Review of World Events From The Week
Washington plans to offer 60 600 000 in Panama bonds. Missouri Senator Stone pushes intervention in Mexico claiming Americans are murdered. Dickinson resigns from Taft cabinet. Gore introduces resolution for Philippine independence. Maguire hails dignity of farmers free list bill. Nebraska senators praise tariff impact. Canadian bill moves toward reciprocity with Newfoundland. Henry Stimson offered War Secretary post. Senate fails to elect pro tempore after seven ballots. Diaz retirement implied by joint resolution on direct senatorial election. Cardinal Gibbons to be honored by New York Catholic Club. Germany storms bring eight deaths from lightning. Eight miners die in Delaware & Hudson mine fire at Larksville. Empire hall in Edinburgh burns. eight bodies recovered. Joseph Wendling to serve life for murder. Two more suits against E C Lewis entities. Fire at Larksville mine extinguished. Carrie Nation eyes May 15 for hatchet visit. Mexican war tax on northern merchants alleged. 300 sympathizers plan Kansas City to Madero salute. Arsenic in Minnesota dinner coffee investigated. Muscatine button workers dispute may draw governor involvement. Allen Taylor dies after train hold up near Ogden. Halsey Ives cremated in London. ashes to U S. Joseph Kingham guilty embezzlement. 10 years Leavenworth. Mexico names Madero Jr provisional president. Juarez as capital. Seventeen-year-old Alva Bruner dies after Pike's Peak attack. Steamer Merida sunk near Cape Charlie. all aboard saved. Winnipeg paralyzed by unprecedented storm.
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MacVeagh
Panama
Stone
Missouri
Mexico
Jacob
McGavock Dickinson
Tennessee
Taft
Philippine Islands
Gore
Oklahoma
John A. Maguire
Nebraska
House
New Foundland
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Senate
Frye
Maine
Diaz
United States
Catholic Club of
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Germany
Boston
Delaware & Hudson Company
Larksville
Empire Music Hall
Edinburgh
Scotland
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Louisville
United States District Court
E. C. Lewis
University City
Larkesville
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Kansas City
Madero
Juarez
Minnesota
Carrol
Allen Taylor
Ogden
Utah
Chi
Halsey C. Ives
City Museum of
Alva Bruner
Omaha
Neb
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Merida
Admiral Farragut
Cape Charlies
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Big Losses and Crises Across Regions
Stillwater Oklahoma reports $200000 in destroyed property amid widespread concern. Missouri State University faces a smallpox outbreak while Mexican sympathies run among Kansas City's 600 Mexican residents. Mexico eyes leadership change as unrest continues. Georgia judge calls prohibition law a farce. A Rio Grande rail derailment near Mintura Colorado leaves two dead and twenty five injured. Pennsylvania oil fields battle forest fires threatening oil properties.
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Stillwater
Okla
Missouri State University
Kansas City
Mexico
Ding Will
Hammond
Superior Court of Georgia
Rio Grande
Mintura
Colo
Pennsylvania
Senate Hearings Continue on Reciprocity Bill and Pro Tempore Fight
Washington reports ongoing Senate hearings on the Canadian reciprocity bill with a June target for passage. The session also resumes debate over electing a president pro tempore to replace Senator Frye as Republicans split between Gallinger and other candidates.
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Senate
Victoria Memorial Unveiling Prep Ahead of Coronation
London prepares for the unveiling of the Victoria memorial as a grand prelude to the forthcoming coronation ceremonies. The event marks the start of summer spectacles many hope will define modern London history.
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London
Victoria Memorial
John Deitz Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
John Dietz of Cameron Dam was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a Hayward Wisconsin jury in circuit court. He received life imprisonment and an additional annual solitary confinement of twenty four hours on October 8 to meditate on the crime as part of the sentence.
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John Deitz
Hayward
Wis
John Dietz
Cameron Dam
Wisconsin
Dietz
Will Open Y M C A Building Lincoln
W J Bryans the oldest Lincoln Y M C A member will dedicate the new Y M C A building on June 4 and carry off the key to symbolize 24 hour access thereafter. He will deliver the dedicatory address.
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Lincoln
W. J. Bryans
Lincoln YY. M. C. A
Bryan
Bank in Bagkersfeld Closes Under State Examiner
San Francisco reports Kern Valley bank at Bagkersfeld has closed by order of the state bank examiner. The action ends the bank's operations as regulators intervene.
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Bank
San Francisco
Kern Valley
Bagkersfeld
Onner
State Bank Examiner
Prison population and finances report for April
Prison records show 426 convicts at April start and 443 at month end. Twenty seven prisoners committed, three alleged bank robbers from Hamilton County, and two discharged with eleven paroled. Current white male, female and minority counts listed, plus a cash balance and receipts totaling 10,498.84 with 16,373.44 paid to the state treasury and 120.49 left on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
James Delahunty
Lee Broom & Duster Company
Nebraska National Guard Declines Chicago Encampment Invitation
Adjutant General Phelps reports Governor Deneen of Illinois invited a Nebraska guard contingent to a Chicago encampment and military tournament, July 23 to 30. The Nebraska guard is already booked for fall events in Omaha. The regular army's withdrawal from public displays shifts calls to state guards.
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Phelps
Deneen
Illinois
Nebraska National Guard
Chicago
Omaha
Keyser Resigns as Farmers Institutes Superintendent
Val Keyser, superintendent of farmers institutes, resigns effective July 1. He is traveling in the state and has not chosen his next position. Rumor says he may join the farmers institutes department at Iowa State College. Keyser has led the institute work since 1908 after two years as assistant.
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Val Keyser
Farmers’ Institutes
State Farm
Farmers’institute
Iowa State College
Keyser
Farmers’ Institute
Terminal tax assessment workload delays completion
The state board of assessment expects the terminal tax report for towns and cities to be finished no earlier than July. About six hundred filings contain data on terminal property requiring examination and computations before final assessment can be completed.
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Secretary of
State Board of Assessment
Senator Thompson Plans 1911 Senate Run Despite Uncertainty
Candidates discuss 1910 tentative bid as Senator Thompson of Grand Island says he will seek the seat again next year. Governor Shallenberger is also announced as a candidate. Only Senator Norris Brown has declared as a Republican contender so far.
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W. H. Thompson
Grand Island
United States
Shallenberger
Norris Brown
Welf Bounty Warrants Cleared Under State Audit
Welf bounty claims totaling 29,000 were cleaned up after an audit cut. The valid old law yielded 4,474 claims, all of which have now been paid in full.
Supreme Court Rehearing Sought in Murder Conviction Case
County Attorney C A Kingsbury has appealed to the supreme court for a rehearing of the case in which he was convicted of the murder of his.
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C. A. Kingsbury
Supreme Court
Notice to irrigator from State Engineer J. D. Price
State Engineer J. D. Price issues a notice directing action or compliance regarding irrigation matters. The communication calls for specific steps, deadlines, and authoritative enforcement related to water management and rights.
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Irrigatore
J. D. Price
Nebraska in Brief Highlights and Local Incidents
Short notes from Nebraska: officials, accidents, legal actions, and regional events. Includes Illinois Central president’s start as a section hand, Valentine weather shifts, high farm earnings, a laudanum incident in Omaha, Lyons train fatalities, a dynamite accident near Auburn, postmasters convention moving to York, a Sanitation case at Scotts Bluff, insurrectos in Omaha, a jail escape attempt in Alliance,Leafdahl mystery, UP survey work between Julesburg and Sidney, Kilpatrick graders on the Chappell line, and Harrington’s $320 legal fee win in Boyd County.
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Uncle Bam
Ilinois Central Railroad
Omaha
Valentine
F. Shellady
Scott's Bluff
Anna Lahood
Lyons
Craig
Son
Dude McKee
Auburn
Postmasters of
Nebraska
York
Charles Turk
Scotts Bluff
Mexico
Jesse Williams
Alliance
Burke
Neb
Grand Island
Theodore’ Leafdalel
Leafdahl
Union Pacific Engineers
Chappel
Julesburg
Sidney
Kilpatrick
Chappell
Supreme Court
District Court
Boyd County
M. F. Harrington
John Hedlund
Hedlund
Harrington
Lost Faith in White Man Eskimo and Telephone Tale
An Eskimo, given a wire and told it carried voice through poles, imitates the setup by stetching sticks and using the wire. He shouts into the wire then races to hear his words at the far end, learns no echo, and his face shows his disappointment with the white friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor McMillan
Peary North. Pole
Old Fashioned Wedding Gossip Sparked by Boarder
A white haired boarder quips about the fate of a traditional couple from the past. The old fashioned woman who hosted wedding receptions is said to have wed the man known for his routine of knocking knuckles twice daily.
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Boarder
Jefore
Too Much Like Work Boss’s Son Overworked
A humorously tired boss’s son complains of heavy duties at the office. He previously tore monthly calendar pages and now must wind an eight day clock as well. The line captures work overload in a light, satirical tone.
Feed Young Girls Right Food During Growth
A historic plea stresses proper nutrition for girls as they reach adolescence, warning that harmful diets can form weak foundations. A young woman recounts coffee intolerance and eventual trial of a health drink, illustrating how dietary choices impact wellbeing.
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Congress
Gallinger
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