Senator Allison of Iowa dies after long illness
Dubuque Iowa August 5 Senator William Boyd Allison died at his Locust street home at 133 PM with family and a physician present Heart failure was given as the cause His decline followed months of illness including a Washington visit and a trip to his country home Nurses tended him as secrecy about his condition was kept Two nurses stayed with him until death A sketch of his career notes Ohio birth March 2 1829 education Allegheny and Western Reserve colleges admission to the bar 1850 practice in Ohio 1850 57 move to Dubuque 1857 early political activity 1860 national convention delegate 1861 governor staff member raising troops congress 1863 1871 senator 1871 death declined treasury posts 1881 1889 1897 American Monetary Conference chair 1892 presidential nominee efforts Cummins to Seek Toga
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William Boyd Allison
Locust Street
Senator Allison
Washington
Chicago
Perry
Ohio
John
Mary A. Allison
Allegheny College
Pennsylvania
Western Reserve College
Ashland
Anna Carter
Wooster
Iowa
Congress
United States
The
Treasury
Harrison
McKinley
Brussels
Cummins
Toga
Lake Forest
Albert B. Cummins
Allison
Tragic Drowning On Keokuk Bridge Engine Room Door
William O Blenness assistant engineer on the Keokuk and Hamilton bridge walked through the engine room door into the river early Tuesday morning and drowned. Workers had left the bridge open after a boat passed for cleaning engines following the work.
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Keokuk
William O'Blenness
Keokuk & Hamilton
Patrick's Appeal is Docketed
Albert T. Patrick, serving life in Sing Sing for killing New York millionaire William M. Rice, docketed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday his appeal from the New York federal court decision denying a habeas corpus relief.
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Patrick
Washington
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William M. Rice
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court
Tragedy at Gotham Bank Claims Young Bookkeeper
Charles W Westerfeld a 22 year old assistant bookkeeper at the Produce Exchange bank shot himself in the book room as two $29 checks were presented. His body was found in the bank vault after the teller detained him and summoned aid.
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New York
Charles W. Westerfeld
Produce Exchange Bank
Westerfeld
Guillette Indicted in Embezzlement Case
New Orleans August 5 L V Guilotte register of conveyances for Orleans parish was indicted by the grand jury on embezzlement charges It is alleged that there have been irregularities in office funds and records and further legal steps will follow in the case
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New Orleans
L. V. Guillotte
Orleans Parish
Removed to Prevent Lynching in Bloomington Incident
Fearing an attempt to lynch Frank Denton after he stabbed James Ryan to death in Pearle Mondsey, Denton was brought to Bloomington and jailed amid intense local sentiment.
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Bloomington
Frank Denton
James Ryan
Pearle Mondsey
Denton
Lenton
Parker to Open Bryan Campaign in Los Angeles
Judge Alton H. Parker will speak in Los Angeles as part of his 1904 campaign. He met with 200 Democratic League members while in town after a Yellowstone Park outing. Bryan also toured Nebraskan stops, criticized Taft phonograph speeches, and held talks with Kansas national committeeman J. H. Atwood. DuPont named director of Republican speakers bureau in New York, focusing on a businesslike, full-time approach.
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Alton H. Parker
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Democratic League
Delaney Nichol
New York
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
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Taft
J. H. Atwood
National Committee
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Virginia
Hot Springs
Meredith
Virginia State Bar Association
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Homestead Hotel
Virginia Bar
DuPont
Gen
T. Coleman DuPont
Delaware
Republican National Committee
Gen. DuPont
Frank H. Hitchcock
Mr. Bacon Goes to Porto Rico on Land Dispute
Assistant Secretary Robert Bacon of the State Department departed Washington on Wednesday for San Juan Porto Rico to examine the land holdings soon to be transferred to the United States and currently under dispute over title.
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Mr. Bacon
Porto Rico
Washington
Robert Bacon
State Department
San Juan
United States
Texas declares yellow fever quarantine against Mexico
Austin Texas health department announces a rigid yellow fever quarantine against Mexico following Dr J F Eaves recent tour of the republic.
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Mexico
Austin
Tex
Limited Interurban Cars Spark Curious Debate
Fragmentary dialogue notes two speakers debating why interurban trains are called limited. One proposes a small traveling group reaches destinations alive. the other mentions Toledo Blade as the source.
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Toledo Blade
Rain showers spread across the region with scattered reports
The long looked for rain began last night near Ravenna and moved eastward with showers in Lincoln and along lines west of Lincoln. Reports include Sutton near Lincoln and multiple points from Louisville to Nebraska City. Manley Weeping Water and Rock Creek areas saw varying showers while overall conditions clear and hot today. Wendell Heil of Eight Mile Grove visited the city this morning.
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Burlington
Sutton
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Missouri Pacific
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Union
Fremont
Rock Creek
Murray
George Dodd’s suicide attempt shocks Kansas City
George Dodd a well known Kansas City resident attempted death by taking carbolic acid at his home 766 Central Avenue Kansas City Kansas on July 29 He was taken to Bethany hospital where doctors expected recovery He left a farewell letter to undertaker Joseph Butler mentioning his wife and noting lodge debt He is clerk of Camp 4095 Modern Woodmen lodge and a books audit will reveal the exact sum Mrs Dodd wife of former local resident E B Lewis was notified and left Long Beach California for home. she has many local friends who hope reports are false
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Louisville
Wilkins
Richey
Droegge
Ramsey
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Mann
Tyson
Ralph White
McNamee
Hans Wagner
Louisville Woods
Ossenkop
Geo
Kansas City
George Dodd
Central Avenue
Kan
Bethany Hospital
Dodd
Joseph Butler
Woodman Lodge
Butler
Altho
Eugene B. Lewis
Death of Gebhart's Son in Mammoth Springs
John Gebhart learns from his wife in Mammoth Springs Ark of their son Peter's death after a tree limb broke while he crawled for a squirrel. He fell fifty feet, fractured skull, died Friday night. Funeral held Saturday.
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John Gebhart
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Peter
Couple Receives County Judge Marriage License
County Judge Beeson issued a marriage license this afternoon to Hugh H. Seymour and Kate Butler both aged 33 and he married them at the courthouse. Two Plattsmouth women testified as witnesses but requested their names be kept private. Seymour, a Nebraska City lawyer, is the son of Chas W. Seymour a well known local figure. Dora Swingholm of Omaha, visiting Miss Agnes Anderson, left for Omaha to visit relatives.
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Hugh H. Seymour
Nebraska City
Kate Butler
Essex
Court House
Plattsmouth
Seymour
Chas. W. Seymour
Dora Swingholm
Omaha
Agnes Anderson
Miss Anderson
Fernie Brush Fire Destruction Reported in Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald details a devastating brush fire that wiped Fernie off the map, with heavy loss of life and widespread property ruin in western Canada. Northwest writer Chit C Wescott viewed the account, narrowly escaping the danger zone. Mrs J H Spangler travels to Omaha for a day of visiting friends.
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Chit C.wescott
Calgary Herald
Fernie
Canada
Wescott
Herald
Summer Vacation Tours to Northwest and Beyond
Daily low round trip rates to Portland Seattle Tacoma San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. Also low excursion rates to Canada Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Massachusetts New York Maine New Hampshire Vermont. Water your land as needed with $40 to $50 per acre for irrigated Bighorn Basin lands. Personally conducted excursions first and third Tuesdays monthly. Write D Clem Deaver Omaha for folder. L Pickett Plattsmouth Neb and L Wakeley Omaha Neb October 10 1900.
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Pacific Northwest
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New Hampshire
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Bighorn Basin
Wyo
D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers’ Information Bureau
Omaha
Two Sensational Suits Prompt District Court Actions
District Clerk Robertson filed two cases over title to city property. Jacob P. Falter et al vs Henry A. Schneider seeks an injunction to stop recording transfers tied to a disputed deed and alleged fraud. John Murray Jr. for Mary Miller vs Jane Worth and Louis Todd aims to set aside a deed, quiet title, and halt rent collection amid alleged mental incompetence and manipulation. The cases could become sensational at trial.
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Jacob P. Faler
Henry A. Schneider
Register of Deeds
Thos H. Wright
Thos. H. Wright
Birt Hodges
Ira A. Draper
Wright
Hodges
Draper
Supreme Court
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Falter
Indian Territory
Mr. Falter
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Murray
John Murray, Jr
Jane Worth
Louis C. Todd
Todd
Eauna Murray
John Murray
Hattie Davis
Ada Young
Geo. Young
Mrs. Worth
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