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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
3
A garbled OCR-style passage outlines broad trade and industrial themes including English and United States manufacturing, sugar imports, cattle shipments, and labor languages. It mentions values in dollars, export and import totals, and references to various industries and figures, but specifics are unclear due to OCR corruption.
Fragmented notes describe a curious Philadelphia habit of feeding catfish and waffles, noting regional drafts from the east to Denver and Minneapolis. The piece weaves in references to royal anecdotes, government curation, and odd observations about cuisine and culture without a clear narrative.
A group in New York recalls an incident on a St Louis to Chicago Pullman where a well preserved mother with eight children controlled lower berths. The porter accommodated her request as she sent her children to bed after 8 PM, prompting witnesses to debate judging a woman's character.
A German study analyzes how the water rat swims in two modes. It notes the animal moves calmly while scenting prey, but alters when danger is detected, signaling a change in swimming behavior.
The passage notes rats and mice living near water are adept swimmers and can escape predators. It mentions a subject changing attitude and dashing through water at speed, and that good photographs of swimming rats were finally obtained after effort.
Experiments in the mechanical engineering lab at Michigan University explore a peat drying process to rival coal. Peat bogs offer vast potential with water removal via rollers trays heat and hot air, producing bricks similar in density to bituminous coal and reducing manufacturing costs.
Cairo dispatch reports 42 cholera cases in the city with widespread fear and rising deaths. Authorities plan immediate measures including temporary housing and desert camps for British troops as Upper Egypt shows slight improvement. Total cholera cases since July 15 reach 307 with 227 fatalities at Cairo Moucha and surrounding areas.
The Alton passenger train collides with a freight engine in Joliet yards. Passengers are jolted from seats but none seriously hurt. a Chicago Pullman porter named Bradshaw suffers a deep cut on the head. Both engines and one car are wrecked.
A Friday night crash three miles from Xenia Ohio involved the Pennsylvania Limited from St Louis to New York and a stray coal car. The collision, fire, and explosions left the passenger engine and several cars destroyed with many injured or dead, as rescuers and townspeople aided the wounded.
Former Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong arrived on the St. Paul and told the Associated Press he pawned about 8400 dollars worth of May Yohe's jewelry at her request for her benefit after a trip to Japan. He said she received the proceeds at the time and that he never controlled her money, noting he travels on funds from the sale of his library, a fact May Yohe knows.
London dispatch reports Putnam Bradlee Strong reaching Southampton aboard the St. Paul under an assumed name. He admits his identity in an interview and denies pawning Yohe’s jewels. May Yohe, once Lord Hore’s wife, sails for Europe on the Fuerst Bismarck.
An organized gang hit Hastings Nebraska this week making multiple burglaries. Last night the Bostwick hotel saw eight or nine rooms entered with money and jewelry stolen from most. Ex sheriff Guy Seacord lost nearly 3100 and the largest haul was at Madam Thompson's house of ill repute.
Sidney Nebraska sheriffs brought Harry Tracy from Alliance to jail for a preliminary exam on horse stealing charges. Tracy, known as a Sand Hills figure, faces accusations tied to stolen horses allegedly shipped out of the country. Preliminary set for July 31.
Coroner reports in Baltimore that Cecilia M. Sullivan died eighteen hours after being wounded. One bullet passed through the heart and another penetrated the stomach liver and spleen. A third bullet grazed the heart during the attack.
Messenger boys of the Illinois District Telegraph strike under contract with Western Union in Chicago. They formed the Chicago Messenger Boys Union with 150 members led by Organizer Fitzpatrick and sought AFL charter while Postal Telegraph workers also in sympathy.
President Roosevelt and his party reached Sagamore Hill at 8 55 Friday morning after Mayflower lay at anchor off Tompkinsville from Thursday night. Lieutenant Commander Gleaves chose to anchor to avoid Hell Gate fog per navy regulations. The trip from Tompkinsville to Sagamore Hill was uneventful and the president and Secretary Loeb immediately attended to matters upon arrival.
Mayor H. H. Bartling ordered that baseball cannot be played in Nebraska City on Sundays. He previously issued a similar order but was absent when it would have been enforced. Two baseball enthusiasts face court cases set for July 31 with appeals possible if decisions go against them.
A disaster on the Elbe claims fifty lives with nearly two hundred passengers aboard at the moment of the accident. Rescue efforts continue as authorities investigate the cause and assess the remaining personnel.
Hamburg reports 185 passengers on the steamship Primus were cut in two and sank after a premature move near Blankenez between the Blankenez and Nienstdeten fairways. About fifty drowned. thirteen bodies recovered. many saved by the Hansa and its ropes and ladders as the tug tried to beach the vessel. A second Volga ferry near Hersenk also sank with fifty eight harvesters lost.
Grand Island Nebraska July 23 Hans Voss a well known German farmer of the township near the city died by strychnine taking after domestic strife with his wife who had filed for divorce. The coroner and inquest deemed the death self inflicted. He left four children and had been a former supervisor candidate. Mrs Voss widow with sister in town.
A B and O freight locomotive exploded near Olney Illinois today. Engineer County of Washington Indiana was killed and Fireman Michael Muster fatally injured. Fifteen cars were wrecked and traffic was blocked.
A six year old boy, son of John Marshall, living northwest of Graf Nebraska, was kicked in the stomach by a horse. He lay unconscious briefly but revived. Dr Casmine of Graf examined him and found no serious injury, cautioning inflammation from the concussion may delay recovery.
Verne Stewart a 21 year old with Illinois roots and Oklahoma ties was killed in a Sherman county pursuit after a horse theft near Greeley Centre. His body was taken to Lincoln medical college then shipped to Pittwood Illinois for burial. Harry Hill faces six years for horse theft.
Burglars entered Peter Rasmussen's Fremont home and carried off a gold watch and chain along with other small items of slight value. Nebraska City cleans basins at water company removing over six feet of sediment. Nebraska City prides itself on handsome lawns with an annual prize for best kept. Fremont German Lutheran church buys land to build a new church soon. Governor Savage appoints T J Majors to state board of education replacing Johnitz Roberts. State firemen's tournament offers fourteen hundred dollars in prizes at Grand Island August 5 to 7.
A brief report notes a patch from London to an afternoon identity and records a positive denial of rope today on the Fuerst Bismarck.
Fourteen non union machinists were induced to quit the Union Pacific shops at eight tonight. Eleven men are said to have quit in recent days. The company plans to enforce piecework in all departments. Increased guards guard the Council Bluffs shops and the public is kept 200 feet away from the plant.
A whimsical exchange imagines cushions and fairy lamps transforming Fiji Islanders pockets into cozy corners. Miss Hairbrain earnestly asks why spears and war clubs are needed, suggesting decorative comforts as a path to peace.
Union machinists see an uptick with increased council support and more shops opening. Community members voice mixed opinions on permits and workplace access as work options expand.
Report claims farmers in western Nebraska fatten bogs for market using alfalfa at a cost of a cent a pound. The article notes alfalfa was unknown twenty years ago.
The article notes that 75 percent of state farmers own their farms and 90 percent of filed mortgages by them aim to improve or expand their land holdings.
John Wann, a young farmer near Superior, had his arm severed above the elbow after his team attached to a binder bolted. He was thrown before the machine as the horses ran away, causing the severe injury.
The land commissioner searches a 34 acre Nemaha county tract once reported sunk into the Missouri river. Found land would be surveyed and offered for sale after verification that it is suitable for pasture use.
A. Giles, arrested at Genoa for forgery, was committed to Chicago without requisition papers by Detective Gallagher. He formerly lived in Genoa, admits guilt, and says others will be implicated before the trial.
Adon Dobson, state engineer, received a letter from I F Newell of the United States Geological Survey requesting information on Nebraska storage reservoir schemes. Newell seeks data on smaller projects, noting he already knows the major ones.
Returns from threshers over the county show phenomenal yield of wheat from every locality. Reports indicate as high as fifty seven bushels per acre and some grain tests sixty three pounds to the bushel. At Elwood six new steam threshers are running with at least three months steady work ahead.
An agreement between leading Omaha and Lincoln implement dealers limits fair displays. Lincoln dealers will invite visitors to view exhibits at city warehouses, and only smaller dealers may display machinery or vehicles at the state fair.
J E Smith president and incorporator filed a 500000 mortgage with Union Trust of Philadelphia to fund the Kansas City Beatrice and Western railroad. Construction will start soon from Virginia to Beatrice and on to Grand Island with a Beatrice Lincoln branch planned.
Over the past week Wymore faced multiple petty thefts. The boldest occurred at C. E. Benett’s home while the family was away, with about $7 in cash from a toy bank and a valuable ring stolen. Entrance used a skeleton key and the door was locked upon departure.
Over six months several robberies hit Wausa stores with York & Co. nailing the latest on Saturday night. The thief took merchandise and some cash but left the safe intact. Beatrice bloodhounds joined the hunt, arriving Monday night and tracking from the cellar door entry.
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