Absurd charge against Bryan denied by Abbot
Wille J. Abbot in the Sunday Chicago Tribune rebuts claims that Bryan viewed workingmen as public beggars. He cites an affidavit of an apparently nonexistent man and quotes Bryan's floor remarks in the Congressional Record defending workers' right to labor, equality before the law, and a fair share of wealth.
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Wille J. Abbot
Sunday
Chicago Tribune
Bryan
Wilson
Abbot
Cmd
Noresale
Suburban Subway Plans Consider Wider Passage at Burlington Track Crossing
Arent Pickett has discussed with Division Superintendent Bignall and General Superintendent Byram a broader passage to replace the current dangerous grade crossing at the depot. The move could reduce accident liability and avoid winter flagman costs. Pickett hopes for a plan change, with both superintendents open to the idea, and locals broadly favor the proposal after Byram’s city visit.
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Burlington
Arent Pickett
Bignall
Byram
Pickett
Death of Bohemian citizen Frank Svela at 45
Frank Svela aged 45 dies of peritonitis at his Plattsmouth Nebraska home after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and three children. Funeral held October 12 with Z C B J fraternal order pallbearers among members, reflecting his standing in the Bohemian community.
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Sovela
Frank
Plattemouth
Neb
Plattsmouth
Frank Svela
Svela
Senator Willian I. Bando Profile and Bold Boise City Adventure
The Union Ledger profiles Willian I. Bando, noting the editor’s skepticism of flattery while praising the candidate’s character. It details Bando’s Boise City roots in Idaho, his ambitious “beat TM his way around the world” challenge, and his four year timeline with donors Kingsley, Stewart, and Hendricks betting $5,000 on his success, with Bando reporting from stops along the journey.
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Bammel
Towneen
Kingsley
Stewart
Hendricks
McDonough
Kansas City
Boise City
Union Ledger
Col M A Bates Visits Plattsmouth On Campaign Trail
Col M A Bates editor of the Plattsmouth Journal and democratic candidate for float representative from Cass and Otoe counties passed through town Tuesday evening en route to Avoca on business. He left a card for the Courier's announcement column and spoke of campaigning against odds. The two counties can expect practical businesslike attention regardless of the election outcome.
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Col. M. A. Bates
Plattsmouth
Louisville Courier
Cass
Otoe Counties
Cass County
The
Herald
Otoe County
Coleone
Missouri
Nebraska
Lincoln Herald
County Court Discharges Guardians and Admin in Open Session
Judge Beeson reviewed Peter Eveland as guardian of the late Robt Metteer and discharged him and his bondsmen from liability. The court also addressed the final settlement of Lucy A Pahr’s estate with administrator W A Bahr and discharged him and bondsmen. No marriage licenses were issued today.
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Beeson
Peter Eveland
Robt. Metteer
Eveland
Lucy A. Pahr
W. A. Bahr
Ramsey for county attorney urged by Nehawka Register
The Nehawka Register endorses William C. Ramsey as Register candidate for county attorney. It praises him as a young man with ample brains and moral character, urging voters to support a clean, capable official.
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William C. Ramsey
Register
William
Nehawka Register
Honor of Her Mother Grandma Henton’s Cass county visit
Grandma Henton of Mynard spent days visiting daughter Mrs J W Johnson. On Friday October 1908 Mrs Johnson entertained old ladies who knew Mrs Henton for many years. The guests enjoyed a day with this early Nebraska pioneer and were treated to elegant refreshments. The piece lists attendees with ages and arrival times to Cass county.
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Grandma Henton
Mynard
J. W. Johnson
Johnson
Henton
Nebraska
Cass County
Delegation Heads to O Neill for Tripp County Drawing
A large party from the city and nearby areas travels to O Neill to register and secure places for the Tripp County drawing. The group, mainly shop workers, includes numerous councilmen and local residents, estimated at twenty five to thirty men, with a return expected by Wednesday.
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Cally
Tripp
O'Neill
J. W. Bookmeyer
John Schulef
Harry Barthold
Ed Ackerman
Geo. Gobelman
John Kirkham
Geo. Lushinsky
Albert Schuldice
Albert Reinhackel
Bert Thomas
Geo. McDaniels
Geo. Klinger
B. C. Hyde
Wm. Howland
P. A. McCreary
Anton Vieck
Gus. Roman
Ed Thrall
Chas. W Johnsen
A Peistrup
Riley Frady
Prominent locals pursue ventures in travel and cinema
Dr J H Hall and son James depart at noon for ONeill to register and enter a drawing before heading to Bassett where Dr Fall owns land. Wally Walker and Majestic Theatre manager head to Chicago to study advances and upgrade Plattsmouth’s cinema. Walker aims to keep the local house at the lead in the region.
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J. H. Hall
James
Oneill
Bassett
Dhimes
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Lake Erie Kivivead, At Massillon
Ohie
Wally Walker
Majestic Theatre
Chicago
Til
Plattsmouth House
Majestic
West
Walker
Flo
Plattsmouth
Hac
Stone declares he is a man without a home
Hon J M Stone longtime Cass County Democrat visited Nehawka and said he is now a man without a home after returning from Oklahoma where he is in banking and will spend most of his time there though he has not sold his Cass county property.
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Register
Willian I. Bando
J. M. Stone
Nehawka
Oklahoma
Cass County
Nebraska City News
Wedded at Gering Nebraska in Cass County match
Mrs. Roe Henton of Scott’s Bluff Nebraska married Mr. Albert Stodard on October 7 in Gering Nebraska. The couple visited Mynard and Cass County relatives and received greetings from friends at a chariot in Mynard and a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. Joe Adams. Mr. Stodard is a farmer and stock grower with future home near Scott’s Bluffs.
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Roe Henton
Scott’s Bluffs
Nebraska
Albert Stodard
Gering
Stodard
Mynard
J. W. Johnson
W. F. Gillespie
Cass County
Iowa
Journal
Mr. Stodard
Former Plattsmouth Resident Visits for 18th Iowa Reunion
Warren Worden, once a Plattsmouth resident, passed through on his way to Murray Indiana to attend a reunion of the 18th Iowa Infantry. He served in Company B during the Civil War and now lives at Tryon Nebraska with a successful ranch. He met Mayor Gering on the train and sent best wishes to Plattsmouth friends, planning to visit a sister in Topeka Kansas before returning home.
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Warren Hi. Worden
Murray
18Th
Iowa Infantry
Worden
Tryon
Neb
Gering
Plattsmouth
Topeka
Kan
Apple Thief Strikes Louis Lerner Wagon on Fourth Street
Louis Lerner reports a theft on Tuesday night when his wagon left on Fourth Street opposite J E McDaniel’s place of business was found with a sack of about four bushels of apples missing. He asks for the return of the sack and the money for the apples, or reimbursement for the price.
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Louis Lerner
Fourth Street
J. E. McDaniel
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