Nebraska farmer shoots wife after refusal to return home
Hastings Neb April 3. Harry Palmer twenty three a farmer shot his wife in front of her mother’s home in the presence of their two year old infant. Mrs Palmer died five hours later and Palmer was critically injured but believed recoverable. The couple had separated three days earlier and Palmer had gone to call on his wife at the mother in laws home. Palmer is the son of O R Palmer and both families are well known in the county.
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Hastings
Neb
Harry Palmer
Palmer
Palminer
John Nelson
O. R. Palmer
Juniata
Secret Service
General Bell
Fort Sill
Oklo
Chicago
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Charles Cary Rumsey
Rumsey
E. H. Harriman
New York
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Maine Senate
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Muddy, Ill
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Butte
Mont
Butte Business Men's Association
Della Bartlett
Windsor Avenue
William Fenimore Cooper
St. Earl Sprankle
Akron
Helen Starr
Laura Waldkirk
Supreme Court of the United States
Oklahoma
Congress Opens Extraordinary Session As New Members Enter
The Sixty-second Congress convenes in Washington with Democrats holding a 228 to 160 House majority and Republicans 50 to 41 in the Senate. Many veteran lawmakers are absent or replaced, marking broad party gains and notable shifts in leadership and seats.
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Flint
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Burrows
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Nebraska
Hitchcock
Scott and Elkins
West Virginia
W. E. Chilton
C. W. Watson
Elkins
Piles
Poindexter
Depew
James A. O'Gorman
Circus Star Otto Hingling Die in New York
Otto Hingling, famed circus figure, dies in New York amid a roundup of national crime and political news. Other items note a rise in homicides, gun violence, and public concerns across the country.
Capital National Bank case verdict in Seward Nebraska
District Judge Good in Seward at a special sitting ruled for the plaintiffs in the Capital National bank case arising from the Lincoln bank failure sixteen years ago. Plaintiffs include Bank of Utica Jones National Bank of Seward Bank of Staplehurst Thomas Bailey and estate of Isaac Holt with judgments totaling 75 000.
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Seward, Neb
Good
Capital National Bank
Capital National Bank of Lincoln
Bank of Utica
Jones National Bank of Seward
Bank of Staplehurst
Thomas Bailey
Isaac Holt
Seward
D. E. Thompson
Jones National Bank
Staplehurst Bank
Yates
Capital National Bankias
Incendiary Plot Foiled at Italian Grocery Store
An incendiary fire and possible double murder attempt were uncovered at 1054 South Twentieth Street Omaha. Oil soaked wads were fixed to the cellar ceiling above a gasoline tank, with four families and children living overhead. firemen woke sleepers after multiple alarms and the fire was controlled.
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Omaha
South Twentieth Street
Evangelical Meeting Ends in Grand Island Nebraska
The Evangelical association of Nebraska closed its annual conference in Grand Island with Bishop Strang of Cleveland delivering the sermon. Delegates elected to the October general conference in Cleveland include Rev H Loh of Fremont Rev F L Wiegert of Hastings Rev Fr H Roescher of Milford and Layman Otto H Hagemeiler of North Loup.
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Grand Island
Neb
Evangelical Association of Nebraska
Strang
Cleveland
H. Loh
Fremont
F. L. Wiegert
Hastings
H Roescher
Milford
Otto H. Hagemeiler
North Loup
Omaha Postmaster Henry Emerson Palmer, Obituary
Omaha announces the sudden death of Henry Emerson Palmer, a prominent city resident for twenty five years and former postmaster, at his home on April 3.
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Omaha
Henary Emerson Palmer
Explosion kills crew on Yorck cruiser
Kiel Germany April 1 three sailors aboard the Yorck methylated spirit explosion killed three blue jackets and left four more wounded in a German navy incident aboard the tronclad cruiser Yorck.
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Kiel
Germany
Yorck
Freight wreck near Crawford injures no one
A runaway freight train of fifty nine cars derailed into Burlington east bound No. 42 near Crawford Nebraska on April 1. One engine and ten boxcars wrecked as no one was hurt. The incident delayed traffic for hours but the crew escaped unharmed.
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Crawford
Neb
Burlington
Belmont
German May Be Deported From Nebraska City
A German man named Berger, jailed after assaulting a farmer’s wife who refused him food, is slated for deportation. Officials traced his troubled history to Germany where he was jailed for assaulting his mother. The church funded his travel here, and this marks the first deportation order in the region.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Berger
Germany
Educators Elect Officers in Southeastern Nebraska
Nebraska City April 1 Southeastern Nebraska Teachers association elected officers for the year. President A. H. Staley Superintendent Superior. Vice President B A F Eastwood Superintendent Diller. Secretary Lulu Woodford Pawnee City. Treasurer E K Hunt Falls City. Executive committee R C Harris Fairbury and EB Botwell Beatrice.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Southeastern Nebraska Teachers’ Association
A. H. Staley
Superior
B. A. F Eastwood
Diller
Lulu Woodford
Pawnee City
E. K. Hunt
Falls City
R. C. Harris
Fairbury
EB. J. Botwell
Beatrice
Aged Man John Davidson Sr. Drowns at Heartwell Lake
Hastings Nebraska April 1 65 year old pioneer citizen John Davidson Sr was found dead in Heartwell lake the coroner ruling drowning as the cause possibly accidental He ran a tailor shop in town and investigators found no evidence of suicide no inquest was ordered authorities suspect a stroke while fishing led to the fall into the lake
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Hastings, Neb
John Davidson
Heartwell Lake
Hastings Doctor Held Responsible in Teen Death
A coroner's jury in Hastings Nebraska found Dr H M Swigart responsible for the death of Grace Baker aged sixteen from a criminal operation. Swigart was arrested and released on a $5000 bond pending preliminary examination.
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Hastings
Neb
H. M. Swigart
Grace Baker
Swigart
Boy Run Down by Auto Near Hall County School
Seven year old Lester Brayton son of a local farmer in Grand Island Nebraska was killed when Henry J Becker a musical instrument dealer driving his car ran over him as he played in the road near the school house on April 1.
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Grand Island, Neb
Lester Brayton
Hall County
Henry J. Becker
Burglars Blow Safe At Bridgeport Mercantile
Burglars entered the Bridge port Mercantile branch in Northport blew open the safe and took 75 dollars. The post office in the same building was untouched. stamps and merchandise remained.
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Bridgeport, Neb
Bridgeport Mercantile Company
Northport
Omaha Merchant Allen Koch Ends Life at Home
Allen Koch a 62 year old retired dry goods merchant shot himself in the basement of his Omaha home after a period of illness. He used a mirror to aim the pistol to his head, and his death was ruled a suicide.
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Omaha
Allen Koch
Mr. Koch
Wayne Rail Commissioners Hear Depot Case in Wayne
State Railway Commissioners Clarke and Furse visited Wayne to hear F. A. Berry of the Wayne Commercial Club argue for a new depot against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway. The case centers on securing a depot in Wayne.
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Wayne, Neb
Clarke and Furse
F. A. Berry
Wayne Commercial Club
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Wayne
Eastern Nebraska Teachers Hold Meet at Fremont Opera House
The Eastern Nebraska Teachers Association held its annual session in the Fremont opera house with Charles Arnot of Schuyler presiding. Principal speaker J R Garfield addressed the audience on the progressive movement viewing it beyond political lines.
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