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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
6
Regional wire summaries highlight notable events and brief items from across districts. The report aggregates short items, policy updates, and local incidents with concise notes aimed at quick consumption by readers seeking current, general news snippets.
A wide area summary notes Juan Vicente Gomez elected Venezuelan constitutional president for four years and prisoner releases. Bjornson’s body transported from Paris to Copenhagen with Norwegian officials speaking. A priest of the apostolic palace dies. monsignor served fifty years. Naples murder case details reveal a relative-finance link. Diamonds worth 6000 dollars stolen in Reno. No merger dissolution for Union and Southern Pacific. Peary sails from New York with family for lecture tour. Paris civic leaders praise Roosevelt. Hale denies defeat motive for retirement. Civil war pensioners abroad. Nebraska court question on hay-from-street rights. Indiana Democrats back Kern for Senate. Bryan favored by Nashville prohibition delegates. Chesapeake & Ohio to boost capital to 100 million. Jessup dies in Beirut. Mine collapse at Mulga recovers 39 bodies. Burlington fire losses near 100000. Tahoma expedition departs Seattle for McKinley ascent. Smith crushed in bed. Erie wage dispute settled with 8 percent raise. Presidential appointment to New York seat. Pollard not seeking re election.
National party prohibition convention may be held in Des Moines in 1912. House committees concluded election contests over Representatives Joseph F. O Connell of Massachusetts and Albert Estopinal of Louisiana. Senator Chamberlain calls for swift prosecutions to recover lands in Oregon granted to railroads and sold contrary to the grant.
A daughter born to Senator and Mrs. Beveridge marks a second marriage birth in the senator’s family, with a first child a 20 month old son. President Taft sends Carl Rasch of Montana’s nomination to be U.S. district judge, Rasch having served as assistant counsel in the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry. Three West Point cadets face hazing penalties under a new academy order, with potential expulsion averted by Congress. Taft balks on Lincoln club visit timing. Senate food probe testimony on pork prices cites Peterson of Clay County, noting hog prices from 1900 to 1909 and rising to $9.30 recently.
An expert from Washington will demonstrate a proposed hog cholera cure in Nebraska as part of ongoing agricultural discussions. Secretary Ballinger testified in his defense before a congressional committee. Senator Brown seeks a Supreme Court rehearing in the Nebraska elevator case. John W. Kern of Indiana announces a Senate bid. Two South Seas missionaries and their converts were killed and eaten by cannibals in a remote island encounter. House Democrats resist aiding insurgents against Speaker Cannon. The Bryan boom worries many Democrats as Arbor Day events unfold in politics. Senator Burkett introduces a bill for a national forestry school at Nebraska City. Tom Taggart criticizes a convention nomination challenge in Indiana. Vice President Sherman defends tariff policy in St. Louis.
Letter from W J Bryan to Nebraska Democrats asks views on a special session to submit an initiative and referendum resolution for a constitutional amendment this fall. He also seeks GOP polling and notes the move could ratify the income tax amendment and shape the party platform.
Albany April 27 Governor Hughes replies to the Nebraska State Railway Commission in Lincoln with cordial appreciation for its telegram on his appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
State Food Commissioner S LE Mains reports from Portland and Boise City where western food commissioners urged a speedy federal court hearing to test the national food department ruling against bleached flour.
The Phoenix club and the Eagles were raided in Lincoln for operating to serve drinks to members. A few arrests were made and alcohol seized and taken to the station.
The railway commission approved an increase of capital stock for the Grand Island Telephone Company from 75000 to 100000 dollars. Proceeds will fund improvements and extensions. Ernest M. Pollard of Nehawka will not run for Congress in the First district and will issue a statement thanking supporters.
A. V. Johnson, state fire warden, asks the State Superintendent to set aside monthly classroom time for teachers to instruct pupils on fire prevention and emergency actions. He highlights dangers from gasoline and kerosene, attic debris, oily rags, and improper chimney openings as common fire causes and urges a thorough spring cleanup to prevent spontaneous ignition.
The Clansmen of America, an Omaha based fraternal organization, has been licensed to operate in the state. Rates fall short of fraternal congress standards and were not approved by the auditor, but a license is issued once 250 applications are signed as required by insurance law.
Governor Shallenberger received government warrants for 9175 dollars for the two soldiers' homes. The funds are allotted at 100 dollars per member with 255 members at Grand Island and 112 members at Milford.
Maggie Wollenburg who won a damage suit against the Missouri Pacific in Douglas County district court after being tossed about sixty five feet by an engine also prevailed in the state supreme court.
Based on 1908 voting data the majority in Nebraska spent 1370 for life insurance last year. The figure shows an increase over the prior year reflecting rising policy costs amid statewide financial behavior.
The adjutant general's office authorized the election of a second lieutenant in the Gatling gun section at Beatrice, a unit that has recently expanded to thirty men.
Adjutant General Hartigan refigures guard expenses for about 3100 men, directing all to Fort Riley on 330000 funds. Rifle teams travel. some companies may be left behind if strength falls below forty three men.
Superintendent Percival informs the state board that coffee delivered by H. P. Lau Co. does not match the contracted sample. The board will notify Percival to reject the shipment once a meeting convenes, per Secretary Junkin.
After a long conference, insurgent senators forced major changes and likely abandonment of key sections of Taft’s railroad bill. The plan to create a court of commerce remains uncertain, with leaders now disowning responsibility and placing blame on Senator Aldrich. Taft, reachable by telephone from Pittsburg, voiced frustration over the deadlock.
A rough exchange ends with a boy claiming a stone thrown by another struck him in the stomach rather than his hand, sparking a local stir and humorous disbelief among onlookers.
Edward Payson Weston completes a 3483 mile trans continental trek in 77 walking days. A cheering crowd of about 20000 welcomes him as Mayor Gaynor awards a $400 purse in a grand homecoming after his long walk from Los Angeles.
The U S Supreme Court upheld state actions against trusts in two cases. The Mississippi Louisiana Association of Retail Lumber Dealers was disbanded by decree affirmed in Mississippi. The Standard Oil Company of Kentucky was ousted from Tennessee by a Tennessee Supreme Court decree.
The Soir reports Britain Germany Belgium on the verge of an understanding over the Congo in Brussels. The developments involve ongoing diplomacy among European powers to resolve colonial governance and interests.
Governor Shallenberger arrived in Lincoln from Texas and declined to comment on the Bryan letter calling for an extra legislative session. He said, I believe I will say nothing tonight.
Charles N Hesekll governor of Oklahoma and five businessmen indicted in Muskogee pleaded for a continuance in Tulsa arguing denial of access to government records needed for their defense. They claim federal officials in Washington and Muskogee refused cooperation as ordered by the court. Arguments for the continuance were heard.
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