Tariff Revision Up Reports Expected To Come From Committee
Washington lawmakers debate tariff revision bills with the wool tariff and free list measures in play. Senator La Follette and Representative Underwood handle the bills as leaders push for a veto showdown and possible passage over President Taft. Absentees summoned as both chambers seek an accord backed by Carolina cotton interests.
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la Vollette
Underwood
Tee
Taft
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Carolina
Farmers Trapped by Flood North of Concordia
Three farmers six miles north of Concordia Kansas are surrounded by flood water from the Republican River and unable to escape. Authorities warn dikes may fail if river rises two more inches.
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Concordia
Kan
Here
Republican
Monument to Pioneer in Du Bois and Dakota Territory
Pioneer residents in Welsington Springs start a movement to raise a monument for Rev. John Cross a noted early sky pilot who did fifty years of church work and died December 1 1393 in this country, commemorating his missionary efforts in Du Bois Iowa and Dakota territory.
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Welsington Springs
Jerrauld
John Cross
du Bois
Iowa
Dakota Territory
Representative Sloan Seeks Immediate Pension for Old Soldiers
The article notes Representative Sloan of Nebraska advocating immediate pension legislation for citizens aged over sixty. It also reports on hearings on proposed trust legislation, a $4 weekly pension proposal by Victor Berger, and various tariff and political actions before Congress including Taft administration plans and party leader statements.
G A R Seeks 15000 Appropriation For Vicksburg Monument
The Grand Army of the Republic Nebraska will seek a 15000 appropriation at the next legislative session to erect a monument at the Vicksburg siege site. Nebraska, with few Civil War monuments, honors General John M. Thayer, buried at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln. Immigrants from cholera districts in Italy and Russia head to Nebraska, with destinations listed in Lincoln, Verdi, Omaha, South Omaha, and Calumet.
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Grand Army of the Republic of
Nebraska
Vicksburg
John M. Thayer
Hayer
Wyuka
Lincoln
E. A. Carr
Board of Secretaries
State Board of Health
Italy
Russia
Heinrich Geist
Giovanni
Zinman
Verdi
Icontro Rosario
Omaha
Panebianca Vincenzo
State Treasurer Report Shows July Funds and Flows
Walter A. George reports in July the state treasury held 152,002.13 in unin vested trust funds and 643,112.62 on hand. Cash on hand 6,900.58 and 636,212.04 in depository banks. General fund 175,104.14. Beginning June total 786,743.71. receipts 414,014.75 and payments 557,645.84.
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Walter A. George
Cosse
State Aid for Bridge Inspections Begun
Washington county notifies the State engineer it will pay expenses to inspect the proposed bridge across the Niobrara. Applications for state aid to build long bridges are being processed in the order counties agree to bear the inspection costs, not the order aid applications are filed.
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Washington County
Niobrara
Lincoln Ad Club Plans Boston Trip Literature Drive
Members of the Ad Club announce a state oriented excursion to Boston. They aim to promote Nebraska by distributing prepared literature detailing resources and opportunities to be found in the state along the travel route.
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Lincoln
Boston
Nebraska
Governor Aldrich Reports Record Wheat Yield
Governor Aldrich, just back from Butler county, says his wheat crop yields 23 bushels per acre on 140 acres. He estimates the harvest will net more than a year's salary for his governor's office.
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Aldrich
Butler County
Nebraska Professor G. Moras Receives Wheel Offer
Professor G Moras of the state university electrical engineering department has attracted an offer from a Wheel company, signaling interest from industry in his research.
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Nebraska
Moras
The
State University
Corporations Pay Tax to Secretary of State in Nebraska
Secretary of State Wait received 17390.06 dollars from corporations during the annual license period to pursue their occupations in Nebraska.
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Wait
Nebraska
Apple Crop Notes From Weeping Water Orchard Visit
C G Marshall secretary of the state horticultural society reports from Weeping Water where he has been tending a local orchard. He says people in that area and other locations are affected by the year’s fruit prospects and potential crop conditions.
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C. G. Marshall
State Horticultural Society
Mr. Marshall
Omaha Gears Up For City Bond Plans And Local News
A sweep of notes covers Omaha voting on commission form government and $8.5 million waterworks bonds. Wyandotte area fires burn Ost barn near Nehawka. large Indian pow wow north of Tekamah. doctors and bankers face legal matters. teachers set to meet in Omaha. Lincoln Labor Day plan pivots to picnic. Valentine Corn Show and Fraternal events. Fairbury bank savings start. Elmwood horse accident. Rock Island rail changes. Chadron Osmond and Dakota City bond moves. U.S. Postal Savings Bank opens in Broken Bow. state historical society news.
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Susannah Parris
Seward
Sayard
Eer
Omaha
William Ost
Nehawka
Scottsbluff
David Cliy
Ana
Henry Gareth
Saundera County
Fremont
Tekamah
W. M. Condon
Otis and Murphy Bank
Humphrey
District Court
Nebraska
Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
Atkinson
Fort Crook
Lincoln
Valentine
Farmers’ Institute
Fairbury
Lew Shelley
Guy Kimble
Gus Benemeyer
Elmwood
Lincoin
Fairbury Commercial Club
W. Kelap
Rock Island
Fair Board
Mellor
Sherman County
Chadron Water
Village of
Osmond
Dakota City
Sidney Water
United States Portal Savings Bank
Broken Bow
Haumon
C. S. Paine
The
State Historical Society
B. Peters
Guide Rock
Ned
In the Courtroom Scene with Young Law Students
A playful dialogue frames students carrying books, as an old judge presides and lays down legal wisdom in a courtroom setting. The exchange highlights student eagerness and the authority of the bench.
Widow Announces Engagement After Two Weeks
A humorous Harper's Weekly snippet reports a widow announcing engagement to a man she has known for only two weeks. Her friend doubts the plan but the widow says she will know him better after a couple of years of marriage.
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Maria
Harper’s: Weekly
Mercury Sells Amid Heat Wave Brokerage Boost
During a hot spell a broker laments dull trading while noting mercury at 1007. His friend replies that high temperatures make it the chance of a lifetime to sell mercury. The Boston Evening Transcript describes a brisk, ironic exchange about market activity in extreme heat.
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Mercury
Dot
Scott
Boston Evening Transcript
Patient Creditors
Gibbs asks about debts to ancestors and jokes that they do not push him like a tailor and grocer in a brief humorous exchange.
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Gibbs
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Sloan
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Victor Berger
United States
Patent Office
William J. Bryan
Great Britain
France
House of Representatives
Arizona
New Mexico
Faucett
Pollock
Gibraltar
Astoria
Ore
Robert Gregory
London
Gean
St. Paul's
Edwin A. Abbey
Acevedo
Minnesota
Commonwealth
Albert Lea
Minn
Standard Pocahontas Coal Company
Shannon
W. Va
Raine
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Joplin
Joseph Clary
England
London Docks
Missouri Pacific
Wagstaff
Hamilton
Colorado
State of
Union
Haakon VII
Christiana
Sweden
Shanghai
China
Belle A. Mansfield
Aurora
Ill
Carey A. Manker
Pearl
San Francisco
Wichita
J. H.graham
E. M. Leach
R. B. Campbell
Angels National Forest
San Bernardino
Riverside
Orange Counties
California
William Henry Jackson
Wall Street
J. D. Herrington
Lawrence
Herrington
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
National Republican Progressive League
Haiti
State
Treasury Funds
Nesaagea
Tou
P. Lewis Peoria
Postum Cereal Co
Beastie Casek
Mick
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