Readable highlights from Nebraska state items in news
The report covers multiple Nebraska updates including the Witte store fire at Pender, sheriff resignations in Hall county and appointment of Ely, Miss Margaret Hall taking Lincoln High School post, Yutan man Quinby found guilty under the dipsomania law, fires destroying a Schuyler barn, a new rural delivery system in Johnson county, Lincoln emancipation anniversary picnic at Fremont, farmer yields 800 bushels from 19 acres, a Panama Canal engineer update from Linn Huntington, state warrant issues, a Cripple Creek murder arrest in Grand Island, a haystack accident near Hyannis, noting Sweet Water starts in Buffalo county, a Madison county pardon by Governor Mickey, Cass county tax revaluations, lightning injury to a Broken Bow child, Nebraska stock taxation ruling for insurance shares, a Burlington brakeman’s arrest, Leigh village bond vote and system choice, and a state assessment roll update with county contributions.
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Richard Witte
Pender
N. Taylor
Hall County
J. W. Ely
Margaret Hall
West Point High School
Lincoln High School
Ford Quinby
Yutan
Charlies Engeles
Schuyler
Johnson County
Fremont
Platte
Fred Brinkman
Linn Huntington
State University
Panama Canal
Mortensen
Bell
Cripple Creek
Colo
Grand Island
Frank Martin
Frank Buster
Victor
Colp
Martin
Hay
R. Tappan
Hyannis
Sweet Water
Buffalo County
Sherman County
Edwards
J. B. Albee
Vermont
Ames
Mickey
John Clark
Madison County
Supreme Court
J. B. Barnes
Mapes
Tyson
State Board of Equalization
Cass County
Marshal Towsley
Broken Bow
Thompson
Asessor Miller
Lancaster County
Nebraska
Miller
Bennett
State Board
John W. Kerr
Burlington
Lincoln
Seward
Leigh
Walter Works
Young Woman Burns to Death Near Minden Farm
An 18 year old girl Agnes Schultz died in a fire at the home of farmer Clarence Wolcott eight miles northwest of Minden. She was lighting a fire with coal oil when the accident occurred.
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Minden
Clarence Wolcott
Agnes Schultz
Remedy for Cabbage Worm Disclosed by Plattsmouth Man
McKanen of Plattsmouth claims a sure remedy for the cabbage worm. His method is to sprinkle common flour over cabbage heads while the dew is on them.
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Plattsmouth
H. Cgc. McKanen
Pigeon with Silver Ring Captured at Osceola Home
In Osceola, Jim Farris and his young son captured a pigeon or dove that landed at their home. The bird wore a silver ring on its leg marked with V. B. W. 1903 and number 2332.
County Official Bennett Moves to Omaha for Cigar Business
County Commissioner John H. Bennett of Red Willow district 3 will relocate to Omaha on September 1 to enter the cigar and tobacco trade. He leaves public office to pursue a private business career in the city.
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John H. Bennett
Red Willow County
Bennett
Omaha
Junkin antitrust law may be valid says attorney
Attorney Howell shifts doubt about the Junkin act and now believes it may be valid. He argues the statute is not unconstitutional until a court of last resort declares it so and suggests the act could be invoked in future cases.
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Howell
Treaties That Have Made History in the Last Century
A historical survey tracing Vienna 1914 negotiations and later treaties. It covers the Congress of Vienna shaping Europe after Napoleon, partitions of Poland, Italy's redrawn map, Swiss confederation, German status, and the 1878 Berlin Congress with Bulgaria, Romania, and other shifts under Great powers.
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Austria
England
France
Prussia
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Vienna
Prince Metternich
Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
Poland
Italy
Naples
Holland
Belgium
Saxony
Wurtemberg
Baden
Rhine
Germany
Alexander I
Duchy of Warsaw
Cracow
Murat
the Two Sicilies
Sicily
House of Bourbon
Piedmont
Genoa
Sardinia
House of Savoy
Tuscany
House of Austria
Napoleon III
Charles Albert
Garibaldi
Switzerland
Frankfort
Waa
Hanover
Berlin
Great Britain
Turkey
Bulgaria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary
Bervia
Roumasia
Montenegro
Armenia
Lord Beaconsfield
Famous newspaper man Dr George E Morrison
Dr George Ernest Morrison, London Times correspondent at Peking, served as England's unofficial ambassador to China. Renowned for inside knowledge of Chinese politics and trusted dispatches shaping European policy. He helped reveal Boxer uprising treachery and explained China’s stance in the Russo Japanese war. Now in America as Times representative at Portsmouth peace talks.
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George Ernest Morrison
London Times
Peking
England
China
The
Times
Europe
Morrison
America
Portsmouth
N. H
Beaconsfield’s Role in Russo Turkish War and Paris Treaties
A historical overview notes Beaconsfield’s influence against a harsh Russian surge toward Turkey and the 1898 Paris peace talks between Spain and the United States. It recounts Cuban sovereignty, Philippine cession, and the open door agreement, detailing key American and Spanish negotiators and the final December 10 treaty signing.
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Congress
San Stefano
Rusela
Turkey
Europe
Beaconsfield
Russia
Frederick Greenwood
England
Asia
Danube
Paris
Louisiana
Spain
United States
West Indies
William R. Day
Cushman K. Davis
William P. Frye
Whitelaw Reid
George Gray
Eugenio Montero Rios
Buenaventura d'Arbazuza
Jose de Garnica
Wenceslao Ramirez de Villa Urrutia
Rafael Cerrero
Cuba
Philippines
East
Philippine Archipelago
Porto Rico
Guam
Pacific
Manila
Paris Inquiry Probed Over French Official Death
Reports from Paris claim M Lieget, Thebaw representative in Indo China, killed himself to avoid an inquiry into brutal methods used on natives. Allegations detail stripping, branding with a red hot poker, hanging, bayonet threats, and silk rope flogging with spikes.
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Aatir
Paris
M. Lieget
Thebaw
China
Defiance Gold Water Starch Claims Full One-Pound Pack
The ad urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Gold Water Starch saying each 16 oz package provides a true one-pound measure while competitors use 12 oz or 16 oz in other pack sizes. It warns grocers may clear old stock at 12 oz to push Defiance later and touts no injurious chemicals and no sticking.
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Defiance
Boeunme
Hever
Woman sells petticoat at station to buy home ticket
A young woman in Pittsburg lost her railway ticket and offered to sell her petticoat to a station woman for the price of a ticket home. The bargain was quickly agreed and completed.
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Pittsburg
Charity that begins at home asidom passes the kindergarten effort
Tim othy Hay writes in The Pilgrim about a home based charity effort gaining momentum through a kindergarten program. The piece highlights community involvement, early education support, and local impact.
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Charity
Asidom
Timothy Hay
What to Do if Constipated
A reader guide on causes and treatment of constipation. It describes neglect of natural urges, lack of exercise, and emotional stress as factors and promotes Mull's Grape Tonic as a claimed cure with a free bottle offer.
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Nore Olbor
Lima
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Valley
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Ses
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Mull's Grape Tonic
Rock Island
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Hon ‘Sr Louis Manufacturers
Star Brand Shoes
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