Labor Day Celebration Noted for September 2
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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
4
Labor Day Celebration Draws Large Plattsmouth Crowd
The Labor Day event in Plattsmouth promises one of the largest gatherings yet, inviting residents to participate in a marathon-style turnout and community celebration to mark the holiday.
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Plattsmouth
Farmers voice dissatisfaction with primary law election
Farmers express strong dissatisfaction with the primary law citing lack of understanding as a reason for anticipated small votes in rural voting places.
Publicans Split into Trust Busters and Boosters
The Pittsburgh Dispatch divides Republicans into two classes, trust-busters and trust-boosters, noting their public resolve to stay unanimous before allowing any results. The piece questions what difference such unity will make in the end.
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The
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Wheat and Crops Power Large Year of Plenty
The article notes an estimated four billion bushels of wheat corn and oats ahead ensuring ample food for the nation and employment in hauling the harvest to markets and mouths across the country.
Four Republicans Vie For County Judge In Tight Primary
With the primary looming Republican candidates for county judge lock in their campaigns. The contest appears close among four hopefuls while the district clerk race also shows notable interest.
Texas seeks one million in Harvester Trust suit
The state demands 1,000,000 from the Harvester Trust case while noting large expected recoveries may stay unsettled until after a final ruling.
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Texas
The
Harvester Trust
Bush
Democratic county committee to name new officers
The county central committee will meet in this city on Saturday September 7 under primary election law. The gathering aims to elect a complete new committee including a new chairman and secretary.
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Democratic County Central Committee
Court clerk profits prompt funding for fight over salaries
The remark notes the supreme court clerk earns more than the judges combined and cites Lee Herdman’s wealth from prior retirement and property purchases in Omaha. It adds Harry Lindsay’s shorter tenure but growing comfort, framing Chairman Rose’s motive as financial.
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Supreme Court
Rose
Lee Herdman
Omaha
Harry Lindsay
Press stance on fair judges and opposed interests
The Journal and Beatrice Sun call for fairness in selecting supreme court judges. They argue against anti business bias and warn against candidates driven by hobby or prejudice, urging a square deal for the judges.
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Beatrice Sun
Old Settlers Reunion at Union Biggest Attendance Yet
The Old Settlers Reunion at Union drew an enormous crowd on Saturday with many declaring it the largest ever. The event passed off smoothly and good will prevailed, though the Journal could not attend due to pressing duties and ballot printing.
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Union
Tenth Amendment Shapes National Incorporation Debate
The article argues the Tenth Amendment limits federal power and could trouble President Roosevelt and Judge Taft when faced with a compulsory national incorporation law. It quotes the amendment's reserved powers and emphasizes states and people as guardians of liberty.
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United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Taft Seen as Last Republican Appeal to South on Democracy
Governor Sheldon will be here to speak Labor Day. This announcement should be sufficient to draw a large crowd.
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Mr. Taft
Republican Party
Roosevelt
South
Sheldon
Light vote forecast for September 3 primary
A very light voter turnout is expected in the upcoming primary on September 3 as campaigns pause and voters await results. Polling suggests low engagement across districts with turnout near historic lows.
Confidence Shaken on Wall Street Yet Faith in Corn Crop Stays
Confidence on Wall Street falters amid market tremors while optimism for the corn crop persists. Investors seek stability as agricultural prospects brighten with steady yields and favorable conditions reported by authorities.
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Wall Street
Guarantee of purity in price for food urged
The gentle consumer ought to find some guarantee for purity in the price he is required to pay for food. The statement emphasizes consumer protection and fair pricing practices.
Plattsmouth Labor Day Celebration Urged for Big Day
Citizens urged to boost the Labor Day event in Plattsmouth with a united message and strong turnout to mark the holiday. Officials emphasize enthusiasm and organized participation to ensure a successful celebration.
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Plattsmouth
Daniel’s Comet Spurs Bold Claims of Celestial Speed
A report notes Daniel’s comet visible in the northeast sky moving at 50 000 miles per second. The piece wryly claims no speed regulations apply to celestial motors.
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Daniel
Wall Street Sees No Panic Affecting West This Year
Report suggests any market panic would spare the West but harm New York only, easing fears of widespread crash this year.
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Wall Street
West
New York
Reformer Proposes Garden Cure for Crime in Chicago
A Chicago reformer suggests housing criminals in a garden to cultivate peaches and roses as a cure, forgetting that all troubles began in a garden.
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Chicago
Quiet Presidents Nod As Woodwork Is Sawed Away
A terse remark suggests a stern leader may signal silence to allow decisive action. The line implies a powerful executive avoids explicit words and lets unseen forces progress, echoing a strategy of quiet, controlled maneuvering.
Telegraphers' Strike Demands Urgent End
The telegraphers' strike must end soon as demand for service is heavy. Either a settlement is reached quickly or strikers' positions will be filled. The strike cannot be allowed to drag on.
Political jibe over primary election law at capital
The capital’s Republican circle complains the primary election law is flawed and unsatisfactory. They say it is a poor, overly complex statute that even a Philadelphia lawyer would struggle to parse, and they now oppose it.
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Philadelphia
Lincoln
Trust magnates fear Bonaparte threats to jail rivals
The so called trust magnates are anxious as Attorney General Bonaparte reiterates plans to jail several of them for example. The piece suggests reading correspondence with Harriman to see his influence in fairing monopolies to aid Republican reform.
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Bonaparte
Harriman
Tariff Reform unlikely under next Republican convention
The text argues the upcoming Republican Convention will not back tariff revision. It claims the crowd funds vote buying to block any candidate favoring honesty with the people, making a revisionist unlikely to be nominated and predicting Democrats and Republican revisionists could win if united to end the Dingley law oppression.
Platform jugglers weigh tariff fix for ten months
The author scorns Republican talk of tariff revision as a flood of hollow promises meant to placate voters while keeping prices high. The piece argues that reform pledges by tariff friends fail to relieve everyday victims and merely secure votes for election day.
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Republican Party
Friends of the Tariff
Taft Speech Trails Abroad as Reform Candidate
Taft delivers a globally tour prepared address that praises reform aims including trust penalties income tax and tariff revision. The piece argues his reformist tone would suit a northern Democrat but questions his appeal to Republican officeholders and the next party platform.
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William H. Taft
Taft
Primary Election Law Criticized as Worst in State History
A columnist denounces the state's primary election law as utterly bungled, calling it the worst enacted by any legislature in the union. The remark highlights broad frustration with the law's design and implementation.
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Union
Tart backs tariff reform while praising national policy
The statement shows Mr. Tart supporting the national administration and advocating tariff reform, effectively playing both sides of the political spectrum with apparent zeal.
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Mr. Tart
Rail critics at public meetings target railroads and trusts
Speakers denounce railroads and trusts at gatherings, questioning which party supported the trusts during their rise and which party sustains them today via tariff policy. The exchange probes party ties and tariff influence on corporate power.
Harvest Prosperity Message From Republicans
Republican papers push the claim of abundant harvests from western states to create an illusion of nationwide prosperity. The text notes the harvest season has long since ended.
Iowa Woman Granted Divorce Over Vest Button Request
An Iowa woman is granted a divorce after her husband asked his stenographer to change the vest buttons while he was putting on his collar. The odd demand is cited as the breakdown of the marriage.
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Iowa
Illinois Echo in Reform Forces Spurred by Taft
The article notes Secretary Taft advancing reform measures amid front line pressures while in Illinois Speaker Cannon remains steadfast and unperturbed.
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Taft
Iinois
Cannon
Purity of Grocers Under Scrutiny by Food Inspectors
Pure food inspectors continue to pursue grocers who violate the law. The campaign stresses health through enforcement and questions how many grocers meet the legal standard for pure food.
Foraker Questions Hepburn Bill Railway Benefit Debate
The passage questions Senator Foraker's stance on the Hepburn bill, arguing it benefits railroads by removing passes and rebates and notes his renewed alarm despite previous expectations. The text suggests skepticism about his motives and consistency in opposing or supporting the measure.
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Foraker
Foraker Frames Ohio Fight as Reform Opposition
Senator Foraker declares his stance in the Ohio fight as opposing reform while pledging loyalty to the Republican Party and willing acquiescence to all Republican humburbs if the party requires.
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Foraker
Ohio
Paper industry grows with rising newspaper demand
The United States now manufactures and uses paper at about 188 million dollars annually, up roughly 50 percent since 1900. The vast industry is driven mainly by growing demand for newspapers and the spread of public intelligence.
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United States
Dingley Act Linked to Prepaid Political Contributions
The article asserts the Dingley act was passed via a special session ten years ago after a Dingley license to rob was financed by contributions to a Republican slush fund. It claims contributors wrote the schedules before Congress reconvened.
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Congress
Republican Slush Fund
Governor declines delegates to West End convention
Governor Sheldon declines to appoint delegates to a St. Louis West End Business Men's Association convention aiming to propose constitutional amendments for harmonizing state and federal court jurisdiction. The Journal agrees the move hints at a railroad scheme.
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Sheldon
West End Business Men's Association of
Political blast calls for cleansing republican court corruption
The writer asserts that Republican judges Sedgwick Pound and Resse are corrupt and urges the state's people to unite against a corrupted judiciary. It claims charges imply court fraud and demands relief by replacing the supreme judge candidate.
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Sedgwick
Pound
Norris Brown
Lincoln Journal
Judge Resse
Laissez Faire and Laissez Passer Notions Misread
The passage notes President Roosevelt in Massachusetts and Secretary Taft in Ohio used similar language about reform. It explains that in French and English the phrases mean allowing people to work and proceed, not leaving things unchanged, and cautions this distinction affects views of reform versus empty promises.
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Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Taft
Ohio
New Paper Trust Formed Described as Grasping
A new newspaper trust has been organized, described as more grasping than the old one and likened to having claws like a hayrake. The remark portrays distrust of the media consolidation.
Sanity plea tied to Dingley tariff sparks debate
The outlet argues that advocates like Leslie M. Shaw equate sanity with upholding the Dingley tariff. The column critiques this framing, urging readers to question the linkage between sanity and tariff policy as presented by statesmen of Shaw’s alignment.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Likely jail for lawless trust magnates discussed in Washington
A Washington dispatch weighs the prospect of jailing lawless trust magnates. The commentary questions whether Jules Verne could have imagined a more fanciful and grotesque scenario than the current political moment.
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Washington Dispatch
Jules Verne
Roosevelt and Taft Speech Draws Mixed Reviews
Taft delivers joint address with Roosevelt drawing widespread comment from New York papers, some deeming it mere declamation while others praise its impact and significance.
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Roosevelt
Taft
New York
Telegraph Operators Overworked as Burlington Fined
Burlington railroad fined for overtime telegraph operators as the telegraph companies face overwork. Public patience runs thin as operators refuse extra hours.
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Burlington Railroad
County Election Officers to Serve at September Primary
County Clerk Rosencrans notifies all election boards that served in the last general election will act as officers for the September primary. They are expected to report to polling places at the designated hours without further notice.
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Rosencrans
Moores editor in Missouri accused of crime
A Mound City editor named Moores, about fifty, is accused of a crime with a 22 year old woman from his office. He leaves a wife and several children and is urged to be apprehended and given a life sentence in the penitentiary.
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Moores
Mound City, Mo
Bryan Bom? Roosevelt Policy Split in 1900s Democracy Debate
In a sharply opinionated piece, the writer credits Roosevelt with expanding Democratic ideas to win southern support and curb monopolies while arguing that true Democratic triumph hinges on a leader like William Jennings Bryan. Bryan’s plan to reform government remains incompatible with Roosevelt’s sporadic democracy and pragmatic politics.
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William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Cuba
South
United States
McKinley
Bryan
Thomas Jefferson
New York
Democratic Party
Jefferson
William Jennings Bryan
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
For an impaired appetite to improve appetite and strength digestion try a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr J H Seitz of Detroit Michigan says they restored his appetite relieved a bloated feeling and gave a pleasant satisfactory bowel movement. Price 25c Samples free. F G Fricke Co and A T Fried.
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Chamberlain
J. H. Seitz
Detroit
Mich
F. G. Fricke & Co
A. T. Fried
Missouri Pacific track condition claim in Nebraska questioned
A local morning daily questions Missouri Pacific claims that their Nebraska track is in good condition while readers wonder about the value of a doctor injury report after a woman struck a doctor.
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Missouri Pacific
Nebraska
Tariff Revision Call Urges Public Interest Citizens
A speaker argues the tariff must be revised not by allies or opponents but by those who represent the people. The statement frames the revision as a measure guided by national interests, appealing to broader public welfare.
Loomis to Speak in Plattsmouth on Labor Day
Hon. George L. Loomis of Fremont will address Plattsmouth on Labor Day as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for supreme judge. He is praised as one of the state’s most brilliant men.
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George L. Loomis
Fremont
Plattsmouth
Loomis
Nebraska
Tariff League Opposes Taft Presidential Candidacy
The American Protective Tariff League declares its opposition to Secretary Taft as a presidential candidate. The tariff group shows consistency in objecting to a Republican running on the Democratic platform.
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American Protective Tariff League
Taft
Tariff League
Telegraph Operators Strike Standoff Persists
The strike of telegraph operators shows that very slight change. Both sides are standing firm and neither has shown any sign of yielding.
Taft Faces Steep Road to Nomination, Critics Warn
Evidence suggests Secretary Taft confronts a difficult path to nomination with strong opposition and political obstacles. Observers warn of a rugged campaign ahead amid mounting scrutiny and party challenges.
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Taft
Lancaster County G O P Split Exposes Rifts and Blame
The article reports a fractured Republican scene in Lancaster County with fights among allies of Reese and Sedgwick and divides over district judge and other offices. The Journal of Lincoln is accused as the trigger behind the split.
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Friends of Reese and
Sedgwick
Lancaster County
Journal of Lincoln
Farmland for Sale or Trade in Dundy County
160 acres of good farm land in Dundy county Nebraska for sale or will trade for city property in Plattsmouth. Address Box 474 Plattsmouth Nebraska.
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Dundy County
Neb
Plattsmouth
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