Bombs Seized, Suspects in St Petersburg Suburb Case
A bomb exploded in a St Petersburg suburb killing one man and wounding the other. The wounded man tried to hide a second bomb and a revolver before arrest. The two men, dressed as laborers, are believed to be disguised revolutionists.
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St. Petersburg
Ralph Wilner
New York
Wilner
Russia
Persia
Snarsk
Santo Domingo
Andre Navarro
Dajabon
Amad
France
Spain
Morrocco
Brun
Edgar W Mix
Paris
Storm-devastated Denmark Tenn claims two dead
A powerful storm wrecked Denmark Tennessee leaving two killed, several injured and others missing. The report notes extensive damage across the town and calls for rescue efforts as crews search for missing persons.
Wyoming License Law Takes Effect January Fourth
A new Wyoming law requires saloons to pay a 1000 dollar annual license fee and mandates license applications be filed at least sixty days before January fourth. Also reports on Earl Bullock denial, bull rings association in Spain, Carey act land openings in Montana, Miss Campbell vs Mrs Marlow for British title, and various civic and international notes.
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Wyoming
Earl Bullock
South Omaha
Omaha
Kansas
Spain
Montana
R. A Carpenter
Oak Park
Philadelphia
Campbell
R. H. Marlow
Lawshe
Post Office Department
Federal Circuit
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad Company
Frederick A. Cook
Hughes
Hudson NY
Anderson
Indianapolhs
Panama
Keannard
New York
Seoul
Chicago
Frederick A Conk
Brooklyn
North Pole
Hamilton Club
Navy board recommends four depart ments under generals
Washington reports a special board of naval officers led by Rear Admiral Swift recommends dividing navy yards into four departments run by a general manager. A minority report from organized labor members from across the country, Canada and Cuba is noted. Samuel Gompers returns from Europe to a giant welcome parade and mass meeting. Nebraska and Kansas millers press for action on flour bleaching in court. Retired Brigadier General Amos S Kimball dies at 69. Treasury directs Watertown post office readiness by late November. Indian population exceeds 300,000 with about 40,000 gain in two decades.
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Rounager
Swift
Washington
Canada
Cuba
Europe
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Convention Hall
Nebraska
Kansas
Department of Justice and Agriculture
Amos S Kimball
USA
Secretary of the Treasury
Watertown
S. C
United States
Harvard Opens As Lowell Installed President
Harvard University formally opened with the installation of President Lowell. Lewis Hammond, aged 84, has registered for a Dakota land drawing. Senator La Follette plans a Chautauqua west tour resuming immediately, tracing the same route Taft is about to leave. Street car strikers in Omaha press to continue the fight. John Pearsons, brother-in-law of Senator Dolliver, wins his circuit court of appeals case over Ware Leland on book accounts and notes. Mrs. Sarah T. McAllister, widow of Ward McAllister, dies in New York. The man who accompanied Dr. Cook on the Mt McKinley climb says they did not reach the summit. Chinese Minister Wu attends a Washington seance and is impressed.
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Harvard University
Lowell
Lewis Hammond
Senator la Follette
West
Taft
Omaha
John Pearsons
J. P. Dolliver
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ware Leland
Sarah T. McAllister
Ward McAllister
New York
Dr. Cook
Mt McKinley
Washington
Permanent injunction blocks Nebraska governor on guaranty banking law
Federal court makes the temporary restraining order against Governor Shallenberger and the State Banking Board permanent. Rests on the law’s unconstitutionality under the U.S. and Nebraska constitutions. Court finds the prohibitions on individuals banking without incorporation and mandatory guaranty fund contributions violate due process protections. Costs taxed against the defendants.
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Lincoln, Neb
Shallenberger
State Banking Board
Willis VanDevanter
Thomas C Munger
United States
Nebraska
Guaranty
Shatlenbereer
Banking Board
Samuel Patterson
Bankme
Governor Shallenberger Sees No Benefit in Extra Session
After reading the decision the governor said there is no recourse except to appeal to the U S Supreme Court. He added the legislature could not pass a guarantee bill meeting the test, so there is nothing to gain by calling an extra session.
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Shallenberger
Supreme Court of the United States
Two Presidents Meet in El Paso Ceremony and Handshake
The meeting between President Taft and President Dias of Mexico at El Paso featured military display and ceremonial pomp, but the core moment was a simple cordial handshake and courteous exchanges between the two executives.
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el Paso
Tex
Taft
United States
Dias
Republic of Mexico
Chicago Tax Reform Group Sues Over Millionaire Stock Tax
An amended petition for a writ of mandamus seeks to compel the board of review to tax stock owned by Chicago millionaires valued at $226,625,000. The filing was made in circuit court by an attorney for the Illinois Tax Reform league.
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Chicago
Board of Review
Illinois Tax Reform League
American Diplomat Buchanan Dies in London Street
William S. Buchanan of Buffalo former American minister to Argentina and to Panama is reported dead after being found in Park Lane near the American embassy. He was carried to St George's Hospital in a dying condition and died before arrival.
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London
William S. Buchanan
Buffalo
Panama
Park Lane
St. George’s Hospital
State Federation of Women’s Clubs Elects Officers
The Thursday Tecumseh meeting closed with business reports from clubs statewide. Nominating committee results were accepted largely unchanged. Officers re elected for a second term include Mrs F H Cole Omaha president and Mrs Max Hostetler Shelton vice president.
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Tecumseh
State
Federation of Women's Clubs
F H Cole
Omaha
Max Hostetler Shelton
Corbett Atkinson
Schindell
Federation meeting invites selected delegates to June in Indiana
Mrs H Lindsay of Lincoln and other district vice presidents head the federation slate. Delegates chosen for the biennial meeting in Indiana in June include Mrs FH Cole Omaha and several others from Lincoln, York, Seward, Mead, Falls City, and more. Alternates and invitations are listed, with Tecumseh women extending the invitation and unanimously accepted.
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H Lindsay
Lincoln
WH Davidson
Springfield
O VW Needham
A Hion
I. Ft Cowan
Ashland
James I Rhea Holdrege
I. Simon
Sidney
Incianoo
J Paul
Cheap state lands to lease and auction the delinquent
The state board of educational lands and funds met to revoke leases and sale contracts on the delinquent list. Holders have three weeks to pay or land goes to auction to be leased to highest bidder. Sand hill lands are valued as low as 25 cents per acre with 6 percent rental to the state.
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State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Sand Hill
Cherry
Bakers of Nebraska to Convene in Omaha for Meeting
Nebraska master bakers form an association and plan their first annual session in Omaha from October 19 to 21. The gathering will discuss flour prices and trade topics as Food Commissioner Mains explains bakery sanitation laws. Notable commercial and professional figures will deliver addresses.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Mains
Ranches in Banner County Sold at Auction in Scotts Bluff
The Wright and Heard ranches in Banner County totaling 8 360 acres were sold at auction for 201 400 dollars. The land was divided into 34 tracts and each sold to the highest bidder at an event that drew over a hundred land seekers. A special train brought buyers to North Platte valley as Banner County awaits railroad developments.
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Scotts Bluff
Wright
Unies Pacific
Burlington
Silica Sand Beds Near Beaver City Fuel Nebraska Trade
Beds of silica sand covering several hundred acres near Beaver City Neb opened for shipment to Cambridge Wis for undisclosed use. Previously shipped to Cleveland and Denver for glass polishing and soap products. Eastern beds bought by South Omaha packing firm with spur line. trains now move sand to be converted into cleanser. If the product proves valuable Bain—count can supply the world.
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Beaver City
Neb
Cambridge Wass
Sears
Denver
Cits County
South Omaha
Corner stone laid for Crete Congregational church effort
Crete Nety reports the laying of the corner stone of the Crete Congregational church in Crete. The under construction building will cost about 320 000 cents. Anderson chaired the financial committee and laid the stone. Rev H Bross of Wahoo spoke as former pastor of ten years. A Fairchild recited on the 1876 first cornerstone. Children from the Sunday School donated the stone and Rev Mr Cowan led services. Ladies hosted a free supper afterward.
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Crete Nety
Crete Congregational Church
Anderson
H . Bross
Wahoo
Fs Fairchild
Cowan
Great Day for Shriners in McCook Nebraska
About 200 Shriners gathered in McCook for a Southwestern Nebraska Masonry event. Lincoln officers led by a twenty member loving cup patrol initiated thirty candidates. A parade drill and a banquet for 200 closed the day with the new $600 temple showcased.
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McCook
Nebraska
Lincoln
Found Dead in Hotel Room in McCook
John McClung of Indianola Neb was found dead in bed at the Palmer House in McCook around 2 o'clock Tuesday. He had gone to the room for a nap after requesting a call at 1. On entry no response was heard and the body was found lying on the bed with no sign of a struggle. He leaves a wife.
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Indianola
Nebraska Exhibits Win Large Prizes at Auburn Event
O P Dovel returned from Kansas City elated over Nebraska gains at the Missouri valley exhibition. Nebraska under his supervision earned many ribbons with statewide collections taking first and second prizes. Mr Odell of Lincoln won all prizes for bees and honey.
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Auburn
Neb
O. P Dovel
Kansas City
Dovel
Odell
Lincoln
Papers Reveal Mildew at Beaver City Church Cornerstone
In Beaver City Nebraska the cornerstone of the burned Presbyterian church opened Sunday revealing papers from 1879 that were soaked and mildewed. Congregants plan a modern church on the original site and contributions are arriving, with W Malone of Lincoln among the first to wire a hundred dollars before dawn.
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Beaver City
Neb
Presbyterian
W Malone
Lincoln
Dear me Why do you cry so bitterly and skip school
A fragment presents a child crying over staying home from school and a mock medical ad about catarrh and deafness, followed by a quip from a dinner in Boston about No Trespassing signs and a farmer. It also cites Halleck or Hale in a Washington Star aside.
Expensive Silence Ends With Nickel Bargain
A four year old, whining on the floor, elicits a father’s temper and a penny offer which she refuses demanding a nickel. The exchange ends with the child continuing to cry as she negotiates for a larger coin.
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Alice
Tuberculosis Among Troops Across Great Powers
A survey of 100 active soldiers shows pulmonary tuberculosis rates by country as United States 4.72 percent, Great Britain and colonies 24 percent, France 6.3 percent, Germany 1.5 percent, Austria 1 percent, and Russia 2.7 percent.
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United States
Great Britain and Colonies
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
A French Scholar and the Kiss Question
A man whispers a kiss question to a woman as she studies French. She recalls enough to reply Billet doux. The exchange unfolds amid light humor in the Tit-Bits style.
Arctic Explorer Answers Why He Was Late
The explorer jokes about long arctic nights causing oversleeping delaying discovery of the north pole. The quip frames the timing as a humorous consequence of polar daylight cycle.
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North Pole
Arctic
Banker’s Nerve Restored by Postum Testimony
A Chattanooga banker explains coffee harmed his nerves, causing tremors and slow thinking. After switching to Postum, he reports steady hands and improved health, claiming his nervous symptoms vanished for years while praising the beverage and the book The Road to Wellville.
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Chattanooga
Wellville
Pkys Grocers
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Hudson
J . T. Hull
Des Moines
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New Mexico
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St Louis
California
Mexico
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Ner County
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Toledo
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Edward Everett Hale
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