State Plans to Resist Railroad Rate Injunction
Attorney General W. T. Thompson travels to Omaha this week to argue that railroads cannot enjoin the state railway commission from setting rates. Halleck F. Heese and Senator Aldrich of Butler county assist, as judges hear the case. Thompson notes the commission has power to regulate rates like the legislature, aiming to delay grain-rate changes until the new crop moves to market. If needed, the matter could go to the Interstate Commerce Commission for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Thompson
Omaha
Halleck F. Heese
Aldrich
Butler County
State Railway Commissicons
T. C. Munger
W. H. Munger
Thompson
Railway Commission
Commission
Atorney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commission
Governor urged to punish lynchers in Nebraska incident
A Nebrask a presbytery resolution asks Governor Sheldon to cleanse the state's name by bringing to justice the thirty men who seized a murder suspect near Bandcroft and hanged him. The document, signed by Thomas L. Sexton, pleas for protecting courts and officers from mob lynching and future occurrences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Presbytery
Nebraska City
Alexandria
Cumming County
Thomas L. Sexton
Nebraska
Bandcroft
Neb
Value of Live Stock and Real Estate in 1907 Valuation
Secretary Bennett reports state board of equalization shows Livestock valued at 3,119,000 more than last year and real estate up 2,850,000. The 1907 valuations list acreage and values for real estate and animals by class, including cows, sheep, and hogs, with totals for real estate and live stock. P. A. Caldwell concedes defeat in the railway commissioner race and accepts returns. he questions Omaha results and cites Cares county as governor Sheldon’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
State Board of Equalization
Calcio
P. A. Caldwell
Edgar
Lincoln
Omaha
Clarke
Land Office Report Shows Homestead Entries Rise in August
August district land office at Lincoln records 4 915 acres filed as homestead entries largely under the Kinkaid act. Most filings clustered in Chase and Dundy counties with only two full sections filed. Open government land in the South Platte country has declined from about 15 000 acres on July 1 to over 9 000 acres filed on since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Office
District United States Land Office
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
South Platte
Nebraska Officials Warn on Unbranded Butter Packages
Food Commissioner Johnson warns creamery owners and retailers that unbranded butter and underweight packages violate the Nebraska Pure Food Law. Dealers risk seizure and fines up to 100 dollars per offense, with potential penalties for both producers and retailers. Inspector Barkhoff surveys creameries statewide to enforce branding and accurate weight disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Nebraska
Uunstamper
Barkhoff
Omaha Federal Court Docket Prepared for North District
Attorney A W Lane returns from Omaha where he and his chief prepare the docket for the coming session of the federal court in the Omaha division of the Nebraska district. A grand jury is to be called for the northern district on September 24 and a petit jury for the following Monday September 30. The grand jury will consider only cases arising since the new law dividing the district into northern and southern divisions took effect February 27, 1907. It is not yet known when a grand jury will be called to consider cases found before the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Lane
Omaha
Nebraska
Royalty May Attend State University This Fall
Signor Juan Aguaca Tornquist, nephew of Argentina's president and relative of King Alfonso of Spain, may enter the State University of Agriculture this fall. W. T. Thurston of Lincoln recently received Tornquist's letter expressing desire to attend the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Aguaca Tornquist
Alphonso
Spain
State School of Agriculture
W. T. Thurston
Lincoln
Tornquist
State University
Webster County commissioner candidate alleges ballot error
H. G. Sawyer, a Webster County commissioner candidate, says his name was left off the ballot by accident and that this omission cost him the election. He seeks guidance on remedies as the county attorney has referred the matter to the attorney general for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Sawyer
Webster County
Four French scientists arrive for extended Nebraska State University study
Four French researchers visit Nebraska State University for an extended investigation. The party includes Prof. Raphael Blanchard, Baron Jules de Guerne, Baron R. Duberton, and Baron Louis Duberton, arriving in the city to begin their academic inquiry and collaborative work on campus projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State University
Raphael Blanchard
Jules de Guerne
Baron R. Duberton
Baron Louis Duberton
Insist on Nomination for Fourth Judicial District
John O. Yeiser and Charles T. Dick inson of Omaha seek ballot placement as nominees of both Republican and Democratic parties for the Fourth judicial district judge ship. They cite their combined votes as greater than the total votes cast for candidates. Their request will not be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Yeiser
Charles T. Dickinson
Omaha
Fourth Judicial District
Senate Journal Copies Sent to County Clerks
The secretary of state has received the senate journal and it is being distributed to county clerks. The 161 page volume highlights the senate employer, listing 48 names with eleven from Lancaster county, three from Omaha, and three from Beatrice. Omaha and Beatrice are closer to Lancaster in representation than other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Journale
Senate Journal
Secretary of State
Senate
Lancaster County
Omaha
Beatrice
Lancaster
Press Pulpit Notes Across Nebraska Readers
A compendium of local items from Nebraska towns including Battle Creek Beatrice Lincoln and Omaha. Bail damage Beatrice banks district railroad shifts and prize winnings at state fair. Death by suicide in Wahoo and various thefts accidents and awards noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mary L. Adams
Lincoln
Ohio
John Hartley Coons
Humbold
Beatrice High
Wahoo
Wend Girgs
David City
Burlington
Pleasant Dale
Milford
John Carmichael
Beatrice
Plattsmouth
Omaha
Missouri Pacific
Wilber Lewis
Friend Mill
Arlington
Presbyterian
West Point Creamery Company
Edgar Canning
Hern
Paine
Nebraska City
J. B. Smith
Jersey
Gage County
Bee
Seward County
Patrick Gorman
Northwestern
Upalke Elevator Company
Cope
Springfield Center
Utica
Coopertown
Pel Clarke
Kearney
Mears
Wayne County
Elmer Mack
Fremont
Wayne
Board of Supervisors
R. Mead Shumway
Sarah Martin
Jacob Martin
Shumway
Blue Springs
John Henderson
John Swiler
Henderson
Swiler
City of Light for the Blind Pianist Invited to Bucharest
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania has established the City of Light in Bucharest a cosmopolitan blind colony with 80 members speaking 10 languages and practicing 13 trades. Samuel Bowman a blind Eldora pianist is invited to join this self sustaining community led by Horace G Knowles American minister in Bucharest and supported by bankers and a generous vision of dignity for the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Elizabeth
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
City of Light
Bucharest
Samuel Boroman
Bowman
Horace G. Knowles
Vatra Luminosa
Queen Elizabeth
Deer Flee From Her Mop In Garden Struggle
Mrs Murphy of Port Jervis with a mop chased a buck deer and two does from her garden after they began feasting on cabbages. The deer leaped the fence and fled toward the woods with the does. She complained the deer are getting too fresh and vowed to protect her cabbage despite possible legal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
John Murphy
Rio
Sullivan County
Mrs. Murphy
Oyster Famine Rumor Deemed Unfounded by Fisheries
Washington officials at the bureau of fisheries state there is no oyster famine. They cannot measure the next six months harvest yet do not expect a shortage beyond recent years. The commission is actively preventing extinction of the oyster supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Old Cotton Mather Conspiracy Letter Found in Newport
Hartford authorities report discovery of Cotton Mather letter to John Higginson dated September 15 1682 describing plans to capture William Penn and Quakers aboard the ship Welcome and sell them as slaves in Barbadoes to profit slaves and support ministers. The document asserts secret orders to capture Penn and crew for sale and asks to report when the ship returns.
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Hartford
Conn
Cotton Mather
Boston
William Penn
Barbadoes
Mather
John Higginson
Newport
George A. Reynolds
R. ° Greenaway
W. Penne
Scampe
Malachi Huxett
Codde
Penne
Stomach Acts as a Buffer in 27-Foot Fall
John Swallen, 50, of Wooster Pennsylvania, weighing 225 pounds, survived a 27 foot fall when a scaffold collapsed on an iron bridge over the Pennsylvania lines tracks. He landed on his stomach and emerged with only a sprained wrist after being unconscious for hours.
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Wooster
John Swallen
Swallen
Pennsylvania Lines
Swallow
White Huckleberries Found In Schuylkill Haven Region
White huckleberries appear on local mountains with color white instead of deep blue. Experts say cool spring weather caused the change, and the berries are said to be as sweet as sugar and more luscious than the ordinary ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill Haven
FREAK CORPORATIONS List of Those Which Have Died Late ly Through Failure to Pay Taxes
A Maine overview details the flood of quirky and doomed corporations formed for odd aims. It cites delinquent charters, minimal taxes, and lax scrutiny as catalogs of ventures from steam shovels on Mars to banana ventures in Alaska, with dozens of whimsical names and no clear business.
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Portland
Mars
Alaska
Maine
Bangor
Augusta
Baldwin Airship Company
Artistic Display Company
Blue Blazes Heater Company
College of Physiognomy and
Sublime Wisdom of Life
Boston Exploration Company
Beacon Ethical Union
Conscience Law Corporation
Kittery
Superlative Company
Wildcats for Empress Near Canadian Border
Seattle hunter Stephen Mason, famed marksman, receives a commission from the Chinese Empress Dowager to capture live grizzly bears and four wild cats. Mason will pursue the animals in the Cascade mountains near the Canadian line as part of an imperial museum project. Previous shipments included buffaloes and cougars. The Empress aims to showcase global wildlife to her people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Stephen Mason
China
Fur
Mason
Imperial Museum
Cascade Mountains
Longevity in Iowa Centenarians Grow in State
Eldora reports a trend of many Iowa residents reaching 100 or more. Notables include DeWitt resident William Ox aging 103, Des Moines birthday celebrations for Ruth McPherson Morris, Ottumwa's George M. Leatner turning 100, Wall Lake’s resident claimed at 110, and Davenport's long-lived Black man asserting 127. Many towns claim inhabitants aged 95 to 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Iowa
Hawkeye
William Ox
de Witt
Des Moines
Ruth McPherson Morris
Ottumwa
George M. Leatner
Wall Lake
George Washington
Davenport
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Nebraska Pointer
Hastings
George Joiner
Labor
Charles P. Nelis
Queen Elizabeth OF
Samuel Bowman
Eldora, Tn
Buck
Penn
Waxett
State OF
Wildcats
Hunter
Owa
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