August exports rise as counterfeit notes and postal banking advance
Washington reports higher August export values for flour corn meats ice and mineral oil versus last year. A new counterfeit ten dollar note tied to Staunton Texas appears poorly produced and linked to recent Carlsbad notes. Many banks and post offices seek postal savings depository status while naval use of petroleum expands amid oil fire safety lessons from the North Dakota incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Bank
Home National Bank of
Carlsbad
N.M
Post Office Department
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
Foreign. Police hunt for Timothy Sheckly in Italy
Police in Naples search for Timothy Sheckly said to have fled to Italy after a US thirty year prison sentence. Other notes mention rising sobriety in the UK and reduced licenses for pubs as per Consul General John L. Griffiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Timothy Sheckly
Italy
United States
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
John L. Griffiths
London
Prince Tsai Hsun
Prince Tsai Heun
China
Charles M. Conn
Governor Hay Calls Conservtion Congress at St Paul
The report notes Governor Hay of Washington addressed the conservation congress in St Paul. President Taft is expected to be urged to seek a Panama Canal fortification appropriation. The Indiana collision results are cited with high casualties.
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Wilson
Gowarmer
New Jersey
Indiana
Hay
Washington
Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Taft
Panama Canal
Iuaho Republican
United States
Demographic snapshot of early 20th century events and notable figures
Miscellaneous items report 1910s happenings from politics to science. Vignettes include Diaz birthday celebrations in Mexico, Roosevelt's Omaha speech crowds, Taft-Roosevelt talk, and regional political shifts in Virginia Nebraska and Shreveport. Also notes on rail wages, Columbia and Carnegie interests, and a lightning strike on Henry Clay statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Diaz
Hyde
Roosevelt
Omaha
D. E. Thompson
Lincoln
Virginia
G. W. Norris
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Taft
Beverly
Joseph Chartrand
Indianapolis
Shreveport
Arizona
Hamilton W
King
Michigan
United States
Liam
Baltimore
Ballinger
Shallenberger
Mr. Dahlman
Emperor William
Mohacs
Leavenworth
Bertha Hmett
Hurton
Carnegie Library
Alliance
Mon Win
St. Louis
Thomas W. Evans
Paris
War Department
Seventh
Eighth Cavalry
Philippines
Fort Riley
Kas
Mitchell
New York
Baker
Knik Arm
Alaska
Cook's Inlet
Mantaniuska
H.T. Howell
Nashville
Henry Clay
Lexington
Charlies Mindeleff
Treasury Department
A. Pratt Andrews
New Jersey Republicans Back Progressive Ticket
Roosevelt denies petitioning Taft as a supplicant. Victor Emmanuel II anniversary noted as he visits Emperor Francis Joseph at Schoenbrunn. Amb. Reid cables London that Britain agrees to the projected opium conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Taft
Rome
Victor Emmanuel Iina
Francis Joseph
Schoenbrunn
Whitelaw Reid
State Department
London
Attorney General Thompson to Washington for court work
Attorney General W. T. Thompson will leave for Washington about October 1 and return to Lincoln. He will accept the solicitor of the United States treasury post in Washington and represent Nebraska in the U. S. Supreme Court to seek consolidation of the Nebraska bank guaranty suit with the Oklahoma suit. He will file a brief in the Missouri rate case and challenge the railroad company’s revenue division theory in Nebraska rate cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Thompson
Washington
Lincoln
United States Treasury
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska. Bank Guaranty
Oklahoma
Missouri
Supreme. Court
Nebraska
Universal hunting license proposal for Nebraska game laws
Dan Geilus, game warden, urges a universal hunting license for Nebraska hunters not farming on their land. He estimates current license revenue at about 9000 dollars annually and predicts it could double or triple. He would fund deputies in every county at 300 dollars yearly to recruit capable men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Geilus
Nebraska
Geilus
Attorney General seeks action against Prof J W Crabtree
Secretary Ludden and a majority of the state board of education urge Attorney General Thompson to recover 698 dollars alleged stolen from the school book fund for Peru Normal school salaries. The action targets Prof J W Crabtree and is intended to reimburse the fund.
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Thompson
Ludden
State Board of Education
J. W. Crabtree
Peru
Krause Granted Bail After Self Defense Claim
The supreme court suspended John H. Krause of Sheridan county sentence for shooting at William Kline with intent to kill. Krause was sentenced to five years and the court fixed bail at 3500 dollars. He claimed the shooting occurred on his own land in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Sheridan County
William Kline
Krause
Winnett Attends Topeka Rate Conference
H. J. Winnett of the state railway commission travels to Topeka for a rate conference called by Governor Stubbs. The meeting includes governors and others from neighboring states to discuss blocking a proposed railroad freight rate increase.
Delegates From Madison Set For Lincoln Congress Session
A letter from Treasurer W L Ames to Secretary Whitten notes a special car of delegates from Madison and nearby areas arriving in Lincoln for the thirtieth annual Farmers' National Congress session. Rev T M Shipherd replaces Rev Mills Hayes on the program with Hayes handling the opening invocation. Shipherd is to appear later during the session.
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W. L. Ames
Farmers’ National Congress
Whitten
The
Commercial Club
Madison
Lincoln
T. M. Shipherd
Mills Hayes
Hayes
Shipherd
Porter declines populist nomination after August primaries
W. F. Porter, former secretary of state under the first marks and brands law, declines to accept the populist nomination arising from the August statewide primaries. He had sought both the Democratic and populist nominations but failed to secure the Democratic nominating prize and will not serve as the populist candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Porter
Marks and Brands
Mr. Porter
Church plans guild hall for university student life
The First Congregational church will inaugurate a guild hall this year as a new feature in student life. The pastor acts as sponsor and has informed pastors across the state about its aims and scope for university students.
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First Congregational Church
Nebraska guard to skip Omaha festivities due to cost
Adjutant General Hartigan decided not to send any Nebraska national guard units to participate in Omaha festivities. Neither the city nor the state can cover the expenses for the guard's attendance.
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Hartigan
Nebraska National Guard
Omaha
State
Nebraska in Brief highlights and stray incidents
A summary of Nebraska notices includes Grand Island’s soldiers home with 200 acres of alfalfa and planned $1,000 surplus sales, Louisville merchants organizing to curb bad accounts, and two men jailed in Fremont for passing a fraudulent ten dollar bill. Other items note a Fairbury to Red Cloud line, a Union Pacific train accident near Fremont stockyards, and local deaths, fires, and court actions across the state.
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Grand Island
Louisville
National
Retailer's Federation
Fremont
James Benge
Howard Spence
Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company
Fairbury
Red Cloud
Union Pacific
Duncan
Peru Normal and
Pacific Coast
Greeley
Harry MecCuller
McCook
Liberty
McCuller
Pancoast
Fullerton
Irvin
Brownville
Elijah Thomas
Rushville
State of
Nebraska
John Krause
Krause
W. H. Westover
W.L. Howard
Thomas
Dodge County
Howard
Clarence van Veltzer
Grady
Nebraska Mercantile Company
Richard Goebring
Frank I. Olsen
C. Schroeder
Creighton
Mason Crouch
Nebraska City
Crouch
Ed Gross
Fred Kerman
Podkins Unmasks Secret Cornwall Ancestry Joke
In a quiet moment Podkins senses his wife’s silence as an opening. She mentions a petrified jaw found in Cornwall in the papers. Podkins exclaims and accuses her of a hidden confession about their ancestry being tied to Cornwall.
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Podkins
Cornwall
Cure for Severe Skin Disease Told by Chicago Mother
A Chicago mother describes a five year old boy with a widespread itching rash previously treated by three doctors. After applying Cuticura ointment on bandages, the child's skin healed after several applications as the sores dried and the skin peeled away. The account is dated October 9 1909.
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Robert Wattam
Forty-eighth St
Chicago
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Wante Universal License
Crabtree
Munyon
Arseilles Grain Elevator
Ocho Thai Namena Libeanaans
Tanaien
Shan Wheene David Cole Company
Nob
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