Railways Protest Taft Supreme Court Choice Policy
The state railway commission adopted resolutions protesting any appointment to the Supreme Court who defends corporate interests and urged Taft to name a Justice from a state court. A separate petition favored Senator Norris Brown, though Brown denied candidacy. The Burlington Railroad seeks a rule change to allow hog rate on mixed hogs and sheep shipments, with May 2 hearing set.
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Lincoln
State Railway Commission
Latt
Supreme Bench
Justice Brewer
Supreme Court
Grant Martin
Taft
Norris Brown
Thompson
Brown
Senator Brown
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Commission
Empire ranch sale in Buffalo county sets record
Finch Bros. sold the Empire ranch seven miles west of Kearney to Krewson Wright and Co. for 100000 dollars. The 2240 acre property includes 700 acres of alfalfa with a government planted ribbon tract. government agents tended the alfalfa eighteen years ago. In Holdrege, Dick Cripp died when a wagon with oats backed over him as he prepared to sow oats.
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Buffalo County
Empire Tract
Kearney
Neb
Finch Bros
Graham & Neal
Krewson, Wright & Co
Empire Ranch
Nebraska
Thompson Withdraws From Democratic U.S. Senate Race
Grand Island Nebraska April 19 Hon W H Thompson issues a signed statement announcing his withdrawal from the race for the Democratic nomination for United States senator. He cites personal and professional reasons for the decision.
Cutanhy Packing to Build $250,000 Office in South Omaha
Omaha April 19 The Cutanhy Packing company will erect a 250000 dollar office building at the South Omaha yards. Bids for the construction are being asked for. The site lies just south of the present office building.
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Omaha
Cutanhy Packing Company
South Omaha Yards
Three Livestock Men Die in 24 Hours in Omaha
Three South Omaha livestock men Harry E. Tagg George Jackson and Lew Nichols died suddenly within twenty four hours in Omaha. The nitrate of dates is April 19 and the article notes the three men' s unexpected deaths.
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Omaha
South Omaha
Harry E. Tagg
George Jackson
Lew Nichols
Tale of Two Schoolboys in a Baseball Yarn
A playful verse contrasts the freckled McGee boy who rises to stardom with the spindle shanked DeVere kid who counts gate receipts and runs a franchise. The tale ends with a moral that each boy must follow his own path. Arthur Chapman in Denver Republican.
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McGee
DeVere
Arthur Chapman
Denver
Lucky For Eve Young Husband How Do You Like Your Pew Dressmaker
A humorous exchange imagines Eve choosing a dressmaker with a picky wife remark. The jibe contrasts a botched fit with the Garden of Eden, playing on vanity and fashion.
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Garden of Eden
Eve
Why She Returned
Mrs. Johoson left home for unknown reasons and returned to find her missing gold lace pin. A servant’s note describes items swept from the dining room floor: thirty matches, four corks, and a pack of cards, implying a clue to the pin’s location.
The Other Extreme and the Saint’s Pun
A caller declares he runs a cold storage plant to St Peter who then directs him to a total career change by sending him down via a marble wall push button and elevator, delivering a blunt spiritual punchline.
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St. Peter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Trial marriage debate stirs Brooklyn couple
In a Brooklyn Eagle quote exchange, a wife questions the prudence of trial marriages while her husband defends them, insisting any marriage is a trial and necessity. The dialogue reflects social debate on marital arrangements.
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Brooklyn Eagle
The Truth at Last. Huh
A fragment quotes a Boston Transcript exchange about arguments between men and women. It notes irritation over last word and counters that women rarely have it. The dialogue contrasts stubborn behavior with calm rebuttal.
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Boston Transcript
Meandering Mike Bids for Help in Spokane Spokesman-Review
A quote scene highlights a kind but reluctant man named Meandering Mike as he resists asking strangers for money in a Spokane context. The piece captures street wise sentiment and a notion of pride and compassion in a rough interaction.
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Prosperous
Mike
Spokane
No Possible Doubt About Burglar Caught by Police
Mrs Lapsling proclaims doubt as police confirm a burglar was caught near her home. A 44 caliber revolver was found on the suspect, who denied the charge according to the Chicago Tribune report.
Invention Useless. Buffalo Express Cartoon Caption
A Buffalo Express caption ridicules a street car idea that would stop women from getting off the wrong way. The cartoon lampoons inventors with exaggerated claims and humorous dialogue about transportation and gender roles.
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Air
Buffalo Express
Do you know Imogen is reminded of Syracuse
A brief dialogue notes a comparison between Imogen and Syracuse with a quip about Auburn and Cornell in a playful, obscure exchange. The line hints at a pattern of naming or status without detailing context or outcome.
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Imogen
Syracuse
Auburn
Cornell
Airship Dialogue Sinks Amid Conflicting Farewell
A fragment shows a sinking airship moment with two speakers. One insists someone must jump and cannot swim. The other refuses, citing a promise to a wife not to drink again, ending with a life threatening exchange.
Spring Rhymes Echo Old Theme in Journal Poem
The Kansas City Journal offers a playful jab at spring, listing familiar elements such as zephyrs ribs daffodils lambkins bees willows robins and dew. The verse ends noting spring has nothing new and a grouchy rhymester remains.
Auto Gas Tank Explodes Near Ainsworth Nebraska
Four well known citizens A C Tolliver Rex Bailey B L Larson and Marion Foster escaped death after a car accident when a match lit under the vehicle ignited gasoline and exploded. Tolliver suffered severe burns to an arm and leg while the others were burned and shaken and treated in Long Pine.
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Ainsworth, Neb
A. C. Tolliver
Rex Bailey
B. L. Larson
Marion Foster
Long Pine
Roosevelt letter to Governor Shallenberger on San Antonio congress
In Lincoln on April 19 Governor Shallenberger reports receiving a letter from former President Roosevelt. He had urged Roosevelt to attend the San Antonio Congress of Commercial clubs next fall and Roosevelt replied from Rome that he would try to attend if possible but cannot commit yet due to heavy work.
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Lincoln
Shallenberger
Roosevelt
Texas
Commercial Club of
San Antonio
Congress of Commercial Clubs
America
Richards and Comstock Appeal in Land Fraud Case
The United States circuit court of appeals denied a rehearing in the Barrett Richards, W G Comstock, C C Jameson and Aquilla Triplett land fraud conspiracy case. Defendants seek a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court after multiple verdicts and prison fines, with co-defendants Huntington, Todd and Hoyt also affected.
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Omaha
United States Circuit Court of Appealg
United States District Court of Nebraska
Barrett Richards
W. G. Comstock
C. C. Jameson
Aquilla Triplett
Thomas M Huntington
Fred Hoyt
A. B. Todd
Richards
Comstock
Jameson
Triplett
Douglas County
Huntington
Todd
Hoyt
Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Mandamus case over Dakota county superintendent seat
In Lincoln on April 19 arguments will be made in supreme court over Wilfred Voss's mandamus seeking to seize the Dakota county superintendent office from Mary V. Quinn. Quinn was elected to the prior term. Voss shows a election majority and certificate, but Quinn alleges Voss lacks a first grade certificate needed at election time. Apple and peach crops suffer damage in Jefferson County Neb with farmers reporting extensive loss and earlier-than-usual fruit ripening.
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Lincoln
Supreme Court
Wilfred 2 Voss
Mandamus
Mary V. Quinn
Dakota County
Voss
Fairbury
Neb
Jefferson County
Jaze
U.S
Chicago
Largain Viets Ms
Ingl Yheels
Cca
Oasis Witil Ordelc
D. Jeas
A Paison's Story of a Forced Disguise Escape
The narrative recounts a Protestant Episcopalian evangelist sharing a westward mining era tale. He describes meeting a camp crowd, a would be impostor who steals his clothes, binds him, and pursues a path to mislead others. The speaker escapes by cunning and fire making, narrowly avoiding capture as he struggles toward safety and truth.
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Cigrgyumn
Felu Anas
Cottse
Tim
Fain Gulch
Acme
Palwer Gulch
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the Witt Bowen
Osceola
G. E. Glark
Dean Stalnaker
H.h.gampbell
John R. Gray
Wyoming
Black
Ta-Ka Han Mining and Development Company
Polk County
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