Gunness Farm Deaths Deepens Mystery In La Porte
Sheriff probes grim Gunness murders as nine dismembered corpses are found at the La Porte home. Evidence points to Mrs Belle Gunness as mastermind with trunk shipments from Chicago and letters proving connections to victims including Ray Lamphere and a brother invited to La Porte. Crowd swarms the farm site as autopsy notes reveal a notably large cadaver and ongoing inquiries identify possible victims and shipments.
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Helgolen
la Porte
Rain
TaAportu
Ind
Gunnese Farm
Chicago
Ught
Oungness
Belle Guonness
Laporte
Antone Olson
Jennta Olson
Gunness
A. Helgelein
Andrew
Ray Lamphere
Ole B. Budsberg
Iola
Wis
Budsberg
Golden Jubilee Service Honors Reverend G Gruber
Special service in Hoskins Nebraska marks the fiftieth year in the ministry of Reverend G Gruber. The Nebraska Conference of the Wisconsin Synod conducts the event as Gruber also celebrates his seventy third birthday. Born in Altenburg Germany the pastor moved to Missouri before settling in Nebraska twenty seven years ago for church work. He is escorted to the German Lutheran church where Corman ministers gather in session at Winside for the jubilee observance.
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Hoskins
Neb
G. Gruber
German Lutheran Church
Corman
Nebraska
Wisconsin Synod
Winside
Gruber
Ile
Altenburg
Germany
Litheran Seminary
St. Louis
No Levy Made Last Year in Bassett Nebraska
Bassett village council completed its organization with Chairman 8. P. Alderman Treasurer H. B. Artus Attorney J. A. Douglas Clerk P. H. A. Davis Marshal Alva Likens. Committees on streets and sidewalks formed. A missed levy from last year leaves village funds deficient for planned improvements. With a dry town, marshal Likens is expected to enforce compliance. Douglas as village attorney reduces bootlegging risk.
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Bassett
Neb
H. B. Artus
J. A. Douglas
P. HA. Davis
Alva Lickens
Likens
Wedding at St Nicholas Catholic Church Valentine Neb
Edward Helan and Miss Mary MWiegins were married at St Nicholas Catholic church with high mass. The bridegroom is a ranchman south of Valentine and the bride is the daughter of Frank Higgins. A reception at the Higgins home followed. Alumni of Valentine High elected officers and plan a class reception for May 23.
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Valentine. Valentine
Neb
Edward Helan
Mary Mwiegins
St. Nicholas’ Catholic Church
Father Blaere
Wm. Morrissey
Winifred Keely
Mr. Helan
Here
Frank Higgins
Higgins
Valentine High School
New Police Judge Gets Busy in Neligh Neb
Within twenty four hours after oath of office as police judge McCaig fined Joe McKay five dollars for using vulgar language on a main street. McKay threatened a prominent attorney on the witness stand and was arrested before paying the fine and being released.
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Neligh
Neb
McCaig
Joe McKay
McKay
Dallas Plans Unique Fourth of July Celebration
Dallas in South Dakota plans a three day Fourth of July event with Hollow Horn Bear as chief orator and an all Indian program. The occasion features war chief speeches tabooing standard oratory, Tolan sham battles, dancing and horse racing, with a special excursion train from Norfolk and cooperation from nearby towns for a county fair scale celebration.
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Dallas, & DD
Dallas
South Dakota
Uncle Sam
Ehief
Hollow Horn Bear
Daniel Webster
Norfolk
Bank of Tripp County Planned for Indian Reservation
A new banking venture is proposed in Lamra Tripp County to be the Bank of Tripp County. Capitalization is $5,000. Incorporators are H F Slaughter Anna Slaughter and Charles M Young all of Gregory. The bank will be located on an Indian allotment outside any organized county.
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Bank of
Tripp County
H. F. Slaughter
Anna (. Slaughter
Charles M. Young
Gregory
Six Saloon Licenses Granted in Pierce Nebraska
Pierce Neb May 7 The old city council transacted its business and adjourned. The new city council organized with W B Donaldson as mayor appointing Douglas Cones as city attorney and William Bartlett as marshal. Saloons were licensed to Schulz Net ens Rhode and the Reimers brothers with Sunday sales barred and no minors admitted. New officers listed and Pierce High School to hold commencement in the opera house the first week in June with graduates Norma Henzler Hazel McDonald Leona Morey Nellie Chilvers and Peter Bele.
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Pierce
Neb
Old City Council
W. B. Donaldson
Douglas Cones
William Bartlett
Messrs
Frank Schulz
Nick H. Netens
Rudolph Rhode
George
Theodore H. Reimers
Norma Henzler
Hazel McDonald
Leona Morey
Nellie Chilvers
Peter Bele
Davis Heads Modern Woodmen in Nebraska State Conven tion
James Davis of Ainsley elected head consul and P. L. Ough of Benkleman chosen state clerk at the Nebraska Modern Woodmen convention. Fremont selected as head camp meeting place for 1911.
Brent Elected Washington Bishop After Satterlee
Bishop Charles N. Brent elected to succeed the late Rt. Rev. Henry R. Satterlee as bishop of the Washington diocese. In Nebraska, Union Pacific retrenchment ends with planned improvements including expanded yards, new roundhouse, coal dock, and car repair shop expected by fall.
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Brent
Satterlee
Washington
Charles N. Brent
Episcopal
Philippines
Diocese of
Henry R. Satterlee
Union Pacifie
Enu
North Platte
Neb
Union Paciffic
William J. Bryan to Speak in Nebraska Districts
William J. Bryan will deliver several speeches in the Third and Sixth Nebraska congressional districts during the last week of May and the first free week of June under the Bryan Volunteers. C. M. Gruenther of Columbus, secretary of the organization, arranged the itinerary in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan Volunteers
C. M. Gruenther
Columbus
Methodist Host Meets for Quadrennial Conference Opening
The quadrennial conference of the Methodist church opened its twenty-fifth session in Lyre hall. Committees organized after adjournment and a series of daily revivals began. A general reception to delegates at Lyre featured welcome addresses by Governor Crothers and Mayor Mahool, with responses from Bishop Warren and Senator J. P. Dolliver of Iowa.
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Baltimore
The
Methodist Church
Lyre Hall
Lyrie
Crothers
Mahool
Warren
J. P. Dolliver
Lowa
Talbot Seen Reelected Head Consul At Peoria Meeting
Report from Modern Woodmen freight camps indicates Head Consul Talbot will be unanimously reelected at the bead camp meeting in Peoria.
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Tincoln
Talbot
Peoria
Harmon S o m i t e Tom Johnson Fights Till Last
In Columbus Ohio on May 7 at a turbulent Democratic state convention Judson Harmon of Cincinnati was nominated for governor and endorsed for president by Bryan supporters. James E Campbell was indorsed for U S senator as tension with Mayor Tom Johnson dominated proceedings.
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Columbus
Democrats
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
United States
Cleveland
William Jennings Bryns
James E. Campbell
Butler County
Tom Johnson
Harvey C. Garber
Greenville
Harmon
Johnson
Democratic Primary Returns Favor Bryan Delegation Count
From St Paul on May 7 returns show Johnson and Bryan leading Democratic primaries for county conventions. Johnson expected to secure about 150 delegates to the state convention while Bryan is projected to gain around fifty, shaping the presidential nomination race.
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St Paul
Lidiesto
Julndon
Johnson
Bryan
Orchard Street Tenement Fire Kills Four Injured Twelve
A New York tenement blaze on Orchard Street this morning killed a man, a woman, and two children. Twelve people were hurt, several fatally, as the fire swept through the building.
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New York
Orchard Street
Supreme Court Rules Pension Money Is Taxable When Invested
Iowa Supreme Court holds pension funds are exempt from garnishment and debt payments but not from property tax once invested. The ruling comes in the Bednar vs Carroll case resisting Linn County tax assessment. Also notes Osage railroad commissioner wife health and Rock Island shops resuming at Valley Junction with full force for summer.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Pension Department of the
United States
Charles Bednar
O D. Carroll
Linn County
Mre
W. L. Baton
Osage
Baton
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Rock Island
Valley Junction
Dentists Face Ethics Fight at Iowa Convention
Des Moines May 7 Delegates to the Iowa State Dental Society convention aim to reorganize the association divide the state into districts and quadruple membership while contending over a proposed ethics law to curb advertising. Factions stand even and a heated battle is anticipated led by Dr. C B Woodbury Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Dental Society
C. B. Woodbury
Council Bluffs
Foresters of Iowa hold biennial session in Burlington
Burlington Iowa May 7 The high court of Foresters of Iowa met in Burlington for a biennial session with new officers named High chief ranger John W Kintzinger of Dubuque Vice high chief ranger D S Cooper of Burlington Representative to supreme court Torona June M D Mathews of Dubuque High treasurer Mrs Rose Walters of Council Bluffs High secretary Peter B Hoffmann of Dubuque High auditors C B Sheer and John Dorgan of Dubuque.
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Burlington
High Court of Foresters of Iowa
John W. Kintzinger
Dubuque
Cooper
Supreme Court
Torona
M. ©. Mathews
Rose Walters
Council Bluffs
Peter B. Hoffmann
C. B. Sheer
John Dorgan
Bradshaw Boy Grasped 2200-Volt Wire in Amés Incident
Boone Iowa May 7 Lee Mitchell an employee of the Boone County Telephone company of Ames grasped a 2200 volt electric wire. He is unconscious and death is feared. His parents in Bradshaw Nebraska were notified and rushing to his bedside.
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Bradshaw
Boone
Lee Mitchell
Boone County Telephone Company
Amés
Neb
Pay in Advance Divorce Rule Enforced by Des Moines Court
Des Moines May 7 Judge Hugh Brennan in the equity division announces no divorce decrees will be signed until all costs in actions are paid. The new rule requires advance payment of costs in divorce cases.
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Des Moines
District Court
Hugh Brennan
Equity
Manuel Proclaimed King of Portugal in May Day Festivities
May 7 Manuel the boy king of Portugal pledged allegiance to his people and was proclaimed ruler in a ceremony attended by high dignitaries. Troops lined streets as the state coach moved to the parliament house and crowds cheered from balconies hung with flags and tapestries. He swore to uphold Catholicism and Portugal’s laws and constitution while the guns roared.
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Portugal
Manuel
Nebraska Weather Forecast From Chicago Station
The United States Weather Bureau bulletin forecasts Nebraska weather for the next twenty four hours. It notes tonight and Friday will be milder with rising temperatures and varying conditions. The report provides max and min readings and mentions a forecast of unsettled conditions across the region.
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Nebraska
Chiesto
Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
American League Boston defeated New York 4 to 0. National League Pittsburg beat Chicago 6 to 2. American Association Minneapolis topped Louisville 1 to 0 in 12 innings. Milwaukee 8 defeated Toledo 1. St Paul 4 beat Indianapolis 7. Western League Pueblo faced Omaha 6 with Denver 1 at Lincoln 7 and Des Moines 4 at Sioux City 6.
Giant Atlantic Fleet Makes Grand Entry Into San Francisco
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans led the Atlantic fleet in a landmark parade through the Golden Gate as 44 ships from Atlantic and Pacific fleets formed the largest display of warships the navy has seen. San Francisco welcomed the arriving ships with citywide celebrations, illuminations, and official events including a 6000-guest ball at the Fairmont.
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San Francoisco
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Hampton Road
Secretary of the Navy
Yorktown
California
Etter
Oakland
Robley D. Evans
Connecticut
Evans
Pacific Fleet
Angel Island
Ned
Folsom Street
Anchorage
Fairmont Hotel
Troops Deployed to Tobacco District in Ohio
Governor Harris ordered Company G of the Seventh Infantry to Adams county after the Adams county sheriff requested aid to stop eight riders he claimed were destroying tobacco beds. Assistant Adjutant General Katsman reported large crowds at Augusta Kentucky for an equity rally as troops moved from Brown county.
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Columbus
Adame County
Harris
Chitchfield
Seventh Infantry
Manchester
Adams County
Katsman
Brown County
Augusta
Equity
Canadian Wheat Crop in Good Shape Reported
Premier Roblin stated in Winnipes that wheat in western Canada has never been in better condition in his thirty one years of observation. The remark highlights optimism for the crop across the region.
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Western
Canada
Roblin
Norfolk Council Allows Eleven Saloon Licenses and Raises Fees
The Norfolk city council, after a seed compromise on saloon issues, approved eleven retail saloon licenses and enacted a new ordinance. The measure raises the license fee to 1200 and limits saloons to seven, effective May 1909, with strict enforcement of the Slocum law and removal of gambling devices.
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P.M. Tarrett
Ray Weber
John Weidenfelter
C. A. Marquardt
Martin Sporn
Bill Moeller
J. A. Keleher
Wm. (. Terner
Wo Oal Koehn
Wiliam Stotes
OC. Tarpenning
Anderson
Norfolk
WC. T. U
Norfolk bankers meet Attorney Thomas on temperance issue
An informal gathering of Norfolk businessmen and Attorney Thomas of the W. Co. T. A. law firm convened briefly at the Palace hotel before noon Thursday. Report says Thomas feels Norfolk is not yet ready for the contemplated steps and that no desire exists for a bitter factional fight unless a lasting temperance benefit is achieved.
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Norfolk
Winside Leads Toward A Dry Year With Three Applications
Winside Nebraska anticipates a dry year as three water applications receive no remonstrance. The hearing is scheduled two weeks from yesterday.
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Winside
Neb
Tke Winside
Death of Edward Hayes in Denver
Edward Hayes of Winside Nebraska died in Denver yesterday morning from consumption. The funeral is planned for Wayne on Saturday.
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Edward Hayes
Winside
Neb
Denver
Wayne
Creighton Licenses Granted as Council Deadlock Ends
Creighton Neb May 7 The city council ended a deadlock by approving four saloon licenses and allowing them to resume tomorrow The mayor's picks for chief of police and night police remain unconfirmed and may be decided in court A suit may challenge the mayor’s authority to appoint and confirm council divided two to two with the mayor claiming a tie breaking power
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Creighton
Neb
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