Mirapolis Boom Becomes War Between Brouillard and Cartwright
In Mirapolis the dam project stalls as Brouillard and Cartwright clash over control and money. Brouillard warns Cartwright that exposure could ruin them, while rumors of a gold rush and market panic ripple through the town. Brouillard agrees to act as consultant under pressure as financial schemes threaten the reclamation plan.
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Broufilard
Niquoia
J. Wesley Cartwright
Cartwright
Steve Massingale
Brouillard
Amy Massingale
Mirapolis
Brouilard
Power Company
Amy
Massingale
Susan
Dave Massingale
Buckskin Mining and Milling Company
Jack’s Mountain
Quadrenal
Wonder City
Mirapolitans
Greater
New York
Bongras
Brouvillard
Jocosely
Mr. Corthwright
Department
Congress
Washington
Niquoia Project
Reclamation Service
Samuel
Great Dam
Sam
Dam crisis plots and nerve of Mirapolis promoters
Brouillard and Cartwright scheme to push dam work and manipulate Washington for funding while facing a moral challenge from Castner. The plan includes pressuring Congress, risking further losses, and potential sabotage as Massingale seeking trouble looms. Castner confronts Brouillard about doing evil for a perceived good.
Tempting Offer Tests Brouillard Against Cartwright
Brouillard weighs Cartwright's deal that promises quick money and a shot at beating the capitalist scheme versus rejection that would cost him job and savings. The dilemma centers on choosing integrity over financial ruin and the long term impact on his goals.
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Brouilllard
Cartwright
The Man on the Bank Chapter XIX Encounter
Brouillard leaves Cartwright's new offices deep in thought and unexpectedly meets Castner on the sidewalk. Castner is described as appearing to wait for him, prompting Brouillard to reflect on whether fate or coincidence brought them together.
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Castner
Power Company
Niquoia
The
Brouillard
Stephen Massingale
van Bruce Cartwright
Foreign Powers on Watch Protecting Government Secrets
The article stresses vigilance in guarding government secrets amid global curiosity about wartime inventions and naval developments. It notes neutral powers must protect naval secrets and that discovery of leaks is common due to gold seekers and secret agents.
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United States
Boston Globe
How He Figured in a Family Support Question
An old man questions his prospective son in law about his finances and ability to support a family. The dialogue reveals the man’s focus on supporting Clara and his nervous hesitation in answering.
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U. m
Clara
Uniformity in Dances Sparks Classroom Debate
The discussion notes a push to standardize dance routines across classes. A student argues that without shared training from the same instructor, girls face an uneven challenge in mastering the steps and clutches.
Results of Primary State Ticket National and State Ticket
Western Newspaper Union lists final primary counts with little change expected. Party slates include Woodrow Wilson and Albert Cummins as top tickets, plus officers such as Neville Sutton Howard and Hitchcock Kennedy. incumbents renominated for Congress.
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Union News Service
Woodrow Wilson
Albert B. Cummins
Chief Justice and Associate Justices named
The document lists the Chief Justice Andrew M. Morrissey and Jacob Faw cett as Chief and the Associate Justices John B. Barnes Albert J. Cornish Samuel H. Sedgwick John C. Martin James R. Dean L. S. Hastings.
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Supreme Court
Andrew M. Morrissey
Jacob Fawcett
John B. Barnes
Albert J. Cornish
Samuel H. Sedgwick
John C. Martin
James R. Dean
L. S. Hastings
Three Way Race For Nebraska State Railway Commission
Nebraska reports a three cornered contest among three Republican candidates for the state railway commission. Voters see an unusually tight race with returns still arriving and outcomes uncertain. The article notes the historical closeness of past governor races in 1890 as context for current suspense.
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Nebraska
State Railway Commission
Judge Barnes Takes Lead in Nebraska Supreme Court Race
Judge J B Barnes leads a field of ten candidates for associate judges on the Nebraska supreme court. Hastings Sedgwick and possibly Dean are also expected to run ahead of Cornish, who trails in many counties but is certain to be among the six on the November ticket.
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J. B. Barnes
Cornish
Nebraska Supreme Court
Hastings
Sedgwick
Dean
Cummins Maintains Lead in Presidential Endorsement
Early returns spread across the county show Senator Cummins leading Henry Ford for the presidential endorsement. Nebraska is credited with backing Ford while Michigan is also cited as a Ford follower and supporter of pacifist doctrines.
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Cummins
Henry Ford
Nebraska
Michigan
Ford
Randall Leads In Six Counties For Railway Commissioner
Randall tops two counties while Clarke pockets one and Johnson wins the other three. Johnson trails Randall by about 400 votes, with Keya Paha Sioux Clay Frontier Cedar and Custer counties yet to report. Arthur Furnas and Furnas show Bryan ahead in votes, while Neville trails.
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Randall
Clarke
Johnson
Keya Paha
Sioux
Clay
Frontier
Cedar
Custer
Arthur County
Bryan
Neville
Furnas County
C. A. Randall
Walter Johnson
Henry JT. Clarke
George Marsh
Minor
State House
University Board of Regents
Nebraska Guard Camps Set at Fort Riley and Fort Robinson
Nebraska Adjutant General P L Hall announces two encampments for guard officers. Medical corps school at Fort Riley runs June 5 to 15 with thirteen Neb officers and attendees from multiple states. Lincoln field hospital plans joint encampment at Fort Riley June 26 to July 6 with five Neb officers and thirty three enlisted, joined by Colorado. State expenditures report shows $1,421,840.85 total, with $350,481 for state institutions and $70,024 for wards food, plus salaries, improvements, printing, and guard support.
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Fort Riley
P. L. Hall
Nebraska National Guard
Infantry
Fort Robinson
Nebraska National Guard Medical Corps
Nebraska
Medical Corps
National Guard
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Arkansas
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Nebraska National Guard Field Hospital of
Lincoln
Colorado Field Hospital
Board of Control
Nebraska High Schools Enter Track Meet Under University Oversight
Entries are pouring in for the terscholastic track and field meet in Nebraska under University of Nebraska direction. Athletic Manager Guy E. Reed reports twenty seven schools already entered, about double the number from the past two years. Entries close May 5, and larger schools like Omaha are expected to participate.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Guy E. Reed
Reed
Omaha
New Use for Automobile in Gopher Control
Secretary W R Mellor of the state board of agriculture proposes using automobile exhaust to kill gophers by running exhaust into their runways for a few minutes then sealing the hole. The method is claimed to also destroy prairie dogs. An alternate technique uses a wagon with a sharp rod to open a runway and pour carbon bisulphide sealed with absorbent to suffocate the gopher.
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W. R. Mellor
State Board of Agriculture
Regulation Change Sought For Grain Car Switching Fee
A hearing before the state railway commission is set for May 2 to consider the Trans Missouri Freight Bureau’s request for a new rule. The regulation would charge $2 to switch a grain car back to an elevator after loading to correct a shipper error.
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State Railway Commission
Trans-Missouri Freight Bureau
State to file briefs in care of insane patients case
The supreme court orders Gage and Stanton counties to serve briefs on exceptions to Referee J. H. Broady’s report by July 1. The state must file briefs by September 1. The referee recommended judgment for the state to recover funds for care of indigent insane in state hospitals. The state was granted thirty more days to present testimony in an injunction suit against Standard Oil.
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Supreme Court
Gage
Stanton
J. H. Broady
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court Upholds Two and a Half Mile Saloon Ban
The court sustains the 1907 law barring saloon licenses within two and one half miles of a military post. Judge Rose wrote the opinion with full concurrence. Gear Rushhart vs Homer Crippen et al was heard in Sarpy county near Fort Crook where the district court upheld the law and the supreme court affirmed.
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Supreme Court
Rose
Gear Rushhart
Homer Crippen
Sarpy
Fort Crook
District Court
New Bids Called After Rejected Plans for Buildings
At the state university board of regents last met to reject all bids for the proposed agricultural engineering buildings and to call for new bids. The amended specs require reinforced concrete instead of structural steel as originally planned. Prof Grummann reported on introducing music into the curriculum but action was deferred until the next meeting.
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Board of Regents
The
State University
Grummann
Protest Filed Against Licensing U S Fidelity Bonding Co
D L Manning of Lincoln filed a protest with the state insurance board opposing licensing for the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Bonding company. Manning, son of Chaplin S Manning, alleges injuries from a Lincoln high school plumbing job left him unable to work, with benefits paid under workmen’s compensation until last year. The company says Manning’s condition stems from relocation to Elmira New York and refuses further payments. Labor Commissioner F M Coffey supports the protest for the year starting May 1.
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Western
Union News Service
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Bonding Company
D. L. Manning
Lincoln
State Insurance Board
Manning
Chaplin.s. Manning
Lincoln High School
Elmira
N. Y
Bonding
New York
F. M. Coffey
Attorney General backs Pool in ballot petition dispute
Attorney General Reed endorses Secretary of State Pool in a dispute over a candidate's illegal ballot presence in the Fifth senatorial district. County clerks of Dodge and Washington counties allowed the name on the primary ballot. Senator Wilson was later nominated. Pool's view, supported by the AG, holds nominating petitions of 25 names are filed with the secretary of state, not in county offices, clarifying governance of future filings.
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Reed
Secretary of State
Pool
Dodge
Washington
Wilson
Fremont
John O’connor
Dodge County
O’connor
Forty Year Old Claim for Indian Lands
T P Kennard once secretary of state sought reexamination of accounts from Indian land sales in which the state claimed a share. He obtained 32000 dollars for the state after a Washington trip, at a cost of about 4000 dollars. A later bill for 16000 dollars to Kennard failed to reach the governor. Multiple attempts since have failed.
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T. P. Kennard
Washington
Congress
Senate
Kennard
County Payments for State Insane Asylum Care
Boone county paid state auditor W. H. Smith two thousand six hundred seventy two dollars as the balance on five thousand dollars owed for care of insane patients. Greeley county paid four thousand six hundred sixty two dollars.
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Boone County
W. H. Smith
Greeley County
County Clerk Earl of Dundy Sends Early Primary Returns
Earl of Dundy county clerk was first to forward official primary returns to the Secretary of State. The small county vote was canvassed quickly and sent to the state capitol, while some clerks rush to begin canvassing or wait until Friday after Election Day to act.
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Earl of
Government brings 75 ornamental plants to state arboretum
The department of horticulture receives seventy-five ornamental shrubs and fruit trees from the Office of Foreign Seed Plant Introduction in Washington D C. The plants will be trialed in the experiment station orchard arboretum as part of a government effort to collect economically valuable flora abroad.
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Department of Horticulture of the
State Farm
Washington, D. C
State Boys Potato Club Announces Annual School
Members of the state boys potato club will be eligible to attend a four day potato school held annually in the northwestern part of the state beginning next spring. Instruction by the college of agriculture will include lectures laboratory work and field and storage inspections.
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College of Agriculture
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