Nebraska Law Is Valid Holds Express Rates Reduction Constitutional
In Lincoln and Omaha reports Judge W. H. Munger ruled the Sibley law reducing express rates by 25 percent constitutional and denied a temporary injunction against Nebraska railroad commissioners enforcing the act. The express companies may reapply if conditions change, and the ruling confirms the prior denial of an injunction. The state railway commission seeks a compromise with a 15 to 25 percent rate cut, arguing the 25 percent maximum benefits patrons while leaving a 15 percent floor.
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Constitutional—Commission
Omaha
Nebraska
W. H. Munger
Sibley
Nebraska Railway Commission
State Supreme Court
Commission
Supreme Court
Lincoln
State Railway Commission
Unce
Williams
Missouri Naval Militia Receives Converted Yacht Huntress
The Huntress, an 82 ton converted yacht, assigned to Missouri Naval militia in Washington, D. C. The vessel was turned over to the League Island navy yard for repairs and to be commissioned for the new duty. A militia crew will sail her along the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico and up the Mississippi river.
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Missouri
Washington, D. C
Huntress
Missouri Naval Militia
League Island Navy Yard
State Militia
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Respite Granted for Lord Barrington in Missouri Hanging Case
Missouri Governor Folk grants a 30 day respite to Lord Frederick Seymour Barrington, who is under death sentence for the murder of James P. McCann in Clayton. The delay allows time to review a petition for commutation presented by State Supreme Judges Graves and Valliant.
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Barrington
Jefferson City
Missouri
Folk
Frederick ‘Seymour Barrington
Clayton
James P. McCann
Graves
American Officers to Attend German Maneuvers as Guests
The foreign office informed Ambassador Tower that Emperor William will host Brigadier General Winfield S. Edgerly Major Cornelis Pew Will Cox Captain Robert E. L. Michie and Captain George J. Shelton as his personal guests for German maneuvers next September. They will be entertained at imperial headquarters and provided horses from the imperial stables.
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Emperor William
Berlin
Germany
Foreign Office
Ambassador Tower
William
Winfield S. Edgerly
Cornelis Pew
Willcox
Robert. E. L. Michie
George J. Shelton
Wheat Yield of Kansas Reaches new high
Topeka Kansas preliminary estimates from 19 counties show an average wheat yield of 134 bushels per acre and Kansas will harvest about 70 000 000 bushels this year. Rain delays threshing and official figures may be postponed. Compulsory arbitration is the keynote at the Industrial Peace conference in San Francisco with calls to adopt labor laws modeled after the Australian system.
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Kansas
Topeka
San Francisco
California
Frantz's Custody in Guthrie Documents Constitutional Copy
William H.urray, president of the constitutional convention, files the original parchment copy of the proposed state constitution and the separate ordinances in Guthrie, Oklahoma, with the secretary of Oklahoma.
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Frantz
Guthrie
Oklahoma
William Hurray
Constitutional Convention
Old Soldiers Bring Suits In Kansas Happenings
Commander R C Campbell reports letters from about 30 Kansas towns indicating contests for city offices under the old soldiers' preference law. Four Kansas City, Kansas men have filed a suit in the supreme court against Mayor Cornell, with a September docket setting. The outcome may spur many similar suits statewide. Boys Improved Farming Club invites Kansas youths 12 to 18 to join a state club offering crop demonstrations and reading reports, a correspondence class in agriculture and animal husbandry, with no fees.
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R. C. Campbell
Kansas Department of the
G. A.R
Grand Army
Kansas
Kansas City
Kazn
Supreme Court
Cornell
The
Agricultural’ College
Kansas Boys
Ranch Sold Near Sedan for 45500 Cash
A Comes has sold his 2700 acre ranch eight miles north of Sedan to M C Hopkins of Chase county for 45500 cash. The tract mixes cultivated land and pasture with 600 cattle on the ranch. Possession transfers January 1 as Comes plans a 12 to 15 month world tour. In Montgomery county a gas field section yields 178 million feet daily from 13 wells, each over 300 psi, without declines in six months.
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A. BE. Comes
Sedan
M. C. Hopkins
Chase County
Montgomery County
Joseph Daily
Chillicothe
Ill
Illinois
Mason
Tazewell
Ilinois
San Antonio
Coffeyville Depot Construction Planned By Rail Company
Missouri Kansas & Texas to build a new depot at Coffeyville at an estimated total cost of about 75000 including site and terminals. The project follows a 27000 dollar depot structure and 30000 dollar site purchase. Effie Gingery, Scammon assistant postmaster, arraigned in Fort Scott court on letters opening and theft charges. Twenty eight Iola residents buy farms in Mexican colony near Sierra Madre on Mexican Central railroad. Governor Roosevelt to be accompanied by several state governors on Inland Waterways Commission trip in early October. Neo sho county reports no debt and about 15000 dollars in general funds for upcoming expenses.
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Coffeyville
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Effie Gingery
Scammon
United States
Fort Scott
Grand Jury
Mexico
Old Mexico
Sierra Madra Mountains
Hoch
President Roosevelt
Inland Waterways Commission
Ohio
Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois
Waiting for the Fun in the Park Bench Tale
An elderly man in a light gray flannel suit sits on a park bench watching a quiet boy on the grass. The man questions why the boy does not play while the boy explains he is waiting for the man to get up, noting a man painted the bench about fifteen minutes ago.
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Sonny
Two Sisters Saved From Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
Miss Edith Hammer of Morrison Illinois reports that eczema on the head was cured by using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment after a friend's recommendation. A sister also recovered, another sister used Cuticura Resolvent and Pills and found them a fine tonic.
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Cuticura
Illinois
Edith Hammer
R. F
Morrison, Ill
Jack and the Apple Punchline in Arithmetic Class
In a country school a pupil named Jake Boggs resents his little brother taking apples. When asked how many would remain if one were taken, Jake retorts with a sharp comeback about the fool who would take one. The judge notes the humor.
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Jack
Jake Boggs
Jake
Laundering Tips Highlight Starch for White Goods
The article notes that fine wash fabrics look better when laundered properly and starching is essential. It recommends Defiance Starch for a stronger stiffening effect without thickening, promising an improved appearance of the work.
Bells Welcome in St Keverne as bells arrive
Curious scenes unfolded in the village of St Keverne Cornwall as a new peal for the parish church arrived a large procession led by the local band met the bells. The bells were drawn by horses on four wagons and villagers carried flags wreaths and wild flowers were laid on the bells.
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St. Keverne
Cornwall
London Graphic
Vocal Influence and Buyer Propaganda in Aged Slogans
The fragment showcases a burglar scene with a child mother and elder’s voices influencing action. It also advertises Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and wind colic. The tone mirrors late 19th century ad copy and literary quips.
Largest Wooden Structure in Wellington New Zealand
The Parliament building in Wellington is described as the largest wooden structure in the world. In Wellington and nearby towns many houses and other major buildings are also built of wood, including large churches and business houses.
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Parliament
Wellington
New Zealand
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Express Companies
Neosho
Neosho County
Mirabeau
Shakespeare
Ruskin
Kidney Gay
Ael
Icnh
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren St. N
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Allen
Alien
Kase
Olmsted
le Roy
Eve Conder
Security Gall
Frank B. Dennte
Remedy CO
Minneapolis
Mint
Army
Navy
W. E. Moses
California Building
Denver
Colo
Kk. Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Defiance
South
Texas
Chas. F. Simmons
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, Texas
Defiance’ Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
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