Nebraska Notes: towns, fires, births, and shortages
Reports from across Nebraska note Huntley incorporation and Roosevelt Valley name, Nancy Richards of North Platte dies at 83, Plattsmouth spelling change to Karrye Holdredge growth and Ord bank building plans. Fire destroys Charles Confer home near Beatrice. Measles hit Morse Bluff. Eustis bachelors seek imported brides. St Pauls hosts chicken pie supper for hall funds. Hay stacks burned at Blue Hill by children. Y M C A fund near 20 000 in Columbus. French to open North Platte law office. Hemler near death in Beatrice. Blue Hill builds surge expected. Nebraska City Brick directors name officers. Tekamah reports 200 acres yielding well. Lefever of Geneva declared insane. local minister declines salary raise over collection troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Confer
Beatrice
Shelton Volunteer Fire Department
Newshan
Morse Bluff
North Bend
Eustis
St. Paul's Brotherhood
Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert Blunn
Blue Hill
Young Men’s Christian Association
Columbus
Dr Williams Pink Pills Offered As Restore For Debility
The ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a proven remedy for chronic debility especially in women. It cites Mrs. Sarah Ramsey of Litchfield Illinois who recovered after using the pills, claiming relief from stomach pain dizziness and nerve weakness. Pills sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady NY with a booklet titled Plain Talks to Women available free on request.
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Williams
Sarah Ramsey
John St
Litchfield
Dr. Williams
Aged man Henson Wiseman seeks pension for tragic loss
The 90 year old Cedar County Nebra ska resident Henson Wiseman demands a government pension for the 1863 massacre of his five children by Yankton and Santee Sioux while he served in the home guards. Representative-elect Boyd of Nebraska pledges to press the claim in Congress, noting this would be the third attempt to secure relief. Wiseman is credited with roofing Sioux City’s first shingle house as the family faced the atrocity during a time of northwest development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henson Wiseman
Cedar County
Nebraska
Congress
Boyd
Wiseman
Sioux City
Boyd Will
Northwest
Home Guards
Yankton
Nebranka railroads vow to test two cent fare law
Private Chicago report says Nebraska railroads will contest the new two cent passenger fare law. They plan to bring the case to court to challenge its validity. Governor Sheldon hesitated to sign, preferring a graduated rate to avoid confiscation on small roads.
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Chicago
Nebraska
George L. Sheldon
Sheldon
Sicilian Sulphur Industry Threatened by Louisiana Production
Italian experts warn Sicily’s sulphur industry may fail as Louisiana output undercuts European prices. American sulphur can reach Europe for less than 13 dollars a ton, while Sicilian costs range from 20 to 22 dollars, risking continued operation.
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United States
Louisiana
Sicily
Europe
Morning Fire Destroys Norfolk High School
A morning blaze in Norfolk Nebraska destroyed the high school building. Loss estimated at 35 000 to 50 000 dollars with 15 000 insurance. Cause unknown possibly spontaneous combustion in 100 tons of slack coal. Fire discovered about 5 o clock, by the time it was found only charred remains remained.
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Norfolk
Nebr
Opinion Finds South Carolina Immigration Fees Unlawful
Attorney General Bonaparte renders opinion to the president on South Carolina authorities shipping immigrants for work. He holds it unlawful for a state to pay passage or assist immigration beyond mere advertisements.
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Bonaparte
South Carolina
United States
Coroner’s Jury Blames System for Michigan Crash
A coroner’s jury investigating the February 21 collision near Ypsilanti Michigan between a Michigan Central express and an ice train found the accident due to railroad employees relying too heavily on automatic signals. The verdict cites the system and crew actions as the cause behind the death of Engineer John Scallen and four other trainmen.
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John Scallen
Michigan Central
Ypsilantia,Mich
Cars Leave the Track in New Mexico Wreck
The Rock Island Golden State Limited train bound for Chicago derailed near Tony New Mexico 255 miles north of here after midnight. The engine and four cars left the track tearing the railbed. One passenger was killed and a mail clerk Graham were slightly injured. Union Organizes a Strike Iowa street car workers form a union and strike against Cedar Falls Northwestern Railway. Most cars were run by non union workers and offices. pay cadence cited as chief grievance.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Tony
N. M
Here
Graham
Waterloo
Cedar Fails & Northwestern Railway Company
Bombs For Treasure Wauge and Muted Aftermath
A robbery in Kutais Russia ends in deaths and injuries after three bombs strike a carriage carrying the revenue office treasurer and officials. Two policemen and a driver are killed. the treasurer and four others wounded as robbers seize $7500 and flee. Soldiers in Lodz maltreat passers-by in retaliation, injuring twenty. A Kentucky judge case progresses with a venue shift and potential appointment of a new special judge. A man named Joseph W Willard falls from a train near Lexington Nebraska, found dead with a clearance card in his pocket.
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Revenue Office
Kutais
Russia
Lodz
Traio
Joseph W. Willard
Grove Street
St. Paul
Minn
Lexington
Nebr
Wife Recovers From Three Year Eczema With Cuticura
I M Robert of Hydropolis La reports his wife suffered eczema on hands and eye for three years. After doctor failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment relieved symptoms and full recovery followed after using the complete Cuticura Remedies. He praises the products and recommends them locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutloura
I. M. Robert
Hydropolis
Odd Fashion and Breeding Notes From The Era
The passage notes a quirk of fashion with a playful line about a man who delivers goods. It also comments on child hair covering the face, cautioning it hides facial features and may affect appearance. It then discusses selecting standard bird weights for better vigor and market popularity.
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Back Pain Cure
An advertisement touts Deans Kidney Pills as a sure cure for back pain by treating the kidneys. It quotes John C. Coleman of Swainsboro Ga claiming lasting relief after using the pills. Sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
Grandfather's Cure for Constipation Promoted
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a natural bowel exercise alternative to physical activity. It touts swallowing a ten cent Cascaret for regularity and claims the product strengthens bowel muscles without purging or upset stomach. Also mentions Garfield Tea as a mild laxative and notes penny legality for small purchases.
Jailer Foils Escape Attempt by Burglary Suspect and Horse Thief
Jailer Mehlert thwarted an escape plan after Crawford a burglary suspect from Grand Island and DeFreeze a repeated jailbreaker from Deuel County acted against him. Authorities had kept sharp watch for days due to suspicious activity and precautionary measures.
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Crawford
Grand Island
Defreeze
Deuel County
Mehlert
Warehouse Fire Destroys Stockton Facility At Loss of 400000
An immense warehouse facing the Stockton channel filled with carpets linoleum and upholstered furniture owned by D B and E Walters of San Francisco was destroyed by fire at Stockton California. Loss tencd 400000.
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Stockton Channel
D. B
E. Walters
San Francisco
Stockton
Cal
British steamer Riftswood on fire near Saint Lucia
Dispatch from Bridgetown Barbados reports the British steamship Riftswood from Cardiff February 9 bound for Barbadoes and Trinidad with coal is on fire off Saint Lucia. The British cruiser Indefatigable has rendered assistance.
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Bridgetown
Barbadoes
Cardiff
Trinidad
St. Lucia
Bomb Thrown at General Nepcuff Injures He in Sebastopol
A bomb exploded under the General Nepcuff's carriage in Sebastopol as he rode to a farewell banquet at the palace in his honor. He sustained injuries to the feet. the assailant fled. The carriage was shattered.
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Nepcuff
Sebastopol
Admiral Skrydloff
General Strike Order Affects Major U S Shipyards
Vice President Weyand of the International Boilermakers and Ship Builders issues a general strike order for shipbuilders at the American Ship Building Company. Independent yards at Reorse and St Clair Mich are included. Affected yards include Buffalo Cleveland Lorain Wyandotte Bay City South Chicago and West Superior. Weyand cites assurances that about 5000 union shipbuilders will walk out and expects sympathy strikes from machinists and other crafts.
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Weyand
International Boilermakers’ and Shipbuilders’ Organization
American Shipbuilding Comany
Reorse
St. Clair
Mich
American Shipbuilding Company
Buffalo
Cleveland
Lorain
Wyeandote
Bay City
Chicago
West Superior
Trial of Binger Hermann Conspiracy Case Mentioned in Court
The defense counsel Mr Meldrum former surveyor general of Oregon testifies about pressure in 1904 by Heney and Burns government attorneys. They allegedly warned that Hermann would receive a severe sentence if he did not disclose what he knew. The exchange underscores coercive claims in the land fraud trial.
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Binger Hermann
Meldrum
Oregon
Worthington
Heney and Burns
Hermann
Paris Electric Plants Run To Normal After Labor Row
Paris returns to normal as all electric plants operate. Public alarm grows over a few hundred workers striking at the demand of the labor confederation, newspapers calling for laws to prevent workers in essential services from striking.
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Paris
France
Confederation of Labor
Standard Oil Indiana President Denies Plea Guilty Offer
J A Moffatt president of the Standard Oil company of Indiana on trial in Chicago denied that a company representative made a BigReaction offering to plead guilty to the indictments. He called the federal claim without truth. The dispatch from Washington reported the statement.
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J. A. Moffatt
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Chicago
Washington
Act Whatoever
Mr. Moffatt
Primary Republicans Debate Mortgages and Saloons in Legislature
The Senate kills R 15 taxing mortgages. S F 64 pure food dairy and drug bill advances with amendment. S F 22 postpones private school tax. S F 25 bars saloons near military posts and reservations. House considers direct primary bill and adopts petition method with Quackenbush ballot change and closed ballot. House passes Senate bill urging Congress to curb railroad tax injunctions.
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Senate
Davis
Cass
Sheldon
McKesson
Patrick
Sarpy
Quackenbush of
Nemahas
House
Congress
Worth Knowing About Brandreth’s Pills and home remedies
An old column extols Brandreth’s Pills as a first class laxative and blood purifier, noting one pill at night relieves constipation. It also mentions castor oil with geranium scent for hair, olive oil for stomach trouble, and a note on wooden money from the era of Numa Pompilius.
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Brandreth
Numa Pompilius
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Doctors
Mercury based catarrh remedies are warned against for destroying smell and deranging the system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from B J Cheney Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally. Sold by druggists 75c per bottle. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and Garfield Tea. Other notes mention eel decline in Denmark, Paris schools meals, and aging adventurers.
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Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F.J. Cheney& Co
Did Not Threaten Emperor in Berlin Concert Incident
A chorus singer in the royal opera reportedly became de mented during a Berlin palace concert attended by ambassadors and officials. A drum signal to assemble startled guests. conductor Richard Strauss explained it was not an attack on Emperor William as the man was an insane intruder removed to an adjacent room.
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Eugene Kupke
Royal Opera
Berlin
Richard Straus
Strauss
Peron
Emperor William
United States
Trace of Missing Boy Stirs Dover Del. Residents
The four year old son of Dr. H N Marvin missing since Monday from the Marvin farm near Dover Delaware. A fruitless search the family and neighbors are at a loss. Dr Marvin traveled to Wilmington to consult state officials about the mystery. A growing impression suggests abduction plans may have formed when the family stayed at a local hotel from February 16 to last Saturday.
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H. N. Marvin
Sioux City
Marvin
Dover
Del
Wilmington
Tittle Fellows
Bold Robbery at Moscow University Robbery and Shootings Reported
A daring holdup at Moscow university saw seven armed men enter the Chancellery, threaten staff, seize $20,000, and kill a police sergeant. Police patrols surround the campus as nearby houses are searched for suspects. A separate attack in Warsaw injured Prince Argutynski and damaged the government high school building.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Prince Argutynski
Italian Minister Gallo Dies in Rome While In Office
Signor Gallo minister of justice died in Rome of syncope at age 75. He formerly held posts including minister of public instruction and minister of education. The death adds to Giolitti cabinets with Gallo as the sixth minister to die in office. Massimini, minister of finance, is reported in a dying condition after apoplexy.
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Signor Gallo
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Massimini
Finance
Giolitti
Harvard President criticizes football as fierce and unsafe
In an annual report O W Eliot, president of Harvard, argues that football remains an undesirable game for gentlemen and for crowds to witness. He says it is properly described as fierce and unsafe due to reckless injuries, and places basketball in the same class.
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O. W. Eliot
Harvard University
Eliot
Mystery of Beasie K Disappearance Solved at Sea
The Beasie K power schooner, missing since March 4, is found afloat by steamship Yosemite under Captain Johnson. The schooner was recovered bottom up off Port Orford and towed about two miles from shore. Eight crew members under Captain Lazzarévich are presumed drowned.
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Yosemite
Johnson
San Francisco
Oregon Coast
Soating
Port Orford
Fragmented May Journal item touches many topics
An OCR fragment references court verdicts, libel actions, and editorial controversy around a Home Journal piece. It mentions Dr. Piereg, legal actions in New York, and accusations of slander. The text also drifts into product notes for laxatives and nutrition, with scattered ads and anecdotes.
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Lae
Piereg
Alege
Mallelouge
Dr T Pleres
Fee Traction
Este
AG Court of
New
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Usceola
Geringa
Roosevelt Valley
Town of
Huntley
Nancy Richards
North Platte
Plattsmouth
Karrye
Holdredgpe
First National Bank of
Ord
George E. French
Register of the Land Office
French
C. M. Hemler
Dempster
Nebraska City Brick Company
J. M. Huberle
J. W. Butt
F. J. Hemeyer
William Scott
Tekamah
Missouri River
Daniel M
Geneva
Lincoln
Lefever
Fillmore County
Counntry
Mat M. Redwine
James Hargis
Dr. Cox
Elliott County
Breathitt County
Beckman
William Carnes
Twin City
Sterling Remedy Company
Ottawa
Canada
W. D Scott
Irawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Fe
Omaha
Neb
Nurge
Teo
York City
Mother Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
Sioux Ory
Lowaa
G Catarre
Evy
Balm
Eatin
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Resto
Eawin L.frizzel
Leyden Mass
Boston and Maina
Mortengo
Denmark
Stofield
London
George Parr
James Ross
Franklin Aretie
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Qut Unt
Remedlea Weedays
Ind
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Austria
Telty
Vermont
John Lew
Aldren
Phila
Bo Wellville
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