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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
4
Wilson currency measure speech expected Monday
Provident Wilson will read his currency measure to congress next Monday. The article notes his unashamed readiness to present in person and predicts Senate and House support as election distractions rise. It mentions public sentiment, voter fatigue from annual elections, and Wilson’s push to finish currency legislation before adjournment.
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Wilson
Congress
Thorugh
Senate
House
Louisville Fourth of July celebration planned
A local note mentions Louisville determined to celebrate on the Fourth of July and to start out with a positive, hopeful outlook. It contrasts calls for reform with President Wilson’s stance and reflects on moral improvement and evolution rather than drastic change.
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Louisville
Fellow appointed postmaster at Belle Fourche
Fellows editor of the Belle Fourche Northwest Post is named postmaster at Belle Fourche. He previously served four years as Auburn Nebraska postmaster under Harrison and was a republican. Friends in the city press welcome Mr. Fellows and congratulate him.
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Fellows
Northwest Post
Bush
Auburn
Neb
Harrison
Senator Hitchcock Opposes Tax Amendment to Break Monopoly
Senator Hitchcock fights an income tax amendment within the Underwood tariff bill aimed at curbing industrial monopolies by taxing large corporations. The plan mirrors his force competition idea for tobacco but targets all corporations with over 100 million dollars in capital. Firms producing 26 percent of an item would face 1.5 percent tax on income, while those with half or more control would pay 25 percent.
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Hitchcock
Underwood Tariffill
Tere
Tari
Nebraska Denounces Sea Burial as Funeral Wasteful
Inland Nebraskans oppose ship subsidies to aid a merchant marine while local undertakers vote against burial at sea, deeming it contrary to costly funeral norms and traditions.
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Nebraska UN
Dertakers
Senate panel backs national equal suffrage amendment
The senate committee has reported the nationwide equal suffrage amendment favorably and may be adopted. Some reactionary members oppose women’s suffrage but anticipate thirty six states will fail to ratify. Senator Nathan Bryan of Florida stands firm against pressure to defeat the Underwood tariff bill, arguing protection for one industry harms the nation’s overall justice.
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Senate
Nathan ©. Bryan
Florida
Florida Gurus Exchange
Nebraska Lifted by Crop News and Political Faith
Nebraska leaders celebrate crop prospects with a 12.7 percent above average yield, while praising President Wilson for sticking to platform pledges. The piece also notes a national election reform proposal and a sensational, scandalous divorce involving Rev. Joseph Cooke and Miss Flora Whaley.
Melancholy Days For Republicans In Trade Review
The piece argues summer brings melancholy days for the Republican party despite optimistic tariff talk. It notes continued business growth, higher orders in New England, firmer prices for coarse textiles, and no wholesale price drops, suggesting economists’ views on demand hold even amid tariff debate. World-Herald report.
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Republican Party
Col— Lon
New England
Kansas seeks twenty thousand harvest hands in June
Report from Kansas notes a push for harvest laborers in June, while commentary blames Jasper L. McBrien of Lecture Bureau fame for near-miss on a Plattemouth schools superintendency. The piece laments his treatment of friends and questions his reputation within his party.
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Kansas
Jasper L. McBrien
Jasper
Platnsmouth
Nebraska
Learning firearms direction for boys in Illinois
The writing emphasizes that Illinois is a good place for boys to learn about firearms but stresses the need for instruction from a competent person. It advocates proper guidance beyond basic instruction to ensure safe and responsible handling.
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Nebraska
Military school invitation accepted by college students
The War Department invited college students to attend summer military schools of the regular army. A considerable number accepted the offer including students from large universities. The move suggests many young men retain military spirit and could become officers if a practical system existed.
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War Department
Smmmer
Regular Army
County boards to drag public roads under new law
A forthcoming road dragging system shifts authority to the county board to form districts appoint a dragging superintendent and equip districts with drags. The law takes effect in July with compensation up to two dollars and fifty cents per day plus expenses for the official.
Plain people gain power to elect United States senators
The speaker notes a historic shift granting ordinary citizens the power to elect U S senators. Secretary of State W J Bryan signs the proclamation marking this new step in the nation’s political evolution.
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United States
W. J. Bryan
Court approves mother's harsh sentence for teen thief
Mrs. Anne Burke of Chicago attended as her 13-year-old son was found guilty of stealing a pocketbook. The judge asked for sentence and the mother declared he must earn the money to repay and warned he must be home by 9 every night, or the judge would send him away until his head grows gray, a decision the court approved.
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Anne Burke
Chicago
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