Rates and fares debated for Pan-American Exposition travel
Rail passenger agents and hotels meet to agree on reasonable Buffalo rates for the Exposition with discounts for round trips and short stays. Buffalo can host many visitors in private rooms, with low lodging and motor/rail options described. A joint committee and free information bureau aim to ease guest reception while policing safety and comfort during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaireehton
Exposition Railroad
Buffalo
Prasenger
Msn
Lserance
Niagara Falla
Lost gold treasure found after San Francisco theft
Detectives recovered 130000 of the 280000 dollar gold bars stolen from Selby works in San Francisco. Suspect Jack Winters confessed and led to the hiding spot near the railroad wharf, guiding officers to nails and stones marking the site. A cofferdam was planned to recover the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby
San Francisco
Jack Winters
Seymour
von der Ropp
Winters
Viale
Kimball
Embezzlement Charge Arrest Hits Omaha Exchange
William Wedge, former secretary of the Omaha Filters and Traders Exchange, was arrested on a $3,625 embezzlement charge filed by president J Fred Smith. Deputy Sheriff Swift executed the arrest. Wedge released on recognizance. The complaint cites several small withdrawals and a $3,000 item, which Wedge denies as baseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williow
S. Weage
Omaha
Ji Fred Smith
Swift
Wedge
Free
Crop conditions show August decline in corn and other staples
The August 1 report from the agriculture department lists corn at 54 and other crops with mixed gains and losses. It notes drought and hot winds reducing corn prospects, with state readings ranging from Ohio 72 to Nebraska 36 and declines in Illinois Indiana and others.
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Department of Agriculture
Timothy Hay
Ohio
Indiana
Mlincie
Town
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Ouia
Iliois
Joma
Kidnapped Boy Rescued After Chase in Forty third Street
A Chicago bound mother and her five year old son were kidnapped on July 4 by a negro gang in St. Joseph Michigan. The mother fled with the younger boy to a steamer while the eldest was captured. The husband boarded the boat and threatened to throw them overboard. Police protected the family on arrival home.
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A. J. Countryman
St. Joseph
Mich
Chicago
Forty-third Street
Roll of Greenbacks Found Near Reynolds Farm
Dr Elder of Reynolds Nebraska reports a valuable find on Jo Lamb’s farm near Reynolds. Children unearthed a four inch wide roll of greenbacks badly decomposed. A glass revealed a likely thousand dollar note. Treasury sent the money. theory links it to the Hubbell wreck and Voorhees’s imprisonment.
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Elder
Reynolds
Neb
Jo¢ Lamb
Treasury Department
Washington
Hubbell
Gtn
Voorhees
China settlement scheme dubbed squeeze by General Chaffee
War department reports on military actions in South Africa and China are published with extracts. A settlement scheme presented by Rev E G Tewksbury sought 16 150 taels indemnity and 96 acres for damages by boxers against Chinese Christians tied to the American mission. General Chaffee criticizes the proposal as a classic squeeze tactic.
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Chairor
War Department
Teret
South Africa
China
Conger
General Chaffee
Collomana
E.G. Tewksbury
Soho
Chaffee
Tragic Train Death Near Tekomeh Nebraska
Miss Lizzie Smith of Tekomeh Nebraska was struck and killed by a southbound train on the Chicago Pas Minn road near the depot. The engineer tried to stop but could not, her body mangled with both legs severed. She was forty five and a sister to three Tekomeh merchants and owned significant property. Despondency over health hinted as possible motive.
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New Baden
Anton Grieshawm, Jr
Bright
Griesbaum
Dodd
Tekomeh Womas
Lizzie Smith
Tekomah
Neb
Chicago
Minneapolis
Omaha
Tekamah
Miss Smith
New Admiral Chosen for Boston Navy Yard
The Navy Department selects Rear Admiral Mortimer Ty Johnson to succeed Admiral Sampson at the Boston Navy Yard when retirement permits. Formal appointment awaits Sampson’s decision on relief timing and retirement next February. Officials note Sampson’s health may prompt earlier relief but provide no definite plan. The move is unrelated to the Schley court of inquiry, though Sampson could be a witness.
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Bae
Navy Department
Mortimer Ty
Johnson
Royal ‘Naval Station
Sampson
Boston Navy Yard
Thuss
Admiral Johnson
Admiral Sampson
Tes
Schley Court of Inquiry
Department
Woods Faces Trouble Over Homestead Claim and Gold Heist
J R Woods the prize winner in the land lottery claims a strip of the Banton townsite injuring Miss Mattie Beils the Kansas telephone girl and seeks government troops to remove trespassers camped on nearly every lot of Woods homestead. A Nebraska man nicknamed Winters linked to a 280000 gold theft in San Francisco is reported and linked to an older Nebraska case. Colorado dairy chief Monson pushes testing tuberculosis transmission with a guaranteed annuity for his family. Shamrock II and its consort Brin arrive off Sandy Hook ahead of America's Cup defense. An accident at Fremont Brewery injures John Hirschman, and Cold Packing Co plans to rebuild in Watgas after a blaze.
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J. R. Woods
Banton
Mattie’ Beils
Kansas
Richards
Woods
Winter
Winters
San Francisco
Nebraska Penitentiary
Claricy
Anne Watson
North Bend
Thean
Penitens Tary
Fremont
Signor Crispi Dead At Naples Home
Signor Crispi died at 7 46 p m Sunday evening at his Naples home surrounded by family and close friends Telegraph to King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helen announced the death The body will be sent by steamer to Palermo for a public funeral Rumors say his papers may reveal political secrets and memoirs His wife and daughter stayed at the bedside for fifty hours and Princess Lingang fainted at the end Details note heavy mortgages on the estate and a solemn Italian state funeral is planned by local authorities
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Signor
Crispi
Naples
Victor Emmanuel
Helen
Palermo
Bignor
Signor Chspi
Ytis
Lingangfosa
Forest fires rage along Northern Pacific line regions
Reports from Tacoma Washington describe extensive forest fires in the timber belt west of the Cascades. Lake Sammamish Sne er and nearby lumber camps face great danger with substantial timber loss. Fire also burns between Woodinville and Grace on the Northern Pacific track, destroying farm dwellings and affecting Chelalis and Maxon counties.
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Northern Pacific
Tacoma
Wash
Cascade
Lake Sammamish
Sne ' Er
Woodinville
Grace
Chéhalis
Maxon
Great Northern Overland
Cascade” Mountains
Wellington
Great Northern Overland Express
Unclear historic note on assailant moved to jail
Fragmentary text indicates a reported assault on a Mrs J T, with references to a gang and a station move to Bryan County jail. Details are garbled and reconstruction uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T
Liberty
Bryan County
Extra Fingers in Chicago Sighted by Professor Starr
A Chicago study reports over fifty people possessing extra fingers or toes, highlighted by Prof. Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago. The piece notes the eccentric mix of medical ads and society notices interwoven with the report, reflecting turn‑of‑the‑century journal style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
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