Convicts Gray Dowd Morley Escape After Gretna Battle
The three fugitives led by Shorty Gray and John Dowd were cornered near Gretna after a four day chase. Morley surrendered at the penitentiary and was returned to prison while Gray was killed and Dowd captured. A posse regained control as the escape plot unraveled with a shootout and pursuit toward the Platte river.
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Gray
Gretna
Avyti
Lincoln
Iorley
Delahunty
Murdock
Neb
Ted
Tom Lincoln
Omaha
Morley
Tun
Ray
Kikenbary
Lanut
Pesse
Yonbary
Shorty” Gray
Train Breaks Into Murdock Stores by Escaped Convicts
Three convicts on a fast special train break into Louis Burdock stores near South Bend Neb. They stop at a hardware store acquiring a gun, ammunition, and clothes before daylight. The raid occurs as they move toward a section house.
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Platte River
Hyers
Lincoln
Prairie Home
Murdock
South Bend
Davis
Maxwell Hardware Store
Rock Island
Louis Burdock
Neb
Orgun
Commissioner Winnett Testimony on Railroad Stop Policy
The report notes Commissioner Winnett and witnesses in Lexington testifying about Union Pacific railroad practices. Citizens allege trains stop on the opposite track, forcing passengers to cross to the far side, constituting discrimination by the company. Specifics mention dismounting near Columbus and Fremont locations.
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Winnett Tal Days
Lexington
Placenion Pacific Railroad
Columbiand
Fremont
Elsa
Nebraska Governor Bans Women from Prison Chapel Visits
Governor Aldridge issues orders barring all feminine visitors from the chapel at the penitentiary and directs enforcement of the restriction during Sunday services and other times as deemed improper.
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Isses
Ald
Man Fights Wolf Pack Attack in Falls Wisconsin
A man in Falls Wisconsin is hospitalized after an all night attack by wolves in the rural part of the state. He suffers exposure and injuries from the wolf pack.
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Falls
Wis
J. Thomas 'S
Pital
Pen to a Point in Lincoln Clue Reveals Convict Movement
Lincoln reports the first definite clue in the Delahunty murder case as three convicts sheltered at Joseph Dickman’s home at 2709 Van Dorn. The trio, in convict garb, were fed and escorted to Twentieth and R, later hidden in a milk wagon before moving toward town and a lumber yard near Rock Island tracks.
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Lincoln
Warden Delahunty
Joseph Dickman
van Dorn
Dickman
Penitentiary
Sam Melick
Schmitt
Dickman Place
Dickmans
Third
Randolph
Hunger
Chief of Police
Gray
Shorty” Gray
Asher Heilman
R Streets
Rock Island Tracks
Caring for the Young Cow
An article by W H Underwood on raising dairy calves to replace losses and create value from skim milk. He advocates starting calves young, promoting early breeding, and feeding with skim milk, hay, bran, oats to ensure healthy cows by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Underwood
Bryan denies plan to push prohibition plank at convention
William J. Bryan dispels rumors that he will introduce a prohibition plank at the upcoming Democratic National Convention and push for its adoption. He states the charge is unfounded and rejects the suggestion as rumor.
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Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Burial of Maine at 600 fathoms deep in Gulf waters
Under lowering skies and heavy seas the old battleship Maine, raised after fourteen years buried in Havana harbor, sank on Saturday with colors flying to her final resting place six hundred fathoms deep in the gulf.
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Havana
Maine
Havana Harbor
Gulf
Passaic Health Commissioner Arrested Over Vaccine Refusal
Health Commissioner George Michaels of Passaic New Jersey was arrested on a complaint by the board of education for refusing to permit his young daughter Dorothy to be vaccinated.
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Dorothy
George Michaels
Passiac
N. J
Board of Education
Chinese physicians convicted in opium smuggling case
St Joseph Missouri. Bo Sing Young and Jo Young, Chinese physicians, were convicted in federal court for smuggling opium valued at eleven thousand dollars in a shipment of furniture from Hong Kong last summer. Sentence was deferred.
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St. Joseph
Bo Sing Young
Jo Young
Hong Kong
How to Work a Separator by Bessie L Putnam
Instructions praise milk separators as cost effective long term tools. The piece highlights choosing standard brands, paying for quality, and proper care to ensure lifelong service. It notes efficiency gains over traditional methods and even suggests practical tips like using froth for pets.
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Bessie L. Putnam
Milking Stool Described For Farm Use
A Farm and Home writer praises a milker stool that offers seating and a pail rest. It is constructed from two by ten inch lumber and described as practical for dairy work.
Milking Stool With Projecting Pail Holder
Inexpensive milking stool features a seat ten inches square with an eighteen inch nailed underside plank that extends to support a pail. Four legs rise twelve inches helping stabilize the device.
Overfeeding the Calf Causes Digestive Strain and Scours
Overfeeding the calf strains the digestive organs beyond capacity and can cause scours. Feeding milk colder than the calf’s body temperature slows digestion as the calf must heat the milk, so avoid cold milk until the calf can maintain body heat.
Great Difference In Milk Richness Observed
A paragraph explains milk variation among cows on the same feed. It notes that many people underestimate the richness differences, contrasting everyday perception with actual dairy outcomes.
Ayrshire Cattle Fer Milk Uniformity and Beef Potential
Ayrshire cows offer uniform milk composition with steady butterfat and total solids, ideal for consumers but moderate in peak production. Across trials, 24 herds averaged 6,532 pounds per year at 3.85% butterfat, calves weigh 60–75 pounds at birth, and the breed excels in veal and beef yield compared with Jerseys and Holsteins.
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Ayrshire
Ayrshire Cews
America
Jerseys
Palatability of feeds key to milk yield says study
The Pennsylvania state experiment station finds cows eat more palatable feeds and produce more milk, with green forage amounting to milk output more than dry matter or protein content. Butterfat percentage varies inversely with cow weight, and flavor transfer to milk is not detected after aeration.
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Pennsylvania
Selling Unprofitable Cows
A farmer shares results from testing his milk cows finding one cow yields over 6000 pounds yearly but unprofitable, another yields about 2800 pounds yet still unprofitable. He urges farmers to test cattle and sell the unprofitable cows to the butcher.
Dusty Roughage Caution Before Milking
Farmers warned to avoid dusty roughage and hay prior to milking due to dust contamination risk. The notice notes excessive dust can fall into the milk pail, urging cleaner feed handling before dairy procedures.
Dairying Tips Warn Against Poor Rations and Weather
The article advises that dairy cows on inferior rations will not yield large milk returns and stresses the need for ample body condition. It notes calves may demand extra water after three months, warns that damp cold harms cows more than dry cold, and recommends dry shelter and steady separator operation for success.
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Distress Claim
Col ds chills and grip strain the kidneys and start backache urinary disorders and uric acid trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills stop backache ease urinary disorders and keep kidneys well. Capt Nicholas W New of McPherson Kansas reports lasting relief after a grip attack. When your back is lame remember the name Doan's. 50c at all stores.
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Dean
Nicholas W. New
E. First St
McPherson, Kans
Doan
Beveridge Slams Child Labor At New York Luncheon
Senator Beveridge discusses the child labor problem noting how children are overworked and stunted. He recalls a Christmas season encounter with a 17 hour a day errand boy who loved his work yet worried about losing an automobile job to his burden.
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Senator Beveridge
New York
Unusual exchange in gardens prompts chilly remark
Two University of Pennsylvania track runners escort a young woman through the Gardens while a professor ponders the fourth dimension. She shivers and asks if it is cold to be without stockings, prompting a blunt question about her choice.
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University of Pennsylvania
Liprincott’s
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary A. Hockenberry
Virginia
Newport News
W.J Blayton
Hampton Ave
Newporters
Undertaker Steps In If All Officials Die
A witty civics exam answer from a twelve year old named Robert notes that if the president vice president and cabinet were to die the undertaker would officiate. The quip appears in Woman's Home Companion.
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Robert
Cold Welcome Sign halts weddings at hitching parlor
A clergyman laments couples from the country pass by his house for marriage, noting the bold sign reading five dollars fine for hitching there. A country man responds in a short exchange, reflecting on modest local standards and humor.
The Ugly Brute
Mrs. Bjenks jokes about a worm measuring her for a new dress while Mr. Bjenks mocks the idea and suggests a hookworm could sew her up. The exchange shows domestic humor and sharp wit in a light quarrel between spouses.
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Mrs. Bjenks
Mr. Bjenks
Nothing Hard About That Blushes Over Marriage
A San Francisco Chronicle quotation portrays a light exchange about choosing a spouse. He insists the future wife must be able to blush, and she retorts she blushes whenever seen with him. The exchange humorously underlines expectations in a domestic union.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Paxton Toilet Co advertises Paxtine antiseptic
An advertisement touts Paxtine antiseptic for pelvic catarrhs with hot douches. It notes the product sells for 25 cents a box at druggists or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Paxton Toilet, Co
Boston
Pink Eye Epidemic and Legal Wables in Local Notices
The passage hints at financial distress with firms going under and others avoiding payment as they depart. It mentions Garfield Tea as a corrective for indigestion and a regulator, touting its purity. It also notes the phrase pink Eye as an epidemic in spring and promotes Marine Eye Remedy for relief.
Man’s Slip Resets on Near Marriage Rejection
A man stuttered through a reminiscence about never being married. He recalled proposing to a woman who declined, calling himself a fool for asking and being excused by her. The exchange drew laughs as he repeated the stammered confession.
Charity ball drew praise for gowns and funds
Reporters recount a charity ball with gowns described as costing at least a half million. Attendees praised the event and say nearly seven hundred dollars was raised for charity, marking a successful affair.
Pa and Son Debate Tidy Fortune But Learneth Little
A brief, quizzical exchange in which a father jokingly defines a tidy fortune as a ten dollar bill and a son asks for meaning. The quote about education attributes behavior over knowledge, attributed to Ruskin.
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Unition
Iad
Shorty" Gray
John Dowd
Charles Morley
Frend
Roy
Florence Melrose
Pennsylvania State Experiment Station
Elliston
Louisiana
New Orleans
Gaston Blondeau
Polymnia St
Florida
Wauchula
Fla
Lydia E Pinkham
Martin Hopnot
West Virginia
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Street
Consolidated
Manuf
L. Douglas Shoes
W.L. Douglas
W.luglas
Ossavant Supply
Douglas Shoes
Srrite
Douglas
Rock
Dr. Pierce
Western Newspaper
UNION
W. Adama
St. Chicego
Beckin Co
LE Clereg
Haverstock RD
Rampstead
Lundok
U. Lincoln
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