Nebraska detectives press on in Furnival murder case
The lingering Furnival murder hunt in Nance County continues with stateside officials pursuing new tips. Ottawa reporters note travels from Montreal and Baton Rouge seeking the elusive suspect, while Percival’s father sails to America to aid inquiries and repatriate remains. The Natce County reward rises to 1000 dollars with new law passage, and Meiklejohn predicts eventual capture.
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Nance County
Omaha
G. D. Meicklejohn
N Et
Furnival
Montreal
Canada
Montreal Gazette
Hhis
Baton Rouge
Lincoln
R. Tanner
Awatonna
Minn
Percival
Murtle
Liverpool
New York
America
Nebraska
Kiewon
Owatonna
Baird
Mair
Funneval Farm
Natce County
State in Brief Recaps Nebraska Stories and Plans
Hastings man kills thirty four rats in two shots. Norfolk insane asylum appropriation set at seventy five thousand dollars. Emerson resident Cord fatally shoots himself while cleaning a pistol. Gage county teachers meet March 23. Dorchester sees large building plans this year. Knox county to organize next county fair. Roggin to have session laws ready in about ten days. Beatrice sees ball and chain business and tramps keeping distance. Emerson man Heffermann held for selling liquor without license. Penalty refunds available from county treasurer. Odell Commercial hotel fire contained with no major damage. Antelope lands in Sioux county praised for productivity by settlers. Thieves steal team near Seward. reward offered. Selden secures Yankton Indian agency superintendent appointment. Trade rising. mood of big rush soon. Omaha Irish celebrate Emmet anniversary. Eagan speaks. Hastings boy fatally run over by train. Lincoln to investigate paupers shipped elsewhere. O Connor pastor to Europe for summer. Greeley county rail lines rumored. Scotia and O Connor may gain lines. Hastings train exposes pickpockets and gamblers. Omaha judge Savage Harvard connection noted. 14-year-old Judson Barrett found in Georgia, seeks home. James Mills in Omaha convicted of criminal libel. Roller rink property levied to satisfy advertising judgment. Omaha expects major brick building season. Howe anti gambling bill fails. Cheyenne county totals 7,210 square miles. soil mixed sand clay notes. Loup City church continues steady growth.
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Charles Cord
Emerson
Gage County
Teachers’ Institute
Dorchester
Knox County
Roggin
Odell
Sioux County
Seward
Judge Selden
Blair
Yankton Indian Agency
Omaha
Robert Emmet
Patrick Eagan
C. W. Wigton
Hastings
Missouri
Lincoln
James W. Savage
Wm. C. Endicott
Harvard College
Judson Barrett
Sarpy County
Georgia
James Mills
Alice Daily
Omaha Republican
Howe
Cheyenne County
Loup City
Nebraska News Briefs Reflect Crime, Rail, and Railroads
Nebraska items report Pete Matthews jailed for rape in Lancaster County. fraud cases in Adams County. gifts to Rev W K Beans and Hon Glen Kendall in Lincoln. Wreck victim Anton Konelezna dies. Illinois rail accident figures. citizens praise civil rights bill supporters. Legislature fixes assessors rules. drowning tragedy near Republican City. westward immigration and Indian delegation at New Orleans exposition.
Opening the Indian Reservation Lands Open to Settlement
Dubuque dispatch reports Deputy Hopkins and assistant returning from the Winnebago Sioux reservation after Arthur opened the lands for settlement. Hundreds rush in. shanties rise as ahead of looming litigation and possible bloodshed. Indians unfriendly to settlers. agents delay registration. Claims and preemption cause clashes. railway warrants cause further tension.
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Dubuque
Iowa
United States
Hopkins
Arthur
Dakota
Missouri River
Pierre
Chamberlain
Nizh
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Chamblain
Gassman
Interior Department
Washington Fire Destroys Major Church in City
A large blaze reduced J. Dominick's Catholic church in Washington to ashes. Insurance values cited include 50 000 with 975 000 reported loss. The item notes the church as the largest and finest in the city.
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J. Dominick
Washington City
B. H. Butler
Buffalo Evening News
Moberly and Coleman Wed After Lottery Bond
In burg Kentucky the marriage of John Moberly and Mamie E Coleman was set after they jointly invested in a Louisiana Lottery ticket. Moberly, a banker and real estate man, sent Coleman $5,000 winnings from a $15,000 draw. They married at the bride’s father RK Coleman’s home and plan to reside in Washington while Moberly enters real estate and claims work with his brother.
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John M. Moberly
Mamie E. Coleman
Moberly
Miss Coleman
RK. E. Coleman
Washington
Wm. Moberly
Burg
Democrat
Capital Briefs Show Postmaster General Resignation
First Assistant Postmaster General Crosby resigns and it is accepted. President Cleveland keeps a full private mail load while his private secretary and staff work from early morning until late at night. Open house draws many visitors, including congressional delegations, but a few days may pass before a visitor audience resumes. Republican senators caucus to discuss committee allotments with several chairmanships changing hands and committee memberships expanding to balance duties.
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Cleveland
Senate
Caucus
Senator Conver
Senator Hill
Senator Pike
Senator Cameron
Wisconsin
Senator Sewell
Logan
Evarts
Judiciary
Teller
Multiple Homicides and Crimes Across Cities Stir Public Fear
A string of violent events follows jealousy and desperation. Charles J. Riggen of Lovington shoots his wife and kills himself after bank losses. Henry Leng of Chicago wounds his wife and kills himself amid marital strife. A Minneapolis jury convicts on manslaughter after the murder of Policeman McLaughlin during the Grand Army reunion. Deputy Sheriff Kohl dies after being shot near Negau Nee. A mob pursues Patsey Benan as his prostitution house inmates are rounded up. Dr Eli Quigley escapes jail amid grave robbing and arson indictments with a $50 reward. An ex mayor of Adrian faces extradition over a $3,000 reward dispute. Georgia officials face indictment tied to county safe robbery. Nine for several
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Chicago
Henry Leng
Anthony Canteney
McLaughlin
Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Kohl
Negaunee
Michigan
Patsey Benan
P Benan
Benan
Mt. Ayr
Iowa
Eli Quigley
Quigley
New Orleans
Navin
Adrian
Mich
County Liabilities Spark Charges and Robberies
County failed to meet liabilities despite ample treasury funds. Criminal charges were leveled against county officers. The county case was twice robbed to destroy evidence, with a bold last attempt leading to the arrest of Martin.
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Martin
Russian camel drives alarm in Kokhara district strategy
Russian quartermasters buy camels in Kokhara to cripple English transport. Afghans fortify Balkh and Oxus line while Russia presses toward Afghanistan causing English surge of anxiety. Government orders pensioners for medical inspection in Portsmouth. Gladstone defends Germany friendship but rejects submission to any nation for England's position.
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Kokhara
Balkh
Oxus
Afghanistan
England
Portsmouth
London Evening News
Gladstone
Germany
Political Notes From Le Mars and Washington D C
Le Mars Iowa common council asks Gov Sherman to call extra session to repeal the prohibitory law. Washington reports detail cabinet shifts, committee reassignments, and expected civil service reforms including staff cuts at the White House and firings of four clerical employees.
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Common Council
le Mars
Iowa
Sherman
Diplomatic Corps
Executive
Cleveland
Hoyt
West
Coke
Harris
Garland
Bayard
Lamar
Vance
Ransom
Gorham
Kenny
Washington
E. D. Clarke
Mississippi
Navy
National Republican
Vilas
White House
Executive Mansion
Henry C. Morton
Ohio
J. 8. Bolivay
W. R. Duke
O. L. Judd
Administration policy foreshadowed by Dr Miller in Chicago
Dr George L Miller of Omaha says the administration will move slowly on bureaus and minor posts, with changes mainly on expired commissions. He notes Gem Black’s pension commissioner selection signals quiet appointments with no intermediary politicians, and cites office seekers and political balancing as delaying broad changes.
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Miller
Omaha
Chicago Dispatch
George L. Miller
Tribune
Gem. Black
Washington
Endicott
Australian walker credits St Jacobs Oil for victory
Bernard Murphy, champion youth walker of Australia, told the Melbourne Sportsman that before an upcoming match with Ormes of Sydney he was attacked by a stitch. He could not walk and lost hope until he applied St Jacobs Oil to his side, after which the pain subsided and he went on to win the match.
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Bernard Murphy
Australia
Melbourne Sportsman
Ormes
Sydney
St. Jacobs
Measures Passed by Neb raska Legislature Late Session
Governor Dawes had signed many acts by noon March 10 including miscellaneous appropriations and amendments to criminal code and statutes. The list covers city bonds, county powers, highways, taxation, sinking funds, and public institutions such as the reform school at Kearney and the asylum at Beatrice. It notes boundary definitions for Dawes and Sheridan counties and various municipal, educational, and public welfare provisions. The report marks March as Nebraskas eighteenth ending with a note on the second of March.
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Coth
Blaine
Nebraska
New Orleans
Nate
Methodist Church
Lincoln
Reform School
Kearney
Hebrew Church
Norfolk
Childs
Saunders
Barber
Peter Preble
Cedar County
Beatrice
Livestock Commission
Senate
Dawes County
Railroad Commission
Sheridan County
Wymore
Sutherland
Joint
Board of Commissioners
Burt
Washington
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the Tribune
F. M
E. M. Kimmell
Pubi
McCook
News OF Nebraska
Joe Mullin
Daniel Heffermann
Rev. Smith
O'Connor
Europe
Greeley County
Scotia and
Lancaster County
Pete Matthews
Rement
Adams County
W. K. Beans
Roggen
Glen Kendall
Dewes
G. E. Atwater
Tekama
John Vincent
Fillmore County
Columbus
Office of Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds
Anton Konelezna
Poland
Missouri Pacific
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Robert B. Williams
Fifth
Pennsylvania Infantry
Williams
Alma Herald
North and South
Friends of Equal Rights
Hon B. Wright
Robert M. Taggart
Thomas C. Brunner
George Micklejohn
Geo. W. Chives
Konelezna
Seventeenth Street
Eli Holt
Holt & Gascoigne
Beatrice Republican
Tais
Illinois
Bloomington
Turkey Creek
Lincoln Journal
Alma Tribune
Thomas Whitmarsh
Crow Creek
Republican City
Babe
Great West
Great American Desert
Buffalo Bill
Frank North
Indiana
Cooper
Carlisle
W. D. E. Andrus
Rockford IL
Yankton Agency
D. T
Wa Hington
Board of Trade of
Peoria
J. H. Haworth
Albuquerque
N. M
Haworth
State Department
United States Supreme Court
M. A. Dauphin
the Times Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Cae
Clawson
Mth
General Grant
George Hatch
Niagara County
Lockport
Hatch
Moberly-Coleman
Capital Briefs
Crosby
Charles J. Riggen
Lovington, DL
Lovington Bank
Habersham County
Ben Martin
the Administration Policy
Dawes
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