Roosevelt Progressive Convention Set in Chicago Plans
Arrangements completed for a progressive party convention in Chicago likely to begin August 6 with Theodore Roosevelt in attendance. Senator Dixon, his campaign manager, will issue the official call. The tentative platform reportedly includes a strong anti theft plank and opposition to free trade.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Dixon
Chicago
Roosevelt
Governor Wilson to be notified August 7 for campaign lead
Governor Wilson will be informed he leads the Democrats in the coming campaign on August 7 at 2 PM. The notification date was set after a conference with Senator-elect Ollie James, chair of the notification committee. Fifty two members will meet at the Hotel Imperial and travel by special train to Seagit, New Jersey.
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Seagit
N. J
Wilson
Democracy
Ollie James
Hotel Imperial
Earthquakes Recorded in Kansas and Alaska
Heavy shocks lasting seventy minutes were recorded by the University of Kansas seismograph starting 1 16 Sunday morning. The epicenter was about 2300 miles away with the strongest tremors noted westward. In Alaska near Fairbanks a violent quake struck at 10 pm lasting forty seconds with additional shocks overnight.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Pairbanks
Alaska
Harvest Yield Seen Higher for Lincoln Nebraska Wheat
Lincoln Nebraska farmers expect a winter wheat harvest at least five percent larger than 1910 and 1911 crops. The estimate, averaged by farmers railroad men and grain men, comes after weeks of alternating hopes and disappointments. On the eve of harvest, plans proceed despite mixed signals.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Americana in Olympics Stockholm Victory Report
American athletes won two notable victories at the games Saturday. C. Craig of the Detroit M. C. A. captured the final of the 106 meter dash, while James…
Senate approves two new battleships in naval bill
Washington reports a 43 to 12 senate vote for an amendment adding two battleships to the naval appropriation bill. Other items include Premier Lu Cheng Hsiang replacing Tang Shao Yi, rising aviation fatalities, and various political shifts and disasters worldwide.
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Senate
Lu Cheng Hsiang
Tang Shao Yi
James A. Sample
South Bend
Ind
United States Treasury
Edward B. Truex
House
House Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Archibald
Commerce Court
Congress
Arthur H. Rostron
Rostron
Missouri River
Willamette Valley
Portland
Ore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Navy Yard
Civil Service Law
Taft
Navy Department
Civil Service Commissioners
Socialist Party
Paul Augustine
MacVeagh
A. Pratt Andrew
Andrew
Progressive Party to Convene in Chicago August First
National convention of the Progressive Party planned for Chicago on or about August 1. A forest fire near Sheldrake Michigan destroys nearly 500 000 feet of high grade white pine logs worth about 750 000 dollars. Fourteen injured two fatally in Milwaukee subway gas leak. A wreck on the Ligonier Valley railroad at Wipes Pennsylvania. Two thousand flood refugees homeless after Hymelia crevasse waters fed and housed at U S Naval Station New Orleans. Burage from gasoline explosion reported near Pp m Monday Saem Naitin Mochumath ab and colm Neb.
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Stockholm
Richard T. Crane
Chicago
Illinois
Salamanca
Guanajuato
Mexico
O. Rhineheart
Omaha
Nickerson
Neb
Rhinehart
James
Wilbur Taylor
Maxwell
Guy Stockton
Norfolk
Guananjula
Queretaro
Silao
Salamanza
Breslau
Prussia
Chihuahua
el Paso
Texas
England
Reform Club
Manchester
Saskoon
Manitoba
Moll Lendo
Penu
Eost
United States
Rome
Glen Garrison
Alliance
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Odie
Nevada
George Wingfield
George 8. Nixon
Wingfield
Prank Hasek
Ee Eaeer
Progressive Party
Sheldrake
Mich
Milwaukee
Wis
Wipes
United States Naval Station
New Orleans
Saem Naitin
Mochumath Ab
Colm
Recodification Nears Completion by State Commission
The state recodification commission, active for months, classifies and prunes laws for a new code. J. H. Broady says the book, about 2000 pages, will be larger and easier to read than Wheeler's or Cobbey's statutes, with printer-ready copy soon.
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J. H. Broady
Thomas
Wheeler
Cobbey
Solution of Vexatious Problem at Nebraska Fair
The article suggests enticing farm youth to help with summer work by offering a trip to Lincoln's State Fair September 2 to 6. It touts horse races aero plane flights the Cheyenne Frontier Days show Liberati band grand opera attractions fireworks and top exhibits of stock and farm products and machinery.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Liberati’s Great
Lincoln Statue Unveiling Planned for Labor Day
Governor Aldrich Secretary of State Wall and F M Hall of the Lincoln monument commission announced the Lincoln statue unveiling for Labor Day September 2 Speakers not yet secured but W J Bryan may be available Some presidential candidates could be invited Preliminary statue work is nearing completion with marble granite in place and concrete base fixed for walk in front.
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Aldrich
Wall
F. M. Hall
Lincoln Monument Commission
Labor Day
W.J. Bryan
No State Camp of Instruction For Nebraska Guard
The secretary of war reports a lack of funds for the Nebraska national guard. President Taft vetoed the army appropriations bill due to other subjects included. Congress must reenact an appropriation. Nebraska guard will not join army maneuvers this year and there will be no state camp of instruction.
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Nebraska National Guard
Secretary of War
Taft
Army
Congress
Nebraska Food Commissioner Reports Tax Payment Arrival
Food Commissioner Hansen announces a stock food company will pay a $100 tax to Nebraska for selling its goods. Inspectors hold monthly conferences outlining future work and reviewing past month’s efforts.
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Hansen
Nebraska
Water Struck In New State Penitentiary Well
Water found in plentiful quantity at the new state penitentiary well at a depth of 35 to 40 feet. The flow is so steady a large bucket tied to horse power cannot keep the well clear. A pump will be installed to remove water as fast as it enters until the bottom masonry for the walls is completed.
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State Penitentiary
Duncan McEwan to Open Chair Factory at Penitentiary
Duncan McEwan of Chicago plans a chair factory at the penitentiary after filing articles of incorporation with a Lincoln headquarters. The secretary of state collected 38 385.20 in fees for June. Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago invited to attend the unveiling of his father’s statue on the state house grounds September 2.
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Duncan McEwan
Chicago
Lincoln
Secretary of State
Robert T. Lincoln
State House
Regents Approve Setablich Fine Arts School Establishment
Committees of the state university board of regents have completed their work on establishing a School of Fine Arts. It is agreed the new department will be organized at the state institution.
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Setablich
Nebraska in brief and Norfolk drowning tragedy headline
Nebraska in brief reports a July tennis tournament in Norfolk for youths, a four year old drownings in Beaver creek, a Norfolk river drowning of Mrs. Guy Stockton, a barn fire in Harlan County, and a cloudburst in Box Butte. Other items note county property value shifts, gas lamp death in Mitchell hotel, and assorted legal and civic notes across the region.
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Norfolk
Stella
Thomas Curraun
York Daily News
Beaver Creek
Harlan County
A. G. Harding
Box Butte
Cellara
Alliance
Guy Stockton
Osborne
Gardner
Custer County
John Doyle
Jackson
Neb
Mitchell Hotel
Sioux City
Doyle
Rushville
J. T. Jacobs, Jr
Interior
Jacobs
Johnson
Norfolk Insane Asylum
Lincoln
Norfolk Asylum
Earl Thornburg
Penitentiary
Thornburg
Kearney
Sinclair
B.C. Calkins
Nebraska
Nancy Wella
Fred Paola
Ravenna
Hospitals lag in caring for consumptives across states
Dr. Livingston Farrand notes only four states lack beds in special facilities for consumptives. Eight years after the tuberculosis association formed, 26 states had no hospital or sanitarium beds and U S capacity rose to about 10,000. He warns there are 250,000 to 300,000 indigent consumptives needing care and urges expanded hospital provision.
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Mississippi
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Livingston Farrand
National Association
When He Drew the Line and the Lodges Keeper Son
An English earl famed for hatred of children once employed an army pensioner as lodge keeper. After McMicken’s wife bore a son, the lord railed at the man and claimed the role was only to open a gate, not to propagate. The item ends with a wry remark on alimony.
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McMicken
Harry
Grape-Nuts Said To Improve Sleep and Digestion
A reader reports better sleep and daytime alertness after switching to Grape-Nuts. She says chronic indigestion and vomiting ceased and bloating disappeared. Her mother’s stomach issues also improved, with renewed ability to digest food and enjoy meals.
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