Tornadoes Ravage Arkansas Killing Dozen Across Counties
Storms struck west and northwest Arkansas with two tornadoes devastating Piney London and area towns. Russellville Cravens Mulberry Berryville and other communities report deaths injuries and widespread destruction with property losses in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Names of missing and injured appear as relief efforts begin.
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Arkansas
Russellville
Mulberry
Berryville
J. ©. Hoskins
Lolli
Lewisville
Lafayette County
Palmos
Heney Sees Fight Against Graft as Vital
In a first press interview since the district attorney was shot in Judge Lawrie's court, Francis J. Heney thanks supporters and vows to press graft prosecutions. He says the assault reveals the scale of corruption and that expelling the conspirators will bring ultimate victory. He recovers and plans to resume graft case work.
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San Prancisco
Francie J. Heaney
Atttorney
Men of Fleet to Land at Manila Amid Welcome Plans
Rear Admiral Sperry, reassured that cholera has disappeared in Manila, has reversed his promise to keep the Atlantic battleship fleet from landing. He has notified Governor General Smith that the fleet will accept the reception originally planned by the city and will conduct portions of the program before departing for the Mediterranean.
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Manila
Adesiral Sperry
Generel Smith
Elty
Mediterranean
Navy Critics Answered At East Alumni Banquet
At the United States Naval Academy alumni banquet in Chicago critics of warships were challenged. Six admirals attended the Audi torium hotel. Messages from Admiral Dewey Rear Admiral Schley and Rear Admiral Evans praised the navy.
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United States Naval Academy
East
Auditoriuum Hotel
Chicago
Dewey
Schley
Evans
Russians Fire on Balloon Over Border
A German balloon drifting over Russian territory near Zerkhov was fired on by Russian frontier guards. Fifteen shots were fired as the airship displayed the German flag. Bullets hissed around the craft and one hit ballast. The crew descended and landed on German soil.
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Zerkhov
Woman Identified as Alice Brown in Blackmail Plot
Through a hotel register photo and handwriting, Mre Allen F. Read is positively identified as Alice Cheney Brown who attempted blackmail of Mre Phipps of Denver for $20.00 and sought $26,000 in Chicago notes with a bad check.
Philadelphia Faces Hoof and Mouth Fever Outbreak
The city’s health department reports cattle from infected districts near Norristown to Jacob Haesler were found with fever. Four cattle shipped to the dairyman, two sick, prompted destruction of the herd, milk confiscation, barn disinfection and quarantine. A second shipment to a city slaughterhouse triggered further destruction of cows and 126 sheep. State veterinarians caution the fever may not spread to humans, fearing limited epidemic risk.
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Philadelphia
Department of Health
Nottistown
Jacob Haesler
Leonard Pearson
Herbert Pax
State Department of Health
Bell Telephone injures restraining order against Bell system
Judge Taylor granted an injunction against the American Telephone and Telegraph company and the Central Union Telephone company restraining them from interfering with the business of independent companies in Ohio Indiana and Illinois. The Bell system is charged with pursuing a policy of buying, absorbing or merging independents to eliminate competition and establish full Bell control.
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Taylor
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Jong
Central Union Telephone Company
Bell Company
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Bell System
Bell
Chinese Envoys Arrive to Deliver Gratitude for Debt Remittance
Tang Shao Yi and Prince Tsai Fu landed in San Francisco aboard the Mongolia to convey thanks for a debt near 14 million dollars. The dowager empress death was confirmed only after the ship berthed. News from Honolulu noted the emperor's death but not the dynastic crisis.
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America
Tang Shao Yi
San Francisco
Mongolia
Prince Tsai Fu
China
Honolulu
Abe Raymer Found Not Guilty in Springfield Riot Case
The Springfield jury acquits Abe Raymer on malicious destruction of property charges. Earlier Raymer, linked to the August race riots and the Donnigam lynching, was also found not guilty on murder charges, signaling a potential collapse of riot-related prosecutions.
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Springfedd
Til
Abe Raymer
W. K. Donnigam
Meg
Haymer
Gent on Kaiser's Interview Sparks Mixed Press Reaction
London papers largely withhold extracts from the Century Magazine suppression of the Emperor William interview. Some decline publication while decrying its release as in doubtful taste. In the United States, editorials argue any sentiment was a momentary impulse and apology restores good Anglo German ties.
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Kaiser
London
Wiliam
United States
Daily News
Carnegie Invited to Appear Before Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee formally invited Andrew Carnegie to testify this week on the steel industry and potential tariff reductions on iron and steel products following a Century magazine article.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Plumber of the Century
Ways and Means Committee
House
Mr. Carnegie
Thirteen Die In Football Season Fatalities Rise
The football season ends with thirteen players killed and 129 seriously wounded, marking a grim toll as the sport's yearly slate closes.
Four Die in Utah Copper Mine Accident
Four workers perished at the Utah Copper company mine in Bingham. They are named as Dentwick Shatta Kent Smith foreman Hugh Burne and George Wilson.
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Utah
Wen
Utah Copper Company
Bingham
Dentwick Shatta
Kent Smith
Hugh Burne
George Wilson
Gas Explosion Kills Fifteen in Brooklyn Area
Fifteen people died in a gas explosion that ripped through a large section of a Brooklyn area. Authorities reported structural damage and ongoing rescue efforts as crews searched for additional victims.
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Areet
Brookiye
Governor Elect Names Heads of State Institutions in Nebraska
Governor elect Shallenberger announces a broad slate of appointments across Nebraska state institutions. The list includes hospital superintendents at Lincoln and Grand Island, commandants for soldiers homes in Grand Island and Milford, and various state educators and medical officers. Several appointees hail from Omaha Beatrice Kearney and Lincoln, with additional staff in Crete, Wahoo and Madison. The appointments come as Shallenberger recovers from a broken ankle.
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Omaha
Alma
Neb
Shallenberger
D. 8
Woodard
Aurora
Lincoln
Jesse Gidley
Wahoo
Eli Barnes
Grand Army of the Republic of
L. Mains
Crete
W. M. Schwind
Frank Colfer
A. D. Fetterman
Omeala
In‘spector
Judge Mitchell
Alliance
A. Firesimmons
Tecumseh
D. J. Gates
Abbion
E. D. Westerfelt
Charles Fanning
Maha
James Bell
Franklin
John Donovan
Madison
J. Boehler
Orlens
Murder Near Gothenburg Under Platte River Rubble
A dead man found in Platte river undergrowth near Gothenburg Nab is identified as a Japanese laborer. Authorities believe the murder was for money, with cash and valuables found in pockets and a partially worn pocketbook. Medical examiners estimate the body had lain there for eighteen to twenty four months.
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Mhenburg
Nab
Platte River
Wen md
Six Thousand iPythtlanes Gather in Omaha For Lodge Anniversary
Nearly six thousand Knights of Pythias and accompanying women arrive in Omaha to celebrate the founding of the first lodge west of the Mississippi. The secret program at the Auditorium marks a record 1480 members in one degree. Ladies are hosted at Myrtle Hall with dances and entertainments. Nebraska and Iowa furnish the largest share of visitors, about four hundred yearly from the two states.
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iPyttilane
Omaha
Geshe
Knights of Pythias
Myrtle Ball
Nebraska
Iowa
State Bar Convention Recommends Supreme Bench Picks
Lincoln November 24. The State Bar Association winds down its annual convention and will, before adjourning, propose ten nominees to the governor for the vacant supreme bench seats. The governor will then select four under the new law.
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Lincolm
State Bar Association
Ies Pamce
Government to distribute 150000 to Rosebud Indians
The government is allocating 150000 in cash to the Rosebud Indians at Valentine Nebraska. Each recipient receives 2975 on this allotment, with Indian police guarding the funds as distribution begins today after being sent to the reservation yesterday. Traders at Bear Uy reservation expect to benefit from the harvest season.
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Valentine
Neb
and Bear Uy Reservation
Gored to Death by Mad Bull near Huntley Nebraska
Charles Grote, a well known farmer near Huntley Nebraska, was gored to death by a mad bull. Grove's body showed signs of a struggle with a bent wagon rod found near the body and the carcass bore severe injuries indicating a violent attack.
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Bull
Huntley
Neb
Charles Grote
Grove
Nebraska Farm Crops Value Growers High Output
Nebraska reports alf alfalfa valued at 14 773 000 and 6 500 000 tons of tame and wild hay worth nearly 47 000 000, totaling over 59 000 000 in farm product value. Samuel Dunmire of Minden died suddenly near Holdrege while traveling home after a western business trip. heart disease is suspected.
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Nebraska
Ryder
Nebraska Bay
Samuel Dunmire
Holdrege
Neb
Minden
Edmisten Ig Sentenced in Land Fraud Case
Omaha report states J. H. Edmisten pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of land. He received a $1000 fine and four months in jail.
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Edmisten Ig
Omaha
J. H. Edmilsten
Popullet O Meral
Guily
Dense fog triggers fatal wreck near city limits
A dense fog caused a collision between two extra Burlington freight trains one mile west of the city. Engineer George Cartholoma and Fireman Donald Snoke were killed, Brakemanich Tenberg injured, and hogs and cattle wrecked along the line. Westbound crew escaped unharmed. wreck damaged livestock and cattle cars.
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George Cartholoma
Mreman
Donald Snoke
Bartholoma
Snoke
Brakemanich
Utica Man Found Guilty in Miller Assault Case
Ragan convicted of assaulting Rev. Frank Miller of Lincoln on Utica streets last March. Judge Goodwill sets sentencing for December. Hulbert case ruled not a bar to further prosecution. Hulbert to be tried at next court sitting.
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Seward
Neb
Ragan
Frank Miller
Lincoln
Utica
Goodwill
Deve Hulbert
Hulbert
Governors Confer Over Supreme Judgeship Appointments
Governors Sheldon and Shallenberger held talks at Lincoln on November 21 about appointing four supreme judges under recent amendments. Disagreement exists on Sheldon’s authority without legislative canvass of returns. A further conference may name the Democrat to be chosen. Shallenberger improves at Alma.
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Lincoln
Sheldon
Hlect Shallenberger
Shalienberger
Alma
Robbery In Omaha Targets $40,000 Jewelry Sample
A jewelry sample valued at 40,000 belonging to Charles F. Hartshorn of Kermitz Jewelry Co Newark was stolen from a hotel sidewalk in Omaha on November 1. Porter Charles Leonard fled town on the 1st train. police traced him to St Joseph. The sample was found in Hamburg Iowa with contents reportedly intact.
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Omaha
Charles F. Hartshorn
Kermitz Jewelry Company
Newark
N.J
Henshaw Hotel
Charles Leonard
Leonard
St. Joseph
Hamburg
Pythians Gather in Omaha for Western Ordination Celebration
About 6000 Pythians arrived in Omaha to mark the western celebration of the order. Headquarters opened in three downtown hotels and local committees welcome new arrivals. The Layton, Wisconsin arch lola team will be featured, arriving by special train.
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Omaha
Lola
Layton, Co. Wi
Murder charge after quarrel ends in fatal blows
Emery Matthews bound over to the district court for the murder of David Fisher. The killing stemmed from a quarrel between Matthews and Fisher, described as a fight with two blows. Matthews, with a wife and four children, faced destitution as a result. his family attended the hearing.
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Lexington
Nel
Emery Matthews
David Fisher
Matthews
Druumetabees
Slugged and Robbed Near Table Rock Depot
Curtis Bain of Table Rock Nebraska was assaulted and left for dead near the depot. He was found hours later, taken home, and remains unconscious with a bruised head. Two arrests have been made in connection with the attack.
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Table Rock
Neb
Curtis Bain
Nebraska game laws likely to permit in state sales
Lincoln officials indicate the coming legislature may revise game laws to allow sale of game within Nebraska. Current statutes prohibit such sales, and the proposed change would let game sourced from various parts of the state be sold locally.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Cone for Clerk of House in Lincoln Legislature
Tremmore Cone of Saunders county is expected to win the clerkship of the state house. He has conducted a member canvass and reports enough pledges to secure election.
Ossenkop Bound Over for Murder in Eagle Case
Pred Ossenkop was bound over to district court and held on $10,000 bail for the murder of Charles Burns in Eagle a village near heroe. The preliminary hearing showed it to have been a brute affair.
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Ossenkop
Plattenmouth
Neb
Distriet Court
Charles Burns
Eagle
Heroe
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