Washington and Mexico Peace Efforts Dominate Capitol News
A chaotic scramble of diplomacy follows President Wilson’s trip to the summer capital as officials hope for a peaceful settlement with Mexico amid Huerta tensions. Bryan returns from lectures with no new state department alerts. Local Nebraska events include the state fair opening in Lincoln and school hygiene discussions in Buffalo.
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Wilson
Washington
Cornat
N. H
Mexico
T ' Petrone
Anges
Huerta
United States
Bryan
State Department
Tce City
Various World Events and Foreign Affairs Briefs
The Bank of France plans to strike its gold reserve to coin value. A deadly typhoon devastates Japan with many deaths and much loss. General Diaz may reach Mexico before October 26 for the presidential election. Fifty miners die in an India Mysore mine cage accident. A Turkish cavalry column nears Xanthia as Bulgarians withdraw. Andrew Carnegie receives the grand cross of Orange Nassau from Queen Wilhelmina. Nine more Chinese parliament members arrested trigger a crisis amid martial law. The U S praised by Italy for political and diplomatic skill in Mexican matter. The Hague palace of peace was dedicated in a ceremony with Queen Wilhelmina and others. Russians mark Count Tolstoi's birth anniversary amid government opposition. Mexico says Lind may return but no agreement reached.
Platte Valley Protective Association forms in Nebraska
Farmers along the Platte River valley organize the Platte Valley Protective Association to safeguard land and rights. The dispatches also note Kanking’s fall in Shanghai, legal actions over Cody and Lillie showings, and various political and crime items across the United States including suffrage, a fatal train collision, bankruptcy testimony, counterfeit notes, and El Paso police theory on a Grand Island official.
Administration currency bill under fire in Congress
The administration currency bill faced sharp criticism from both sides as it moved through the Senate currency committee and a House committee vote failed to open new hearings. Representatives of the American Bankers Association pressed their critique while Republican members of the House panel resisted reopening hearings by a 10 to 8 vote.
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Washington
Capitol
American Bankers’ Association
Senate Currency Committee
House Committee
House
Senate Deliberations On Tariff And Morgenthau Nomination
The Senate resumed consideration of the tariff bill with heavy debates and state actions. The Foreign Relations Committee reported favorably on Henry Morgenthau Jr. as ambassador to France while a lobby committee closed hearings temporarily. Adjournment followed at 6 10 p m until Thursday.
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Senate
American Bankers ’S Association Committee
Betorg DankiOe
Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Morgenthau
France
West Virginia
House
Hetch ‘Hetchy
San Francisco
Hetch Hetchy
M. M. Mulhall
Banking and Currency Committee
Humphrey
Washington
Industrial Workers of the World
Seattle
Lewis
Maryland
Inquiry Opens After Bar Harbor Express Wreck
At New Haven a Bar Harbor Express wreck near the city leaves twenty one dead and five dying while the Interstate Commerce Commission launches an immediate, unprecedented inquiry into railroad disaster causes by the New York New Haven Hartford system.
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Ydie
Ntw Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New Haven
Conn
Bar Harbor
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City Police Abandon Theory in Thompson Case
Police say deputy fire commissioner Paul H Thompson is alive and vanished voluntarily. His coat and hat stained with blood were found under the municipal wharf Monday, but investigators now conclude he disappeared of his own accord. Christ Thompson of Grand Island Nebraska, father of the missing man, agrees with police and returns home.
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Kansas City
Paul H. Thompson
Nebraska
Grand Island
Neb
Thompson
Christ Thompson
Thaw Returns to Detention After Brief Liberty
Harry K. Thaw was pried from Sherbrooke jail on a habeas corpus writ obtained by William T. Jerome. He had three minutes of freedom Wednesday before dominion immigration authorities seized him and took him by car to Coaticook where he paces in an immigration detention room. A special board of inquiry will decide his case and he may be sent across the Vermont border as an undesirable alien.
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Coaticook
Québec
Harry K. Thaw
Sherbrooke
William T. Jerome
Dominion Immigration
Grand Trunk Railway Station
Board of
Vermont
Warden Lawson to quit if ordered to hang boy
Salem Oregon governor confirms Colonel Lawson will resign rather than oversee the execution of Robert Morgan a 17 year old slayer of Virgie Hart of Condon Lawson told West he opposes executing children and would resign if ordered to hang Morgan
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Salem
Ore
Colonel Lawson
State Penitentiary
Robert Morgan
Virgie Hart
Condon
West
Lawson
Torpedo Accident Hurts Lincoln Boy Five
In Lincoln Nebraska a five year old boy Edward Thornburg mistook a torpedo for candy and crushed it between his teeth causing an explosion. He was unconscious for several hours and doctors feared loss of sight and speech.
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Lincoln
Neb
Edward Thornburg
Preparations to Leave Yaqui Valley Feed Uprooted Refugees
Practically all Americans in the Yaqui river valley and areas around Guaymas have begun preparations to depart for the United States. A request has been made to the state department to send a battleship to the Mayo and Yaqui river mouths to receive refugees unable to escape northward.
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Douglas
Ariz
Yaqui River
Guaymas
United States
State Department
Mayo
Yaqui
Refugees From Vera Cruz Arrive in New Orleans
Twenty three American refugees from Mexico arrive in New Orleans from Vera Cruz after losing all possessions. Many traveled from the interior with only the clothes on their backs and are glad to escape with their lives.
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New Orleans
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Nan king Falls to Chinese Government Troops
Nan king has been captured by Chinese government troops according to reports. Rebel forces fled into the countryside through the southern gate as troops secured the city.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
New State Pacing Record by Lincoln-Columbia Fire
Lincoln-Columbia Fire driven by Ed Bohan set two state records in the free-for-all at the state fair races. The mile went in 2:08 breaking the previous 2:08%4 by Dick Allen on the Lincoln track three years earlier. The three heats times were 2:09% 2:08% and 2:08 with Ella Mon from Fremont previously holding best times.
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Lincoln
Columbia Fire
Ed Bohanon
Dick Allen
Nebraska
Ella Mon
Fremont
Omaha Grain Market Surges With Record Receipts
A report by Frank P. Manchester shows Omaha grain exchange receipts reaching nearly 9,000,000 bushels in August, with over 6,000,000 bushels shipped out. It marks the largest monthly grain receipts in the exchange's history, surpassing previous records and highlighting January as another strong month.
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Omaha
Frank P. Manchester
Grain, Exchange
Exchange
Senate resumes tariff debate on cotton futures tax change
Senator Clark of Arkansas speaks on a cotton futures tax amendment while Senator Cummins moves a 10 percent sales tax on stocks bonds cotton and agricultural products. The House meets in session Tuesday.
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Senate
Clark
Ark
Cummins
House
House gathers Davis resolution to appoint solicitor general
The House received Representative Davis of West Virginia to become solicitor-general. Hetch Hetchy bill debated with passage hoped in the afternoon. The Senate continued tariff debate as lobby hearings proceed. Adjourned at 6:10 p m until 11 a m Monday. Finance committee met on income tax and tariff bill.
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Thompson
John Kirby, Jr
Manufacturers’ Association
Appropriations Committee
M. M. Mulhall
House
Davis
West Virginia
Hetch Hetchy
Senate
Nebraska State Fair Opens Amid Dust and Wind
Lincoln Nebraska crowds flood the forty fifth Nebraska state fair as gates open despite gusty winds and dust. Attendees press into the big show eager to begin the agricultural exposition despite the rough weather.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Typhoon Rages Across Japan Causes Heavy Losses
A destructive typhoon raged across Japan for days causing hundreds of deaths and extensive property damage. Bridges and railroads suffered severe losses while crops were damaged. a group of seventeen children went missing while climbing Mount Coma-Ga-Take.
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Japan
Tokio
Coma-Ga-Take
Judge Sets Aside Buffalo Bill Sale in Denver
Denver judge Perry voids the recent Buffalo Bill wild west show property sale in Lillie. The ruling will likely require another sale of the joint, delaying the transfer.
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Judge Perry
Denver, Colo
Colonel Cody
Major Lillie
Denver
Colo
Perry
Platte Valley Protective association formed in Kearney
Farmers along the Platte river valley met in a mass gathering at Kearney Nebraska and established a permanent group named the Platte Valley Protective association to defend local interests.
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Platte River
Platte Valley
Platte Valley Protective Association
Kearney
Neb
Foresters of America Select San Francisco for 1915 Biennial
The Foresters of America in national convention announced their 1915 biennial meeting will be held in San Francisco, after deciding at the gathering in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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San Francisco
Atlantic City
N. J
The
Foresters of America
Night High School Proposed for Omaha Workers
Public school officials may inaugurate a night high school for both men and women who work by day this fall. An evening grade school already operates with many adults, deprived of regular schooling years ago, currently enrolled.
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iNiiha
Omaha
Registration Opens for Fort Peck Land Lottery in Montana
At midnight Sunday Judge J. W. Witten directed the interior department to begin the drawing of lands on the Fort Peck Indian reservation in northwestern Montana. The lottery covers about 1,345,000 acres within a total Fort Peck area exceeding 2,000,000 acres. The Glasgow drawing starts September 23 and estimates suggest about 80,000 landseekers will file applications.
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Tjige J. W. Witten
Fort Peck
Montana
Glasgow
Mont
J. W. Witten
Interior Department
United States
Landseekers
Shanan of Kearney Named State Board Clerk
John Shanan of Kearney, former deputy state auditor, was appointed clerk of the state Board of Charities and Corrections. State officials and Girls Industrial School band members entertained lawmakers for about an hour. The first county remittance to the state treasurer, from Douglas County, totaled 12 000 dollars.
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John ‘Shanan
Kearney
Board of Charities and Corrections
Uve
Douglas
Captain Craig Picked For Duty At State Fair Week
Captain Craig of the Wymore Nebraska National Guard has been selected as the best showing commander in the Fifth regiment during maneuvers. He is detailed to duty as officer of the day for police activities at the state fair grounds during state fair week.
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Craig
Wymore Nebraska National Guard
Paul
National Guardsmen
Cream odor issue tackled with meat augur stirring method
A Wolbach cream buyer explains he uses a meat augur to stir cream at his station to dissipate an old shoey fishy odor. He sent the idea in a letter to the food commission. Commissioner Harmon has not officially approved it, but may tolerate it if effective.
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Food Commission
Harman
Weights and measures statute awaits federal standards
The new weights and measures law is stalled by delays from the federal government in sending the proper weights balances and measures for food department standards. Commissioner Harman says he is urging federal authorities but they are taking their own sweet time to comply with the state department request.
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Food Department
Harman
State Department
Nebraska Auto Ownership in 1912 by County
State board of agriculture totals show 37,939 Nebraskans own cars in 1912. With seasonal sales, Nebraska owned cars exceed 40,000. Douglas County has 2,775, Lancaster 1,054, Hooker County four machines.
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State Board of Agriculture
Douglas
Lancaster
Hooker County
Labor Commissioner Orders Nebraska Telephone to Enforce Eight-Hour Night Limit
Labor Commissioner Charles W. Pool has served notice on Nebraska Telephone to stop night operators from exceeding eight hours. Some smaller exchanges reported nine-hour shifts with no day off. Company officers claimed unclear knowledge of the eight-hour cap but pledged immediate compliance.
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Charles W. Pool
Nebraska Telephone Company
Saline County Leader Pushes Two Day Road Work Plan
County Commissioner H. P. Schmidt urges setting aside two days for road work across Ne ragka from end to end. He says timing must follow early fall rains to ensure workable ground, otherwise the effort may be wasted due to current moisture shortages.
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H. P. Schmidt
Saline County
Neragka
Piper to resign as state board of charities clerk
J A Piper, clerk of the state board of charities and correction, plans to resign to pursue educational work. The board includes Governor Morehead, State Superintendent Delzell, and State Land Commissioner Fred Beckman. Salary is 1500 dollars annually with one combined pay for three roles. John Shahan of Kearney, deputy state auditor, is favored to take the vacancy.
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J. A. Piper
State Board of Charities and Correction
Morehead
Delzell
Fred Beckman
State Prison Board
Advisory Board of Pardons
Board of Charities and Correction
John Shahan
Kearney
Silas Barton
Piper
Bookkeeper Resigns at State Penitentiary
Bookkeeper W. M. Wilson of the state penitentiary has handed in his resignation to Warden Fenton to take effect the early part of September.
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W. M. Wilson
State Penitentiary
Fenton
Local Farm Judge Val Kuska Passes Up Lincoln Fair
Val Kuska of McCook, longtime judge of farm products at the state fair, cabled Secretary Mellor from Prague that he cannot return in time. For the first time since the fair became a regular Lincoln institution, he will not participate this year.
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Val Kuska
McCook
Mellor
Prague
Bohemia
Lincoln
Nebraska apple shippers seek fair intra state rates conclude
The first concerted efforts of apple shippers in southeastern Nebraska to secure more just intra state rates ended Wednesday after abundant testimony before the railway commission and after railroad attorneys had made numerous efforts to discount the growers’ position.
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Nebraska
Railway Commission
Thayer County Fair to Open in Deshler This September
The Thayer County Agricultural Society will hold its first annual fair at Deshler on September 10 11 and 12. The organization has grown to 300 members from across the county.
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Thayer County Agricultural S0ciety
Deshler
Nebraska guards plan state shoot at Plattsmouth rifle range
Adjutant General Hall has secured government permission to use the Plattsmouth rifle range for the Nebraska National Guard state shoot. The event aims to better represent rank and file guardsmen with each company fielding a two-man team and broader participation.
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Hall
Plattsmouth
Nebraska National Guards
Shaun
Nans
Spinal Meningitis Outbreak Among Nebraska Horses
Reports from Kearney and Holdrege indicate several horses in Elmcreek area have contracted spinal meningitis with deaths recorded south of Holdrege last week. County veterinarians are intensifying control measures amid a dry period predisposing pasturage.
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Kearney
Holdrege
Four Generations Present at Fremont Family Reunion
At Rev. and Mrs. Albert D. Trumbull's home, four generations gathered: the 75 year old Rev. A. Trumbull of Fremont, his son George W. Trumbull, grandson A. D. Trumbull, and great grandson Harley R. Trumbull. The Trumbull clan’s elder heads reside in Sioux City, Iowa. The Rev. Mr. Trumbull is a noted Nebraska pioneer minister who established Baptist churches at York Cairo and Center and led pastorates at Grand Island Crab Orchard Vesta and Filley.
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Albert D. Trumbull
A. Trumbull
George W. Trumbull
A. D. Trumbull
Harley R. Trumbull
Sioux City
Trumbull
Nebraska
York
Cairo
Center
Grand Island
Crab Orchard
Vesta
Filley
Will Bore For Oil Harrison Plan
Citizens expect oil beneath the county after an Oklahoma expert report praised prospects. A meeting formed an organization to pursue oil with an initial capital of 20,000 dollars, to be increased later.
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Harrison
Wyoming Fields
Oklahoma
Depot opening celebration set for September 12
The reception and banquet committee fixed September 12 for the new depot opening. Burlington officers are expected to attend and guests from across the county and state are planned to be present.
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Minden
The
Burlington
West Point Hosts Eighth Kriegerfest Event
The Westlichten Krieger Bund held its eighth Kriegerfest at West Point with sixty three delegates from eleven landwehr vereinen. The Bennington Neb landwehrverein won the prize for best flag.
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West Point
Westlichen Kriegerbund
Landwehrverein
Bennington
Neb
Landwehrvereinen
Pitman Baby Survives Fire That Killed Mother and Three Sisters
An eight month old Pitman infant rescued from a deadly home fire will live, per the attending physician. The blaze killed the mother and three sisters. the father saved the baby as the roof collapsed.
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Hemingford
Pitman
Former Nebraska Woman Honored as Assistant Superintendent
Miss Helen Plough of Beat Rice Nebraska has been elected assistant superintendent of Johnson County Iowa City. This marks the second time in seventy five years a woman has held the post. Plough is a former Beat Rice resident.
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Nebraska
Iowa City
Helen Plough
Johnson County
Miss Plough
Beatrice
Nebr
Cooling an Entire Town in Tekamah
Tekamah fire department wets main streets and pavements to lower temperature and curb dust after an initial test show of cooling effect. Sprinklers could not subdue the heat in brick buildings and streets.
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Tekamah
Beatrice Lang Factory Ceases Corn Canning This Season
Beatrice Lang canning factory will not can sweet corn this season marking the first complete failure of the sugar corn crop in the plant's history. The decision ends a fourteen year run of corn canning at the facility.
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Beatrice
Lang Canning
Contractor A C Gibson Looms Over New $8,000 Hotel
Shubert Contractor A C Gibson drives a large force on the new eight thousand dollar hotel project and expects completion by January 1. The enterprise signals a bustling building program in the area and reflects Gibson’s active involvement in local development.
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Shubert
A. C. Gibson
State Baseball Scores From Tuesday Through Friday
York lost at Grand Island 4 to 0 on Tuesday. Hastings beat Columbus 4 to 1. Beatrice fell to Kearney 3 to 1. Superior dropped at Fremont 9 to 6. Monday Superior 2 at Fremont 2. Labor Day Hastings won at Columbus 10 to 2. York defeated Grand Island 6 to 2 on Monday. Beatrice lost at Kearney 8 to 1. Sunday results: Superior 2 at Fremont and York shut out 8 to 0 at Grand Island. Hastings 4 at Columbus. Weathered entries show varied outcomes including Friday 10 to 5 York at Kearney and Fremont 17 to 1 Hastings at Fremont.
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York
Grand Island
Hastings
Columbus
Beatrice
Kearney
Superior
Fremont
Tito
Charleston to Cincinnati tour stirs harbor memories and history
A fragmentary passage links Charleston business men touring Cincinnati to diverting trade to a grand harbor, noting Fort Sumter Fort Moultrie as sentries and invoking memory of April 1861. It praises Sullivan’s Island as a resort with a famed surf, mentions Poe and The Gold Bug, and contrasts memory with modern harbor spending while tracing Charleston’s colonial roots and refugee absence.
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Charleston
Cincinnati
Fort Sumter
Fort Mouttre
Owen Wister
Charlton
Santo Dorio
Machines Hurt Men Said to Divide Work At UC Board Hearing
A Cincinnati report cited by Dr Herman of the University of Cincinnati argues in New York vacation schools that society splits into mental and physical workers. He warns mental development slows among machine era labor and urges more schooling to energize workers minds and prevent lethargy.
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Cincinnati
Herman Getfer
University of Cincinnati
New York
Thority
Calinec
Schneider
Feu
Autobiography Writer Discusses Ailing Years
Fragmentary notes recount a man from Wellington Maine who spent 27 years in hardship and care. The text hints at work, illness, and the idea of writing an autobiography to cover his life and debts.
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Wellington
Mas Hart
Unclear fragment from New York dispatch
Fragmentary text describes a Valparaiso connection and a steamer voyage with a mahogany coffin. details are cut and unclear about people, dates, or events.
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