Free Speech Clash Over Argo Starch Case in Nebraska City
Nebraska City residents denounce Attorney General Smyth and Senator Morton over the Argo Starch prosecution seen as a speech suppression tied to Bryan fusion politics. Editors claim the case targets free speech and a Nebraska industry employing 250 workers, paying farmers and aiding local starch exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Neb
Argo Starch Company
Smyth
J. Sterling Morton
Bryan
Nebraska
Argo Starch Manufacturing Company
Morton
Argo Company
Victor, Colo
Otoe County
Dietrich denounced for murder claims in Nebraska fusion push
The article defends Mr. Dietrich against charges from Nebraska fusionists alleging his involvement in the 1877 Tuttle murder. It states Dietrich was in Aurora Illinois at the time, had sold his Aurora interests earlier, and that Tuttle’s co owners included Roscoe Conkling and Thomas C. Platt. It calls the accusations false and urges fusion papers to retract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Aurora Mining Company
Hidden Treasure Gulch
Deadwood Gulch
Central City
Aurora Company
Aurora
Roscoe Conkling
Thomas C. Platt
George E. Spencer
Alabama
Brown & Thumb
Aurora, Ills
Keets Mining Company
Keets Company
J C Tuttle
Dietrich
Tuttle
Keets
Seth Bullock
Lawrence County
Deadwood
Nebraska
Senator Spencer
M. E. Post
Brown and Thumb
Mr. Dietrich
Keeta
Prosperity Talk from Bellwood Farmer in Butler County
Mr. J. Hall of Bellwood recounts past hard times and current gains adopting fair management. He notes paying off a $500 mortgage, building a large barn, and adding eighty acres, reflecting a shift from low prices and costly lumber to better profits from cattle hogs and crops. He warns against returning to five years of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Bellwood
Neb
Hr. J. Hall
Nebraska
Hall
Holt
Greeley
Nebraska towns ride a wave of prosperity after hard times
Ulysses, Brainard, and Butler County residents express renewed confidence as farm values rise from $1 per acre to $40. Local bankers report plentiful deposits and easy loans while citizens note new schools, homes, and business in David City. Veterans like Cornwall Hemstroff share postwar vigor and faith in good prices and work opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Berkey
Ulysses
Ilis
Wyoming
Key
Richenbauch Bros
Rising City
Butler County
Samrelerk Richenbauch
Nebraska
Chealy
Syrey
David City
Thomanrug Wolffe
First National Bank
Tima
Otros
Brainard
Joseph Natousek
William Crosby
Cornwall Hemstroff
Yankton
South Dakotaa
Philippines
Question of precedence ends with Hoars witty remark
Senator Hoar quipped on a Capitol corridor encounter with a former colleague. As they neared the senate chamber Hoar motioned the ex-senator to go first saying after yous. The ex-senator replied and Hoar retorted the Xs always go before the wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hoar
Capitol
Senate
Senate Chamber
China Must Ante Up in Major Proposals
The United States faces a string of far-reaching proposals regarding China. After replying to Germany on punishing Chinese offenses, the State Department confronted a new, larger French proposal promptly seconded by Russia. The response to Germany was conveyed through Minister Consulte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
State Department
Germany
United States
Con- SO Tde
Picturesque in Politics in Early Campaign Parades
Leslie's Weekly notes the rise of theatrical campaign displays from 1838 to 1860. It cites miniature log cabins, prairie schooners, rail-splitters, and the Wideawakes in northern parades, with Boys in Blue honoring Garfield and vast western-origin processions dominating the canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Harrison
Rockies
Sierra Nevadas
Lincoln
Hartford
Conn
East
Seward
North
Hamlin
Free States
Garfield
New York
Grant
United States
Boys In Blue
West
Leslie's Weekly
Negotiating Limits on Guaranties Indemnity and Arms Interdiction
The article discusses limiting guaranties and indemnity as proper topics for final negotiations with M Delcasse. It notes the state department questions arms interdiction and expects a middle ground, possibly tying it to a China indemnity period. The current plan, if kept permanent, faces objection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Delcasse
State Department
Germany
China
Wreck injures conductor near Green River Wyoming
A derailment occurred Monday morning west of Green River when Atlantic Express No. 4 collided with a stationary freight train. Conductor Stevens could not jump and was caught in the caboose, which was demolished. Several cars derailed and engines damaged. General Manager Dickinson supervised track clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Green River
Stevens
Dickinson
Italian Specialist May Win 100000 Prize for Yellow Fever Cure
In Mexico City on Oct 5 a young Italian doctor may receive part of a 100000 dollar prize for developing a serum to cure yellow fever. Experiments at Vera Cruz under government supervision by Dr Angel Beltinzaghi were favorably reported and the commission will award part of the prize immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF Mexico
Vera Cruz
Angel ‘Beltinzaghi
Galveston School Fund Secures Repairs for Four Buildings
Galveston school board reports funds to repair four school buildings containing forty four rooms to accommodate eighty eight classes by two daily sessions. Appeals sent to major cities for support. Fourteen bodies were found and one thousand workers have been assigned to street work with more to come next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Druys
Buckfield to Get Free Library in Zadoc Long’s Memory
Secretary Long and his nephews the White brothers arrange a free public library for Buckfield Maine in memory of Zadoc Long. Plans by a Port and architect have been accepted, signaling formal town support for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary Long
White Brothers
Buckfield
Zadoc Long
The Bradley-Martin Expatriation Ends in Real Estate Deal
The Bradley-Martins home at 18 to 22 West Twentieth Street and 23 West Nineteenth Street in New York has been sold to a real estate firm. This marks the final step in the family's expatriation from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley-Martins
New York
West Twentieth Street
West Nineteenth Street
Laundromat Found Behind Diplomatic Interview Snare
A San Francisco Argonaut report recounts a reporter seeking Washington news from Chinese legation in Pe kin. A courteous Chinese man answered only through polite phrases then revealed he owned a laundry, turning a failed interview into a humorous misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Pekin
Washington
Legation
Regation
Dun
San Francisco
Singer Sewing Machine Wins Grand Prize at Paris Exposition
Notes from the Paris Exposition praise Singer Manufacturing Company of New York for a creditable display in Group XIII Class 79. The International Jury awarded Grand Prize for design and adaptability to family and factory sewing. Singer cites prior Chicago and Paris accolades and invites readers to visit local Singer salesrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Manufacturing Company
Broadway
New York
Paria
Singer
Singer Sewing Machines
Paris
Chicago
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Starch Company
WHY
Berts
Metry
Smyth Lont
Tkma
Argo
Trust
Ajax
Gay
Gay of the Cotton Bale Trust
Senator Jones
Democratic National Committee
New York Ice Trust
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Biscuit Trust
Lead Trust
Silver Trust
Whisky Trust
Packing House Trust
Standard Old Trust
Sugar Trust
Dick Croker
Ice Trust
Cotton Bale Trust
Marcus Daley
Copper Trust
Tammany
Pople
Illinois
Southern
Fusion
Charles H. Dietrich
Poynter
CIG
rTes
Presiden
Tial Campaigns
Galveston School Funda
Legeilom Attache
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!