Reign of Abdul Hamid II Ends with Deposition in Turkey
The two houses of parliament approved Abdul Hamid II's deposition and Mehemmed Reschad’s succession as sultan. Mohammad Heedad chosen as sultan. Guns fired to announce the new ruler as crowds cheered in the capital. Martial law relaxed and celebrations spread across the city. Potential cabinet names include Ahmed Riza as grand vizier and Hilma Pasha as minister of interior.
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Abdul Hamid
Aleution
Abdul Hamid II
Hie
Mehemmed
Mahmed
Turkey
House of Osman
Ainece
Constantinople
Sheik Ul Telam
Ulémasn
Abdul Hatmild
Mohemmed Heedad
Hilma Pasha
Interior
Dravid Bey
Rifaat Pasha
Duel on Logansport streets leaves two dead
Patrolman Joseph Kroager and an unknown pickpocket are killed in a late Tuesday duel in Logansport Indiana. Charlies Pierce of Scranton PA is captured and charged with firing the fatal shot. The incident follows a circus crowd raid by armed thieves on Third street bridge.
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Joseph Kroager
Logansport
Ind
Charlies Pierce
Scranton
Third Street
Patroleman Kroeger
St. Joseph's Hospital
Medal for Courage Awarded to John R. K. Binns
The French government awarded a first class to savers medal to John R. K. Binns for courage shown when the White Star Line steamer Republic was cut down by the steamship Florida off Nantucket last January. Binns was the Marconi operator aboard the Republic.
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Clase
John RK. Binns
White Star Line
Republic
Florida
Nantucket
Binns
Marcon
Onoard
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Ticker
Sioux City buyers received Wednesday quotes from the Broux City market. Top steers listed at 5.96 per hundredweight while hogs reached 7.20, reflecting early trading activity.
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Sioux City
Broux Ciy
Fire at Boynton Wool Storage Causes Heavy Damage
A fire at the Boynton Wool Beouring company storage warehouse in Chicago caused about 70 000 dollars in damage. Gi W Boynton the company president was overcome by smoke and was rescued by workers.
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Boynton Wool Beouring Company
Chicago
Gi. W. Boynton
Vermonts Frederick G Holbrook Dies at 96 Former Governor
Frederick G Holbrook former Vermont governor and Civil War era executive died Wednesday night at age 96. He was the oldest living ex governor and one of the last Civil War era leaders in the state.
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Frederick G. Holbrook
Vermont
Adele Boas Restored After Disappearance
Adele Boas the 13-year-old daughter of Arthur E. B. Howe a New York thread manufacturer is returned home after a Boston restaurant job and a brief escape. Doctors say she was healthy and acted from childish whim to see the world. She traveled by train from New England and chose to return after newspapers and police attention.
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Adele Bons
Arthur EB. Howe
New York
Haus
Boston
Miss Bean
New England
Boas
Adele Boas
Trade outlook shows improved activity and steadier prices
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports a rise in bank payments and a firmer money tone, with reduced unemployment and more industrial and agricultural activity. May settlements point to higher dividends, while confidence remains cautious amid steady prices and rising outputs in leather, lumber, steel, and shoe industries.
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Poluta
South Chicago
Chicago
Dun
Beach Hargis Found Guilty of Murdering Father
Beach Hargis was found guilty of murdering his father Judge James Hargis in Jackson Kentucky. He received a life sentence after firing five shots at his father in the Hargis store following a quarrel and two more shots as the elder man cried for mercy.
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Beach Hargis
James Hargis
Jackson
Mercy
Hargis
Beach Hares
Hubby Gets Year In Jail For Love Letter Scam
Chaster M. Hamsher pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City to using his wife's name in love letters to Nell Johnson of Atchison Kansas and was sentenced to one year in jail. He sought $10 by return mail claiming 1 000 000 biases and defrauded Johnson out of nearly $600 over six months before his wife learned of the affair.
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Chaster M. Hamsher
Kansas City
Nell Johnson
Atchison, Kan
Post Office Department
Hamsher
Johnson
Post Office
Former Wisconsin Rep Joseph W Babcock Dies in Washington
Former Representative Joseph W Babcock of Wisconsin died at his Washington home at 9 46 a m Tuesday. He served fourteen years in the House and chaired the national Republican Congressional Committee. He was nineteen years old.
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Joseph W. Babcock
Wisconsin
Congress
National Republican Congressional Committee
Washington, D. C
Widow Catherine Dodge Regains Sanity and Estate Control
Catherine T. Dodge widow of Captain Charlee Dodge United States Army has been declared sane by the probate court. Her estate valued at 20000 has been restored to her care and her guardian discharged after two years of being considered an insane person.
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Catherine T. Dodge
Charlee Dodge
United States Army
Five Men Killed in Sawmill Boiler Explosion at Kerrick
Five men were killed and five others seriously injured when a boiler exploded at the Mc Grath & Hoggan sawmill in Kerrick Minnesota on Tuesday. The roller had been inspected last October and was not vacated Tuesday.
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Kerrick
Minn
McGrath & Hoggan
Divine Knde Life Pastor In Kankakee Dies By Own Hand
Rev. Williams pastor of a Christian church in Kankakee died by suicide after ingesting carbolic acid while mentally deranged. The incident occurred as authorities investigated the circumstances of his death.
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Iline
Divine Knde
Vo Williams
The
Christian Church At
Kankakee
Earthquake Relief Drive Opens for Portugal Sufferers
Official figures state 12 000 people are homeless after the Portugal earthquake. A national subscription led by King Emmanuel has been started for relief. Six more bodies were recovered from Ituena Vente ruins. Forty six deaths are recorded with many injured and in famine risk as camps face shortages.
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King Emmanuel
Portugal
Ituena Vente
Offical Ngures
Hart's Opinion Delayed in Carmack Murder Case
Due to Judge Anderson's absence in Nashville the defense motion for a new trial for the Coopers was postponed on Monday and not decided until Tuesday. Judge Hart, who tried Col. Duncan B. Cooper and Robin Cooper for the murder of former Senator Carmack, prepared his opinion. If the defense appeals, a supreme court decision may take about a year.
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Nashville
Tenn
Anderson
Coopers
Hart
Agament
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
E. W. Carmack
Supreme Court
Marathon Race Planned for 10000 Dollar Prize
Arrangements were practically completed Saturday for the grand international Marathon to be held at Paolo grounds on May 8. The event offers a purse of 10000 dollars and invites leading professional long distance runners from around the world to compete for the world championship at the classic 26 miles 3486 yards.
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Paolo Grounds
Mother and Son Convicted in River Murder of Clyde Bhowalter
Libe Tucag keeper of a Mt. Carmel dive and her son Jesse Pri day were found guilty of murdering Clyde Bhowalter a young farmer who came to town with a large load his body found in the river they were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Navigation Opens on Lake Superior South Shore
The steamer Charles Jenkins arrived at Ashland Wisconsin on Friday opening the lake navigation for this spring. Ice remains substantial as crews clear paths on Lake Superior.
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Lake Superior
Charles Jenkine
Ashland
Wis
Jenkine
Snowbound Train Tieups Slam Nyack Junction
Kerth and Know Slides and Garth events have blocked the Great Northern route one mile east of Nyack Montana for sixteen hours causing numerous train delays and long traffic stoppages.
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Know
Garth
Great Northern
Nyack
Mont
Heinrich Conreid Dies in Austria After Stroke
Heinrich Conreid former director of the Metropolitan opera house in New York died in Meran Tyrol Austria on Tuesday following an apoplectic stroke suffered several days earlier Helumond Conreid also noted in connection with the deceased during this period.
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Helumond Conreid
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Meran
Tyrol
Austria
Meadville shooting leaves one dead three injured
A political feud sparked a one handed shooting at Meadville. Cornelian Pritchard is dead and three others are wounded. Police say the incident appears connected to local disputes and investigations continue.
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Cornelian Pritchard
Meadville
Mike
North Dakota and Montana land rush reaches into Nebraska
Omahans acquire almost sixty sections of land in North Dakota and Montana dry farming regions. Buyers plan 100 acre parcels while many owners use the land as investment, with major holdings by EL A Baldrige and others. The land spans Dilto and Daw son counties and the Missouri river area, targeting wheat production under irrigation.
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North Dakota
Montini
Filings County
North Palkota
Dawson County
Montana
Litto Missauri
Holdrege
Burlington Railroad Company
Onan
EL A. Baldrige
North Dakota Jarl, Green, Breckenridge & Matters
Missouri River
Theodore Roosevelt
Attorney General Challenges New State Board and Senator Majors
The attorney general sues in the supreme court to test the right of the new state board of education and Senator Thomas J. Majors to hold office. The petition asserts Majors and others interfered with the old board, challenges the new board’s legality, and seeks a show cause why Majors holds a position on the board.
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Thorapaan
Spreme
Thoma J. Majors
Statlerberger
Majors Ie
Gelaima
Majors
Board of Education
Tithy
Riots Eject Foreigners After Wymore Shootings
A mob drives out Italian railroad laborers after a 1 year old boy Bertial was shot and dies. Sheriff Trude guards the jailed Italian worker as 400 residents attack the labor camp and burn the bank cave. Officials fear further violence while trains are relocated.
Republican state central committee to limit primary field
State Republican leaders meet to appoint five member committees to study the Donohoe act and decide how to place a ticket next fall. The bill seeks to amend the primary law though the supreme judgeship cannot list party candidates due to postponed primaries. Several Republicans are already in the race and a plan may streamline by eliminating weaker candidates.
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Republican State Central Committee
Donohoe
Court Rules In Food Case Overrules Deputy Johnson
The Nebraska Supreme Court overturns a ruling against Swift and Company on net weight branding for ham and bacon. It holds that meat products are not packages under the old food law, upholding Lancaster County district court.
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Supreme Court
A. W. Johnson
Swift and Company
Dsstrict
Lancaster County
Johnnson
Barnes
A. J. Cornish
Mie District Court
Rose
Dean
Cornish
Troops at Ashland range in wet week training
Troops from Fort Crook arrive at the government rifle range near Ashland for daily practice during a wet spell. Four companies are stationed in the camp with automatic markers telex service and complete equipment. Rifle drills continue into summer with a brigade encampment planned in July and arrangements for local school encampments at Ashland.
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Teroeps
Fort Crook
Government Rifle Range
Ashland
Platte River
Burlington's
National Guard
Omaha
State University
Italians Driven From Wymore Refuge By Mob Action
A mob from Wymore and nearby farmers attacked Italians driven from Wymore Sunday morning and routed them from their refuge near Krider. No injuries but the foreigners were frightened. The railroad took them to Deweese in Clay county. Sheriff Trude advised the move to prevent further disorder. Police may come to Wymore in the case of Hertrud the Pudlee boy slayer.
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Wymore
Krider
Deweese
Clay County
Trude
Gauge County
Wythere
Hertrud
Opium Den Raid Nets Bunco Pair in Omaha
Police arrest two men in Omaha after a raid on an opium den. They gave the names Andy Potts and Charles Osborne and are believed to be bunco men who beat W. Dressler at Fremont out of 250 dollars earlier that day. They induced Dressler to advance money on a bid check and then decamped, remaining well supplied with cash.
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Omaha
Andy” Potts
Charles Osborne
Bunco
W. Dressler
Fremont
Dressler
Dallas
Homestead
Survey Team Begins Salt Creek Drainage Route Work
The government surveying party starts a preliminary survey for a drainage canal through Salt Creek valley. The work extends from the mouth of Salt Creek below Ashland.
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Salt Creek Valley
Salt Creek
Ashland
Injures Foot with Pitchfork Injures Boy in Huntley
Little Mike Patton of Huntley suffers a severe foot wound after stepping on a pitchfork. The incident occurred as he mishandled the tool while near the farm.
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Mike Patton
Huntley
Coroner’s Jury Rules Death From Willful Gunshot
The court found Clyde Preuha killed by a bullet fired willfully from a revolver in the hands of Ferreno Bertuka at Wymore.
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Clyde Preuha
Wymore
Ferreno Bertuka
Mil lard Man Dies by Suicide in Barn Behind Hotel
Peter Konnagell, 70, a 26 year resident of Millard, died by hanging Monday in a barn behind Pred Marode’s hotel and saloon. The incident is treated as a suicide.
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Peter Konnagell
Millard
Himvell
Pred Marode
Lincoln May Election Prohibition Issue Endorsed By Judge
Judge Cornish rules no merit in injunction seeking to block prohibition issue at Lincoln’s May municipal election. The decision centers on whether the excise board may submit the proposed measure to voters and whether initiative and referendum laws apply beyond city ordinances, affirming limited exclusivity but allowing voter action under the law.
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Lincoln
Cornish
Italeo
Corniah
Rnle
Strode
Exclese
Uie
Phone war ends as Bell links with Merrick Independents
After years of warning and disagreement the Bell System and the Chapman Independent Telephone Company agree to connect. Independent subscribers gain Bell lines access with a 15 cent toll to communicate with Bell patrons in Central City.
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Bell System
Merrick County
Bell
Independent Telephone
Chapman Independent Telephone Company
Central City
Pole Vault State Record Shattered by Davy Feavis
Davy Feavis broke the state mark in the pole vault at Palle City high school meet on Thursday clearing LW feet 4 Inohde.
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Davy Feavis
Palle City High
Echoo
Saloons Seek Licenses in West Point for Next Year
West Point reports the usual number of saloon keepers have applied for licenses to sell liquor in the coming year, including Hoentea and Hator on sale in local establishments.
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West Point
Heatrice Club Seeks Restoring Island Passenger Train
The Heatrice Commercial club urges Rock Island to reinstate the two passenger trains removed recently. The trains previously provided service between Pulrbury and St. Joseph, ending a period of discontinued service.
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Heatrice Commercial Club
Rock Island Company
Nto
Pulrbury
St. Joseph
Four year old Myron Collater linked to barn fire loss
A Norfolk incident reports a four year old Myron Collater suspected of starting a fire that cremated a horse owned by Josaph Pilant. The barn belonging to De Verges burned on Saturday.
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Myron Collater
Josaphi Pilant
Norfolk
de. C. Verges
Assault on Lincoln girls leads to arrests in Wilber
Grace and Ming McKenzie, 14 and 16, daughters of a widow, accuse Jack Galloway his wife and another man of assault and abuse after being recruited for vaudeville. The trio allegedly took them from Lincoln area to Berks Crete and Wilber, with abuse reported to sheriffs on arrival.
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Jack” Galloway
Wilber
Saline County
Lincoln
Grace
Ming McKenzie
Meawer
Galloways
Berks
Mina McXingle
Crete
Galloway
Woman of Filipino descent faces insanity commitment over haunting deaths
Mrs John Gamble, distraught after the death of her twin babies and a series of frightening seances by neighbors, may be sent to the Norfolk Insane Hospital. Neighbors warned of forced eviction. her husband, a Black veteran of three wars, owns the home and pays installments while appealing to city authorities.
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John Gamble
Norfolk
Barn Fire Destroys Lawrence Coracke Property in Johnson County
A barn at Lawrence Coracke’s farm near St Mary in Johnson County burned Saturday night with the loss of 2,500 bushels of corn, hay, a buggy, horse tack, and implements. The house was saved with difficulty and the cause remains unknown. Coracke carried only limited insurance.
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Lawrence Coracke
St. Mary
Johnson County
Coracke
Travelers End Work at Beatrice Convention
The Travelers Protective Association closed its western convention at Beatrice on Saturday and chose Grand Island as the next meeting site. Attendees thanked Beatrice residents for hospitality and adjourned.
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Travelers’ Protective Association
Beatrice
Grand Island
Tornado Injures Farmers Near Fremen During Weekend Storm
A tornado northwest of Fremen damaged buildings at the Jackson farm and injured several occupants. Farmers James Achelmer and Petey Greisen, en route to North Bend, were thrown from their wagon and severely hurt as the wind overturned it.
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Fremen
Jackson Farm
James Achelmer
Petey Greisen
North Bend
Northwestern project moves dirt for new double track
A construction crew started a divam shovel operation east of Arington to dump dirt west of the Elkhorn river bridge. Workers plan this as part of the future double track alignment to be built at ano.
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Sorthwestern
Arington
Elkhorn River
Ano
Boy Dies From Auto Crash Near Kearney
Little Fred Vanney the year old boy injured by an automobile while playing near the Byden from School house eight miles south of Kearney died from the accident Thursday morning.
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Fred Vanney
Bydenfrom
Kearney
Dismissal Case in Nebraska Liquor Charge
The state of Nebraska prosecutes George Hulshiner of Wymore for selling liquor without a license. The case has been submitted to the court for disposition.
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Nebraska
Malhet
George Hulshiner
Wymore
Dakota County Farmers Prepare for Corn Planting Amid Weather Outlook
Farmers in Dakota County rush toward planting as several hundred acres of cowling? gin are sown and fields near Helds progress rapidly. The rough weather outlook supports early work and field readiness for the corn crop.
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Dakota County
Trade Conditions Mixed Amid Soft Spring Business
Trade conditions show limited change with loading features steady and spring business overall disappointing. Wholesale activity for fall and winter looks more optimistic while iron and steel volumes rise mainly through price cuts. Eastern shoe shipments exceed last year but lag 1907 figures. weekly U S business failures rise to 247 as Canada reports 86.
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United States
Canada
I.garnet
Grain and Livestock Price Summary Across Major Markets
A dense listing catalogs current bids and ranges for cattle hogs sheep and major grains at markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices show wide spreads with cattle typical at four to seven dollars and hogs near four to seven dollars per unit and grains mainly around No. 2 grades with small variations.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Ste
Eye
Milwaukee
New York
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Lincoln On Donohoe
J. W. Johnson
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