Man Killed When Arm Caught in Fly Wheel
Richard Krause aged 52 was instantly killed at Hol Barnhart farm near Hoskins Nebraska when his arm was caught in a gasoline engine fly wheel. He was drawn around three times, crushed skull, broken back, and severe facial injuries. He had worked ten years shelling corn and threshing and died while sawing wood with others present. Funeral planned for Friday in Hoskins.
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Hoskins
Neb
Richard Krause
Hol Barnhart Farm
Here
Krause
Ed Berner
Norfolk
Sessions & Bell Undertaking
Robin Indicted for Eighty Thousand Dollar Bank Theft
The grand jury indicted Joseph G. Robin for larceny of fifty thousand dollars from the Northern Bank of New York, a figure tied to the bank's closing on Tuesday. The case centers on Robin's alleged financial transactions connected to the bank collapse.
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New York
Joseph G. Robin
Northern Bank of New York
Robin
Northern Bank
Bryan declines to attend Baltimore Jackson Day dinner
Nebraska figure W J Bryan informs Albert J Almoney of Baltimore that he cannot attend the January 17 Jackson Day celebration. He prefers sending a letter read at the event rather than attend due to dissatisfaction with the prearranged plans and the national Democratic platform. A Baltimore conference on January 17 precedes a Washington meeting of Democratic College clubs officers and state vice presidents on January 18.
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Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Albert J. Almoney
Baltimore
M. D
Bryan
Washington
National League of Democratic College Clubs
Warren J. Davis
Sangamon County Judge James A. Creighton Drowns
Springfield Dec 29 Judge James A Creighton of Sangamon County circuit court was reported to have drowned today. The same dispatch notes prohibitionists plan to press repeal of the Iowa Mulct law at a Des Moines conference, framing it as a slated action ahead of a constitutional prohibition vote.
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James A. Creighton
Sangamon County
Springfield
Sangamon County Circuit Court
Des Moines
Iowa
State Central Committee
Clearwater Man Dies After Prolonged Illness
Clearwater Nebraska report states C G Cooper an old resident died this morning from stomach cancer at his home He was a Mexican War veteran and served in the Civil War with Company K Sixth Minnesota Infantry Interment Friday afternoon under Clearwater Post No 222 G A R
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Clearwater
Neb
C. G. Cooper
Weather bulletin forecasts cooling for Nebraska
The Chicago weather bureau station forecast says Nebraska will generally fall tonight and Friday with colder conditions in the eastern portion. The report notes maximum and minimum readings and a general trough in temperatures across the state.
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Chicago
Dee, W
United States Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Iowa youth shoots sweetheart over refusal to marry
Oskaloosa Iowa date Cecil Lockard, 22, shot his sweetheart Clara McIntosh, 19, through the head after she refused marriage. He was pursued in an automobile but overtaken and arrested.
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Oskaloosa
Dee
Cecil Lockard
Clara McIntosh
Lockard
Johnson in Paris Declines Offer to Fight Bennett Langford
Paris reports heavyweight champion Jack Johnson has rejected a $25,000 offer to travel to Paris for a fight with Joe Bennett and Sam Langford. Des Moines confirms Arctic explorer Dr. Frederick A. Cook will lecture in February under the Des Moines Press Club, with proceeds to charity.
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Paris
Jack Johnson
Joe Bennett
Sam Langard
Des Moines
Frederick A. Cook
Press Club of
Secretary of State Knox Favors War With Japan
Knox signals aggressive stance after White House talks and says he would fight Japan first if combatants were only newspaper reporters. He dodges a question about a reported assault on Vice Consul Williamson and deflects on verified details.
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Washington
Knox
White House
Japan
State Department
Williamson
Dalgney
Manchuria
Jefferson Davis Hayes Davis Weds Doree DeWitte
Jefferson Hayes Davis grandson of Jefferson Davis, son of J A Davis and late Mrs Margaret Howell Davis, married Miss Doree DeWitte daughter of Dr and Mrs Theodore F DeWitte of Broadmoor Colorado Springs yesterday. The couple will reside in Garfield Utah and the name change preserved Jefferson Davis heritage.
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Jeff Davis
Colorado Springs
Jefferson Hayes Davis
J. A. Davis
Margaret Howell
Jefferson Davis Hayes
Jefferson Davis
Doree DeWitte
Theodore F. DeWitte
Broadmoor
German plans Atlantic airship crossing in 4 days in Suchard
Berlin reports Joseph Brucker will attempt a Cape Verde to Barbados or Trinidad Atlantic crossing by airship Suchard in March or April. He will use sprinkler cooled gas to reduce radiation loss, drawing ocean water in torpedo shaped cylinders to spray over the envelope. The craft carries four crew of six, two 100 horsepower motors, and a non sinkable lifeboat, aiming to reach the other side in four or five days.
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Berlin
Joseph Brucker
Atlantic
Cape Verde Island
Barbados
Trinidad
Suchard
Brucker
Woodcutter Nearly Killed by Falling Saw in Nebraska
Jacob Lehnerz, 28, of Fierce Nebraska, was injured when a saw loosened and toppled onto his face and chest while cutting wood at Fred Webert's place near Pierce. The blade cut lips, severed the collarbone, shredded chest muscle, and injured the left wrist tendons. He survived after heavy blood loss and is recovering with his wife and child notified.
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Jacob Lehnerz
Pierce
Fred Webert
Lehners
Mr. Lehnert
Death of Reginald F. Roperdy Elder of English Tennis Team
London mourns Reginald F. Roperdy elder brother of a famed English tennis team member died today after a period of ill health.
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London
Reginald F. Roperdy
General Strike Threatens France Over Durand Trial
One hundred fifty deputies sign petition urging a new trial for Durand secretary of the coal handlers union sentenced to death for instigating the Havre dock murder. The General Confederation of Labor plans a New Year demonstration and threatens a general strike ten days later if the case is not reopened.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Durand
Falliere
Italian rail unions threaten general strike over wage rise
In Como Italy on December 29 leaders of railway employes say their unions total 146000 members and announce readiness to inaugurate a strike for higher wages. They warn sabotage will be used to ensure success while government officials consider militarization of the rail men as a countermeasure.
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Como
Italy
Striking Rioter Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail
Winnipeg December 29 The feature of the street railway strike was the sentencing of Wasyl Barron to nine months in jail for throwing a bottle through a car filled with passengers. The court warned that the next offender would go to the penitentiary. The street railway company had 100 cars in service, half the usual. Cars operated until midnight.
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Winnepeg
Wasyl Barron
Street Railway Company
May Lose Part of Pay Over Census Padding
Bloomfield Neb Dec 29 An alleged padded Knox county census caused overpayment of salaries to county officials. The 1920 federal census lists Knox at 18 858, up from 14 843 ten years earlier. Since 1906 officers were paid on a 22 600 population basis set by the supervisors raising the sheriff from 1500 to 1760 and the county attorney from 800 to 1000 with others in proportion. Reduction and restitution are under consideration.
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Knox County
Bloomfield
Neb
Revolution Opens as Honduran War Breaks Out
Reported uprising in Honduras spreads to the Udurán Nicaraguan border near Cape Gracias with General Lee Christmas said to lead 1,400 men including Americans. Cavilla government moves 55,000 livres toward Caldad as battle lines form. US gunboats Yorktown and Tacoma monitor coasts to safeguard interests.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Cape Gracias
Nicaragua
Lee Christmas
Cavilla
Puerto Cortez
U. S
Washington
United States
Yorktown
Amapala
Pacific
Tacoma
Youthful couple elope and wed with parental consent
Herbert Gains aged 18 and Ella Brumley aged 15, a Mellette boy and girl, secretly wed in Redfield after eloping to Aberdeen a week earlier and being arrested on orders from their parents.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Dee
Herbert Gains
Ella Brumley
Redfield
Three Men Bound Over for Post Office Robbery
Aberdeen Dec 29 James O'Brien Joseph Smith and John Howard bound over to await federal court action on charges of robbing the Stockholm post office on the night of December 23 O'Brien and Howard are middle aged while Smith is younger.
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Aberdeen
James O'Brien
Joseph Smith
John Howard
Federal Court
Stockholm
O’brien
Howard
Smith
West Point Quick Measures Fight Scarlet Rash
City of West Point Nebraska acts fast to stamp out scarlet rash closing all schools and churches after three mild cases. A strict quarantine stops Christmas trees at churches to prevent epidemic spread.
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West Point
Neb
Stealing a Ride Ends with Bad Knee Injury
Bassett Nebraska December 29 Special to The News George Lemon a 23 year old man attempting to steal a ride on the midnight No 5 train slipped while running along the car and cut his knee He crawled to the depot and was attended by Dr Root later transported home to Keeline Wyoming After starting with 45 dollars and a ticket from Reading Minnesota he spent a night in Sioux City robbed of nearly all his money and a ticket by unnamed thieves then chose to hitchhike home for Christmas.
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Bassett
Neb
George Lemon
No. 5
Root
Keeline
Wyo
Reeding
Minn
Sioux City
Vote-buying scandal expands in Adams county grand jury
A special grand jury in Adams county returned 106 indictments, boosting total to 998 with expectations of reaching 1,500. Cases include a Peebles widow accused of taking 5 for her son's vote and a Jacksonville farmer who confessed to voting for both parties in exchange for payments totaling 30. He pled guilty, faces penalties and a suspended prison sentence.
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West Union
Adams County
Peebles
Jacksonville
Costa
William B. Stephenson
Immediate Canal Legislation Under White House Debate
Washington December 29 immediate Panama Canal legislation was decided upon at a White House conference. Participants included President Taft Secretary Knox Secretary of War Dickinson Senators Flint and Brandgee Representative Mann and other committee members.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Knox
Dickinson
Flint
Claifornia
Senate
Brandgee
Connecticut
Mann
Illinois
House
Roosevelt Denies Backing Taft In 1912 Nominations
A New York dispatch reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt denies any pledge to support President Taft for 1912. He says he has not discussed renomination and knows nothing beyond what he has read in newspapers. The note follows rumors that Collector Loeb leads Taft patronage and seeks Taft's renomination.
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Chicago
New York
Chicago Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Loeb
Washington
Collector Loeb
White House
Aberdeen Couple Rewed After Divorce In Des Moines Return
In Aberdeen on December 28 county judge A L McNaghten joined George L B Scott of Aberdeen and Miss Wilhelmina Steffen of Des Moines in a second marriage. Steffen had divorced Scott in November in circuit court and resumed courtship, leading to a remarriage about six weeks after the divorce.
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Aberdeen
A. L. McNaghten
George LB. Scott
Wilhelmina Steffen
Des Moines
Steffen
Scott
Dex Moines
Spinal Meningitis Epidemic Threat in Hokoshe
Five children die after eating mistletoe berries in Hokoshe Oklahoma. Health Officer Hardy orders quarantine of Benjamin White and Francis Wright homes as spinal meningitis is blamed for the deaths. Officials warn the town faces an epidemic risk.
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Hokoshe
Okla
Benjamin White
Francis Wright
Paris Aviator Starts for $20,000 Prize Flight
M. Lanser, a rival for the Automobile club’s $20,000 Gret Might prize, began a Paris to Brussels and return flight with a passenger at 9:27 this morning, piloting a biplane.
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Paris
M. Lanser
Automobile Club
Brussels
Explosion at Morewood Tee plant kills fifteen near Pittsfield
A boiler explosion at the Morewood Tee company on Morewood Lake near Pittsfield Massachusetts kills fifteen and injures fifty. Two victims are identified William Dunn engineer and Edgar Allen employee. Others believed to be Italians and Polanders.
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Morewood Lake
Pittsfield
Mass
Morewood Tee Company
William Dunn
Edgar Allen
Powder blast kills six at El Paso smelter site
In El Paso Texas a powder explosion at the slag dump killed six workers. Fusivo Aguillar, the sole living man, is trapped under slag for about eighteen hours but can speak with rescuers. Two hundred cans of powder remain in tunnels posing danger as crews labor to free him.
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el Paso
Paso
Tex
Fusivo Aguillar
Aguillar
Joaquin Chaparro
Earthquake Strikes Elis Province Causing Heavy Damage
A violent earthquake in Elis province, Greece, today caused heavy building damage in Athens reports. The government has dispatched aid to the affected area.
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Athens
Elis
Gotch to Meet Hackenschmidt in $20,000 Challenge
Des Moines reports offer to back a Gotch Hackenschmidt match within six weeks with a $10 000 side stake and Chicago being sought to finalize terms. Gotch claims readiness to fight the “Russian Lion” soon, saying he will stay in the ring as long as opponents can raise funds.
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Des Moines
Dee
Frank Goteh
Jack Curley
George Hackenschmidt
Farmer Burns
Goteh
Fartwer Burns
Curley Accepts Go for Goteb Wrestle Challenge
Montreal December 20 Jack Curley manager for Hackenschmidt said he would accept for his principal the challenge on behalf of Frank Goteb to wrestle for a side bet of 20000 dollars and the gate receipts Curley says he has wired 500 dollars forfeit to a Chicago sporting editor and will go to Chicago Friday to make the match.
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Montreal
Jack Curley
George Hackenschaldt
Chicago
Frank Gotch
Curley
Hackenschmidt
Frank Goteb
Wrestling Challenge Aims for $20000 World Match
Omaha reports Farmer Burns issuing a world title challenge on behalf of Frank Gotch for a catch as catch can bout. George Hackenschmidt is the preferred opponent with a $20000 side bet and winner-take-all purse. Burns seeks a best two of three match anywhere in America for the largest purse.
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Omaha
Farmer" Burns
Frank Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
Burns
America
Fred Beel
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Doe Cook
Atlanta
Will Johnson
Johnson
France
Ohio
Rewins
Greece
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