Trade conference eyes iron ore and lumber free lists
Washington reports the tariff conferees aim to present a program to President Taft settling disputes over iron ore lumber oil hides and coal. Talks focus on reducing duties and the potential for free list status, with Payne Aldrich Lorimer and Curtis involved. Charles O Neal captured after a pursuit by 40 Cavalrymen for killing his sweetheart at Fort Leavenworth. Oosthuyser commended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Howse
Senate
Aldrich
Pavme
Payne
Canada
Iran
Burrows
Curtis
Senator Lorimer
Porsches End
O'Neal
Charles O'Neal
M’nzie Sharbene
Fort Leavenworth
Wiliam Joethuyser
Fifteenth Cavalry
Oosthuyser
A Wet
Nebraska Notes Highlights From Plattsmouth Court and Town News
Court notes include Judge H. D. Travis overruling a retrial motion and freeing a prisoner in a murder case near Plattsmouth. Other items report a Hastings utility theft arrest, a Hel lent water works bid, Carriker’s Carnegie Institute voyage, and local rescues and drownings. Also noted are a woman’s brush with gasoline fire, a Lyons drowning, a death in Walthill, a jailed Irishman claim attempt, and a Norfolk diamond found and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
fHellen
Arnold C. Koenig
Omaha
Carriker
Nebraska City
New York City
South America
Inter
Carnegie Institute
Nebraska University
Tis Ta
T. A Bailey
Topics of the Times collage of quirky notes and social foibles
A miscellany notes a man shoots his wife after mince pie, divorce colonies in Reno, libel rulings about unfitting candidates, and social satire on women clubs judges humor and marriage. It satirizes public figures and everyday absurdities while musing on divorce and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Treating a Boy With Dignity Builds Future Citizenship
A civic reminder argues it costs little to treat boys with kindness and respect. Politeness toward youths, regardless of mischief or clothes, fosters good citizenship and stable homes as they grow to lead households. It condemns unequal care for boys versus girls as wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republic
Bilari
Young Boston boys set sail for Roosevelt in Africa on raft
Two seven year old boys from Boston built a raft of railroad ties and launched a voyage toward Africa with provisions and two fishing rods. They carry a log book and hope to catch as many fish as needed, no matter how long the sea voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Boston
Roosevelt
Africa
Beriberi and global rice trade spark economy reflection
A long, speculative essay links the spread of beriberi to uncured rice and discusses diet cures. It argues modern U S industry, railways, and banking show strong national confidence and enormous production, trade, and wealth, despite domestic anxieties.
Vanderbilt the Railroad Czar at Eighty
An old article praises Commodore Vanderbilt as the nation’s greatest railroad magnate describing his one man control methods. It notes his contempt for law and minority stockholders and his disregard for statutory constraints in running Central and other properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
McClure
The
Central
Law
Commodore
State of New York
John
State of
New York
Witty Reminders in a Humorous Exchange
A Houston Post excerpt features banter about a wife’s mouth and odd comparisons, noting a man unafraid of women. The exchange recalls domestic humor and playful insults, anchored by an implicit cultural tone of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Languid Pursuit of Knowledge and a Tobacco King's Son
A satirical reminiscence recalls a tobacco magnate's son who slept late in a luxury suite. He kept tutors waiting, wore pajamas to lessons, and declined to rise until late morning. The student paid two dollars, but the tutor failed to engage him, ending in a failing grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Allan England
Success Magazine
Bunster
Dirace
Breaking the News in a Fragmented Comic Strip
Readers glimpse a collage of torn quotes and jokes. A girl confesses to breaking a brick with her father's watch. A debate over a silly accusation follows with amused banter about economy and carelessness. A theater fire scare ends with a wry quip about marriage and widowhood.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colnay
Nebraska
Plattemouth
H. D. Travis
John P. Clar
John P. Tracker
Platiamounth
Paul Fovers
Central Company
Hastings
Slcoman Stelm ‘and
Wu. Dutton
Ww. B. Harding
Logan Creck
Lyons
Dennlson
Bell Construction
Stella Peterson
Ray. Peterson
Livire
Nest Walthill
Ine Peteras
Sherif
F. M. Mopaugh
Stockton
Kaners
James Rankin
Pincher
Wing
Bowers
Norfolk
Willam Mueller
PL Mueller
the Times
Reno
Nevada
Prophets of Evil
Atchison Globe
Edward
Windsor Castle
Hume
Tim
America
Lancet
Henry Fraser
A. T. Stanton
Malay Peninsula
East Indian Archipelago
Robert Hart
Great Britain
France
Germany
Marign
Ehtla
Kloseman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!