Washington imports rise and military postings noted
The article reports United States import materials valued at 8546 million for the local year, far above last year. It notes army figures with General Robert Oliver planning a long vacation ride, and officers Oliver’s daughter and Ellery Farmer assigned to Missouri and Fort Riley postings. The Potomac regatta on August 12-13 promises a major amateur oarsmen gathering with crews from across the U.S. and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Robert 5. Oliver
Oliver
Ellery
Farmer
Twenty-sixth
United States Infantry
University of Missouri
Frederik 8. Foltz
Fifteenth Cavalry
Accession Bill Tests Protestant Oath and Extradition Law
Report notes a British Lords third reading passing an accession declaration substituting "I am a faithful Protestant" to appease Catholic concerns. It also mentions Scotland Yard acting on extradition formalities to address Crippen and Leneve cases in Quebec and references a Supreme Court decision involving General Forbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Dr. Crippen
Miss Leneve
Scotland Yard
Canada
Quebec
Supreme Court
Ce General
Forbes
Open Acres for Pinchot as New York candidate
A fragment suggests acres of unoccupied land in Japan being opened for use and mentions Pinchot as a potential candidate for a New York position. The text is incomplete and lacks clear details on dates or official actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Insurgent Upset in Kansas Politics and National Echoes
Summary of scattered items: Kansas standpatters defeated by insurgents. Roosevelt to address national conservation congress in St Paul on September 6. Senator Gore alleges a bribe offer. Niagara Falls roads talks. Swanson appointed U S Senator from Virginia. flood deaths in Hungary. court and political shuffles across states. national rail and postal savings notes. various regional political and legal developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
National Conservation
Congress
St. Paul
Gore
Rusk
Mt. McKinley
Alaska
Chicago
A. J. Hopkins
Senate
Yoakum
Frisco Railroad
Niagara Falls
Claude A. Swanson
U.S
Virginia
Daniels
Tenty
Dees
Hungary
Crane
Taft
Ira G. Rawn
Wickersham
Nagel
National Miners’ Association
Memphis
Bradford
Ohio
Joseph Chartrand
Chatard
Indianapolis
Lionel Waldron
Jules Pages
Alexander Garfield
Africa
Harmon
Joseph J. ‘Mackley
Toledo
New York
Fas
Senensenante
Henry T.oneal
Bremerton
Dr Crippen and Miss Lenove Remain in Quebec Until August 18
Oldfield says he will meet Jack Johnson in an automobile race. The two men discuss arranging a race as Crippen and Lenove stay in Quebec through August 18.
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Dr. Crippen
Miss Lenove
Quebec
Oldfield
Jack Johnson
Indians 10 Benefit: McAlester Hearing Continues
A House committee led by Congressman Burke arrives in McAlester to press hearings on charges linked to the McMurray case. Senator Gore alleges a sale to a New York syndicate and large attorney fees, with Vice President Sherman named but later excluded from the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Okla
Congress
McMurray
House of. Representatives
Charles. H. Burke
South Dakota
Thomas P. Gore
J. F. McMurray
Gore
New York
Sherman
Hannon
Government to Sue Road in Black Hills Fire Case
Government to sue Burlington Railroad in U.S. circuit court next month for 42 000 damages over Labor Day 1968 fire at Galena and Galena area destroying about 1000 acres of Black Hills National Forest timber. The case concerns alleged origin of forest fires and damages in South Dakota.
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United States
Black Hills
Burlington Railroad
Galena
Pear
Black His National Forest
Congress of Deaf Mutes Exhibition Opens in Colorado Springs
Many prominent figures in deaf education converge in Colorado Springs for the world congress of deaf mutes to be held in the coming days. An extensive exhibition accompanies the event showcasing industrial arts skills of the speechless.
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Colorado”. Springs
Colorado Springs
Alaska Coal Beds Valued by Geological Survey Bulletin
The bulletin from the Geological Survey under George Otis Smith states that Washington’s accessible coal from premier Alaskan fields is worth more than many eastern coal lands despite transport lines and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geological Survey
George Otis Smith
Postmasters Propose Postal Savings Bank System
Washington reports 303 postmasters and 923 banks have written to Postmaster General Hitchcock. The postmasters seek to designate their offices as postal savings banks and banks request to be named as depositories for postal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Savings Bank
Hitchcock
Postal Savings Banks
Troops to Fight the Fire Across Montana and Idaho
Washington requests troops to guard national forests in Montana and Idaho from wildfires and help extinguish flames. General Wood, Army chief of staff, has asked President Taft for authority to deploy soldiers for this mission.
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Washington
Montana
Idaho
Wood
Army
Taft
Guthrie Governor Haskell Moves Executive Office
Governor Haskell shows no plan to recognize Guthrie as capital as the state house furniture fixtures and records are removed and sent to Oklahoma City suggesting the capital shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Haskell
State House
Oklahomia City
Restrepo to Inaugurate as President of Colombia
Bogota reports preparations are complete for the inauguration of Senor Carlos Restrepo as president of the republic in succession to General Gonzales Valencia. Restrepo is described as conservative in politics and a professional by trade from Antioquia province.
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Bogota
Senor
Carlos Restrepo
Republic of Colombia
Gonzales Valencia
Antioquia
Nebraska A Leading Shorthorn State This Year
Nebraska earns top class status from the shorthorn breeders association with a possible $1500 grant. Iowa and Minnesota also receive high support. The board corrected past misplacements, promising enhanced shorthorn exhibits at the state fair from September 5 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Iowa
Minnesota
Shorthorn Association
Are Diamonds Being Pawned in Nebraska
Diamonds assessed in Nebraska show a slight decrease this year, while automobile spending rises. Officials note the drop is not evidence of depreciation, but a shift of precious stones into pawn or collateral to finance growing car purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Atitos
Lincoln Labor Union Endorses Maupin for Governor Action
The central labor union of Lincoln forwarded to Governor Shallenberger resolutions approving Deputy Labor Commissioner Will M. Maupin. The Lincoln business men's league urged Maupin’s removal arguing he employed a woman from outside the state as a factory inspector and used his office to aid labor unions rather than the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Unione
Maupin
Central- Labor Unioen of
Lincoln
Shallenberger
Will _M. Maupin
Lincoln Business Men's League
State Board Sets 5 Mill State Levy for Year
The Nebraska Board of Assessment and Equalization met at Governor Smallienberger’s office and approved a 4 mill levy for the general fund plus a 1 mill levy for the state university totaling 5 mills, the lowest for state purposes. Last year’s total levy was 5M mills with 4% for the general fund and 1 mill for the university, while 1908 had a 6% mill total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Smallienberger
Nebraska
Bank capital stock rises slightly in statewide assessment
State bank capital stock, assessed separately from real estate, shows a modest year over year increase. Last year $2,448,248 was listed. this year the amount rises to $2,631,855, though Gage county did not report.
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Gage County
Music Teacher Resigns for Peru Normal School Post
Miss Harriet Bell, music instructor in Nebraska City public schools for three years, resigns to join the faculty at Peru Normal School. Professor A Loeb, instructor at the institute for the blind, is elected as an orchestra instructor at the normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Bell
Nebraska City
Normal School
Peru
A. Loeb
Institute For the Blind
The
Normal
Botany Professors Appointed at Louisiana State University
Professor Albert T. Bell, long time botany professor at Nebraska Wesleyan University, is named botany professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He succeeds Ernest A. Bessey, who moves to Michigan State Agricultural College in Lansing.
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Leoisiana
Albert T. Bell
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Louisiana State University At
Baton Rouge
Ernest A. Bessey
Michigan State Agricultural College
Lansing
State Fair Railroad Rates Set by Railroads
Secretary W. R. Mellor reports a round trip rate of one and a half cents for the Nebraska state fair, to be offered by all leading railroads for stations with fares over one dollar. The New Home Telephone company of Beatrice is building a trunk line.
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W. R. Mellor
New Home Telephone Company of
Beatrice
Dean's Kidney Pills Offer Cure For Gravel
A testimonial claims a patient with gravel long treated poorly improved after twelve days of Dean's Kidney Pills, passing two stones and rapidly recovering. The ad urges readers to trust Dean's and notes the Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo sells them for fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ters
Ispcom
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Favorite Family Azar Brings Controversy to Town
After a marriage for money, critics argue the favored Azar clan shows how wealth shapes social standing. Local residents debate tradition versus self reliance as the issue draws attention from community leaders.
Coca Cola Record Book 1910 Offers Casey at the Bat
A Coca Cola booklet bundle includes the poem Casey at the Bat from the Coca Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 along with schedules and baseball data. The set, sent by Coca Cola Company of Atlanta upon receipt of a 2 cent postage stamp, also contains The Truth About Coca-Cola pamphlet explaining purity and refreshment.
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Casey
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Why She Brought it Up
A dialogue shows a woman recalling a vow about the sun and moon, and a man admitting he might have spoken exaggeratedly. She questions past promises while he regrets not stopping the imagined catastrophe. The mood is reflective and playful in tone.
Paddy Blake Dies at 119 in Corofin Ireland
Paddy Blake born at Balygtreen Kilnasoolagh County Clare Ireland died in Corofin Union hospital aged 119. He recalled events from a century ago and witnessed Daniel O Connell pass through Bunratty Pike to Ennis for the 1828 election.
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Paddy Blake
Balygtreen
Kilnasoolagh
County Clare
Ireland
Corofin Union Hospital
Paddy
Daniel O’connell
Bunratty Pike
Ennis
Reformers Reformed Our Town Last Year
A local boss boasts he is a reformer of the deepest dye and vows to reform the town back again after reformers changed it last year. The exchange hints at cyclical political change and local power struggles.
Pretty Bad Exchange Sparks Domestic Etiquette Quip
Mrs Hoyle questions husband language at home and Mrs Doyle replies he speaks to her as if she were a fountain pen.
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Senestor Geana
George
Dew
Crippen
Kristow
Kansas
Cannon
Campbell
Pennsylvania
Prac
Congress of Deaf Mutes
State Bank
Azar
Post
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