Rosebud Lottery Draw Opens in Dallas with 1 728 Papers
The Rosebud lands lottery draws begin in Dallas, Nebraska with 1 728 applications. Ex congressman Thomas Cale and Mayor’s daughter Miss Dema Rose attend as entries are read, amid rain and a crowd of around two thousand. Nebraska leads with eighty winners, followed by Iowa and South Dakota as the first fifty names include Messer, Swift, and dozens more from Nebraskans and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Many A. Melser
Kennebec
Dallas
Chamberlain
Thomas Cale
Fairbanks
Alaska
Judge Witten
Dema Rose
Miss Rose
Charlies M. Rove
John W. Thomas
Carnegie, Oklo
Gregory
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Milnois
Missouri
Kansas
Klein gets change of venue to Paxton for murder case
Joseph G B Klein of company A First regiment Alcinois National Guard Chicago was indicted for murder after fatally stabbing Earl Nelson a Kankakee boy on a train en route to riot duty. The case moved to Ford county at Paxton for December term amid 34 resident affidavits claiming bias. Klein remains jailed as bond questions await a hearing and attorneys threaten habeas corpus.
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Paxton
Ill
Joseph GB. Klein
First Regiment
Alcinois National Guard
Chicago
Earl Nelson
Kankakee
Springfield
Hooper
Ford County
Klein
Major Slavens Cleared at Fort Leavenworth Court Martial
Report from a reliable source says Major Thomas H. Slavens commandant of the military prison at Fort Leavenworth was cleared after his court martial held at the post on October 14. The verdict was learned at Leavenworth.
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Slavens
Thomas H. Slavens
Fort Leavenworth
Leaverworth
Drought Broken by Heavy Rain in Missouri and Kansas
Heavy rainfall ends two months of drought in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas. The system brought significant precipitation across the region, improving soil moisture and benefiting crops and water supplies.
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Missouri-Kansas
Missouri
Kansas
Balkan War Talks Open Directly With Turkey
Vienna confirms talks between Austria and Turkey on Bosnia and Herzegovina as the Balkan dispute moves toward direct negotiation. London sources say a new phase could settle the crisis via a congress ratifying existing arrangements. Bulgaria signals willingness to avoid war and seeks understanding on theOriental railroad and Rumelian tribute questions. Constantinople shows cautious optimism for a settlement with Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Cloudburst and Tornado Strike Clayton New Mexico
Four people died in Clayton New Mexico as a tornado and cloudburst struck. Twenty others were injured, with three believed to die, including W H Haight J B Fox and a wife and daughter. The $40 000 Union County courthouse was wrecked along with many homes, wires and poles toppled, railroads damaged, and the town left without water or light until daylight.
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Clayton
N. M
W. H. Haight
J. 8
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Waller
Indians Fight Game Wardens Near Swan River
A telegraph report from Ovando Montana says Deputy C P Peyton and assistant Herman Rudolph were killed in a confrontation with Flathead Indians near Hollands Prairie on Swan River while attempting to arrest them for hunting without a license and deer poaching. Yellowhead was named among the dead. other victims unnamed. Squaws escaped.
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Ovando
Mont
C. P.peyton
Peyton
Herman Rudolph
Hollands Prairie
Swan River
Rudolph
Missoula
Yellowhead
Squaws
New Cathedral Cornerstone Laid and Baptist Church Dedication
St Louis marks a church building era with the corner stone of a new Catholic cathedral set to cost over 2 million dollars and the Second Baptist church at Kings Highway and McPherson avenue dedicated at a cost of 250000 dollars. Dignitaries from across the nation joined for ceremonies as a large crowd blocked streets Maryland and Newstead avenues for the parade.
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St. Louis
Second Baptist
King’s Highway
McPherson Avenue
Maryland
Newstead Avenues
Six Die in Snowstorm Fatalities Across Colorado
Six deaths are attributed to a Colorado snowstorm with seven people seriously injured in railroad crashes and by contact with live wires. The deceased include Joseph Henry in Denver, J J McCloskey in Louisville, Mrs Liz ie Winslow in Fort Collins, August Garson near Longmont, Leonard F. Banker in a wreck near Carlton, and Henry John in Denver yards after a handcar and motor car collision.
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Colorado
Joseph Henry
Denver
J. J. McCloskey
Louiisville
Lizie Winslow
Fort Collings
August Garson
Longmont
Leonard F. Banker
Rock Island Railroad
Carlton
Henry John
Handecar
Union Pacific Railroad
Four Children Cremated in Summit House Fire
An overheated stove caused a blaze in Summit Pennsylvania destroying a house. Four children—Morris Delaney fifteen, Robert Nagle thirteen, Joseph Delaney nine, Charles Delaney twenty months—died in their beds. Two others were gravely injured, including Mrs. Luke Delaney who escaped a second story window and Wilson Judge ten, with broken and internal injuries.
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Summit
Morris Delaney
Robert Nagle
Joseph Delaney
Charles Delaney
Luke Delaney
Johnstown Hospital
Wilson Judge
Two Tornadoes Destroy Homes in Sharon Springs
Two tornadoes struck Sharon Springs demolishing three residences and injuring about a dozen people. Officials fear further casualties as rescue operations continue in the devastated town.
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Sharon Springs
Tragic Lake Huron Fire Displaces 1800. Train Tragedy Follows
Fires across Presque Isle and Alpena counties leave about 1800 homeless with water scarce and communities destroyed. A relief train carrying evacuees derailed near Metz after rails spread, killing nineteen including several women and children and leaving others burned or missing. survivors recount a harrowing retreat as towns struggle to aid the injured and provide shelter.
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Presque Isle
Alpena
Pulaski
Krakow
Presque Fle
Michigan
Lake Moron
Grand Ioke
Huret
Detroit and Mackinac Railroad
Grace Harbor
Lake Huron
Detroit and
Mackinaw
Mets
Nowicki Sliding
Metz
Fred Wagner
Fred Nowicki
John Koniecany, Jr
Joseph Konieczny
Helen Kolina Koniecany
George Cicero
Margaret Cicero
Cicero
Emma Hardies
Pauline Hardies
Mary Hardies
Minnie Hardies
Itire
John Kinville
William Forster
Arthur Lee
William Barrett
Foster
Nowicki Crossing
Barrett
Kinville
Posen
Asker
James White
Battleship Alabama Ends Long Cruise
The battleship Alabama returned to New York Harbor after a world cruise of 26 000 miles in 69 days. It sailed through a hazy curtain into Tompkinsville and dropped anchor, completing the voyage.
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New York Harbor
Boto Port
Tompkinsville
Hee
Hearst Trial Set After Summons Service
Deputy Sheriff Stewart testifies he used no unnecessary force in serving William Hearst with a Haskell damages summons. Hearst faces an initial hearing in Omaha on November 19 after papers were sent to multiple cities and copies filed in duplicate to cover travel routes.
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Omaha
Sherif Btewart
William &. Mearst
Haskell
Hearst
Chicago
Houston
Fort Worth
Little Rock
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Waifs Find Nebraska Homes in Sterling
Ten New York waifs found homes near Sterling Nebraska last week. Miss Elvira Hill of New York brought the children and arranged foster families who could choose from her family. Six boys and four girls received homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Sterling
Neb
New York
Elvira Hill
Stockman Killed in Collision in Ravenna Nebraska
E W Thompson stockman was killed when a stock train caboose in the Burlington yards at Ravenna was struck from the rear by a freight. Twelve men rode in the caboose. all others escaped serious injury as the caboose was demolished.
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Ravenna
Neb
E. W. Thompson
Burlington
Thompson
Contracts Set for Colleges in Tecumseh County
Two contracts have been let in Tecumseh Nebraska for large educational buildings. A $10,000 high school at Cook and a $25,000 German college at Sterling will begin work immediately. Both structures will be modern in construction.
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Tecumseh
Neb
Cook
Sterling
Prairie Fire in Sutherland Destroys Haystacks and Grass
Sutherland Nebraska October 17 a prairie fire swept across several miles causing immense damage It burned at least seventy five haystacks and scorched the grass with the dry weather Officials believe sparks from a locomotive started the blaze threatening more property if not checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Neb
Prairie fires scorch Nebraska as sparks from locomotive ignite dry grass
In Falla City Nebraska on October 17 a series of prairie fires have damaged fields and destroyed haystacks and small outbuildings. The region remains extremely dry with no rain for nearly a month as locomotive sparks ignite dry grass.
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Falla City
Neb
War on obscene post cards in Omaha churches join effort
The Omaha Ministerial union declares war on indecent post cards and starts a campaign to remove them from shop windows. A committee will oversee the effort and each church in the city will be asked to assist.
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Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
May A. Melser
Kennebec, S. D
May A. Messer
Peter Swift
Ponca
BE. Hannen
Meadow Grove
Otto Schneider
Mitchell
Jacob Eckert
Wichita
Kana
Samuel Anderson
Albert City
Hobart A. Anderson
Mount Vernon
H. B. Clark
Girard
Charles T. Johnson
Decatur
Albert W. Schulz
le Mars
Emil E. Landburg
Stromburg
George Schroder
John R. Jones
Take City
Joseph J. Mary
Verdigre
James Fitzgerald
Elm Creek
Philip Schomburg
Aberdeen
William C. Beels
John Pliska
South Omaha
Michael Conway
Dixon
C. A. Goodman
O'Neill
Adam Adair Adair
A Martino Christianeon
Forest City
Frank M. Andrews
Darlington
Joe Burnis J. Simons
Howard
Kans
W F. Anderson
Mclean
Joseph J. Rogers
Battle Creek
Clarence W. Wattles
West McHenry
J. L. Capter
Emmet
C. H. Krebs
George EF. Wilcox
Marcus
Pettis Finch
Sheldon
George Heistorfer
Woonsocket
William F. Burns
Randolph
Jens Manson
Carroll
A. H. Hosiner
Cedar Rapids
William B. Cain
William [. Miller
Lancaster
K. Boglitol
Gothenburg
Arthur W. Lamp
Rock Island, Jr
T. BH. Hutton
Pontae
J. M. Marshall
Arlington
Austria
Clayton, N. M
Montana
Falls City
Harry Pence
Kensington Club
B. Simonton
Eugene Pence
Clara Burbank
Milwaukee
Lincoln
ST. Agnes Academy
Sisters of St. Francis
Alliance
West
Phea
Clay Center
William Hall
Harry F. Brown
Deweese Bank
St. Joseph
Jackson
Palpe
General Agt
Western
Alliance, Nebr
Chas. C. Tash & Co
the Home Paper
Cole
Newberry’s Hardware Co
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