Nebraska notes diverse local moves and mishaps
Miss Emma Cull sells a forty acre tract near Oakland for four thousand dollars. Westcott retires from Plattsmouth shop, to be replaced by sons C C and E H. A derailment near Cordova injures crew. Wood River schools redirect gym funds to library and high school. Plymouth Rock poultry fetches seven to twelve dollars a dozen at Adolph Pospisil sale near West Point. Marcuson buys Petersburg jewelry store after years at West Point. Exeter building boom and new homes reported. Kelly Bros expand meat market. Pleasanton horses drown after river crossing. Mattes Brewing repairs after fire. insurer settles at fifteen thousand four hundred with total loss twenty six thousand three hundred. Will Ward land child injured by horse, needing dental plate. Mrs. Sarah Orr travels to Canada to prove husband Amos Orr’s death for inheritance. Humboldt family haunted by arsenic incident. girl survives. Stieren Jerman firm adds E M Baumann. rebrands as Stieren Jerman Baumann. Norfolk incident: rooftop baby found after mother leaves bundle for conductor Fad Adams to rear].
Elections fixed for April 7 as Russia moves toward assembly
News from St Petersburg reports the national assembly elections set for April 7 with the opening session planned April 28. Martial law remains in effect amid lingering Baltic revolts, agrarian disorder, and security concerns across the empire as provincial authorities begin primary delegate selection and offices prepare Tauride Palace for sessions.
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ST. Petersburg
National Assembly
Siberia
Tauride
Baltic
Saratoff
M.akymoff
Constitutional Democrats
Constitutional Monarchist Federations
Vladivostok
Artamoff
Mistchenko
Novce Vremya
Finland
Novoe Vermya
Social Democratic
Langhoff
Smirnovsky Regiment
Grand Duchy
Langoff
Bjoerneborg
Count Witte
Grodekoff
Amur
Roer
Manchuria
Arigfroy
Far East
Tragic Popcorn Choking Death Of 3 Year Old
In Pierce Nebraska a 3 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs A C Dien who lived west of town, choked on popcorn and died before medical help arrived. He had a known fondness for popcorn and clapped with joy when it was popped. The accident occurred while he was eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Neb
A. C. Dien
Convict Campbell Wins Lifted Prize With Prison Rule
Lincoln Neb Frank Campbell convict at the state penitentiary will have twelve thousand five hundred dollars added to his bank account but cannot use it until his sentence ends He also won twenty five thousand dollars for correctly naming the total attendance at the St Louis Exposition in 1904 He began serving a prison term after being sent up from Webster County for embezzlement
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Lincoln
Neb
Frank Campbell
State Penitentiary
Campbell
Webster County
Grand Island Fireman Receives Medal for Child Rescue
George Poell a Grand Island Nebraska fireman saved a child on a moving freight train near Powell's Station. He grasped the child from the pilot area but was dragged 130 feet, losing his left leg and suffering multiple injuries. He was hospitalized in St. Joseph Missouri for treatment and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Hanover
Kas
Powell’s Station
Neb
Powell’s
Poell
Powells
C. H., Bishop
M. Poell
St. Joseph
Factory Building Burned in Silk District Blaze
In New York a six story factory at 107 113 Grand street near Mercer burned, with losses over 250000. Charles Schoolhouse & Sons ribbon makers suffered about 100000 and Bernhard Ulmann & Co yarns embroideries and braids lost over 150000, partly insured.
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New York
Grand Street
Mercer Street
Silk and Linen
Charles Schoolhouse & Sons
Bernhard, Ulmann & Co
Bodies Identified From Valencia Wreck Near Victoria
In Victoria British Columbia three Valencia wreck victims are recovered by the tug Wyndda. One body is almost positively Mark Smith of Rockford Illinois. Another is believed to be I J Bruer of Minneapolis. a Minneapolis dentist was asked to verify by dental work and later confirmed the identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Valencia
Mark Smith
Rockford
Ill
I. J. Bruer
Minneapolis
Edger Youth Found Dead in Field After Freeze
The body of fifteen year old Guy Carson of Edgar was found in a field near Edgar Nebraska five and a half miles northeast of town. He had suffered a nervous condition resembling epilepsy for a year and reportedly died from exposure while walking home in a severe cold wave after visiting his sister in Fairmont. The coroner deemed an inquest unnecessary and the body was released to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar
Neb
Guy Carson
W. J.carson
J. C. Nisely
Son-in-law Tensions End With Hand Wound in Nebr
Edgar C. Samuels was shot in the hand by his father in law Mr. Cox of Butler county after a reconciliation attempt. Samuels husband and wife had separated leading to her staying with her father near David City. Cox, aged and angered, drew a revolver during talks and wounded Samuels. Cox was arrested but no charge had been filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolbach
Nebr
Edgar C. Samuels
Mr. Cox
Butler County
Samuels
David City
Cox
Castellane divorce case in Paris moves toward ordinary path
In Paris the Castellane case remains unresolved as efforts to end the divorce suit filed by Countess Boni de Castellane fail. Attempts to secure a judicial separation without divorce falter and a hearing is anticipated soon. French law requires no defendant appearance unless essential evidence, and a decree dissolves marriage settlements with property control returning to each party. A ten month remarry ban and six month window for appeals exist, while unconfirmed reports claim Count Boni counter sues for heavy damages.
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Paris
Castellane
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
Count Boni
Government To Create Inquiry Into Valencia Disaster
A presidentially ordered independent commission will investigate the Valencia disaster off Vancouver Island. The board, not part of the steamboat service, includes Assistant Secretary Lawrence O. Murray, Herbert Knox, and Captain William T. Burwell, following advocacy by Senator Pyles and Representative Humphreys.
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Washington
Valencia
Vancouver
Steamboat Inspection Service
Pyles
Humphreys
Roosevelt
Metcalf
Pattersons Seek Heir to Canadian Estate in Carlisle
Samuel Patterson of Inland Nebraska travels to Carlisle Canada after reports that his sister Margaret Crowder may be heir to a large estate left by their grandfather who died fifteen years ago. Crowder had gone to Canton New York where newspaper ads prompted the inquiry.
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Harvard
Nebr
Samuel Patterson
Carlisle
Canada
Margaret Crowder
Chowder
Canton
N. Y
General Sumner Retires From United States Army
SAN FRANCISCO Major General Samuel 8 Sumner commander of the Pacific division retires from active service his command passes to Brigadier General Frederick Fun son who will oversee both commands until Major General Arthur MacArthur returns from travels in Oriental countries for the army.
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San Francisco
Samuel 8. Sumner
Pacific Division
United States Army
Frederick Funson
Department of California
Arthur MacArthur
Russia's Emperor Urged to Preserve Land Policy Also Embraces Peasant Gift
A St Petersburg interview with Ekaterinoslav delegates shows the government favors private land sales under a Russian ukase while peasants demand land as a government gift. Premier Witte emphasized the emperor's central role and warned against revolutionaries seeking aPoles Armenians and Jews rule.
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ST. Petersburg
Ekaterinosdar
Caucasia
National Assembly
Witte
Russia
Irkutsk
trans-Baikal
Linovitch
Rennenkampff
Chita
trans-Balkaria
Helshcheonikoff
Vladivostok
Harbin
Mistehenka
Linevich
Minister of the Interior
trans-Bailklia
Baltic
Sollogub
Orloff
Riga
Letts Pleads Guilty in Ticket Theft Case at Princeton
M. F. Letts, Santa Fe agent and depot operator at Princeton Kansas, admitted stealing several thousand dollars in tickets and set the depot on fire to destroy evidence. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. The case recalls his sensational two year ago escape from Panama and return to the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Letts
Santa Fe Railway
Princeton
Kas
Panama
United States
Convicts Vaughn Ryan and Raymond Trial Concludes
In Jefferson City Missouri the murder trial of Convicts Vaughn Ryan and Raymond ends after three hours of testimony. The defense argues Blake killed the officers and was killed himself, claiming no bloodshed was planned. The jury now deliberates.
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Jefferson City
Vaughn
Ryan
Raymond
Blake
Odd Tips From the Era on Health Diets and Habits
A compilation of varied notes covers antique rules on drawing, coins, colors, and health. It cites Spain’s old silver, Italy’s vast 20 inch collection valued at over 600000, U S colors adopted in 1777, and medical claims from Dr. Foucat on cancer rates. It also offers hygienic axioms on sleep air sun and diet advised for weight gain and breath care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foucalt
Irving
Dean's Kidney Pills Saved Chicago Woman From Illness
Mrs. B. T. Gould of 914 West Lake Street Chicago credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her from Brights disease and extensive ailments. She describes eye trouble backache dizzy spells sick headaches bearing down pains and excessive kidney secretions that improved quickly in 1903 and have kept her well since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Chicago
B. T. Gould
West Lake Street
Ill
Dean
Bright
Milburn. Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Restoration of knee breeches movement discussed in England
Fragmentary notes mention measures about measuring, salting carpet cleaning, and beliefs on youth worry. A sentence notes an English movement for restoring knee breeches. Other lines discuss a bachelor being valuable yet reluctant to admit it.
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Engla
Cern
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Promised
A short ad claims deafness arises from inflammation of the ear and nasal passages. It asserts tubal blockage can be healed by constitutional remedies and offers a free evaluation, referencing B J Cheney as a supplier and Hall's Family Pills as a treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Cheney
Hall
Howe Introduces First Sewing Machine Pioneer Elias Howe
Elias Howe, Jr presents the first practical sewing machine marking a landmark in textile technology. The device demonstrates rapid stitching capability and signals the start of a new era in garment manufacture and home sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Howe, Jr
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Osceola
Nebraska
Emma Cull
Oakland
C. E. Westcott
Plattsmouth
C. C. and
E H. Westcott
Cordova
Wood River
Milton Knight
Adolph Pospisil
West Point
Plymouth Rock
Wilfred Marcuson
Ben
R. H W. Kerkow
Petersburg
Exeter
Fmory Yates
Kelly Bros
Ed Schwasinger
Pleasanton
Kearney
Loup River
Mattes Brewing Company
Nebraska City
Jossithere
Will Wardland
Humboldt
Sarah Orr
Amos Orr
Hum‘boldt
L. E. Hall
Elk Creek
Stieren-Jerman Company
General Merchants of
E. M. Baumann
Jarden Beemer
Stieren-Jerman-Baumann Company
Northwestern
Norfolk
Fad Adams
Dati
Russiaa
Baltics
Paters
George Poell
Edgar Fell UN
Wotbach
State News
Sumner
B. V. Pierce
Common Sense
Ch. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Spain
Italy
Congress
Cle
Lydia
Lynn
Mass
Orka
St. Jacobs
Price
I. W. Diemer
Manufacturor
Springit
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