Nebraska News in Brief From Plattsmouth to Lincoln
Holstein plans a new hotel and Stanton to get electric plant while Lincoln’s old paper mill resumes under new control. W W Parker of Spencer shot his father in law probably fatally and a third regiment of national guardsmen is discussed in Omaha. Leavitt sugar factory closes after a successful season. Red Cloud sees two men jailed for burglary and a fatal self inflicted shooting by Melvin Meyers. Fremont reports the death of Isaac and Sarah Brown within minutes of each other. Atkinson changes ownership and becomes The Atkinson Graphic. Lincoln levy on a switch engine in Rock Island yards to satisfy a $200 judgment. Missouri Pacific train collision causes minor damage with no injuries. Electric lights proposed for Pierce with a $5,500 town loan. Cripple Creek tunnel plan endorsed by English syndicate for draining the district. Harman takes his child by force at Table Rock in a loaded scare. Armstrong expands Republican papers with Weaper News sale. Converse ranch in Antelope County sells for 46,800 dollars. D Flolst buys. Ed Bentley arrested in Table Rock for stealing team and carriage in Iowa.
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Nebraska City
Lincoln
Electric Light and Power Company
Stanton
W W. Parker
Spencer
Mr. Hanson
Omaha
Roy Thornton
Theodore Nosteller
Red Cloud
J. C. Rose
Rosemont
Isaac H. Brown
Sarah
Fremont
Atkinson
Neb
Missouri Pacific
Nto
F. Albright
West Fender
Allbright
Pirece
L. R. H. van Rucean
Tablcock
S. A. Harman
Palmer
Harman
Winchester
Pawnee City
T. S. Armstrong
A.M. Church
Weaper News
Antelope County
D. Flolst
Council Bluffs
Schley Verdict Ends Naval Court Inquiry Findings Split
The court of inquiry into Rear Admiral Schley’s Santiago campaign concludes with two reports, a majority opinion condemning Schley on eleven points and a Dewey minority noting limited disagreement. Secretary Long to sign off. no further action planned. Dewey declines to discuss findings.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary Long
Schley
Santiago
George Dewey
Samuel C. Lemly
Admiral Dewey
Benham
Ramsay
Santi
Fire destroys key Goebel case papers in Cincinnati
Burns mass of testimony belonging to Arthur Goebel was lost when Lowry and Goe bel store burned in Cincinnati. The papers relate to the death of William Goebel and the Kentucky trials of Caleb Powers James Howard Henry Youtsey and others connected to the Frankfort tragedy nearly two years ago.
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Burns
Cincinnati
Lowry & Goebel
Arthur Goebel
William Goebel
Caleb Powers
James Howard
Henry Youtsey
Kentucky
Frankfort
Miss Ellen Stone and Mme Tsilka Reported Improving
From Constantinople dispatches dated December 14, authorities say the American missionary Ellen Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka are in improving condition and able to obtain basic comforts. Rumors claim brigands even have a doctor ready if needed while they accuse Miss Stone of attempting to convert them to Christianity.
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Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Miss Stone
Berlin Reacts to Roosevelt Monroe Doctrine View
Berlin reports a press uproar over New York cablegrams arguing Washington misreads Roosevelt's Monroe doctrine definition. Tages Zeitung notes Germany could seize a Venezuelan port without asking for permission. Debates in Reichstag cite Caprivi treaty losses and calls for matching U.S. duties to 20 percent reductions.
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Berlin
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Inere
Tages Zeitung
Germany
Anice Sam
Reichstag
Herr Muench Ferber
Radical Association
United States
Trail Robber Kilpatrick Associate Sentenced in Federal Case
Laura Bullion, companion of Ben Kilpatrick, convicted of possessing forged national bank notes, receives five years in Leavenworth. Kilpatrick himself gets fifteen years at Jefferson City. Great Northern offers bounty to detectives. twenty percent to police relief fund.
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St. Louis, Mo
Laura Bullion
Ben? Kilpatrick
Montana Trail
United States
Adams
Leavenworth
Kas
Kilpatrick
Jefferson City
Mmiott
Great Northern Railroad
Mercer introduces bills for Supreme Court building and related projects
Washinon Dec 14 Chairman David H Mercer of the house committee on public buildings and grounds introduced a bill to appropriate 7,000,000 for the site and construction of a building to house the United States Supreme Court the department of justice the national law library and international tribunals A separate bill seeks 25,000 for a fish hatchery in Sarpy county near South Bend Neb another would establish a branch mint at Omaha with 120,000 The Burlington raid mill service is ordered for the line between Pallacein Pal lace Mont and Cacy Wyo to begin January 1.
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Washinon
David H. Mercer
House Committee On Public Buildings and
House
United States Supreme Court
Department of Justice
National Law Library
Mercer
Sarpy County
South Bend
Neb
Omaha
Pallaca
Mont
Cacy
Wyo
Blizzard Disrupts Travel in Southwest Wyoming
The Wenatchee wire reports a fierce blizzard raging across southern Wyoming causing 3 to 5 hour delays and a looming blockade. Sheepmen in the Red Desert region and southern Uintah County report great distress as conditions worsen.
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Red Desut
Uintah County
Fire destroys depot at Guarlington Milford Nebraska
A Thursday night explosion started a blaze that destroyed the passenger and freight depots on the Biningvat line at Guarlington Milford Nebraska. Firefighters fought the flames but a kerosene barrel ignition finished the destruction. all books and papers were burned or saved.
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Guarlington
Bucs
Milford Neb
Passengr
Freighf
Binvingtat
Carnegie Gift Might Be Bonds Not Cash
Washington December report states Andrew Carnegie offered President Roosevelt a sum labeled as ten million dollars for a major higher education institution. The gift was actually the par value of that amount in United States Steel bonds, creating government acceptance complications.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
United States Steel Corporation
Christmas Fir From Maine Brings Back Tender Memories
A Maine fir tree arrives by sleigh as a family recalls past Christmas days. Mandy tears up with joy while a mother questions spending but the moment deepens their bond as they sit by the tree from Maine and share memories.
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Elean
Maine
Christmas Return of Tom Dorkins Moves a Family
Homer Fox brings Grandma Dorkins a box of horse ginger-cakes and a letter to lure Tom Dorkins home for Christmas. Tom returns at last, drawn by old love and a mother’s faith, reuniting with family in a touching holiday scene.
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Tom
Susy
Liddy Jackson
Epring
Homer
Gran
Ma Dorkins
Tom Dorkins
Homer Fox
Peter Crump
Grandma Dorkins
Wallingford Orphan Asylum
Tom Dorking
Pocomoke and Westhaven Railroad
Phil
Mr. Dorking
Mr. Dorkins
Shere
Jeff
Europe
Grandma
Chris
Mas
Hammer
Mike
Christmas Hope For Tom's Homecoming
Grandma Dorkins clings to news of Tom's return from the railroad and Europe while baking ginger cakes for his homecoming. Homer frets yet stays hopeful as the family anticipates a letter and a festive Christmas scene awaits in Wallingford.
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Grandma Dorkins
Near and Yet So Far Mistletoe Moment
A speaker recalls a holiday mishap under the mistletoe, unable to seize the moment with a loved one as others watch. The scene centers on awkward longing and festive tension in a single intimate moment.
Let Thy Resolve Rise Beyond Regret in the New Year
A reflective exhortation urges turning from old sins toward hopeful renewal. Emphasizing personal resolve and divine aid, it invites the reader to shed past failures and embrace a bright page ahead. The metaphor of an acorn becoming an oak under divine strength reinforces moral growth.
No New Leaves Until Spring Says John
A wry note from the Chicago Post quotes a man promising a fresh start only to admit the season delays progress. The exchange frames a springtime joke on renewal in personal resolve.
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Chicago Post
Lucky It Isn't the Moon Perkins' Little Boy
A fragmentary remark about a child and a Christmas gum gift hints at a family moment. The dialogue skew suggests curiosity and surprise over a desired object for a baby, with rural or small-town newspaper voice. The passage reads as a humorous aside.
Notable Exchange On Smoking As New Year Resolution
The speaker chides Rivers for vile cigars, while Rivers replies he smokes to ease swearing off on New Year's day. The dialogue captures a humorous moment about resolving to quit smoking and the stubborn habit that lingers.
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Rivers
Brooks
Extravagance sparks holiday debate and New Year resolutions
In a preliminary discussion, one view argues extravagance spoils Christmas, while another counters that excess only clears the path for many New Year resolutions. The exchange reflects seasonal budgeting and self improvement aims as the year closes.
New Year Resolutions From a Boston Congregationalist
A coed Mon Veoar quotes Willing De Witt Hyde on living in the active yoke focusing on present duty and personal conscience. The item also mentions Mrs. Oscar Tripp praising Piso's Cure for Consumption as the best cough and cold medicine she has found.
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de Witt Hyde
Boston
Piso
Oscar Tripp
Big Til
Portraits and Advertising Jokes in a Humorous Exchange
A humorous dialogue features Mrs. Climber boasting of a portrait by a celebrated artist while her husband mocks commercial ads. The husband suggests advertising her complexion as a flaw, highlighting a playful clash over pride, vanity, and practicality in a domestic setting.
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Boney
Climber
High
Putnam Face Less DYB Colors Packaged by Material
Each package of Putnam face less DYB colors comes in Silk Wool or Cotton and is said to color perfectly at one bolling.
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Putnam
No Use for Such a Prise in Local Raffle Exchange
A fragment chronicles a terse exchange about tickets and a raffle, mentioning neighbors and a poor man. The dialogue hints at social class tensions and local humor within a small community.
A Sexen New Year's Custom
The Saxons kept New Year customs in olden times including dancing around an apple tree at New Year’s Eve to aid a good crop, bells tolling to mark the old year’s death and new year’s birth, and doors opened west to cast out the old year and east to welcome the new.
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England
New Cure for Rheumatism Found in Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs Ellenor Guardhouse of Hester Missouri suffered for over forty years with sciatic rheumatism described as chronic and incurable. After using eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports no pain or ache and remains in good health, with doctors initially skeptical now amazed.
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Hester, Mo
Ellenor Guardhouse
Dodd
Tigherhood
Sasuke
Baby of Mrs Howells Imitates Father In Daytime Moon Crying
A Chicago Daily News snippet notes Mrs Howells remarks on her baby’s resemblance to his father in looks and behavior. The child is described as crying for the moon in the daytime to seem contrary.
Two men clash at crowded football park entrance
At the crowded park entrance two men debate entry with odd roles. One claims to be a surgeon while the other boasts as an undertaker. The exchange ends without a clear resolution as bystanders press forward.
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Chicago
Ely's Cream Balm Promoted for Catarrh Relief
A testimonial letter from customers praising Ely Bros Cream Balm as a quick relief and cure for obstinate nasal catarrh and lay fever. Messages request mail order and full family sizes, noting long years of catarrh symptoms and rapid discharge cessation.
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Ely
Cece
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Why They Don't Marry Miss Leftover
A humorous dialogue from a 19th century source features Miss Leftover and Mr Slimpurse debating marriage. He laments not earning enough to marry while admitting he could support a wife but not multiple women. The excerpt reflects social mores and wit of the era.
Peggy and Patrice clash over engagement gossip
Peggy does not advertise her engagement in the papers. Patrice says she told friends that the engagement was secret. The Yonkers Statesmag fragment reflects rumors among social circles.
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Peggy
Patrice
Yonkers
Red Cross Bleached Whites Ad Targets Grocers
An old ad urged customers to buy large two pound packages for 5 cents to keep whites white with red cross blue branding. It promotes household laundry with economical pricing and nationwide grocer availability.
Gave Him a Cold Doctor Questions Patient Story
Fragmented, unclear OCR text describes a doctor asking about a cold and a patient recalling a frozen week. The readable parts suggest a dialogue or quote with rough punctuation and misspelled phrases. No verifiable names or concrete events are present.
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Osceola Record
H. Campbell
Osceol4
Nebraska
Holstein
Leavitt
Logan County
McHenry
Plainview
Melvin Meyers
R. D. Stover
Western Union Telegraph Company
Beatrice
Ed Bentley
Rochelle, Ill
Table ‘Rock
Iowa
Court OF Inquiry
Dewey
Minorite
Port of Approval
Navy Department
Long
Lemly
Lemley
Associated Press
Admiral Schley
Admmral Dewey
Flo
Colon
Brooklyn
Texas
Hodgson
Ceinfuegos
Osinfuégos
Absolutte
Niwdoma
Supreme Court
Cheyenne
Wiimins
Rigtmas
Mandy
Mandy Sheuid
Pop
Grandma Dorkins’ Christms
Willard
le Philippinee
Chienneys
Goodheart
Joakley
Christian
Chappie
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