Tornado Blows Train Near North Loup
North Loup Nebraska northbound Union Pacific train is blown from the track by a tornado. James Davie a clerk in a drug store at Ord was seriously injured and several passengers were cut and bruised. Brakeman Levi Hamilton was badly cut and bruised. Only the engine and one pair of trucks remained on the tracks after the storm.
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North Loup
Neb
Union Pacific
James Davie
Ord
Davis
Levi Hamilton
Titania Disaster Victims Identified at Sea
Two hundred five Titania disaster bodies were recovered by the Mackay Bennett and are en route to Halifax. The captain confirms the identification of George W D Widener of Philadelphia in a wireless dispatch to the White Star line and notes most bodies will not surface. Remains float miles east and west at latitude 47.35 north, longitude 48.37 west.
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New York
Mackay-Bennett
Halifax
N. S
George WD. Widener
P. A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
White Star Line
Texans Freed From Chihuahua Penitentiary Ordeal
After thirty eight days in a Chihuahua penitentiary without charges, T. K. Barton of Marlin Texas and John Anderson of Boston arrived home. United States Consul Marion Letcher secured their release. Barton lost twenty five pounds and Anderson about twenty. they sold clothing for food during confinement.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
T. K. Barton
Marlin
John Anderson
Boston
Mass
United States
Marion Letcher
Barton
Anderson
Prince Says He Was Crazy in Penitentiary Killing Trial
Albert Prince on the witness stand testified about alleged cruelty to inmates at the penitentiary. He claimed such tales affected his mind and left him unable to distinguish right from wrong when he fatally stabbed Deputy Warden E. D. Davis on February 11.
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Prince
Lincoln
Albert Prince
E. D. Davis
Nationalists Endorse Asquith Home Rule Bill in Dublin
The Dublin convention of the Irish nationalist party voted unanimously to accept and endorse the Asquith home rule bill. After John Redmond gave his unconditional approval, the convention pledged the party to support the measure in the House of Commons.
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Dublin
Ireland
House of Commons
John Redmond
Fire drills avert tragedy as Kansas City pupils evacuate
At Washington public school, seven hundred fifty pupils calmly filed from the building when the roof caught fire. Mothers in the yard screamed and wrung their hands, but no one was injured.
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Kansas City
Washington Public School
Murder in Spokane Editorial Rooms Ties Death to Titanic
An unidentified man burst into the Spokane Chronicle editorial rooms and fatally shot city editor E. H. Rothrock. The killer, described as insane, claimed motive connected to the sinking of the Titanic and rambled about the disaster when questioned by police.
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Spokane
Wash
Spokane Chronicle
E. H. Rothrock
Rothrock
Kin kaid Pushes Fort Niobrara Opening Bill
Representative kin kaid urged the public lands committee to open the abandoned Fort Niobrara reservation to settlement. The subcommittee is expected to report favorably. The interior secretary has recommended passage. About 53 000 acres total, with 8 000 eligible for settlement.
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Washington
Kinkaid
Public Lands Committee
Fort Niobrara
Tid
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska Local Government Bill Passes House
Washington approved partial home rule for Alaska granting local government authority and empowering the legislature to grant women the right to vote as part of the bill. The measure aims to establish a local Alaskan government structure and extend suffrage by legislative action.
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Washington
Alaska
House
Tornados Strike Wichita Area. Three Dead Reported
Tornados caused extensive damage near the Kansas Oklahoma border on Thursday afternoon leaving three people dead. Rescue crews search the debris as state authorities assess the destruction and warn residents about continuing weather threats.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas-Oklahoma
Pesca
Nebraska in Brief highlights from many towns and events
Plattsmouth demolition orders. Mrs. Sarah McCarl dies from a fall in McCook. Ashland residents patent inventions. Titanic memorials for Emil Brandeis in Omaha. Bankers elected officers at Norfolk and Fremont meetings. McCook educates teachers. W T Davis re-elected. Nebraska Wesleyan endowment drive spreads through Methodists. Coffins found near Auburn city hall believed to be 1869 Sage orchard graves. Flege murder trial moves to Pender with extensive affidavits. Joe Lemke killed near Lawrence. family misfortune noted. Eggs storage and storage costs discussed in Lincoln. Dog saves a man from a bull near Lincoln. Flour thefts plague Broken Bow. multiple warehouses hit. Tecumseh bond payments settle large judgment. West Point interurban bond issued. Europe subscribes. Nebraska Sunday School convention set for Omaha. Wolves captured near Tecumseh. Indian affairs bill moves on unallotted Omaha lands.
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Plattsmouth
Sarah McCarl
McCook
Ashland
Omaha
Emil Brandeis
North Nebraska
Norfolk
T.A. Anthony
Wausau
M. Waters
Hubbard
R. H. Mathewson
Wakefield
M. L. Mote
Plainview
Board of ‘Education of
W. T. Davis
Sarah Ryan
Nebraska Wesleyan University
University Place
Nebraska
East First Street
Auburn
City Hall
City Park
Matilda Sage
Jane Moore
Sage Orchard
Flege
Pender
Dixon County
William Flege
Nebraska Bankers’ Association
Fremont
G. C. Marshall
Arlington
Chris Hirschman
West Point
Lincoln
Spearman
John Rothmann
Arthur Dienert
Rothmann
Broken Bow
Frank A. Taylor
Tecumseh
W. C. Redfield
Johnson County
Taylor
Chamberlain Banking House
C. W. Baker
Europe
Nebraska Sunday School Association
William Glasson
Fred Jacka
Washington Dispatch
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Stephens
Washington News Roundup Teems With Twentieth Century Crises
A broad digest notes Senator Brown will practice law in Omaha after leaving the senate, Porto Rico seeks statehood and a star in the flag, Taft campaign trips to Missouri, and a possible warship deployment to Mexico. Red Cross appeals for Mississippi flood relief, levee repair funds proposed, and Mississippi Valley weather fears cited. Tornadoes kill and injure in Kansas and Illinois, Titanic recovery updates, and political shifts in Iowa GOP conventions. Widespread floods, arrests, and regional unrest also appear in reports from Mexico to Georgia.
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Brown
Omaha
Senate
Porto Rico
Nagel
Bartholdi
Missouri
Taft
Mexico
Sinaloa
Mississippi Valley
American Red Cross
Washington
Middle West
South
Socialist ballot spot at stake in South Dakota race
Socialist candidates seek ballot access as unions stage strikes and feuds ripple across Michigan Ohio and Missouri. Reports note wage protests in Sioux City and Utica and a tense international scene with Fez and Dardanelles developments.
Correct view of Smith Act mortgage taxation upheld
The state board of assessment and equalization backed Secretary Henry Seymour’s interpretation of the Smith mortgage taxation law. Banks’ loans and discounts are exempt, so real estate mortgages should also be exempt, avoiding erasing capital stock in many cases.
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State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Henry Seymour
Seymour
Memorial Day Observance Urged by Grand Army Posts
State Department Commander A. M. Trimble calls veterans statewide to observe Memorial Day May 30. Memorial Sunday services are set for May 26. National General Orders No. 5 1912 require bells tolled 12 to 12:15, half mast flags, and uncovered heads. Readings include Lincoln Gettysburg Address and General Logan’s order on strewing flowers and decorating graves.
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State Department
A. M. Trimble
Lincoln
John A. Logan
Seed corn campaign praised as greatest co operative effort
The seed corn campaign aimed at seed testing is hailed as the greatest cooperative agricultural movement. Nebraska is cited for its collaborative success and local newspapers are praised for promoting the spirit of cooperation.
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Southwest Trail
Chicago
Nebraska
Health official returns from St Edward and Archer
Dr. W H Wilson of the State Board of Health came back after settling differences among local doctors at St Edward and Archer. He reported one scarlet fever case at St Edward and one infantile paralysis case at Archer, both quarantined with no sign of wider spread.
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W. H. Wilson
State Board of Health
St. Edward
Archer
Sprague Man Found Dead Behind Home
Fred Fratnouer of Sprague Lancaster County was found hanging behind his house. He had evidently taken his own life.
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Sprague
Fred Fratnouer
Lancaster County
Regents Order Rush on Omaha Medical Campus Lab
The Board of Regents directs expedited work on the laboratory building on the Omaha medical campus. Delays arose from initial litigation and objections to the plans as too costly.
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Board of Regents of
the State University
Medical
Omaha
Jews Seek Land for Russian Jewish Colony in Nebraska
A second group of Russian Jews letters Labor Commissioner Gaye proposing settlement in Nebraska. The writer V.9 Loubkov from San Francisco claims to represent the New Israelite Evangelistic Society and envisions a colony of 2,000 families seeking farm land to purchase largely on time. Mr. Cure will request more details on their plans.
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Gaye
Nebraska
V. 9
Loubkov
San Francisco
New Israelite Evangelistic Society
Cure
Eustis Files Complaint Over Freight Service
The town of Eustis asks the railway commission for relief from inadequate service on a local branch. It reports freight from Missouri river points taking one week to ten days and five days from nearby points, with irregular trains and uncertain schedules. The action targets the Burlington road.
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Eustis
Burlington Road
Railway Commission
Commission
Nebraska railroads report earnings for state assessment year
State Board of Assessment will use railroad financials ending December 31 to set property assessments. Major lines like Burlington and Omaha Road show total earnings near 1.92 million with net 449 thousand, while St Joseph & Grand Island and Missouri Pacific show Nebraska deficits. Betterment costs are included but excluded from revenue in final calculations.
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Nebraska
State Board of Assessment
Mason City & Fort Dodge
Tlinois Central
Wabash
Milwaukee
Santa Fe
Omaha Bridge
Omaha & Southern Interurban
St.Joseph
Burlington
Omaha Road
ST. Joseph & Grand Island
Jobbers to Co-Operate with State Food Board
The jobbers of Omaha assure Food Commissioner Hansen of full cooperation to halt shipping of impure and misbranded food products into the state.
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Omaha
Hansen
Prof Powers Faces Unlikely Threat to Dismissal
Professor J H Powers of the state university faculty resists dismissal after a severe public punishment of his 18 year old daughter Hildegarde. The incident prompted scrutiny of university authority and student conduct policies.
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J. H. Powers
State University
Hildegarde
Stallion Registration Board Opens New Room
The northeast corner basement room of the state house now houses the stallion registration board created at the last session. Clerks have moved records from the agriculture board. Remodeling cost about 840 dollars not including lighting. The board operates under pressure since the new law took effect.
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State House
Stallion Registration Board
Board of Agriculture
Water right clash between Coadh and Ross awaits date
No date has been fixed for argument on the conflicting water right claims of Coadh and Ross. The State Board of Irrigation heard testimony months ago. Originally set for April 12, a continuance was requested to a later date and no progress has been made since.
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Coadh and
Ross
State Board of Irrigation
Crockery Firm Falls Into Involuntary Bankruptcy
The Lincoln Crockery Company filed in federal court a petition in involuntary bankruptcy. Assets total 50 754 20 dollars with liabilities 31 776 57, taxes 1 205 42, and secured claims. Largest creditor is First National Bank of Lincoln at 13 601 82. other large claims include New York and Liverpool chinaware manufacturers and jobbers.
Liquor Sale to Indians Case Repealed on Appeal
The state appeals a Richardson county case challenging the 1909 act providing a special penalty for selling liquor to Indians. Ed Davis was indicted for selling liquor to Frank Derom, Charles Duruis, and William Barada. Judge Raper sustained the demurrer and dismissed the defendant.
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Richardson County
Ed Davis
Frank Derom
Charles Duruis
William Barada
Davis
Raper
Bottlers Seek Equal Rates From Express Firms
The State Railway commission held hearings on a complaint by the Western Bottlers' Association against express companies. Bottlers accuse carriers of charging different prices for similar goods for different manufacturers, which the companies admit citing weight differences of cases and bottles. Bottlers ask for a ruling to treat soft drink shipments the same as others.
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State Railway Commission
Western Bottlers’ Association
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K G. Douglas
Wah
Ed Irabka
Tragk
Warden Davis
Ton Political News
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Tang Shao Yi
China
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Germany
France
Lobeck
Paul F. Maxwell
Annapolis
Casper K. Blackburn
Percy
Humphreys
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Kansas
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Illinois
Peoria
Mackay- Bennett
Sonora
Bremen
Rock Island Golden State Limited
Sheffield
William ‘Nicholson Taft
Isaac F. Mack
Sandusky
Ohio
Sandusky Register
Lafayette Young
Secretary of State
Iowa
John A. “Shorty” Woods
Sebastino Puglisi
New Orleans
Illinois
Indiana
Galveston
Texas
Vera Cruz
Western Union Telegraph Company
Idaho
0. M. Vanduya
Olympic
Southampton
City of Mexico
Alfredo Robles Dominguez
Madero
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Ilc
Cusack
Nebraska National Guard
Greenville
Richard Stahl
Mayor Ladd
Sturgis
S. D
Charles Rasmussen
Pierre
Tim
Federation
Federations of
Carmen
Men and Religion Congress
Willam T. Stead
Mr. Stead
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Tinos
General News
South Dakota
Sioux City
E. Wenski
Posen
Mich
Canton
Utica
N. Y
Fez
Morocco
Dardanelles
Turkey
Wiliam J. Bryan
Florida
Wilson
Red Cross
Arkansas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mary Fournier
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Socialist Party
Indianapolis
Gustav Pearson
Philip Kearney
Chantilly
Third Army Corps
Army of the Potomac
Trinity Churchyard
Leavenworth
Fred A. Corbin
Reynolds
Norman BH. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Baltimore
United States Hydrograph
Nelson Rhoades, Jr
Simela
Guayamas
America
THE
State Board
MR. Seymour
Smith
Northwestern
Rock Island
Rma
Shine
Orinay
Sterling
Alabastine Company
Grandville Road
Grand Rapids
Mid
Desk
Western Newspaper
CMO
Adami St. Ch'cet
al Aea
Fuel Board OF
Traue
W. N. Y., Lincoln
Wesleyan
NUL Rae
Rm . Yer
Char
Kano
Keel Bara
Green Gael
Benj. F. Bailes
Nebrask
Thor
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