Thanksgiving Notes From Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel residents marked Thanksgiving quietly with no services. Local families shared visits, school students from Peru Nebraska spent vacation at home, and ward folk gathered at the Allen home for a pie social. The community notes several visits, illness improvement, and agricultural concerns as winter looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Griffin
New York City
Ono
Robert Noblett
George Findley
Peru, Neb
Ruth Morrow
Merrifield and
Familly
Mercer County
Arthur Gingrich
Altha White
Peru
Sturgeon's Ad Offers Shoes Over Shoes and Music Lessons
An old advertisement invites patrons to Sturgeon's for shoes and over shoes and to attend piano organ and voice culture lessons at Mme Coolbaugh's residence near City Hall. It also mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Farm Loans and real estate broker A B Noble and a business trip by O F Redshaw to Nebraska City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
Coolbaugh
City Hall
Della Sykes
A. B. Noble
Hamburg
O. F. Redshaw
Nebraska City
Amendment to Army Bill Bans Alcohol at Posts
Washington December 7 The House passed the army reorganization bill 100 to 133 with three Democrats Hall Pa Underhill and Clayton N Y voting with Republicans and McCann Rep Mass voting with Democrats. A substitute by Littlefield Me prohibiting sale of intoxicants at military posts carried 150 to 51. Large W T U delegations watched the vote.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Messrs. Hall
Underhill
Clayton
N. Y
McCann
Rep
Mass
McCall
Mann
Littlefield
Grosvenor
Hay
Dem. Va
Slayden
Dem
Tex
Mitagerald
Pearce
Shafter
Fitzhugh Lee
James H W. Wson
Philippines
Signal Corps
Ways and Means Votes to Report Revenue Measure
Washington Deco. The Ways and Means Committee in a special session considered a bill reducing war revenue taxes by about 40 million dollars as framed by Republican members and introduced by Chairman Payne. The beer rebate stood at 20 percent. a move to reduce all increases was defeated. The committee voted to report the measure as introduced with an amendment making it take effect on passage.
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Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Ways and Means
Payne
Richardson
Treaty Held as a Club in Senate Debate on Canal Pact
In an executive session Senator Morgan led over four hours of discussion on the Hay Pauncefote treaty. He voiced strong opposition to the treaty in any form but indicated his aim was to influence the canal bill by suggesting a parliamentary auction of the treaty as a prerequisite.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Senate as Senate Delays Substantive Action in Open Session
Washington December 7 The Senate spent the afternoon in executive session with little business of importance opened. The ship subsidy bill received no consideration due to the session's closed nature.
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Senate
Washington
Afrikander Congress Opens With Large Cape Town Assembly
About 6,000 Dutch residents gathered at Gum Tree plantation near Worcester to attend the Afrikander congress. J W Sauer was expected to guide the meeting toward a deputation to Sir Alfred Milner calling for cessation of hostilities and autonomy for the republic. More troops arrived, with 1,600 Canadians and Australians encamped nearby and ten guns on the hills.
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Worcester
Cape Colony
Gum Tree
Ovonright-Schreiner
Alfred Milner
J. W. Sauer
Congress
Republic
Russians to Stay and Peace Talks Delayed
London dispatch reports no peace negotiations opened yet as ministers await instruction.Chinese and Japanese leaders seek stronger edict amid belief peace unlikely and spring campaign likely. Two American missionaries accuse German troops of looting converts in Cho Chou. Nagasaki note says 6,000 Russian troops ordered back to Odessa will stay in the east until further orders.
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London
Peking
Morning Post
Prince Ching
Ti Hung Chang
Cho Chou
Daily News
Nagasaki
Odessa
Boers Attack Convoy Near Rustenburg In Dec Dispatch
A Lord Kitchener dispatch from Bloemfontein dated December 6 reports General Delarey and HOU Boers attacked a Victoria to Rustenburg convoy at Buffelsproot. They burned the convoy, killed 15 and wounded 238 including Lieutenant Baker. Boers suffered heavy losses, some killed by case shot at close range. Rustenburg parties sent aid but Boers were driven off. Dewet reportedly crossed the Caledon drift on December 5, heading toward Odendahl, while Knox pursued. Caledon river drift held by Guards, river flooded.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchner
Bloemfontein
Delarey
Hou Boers
Victoria
Rustenburg
Buffelsproot
Baker
Case
Suns
Assistanve
Dewet
Caledon Dee
Kureepont
Odendahl
Knox
Guards
Hastings Grain Buyer Killed by Burlington Engine
F L Knapp Hastings grain buyer killed in Hastings Nebraska yesterday by a west bound Burlington flyer. He walked near tracks and did not hear the train until in the yards. He attempted to clear the track but was struck, tossed onto a boxcar and died almost instantly.
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F.L. Knapp
Burlington Flyer
Hastings
Neb
L. Knapp
Mgr
Knapp
Burlington
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across North America
Wealthy Chicagoan Charlies W Fullerton dies of apoplexy. Beloit dealer P N Jenkins fails with liabilities over 20000 and assets 8000. Theodore Willett pleads guilty to murdering his wife and four stepchildren at Arlington Minnesota. Chicago issues licenses to 14 notorious saloons. Five section men die in Grand Trank collision near Inglewood Junction Ontario. Nashville Arkansas suffers 100000 fire in opera house block. Premature mine explosion at Riverton Springfield Illinois kills John Benedict and injures David Benedict. Sheriff of San Boise County Choctaw nation shot and killed by deputy S M Woolridge. River World-Herald mine at Aurora Missouri collapse kills Oliver Berriman Oscar Moore James Dodson. Bob Clevenger Oscar Fetts injured. Hanna offers Inaugural chairmanship to John Joy Edson of Washington. Edson accepts. Berlin trial of Banker Sternberg continues. two defense witnesses arrested for bribery.
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Charlies W
Grand Trank
Inglewood Junction
Nashville
Ark
Riverton
Springfield
Ill
John Benedict
David Benedict
Jef Surreatt
Sherif
San Boise County
8. M. Woolridge
San Boise
Oliver Berriman
Oscar Moore
James Dodson
Bob Clevenger
Oscar Fetts
Aurora
Hanna
John Joy Edson
Washington
Edson
Sternberg
Berlin
Liberals Attack Chamberlain as Empire Debates Open
London notes mark the 15th parliament opening with fierce liberal invective against Joseph Chamberlain secretary of state for the colonies over South Africa and China. The queen announces a special session to fund military operations and delays other public business until spring.
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London
Westminster
Joseph Chamberlain
South Africa
China
Lord Rosebery
House of Lords
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Chrose
Sond
Ellis
Holland Welcomed President Kruger To The Hague
Reports from Kruger arrival in The Hague describe immense crowds, celebratory decorations, and speeches while the president appeals for cordial sympathy. Separate incidents across New York and Nebraska detail race tensions, a hospital steward stabbed by an insane inmate, and a suicide attempt by Charles Antone amid strong personal and civic turmoil.
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Hague
Z. G. Gueehman
Kruger
Ile
Nruger
Tie
Zevennar
Mowe Sworn In as U S Senator Amid Philippines Debates
Charles A. Mowe arrived yesterday and received commission after Cushman’s death. Governor Lind tapped him for the vacancy in the States Senate. He plans to vote on major issues, including a standing army policy, while signaling a restrained role in debate during his term.
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Charles A. Mowe
Lind
Senate
Cushman
Olice
Philippines
Pate
Reiff Exonerated In Jockey Case At Doncaster
Lester Reiff, American jockey, is exonerated of pulling Croker's horse Scotichia Doncaster. Tod Sloan, shown to have no need to appear next season, surprised racing world with the verdict. Croker’s friends await further reaction as the decision is wired to Carlsbad.
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Dar
Lester
Ri ‘Aimerican
Ri ‘ Croker
Scotchiia Doncaster
Tod Sloan
Coltion
O Sloan
Sloan
London
Mr. Croker
Wishard
Lester Reiff
Carlsbad
South Dakota canvass shows party votes and dispensary result
The report lists candidate tallies for MelKinte and others, Burke and Mi, Moore fusion and Lee fusion, with governor results Terried and Lien, and a land loan amendment passing by a large majority. W. T. U. officers were re elected in Washington on December 7.
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MelKinte
Bryan
Woolley
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Summary
Chicago wheat and corn mixed on weak shipping demand with slight price shifts. Livestock futures show higher cattle and hog quotes at several exchanges, led by steady to higher trading for native and Texas stock.
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Chicago
Lord
Joe Ribs
Cariond
Helfers
Callves
Texas Fed
Texas Bulls
Tomayray
Texas
Kansas City
Dee. G
Fed
South Omaha
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H. G. Butterfield & Co
Iowa
Ers
State Bank
Mount Carmel
Smith
Geo
Allen
Frank Miller
W. P. Brown
Ollie
Stafford
Council Bluffs
Sturgeon’s
The
A.brower Drug Co
OODS
Africander ‘ ‘Congress
Gunes
Czar
Colonies
Holland
Netherlands
New York
Thirty-Fifth Street
Seventh Avenue
William Compton
Wiliam H. Case
Cornelius Rooney
Steward
Maniac
Omaha
George Wicks
Kauffman
Wicks
Columbus, Neb
William J. Williams
Reading Circle
Antone
Plattsmouth
Charles Antone
Reiff
England
South
Chicago Grain and Provisions
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