Des Moines Moves Toward Havana as Cuba Tension Grows
The American cruiser Des Moines sails toward Key West with possible Havana deployment to act as asylum if Cuba crisis escalates. Commander Halsey remains in close contact with the Navy and State Departments to respond to any action under the Platt amendment.
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Washington
Des Moines
Norfolk
Key West
Havana
Halseyill
Navy Department
Department of State
Cuba
United States
Spain
Youth is killed by mule kick near Elmwood Neb
LeRoy Sclanker twenty years old the youngest son of Jacob Sclanker residing four miles southeast of Elmwood was kicked in the abdomen by a mule while hitching up his team. He walked to his brother in law Frank Daugherty’s home then fainted and died before an operation could be started. Surgeons found rupture of the large intestine and liver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flmwood, Neb
J. 3. Skow
Beatrice
Superior
J. H. Kesterson
John Frey
Frank Dagner
Young Dagner
John Butterfield
Falls City
Butterfield
Cambridge
Arapahoe
Denver
Rule
C. E. McSweeney
James Pringle
Kansas City
McSweeney
Pringle
Iver Iverson
Nebraksa City
Phipps
Ed Schrader
Lyons
Schrader
G. A. Crannell
Trooper
Neb. Schrader
Raymond Easter
A A. B. Foster
Fremont
Tom Etherton
Saloon duel ends in fatal shooting in Norfolk Nebraska
In Norfolk Lee Bailey was killed instantly after a quarrel with Charles Dugan at a saloon. Ehrhardt Clause was wounded by a stray bullet. Bailey fired at Dugan and both exchanged five shots. Dugan was shot in the stomach and rushed to his room for an operation.
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Norfolk
Neb
Lee Bailey
Charles Dugan
Ehrhardt Clause
Bailey
Dugan
Jong
Boise man Steve Adams murder case postponed examination
The preliminary examination of Steve Adams on a murder charge, sought by Colorado authorities, was postponed after his release on habeas corpus. No custody officers arrived to take him into custody. Adams’s wife, detained in the state penitentiary since March without charges, may sue for damages claiming her mail was opened by the warden without legal warrant.
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Boise
Idaho
Steve Adams
Colorado
Adams
State Penitentiary
Ani
Landslide Devasts Ka reli Township, Hundreds Feared Dead
A mountain side near Ka reli slid into the township, burying up to 255 people and destroying cattle amid mud and debris six feet deep. 59 bodies have been recovered as rescue efforts continue. The disaster prompts warnings and a stark reminder about courtesy on public transit.
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Kareli
Headache Relief Tip Through Deep Breathing
If the head feels uncomfortably hot, try deep breathing exercises to gain relief. Slow breaths can ease tension and reduce discomfort.
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Promotes Easy Shoes Use
Ask Your Deater for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It relieves feet by curing burns bunions swelling sores aching and sweating. Allen's Foot-Ease is sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Tea and brandy notes and bucket shop definition
The article recalls 50 years ago tea was hard to obtain in Germany and France while five o clock tea is now common. It notes Bertha Krupp as an heiress with a large fortune and offers blackberry brandy instructions. It defines a bucket shop as a venue for buying and selling securities without delivery intent, with patrons betting on price movements.
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Germany
France
Tne
Europe
Bertha Krupp
Nervous Wreck Cured by Williams Pink Pills
A testimonial from Mrs. S. A. Green of Franklin Georgia describes years of weakness and nervous trouble with stomach pain and sleepless nights. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills she gained strength restoring sleep and energy, increasing weight from 104 to 180 pounds. Pills sold at druggists or by mail for 50 cents per six, 2.50 per bottle.
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Williams
S. A. Green
Franklin, Ga
Dr. Williams
Puis
Conned Police Captain Planned Jewelry Store Job
Chicago witnesses testified before the civil service commission about Patrick J. Lavin a police captain accused of aiding crimes in his district. Former patrolman Patrick Mahoney said Lavin proposed a jewelry store robbery to secure his inspector exam and planned to skim loot then reclaim it. The Dutchman jeweler Bernard Hagaman confirmed the robbery and loss of about $1,400 in jewelry.
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Chicago
City Civil Service Commission
Collins
Patrick J. Lavin
Lavin
Patrick P. Mahoney
Mahoney
Davin
Wentworth Avvenue
Freenth Street
Levin
James Clark
Thomas Barry
Bernard J. Hagaman
Mystery in Mysterious Philadelphia Murder Case
Miss Charlotte Kelly owner of the apartment house where Mrs. Maurice K. Lewis was murdered accompanied by detectives traced the route she says she took that afternoon. Lewis was found stabbed in a closet as police search for a long thin blade likely used by a woman motive jealousy. A dentist named Harry Somers, boarder, was detained as a suspect. Kelly and her mother were questioned but not arrested.
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Philadelphia
Charlotte Kelly
Maurice K. Lewis
Miss Kelly
General Corbin to Retire from Northern Division
Lieutenant General Henry C. Corbin, in charge of the Army's northern division with headquarters in St Louis, will retire. Major General A W Greeley will succeed him.
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Corbin
ST. Louis
Henry C. Corbin
United States Army
A. W. Greeley
Palajanes Fire Upon Thirteenth Infantry at La Paz
A column of the Thirteenth infantry under Captain Fassett was fired on at La Paz island by Palajanes. Corporal D. H. Pierce and Private A. E. Weinegardner were killed. A battalion was encamped at La Paz. The Pulajanes fired then fled, using insurrectos tactics. Machine gun detachments are en route to Leyte.
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Manila
Thirteenth Infantry
Fassett
la Paz Island
Palajanes
D. H. Pierce
A. E. Weinegardner
la Paz
Insurrectos
Leyte
Americans Fear An Attack At Aguas Calientes
El Paso Times reports the American railroad colony at Aguas Calientes under military guard after threats by Mexican workers to drive out Americans and burn railroad shops. Many shots were fired promiscuously, and a former resident writes from Aguas Calientes that Americans are very alarmed.
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EL Paso
Tex
el Paso Times
Aguas Calientes
Nebraska Notes and Civilian Happenings Echo Nebraska City Dispatch
MecCook's opera house nears completion while district court issues over 100 final naturalization papers in a week. Local business changes include Arlington restaurant sold, drugstore change in Platttsmouth, and livery stock sold in Falls City. A mule kick killed LeRoy Schlanker near Elmwood. Schuyler Odd Fellows hall tower seeks 70 feet. Beatrice hay yields high tonnage. bridge damage delays Denver-Chicago train. various accidents and local openings noted.
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Wahoo
O. E. Gainer
Arlington
Su. M. Utterback
G. W. Dent
Crab Orchard
A. T. Friend
Platttsmouth
LeRoy Schlanker
Elmwood
Laborer Severely Injured Jumping onto Moving Omaha Train
Anton Nocita, 35, attempted to board a moving work train at Sixteenth and Williams streets. He was amputated below the knee at Omaha General Hospital. Teammate Van Camp Noella suffered severe bruising and a severed left great toe. Nocita, recent Italian immigrant with a wife and children in Italy, is reported as recovering.
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Omaha
Neb
Sixteenth
William Streets
Bellevue
Gatty
Anton Nocita
Sixteenth and
Williamséneets
Elmore
Nocita
Omaha General Hospital
Maydea
Frank Nocita
Fourteenth and
Leavenworth Streets
Italy
Ile
Ravaged Town Reports and War Turmoil Across Regions
Telegraphic reports from St. Petersburg describe a mass of 60 plus corpses, mostly Jews, on streets and in buildings after a brutal attack. Damage reaches $200000 with fires and looting. many wounded die of thirst as forced evacuations continue. Also noted are revolutionary excesses in Kamyshin, mail robbery losses, and Germany built torpedo boats entering service with higher speed and payload following lessons from the Japan war.
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ST. Petersburg
Siedice
Bialystok
Germany
Japan
Encamped Close to Pre San Jose Dry
A terse fragment reports encampment nearby with reference to Pre San Jose Dry. The readable text offers limited location or event details.
Portland Senators Convicted in Blue Mountain Land Fraud Case
State Senator Franklin Pierce Mays and ex-Representatives Willard L. Jones and George Sorenson were found guilty by sealed verdict in federal court of conspiracy to defraud the government in a Blue Mountain forest reserve land case. Attorneys were granted time to seek a new trial after a twenty day trial.
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Portland
Ore
Franklin Pierce Mays
Willard L. Jones
George Sorenson
Blue Mountain
Government of Lands
Blue Mountain Forest Reserve
Beatrice Man Arrested in Break‑In and Robbery Case
Beatrice Neb Frank Sperry was arrested by Policeman Spahn and Sheriff Trude in connection with a break in at Fred Meyer’s home west of Beatrice. Entry was through a window while Meyer family was away. a gold watch revolver and money were taken. A second man, Miller from Wymore, is believed involved. The case will go to county court for hearing. Sperry has a long criminal record and may face penitentiary time if convicted.
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Beatrich
Neb
Frank Sperry
Spahn
Trude
Fred Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Sperry
Seismograph Installed at Berkeley Campus
In Berkeley California the campus observatory installs a seismograph designed by Professor Omori of Japan. It records preliminary motions and aftershocks. It demonstrated its value when Professor Champreux computed from its records the approximate distance from the university to the Valparaiso quake. Omori believes the machine may aid in predicting future earthquakes.
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Berkeley
Cal
Omori
Japan
Champreux
University of the
Valparaiso
Invading Army Whipped in Four Days of Theoretical War
In Li egnitz Prussia the four days of theoretical war end with the defeat of the invading red army led by General von Woyrich. About ninety thousand men fought on a rain soaked field. Emperor William spent ten hours in the saddle and later visited Camenz where Prince Albrecht of Prussia lay dead. American officers General Barry and Davall were given autograph photos by the emperor.
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Liegnitz
Prussia
Reds
von Woyrich
Emperor William
Camenz
Prince Albrecht of
Barry
Davall
Fire at Hotel Sparks Panic and Escape
Fire from an unknown cause broke out in the St. Clair hotel destroying John Bluff sales stables and injuring Gouldburg's furnish goods store while threatening thirty guests. Roy Kinder a boy smelled smoke and rushed through rooms kicking in doors guiding occupants to safety in their night clothes.
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ST. Louis
John Bluff
Gouldburg
St. Clair Hotel
Roy Kinder
Woman's Foot Crushed Under Car in Train Incident
Beaver City Nebraska Mrs Nancy Cozad aged sixty eight stepping from an east bound Burlington train as it neared Beaver City was struck by the rear coach wheel slicing her right ankle bones required amputation. The train was halted and the injured woman was cared for by the train crew.
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Beaver City
Neb
Nancy Cozad
Burlington
Deportation of Mexican rebel leader from El Paso
Abram Jose Saleido president of the Douglas junta of Mexican revolutionists was turned over by US immigration inspector George Webb to Mexican authorities and deported to Hermosillo Sonora on orders of Secretary Metcalf for being an undesirable foreigner.
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EL Paso
Tex
The
Nogales
Abram Jose Saleido
Douglas Junta
United States
George Webb
Hermosillo
Sonora
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Metcalf
Death of Aged Man Near Fairbury Neb
An aged man named Gibson died fourteen miles south of Fairbury Kansas after a wagon carrying corn upset when a team of mules ran away. He and his fourteen-year-old son were injured but able to speak to each other before the father died.
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Fairbury
Cocopah Chief Shot in Desert Attack Near Manuel
In San Bernardino California John Copopat chief of the Cocopah tribe was shot in the head and severely wounded last night by John Snyder chief of the Piutes. Snyder is being chased across the desert by fifty Cocopah draves and a pursuit is under way. Pinutes claim they will protect Gpinegcea as events unfold.
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San Bernardino
Manuel
Tornado Damages Nelson Nebraska Town Structures
A tornado struck Nelson Nebraska causing severe damage across the town. Buildings including homes, a roundhouse, a barn, and a school suffered destruction while residents fled and two people were injured. the storm moved from the southeast and was met with panic as debris and shattered windows filled the streets.
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Nelson Nelson
Harry Follmer
Follmer
Mage
Miss Crave
Barry Follmer
Rogers
James Campbell
Gol
Geo. Lyos
Cowk
Murder at Williams Farm in Auburn Nebraska
Isaac Williams, a farmer east of Auburn, Nebraska, was murdered by his two sons Cae M and Charles William. A coroner's jury found evidence of the boys and the elder son admitted striking his father. the younger confessed to firing three pistol shots. The two youths were held for the county jail pending a preliminary hearing.
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Auburn
Neb
Isaac Wilt
Aubut
Cae M
Charles William
Eiotheen Ress
Rohrs
Liams
Charles
Bain
Li ‘St
Tiaac Williams
Cen
Ces
Dex
Pernard
Thesi Ft
Williams Cerot
Miners Nominated In Idaho Habeas Case Confusion
Fragmentary report from ROISE Idaho describes a disturbance near a penitentiary with mentions of a habeas corpus proceeding. Names and exact actions are unclear due to damaged text. The piece references Farrow and a federation of miners and a Wallace declaration.
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Penitent
Roise
Idaho
Ofivers
Federation of Minuets
Sreanen
Wallace
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Peru
Ite
Oroya
Callao
Cordilleras
Andes
Russel Sage
O. Lesson
Ilesee
Dane
Washington Star
Nebraska
Odd Fellows Hall
Schuyler
William
Oscar
Sweden
Nebraska City
North Branch
Berlin
Court House
Humboldt
Ae ‘ i
Omaha Street Railroad Tames
Der
Siedlcs
Kamyshin
Saratox
Janboy
Zemstvos
Red
M. Kutler
Presj Dry
Nelson
Hay
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la Fuerza Castle
Sanat Castle
O'Rei
Pasic
Louis
New York Athletic Club
Laughlin’s Lake
M. Aehwarsouri
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