Freight Depot Burned at Bonesteel in Sudden Fire
Bonesteel S D Dec 20 Special to The News the freight depot of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad at Bonesteel burned to the ground at 330 this morning The fire origin is not known The depot was separate from the passenger station and a first class building It contained merchandise and freight losses are estimated at 2000 to 3000 on the building and 20000 to 25000 on the stored freight
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Chicago & Northwestern
Bonesteel
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern Ters
Barn and cattle sheds burn near Winnetoon
Frank Van Houten of Creighton Nebr loses a large barn and cattle sheds after a lantern over a stall manger explodes when a horse knocks it down. Fire quickly consumes hay and spreads to adjacent sheds, destroying machinery and farm implements while all livestock are saved.
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Creighton
Neb
Frank van Houten
Winnetoon
Mr. van Houten
Bonesteel Peeper Routed After Home Invasion Incident
In Bonesteel an Austrian man labeled Tom the Peeper terrorized residents for about two weeks. He attempted to force entry into homes, alarming women and children until William Gibbs restrained him with a blow. Gibbs fired at the fugitive, who hid in a railroad car. Police arrested him and Judge Biggins ordered departure on the next train.
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Bonesteel
Sioux Falls
8. D
Tom the Peeper
the Peeper
Rascal
Hut
Lke
William Gibbs
Gibbs
Taylor
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Mystery surrounds Herrick grader found with throat cut
A grader, 38, Swede from Chicago, arrived Herrick Saturday night and slept in a car. He was found Sunday morning at a railroad camp with a deep throat wound and faint from blood loss. Attorney VanMeter and Marshal Tucker were assigned to uncover the true cause, taking the injured man's deposition.
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Herrick
Stunday
Attorney VanMeter
Marshal Tucker
Backus
van Meter
Chicago
Comrade Injured in Suspected Suicide Attempt
A 6 Sunday morning incident near a railway track left a man with a cut throat and blood loss after a night of drinking in Chicago. He crawled into a bunk, did not wake others, and was found at 6:30 weak but improving after transfer to Herrick hospital. Witnesses suggested possible self harm, but no decisive action was found.
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Chicago
Herrick
Japanese consulate cites Maine disaster fear delaying Hawaii visit
The Japanese consul reports the visiting squadron planned for February will not go to San Francisco as originally planned. He says fear of a repeat Maine disaster stems from alleged over strained American sentiment, prompting a Hawaii stop.
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Maine
California
Honolulu
San Francisco
Proving Up on Rosebud Lands Tops Local Revenue
Proving up on Rosebud claims and homestead filings are driving strong revenue through the local land office. Since opening two years ago last August, about 75,000 acres remain unfiled, chiefly grazing land in northern Gregory county. Sales, including a $6,000 quarter section near Burke, are rapid. receipts from 1906 through September total about $627,000 with $55,000 more in December. The general land department in Washington has about $1,000,000 in receipts, with roughly $800,000 allocated for Indian allotments distributed to beneficiaries on schedule.
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Mitchell
Dee
Rosebud
Gregory County
Fred Huston
Burke
General Land Department
Washington
Takes Issue With Metcalf
San Francisco reports Secretary Leffingwell of the board of education disputes Secretary Metcalf’s congressional report on the Japanese question. Leffingwell says the board acted on its own initiative to enforce a state schooling law and opposed mischaracterizations.
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San Francisco
Leffingwell
Board of Education
Metcalf
Congress
Roosevelt
Trainmen Demand Wage Increase and Eight-Hour Day
Chicago dispatch reports demands for a 15 percent wage increase and an eight hour day for brakemen and conductors on all through freight trains. The filing targets 45,000 men across 47 systems and seeks about 8 million dollars yearly, with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors co operating in the move.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Order of
Hansbrough Proposes Law To Avert Rail Fuel Shortages
President Roosevelt discussed legislative remedies with Senator Hansbrough to prevent recurring car shortages in the northwest. Hansbrough seeks a law forcing railroads to anticipate fuel and grain movements and secure rolling stock, with possible ICC involvement to ensure transportation during winter and crop seasons.
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Washington
Dee
Roosevelt
Northwest
White House
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Hhe State
Minnesota
South Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Case in Court Rehearing Over Legal Fees
A fourteen year dispute reaches the Nebraska Supreme Court over whether ex Attorney General Smyth and General Cowln of Omaha may recover about seven thousand dollars in attorneys fees from the estate of Joseph Creighton. The fight centers on who pays if the will is sustained. The Missouri River’s flooding reduced estate value while in court, leaving the attorneys with a limited potential recovery.
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Lincoln
Supreme Court
Smyth
General Cowln
Omaha
Joseph Creighton
Bishop Scannell
Creighton
Missouri
Nightmare Breaks Boy's Arm in Nightmare Encounter
Sioux City Iowa reports Morningside College student Emmett Calley woke from a nightmare to a broken arm. Calley, fond of mince pie, reportedly ate a farm message sent by his mother then slept in a window seat. The sleep terror allegedly included a demon horse trampling him, causing the injury.
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Sioux City
Emmett Calley
Morningside College
Calley
Pao
French Officer Degraded For Refusing Sacrilege
Lille France December 20 A court martial degraded Captain Magniese for refusing orders to take inventory of the chapel of St John He told the court I am a Christian and would rather be shot than commit sacrilege No one has the right to make me renounce the vows of my first communion
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Lille
France
Magniese
Farmer Arrested for Mint Still Near Mediapolis
J. W. Trautman a wealthy farmer near Mediapolis was arrested on December 20 charged with operating a malt still. He confessed to the illicit activity.
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Farmer
Y.icm
Burlington
J. W. Trautman
Mediapolis
Mlcht
Postmaster Hosking Wed in Hoskins Nebraska
Local postmaster Benser Hosking and bride Dee Morote announced their marriage in Hoskins Nebraska. The couple, both popular in the community, received good wishes from friends and neighbors during the event.
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Hosking
Hoskins
Neb
Dee
Rank Benser
Algo
Fowler company builds large elevator at Herrick and buys first car
The Fowler company erected a sizable elevator at Herrick and purchased the first carload of goods yesterday. Ivan Salmers, formerly of Norfolk, identified as the manager, aged 18.
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Herrick
D. Dee
der Fowler Company
Ivan Salmers
Norfolk
Wald Comfort Creditors Receive Scant Encouragement
The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce heard a Minnesotan delegation led by W. J. Hedges and B. B. Herbert advocate an amendment to the railway rate law to allow newspapers to be compensated via transportation. The committee offered little support, warning it would set a dangerous precedent for press discrimination by railroads.
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Washington
W. J. Hedes
Minnesota Militorial Association
National Editorial Association
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Dewnpaper
B. B. Herbert
Red Wing
Mail Order House Files Suit Against South Dakota Trade Group
Montgomery Ward & Co of Chicago files suit in U S court seeking an injunction to stop a boycott by the South Dakota Retail Merchants and Hardware Dealers Association. The plaintiff says the defendants block purchases from manufacturers and wholesalers. Hearing on the injunction set for January 3.
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Sioux Walls
S. B
United States
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
South Dakota
and Hagiware Dowlers’ Association
Madame Gould Victorious in French Credit Suits
Paris December court dismissed thirteen of fifteen suits against Madame Grould formerly Countess de Castellane. Plaintiffs failed to prove debts were for the couple's common benefit. two art dealers faced possible responsibility. Three cases still await ruling as Madame Gould and her late husband allegedly pooled revenues for household expenses and debts.
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Paris
Madame Grould
Countess de Castellane
Mme. Gould
Officials defend forest reserve plan amid legal clash
Washington officials admit lack of legal authority to withdraw 4 million acres of Indian Nation land for a forest reservation. Senators accuse Interior Secretary Hitchcock and Chief Forester Pinchot of suspending statute without power and demand cancellation of the withdrawal orders and a rescission of the pension allotment request.
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Washington
Indian Territory
Hitchcock
Wilsen
Senate
Nve
Clark
Wyoming
Teller
Long
Brandegee
Interior Department
United States
Wilson
Forester Pinchot
Secretary of the Interior
Roosevelt Decries Brownsville Crime and Mutiny
President Roosevelt denounces the Brownsville assault as a black stain on the army and blasts a conspiracy to shield implicated men. He argues contracts could be terminated for public interest and urges equal accountability for white or colored service members. He reaffirms commitment to civil rights and justice for all citizens.
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Washington
Chay
Brownsville
United States
United States Army
Dairymen Hold Talks With Wilson On Butter Standards
A delegation of dairymen led by George L. McKay of Iowa State College and F A Leighton of Des Moines conferred with Secretary Wilson in Washington on butter standards under the pure food law. They voiced views on fat and water content and other ingredients, and Wilson said the matter would receive careful consideration.
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Dairymen Center
Wilson
Washington
George L. Mc’Kay
Iowa State College
Ames
F. A. Leighton
Des Moines
Agricultural Department
Weather Forecast for Nebraska Tonight and Tomorrow
Weather bulletin from the Chicago station gives Nebraska forecast: cloudy with a possibility of rain in the southwest tonight, a cooler trend, and generally cool tomorrow. Light winds and no significant precipitation expected beyond the described chance.
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Warba
Chicago
United States
Nebraska
Deadly explosion sinks steamer near Vicksburg
The steamer W. T. Leovil exploded while taking on freight at Gold Dust landing about seventeen miles south of Vicksburg Mississippi. At least sixteen people were killed and about as many injured. many victims were Black. The ship carried about fifty aboard with roughly half missing.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Misa
Bintery
Minnantippi
W. T. Leovil
Davis Bend
John Quackenboss
Hhoat
Wade Quackenboss
Lavell
Joseph Stoolth
Vicks
Hive
Senator Cardi
Gold Dust Landing
Auden
Fatal Explosion at Savannah Fireworks Factory
In Savannah on December 20 a dynamite explosion at the Joseph Carbo and John Niva fireworks plant on Anderson Street burned firefighter Aly to death. Assistant Fire Chief George Munro and firemen Jerry OLeary and Edward Daley were seriously and possibly fatally burned. The proprietors were burned and a boy was injured by debris. Carbo and Niva were counting torpedoes when one torpedo dropped and set off the blast.
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Savannah
Joseph Carbo
John Niva
Stallans
Anderson Street
Aly
George Munro
Jerry O'Leary
Edward Daley
Carbo
Niva
Four Die in Buffalo Fire at Zenobia Apartment House
A small blaze at the Zenobia apartment house on Prospect Avenue near West Huron Street in Buffalo killed four people and fatally burned another. Firefighters rescued about half a dozen occupants as narrow hallways and smoke trapped residents. victims include F. M. Lambrecht Ruth Crumfsh and Mrs J J Fischer of New York.
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Buffalo
Bec
Prospect Avenue
West Huron Street
F. M. Lambrecht
Ruth Crumfsh
J. J. Fischer
New York
Pure Food Law Under Fire Over Iowa Retailer Rules
Des Moines reports a move to repeal or heavily amend the pure food law at the next legislature. Agents for out of state grocers argue the law pushes retailers to buy only from Iowa wholesalers. The law requires wholesalers to guarantee products meet the pure food standard, with retailer liability for fines if not. Iowa and similar laws are blamed for Sears Roebuck announcing an exit from groceries beginning January 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sears Roebuck & Co
Chicago
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