Taft supporters face strong opposition in Nebraska
Nebraska Republicans rally for Taft while LaFollette forces gain ground among voters. The piece warns of militant opposition and urges steady, vigilant campaign efforts to counteract the progressive influence and prevent defeat. It also discusses Cuban wards, alleging chronic troublemaking and arguing for U S control to maintain peace and order in Cuba.
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Taft
Nebraska
LaFollette
United States
Government telegraph service linked to postal system
The proposal to acquire all telegraph lines and run them with the postal system may win broad public support. It argues a public benefit and potential government profitability, noting England runs a deficit in telegraphs despite growth, and suggesting a self sustaining service at lower message rates warrants careful public interest driven study.
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England
Telegraph Department
Wilson Support Drops as Harper’s Weekly Withholds Nomination
At the request of Mr. Wood row Wilson, Harper's Weekly will no longer support him for the democratic presidential nomination. It appears Wilson concluded his chances were being hurt by the championship of that publication.
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Woodrow Wilson
Harper’s Weekly
Supreme Court approves employer liability law as labor victory
The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling upholding the employer liability law marks an epoch in labor legislation. The decision confirms Congress power under interstate commerce and encourages safer practices by interstate employers, a notable win for organized labor with broad impact on workers' protections.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Senate to hear public debate on arbitration treaties
The Senate will admit the public to discussions of arbitration treaties, a move praised as a departure from closed door policy. Citizens demand transparency as the public weighs the treaties and senators’ views, arguing for end to secret treaty deliberations.
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United States Senate
Blue sky law eyed to curb unsafe securities in Nebraska
Nebraska may adopt a blue sky law in coming sessions. The measure would require licenses for out of state corporations selling stock or bonds to Nebraskans, with investigations lasting up to ninety days. Licenses deter fraud and are checked by state agents before sales.
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Colorado
Lexington
Nebraska
Kana
Kansas
Lincoln Journal
Lodgepole
Pumping Plant Trial Offers Water at No Cost Up Front
A western machinery house advertises contracts to install pumping plants up to 600 gallons per minute, dig the well, run the equipment, and continue until the buyer is satisfied. If water is found within thirty feet, they guarantee quantity and operate at their own risk until payment. They will arrange introductions for interested buyers via the Lodgepole Express.
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West
Lodgepole Expres
Here and There Frost Poem by Ninette M. Lowater
Poem describes the coming frost spreading through northern plains with breathy tones and nature's response. It contrasts warm days with the pale splendor of winter and the bleak march of frost. The speaker notes flowers’ fragile beauty and the inevitable doom brought by winter.
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Stirl
Nebraska crops lag as one third cultivated
A long miscellaneous item list notes Nebraska's limited cultivation, along with remarks on Dr. Hibben succeeding Wilson at Princeton, large farming operations in Central City, Kate Shelley ill in Boone Iowa, a meningitis epidemic in Texas, a killing of a mountain lion in Colorado, Equitable Insurance ads, Nebraska’s debt status and school lands, Henry Van Dyke’s death, and a window trimming contest idea in Ohio.
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Nebraska
John Grier Hibben
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton College
Kate Shelley
Boone
Iowa
Texas
Canon Creek
Colorado
Equitable Insurance Company
Henry van Dyke
The Electric Education Debate and Odd Results
A skeptical narrator recalls failed promises of betterment and cites a Stockholm professor’s experiment on electrifying students. In a school room lined with wires, fifty children under six months showed two inches of growth, while fifty non electrified children grew one and a fourth inches, with similar gaps in weight and scholarship. The piece ends by asking what comes next.
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Stockholm
Rule on Guaranty Law Depository Status for Gage Banks
Judge Pemberton rules state banks in Gage county need not be depositories of county funds if they meet the bank guaranty act. County attorney intends to appeal. Case involves Farmers' State Bank of Pickrell versus County Treasurer Hevelone over mandamus after deposit refusal.
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Pemberton
Beatrice Eld
Gage County
Farmers’ State Bank of
Pickrell
Hevelone
Pickrell Bank
Nebraska
Cheyenne Country
Count Court
Joseph M. Swenson
Lloyd A Remsburg
Asa M. Rimsburg
Derth
Sid Lloyd A
Sidney Telegraph
Joseph M. Pwensol
Sagal
Girl Burned To Death After Stove Fire
Louise Collins of Humboldt died from burns to the face and chest after tending a stove blaze. She ran around the yard seeking relief, then collapsed. Pat Walsh covered her with his overcoat to smother the flames, but she could not be saved.
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Louise Collins
Humboldt
Pat Walsh
Locomotive Explodes Wrecking Burlington Train Near Seward
A Burlington passenger train bound from Tamora to Seward derailed after a roller explosion. The locomotive baggage car and two passenger coaches were thrown off the track. The conductor was seriously injured while other passengers and trainmen escaped unharmed.
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Burlington
Seward
Neb
Tamora
Harmony sparks in courtly Mr and Mrs duet
Mrs Neobride claims her husband and she always act in concert while Mrs Oldun expresses astonishment at the idea that either party is a musician, revealing a humorous exchange about their talents.
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Neobride
Oldun
Preacher politics and the search for office implied
A fragment reflects on political life noting that a politician often seeks an office where fear is absent and where religious rhetoric intertwines with public service. The text suggests a paradoxical view of candidates choosing roles aligned with tolerance and minimal risk.
Taft Urges Merit Based Civil Service To Save Millions
President Taft sent a Congress message outlining efficiency measures to trim government costs. He urged extending the merit system to all Washington and field offices, removing politics from appointments, and long terms. He asked Congress to continue the Economy and Efficiency Commission with a $200000 appropriation and $50000 for printing, with future reform reports.
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United States
Taft
Congress
Washington
Senate
Rioters Clash With Militia in Lawrence Parade Row
In Lawrence Massachusetts on January 18 three thousand striking textile workers and militiamen clashed when strikers tried to alter a parade line. Militiamen beat assailants with clubs as bricks stones and ice hurled by painters struck several soldiers. many were bruised and some women and children were trampled before order was restored and strikers permitted to pass up Canal street.
German Socialists Gain in 1912 Reichstag Election
The 1912 German Reichstag elections produced heavy gains for the Socialists estimated near four million votes. Radicals suffered a disastrous rout while clerical and conservative forces made only modest advances on the prior Reichstag.
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Germany
Two Men Arrested in Violet Buehler Case in Chicago
Chicago police arrested printer Charles McClain aged 24 and electrician Roy Allen aged 26 at the request of New York authorities following a statement by Violet Buehler, a 15 year old heiress. Both men denied the charges.
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Chicago
New York
Violet Buehler
Charles McClain
Roy Allen
Myers Hotel
Miss Lulu Glaser Granted a Divorce
In Chicago on January 18 Mrs Ralph C Herz known as Miss Lulu Glaser received a decree of divorce. She testified that her husband beat and choked her on several occasions. Herz admitted mistreatment when summoned to court.
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Lulu Glaser
Chicago
Ralph C. Herz
Miss Glaser
Herz
Bert H. Franklin Pleads Not Guilty in Bribery Case
Bert H. Franklin former McNamara detective pleads not guilty to two charges of jury bribery. His trial is scheduled for February 27 in Los Angeles.
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Bert H. Franklin
Los Angeles
McNamara
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