Fire destroys Sherman township homeowner's house in Gage county
William Howard, age 61, drove home after quarrel with his wife, set his residence ablaze, and died risk of foreclosure, with losses estimated at 2000 dollars as his son Yates reports his erratic state leading to insanity commitment at Lincoln asylum. Evidence includes letters blaming his wife and a revolver found on his person. His first wife works at an institution for the feeble minded.
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Neb
William Howard
Sherman Township
Board of Insanity
Bane
Lin
Coln
Howard
Gage County
Yates Howard
Effie Wilbur
Woman Convicted of Murder in Nebraska Case
Frances Brant found guilty of manslaughter for the August killing of Fred Reeves near Emerson. Reeves, a merchant, clashed with Brant over a lease as grain was to be removed. Brant warned off the visiting farmers and allegedly shot Reeves. Brant is the first woman convicted of murder in Madison County.
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Brant
Fred Reeves
Madison
Neb
Frances Brant
Fred
Reeves
Emerson
Mrs. Brant
Madison County
Young Bloods Meet Opposition Over Senate Reorg
The Republican senate caucus committee says they can report the senate committee membership to the Republican caucus on Monday. It is likely the appropriations committee will expand to 12 to include Senators Quay Pettigrew and Perkins of California. Older Republicans oppose a pre Christmas reorganization, noting past delays, so action may wait until after the holidays.
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Appropriations Committee
Quay, Pettigrew and
Perkins
California
Stewart
Pacific Railroads
Pritchard
Civil Service
House Sees Skirmish Over Rules As Congress Nears Holiday Adjournment
Washington Dec 16 The House plans a brief week before Christmas recess with committee appointments by Speaker Reed to be announced late in the week. A rule change to expand leading committees to 17 members is likely, and a plan to divide the elections committee to speed review of contested seats faces partisan opposition. Senate debates on Monroe doctrine rules and gold standard issues are anticipated, with adjournment scheduled Friday.
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Kun
Val Blatz Brewing Company
Cleveland Back From His Hunting Trip to Washington
President Cleveland returns to Washington from a North Carolina duck hunt aboard the Norfolk waterway. Accompanied by Dr. O Reilly and others, he lands at 2 30 pm to a crowd. a string of ducks signals the party s luck amid stormy seas near Hatteras with a tribute later to Judge Thurman who died at Elizabeth City.
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N.C
Republic
Litigation Over Eighty Acre Claim at Sheldon Iowa
H E Griffin files notices to claim 80 acres within the Sioux City and St. Paul grant in Sheldon, O'Brien county, on land now with houses and stores. He says he homesteaded before the railroad title. others say federal law prohibits such a large townsite claim. Land valued about 10 000 dollars. Griffin hires lawyers and will pursue the case to high courts.
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Sheldon
Des Moines
H. E. Griffin
Sioux City and
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O’brien County
Griffin
Council Bluffs Fire Destroys Weir Shugart Warehouses
A major blaze swept through Council Bluffs’ elevator and wholesale districts last night starting in the Weir Sh soil warehouse used by Empiric Shugart. Losses total about 825000 with extensive stock damage across several firms. Firefighters contended with wind and limited manpower before the blaze was controlled by 9 pm.
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Omaha
Deere-Wella
Combination Fence Company
Weir-Shugart
Fuller-Johnson Company
Madison
Wis
Empirre-Shugart Company
Satley Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Westinghouse Company
Schenrectady
N. Y
D. June & Co
Fremont
Champion Harvester Company
Markets Report Wheat Gains Amid Strong Hog and Cattle Trade
Chicago markets show wheat steady after weak start as Bradstreet’s visible stock rises United States 3.75 million. Corn and oats barely steady while hogs and cattle move higher with mixed prices and strong receipts. City markets Atlantic note end of day corrections at 2:30 p.m. on Dec 17.
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Dee
Montague & Co
Spangler & Brllington
Atlantic
Ilowa
Bradstreet
United States
Chaco, Inc
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