World landowner is the czar of Russia in brief
The czar of Russia with 90,000,000 acres is the world’s largest landowner. Other items note Taft speaking at St Louis exposition on Manila, deaths of Sir George Dibbs and Gen Orlando Brown, Green McCurtain's re-election, and various crimes and political notes from 1908 era.
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Theczar
Russia
Taft
Manila
Ilay
George Richard Dibbs
New South Wales
Orlando Brown
United States Army
Green McCurtain
T. W. Hunter
Matt Storm
United States
San Francisco
Morton
Navy
Henry C. Taylor
St. Louis
Frank Gamache
Ignatz Rita
Chicago
John Solarik
Rawson Street
Madrid
Infanta Maria Teresa
Alfonso
Prince Ferdinand
Bavaria
Sol Temple
William Gibson
St. Joseph
Cooper Union
New York City
William Frye
Kansas City
Grover Cleveland
Judge Parker
Illinois
England
General Davis
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Adirondacks
Chicago unions back stock yards strike for aid
Labor federation in Chicago endorsed the stock yards strike after hearing Michael J Donnelly states the federation will financially support strikers and their families while the strike lasts. The Chicago Federation of Labor plans weekly assessments from members to fund the effort, with thousands of dollars expected weekly.
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Donnelly
Labor Federation
Chicago
Michael J. Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
Chicago Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Michael J Donnelly
Japanese Slain by Thousands At Port Arthur
Telegram from Che Fon dated August 7 reports a fierce battle on the land side of Port Arthur on August 1. Japanese losses are estimated at 10,000 killed, Russians about 1,000, with Lieutenant General Stoessel commanding and praise for Russian troops.
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ST. Petersburg
Che Fon
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Fierce Japanese Fire Across Chobaide Pass Action
Liao Yang reports arriving at headquarters from last Sunday's battle. The right wing of the Japanese army faced the hardest fighting as a center brigade confronted two Russian regiments for the summit. Japanese ascent drove Russians from the rocks, with 1900 killed or wounded.
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Liao Yang
Chobaide Pass
Motlen Pass
Count Keller Reported Killed Near Liao Yang
Lieu tenant General Count Keller dies east of Liao Yang as Japanese shells strike during the railway advance near Hai Cheng. At opening of the war he led the Second Siberian Army division, 54, once Ekaterinoslav governor, veteran of Russo-Turkish campaigns, known for cool judgment and disciplined leadership.
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Liao Yang
Mukden
Count Keller
London
St. Petersburg
Keller
Hai Cheng
Siberian
Ekaterino
Imperial Rifle Regiment
Imperial Pages
Killer
Keeller
Vladivostok Squadron Returns to Port After Success
The Vladivostok cruiser division sailed to port at 4 pm reporting a successful cruise. They captured the steamer Arabia and destroyed several schooners and steamers including two carrying contraband toward Yokohama but sent home due to coal shortages. They saw no Japanese warships, despite navigating near Korea and Tsugaru straits.
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Vladivostok
Arabia
Yokohama
Straits of
Corea
la Perouse Strait
Tsugaru Strait
Kamimura
Cortelyou Visits Roosevelt Amid Campaign Preparations
Republican National Chairman Cortelyou arrived from Chicago and met President Roosevelt for an hour to discuss campaign headquarters in Chicago and the western states. He declined to comment for publication and praised the national executive committee, named in Chicago, as generally approved. The composition of the campaign advisory committee remains undecided, with potential inclusion of up to thirty prominent Republicans.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Executive Committee
Bonds for Postal Clerks Require $1000 Government Bond
Washington reports the Post Office Department has ordered railway postal clerks to post a $1000 bond to the United States for faithful duties. Each clerk pays their own premium, with bonds filed by the second assistant postmaster general. The order affects about 10,000 employees, excluding clerks without access to registered mail.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
United States
Fusion in Kansas Curtain Rises on State Ticket Split
In Topeka the populist state convention after midnight adopted the Democratic ticket division while mid-road populists split, threatening a straight ticket. Fusion forces named David M. Dale for governor and a Nebraskan likely to fill the ticket. In Boulder Colorado Lina Chambers of York and 12-year-old Mary Renkes drowned when a cloud burst sent a wall of water down Boulder creek. a camping party was in Bummer gulch when the tent was swept away.
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Colorado
Boulder
Coale
Lina Chambers
York
Neb
Mary Renkes
Charles Renkes
Boulder Creek
Bummer Gulch
Land Grazing Resolutions From Western Stockmen Adjourne
Western stock growers meeting with Roosevelt's land commission adjourn without action on the butchers strike. They urge transfer of forest reserves management to the Department of Agriculture to study grazing areas, classify vacant lands, and implement a gradual lease system while protecting range users' rights.
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Agricultural Department
Denver
Colo
Special Land Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Fairbanks Nominated for Vice President at Republican Convention
Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana was named vice presidential nominee by the Republican National Convention. Feithy Root, ex-secretary of war and temporary chairman, announced the action at Fairbanks home. Delegates, state officers, and supporters gathered on a veranda and lawn for the formal notification with thousands in attendance.
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Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Indiana
Feithy Root
Fairbanks
Republican Congressional
State Central Committee
Republican Editorial Association
Grafting in American Navy Reports Probed
A naval board investigates reports that petty officers aboard the receiving ship Hancock at the Brooklyn navy yard sold ratings or promotions for cash. Bluejackets began the rumors ashore, then officers reported to the Navy Department prompting an official inquiry.
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New York
Naval Board
Hancock
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Nebraska tax changes under state equalization board
The state board of equalization sets the assessed valuation at 294,721,308.65 dollars, up 106,262,929.51 from last year, with total revenue for all purposes under the 6 mill levy at 1,768,327 dollars, up from 1,523,316. Rail property rises from 27,284,946 to 46,082,852.75, while non railroad value climbs 54 percent to 248,628,456.20. Nineteen counties see tax reductions. only twenty two counties have changes, the largest increase being 10 percent.
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Lincoln
State Board of Equalization
Banner
Blaine
Boone
Cherry
Dakota
Deuel
Frontier
Grant
Holt
Howard
Keith
Keya Paha
Logan
Loup
afePherson
Red Willow
Rock
Scotts Bluff
Wheeler
West Point depot progress and county notes
The State at Large reports rapid work on West Point's new passenger depot. It notes a four-weeks-old child found dead in Nora, a delinquent tax collection move in Lancaster, crop and weather updates across counties, and several local personnel changes and incidents involving residents, officials, and businesses.
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West Point
Fred Carroll
Nora
Lancaster County
Fremont
Catherine Woods
Plattsmouth
J. W. Crabtree
The
Peru Normal
James W. Scott
Humboldt
William McCormack
Treasury Department
Washington
Clay Center
Neb
Missouri
Johnson County
Major Church Howe
United States
Antwerp
Belgium
Nemaha County
Henry Schneider
Danbury
Armour
Lincoln
M. M. Bearle
Hastings
Noble, Moss & Co
Detroit
Mich
Exchange National Bank of Hastings
A B. Sanders
Falls City
D. S. Huffnall
Rule
Pawnee
Royal Highlanders
Aurora
Cedar Rapids
William Sterling
Everer
Thomas Roane
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Philippines
Fort Crook
Washington, D. C
Hospital Corps
Taxpayers denounce Cheyenne county tax hike in Nebraska
In Sidney Nebraska residents condemn the state board of equalization for a 10 percent raise on Cheyenne county taxes. Taxpayers allege county lands were undervalued then suddenly inflated from 75 cents to 1 dollar per acre to 150 dollars per acre, lifting land assessments by 10 percent to 1.65 dollars.
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Sidney
Neb
State Board of Equalization
Cheyenne County
Plattsmouth Sells Home-Grown Peaches on Streets
In Plattsmouth several wagon loads of choice home-grown peaches sold on the streets for 75 cents per bushel. Dr. J. B. Hungate has shipped multiple consignments of peaches to St. Louis with some exhibited at the World's Fair.
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Plattsmouth
J. B. Hungate
St. Louis
Secretary Marsh completes contracts for convention notice
Secretary of State Marsh has completed contracts for publishing the notice of the call for a constitutional convention to be voted on at the next election. One paper in every county will publish the notice, with a total payment around $6,000.
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Marsh
Cass County Mortgage Record July summary
Cass County records show nine farm mortgages filed totaling 25500 dollars and nine releases totaling 22278 dollars. Nine city property mortgages filed amounting to 7019 dollars, with six releases totaling 3635 dollars.
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Cass County
Plattsmouth
Fruitless search for thieves in Weeping Water barn fire raid
Sheriff McBride returned from a fruitless search for thieves who stole a team and wagon and burned a barn at Weeping Water Tuesday night. The trail led about a mile north of the Marshall farm before it was lost. No suspicious men were seen in the town during the day before the robbery, indicating the thieves operated at night.
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Plattsmooth
McBride
Weeping Water
Marshall Farm
Lincoln examiner reports small discrepancy in Colby books
Examiner Wiggans nearly finishes auditing the former Adjutant General Colby accounts. About $150 is missing beyond the $2000 in blankets that later turned up. Colby may have receipts, but none were found. Reports will be filed with the governor.
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Lincoln
Wiggans
Colby
Wigans
Peach Trees Make a Change in Nebraska City
In Nebraska City several top fruit growers report freestone peach trees now bearing clingstone peaches this year. W. D. Hollabaugh and Emery Sherfey cite trees producing both freestone and clingstone varieties or exclusively clingstone. They offer no explanation for the shift in this section of the county.
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Nebraska City
W. D. Hollabaugh
Emery Sherfey
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