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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
2
A weekly Plattsmouth Journal reflection from 1918 notes Thanksgiving themes and humor. It cites Kaiser Bill and the Reichtstag’s fate, pondering gratitude and health, then jokes about lingering roast turkey appetite for weeks.
The writer argues light power and industrial growth will boost Plattsmouth values and urges the community to attract more factories beyond the existing canning factory and alfalfa mill, stressing the need to keep them running.
Citizens question whether Plattsmouth should buy power from another city or invest in a local generating plant to keep money at home. Proponents argue a home plant would retain capital locally and provide reliability. Opponents warn of costs and feasibility challenges.
A reader muses on the political landscape if Theo Dore had won another four years. The note weighs gratitude across partisan lines and contemplates potential policy impacts and consequences.
The governor recalls the old adage about missed chances and acknowledges the weight of not acting sooner. He emphasizes that a special session could have altered outcomes and urges consideration of lessons from that phrase's warning.
A metropolitan press calls for focus on indigestion fatalities linked to Thanksgiving and other holidays, arguing such statistics deserve public attention alongside Fourth of July and Christmas counts.
The governor elect praised many Democrats chosen for office while noting some good men in Cass county were overlooked though they remain supportive of the administration.
In Perth Amboy 700 laborers struck after promises of wage increases tied to Taft’s election. Seven were shot by police while employers pressed for higher wages. The piece condemns the incident and cites broader political labor tensions amid winter forecasts and local resignations.
The fragment discusses Roosevelt and Taft, noting Roosevelt's influence on Taft's rise and concerns about Roosevelt's legacy. It hints at tension between progressive and conservative factions within the Republican sphere and the potential shaping of Taft’s presidency.
The article explains the power question in the city as part of a broader plan to spark industry. It notes the Nebraska Lighting Company would upgrade its plant with two phase machinery and a new boiler at a total cost of ten thousand dollars, to ensure power without binding the city to high electric bills. A five thousand dollar bond would back the contract for faithful performance.
Meeting Tuesday night deferred any action on the canning factory and alfalfa mill. Backers say funds would have subscribed many times if needed, but prudent delays aim to avoid failure. Journal foresees Plattsmouth becoming an industrial town led by this project.
The article critiques Andrew Carnegie's stance on removing protective duties on steel. It cites his wealth as evidence the steel industry could have survived without the tariff and notes his past role in favoring high protections. It argues the public should value his current call for revision but not excuse his prior actions.
Charles Francis Adams of Boston writes to Samuel W. McCall of Congress claiming tariff supporters fall into two classes, thieves or hogs. He declares himself a tariff thief with a license to steal, citing the Dingley tariff and admitting he stole under it yesterday.
Fragmentary text shows a person asserting they will steal under a government or tariff system and describes being forced into a position. The passage includes phrases about benefiting from this position and negotiating actions for today and tomorrow.
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