Nebraska Notes Bring Mixed Local Headlines
A patchwork of small items from Nebraska towns covers taxes, bonds, crop prices, obituaries, and local incidents. Highlights include Wayne County tax figures, water bond refunds, potatoes at 25 cents, a 95 year old death in Plainview, a five column Niobrara Pioneer, and several lighthearted or odd notices from towns like Beemer, Knox, Hadar, Wakefield, Norfolk, and Gakdals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Wayne County
Lyons
Columbus
Daniel
Robinson
Plainview
Beemer
Niobrara
Knox Jeomnty
Fred Lierman
Hadar
Bright
Butte
Gakdals
Carpenters’ Union
South
Omaha
Newcastle Times
Jackson
Platte ‘County
Wisner
Salvationsts
Blue Springs
Butte Gazette
Richard Hughes
Yelow
Wakefield
Norfolk
Harry Irsch
Webrasks
Grand Island Council
John Olson
Jonas Newlan
Oakland
Board of Insanity
Joshua Gapen
Plattemouth
Cass County
B. V. Erger
Erger
Taff
Ames
Meadow Grove
Kearney
Burt
County Board of Supervisors
John Cooney
West Union
Custer
Roberta's War Campaign Shifts to Bloemfontein
Dispatch reports Britons reluctantly pivot to a winter campaign after Kimberley and Bloemfontein setbacks. Roberts aims to clear the Free State behind him, relieve Mafeking, and possibly advance to Pretoria as logistics for uniforms and horses lag. Steyn addresses the rand at Kroonstad while peace talks gain backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rendon
Roberta Iwin
Roberta
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
Brabant
Gatacre
Roberts
Free State
Mafeking
Capetown
Pretoria
Cape
Steyn
Free State Rand
Kroonstad
Vischer-Wolmarans
Rand
General Funston hangs Filipinos in Luzon in 1900s survey
Army circles discuss Brigadier General Frederick Funston's execution of two Filipinos after Macabebe scouts were captured near San Isidro. The Filipinos fled as troops closed in. Funston then hanged four prisoners in the village square without trial, seen as a warning to the Filipinos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saueaures
Luzon
Manila
Frederick Funston
San Isidro
Murderer in custody as appeal awaits ruling
Frank Dinsmore remains in Lincoln penitentiary under guard after transfer from Kearney while his attorneys appeal. A swift Supreme Court decision could spare the gallows, but the case awaits the high court’s action. The crime occurred near Odessa Buffalo County with venue changes leading to Lexington, Dawson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dinsmore
Frank Lane
Lincoln
Kearney
Supreme Court
Iis
Dinsmore
Buffalo County
Odessa
Lexington
Dawson County
Paris Exposition Prices Rise as Foreign Visitors Arrive
The advance guard of foreigners arriving for the Paris Exposition includes many Americans. Hotels fill, prices climb, and cab fares trend higher. American exhibitors face railroad congestion that hampers installation while national groups compete for exhibit space and cars on the grounds. Russia and Belgium are favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havre
Russia
Belgium
Growth of Rural Free Delivery Prompts Four Post Division
The post office department creates four divisions to manage expanding Rural Free Delivery. Eastern division based in New York covers New England New York and Pennsylvania nine states with Special Agent Hathaway. Middle division based in Indianapolis covers Ohio and states west to Missouri and south to Louisiana led by EM Dice. Western division based in Denver covers states west of Missouri and Iowa with William G B Aurin. Northern division based in Washington includes eleven southern states led by H C Clark. Order effective May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
New York
New England
Pennsylvania
E. H. Hathaway
Indianapolis
Ind
Ohio
Missouri
Louisiana
EM. Dice
Towa
Denver
William GB. Aurin
Washington
H.C. Clark
Murdered by masked men and a grandson killed in Ohio home
Special from Hainesville Ohio reports two masked men entering Mrs Janes widow’s house five miles south of town. Granddaughter and grandson Clarence Warrack were present. Warrack killed after ordering intruders out. women bound and home ransacked. Dawn revealed the crime and bloodhounds to pursue suspects. Also a bogus check incident and a memorial contract announced for Congressman McKeighan. Famine relief drive at Wahoo raised ninety dollars. Blue Springs citizens contributed eighty six ninety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hainesville
Ohio
Janes
Warrack
Opera House
Wahoo
Neb
India
Blue + Springs
Various Briefs From Across The Nation
Epidemic yellow fever reported in San Salvador. Mattie Matthews defeats Billy Payne in six rounds at Warren. British bark Tranian wrecked on the Japanese coast. Tim Callahan stops Kid Broad in six rounds at Philadelphia. Striking miners in Pittsburgh district renew war rumors. Lyman By Crandall of New York declares bankruptcy with liabilities 642130 and assets 35000. Oscar Gardiner and Jack Hamilton fight a draw in Wheel ing West Virginia. Five travelers camping on a Texas creek drown after sudden rise. Matthe ws, a Negro, lynched near Brownsville Texas. deputy sheriff shot and wounded. Negotiations progress to unite Carnegie Steel with Cramp shipbuilding. Home of Argentina's chargé d'affaires entered and jewelry stolen valued at 5000. Union workers dismissed, 150 nonunion workers hired for Marshall Field building in Chicago. Dover Stomping COTA of Cambridge designs Gia Dilities 200000 in assets. Health of Congressman Bontelle noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Mattie Matthews
Billy Payne
Warren
Tranian
Tim Callahan
Kid Broad
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Lyman By
Crandall
New York
Oscar Gardiner
Jack’ Hamilton
Wheeling
W.va
Texas
Robert
Way
Marshall Field
Chicago
Dover
Cota Y
Cambridge
Gia
Bontelle
Joshua Ambush Strategy as Moral Lesson in Ambush Power
A preacher retells Joshua chapter 8 with vivid imagery of ambushes and divine victory. He argues that discreet strategic retreats can yield triumph, compares biblical events to modern temptations, and urges Christians to seize opportunities for God with courage and focused aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua
An Davis‘itrade
Mendes
Saved by a Doll and a Western Newsroom Error
A historical item recounts an Indian agent story where a doll pacifies an Apache girl, helping move the tribe back to the reservation, followed by a humorous note on an editor misdelivering two subscribers' letters and a grasshopper remedy from The Columbian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crook
Bick
An andinel disturbance reported abroad
Fragmentary text mentions questions about conditions in a country and a farmer named Whal discussing the situation. Details are unclear and names or places are not fully legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whal
Cleanse Your Blood
Purported medicina claims thorough purification of the blood will renew body parts and improve digestion appetite and organ function with refreshed brain and nerves.
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims cure all with grand claims
An antiquated clipping touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as possessing peculiar qualities that cure ailments for all who take it. It mentions Napoleon era laws and pension payments to veterans, noting 1868 pensions for non-commissioned and privates with long service and wounds, with figures showing large sums and a veteran dying at 105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Napoleon Ic
First Republic
Whaling Still Profitable Says Dundes Meeting
A Dundes company meeting reports whaling remains profitable and cites the Diana voyage as proving strong shareholder profits, with Atia estimating about 130 percent. The note adds social chatter about cigars and domestic expenditures. The excerpt also advertises recipes from Walter Baker Co and mentions new violet bow slippers and Magnetic Starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundes
Beotland
Diana
Atia
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County Commissioners
Sutton
Wess Alberts
Bachman Farm
Obarn
Gilthunder
Fullerton
Pierce County
Beaver
Albion Schogls
Fred Funston
Walsh
Diomore
Safa
United States Supreme Court
Justles Peckham
Grecia Davin
Welster Davie
Grand Opera House
Washington, D. C
South Africa
A. Hazeman
Mont
Exeter
J. R. Schmitz
Edward C. Smith
Heosas
Wichita
Saya.a
Wichita, 'Kan
Dispatch
el Reno
Iial
Binal
Pepi II
Trten
Roy Wart
W. W. Dreyfoos
Fremont
MecKelghan
Miller &Higelow
Hastings
William A. McKeighan
Fifth District
Red Cloud
Talmage
Bunday
Maoh
Ambuscade
Louin Klopseh
Old City
Agen
AL Joshua
Wellington
Waterloo
Meade
Lee
Gettysburg
Old Town
Alpour
Rome
Ander Joshua
Ssrael
Perdition
God
Belshazzara
Christ
Hell
Sint
Longbridge
Washbington
Bathaven
Madison Square
Greenwood
Oak Hill
William Tweed
Ketcham
Swartwout
James Fisk
Hildebrand
Henry
Robespierre
Jersey Heights
Morales
Israel
Jesus
Hood
Napoleon L
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester, Moss
Jesper
Banta Clara, Manufacturing CO
Ail Grnosre
Pawan Alain
Canada
Land of
Plenty
Department of Interior
Bennett
Omeha
Nedge
Ina
Rime Ay
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