Nebraska News Briefs From Across The State
A circular of short items reports progress on new churches at Ruby and Platte Center, a derailed foot bridge at Fremont, a Nebraska City convention by Afro-Americans, deaths including O J Morton of Bennett, and drought relief in Thayer county. Other notes cover a Hastings boy injured by a horse, a mayoral push to punish animal abuse, ranch purchases in New Mexico, a sage graduation, Burt county pioneer Judge Mason’s age, a Texas death of Mrs Park Heaton, a Beatrice teachers institute, rattlesnake bites near Elsie, jail for theft at Pawnee City, recruits for beet fields, distillery quest in Norfolk, Missouri river flooding fears, a tramp crushed near Irvington, bicycle crash near Columbus, several farm accidents, furnishings and bank auction news, a drowned child near Adams, bicycle riders to the World’s Fair, a fatal motor car strike in Omaha, a pardon request for Ed Shatto, a Burlington derailment with cattle, a Louisville boy thief, a barn fire near Tekamah, and Hubbell July 4th plans including a balloon ascent and horse races.
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Ruby
Platte Center
Beemer
Platte
Fremont
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Judge Mason
Burt County
Park Heaton
Texas
Gage County Teachers’ Institute
Beatrice
Pearse and
Corbett
August Lunsford
Elsie
Maurice Brown
John Murphy
Pawnee City
Burlington
Ames
Norfolk
Missouri
Irvington
Albert Wilde
Humphrey
Logan County Teachers’ Institute
L. E. Wright
Visquain
Panama
New York
Washington
Gresham
Elmer Hamilton
A. P
James Bell
David City
Brainard
Eddie Fitzpatrick
Columbus
Fillmore County
Jack Gorman
Jimmy Kerrigan
Lincoln
Red Cloud
National
Grange
Fullerton
Frank _ Anderson
Albion
Monroe
Rosanna O’byrne
Omaha
Crounse
Ed Shatto
Burlington & Missouri
Mansfield
George
Louisville
Reform School
Theo
Téppel
Baty
Tekamah
Hubbell
Hubbell Fair
I C.S. Hayes
World’s fair opens amid fog and crowd surge
On Sunday June 12 a dense fog delayed the World’s fair opening but by noon the gates welcomed a growing crowd. By 3 pm about 75 000 to 80 000 visitors crowded the grounds. The captive balloon ascension and the 250 foot Ferris wheel drew large attention while the princess and entourage dined at the Washington Park club and later returned to the Palmer house for coffee.
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Cucano
White
Bullet
Washington Park Club
Chénsil H
Palmer House
World News Card: Cardinal Gibbons Supports Sunday Open at Fair
The World publishes Cardinal James Gibbons’s interview opposing a full Sunday closing of the world’s fair. He favors Sunday afternoon openings for Catholic and non Catholic visitors to allow innocent recreation after morning worship and avoid hardship for workers.
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New York
the World
James Gibbons
Ballinford
Cardinal Gibbons
Resigned Under Fire
President Cleveland has received the resignation of Appraiser Cooper at New York. He has not yet acted on it and may wait for a partial report from the commission investigating the New York customs house. Treasury officials say the President may not accept the resignation and could handle Cooper's case differently.
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Washington
Cleveland
Cooper
New York
New York Customs House
Treasury Department
Mr. Cooper
Value of Exports Reported for Mineral Oils Cotton and Meat
The Bureau of Statistics reports export values for May and year to date. Mineral oils: May $3,758,149 up from last May. eleven months $37,611,594 down from 1892. Cotton: May $11,251,126 up from last May. nine months $174,779,898 down from 1892. Beef hog and dairy exports: May $10,400,410 down from 1892. five months $45,245,992 down from 1892.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
Bureau
fires and tensions across scenes in 1900s news
Destructive forest fires sweep Stevens county Washington destroying homes. Emperor William rejects any limit on suffrage to strengthen the Reichstag. Home rule bill financial estimates updated for Parliament. Cholera spreads in Asiatic Turkey causing panic. National Trotting Association sticks to distance rule. Fifty seven Wanamaker waiters strike for higher wages. Whisky Trust sells bonds worth 1 million dollars. Newark factory of Domestic Sewing Machine Co. closes briefly. Riverside Song Book announced by Houghton Mifflin Co with American poems set to music.
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Stevens County
Washington
William
Reichstag
Grandstone
Turkey
National Trotting Association
John ‘Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Whisky Trust
Trenton
N. J
Charles Y. Richmond
Judge Kirkpatrick
Newark, N. J
A Day for Nebraska Grand Procession and Poems
A Nebraska State pageant features Buffalo Dill and his Indians in a prominent procession. Gov Grounse delivers an address praising the state and the fair workers. Miss Cleary of Hubbell presents the Nebraska poem with broad congratulations from multiple quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Dill
Grounse
Nebraska
Miss Cleary
Hubbell
Nebraska Day at the Fair Heralds Nebraska Exhibit
Nebraska hosts a grand day at Jackson Park as Governor Crounse and Commissioner General Garneau lead a crowd through the state building. Colonel Cody and a full Indian and cowboy procession, plus a saluting Liberty Bell, showcase Nebraska's growth from a frontier past to a modern agricultural state.
North Dakota Illinois and Louisiana Congratulate Garneau at Fair
North Dakota Illinois and Louisiana officials sent congratulations to Commissioner General Garneau acknowledging a signal feature of the fair. Their messages praised his leadership and the event's success across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Ilinois
Louisiana
Garneau
Steamship Lines Plan Unified Westward Passenger Routing
A proposed agreement by transatlantic steamship companies aims to control westbound railroad traffic from Chicago and St. Louis. A joint agency and clearing house would route steerage passengers to final destinations, tying rail and prepaid ocean tickets together while excluding noncompliant sub-agents.
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Chicago
St. New York
trans-Atlantic Steamship Companies
St. Louis
Continental Conference of Steamship Lines
Trafic
Trunk Line Association
Cholera Reported Raging in Constantinople Area
Surgeon General Wyman reports a cable from Peru describing first cases May 20 at Bagdad with spreading among Arab settlements and twenty deaths per day at Bassarah. It notes emergence at Red Sea ports and warns that Alexandria could trigger broader European risk if imported. Hamburg reportedly free of cholera and healthy.
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Turkey
Hamburg
Washington
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Constantinople
Peru
Bagdad
Bassarah
Red Sea
Newsberry
Alexandria
Tragedy at Grand Rapids: Two Bodies Found in Room
In Grand Rapids Michigan on Crescent Avenue a murdered book keeper William G Grey and Miss Dora A Velzy were found. Grey appeared shot while asleep and Velzy lay partly dressed with a bulldog revolver nearby. Both had self inflicted head wounds. Velzy was about twenty two and Grey twenty eight.
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Grand Ramps
Mich
O'Brien
Crescent Avenue
William G. Grey
Dora A. Velzy
Allendale
Gray
S. Velzy
Grey
White Threat to Contest Removal Won’t Move Secretary
Washington report states ex-Commissioner Richard Mansfield White plans to contest his dismissal by Secretary Gresham. An official notes White has been a persistent nuisance, prompting the Governor to request his removal and the appointment of Webster as his successor. The President has appointed Webster and instructed the Secretary of State to inform Secretary Dickinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gresham
Washington
Richard Mansfield White
State Department
White
Webster
Dickinson
Death by own action of a Colorado newspaper man
John D. Nicholas, about 50, a notable newspaper writer and former owner of the Indianapolis Journal, was found dead near the Assell Gold Cure Institute after taking morphine with intent to kill himself. He left a note explaining his action and leaves a sister and a Chicago-based brother. His career included work on several Colorado papers and positions in Chicago.
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Denyse
Cole
John D. Nicholas
Colorado
Assell Gold Cure Institute
Nicholas
Indianapolis Journal
Chicago
Leading Virginia Democrats Clash Over Governor Nomination
Richmon d June 9 reporting Col W R Alexander of Winchester assaults Congressman Charles T O'Farrell, the leading Democratic candidate for governor, after O'Farrell denied reports in a letter. Alexander denounces him as a base and deliberate falsifier and hypocrite while praising both men as brave despite the ensuing trouble.
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Virginia
Richwonp
Richmond
Charles T. O'Farrell
Col
W. R. Alexander
Winchester
O'Farrell
Alexander
O’farrell
Eloped Woman Found with Free Methodist Preacher
Thomas Tull of Charleston Illinois, seeking his missing wife, found her in OttuMwa Iowa with Free Methodist preacher Lockard. He did not press any charges against his wife but filed habeas corpus to gain custody of their two children.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Thomas Tull
Charleston
Ill
Lockard
Tull
An Optimistic View
An Irishman works all day waiting on a promised drink of grog. At night the employer serves it and the Irishman asks which was added first the whisky or the water. The employer replies the whisky. The Irishman responds maybe he will come to it later.
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San Francisco
Harper announces new titles in Black and White series
Harper Brothers announces immediate publication of several works including Henry James Picture and Text in Harper's American Essayists, Phillips Brooks by Arthur Brooks, George William Curtis address by John White Chadwick, Lillian Bell Love Affairs of an Old Maid, Practical Lawn Tennis by James Dwight M D with photographs, and a revised Yolande by William Black.
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Harper & Brother
Henry James
Harper's
Phillips Brooks
Arthur Brooks
George William Curtis
John White Chadwick
Lillian Bell
James Dwight
M. D
Yolande
William Black
Old Ford Theater Collapse Leaves Washington Comrades in Shock
The Old Ford Theater in Washington collapses causing heavy casualties among pension office staff. Five hundred workers were employed in the building, many killed or injured. The scene recalls the old structure, which locals say was unsafe yet frequently used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Theater
Washington
Pension Office
Washingtons Ford theater collapse death trap tragedy
A deadly Washington disaster hits the Ford theater area as a building collapse kills many clerks, injures dozens, and prompts immediate rescue efforts. Officials note unsafe conditions across government offices and helicopters, with responses from General Schofield, naval authorities, and inspectors.
No World Fair Excursion Trains From West Before August
Curcaco June 12 The Western Passenger association decides no cheap excursion trains before July 25 and August 1 unless the Atchison and Alton run them earlier. If no agreement at a July meeting roads may act independently with five days notice. The Minneapolis & St. Louis and Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern absent from the agreement, which aims to reduce rail disruption and test westward travel demand.
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Curcaco
Til
Western Passenger Association
Atchison and Alton
Atchinson
Alton
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Burligton, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Edwin Booth to be Buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Edwin Booth will be buried Friday afternoon at Mount Auburn cemetery near Boston. Funeral services will be held in New York at 9 30 a m in the church of the Transfiguration with Bishop Potter officiating. Pallbearers include Joseph Jefferson and A M Palmer. The cortege will proceed to Grand Central and depart for Boston at 11 a m.
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New York
Edwin Booth
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Boston
Church of the Transfiguration
Bishop Potter
Dr. Houghton
C. W. Bispham
Washington, D. C
Joseph Jefferson
A. M. Palmer
Charles P. Daly
Parke Goodwin
Eastman Johnson
Horace Howard Turness
William Bispham
Players’ Club
Mr. Booth
Grand Central Depot
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Osceola
Campbell
Houghton, Mifflin, Co
Riverside
W. M. Lawrence
Sheridan School
C. Blackman
Curiaco
Jackson Park
Cody
United States Cavalry
General Garneau
Governor Crounse
United States
Old Pine
Empire
Keystone
Buckeye
Britain
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Dakotas
Great American Desert
California
Tepee
Colonel Cody
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Vile
Grand Rapids
Atlantic Monthly
Northwest
D. Bl. Kiehle
Minnesota
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Mass
Congress
Army Medical Museum
Act of Congress
War Department
Iwo
George Allen
George W. Allen
L. W. Boody
Samuel P. Banes
John Usesius
District of Columbia
Arthur L. Dietrich
Kentucky
Jeremiah Dale
James R. Fagan
Joseph B. Gage
Michigan
David Jordan
M. M. Jarvis
J. Boyd Jones
Wisconsin
F. B. Loftus
F. W. Mader
B. F. Miller
Howard S. Miller
Ohio
J. H. McFaul
E. G. Shull
William Scriever
Maryland
J. S. Wood
F. M. Williams
M. F. Muledie
J. K. Chapin
South Carolina
Government Printing Office
Winder
Second Auditor's Office
Entwistle
Yeluo
Mmere
I. Street
Booth
Louis
Florida
Navy
Ceeeeseessene
Kansas’ City
Joseph R. Hofflin & CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Liebig’s
Keller PiAnor
Sap
Ade Mast
Silu Spring
Treub
Waukesha Anh
Wailans
Axe
Sprina
Leatasions
Sony
Mercovaness
Meron
Lucaysy
Lou
Cheanesi
Fate
Royal Sewing, Machine Igjeletste
Hasatarge High Asm
Hass &E
Petting Mesdie
Penn
ROYAL
Reyal S
Rockford, Hh
Shiloh
Shilow
Hawkins
Chattanooga
Tenn
Prien Fool
Era Cois
S Tee
HILOH
Scientific American Agency For
Mann & A O
Broadway
New Yorn
Amerce
Munn & CO
New York City
BROWN
Tverov
Manuta
Paris
Uatime Ghi
Peary Spencer BS
W. Lake
Tasx I
Ashe
Itureaters
Ome Rae
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