Medal for ex Governor Furnas Presented by Nebraska
Secretary Hoggen issues a gold Nebraskan medal for Gov Robert W Furnas in recognition of Nebraska's efforts at the New Orleans Exposition. The piece features the state coat of arms, the national flag inscription and a six pointed star with wreaths and Golden imagery. A letter from Secretary Hoggen accompanies the presentation praising Furnas for his service to the state.
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Lincoln Journal
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Kh. W. Furnas
New Orleans Exposition
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Robert W. Furnas
New Orleans
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House of Representatives
Commonwealth
Epwamp P. Roggen
State in Brief notes Nebraska happenings of the era
Ponca capitalists build cottages for rent. Omaha police raid opium joints. A priest’s house in Nebraska City looted of a small sum. A Maple Creek barn struck by lightning. a horse killed and the owner insured. Schuyler endures mad dog scare. Rev Tanner accepts India missionary call. Weeping Water wolves captured. Dorchester creamery plans early operations. Prairie schooners head to White River country. A destitute woman and newborn found in Omaha hospital ward.
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Thomas Hart
Maple Creek
Colfax County
Talmage Tribune
Tanner
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Osage
Otoe County
India
Weeping Water
Batchelor
Dorchester
Wisner
White River Country
A Belle of the Rink Seeks Lost Wife in Iowa
A Ts cumteh merchant traced his wife who left three weeks ago claiming a visit to Iowa. He found she had not gone to her sister-in-law as claimed and suspects elopement with a skating clerk. The husband, staying home with their three year old, hopes for reconciliation and is in Council Bluffs seeking her.
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Fullerton Journal
Nebraska
R. C. Barrow
Alma
Hastings
Joseph Hubanks
Otoe County
Hubanks
Tscumteh
Iowa
Cerk
Council Bluffs
Umalha Herald
Outbreak in Northwest as Settlers Quotedly Besieged
Edmonton dispatch reports hostiles in the region north and east of Edmonton with settlers fleeing. Major Otter’s forces rout Poundmaker’s Cree on Poundmaker reserve, claiming hundreds killed. captives’ fate feared as tensions rise across North Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg Dispatch
Edmonton
Battleford
John Walkinshaw
Albert Harkness
Ontario
Big Bear
Poundmaker
Little Child
Steele
Eleanor
Peoundmaker
Col. Otter
Otter
Queappelle
Crowfoot
Major Walsh
Saskatchewan
North Saskatchewan
Factor McLean
Cone
Minnesota
Battle River
Easil
Olter
Eminent Bishop Endorses St Jacobs Oil for Rheumatism
The Right Reverend Bishop Gil mour of Cleveland Ohio joins other church dignitaries in endorsing St Jacobs Oil as effective for rheumatism and other painful ailments.
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Cleveland
Ohio
St. Jacobs
Depredations by Chiricahuas and Civil Unrest Reported
Reports describe Chiricahua raids along the Colorado border with at least one herder driven into Old Mexico. Indian raids are blamed on the presence of colored troops in Arizona. Joint Mexican and American action possible if raids are verified.
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Colorado
Old Mexico
Arizona
Vandalia
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chicago
Clowry
Comptroller appoints bank examiner. naval and legal notes
The comptroller of the currency names Kent K. Hayden of Omaha as national bank examiner assigned to Kansas and Nebraska. Reports from Sitka, Alaska note tensions with the Chilots. Missionaries face land dispute injunctions. Other items: Lowry named quartermaster major. Collum as assistant quartermaster captain. Dolphin trial trip urged. gambling law enforcement tight. a social soven-up game leads to a $100 fine and one day in jail. Additional notes on Indian policy, medical appointments, postmaster appointments, and navy paymaster plans.
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Kent K. Hayden
Omaha
Kansas
Nebraska
Nichols
Navy Department
Sitka
Alaska
Siat
Lmits
Horetio RK. Lowry
United States Marine Corps
Richard 8. Collum
Whitney
John Roach
Early 1900s Crime and Foreign Tensions Summary
Reports from Youngstown Ohio describe Charles Clarke and Michael Collins abducting and assaulting Mrs Hattie Ruby. Chicago Sicilians face murder charges linked to a body found in a Pittsburg trunk. Fort Smith Arkansas sentences Cherokee men to be hanged for murder. West Virginia notes a deadly shooting at the White Bear residence. Geneva Illinois Hanson Gridley feud escalates with a shooting. Dispatches from Shanghai and Manchuria cover China Russia border delays, Delimitation commission issues, and English- Russian tensions. English fleet in Hamilton provokes Chinese protests. Karaband river dam breaks near Sarakhsk affecting Russian military roads. Penjdeh ownership noted as settled. Indian preparations for large-scale war amid Punjab unrest.
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Ohio
Charles Clarke
Michael Collins
Hattie Ruby
Huby
Clarke
Colling
Chicago
Felippo Caruso
Pittsburg
Mamie Calchett
Caruso
Fort Smith
Ark
James Urecine
William Parchment
Henry Feigel
Indian Territory
Henry Freese
Charles Hamaker
David Stewart
Peter Canterbury
Hanson-Gridley
Geneva
Lll
Gridley
Hanson
Shanghai
China
Russia
Manchaara
France
Tonquin
Hamilton
King of Denmark named arbitrator amid Anglo Russian talks
In London the London Standard reports indicators point to the king of Denmark as arbitrator chosen by Russia and England for the frontier negotiations. The Lords note a delimitation commission meeting is set, with Granville affirming hopeful long term peace and continued friendly relations. Dover ordered to halt small packet charters, signaling reduced war prep. Consols rise and market notes.
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Denmark
Russia
England
House of Lords
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Forein
London
Afchan
M. de Stace
Royal Academy
Earl Granville
Dover
Consols
Declaration Protest Read at Mormon Conference in Utah
Meetings across Utah Idaho and Arizona read a declaration to the President and people protesting polygamy oppression and prosecutions. It denounces federal actions not conferring citizenship to Mormon citizens and demands a fair commission to investigate Utah affairs and halt what it calls a crusade.
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Arizona
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United States
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Estadie
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Intel
L Giom
Harhits Seeme
Ari“zi
Indigenous Clash Ends After Seven Hour Engagement
The report records a seven hour fight between Colonel Otters forces and Poundmaker’s Indians. Weapons included muskets spears and bows. Dispatches omit casualty counts and indicate a hurried retreat. Crowfoot the Huneckfeet chief may join Poundmaker against the war effort as authorities blame officials for failing to secure captives. Middleton advances toward Clarks Crossing with a skirmish expected soon.
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Queappelle
Crowfoot
Poundmaker
Dominion
toLutter
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Clarks Crossing
Middledton
Security of Transit for the United States Across the Isthmus
Trustworthy authority reports a Bogota United States treaty on transit security across the Isthmus of Panama. It grants the US compensatory rights and protection duties agreed with Colombia to ensure free transit for commerce mail and passengers. The note mentions the robber Preston fleeing Colon securing Porta and potential US naval action to capture him and his vessels.
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United States
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U. S. of Columbia
Preston
Colon
Maade
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