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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
2
Global News Digest Sees Multiple Diplomatic and Political Shifts
The report summarizes various items: Dr. Cook's alleged disguise and Vienna departure. American Red Cross appeals for France flood relief. party seat changes in Lancaster. Nicaragua hostilities and peace talks. Kobe Akashi Electric Railway planned from Kobe to Ashashi. Senate military bill details totaling about 95 million dollars. Peary flag desecration ruling in Elmira. International Worcester stock dividend. National Education Association convention in Boston. Senator Conger and direct primary prospects. ship subsidies likely. new comet speeds. railroad safety training calls. grand jury irregularities benefiting Morse and Heinze. widespread mail to Congress. meat prices hold. eastern cold limits floods in Pennsylvania. Hankow Sze-Chuen loan unresolved. death in Indiana. butter prices drop on Elgin board. British election hopes. Warner Van Norden robbed. immigration investigations criticized. Hetty Green joins anti-bonus crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roggenau Sanitarium
Heidelberg
Freubeerer
F. A. Cook
Gunther
Vienna
American Red Cross Society
Washington
Robert Bacon
Paris
France
Southport
Lancaster
Madriz
Nicaragua
Kimball
Kobe-Akashi
Senate Committee On
Robert J. Peary
North Pole
Hudson-Fulton
Justice Lyon
Elmira
International Worvester Company
Anengo
National Education Association
Boston
Conger
New Yorks
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Century
New York Central
Champ Clark
Winslow Upton
Brown University
J. Shirley Eaton
Charles W. Morse
F. Augustus Heinze
Washington Dispatch
Congress
Pennsylvania
Ezra Kendall
Martinsville
Ind
Elgin Board of Trade
Great Britain
Warner M van Norden
Immigration Com Nssion
Hetty Green
Wealthy New York dinner features vegetables and fruit
The report notes a dinner in New York where wealthy men dined on a menu limited to vegetables and fruit. Other items cover Ballinger Pinchot testimony interest and various political moves including governance, hearings, and international events.
Penrose Proposes Tax On Oleomargarine Makers
Senator Penrose introduces a bill to amend the oleomargarine law requiring a $600 annual tax on manufacturers and a $260 wholesale tax and a 36 retailer tax on uncolored oleomargarine. Also notes brief items on post office, exports, and Iowa editors meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
Dairyman and Grangers
Washington
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
United States
Court of St. James
Reichstag
Postéfice Department
Post Office Department
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Garner
Iowa
Boone
Taft Pledges Suit Against Pacific Roads Push
In a Pittsburg speech Representative Fordney of Michigan praised the new tariff law. King Edward and Queen Alexandria donated 5000 dollars each to the Mansion House fund aiding flood relief in France. Girard Pinchot is named to succeed Dr Charles W Eliot as president of the National Conservation Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tafts
Pittsburg
Fordney
Michigan
King Edward
Queen Alexandria
Mansion House
France
Girard Pinchot
Charles W. Eliot
National Conservation Association
DICACTER III MINE Disaster at Primero Coal Shaft Loss of Life Surges
Seventy nine bodies are recovered after the Primero mine explosion as rescue work stalls due to a cave in of the main shaft. The shaft remains blocked. drowning and burn injuries cited. Slavs and Hungarians among the victims. Will Heim listed as missing. Officials call it the worst mining disaster in western coal mining history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primero
Colo
Themekeeper
J. F. Thompson
Rom
Trinidad
Segundo
Starkville
Sopris
Cokeville
Will Heim
Cou
Thompson
C French
Wooten
J E Minley
Gilfoyle
Western Coal Mining
Insurgents Murder Japanese Settlers in Korea Uprising
Special dispatches from Seoul report a serious uprising in Phongan Korea with twenty Japanese settlers said to be murdered by insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Seoul
Comet A 1910 Moves Away From Earth at 41 Miles Speed
Harvard College Observatory reports a telegram stating Comet A 1910 is receding from Earth at forty one miles per second. Cambridge observers note the rapid motion and track its trajectory across the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Observatory
Carter Fights for Postal Savings Banks in Senate
Senator Carter of Montana urged in the senate that the United States, as the sole major power, deny postal savings banks to the people. He argued for establishing postal savings banks as a public financial service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Carter
Montana
Senate
Postal Savingsanks
Van Norden Thieves Indicted in $28,000 Robbery
New York women Bessie Roberts and May Williams were indicted for first degree robbery of Warner M. Van Norden, president of the Van Norden Trust Company, alleging a theft of $28,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Norden
New York
Bessie Roberts
May Williams
Warner M. van Norden
van Norden Trust Company
Henry W Taft in Hospital With Erysipelas Deteriorates
Henry W Taft brother of the president is in a local hospital with erysipelas and his condition has suddenly worsened raising fears the illness has a stronger hold than initially thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Henry W. Taft
Railroad Accidents Rise In July September 1909
Interstate Commerce Commission reports show 52 killed and 19,241 injured on U S railroads during July August and September 1909. Figures cover passengers and on duty employees only. The quarter's losses rose versus the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Immigrant farmer guillemin builds 8500 acre Saskatchewan empire
E A Guillemin arrived in Canada in 1891 with barely two dollars. He became a leading wheat grower near Forget Saskatchewan, owning 6,850 acres with 6,000 under crop. He threshes 50,000 bushels this year, selling 34,000 at 84 to 87 cents, and holds 16,004 bushels. He bought a threshing machine for 2100 dollars, which earned about 3000 dollars this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
E. A. Guillemin
Forget
Saskatchewan
Mr. Guillemin
Guillamin
Calous to Criticism and the Thick-Skinned Husband
A quoted note shows a spouse declaring thick skin to criticism. The statement emphasizes resilience to scolding and a refusal to be swayed by verbal reproach.
Renowned Doctor Prescribes Rheumatism Remedy
A prewar clipping touts a doctor’s syrup for rheumatism and backache, mixing one ounce Sarsaparilla compound, one ounce Toris, with half a pint of whiskey. Theので article claims many patients were cured after a few doses and notes the preparation boosts strength and vitality.
Time Divisions Told by a Roomful of Children
A teacher asks pupils to name divisions of time and a boarding house girl adds humorous misstatements. The exchange highlights a child’s literal, playful grasp of calendar units and days. The moment captures a small, innocent classroom scene from the Youth's Companion excerpt.
Prodigal Son Gains Greater Fame Than Virtuous Brother
The line contrasts the prodigal son’s rising fame with the virtuous brother who remained at home and behaved decently.
Nebraska News and Notes Highlights Local Events
A Ponca area hunting party bagged coyotes while two were captured. A Salem man returned with his missing son from Colorado after his wife eloped. Deaths and injuries across the state include William Kell of Republican City, and Herman Draeger injured near Pierce. Horticultural cups won at Council Bluffs honor Nebraska displays and apples. The Midwest Life reports strong policy gains in Lincoln. A Blair National Guard company organized. Fred Robinson arraigned in Beatrice on first degree murder charges. Hastings hosts a large poultry show. Dodge County forgery case yields 15 months. Buffalo County stock sale tops $20,000. 50 hogs average $74.50. Washington county debates first white child birth. Fontanelle and Arlington residents marked land gifts. Grand Island data collection for permanent road cost. Cambridge couples celebrate 55th anniversary. Hastings to host State Chess and Checkers Feb 8. divorce suit filed in Portland. Columbus bank remodeled for $10,000. Custer County court house replacement planned. Auburn fire destroys residence contents. railway time table change disclosure urged by state commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca
Florence
R. W. Daggett
Salem
Colorado
Republican City
William Kell
Salt Lake City
Utah
Koll
Oregon
C. G. Marshall
Nebraska State Horticultural Society
Council Bluffs
Midwest Life
Nebraska
Lincoln
National Guard
Blair
Sartigan
Fred Robinson
Gibbon
Burkett
Senate
District Court
Dodge County
Charles Nordreich
Buffalo County
Andrews
Washington County
Grandma Francis
Samuel A. Francis
Arlington
Mattie Francis
Irontanelle
William Davis
Fontanelle
W. O Bildrige
State Chess and Checker Association
Hastings
Portland
Ore
Isbbie Northcutt
Nebraska City
First National Bank
Columbus
Custer County
LeRoy Erisman
Auburn
State Railway Commission
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Home and Foreign Intelligence
Louis R. Gravis
Ballinger-Pinchot
Black Hand
Toledo
Rules Committee
House
Administration Court of Commerce
Jackson Smith
W. H. Morton
Harry Kendall
William
Ballinger
Baron Komura
Post Office
Butterick Company
Guadalajara
Cook
Tat
Germany
Paulino Godoy
Taft
Albany
Rochester
N. Y
Senate Committee On Irrigation
United States Banking Company
Mexico
City
Joseph A. Graham
Salisbury
Dicacter III & Mine
Central
Nebraska News and Notes
California
Uncle Sam
Breakfast Food Co
E. Moran
John Deere
John Deere Plow CO
Omaha
Neb
Zoo
Paxton
Millard Hotel
Sic
Omaha Ffthion
Rome Miller
Taft’s Dental Rooms
Douglas Str
Mikes Jr
Pete
Woodman
Haunted
J. & Wallace
Lake Street
Browh
Singera
OHN I. Brown & Son
Potton, Maza
Rat Fe Een
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