Posoe Kills Three Third Felon Is Captured
A running gun battle ends the Lincoln penitentiary escape case. John Dowd Taylor and Shorty Gray are dead. Roy Blunt, an innocent victim, murdered in the raid. Charles Morley surrenders after a two and a half mile chase. Hyers and Briggs lead the pursuit and recover the convicts bodies for Lincoln authorities.
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Law John Dowd
John Taylor
Shorty” Gray
Lincoln
Roy Blunt
Liberty
Taylor
Dowd
Gaya
Charlies Morley
Omaha
Gretna
McShane
This County
Hyers
Chase
Sarpy County
South Omaha
Briggs
Gretna Company
National Guards
John C. Trouton
Blunt
Springfield
Mowinkle School
Young Blunt
Uten
Chief Briggs
John Dowd
Morley
Boiler Blast Kills 32 In San Antonio Shop Explosion
A massive explosion in the Southern Pacific shops in San Antonio killed at least thirty two workers. The blast wrecked the copper-house blacksmith-shop and roundhouse, with debris strewn for blocks and a locomotive fragment injuring a woman in a nearby residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Roundhouse
San Antonio
Tex
Southern Pacific
Aviators Bomb Turks Kill Arabs Near City
Bombs dropped from an Italian airplane killed ten Arabs in a Turkish camp near the city. The aircraft flown by an army aviator with an officer aboard departed from the Italian camp and attacked a well sheltered Turkish and Arab encampment at considerable altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benghazi
Tripoli
Pasr
Southern Trains Delayed by Rain Damage
Southern railway traffic, hindered by forty eight hours of heavy rain, is slowly returning to normal. Trains from the south run hours behind due to damage to roadbeds and bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Washington
Southern Railway
Rear Admiral Melville Dies in Philadelphia at 71
Rear Admiral George W. Melville retired engineer in chief of the United States Navy died in Philadelphia at age seventy one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayville
Philadelphia
George W. Melville
United States Navy
Sidna Allen Shot In Virginia Outlaw Sweep
The mass shooting at Carroll County courthouse left Judge Massie, Prosecutor Foater and Sheriff Webb dead. Sidna Allen and Floyd Allen were captured wounded, while Sidna’s wife and Nancy Ayres died. the Allen gang remains at large near the North Carolina line as Attorney General Williams notes bullets caused the judge’s death. Floyd Allen slashed his throat but survived. Victor, Cabell Strickland and Gyrd Marion are in custody as witnesses.
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Hilleville
Virginia
Sidna
Floyd Allen
Carroll County
Massie
Foater
Webb
Sidna Allen
Nancy Ayres
North Carolina
Williams
Simon Allen
Masaie
Victor
Cabell Strickland
Gyrd Marion
Trial set for 54 defendants in dynamite transport case
Indianapolis officials report Judge A B Anderson ordered 54 defendants indicted for violations of federal explosives transport statutes to be tried together October 1. The consolidated 128 counts include 28 conspiracy charges and 100 direct violation charges tied to Ortie McManigal the McNamara brothers and Herbert Hockin as principals or abettors on passenger trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
A. B. Anderson
Ortie E. McManigal
John J
James B. McNamara
Herbert S. Hockin
Assassination attempt near Rome on King Victor Emmanuel
In Rome, an attacker fired at King Victor Emmanuel as he left the palace en route to the Pantheon memorial for his father Humbert. The assailant, Antonio Dalba, was arrested after shots wounded a royal guard officer. the king remained unharmed.
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Rome
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Antonio Dalba
Pantheon
Humbert
Monza
Dalba
Two Liability Bills Pass in Michigan Legislature
Lansing reports both chambers approved workingmen's compensation bills as urged by Governor Osborn in a special session. Senators had blocked the presidential primary measure but moved to give immediate effect to a new law banning ten inch hatpins alongshots razors and other weapons. The measures sailed through under suspension of the rules in both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Osborn
Bia
House
Train messenger hero amid Texas railroad robbery
A San Antonio express messenger, David A. Truesdale, confronted two armed masked robbers during a South ern Pacific No 9 freight hold up in Texas. He stood uncovered with two revolvers and triggered a fatal outcome for the bandits, leaving him as a local hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio Express
David A. Truesdale
Texas
Southern Pacific
Bermudian Defeats Rival Boat in Ocean Race Finish
A Bermudian boat beat its rival to a New York harbor pier as the Bermuda ship arrived two hours ahead of the Atlantic Oceans crew disembarking passengers.
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New York
Bermuda
Ateamabtp Oceans
Judge Pitney Takes Oath as Associate Justice
Pitney of Jersey has taken the oath to serve as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, succeeding Justice Brian. The ceremony formalizes Pitney’s ascent to the high court and his assumption of duties following the successor’s departure.
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Judge Pitney
Winbington-Mahion Pitney
Jersey
Supreme Court of the United Toann
Justicerian
Bomb Damages Judge Rosalsky and Injures Inspector
A mailed bomb nearly killed Judge Otto A. Rosalsky of the General Sessions Court as he opened it at home in New York. The device exploded while Inspector Owen Ngan was examining it, injuring his face and hands and wrecking the apartment library. The incident follows Rosalsky’s high-profile Brandt case involvement and marks a rare act of violence against a judge.
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New York
Otto A. Rosalsky
Court of General Session
Owen Ngan
Bureau of Combustibles
Brandt
Rosaleky
Mortimer L. Schiff
New York Miners Refuse Talks as Strike Looms
United Mine Workers president John FP White says all negotiations with anthracite coal operators are off after miners reject the operators counter proposal. He foresees a general suspension of work on April 1 and defers judgment on a strike. In London, Asquith seeks to unite parties as negotiations stall paralyzing UK coal.
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New York
John FP. White
United Mine Workers of America
White
London
Fingland
United Kingdom
Asquith
Great Britain
Kilbane Given Ovation in Cleveland Welcome Parade
Johnny Kilbane featherweight champion of the world returned to Cleveland to a crowd estimated at 150 000 to 200 000, lining Union station and filing through a parade two miles long from Public Square to the western city limits. Mayor Baker and state officials reviewed the procession at city hall.
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Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
Union Station
Public Square
Baker
Columbus
PAY HONOR TO CLEVELAND AT 75TH BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION
New York held a commemorative exercise in the College of the City of New York great hall for Grover Cleveland’s seventy fifth birth anniversary. Tributes by letter arrived from President Taft Governor Dix Alton Parker Oscar Winderwood Mayor Gaynor Richard Olney Cleveland’s secretary of state Senator elect Hoke Smith David R. Francis and Gov Judson Harmon among others.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
The
College of the City of
Taft
Dix
Alton J. Parker
Oscar W. Linderwood
Gaynor
Richard Olney
Cleveland
Stake
Hoke Smith
Georgina
David R. Francis
Missouri
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Clevyeland
Dr H W Wiley Resigns Amid Food Act Disputes
Dr Harvey W Wiley resigns as chief of the bureau of chemistry in the Agriculture Department. He cites an inhospitable environment to his ideas and the administration of the pure food law, saying fundamental principles of the food and drug act have been paralyzed or discredited. He sent his explanation to Secretary Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Sugar Tariff Abolished in House Vote
Washington report says the Democratic bill to remove the sugar tariff was approved 198 to 103. Leaders claim it will cut sugar prices by about 1 percent per pound, saving households $115 million yearly, offset by a proposed income tax on earnings over $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
House of Representatives
German Publisher in United States Arrives in New York
Louis Ullstein a leading German publisher and part owner of multiple newspapers weeklies and magazines arrived in New York to study how American publications are produced and distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Louis Ullstein
Germany
Sugar Convention Renewal Reaches Five More Years
Brussels reports the International sugar conference renewed the sugar agreement for five additional years. The renewal takes effect September 1, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Minister Guilty in Secretary's Death Trial
Pittsburg minister and educator Reverend Dr W D Mc Farland formerly head of Pittsburg Central High School and later with United Presbyterian mission work in Greenville Tennessee was found guilty by a criminal court jury of causing the death of his former secretary Elsie Dodda Coe in January.
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Bury
Ppttsburg
Pat
W. D. McFarland
Pittsburg Central High School
United Presbyterian Mission
Greenville, Tenn
Elsie Dodda Coe
Marines Land in Swatow China Amid City Disturbances
A detachment of U S Marines from the Monterey landed in Swatow China following ongoing disturbances and threats from the local populace. The event marks an American military presence as tensions persist in the port city.
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U. S
China
Swatow
United States
Monteray
Representative proposes $100000 target range for navy
Representative Kahn introduced a bill to appropriate $100 000 to purchase a suitable lot on the Pacific coast to be used as a range for small arms target practice by the United States Navy.
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U. S
Whashington
Kahn
Pacific Coast
United States Navy
State Auditor Warns Against Insurance Company Compacts
The supreme court reverses earlier rulings, holding that the Junkin antitrust act covers insurance companies in trade and commerce. The decision affects how insurers may engage in restraints, invalidating prior exemptions and barring avoidance by repealed Gondring act references. The ruling emphasizes that without this reversal insurers would face fewer limits on combinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Surry Company
Omaha
State Auditor warns Nebraska merchants against outlaw insurance firms
State Auditor Barton issues a warning to merchants and manufacturers to avoid dealing with unlicensed insurers. He vows to prosecute agents who solicit business and notes admitted companies must appoint the auditor as their attorney. Barton cites complaints of eastern firms and urges support for Nebraska courts in disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton
Nebraska
State Treasurer Reports Bond Sales and School Fund Gain
Figures by State Treasurer Walter George show state school fund bonds sold for 1 016 216 dollars with a 5 418 98 dollar premium. Proceeds reinvested in Nebraska securities earning 0 percent to 1 percent higher interest, yielding 450 yearly for the school fund. Bonds bought at par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter George
Nebraska
Achiool Fund
Governor Defends Nebraska Penitentiary Critics
Governor Aldrich rebutted a Lincoln pastor’s sermon asserting the penitentiary worsens prisoners. He said some critics do not know what they are talking about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Iincoln
Serman
Nebraska Penitentiary
Severe Weather Wipes Out Cattle on Western Ranges
Reports say cattle in the western ranges are dying due to severe weather and scarce feed. Heavy snows blanket the ranges and sustained freezing temperatures have driven stock losses.
Adjutant General Considers Cadet Wing Joining Guard
Adjutant General Phelps weighs a plan to integrate the University cadets air unit, Perahing Ai flown, into the Nebraska National Guard. The proposal, urged by Captain Yates, cadet commandant, has been under study for some time.
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Phelps
University Cadets
Nebraska National Guard
Yates
Western Nebraska Families Struggle for Water Rights
Rev W H H Kearns, field secretary of the home mission department, reports dire finances among western Nebraska families. He cites the North Platte valley where government irrigation cutbacks left many settlers without water after land was sold at 25 dollars per acre three years ago, water rights included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H H. Kearns
Feld
Home Mission Department
Presbyterian Church
Nebraska
North Platte Valley
State Supreme Court Falls Behind On Docket
Nebraska Supreme Court lags twenty months to two years behind in hearing civil cases. High volume of appeals for small sums fuels delays and costs, with 60 percent of civil cases under 500 dollars and 26 percent under 200 dollars. Attorneys routinely appeal to gain delay and leverage default in hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Prince Case Continued. Trial Set for April Second
Attorney A. E. B. Howard for Albert Prince declares his client has endured extreme cruelty harming his reason. Judge Stewart sustains the motion to continue and sets the trial for April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E B. Howard
Albert Prince
Davis
Stewart
Prince
Labor Commissioner Plans Immigration Arrangements to Nebraska
Labor Commissioner Gaye announced plans to bring a colony of Jews from Chicago to Nebraska and declined to specify the exact settlement. He said similar arrangements are expected for Danes and other nationalities to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaye
Chicio
Nebraska
February Attendance at Kearney Industrial School
The Kearney Industrial School report shows 199 inmates at month end versus 192 at month start. No paroles occurred in February, while January had two, December three, and November six.
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Kearney
Seed corn germination study notes high Decatur batch
The pure food department finished testing another batch of seed corn. One lot from Decatur in Burt county showed the highest germination power yet tested, developing 0 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Food Department
Decatur
Burt County
Liberal Band and Grand Opera Company to Play at 1912 State Fair
The state fair management signs a contract for the Liberal band and grand opera company to perform at the 1912 fair. The agreement confirms their appearance and program scope for the event.
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The
State Fair Management
Liberal Band and Grand Opera Company
Nebraska Guard Maneuver Camp Location Referred
The War department has referred the question of the next maneu ver camp for the Nebraska guard to the commanding general of the central division in Chicago. It is practically settled that the camp will be held somewhere in Nebraska.
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Nebraska Guard
War Department
Central Division
Chicago
Nebraska
Socialists file large slate for state offices
The socialist party lists candidates including Clyde J. Wright of Lincoln for governor and Adam Adee of Steele City for attorney general. Congressional hopefuls span First district J. S. Balser of Havelock, Second J. T. Brillhart of Omaha, Third J. W. Swihart of Fremont, Fourth B. F. Walton of Geneva, Fifth Thomas Bristow of Superior, Sixth Ff. H. Signer of Pibel Wheeler county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde J. Wright
Lincoln
Adam Adee
Steele City
Balser
Havelock
J. T. Brillhart
Omaha
J. W. Swihart
Fremont
B. F. Walton
Geneva
Thomas Bristow
Superior
Ff. H. Signer
Pibel
Wheeler County
Enrollment rises at Kearney boys school farm
Superintendent Manuel reports 199 boys enrolled at the Kearney boys industrial school to Land Commissioner Cowles. December receipts total 2709.45 with 2661.65 from sugar beets. February potato sale brought 1500. Much farmland was irrigated during the dry summer.
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Manuel
Boys’ Industrial School
Kearney
Cowles
Census Figures Show Nebraska Land Valuations Compared
A compilation analyzes Nebraska counties comparing assessed land values with federal census valuations. It finds many counties assessed at 17 percent of census values, others from 10 to 69 percent, with the state average around 60 percent. no county matches census figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Imno
Rat Bites Babies While They Sleep In Basement Home
In Chicago at 8048 Dayton Street the Runge family faced tragedy as a large rat entered the basement, biting two infants while they slept. Emmett died from a fatal artery wound and Charles suffered a severe hand wound with blood poisoning imminent. doctors battled to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Runge
Dayton Street
Emmett
Johanna Runge
Charles
Runges
Henry Runge
Mr. Runge
Dra
Frank P. McGunn
A. CO. Brell
Woves Thirty Years Then Weda Noblesville Marriage
James B. Sturdevant aged 43 married Anna Earl aged 36 in Noblesville Indiana after a courtship of 30 years with the groom visiting the bride twice weekly except for a month of typhoid fever. Sturdevant a farmer and major stockholder in several county telephone firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
James B. Sturdevant
Anna Earl
Sturdevant
Doctor Afraid of Surgeon in New York Death
Dr Samuel Short famed New York physician died rather than allow a fellow surgeon to amputate his leg after blood poisoning was found when he stepped on a rusty nail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Short
Lawyer Sues Bishops Over Church Expulsion Libel Case
George H. Lambert of Indiana files a $10,000 libel suit against three Mennonite bishops following a trial that led to his expulsion from the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikhart
Ind
George H. Lambert
Mennonite Church
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