Nineteen Indictments Returned in Omaha State Case
A list of nineteen true bills returned by a Omaha grand jury includes Colby accused of embezzlement of funds, former Senator Elliott Lowe charged with alleged bribery, Postmaster John 8 Mitchell charged with illegal stamp sales, and others such as Wm. M. Irwin and Allen of the Cattle Company. Penalties vary from fines to imprisonment. The jurors finished after five days of sessions in Hastings with about 100 indictments finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt Saal
Ormer Adit
Leotard W. Rthes
Sett
Neb
Clliott’ Lowe
United, States
John
Mitchell
Aleb
Wm. M. Irwin
Againati R
Allen
Dard
Wilcott
Hastings
Bank Robbers Looted Quimby Savings Bank in Iowa Heist
Robbers blew open the Citizens Savings Bank at Quimby Iowa between 3 and 4 am Wednesday, escaping with a stolen team of horses and about 38 000 in cash. Sheriff Theodore Price and Deputy Howard Taylor pursued two suspects who surrendered in a cornfield five miles south of Sheldon. Officers recovered 1 430 dollars, identifying the money by bank markings. two other alleged accomplices are believed to have fled with the horses. District investigators, aided by local residents, traced the trio after tips from Ed Beerman near Germantown and a Paullin post office stakeout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brew- Bank
Quimby
Savings Bank
Theodore Price
Sheldon
Paullinn
Shiel&iPrice
Ed Beerman
Germantown
Howard Taylor
He Otten
Omcer Carpenter
Twi
Minnie Healy Mine Case Involves Copper Company
Fragmentary notice details an incident or case titled Minnie Healy Mine Case. References to Heinze, Wookie Property, and copper mine edge imply disputes or interests with a copper company and potential value around 100,000. Readable fragments suggest legal or corporate stakes and preparations by entities involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinze
Wookie
Minnt Healy
Te Aimevie
Daylight Robbers Stage Daring Indy Safe Plot
Robbers robberized the Star Elevator Company in Indianapolis. seven dynamite charges explode. Three guards with revolvers, three others frisking in and out as fuses are attached. The roof is blown off but only a small sum is taken before police arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Police Department
Star Elevator Company
Ind
More Marines Land to Panama from Dixie Cruiser
Colon advices report 340 marines disembarked Wednesday from the Dixie auxiliary cruiser and were sent by train to Empire station near Panama to be quartered in Canal Company houses. Sixteen machine guns and six automatic guns accompanied the marines, with more expected from the Prairie. The Panama government received 500 cases of Mauser and Remington cartridges and 25 cases of rifles via the steamer Alliance. In New York, four men were found dead or dying after heavy drinking wood alcohol and cheap whiskey, with one missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Panama
Colon
United States Auxiliary
Empire Station
Canal Company
New York
Gas Supply Cut Of Forces WV Towns to Close Factories
Special reports from Huntington to Williamson warn that a gas supply cut has halted operations in Huntington and nearby towns including Cattletsburg and Ashland. Vague notes say workers suffered wage cuts and many factories shut down as a result of the disruption. In a separate item, Mineral Range branch workers of the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railroad struck after pay was cut from 1.50 to 1.25 dollars per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Huntington
W. Va
Huntington
Cattletsburg
Ashland
Iron‘ton
Mineral ‘Range
Duluth, ‘Bouth
Shore and Atlantic Railroad
Tragic Cable Car Accident Kills Kansas City Man
A Kansas City man, BM. Blankenship, a representative of Fidelity Trust Company, was killed when dragged seventy yards by a cable car at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning in an accident in New York. The incident involves a foggy morning and a fatal collision with a streetcar as the truck he was in was struck.
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BM. Blankenship
Kansas City
Weatert
United” ‘States
Fidelity
Trust’ Company
Cuban Bill Passed Wednesday Amid Stalled Debate
A fragmentary report notes that a Cuban bill progressed on Wednesday with a pivotal vote moving it forward, though accompanying debate remained unsettled and details are sparse. The reference hints at a legislative session outcome without full context.
Engineer Knox killed in Denver Limited wreck near Malvern
At five o clock Tuesday morning the Denver Limited of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad left the track west of Malvern Ta. Engineer Knox was killed by a wheel, the engine rolled over trapping him. Wireman Hayes was bruised but not seriously hurt. Passengers were jolted and panicked but few injuries reported. Relieving aid arrived from Malvern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Denver
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Malvern
Lawrence Hayes
Curious Food Compound Doubts Health Of Baking Powders
Housekeepers warned against new cheap baking powders offered by grocers and peddlers. Alum and bone-based additives linked to health harm, with seizures in New York showing sharp grains of ground flint and sulfuric acid. Consumers urged to buy cream of tartar based powders from reputable brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fierce Class Row Turns Into Near Tragedy at State University
At Seattle Washington a freshmen sophomore clash near a house housing Ormund, a sophomore, led to gunfire as freshmen believed burglars occupied the premises. Ormund was bound and thrown into Lake Union, rescued. Miles Leiser was also cast into the lake, bound, cramping, and saved by freshmen. About forty students fought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State University
Seattle
Wash
Ormund
Lake Union
Miles Leiser
Sopermorer
Gov Toole Grants Pardon In Peres Case
Unconditional pardon issued for Camille Peres who is imprisoned in Helena Mont after a Great Falls conviction for assault on Adrienne Bagie a 15 year old French girl. The accuser later admitted in a letter to the governor that her testimony was perjured and that she sought to right a wrong before her marriage plans.
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Gov. Toole
Camille Peres
Helena
Mont
Great Falls
Adrienne Bagie
Prench
France
Peres
War Clouds Rise as Japan Weighs Firm Stand on Russia
Tokio hosts a special conference of Japan's elder statesmen and cabinet ministers led by Marquis Ito to consider a firm stance against Russia. General Kodama attends for the first time as renewed naval activity signals potential demonstrations.
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Japan
Russia
Marquis Ito
Tokio
Gen. Kodama
Admiralty
Fire Hits Bennett Lumber Yard At Millvale Pa
Nearly 100 people rendered homeless when a fire destroyed the Bennett Lumber and Manufacturing Company mill and lumber yard in Millvale Pennsylvania, with adjoining houses damaged. Loss pegged at 40 900. Tod Sloane wins full damages from the French Jockey Club in a Paris case over a ruling that barred him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Millvale
Tod Sloane
Tod” Sloane
Jocky
Brench Jockey Club
Paris
Swindled Priests Pleads Guilty in Minnesota Case
Odsper rust pleaded guilty at St Paul Minnesota to swindling Catholic priests across the United States by forged real estate transfers. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
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Odsper” Rust
St. Paul, Minn
Ktomagp
Catholic Prigsta
United States
Postponed Notice From Grand Rapids Michigan
Fragmentary OCR reads like a notice from Grand Rapids Michigan about postponement related to Lake Michigan water. The readable fragments indicate a list of twenty cases and a call to action or inquiry. Further details are unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boda
Gran Rapids
Mich
Michigan Water
Andal Re
Death of Linn Grove banker ends public career
H W Mayne cashier of the Bammers and Merchants Bank of Linn Grove and president of the Bank of Royal in Clay County died by self-inflicted gunshot in his Linn Grove residence. Found by his wife with a wound near the heart, the shot fired early morning. County officials and the coroner’s inquest were held, and the bank will remain closed until after the funeral. Mayne leaves a wife, four children, and a son who runs the Bank of Royal. He was formerly Wiscon sin, arrived in Linn Grove in 1887, served as postmaster, joined the local bank in 1891, and became president of the Bank of Royal in 1901. He was highly regarded and well insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Mayne
the Bammers and Merchants’ Bank of
Schultz
Faville
Storm Lake
W. J. Brown
Linn Grove
Mayne
Everett
Bank of Royal
Royal
EY. W. Mayne
Wisconsin
Breda
W. BR. Brown
A. Brostad
Everett Haa
War on Meat Trust Aims to Pressure Iowa Delegates
The National Live Stock Association broadens its anti meat trust campaign into Iowa. At the Des Moines farmers institute December 7 8 and 9 delegates will hear figures claiming Iowa hogs total 9 823 000 and cattle 1 342 500 while Chicago packers allegedly dictate prices underpaying stock raisers by about 30 dollars per head for cattle and 4 50 for hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Live Stock Association
Meat Trust
Iowa
Texas
Farmers’ Institute
Des Moines Auditorium
Chicago Packers’ Combine
John OC. Simpson
State Agricultural Society
Boy Robbers Caught After Linn Grove Postoffice Raid
A. I. Campbell postmaster of Linn Grove and a Sioux Rapids resident with a U.S. marshal raided rooms of John Williams and Henry Sperris. They recovered nearly all the jewelry watches and valuables stolen from Linn Grove post office on Oct 15. Goods valued above 2000 dollars. The youths were taken to Fort Dodge for custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Grove
A. I. Campbell
Sioux Rapids
United States
John Williams
Henry Sperris
Fort Dodge
Robbery at Paullina hits postoffice safe
Burglars blew the Paullina post office safe between 1 and 2 am on Wednesday. They took about $125 in stamps and cash plus a registered letter, shattered the front window, and destroyed the safe. Total loss around $225. Sheriff Price pursues the cracksmen, linking them to earlier Archer and Paulling incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stampa Sand Uneh
Paullina
Price
Paulling
Quimby
Fire at Fort Dodge damages Corpus Christi building
A Wednesday morning fire at Fort Dodge severely damaged the new Corpus Christi Academy building of Corpus Christi College. The blaze started in the basement furnace room, burning part of the first floor and causing about $500 in damages, discovered by the Sister of Charity who reside in the structure. Also noted is the shooting death of Fred D Burnigan, ten, in Moline, reportedly caused by a companion during a Sunday hunting outing, the third recent accident in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi Academy
Fort Dodge
D. Burnigan
Moline
Fire destroys Mie Easton building housing jewelers and dealers
A destructive blaze engulfed the Mie Easton building, affecting Ay H. Retaloft, a jeweler and musical instrument dealer. Property losses reported include 6200 with 3000 insured, as investigators assess the scene and potential causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biren Manon
Mie- Easton
Mayagon
Ay H. Retaloft
Horse Judging At Ames Secures Fine Stock For School
W J Kennedy of Iowa State College at Ames has arranged with Dunham Colemai Mlateh of Wayne Indiana for the loan of eighteen Percheron Belgian and Coach winning horses. The live stock judging course runs January 4 to 16 with prize Whantis from the Chicago exposition. Applications are pouring in from across the United States and western Canada as the event draws a large attendance. Reduced rated certificates will be issued and the two week program offers a strong draw for farmers and breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Kennedy
Iowa State College
Ames
Haa
Dunham, Colemai & Mlateher
Wayne
Chicago
United States
Canada
Gehlensville: New Plymouth County Town With Sand Pit Boom
Gehlensville in Plymouth County gains attention as a newly founded town near LeMars. It thrives on a thriving sand pit supplying Sioux City and other markets, with freight contracts shaping regional trade through the Minoels Central and Omaha lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
LeMars
Sioux City
Walker
Omaha
Fiery Suicidal Attempt Endangers Sioux City Girl
A crazed 18 year old, Doille Rev en, attempted suicide after jealousy over a lover. She tried to swallow laudanum, leaped from a third story window, set fire to her dress, and sustained severe burns though her life may be saved. She lives at Minnie Kern's House of Fame in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doille Reven
Minnie Kern
Sioux City
Cascadeana Plant Fire at Waterloo Causes Major Loss
A large fire at Cascadena Manufacturing Plant in Waterloo, also known as Davis Gasoline Engine Works, raged five hours and destroyed the building and contents. Losses include Cascadeana $10,000, Waterloo Motor Works $25,000, Thos Cascadena Jr. $20,000, with total losses reaching $860,000. The blaze, blamed on the engineer’s carelessness, prompted rebuilding plans. Barney Kuscht’s grocery suffered $2,000 in damages and his wife was saved from a second story in night clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascadena Manufacturing
Waterloo
Cascadena Manufacturing Company
Davis Gasoline
Josson
Cascadean Manufacturing Company
Waterloo Motor
Mysterious Disappearance of Lake City Merchant J M Horigan
J M Horigan of Lake City vanished after leaving for Chicago to buy goods on Sunday night November 30. Family alerted Chicago firm but received no sighting. His eldest son O H Horigan traveled to Chicago to locate him as business affairs at the shop remain temporarily closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Horigan
Lake , City
Lake City
Chicago
O. H. Horigan
Indictment Alleges Libel Against Hull Index Editor
Grand jury at Primghar returned an indictment charging J W Tamplin editor of the Hull Index with libel after W D Boles Sheldon attorney said an item in a local publish harmed his character. Information sworn before the jury states the case stems from a November issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Horse
Sheldon
Saya
Hull
Grand Jury
Bronx
Primghar
Hbel
J. W. Lumplin
Hull Index
Ettep “Ha Piimries
W. D. Boles
One Hundred Years Ago Note Clans Fire Ideas For Navy
A walling town tale cites foreign gunboats arriving in Wallington to inspire an American navy. The Postmaster General lists 1,150 post offices opened in the United States with state counts. An 18 year old enslaved girl was for sale in New York City. The twelfth amendment was sent to the states for ratification. Kentucky Legislature awarded 150 acres to officers and soldiers for descent on New Orleans. The State Department total expenses for one year were about $160,900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallington
United States
New York
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York City
Congress
Mississippi
New Orleans
Kentucky
State Department
Washington
Bridge Collapse Over Potomac In 1 Drove Of Cattle
Seventy five years ago the long bridge over the Potomac at Washington failed under the weight of a drove of cattle. Thomia Lyman was indicted at Box ton Maxa for abeling Daniel Webster. Attempts to manufacture sugar from watermelons were tried in South Carolina. A protest with 20 000 signatures was introduced in Congress against selling imported goods by auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac River
Washington
Thomia Lyman
Boxton
Maxa
Daniel Webster
South Carolina
Congress
Naval defense plan seeks eight million for six steam frigates
The House naval affairs committee urged appropriating eight million dollars to build six steam frigates. A proposed annexation of Hawaii aimed to curb slave trade. Senator Stephen A. Douglas presented two commissioners from the Opium Pasha to President Pierce in Washington. Robert M. Melnile was named the U S commissioner to China with instructions to secure trade privileges at the empire's heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Hawaii
Washington
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Oxy Putu Pasha
Pleres
Robert M. Melnile
United States
China
Fragmentary Civil War Era Notes and Political Snippets
Fragmented OCR captures a mix of Civil War era items noting a rebel capture near Chesapeake Bay, a Portland Maine dispatch, Gen Halteck’s annual report exonerating Grant, Sfernando Wood’s peace commission resolution defeated in the House, and references to Southern States War construction planning and Winter Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake
Portland
Halteck
United States Army
U.S. Grant
Sfernando Wood
Richmond
Houe
Washington
Davis
United States
Thirty Years Ago Looted Privileges and Failed Confirmations
A garbled Thirty Years Ago fragment references the Vatican privileges, a bishop consecration, and the U S Senate's long debate failing to confirm a General Williams for the judiciary. It also mentions Great destruction, new settlers blamed for land issues, railroads, and tensions with Spain regarding surrender of a steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chica
United States
Senate
Williams
Ito
Mittee
North Wester
Tovellar
Spain
Twenty Years Ago First Bill to Commerce Commission Washington
A historical note recalls the initial bill to the commerce commission in Washington presented by Hoar at Masanohiite era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Commatagio
Washington
Hoar
Masanohiite
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Curious Food
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