Wheat prices rise as Winnipeg market booms
American buyers push Manitoba May wheat to 1.14 percent in Winnipeg with spirited bidding. M Cereus named consul general of the Netherlands at Hong Kong after earlier Caracas expulsion. Army estimates for 1909-10 total 804,973 regulars with maintenance at 154,499,750 dollars. Caran d Ache Emmanuel Peire dies in Paris. Don Jesus Ulloa to New Orleans as consul general. Prince Casimer Sapieha Kodenski drowns off Santa Cruz heir to vast Galyai estates.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
M. Cereus
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Emmanuel Peire
Caran d’Ache
Paris
Don Jesus Ulloa
Hondurras
New Orleans
Prince Casimer Sapieha-Kodenski
Santa Cruz
Galyai
Multiple events unfold as 1910s era reports mix deaths and industry
A Bald win ranch telegram warns E. J. Baldwin’s death is imminent while Nashville American changes hands with Milton Ochs and Thomas Pres ton new owners. A 600 foot steamship Eugene J Buffington is launched at American Shipbuilding. Indictments against Fred B English for $16 000 embezzlement are filed in San Francisco. A. A. Bobbitt is shot and killed near Ada Oklahoma. Swift & Company yard fire in Chicago causes 150 000 loss. Hardin Speer dies in Denver at 42. Cook county orders reassessment of International Harvester. Illinois tax reform seeks stockholder taxes. Alamo cooperative near Bonners Ferry dissolves. A fire in Jackerry Florida damages a three story brick building worth 300 000. A public utilities commission bill is signed in St. Louis to allow rate changes. E. E. Clark named at Des Moines directors’ meeting.
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Baldwin
E. J. Baldwin
Milton B. Ochs
Thomas B. Preston
Nashville American
Mr. Ochs
Eugene J. Buffington
American Shipbuilding Company
Federal Grand Jury
Fred B. English
United States Land Office
San Francisco
Ada
Okl
A. A. Bobbitt
Indian Territory
Bobbitt
Swift & Company
Chicago
Hardin Speer
John Speer
Denver
Board of Review
Cook County
International Harvester Company
Illinois Tax Reform Association
Alamo Co-Operative Colony
Spokane
David MelInturff
Peoples’ United Church
Bonner‘s Ferry
Idaho
Jackerry Fla
Public Utilities Commission
St. Louis
Forman
E. E. Clark
Des Moines
Iowa
Direc
Multi-Item Parsed News Summary Ticker
One man killed in a Southern railway wreck near Harbin Georgia. Announcement that the International Conference of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church will meet in Des Moines Iowa from June 9 to 19. J W Jones a Monmouth Springs Arkansas trader stabbed fatally by Lizzie Kissee while awaiting seduction trial. State Senator Gillette of Ohio receives a threat to blow up the senate chamber signed John Komiska. Evanston Illinois spends 28 dollars per ballot in Tuesday’s primary. twenty five votes total cost 700 dollars with no opposition except the socialist ticket. Nevada senate passes an anti alien bill excluding aliens from federal and state lands. Springfield Republican mayoral canvass shows Sherman nominated over Roy C Reece by fourteen votes. Reece contests. United States Steel announces steel price cuts: shapes and plates 1.30 per cwt bars 1.20. pipe cut about 10 dollars per ton. Judge Crain imposes ten years in prison on Ellen Peck known as the confidence queen for defrauding a brokerage firm of two thousand dollars by claiming coal land ownership.
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J. W. Jones
Monmouth Springs
Ark
Lizzie Kissee
Gillette
Ohio
Senate
John Komiska
Evanston
Springfield
Sherman
Roy C. Reece
Reece
United States Steel Corporation
Crain
Ellen Peck
Sharkhill
N. Y
Lawmakers’ spending plans outline state budget allocations
The state house finance committee completed most budget bills including provisions for the governor’s office and executive mansion at 7900 for the biennium, public lands and buildings at 4600, and the attorney general at 10000. Also listed are grants for the historical society, the pure food commission, the national guard, universities, and several state schools and homes. The senate passed a Kotouc bill dividing the state university into six departments, with amendments about new courses and departmental organization. The senate adjourned for the weekend amid slow progress and some opposition among senators.
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House Finance Committee
Attorney General
Railway Commission
State Banking Board
State Historical Society
Pure Food Commission
National Guard
Peru Normal
State University
North Platte
Kearney Normal
Kotouc House
Senate
House
Agricultural and Engineering
Dean Richards
Dean Burnett
College of Education
Brown
Diers
Donohoe
Fuller
Klein
Majors
Ollis
Raymond
Warren
Washington D C diplomats and cabinet action update
Secretary Bacon negotiates a supplementary Italian treaty granting duty concessions under the Dingley tariff, aligns Italy with Spain on wine duties, and a Greek resident case prompts State Department action. Senate reports ship subsidy, extradition with France, and a possible American seat at The Hague. Congress eyes Maine battleship funding. A Navy social wedding in Washington and Panama remarks conclude the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bacon
Baron Des Planches
United States
Italy
Spain
Quick Action on Insanity Bill Advances to Third Reading
Senate rules suspend on motion by Ransom and H R No 118 passes third reading. Introduced in the house by Wilson and prepared by Attorney General Thompson and Grant Martin. If signed, law directs district judge review of condemned prisoners mental state and summons state hospital superintendents to decide.
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Ransom
Senate
House
Wilson
Thompson
Grant Martin
Changes in Banking Bill Set New Guaranty Assessments
The joint committee on banking in the legislature reports changes to the proposed guaranty fund. The plan now calls for an initial combined assessment of 1 2 of 1 percent in July and January 1910, with further 1 4 of 1 percent in July 1910 and annually 1 10th of 1 percent thereafter. Maximum annual levy reduced to 1 percent. Prohibition on loans to stockholders above 50 percent remains restored.
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Joint Committee On Banking
Killed Nettleton Insurance Bill After House Debate
After a long debate the house indefinitely postponed the Nettleton bill on notes for insurance. Shoemaker warned new insurers would fail if notes were non negotiable. Begole and Clark argued potential bias against rural insureds. Kelley opposed non negotiable notes. Taylor and Nettleton defended the bill’s aim to curb fraud, but the house on division killed the measure.
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Nettleton
House
Shoemaker
Boyd
Hamilton
Nebraska
Begole
Clark
Kelley
Taylor and Nettleton
Annual License Fee Bill for Corporations Considered
The state committee of miscellaneous corporations will report senate file 98 by King of Polk to the general file. The bill would levy an annual license fee on corporations ranging from five to five hundred dollars based on capital stock, with exceptions for banks and other taxed companies. Supporters call it a long discussed measure to fund state expenses. opponents argue constitutional limits may apply.
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State Committee of Miscellaneous Corporations
Senate
King of Polk
King
Friends of the Bill
King of Polk Pushes One Wardens for Fish and Game
King of Polk argues to cut the Fish and Game Department to a single warden in charge of hatcheries and law enforcement. He cites a two year spend of 28 000 dollars and says health libraries and charities cost less, claiming wardens mainly enforce laws and do not work other duties. He urges local officers to enforce laws and allow departmental cuts.
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Game Department
King of Polk
Fish and Game Department
Health
State Library Commission
Board of Charities and Correction
Game
Fish Hatchery Funding Bill Heads to House Vote
A committee recommendation proposes $5000 for the main and improvement of the Cherry County fish hatching sub-station. House action on H. R. 369 is set for Friday morning following committee deliberations aligned with Game Warden Carter's guidance.
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Cherry County
Carter
A Cure For Colds and Grip Offered by Local Drugstores
An advertisement promises relief from colds and grip with ten tablets for 25 cents. The note touts precautions and urges readers to consult druggists for the remedy, with sample free and mentions Druggists and dealers selling directly.
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Fryou
Orator Foy Woodward
Sailor Seeks Nine Passenger Horse at Livery Stable
A sailor hires a horse for the day to take friends into the country. The stable keeper presents a horse described as having a small head and clean legs but the sailor demands a long back to carry nine people.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement promise reward
One hundred dollars reward offered for a catarrh cure that cannot be achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice asserts F J Cheney and company are trustworthy and that the remedy works through the blood and mucous membranes. It claims testimonials are available and urges purchase from druggists. A second product, Hall's Family Pills, is promoted for constipation.
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Halls
Petasch Cine
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Semi
Kkanatiina
Dar Meaney
Ae & Marvin
Holesale Druggists
O. Hall
All Druggista
Hall
Stray Stories Quotations on a Thin Husband and Wood Chopping
In a humorous exchange a thin man tells his wife the paper reports a woman who goes out to chop wood with her husband. The wife retorts that she could peel potatoes with him if he were as thin as she imagines. The dialogue captures humor about traditional domestic roles.
Down the Old Road Moonlit Drive with a Young Man
The autumn moon rises over frosty pines as a couple rides out in a car. He teases about driving skills while she hints at keeping a confident partner, then the old horse trots on unguided.
Nelson’s Navy Appointment Under Backdoor Influence
A 19th century critique claims Admiral Nelson gained entry to the British naval service through favoritism and backdoor influence, noting his father could not afford Osborne training and arguing Nelson would have been rejected for physical unfitness if not for influence.
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England
Admiral Nelson
Nelson
Osborne
Freddie's Imaginative Sunday School Impression
A young boy recalls a lesson about God and love and a woman named Eve. He explains Eve as Mrs Eve Adam, a friend of God who kept house in a garden, prompting a humorous family misunderstanding.
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Freddie
God
Eve
Adam
Eve Adam
New Idea Helps Wis Couple With Health Benefits
A Wisconsin couple describes improvement after switching from coffee to Postum. They report calmer nerves, clearer skin, and better temper as they prepared Postum correctly. They note friends who followed directions also preferred Postum to coffee and felt beneficial changes.
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Redkon
Diller
Ters
Southern
Harbin
International Conference of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Capital City News
State House
France
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Giles B. Harber
Uriah R. Harris
White House
George Gray
Delaware
International Court
Hague
New Foundland
L. A. Coromilas
South Omaha
State Department
House Committee On Appropriations
Maine
Havana Harbor
Shelby Converse
Rainey
Illinois
Obaldia
Panama
Cr. Aresemena
Jas. A. Donohoe
O'Neill
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