Djarid Bey slain in ambush as Dewey visit plans loom
Reports from Constantinople confirm a shot killed Djarid Bey son of the grand vizier. In Boston elaborate preparations begin for Admiral Dewey's reception. Other notices include a Pittsburg dive accident killing James Brady, a Huntsville fire causing $75,000 loss, and several legal and transport updates across the country.
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Djarid Bey
Constantinople
Boston
Admiral Dewey
Pittsburg-James
Brady
Paris
Matin
Dreyfus
Egypt
Huntsville
Ala
S. D
Major Brainard
Shepard Sandwell
Rose Henshaw
Moundsville
W. Va
Count Eglettstein
Club der Harmlosen
Berlin
United States Supreme Court
Henry L. Howison
St of the Navy
New York City
F. M. Brady
F. Mr. Brady & Co
New York
Ttds
London
Hiram Maxim
Charles T. Duffey
Washington, D
Rosebud Indian Agency
D. D
Frank A
Montelimar
Department of
Droume
Tas Loubet
Assize Court
Pontoise
France
Deuil
Washington
Seneca Indian School
Indian Territory
W. D. Lovell
Des Moines
H. W. Smith & Son
Chetopa
Kas
John H. Payton
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Luzon
Motor Car Fatality Hits Florence Nebraska Rider
A. Goodell of Florence Nebraska, an Omaha Water Works employee, was crushed beneath motor car 89 on Avenue A between Sixteenth and Fifteenth streets. The Motoneer James McClure and Conductor A. D. Van Horn attempted to warn him as the bicyclist moved into the path. the wheel struck him, killing him instantly.
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Council
A. Goodell
Florence
Neb
Omaha Water Works Company
Avene A
Avenue A
Sixteenth
Fifteenth
James McClure
A. D. van Horn
Seventeenth
Sixteenth Streets
Sixteenth Street
Motoneer McClure
McClure
Equal Suffrage State Convention Ends in Mason City
The three day gathering closed in Mason City with Rev. Anna Howard Shaw of Philadelphia addressing a packed house. County reports showed steady sentiment growth for equal suffrage and field workers predicted the amendment would pass if voters approve it. Officers elected include President Mrs. E. H. Belden Sioux City and other regional officers.
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Mason
City
Anna Howard Shaw
Philadelphia
E. H. Belden
Sioux City
Adelaide Ballard
Hull
Clara, Richey
Des Moines
Iaa L.taylor
Ruthven
M.J. Coggeshall
Wirza Hunter
D. W. Pitts
J.B. Romans
Denison
Transcontinental Freight Route Opens Through Sioux City
Sioux City to become a gateway for a transcontinental line tomorrow as Union Pacific resumes service. Freight from California Utah Wyoming Colorado and Nebraska may be routed via Sioux City and Duluth to the Atlantic seaboard. The leased seventy five mile line and equal rates to Omaha secure the anticipated traffic gains without Congress approving an independent extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
City
Sioux City
Union Pacific
California
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Duluth
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Omaha
Congress
Iowa Supreme Court Reaffirms Ruling on Temple Amendment
The Iowa Supreme Court on rehearing in Maine vs Chicago Burlington & Quincy upholds that contracts between railroad employees and the relief department do not prevent damage suits. It affirms a prior decision holding such contracts bar further damages, knocking out the Temple amendment once more.
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Temple Law
Des “Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Maine
Burlington & Quincy
General Assembly
Roaid
Supreme Court
Stabbing Affray Leads to Arrest in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs on October 14 Mike Smith was arrested and charged with stabbing a man named Clark during a melee that escalated when Smith drew a knife. The confrontation occurred amid a dispute between the two men.
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Council Bluffs
Mike Smith
Clark
Smith
Dynamite in Stovewood Incident Injures Boy in Iowa
In Fort Dodge, Iowa, during a coal famine, F Scougal family used dynamite hidden in wood for fuel. While Harry Scougal chopped wood, the charge exploded, mangling his hand. The log contained dynamite, and if left intact could have harmed others. An investigation is ongoing.
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Fort Dodge
F. Scougal
Harry Scougal
Heirs to 500000 in Ireland Claim by Ames Man
Ames Iowa October 18 David Higgins learns his children inherit 500000 from relatives of his late wife in Ireland. Higgins, a Northwestern railway section hand, supported a large family against his in laws’ wishes. Wife’s death triggers reversion of fortune to the children, prompting Higgins to seek the property in Ireland.
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Iréland
Ames
David Higgins
Ireland
Higgins
Northwestern
Aes
Eighth Annual Meeting on Taxing Shares Held in Cedar Rapids
An eighth annual meeting in Cedar Rapids discusses tax law and routine aspects of share taxing. Officials and attendees review changes and implications for local taxation policy.
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Cedar Rapids
Columbus Banks Face Forged Note Scandal
In Columbus Nebraska Henry Ragatz learns he was security on a $450 note forged and renewed for years. Banks including Columbus State, Commercial National and First National report Tannahill as principal while Harry Reed Carl Kramer and Mrs Phebe Lawrence are tied to various notes. Attorneys file attachment suits on Tannahill’s edge of town nursery and orchard property, four suits totaling over $1,600, but $1,000 encumbrance may preclude full payment.
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Columbus
Nebd
Henry Ragatz
Columbus State Bank
Ragatz
John ‘Tannabill
Commercial National Bank
Tannahill
Harry B. Reed
First National Bank
Carl Kramer
Phebe J. Lawrence
Kramer
Returns From the Klondike in Nebraska
Frank Frandsen, near Fremont, returns from a fifteen months Klondike trip with a lucrative stake in British Columbia. He says two mining gangs were earning about 1,000 dollars weekly recently and expects work to pause as ground freezes. He plans to seek quartz mining in Australia while his partner runs the Atland district mine for another year.
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Klondike
Fremont
Neb
Frank Frandsen
Atland District
B. C
United States
Australia
Atland
Beet Harvest Progress in Ames Area Report
Fremont edition notes beet harvest at Ames shows 48 percent progress. Sugar content has risen since the first frost, aiding quality. The Standard Beet Sugar Co factory isn’t finished yet, beets go to silos. Ames sugar plant slated to open soon after November 1 with machinery in place and walls nearly up.
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Fremont
Sime
Standard Beet Sugar
Ames
Walla
Civil Service Exams and Post Office Moves in Midwest
Washington reports a civil service exam set for November 1 in Mason City Iowa for a clerk and carrier post office job. Miss Luella Remy of Ainsworth Nebraska is named feeder at the government printing office. Bids opened for a brick warehouse at the Indian school Genoa Nebraska with James Welch of Nebraska City the sole bidder at 3349 dollars.
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Nebraska
Washington
Mason’ City
Luella Remy
Ainsworth
Neb
Government
Indian School
Genoa
James Welch
Nebraska City
Flaming Hayfield Destroys Barn Near Columbus Neb
A passing locomotive on the Union Pacific line started a grass fire east of Columbus Nebraska. High winds drove the flames into William Lockhart’s hay field, destroying his barn several tons of hay six hogs a wagon and much machinery before crews subdued the fire. Loss is estimated over 500 dollars with no insurance. Adjoining property was saved by hard work.
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Barna
Columbus
Neb
Union Pacific
William Lockhart
Hitchcock's Harvest Satisfactory in Dreary County
TRENTON Neb Oct 14 Threshing ends in several areas with an average yield fair despite drought and grasshopper damage. Farmers report the harvest is good and of fair quality though the county has never been so dry and dusty and they await rain to commence fall plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Trenton
Neb
Dreuth
Scarlet fever reported in Dakota City
Scarlet fever has broken out in Dakota City in a mild form. Two cases have appeared in the Postmaster Schimal family and another in Mrs. Co. W Cratchfield family. Precautions are being taken to prevent spread with hopes no fatalities occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota City
Neb
Schimeal
Co. W. .Cratchbield
Man Bitten by Own Dog in Nebraska City
T K Wooster a bill clerk at the Burlington and Missouri depot was severely bitten by his own dog on his return home. His left arm is badly lacerated.
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Nebraska City
Neb
T. K. Wooster
Bill
Burington & Missouri
Nebraska National Banks Snapshot October 14 Reporting
The abstract of Nebraska national banks excluding Omaha and Lincoln shows reserve ratio at 1 percent, with loans and securities totaling 14.4 million in September. Deposits rose from 16.6 million to 16.7 million amid modest shifts in gold and other assets.
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National Banks of
Washington
Nebraska
Omaha
Lincoln
Disappearance of 9 year old in Sullerton Neb reaches town
Calm turned to turmoil as B F Beelby reports his 9 year old son missing from home. Hunting parties searched all night without trace until the next day when the boy was found at a farm house five miles northwest of town, described as in good condition but distressed by the ordeal.
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Mojave Calfo
Maine
Woodward
Shanklin
Lexington
San Mateo
Boston
Sullerton
Neb
Wes
B. Fy Béelby
Hornet as Divine Tool in Life's Small Troubles
A preacher cites Deuteronomy and the hornet as a metaphor for minor annoyances that test and strengthen people. He cites nervous disorders, harsh remarks from friends, gossip, and discouragement as tiny buttresses or curses sent to provoke perseverance and faith.
Little annoyances shape the soul toward heaven
A preacher likens life’s small vexations to chiseling strokes on a sculpture. He compares God’s gradual discipline to tiny, persistent touches that forge character, urging Christians to endure daily irritations and use them to strengthen faith and virtue.
Fire trial becomes protection and blessing by grace
The speaker insists trials will defend the soul and become blessings not burns, citing Polycarp and the line when walking through fire. He urges faith that God will fulfill blessings and promises, promising understanding in heaven where even misfortune leads to praise.
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Polycarp
A Child's Fancy and the Joy of Imagination
The article argues a child’s rich fancy grows from real stimuli and playful engagement. It likens childhood to constant experiment, urging open play over restraint to sustain expressive freedom and social ease.
Honest fares and spotted eyes on a crowded trolley car
A middle aged well dressed man pays a nickel to a trolley conductor after riding ten to twelve squares. The conductor defends his need to collect fares and cites spotters who would discipline him for missing coins. The exchange ends with the man requesting publication of the anecdote.
Friends by Firelight Save Mate High Aboard City Building
James Brown and Harry Lee, both painters and unmarried, were close friends. When Brown slipped on a city scaffold, Lee braced the fall to save him, suffering injuries himself. In New York’s Flower Hospital both men recover as Lee tends Brown’s invalid mother, a bond that moves doctors and kin alike.
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James Brown
Harry Lee
James ‘Brown
Harry
New Voice
James
Flower Hospital
New York
Barry
Gallery Dialogue Echoes Through Quiet Studio
Fragmentary exchange hints at a gallery scene with a painting titled Portrait by Ti and a passerby named Phil. The snippet conveys a casual, dialogic moment about art in a studio setting.
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Our -Art” Gallery
Phil
Griggs Faces District of Columbia Sharpshooters Test
Attorney General Griggs, a crack rifle shot, may join New Jersey in a test against District of Columbia sharpshooters to judge skill and marksmanship.
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Griggs
Crac
New Jersey
District of Columbia
West Indian Hurricane Inspires Stomach Bitters Ad
A fragmented ad compares a West Indian hurricane to dyspepsia and promotes Stomach Bitters as a lasting cure. The copy claims the tonic has cured stomach trouble for fifty years and urges readers to take it despite other treatments.
Western Australia Exports 145,397 Ounces of Gold in August
Gold exports from Western Australia reached 145,397 ounces in August valued at 2,762,555 dollars. It marked the second largest month of export on record.
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Western Australia
Wise Men Speak Less Yet Hood’s Sarsaparilla Noted
An old advertisement argues wisdom lies in silence but asserts Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the best blood medicine. It claims the remedy reveals blood circulation truths readers might miss without the ad’s message.
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Hood
Cost of the Cup Defender and Shamrock Costs
A Army and Navy Journal correspondent notes the Columbia cost estimate ranges from 100000 to 150000 dollars, while Shamrock costs reach 150000 to 200000. A detailed Shamrock cost breakdown totals 242600 dollars for construction, payroll, provisions, clothing, dry docking, tendering, tug services, storage, freight, and workman passage. Including designer and sailmaker fees could raise the total. Recapitulation shows Erin and Shamrock first costs at 725000 with running costs pushing to 875000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy
Ito
Fife
Ratsey
Erin
Famine Fears Grow in British East Africa
The famine in British East Africa strains protectorate resources as garrisons rely on scarce food. Native discontent rises while the Uganda railway faces sabotage delaying passenger service and store transport. Indian coolies on the railway project may have worsened local food supplies amid a drought in the Nile region and Abyssinian highlands.
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British East Africa
Uganda Railway
Nile
Egypt
Spanish tour ends amid Barcelona row and Madrid welcome
The Barcelona audience hissed at a renowned American prima donna prompting her to cancel the Spanish tour. She later traveled to Madrid where the queen greeted her warmly, while a Pittsburg resident Samuel Sherard owns a $1250 spun glass hat in a striking craft by an Alsatian maker.
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Nevada
Barcelona
Madrid
Samuel Sherard
Pittsburg
Senator Hansbro’s Early Newspaper Career Traced
United States Senator Hansbro of North Dakota began as an apprentice in the San Francisco Chronicle's composing room in 1870 and rose to the position of news editor before entering politics. The account highlights his long rise through a single paper's ranks starting in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Hansbro
North Dakota
San Francisco Chronicle
Starvation toll in German East Africa reported at forty thousand
Dispatches from England claim forty thousand have died of starvation in German East Africa where famine between Zanzibar and Mombasa 200 miles wide stems from two failed rainy seasons. Scientists say the human body is full of microbes and needs medicine when illness arises. In Glasgow a woman quarrels with her husband over mortgage of house and automobile.
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England
German East Africa
Anzibar
Mombasa
Asegert
Glasgow
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Suez Canal
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Mare Island
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Ind
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Red Cross Society
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Cuba
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I.T
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Williams
D. H. Midstern
P. J. Byrne
L. E. Bennett
Ww. C. Jackson
G. W. ‘Bell
Hod
Carriers’ Union
Victor
Colo
Eiddie” McDuffie
Brockton
Maas
Gid R. Sutherland
C. J. Hysham
South Omaha
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Emerson
Biuex City
Iowa
Talmage
Louis Klopsch
Lfe
Leyden
Neomiah
Ruth
Naomi
Hamelin
Weser
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Heaven
Lucifer
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Degin
Blake
British East Africas
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