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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1906)
0 & & 8 8 . OSS A Spocial Exhibition and alo o( rt Mo Chrishrias a Our store is overflowing with choice pieces of j Furniture and Rugs, selected from the foremost American makers especially for the Holiday -J trade. You will be well repaid to come to us for g Ladies' Writing: Desks, Combination Book Case and Secretaries, Parlor Tables, Rockers, Chairs, Sewing Tables, Dressers, Chiffoniers, Iron Beds, Kitchen Cabinets, Tabourettes, Parlor Suites, Rugs, Lace Curtains, Portiers and Couch Covers. !:-.! 1 1 llii.ll.. Cl 8 S Automatic Telephone Display Attracted a Great Deal of Attention Last Week ft At W 8 1 Fight for Two Thrones CONTENTION WHICH INVOLVES ENGLAND AND GERMANY. King Edward Claims the Throne of Hanover-Brunswick for His Cousin, But .Emperor William Says No. One of the petty quarrels that oc casionally arise between relations, and sometimes carry them to at least the. verge of war, is that of the suc cession to the throne of Hanover- Brunswick, which is now agitating statesmen in England and Germany, and involves directly the friendly rela tions between the German emperor and his uncle the king of England. To gain an appreciation of the grav ity with which the royal rivals view the dispute, it is necessary to go back to the time of George I., who, when he succeeded to the EDglish throne, was both duke of Brunswick Luneburg and king of Hanover. At that time there was, of course,, no German empire, and the duchy and the kingdom were independent princi palities, in which their rulers held large property and revenue rights, fre quently referred to as the Guelf treasure. But there was also another house of- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, which had arisen from a division of the possessions of Ernest the Confes sor, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, be tween his two sons, the elder of whom was the progenitor of the house of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Then it happened that while George III. of England inherited the Guelf possessions, the dukedom of Brunswick-Luneburg and the kingdom of Hanover, his sister Augusta married the duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Her grandson, William duke of Bruns wick, died in 1884 without issue. This terminated the house of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, and left all claims to the title of duke of Brunswick in the house of Brunswick-Luneburg, which is now represented by the duke of Cumberland, cousin of King Edward. Of course It is well known that King Edward is of the house of Brunswick-Hanover, but neither of the Ger man titles which the Georges held could pass to him"because of the Salic law, which prevented his mother, Queen Victoria, from, inheriting them. The succession, therefore, to both Brunswick and Hanover went to her uncle, the duke of Cumberland, eldest surviving son of George III. The cousin of the English king should be by descent both duke of Brunswick and king of Hanover, but in fact he is neither. There are a lot of political complications ' which have led the German emperor, to re fuse his assent to the succession urged by his royal uncle, and which give rise to the bitterness of feeling that has grown out of the dispute. In 186C, war broke out between Prussia and Austria. King George of Hanover, son of that duke of - Cum berland, who was son to George III., sided with Austria. Prussia won and took revenge on George of Hanover by depriving him of his kingdom. After the death of ex-King George his son, the present duke of Cumber land, made claim to the throne of Hanover. Not only was the claim re jected, but the kingdom of Hanover was absorbed by Prussia as a mere province. Thus both titles and rev enues were swept away, and all the influence of the English monarch has not been sufficient to secure their res toration to his kinsman. In the meantime, William, duke of Brunswick, died, and the duke of Cumberland, claimant to the throne of Hanover, became heir to the duchy Duke of Cumberland. of Brunswick as well. Here again Prussia intervened. The king of Prussia had become German emperor on the formation of the German em tire, and both Prussia (which had ab sorbed Hanover) and Brunswick, had become German states. In anticipa tion of the very contingency t which now arises, a law had been passed in 1879- to the effect that if the legiti mate heir to the duchy of Brunswick (who was of course the duke of Cum berland) were prevented from ascend ing to the ducal throne a regency should be constituted. The duke of Cumberland was prevented from ' be coming duke of Brunswick on the ground of the disloyalty of his father, King George of Hanover, in 1866. Con sequently Prince Albrecht of Prussia, a nephew of Kaiser : Wilhelm I. and cousin of the present kaiser,' was made regent of Brunswick. In this condition matters remained until the recent death of Prince Al brecht, when the question of the duke of Cumberland's claims once more be came acute. Mrs. Hugh Mcintosh had a severe runaway accident while on her way home, near Alda, Neb. The roads runs along the Union Pacific right of way. Mrs. Mcintosh, upon seeing a train a p- V" proaching, secured a tight rein, but that was the last remembered y until' ! picking herself up in a field nearby. k The horse had wrecked the vehicle and was caught by a Grand Island ' party coming from Alda. Later the party found the woman just as she was coming from the field. Fortun ately she was uninjured and was only , stunned1 by the faH: She is foe-wife-'--: of the former editor of the Nebraska Fanner. ' f ' The John fEteliell EVERY Union man: should take a spec ial cride in increas ing the demand for Union-made gooos. The John Mitchell Shoe demonstrates hevond contradic- tton that Union la bor gives the great est value to the .v jit UNION MAN Don't take our word, for it. Call and ex a n in t h i John Mitchell Shoe. You'll immediately agree that it is the Greatest Sfaoe Value Ever Offered Sold Exclvsively in Lincoln ' -BY- LINCOLN CLOTHING GO. MUTIWOT COMES TEITi A f STHSTS Our Union Labor friends and the public generally are pleased to learn the workings of our system. They are pleased to meet one of our "operators" who never gets tired, cross, or cranky, but who is ever ready to respond to the wishes of the subscriber. , Our Iron Girls never flirt but we must admit that they spark a little at times. Our friends will also be pleased to know that we are going to install a system which will give the best Party Line service ever offered to Lincoln telephone users at a price to compete with the other kind. n Use The Automatic s Ilys There Arc Only About $ Left to do Christmas shopping in. The question of what to get is a perplex ing one, and the object of this advertisement is to help you , solve the prob lem. Some of the things we have to offer: - Manicure Sets, Shaving Sets And Collar and Cuff Boxes; $7.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $2.00 Manicure Sets, in great variety; 50c, $1, $1.25, $1.75, $2, $2.50, '$2.75, , $3, $3.75, $4, $5, $6, $6.50 and, .... Shaving Sets that will delight the heart of the average man, in all prices; 75c, $1.50, $1.75, $2.50, $3.50, $4 and - - Collar and Cuff Boxes, in colors Black, Brown, Red and Tan; 75c, $1,.$1.25, $.75,42.25, $4 and... ... . ..... . a . -.". --. v Collar Pouches, Blajck, Brown, Green, Tan and White; $1. $1.50 $1.75, f2. 25, $4 and Work Boxes, 25c, 3fic, 50c, 59c, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $3 cLud i . - - Japanese Handkerchief Boxes, 25c, 35c, 50c,. 75c, $1, $1.25, A Child's Set of Furs Would make a vdly seasonable Christmas gift. You can buy them in a variety of Furq from $2.25 to $12.50. f Belgian Sable'..:. . i. ... . . . .$2.25 Krimmer - - .j 3.50 Imitation Chinch ill aU. 50 and. . . 1 .4.00 Australian Opossum. . . . ...... 5.00 Thibet Muff and Boa . .... . ... . .$5.50 River Mink $4.50 s to...... .. .... . $11.00 Blue Siberian Squirrel ........ . .$12,50 . Baby Rings Make appropriate gifts for Christmas, and are not expensive, considering how good they are. In gold-filled rings we have them at 25c and 50c. Solid gold at 50c, 75c, 85c, $1 and $1.25. amies' Solid Gold Rings A ereat assortment in pattern and design. Signet rings are very popular, and five engrave them free of charge. Prices $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.50, $2.75, $3, $3.50, $4, $4.50 and $5. . ;' V.;- V