Unionists gain seat in Southport and reshuffle
The report notes a Southport division seat gain for Unionists in Lancaster and lists current MPs: Unionists 221, Liberals 202, Labour 34, Nationalists 69. Other items include Nicaragua's president’s proclamation, survival of hostilities, peace talks rejection, and German tariff impact on American shoe orders. It also mentions Roosevelt's hunting claims, naturalist finds, and Kobe Akashi Electric Railway formation with 1.5 million capital.
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Southport
Lancaster
Mberalp
Latorites
Madriz
Nicaragua
Kimball
Germany
South Africa
Col. Roosevelt
Kobe-Akashi
Senate considers postal savings bank bill and other notes
The article reviews varied items including a postal savings bank bill in the Senate, potential outcomes for Ballinger, Komura’s assurance to Japan, Butterick critique of the Post Office, a jailed conductor in Guadalajara, and Taft’s diplomatic moves. It covers legal delays, Alaska governance, election candidacies, Thaw bankruptcy, and broader congressional concerns.
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Postal Savings Bank
Senate
Ballinger
Baron Komura
United States
Post Office Department
Butterick Company
Guadalajara
Conductor Cook
Tait
Satarn Ates
Penrose proposes oleomargarine tax and dealer fees
Senator Penrose introduces a bill to amend the oleomargarine law per farmers and dairymen group recommendations. The measure imposes a 600 dollar annual tax on manufacturers and fixed taxes of 200 dollars on wholesale dealers and 96 dollars on retailers. Reports from foreign sources say Whitelaw Reid accepted a two year extension as ambassador to Great Britain. Post officials estimate rural carriers take 300 million one cent pieces yearly for postage. complaints have led to new postmaster instructions.
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Penrose
Dairyman and Grangers
Washington
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
United States
Court of St. James
Post Ofice Department
Post Office Department
Ne braska governor declines extra legislative session
Report notes Governor Shallenberger of Nebraska will not call an additional session as lawmakers debate fiscal policy and city affairs amid ongoing political pressure.
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Shallenberger
Nebraska
Smith
Fort Russell
Omaha Indians Press for Deeds and Citizenship
In Walthill Nebraska the Omaha Indians hold three councils to demand deeds to lands, oppose placing farmers in charge of Indian interests, and resist a joint agent with the Winnebagos. A five member committee will visit Washington to present grievances, while a 25 year trust extension expires in 1909. For the first time a prayer was offered at an Omaha council.
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Paulino Goioy
Albany
Rochester
N. Y
Ezra Kendall
Martinsville
Ind
Supreme Court
Harry Kendall
United States
William B. Blair
Senate Committee On Territories
Beveridge
Legislative Council
Alaska
Smith
Iowa
National
Taggart
Indianapolis
W. H. Morten
Senate Free On Irrigation
Walthul
Washington
Sussan la Flesche -Picotte
Hiram Chase
Daniel Webster
Simeon Hallowell
Omaha
Hastings Teachers Form Committee On Teaching Agriculture
A Hastings Nebraska committee named by the county superintendent’s section of the state teachers association aims to plan agriculture teaching in public schools. Superintendents statewide received blanks for suggestions on implementing the new course, with Superintendent Willis of Hastings as a member.
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Hastings
Neb
State Teachers’ Association
Willis
Lincoln
Loys
Congressional
Piano State Meetings Hastings Neb Annual Chess Meet
Hastings Nebraska prepares to host the annual state meeting starting Tuesday at the Lepin hotel. Daily sessions run five days with strong turnout expected from Nebraska and Kansas chess and checker players.
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Hastings
Neb
Lepin Hotel
Nebrask
Kansas
Kellys mark 56th wedding anniversary in Cambridge
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kelly, longtime Cambridge pioneers, celebrated their fifty six years of marriage on Tuesday. Their sons, daughters and grandchildren joined in the family observance, honoring the couple’s long life together.
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Cambridge
Ned
Mra
J. J. Kelly
Thin City
daugh+tern
Grand-Chi
Nebraska Happenings Report Across Fields And Cities
Fairfield electric light plant nearing operation. R A Fetz to take Mead Advocate control. Grand jury summoned for February Seward term. Osterman contracts two story steel front at Star livery site. Omaha anti meat eaters exceed 6000 pledging no meat for 30 days. Union Pacific work train collides with freight west of Odevon. heavy fog obscured view. Yates Adams of Pickrell dies after skull operation. Ice prices drop in Kearney area 25 to 30 cents per hundred. Pawnee City men start San Francisco walk without money or baggage. Army engineers asked to quote up to 1,000,000 for Missouri river bank protection near Omaha. Fairfield club elects officers and plans banquet. Polk county real estate stays strong despite heavy winter. Midwest Life reports 338 net new policies in 1909 led by 20 Payment Life.
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Fairfield Electric
R. A. Fetz
Mooréfield
Neb
Mead Advocate
Lewis King
District Court
Seward
William Osterman
Arfington
Star
Fourth
Main
Omaha
Union, Pacific
Odevon
Yates Adams
Kearney
Marcus R. Humphrey
Gilmore C. Nye
Pawnee City
San Francisco
Cal
Denver
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Engineering Corps
Army
Missouri
Fairfield Commercial Club
T. P. Bhively
A. D. Baum
A. R. Ray
H T. Potter
Geo
Polk County
A. P. Kinder
Stromeburg
Louis Beckman
Polk
Midwest Life
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Suffering Women
A testimonial promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it helped a Minneapolis woman overcome weakness and pain within three months. The letter urges women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and notes confidential, free guidance for twenty years.
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E. Pinkham
Lydia E
Lydia
Calous Response to Criticism Cited by Husband
The statement asserts the speaker is thick skinned and unbothered by criticism. It presents a domestic dialogue tone focusing on personal resilience and tolerance for verbal reprimand. No broader context or concrete events are provided.
Doctor's Best Formula for Quick Cold and Cough Cure
A claimed remedy combines whiskey with a herbal mix and promises rapid relief from colds and coughs. The text suggests using half a pint of whiskey and dosing with teaspoonful to tablespoon quantities, stating frequent cures within a day.
Fog-Eye's Plaintive Protest and Odd Encounter
Fog-Eye Smith of northwestcy oming warned a stranger he would send the neophyte home in a market basket unless he improved. Later Smith was found scrounging for his glass eye and muttering, revealing a tense scene and odd exchange.
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Fog-Eye
Fog-Eye Smith
Northwestcyoming
Unclear school scene ends with stern teacher resolve
A teacher admonishes a laughing student in class. The student apologizes, promising not to repeat the lapse as the teacher asserts discipline, reflecting a stern school moment from Sunday Magazine.
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The
Cleveland Leader
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