Republican convention nominates Norris Brown for U S Senate in Lincoln
In a twelve hour session the Nebraska Republican convention nominated Norris Brown of Buffalo county for United States senator after a tight multi ballot fight. The ticket includes George L. Sheldon for governor and a platform calling for railroad tax reform and direct primaries.
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Lincoln
Neb
Norris Brown
United States
Enator
Brown
Omaha
Edward Rosewater
Buffalo County
George L. Sheldon
Cass
Melville R. Hopewell
Burt
Hudgon J. Winnett
Lancaster
Robert Cowell
Douglas
Andrew J. Wiliams
Pierce
George Junkin
Gosper
Edward M. Searle, Jr
Keith
Lawson J. Brian
Boone
William Thompson
Merrick
Jasper J. McBrien
Johnson
Henry M. Eaton
Dodge
Warner
State Committee
Presson
Allen
Chalan Warner
W. 8. Andrews
Frank M. Currie
Custer
Joseph H. Millard
George D. Meiklejohn
Nance
Lorenzo Crounse
L. J. Evans
Platte
Rosewater
Currie
Millard
Meiklejohn
Crounse
Evans
Mickey
Nemaha
Senaor
George L. Bhelson
Republican Party
cMeers
Galusha
Junkin
Havana Insurgent Leader Bandera Killed in Encounter
General Quentin Bandera, a famed insurgent chief from Havana province who led a rebel band, was killed early this morning in a clash with rural guards in Havana Cuba. The event marks the end of his operations against the government.
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Havana
Cuba
Quentin Bandera
Cholera Reported in Berlin as Child Dies
A Berlin child died apparently from cholera on August 23. Authorities launched an investigation into the case and public health response.
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Berlin
Ohio Democrats Endorse Bryan Ticket In Columbus
Samuel A. Hocking for secretary of state C W Haupert for state school commissioner R J Diegl for state dairy and food commissioner and G W Wyswanger for board of public works headed the ticket. Bryan was endorsed for the 1908 presidency. County option temperance endorsement failed on a roll call.
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Samuel A. Hocking
C. W. Haupert
R. J. Diegl
G. W. Wyswanger
Board of Public Works
Ohio Democrats
Bryan
Smith Wins Historic Narrow in Georgia Democratic Primary
Atlanta reports Hoke Smith won the Georgia Democratic primary for governor by an unprecedented large majority, marking a decisive victory in the gubernatorial race.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Galbraith Takes Stand in Lynching Case in Springfield
Doss Galbraith testified he was not active in the lynching of three Black men taken from the jail in Springfield. He said he was at his home by 11 o clock before the third man was killed. Spectators applauded as he left the stand after defense witnesses. Sheriff Hornell testified he saw Galbraith with the mob at the jail.
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Springfield
Doss Galbraith
Galbraith
Harnell
Hornell
Thaw to Plead Insanity in White Killing Case
Attorneys for Marty K Thaw decide to counter with an emotional insanity defense. They will argue Thaw was insane only before the Stanford White murder and has been sane since the shooting.
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New York
Marty K. Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
White
Tornado Deluges Naper Neb as Storm Hits Town
A twister struck Naper Nebraska at 2 am causing extensive property damage. Barns and outbuildings were blown off foundations, business fronts damaged, rain flooded streets, and debris scattered across fields. No reported injuries or deaths.
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Jake Haut
Napor
Mr. Kimball
Severe storm hits Niobrara in early morning chaos
A severe electrical storm and cloudburst struck Niobrara Nebraska at 6 80 this morning. Streets filled with debris sidewalks torn up and loose objects blowing through town. No serious damage reported but the storm proved very severe.
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Niobrara
Neb
New Tariff on Export Grain from Missouri River Ports
Gulf lines will start a new tariff September 1 on export grain from Missouri river points to gulf ports. The change matches a 1 cent per cwt reduction in through traffic and preserves existing differentials from Kansas City to St Louis and from Omaha to St Louis.
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Gulf Lines
Missouri River
Gulf Ports
Wabash
Atlantic Seaboard
Western Trunk Lines Committee
Kansas City
St Louis
Omaha
Peonage cases heard in federal court panel formation
Cape Girardeau Missouri August 23. An unexpected session of the federal court was held to select forty men from the district to try the Smith brothers peonage cases in September. District Attorney D P Dver of St Louis urged excluding several counties to avoid prejudice against the government. Judge Lewis of Colorado arrived to preside.
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Smith Brothers
D P Dver
St Louis
Judee Lewis
Colorado
Philadelphia sets auto and track records at Point Breeze
E R Kelly of Philadelphia set a new world record for fifty miles at Point Breeze track finishing in 1 hour 3 minutes 19 and a half seconds. Thorney Oldfield earned a new track record for one mile with a time of 1 minute 2 seconds.
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Point Breeze
E. R. Kelly
Kelly
Thorney Oldfield
Sebastian on Immigration Returns from Europe
John Sebastian, passenger manager of the Rock Island, reports from Chicago that a three months trip to Europe yielded no sign of a drop in the extraordinary immigration flow to the southwest. He notes the trend is unlikely to ease soon.
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Sebastian
Chicago
John Sebastian
Rock Island
Europe
Earthquake Shocks Silesia Tremble Berlin
A sharp quake near Zghborze by Katowice in upper Silesia was felt in Berlin on August 23. Doors flew open, mirrors broke, and residents fled as walls in several houses cracked and shook.
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Germany
Berlin
Zghborze
Kattowits
Upper Silesia
Police Chief Denies Arrest Rumor In Cross-Border Message
El Paso reports Chief Antonio Ponde de Leon of Ciudad Juarez received a message from Aguas Calientes Mexico denying the arrest of Paul Stensland, accused embezzler of a Chicago banker. The message states no man of that description is in custody.
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Tex
Antonio Ponde de Leon
Ciudad Juarez
Aguas Calientes
Mex
Paull Stensland
Chicago
Miller and Bushnell In Toil In Postal Case
In Chicago on August 28 Miller and Bushnell of the Tabasco Chimpae Trading and Transportation company faced United States Commissioner Poole. The pair were charged with operating a fraudulent scheme that netted about 850000 from investors over five years and included coffee promotions and steamship ventures. They were held on $2000 bail pending further action.
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Chicago
Tabasco Chimpae Trading and Transportation Company
Mille
United States Postal
Tenrty
Bushnell
Ft Miller
United States
Poole
Postal
Huehner and Miller
Miller
Dushnell
Colonel Koster Dies After Diabetes Battle In Nebraska
Col Herks Koster died at his Niobrara residence at 5 p m yesterday aged 63 10. He was born in Koenkgstein Germany and served in the Twentye second Infantry before moving to the United States during the rebellion. He was a familiar figure on the staffs of Governors Holcomb and Dietrich and resigned to his fate after a long illness. Funeral is set for Friday afternoon.
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Committee On
Roosevelt
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Nebraska
Holcomb
Dietrich
Niobrara
Neb
Herks Koster
Koenkgstein
Germany
Military
Fort Trandall
Nnemising
State Troops to Wait
Washington reports that after a month of work Assistant Secretary Oliver of the War Department has adjusted a $700,000 militia payroll for maneuvers but shortages remain. Funds were split among quartermaster subsistence and pay departments leading to underpayment for some state troops. The Army pay department will cover soldiers while funds last, with a possible congressional request to cover the deficit and pay next winter.
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Oliver
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Quartermaster’s Department
Subsistence Department
Pay Department of
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Pay Department
Congress
Manchuria Remains Stuck After Reefing Near Honolulu
Aug 23 report from Honolulu states the Manchuria remains on a reef after a collision. Anchors are deployed to keep her from drifting ashore while the revenue cutter Mancing and the cableship Restorer assist. Floating her may await Pacific coast help that may arrive too late.
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Manchuria
Mancing
Restorer
Pacific Coast
Venezuelan Counterfeiters Taken in New York
Secret service officers arrested Captain George Boynton former resident manager of the Orinoco corporation of Venezuela and L R Thomson an attorney for counterfeiting dies to produce Venezuelan silver dollars to finance a revolution. Both admitted to bail in 5000 dollars. Joseph Keller and Sidney A Keller die makers were also arrested in connection with the case.
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New York
Venezuela
Secret Service
George Boynton
Orinoco Corporation
L. R. Thomson
Joseph Keller
Sidney A. Keller
Milwau kee Earthquake Relief Funds Pass Legislature
Four deaths and five prostrations were reported in Milwaukee as the raatilan congress voted an appropriation of 4,486,000 for earthquake relief in Valparaise.
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Milwaukee
Raatilan Congress
Valperaise
Cuban Insurrection Movements Reported Across Provinces
President Palma seeks calm while insurrection bands grow in Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio. Reports say 500 armed rebels ride near Havana and San Luis, with rural guards increasingly active and engagements ongoing near Guerra and Bandera.
Brigandage Near Smyrna Prompts American Appeals
Washington reports brigandage is common near Smyrna Syria as Americans seek protection from brigands in licorice root fields and tobacco plantations. Foreign residents move into Smyrna from suburbs amid fear the attacks will spread from Ottoman subjects to the foreign population. Travel in the interior is deemed unsafe.
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Smyrna
Syria
Heat Fatal in Chicago as City Endures Record Heat
Chicago records ten more deaths and twenty nine prostrations as temperatures reach 92 degrees for four hours. A west breeze brings slight relief but a forecast calls for continued heat throughout the day.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Balloonist Falls Fifty Feet In Parachute Mishap
Wichita Kansas August 23 J C Lapre balloonist was seriously injured when he fell fifty feet after his parachute strike with a tall tree tore him from the parachute and left him unconscious with multiple fractures. He is expected to recover.
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Wichita
Kan
J C Lapre
Weather forecast for Nebraska shows showers and cool temperatures
The Chicago weather bureau bulletin reports Nebraska will have showers tonight with cooler conditions. Partly cloudy spells may appear in portions of the state as a low strength cold front moves through.
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Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Destruction Afterattack in Valparaiso and Mass Evacuation
Aug 24 report from Valparaiso describes widespread ruin across the plaza area Las Dollejag and from the Vietnam harbor to the customs house. Churches hotels theaters hospitals hospitals destroyed. fires looting and robberies reported. casualties and 250000 mortgage cited as damage. 4000 people plan to flee the city amid food shortages and looming shelter needs.
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Plaza d
Las Dollejag
Plage de la Vietnam
Santao Cihow
Jack of Watley
Prisoners Go to Siberia as Mutinies Strain Russia
In Moscow and Saint Petersburg reports detail political prisoners exiled to Siberia and drill by revolutionary groups. Mutinies strike the Twenty-fourth UWhal Cossack regiment at Samarcand with officers arrested, while railway workers plan a central strike in Finland. In Warsaw an unidentified shooter wounds a colonel and two bystanders fall to gunfire.
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Moscow
Siberia
Druzh»Na
St. Petersburg
Chronicle
Uwhal
Samarcand
Russia
Samarcaid
Finland
Empress Plans Conference on Constitution for China
Dowager empress of China to summon high officials and viceroys to discuss adopting a constitution. Chinese commissioners who toured the United States and Europe urge a gradual shift to constitutional government over ten to fifteen years to educate the people.
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Peking
China
United States
Europe
Fen
Baseball Results Across Leagues Tonight
American Association Minneapolis edged Indianapolis 1 0 while St Paul beat Louis 12 2. National League Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 2 New York 1 St Louis 3. American League Boston 3 Detroit 2 Washington 4 Cleveland 0 New York 16 Chicago 11 Philadelphia 5 St Louis 3. Western League Lincoln 2 Pueblo 0 Sioux City 10 Denver Omaha Des Moines 13.
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