Gold Fever Hits Seward County as Gold Dust Found
Lincoln reports a surge of gold fever after placer treasure discovery near Milford on the Blue River. Assays range from 56 to 196 dollars per ton as farms change hands and investors rush to claim expected wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Seward County
Milford
Blue River
Burlington Railway
Denver
Nicholson
The
State University
Grocer Taylor
Officer Baldwin Slashed in Twelfth and Chicago Clash
Patrolman Daniel P. Baldwin was cut in the neck three times by Sam Sydney after arrest at Twelfth and Chicago. Despite bleeding heavily he subdued the assailant, prepared to fire, but restrained himself and escorted Sydney to the patrol box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
Daniel P. Baldwin
Sam Sydney
Twelfth
Chicago
Sydney
Baldwin
Missing Sioux City Couple Travel Murder Rumor
Sioux City Oct 7 Three months ago Edward Dixon known race road man and his wife began a pleasure trip to La Beck Missouri driving across the country with good funds. Recent rumors say they were murdered on the road and local Maccabees chapter is seeking facts. Friends believe they did not reach their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Edward Dixon
la Beck
Order of Maccabees
Sugar Factory at Work in NotroLix Nebraska
The beet sugar factory began active operations consuming 160 tons of beets. About 200 men were employed with plans to grow the workforce as operations ramp up. Petroleum is used for fuel with satisfactory results. Early harvest signals indicate a beet crop of higher quality and larger tonnage than any previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NotroLix
Neb
Des Moines Leader Tells of Rail Route Expansion
Des Moines October 7 J C Newton vice president and general manager of the Des Moines and Kansas City road reports return from Kansas City where discussions centered on extending the line from this city to Dainsville Missouri with potential new connections and growth prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. C. Newton
Des Moines and
Kansas City Road
This City
Dainsville
Kansas City
Charges of Unprofessional Conduct Splits Sioux City Doctors
Charges of unprofessional conduct trigger a rift among Sioux City physicians, leading to the formation of a new Sioux City Academy of Medicine as rival to the old society. Dr Milton Shoemaker denies the accusations and defends his consumption cure formula while announcing a sanitarium venture. The dispute grows until possible further action at the next meeting. In Des Moines, coal miners in Polk and Boone counties rally for a general strike over last week’s 10 cent per ton rate rise, with mass convention set for Wednesday and near certainty of a statewide walkout.
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Cedar Rapids
Central Park
Roche
Elliott
Eliott
Spirit Lake
Sioux City Academy of Medicine
Shoemaker
Des Moines
Polk County
Boone County
Frazier
Oskaloosa
Murder Heard In Death on Des Moines Bridge
Authorities conclude Peter Henriksen was murdered before being hanged from a Des Moines rail bridge. Coroner says life ended prior to the hanging. No suspects yet. Henriksen, a laborer, lived near Slater. Also, Rev Hathaway’s daughter eloped with Charles Christain and wed in Fairplay Minnesota after telegrams failed to stop them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Mores
Peter Henricksen
Hendricksen
Slater
Elopers
Webster City
G. P. Hathaway
Alden
Charles Christain
Fairplay
Minn
Methodists For Resubmission Vote On Prohibition Issue
WEBSTER City Ia Oct 7 lay delegates to the Methodist conference in Webster City passed resolutions urging a resubmission of the prohibition question to Iowa voters and opposing the manufacture of spiritous or malt liquors in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Webster City
Towa
Morrison's Case Continued in Crawford Murder
Chapron Neb Oct 7 Hearing on motion for a new trial for Arthur Morrison found guilty of murder of A V Harris at Crawford and death sentence fixed. Judge Bartow postponed to December term of district court per request of attorneys.
Paper Sold by Webster City Pastor to Des Moines Publisher
Rev. Bruce Brown longtime pastor of the Christian church in Webster City has sold the Iowa Christian weekly to G. L. Brokaw of Des Moines. The paper will be published from Des Moines henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Bruce Brown
The
Christian Church
Iowa Christian
G. L. Brokaw
Des Moines
Mount Broom Company assigns assets in Des Moines
Des Moines October 7 Mount Broom company assigns its assets totaling about 20000 to G B Stewart for the benefit of all creditors. Liabilities are around 10000 including 8000 owed to Des Moines Savings Bank secured by a chattel mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mount Broom Company
G. B. Stewart
Des Moines Savings Bank
Town Cracks Will Compete at Atlanta Prize Meet
Grimnent Iowa October reports the E W Clarke hose team leaving town to race for the fastest 100 yards and coupling. The Clarkes hold a 40 second record and have improved in practice.
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Grimnent
E. W. Clarke Hose
Atlanta
Clarkes
Wedding Dinner Poisoning Hits Iowa Guests
Dusugut Iowa October 7 Nearly 100 of 300 wedding guests reported poisoning symptoms after a Jackson county event three weeks earlier. Authorities suspect pressed chicken as the source. Two guests died and bridegroom Gage remains very ill.
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Dusugut
Jackson County
Gage
Liquor Dealer's Bankruptcy in Des Moines Fair
Des Moines on October 7 reports W. H. Parker, a liquor dealer, filed three battle mortgages and assigned with liabilities around 25000 dollars and assets not exceeding half that, detailing a troubled wholesale and retail liquor business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liquor Dealers Fair
Des Moines
W. H. Parker
Nebraska Postmasters Commissioned in The Plainview Hotel Closed
Nebraska postmasters were commissioned in Cunero Jennie Gilmore Glen Charley Bass Hazard Lilac and at Washington on Oct 7. The Plainview hotel was forced to close under a chattel mortgage to the Bank of Plainview leaving the town without a hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Washington
Fred A. Betts
Cunero
Jennie Gilmore
Glen
Charley Bass
Hazard
John Popham
Lilac
Plainview
Neb
Bank of Plainview
Attacks Against Santa Clara and Cuban Disturbances
Reports from Cuba describe a bold insurgent strike on Santa Clara, severe rail damage, and mass arming of fighters. Campos fled Havana, and authorities face disrupted lines as insurgents seize arms and provisions. Also notes Navy movements and ship positions in Asia amid regional tension.
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Tampa
Cuba
Ronda
Havana
Colazo
Corillo
Martinez Campos
Santa Clara
Sanchez
Central Park
Campos
Remedios
el Pueblo
Colo
Alfredo Moto
Alques
Matafizas
Jose la Crete
Encinida
Sagua la Grande
Cienfuegos
Marquis Apistugui
Mello
Pue Geunto Principe
Santiago
Opening for American Capital in Peru rail line project
Tama Peru October 7 Congress approves a Lima to Pisci railroad through a rich cultivated district enhancing trade. Also dispatch reports Said Pasha named foreign minister in Constantinople. Belgium reports a fatal rail wreck near Wavre with three dead and 40 injured. Chinese viceroy Chang Chi Tueng declines to receive Admiral Buller due to sickness. Idaho Falls reports the killing at Jackson's Hole with troops dispatched and Wilson noted as a scout. 60 buck Indians encamped nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Peru
Congress
Lima
Pisci
Jackson's Hole
Saur Lake
The
Tribune
Idaho Falls
Ida
Mr. Wilson
Captain Smith
Snake River
Manning
Tenton Basin
Collins
Wilson
Breathing figures and cotton fiber contrast noted
The article states that normal human respiration transfers 16 or 17 cubic inches of air into the lungs each breath at 20 breaths per minute, totaling about 274 cubic feet daily with lungs holding 2.80 cubic feet. It notes oxygen conversion to carbonic acid, equal inspired and expired nitrogen, and cold lungs during inspiration. It also cites Edward Atkinson on hand–made Indian cotton fiber being four times stronger than power-gilled production, and mentions Pitt with a fiery red face and terrible scowl.
Durrant Confessed No Notes Of Dr Cheney Lecture
In San Francisco on October 7 the Examiner reports Theodore Durrant confessed to a classmate that he had no notes of Dr Cheney's April lecture and asked for the notes to be copied for his alibi. The classmate, Dr Gilbert F. Graham, now testifies detailing Durrant's request and confession, undermining the defense's alibi. Graham's testimony reveals why Durrant quizzed on April 10 and prompted others to attest to his being at or near the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
San Francisco
Durrant
Theodore Durrant
Gilbert F. Graham
Graham
Charles A. Dukes
W. F. Cheney
E. F. Glazer
Glazer
Police Department
C. V. Cross
Cooper College
Dickinson and
Deuprey
Supreme Court Holds Prohibition Entry Law Unconstitutional
Topeka October 7 the supreme court ruled that a 1889 prohibition section giving police power to enter suspected liquor locations and arrest without a warrant is unconstitutional for arrests not in view of officers. The decision limits warrantless arrests of misdemeanors in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Supreme Court
Carey to Deliver Oration at Harrison Monument Unveiling
General Samuel F. Carey, oldest Cincinnati resident and former congressman, chosen as orator for the Harrison monument unveiling in Garfield park this December. He voted for William Henry Harrison and campaigned nationwide for Tippecanoe. Ex-President Harrison’s grandson will attend the ceremonies.
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Harrison
Cincinnati
Samuel F. Carey
Garfield Park
Carey
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
William H. Harrison
Sons Contest the Will in Denver Displayed Estate Controversy
J A Clough Jr and Joseph Clough sons of John A Clough Jr contest their father's will filed after his death. The estate, about 200000, largely gifts to Methodist institutions, while each son receives a Maryland farm. They allege stepmother Mrs Clough used improper influence tipping the father into religious mania in his frail age.
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Denver
J. A. Clough, Jr
Joseph Clough
John A. Clough
North Side Savings Bank
Maryland
Cleveland Readies Return From Gray Gables Campus
Cleveland plans to depart Gray Gables for Washington within the week after a record long stay. Mrs. Cleveland and the three children will stay another week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Gray Gables
Washington
To Protect the Indians. Bannock Arrests Ordered for Writs
Judge Gib son Clark, U S attorney for Wyoming, instructed by the attorney general to apply for writs of habeas corpus for the release of two Bannock Indians arrested at Evanston for violation of state game laws. In Grafton Nebraska, searching parties pursue G F Anderson, a Swede farmer missing since Friday night amid reported financial distress and bereavement.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Gibson- Clark
United States
Wyoming
Evanston
Grafton
Neb
G. F. Anderson
Antiwoman Suffrage Address Issued in Albany
The special state committee of antiwomen suffragists led by Mrs. John V. Pruyan of Albany issued an address to New York electors outlining their position against woman suffrage and urging opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Ott
John V. Pruyan
State of
New York
Platform Collapse At Cathedral Cornerstone Laying
A temporary floor on a foundation across the cathedral site in Loraine Ohio gave way during the St Mary’s cathedral cornerstone ceremony. About 1,500 to 2,000 people fell into the basement pit, with at least 10 killed and 80 injured. Rescue operations and hospital care followed as officials noted defective timbers and contractor warnings. The ceremony continued after the accident.
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Siid
Loraine
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Mary Weber
MatWeber
Sheffield
Rose McGee
Katie Griffin
Mary McGeracith
John Eustin
Cornelius Sullivan
Certificates of Inspection Required for Export Beef
Washington October 7 In line with the acts of March 1891 and 1895 Secretary Morton orders all beef for export to carry a certificate from an inspector showing cattle were disease free and meat sound and wholesome Meat not so marked or lacking certificate will be unpacked and examined to determine if it is uninspected before
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Washington
Morton
Denver Rate War Sparks Freight Clash in Denver
The Rocky Mountain News reports Denver freight circles brace for a rate war with Santa Fe poised to match any shipper bids. If peace fails, a hot fight is expected as the Transmissouri association has weakened under months of inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Santa Fe
Transmissouri Association
Omahas Kid Gardner Wins Fight on Missouri River Island
Oscar Gardner known as the Omaha Kid defeats George Stout of Sioux City in a rough 23 round bout on an island in the Missouri River near Omaha. Gardner takes the decision on a foul as a small steamboat carries spectators to witness the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Orly
Oscar Gardner
George Stout
Sioux City
Missouri River
Gardner
Smelter Worker Killed in Colorado Trestle Collapse
Pursue Colorado October 7 Felix Martinez 83 a married laborer at the Philadelphia smelter was instantly killed when a trestle at the ore bins collapsed under four loaded ore cars. Two Austrian workers were injured lightly in the same incident.
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Purs
Colo
Felix Martinez
Philadelphia
Free Trip and prizes offered by Ladies' Every Saturday
Publishers of Ladies' Every Saturday in Philadelphia offer a free trip to Atlanta Exposition and return to the first person who forms seventy words from the letters in EVERY SATURDAY with no letter used more than its occurrence. First prize a Pneumatic Tire Bicycle, second prize a Gold Watch, plus many other rewards for top word lists. send sixty or fifty word lists respectively. Include twelve two cent stamps for trial subscription and full contest rules.
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Atlanta Exposition
South Seventh Street
Philadelphia
Conveyances Filed in Casa County Iowa Week Ending Oct 7
Complete list shows numerous recorded transfers including United States to John Murphy patent and to Thomas Turner, various warranty deeds for parcels in Atlantic and Griswold, and numerous to Perry Disbrow and heirs. Notable entries include prices ranging from $1 to $1838.78 and total parcel details across multiple townships with NW and SW quarter descriptions.
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Recorder of
Casa County
Iowa
United States of A
John Murphy
Thomas Turner
Ralph W Clayon
John W. Scott
Samuel Best
Bert Bagley
Owen Waters
Jas E Waters
Hans Rasmussen
A F Anderson
Sarah Robinson
Harriett Wood
Ned Nwa
Robert McLaughlin
Nannie McLaughlin
Ned Ned
Benton Green
Thomas Green
Alfred C Tomson
Hugh Brown
Eller
Ava E Eller
D& K
Atlantic
J E Gillespie
Rudolph Lorenzen
Lydia Garner
Hus
John H Green
Lewis
M McCord
Hiram N Edwards
Frank Everhart
Mattie Everhart
Ned
Tismer
Charles O Gipple
Nwa
Aurelia A Kilgore
David Kilgore
Ged
F M Nichols
T W Brown
Bik
We Bind The Great Men and Famous Women Sketches
Advertises binding service for sketches of great men and famous women. Promises neat, substantial hand work far superior to publisher bindings. Instructions to bring volumes to the office for binding. tf.
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Rich
Burlington
Seward
Norfolk Sugar
Sions
Pittsburg
Gulf
Sabine Pass
Solon Springs
Ark
Negro
Offeer Baldwin
Omaha
Belgium
Washincron
Navy Department
Shanghai
Hankow
China
Said Pasha
Constantinople
Minster of Foreign Affairs
Turkhan Pasha
Brussels
Wavre
Su Han Gual
Chang Chi Tueng
Nanking
Buller
Edward Atkinson
India
Pitt
Bolo Props
Boston
Charles
Shields Et Ux
Richard Marlow
Reinhold Schwenke
Mutual Ben B'l
Chauncey M Courtright
Herman Doennecke
Gifford
Crook
Griswold
Park Disbrow
Perry Disbrow
Lewis Edgar L. Disbrow
Qed
Lewis W H
Disbrow
IF Morrow
Derry Disbrow
Lewis B . Howard
Myron L Disbrow
Ed Howard
Lewis Francis H Hopley
Perry
E Perkins
F Rickey
EH Vanschotack
Theo H Brown
Boggs
Brown
Mary i Duston
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