Supreme Court voids 1895 curative act over widows homesteads
Nebraska Supreme Court rules the 1895 curative act legalizing county judges granting widows a homestead is unconstitutional. The ruling leaves the pre Baker act law in force limiting widows to no life estate and allows heirs to later obtain fee simple titles. Justices Keene and Sedgwick dissent on parts about decrees setting aside homesteads and estoppel of children who did not ratify orders.
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Supreme Court
Nebraska
Rool
Reeve
Sedgwick
Foo
Keene
Jude Sedgewick
Nebraska In Brief From Various Sections
Bank organized at Wymore with $35 000 capitalization. New $15000 Methodist church near completion. Lightning killed three cattle in Pawnee county. Beaver City to build new Presbyterian church replacing one lost to fire. Harvest labor in demand up to four dollars daily. Kenneth Enlow drowned in Republican River at Orleans. Tramps rounded up by Broken Bow officials. Prairie fires threaten Fremont region. Hay land damaged across counties. Ten year old son of H G Chapman died from blood poisoning after Fourth of July accident. Johnson County Teachers Institute linked to Tecumseh Chautauqua August 12. Civil War veteran Wm Swain hospitalized at Beatrice. daughter alleged mentally unbalanced. Apple crop promising in Fillmore County with an estimated 6 000 bushels in one orchard. Anglia Muff sues James Gray for damages in Norfolk. Frank Elue bound over for trial in Adams County for killing Roy Hodges. Banks in Wymore reorganized as Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. First Presbyterian church of Craig calls Rev C M Junkin. Anglia Muff suit details. Cattle quarantine lifted for Chase Dundy Hitchcock Hayes counties. Idaho suicide of Elmer Kaley, Red Cloud native. Victor E Wilson seeks state railway commissioner nomination. York Water Company settlement for city plant purchase at $52 500. Wymore Main Street rebuild planned after fire. Murdered man body found near Lincoln depot. Cambridge imposes annual $5 fire insurance tax. Rufus Raynie and August Anderson escape custody from Kearney Industrial School. Clues of Sweden trip found in August Anderson and Aldreth. Chicago death of a 17 year old pen. George Overton injured after fall from wind tower near Araska City.
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Wymore
Pawnee
Beaver City
Kenneth Enlow
Republican
Orleans
Fremont
F H. G. Chapman
Johnson County
Wm. Swain
Beatrice
Fillmore County
Angla Muff
Norfolk
Sherman Taylor
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
First Presbyterian Church of
Craig
C. M. Junkin
Junkin
Bancroft
Anglia Muff
James Gray
Red Cloud
Victor E. Wilson
Strom Palk County
Democratic
Peoplea
York Water Company
Main Street
Union Pacific
Lincoln
Cambridge
Neb
Neas
Rufus Raynie
Kearney
Wilson
Mindenay
August Anderson
Aldreth
Sweden
Chicago
George Overton
Araska City
Rail Chief Shot Dead as Grand Trunk Strike Rolls On
Chicago reports say J G Rawn Monon railway president was shot at his Winnetka summer home by a burglar who escaped. The attack follows a Grand Trunk strike that closes shops and halts freight and passenger traffic across the system, stirring calls for better police protection.
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Grand Trunk System
Prowler
Summe
Thief
Chicago
J. G. Rawn
Monon Railway
Winnetka
Mr. Rawn
Jimmy Marks
Eryone
Bell
Rawn
Monon Road
Delaware
Madison County Population Drops in Census Count
Census returns show Madison County Indiana with a population of 65 224 a decline of 5246 inhabitants compared to prior figures Washington Indiana reported in the same census year reflecting statewide changes.
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Indiana
Washington
Ind
Madison County
May Yet Telephone to England
Dover reports that a new experimental submarine cable laid by the British post office authorities may enable telephonic communication between England and America.
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England
Dover
America
English Channel
British Post Office
Portland Treasurer Arrested on Fraud Charge
Portland Oregon W D Ortman treasurer of W P McMonles Co was arrested Tuesday on a charge of receiving money knowing a bank to be insolvent.
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Portland
Ore
W. D. Ortman
W. P. McMonles & Co
Crippen Rumor Reaches Montreal After Megantic Arrival
Positive statements that Dr Crippen the London murderer sought by Scotland Yard arrived in Montreal on the Megantic were given by H J Alress saloon steward protected by two other stewards. A passenger attended at table by Alress and a woman named Carruthers appeared suspicious and hurried to disembark after docking. Police believe Crippen has left for American soil.
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Montreal
Que
Doctor Crippen
London
Scotland Yard
Megantic
H. J. Alress
Alrress
Carruthers
Crippen
Jews Driven Out of Kiev Expulsions Rise Dramatically
Kiev Jews faced renewed expulsion with 45 per day during July by second method forcing departure. From July 4 to July 1597, 1,121 were expelled by first method, allowing private settlement. Many returned after temporary absence. 165 expulsions occurred in Solomenka and 161 in Demiefka.
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Kiev
Russia
Solomenka
Demiefka
Shale Rock Cases Ended With Not Guilty Verdicts
Chicago court records show contractor Michael H. McGovern and Ralph A. Bonnell cleared of conspiracy to defraud the city in the Lawrence Avenue sewer case. City Engineer John Ericson and Deputy Commissioner Paul Kedieske were previously acquitted, marking end of the indictment run and the case against safe rock extras valued at 45 984.20.
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Chicago
Michael H. McGovern
Ralph A. Bonnell
Albert
Barnes
John Ericson
Commission of Public Works
Paul Kedieske
Lawrence Avenue
Dominican Haitian frontier child disappearance confessed
A Haitian woman confessed to fatally harming and eating four Dominican children near the Haytien frontier, explaining the disappearances in Santo Domingo Puerto Plata.
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Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Roosevelt Discusses Politics With Toledo Judge
Theodore Roosevelt met Tuesday with Judge Kincaid of Toledo Ohio for a long talk about political conditions at the judge's home.
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Ohio
Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Kincaid
Toledo
Assassination Plot Foiled on Palawan Island
Ameri can secretary of Interior for the Philippines, C. Worcester, escaped an ambush by renegade Moros on Palawan. Captain Moynihan of the scouts ordered return fire, killing three attackers and wounding others. Five wounded were captured. pursuit continued for the remaining assailants.
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Manilla
Dean C. Worcester
Philippines
Palawan
Worcester
Sulu
Moynihan
Evans
Mr. Worcester
Blaze in Joliet Prison Shirt Factory Damages 25000
A fire at the Illinois state prison shirt factory in Joliet destroyed the building and equipment, with damage estimated at 25000 dollars. The blaze was blamed on crossed electric wires as volunteers failed to control it until Joliet firefighters arrived. Guards and city police aided evacuations but no disorder occurred.
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Joliet
Illinois State Prison
OWA College to Be Sold to Des Moines Presbytery
Negotiations near completion would transfer Highland Park college to the Des Moines Presbytery for 200000 dollars. Plans call for converting the institution into a technical school under church control.
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OWA College
Des Moines Presbyterians
Highland Park Institution
Technical School
Des Moines
Highland Park College
Central Vermont Train Strikes Halt Service
Central Vermont railway conductors and trainmen walked out Monday night. Reported turnout includes at least twenty five hundred workers across the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont systems.
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New London
Conn
Central Vermont Railroad
Grand Trunk
Central Vermont
Fire wipes out lumber yard in Pittsburg
A blaze Monday destroyed about a million feet of lumber stacked in the yards of A G Breitweiser Co at South Twenty second street along the Monongahela river. Fire crews battled the flames as the timber yard burned, with authorities assessing the total loss.
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Pittsburg
A. G. Breitweiser Co
South Twenty-second Street
Monongahela River
Royal Arcanum Assessment Rule Reined In
New York Supreme Court Justice William J. Kelly rules the Royal Arcanum cannot raise its assessment rates without member approval. The decision limits the society’s power to increase assessments and protects individual membership, prompted by Samuel Green of Brooklyn a DeWitt Clinton RA member who brought the case.
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New York
Supreme Court
William J. Kelly
Brooklyn
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Samuel Green
DeWitt Clinton Council
R. A
Woman Confesses Slaying of Illinois Game Warden
Mrs. Frank Stout admitted firing the shot that killed Deputy State Warden John O Connor. She remained jailed to await grand jury action with no bond. She testified before a coroner's jury and described alleged jealousy and past threats by O Connor.
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Springfield
Ill
Frank Stout
John O'Connor
Madriz Orders Rebels Shot In Nicaragua Telegram
An intercepted telegram from Jose Madriz to Gen Robert Gonzalez directs execution without trial of rebels and prisoners. The message, sent via Consul General Sussman, was forwarded to the state department and the Hague peace conference. Reported to have led to executions at Charco Muerto with 15 others released.
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New Orleans
Jose Madriz
Robert O. Gonzalez
Madriz
San Arbardo
Nicaragua
Sussman
J. J. Estrada
Tuesaday
Gonzalez
Cetra America
State Department
The
Hague
Lule Mena
Provisionals
Charco Muerto
Entrada
Grasshoppers Ravage Wabash Valley in Terre Haute
A grasshopper plague sweeps the Wabash bottoms injuring crops and hindering travel. Automobiles in Terre Haute report tires coated with bodies of insects, stalling cars. Gardens and corn suffer extensive damage.
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Wabash Valley
Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash
Zeppelin Gas Works Razed in German Explosion
Friedrichshafen Germany explosion demolishes Zeppelin Airship Company gas works injuring seven people severely. local authorities report extensive structural damage and investigation into blast causes ongoing.
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Zeppelin Gas Works
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Zeppelin Airahip Company
Nebraska Campaign Urges Advertising to Secure Funds
A statewide drive calls for widespread advertising to prevent Nebraska from losing out on critical funding. Officials warn that without broad media support the state may miss key opportunities and benefits.
Nebraska Adverts Emphasize Attracting Settlers Warning
W A Campbell of Omaha criticizes Nebraska advertising and compares migration costs to Canada and rival states. He notes farmers leaving for Canada, the per capita wealth lost, and cites Missouri and Minnesota efforts to lure settlers with substantial funding.
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W. A. Campbell
June Police Report Details Arrests and Prisoner Demographics
The June police report records 133 arrests with 119 men and 14 women. Meals served to prisoners totaled 305 meals costing 30.50 dollars. All arrested individuals could read and write. Married men numbered 49 and married women 6. unmarried men 70 and unmarried women 0.
Plague of Crickets Sweeps Lincoln Stores and Homes
Lincoln businessmen report a cricket plague spreading through clothing stores and residences. Crickets appear in cellars and accumulate by the door each morning, with store owners fearing damage to stock as numbers rise.
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Lincoln
Druggists Questioned Over Alcohol Permit Abuse
The excise board met to discuss abuse of alcohol permits by certain druggists. Chief Malone complained that drunks at the police station obtain whisky bought at drug stores, and that in some places men can buy alcohol at high prices when they appear to be inebriated.
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Excise Board
Malone
Central Granaries Company Tax Report Details
The Central Granaries company furnished its corporate statement to County Assessor Miller per the county board of equalization request. The filing shows $950,000 paid up capital and $40,000 surplus with $16,000 real estate in Lancaster county and $2,600 outside. Personal property totals $442,000, of which $279,000 is permanently invested in elevators.
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Central Granaries Company
County Board of Equalization
Miller
Lancaster County
Alfred Sorenson Files for U.S. Senate Nomination
Alfred Sorenson of Omaha filed his $50 filing fee with the secretary of state via the Douglas County clerk as a Republican candidate for the United States Senate.
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Alfred Sorenson
Omaha
Will-Beenator
Secretary of State
Douglas County
United State
Millers Plan Appeal After Prosecution Cleared
Secretary H B Smith of the South Platte Millers association announces a meeting of Nebraska millers to act on the government prosecution for breached cases at Kansas City and to pursue the case to the United States Supreme Court.
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Millers Planning Appeal
H. B. Smith
South Platte Millers’ Association
Nebraska Millers
Kansas City
United States Supreme Court
Scarlet Fever Closes Mc Cook Normal School
The junior normal school at Mc Cook closed by order of the city school board due to scarlet fever. The three week term ends with about 160 students in attendance and the board’s action will likely end the term.
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Mc Cook
Barton Files for Auditor Nomination
Bilas R. Barton state auditor has filed for a second Republican nomination. He is currently serving his first term and filed from Grand Taland.
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Barton
Bilas R. Barton
Grand Taland
Roosevelt to skip Lincoln stop on Omaha trip
A telegram to Senator Burkett states Theodore Roosevelt will address in Omaha and engagements on September 2 prevent a Lincoln stop on that trip.
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Lincoln
Burkett
Theodore Roosevelt
Omaha
Mr. Roosevelt
Nebraska Prison Association Holds Quarterly Meeting
Judge M. B. Reese presided as president and Secretary-treasurer A. E. Davidson reported a deficit of eighty dollars for the past quarter. An informal discussion criticized the association finances and the pulpit appeals and personal interviews as inadequate fundraising methods.
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Prison Association
Nebraska Prison Association
M. B. Reese
A. E. Davidson
Lincoln Telephone and Bell Company filed June reports
The Lincoln and Nebraska Telephone companies filed June business reports with the Lincoln city clerk. The Bell company paid an occupation tax of 214.84 on 10,702.18 of business, and the Independent company paid 320.28 on 16,011.68 of business.
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Lincoln Telephone Company
The
Nebraska Telephone Company
Lincoln
Bell Company
Complaint Seeks Revocation of Dr. Johnson License
Ly County Attorney Frank Tyrrell files against Dr. W E B Johnson for performing a criminal operation causing the death of Amanda Mueller. A two year penitentiary sentence established and the case is before the supreme court for further consideration.
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Johnson
Ly County
Frank Tyrrell
W. EB. Johnson
Amanda Mueller
Board of Secretaries of the State Board of Health
Dr. Johnson
Supreme Court
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Flint
Mich
Commissioner of Labor of Canada
G. Rawn
Canada
Megantilc
Siam
Blaze
Vermont
Royal Arcanum
Lincoln Ad Club
Bureau of Publicity
Omaha Commercial Club
Campbell
St. Paul
Hadley
Missouri
Bureau of l Othor
State Board of Agriculture
State Conservation Congress
Eberhart
Minnesota
North Star
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