Nebraska News Roundup From York to Lincoln
The clipping reports a mix of Nebraska items: City National Bank in York opened with 530,000 capital stock. local farmers considering feeding wheat to hogs amid low prices. jail escapes thwarted in Gage county. wife murderer Neb ney to be tried in Nance county. a body found near Lincoln identified as W A W Ashway of Omaha with liquor-linked death. various local incidents including injuries, thefts, and court notes across communities such as Hooper, Beatrice, Tobias, and Omaha.
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Long
Martin Long
Kearney
City National Bank
York
Hooper Sentinel
Gage County
Tnebney
Columbus
Nance County
Lincoln
W. AW. Ashway
Omaha
Tobias
Harry Metcalf
Peabody
W.C. Hoyt
Cleveland
Beatrice
Curtis
A. P. Slack & Co
Juniata
Burlington
Hemingford
Richard Klocke
Nebraska City
Westphalia
Klock
Evangelical
Lydian Marti
Janes ‘I’. Willis
Amberry Bates
Hefferman
O'Neill
Willis
Ex Hawaii News Sparks Inquiries to State Dept
Ex commissioner Blount deflects Hawaiian question while praising Queen Liliuokalani. He notes broad public opinion in Hawaii favorable to the queen and downplays sensational reports. Blount mentions meeting a Mississippi congressman's wife who visited Hawaii and knew the queen.
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Wasttsaron
Hawaii
State Department
Senator Mills
Texas
James H. Blount
Honolulu
Bount
Washington
Mississippi
Liluokalani
O'Neill Proposes Reverage Loan Certificates
Massachusetts Congressman O'Neill introduces a bill authorizing the treasury to borrow up to 10,600,090 in anticipation of revenues and issue loan certificates at 3 percent interest. The measure draws attention in financial circles and aligns with Secretary Carlisle's alternative bond proposal discussed with Jamlin.
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O'Neill
Massachusetts
Washmnatox
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Carlisle
Ex-Champion John Sullivan Knocked Out by Wife
Bourraro N Y January 11 John Sullivan a former champion was knocked out not by a rival but by his wife in the early hours. Mrs Sullivan said she acted in self defense after he abused her and used an Indian club to strike him over the head causing him to sleep for an hour while a doctor attended him.
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Bourraro
N. Y
John Sullivan
John
Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur Incorporated at Aspranapolis
The Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur was incorporated in Aspranapolis Indiana. General Lew Wallace christened the society and its rituals draw on the Ben Hur story. The new order introduces several departures from older secret societies in its benevolent plans.
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Aspranapolis
Ind
Ben Hur
Lew Wallace
Feuding Families In Cuantro Lios Face Duel Killing
In Cuantro Lios SaLtivia Mexico on January 11, an old Velasco Panjura feud leads to a revolver duel. After the clash five were killed and six wounded, including the heads of both families and their sons.
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SaLtivia
Mexico
Cuantro Lios
Fire damage estimate on French exhibits at world fair
Chicago Jan 11 officials in charge of the French exhibits in the Manufactures building say the total damage in the most seriously damaged section from Monday night fire will not exceed 40000 dollars. No estimates were made yet for damage in other sections.
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Chicago
Cherokee strip investigation doomed by public land committee
Those seeking an investigation of the Cherokee strip opening face disappointment as the public land committee has effectively killed the project by starving it of support. The decision is described as formal but hollow, signaling no forthcoming inquiry.
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Wasninetoy
Cherokee Strip
Public Land Committee
Coal Sealers Form Trust in Colorado Coal Trade
In Denver on January 11, all white coal sealers signed a binding agreement forming a trust. The combine includes eighty sealers and moves the price of coal up from 2.50 and 93.25 per ton to 4.00.
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Colorado
Coal Ceaterts Combine
Denver
Col
Carbins fend and rentor of carbing in tae time
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Carbins fend and a rentor of carbing. It references Flobert and a time in dae a tas whe, but readable facts are limited. No clear event, date, or locations emerge to form a complete news item.
Ministers Latest Action Stirs Debate in House
Lawyers in Washington argue over a forthcoming question as Minister Willie faces possible reception and a ride through the House. The miscellaneous national capital notes track the ongoing parliamentary maneuver and legal wrangling.
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Willie
Will
Hawaiian Affairs Dispatches Reach Congress Over Hawaiian Government Crisis
Jan 13 report notes steamer Mariposa sails from San Francisco to deliver final instructions to Minister Willis as Hawaii’s provisional government refuses to comply. Cabinet discusses Willis dispatches, 12 000 words, with Cleveland sending the subject to Congress on December 18.
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Hawalian
Waemimotos
Congress
Mariposa
San Francisco
Willis
Gresham
A Willis
Dole
Cleveland
Culberson
Judiciary Committee
Double Tragedy in St Louis Ends in Mysterious Shootings
In St Louis a boarding house murder suicide case unfolds after Steve K. Wilsko rents a room at 1412 Olive Street and Josie Stevenson is found dead with a bullet wound. Wilsko lies dead nearby with two gunshot wounds, a five-chamber revolver between them. A mysterious disappearance of a man named H G Mason sparks further intrigue as investigators rule out self-inflicted shots. The case remains unsolved with sensational potential.
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St. Louis
Jlso
Steve K. Wilsko
Olive Street
Josie Stevenson
Miss Stevenson
Wilskot
H. G. Mason
Wilsko
The Buying of Wives in Alaska Sparks Arrests
The Alaska crackdown targets white men who marry native women, with United States Marshal Lorter ordering deputies to arrest violators. Reports say nearly all aboard the steamer Pinta are jailed at Sitka and hundreds of other arrests follow, straining jails beyond capacity.
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Port Laxa
Ore
Alaska
Topeka
United States
Lorter
Sitka
Porter
Oleomargarine Law Declared Inoperative by Judge
United States District Judge Hanford ruled a demurrer to the indictment charging violations of Treasury regulations on oleomargarine labeling. He held Congress cannot delegate legislative powers or punishments to be set by others, so the law effectively remains inoperative.
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Washington
Seatrie
Wash
United States
Hanford
Treasury Department
Congress
Treasure Department
Idle te Perage march to city hall demands work
Chicago unemployed workers plan a mass march on City Hall to petition Mayor Hopkins and the city council for employment measures. They reject charity and seek earning opportunities for themselves and their families, signaling a push for work rather than aid.
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Chicago
Chicaco
Hopkins
Found Bomb in Pocket Prompts Irony for Broker
Indianapolis January 13 Edward Elam broker returning home found a six inch pipe with a burned fuse hidden in his overcoat pocket. The device described as an infernal machine has not been tested yet but is believed to be dynamite or nitro glycerin based on the fuse remaining inches from the fuse end.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Edward Elam
Democratic Ways and Means Reconsider Tariff Bill Change
Plan Jasureron January 13 reports Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee reversed a tariff and income tax provision. The key vote was six to five to reconsider the Treasury Department variant, led by Mr. Bynum of Indians whose swing vote decided the outcome. A motion to refer the subject to the Democratic caucus passed six to five.
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Jasureron
Internal Revenue
Ways and Means Coat
Treasury Department
Bynum
Taraney
House
Petition in Favor of Wilson Bill Presented in Senate
Mr Hoar of Massachusetts introduced a petition in the Senate signed by twenty four labor organizations urging passage of the Wilson bill. The bill is framed to reduce labor hours and the signers claim it will end work hours entirely. The session then adjourned to Monday after executive business.
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
Massachusetts
Alen
Nebraska
United States
Lynching of Roscoe Parker in Adams County
In Ohio on January 13 a 16 year old Black boy Roscoe Parker was hanged by a Winchester area mob over the December 11 murder of an elderly couple, the Rhine team. Sheriff Dunlap resisted as 400 men seized Parker near West Union. Parker implicated Sam Johnson, denied knowledge of the crime, and was executed after a botched attempt at hanging.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Roscoe Parker
Mr. Rhine
Winchester
Adams County
Wingchester
Parker
Sam Johnson
Portsmouth
Dunlap
West Union
Panhandle
Johnson
Lease seeks mandamus to compel auditor for charity board pay
Mrs Mary E Lease petitions the Kansas State Auditor for her January salary as president of the state board of charities. Auditor Prather declines citing Governor Lewelling’s move to remove Lease. Lease says she will press the case in supreme court to force voucher issuance. In Ohio, Cleveland city sells 300000 dollars in four percent bonds at premium. Funds aim to improve parks and create jobs. In Salina district court Adams wins 2000 damages for the mob killing of his son last April, after suing for 5000.
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Kanene
Siete
Pepaliat
Orbow
Kansas
H. Rossington
Almost &S
Mra ‘Leste
Peck
Mr. Rossington
Mr. Peck
Sunflower
aVorxga
Kan
Lease
George R. Heck
W. N. Rossington
St.Louis
Bitate House
Republican’ Party
F. W. Close
Ib Torexa
Mary E. Lease
Prather
Aslary
State Board of Charities
Lewelling
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Ohio
Citizens’ Savings and Loan Association
Satna
Adams
Salina
Penokee and Gogebic Mines Pass to Receivers
The Penokee and Gogebic consolidated mines in Wisconsin were transferred yesterday to receivers. Owned by Colbyn, Rockefellers, and others, the value was reported at 96 million dollars.
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Milwauxer
Wis
Penokee & Gogebio
Colbyn
Rockefellers
Yeaterday
Tariff Debate Stirringly Debates Revenue and Protection
In the Senate debate on the Wilso bill, Mr. Breckenridge argues for tariff reform while Mr. Dingiey denounces it as revenue destruction. He cites a projected $6,000,000 revenue drop versus a $38,000,000 deficit, noting large duty surrenders on luxuries and imported goods including liquors cigars silks laces and ostrich feathers. The discussion points to broader economic strains and protections tied to tariff policy.
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Dingiey
Maine
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Havana
Carlisle Seeks Authority to Issue Bonds Before Senate Panel
Secretary Carlisle urged the Senate Finance Committee to authorize bond issuance to cover a monthly $10.9 million gap between receipts and expenditures. He proposed amending the 1875 act to allow shorter terms at lower interest and said bonds could be sold at favorable rates. A wide committee split left no bill agreed, and the meeting adjourned without action.
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Washington
Carlisle
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
United States
Needham blasts Santa Fe sale at Kansas board
In Torexka Kansas Colonel Needham testifies before the state agricultural board delivering a sensational speech. He denounces the Santa Fe road sale as fictitious and pleads for accountability. He questions debt values and salaries while noting a possible government role for railroads, suggesting Union Pacific as a trial case.
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Torexka
Kan
Needham
State Agricultural Board Today
Santa Fe Road
Union Pacific
Train Robber to Be Hanged
Charles Jones convicted of first degree murder for killing Special Officer Schubert after aiding the August robbery of a Northern Pacific passenger train near Livingston Montana. Sentence to be hanged in the United States court.
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Helena
Mont
Charles Jones
Northern Pacific
Livingston
United States
Schubert
Blackfoot
Mingle Statehood or None Debate At Territorial Meet
The Democratic territorial central committee met in Oxlanoma City to push resolutions favoring either single statehood or none. A separate trial in Lowell fixed the value of a fake view at 3150 dollars, awarding damages to a man whose lake view was blocked by a neighbor’s fence and shed.
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OxLanoma City
Democratic Territorial Central Committee
Ross
Lowell, Maas
Lowell, Mass
Duplex Typewriter Wins World Fair Honors in Des Moines
The Duplex Typewriter, built in Des Moines, Iowa, receives the highest World’s Fair award for its double writing capability. It speeds up to print two letters at once with two alphabets, offers two contact points for type and paper, and promises long service, promoting the coming era of shorthandless dictation at high speed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Daylex Typewriter Co
Depth of the Ocean Deep Soundings Revealed
A Victoria dispatch notes the Albatross found 4500 fathoms depth off Alaska, but experts contest it as the greatest depth. Historic records show 27366 to 27550 feet in the Pacific and North Pacific, with the Tuscarora at 4561 fathoms standing disputed.
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Victoria
B. C
United States
Albatross
Alaska
St. ‘Lhomas
West Indies
Challenge
Islands
Pacific Ocean
Tuscarora
Cap
Ain George F. Belknap
Kuril Islands
North Pacific
Himalayas
Army adopts whistle commands for infantry officers
The army plans to issue whistle commands in place of spoken orders. Infantry officers must obtain whistles at their own cost, about 33.75 dollars per sword lot of 30, with higher costs for smaller batches. Springfield armory and Rock Island arsenal will implement the change promptly after receiving the arms.
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Springfield Armory
Rock Island Arsenal
Washington Cor
Buffalo Courier
Clocks of Hartford Family Keep Time a Century On
A Webster family relic in Hartford Conn remains accurate after a century in possession. A Lowell Massachusetts lake value fixed at 3150 dollars recalls local property valuations. Bishop Ash of Irasburg Vermont undertook a long carriage journey from Vermont to Minnesota Oregon and the Pacific coast. Wyoming is rich in minerals including gold tin soda deposits copper lead kaolin fire clay mica and gypsum. Professor Neeson of Berlin records projectile oscillations with hollow projectiles carrying sensitive plates revealing unexpected movements.
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Webster
Hartford
Conn
Bishop Ash
Irasburg
America
Vermont
Minnesota
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Wyoming
Neeson
Berlin
Fragmentary Verse Oddity Cuts Spur Raid of Rooster Crow
A fragmented line hints at a satirical poem where a rooster and devil imagery collide with a Gret hypocrisy motif. The terse, odd phrasing suggests allegory rather than a clear narrative.
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