Tate Exonerated by Grand Lodge In IowaNebraska Report
Kearny May 16 In the grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen a delegate charged Grand Master Workman Tate with acts over years. He is exonerated on all counts. A resolution denouncing the accusers was adopted. Greetings were sent between Iowa and the Dakotas. 77 Grand Army buttons noted. Headquarters location debated and settled at Grand Island 285 to 185 over Lincoln. Salaries set: grand master $2500, grand recorder $1800, grand receiver $400. Bonding amended to be held by a bond investment company. Officers elected include J H Elford Grand Foreman Seward R B Miller Grand Overseer Lincoln George H Barber Edgar S A Polly Seward H M Stockwell Clearwater W H Hunt Kearney Rev E L Ely Red Cloud. Representatives to the supreme lodge: S R Patton J W Carr Omaha and R W Laflin Beatrice.
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Kearny
Grand Lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Workman
Tate
Grand
Iowa
The
Dakotas
Grand Army of the Republic
City Hall
Grand Lodge
Grand Island
Lincoln
J. H. Elford
Seward
R. B. Miller
George H. Barber
Edgar
Garretson's Notes Sell For Tiny Sums At Auction
Part of the assets of the defunct United Loan and Trust company were auctioned in Sioux City on May 16. Principal bidders included F. L. Eaton and EB. A. Burgess. Notes sold for mere dollars or cents. Garretson notes of $193,926 fetched $527, Hankinson notes totaling $40,000 sold for $55. Can ning company notes of $5,000 each brought 10 cents.
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Garretson
Sioux City
United Loan and Trust Company
F. L. Eaton
Credit Commutation Company
EB. A. Burgess
A. S. Garretson
Ed Hankinson
Canning Company
Grand Lodge Officers Elected At A O U W Session
The second day at Fort Dopaz Iowa May 16 saw balloting for officers. R L Tilton Ottumwa elected grand master workman B F Rehkopf Des Moines grand recorder William Wilson Jr Washington grand receiver C H Churchill Fort Dodge grand guide P Dolan West Burlington grand watchman Andrew Harting Des Moines grand trustee. Albert Weeks Winterset Luther Howland Waterloo P S Towle Clinton chosen supreme lodge delegates. Next session set for Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Fort Dopaz
Grand Lodge
R. L. Tilton
Fof Ottumwa
B.F. Rehkopf
Des Moines
Grand Recorder
William Wilson, Jr
Washington
C. H. Churchill
Fort Dodge
Grand Guide
P. Dolan
West Burlington
Grand Watchman
Andrew Harting
Grand Trustee
Albert Weeks
Winterset
Luther Howland
Waterloo
Towle
Clinton
Supreme Lodge
Frost and cool weather cause minor crop damage in Nebraska
Nebraska crop reports from Bee correspondents indicate gardens suffer some harm but overall damage is unlikely to be material. Corn replanting may be needed in low lands and fruit shows slight injury, while most areas escape serious loss.
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Nebraska
Omaha
the Bee
Weaver challenges Allison to joint financial debate
General J. B. Weaver, via the Central Bi metallic league, issued a challenge to Senator William B. Allison to meet in a joint debate on financial policy. Weaver has left for Colorado to deliver ten free silver speeches, then proceeds to Missouri for another similar tour.
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Weaver
Allison
Des Muragzs
J. B. Weaver
Central Bimetallic League
William B. Allison
Colorado
Missouri
Ex Speaker Elder Bound Over in Nebraska Knife Assault Case
OXIAY CENTER Neb May 16 Bound over in 500 to appear in district court on charges that Ex Speaker H. M. Elder attacked W A Sumner with a knife during an altercation. Mrs Hitler pleaded guilty to assaulting a neighbor's child and was fined five dollars and costs.
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Elder
Oxiay Center
Neb
M. Elder
District Court
W. A. Sumner
Hitler
He Was Defending a Woman in Nebraska Shooting
George Powell died in Faut City Nebraska after being shot near Reno Sunday. He stated before dying that Broaden threw his mother into the Nemaha river and fired twice. Powell attempted to block another shot before he was shot. Interstate Reunion to Meet at Hastings Surerton Nebraska May 15: seventh annual encampment of the Interstate District Reunion Grand Army of the Republic convened to elect officers and plan the fall reunion.
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Faut City
Neb
George Powell
Reno
Broaden
Nemaha River
Hastings
Surerton
Grand Army of the Republic
Hastings to host district and state reunion in August
Highteen posts of the district were represented with Hastings the sole bid and winner for the reunion to be held in Hastings alongside the state reunion in August. Pythian Sisterhood in session at Shelton Neb with delegates from every lodge. Mrs W A Dilworth presiding as grand chancellor. In Sionry Henry Denny, Omaha farm hand, lost a foot while riding a Union Pacific freight near Denver, with a brother in Hamburg, Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Hastings
Garretson
Iowa-Nebraska News
Pythian Sisterhood
Shelton
Neb
Grand Assembly of Pythian Sisterhood of
Nebraska
Knights of Pythias Hall
W. A. Dilworth
Omaha
Sionry
Henry Denny
Denver
Union Pacific
Thian
Denny
Hamburg
Funds For Pine Ridge Indians and Simmonds Ends His Troubles
Funds for Pine Ridge Indians in Nebraska arrive as Captain Penney leading Indian police in Pine Ridge to receive the regular money shipment for the agency. Simmonds, a contractor and builder from Omaha, killed himself by shooting, with insanity cited as motive.
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Pine Ridge
Chaprox
Neb
Penney
Pin Ridge
Simmonds
Omaha
Charles P. Simmonds
Victory for Oregon Short Line in Separate Receiver Case
Judge Sanborn rules for a separate receiver for the Oregon Short Line in the Union Pacific dispute. John M. Egan appears likely to be the receiver, with conditions to fund mortgage interest and a future transfer order. In San Francisco, Fredericks feigns insanity before execution postponement.
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Sanborn
St. Pavun
United States Circuit Court
Union Pacific and
Oregon Short Line Railway
John M. Egan
Gilbert
Portland
American Loan and Trust Company of
Boston
Union Pacific
Oregon
Phoebe Cary Home Sold to Preserve Literary Center
The Clover Nook estate near Cincinnati, historic home of poets Alice and Phoebe Cary, was sold under foreclosure. The Briggs Swift estate purchased it to preserve as a literary center, placing Warren Cary, their brother, in charge. The property includes 39 acres of grounds.
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Cincinnati
Clover Nook
Poetical
Alice and
Phoebe Cary
Briggs-Swift
Warren Cary
Can this horse meat be canned at The Dalles
Portland May 16 The Herrick company of The Dalles has begun packing horse meat. Six car casses have been canned and Herrick is feeding an 8 year old filly on grain to test quality. Samples have been sent to large cities and if demand grows, up to 100 horses daily may be slaughtered.
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Portland
Herrick Company
Dalles
No Prize Fights In Virginia Report Rejected
RICHMOND May 16 Governor Offeral declared he would permit no prize exhibition in Virginia while he is governor. He denied reports that the Corbett Fitzsimmons mill might be pulled off at Jackson City and said he would oppose such an exhibition in the state.
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Virginia
Richmond
Corbett- Fitzsimmons
Jackson City
Offeral
Plant Dies From Mis Injuries In Steamship Explosion
Detroit May 16 John Plant a fireman on the steamer Unique died from injuries suffered in the steamer explosion. This marks the third death linked to the accident.
Smuggler Foss Sentenced for Forging Certificates
Henry L Foss the confessed smuggler and forger of Chinese certificates was sentenced to four years at San Quentin prison and fined 125 dollars in a May 16 decision. Also reports National League Championship results with Chicago and New York scores and multiple Western League and Western Association baseball game outcomes across various cities and teams.
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Foss
San Francisco
Henry L. Foss
San Quentin
Chicago
New York
Hutchinson
Moran
Meekin
Farrel
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Hart
Sugden
McGill
Beam
Grady
Cleveland
Boston
Wallace
Zimmer
Nichols
Ganzel
Young
O’connor
Stivetts
Toledo
Grand Rapids
Hughey
Naps
Roach
Donahue
Harle
Western Association
St. Joseph
Peoria
Slagle
Jones
Hansen and
Collins
Lincoln
Jacksonville
Kimmerer
Speer
Sonier
Jantzen
Des Moines
Quincy
Kiggemeir
Trailey
Nicols
Buland
Omaha
Rockford
Darby
Pace
Lebbin
Snyder
Trade report from Shanghai urges currency equality in China
Consul General Jorningan reports to the state department on China trade. He discusses civil governance, key commercial cities, and calls for an international standard of values to balance silver and gold payments, noting shifts in yardage of cotton goods and broader effects on wages and property values.
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Washington
Jorningan
Shanghai
China
State Department
America
Great Britain
United States
Orient
Occident
Japan
Meade on waiting orders revoked by secretary of the navy
Washington May 16 The secretary of the navy revoked the leave of absence granted to Rear Admiral Meade after his dissatisfaction with command and a year long leave request He is now on waiting orders ready for assignment at any time The retirement request likely will not be complied with Civilians cannot be obliged to testify in naval courts martial in Meades case Chief Hazen heads to Ottawa to fetch Mrs Mack for trial in counterfeiting Aquia Creek train robber Charles J Searcey pleads guilty and faces eight years in the penitentiary
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Herbert
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Meade
North Atlantic
Admiral Meade
Europe
Aquia Creek
Starrorp Court House
Charles J. Searcey
Navy Department
New York Tribune
Department
Cincinnati
New York Yard
Norfolk Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk
Brooklyn
New York
Minneapolis
McAdoo
Kershner
Buffering Among Coal Miners Prods Governor Inquiry
Idle coal miners in Scranton Osage county report six weeks to two months without work and wages of 3 to 3 50 a week. Commissioner Bird investigated the situation and found deplorable conditions as losses of demand for coal trigger idleness. Governor Morrill has this before Receiver Wilson of the Santa Fe hoping action may help the men. Similar distress noted in Peterson and other Osage county areas. In Atchison Kansas trial of James Nutt depositions show wife and brother describe mental decline. Neighbors counter with no mental impairment observed.
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Morrill
Tooeka
Bird
Scranton
Osage County
Joseph C. Wilson
The
Santa Fe
Peterson
Osage Cty
Nutt
Atchison
Kan
James Nutt
Charlotte Nutt
Joseph A. Nutt
Direct Blow at the A. R. U. in Minn Dispatchers Discharged
In Cloup Minn on May 15 a direct blow at the A. R. U. occurred when Great Northern Superintendent Rice under instructions from General Superintendent McKenna fired the three leading local A. R. U. train dispatchers. The discharged men and many agree the move stemmed from their A. R. U. affiliation.
Governor Matthews vows to halt Roby racing
INDIANAPOLIS May 15 The Lake county circuit court dissolved its temporary restraining order against Roby and the state will act to stop racing at that place Governor Matthews is determined to suppress the Roby association for disobeying state laws Ex-President Harrison says the report of his permanent retirement from jury practice is a mistake He will limit jury work to court arguments and not jury trials away from home Taylor cases postponed Judge Gaffy denied change of venue to Spink county and set May 28 for trial readiness
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Matthews
Indianapolis
Lake County
Roby
Roby Association
Harrison
Taylor
Pierre
Gaffy
Spink County
Dangerous Near Freezing Grips Michigan Weather
Dero May 15 report notes temperatures hovering near freezing across Michigan with 37 to 40 degrees in the lower peninsula and around 35 in the upper peninsula. The cold snap persists statewide with minimal warming expected today.
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Dero
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
New Bridge Over Wind River Opens at Lanvrr
The wind river bridge near Lanvrr Wyoming is finished. It spans 305 feet with a 14 foot wide roadway. The completion was announced on May 15. Government engineers oversaw the project and the structure is set to improve local transport.
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Lanvrr
Wind River
Lively list of travel, crime, and society notes across states
Names and events span multiple states. Edga Yelton rides from Laramie to Sidney on one leg. Joseph Graham of Twin City is beaten by George Martin. All Hallows Catholic college in Dublin burns. Antonio Bien and Louis Budinich walk from Buenos Ayres to Chicago planning a travel book. San Francisco reporter flags anarchist Schnaubelt en route to Brazil. Rev. C C Smith to Omaha. Conrad Scheidman dies at 65 after carbolic acid by mistake. Hendersons celebrate golden wedding in Washington. George Nage arrested in Clinton for forgery, suspected as George Daniels. Marshall Winters convicted in Hillsboro for selling raffle tickets. Illinois Sunday school convention at Elgin with 600 delegates. Knight Templars conclave opens in Wichita. Ancient Order of United Workers meets in Fort Dodge. C C Osborne trial for Hamble murder in Lawrence, defense plea insanity. Billy Sunday holds revival meetings in Ottumwa. Four of 30 indicted at Charlotte for liquor violations fined. rest carried over.
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Edga Yelton
Laramie
Sidney
Neb
Joseph Graham
Twin City
George Martin
May
All Hallows Catholic College
Dublin
Tenn
Scannell
Antonio Bien
Louis Budinich
Hungary
St. Louis
Buenos Ayres
Chicago
San Francisco
Schnaubelt
Haymarket
California
Brazil
C. C. Smith
First Baptist Church
Mason City
Omaha
Conrad Scheidman
Tuscola
Ill
Marshall Winters
Hillsboro
Ills
Illinois
Elgin
Knight Templars of
Kansas
Wichita
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Worker
Fort Dodge
C. C. Osborne
C. B. Hamble
Lawrence
Kaw
Billy” Sunday
Ottumwa
Iowa
Charlottte
Mich
Trouble With Meade and the Navy Department
Washington reports reveal Secretary Herbert releasing a factual statement on Rear Admiral Meade. The clash centers on orders to move the Cincinnati to Norfolk for repairs, then to New York, and Meade’s interview remarks and contemplated detachment from his squadron.
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Meade
Brooklyn
Navy Department
Norfolk
Russian Bishop to Pay Homage to the Czar
Rt Rev Bishop Nicholas of San Francisco traveling to New York and then Russia to fulfill a religious obligation requiring all Russian bishops to visit the czar as head of the church.
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Nicholas
San Francisco
Alaska
New York
Russia
Dry hot winds threaten wheat in Oklahoma fields
Dry hot winds in Hennessey Oklahoma over several days have devastated grain and threaten wheat prospects, with corn and oats also affected. Business stalls amid crop uncertainty as farmers face slim chances for a crop recovery. California's first governor Peter Burnett dies aged 87 in San Francisco.
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Oklahoma
Hennessey
O. T
Paderewski Returns Half Guinea Tip In Jest
The Bristol Mercury reports Paderewski, while in a nearby town, received a polite request from an invalid lady to hear him play for a promised half guinea tip. He granted the audience then accepted the tip, returned it with a smile, and continued his breakfast.
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Bristol
England
Mercury
Paderewski
The Tramp's Opportunistic Arrest at Georgia Graveyard
A Georgia tramp awoke in a graveyard to an escaping convict filing his shackles. The tramp arrested the man, handed him to nearby camp authorities, and earned a $20 reward. Also noted are Hugh McCulloch's serious illness near Washington and cabinet attendance by Uhl, plus brief remarks on the Celestial Empire legend and Pope John II's pale features.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Origins of Servia Name Tied to Suevi Migration
The name Servia traces to the Suedi or Suevi who first inhabited the region and planned to stay but were driven north by other tribes, eventually migrating to Sweden.
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Servia
Sweden
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Hugh McCulloch
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