NebraskaDelegation Strong at Modern Woodman Meet
Nebraska is well represented at the Modern Woodmen convention in St Paul with delegates chosen for key posts. R Talbot of Lincoln and W Hawes won support, D E Waters withdrew from candidacy, Northcott reelected head consul, Cronin of O Neill named head escort, Gilchrist of Nebraska City auditor. a steering committee formed. Drum teams from Omaha Lincoln Plattsmouth performed well and set for Thursday competition. Hagenow's band from Lincoln favored to win. Nebraskans also noted on convention committees.
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Nebraska
St. Paul
Minn
Mmaiaer R. Talbot
Lincoln
D. E. Waters
Petersburg
W. Hawes
Consul Northcott
D. H. Cronin
O'Neill
L- W. Gilchrist
Nebraska City
H. R. Gering
T.S. Anen
G. W. Jackson
M. W. Burgess
Camp Northcott
Omaha
Plattsmouth
Hagenow
Band of Lincoln
O. EK. Walruth
J. W. Barnett
W. H. Thompson
President McKinley Rules Out Third Term Nomination
President McKinley statement rejects any possibility of a third term. He says he will not be a candidate nor accept a nomination if offered and aims to serve through his current term with gratitude for public support.
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McKinley
Coun
Tam McKinlay
Former U S Consul Stern Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot
Louis Stern former United States consul at Bamberg Bavaria shot himself in the public gardens near Bamberg during reports of his good consular service including promoting roofing slate exports to the United States and securing the Hamburg electric railway contract He had financial obligations in St Paul before his appointment fellow lines note he was in poor spirits though the trouble was said settled Some details mention a separate fatal accident involving H B Bigelow a Buffalo freshman struck by a fire engine in Cambridge Massachusetts
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Louis Stern
United States
Bamberg
Bavaria
Associated Press
Stern
Hamberg
St. Paul
Pearnenare Gemel
Prominent Ads and Humorous Snippets From An Old Newspaper
A collage of vintage ad blurbs and quirky quotes promoting tonics Grain-O drinks and Stomach Bitters. The section includes jokes about hats in millinery shops and a grim jail cell anecdote, reflecting era humor and social commentary.
Marriage Notion of a New York Minister
A New York minister declares marriage not a failure and cites 2,500 of 3,012 couples he has united as happy. He offers six simple cautions: don’t marry too young, don’t marry before you can support a wife, don’t marry a girl who cannot cook and sew, don’t live beyond three rooms, don’t marry unless you truly suit each other, and don’t come to him for a divorce.
Glorious sight of wheat fields in Western Canada
A Duluth reader reports vast Western Canada wheat fields with yields of twenty five to thirty bushels per acre. He describes shacks crowded in fields and mild winters due to the Japan current chinook winds. The letter urges readers to consider new districts opening in the Saskatchewan valley and to seek information from government agents.
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Duluth
Western
Canada
Japan
Cettiera
Saskatchewan
Professor Thompson on electric cars speed claim
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quoted professor Thompson forecasting electric cars traveling at 104 miles per hour. The remark adds humor about stopping for a fellow on the road exposing the era's pacing of automotive progress.
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Thompson
Cleveland Plain
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