Buffalo Bill's Wild West draws vast Atlantic crowd
Thousands from Gans County and beyond flocked to see Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show in Atlantic. The parade, grand review, and battles on stage drew diverse international participants and a cheering audience. Cody, a noted reader and central figure, presented historical frontier scenes with realism and spectacle.
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Gans County
Atlantic
sFrom
Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Col
Cody
Han
Plains
Great West
Mr. Cody
North Platte
Neb
South America
America
England
Germany
Russia
Cuba
Santiago
Maceo
Gomez
Sixth Cavalry
Congress of Rough Riders of the World
the Little Big Horn
Custer
Bia Scouta
Col. Cody
Nebraska Crop Year Shows Heavy Wheat and Corn
Nebraska crop totals for the year indicate wheat 61,981,200 bushels oats 64,411,000 bushels rye 6,816,000 bushels corn 180,111,044 bushels with gains over last year mainly due to acreage increases. Rain after Aug. 12 boosted corn prospects though final yields remain unsure. potatoes and hay are variable, hay excellent, and stock-raising regions report strong crops. Adjutant General orders Second Nebraska Infantry to break camp and return to Omaha for muster out, with about a week to ten days anticipated before arrival.
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Nebraska
Omana
The
Bee
Corm
Washington
Corbin
Nebraska Volunteer
Camp Thomas
Omaha
Bills
Telegraphic Briefs From Around the World
News items report no Carlist bands in Spain. General Rios cites clashes between insurgents and Spaniards at Osba and Boilo. Cuba dispatches allege ongoing fighting inland. A Denver fete for Colorado Volunteers drew ten thousand people. Nantes orders branding for American horses to curb competition. Spain approves 500,000 pesetas for sanitation and 95,000 for a Santiago hospital. Leo XIII allegedly amassed 20 million in his pontificate, with a 10 million gift value. Kruger of the Transvaal is said to have given the pope the world’s largest diamond, valued at four million. A kite record at Blue Hill, Mass, by Clayton and Ferguson reaches 12 424 feet.
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Bagasta
Spain
General Rios
Osba
Boilo
Cuba
Madrid
Span
Senator Wolcott
Denver
Colorado
Nantes
Santiago
Leo XIII
Kruger
Tranzvaal Republic
Rotch's
Blue Hill
Mass
Messrs
Clayton and
Ferguson
Friction Between Native Filipinos and Americans Fades in Manila
London reports from Manila say friction between Aguinaldo’s insurgents and U S forces is largely unfounded. Insurgents distrust disarmament until American protection is assured, while Philippine deposits turn confident with American retention seen as favorable. Business booms. Pasig river obstacles are removed and water works resume.
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Manila
London
Associated Press
Aguinaldo
Merritt
Anderson
Dewey
Philippines
Europe
United States
British Foreign Office
Great Britain
Spain
Manina
Ang
Pasig
Manila Campaign Gratitude From Dewey and Merritt
Washington Aug 24 A series of official dispatches from Admiral Dewey and Major General Merritt thank President McKinley for congratulating the capture of Manila. They pledge pride in the campaign and acknowledge praise as troops and squadron receive honors. Cantello says Cuban friction was exaggerated and Cubans trust the U S government. Jago is discharged and rearrested in London. Transport Mobile inquiry likely ends with not proven. Peace commission members expected: Day, Davis, Frye, White.
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Washineton
Dewey
Merritt
White House
McKinley
Washington
Grorae Dawry
America
New York
Joaquin Cantello
General Shafter
Cuba
Santiago
Jago
London
Bow Street
John Bridge
J. W. Jago
White Star
United States
Wasnixaton
War Department
Shafter
General Ludlow
Engineers
Peace Commission
Secretary Day
Davis
Minnesota
Frye
Mains
Justice White
Supreme Court
Pythians Biennial Meet Opens in Indianapolis
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias opens its biennial session at the Indiana state capitol. amid public parade crowds and heavy scrutiny over finances. A plan to fund the lodge by a member tax faces opposition while elections and preparations for next sessions unfold.
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Supreme Lodge
Indianapolis
Charles B. Shively
Richmond
Ind
Louisville
Detroit
Mich
American Pilgrimage Postponed From Rome Dispatch
A Rome dispatch to the Herald states the American pilgrimage is postponed until October due to the pope's health, which prevents his reception at this time. The report notes Rome officials awaiting clearer conditions before rescheduling events tied to the pilgrimage.
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New York
Herald
Rome
Moody Currier dies at his Manchester residence
Telegraphic briefs report Hon. Moody Currier former governor of New Hampshire died at his Manchester home on Tuesday. The items note a proposed consolidation of flour mills in Minneapolis Duluth and New York into a single company and a Belfast typhoid outbreak with six hundred cases in three weeks filling hospitals. General Augusti suffered a broken arm en route from Hong Kong to Singapore during a typhoon and will travel to Spain on a German mail boat. Vienna alarm over pianist Sieveking arrested for threatening to shoot a mob for refusing to salute a priest. Mountain Michigan endured a severe rainstorm washing gullies into streets and flooding basements with inches of rain.
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New Hampshire
Manchester
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York City
Belfast
General Augusti
Hong Kong
Singapore
Spain
Vienna
Sieveking
Fron Mountain
Mich
Slow Work at Camp Thomas Delays Transport of Regiments
Camp Thomas sees slow movement as railroads fail to furnish transport. Officers expect five to six commands daily, but roads handle only two. Sixth Pennsylvania loaded at Rossville for Lexington, while Second Missouri and First New Hampshire moved to Ringgold to load for Lexington. Separately, pugilist Alex Scott died at 26 after fight with Tommy Butler. he was a Long Island railroad brakeman and leaves a wife and two children. Isolated yellow fever cases reported near Fort Point and on Dry Tortugas, with precautions urged. Seminole funds to be paid as usual while Chickasaws and Choctaws face Curtis act implications.
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Breck- Unridge
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Rossville
Lexington
Missouri
New Hampshire
Ringgold
New York
Alex Scott
Norwegian Hospital
Tommy Butter
Greenwood Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Scott
Long Island
Butler
Washington
Wyman
The
Marine Hospital Service
Fort Point
Galveston
Tex
Dry Tortugas
Havana
United States
Heminoles
Bliss
Interior Department
St. Louis
Postal Service in Alaska Expands Offices and Mails
Special Commissioner John P. Clum arrives in Skagway after a 1000 mile Alaska journey aboard the Wheeling. He establishes new interior Alaskan offices and a twice monthly mail between Juneau and Tana, plus a monthly mail for St Michaels to Tanans. Inspectors will check contractor performance year round.
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Sxagway
Victoria
B. C
John P. Clum
Washington, D. C
Gary
Alaska
Skagway
St. Michael
Juneau
Wheeling
Alaskan
Tana
St. Michaels
Tanans
Clum
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