Jerome Faces Trial Over Bribe Case and Prosecution Critique
William H. Tillinghast testified as the chief witness at a New York hearing about alleged neglect of duty by District Attorney Jerome. The Metropolitan Street Railway stockholders led by William F. King accuse Jerome of failing to prosecute bribery cases tied to 1900 02 and other matters, arguing evidence was mishandled or ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Tillinghast
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Jerome
Metropolitan Street Railway
William F. King
Andrews
Court of Appeals
Gov. Hughes
Franklin Pierce
Tillinghast
Supreme Court
Pierce
Seabury
Reland
Waly
Button Man Meyer Bimberg Dies at 46 in New York
Meyer R Bimberg known as Bim the button man died suddenly in New York after a weeklong cold led to tonsillitis. He sprayed his throat before a nap and was found dead. He built six theaters and ran the Yorkville theater for three years and left a widow and a 14 year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Bimberg
New York
Meyer R. Bbimberg
Bim
Button Man
Ber
Bimberg
Yorkville
Chinese Catholic Priest Arrives in New York for U S Mission
The Rev Peter Chang the first Chinese Catholic priest to visit the United States has reached New York with Bishop August Henninghus of South Shantung. The bishop who began as a missionary in Chiba twenty one years ago now counts over one thousand converts in his diocese. Father Chang age 27 wears a queue and speaks German fluently though he knows no English. He will celebrate Mass next Sunday at Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Chang
New York
Tle
August Henninghus
South Shantung
China
Chiba
Father Chang
Tie
Church of Our Lady of Grace
Hoboken
Fire Threatens Wichita Wholesale District
Fire originated in Millner Elevator building threatening wholesale district north of Douglas avenue Wichita Kansas. Flames spread to adjoining lumber yard of Western planting mill and consumed half the contents. East side of one block was devastated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millner Elevator Company
Douglas Avenue
Wichita
Kan
Western Planting Mill
Brewery Workers Still Out After Walkout
Brewery owners of St outs maintain stance to keep operated plants with their workers. After a 3400 union walkout two weeks prior, negotiations between owners and strikers are declared off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.outs
Sioux City Live Stock Prices Report
Thursday quotations show top steers and hogs on the Sioux City market with top heifers at 6.90 and top hogs at 5.15. The brief market note records prevailing bid levels and key price points for traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Southern Pacific and Texas Central Shops Shut Down
The Southern Pacific and Texas Central shops in Houston Texas closed on Wednesday afternoon leaving over 2000 workers unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Texas Central
Houston
Tex
Tobacco Warehouse Burns at Covington Company Loss
The leaf tobacco warehouse of Hamfiton & Co. in Covington Kentucky was destroyed by fire early Thursday causing about 150 009 dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaf
Ham Fiton & Co
Covington
Black Hand Plot Suspends New York Banker Bank
Police report a Black Hand led plot to ruin Pasquale Pati banker on Elizabeth Street New York. A bank run by 3000 depositors followed amid fear of death and retaliation after Pati killed Francesco Pelletro. Nearby FE Acritelli & Son bank also shut as crowd pressures grew.
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Black Hand
Bank
Pasquale Pati
Elizabeth Street
New York
Francesco Pelletro
Pati Bank
Bank of FE. Acritelli & Son
Tts
Pati
Polletto
Tobacco Trust Reaches End To Night Riding In Kentucky
A formal agreement between American Tobacco Company and the Society of Equity in Winchester Kentucky ends night riding. The pact covers nearly 14 million dollars and the purchase of the 1906 1907 crops with no planting in 1908. About 80 million pounds of leaf remain in warehouses in the White Burley area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
American Tobacco Company
Society of Equity
Winchester
New York
White Burley
No Mercy for Gillette Chooses No Reprieve
The governor of New York will not grant a reprieve for Chester Gillette, despite persistent reports. Officials say there is no basis for clemency as Gillette sits under a death sentence at Auburn for the Grace Brown murder at Big Moose Lake two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hughes
New York
Chester Gillette
Auburn Prison
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Cigarettes Hurt the Army In Ireland
Lieutenant General Grenfell, commander in chief in Ireland, orders troops to address rising cigarette use among enlisted men. He warns of health decline and dwindling efficiency and calls for earnest action to combat the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenfell
Ireland
Fleet to visit China on return voyage
Cabinet decides to accept China's invitation for the battleship Meer to stop at a Chinese port on the return from the Pacific. It is also announced that no further fleet invitations will be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Meer
Pacific
Vermont appoints John W. Stewart to Senate
Governor Fletcher D. Proctor appoints John W. Stewart of Middlebury, former Vermont governor, to the U S Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Redfield Proctor. Stewart accepts the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Stewart
Middlebury
Vermont
United States Senate
Fletcher D. Proctor
Redfield Proctor
Stewart
Smallpox Leads to Closures Across Central Mlinois
Central Mlinois reports spread of smallpox with schools and churches closed. San Jose and Sureka suspend all public meetings as cases rise and authorities enforce closures to curb transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlinois
San Jose
Sureka
Jury Upholds Shippy in Chicago Police Killing
Coroners jury finds Chief Shippy and driver J F Foley justified in killing Avor Buch, a young Ruslan Jew, who attacked the chief in his home recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shippy
Cnicago
J. F. Foley
Avorbuch
Shops to Be Shut Down at Se dahlia Shops
A notice posted at the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway shops in Sedalia announces the shops employing about 500 men will close on April 1. No reason is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Sedalia
Robbery on Lincoln street nets $3000 payroll
Paymaster Frank Procter of the Lincoln Mining Co was robbed of $3000 on a Lincoln street. Three men in a buggy jumped Freezer as he carried payroll satchels and escaped with the money after a pursuit that left two suspects captured and one on the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Procter
Lincoln, Til, Bank
Lincoln Mining Company
Elierts
Frotter
Interurban derailment injures score in Detroit store crash
An interurban car from Jackson to Detroit derailed by defective rails near Thirty first street then plowed into a brick dry goods store owned by A Silberstein. About twenty injured taken to hospitals and many treated on scene. The 44 foot car carried 48 aboard at entry to Detroit with speeds around twenty five mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Ann Arbor
Detroit Railway
Jackson
Thirty-first Street
Michigan Avenue
A. Silberstein
Riot in Tennessee Republican convention splits Evang and Brownlow factions
At the Tennessee Republican state convention in Nashville, pandemonium erupted with a dozen fist fights between Evang and Brownlow supporters. Police restored order. a Black man and a white man were arrested. Brownlow-Oliver delegates praised Taft and others but did not endorse a president. Evans faction met later to appoint a credentials committee and adjourned to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Evang
Brownlow
Brownlow-Oliver Wing
State Capitol
Taft
Hughes
Fairbanks
Cannon
Foraker
Evans
Policing Heroes Save Chalkowsky Family From Bowery Blaze
Two New York policemen bridged a six foot gap between buildings with their bodies to reach the roof of a burning home at 155 Bowery and carry five members of theJacob Shalkowsky family to safety early Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Shalkowsky
No. 155
Bowery
New York
Chalkowskys
J P Morgan Dinner With Italian Officials in Rome
J P Morgan dined Wednesday in Rome hosted by American ambassador Lloyd C Griscom. Morgan is to be received by King Victor Emmanuel on his return from Venice, signaling ongoing high level discussions.
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J.P. Morgan
Rome
J. P. Morgan
Lloyd FB. C. Griscom
Mr. Morgan
Victor Emmanuel
Gjesty
Venice
Martha Longacre May Gain Tombstone Inheritance
Elizabeth Longacre’s will directs Martha Longacre of South Bend Indiana to erect a tombstone over Elizabeth’s grave and then receive several thousand dollars. if not, the executor will distribute the funds.
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Esme
Martha Longacre
South Bend
Ind
Elizabeth Longacre
Martha
Elizaabeth
Rawhide Bandit Story Proves False
A sensational November tale claiming bandits roamed the Rawhide vicinity with large booty proved unfounded after verification, clearing the area of the feared incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawhide
Lamp Upset Burns Child in Lima Home
Lenore Smith a two year old girl died after a lamp overturned in her home in Lima causing severe burns and the house to be destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenore Smith
Lima
Tobacco Warehouses Burned in Owenton Fire
Early Wednesday night riders set fire to three large tobacco warehouses in Owenton Kentucky causing about 30000 dollars in damage and destroying 169000 rounds of tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owenton
Sky
Nebraska Judge requires proof of age before marriage
In Omaha County Judge Leslie orders positive age evidence for couples to wed. John K. Mershon, a barber, and Goldie Houck wed, with Mershon claiming 21 but his mother later saying he would be 18 the next day, risking the ceremony's validity under state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Leslie
John K. Mershon
Merchants Hotel
Goldie Houck
Mershen
Oliver Mershon
Lewis
Nebraska
Lesilo
Nebraska Commercial Club Convention Opens at Grand Island
The fourth annual Nebraska Association of Commercial Clubs convened in Grand Island with strong attendance. President H. M. Bushnell of Lincoln opened the session as delegates from Bridgeport Albion Franklin Fremont Wahoo Lincoln Seward Cairo Grand Island Fullerton North Platte and Central City gathered. Mayor Schaff of Grand Island and C. G. Ryan welcomed the group. G. H. Gray of Central City responded. The session discussed sewerage problems in smaller cities. The event continued Friday with meetings and a dinner hosted by the Grand Island club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Nebraska Association of Commercial Cluba
H. M. Bushnell
Lincoln
Bridgeport
Albion
Franklin
Fremont
Wahoo
Seward
Cairo
Fullerton
North Platte
Central City
Schaff
Grand Island Commercial Club
G. H. Gray
Central City Commercial Club
Missouri Pacific Officials Discuss Auburn Depot Plans
Superintendent DeBernard and General Manager E. A. Gould met with Auburn Commercial Club to outline improvements on the Missouri Pacific line. They signaled a new depot project soon, likely a freight depot with the passenger depot remodeled. Work expected to start shortly and finish within two to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
DeBernard
FE. A. Gould
Auburn
Commercial Club
Robber Leaves Coat During Farm Theft
Emil Geissler, a Beatrice area farmer, was arrested on burglary charges after stealing grain and gasoline from W. H. Bowman’s farm. He fled with the goods leaving his overcoat on a post near the barn, where letters addressed to him were found, aiding the arrest. Shots were fired as he drove off. he pled not guilty and was remanded in jail on $500 bond. He is described as a father of six with a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Geissier
Beatrice
W. H. Bowman
Geissler
Bowman
Walden
Benstrice
Delasier
Desperate Mother Seeks Oregon Move With Son
A destitute Hannibal woman Mrs. BR Hickman and her 12 year old son sought shelter at the Omaha police station on Wednesday night. Matron Davis housed them for the night and provided food. Funds were arranged to send Mire Hickman to North Powder Oregon to join her father. Hannibal authorities arranged rail or bus fare via St. Joseph Omaha to reach Oregon.
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Oregon
Hexidis
BR. H. Hickman
Hannibal
Omaha
Omeer Davis
Mire
Hickman
North Powder
Ore
St. Joseph
Supreme Court commutes Hamblin sentence to life imprisonment
The court upholds the conviction for the murder of Rachael Engle in Grand Island in 1906 but notes Hamblin shows traces of mental weakness. The justices find no reversible errors in the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Hoon
John C. Hamblin
Rachael Engle
Grand Island
Hamblin
John G. Hamblin
Grand Isand
Rachel Engle
Governor seeks federal aid to quarantine Nebraska cattle
Gov Sheldon plans to travel to Washington to obtain federal aid for quarantining Nebraska counties against cattle diseases. He opposes a full state quarantine and is at odds with government regulations on clean and unclean counties. Funds to enforce any quarantine are lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Washington
Nebraska
Thrilling Runaway Horse Incident Near Beatrice
Mrs. H. Silver, driving from her parents’ home southeast of Beatrice, faced a runaway team on a Rock Island crossing. The bogey blocked the track as a freight train neared. she flagged the train to stop it, and railroad men freed a tangled horse. The buggy was wrecked and the horse injured at her father’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Peter Spaen
Beatrice
Rock Island
Mrs. Silver
Burglar Ring Nets Two Men in Valentine Lynchings
Two burglaries in Valentine led to the capture of Mark and Steadman for a Ledwig Lumber Yard theft on Thursday night and the arrest of Solomon a 20 year old colored youth for a Saturday general store break in, with goods recovered and the night marshal placing him in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Ledwig Lumber Yards
Marke
Steadman
Man Marks
Steadmayhae
Pettycrew
Solomon
Marshall
Bottlers Form New Nebraska State Association
The Northwest Bottlers association voted to leave its group and form the Nebraska State Bottlers Association in Sioux City Iowa during its third annual session. F J Sedlacek of Spencer was named president and M Goulding of Omaha secretary treasurer, with Marr Fremont and Chesterman Sioux City as trustees. The new body expects about eighty members and will hold its first meeting in Fremont in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Association
the Northwest Bottlers’ Association
Sioux City
Nebraska State Battlered Association
F. J. Sedlacek
Spencer
M. Goulding
Omaha
J. Marr
Fremont
C. B. Chesterman
A. L. Dose
Kansas
Roche to prison for murder of Frank Jarmer
Herman Rowie was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for killing Frank Jarmer of Norfolk. The jury found manslaughter and Judge Welch imposed the maximum sentence with a ten day stay to allow an appeal petition to the Supreme Court as attorneys prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jarmer
Norfolk
Herman Rowie
Welch
Poche
Supreme Court
Requisition Filed for Return of George Baker to Kansas
Application to Governor Sheldon seeks honor by returning George Baker from Nebraska to Kansas. Baker was released from the penitentiary Monday after a three year sentence dated October 17, 1900. He is sought for stealing a wagon and team in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Sheldon
Kansas
George Baker
Nebraska
Insurance Stockholders Pay Levy After Receiver Takes Over
Judge Stewart of the district court in Lincoln signed an order levying a 0 assessment totaling 27 000 dollars sealing the stockholders of Mutual Mercantile Insurance Company which recently passed to a receiver. The charges range from 1 to 175 dollars per policyholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assess Insurance
Stewart
District Court
Lincoll
Mutual Merchantile Insurance Company
Trenton Boy Killed in Train Incident
Walter Herta, son of J. W. Herts, was fatally struck by a Burlington passenger train at Trenton Saturday night. He died instantly while playing with other boys as the train pulled out. officials deem the death likely accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Trenton
Walter Herta
J. W. Herts
Burlington
Norfolk Couple Elopes After Surprise Marriage
De J. J. McKey once superintendent of the insane hospital at Norfolk secretly marries Miss Alice Mullen of Norfolk. The romance shocks friends as the bride’s parents learn of the wedding after it occurred.
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Norfolk
de J. J. McKey
Insane Hospital
Mise
Alice Mullen
Lorton Petition Against Telegraph Office Closure
A petition filed with the state railway commission protests the closing of Lorton's telegraph office. Citizens argue the move disrupts shipping and causes substantial trouble for local shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorton
State Railway Commission
Ses. Ft
Crete
Burlington Railroad
Woman Hangs Self in Fairbury Neighborhood
A middle aged woman named Elvira Wells, possibly from Concordia or Belleville, hanged herself in Fairbury on Tuesday. Neighbors recall her behavior as peculiar while alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira Wells
Concordia
Belleville
Kung
Fairbury
Jury verdict orders payment to daughter in rift over inheritance debt
A Fremont district court jury found John Heindrickown owes his daughter Anna Heindrickown £400, money received from the man who had ruined her. The verdict came in Saturday afternoon after only a few minutes of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
John Heindrickoon
Anna Heindrickown
Freight Service Restored On Branch Rail Lines
Rail officials report freight operations back to normal as Union Pacific resumes trains on branch lines amid a flood of correspondence to the railway commission urging restored service and freight movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Railway Commission
Union Pacific
State board to advertise bids for labor at the penitentiary
The state board of public lands and buildings will soon solicit bids for labor at the state penitentiary. The Lee Broom & Dun ter company may fail to secure another contract at 50 cents per day, as bids for convicts labor are anticipated. The board notes current force and power arrangements, and mentions Nebraska makers paying higher wages with less favorable heat and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
State Penitentiary
Lee Broom & Dunter Company
Lee Company
Nebraska
Senate and House Debates Highlight Long Legislative Week
The Senate adjourned after a brief session in memory of Senator Whyte of Maryland. Across both chambers, pension, currency, and fortifications bills dominated debates with party line clashes over patronage and executive powers. The week closed amid votes on ship subsidies, life saving salaries, and expunging a disputed Congressional Record speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Whyte
Maryland
House
Mouser
Ohio
Taft
Hull
Tennessee
William J. Bryan
Toneswelt
Hardwick
Georgia
Congress
Mann
Illinois
William Janes Bryan
Florida
Gules
New York
Sulzer
Aldrich
la Follette
Williams
Mississippi
Lincoln Douglass debate anniversary invites declined
President Roosevelt declined an invitation to speak at Galesburg Illinois on October 7 for the fiftieth anniversary of the Lincoln Douglass debate. A Senate committee on post offices and post roads named Carter Proctor Burrows Clay and Bankhead to study a bank system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoosevelt
Galesburg
Senate
Carter
Proctor
Burrows
Clay
Bankhead
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Tobacco Trust
Kentucky Society of Equity
Gillette
Nebraska State News
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Union Pacific Railroad
State Board of Accessement
State Board of Assessment
Union Pacifie
Manadamus
Estate Railway Commission
Battle Creek
Commission
Humbolt Telephone Company
Railroad Commission
Chia
Kenesawa
Kelley
Wee
Richardson County
Missouri Pacific Company
Farmers Elevator Company
Strautsville
DuMme
Christiana Henry
South Omaha
Omaha Packing Company
Linwood Telephone Company
Marion Morrie
Pleres
Ridgely Protective Association
Worcester
Mass
Joseph 8. Bartley
Holt County
Hugh A. Allen
aPollette
Wisconsin
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Toft. Meiers
Harrison
Panama Canal Zone
War Department
Subic Bay
Secretary of War
Emme Bo
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