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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
4
A convoluted report from an Anglo American mission details captivity and attempted release involving Mrs. Tsilka and Mr. Wieedeniaon. Brigands demanded 25 000 pounds. authorities pursued, with training in progress and ongoing negotiations for the captives' freedom.
A garbled OCR passage references a 231 military plot, legal acts, and police actions. It mentions a Pro c 443 outcome, alleged organic links in past laws, and unclear timelines with dates, events, and names obscured by transcription errors.
A ferocious snow storm bound the New York City area for hours. Streetcar lines were blocked by towering drifts while Manhattan and Brooklyn faced delays as ferries and ships stalled. Four thousand workers cleared streets and crosswalks as trains and cargo shipments faced major slowdowns.
A wide range of items from Nebraska reports new mine finds to bank data and weather. Potters clay near Falls City. a 1100 pound colt owned by a Trenton man. wolves killed near Te famah. 439 state banks with $21.3 million in deposits. Brooklyn ice disruption and New Jersey blizzard details. Lincoln fountain project. Culbertson house fire. legal notes on burglary case. and state actions on schools and telephones.
New reports from Shamaka detail about 2,000 dead mainly women and children and 4,000 houses destroyed across thirty four surrounding villages. A nearby volcano near Marasay has also erupted.
Coroner A F Graham presided as the inquest into Fred Walker's death concluded he was struck by Burlington engine No 340 in Waverly on February 15, 1902 around 4 27 p m. The jurors were W J Martz A P Anderson Frank Swanson Herman Ninneman Thomas Tudor and Horace Godden. The funeral was held at the Methodist church at 2 p m and was one of Waverly's largest.
Young man named Bouck eloped with a Sioux City nurse family ties to Hekurg the Bride The 04 from Nebraska. He is jailed on 31 00 bond on abduction charges. Pendec writ of habeas corpus sought to recover his wife as attorneys seek a 30 day continuance. Father vows to pursue abduction laws to the limit.
Fremont Nebraska authorities sentence three youths arrested at Valley Street last Sunday morning for stealing from a Fremont box car the night before. The boys, who used aliases Harry and George Price, are not related. real names are Frank Keil Emmet Millard and John Burke. They will go to industrial school after a county judge’s hearing, with relatives unable to fund appeals.
Reports from Barcelona and Madrid describe a broad strike with violent clashes, arrests of anarchists, and martial law in Tarragona. Authorities, unions, and foreign agitators influence events as towns like Castellon de la Plana and Saragossa report unrest and efforts to restore order.
Prince Feary of Prussia representing Germany’s emperor arrived in New York aboard the Kron Prinz Wilhelm. A 21 gun salute greeted the royal party as crowds cheered, mariners saluted, and Admiral Robley Evans hosted a formal reception aboard the Nina.
An old-time Wisconsin farmer travels to New York and meets tradesmen, a poultry dealer, and a railroad official. He discusses Western cows, butter, crop conditions, and potential transit routes, learning locals want his insights and planning to return home after being treated kindly.
Ned Tschanz, Swiss native and well known Pierce resident, was found dead near the MacSparr place west of town. He reportedly climbed a barb wire fence, struck a tree in the fall, and died from exposure. He left about 700 dollars in a local bank and was about to file final claim proof west of town.
David City Nebraska farmer Alfred Hookstra had meat seven hams six shoulders canned fruit a silver watch and a revolver stolen by a neighbor. Sheriff West and Hookstra found part of the goods at Charles Green’s premises to which he was traced from Octavia to Schuyler and arrested. Green, about fifty, with eight children, faces a county court preliminary hearing tomorrow.
A late Shore accommodation train departing Cleveland was wrecked near Oberlin, Ohio, this afternoon around 4 o'clock. Louis Bates, the head of the brokeman crew, is the only person reported seriously hurt.
Plattsmouth Nebraska reports bridge workers striking and receiving pay. Mayor Parmele orders saloons closed at 10 30 pm after celebratory rioting injures several men and police are needed to restore order.
Mrs William McPail of Fairbury Neb died last evening from injuries suffered in the fire that destroyed her home the day before she had been an invalid for years and could not stand during the tragedy. She leaves a husband and three sisters Mrs J McLaurin and Mrs Peter King among them. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow morning. The remains will be taken.
In Mansfield Ohio on February 28 a protest by 1300 pupils over a board order banning class colors led to a lockout. Students in defiance wore colors. some admitted without colors. The high school doors and windows were smeared with black paint, and a wholesale expulsion was anticipated.
A New York issued circular informs stockholders that a large majority of both Glucose Sugar Refining and Cosma Products Company holders have accepted the offer and deposited their stocks. The consolidated board is declared operative and steps are being taken to increase capital stock.
A native constabulary detains Cortez, second to Insurgent General Malvar, in Alipit suburb of Santa Cruz Laguna and delivers him to military authorities. A friendly native tipped off Inspector Sorenson, revealing Cortez was raising funds for the insurrection.
In Washington DC an audience gathered at the Laf ayette Square theatre urging President Roosevelt and Congress to halt further expor tation of horses and mules to the English in South Africa. A collection was taken for Boer widows and orphans. Commandant Sieg e, formerly with the Hoe army, spoke.
A former office boy and messenger recalls collecting a 250 dollar check from a supposedly shaky firm. The bank refused due to short funds by five dollars but the boy slipped in the extra five, enabling cashing of the check. The firm failed the next day, revealing the ruse.
ML Lepine prefect of police allows small shopkeepers and toymakers to sell goods in the customary baroques on the boule var ds from Dec 19 to Jan 1. The favor is exclusive to needy families and artisans selling their own work.
In Stockholm limits coverage to two thirds of the plot, except on street corners where up to three fourths may be used. The remaining area must be kept for courtyards, light and ventilation. Chimney lines must be twelve or fifteen inches and cleaned monthly by official sweepers October through April.
Mr. Shell of Holyoke Massachusetts pursues a peculiar hobby spending years and wealth making stone ceilings. Over twenty five years he has crafted and sold hundreds of these ceilings claiming they keep the God in an excellent state of preservation long after burial.
Centerville reports only two new lots in forty years amid long‑standing grape warehousing. The Bell Run battleteds area shows sparse development as general military landmarks fade from memory.
Many a man reaches the city by using the elevator rather than climbing the ladder. The note highlights a preference for easy ascent over strenuous effort.
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