Multiple Nebraska notices and incidents across towns
A survey of diverse items reports changes of ownership at the Schiller hotel in Central City, a Beatrice barber dying suddenly, stock authorization for Northern Antelope Telephone, a fatal railroad accident near Gretna, bank robbery suspects pursued by Fulton hounds, and postmaster reappointment at Clarks. Also noted are Eastern Nebraska Teachers' Association plans in Fremont, York charity efforts, Superior's population rise, real estate finance estimates, plans for a Dodge county tuberculosis department, a Slocumb law case in Harlan County, a Wood River mill fire, Barada deaths, a Holdrege patent on telephone secrecy, Beatrice court rulings, a larger West Point poultry show, and next year's chautauqua in Holdrege. The state railway commission orders Missouri Pacific to equip stations with telephones and reports on a suspicious death in Wood River.
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Schiller
Central City
Seth Johnson
Johnson, Hackney & West, Barbers
Beatrice
Railway Commission
Northern Antelope Telephone Company
August Hermann
Gretna
Burlington
Fulton
Irving
Kan
Robert Douglas
Clarks
Eastern Nebraska Teachers’ Association
Fremont
York
Superior
Dodge County
Red Cross
John A. Luther
Harlan County
Supreme Court
J. J. Carter
Wood River
Augusta Dresher
Barada
Kansas
State Railway Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Burr
Louisville
Cook
Chise
Thomas P. Ryan
Union Pacific
Gard
Sheep car weights case dismissed by railway commission
The railway commission dismissed Oxcar Thompson v Northwestern over minimum weights for loaded sheep cars. Commissioner Winnett noted Nebraska and neighboring states set similar minimums, with Illinois higher costs for 100 and 200 mile shipments. The commission found no practical basis to fix a different minimum for lambs, given market growth and lamb values.
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Oxcar Thompson
Northwestern
Railway Commission
Winnett
Minnesota
Missouri
Wyoming
Kansas
Arkansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Illinois
Ilinois
Illnois
Iowa
Commission
Plans for Science Work In Nebraska Schools
State Superintendent Bishop hires Miss Anna L Barbie to develop a domestic science plan for rural Nebraska schools. Barbie, superintendent of Christian County Illinois, was chosen to lead Illinois state industrial exhibit at the national corn show in Omaha where Bishop noticed her. At his request she agreed to come to Lincoln for a few days of work.
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Bishop
Anna L. Barbie
Christian County
Illinois
Nebraska
Barbie
Blair
Ilinois
Omaha
Lincoln
Election ballots to be counted in county court after contest
Don Love was declared elected mayor over Robert Malone in last spring’s city election. Malone’s attorneys pursued the contest to the supreme court before county court could count the ballots, and the case was taken up by the justices.
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Don &. Love
Robert Malone
Malone
Supreme Court
Mayor Love
Board dismisses charges against Lincoln asylum chief
The board of public lands and buildings dismissed by unanimous vote fire charges preferred by Lelix Newton a discharged bookkeeper against Dr. D. Woodard superintendent of the Lincoln asylum for the Insane. The board held it lacked jurisdiction over complaints against officers of state institutions.
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Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Lelix Newton
D. 5
Woodard
Lincoln Asylum For the
Nebraska principals toastmaster chosen for banquet honor
President George Croker of the association of principals and superintendents of Nebraska selects Fred M. Hunter of Norfolk as toastmaster for the Thursday January 14 banquet at the Lincoln hotel. L E Mumford of Lincoln named master of ceremonies.
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George Croker
The
Association of Principals and Superintendents of
Nebraska
Fred. M. Hunter
Norfolk
Lincoln Hotel
L. E. Mumford
Lincoln
Judge Dean Retires From Supreme Court Seat
Judge Dean to retire early next year from the supreme court. He will be replaced by H. Sedgwick, a leading candidate from the recent election, and will return to his home in Broken Bow.
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Dean
J. R. Dean
Supreme Court
H. Sedgwick
Broken Bow
The Wardens Showing in Nebraska Penitentiary Costs
Warden Smith notes that over seven years the per capita allowance for the Nebraska penitentiary has been higher than the current year's figure despite the general rise in living costs for people inside and outside state institutions.
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Smith
Nebraska Penitentiary
Foundling at St Elizebeth’s Hospital Baffles Inquiry
A baby boy found on the doorstep of St Elizebeth's Hospital remains without a discernible parentage. Investigators describe no facts pointing to his origin despite a thorough search.
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St. Elizebeth’s Hospital
Secretary Junkin Endorses New Tariff Law
Secretary of State Junkin has received a full copy of the new tariff law and the original bill with a comparison to the old law. He is well satisfied, believes the law carries out Republican pledges, and is ready to defend it. He notes reductions on farm products, liquor, woolen goods, and leather.
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Junkin
Republican Party
Drama on the Street Ends Divorce Move in San Bernardino
In San Bernardino California a couple headed for divorce were diverted from court when their daughter darted into traffic. The husband who saved the child intervened, and at the attorney's office the wife tore up the divorce complaint.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Walter Preston
A Lesson In Economy From a Louisville Courier Journal
A quoted exchange from a historical novel appears in the Louisville Courier Journal in which the heroine notes the hero always tips the driver with her purse. He agrees, asking how a wife can be supported and suggests supplying exact legal fare henceforth.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Novice and Old Lawyer Duel Over Will Drafting
A veteran lawyer berates his young partner after learning the will for rich Moneybag, drawn up so tight that no relatives can break it. The old man vows to draft the next will himself, a quip from the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Sorry He Spoke Mr. Dubbs and the Progressive Caller
A playful piece notes how a progressive New York woman makes social calls by telephone. Mrs. Dubbs comments on propriety, echoing a humorous debate over etiquette and progressivism in social life.
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Dubbs
New York
Boston Transcript
Would Surprise Him All Right First Girl
A playful exchange unfolds as two girls discuss a birthday surprise for a fiancé. The first proposes a surprise while the second suggests revealing her age. The dialogue hints at light romantic tension and curiosity about planning.
Members discuss morning prayers and service at home
Conversation reveals a family routine with Eddie asking about morning prayers and Freddie describing a flexible weekly service tied to the father’s arrival. The dialogue hints at a pattern where plans are weighed by reasons for delay and commitment.
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Mother
Eddie
Freddie
Father
Knowledge and the Fall in a Puck Snippet
A fragmentary quote examines Adam and Eve as innocent beings who lack full knowledge of good and evil. It notes their unconscious actions and how their fall yields lifelong consequences for them and all descendants, reflecting on proteid and carbohydrate imagery as metaphor.
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Adam
Eve
Puck
Trimming Trees and Hedges Offered at Cut Rates
A Baltimore American quip notes a man across the street offers cheap tree and hedge trimming services. The joke highlights the streetwise bargain for yard work.
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Baltimore
Taking No Chances in Patient Care
Griggs and Odd discuss doctors unable to prescribe for themselves. Cuttem has gone to another physician for treatment. Briggs notes this is wise. Cuttem believes few of his patients ever recover.
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Griggs
Cuttem
Briggs
Bell book salesman promotes timeliness by installment plan
A quip about a man who spends his life urging punctuality turns to a joke about his job selling bells on the installment plan. The exchange hints at a practical business model tying timekeeping to sales.
Happiness in marriage likened to treating wife as pipe
A columnist quips that lasting happiness in marriage comes from a man tending his wife with the same care and gentleness he gives an old briar pipe, suggesting patience and tenderness yield stronger relations.
Notable remarks from Koster on his New York visit
In an interview with Kieler Neueste Nachrichten Grossadmiral von Koster discusses his trip to New York. He notes that with President Taft away on the Mexican frontier the vice president of the United States and Secretary of State Sherman of New York shared the place of honor.
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Kieler Neueste Nachrichten
Grossadmiral von
Koster
New York
Taft
Mexican Frontier
United States
Sherman
Variations on Civilization Cited by Canal Worker
A canal bal king remarks that civilization promotes strange ideas and asks whom the remark targets. A missionary questions the reference and notes that among the people the ultimate consumer is seen as fortunate, reflecting local attitudes in the discussion.
It Takes All Kinds In The World Says Explorer Quote
A ready made philosopher notes that all kinds of people shape the world. The plain person replies by citing explorers who succeed with varied tools from mathematical instruments to typewriters and picture machines.
Where Pepys Won Fame
Question and answer present Pepys as the diarist famed for keeping a diary for more than a year. The dialogue notes his fame rests on his detailed daily entries and his lasting historical record.
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Pepys
First-time cook missteps amid sisterly advice
A woman recounts her first attempt at cooking ending in a mess. Her sister, a doctor, reassures her and shares a proverb about faults in others. The exchange ends with a reminder to avoid hasty judgment and to reflect on one’s own flaws.
Don't Weep At The Ice House Labor Trust Rants
A forwarded opinion piece denounces Samuel Gompers and the Labor Trust for pressuring courts to shield unions while punishing employers. It argues that peaceful workers need court protection and warns readers to urge Congress against laws weakening injunctions. It references Toronto convention rhetoric and Canadian views on American labor tactics.
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Labor Trust
Gompers
Ety Gompers
Bucks Store Co
Bucks Stove Works
United States
Gunbeard
Ugiopgwep
Great
Toronto
Egan
Grand Council
Workingmen's Ass'n of
Canada
U. S
Gov’tjn America
Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
District of Columbia
Bucks’ Stove and Range Company
Simon Burns
General Assembly
Knights of Labor
Burns
A. F. of L
Untennam
Federation of Labor
Publc
Congress
Workers of America
Labor
Mt. Vernon
George Washington
Great Labor Trust
Battle Crmak
Mick
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Northwestern Te
St. Paul
Idaho
Mostana
Washington
Fletcher
Ize
Ice House
Organizeds Labor
Organized Labor
Organization of Labor
Federation
America
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