The Plcasz's Duty in Nebraska Campaign
A political appeal urging Nebraskans to support Governor Sheldon and the Republican ticket, arguing the 1907 reforms fulfilled the party platform and warning that rejecting them would betray progress and public duty. The piece stresses honesty, square dealing with corporations, and continued reform through a straight vote for Sheldon.
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Nebraska
Sheldon
State House
Republican Party
State Railway Commission
George J. Sheldon
Republcan
Nebraska Vote Call to Support Taft Sherman Ticket
The message urges Nebraskans to vote for the republican ticket headed by Taft and Sherman, framing it as a sacred duty to protect prosperity and urging all men who favor their election to cast ballots without delay.
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Nebraska
Taft
Sherman
Gheldon
Campaign contrasts and calls for prosperity in Nebraska era
In the closing days of the national campaign the piece urges voters to weigh real issues over campaign rhetoric. It argues the Democratic push on campaign contributions hides failed policies, while the Republicans tout Roosevelt era prosperity, insisting Taft will continue a broad square-deal program benefiting farmers and workers.
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Democratic Party
Nebraska
Republican Party
New York State
Theodore Roosevelt
Willam H. Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Dewal
Bryan
Congress
America
Tornado and Snowstorm Toll Hits Clayton and Colorado
Four people die in and near Clayton from a tornado and cloud burst, with twenty injured and the town darkened. The new Union County courthouse and many homes suffer damage, rail lines lose heavily, and the water system is knocked out. In Colorado, six accidental deaths trace to a Saturday night snowstorm, with seven serious injuries from railroad collisions and downed wires.
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Clayton
N. M
W. H. Haight
J. S. Fox
W. H. Bowen
Thomas Downs
John Byrne
Union County Court House
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Denver
Colorado
Joseph Henry
J J. McCloskey
Louisville
Lizzie Winslow
Port Collins
August Garson
Longmont
Leonard F. Bankar
Rock Island Railroad
Carlton
Henry John
Union Pacific Railroad
Two Men Killed in Georgia Shootout
In Lithonia Georgia Charles Mitchell a colored man opened fire on deputies led by T L Peck and C F Argo. Peck and Argo were killed at the door as Elliott deputy sheriff was beaten and wounded. Mitchell fled and is pursued. Elliott is seriously hurt but expected to recover.
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Argo
Peck
Elliott
Mitchell
Italian Royal Consent Reported for Duke Abruz Wedding
Turin reports that although no official action has been issued, it is asserted the king has given consent for the marriage of the duke of Abruz and Miss Katherine Elkins. The duke plans to travel to the United States via Havre, and Elkins may gain Italian royal princess status upon marriage.
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Turin
Duke of
Abruz
Katherine Elkins
United States
Havre
Miss Elkins
Indians Seek Reservation Pasture Near Thunder Butte
Indians near Thunder Butte in Schnasse county oppose full open settlement of their land next year and ask Washington to keep a reservation as a general tribal pasture. They will send a delegation to Washington to press the request. The column also questions farmers voting for farmers and notes the need for farmer representation in offices.
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Pierre
S. D
Thunder Butte
Schnasse County
Washington
Kansas Gets Good Rain
A wind and rain storm of unusual severity swept western Kansas with minor damage to small buildings and telegraph poles. Rainfall was the heaviest in weeks and should benefit crops, with showers extending to central and eastern Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kanwas
Nebraska News Briefs Highlights From Across the State
George M White starts a cigar factory in Long Pine N J Allen rents the Phoenix hotel at Bristow a heated compost pile burns a barn. Haloween party in Sterling. John Boatsman sells his Sterling residence for 2800. Presbyterian women serve meals near polls. Tom Reynolds mangled leg near Grand Island. Corn huskers win four cents per bushel this year. A traveling man’s suitcase stolen at Fremont. Temperance talk in Edgar Opera House next Sunday. Fremont Loyal Temperance changes meeting day to Saturday. A Newport man visits England. Sparks from a train set alfalfa fields afire near Bristow. Christian Endeavor convention at Lexington. Winter wheat stands improve after rains. Frank Rodmer loses money at ONeill land registration. Evangelists close meetings in Dodge. Omaha motorcyclist rides 131 miles to Norfolk. Wayne meat markets close Sundays. Banker Halstead’s house burned at Ponca. Mary Donahoo called to Omaha by ill daughter. The Heilzie family returns to Hooper. Insane man in northeast Nebraska. A fall from a scaffold near Hosiins injures nothing serious. Northwestern depots near Nickerson nearly burned. Rausch family visits Watertown after 42 years. Cook school contract awarded. Sterling German college contract let. Fr Schultz sells Stanton business. J B Stitzer buys Salem meat market. Frank Gordon sells Ponca livery and goes to California. Corn harvest begins. McCook temple bricklayers start. Dr Ed Person dies at Lincoln. Two Stanton brothers doctors. Wind mill accident near Brooklyn kills worker. Carl Bratt noted youth dies in brief context.
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George M. White
Long Pine
N. J. Allen
Bertrand
Phoenix
Bristow
Fremont
Sterling
John Boatsman
M. M. Catchpole
The
Presbyterian Church
Tom Reynolds
Grand Island
R S Edwards
Central City
Holace Carson
Hastings
Ldgar Opera House
J. W. Taylor
Temperance Tegion
E. Arrowsmith
Newport
Rock
County
England
Frank Talkrodge
Christian Endeavor Society
Lexington
Frank Rodmer
Winside
O'Neill
Harbridge
Dodge
Louis Filescher
Omaha
Wayne
Halstead
Ponca
Mary Donahoo
Edgar
Emma Taylor
Frei F. Helzie
Colorado
Hooper
William Barger
Nebraska
Arnold Pfeil
Hosiins
Northwestern
Nickerseen
John Rausch
Pierce
Watertown
Wis
Cook
W. J. Smoots
Avoca
Elmer Dovel
Auburn
H. Bellas
H. Schultz
Srocern
Stanton
D. C. Spangler
J. B. Stitzer
Falls City
Salem
Frank Gordon
California
Coalgate Bank Closure Report Sparks Political Controversy
A grand jury in Coalgate recommends removing Bank Examiner Smock after findings that Bank of Coalgate officers violated banking laws and loaned funds to themselves. Depositors were reimbursed under the Oklahoma bank guarantee. storm and accident items follow with multiple local notices.
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Coalgate
Okl
Bank of Coalgate
H. Smock
Oklahoma
Iate
Examiner Smock
L. A. Connor
Lee Pisey
Haskell
Charles N. Haskell
Cepa
Coalgate Institution
Beatrice Agent Chooses To Stay In Beatrice
Beatrice Nebraska Fred G Hurt a Rock Island commercial agent recently offered a promotion at Fairbury has decided to remain in Beatrice He succeeded C P Liston here and built up the companys business Friends express pleasure at his decision to stay in Beatrice.
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Beatrice
Fred G. Hurt
Rock Island
Fairbury
Hurt
C. P. Liston
Will Join Magazine Staff After Presidency Retirement
New York President Roosevelt has signed a contract with The Outlook to serve as associate editor after leaving the presidency in March. He will write about his African travels for Charles Scribner's Sons and cover political and economic topics for the magazine.
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New York
Roedervelt
The
Outlook
Proiaidency
Charles Scribner's, Sons
Snow Storm Dumps Snow Across Northwest Nebraska
Snow fell in northwest Nebraska after a west Alliance area storm with high winds turning cold rain to snow by evening. Residents reported flurries spreading across the region as temperatures dropped and roads remained slick.
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Nebraska
Alliance
Ambassador Leaves for England Ahead of Return Trip
The American ambassador sails for England today to prepare for a U S return on October 25. He will stay several weeks in the United States including his Newport Rhode Island home before voting in the election.
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Paris
Eleary White
England
United States
Prinz Fredrich Wilhelm
Vetyyg
Newport
R. I
Storm Isolation Cuts Butte Off From North and West
A heavy storm cripples Butte Montana cutting it off from the north and west. Eastern Montana reports trains delayed from five to ten hours. The unusual snow is believed to have caused sheep losses.
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West Butte
Mont
Butte
Montana
Prehistoric Animal Remains Discovered in Montana
The forty foot long fossil with a twenty two foot high skeleton was found in the bad lands south of Glasgow Montana by Barnum Brown of New York affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. It was shipped to New York after sixteen teams hauled the fossil to the railroad and the skull alone weighed 4000 pounds.
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Great Falls
Mont
Badlands
Glasgow
Barnum Brown
New York
American Museum of Natural History
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