New Railroad Likely From Kansas City to Gulf in Three Years
Kansas City reports William Kenefick, builder of the Oklahoma & Gulf railway, says a new all rail line from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico will be in operation within three years. French capitalists back the venture. bond issues cover Calvin to Denison or Sherman. Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf could operate Kansas City to Texas tracks within two years if connections are made.
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Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
William Kenefick
Oklahoma & Gulf Railway
Wagoner
Okl
Calvin
France
Kenefick
Denison
Sherman
Texas
Joplin
Missouri
Saloons Licensed in Numerous Nebraska Cities
Nebraska lists licensed saloons for the year across Albion Alliance Alma Arapahoe Arlington Bancroft Battle Creek Beemer Belgrade Benson Bloom field Blue Hill Bruning Calhoun Chadron Crawford Cook Deshler Eddyville Edgar Elm Creek Emer son Eustis Fairbury Falls City Florence Fremont Gilead Glenville Grafton Grand Island Harvard Hastings Havelock Hebron Humboldt Kenesaw Lawrence Louisville McCook Nebraska City North Platte Oconto Ogallala O\'Neil Plattsmouth Randolph Red Cloud Rule St Edward Seward Shelton Sidney Shubert Silver Creek Sterling Superior Thurston Wahoo Waterloo Wayne West Point Wis ner Benedict. Dry towns include Ainsworth Ashland Auburn Aurora Barada Beatrice Beaver City Belwood Bertrand Blair Callaway Cedar Ranthe Gook Craig David City Dawesvu Uecatur De Witt Fairmont Fullerton Geneva Genoa Gibbon Herman Holdrege Indianola Kearney Kennard Lerxington Lyons Minden Neligh Newman Grove Oakdale Oakland Pender Peru Plainview Republican City Stella Syracuse Tecumseh Te onomah Ulysses Valley Western Wood River Wymore York.
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Nebraska
Albion
Alliance
Alma
Arapahoe
Arlington
Bancroft
Battle Creek
Beemer
Belgrade
Benson
Bloomfield
Blue Hill
Bruning
Calhoun
Chadron
Crawford
Cook
Deshler
Eddyville
Edgar
Elm Creek
Emerson
Eustis
Fairbury
Falls City
Florence
Fremont
Gilead
Glenville
Grafton
Grand Island
Harvard
Hastings
Havelock
Hebron
Humboldt
Kenesaw
Lawrence
Louisville
Beaver City
Belwood
Bertrand
Blair
Callaway
Cedar Ranthe Gook
Craig
David City
Dawesvu
Uecatur
de Witt
Fairmont
Fullerton
Geneva
Genoa
Gibbon
Herman
Holdrege
Indianola
Kearney
Kennard
Lerxington
Lyons
Minden
Neligh
Newman Grove
Oakdale
Oakland
Pender
Peru
Plainview
Republican City
Nebraska Notes and Local Notices Chronicle Tragedies and Ventures
A Nebraska page reports on several local events. Funeral services for ex Governor William A. Poynter are noted at Paul church in Lincoln with burial at Wynka cemetery. A boy’s body is found by Dr Hunter near Albion. coroner to convene inquest. A six year old dies of ptomaine poisoning after staying with grandmother at Newman Grove. William H. Burnett dies at Hastings asylum. Odd Fellows to handle arrangements in Geneva. Albion sees a building boom with city hall gas plant telephone exchange bank remodels and Hutchins residence. Falls City man James McDowell dies. he was 80 or 81 and active in Grand Army of the Republic. Guide Rock duck hunting accident wounds Rufus Crowell. family in tears. Aurora court fines Virgil McFarland $150 for Slocumb law liquor sale. Norfolk teacher Katherine Rogers saves a horse by stopping a train with an umbrella. W L Payne dies in Fremont wreck. Elders and Miller injured. Beatrice Glove Co installs machinery in Miller block, David Devane to manage. E L Lucas of Winsor buys 22 000 Nebraska land in Kearney. Ord to consider building a Young Men’s Christian Association facility. $10 000 expected. Buffalo county sues Julius Russell for cruel treatment of ward Hazel Russell.
Athens Woman Escapes Chain Gang After Shackling Order
Kate O Dwyer, a young woman sentenced to twelve months for disorderly conduct with suspended sentence conditioned on leaving the country, escaped last night by cutting bars from her cell. The case drew governor and prison-commission attention. no woman prisoner is to be shackled. Her case may go to the supreme court.
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Athens
Kate O’dwyer
Smith
Supreme Court
Taft backs tariff bill pledged at Chicago convention
President Taft told Senator McCumber and North Dakota supporters that the tariff bill passed by Congress would fulfill the party platform pledges from the Chicago convention. He said a downward revision would accompany the measure.
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Washington
Taft
McCumber
North Dakota
Congress
Chicago
Booths Eightieth Birthday Parade At Crystal Palace
London celebrates Gen William Booth founder of the Salvation Army turning eighty. A monster demonstration at Crystal Palace will involve 26 000 or more members as he remains active in the work after 90 years.
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London
William Booth
The
Salvation Army
Crystal Palace
Booth
Ten Thousand Dollar Bank Robbery Loot Recovered in Indiana Farm
Bank notes totaling ten thousand dollars stolen from the National Bank of Reilly Ohio on December 7 1907 by yeggmen were found on Fred Schneiter's farm near New Palestine Indiana. Schneiter reported the money hidden in a clearing thicket. Five yeggmen raided the bank, two used dynamite on the safe, and three others fired into the town, driving residents to flee as the robbers escaped.
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PIQUA
National Bank of Reilly
Fred Schneiter
New Palestine
Ind
Schneider
Self-inflicted death shocks Philadelphia tycoon Ellis
Charles E. Ellis president of the Citizens Passenger Railway, a Philadelphia magnate worth about 10 million dollars, died at his home from a gunshot. He had long sufferings from neuralgia rheumatism and tubercular glands and recently underwent unsuccessful surgery. Family says no threat of suicide. they believe the shooting was accidental.
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Philadelphia
Charles E. Ellis
Citizens’ Passenger Railway Company
Ellis
Escaped Criminal Barton Captured After Fight
ASHEVILLE N C George Barton alias Chicago Army a noted yeggman and partner Jack Moore Tennessee Dutch broke from Greenville jail last night and were pursued to Craggy where Barton was captured after a severe fight with Deputy Sheriff Rogers. Barton with one arm is lodged in the county jail at Asheville.
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Asheville
N. C
George Barton
Chicago
Yeggman
Jack Moore
Tennessee Dutch
Greenville
Rogers
Craggy
Barton
Ashville
Massacre at Tensleep Camp Stuns Basin Wyoming
In Basin Wyoming three sheep herders Joe Hmge Allemande Imge and Joe Laxier were murdered by 15 masked raiders who attacked at the mouth of Spring Creek Tensleep country on April 2. The raiders burned the bodies of two victims after cremation and cut telegraph wires to hinder news of the crime. Surviving herders reached nearby settlements to report the raid.
Obituaries and Fire Report Highlight Regional Losses
Hagerman Tyson of Geneva died after a long illness. L. G. True, an early Cass County pioneer, passed away at his Plattsmouth home after a lingering illness. The Union Pacific hay barn at Grand Island, holding 200 tons, burned entirely when struck by a switch engine. Deceased was born in New Albany Indiana on March 14 1837 and married Lydia B. Pell in 1864.
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Hagerman Tyson
Geneva
Union Pacific
Grand Island
L.G. True
Cass County
Plattsmouth
New Albany
Ind
Lydia B. Pell
Missouri candidate announces for county treasure
A Missouri newspaper notes a local figure announces his candidacy for the office of county treasurer. He cites earnest solicitation from creditors and states he will comply with usual disclosures of character.
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Missouri
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
Frank J. Cheney states he is senior partner of F. S. Cheney & Co and offers to pay one hundred dollars for each uncurable catarrh case. The notice, sworn December 6, appears in Toledo Ohio, promoting Hall’s Catarrh Cure and related products as a blood and mucous system remedy.
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Onto
Texico
Lecas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. 3. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Fim
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Cheney & CO
Safe Painting Guide for Property Owners and Jamaica Toothbrush Plant
A free Houseowner's Printing Outfit No 49 from National Lead Company offers a color scheme book specifications and a testing instrument to guarantee pure paint materials. The ad notes Dutch Boy Painter as a purity mark and urges safe selection for interiors and exteriors. Also mentions a Jamaica creeper used as a tooth brush with dried stem powder.
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National End Company
Trinity Building
New York
Jamaica
Bromg Quinine Cure Promised In One Day
An advertisement touts BROMG QUININE Chat as a laxative and cold cure credited to B. W. Grove with a claim of effect in one day. The item notes world usage and includes a price of 256. It also reports the Metropolitan Life Insurance building in New York installing the largest chimes, with four bells weighing 1 500, 2 000, 5 000 and 7 000 pounds.
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B. W. Grove
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York
Michigan Central Electrifies Detroit Terminals and Main Line
Michigan Central announces plans to electrify its Detroit terminals and a 30 mile stretch of the main line to Ypsilanti Michigan, signaling a major modernization project for the railroad system and regional traffic.
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Michigan Central Railway
Detroit
Ypsilanti, Mich
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS BY PAZO OINTMENT
Advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee if not cured. The claim targets sufferers of internal and external hemorrhoids and emphasizes rapid relief and refund.
New York City marks 30 years of telephone service in 1908
The year 1908 concludes three decades of telephone service in New York City. The milestone highlights the growth of local connectivity and the adoption of urban communications.
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New York City
Cure for Hair Loss With Cuticura Remedies
A Pittsburgh reader reports two years of scalp flaking after illness and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment twice, his scalp cleared and hair grew thicker, restoring hope he would go bald. May 7 and 21, 1906. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. promotes Cuticura Remedies.
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Sealp
Sealy
Mary
Cutiura
Breese
Broad &T
Pittsburg
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Fashion Hints on Linen Trim and Eyelet Finish
A linen trimming gains novelty from a button hole and eyelet finish. The item is shown with a sketch of a plain eyes skirt lashed with ribbon, featuring flat pleats beneath.
Pettits Eye Salve Promise Relief for Tired Eyes
Pettit's Eye Salve offers relief for tired or overworked eyes and eases eye aches congestion and inflammation. Available from Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Germany Welcomes Combined Carbon Filament and Mercury Lamp
A new lighting device combining carbon filament and mercury vapor lamp technologies debuts in Germany. The advance signals a potential boost in efficiency and brightness for industry and public illumination, showcasing progress in European lighting research.
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Germany
Conversion proportion from inches to centimeters
The prompt presents a simple proportional method to convert inches to centimeters using the ratio 160 to 63. It suggests applying this proportion to find the metric value for a given length in inches.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething
A vintage ad claiming Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup eases teething pain in infants. It touts gum relief, reduced inflammation, and overall soothing effects with a stated price of 250 per bottle.
Murine Eye Remedy Promoted by Physicians
A dated advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy as a compliant product under Pure Food and Drugs laws. It highlights that experienced physicians compound the solution and urges druggists to stock Murine for customers.
Wireless plant to rise atop Philadelphia city hall tower
A wireless plant will be installed on the top of the Philadelphia city hall tower, 500 feet above street level, marking a high prominence for the new installation and signaling modern communication infrastructure in the city.
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City Hall of
Philadelphia
Hat of Bohemian Café Proprieter Woven From Royal Straws
A Marienbad cafe owner wears a straw hat valued at 1000 dollars. The hat is woven from straws once touched by Europe’s crowned heads who drank at his famed establishment. A ruby five carats and a new Connecticut noiseless typewriter patent are noted, along with a Western Africa license rule on wireless experiments.
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Marienbad
Bohemia
Europe
Connecticut
First living walrus arrives at London Zoo after 40 years
The first living walrus to be shown in England in almost four decades has reached the London Zoological Garden. In Vienna a new invention promises indefinite shelf life: briquettes of compressed calcium carbide.
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England
London Zoological Garden
Vienna
Odd Facts From Science And Society
A 15 000 year radium endurance estimate contrasts with rapid energy release. The term microbe derived from Greek for a small living thing by French surgeon Sedillot. Berlin hosts a Divorce club with 300 members. A French chemist creates artificial sapphires from melted alumina. A month-old baby with full teeth astonishes Vienna Medical society. Children question fathers when mothers are praised.
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Berlin
Vienna Medical Society
Five Months In Hospital Cured By Kidney Pills
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says five months in a hospital ended with an incurable diagnosis and a six month prognosis. He suffered heart issues choking spells unconscious spells and declining sight and kidney function until Dean's Kidney Pills addressed the root cause. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
All Gove Town Pride Quoted By Prominent Citizen
A Baltimore American quote reports a local prominent citizen declaring the town "unexcelled" and "a good town, bar nose" amid a visiting observer remarking on other towns. The exchange highlights civic pride and self-perception in the town.
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Bar Nose
Baltimore American
Farm Talk Sparks Water Quality Question
Farmer Corntossel questions if the water he uses is truly well water amid doctors warnings about germs, reflecting local concern over health and contamination.
Give Him the Beet Belle He Won’t Propose Nelie
Comic item from the Cleveland Leader notes Belle chiding a suitor to propose to Nelie with a mitten gag. The brief humor reflects social courtship norms and playful dialogue.
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Nelie
Cleveland
Glasses and Glasses Headache Quip
A humorous exchange has Luschman noting morning headaches and asking if stronger glasses are needed. Dr Wise dispenses a blunt reply that what he needs is fewer glasses rather than stronger ones.
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Luschman
Dr. Wise
Catholic Standard and Times
Judge Defends Tramp's Claim Amid Street Confrontation
A police officer seized a tramp after demanding the origin of a mat he carried. The tramp swore he did not steal it, claiming a lady up the street gave him the mat and told him to beat it. The judge noted the dispute and considered the evidence presented.
Living Bridge Players Work at Phonograph
A Life magazine snippet notes that some bridge players also work at phonographs when not playing bridge. The remark suggests a lifestyle blend of leisure card games and audio equipment labor.
Taxidermy Cabs and Cash Registers Haunt the Bulk Place
A playful regional cartoon caption notes cab drivers with cash registers aboard. Red flags warn against disputes over fares. The piece jokes that the cabs are called taxidermy cabs because drivers may take the skin off a rider if challenged.
Simpkins and Tompkins Snoring Quip
A humorous exchange mocks Simpkins and Tompkins with wordplay on snoring and a running gag about a snoring sheet music. The quip hints at rivalrous banter in a humorous social note.
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Simpkins
Muggins
Tompkins
Puck
Grandma on the Wrong Side Revealed in Family Tease
Johnnie jokes with a visitor about lineage. Grandmother confirms she is his paternal grandmother, prompting a playful clash as Johnnie quips about being on the wrong side.
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Johnnie
Dispute Over Neatness Prompted by Mrs Stiles
Mrs Stiles urges her husband to keep himself neater while he retorts that she should be more careful of him. The exchange shows a domestic moment as reported by Catholic Standard and Times.
Music remark at afternoon concert prompts Wagner on hurdy gurdy
A brief exchange notes a musician asking to perform Wagner pieces during an afternoon concert. Parvenu agrees only if played on the hurdy gurdy, fearing guests won’t understand otherwise.
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Wagner
Parvenu
Filegende Blaetter
Watch Under Pillow Mentioned Sleep Habit
The Christian Advocate notes a man keeps his watch under his pillow each night and remarks on his tendency to sleep overtime. The brief observation highlights routine and time awareness in daily life.
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Christian Advocate
They All Do What Kind Of Lunch Was Served Last Night
A brief note in the Detroit Free Press records a conversation about a meal served the previous evening. One person questions the lunch, another says it seemed fine but the host apologized anyway.
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Troit Free Press
An Enemy of Hers Maud Passee Night Out
An exchange notes Maud Passee appearing well and compares her to a Grecian goddess, with playful banter about her age.
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Maud
Miss Passee
Tom
Woman loses inheritance to husband’s speculation
Mrs Goodthing's experience shows a woman gave her husband the $10,000 inherited from her grandmother and he lost it all in speculative ventures. The exchange, between Mrs B and Mrs W, reflects attitudes toward resource control and risk in marriage.
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Mrs. B
Mra Goodthing
Obvious Questions Spark Marital Bet in A Foregone Conclusion
In a dialogue about marriage Elsie recalls asking to marry the first man who appears while Ethel reacts to the notion, deeming it an unnecessary and tiresome question that invites satire.
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Elsie
Ethel
Price of Disobedience by Rothschilds and an Agent
A New Orleans observer recalls a Rothschild agent who declined to follow seasonal selling orders for cotton. The agent waited four days, earning forty thousand dollars extra for his firm. The Rothschilds sent back the profit with a curt note: the gain belonged to the agent, and a replacement was bound for New Orleans.
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Rothschilds
New Orleans
the Picayune
Salls
Father home with children sparks private opinion about mother
A father staying home with his children quickly forms the view that their mother urged them to act in a mean way. The remark reflects domestic perceptions about parental roles and influence within a short period.
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Odd Fellows
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BCR
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Guide Rock
W. F. Crowell
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Dr. Dameral
Red Cloud
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Hordville
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A. P. Campbell
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Norfolk
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W. L. Payne
Lansing
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F .L. Miller
Beatrice Glove Company
Lower Court Street
David Devane
E. L. Lucas
Winsor
Colo
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Colorado
Young Men’s Christian Association Board
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Old Opera House
Buffalo County
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Miss Hazel Russell
Hazel
Millionaire
Mingapolis
National Lead Company
Trinity
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PILL
General Electric
California
Whisky Trust
Henry Spencer Blackmore
Washington, D. C
British East Africa Protectorate
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W D. Scott
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
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Ae Polaction
W.L. Pengiss
Aloe
Jone Sipse
W. L. Douglas
Sparks
Brockton, Mass
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COLT
Lonel
Chawinins Tomareecaen
Goshen
Putnam Faceless Dyes
All Gove
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Washington Star
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