National Wool Growers Meet Opens in Salt Lake City
The forty third annual convention opened with over 1 000 delegates from wool districts and eastern markets. President Pinchot defended forest reserve policy while Dr Wilson warned ranges resuming as reserves would cost Wyoming wealth. Pinchot said sheepmen are a small group and government aims to raise children instead of lambs.
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National
Wool Growers’ Association
Salt Lake City
Boston
Poverter Gifford Pinellet
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Wyoming
Pinchot
United States
Forgery Confession Leads to Penitentiary Sentence
Horance Hand of St Louis an attorney and clerk for the Friveo Railroad company was arrested and released on 2000 bond as secrecy surrounded the case The accused confessed to forgery in a conference with Circuit Attorney Sager and pleaded guilty before Judge Muench receiving a five year sentence and transfer to the penitentiary by night train to Jefferson City
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Muench
Jefferson City
Blockade on Great Northern Line in Montana Broken
The main line blockade from St. Paul to Spokane is cleared after a week of disruption. Havre records 42 below zero as intensely cold conditions grip the state with reports of heavy losses of cattle and sheep statewide.
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Great Northern
Montana
St. Paul
Spokane
Havre
Episcopal Rector Deposed for Catholic Mission Work
Rev. Dr. F. B. J. Lloyd, former rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Uniontown Pennsylvania, resigned last Sunday to pursue Catholic mission work and has been formally unfrocked and deposed by the bishop of the Pittsburgh diocese.
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Episcopal
F. BE. J. Lloyd
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Uniontown
Pittsburg Episcopal Diocese
McKinley Holds Bill To Ban Passes In Illinois
Representative Hubert W. McKinley introduced a bill in the Illinois House on Wednesday to prohibit state officials from accepting any pass or telegraph frank and to bar railroad and telegraph companies from issuing them. Violations carry six months to one year in jail.
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Tlinois
Hubert W. McKinley
Tlinois House
Sioux City Livestock Quotations Update
Sioux City livestock market quotes for Thursday feature Reeves at 5.50 to 6.50 and Top hogan at 6.40. Prices shown reflect local farm trade and market activity in the Sioux City area.
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Sioux City
Reeves
Top Hogan
Negro Boy Hanged in Canonsburg Jail Yard
Elmer Dempster a 19 year old convicted of killing Mrs. James Pearce and her three children on July 29 in Canonsburg Pennsylvania was executed in the jail yard on Thursday.
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Elmer Dempster
James Pearce
Canonsburg
Columbus man kills wife and daughter then takes life
In Baton Belmont County on Thursday Alex Ballance of Columbus killed his wife and his daughter Pearl aged 16 then died by suicide. A Hungarian miner nearby reported the tragedy.
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Kille
Alex Ballance
Columbus
Pearl
Baton
Belmont County
Prince and Socialist Contest in German Elections
Campaigns in Germany pit Prince against socialist rivals in 303 of 297 districts. Socialists boast funds and momentum while denouncing army spending and imperial power. Kaiser's government warns against foreign threats as contests unfold in Gotha and other districts.
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Germany
Strilin
Gotha
Agiinet
Marrage
Kling Edward
Bailey Impeachment Inquiry Faces House Debate
Attorney General Davidson presented documentary evidence in the Texas house on Wednesday linking Senator Bailey to alleged anti trust law violations over Waters-Pierce Oil. Proponents demanded genuine papers and simultaneous review by Senator Hatley, but both motions failed as the house debated whether to pursue an investigation.
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Davidson
Texas House
Bailey
Waters-Pierce OD Company
Hatley
House
Prosecution Aims at Northwestern Coal Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission files indicate a coal trust formed by wholesale and retail dealers in the northwest. Commissioner Land found evidence during a St Paul car shortage probe and says the conspiracy restrains trade and may trigger Sherman Act action. firm names are withheld pending investigation.
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South Dakota
Northwest
Department of Jusilees
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner Land
St. Paul
Commerce Commissioner
Department of Justice
Fear They May Go Mad Hydrophobia Fear Grips Family
Six members of the Hanlon family in Washington county near Pittsburg face Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia after the death of their husband and father last week. Mrs Alice Bineck two sons Dean and Howard daughter Mrs Eula Owrlnge and her husband and D S Gordon are undergoing treatment at AK Mercy hospital. Local relatives watched at the bedside as medical science battles the infection.
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Pasteur
AK Mercy Hospital
Pittsburg
Alice Bineck
Dean and
Howard
Eula Owlrnge
Mra. Owlie
Gordon
Hanlon
Washington County
Black
Prisoner Mueller Named in Stanton Jail Escape Scheme
State of Nebraska News of the Week reports that August Mueller a Stanton county prisoner serving fifteen years for shooting his wife allegedly helped plan a jail breakout. He instructed fellow inmate Gebhardt on how to open bars and feigned sympathy to gain a new trial. Authorities recaptured Gebhardt and Mueller claimed he stayed to seek acquittal.
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August Mueller
Stanton County
Bin
Bia
Lap Epring
Supreme Court
Jal
Mueller
Gebhardt
Tall Bird
Prays and Leaps to Death on Avenue A
Adolph Pallock of New York age 50 hurled himself from a five story roof on Avenue A Wednesday in front of hundreds. He knelt praying before falling to the stone street his body crushed. Pallock had been in poor health and threatened suicide previously.
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Adolph Pallock
New York
BudFomian
Avenue A
Pallock
Poison in canned fruit kills two children in Minnesota
The 11-year-old son and 10 month-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Imdieke of Meier's Grove Minnesota died after ingesting poison thought to be in canned fruit. Four other children and the parents survived but are in danger.
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Mr and Mere
Joseph Imdieke
Meier
Colorado Senator-Elect Shaner Juggenheim Wins Senate Seat
Shaner Juggenheim was declared elected United States senator for Colorado. He was greeted with applause by supporters as he resigned Guggenheim from all business roles. He leaves affiliations with Western Mining Company Leadville, Guggenheim Exploration Company New York, United Lead Company New York, Federal Lead Company Missouri, American Smelter Securities New York, United States Zinc Pueblo, and American Smelter Steamship.
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Colorado
Shaner Juggenheim
United States
Guggenheim
Western Mining Company
Leadville
Cole
Guggerheim Exploration Company of
New York
United Lead Company of
Federal Lead Company
Missouri
Amercan Sm
Soldier Reid Guilty in Mansfield Murder Trial
The state’s case against John Tield, a Fort Robinson resident, ended with Reid convicted of manslaughter for shooting Marshal Mew Cone during a May Sunday afternoon disturbance in Crawford. The trial was costly with about $4,000 contributed by supporters for defense.
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Marshal Mew
Hell
Trader Arrested Over Government Property Trade Suspect
TNCLE SAM trapped trader Tanne Teamel of 1119% Pacific Street Omaha was arrested by Detective F Portis and Deputy US Marshal Moore on charges of illegal trade in government property bought from soldiers at Fort Crook. He appeared before US Commissioner Anderson and posted 400 bond to await preliminary examination. The alleged trade involved reselling soldiers supplies at a handsome profit.
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Tanne Teamel
Pacific Street
Omaha
F Portis
United States
Moore
Fort Crook
Terael
Anderson
Ohio River High Flood Alters Evansville Channel
The Ohio River reaches very high levels as boats at Evansville Indiana begin using a newly cut channel on Wednesday. The river may permanently alter its course and threaten Evansville’s low-lying areas and waterworks system while water threatens the delay and damage.
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Ohio River
Evansville
Ind
Stryam
Woman Wins Unique Honor
Miss Mary A. Saunders of Oklahoma, a lawyer, is appointed an examiner in the United States Patent Office at $1 200 a year. She is the first woman named to such a position within the government.
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Mary A. Saunders
Oklahoma
United States Patent Orice
Shiv Ia
Twins for Twin Wedding in Logansport Indiana
Dr and Mrs W E Armstrong of Logansport Ind announce the birth of twins on Wednesday Armstrong the father is a twin and he married Mabel Morrison a twin by Rev Thomas O Throsert a twin Best man 8 B Wallace a twin.
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W. E. Armstrong
Logansport
Ind
Armstrong
Mabel Morrison
Thomas O. Throsert
B. Wallace
Steamship Lines Offer Free Supplies for Kingston Sufferers
Several steamship lines announced on Wednesday they would carry free of charge supplies for Kingston sufferers after the disaster. The announcement noted vehicles would be used to transport aid and relief goods to the affected area.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Spaugh Delayed Hanging Appeals Governor Orders
Wm Spaugh’s execution, originally set for Thursday, was postponed to January 28 by orders from Governor Folk. The case concerns Spaugh awaiting the new date on death row, with legal actions ongoing as authorities review the sentence.
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Spaugh
Lanse
Sherif E. L Fits
Gov. Folk
Wm. Spaugh
Shaw Names New Secretary for Private Office
Secretary Shaw selects F. Je rome Blarek of Cleveland Ohio as private secretary to succeed Arthur F. Statter who has been appointed migrant secretary of the treasury.
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Shaw
F. Jerome Blarek
Cleveland, C
Arthur F. Statter
the Treasury
Montana Range in Severe Winter Bites Stockmen
Snow covers Montana ranges from ten inches to three feet as temperatures plunge to ten degrees below zero. Sheep men face the heaviest losses while horses and cattle can be driven out to some extent.
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Montana
Rev Laurence J. Kavanagh Dies at 54
Reverend Laurence J. Kavanagh 54 a professor at St Joseph College Philadelphia dies. He is identified as 8 J in the text. The notice records his death and age.
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Laurence J. Kavanagh
St. Joseph College
Philadelphia
Mt Betna Volcano Eruptions Cause Seismic Activity
Kingston Jamaica reports increased activity at Mt Betna with minor earthquakes in the Medonian mountains. Prof Ricke from the Mt Betna observatory notes possible crater fire openings or eruptions, smoke visible, ash thrown, subterranean detonations heard, resembling 1593 events.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Mtt. Betna
Medonian
Ricke
Mt. Betna Observatory
Mystery death at Hotel Whitcomb in Chicago
Police say a woman found dead Thursday at the Hotel Whitcomb was poisoned. A man registered as M. Friedman and wife accompanied her and vanished before her death was found. He is believed to have come from elsewhere and has not been located.
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Chicago
Whitcomb
Well Known Cattleman Dead
Capt. John T. Lytle longtime general manager and secretary of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association dies in San Antonio. He was among the nation’s best known cattlemen.
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John T. Lytle
Texas Car
The
Raisers’ Association
San Antonio
United States
Chicago Fire Destroys Large Building on Dearborn Street
A Tuesday blaze in Chicago consumed half a million dollars in property at an eight story building mainly used by M. A. Donahue & Co. printers and publishers located at 407 429 Dearborn street.
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Chicago
M. A. Donahue & Co., Printers and Publishers
Dearborn Street
Wisconsin's New Capitol Construction Begins in Madison
The walls of Wisconsin's new capitol at Madison have begun to rise. Project cost estimated between four and six million dollars.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Maniac Kills Two Sons in Ohio Farm Tragedy
George H. Moreland, a farmer near Trumbull Center, Ohio, allegedly lost his wits on Tuesday and killed his two sons aged seven and one by slashing their throats with a razor. He was taken into custody.
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George H. Moreland
Trumbull Center
Moreland
One Killed In Wreck Near Blalpell Railroads
One man is dead and three others badly hurt after a freight wreck on the Sickel Plate and Pennsylvania rails near Blalpell. The Tuesday crash disrupted service and crews investigated the wreckage and causes.
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Sickel Plate
Pennsylvania
Blalpell
SUTHERLAND LACKS COAL AS COLD WEATHER HITS TOWN
Sutherland faces a coal shortage amid severe winter weather. Residents have little to no coal, the sole fuel source in the area, and supplies could run out in a few days unless railroads deliver more fuel.
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Sutherland
Farner's Wife Burned In Pail Explosion Near Humboldt
Mrs Lucy Hox wife of JF Hows a farmer near Humboldt suffered a painful facial burn when boiling water exploded after the cover pressed down too tightly. Doctors report her eyes uninjured and no serious inconvenience expected.
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Lucy Hox
Hows
Humboldt
Drayman Killed After Fall From Shingle Load
Frank H Bradshaw of Fairbury died from injuries after being thrown from a load of shingles. Several shingles struck him, breaking a collar bone and two ribs. He had lived in Fairbury for thirty years.
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Drayman
Pall
Frank H Bradshaw
Fairbury
Mr Bradshaw
Power Line Fire Plunges Blue Springs and Wymore Into Darkness
A burned out armature at the Wabaska Electric plant shut off power to Blue Springs and Wymore. The damaged component was sent to Omaha for repairs, leaving the towns without electricity.
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The
Wabaska Electric Company
Wymore
Blue Springs
Omaha
Runaway Injures Woman and Daughter North of Town
Mrs. Grace Bumgardner and her daughter Ada were thrown from a buggy during a runaway two miles north of town on Saturday. Mrs Bumgardner sustained head and shoulder injuries and narrowly escaped death.
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Grace Bumgardner
Ada
Eathiea
Mennonites Plan Church on Plum Creek Farm
Mennonites finish plans to erect a church two miles east of Beemer on the Dan Hicky farm. Work has begun on the foundation and the project proceeds.
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Plum Creek
Beemer
Dan Hicky
Williams Acquitted of Murder in Auburn Case
Jury clears Clarence Williams in a trial over the killing of his father Williams. Court records indicate the verdict exonerates Williams amid an estate dispute and ongoing legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliams
Murier
Clarence Williams
Auburn
Bet
Assault on Mrs Grant Leads to Suspect Arrest
Late Saturday afternoon Mrs W D Grant of Broken Man was attacked as she returned home from a visit to her son William Parker. Birner Motat assaulted and pinned her on the Hialn road until two brothers intervened. Grant was brought home exhausted. Deputy Thomson later located Motat in Chayrmon and took him to the county jail.
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Tas Boonty
Mra W D. Grant
Cetarh
Oa Viet
Law
William Parker
Birner Motat
Hialn
Mahat
Whee Brothers
Grant
Proken Bow Mehat
Thomson
Chayrmon
Jal
Old Town TS Moved to Polk Town in Arborville Shift
Arborville merchants relocate to the new town of Polk along the Union Pacific extension from Stromeburge to Central City. The move brings loss of business in Arborville as Polk offers incentives and donated space for moving houses and stocks.
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Arborville
Polk
Union Paolo
Stromeburge
Central City
City Improvement Company of
Polkhee
York County
Josehowe
Destruction Order Aims at Nebraska Ranch Fence
A U S district court orders the destruction of a fence on the Marcrave ranch in Sherktan County to open public land. A perpetual injunction bars William A James T and Tort Martreive from fencing the public domain. The Alaverave ranch, covering about 40000 acres, is cited in the case with alleged encroachment. William T Margrave, head of the company, was recently killed in a runaway.
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Etion Tyalust
Nebraska
Foleval Juge
Judee Minter
United States District Court
Osmalw
United States Roaimher
Marcrave
Sherktan
William A
James T
Wiliam T. Margrave
England
James Fergusson
Kingston
Alfred Jones
Kal Caine
Viscount Montmerres
O. Arnold-Forster
M. P
Thomass Hughes
Thomas Shaun
Earl and Countess
Woman fatally burned at stove fire near Shetton
Mrs Herrick, a widow living on the Melsnoer farm north of Shetton, died in agony after her apron caught fire while tending a heating stove. Her clothing burned away and she lived only four hours after the incident.
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Mr. Herrick
Melsnoer
Shetton
Whisky cause of death of Valley farmer found unconscious
Robert La Peber a farmer from the island district south of Valley started for home from Valley in a drunken state. Early morning Khewie found him unconscious in a field near his home road with his wagon overturned and the team waiting. He died a few hours later.
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Robert la Peber
Distriet
Valley
Nie
Khewie
Hie
Teenager Shot in Face by Sister Named Ewing
A 14 year old boy, Charles Robinson, was shot in the face with a shotgun by his sister Nem Ewing. The assailant wielded the weapon as an aid to Tiwe and fled, leaving the victim severely injured and driven fourteen miles for medical care.
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Nat Patal
Charles Robinson
Nem Ewing
Miner Finds Gold and Copper at Peter Museey Farm
Cold and copper found in crops of a dead goose and duck lead to discovery of gold and copper in sand around a spring at the Museey farm west of Norfolk. Mr. Bussey believes a fortune lies in the mineral.
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Powls
Peter Museey
Norfolk
Bussey
Mrs Lillle Visits Lincoln After Pardon Release
Mrs Lillle, also identified as Margaret Lona Lillle, was pardoned by Governor Mickey and released from the penitentiary. She visited friends in Lincoln last week after leaving Butler County and before society announced plans to go to California.
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Lillle
Lincoln
Margaret Lona Lillle
Mickey
Penttanthiry
Butler County
Golage
California
First Pur as County teachers meeting at Beaver City
The Beaver County Teachers association held its inaugural dinner meeting Monday in the high school. Despite threatening weather a large attendance showed strong interest in school welfare and educational concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Chry
Puras County Teachers Association
Beaver City
Echool Ufaire
Fire at Platte Mouth hall injures man badly
A fire incident at the German Turner hall in Platte Mouth left John Sattler with severe burns after an improvised lamp fueled by gasoline ignited. The blast caused flames to spread to a nearby tank, resulting in serious hand injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie
Plattemouth
John Sattler
Railroad Brakeman Killed in Burlington Yard Accident
Brakeman Killed named as 27 year old Gindatone Tate of Lincoln, working for Burlington, run over and fatally injured in yard at Lin Coln Sunday morning.
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Gindatone Tate
Burlington
LinColn
Reward Offered Over White Slayer Murder Case
Coroner's jury finds Richard White was murdered after a plan to run him over by a train. A 600 reward is posted by the board of supervisors at Kearney for information leading to the capture of his killer.
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White
Richard White
Board of Supervisors
Kearney
Revered California Preacher W. W. Bard Dies
The Nelson Presbyterian community is grief stricken by a telegram announcing the death of Rev. W. W. Bard, pastor of the California church, deepening the sorrow among church members and local residents.
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California
Nelson
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Bard
Nebraska agricultural meetings set for Lincoln sessions
Nebraska farmers and leaders gather in Lincoln next week for state agricultural society sessions starting Monday January 14 and lasting five days. Attending groups include the Association of Agricultural Students the Nebraska Corn Improvers the Duroc Jersey Breeders and more at the State Farm while other professional societies join the event.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Societien
State Farm
Nebraska Corn Improvers’ Association
Duroc-Jersey Breeders Association
Nebraska Irrigation Association
Nebraska State Poultry Association
Nebraska Veterinary Medical Institute
Nebraska State Farmers’ Institute
Nebraska Bee Keepers’ Association
Dairymen’s Association
Improved Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Nebraska Park and Forestry Association
Nebraska State Horticultural
Kingston Devastation Amid Quake and Fire
A massive Kingston Jamaica earthquake and ensuing fire killed about 400 people and wounded 1000 or more. The quake snapped transatlantic cables, crippling communication with America while fires gutted the business district and destroyed the Myrtle Bank Hotel and other public buildings. Hospitals overflowed with the injured as looting and widespread ruin followed the disaster.
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Kingston
Jamaica
San Francisco
America
Colon
Famea
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