Maine Returns Vote Shifts Power Across State Offices
Maine Republicans strengthened their hold by returning a GOP governor auditor and four congressmen while two U S senators won. The Democrat controlled House can on joint ballot elect remaining state officers. Carl E Milliken led his ticket defeating incumbent Oakley C Curtis by about 13000 votes. County officers mostly Republican, including county attorneys and sheriffs who enforce prohibition laws.
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Maine
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Carl E. Milliken
Oakley C. Curtis
Re-elect Sloan Emphasized By Various Leaders
A congressional proponent urges reelecting Sloan of Nebraska regardless of party noting his mastery of agriculture and strong debating skills. The Osceola church thanks the community for hospitality to visiting delegates and outlines local sentiment on liquor policy and upcoming state choices.
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Nebraska
A. L. Sutton
Dity
Cedar Rapids
Osceola
Ralph A. Jensen
Forty third York Baptist session adopts Five Year Program
The 43rd annual York Association session gathered at the local Baptist church from Friday to Sunday September 9 and 10. Nearly 150 delegates and visitors attended. The highlight was adoption of The Five Year Program from the Northern Baptist Convention urging expanded evangelistic educational and missionary work. A Sunday resolution urged action by voters of this commonwealth.
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Baptist Churches of the York Association
Baptist Church of
This Place
Los Angeles
Association
Stromsburg Petition Seeks Special Election on Court House Removal
At a county commissioners meeting Judge Good of Lincoln represented Stromsburg in presenting a petition calling a special election to decide the removal of the county court house. The petition bore 1644 legal voters. Osceola's attorney sought 40 days to investigate, a request opposed by Stromsburg counsel, and the commissioners granted the delay with Branting and Henning voting yea and Pike voting no.
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Stromsburg
Stromburg
Judge Good of Lincoln
Court House
M. A. Mills, Jr
Osceola
Council For
Branting
Henning
Pike
Wieseman Farm Reception Honors Christ Wieseman and Lydia Gath
About sixty young guests attended a Friday reception at the Wieseman farm home for Christ Wieseman and his bride Lydia Gath of Fremont, with distant relatives from Gresham Havelock University Place and Columbus. The evening featured indoor and outdoor games and refreshments of orange ice cake and punch. The newlyweds received many useful gifts and well wishes for happiness.
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A. A. Wieseman
Christ
Lydia Gath
Fremont
George Gath
Selma
Ella
Harold
Freida Gath
Henry Gath
John
Otto Gath
Otilla
Peters
Gresham
John Aden
Havelock
Tapka Aden
University Place
Lillie Boostrom
Neal
Stromsburg
Earl Crawbaugh
Columbus
Moore and Sloan Praised for Diligence in Congress
The Geneva Signal notes that Moore of Pennsylvania and Sloan of Nebraska are always on the job, delivering valuable results for their constituents. It praises their industry and ability, suggesting strong cross party respect and urging support for their re election.
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Congress
House
Hay
Virginia
Padgett
Tennessee
Fordney
Michigan
Sloan
Nebraska
Northwest
Moore
Geneva Signal
School Notes Reach Columbus and Stromsburg Updates
Miss McNerney and Miss Simpson enjoyed the weekend with Misses Leurs at Columbus. The senior class held a moonlight party at Coney Island, with several faculty and students attending. The junior class elected officers and staff assigned class advisers. The note lists numerous local visits, travels, and studies, including readers, violin duets, and vocal solos, plus various students and staff changes and absences across Stromsburg and Osceola areas.
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Miss McNerney
Miss Simpson
Leah Cozier
Harry Pike
Lawrence Reed
Ralph Hurst
County Officials Hear of New Elevating Grader
J. H. McVeety representing Russel Grader Manufacturing Co of Minneapolis met county commissioners Tuesday to add a new elevating grader for county roads. The same model already in use on the roads has given good satisfaction.
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J. H. McVeety
Russel Grader Manufacturing Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Seeing Spooks and Roosevelt in Campaign Echoes
A reader quotes the Adams County Democrat cautioning about Hughes and Roosevelt. The piece argues Roosevelt would avoid war and that public sentiment favors peace, while critiquing current administration policies and calling Roosevelt a strong proponent of peace.
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Adams County
Hughes
Teddy
Black sow taken up near Osceola in Hackberry precinct
A black sow weighing about 325 pounds with the end of one ear missing was taken up at the speaker’s place in Hackberry Precinct nine miles southeast of Osceola on Monday August 28. The owner can recover the animal by paying charges to W. L. Obrist.
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Hackberry Precinct
Osceola
W. L. Obrist
Congress repeals wartime toll tax notice
Congress repealed the Emergency War Revenue Law effective after December 1 1914 that required telephones to collect a one cent tax on toll messages of fifteen cents or more, ending the toll surcharge for this period.
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Congress
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