Roosevelt Negotiates Labor Policy Question In Letter to Knox
Roosevelt writes to Senator Knox reviewing labor issues in the campaign and asks if the Democratic party will legalize secondary boycotts. He notes plans for top Democratic speakers in Indiana and Ohio, with Taft and Bryan avoiding date clashes at Port Chester and four special trains for the effort.
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Roosevelt
Knox
Bryan
Edgar Howard
Lincoln State Journal
Democratic State Committee
Dixon
Montana
Chicago
Cam
West
Colorado
Nevada
Indiana
Ohio
Taft
Bryat
Port Chester
N.Y
Sherman
Democratic Committee
Democratic
Fireside notes of 1904 political and legal clashes in brief
A messy digest notes various events including Chamberlain banking case fallout in Nebraska, Bryan electoral forecast, a Kansas City election fraud docket, Grand Trunk rail plans, an interstate rates injunction denial in St Louis, a Springfield execution, and Nebraska Sun Law constitutionality upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court. It mentions a Dallas lottery winner, a Virgil South Dakota bank robbery, and other scattered items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Banking House
Johnson County
Neb
C. M. Chamberlain
Presient
Gomspers
Bryan
Yokohama
Mack
Kansas City
Grand Trunk Railroad
Northwest
Canada
Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Joe James
Springfield
Ill
Emperor William
David Jayne Hill
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Gullna
Omaha
Broughton Brandenburg
Dayton
Morris J. Morgan
Ainsworth
Virgil
Multiple Events Mark A Turbulent Week In 1909
A Sunday welcome ends with a trolley collision in Kansas City killing one and injuring fifteen. Judge Taft cancels speeches due to voice issues. Nebraskans register farms in the Rosebud land lottery at Dallas. The Maine and Alabama return from around the world voyage. A Cheyenne wreck kills two and injures about thirty amid a storm. Colorado snowstorms claim six lives. Contractor Brothers face charges over a Goethals crane bid. Wheat supplies rise, prices drop. Senator Newlands weak after Bryan campaign. Elkins notes no engagement confirmation for daughter to the Duke of Abruzzi. Sperry meets the Japanese emperor with Roosevelt's friendship message delivered to a warm reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Taft
Chicago
Dallas
Maine
Alabama
Cheyenne
Colorado
Contractor Brothers
Goethals
Panama Canal
United States
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Bryan
Elkins
Duke of
Abruzzi
Sperry
Japan
Roosevelt
Tokio
Roosevelt appoints Smith brigadier general to fill vacancy
President Roosevelt names Colonel Fred A. Smith of the Eighth Infantry a brigadier general to replace Brigadier General Philip Reade who retires. Smith is a New York native and a cadet from that state. Treasury balances show sharp cash and bullion figures as election nears.
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Roosevelt
Fred A. Smith
Eighth Infantry
Philip Reade
Smith
New York
Military Academy
Treasury
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
St. Louis
Creecy
Supreme Court of the United States
Pierce
Texas
Navy Department
Metcalf
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
Rift tribes unite after Melilla telegram sparks alarm
A telegram from Melilla reports Rift tribes have risen and unite with hostile intent triggering War Office anxiety. A separate note mentions Tokyo's huge demonstration for visiting Americans, while other items note the German emperor’s son marrying the Schleswig-Holstein duchess, Luzon floods, and the Prussian parliament opening.
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Melilla
Morocco
Tokio
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Luzon
Kaiser Wilhelm
Abruzzi
Callaway Fire Destroys Mathews and Matthews Store
A large fire in Callaway wiped out the Mathews and Matthews department store. The blaze quickly consumed the building and stock, with insured value around $14 300 and an estimated stock of $18 000. The origin is unknown. The second floor housed Masonic and Odd Fellows rooms and Dr A L Mathews offices.
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Callaway
Mathews & Mathews
Eugene McKinney
Union Pacific
Masonic and
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
A. L. Mathews
Otoe County Stock Show Parade Draws Thousands in Nebraska City
The annual Otoe County Stock Show and parade stretched over two miles in Nebraska City, attracting about 10 000 spectators. Exhibits filled the union stock yards as farm products and floral decorated vehicles paraded, with a second evening parade and an illuminated automobile finale on Wednesday.
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Nebraska City
Union Stock Yards
Fire Destroys New Barn and Stock on Local Farm
In Cass County farmer Will Rauths loses his newly built barn near Manley to a Friday afternoon blaze started by children playing with matches. The fire consumed hay, 400 bushels of cats, 150 bushels of corn, 200 bushels of apples and peaches, plus several small outbuildings. Neighbors fought the flames. the house and cow sheds were threatened but saved. Two wells were emptied to fight the fire. insurance covered the barn but not the contents.
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Cass County
Will Rauths
Manley
Dr Holland Returns East With Fossil Collection
Dr Holland of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg spent the season in northwestern Nebraska conducting expeditions in the fossil region. He leaves for the east with artifacts that will enrich the Carnegie museum collection in Pittsburg.
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Holland
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Nebraska
Prairie Fires Ravage Northwest Custer County
Over the last week prairie fires caused extensive damage in northwest Custer County. Sparks from a passing engine ignited a blaze near Marvin and Anselmo, driven by a strong south wind across twenty miles of land, destroying hay valleys and farm structures. Another fire between Anselmo and Marvin scorched a twenty five mile strip east and north, wiping out well improved farms and ranch improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anselmo
Sand Hill Bunch Graes
Loup River
Custer County
Marvin
Heartwell Bank Robbery Shocks Kearney County Town
Two men blew open the Heartwell state bank early Friday and stole 3400 dollars. Sheriff Ransom investigated. the bank, insured, sits in an old wooden structure with work on a new building nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Heart-Well State Bank
Union Pacific Plans Route Through Wymore Blue Springs
A report from Wymore states Union Pacific will build the Blue Valley line through Blue Springs and Wymore as it upgrades the Beatrice to Marysville Kan flood damaged roadbed. The plan shifts the river crossing at Barneston and runs along the east side toward Marysville, elevating the track.
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Union Pacific
Blue Valley
Blue Springs
Wymore
Beatrice
Marysville
Kan
Barneston
Conference on Popular Medical Education Added by NSTA
The Nebraska State Teachers Association forms the Conference on Popular Medical Education to discuss health topics for schoolchildren. Dr Rufus A Lyman of the University of Nebraska chairs the conference. An informative program is planned for the annual meeting on November 5.
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Conference On Popular Medical Education
Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
Rufus A. Lyman
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Military Academy Burns In Lincoln Area
One month after opening the Nebraska Military Academy three miles southwest of Lincoln, a large fire destroyed the building and contents. Estimated loss runs to $100 000 as Supt B D Hayward directs students to salvage belongings amid the blaze.
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Nebraska Military Academy
Lincoln
B. D. Hayward
Clarly
Farmers and Merchants of Lin County Insurance Push
Storm damage highlights need for farmer protection against fire lightning and tornadoes. A strong insurer like the Farmers and Merchants of Lin County is presented as a reliable choice for agricultural coverage.
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Merchants of Lin
Bridgeport Will Be Capital Ship Route North
The report notes that ships numbered 16 and 17 are set to sail north, with Bridgeport appearing as the capital point in the routing plan.
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Bridgeport
Farmers Should All Have Telephones
Farmers should learn how to obtain the best telephone service for the least money by writing to the Nebraska Telephone Company at 18th and Douging streets in Omaha. Use the company’s guidance to improve rural communications.
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Nebraska Telephone Company
Douging Streets
Omaha
Archbold presses Hearst over stolen letters linked to daughter
John D. Archbold of Standard Oil defends his actions at Carnegie Hall, denying influence on judges and insisting he only sought return of letters from Hearst’s associate. He notes letters from Japan concerned with his daughter’s illness and cites McKinley’s death affecting Hearst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
William R. Hearst
Carnegie Hall
Hearst
Morrison
Henderson
Governor Stone
Stone
Supreme Court
Pennypacker
Elkins
Republican State Committee
Mr. McKinley
Japan
Montgomery Guilty in Bank Embezzlement Trial
William Montgomery former Allegheny bank cashier in Pennsylvania was found guilty by a U S district court jury on two indictments alleging embezzlement and abstraction of 469000. He faces a third indictment for misapplication of 124000 in bonds. a rapid disposition for the remaining count is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
William Montgomery
Allegheny, Pa
United States District Court
Hains to Plead Insanity in Bayside Killing
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. plans to plead temporary insanity after allegedly killing William B. Annfy at Bayside Yacht Club last August. In Flushing Supreme Court Judge overruled defense demurrer as Jenkins Hains pleaded not guilty.
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Hains
Annis
Bryan kiss incident at Woman's Democratic club event
William J. Bryan attended a reception at the Waldorf Astoria given by the Woman's Democratic club in New York. He was kissed by two women amid a crowd of about seven hundred, narrowly escaping a third embrace as Mrs Bryan looked on with evident embarrassment.
Studebaker Building Dedicated at South Bend YMCA
The YMCA building at South Bend Indiana, erected by Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. at a cost of 250000 dollars, was dedicated and formally opened. The event highlighted the company's philanthropy and the community facility's role in local youth programs.
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Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co
To Play Bail in Cuba
Thirteen members of the Cincinnati baseball club left Monday for Cuba to begin a scheduled tour and exhibition games abroad.
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Cuba
Cincinnati Baseball Club
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Standard Oil
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