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Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1913

Page

5

Todhunter Defense in Nineveh Murder Trial

The testimony centers on Lottie May Doggett's confession and Colonel Todhunter's witness account. Jesse Bream admits killing Stam Tucker while claiming Tom Strickland was framed, and Todhunter describes surveillance and capture efforts to prevent further violence.

Tom Strickland Mary Todhunter Oklahoma Miranda Ransom Jed Kransom Everthing Ralls County Stam Tucker Stam Sidon Liam Tucker Tom Jesse Sub Lesorter Colonel 'Todhunter Colonel Jim Jesse Bream Jessa Bream Colonel Todhunter Lottie May Todhunter Lottie- May Doggett Stamford Tucker Miranda’ Ransom Lottie-May Doggett Stem Tucker Lottie-May Degrett Gentry Drytien Packer Chickasaw Nineveh

Encounter in the woods and a named suspect in a crime

The transcript describes Jesse Bream meeting a man near the edge of the woods after killing Stamford Tucker. Bream identifies the man as Thomas W. Strickland of Chickasaw. He states he lay hidden for about an hour and then the door closed on the scene, leaving Nineveh’s vision unsettled.

Black Bottoms Jesse Bream Balis County Todhunter Stamford Tucker Thomas W. Strickland Chickasaw Tom Strickland Nineveh

British Miner George Harbottle Masters Memory Feats

A Northumberland quarry miner, George Harbottle, has astonished observers with a memory that recalls every word heard or read. He can repeat pages, lists, and an entire pamphlet of street songs after a single reading, with flawless accuracy. Historical examples of memory masters are cited, from Justus Lipsius to Avicenna, showing long traditions of trained recall across eras and cultures.

Northumberland England George Harbottle Justus Lipsius Tacitus Nicholas Bourbon Chancellier de Then Piolo Giovio Avicenna George Vogan de Arrezo Vercil Klopstock Woodfall House of Commons William Madcliffe Radcliffe

Wheat Outlook Promising for 1913 Harvest

Prospects indicate U S wheat yield may match 1912 with total output around 730 million bushels. Winter wheat may reach 483 million, Iowa reports strong winter wheat, thrashers yield 40 to 50 bushels per acre, spring wheat forecast about 248.6 million. If these figures hold, total production could exceed 1912. A Chicago stenographer later became a Lake Michigan summer waitress, facing discipline after mutiny.

Iowa State Weekly Crop Bulletin Chicago Lake Michigan

Invasion of Mexico Aboard by U S Army Experts View

An army expert analysis argues a Mexican invasion would require about 250000 troops, costly logistics, and heavy guerrilla resistance. It outlines terrain hurdles from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, potential durations, and financial tolls while noting political risks and uncertain outcomes.

United States Army Mexico Mexico City War Department George Albert Schreiner New York Evening Post Texas Rangers Rio Grande Republic Republica United Spain Great Britain South Africa Vera Cruz Tampico Jalapa Puebla Republie Paris Gnne Minalgo Juarez

National Conservation Exposition Planned for Knoxville

The National Conservation exposition opens Sept. 1 in Knoxville to showcase Southern industrial growth and resource conservation. Every southern state and major city will be represented with government exhibits in land, forests, mines, and child welfare, backed by a large advisory board and financing arranged to avoid debt. Enosville and nearby Civil War sites add regional interest as Knoxville expects up to 1,000,000 visitors.

Knoxville Venn Exposition Company South Land Woman's Child Welfare Tennessee All South Ty, and Minerals Fores Art Washington Clifford Dinehottehairman Joseph A. Holmes Bureau of Mines Julia ©. Lathrop Children's Bureau Department of Labor Pr., . Claxton Bureau of Education Logan W. Page Good Roads Department Harvey W. Wiley Bredford Knapp Department of Curriculture Enosville

German fluid may render the body transparent for teaching

A German scientist has discovered a fluid that makes the human body transparent when injected. It could eliminate most dissection, allowing medical students to study veins muscles and bones without the knife. The Hibnemann Medical College in Philadelphia plans to adopt the method next term with anatomy staff refining the process.

Hibnemann Medical Collect Philadelphia Department of Anatomy

U. S. Plans Sardine Lab to Boost Industry in Maine

The Department of Agriculture opens a sardine laboratory at Eastport Maine under Dr F Weber to study Maine sardines and packing methods. The goal is to revive the American sardine industry after widespread poor quality and mass seizures of cans in Pittsburgh and Norfolk.

Department of Agriculture Eastport F. ©. Weber Animal Physiological Laboratory Bureau of Chemistry Maine Pittsburgh Norfolk

First Parcel Post Package Goes to National Museum

The silver loving cup commemorating the opening of the parcel post system is now in the National Museum in Washington. It was the first package sent under the new system mailed in Washington by Postmaster General Hitchcock on January 1 to Postmaster Morgan in New York. The cup stands eight inches high and bears an inscription.

Nuevo Leon Coahuila Tazmaulipas Chihuahua Los Fuergos Auxiliares Reyes Rio Grande National Museum Washington Hitchcock Morgan New York

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