Nebraska Notes Trade Legend and Local Incidents
The item notes include the Wooster divorce dismissal, historical notary service in Peru, John C. Miller’s facial injury from a falling transom, A T Allen’s disappearance from Broken Bow, and Miss Grace Douglas. It lists Edward Herrick’s horse accident near Kearney, Beatrice women’s club tree-planting, a West Beatrice runaway injuring Mrs Relmund and son, George Shoff’s broken leg, a Nebraska City worker injured after a pole fall, Illerbert Helmick’s foot wound, Story facing murder-related legal steps, a 60th wedding anniversary in Ewing, Mrs Sanders’ suicide near Grant Island, a locomotive engineers union meeting in Lincoln, and Alphia Shevaliar’s suit dismissal and new petition in the Horn will contest.
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Hollenbeck
Central City
Peru
Nebraska City
D. C. Cole
Nebraska
John C. Miller
Sheriff's Office
A. T. Allen
Broken Bow
Grace Douglas
Allen
Edward Herrick
Kearney
Mr. Herrick
Frank Mot
Woman’s Club
Beatrice
W. O. Relmund
Little Son
West Beatrice
George Shoff
Wymore
Waymore
Mr. Belcher
Nebraska City Telephone Company
Illerbert
George Helmick
Stella
Valentine
Quigley
Davia Brion
Ewing
Pennsylvania
Peter Sanders
Grant Island
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lincoln
Warren F. Stone
Committee On
Helen A. Horn
Boy Returned Home as Crowds Cheer in Sharon Pa
Willie Whitla, the kidnapped boy, was returned to his mother in Sharon after five days with his captors. Public schools dismissed as 56,000 neighbors gathered to greet him and his father, while police reported arrest of two men and a woman in the case and found a satchel with 9,845.50 dollars. Inspector Rowe says kidnappers captured. The homecoming drew an immense public outpouring.
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Sharon
Cleveland
Whitla
Rowe
Willie Whitla
Willie Withln
Withla
Withln
Willlie
Balloon party's long trek ends with rescue near Pasadena
Captain A. E Mueller and five companions in the America balloon descended near Mount Wilson after a perilous night in the Sierra Madre. Rescuers found them at Switzer's camp after a twenty hour search. the crew included W. B. Gilliam Richard Walstead Sydney Gray Harold Parker and Edward Docischutse, all Pasadena residents.
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Los Angeles
A. E Mueller
America
Pasadena
Los
Sierra Madre Mountains
Switzer
Mount Wilson
Mount Lowe
Mountt Gabriel
Strawberry Peak
Little Tejunga Canyon
Colby
Captain Mueller
W. B. Gilliam
Richard Y Walstead
Sydney Gray
Harold Parker
Edward Docischutse
Wymore Woman Obtains Restraining Order Against City
Mrs. Ma j Greenwood of Wymore secured a district court restraining order against the mayor and city council to stop fence destruction or trespass on her property. Hearing is set for April 5. A $150 damage suit from Greenwood against the same defendants for tearing down a fence remains pending in county court.
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Ma J
Greenwood
Wymore
Eastwood Named Stella High Principal. MacCready Reappointed
Prof J A Eastwood of Peru was elected principal for next year at Stella High School and Miss Caroline MacCready was re elected assistant principal. William Sheen of Kearney was thrown from his buggy on Central avenue while trying to drive off a barking dog, fracturing his arm.
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J. A. Eastwood
Peru
the Stella High School
Caroline MacCready
Central Avenue
William Sheen
Kearney
Town Girl Sails to Africa for Mission Work
New York report notes Miss Charlotte Clang of Iowa leaving on the same steamship as the Roosevelt party bound for Africa. She has spent three years in missionary work in Soudan and will meet Dr. Thomas Lambie in Alexandria to travel together up the Nile to their destination. Miss Clany is a Monmouth College graduate.
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Africa
New York
Roosevelt
Drak
Charlotte Clang
Eye Soudon
Alexandria
Thomas Lambie
Bearmel
Nile
Miss Clany
Iowa
Monmouth College
McCormick Dies From Blow in Missouri Verdict
J R McCormick eighty five a Mexican and Civil War veteran died at the Confederate Home in Ginningsville Mo from a fist blow by Jim Cummings. Cummings, follower of the James and Younger gang, was acquitted as McCormick was deemed the aggressor by the jury which found the death was caused by the blow.
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Gginsville
J. R. McCormick
Jim
Cummings Cummings
James
Younger Retters
Cummings
McCormick
Bank Wrecked By Dynamite Near Temple Missouri
Bank of Temple on the Burlington line was wrecked by safeblowers using dynamite. The vault withstood the blast but fixtures were ruined. The explosion alarmed Temple residents as three thieves fled toward St. Joseph.
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ST. Joseph
Bank of Temple
Temple
Missouri
Buriington
Bust of Lincoln Unveiled in New Jersey Capitol
A bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln was unveiled in the Trenton state capitol assembly chamber. The ceremony was held under the New Jersey department of the Grand Army of the Republic with Department Commander Foran presiding. Speakers included Governor Fort and Uriah Seeley of Newark.
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Lincoln
Trenton
N. J
Abraham Lincoln
Assembly
State Capitol
New Jersey Department of
Grand Army of the Republic
Foran
Governor Fort and
Uriah Seeley
Newark
Tragic triple death after attempted murder suicide noted in Simsbury
In Farmington river near Weatogue the bodies of Mrs. Amos Miller and her children, ages three and five, were found tied together after a note implied she killed herself and her kids. Mr Miller discovered the note and sought help as neighbors aided the search.
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Lusk
Doon Post Office Robbed. Safe Blown Open, Cash Stolen
Doon Iowa post office was robbed at an early hour. Thieves forced entry by cutting a panel in the side door and blew the safe with nitro glycerine to take cash while leaving stamps behind. The bandits fled on a Great Northern handcar found abandoned at Perkins six miles south near Sioux City.
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Doon
Great Northern
Perkins
Sioux City
Youth Vanishes After Leaving City Store
Sioux City Indiana police mobilize after 13 year old George McFadden, son of Mrs. George McFadden, disappears from T S Martin Co after 6 pm. Mother fears kidnapping as investigators pursue clues about his whereabouts.
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Bry
Sioux City
T. S. Martin & Co
George McFadden
Humorous Fragments and Odd Tales From a Busy Day
A collage of anecdotes spans revivalist scenes in Kansas, a New York envoy in St Petersburg, courtship mishaps over forty dollars, a fisherman versus submarine joke, a Winslow Boughton tale about an ant hill, and a rattlesnake bite survivor who drinks whisky as treatment. The pieces blend light fiction, travel notes, and tall stories from varied locales.
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Trenton
Alice
H. G. Wells
Mr. Boughton
Alps
Rattlesnakes Shrinking In West Amid Price Rise And Danger
An article from Youth's Companion discusses rattlesnakes near extinction in the West, especially Arizona, driven by settlement and hunting. Dealers report scarcity, high prices, and cautious still-dangerous bites, with medical notes on treatment and recovery. The piece mixes snake lore with a youth baseball vignette about Stubby Weeks and a muffed fly.
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Arizona
Hope for the Small Farmer gains ground in the South
Success Magazine notes a rising belief that small farmers can profit with new methods. Virginia land valued at four dollars per acre yields crops worth one hundred dollars an acre. Urban workers return to rural life hoping for prosperity as government experiments promise larger farms and labor shifts. The piece hints at broader national potential and social change.
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South
Virginia
New England
Asa Judd
Laban
Department of Agriculture
White Mountains
Badger
Success Magazine
Easter Gladdness Apostrophe Poem by John Newton
A reflective Easter poem recounts Mary at the Saviour's tomb at dawn with perfumed ointment. Jesus calls her by name, turning her grief to joy, and promises comfort. The piece urges readers to trust in Christ's word to turn darkness into day and wipe away tears.
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Mary
John Newton
Easter Fire and New Life In a Widow’s Search
In a parish tale set on Easter, Tom Brennan saves nuns and orphans from a convent fire while beloved Maggie Harrigan reappears only in memory. Mrs. Farnham, grieving for three close losses, rescues a homeless boy and finds renewed purpose and love through his recovery.
Hero Fireman With Daring Rescue Ends in Tragedy
In a dramatic rescue, Tow Brennan ferried a child to safety from a convent fire while Sister Mary Beatrice was saved. The crowd cheered as the fireman bore the child but Brennan died at the window after cradling Maggie darlin.
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Tom
Brennan
Mary Beatrice
Convent Walla
Crowsa
Tor Brennan
Maggie Darlin
New York Herald
Changed Her Mind On Easter Gown In Paris Tailor
Evelyn asks Myrtle for opinion on her Easter gown. Myrtle sarcastically notes the gown appears made by a man, and Evelyn confirms it was indeed created by the highest priced Paris tailor.
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Evelyn
Myrtle
Paris
Easter Egg Sale Sparks Fireworks Fund Drive
Willie-I sells Easter eggs to raise money for Fourth of July fireworks as his father explains the need to collect funds. The dialogue shows a child selling eggs for seven cents and a parent urging prompt action.
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Willie
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