State Politics in Olden Days
Lincoln May 22. The piece recalls early state politics in the era of North and South Platte factions, a fierce 1856 contest between Bird Chapman and Hiram P. Bennett, and a controversial congressional seating vote. It details canvassing board actions, editorial venom, and the shift that seated Chapman over Bennett amid cross-party tensions.
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Lincoln
Douglas County
Bird Chapman
North Platte
Hiram P. Bennett
Nebraska City
Chapman
Bennett
House of Representatives
Standing Committee On Privileges and Elections
Territorial
House Committee
South Platte
Nebraskan
Washington
Nebraska
Thomas Cuming
Morton
Congress
Rude Postwar Press Gloat Over Defeat
A historical footnote quotes a newspaper scorning defeated Bennett supporters with brutal imagery. It laments their “golden calf” and wishes purification, asking how such indiscreet talk would fare today and whether editors or politicians could survive similar utterances post election.
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Bennett
Alumni Association Dives Into Removal Debate
Lincoln June 12 Members of the committee to estimate the cost of moving the university to the state farm and expanding on the current campus plan to continue work until final estimates are ready. The alumni association as a body will exclude removal references and refrain from binding action in the upcoming referendum. The group had opposed removal in the legislature and reorganized its council to gain Omaha graduates support.
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Lincoln
State Farm
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The
University of Nebraska
Omaha
Auditor to arbitrate between Ben Hur lodge and Insurgent group
Lincoln June 12. Officials of the supreme lodge of Ben Hur and the insurgent state group have signed a stipulation with the state auditor named as arbitrator on disputed issues. The plan includes amending the organization law to allow floor votes on constitution changes and to settle the rate dispute outside the Nebraska Insurance department. The agreement hinges on the supreme officers showing compliance to earn a business license in Nebraska. A separate item reports a boy’s leg amputation after a corn shelling accident near Eureka valley. Doctors say recovery is possible. Omaha rail interests order freight cars rushed to shops to ready for the grain harvest start.
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Lincoln
Supreme Lodge of Ben
Supreme Council
Law Committee
Nebraska Insurance Department
Broken Bow
Neb
Fred Milligan
George Milligan
Eureka Valley
Here
Explosions Raise Alarm Across Several States
Explosions of dynamite and powder have shaken Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia with attempts to blow up magazines. A dozen people were killed or injured and extensive property damage reported. In Globe Arizona a miner George Hampton killed his wife then shot himself after wounding her mother Mrs. W Webber and Winnie Rowe.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Th County Hospital
Globe
Arizone
W. Webber
Winnie Rowe
George Hampton
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS IN HISTORIC OMAHA MEET
The Masonic grand lodge in Omaha reports over 800 attendees, the largest in its history. Officers elected include Alpha Morgan of Broken Bow as grand master, Thomas M. Davis of Beaver City as deputy grand master, and Samuel M. Whiting of Lincoln as grand senior warden.
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Omaha
Masonic Grand Lodge
Alpha Morgan
Broken Bow
Thomas M. Davis
Beaver City
Samuel M. Whiting
Lincoln
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble
A Plainfield New Jersey resident describes relief from chronic stomach upset after using Chamberlain's Tablets. After reading letters from cured users she started the treatment and has taken most of a package, now able to eat nearly everything. Sold by all dealers.
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G. Stengle
Plainfeld
N. J
Chamberlain
Gettysburg veterans plan July memorial week travel by rail
Gettysburg memorial committee members A M Trimble L C Richards Felix Hale and General Culver announce the Northwestern and New York Central lines will transport 200 or more Nebraskan Battle survivors returning east for the July memorial. After June 10 the actual travelers are known the collected funds will be prorated to cover wives’ costs. Taft condemns extreme primaries and calls a national presidential primary almost beyond thought in Yale lecture on government.
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Gettysburg Memorial Committee
A. M. Trimble
L. C. Richards
Fremont
Felix Hale
Norfolk
General Culver
Milford
Northwestern
New York Central
Taft
Yale
Widow and Brother Burn to Death in Fire at Stockville
Stockville Nebraska June 4 The lives of Mrs Lena Rogers a widow and her young brother were lost in a fire that completely burned their home near here.
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Stockville
Neb
Lena Rogers
Here
Try a glass of the genuine Hire's Root Beer from the keg
Sidney Drug Co Rexall Store offers a sample of Hire's Root Beer straight from the keg. Local customers can taste the classic soda as part of a promotional display highlighting the long standing Rexall brand.
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Sidney Drug CO
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