Political Gossip and Notes From the Nation
Senator LaFollette backs Taft at Madison promising a large Wisconsin majority. Hearst cites letters tying Governor Haskell to steel trust activities. Bryan defends Haskell in a letter to Roosevelt amid charges. Hammond reelected head of the National League of Republican clubs as four vice presidents are added. Nebraska Republicans at their convention reject bank guarantees.
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LaFollette
Taft
Madison
Wisconsin
William R. Hearst
New York Independence League
John Archbold
United States
Ohio
Haskell
Oklahoma
Steel Trust
L. T. Russell
W. J. Bryan
Senator Foraker
Lincoln Douglas
Galesburg
Illinois
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
National Democratic Committee
Standard Oil Company
John Hays Hammond
National League of Republican Clubs
Nebraska
Various 1900s Political and Economic Notes Across Cities
Reports cover Oklahoma Governor Haskell resigning as DNC treasurer after talks at Democratic HQ. Omaha reports higher loans deposits and cash reserves. Wreck near Park City Montana injures twenty with nineteen killed on an eastbound Burlington train. Cholera in St Petersburg checked by cold weather with no new cases expected. English Liberals gain Irish votes amid London pro gress talks. General T Coleman Dupont resigns from Republican committee and speakers bureau. Senator Foraker defends Brownsville ties to Standard Oil as temporary. Dun’s Review notes fall business improves and factories restart. James J Hill sends bank guaranty notes to Lincoln bankers. Lawrence Laughlin discusses same in Chicago. Samuel Gompers accuses Van Cleave of hiring detectives and seeking secrets.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
Democratic
Cage
Democratic National Committee
Omaha
Burlington
Park City
Mont
St. Petersburg
England
London
T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
Republican Executive Committee
Senator Foraker
Standard Oil Company
Brownsville
Dun
James J. Hill
State Bankers’ Association
Lincoln
Lawrence Laughlin
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
van Cleave
Plowman World Champion Crowned at Illinois Match
At the thirty first plowing match near Joliet Illinois St Alvin Stark was named the champion plowman of the world. He steered a single sulky plow with three horses over half an acre with furrows perfectly even from end to end.
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Forest Gres
Maine
Dan Drouth
New York
New England
Forestricultural Society of
Minnesota
McCleary
Joliet
Alvin Stark
Stark
Washington notes on health, aviation, and trade
Cholera concern prompts Surgeon General Wyman to send an expedition to Russia to study the outbreak and advise on prevention in the U S. Orville Wright improves after a fatal aeroplane crash that killed Lt Thomas Selfridge. The Indian bureau acts to curb abuses in placing Indian children in non reservation schools. President Roosevelt returns to Washington. Bedford Stone and Construction wins the St Louis post office job for 865000 dollars with brick facing. US business ties with Mexico require ongoing effort amid foreign competition per Special Agent Butman.
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Washington
Russia
Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Home Office
United States
Orville Wright
Thomas E. Selfridge
Indian Bureau
Mexico
Butman
Department of Commerce and Labor
Countess of Yarmouth Drops Title to Mrs Copely Thaw
The Countess of Yarmouth, sister of Harry K Thaw and recently granted a decree of nullity, announced through London lawyers she would drop her title and be known as Mrs Copely Thaw. Also: J Cornell Taylor, chargé d affaires, was assaulted in Havana, Cuba by a Cuban. In Tulon France a turret gun exploded aboard Latouche Treville, killing thirteen. Cholera deaths rise in St Petersburg. Prince Miguel of Braganza secretly marries Mrs Samuel Sloan men. public reaction runs high.
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Countess of
Yarmouth
Harry K. Thaw
London
Copely Thaw
J. Cornell Taylor
Legation
Morgan
Havana
Cuba
Tulon
France
Latouche Treville
St. Petersburg
Russia
Paris
Miguel of
Braganza
Dom Miguel
Portugal
Samuel Sloan
Gompers Ordered to Answer Questions in Contempt Case
In the District of Columbia court Samuel Gompers must answer questions posed by the Range Company’s attorney in a contempt proceeding. The president and family have returned to Washington. John Robinson, noted circus owner, wed Maud Logan in his private car. Nat Goodwin, the actor, has filed.
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Court of the District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
Range Company
Washington
John Robinson
Maud Logan
Nat Goodwin
Bankers Meet And Adjourn With Mixed Guaranty Views
The Nebraska Bankers association closed its twelfth annual session with a large turnout of about four hundred bankers. Speakers from Oklahoma divided on the state guaranty law, with Fleming praising its success as a political move by Republicans, while Hogan and Gilbert argued it was a failure and unjust to tax honest bankers for others’ misdeeds.
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Nebraska Bankers’ Association
New York
Denver
Oklahoma
Fleming
Hogan
Gilbert
Gasoline Explosion Wounds Two at Nebraska City Plant
George Trullinger and foreman Grove Lane were badly burned in a gasoline explosion at Trullinger's cleaning plant near Nebraska City. An accidental match lit the blaze after they entered a drying room, forcing a desperate bid for escape. Trullinger suffered severe burns including nail loss, with poor prognosis, while Lane sustained serious facial and arm injuries.
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George Trullinger
Grove Lane
Trullinger
Nebraska City
Lane
Tull- Inger
Meteor Burst Over Louisville Exhales Bright Night Sky
A large meteor appeared near Louisville on Saturday evening at about 8:30. It traveled from the southeast toward the northwest, exploding west of town with a thunderous roar. The bright daylight-like sky and loud boom led locals to compare the event to a Roman candle.
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Louisville
Snakes Caught in Steel Trap in Cook County
Miss Bessie Robertson of Cook used a steel trap near a chicken house to catch rats. She found a large snake secured by the neck in the trap, then a second similar capture days later. It is believed to be the first record of snakes caught with steel traps.
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Bessie Robertson
Cook
County Division Effort Puts Knox County In Contention
Residents circulate a petition to submit Knox county division at the November election. The last county seat move from Niobrara to Center eight years ago has left inland towns tired of supporting the seat. Proposal would form Sautee county from the east half, naming it after the Sautee Sioux in the northwest. Creighton Verdigree Niobrara Center communities vie for the seat, with Bloomfield Crofton Wausa in the affected area.
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Crofton
Board of Supervisors
Knox County
Niobrara
Sautee County
Creighton
Verdigree
Center
Bloomfield
Wausa
Death of Nicholas A. Duff Bankier and dealer
Nicholas A. Duff a well known banker and grain dealer died at his Nebraska City home from Brights disease. He had traveled to Europe earlier in the year seeking health and returned home though his condition worsened. He passed away quietly Sunday morning.
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Bright
Nicholas A. Duff
Nebraska City
Europe
Munger Rules in Gage Bridge Case for Sparks
Federal Judge T C Munger awarded J H Sparks 11384 08 for bridge work in Gage county, suit begun in February. Sparks, a St Joseph contractor, claimed lawful value after contract objections and work completed before payment. The judgment includes interest from the due date and ends the suit.
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Sparks
Stolen Horses Recovered In Omaha
The valuable black team stolen last fall from Bancroft streets was identified in Omaha Monday by owner Robert Zahnow. Sheriff Baumann of Dodge County located the horses among a larger seizure. a total reward of 535 dollars was paid including 50 from the state, a Bancroft citizens reward, and the balance from the owner. The matched pair, exceptionally valued, was recovered and the owner is elated.
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Bancroft
Omaha
Robert Zahnow
Frontier Days Festival at Grand Island October 6 7 8
The Commercial Club of Grand Island sponsors the Frontier Days Festival with a $7,000 prize fund. The program features wild west performances a U S cavalry troop and a Sioux band plus a farm products display with substantial prices.
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Grand Island
Commercial Club
U. S. Cavalry
Good Price for Farm Land Near Diller
Capt. Starr living between Diller and Steele City sold his farm to Thomas Price of Diller for 28000 dollars. The price equates to 88 dollars per acre. Starr had bought the land in Nebraska's early days paying 80 cents per acre and has owned it since, benefiting from crops and rising land values.
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Capt. Starr
Diller
Steele City
Thomas Price
Nebraska
Farmers & Merchants of Lincoln Insurance for Storms
Farmers & Merchants of Lincoln offers simple crop storm insurance for farmers facing severe weather. The policy emphasizes quick coverage and ease of filing claims to protect harvests from storm damage.
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Farmers & Merchants of
Lincoln
Bank Deposit Guarantee Debate Shapes Major Party Platform
State party conventions debated bank deposits guarantees with a resolutions panel of bankers lawyers and a lumberman guiding the process. The platform ultimately rejected a guaranty plank while endorsing Roosevelt's administration and Taft Sherman as the ticket.
Democrats Rally Behind Platform At Nebraska Convention
Delegates approved a unified party platform calling for railway valuation by the railway commission and a bank deposit guarantee law. They endorsed the national Denver nominees and praised William J. Bryan and John W. Kern as worthy leaders in the Democratic cause. The Nebraska pledge affirms support for the state and legislative ticket.
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Resolutions Committee
Railway Commission
Denver
Nebraska
Wm. J. Bryan
The
Republic
John W. Kern
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
News OF Nebraska
Knox
Ing Party
George Copeland
Charlies Marshall
M. L. Fries
Arcadia
E. B. Perry
Cambridge
William H. Taft
Oiee James Shermarg
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