Omaha Officials Face Original Warranto Test
Lincoln May 19 Application was made before the supreme court to file papers in original writs against Moore mayor, the city council members and the fire and police commission of Omaha to test their right to hold office. Attorneys Sheean Wright Ransom Churchill urged the action on behalf of the city. Old man Wilhelm Fischer jailed for six years for horse stealing near Napraska.
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Napraska Oxly
Wilhelm Fischer
Here
Kansas Penitentiary
Greece and Turkey near armistice as Turkish forces lay down weapons
Reports from Avunnes and Berlin indicate Turkish units hoisted flags of truce at Arta and urged peace talks after a day of stiff resistance. Greek retreat on Othry mountains described as chaotic but disciplined, while Berlin confirms German efforts to broker an armistice with joint ambassadorial support.
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Debate on airships and skepticism at Curbstone club
In a smoking room debate at the Curbstone club a hotel guest mocks airship plans while others defend scientific progress and practicality. A storm tale on Lake Erie underscores caution about new tech, ending with a quip on restraint and prudence.
Berry harvest draws 20000 seekers to Sarcoxie camp
A Sarcoxie Horticultural association strawberry drive attracted about 20,000 applicants, lodging along a 10 mile riverfront camps, with tents and shanties built from branches. The event shows farmers, unemployed workers, and other professions gathering for harvest as shipments head to northern points and trainload shipments are set to begin.
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Liberal Donations For Women's Baptist Home Mission Society May
Not hit by hard times donations rise for the Women's Baptist Home Mission Society at Fourth Avenue Baptist Church. Report shows 2,088 auxiliaries with 1,404 women's circles and four children's bands. Treasurer A H Barber notes receipts for last year exceeded prior, totaling 83,101.68, plus treasury cash of 2,005.10, overall balance 86,158.68.
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Chicago
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Bumper Wheat Harvest Expected In Oklahoma
Reports from Oklahoma counties including Noble, Pawnee and Kay forecast a bumper wheat crop with yields from 40 to 60 bushels per acre. About 26,000 acres are planted in this county, crops have benefited from rain, and prices at 0 to 31 cents per bushel could give farmers strong returns.
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Splendid fire discovered by Greeks twenty five centuries ago
Sir Edwin Arnold in the London Telegraph notes Marseille as a premier trading hub with cereals oil seeds cow sugar coffee hides wool and gilk. He praises the city’s grand setting and the enduring Greek features in its people and street life from ancient to modern times, highlighting landmarks along the Riviera and ties to Phoenician and Greek empires.
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Tacitus
Agricola
Sicily
Magna Grecia
Ander Mount Carmel
Notre Dame de la Garde
Basin de la Joliette
Market Street Magic: Dollar Through a Card Hole
Three young men at a Market Street eatery watch a trickster push a silver dollar through a half inch hole in a visiting card without enlarging it. A cadaverous Jonesey interrupts, challenging the feat and wagering on who will settle the bill as the scene ends with the puzzling bet unresolved.
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Humorous Exchange and a Provoking Prussian Quiz
A German soldier learns the limits of speech without quotes in a test by Emperor William. The emperor, amused by a crowd wisdom query, jokes disperse and stop worrying. A separate anecdote recalls Professor Jowett and Mrs Sellar hiring a beggar ruse to test his generosity.
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Fragmentary notes from early telegrams burst with names and events
Disjointed telegraph scraps mention Merritt Iowa Wheeling and boats Prendergast in Cincinnati a naval vessel and indictments for blackmail. References to Europe gold shipments miners Milton coal camps Boers Georgia Mutual and Ozark Signal indicate varied 19th century news items.
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