Governor Adams Advises His Son to Fight in Parade Scuffle
Lincoln Neb Aug 18 Geo Lawson Sheldon ten year old son of Governor Sheldon proved bold by fighting a colored youth who insulted him at the state encampment parade grounds. The youth challenged him, a ring formed, and Sheldon ended the bout in under five minutes with a stomach blow prompting the other boy to quit.
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Lincoln
Neb
Geo. Lawson Sheldon
Sheldon
Gov
Loews
Good Voice Sioux Chief Sends Final Message From Tepee
Elder Sioux leader Chief Good Voice on Oak Creek Meyer county dies after sixty years shaping tribal peace. In a final message transcribed by grandson Moses Good Voice he calls for government hearing, praises schools on reservations, recalls aiding war efforts and arresting criminals, and bids farewell to both Indians and whites.
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Bonesteel
S&s. D
Good Voice
Oak Creek
Meyer County
Washington
Gen. Sherman
Good
Moses Good Voice
United States
Sherman
Best Timber Trees for Commercial Use
Timber owners and manufacturers will learn from United States Forest Service studies on commercial timber species, including less familiar woods. The work tracks a tree from forest to market, detailing site selection, growth rings, stump measurements, bark and heartwood widths, taper, height growth, seedling establishment, and stand yield on average acres.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Boulder firebugs charged with crime
Boulder Colorado August 17 Assistant District Attorney T A Mc Harg filed information before Justice of the Peace charging John W Reeves and Frank Kiser the alleged confessed Boulder firebugs with murder The coroner s jury inquest verdict says the deaths of Ike O Wilson Roy LeFevre and Albert E Weeks resulted from dynamite explosion tied to a fire set by Reeves and Kiser The confession was withheld but partially revealed by R D Doolittle with witnesses Richard Woodward James Simmons and Harry Poole describing the plan and execution at freight yards and caboose No 520 with powder and a match The two men allegedly sought to kill two strikebreakers asleep in the caboose and Jendill the Italian was involved in the powder discussion
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Boulder
Colo
Frank Kiser
Nellie Kiser
St. Gertrude’s Academy
Kiser
Reeves
T. A. McHarg
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Holliday
J. W. Reeves
Ike O. Wilson
Roy LeFevre
Albert E. Weeks
Roy le Fevre
County of
State of
Colorado
John W. Reeves
Richard Woodward
Jas. F. Simmons
Harry Poole
R. D. Doolittle
Colorado & Southern
Caboose No
Viase Jendill
Berger's
Jendill
Globe Seeks Names for Subscription Books
The Globe invites readers to sign their names on the subscription books. Officials urge prompt entries to ensure continued access to newspaper service.
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the Globe
Nine Little Words Sparked Nationwide Telegraph Strike
The Omaha Daily News reports how a quarrel between J E Ryan of Los Angeles and Mrs Sadie Nichols of Oakland over a riff with the wire led to a strike by 17,500 telegraphers nationwide. Ryan was fired and denied reinstatement, triggering widespread work stoppages and service disruptions across the country.
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Omaha Daily News
Los Angeles
Cal
J. E. Ryan
Sadie Nichols
Oakland
United States
Telegraph Daily
Dale
Ocean
Mountain
Lakeside
Western Union
H. J. Jeffs
Nichols
Jeffs
Telegraphic reports on through trains
Transcontinental trains the Overland Limited and the Los Angeles Limited now offer daily telegraphic quotes from the Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange in buffet cars for business patrons. The service, popular with travelers, keeps passengers in close touch with market and world news via wireless ship links and special items during significant events.
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Overland Limited
Omaha
Chicago & North Western
Union Pacific
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
Pope Manufacturing Company Bankrupts Across States
Receivers were appointed for Pope Manufacturing and its Pope Motor Car unit with main offices in Hartford Connecticut and plants in New York New Jersey and Massachusetts. Total assets 11 205 570 liabilities 1 072 826. Cause cited include loan curtailment and a strike canceling 200 car orders.
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New York
Pope Manufacturing Company
Itsubsidiary
Pope Motor Car Company
Hartford
Pope
Albert L. Pope
Massachusetts
Connecticut
William A. Sead
Black Hills Beckon after Pacific Wandering
W T L Craig returns from nine months of desert exploration in California and the Pacific Southwest. He says Los Angeles and southern towns are stalled though the new $28 million water system may aid growth. Craig, part of a nine man Dupont Powder Company expedition, favors settling in the Black Hills after seeing extensive desert country.
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W. Tl. Craig
Pacific Southwest
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Craig
Dupont Powder Company
Black Hills
Unclear Pronouncement Sparks January Payment Joke
A Wisconsin merchant recalls a Swedish clerk delivering a bizarre payment list. The clerk quotes several locals saying they will pay when hogs are sold, ham is sold, or in January. The boss notes Tom Younes finally set a date to pay, though the clerk adds the line is tied to a cold day.
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Wisconsin
Yim Yonson
Yin Smith
Tom Younes
Tom
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Young Sheldon
Little Town
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Red Head
William Hare
Boulder Firebugs
B. S. Bunch
Hulett, Wyo
Ryan
Lamb
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