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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1909
Page
2
A New York Court of Appeals case tests if the right to happiness includes hearing a rooster crow at night. The plaintiff claims the habit infringes his sleep and vows to take the matter to the U S Supreme Court if needed.
An agricultural convention trend in Kansas promoting alfalfa muffins has spread to Creighton University in Omaha where students form the Alfalfa Hay Club to showcase alfalfa as a human diet. They turn alfalfa into muffins mush and pancakes and bleaching makes the green meal appealing. If successful this could ease local famine fears by supplying plentiful irrigated alfalfa though current flour costs remain high.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana urges revision of the tariff bill downward while noting several Democrats vote for higher duties on essential goods. He condemns votes that betray the party platform and calls for true tariff reform despite internal disagreements.
A hold up in Omaha prompts talk that criminals hide in both Omaha and South Omaha with possible escape by automobile. The World Herald questions whether Tom Dennison may influence the municipal prosecutor and broader city leadership. Lincoln News notes the risk of political manipulation of law enforcement.
The Denver session of the Presbyterian general assembly proposes consolidating eight boards directing temporal church affairs under a central authority. The move aims to reduce duplicate fundraising and operating costs, align church method with business efficiency, and bring church work closer to everyday people. The plan, whether practicable, signals the church’s adaptation to modern needs as noted by the Omaha Bee.
The article notes Bailey’s physical confrontation with a newspaper correspondent who accused him of insincerity on the income tax. It argues senatorial dignity was not served by a fist fight and urges a verbal denial and denunciation of the author instead.
The British House of Commons approved income taxes with 5.8 percent on incomes over 15 000 dollars and 8 percent above 500 000 dollars. Death duties rise to 6 percent on 100 000 dollar estates, 10 percent on 5 million, 15 percent on excess. legacy and succession duties 5 to 10 percent. An automobile tax was adopted. New York taxes big autos at 10 dollars. Britain and Germany tax wealth, not property.
The editorial urges restraint and prudence as the city faces a lawsuit to stop officials from interfering with gas bill collection at the old rate. It warns of a long court fight, urges waiting for evidence, and favors a fair, profitable rate if lawful, hoping for a speedy settlement for Plattsmouth’s lighting needs.
The piece contrasts a Union Pacific robbery near Omaha using an automobile with persistent savagery, noting how modern tools aid crime yet moral evolution must keep pace. It questions whether science outpaces humanity’s ethics and if civilization can survive its own destructive impulses.
A column portrays Roosevelt at Ju Ja ranch in Africa denouncing rumors about his hunting as lies bought with bribes. It cites a formal message criticizing press reports of giraffes, rhinoceros, lions, leopards, and other game, while noting an AP correspondent in Nairobi.
Yesterday Senator Aldrich postponed the income tax vote as senators remain unaligned. Analysts say there is room to doubt that the measure will pass when brought to a final vote.
The Lincoln News argues against lifting the $2 tariff on lumber. It contends price would still rise due to high demand and dwindling American supply, while a tariff cut would open Canadian timber and curb price hikes. It accuses lumbermen of profiting from public land conveyed cheaply to them.
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