Nebraska Notes round up of local incidents and changes
Local notes report injuries from a fall at Cambridge and a death of retiree C. E. Miller in Winside. Exeter to get a new Christian Science church. Ribs injury for Dr J C Clark in Stanton. Edward Larson jailed at Columbus for horse stealing. Arborville pastor D O C French resigns. Nebraska City girls basketball set for Plattsmouth game Feb 15. Sennyler Masonic lodge receiving instruction from Grand Custodian French. Harvey Wisely of Silver Creek dies at 70. Marriages of Edmund Kalman and Blanche Friedsam noted. Northern streams stocked with eastern trout. Je W Miller leaves Union Pacific for Southern Pacific audit job in California. W Fenno to address North Platte Y M C A. Otto Koop of Columbus to be jailed after shooting incident. James Hayes of Nemaha coal mines sells fuel to Auburn to test Nebraska coal. Scarlet fever mild in Auburn with few new cases. John F Ensign in Sidney gathering evidence against Union Pacific. Johnson County Agricultural Association fair Aug 26 start. Saline County treasurer paid $3,000 on court house bonds. $1,000 remaining. Rural Route No 1 created at Farman, Dawson county, effective April 11 serving 300 people and 75 families. J W Poling of Omaha dies, leaving widow and grown children. Rural delivery out of Diller reduced due to road maintenance failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Koop
Columbus
George Blair
James Hayes
Nemaha
Auburn
Nebraska
John F. Ensign
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sidney
Union Pacific
Johnson
Rail Measure Debated As Legislature Screens Bills
Nebraska house spends day in committee of the whole amid debate on H. R. No. 110 giving railroad conductors power to arrest riders. Senate fights over S. F. 129 on county judges, while HR 64 funds legislators. News also reports Russell A. Alger’s death and various local developments in Beatrice, Norfolk, and Buffalo county.
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Lincoln
House
Scudder
Hall
Killen
E W. Brown
Marsh of
Seward
Senate
Wilcox of
Thayer
State Journal Company
Epperson
Opposition Grows to State Grain Inspection Bill
Secretary I J Mc Vann of the Omaha grain exchange and George A Wells of Des Moines signal strong opposition to a proposed state inspection bill for grain at all railroad terminals. The Iowa grain dealers association will back the measure, but grain sealers of the state plan a vigorous fight. Mc Vann notes that five of six local grain elevators are involved in the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
I. J. McVann
Omaha Grain Exchange
George A. Wells
Des Moines
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
House Ways and Means Backs Denatured Alcohol Bill
The Ways and Means Committee favors a bill allowing small manufacturers to produce denatured alcohol under a locked still one tank system for plants under 100 gallons daily. The bill also exempts denatured alcohol from internal revenue tax when used in chemical processes that chemically modify the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
Duse Prize Still Unawarded After 300 Submissions
A year after Madame Duse offered ten thousand lire for the best Italian drama the judges declare none of the three hundred submissions merit the award. In New York City about forty thousand people spend a third of their lives underground, including subway and plant workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Duse
New York City
Cuticura Cures Eczema in Illinois Sisters
Miss Edith Hammer of Morrison Illinois reports eczema cleared on the scalp after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She and her sisters praised the remedies and noted ongoing use of the soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hammer
Morrison, Ill
This Will Interest Mothers: Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders
A 19th century advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for children, claimed to cure constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and destroy worms. It notes 30 000 testimonials, lists druggists at 25 cents, and offers a sample free with address to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Boy
Pluck Defined as Confidence and Courage in Adversity
A concise reflection defines pluck as the blend of confidence and courage when facing hardship, highlighting its value in overcoming challenges.
Canal bid fight narrows on Panama project
After a White House conference the bid of Oliver and Bangs to complete the Panama Canal for 6.75 percent was rejected. If William J. Oliver can secure a financially responsible partner, he may receive the contract, amid talk of a possible alliance with the Arthur Gillespie firm whose 12.5 percent bid looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Wi
White House
Oliver & ‘Bangs
Panama Canal
Anson N. Bangs
New York City
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Tenn
McArthur-Gillespie Company
New York
Olilver
Roosevelt and Taft Endorse Oliver in Canal Contract
The Mearthur-Gill espie syndicate gains government support for Oliver a plan to partner with another firm. After a thorough coral commission review Oliver is deemed financially responsible and the canal commission will not designate a partner. Bangs is rejected as insufficient credit.
Secretaries to Decide on Oliver Contract for Canal Work
Secretary Taft to inform Mr. Oliver of the decision on the canal proposal. If satisfactory, Oliver may have days to arrange an agreement with McArthur-Gill espie or another contractor able to post cash security. If Oliver rejects after Bangs' bid is rejected, new bids will be sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Oliver
McArthur-Gillespie Company
Bangs
Anson N. Bangs
New York
Federal Instruction Company of
New York City
John F. Gaynor
Greene & Gaynor
O. M. Carter
Savannah
Canal Commission
May Abolish the Canal Commission
The canal committee, acting on the president’s recommendation, plans a bill to abolish the Isthmian Canal Commission or reduce it to a single member. The president would appoint a chief engineer to oversee construction and appoint subordinates while all canal employees remain under the War Department. Senators Knox and Hopkins draft the measure with details pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Bettter
Canal Committee
War Department
Knox
Hopkins
Train derailment near Stafford shocks passengers no serious injuries
Passenger train No. 2 eastbound from California to Chicago on the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe derailed at Stafford Kansas. Nine coaches left the track but did not overturn though several passengers were shaken up. Engine baggage car and one Pullman remained on the rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
California
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Stafford
Has No Thought of Vengeance in Nesbit Thaw Case
Mrs. Charles J. Holman mother of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw denies seeking vengeance after interviews appear in two Pittsburg newspapers. She tells the Associated Press she issued no statement and has no plan to go to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Charles J. Holman
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Pure Food Law Passed by Kansas Senate
Kansas Senate approves a pure food law similar to the national act. The state board of health will enforce the measure with inspections of foods at the state agricultural college and medicines and drinks at the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Kas
Kansas Senate
State Board of Health
State Agricultural College
Favorite Prescription for Women by Dr Pierce
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic remedy for nervous tiredness and female weaknesses. It claims benefits for expectant mothers, asserts known composition with all ingredients listed, and promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Affaio
N. Y
Uncertain ties between Uncle Tom story and Josiah Henson
The piece argues that Harriet Beecher Stowe drew on Josiah Henson as a possible inspiration for Uncle Tom while noting Henson’s escape to Canada in 1828 and death in 1883. It also surveys references to Uncle Tom’s Cabin and related trivia, including a 1802 half dime and domestic science interest in Cleveland. Pluck is defined as courage and resolve in various lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Henson
Maryland
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henson
Canada
Uncle Toims
Washington
Union
Tom Jb. Johnson
Cleveland
How to Trap Wild Animals Cataloged for Postpaid 10 Cents
A forty page illustrated trap book lists forty wild animals in natural colors along with a barometer calendar and gun and trap catalog. It includes prices on raw furs and is offered postpaid for 10 cents in stamps of silver. Free to those who ship to or buy from the Fur Dept. of N. W. Wide and Fur Co. in Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fur Dept
N. W
Jamaican Archbishop rejects foreign aid stance amid relief effort
In Kingston Jamaica Archbishop Enos Nuttall denounces a monarchs possible support for foreign assistance and praises President Roosevelt for American naval aid. Refugees are moved inland as relief teams distribute food money and supplies. Governor Swettenham accepted Panama Canal officials and merchants donations waiving customs duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Enos Nuttall
West Indies
Edward
Swettenham
Scathing arraignment targets Governor Swettenham
The Daily Telegraph declares Swettenham unworthy of a British official at a crisis. It criticizes his letter to Rear Admiral Davis and his autocratic behavior, urging a man who guides without cursing officials and earns Jamaicans' respect. It praises American wartime service and condemns the governor's conduct as indefensible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Swettenham
Davis
United States
Bloomer's Reform Legacy and The Atlantic Connection
Fragmented text recalls Amelia Bloomer a reformer linked with women rights and dress reform. Mentions marriage to a destitute context and long life, with scattered notes on Liberty lines and English heritage.
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Engi
Atlantic
Staten Island
Amelia Jenks
President rejects Jamaica incident over aid request
Washington reports the president dismissed the incident after Governor Swettenham refused aid from Admiral Davis. A public letter from Acting Secretary Bacon to George Howard of the British embassy conveys the administration will pay no heed to the matter while thanking London for its cordiality. The note stresses friendship amid community suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Swettenham
Admiral Davis
State Department
Bacon
Ghorge Howard
Edward’Grey
Jamaica
Edward Grey
China Inland Opium Suppression Rules Circulated
Through American charge Thomas J. Moore in Pekin the state department receives the Chinese imperial decree outlining regulations for suppressing opium growing and making in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Ashington
Thomas Iae Moore
Pekin
State Department
Delayed in Montana Drifts
The great Northern oriental limited train on the Pacific coast arrived in Minneapolis after being stranded twice in Montana snow drifts. It tied up at Midvale for fourteen hours and at Gilford for twenty four hours. Food ran low during the second stoppage and only one car stayed warm as the train lay almost buried by snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Minneapolis
Great Northern ‘‘Oriental Limited
Pacific Coast
Midvale
Mont
Gilford
Governor's Special Train Derailed Near Quebradiles
A special train carrying Governor Winthrop and local officials to the American Railway celebration of the San Juan Ponce railroad was derailed near Quebradiles due to a defective truck. The governor and party halted within six inches of a 1400 foot precipice. he leaped from the coach and was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan
P. R
Winthrop
San Juan
American Railway Company
Ponce
Quebradiles
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Cambridge
C. E. Miller of
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Exeter
J. C. Clark
Stanton
Edward Larson
D. Oc, French
Arborville
Nebraska City
Plattsmouth
Masonic Lodge
Sennyler
Harvey Wisely
Silver Creek
Edmund Kalman
Albany, Ga
Blanche Friedsam
Beatrice
Je. W Miller
Schuyler
Southern Pacific
W &. Fenno
Young Men’s Christian Association
North Platte
Diller
Framing Rail
Billa—Epperson
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Senator Alger
Svng
Durig
Mrs
Aiger
IM. Higer
William Alden Smith
Fairbanks
Alger
Truman Newperry
M. Westervelt
Burlington
Norfolk
Insane Hospital
Wymore
W. M. Robertson
Robertson
Norfolk Commercial Club
T. B. Garrison Jr
Central National Bank of Kearney
W. T. Auld
A. A. Dann
Opera House
Martin Quinn
Dempster
Buffalo County
B S Gitchel
Amherst
Gitchen
Buckeye Valley
Gibbon
Pref - Maus of
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Congress
Navy Department
Capitol
France
Frenc
Perigueux
Paris
Colorado
Rhode Island
Maine
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Moscow
Nikolska Pharmacy
Eczema
Mark
WeArthur-Gillespie Syndicate
Mearthur-Gillespie Syndicate
Roosevelt
Coral Commission
Oliver & Bangs
RENCH
Pasimenta Ulunall
Sloux City
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
AICA
Swettenham Letter
Colonial Office
Cates Cay
Mt. Pleasant
Williams
Bi Cine Company
Eerie
Oll Awful Atithe Jraf
Thomas N. Mette
Weber Street
Colo
Vila
odin _ noule
Doan
Bya
Pille
Ardson
Andy
Cork
Missouri Pacific
Beau
Mrs. Winslow
Abio
Chi
Catarri
James Notre
Paxtine
R. Paxton Company
Boston
Mass
Best West
Ottawa
W. D. Scott
Wy, Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
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