Mixed World News Fragments From Across Continents
A spread of brief items includes a Belgian pigeon race time of fourteen hours for a 700 mile Belgium to Brussels route. Reports cover timber drying, an all-female ring of 400 warrior guards, coal exports to France Germany Spain and Italy, King Edward VIII birthday gift bicycle, and wide Congo waterways. Other notes mention St Petersburg studying the telephoning system, Jerusalem aqueduct origins, a 124 year old woman widow, and Norway preparing women voters. Also a Buddhist-like kitten in Bellevue Hospital, Salt River Valley growth via canals, a government medal mislaid in New Haven, and a unique Knox Comanche land lottery with large crowds and orderly dispositions.
Yachts Race Ends Without Result in Calm for Columbia and Constitution
The second official trial between Columbia and the Constitution ended with no winner due to light winds. By 6:30 pm, two miles east of Bronton's reef lightship, Columbia led by about a quarter mile as conditions forced the race to be declared off after a long calm. The match featured slow progress, with Constitution surging ahead at times before Columbia regained the lead near the time limit.
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Newport. R. 1
Dispatch
Bronton
Reef
Columbia
Thomas Lipter
Erin
Constitution
Carrie Nation Arrested In New York Riot Incident
A New York dispatch reports Carrie Nation was arrested at Twenty eighth Street and Eighth Avenue for raising a crowd and riot. She was released after promising to return to her hotel. Before arrest she visited three saloons and five concert halls and lectured bartenders and attendees. A growing crowd followed her, leading to police intervention. In Omaha non-union labor prompted a union stance at Ak-Sar-Ben. in Pittsburgh the Hotel Mele fire killed a boy, injured several, and caused many to flee, likely due to a stove explosion Miss Campbell among the injured may die.
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New York
Carrie Nation
Twenty Eighth Street
Eighth Avenue
Dowth
Pittsburg
Harry MokKee
Forc
Melon
Leilh Campbell
John M. Gray Starry Maris
Harry McGouver
Mary Wale
Miss Campbell
Miss
MacArthur to Visit Washington Briefly in Dispatch
Washington dispatch reports General Douglas MacArthur, formerly in command of American forces in the Philippines, staying briefly in Washington with his aide Captain J Q Ashburn. He will report to war department officials and then travel to New York to see Secretary Ruut before returning west.
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Washington
Sta J
MacArthur
Philippines
Lagrederie
J. Q. Ashburn
Eral MacArthur
War Department
Ruut
New York
Bootlegging case and brutal assault headline in 19th century Nebraska
United States Deputy Marshal Moore sent Eli Warner to Omaha after a bootlegging hearing in Grand Island. In Nelson, editor Miller of the Coming County Democrat was beaten by student Charles Neeary outside Urchins hotel, leaving Miller badly injured. Engineer Koenig completed Niobrara river survey, estimating 1500 electric horsepower for a $125000 plant and annual costs about 814.50 per horsepower. potential doubling raises cost to 185000. Capital to fund Blantyre project discussed in Lincoln remarks.
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United States
Moore
Rade
Grand Inland
Nod
Eli Warner
United States District Ceat
Omaha
Uut City
Nelson
Miller
Comingounty Democrat
West “Point
Neb
Charles Neeary
Jim ‘Conlin
Urchins Hotel
Neeary
Wiobrara
Koenig Haa
Niobrara
Nio‘brara
V. ‘Py Stont
Lincoln
Blantyre
Hastings Boiler Burst Shatters Shop in Hastings Neb
A 2.5 horsepower boiler exploded in Byuneingren's machine shop causing a massive blast heard town wide. The operator Ran using a valveless high pressure boiler, the west wall and plate glassfront were blown out. Two men were knocked down but unharmed. Damage estimates reach 30 dollars with no insurance.
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Hastings
Neb
Byuneingren
Runsingten
Wealthy Woman Narrowly Escapes Poison in Deadwood Scheme
Mrs Verner, a well known resident near Whitewood South Dakota, allegedly planned to poison her adopted daughter Privat, a waitresses’ child from Deadwood, by lacing a candy box with strychnine and sending it to the girl. Mrs Priest was arrested as the investigation unfolded.
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Wack Mills
Mra
Dilla Venar
Whitewood
Deadwood
Privat
Fatal affray at a social ends in murder and jail
A social at Salt Creek ends in tragedy as Israel M. McCallaster dies after being stabbed while attempting to separate disputing women Stella McCallaster and Saltie Cutlip. John B. Cutlip and Nance are jailed amid a chaotic scene with knives and revolvers drawn and a crowd expecting further violence. Nearby incidents include a fatal run over in Callaway, Nebraska, and a series of burns from a gasoline lamp in Fairfield, Nebraska.
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Israel M. McCallaster
John B. Cutlip
McClevyeland Nancé
Salf Creek
Stella McCallaster
Saltie Cutlip
Ned
Urhigs Cargo From Pribilofs Arrives in San Francisco
Homer docks at San Francisco bringing £2,052 sealskins a large haul of foxskins and whalebone. Seals catch reported as small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
San Francisco
Pribyloff Islands
News in Brief from the Nebraska Penitentiary and Nearby Events
Warden Davis of the Nebraska state penitentiary is ill with typhoid fever. A Caracas dispatch reports imminent war between Venezuela and Colombia. Fremont Brewery strike ends as workers return to work. Articles of incorporation filed for Valentine State Bank with 25,000 capital. In Munson Pa Emanuel Rinus, a German miner, was killed by a powder explosion from a lit pipe. Rev J W Swan and wife of Wymore hosted a reception. Swan accepted a call to Omaha. Thunderstorm in Altoona Pa drives golfers to shelter. lightning kills D D Marks, 23. Wreck on Great Northern forty miles east of Kalispell Mont, worst in line history. 34 dead, 10 injured. Senator Doane of Omaha helped transfer from Council Bluffs to Nebraska city. wife to return on probation. Tertha Philips, 18, of DeWitt Mo, shot dead in Kansas City apartment. George Bitzenberger under arrest.
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Davis
Nebraska State” Penitentiary
Caracas
Venezuela
Colombia
pHinward
Fremont
Valentine State Bank
Munson
Emanuel Rinus
J. W. Swan
Wymore
The
RE. Church
Swan
Omaha
Altoona
D D. Marks
Great Northern
Kalispell
Mont
Senat Lord
Quy Doane
Clerken Thomas Harsh
Nebrasks
City
Council
Bluffs
Tertha Philips
DeWitt
Mos
Kansas City
George Bitzenberger
Fon
Not an Enemy of Schley Howson Welter Letter Clarifies Bias
Acting Secretary Hackett releases a letter from Rear Admiral Howison denying he is an enemy of Schley and saying he could serve on the court without prejudice. Hackett replies that Howison would stay on the court, subject to Schley’s counsel objecting. Schley’s counsel disputes Howison’s denial and bias, promising objections in a letter to the acting secretary.
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Miral Howson
Hackett
Howison
Schley
Boston
Hlowison
Admiral Sehley
Sehley
Admiral Howison
Navy
Wife Leaves Fireman Husband After Despairing Note
Thoma Harsh, a Burlington fireman, returns home to find his wife, mother of four, gone with a note claiming love for another and plans to cross the river. Police aided in locating her as the husband seeks to recover the children and wife, fearing possible mental distress. The couple wed six years ago and their youngest child is eleven months old.
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Thoma Harsh
Burlington
Nebraska City
Thatrice
AcKiss
Levu
Connvil Bluffs
Ita
Robbed of Roll of Bills After Night with Lizzie Campbell
James Snyder, a Beatrice laborer, met Coney Schmidt in Lincoln and they visited several brothels before staying at Lizzie Campbell's home. After leaving, Snyder found six one dollar bills and a five dollar bill with a postal order missing from his tetherbook. Schmidt claimed only five cents in his pocketbook, and both men reported the loss to police who were sent to arrest Campbell.
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James Snyder
Beatrice
Lincoln
Neb
Coney Schmidt
Hey
Lizzie Campbell
Snyder Squad
Schmidt
Pottsdam Man Charged After Attempted Murder Case
George Potts of Pottsdam Indiana is jailed on a charge of attempting to murder his wife. After a dispute she rode to her mother's home and Potts, angered by her refusal to live with him, shot her in the head as officers returned with a warrant for horse stealing. The bullet grazed a deputy’s neck. the wife remains in critical condition. An unknown man died after being crushed and dismembered trying to alight from a westbound train near Columbus Nebraska. He carried no identifying papers and was not yet identified.
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George Belcher
Brooklyn
New York
Broad Channel
Rockaway Beach
George Potts
Pottsdam
Wiles
Peoria
Potts
Colwubus
Neb
Schuyler
Satan
Jesus Christ
God
Bank Burglary at Kinde Mich Causes Devastation
James H. Hall's bank in Kinde Michigan was burglarized on Wednesday night. Thieves took about $1000 but destroyed the bank building and its contents including mortgages notes and papers. An explosion inside the vault caused further ruin and the building was blown up.
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James H. Hall
Kinde
Mich
Dr Jones Severely Cut at Elk Creek Engine Shop
While attempting to start a gasoline engine at Elk Creek an elevator incident left Dr Jones with a severe cut behind the toe area requiring six stitches after his foot was caught in machinery.
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Elk Creek
Dr. Jones
Snowstorm Blanks Alpine Pass in Colorado Dispatch
Denver report notes a Friday snowstorm blanked Alpine Pass with a blinding sheet for about an hour, disrupting travel and weather conditions across nearby routes. The dispatch mentions snowfall and reduced visibility affecting drivers and local transit plans.
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Colorado
Denver
Alpine Pass
Goes Forth Unto the Mount and Fetch Olive Branches
Talmage's sermon on Nehemiah's festival text declares believers must ascend to God's mountain and fetch olive and pine branches to build a gospel arbor. It extols peace with God and man, health in faith, and the evergreen nature of true religion enduring winter as well as summer.
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Laula Klopsth
Washington
Dr. Talmage
Mount Olivet
Jemusalem
Tabernacles
Trivel
Heaven
Canaan
God
Ibis
Earth
Alps
Himalayas
Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Gaya
Palm Branches For a Mighty Gospel Arbor
A preacher calls for steadfast faith using palm and olive branches as symbols of victory through Christ. He urges total commitment to God in work and life, contrasting weak faith with a stout gospel that endures life’s storms and promises ultimate salvation.
Salvation Army Fort Amity colony scheme a success
A historical report details the Salvation Army 2000 acre Fort Amity colony plan begun in 1895. It describes loans totaling 24938 to 25 families, repayments of 7274, and colonists earning value by farming land now valued at 100 per acre. The program provides land, teams, livestock, and groceries with repayment upon work, backed by a 160000 bond issue.
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Salvation Army
Antity
Col
Hare
Salvation
Fort Amity
Colo
Salvation’ Army
Noted Woman Suffragist Laura Clay Transforms Kentucky
Laura Clay, daughter of Cassius M. Clay, rises as a key figure in Kentucky equal rights. Since 1888 she has led the Equal Rights Association of Kentucky, pushing for legal and political equality for women. Her persistence turns bills into sustained advocacy in Frankfort.
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Cavatox
Clay
Las
Kentucky
Laura Clay
Old Whitehall
Cassius M. Clay
Equal Rights Association of Kentucky
State Equal Rights Association
Frankfort
Dutery
Equal Rights
Equal Rights Association
Railroad official tale reflects on passes and work fairness
A railway director toys with an employee asking for a home visit pass. He compares to a farmer driving horses weekly, testing expectations and loyalty. The tale, told with humor, frames work duties and compensation against personal time.
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Brussels
Ring of Slam
Great Britain
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Italy
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Edward VII
Congo
Gachi
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St.Petersburg
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Hinnah
Herod
Severus
Lucinda Washington
Kokomo
Ind
South Carolina
Norway
Storthing
Phoenix
Atiz
Salt River Valley
New York Tribune
Br. H. Smeed
East Provi- Hend
New Haven
Custom House of
Bellevue Hospital
Bumi
Knox, way-Comanche
Tharea
England
London
Trans-Caspia
Russia
Wah-ta-wass
Radcliffe ‘College
Cambridge
Mass
Palette
Lipton
Nation
Disigprove Roxycott
Inbor
Partiany Wrecka Hallding
Dray
Carl Spronseé
Bennett
Callaway
Felrfield
Henry Hall
Fairfield
Jruston
Gina
Norris
Albany
Wilbur Alexander
Edson
Abbey
Kiling
Alexander
Frey
Husband
Netraska City
Mouselland
Tamen Snyder
Cara
Gilcrest Company
Talmage’s
James Little
Atchigon
Hersol
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