California Floods Threaten Major California Rivers and Towns
Widespread rain across the far west drives Sacramento American Feather San Joaquin Yuba Kings and Salinas rivers toward flood stages. In Nevada Truckee River nearby Reno nears danger as landslides and floods threaten Stockton Linden Visalia Porterville and surrounding communities with evacuations and at least one drowning reported.
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California
Sacramento
Feather
Yuba
Kings
Salinas
Palsom
Sacramento Treat Club
Weather Bureau
Stockton
San Joaquin River
Linden Thursney
Visalia
Porterville
Fire destroys Topeka's historic Copeland Hotel
A blaze at the Copeland hotel in Topeka, a brick four story building near Ninth and Kansas avenues, killed or presumed dead political figure L E Lambert of Emporia and injured about a dozen guests. Fire spread rapidly through the lobby and hallways while escapes were reported through windows.
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Topeka
Coys Land
L E. Lambert
Emporia
Ben
Copeland
Aterios
Ninth and
Kansas Avenues
State Capitol
State of
Kansas
Mayor Johnson Moves to Knickerbocker Suite
Public declaration of being broke led Mayor Tom Johnson to take a nine room Knickerbocker suite in Cleveland. The top floor unit rents for 195 dollars a month and includes two baths garage stall and garbed livery service. Johnson, his wife and daughter seen leaving the suite signal an imminent move from the Euclid avenue mansion.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohto
Johnson
Mia
Teady to Fight Johnson for Langford in May London bout
Joe Wrindman the Langford manager received a proposal from Bettison of the London Athletic Club to match Langford versus Jock Johnson in London in May. Woodman replied Langford would fight Johnson but asked for guarantees from the club before terms.
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Joe Wrindman
Liam Langford
Nechter
Hue
Bettison
London Athletic
Langford
Jock Johnson
London
Woodman
Johnson
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Sioux City market report lists top beeves at 6.25 dollars and top hogs at 6.05 dollars for Thursday trading.
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Sioux City
Bituminous Coal Production Volumes in Early United States
The Geological Survey reports U S bituminous coal output in 1908 ranged from 320 million to 236 million tons, a figure set against more than 400 million tons produced in 1807, reflecting historic production scales.
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United States
Geological Survey
California Lawmakers Back Lincoln Birthday Holiday
A bill making Abraham Lincoln's February 12 birthday a legal holiday in California passed both houses of the legislature Thursday.
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California
Abraham Lincoln
Cuban Congress Opens Amid Transfer to Cuban Rule
The Cuban Congress held an initial session amid a looming formal transfer of power to Cuban authorities on January 28 with President Miguel Gomes and Vice President Alfredo Zuque to be inaugurated. The Senate and House met briefly to credentials, no speeches, and the House occupied its new quarters in the old tobacco warehouse.
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Relga
Welf
Miguel Gomes
Alfredo Zuque
Idand
Au-gust
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Republic
Congress
Fire destroys Higgins home. mother killed in New Haven blaze
A fire caused by an overheated furnace completely burned the residence of Samuel Higgins, general manager of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, in New Haven, Conn. His mother was killed and his mother in law, Mrs. M. E. Corbitt, was probably fatally injured.
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Samuel Higgins
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Conn
Gypsy Smith Leads 5000 Strong Downtown Rally in Pittsburgh
Evangelist Gypsy Smith marshals an army of about 5 000, unified by a Christian zeal against evil, marching two hours through crowded downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday night amid enthusiastic onlookers.
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Gypsy Smith
Chris Hanity
Down Town
Pittsburg
Collision near Cape Henlopen halts Mohican search
The pilot boat Philadelphia reported that the Clyde line steamer Mohican, which departed Tuesday evening, collided with a schooner off Cape Henlopen Delaware. The Mohican and pilot boat searched for the schooner in darkness but found nothing.
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Philadelphia
Clyde Line
Mohican
Cape Henlopen
Del
Monhican
Militia Patrol at State Capitol Over Poole Controversy
A mill company guards the state capitol at Biemarrk North Dakota and will stay on duty until the dispute over Gen. T. H. Poole and Co. A. P. Peake is settled. Poole was retired by Gov. Burke but refuses to yield the office.
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State Capitol
Biemarck
N. D
T. H. Poole
Ship Sybil Marteon Driven Ashore at Surf Cal
The lumber laden steam schooner Sybil Marteon was driven ashore off Surf California Tuesday night. Wednesday it was battered in breakers. The crew tried to reach shore in small boats at daybreak and two sailors drowned.
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Sybil Marteon
Surf
Cal
Dentist claims teeth affect crime and insanity outcomes
Dr Henry Upson of Cleveland argues defective teeth trigger criminal instinct and various nervous disorders. He reports benefits from dental operations on patients at the Newburg Insane asylum, according to sources.
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Henry Upson
Cleveland
Newburg Insane Asylum
Austria Habsburg Turkey Indemnity Pact Reached
Turkey accepts Austro-Hungarian offer of 2 1 2 million pounds Turkish indemnity for Bocha and Mor segovnin annexations. Vienna agrees to customs increase, post office provisions, and monoplies limits. Ambassador Pallavicini reports accord to the porte. ratification anticipated, boycott likely to rise.
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Tina Teen
Bocha
Morsegovnin
Constantinople
Kiamil Pasha
Miarquia Pallavielni
Council of Ministers
Pallavicini
Turkey
Austria
Bulgaria
Many Die In Lick Branch Mine Disaster Huntington WV
A mine explosion at Lick Branch in Huntington West Virginia trapped a rescue party from entering. About 100 men are feared dead out of 280 to 300 miners at work. The last prior blast on December 28 left a 406 death toll. The mine inspector had declared safety after the latest body was recovered, but the disaster prompts questions about inspection and labor composition.
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Oelock
Lick Branch
Huntington
W. Va
Uist
Orly
Woman Dead and Man Wounded After Oxford Murder Suicide
Mrs. Millie Donnelly was fatally shot in her Oxford home on Monday night. A note signed by her husband Frank Donnelly indicated he intended to kill himself. He arrived at J. D. Marshall’s Hamilton office Tuesday with throat slashed wrists bleeding and three gunshot wounds to the head, and he cannot live.
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Millie Donnelly
Oxford
Frank Donnelly
Donnelly
J. D. Marshall
Hamilton
Four St Louis Hunters Killed by Burlington Train
A Burlington passenger train struck four hunters near St Louis Missouri on Tuesday. Henry Stumpf was thrown fifty feet and died on board as he was being brought into the city. John Knoll was struck and rolled down an embankment.
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St. Louis
Burlington
Henry Stumpf
John Knoll
Indians Near Starvation Demands Immediate Government Aid
Fred C. Morgan, superintendent of the Flathead Indian reservation, appeals for urgent government action to avert starvation among the tribe until relocation to another reservation or allotment of lands is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Morgan
Flathead Indian Reservation
Noted Author Conan Doyle Reported After Operation
Bulletin says Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author, underwent an operation for a painful internal ailment and was reported on Tuesday morning as doing well.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Seismic Warning to Pacific Coast From Dr Willis Everett
Dr Willis Eugene Everett a Seattle science writer warned residents from Alaska to the Pacific coast to expect seismic disturbances between the full moons of January and February. He said the wide area could feel quakes as large as strong tremors during that period.
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Willis Eugene Everett
Seattle
Waeh
Pacific
Alaska
Convict Joseph Cross Ends Life in Joliet Cell
38 year old inmate known as Cram, who spent most of his life in prison since age 14, hanged himself with a handkerchief in his Joliet cell on Tuesday. He had been convicted for robbery in Chicago in 1897, escaped, and later found in Colorado state prison in 1906 for blowing a safe.
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Joseph Cross
Aline Rogers
Joliet
Cram
Gary
Chicago
Colorado
Five Businesses Burglarized in Plattsmouth
Burglars broke into five Main Street businesses in Plattsmouth overnight including MH M Soennicheen Journal office Kinsman and Ramee BE A Wurl and Avemusen and Pons. Entries used rear windows cash registers looted from $2 to $7. No clues identified yet on suspects.
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Motsnouth
Sero
Pialtamonth
MH. M. Soennicheen
Journal
Kinsman & Ramee
BE. A. Wurl
Avemusen & Pons
Main Street
Flood Visits Hayden Stone Basement in Omaha
Six inches of water flooded the Hayden Brothers shop basement in Omaha when a four inch water main head blew off at noon Monday. Clerks Elmer Wagen and George Benjamin were knocked against the wall by the escaping pipe. Water forced workers to wade in the basement until the water company shut off the supply and the flood soon drained through concrete sewer vents.
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Hayden Brothers’ Plare
Omaha
Water Company
Elmer Wagen
George Benjamin
Court House Fight Ends as Thurston County Moves
Thurston county commissioners win injunction fight over court house site. The Palace hotel in Pender is slated to become the new county court house as offices begin moving from the old wooden building due to safety concerns for county records. The dispute centers on B B Roberts who secured an injunction from the district court and sought Nebraska supreme court action. The case has drawn wide attention in Thurston and Dakota counties.
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Thurston County
Palace
Pender
Thurston County Court House
B B. Roberts
District
Two inmates escape Haetinge county jail through ceiling
John Kaffor, an ex convict bound over for burglary, and Charley O Anderson bound over for forgery, escaped from Haetinge county jail by removing a metal ceiling panel and cutting through the pine above. Kulifer had just received a ten year burglary sentence to Lincoln.
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John Kaffor
Charley O. Anderson
Haetinge
Kulifer
Lincoln
Tax money due Omaha to be paid after court ruling
Approximately $2 050 in principal and interest will be paid into Omaha’s treasury by the Chicago House Wrecking Company following a state supreme court decision affirming the city tax roll assessment on omitted property.
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Treasury of
Omaha
Chieigo House Wrecking Company
State Supreme Court
Congressmen Pollard Boye Paper Purchase Noted
Congressman E. M. F Pollard bought the Whittemouth News plant from George L Farley for 1200 dollars. The Memweeky will publish as usual with Watters of Grand Island as business manager and A L L Tidd to write editorials.
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Pollard Boye
E. M. F Pollard
Whittemouth
George L Farley
Wan Nh
Watters
Grand Island
A. Ll. Tidd
Death of a Resident in Oma Hospital
Valentine Mungy, a resident of Videntine, died after an operation at Oma hospital. He was an elderly settler and farmer. The body will be taken to Beemer for burial. He had lived in the area for many years.
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Valentine Mungy
L. Smith
Videntine
Oma
Etomaetrawile
Beemer
Unclear Return of Converted Student at Chicago Hotel
An unidentified young man formerly on the Nebraeta university athletic team and recently converted has returned to the Victoris hotel in Chicago liverspoon he took while stopping there during college days, with Meatrice as the source.
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Nebraeta University Athletic
War
Victoris
Widdle
Tle College
Legislature Reopens Vote on Judiciary Amendment
In a jalut session on Tuesday the house and senate voted 74 to 42 to reconvene the vote on the constitutional amendment increasing the judiciary. The minority of 44 Republicans voted against the motion.
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House
Senate
Brick Plant Closes for Winter at Humboldt
Humboldt brick plant shuts down for winter laying off workers. Board of directors may plan changes before spring reopening.
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Humboldt
Omaha picks new police and fire commissioners
Gov Shallenberger appoints Charles Cariech and Carl Drandies democrats as five and police commissioners for Omaha replacing Republicans John L Kennedy and Robert Cowell.
Van Haller Pardoned for Second Degree Murder in 1904 Case
Governor Sheldon grants a conditional pardon to George Van Haller who was convicted of murder in 1905 for the 1904 Oak Chattan station shooting of Maurice Rees. The term includes probation for three years, monthly reporting in Omaha, no travel without permission, and support for his family with eventual full discharge and citizenship restoration in 1912. Rees’s death followed a dispute at the station after Van Haller allegedly shot at him and near his wife.
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Gov. Sheldon
George van Haller
Gogren
Maurice TI Rees
Oak Chattan
von Haller
Idan von Haller
Omaha
J. FL
Dockrcgl ar and Deserter Arrests Reported
A. J. Hammeriy was arrested for burglarizing Abrahat Bros store at Pierce during a dispute with an insurer over a fire. About $150 in funds were taken. Constable Geo W. Scott acted on orders from Capt W. C. Colle of the U S ship Frankie to arrest Amon John Hammerly, an apprentice araman who deserted from the Frankie on September 24, 1907. Hammerly admitted he was the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Hammeriy
Abrahat Bros
Pierce
Young Hemmdeny
Ansurance Company
Geo. W.cott
W. C. Colle
Frankie
Norfolk
Amon John Hammerly
Yung Hammerly
Goff
Caele Sam
Dynamite Accident Injures Young Man at Weoplige Water
Albert Carter about 25 years old, son of W. W. Carter, was injured while thawing off dynamite at Weoplige Water. Twelve sticks exploded tearing flesh from his leg. his father and mother narrowly escaped harm. The blast shattered windows and was felt across town. Some dynamite remained intact and did not explode.
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Albert Carter
W. W. Carter
Thawig
Gore
Carter
County Officers Change in Chongei County
In Chongei County, changes in the county attorney and county commissioner offices are announced. Chas Ji Stevirt of Oamand remains tied to the Republican side with J. A. Van Wagenen. Van Wagenen has led the office for four years since 1904, with N. M. Nelson succeeding Herman Steinkrons as commissioner.
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Chongei
Plores
Chas Ji Stevirt
Oamand
Republican
Ecomedia
Obituary: Clifford of Omaha Dies at 62
Alorgvicor Clifford, 62, a Grand Arey veteran and prominent store keeper, died at his Omaha home from heart failure. Mrs. Tifford found him in a room, seated, before a physician arrived.
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Dusy
Bods
Alorgvicor Clifford
Omaha
Mra
Tifford
Suicide by J A Cheatham at Morton House Nebras ka
J A Cheatham aged 67 died by self inflicted gunshot at the Morton house in Nebraska. He left no note for the landlord and had been out of work. Cheatham was a night watchman at the Institute for the Blind.
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J. A. Cheatham
Morton House
Nebraskanly
Embezzlement Case Moves from Governor to Tepehka
A damaged document describes a request from Gov. Shallenberger to Kaneas to return Terry Hamlin, held in Vieviin, on embezzlement charges. The paper was diverted from the governor’s office to Tepehka.
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Deewenon
Terry Tiamlin
Cpeneral
Shallenberger
Kaneas
Tierry Hamlin
Vieviin
Palle
Tepehka
Gem for the Leemnan at Ne Seneda Chryhe
The Missouri River was observed with a line of ice in midweek conditions. Workers have been cutting and hauling ice from the peak house for the last five days, finding about twelve inches thickness at the location.
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Miasouri
Huwe
Schuyler Market Heist Report Sees Whisky and Pens Taken
A vandalized account notes a break in at Schuyler where a patron entered Hag er and Behuyler locations. The thief observed the rear of a judicial area and seized about $5 in cash, four quarts of whisky, pens, ink, and related items from Paxllek meat market.
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Schuyler
Behuyler
Paxllek
Neligh Public School Enrollment Rises. Citadel Academy Also Expands
The Neligh public school system shows a later enrollment rise with more students. Citadel Academy resumed activities with increased enrollment and is reported to be performing excellent.
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Nelleh
Ats
Cntes Academy Ulao
Rosebud Indian Agency Woman Dies at 93
Mrs. Sarah EL. Riggs died at home at Rosebud Indian Agency aged 93. Wife of …, noted for preaching and devoted to missionary work through a long life of religious service.
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Shr
Sarah EL. Riggs
Rosesud Indian Agency
Flew
Mtegtvem St. Tigges
Chicnes
Hind Match Victory at 100 Targets Over Kilbert
Clay Hind, champion wing shooter from Nebraska, defeated Kip Kilbert of Iowa in a match race by 0 to 64 at 100 targets, with the event held at the WwW venue.
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Clay Hind
D. Townsend
Wing Sliot
Nebraska
Kip Kilbert
Iowa
Shallenberger Inaugurated as Nebraska Governor in 1901 Ceremony
Ashton C. Shallenberger was sworn in Thursday as Nebraska’s first Democratic governor since 1861. The ceremony drew about a thousand spectators at the state capitol. His inaugural message urged a bank deposit guarantee act, economy, and amendments to the primary election law. George C. Junkin was reinstalled as secretary of state. other officers named include L. G. Pihan treasurer BE Bishop state superintendent C B Cowles land commissioner F L Tiarton auditor W T Thompson attorney general. W H Cowgill sworn in as railway commissioner. Lieut Hopewell presided over the senate. A reception and inaugural ball followed, with many society attendees. Tr H Monroe registered as lobbyist under new anti-lobby law to back initiative and referendum amendments.
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L. G. Piian
BE. G. Bishop
C. B. Cowles
F. L. Tiarton
W. T. Thompson
W. H. Cowgill
Lieut. Hopewell
Senate
State Capitol
Guy
Shatlenberger
House Chamber
B Shallenberger
Staf
Legislative
Tr. H. Monroe
Washington, D
Secretary of
Monroe
People's Blue League of America
Shallenberger Urges Banking Reform and Deposit Insurance
Gov. Ashton C. Shallenberger in a Nebraska legislature message calls for refining existing laws and creating a deposit guaranty fund funded by a light tax on bank capital stock. He proposes a non-partisan three member banking board, biannual examinations, and enhanced capital requirements to expand reliability for depositors and boost state finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Nebraska
Department of Banking
United States
Shallenberger
Iie
Tme
Gov
Hk Guaranty Fund
Banking Board
Banking Board Proposes Oversight and Guaranty Fund Plan
Governor urges a state banking board with control over chartering and examiner hiring, using a guaranty fund backed by deposits to insure depositors. Proposals include minimum bank capital, assessable funds, and possible penalties, with revenue law reform, a non partisan Board of Control, and broader local self government for Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banking Board
Board of Control
Lincoln
Foreign Prejudice and Firet Foreigner in the Garden City
In the Obelage Tribune a dialog mocks foreigners and prejudice in a city nicknamed the garden city. One speaker notes rich black street dirt as evidence while another questions the label and motives.
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Obleage Tribune
TheStopping Of Us Expresses A Re Cured Twice As Much Power
The line describes a concept where stopping yields double the power compared to starting. It notes a paradoxical efficiency in energy dynamics, suggesting a mechanism or system where halting input produces greater output.
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