Boyd Reinstated as Nebraska Governor in Quiet Transition
A Lincoln crowd witnesses Gov James E. Boyd assume the Nebraska governorship after Gen Vifquain opens the executive doors. Thayer, the outgoing governor, cordial but offers inventory help. Boyd says no need, and then holds a brief private audience before a public reception.
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Boyd
Lincoln, Neb
Omaha
Lincoln Hotel
State House
Vifquain
James E. Boyd
Nebraska
Thayer
Gov Thayer
Coal Syndicate Rumor Drives Exchange Trading Higher
Rumors of a gigantic coal syndicate forming to handle the entire output and pay 25 cents per ton royalty to landowners circulate among traders in New York. The plan reportedly creates exclusive rights, a joint sales agency, and a $10,000,000 yearly royalty total. Stock trading in coal shares remains heavy as speculation continues.
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Stock Exchange
New York City
Jilted lover throws vitriol at former sweetheart in Chicago
Peter Grats, a rejected suitor, confronted Katie Baumgarden with a bottle of vitriol, splashing her in the face. The attack leaves her at risk of permanent disfigurement, possible loss of sight, and mental distress. The assailant’s motives stem from dissolute habits and a breakup with Timon.
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Chicago
Peter Grats
Katie Baumgarden
Timon
Reflections on Pensioners Stir Carlisle High School Charge
A Carlisle high school assistant principal Miss Luella Nicholls faces charges by the G A N S of Veter anus over alleged sharp criticisms of pensioners during a class lecture on patriotism. An attorney is set to file charges before the Board of Education.
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Ill
Carlisle
Luella Nicholls
G. A. N. and Sons of Veteranus
Board of Education
Prisoners Seize Man Then Rob Bank Escort
Snyder was lured to a room by two men who held him prisoner and demanded ransom. He spent the night as a captive before being taken to a bank where he drew money in the accomplices presence. The pair vanished with the funds immediately after the withdrawal.
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Snyder
Dun and Co Review of Trade Signals Gradual Uplift
Dun and Co weekly trade review notes dullness in some sectors yet overall expansion as western demand rises for manufactured goods. Eastern consumption holds strong with high employment, while southern overproduction and past speculation slow gains. Five month exports exceed last year by 37 percent in New York, imports up little. national business failures total 319, up from 207 last week and 306 last year.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
New York
Chicago Capital Will Finish the Great Exposition
Chicago officials say the city will fund its part of the World’s Fair without federal loans. Congress will get a bill for about 4 million dollars to be overseen by the National Commission. Local bankers have guaranteed coverage of any deficit and will supply working funds. A conference between the Directory Committee and Chairman St Clair finalized the plan.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Congress
National Commission
Directory Committee
St. Clair
Hotel Royal Fire Leaves Many Dead in New York
A New York special reports the Hotel Royal at Sixth Avenue and Fourth Street burned to the ground. About 150 guests were present, with 55 employees. One hundred people are missing, with up to thirty possibly in the ruins. Survivors were pulled from windows wearing little. The fire began in the elevator shaft from an unknown cause. DEED OF AN INSANE MAN.
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New York
Hotel Royal
Sixth Avenue
Fourth Street
Man Stabs Wife Thirty-Eight Times in Bed
Patrick Hurst a laborer in Chicago attacked his wife while she lay ill in bed stabbing her thirty eight times many wounds inflicted after she died He was arrested and showed no concern claiming she would not take care of him for twenty five years Authorities deem him insane Boomers on the Strip Oklahoma Stillwater boomers plan to move on the land within ten days with up to twenty five thousand preparing dugouts for spring planting
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Patrick Hurst
Chicago
Hurst
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Noble
Family Feud Flares Near Silver Point Tenn
A renewed family feud between the Carrs and Wallaces near Silver Point Tennessee led to attackers ambushing the Wallaces on the way home and later assaulting the Carrs at their residence. Miss Carr was shot in the head while Wallace and two friends named Anderson and Tucker were fatally wounded. Several others were seriously hurt and trouble is expected to continue.
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Silver Point
Tenn
Carrs
Wallaces
Miss Carr
Wallace
Anderson
Tucker
Poisonings and Blaine Draft in California and Massachusetts
A Merced special reports three weeks ago an attempted poisoning of Jacob Lewis and wife at White Rock California with both recovering. A second poisoning struck Robert Helm, his wife and two children, all gravely ill and suspected strychnine with no clue identified. Separately Secretary Blaine declares he is not a candidate for the Presidency and will not seek nomination at the Republican National Convention. A New Bedford special notes forty Russian Jews arriving and finding employment through Baron Hirsch fund assistance.
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Merced
Cal
Jacob Lewis
White Rock
Robert Helm
Lewis
Blaine
Gen
Clarkson
National Republican Committee
Massachusetts
New Bedford, Mass
Baron Hirsch Fund
Turning the Tables in Nebraska Governorship Fight
The Omaha Bee reports Lieut Gov Majors will assume governorship duties as Thayer departs for Texas. Majors plans a special legislative session to press a freight rate bill while Boyd contemplates a veto reversal. Rail politicians urge Majors to act before Boyd returns, aiming to shape the next moves and timing. Majors left for Lincoln with Walt Seeley, fueling the rumor’s significance.
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Nebraska
Boyd-Thayer
Omaha Bee
Majors
Thayer
Texas
Boyd
Newberry
Holdredge
Lincoln
Walt Seeley
American Citizen Brought Home From Russian Penal Servitude
Rudolph Koff, once an Atlanta resident, returned from Russia after being sentenced to eight years for information provided about Siberia atrocities. He later served aboard the Sebastopol, a Russian flagship, before slipping ashore at Tybee and returning to Atlanta. Koff had become an American citizen before his departure.
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Atlanta
Rudolph Koff
Russia
George Kennan
Siberia
Sebastopol
Tybee
Koff
Judge Foster Sentences in Baltimore Assault Case
Special from Valparaiso Chile reports Judge Foster has sentenced in the Baltimore assault case. No sentence exceeds three years. Riggins died from a gunshot by an unknown shooter. Gomez and Ridriquesz were sentenced for wounding Turbull and Riggins. both victims are dead and damages are due from their estates via civil suit. An International Swindler. A London special notes letters from the US about sending money to William Lord Moore in London to pursue English property claims. The US Legation and police found Moore a swindler tied to the European Claims Agency, E. Ross, Manager. Barb Wire Trust Dissolved. The barb wire trust, comprising all plants nationwide, is dissolved. Chicago’s J. M. Gates cites overproduction of cotton and barb wire output as causes.
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Valparaiso
Chili
Foster
Baltimore
Riggins
Gomez
Ridriquesz
Turbull
London
United States
William Lord Moore
England
Moore
New York
European Claims Agency
E. Ross
Barb Wire Trust
J. M. Gates
Chicago
Combination
Gates
Tennessee feud ends in double killing at Cedar Grove
Milan special reports a land dispute feud at Cedar Grove twenty miles east of Milan where John Parteet killed Frank Landon. Sheriff Fassett and two deputies confronted Parteet. in the ensuing fight both the sheriff and Parteet were killed. Oregon earthquake shocks rattle Portland bricks and glass for about thirty seconds, causing fear but little damage beyond shattered windows.
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Tennessee
Milan
Tenn
Cedar Grove
Here
John Parteet
Frank Landon
Fassett
Parteet
Oregon
Portland
Multiple Fatal Incidents Reported Across Cities
A series of distressing events appears: a railroad station agent in Arkansas murdered in his room during a suspected robbery. a Louisville Central tobacco warehouse fire killing Capt W. E. Edwards, owner of Edwards, Barnard & Co., and causing $25,000 loss. Milwaukee man Fred Needeck, 63, fatally wounds his wife with a razor before killing himself. a Montreal dynamite blast injures three children and harms their father. a Baltimore & Ohio train derailment kills the engineer with others injured. Gen James F. Robinson, long-time turfman and former Kentucky Association president, dies in Lexington. and an Omaha man, Charles Furst, drunkenly attempts to kill his wife before fleeing Parts Unknown.
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Louisville
W. E. Edwards
Capt. Edwards
Edwards, Barnard & Co
Beets Prove Sugar Crop Feasible Near Huron
Experiments in 1890 1891 near Huron show sugar beets thrive in Beadle County soil with non irrigated yields up to 26.7 tons per acre at 20.5 percent sugar and irrigated yields over 35 tons per acre with sugar content near 16 to 18 percent. Analyses by Washington confirm suitability promising extensive cultivation and high potential per acre value.
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Huron
A. W. Wilmarth
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Beadle County
Grand Island
Rainmakers Convention in Piedmont Elects Officers
The rainmakers convention in Piedmont drew strong turnout from six Black Hills counties. Capt. C. V. Gardner of Spring Valley was elected chairman and Zach Holmes of Rapid City secretary. The Goodland Rain Company is to perform a test rain between April 25 and May 25, with authority given to the executive committee to hire rain for the season if the test succeeds.
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Piedmont
Black Hills
Methodist Church
Capt. C. V. Gardner
Spring Valley
Zach Holmes
Rapid City
Goodland Rain Company
Railroads to pay the state for right of way lands
Secretary of the Interior decision forces railroads operating in South Dakota to cash compensate the state for the value of school lands taken for right of way. At a minimum price of ten dollars per acre, the total could reach about fifty thousand dollars, with potential litigation if payment is refused. Pierre waits for Deadwood building bill and farming growth boosts in Beadle and Kingsbury counties. A statue for the World’s Fair and Tin mining progress in Bear Gulch are noted, along with Governor Melette’s plan to gauge support for an extra legislative session without state expense.
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Secretary of the Interior
Pierre
Deadwood
Congress
Public Building Committee
South Dakota
Black Hills
Meellette
Chicago
Extra session chances fade as state eyes political actions
State officials view an extra legislative session unfavorably. Otto Peeminger of Yankton, Democratic State Central Committee chair, calls a February 24 meeting in Huron to elect delegates for a National Convention in Chicago. Governor Thayer offers to surrender if Boyd accepts, noting public court rulings affirm his eligibility. Burt County Farmers Institute in Tekamah covers cattle, swine, heredity, soil, education, and reports on future county meetings.
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Otto Peeminger
Yankton
Democratic State Central Committee
Huron
Chicago
Thayer
Gov. Bt
Gov
Boyd
Omaha
Burt County Farmers’ Institute
Tekamah
Ingersoll
Ieredity
Nebraska
Canfield
Institute
Thompson Narrowly Faces Death in Nebraska City Shooting
Tomas Thompson escaped a fatal shot when Morse pulled a revolver to kill his wife on the Iowa Nebraska City bridge approach. Thompson stepped in front of her, a bullet pierced his hat leaving a severe scalp wound. doctors expect his full recovery.
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Tomas Thompson
Nebraska City
Thomas Thompson
Morse
Thompson
Iowa
Buffalo County Farmers Show Largest Attendance at Institute
A three day session of the eighth annual Buffalo County Farmers Institute in Gibbon drew the largest crowd yet. The event featured dairy products grain fruit vegetables seeds grasses and arts with generous premiums funded by local businessmen. Reports included a farmer C W Lockwood’s suicide attempt ending in his death, and a gas near-drowning in Henry Pozarth’s family from chimney gas. Senator Day injured in Burwell accident. Harvard bank clock mishap delayed access to funds. Commercial Savings Bank of Kearney closed with deposits at 30 000 and 100 000 capital stock, with liabilities to be paid in full.
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Buffalo County Farmers
Buffalo County Farmers’ Institute
Gibbon
Ae Commercial Savings Bank of
Kearney, Neb
Looks Encouraging for Eider in Land Office Post
North Platte resident W. C. Eider received a telegram from Senator Pad dock asking whether he will accept the register position in the North Platte land office. The note signals strong support and potential confirmation.
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Eider
W. C. Eider
North Platte
Senator Paddock
North Platte Land Office
Work of Congr Bills Introduced and the Importan ings of a Week
A Senate session features notices on constitutional changes to marriage and divorce and a patent claims bill. The House advances routine business, considers rules, and adjourns amid memorials for the Columbian Exposition and deaths. Debates touch on anti Chinese bills, recall of a minister, and election by popular vote.
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Senate
Comite
Kyle
Uia States Court of Claims
Arnold
Missouri
Patrick Egan
Chill
Committee On Rules
House
Gon. Mitchell
Committee On Priving
Claggett- Dubois
Idaho
Dubois
Palmer
States
BeSshoy
Morse
Dresuming
Hoar
Burrow
United States
Judiciary Committee
Enloe
O'Neill
Dickerson
Congress
Morton
Manderson
Proter
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lee
Virginia
Election riots in Hungary claim twenty lives and more
The aftermath reports twenty deaths from Hungary’s election riots. Also noted: Jacos Leese, California’s first white settler builder of San Francisco’s first house, dies aged 62. Prince IrarBide of Mexico delays engagement due to his mother’s death. Edward Fitzsimons captured in New Orleans after escaping jail. Addison bank robbed of thousands in cash and bonds. Other items include labor groups backing women’s voting, and Henry Larouche’s Truth remarks on loyalty to the Queen.
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Hungary
Jacos P. Leese
California
San Francisco
Prince Irarbide
Mexico
Stanford
Epward FE. Fitzsimons
Gilkeson
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Addison
N. Y
Henry H. Yarp
John Bardsley
Gideon W. Marsh
Keystone Bank
Philadelphia
Preston M. Cornero
Easton
Great Central Bodies
New York
Daniel de Leon
Henry Larouchere
Herong
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John Ballard
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Sam Snyder
DUN & CO
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St. Louis & Southwestern
Milwaukee
Fred Needeck
Needeck
Montreal
Baltimore & Ohio
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North Baltimore, Ohio
James F. Robinson
Lexington
Gen. Robinson
Kentucky Association
Charles Furst
Parts
Dakota
Joan Armstrong
DeSmet
Beadle
Kingsbury
Armstrong
Northwest
James Rionpaux
John A. Gaston
Gaston
Titus Molitor
American Tin Mining Company
Bear Gulch
Nigger Hill
Cornwall
Malacca
C. W. Lockxwoon
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Mr. Lockwood
Henry Pozarth
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