Fair Board
State Conservation Congress Planned in Lincoln
Governor Shallenberger calls the state conservation congress to meet in Lincoln late March. Organizing committee has issued delegate numbers by political divisions and elected officers.
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Conservation Congress
State Conservation Congress
Shallenberger
Lincoln
Many Autos Registered Under Pleasant Day
Pleasant weather spurs vehicle registrations as the secretary of state records twenty and fifteen registrations daily.
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Secretary of State
Lincoln Telephone seeks railway commission stock approval
The Lincoln Telephone company asks the railway commission for permission to issue stock totaling 355800 dollars. Of this, 20000 dollars are to be spent in Gage county and the remaining funds will be invested in Lincoln and surrounding areas.
Railway commission sets shipping rates for animals
The commission ordered express companies to charge five dollars for shipping an uncrated 700 pound pony or colt, with the same rate for crated 900 pounds. Each carrier would receive two dollars and fifty cents per shipment. Animals over 700 pounds are to be treated as horses at the horse rate.
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Railway Commission
Express Companies
State Auditor Probes Insurance Rate Discrimination
Nebraska State Auditor Barton investigates fire insurance rate differences across localities. Evidence suggests varying rates for similar risks, with Hastings listing 10 cents per hundred while Lincoln quotes 1.20 dollars per hundred, indicating possible discrimination.
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Barton
Nebraska
Hastings Insurance
Lincoln
Consul Talbot Returns After Brief Washington Conference
Head Consul A R Talbot of the Modern Woodmen, in Washington to discuss proposed increases in mail charges for advertising publications and magazines, returned home without meeting postal officials. Several fraternal insurance reps from other states were absent, and the conference adjourned with no final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Talbot
Woodmen
Washington
Post Office Department
Supreme Court Begins Review of Payne Aldrich Tax Case
The United States Supreme Court heard four hours of arguments on the constitutionality of the Payne Aldrich tariff act's corporation tax provisions. About 150 lower court cases are consolidated, with stockholders and policyholders challenging the tax while all lower courts have upheld its validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court of the United States
Consul Junior the educated chimpanzee dies in Dallas
Consul Junior a chimpanzee trained to act like a man died in Dallas Texas on a four day illness of bronchial pneumonia. He was valued at $50 000 and insured for that amount with a London insurer. Doctors treated him as a human patient and the body will be embalmed for burial in Europe.
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Consul Junior
Dallas
Tex
Consul
London
Europe
Prairie Oil Raises Prices on Oil and Fuel Oil
Independence Eas. The Prairie Oil and Gas company advanced the price of higher grade mid continental oil from 35 to 38 cents and fuel oil from 28 to 30 cents. The change, first in fuel oil since March 1907, is expected to boost field activity as 2,000 barrels daily flow into the Baton Rouge pipeline, set for completion April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Eas
Prairie Oil and Gas
Presbyterians Plan 1912 Pittsburgh Conference
Louisville committee meeting of the Presbyterian and Reformed churches in America adopts a resolution to hold the next conference in Pittsburgh in March 1912. They urge action to combat pernicious literature and teachings undermining the Bible’s historical and religious values.
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Louisville
Council of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches In America
Pittsburg
Demand for Babies in New Orleans
The New Orleans market faces a serious infant shortage as a carload of babies from the New York foundling and orphan asylum was given away last week and many women clamored for infants. The institution plans another carload to New Orleans to meet demand.
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New Orleans
New York
Church union ruled legal by Birmingham judge
Judge H. A. Sharpe held the union of the Cumberland church with the Presbyterian church of the United States to be legal in Birmingham. The suit was brought by the loyalists faction and involved property valued at several thousand dollars.
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Birmingham
Ala
H. A. Sharpe
The
Cumberland Church
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Weston Tramps Across States On Long Walk East
Edward Payson Weston, walking from Los Angeles to New York, reached Newton after a 44 mile day and a brief rest at Halstead. He planned to depart for Peabody early Friday morning, nine days ahead of his schedule.
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Weston
Newton
Edward Payson Weston
Los Angles
New York
Halstead
Peabody
Walsh Improvement Reported at Federal Prison
Warden McClaughry said on Thursday John R. Walsh the former Chicago banker serving a term at the prison is in no worse condition than on arrival and is perhaps slightly better.
President Taft a tired man on Chicago to Rochester trip
In Chicago St Patrick’s Day events were noted, but President Taft appeared fatigued as his train departed for Rochester New York. The scene highlighted his weariness during the journey.
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Taft
Chicago
Greenwalt to Call State-Wide Streetcar Strike
Philadelphia reports that BE. E. Greenwalt president of the state federation of labor will initiate a state wide strike on Monday. Labor leaders say assurances have reached that Pittsburg Erie Scranton and Wilkes Barre will join the movement along with other points across the state.
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Philadelphia
BE. E. Greenwalt
State Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
Erie
Scranton
Walkesbarre
Trial Nearing End in Mabray Case in Council Bluffs
In the federal district court John C. Mabray and associates near the end of their trial. A defense witness is set to testify Friday morning before closing arguments begin. Each side has five hours for arguments, with sessions to wrap by Saturday noon. The court overruled motions to dismiss for lack of conspiracy proof.
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Mabray
Council’ Bluffs
John C. Mabray
Federal District Court
Dispute Over Daughters of the American Revolution Dismissal
Washington controversy may grow into a convention issue as Miss Agnes Gerald is dismissed from DAR headquarters by President General Mrs. Matthew Scott for insubordination. Gerald’s relatives vow legal action against Scott while planning to mobilize anti administration forces. Gerald and Mrs. Draper had hostile relations for three years.
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Friends
Misa Gerald
May
Mrs. Scott
St Washington
The
Daughters of ‘the American Revo
Amos G. Draper
Gerald
Alarm Clock Feeds Horses At Howe Stables
George Howe of Center Hill Manchester devised a morning feeding clock that uses a 5:30 alarm to unwind a cord triggering a weight. The weight dumps oats into each stall and removes water pail covers, feeding all horses simultaneously and reducing competition at breakfast.
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George Howe
Center Hill
Manchester
Howe Stables
Howe
Wrights order on printing contracts roils Congress
Justice Daniel Thew Wright, famed for sentencing labor leaders, ordered Congress committees on printing to appear and show cause why they should not award government supply contracts. Utah Senator Reed Smoot opposes, praising concerns of legislative authority usurpation and prompting intense reaction.
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United States
Reed Smoot
Utah
Justice Wright
House
Senate Committee’ On
Constant striving keeps life from decay and death
The text argues that silence, abstinence, stagnation, and failure to grow lead to decline. Living means perpetual triumph by resisting destruction, illness, and dissolution of self. One must will relentlessly and renew daily to avoid collapse.
Nixon Quips On Running For Office
In a candid exchange, Nixon jokes about constantly running for office, remarking he nearly does so every morning while discussing political ambition and public service. The light banter reflects his long-standing engagement with electoral politics.
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Nixon
He Was Immune Aboard Stagecoach Says Marriage Quiets Quarrel
An elderly gentleman aboard a stagecoach listens as two ladies argue constantly. One asks if the talking tires him, and he replies with humor that marriage has cured his headaches after two years.
Women praise Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound in letters
Sabattus Maine and Graniteville Vermont readers share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during childbirth and the Change of Life. Letters claim renewed health and urge publication of their experiences.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lydia E.pinkham
Pry Pare Clan
H. W. Mitchett
Lydia E. Pinkiam
Lydia E. Pinkham
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