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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
6
Fire gutting tobacco stores in Alexandria Egypt
Fire destroyed tobacco stores in Alexandria valued at about 5 million dollars. Firefighters aided by 200 sailors from the German cruiser Freya saved most of the tobacco. Loss estimated at 1.9 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Freya
George Henry Lewis
George Lewis
Great Britain
Estrada
Nicaragua
Kabula Miiro
Katwe
Roosevelt
Kampla Unganda
Kisingo
Japan
Manchuria
Copenhagen University
Frederick A. Cook
Representative Hinshaw Demands Swift Action On Cook Case
Rep Hinshaw of Nebraska warned that if the state department does not secure a rapid resolution in the James A. Cook case, the American conductor imprisoned in Guadalajara, Mexico, he will take the matter to Congress. The rest of the report notes various incidents and notices from prisons, museums, universities, politics, labor, and international relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinshaw
Nebraska
State Department
James A. Cook
Guadalajara
Mexico
Congress
Old War Museum
Danville
Lincoln
Yale
Hill House Avenue
Simeon Hudson
South Dakota Board of Pharmacy
Redfield
Olivares
Managua
Champ Clark
New York
Newsies
Herrin
United States
Madriz
Nicaragua
Hilmi Pasha
Georgetown
Kye
C? Vovis
Japan
Schools of Forestry
Senators Burkett and Brown on Nebraska district attorney pick
A wide range of political and social notes are summarized from the era. Mentions senators Burkett and Brown possibly splitting on Nebraska district attorney selection. Various items cover sport figures, deaths thinning ranks, the Explorers club expelling Dr. Cook, finance and tariff talk, Panama canal bonds, and international remarks. The batch notes include weather grief, Gladstone centenary observances, Taft’s economic plans, Zelaya's interview, and ongoing labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkett
Brown
Nebraska
Explorers’ Club
Cook
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Indiana Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
Armenia
Lorimer
Mwlinois
Taft
Payne
Ian Zelaya
Mexico City
Knox
White House
Willard
B. & O. Railroad
P L. Gue
Tecumseh
Neb
Perryopolis
Fayette County
George Washington
New York
Atlantic Coast
Boston
Norris Brown
Supreme Court
Washington
Hitchcock
Standard Oil
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Topeka
Kaw
John C. Pollock
United States District Court
William Payne
Mary
Hamilton
Ohio
Bryan
Cuba
Taft to send special message on amendments to laws
President Taft conferenced with cabinet on final details of a special message to Congress about proposed amendments to the Interstate Commerce and Sherman anti trust laws. He began work on the document Thursday. Other items note the Mexican action in James Cook case and clemency for Westmoreland in a Texas murder conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Congress
State Department
James A. Cook
Thomas Westmoreland
Circuit Court
Eastern District of
Texas
Indian Territory
Maguire
Nebraska
George T. Liddell
Tecumseh
West Point
Thomas J. Doyle
Lincoln
Annapolis
Census Bureau
United States
Atlantic
New York
London
Europe
American Red Cross
Cherry Mine
Ilinois
Taft Splits Message On Trusts And Interstate Commerce
President Taft plans a two part message to Congress on anti trust and interstate commerce law amendments. The trust section will be sent noon Thursday while the interstate section is postponed to Friday. a natural resources conservation message may follow next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Great
Taft
White House
Wickersham
Senate
House
Ice King Morse Begins 15 Year Federal Prison Term
Atlanta resident Charles Wyman Morse once known as ice king and millionaire banker started serving a fifteen year sentence in the Atlanta federal prison for violation of federal banking laws. Convict 2814, he now resides in a steel cell among hundreds of inmates and has exchanged his tailored clothes for a standard prison uniform while undergoing Bertillon measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Charles Wyman Morse
Coal Famine Delays Iowa State Reopening
Iowa State University in Ames will not reopen on Tuesday due to a coal shortage. The entire supply, used to heat the university hospital, will last only eighteen hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Iowa State University
University Hospital
Miss Anne Morgan Objects to Socialism at Strike Meeting
New York Miss Anne A Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan objects to socialism at Carnegie Hall strike meetings. She attended as a friend of the strikers but issued a statement deploring socialists preaching to the girls, calling it reprehensible to use their dire straits to push doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anne A. Morga
J. Pierpont Morgan
Carnegie Hall
Bradley Plans Arctic Return Expedition From New York
Augusta financier Gay-John R Bradley confirms to the Associated Press a possible Arctic Ocean expedition slated for July. He intends to accompany the voyage and awaits details from Captain Sverdrup with whom he is in correspondence. Bradley says this expedition will be separate from the Cook explorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Augusta
Gay
John R. Bradley
New York
Dr. Cook
Associated Press
Arctic Ocean
Sverdrup
Live Stock Receipts Drop Across Major Markets
A bulletin from the bureau of statistics reports a notable drop in inbound live stock movement for the eleven months ending November 1909. Fewer stock cars were unloaded at seven interior markets compared with the same period in 1907 and 1908, with 645,614 cars recorded in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
A Little Cold and Quick Cough Cure
A brief comic column passage notes a man’s death after a simple cold and warns about neglecting coughs. It also satirizes a misunderstanding between Mickey’s mother and a East Side schoolteacher over a “disturbing element” remark turned into scurvy elephant by mishearing.
Where Is Bessie Hartman In 1903 Omaha Kids Tale
In 1901 Rosanna and Bessie Hartman lived with their mother at Chapman Nebra when their father died in Anada Mo. The girls were sent to Omaha to school under a Mrs Smith due to the mother’s illness. In 1903 Nebraska Children’s Home Society took Bessie, who turned 18 last February, and would not reveal her sister Rosanna’s address to her married sibling Mrs Geo Duerr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hartman
Rosanna
Chapman
Nebra
Anada
Beng
Omaha
Smith
Bessie
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
P. O. Box
Nebr
The Difference in Continental and American Marriages
A foreigner claims continental marriages are as happy as those in America and admits marriage is a kind of lottery. The American retorts that Americans prefer allowing a girl to choose her own partner.
This Will Interest Mothers Patent Medicine Ad
This advertisement promotes Mother Gray’s powders for children claiming to cure feverishness headache bad stomach teething disorders regulate bowels and destroy worms. It promises quick cold relief in four hours and offers a free sample by mail from Le Roy New York. The rest of the text quotes Ruskin on virtue and a political campaign remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Arlen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cascarets
Pierce
Deslete
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V.pierce
Buffalo
Uncommon Man Moves World to Take Notice
A reflection on how a single unconventional figure can spark global attention and shift public perception, emphasizing bold action, originality, and decisive impact in stirring broad awareness.
Doctor Accused of Self Inoculation for Cholera Experiment
A diner quips about a doctor who plans to inoculate himself with cholera to test results, prompting the proprietor to call the idea mad. The exchange highlights ethical concerns and public health anxieties.
A Pessimistic View In Harrisburg Hospital Ward
In a Harrisburg hospital a patient despaired over recovery until a young doctor in the ward compared his own four year recovery to lift spirits. The patient, seeking proof, asked which doctor treated him, then listened as the physician shared his improved condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
A Lady Asks Decimals On The Way To School
A woman asks a girl about decimals on the way to school. The girl, new to arithmetic, feigns understanding and says she likes decimals but prefers peaches. A gentle, humorous incident shows a child’s earnest attempt to answer.
Silence Before Sentence Reflects Court Etiquette
A prisoner offers no reasons, suggesting a brief defense but cites ladies present, prompting the judge to proceed with sentencing while the defense attorney’s arguments remain unstated. The exchange highlights formal courtroom politeness over full defense.
Cure and commerce in a fragmented ad filled era
A collage of 19th century patent medicine pitches and moral musings. Perry Davis painkiller promises fast relief for throat and grip like La Grippe. Bromine laxative quips appear alongside binary advice and smoker remarks. A signature BW Grove hints at widespread World usage and a single binder cigar touts purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
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Polk
A. C. Hammond
Home and Foreign Intelligence
Ice King
Eprint
Puck
Mickey
New York Sun
Mike
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
Ruskin
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Barking
Fla
ING; Basting Co
Saad
la Grippe
Perry Davis
Western Canada
J.J. Hill
Jopie
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Can
W. V. Bennett
Onaha
Seb
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Gillette
Mackie Corplnt
Esslest
eyTe
Ieee
Paxton
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