Robbery at Nebraska Treasury Ends in Fatal Shootout
Lincoln special recounts an afternoon attempt to rob the Nebraska state treasury. Two robbers reach Bartlett with a bag of about 300 dollars. detectives Pound and Davis confront them, one robber is killed, a second captured, a third escapes. Jim Griffin dies, Alvin Maguire captured, coroner’s inquest later held. Pound claims he fired in defense after Griffin fired. The verdicts state Griffin’s death was felonious and caused by Pound’s gun.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Bartlett
Pound
Davis
State House
Jim Griffin
Jesse Campin
Alvin Maguire
Moe
Walker
Thompson
Maguire
Griffin
Grifin
Heaton
D. Milton Hoffman
J. L. Caldwell
Willard
Grffin
Lancaster
James Griffin
A. L. Penn
A. L. Pound
A. D
Charles C. Whedon
Austin HumpPuRer
A. D. Bure
C. L. Bac
W. C. Lann
Georom Basselman
N. J. Beacuiey
Proposals to Mobilize Zulu Force for Sudan Service
Durban reports claim a plan to raise a contingent of 5000 Zulus for service in Sudan. A scientist warns that in 3,000,000 years Earth will become an iceberg of enormous scale.
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Durban
Soudan
Two Very Ugly Twins and a Bitter Cure Named
A tip from the era markets Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for neuralgia rheumatism and dyspepsia. The ad cites W T Osborne of Coxville Alabama using the tonic with happy results. It claims the product sets the blood alight and invigorates the system.
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Brown
W. T. Osborne
Coxville
Ala
Iran
Br Brows Chemical CO
Baltimore
The First Days of Stockings in History
An account traces early stockings from improvised wraps to the first manufactured stockings. It notes actors in Macbeth and mentions Chinese arrivals wearing remnants, with Elizabethan silk stockings knit by a court lady praised by Queen Elizabeth.
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Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
England
Elizabeth
Delia Logan
N. Y
The Markets. Grasshopper kicks stronger than man
A scientist, with no other tasks, has calculated that a grasshopper possesses about 120 times the kicking power of a human. The finding contrasts insect strength with human legs and highlights biomechanical differences.
Metropolitan Hotel Omaha Promoted As City Center Bargain
Advertisement notes Omaha hotels with Metropolitan highlighted as the only $2.00 per day house in central location. Mentions room rates, "no charge for style," and nearby offerings. Includes various product pitches and London style remedies, reflecting a bustling urban promotions tone.
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Omaha
Metropolitan
Poisoning, Liver Disease and Circulation Remedies Featured
An old column highlights Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for liver disease and blood poisoning, plus Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy for persistent coughing. It also mentions circus girls as a moral issue, rupture cures, a pamphlet offer, and London cab drivers' mutual insurance. The Northern Pacific snow blockade cost $300,000 to clear.
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Pierce
London
Northern Pacific
Dalles
Portland
Grand Union Hotel Promises Comfort Near Central Depot
Grand Union Hotel advertises 600 elegant rooms costing one million dollars with European plan and family friendly rates. It touts horse cars and rail access to depots, a top restaurant, and bargains for lengthy stays near New York City’s central depot. Webb Hayes, ex-President Hayes’ son, is practicing law in Toledo. Also listed are patent remedies and cod liver oil brands with Venice tone and sea coast lighting cost figures.
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New York City
Central Depot
Baggage
Grand Union
Grand Union Hotel
Webb Hayes
Hayes
Toledo
CasweLl, Hazzan &Co
New York
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
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Flat Rock, Mich
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Prickly Ash Bitters CO
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Masa
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Williamstown
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Leman Tabell
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Westport
N.Y
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C. M. Summerlin
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Monkton
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Col. Eath
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U.S.A
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la Crosse
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