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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
2
Balloon disaster in Thuringia kills four crewmen
A balloon named Delitzsch crashed near Reichensachen northwest of Eisenach after passing Eisenach at midnight and entering a thunderstorm. Four crew members died, likely from lightning and gas explosion as the craft fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitterfield
Prussia
Saxonia
Delitzsch
Reichensachen
Eisenach
Eisench
Austria
Roosevelt
Vatican
Palace of Justice
Paris
M. Flory
Flory
New York
St. Paul
Chicago
New Orleans
Vaticans
Theodore the
Great
Maximilian Harden
Berlin
Various Political and Local Developments Listed
The batch notes political retirements and elections, Western industry probes, fires in Orleans New York, legal actions against International Harvester, and multiple criminal and colonial era items. Included are Bryan's Scotland trip and Taft cabinet remarks, with miscellaneous accidents and society notices.
Government Fire Losses Low and Lands Sale Debates Stir Politics
The War Department moves to implement findings on Twenty-fifth Infantry enlistees cleared in Browns ville riot. Government builds own insurance, fire loss $10,000 yearly. Officials push sale of 500000 acres of Choctaw and Chickasha lands in Oklahoma. Senate panels mull Walla Walla land sale pricing. Columbus Nebraska building bids listed. Bryan comments on national progress. Commerce Commission seeks cheaper upper berths. Devlin nominated for Northern California district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Brownsville
Twenty-fifth Infantry
United States
Sherman
Sherman Curtis
Taft
Oklahoma
Owen
Whitman College
Walla Walla, Wash
Walla Walla Military Reservation
Treasury Department
Columbus
Neb
Northwestern Construction Company
Milwaukee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert T. Devlin
California
Political tensions ripple as Congress and governors address fraud and corruption
In Rochester Eugene Foss urged Republican insurgents toward democracy while Senator Perry of Mississippi threatened resignation if fraud taints his election. The president named E R Sizer for Lincoln postmaster and reports showed William J Baehr was short in city funds by 63480.65. Suffragists decried insults to the president as Senator Burton attacked rivers and harbors legislation. Benjamin Eiseman died at 77 in St. Louis, and Taft faces a queue of possible successors to Justice Brewer. Roosevelt and Pinchot met, a 19 year old died in a Passaic prize fight, and Governor Hughes urged a legislature probe into alleged corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Aldrich
Orleans
New York
Missouri
International Harvester Company
Cannon
Homer Tood
Monett
W. J. Bryan
Scotland
United States
Mount McKinley
Cook
William Schmitt
Freeburg
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
William H. Upson
Ohio
Akron
Weston
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Bank
Hofister
Mt. McKinley
Dr. Cook
Utah
Union
Southern Pacific
Herrin
Ballinger
Montana
New Mexico
Taft
MacVeagh
Cooper
Tennessee
Patterson
Supreme’ Court
Carrie B. Walsh
Evelyn B. McLean
Thomas I Walsh
Rochester
Eugene Foss
Perry
Mississippi
E. R. Sizer
Lincoln
Nebr
Senate
William J. Baehr
Kansas City
Washington
Burton
Benjamin Eiseman
West
St. Louis
Justice Brewer
Ellen M. Stone
Passaic
N. J
Hughes
Nebraska rail commission urges unbiased federal justice appointment
The Nebraska State Railway Commission urges the president to appoint a Supreme Court justice free from railroad bias. The resolution notes a vacancy after David J. Brewer's death and calls for selecting a candidate whose training ensures an impartial stand on regulating rail rates and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ito
Taft
Brewer
Supreme Court
United States
David J. Brewer
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Courts
Supreme Court of the
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Federal Supreme Court
Burlington seeks rule change on mixed hogs and sheep shipments
The Burlington Railroad seeks permission to change rules for mixed cargo cars affecting hogs and sheep. A May 2 hearing date is set with all interested parties urged to attend. The issue centers on rate application for single and double deck cars and a recent mixed shipment dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Milwaukee Railroad Challenges Nebraska Assessment Authority
The Milwaukee railroad files with the State Board of Assessment arguing the board has no authority to assess its Nebraska property. The line enters Nebraska via a leased track and the railroad has no actual tracks within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Railroad
State Board of Assessment
Nebraska
Governor Dismisses Charges Against Wymore Officials
Governor Shallenberger dismissed charges filed against Mayor Rawlings and Police Judge Crawford of Wymore alleging illicit liquor sales and maintenance of dives. The action ends the case without further court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlings
Crawford
Wymore
Shallenberger
Mellor Heads to Europe for Summer Trip
W. R. Mellor secretary to the State Board of Agriculture and Mrs. Mellor depart for Europe. They will be away until July and plan to view the Passion play during their travels.
Burlington Withdraws 3 Percent Rate Request
The Burlington asked permission to withdraw a proposed rate of 3 percent for brick building material shipments between Lincoln and Fairbury. The commission granted the withdrawal with a proviso restricting higher rates between intermediate points. The company had sought the lower rate to compete with Rock Island, but some intermediate rates had reached 4 and 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Lincoln
Fairpury
Rock Island
Gov Shallenberger Demands Quality Food at Soldiers Home
Governor Shallenberger writes to Commandant Eli Barnes at Grand Island Soldiers Home defending meat and food quality. He orders immediate rejection of any substandard perishables, directs contractor and Board of Public Lands and Buildings notification, and asks for a report on any foundation for claims of improper food. He notes new rules being formulated for governance and seeks assurances of the best service for the residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shallenberger
Grand Island
Eli Barnes
Van
Ness
Imhieh
Board of Purchase and Supplies
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Attorney General Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Rail Advertising Trade
Thompson files brief in supreme court supporting motion to extend temporary ban on Union Pacific mileage for advertising. He argues transportation rates must be paid in money and allowing nonmonetary compensation creates discrimination prohibited by the railroad commission act. He notes advertising in lieu of cash could alter per mile rates and favors editors or publishers over others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Supreme Court
Union Pacific
Suit to Compel Missouri Pacific Telephone Service Panama
A district court filing in Lancaster County seeks to compel Missouri Pacific to install telephone service at Panama in line with a recent state railway commission order. The order originated under the Bartos act passed by the last legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
District Court of
Lancaster County
Missouri Pacific
Panama
State Railway Commission
Lincoln Traction Fare Fight Sparks City Attorney Clash
City Attorney Flansburg argues Lincoln residents should not pay dividends on railroad investments aimed at town lot exploitation as the Lincoln Traction company seeks to raise fares back to 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Flansburg
Lincoln Traction Company
Valuation Report Sets Stock Yards at 1.8 Million
Engineer Hurd of the State Railway Commission filed a report valuing South Omaha stock yards at about 1.8 million dollars. The assessment will feed into a hearing on an proposed rate increase, though the allocation of real estate between stock yards and railroads remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurd
Department of Physical Valuation
State Railway Commission
South Omaha
Railway Commission Plans Letter to Taft on Supreme Court Vacancy
The State Railway Commission prepares a dignified statement to President Taft about the Justice Brewer vacancy. It notes commissioners nationwide work hard on regulating common carriers and expresses interest in the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railway Commission
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Justice Brewer
Removal of State Capital a Centrally Located Move
Reports from central regions say capital removal is being seriously considered. Commercial clubs in middling towns organize to build sentiment and push for a constitutional amendment. The 1913 legislature would decide the chosen city or town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Bryan Uncertain About 1912 Presidential Bid Amid Optimism
William J Bryan, during a Washington dinner with Democratic lawmakers and friends, said he has no current plan to seek the 1912 Democratic nomination. He believes his ideas are ahead of the times, favoring a wait for broader party readiness and potential future influence rather than immediate candidacy. He plans to stay in Nebraska two to three weeks, then visit Arizona, England, and resume activity later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Nebraska
United States
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Arizona
England
Break into tomb in Welsh cemetery shocks village
In Merthyri cemetery near Cefu a mausoleum for Sir William Thom as Lewis was broken into and the coffin of Lady Lewis found undisturbed. Reportedly robbers sought diamond rings on the deceased but fled when disturbed. Sir William Lewis offers a £20 reward for information on the desecration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Merthyri
Cefu
Sir William Thomas Lewis
Lady Lewis
William Lewis
Acading
Lewis
Desecration at Lady Lewis Mausoleum Alarms Merthyr State
Details of a graveyard break in at Hean Castle Pembrokeshire and a mausoleum raid troubling Merthyr. Thieves forced a gate, entered the vault, removed Lady Lewis’s coffin, smashed a plate, left a mattock, and fled during a gale. Authorities and Sir William’s secretary were alerted. Nearby offences include vandalism at Cefn cemetery and damage to wreaths for Col David Rees Lewis’s grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Hean Castle
Pembrokeshire
Herbert C. Lewis
Sexton
Brecon & Merthyr
Davis
D. R. Lewis
Cefn
Merthyr Corporation
AME Church Raises Nearly Two Hundred Thousand
Washington report shows nearly $200000 raised for AME church work in the fiscal year ended. Bishop Grant of Kansas City presides and Rev John Hurst, financial secretary, says after reserved amounts for education, church extensions, ministers superannuation and widows and orphans, about $100000 remains for the general fund to pay salaries of bishops and denominational needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Financial Board
Bishop Grant
Kansas City
John Hurst
Taggart Declares Senate Candidacy In Indiana
Thomas Taggart former Democratic National Committee chair announces he will run for the U S Senate to succeed Albert Beveridge. If the state convention endorses a candidate and Governor Marshall approves a plan, Taggart’s name will be placed before the General Assembly next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taggart
Senate
Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
General Assembly
Albert J. Beveridge
United States Senate
Marshall
Cabrera Re-elected President in Guatemala Vote
Manuel Estrada Cabrera was re-elected president of Guatemala in a tranquil election. He won by an overwhelming majority, according to a government cable received at the Guatemalan consulate in New York.
Confederate General Florala Leader Dies at Ninety Three
Alan S. G. French, the oldest living Confederate general, died here on Wednesday at age 93. He will be buried in Pensacola, Florida, next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florala
Alan S. G. French
Pensacola
Fla
No Strike in Pittsburg Ends After Night Conference
Pittsburg officials and employes leaders reached a late night conference agreement stating no street car strike will occur. The wage scale expired at midnight but was nearly settled with a new agreement to be signed on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Senate measures tax railroad grant lands in forests
Senator Hughes reports the Nelson bill to require railroads to pay for re surveys of unpatented railroad grant lands within forest reserves now subject to taxation. Four to five million acres of such lands exist nationwide, with non taxable railroad property held for natural value growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Public ‘Lands
Hughes
Senate
Nelson
United States
Seventy-Five Dollars For Hen vs Car Incident
A farmer declares seventy five dollars cash no less for a hen he claims was run over by an automobilist. The driver questions the price and the farmer insists the animal was a hen, not a cow.
Machine Humor Tinkers with 1910 Style Auto Jokes
A press humorist explains tinkering with old automobile jokes to make them resemble 1910 models as a playful nostalgia piece. The banter hints at how retro humor can mirror early automotive culture.
Rays Promote Health Shine From Incandescent Lights
A French scientist claims incandescent light rays benefit human health by destroying bacteria stimulating circulation and cellular activity and reducing pain. The statement emphasizes medical and therapeutic uses of light from common bulbs.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
A testimonial advertisement claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female ailments. It cites multiple women from Ohio and Minnesota reporting regular periods and improved nerves. The copy touts the product as non narcotic with a long record of cures and invites readers to write for free advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Park Rapids
Ide
Minn
Brookville
Ohio
Kinnison
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
The Flippancy of John and Mrs Mott
A dialogue about sympathy and labor humorously reframes a sympathetic strike as a beggar asking for a quarter. The exchange showcases social wit and the era's tilt toward biting social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Free 10 day Naturf S Rheumatic Cure Offer
Advertisement urging readers to mail to A H Lewis Medicine Co St Louis for a free 10 day treatment of NR tablets Naturf S RIEMIE DY promised to cure rheumatism constipation sick headache liver kidney and blood diseases. Claims the product is better than pills for liver issues and is free to receive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
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Home and Foreign Intelligence
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Tenn
Brown
New- York Navy- Yard
Brooklyn
Deriver
Colo.) County
Emmarett
Steel ‘Corporation
Philadelphia
Europe
Quebec
Gov
New York Harbor
Speaker Cannon
Monroe
Mich
General Custer
Kansas
Dickinson
Hugh L. Scott
West Point
Gouin
Ael
Railway Commission
Iryan
Ing
Washington—County
William Dickie
Dr. Pierce
Cordelia
Ostetter
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Western Canada
Dolliver
Iowa
Eve Settlement
V. Bexmett Reesi
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