Rockefeller Abandons Charter Plan For Foundation
Washington dispatch reports John D. Rockefeller dropped the idea of securing a national charter for a proposed foundation. Starr J Murphy said the claim was without foundation and Rockefeller had no involvement with the Economic and General Foundation seeking a New York charter. The piece also notes other federal actions including a waterways treaty, rural mail division reforms, a Justice Department inquiry into a cotton pool, and a retirement death of Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn.
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Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Starr J. Murphy
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Murphy
Economic and General Foundation
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Craig
Dem
Alabama
Department of Justice
United States
Great Britain
State Department
United States Senate
Post Office Department
Philip Hichborn
U.8 N
Severty-One
Chicago
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neill
Bureau of Labor
Messrs
Taft Speech. King Edward VII Deaths and Succession
Taft closed a Pittsburg visit with a Grant day dinner address focused on foreign affairs. Britain mourns King Edward VII who died at Buckingham Palace. his son, the Prince of Wales, succeeds him.
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Taft
Pittsburg
The
Americas Club
Edward VII
Buckingham Palace
London
England
British Empire
Edward
Prince of Wales
Beveridge
Indiana
Washington
National Farm Homes Association
St. Louis
Nebraska
Hongkong Harbor
Andre Cushing & Co
Canada
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Alabama
Iowa
Hearst Objects To Party Ties As Presidential Era Looms
A sweeping summary of early 20th century political and social items: Hearst argues against party bloc alliances. marriages of Max Berbohm and Florence Kahn in London. sugar fraud probes funded. extradition cases and wage hikes for rail workers. state and national conventions. Roosevelt to address the Sons of the American Revolution. Bjornson funeral in Paris. bank- failing firms and railroad news. counterfeit coins seized. white slave indictments. tariff and dividend updates. notable deaths and legal notes.
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Independent
W. R. Hearst
Max Berbohm
Florence Kahn
Memphis
Tenn
London
Department of Justice
King’s Bench
Frank Matusio
St Louis
New York Central
Boston
Minnesota
Minneapolis
National Conservation Congress
St. Louis
J. B. White
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Louisville
Bjornstjeren Bjornson
Paris
Christinia
Iit
Steel, Miller & Co
Corinth
Miss
Columbus
East Missssippi
Senate
San Antonio
United States
Mexico
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
John Quincy Adams Ward
America
Nicaragua
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Chicago Freight Handlers’ Union
B. P. Waggener
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Kansas, Nebraska
Colorado
Atchison, Kaw
William H. Barret
Locust Valley
N. Y
Kansas
Bryan
Nebraska House
National Party Prohibition
Des Moines
Joseph F. O'Connell
Massachusetts
Albert Estopinal
Louisiana
House
Reno
Nev
Fa Packer
Roosevelt
Hale
Obsequies for King Edward VII Quiet London Mourning
London enters a Sabbath like mood as King Edward VII lies in state. The city closes theaters and parks host events. Officials note a forthcoming funeral at Windsor with many foreign royals and heads of state anticipated. The coronation legacy and mourning extend to Dublin and Limerick amid widespread sympathy. The Parliament meets briefly with the speaker abroad and adjourns as Churchill presides.
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London
Edward VII
St. James Park
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
Ireland
Isle
Dublin
Limerick
Albert Memorial
Windsor
Duke of Clarence
Westminster Hah
House of Parliament
Gladstone
Westminster
Edward
Royal Forest
St. James’ Chapel
Windsor Castle
Albert Chapel
England
Victoria
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
United States
France
Repubiics
George
House of Lords
House of Commons
Churchill
Odd Fellows at Ord to erect a $165000 building
Nebraska in Brief reports Odd Fellows at Ord will build a new 165000 dollar hall. Other items note York county wheat outlook, Beatrice saloon changes, Lexington church cornerstone, and Beatrice Be sure to gather news across towns. The dispatch also covers local incidents, elections, and notable deaths.
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Odd Fellows
Ord
York County
Beatrice
New Methodist
Lexington
Nebraska political notes and calls for action
Secretary Ballinger states he has no plan to resign. Secretary Wilson addresses farmers outlining causes of high living costs. A suggestion urges Congressman Hinshaw to run for Nebraska governor. Representative Harrison seeks transparency on New York customs house frauds. Senator Brown asks the Supreme Court for a rehearing in the Nebraska elevator case.
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Ballinger
Wilson
Hinshaw
Nebraska
Harrison
New York
To Go by Way of Mexico Through Grand Canyon to Jamaica
Reginald A Owen and Mrs. Owen formerly Ruth Bryan Leavitt resumed their journey after a Kansas City stay. They plan a southwest tour visiting the Grand canyon and Mexico City before continuing to Jamaica. William J. Bryan arrived from Lincoln and visited with Lt. and Mrs. Owen before departing for St Louis.
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Mexico
Kansas City
MontLéout
Reginald A Owen
Dobkins Faces Grief Over Newborn In Law Clash
A humorous exchange reimagines a man’s mood after adding a baby to the family. Dobkins is teased about gloom over the infant’s arrival as phrases praise the cherubic child and frame the mother in law as the source of fuss.
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Dobkins
Jamey
Something to Crow About in the Rooster’s Constant Crow
A lively note on a rooster that never stops crowing and a playful jab at the cat and dog world. The piece hints the bird enjoys the spotlight after Rostand’s play arrival and the town jokes about its noisy routine.
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Rostand
Coded wedding cake dream omen from stray conversation
A fragmentary exchange hints at a superstition about sleeping with wedding cake under the pillow. The dialogue mentions a husband seen in town and a playful reference to a familiar figure called Hostess. The passage reads like a whimsical folk belief without clear event or attribution.
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Newondied Condensed
Fairbury
Lincoln
Farmers’ Elevator Company of
Palmyra
H. H. Gilfry
W. T. Field
Valentine
W. D. Jones
Plattsmouth
Los Angeles
Cal
Dispatch
George W. Clark
Humboldt
Neb
Clarence Habig
Charles Habig
Alaska
Fremont
Juniat
Patrick Franey
Hastings
Richard L. Metcalfe
Thy .Commoner
Tecumseh High School
Harve
Nemaha
W. H. Dickson
Benedict
Inju
Linn Lanford
J. S. Lanford
St. Mary
George Poell
Hall County
Poell
Pearl Newman
Wheeler County
Leon Cook
Oscar Cook
Ragan
Board of Supervisors
Gage County
Alice Hensley
Register of Deeds
C. B. Hensley
Begnar Aabel
Harlan County
Supreme Court
Aabel
Holdredge
Peruana
Julia Marlowe
Bou &, Beinbech
Eee
Vimgerald & Co
Pat.Atye
Box EK
Washkington
Puck
Post
T Company, Ltd
Mich
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