Nebraska real estate dealers pressed for state convention
Labor Commissioner C E Watson reports strong interest among real estate agents in Nebraska for a state convention. He proposes a single statewide gathering rather than two regional meetings and urges resolutions to back the Nebraska delegation on irrigation policy and support for federal action.
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Lincoln
C. E. Watson
Nebraska
South Platte
North Platte
Watson
Theebraska
Washington
West
Wyoming
Prisoner Slugs A Jailor In Osceola Neb
In Polk County Nebraska two horse thieves Ben Mundill and Fred Lamb confined for January term attacked Jailor Miller. Lamb struck with a stick as the jailer checked his window, then Mundill helped subdue him. The incident followed weeks of quiet confinement awaiting court.
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Acta
Osceola
Neb
Polk County
Ben Mundill
Fred Lamb
Lamb
Miller
Mundill
Lailor
Kingdom Come
Alfalfa as Winter Pig Feed Praised by Farmer
A letter from George L. Miller of Omaha recounts observing eight pigs in Sugias county thriving for weeks on alfalfa hay and water. He argues alfalfa can sustain pigs through winter, noting the animals remained healthy with no other food or drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
The
World-Herald
Sugias
George L. Miller
Curfew Ordinance Ruled Invalid By Nebraska Judge
District Judge John R. Thompson voided St. Paul curfew as unconstitutional. He ruled the ordinance imposes unreasonable restrictions by denying access to public streets after certain hours except in urgent cases, rendering the measure invalid.
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ST. Paul, Neb
John R. Thompson
City of
St. Paul
Large German-Lutheran church burned at Lyons Nebraska
The southeast Lutheran church near Lyons Nebraska was destroyed by fire traced to the furnace. It was one of the finest churches in northern Nebraska and a great loss to the community. Insurance declared at 4,000 dollars.
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Rame
Lyons
Neb
Here
Nebraska
Smallpox Reported in Brownville West District
Smallpox found in the west part of Brownville in the family of S H Clayton the city police judge. Authorities moved quickly to prevent further spread of the disease.
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Brownville
Neb
S. H. Clayton
Indian police lieutenant sentenced for manslaughter in drunken quarrel
In Valentine Nebraska on December 24 district court adjourned after a remarkable term. Antonia Ladoux, a lieutenant of Indian police, was convicted of manslaughter for killing an Indian named John Bull Walks Behind during a drunken quarrel. He received one year in the penitentiary.
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Valentine
Neb
Antonia Ladoux
John Bull
Sedgwick Resigns from Commissioner Post in State Court
Lincoln dispatch reports judge elect S. H. Sedgwick resigns as court commissioner. The vacancy can be filled by appointment. Sedgwick takes seat as supreme court judge January 9, with state officers to be inducted. Two university regents to be sworn in as well.
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Deadsee Sedgwick
Lincoln
S. H. Sedgwick
Supreme Court
Sedgwick
Sod house fame Nebraskan recalls Pan-American success
Mrs L Bowser, famed for Nebraska sod house and 160 acres, recounts selling Nebraska cooking at the Pan-American exposition. She notes land value rise from 300 to 6000 dollars in twelve years, details meat and coffee use, and her aim to serve the best coffee to reach a thousand dollars daily.
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Omaha
L. Bowser
Nebraska
the Bee
Newport
Rock County
Buffalo Exposition
Buffalo
Nebraska real estate dealers to form state association
Deputy Labor Commissioner C K Watson forwarded letters urging a Nebraska state real estate association to promote immigration. Cities Lincoln and Omaha may be excluded. York Hastings Grand Island and Columbus named for the first meeting to discuss land values and crop yields. Illinois farmers already show interest in Nebraska land.
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Lincoln
C. EK. Watson
Nebraska
Omaha
York
Hastings
Grand Island
Columbus
York County
Iowa
Illinois
County School Superintendents Meet in Lincoln
Superintendent Fowler calls a business meeting of county superintendents and new superintendents elect in Lincoln. The gathering in the senate chamber starts Tuesday afternoon December 31 to share experience and insight for those remaining and those leaving office.
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Lincoln
Fowler
Senate Chamber
Smallpox Patient or Thief Disturbs Humboldt Town
Humboldt Nebraska December 23 reports say a stranger with smallpox is blamed for a wave of thefts in the village. Local residents suspect he was aided by some townsfolk as businesses and homes suffer from light fingered crime.
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Humboldt
Neb
Dawson
Spring implements boom foretold for Omaha trade
A Nebraska collector for a major farm supply firm predicts a spring demand surge in implements and hardware, noting minimal fall sales due to partial crop failures. He cites unusually high rainfall, better wheat prospects, and widespread thrift with cash discounts easing collection in the Omaha area and surrounding states.
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Omaha
Nebraska
South Dakota
Post Offices Discontinued in Nebraska and Iowa
The December postal guide shows sixteen Nebraska post offices closed for rural free delivery from January to December. In the same period sixty six Iowa post offices were discontinued for the same reason.
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Omaha
Neb
J. Cramer
Nebraska
Iowa
Bone lodged for sixteen years surfaces in cough spell
Henry Laver of the Soldiers' Home in Grand Island Nebraska swallowed a spare rib bone in 1885. The bone rested on his lungs for sixteen years until a severe coughing spell caused it to be expelled in a recent episode.
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Grand Island
Neb
Henry Laver
Hair Burned from M Head in Nebraska Incident
Miss Willa Burger, a public school teacher in FRIEND Nebraska, was seriously burned when a celluloid sidecomb in her hair ignited near a red hot stove. Nearly all the hair on her head was burned.
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Friend
Willa Burger
Rural star routes endanger small post offices
Rural delivery routes have disrupted post offices and postmasters at crossroads. Star routes were discontinued and without them the small post offices could not continue to exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Cattle In Good Condition After Severe Cold in Nebraska
Reports from ranchmen in Hebron Nebraska noting cattle endured the recent deep freeze with little suffering. Cattle remained on open range feeding themselves with no losses reported. Stockmen report unusually good winter condition and ample hay and rough feed supplies.
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Hebron
Neb
Gothenburg Bank Closed by State Banking Board
Lincoln Neb Dec 24 An order by Secretary Rouse of the State Banking board closes the State bank of Gothenburg and places it under Bank Examiner E E Emmett after ruling the bank unsafe. Loss to depositors expected to be not great.
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Gothenburg
Lincoln
Neb
Rouse
State Banking Board
State Bank of
E. E. Emmett
Governor Grants Illinois Requisition for Bonness Return
Governor Savage signs papers for the return to Illinois of Frederic Bonness, arrested in Omaha December 10 on a charge of deserting his wife and four children. Police officer Joseph T. Barry carried the papers. Bonness claims non marriage while authorities insist the wife is his legal spouse. Bonness left Chicago with 1490 dollars, leaving the family in poverty. He is re-arrested in Omaha and his habeas corpus case awaits Judge Baker. Bonness worked as a meat cutter for the Omaha Tea company.
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Omaha
Savage
Ilinois
Frederic Bonness
Bonness
Chicago
Joseph T. Barry
Windy City
Bonners
Baker
Omaha Tea Company
John F. Jones
Nevada
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Wichita
Carrie Nation
T Ie Supreme Court
Fssue
Kansas City
Farmers’ Mutual Hail Insurance Company
Altoona Iron Works
Pennsylvania
Eleanor Iron Works
Hollidayeburge
Richard H. Cowper
Eleventh
United States Cavalry
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Cutting
Fridtjof Nansen
Mathias Blessing
Wells. Fargo & Co
Express Company
Oakland
Cal
United States
Denmark
St. Louis
Mexico
London
Clinton Houser
Northumberland County
Trevorton
French Chamber of Deputies
New York Stock Exchange
Berlin
Europe
Miss Stone
William Alden Smith
Michigan
William McKinley
Nebraska
Colorado
Depew
Millard
Adulteration Stop Planned for Vinegar Traders in Lincoln
Deputy Food Commissioner S C Bassett prepares to prosecute manufacturers and dealers selling vinegar that fails to meet legal tests or is labeled falsely. Analyses show many samples are base imitations with a distilled product colored to resemble cider vinegar. Some batches bought for 3 cents a gallon proved under test and lacking apple proximity. others shipped to Nebraska at 3 cents and sold for 25 to 40 cents as pure cider vinegar. A Lincoln sample contained salicylic acid, an illegal preservative punishable by at least a $59 fine.
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Lincoln
S. C. Bassett
Nebraska
Nebraska teachers rate bulletin for meet travel
Superintendent Fowler publishes a rate bulletin from the Western Passenger association for the Nebraska State Teachers' association meeting. It sets a round trip fare of one fare for excursion tickets from Nebraska and Black Hills South Dakota points where the base one way rate to Lincoln exceeds $3, valid December 30 31 and January 1, return by January 4 1902. Tickets limited to the sale date and continuous passage in each direction.
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Lincoln
Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
Fowler
Western Passenger Association
Nebraska
Black Hills
South Dakota
Shortage repaid to state in Gaffin settlement
The shortage of former O 1 inspector J. N. Gaffin was paid to the state from Fidelity and Deposit company of Baltimore amounting to 522.03 dollars. The settlement was arranged by the state board of compromise with the attorney general, state treasurer and state auditor members. A check for the sum was issued to the auditor.
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Lincoln
O 1
J. N. Gaffin
Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Baltimore
State Board of Compromise
Blizzard Attacks Harrison Nebraska Stock Region
A blizzard from Sunday evening to Monday evening dropped a foot of snow locally. Cattle remain in good condition and are expected to endure the storm.
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Harrison, Neb
Carrie Nation Lectures at Beatrice Amid Stormy Weather
Mrs Nation spoke in Beatrice Nebraska though audience was small due to inclement weather. Carrie Nation address focused on temperance movement and prohibition. The event occurred on December 21 in Beatrice under harsh conditions.
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Mrs. Nation
Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb
Carrie Nation
Missouri Agalin at Nebraska border dispute
Attorney General Prout returned from Washington where he urged appointment of commissioners to take evidence in the Missouri versus Nebraska case. The dispute centers on land cut off by a Missouri River bend, with affected land and citizens still taxed in Nebraska’s Nemaha county.
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Lincoln
Prout
Washington
Supreme Court
Missouri
Nebraska
Nehama
Fifth Member of Fair Commission Named
Gov. Savage named H S White of North Platte as the fifth member of the commission to arrange a Nebraska state exhibit at the 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. Other members are G W Wattles FE E Bruce J Sterling Morton and C H Rudge. all accompanied the governor to St. Louis.
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Lincoln
Savage
Groundbreaking at Forest Park marks World’s Fair start
Governors of Minnesota Nebraska Arkansas and Missouri along with congress members and Exposition officials join the ceremony in Forest Park. The event features historic shovels and remarks by Gov Francis and Rep Tawney with a banquet at the Southern Level. A large crowd gathers despite near freezing temperatures as the ground is broken for the educational building.
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ST. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
Minnesota
Nebraska
Arkansas
Missouri
Congress
John C. Bates
Department of Missouri
John D. G. Oglesby
Yates
Illinois
Forest Park
S. J. Niccolls
Corwin H. Spencer
David R. Francis
Exposition Company
Massachusetts State Arsenal
Boston
France
San Domingo
Francis Renault
St. Genevieve
St. Francis County
F. J. Monell
Flat River
Peacedale Museum
Rhode Island
Hazard
Francis
James A. Tawney
Jefferson Davis
Seymour
Coliseum
Henry K. Hunter
Fifteenth
United States Cavalry
St. Louis Club
Hay Intends 10 Hold Post After Rumors
Washington December 21. A statement with full authority says Secretary Hay does not contemplate retirement from the cabinet. The duration covers the isthmian canal negotiations and aligns with President Roosevelt's strong desire that Hay remain cabinet member, contradicting retirement rumors.
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Washington
Hay
Roosevelt
Traction Contract for Tokyo Electric Line
New York reports a $750 000 contract for the electrical equipment of Tokyo new traction system. The line will run through main streets and is expected to begin operation early in 1903.
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Tokio
New York
Japan
McKinley Memorial Half Million Goal Set
The McKinley Memorial association reports nationwide support as it fixes a half million dollars to be raised. An apportioned plan divides the total by state population with New York asked to contribute 150000 and Ohio assigned a smaller share, others following proportionately.
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Cleveland
McKinley Memorial Association
New York
Ohio
New Patriotic Group Formed in Denver
A new patriotic order named the American Order of Louisiana was organized in Denver. Dr. Parkhill, a Spanish-American War veteran, was elected president. The eligible list is not decided, but will likely include leaders in developing the Louisiana purchase region.
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Denver
Livestock Market Report Omaha Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices Mixed
In Omaha the cattle market showed light supplies and weak demand with prices generally steady to down. Cows and bulls were slow. some sales steady, some a dime lower. Hogs moved little with slow trade. prime heavy hogs 29 to 38.60, medium weights 22 to 26.20, lighter weights neglected. Sheep numbers were small. quotes ranged by class from lambs to ewes and feeders with modest activity.
Kansas City Market Report Cattle Sheep Prices Mixed
Kansas City cattle market shows steady to strong moves across classes. Export and dressed beef steers range around 14.79 to 6.50 per unit with varied prices for western range and Texas cattle. Sheep and lambs rise about 17 points with fed lambs near 75.20 and yearlings around 40.44.
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Texas
Shaw to be appointed secretary of the treasury
Washington reports confirm Governor Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa will become secretary of the treasury succeeding Lyman J. Gage. Secretary Wilson of Iowa remains in charge of the agriculture portfolio. Induction expected in January with Gage staying on until Shaw is ready to assume.
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Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Gov. Shaw
Shaw
Gage
Wilson
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Scheme for Miss Stone Relief Plan
Washington December 26 United States envoy Spencer Eddy at Constantinople has adopted a new plan to secure Miss Stone's release. Officials will not reveal details to avoid publicity undermining the effort.
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Washington, D. C
Spencer Eddy
United States
Constantinople
Miss Stone
President Will Made no Change in New Mexico Revenue Office
Washington December 26 The president has decided to make no change in the office of collector of internal revenue for the district of New Mexico. The post is held by A L Morrison whose record in the office is stated to have been satisfactory.
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Washington, D. C
Three Black Victims Killed and Inferno Devastates Shreveport
Christmas day in Shreveport brought three killings of Black victims, including Jack Ryan shot by a stranger and Hezekiah Ewell killed by Charles Bell, plus a unidentified body found in Wilson alley. A fire damaged property valued at least seventy thousand dollars.
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Shreveport
Jack Ryan
Hezekiah Ewell
Charles Bell
Wilson Alley
Mrs McKinley Spends Christmas Alone in Canton
Canton Ohio December 26 Mrs McKinley spent Christmas day alone at her home. She declined an invitation to the Barber family dinner at the old Saxton homestead saying she did not wish to be reminded of past Christmases. Her condition is as good or better than since the Buffalo tragedy.
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Canton
Texas cold snaps do little damage to five steamers
A telegraphic brief notes minimal harm from recent Texas cold to five steam ships. Other items report deaths and fires across the nation, political shifts, and notable obituaries.
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Nevriuska Matters
A Real Estate Association
Aledo
County School
Conness
Willet
Missouri Agalin
Purchase
Aske
Form Order of Louisiana
Soully
Will
Thomas W. Marchment
Philadelphia
Humane Society
Joplin
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Hansa
McKinley
William Fay
Osage City
Thomas
San Francisco
Manila
New York State
Long
Emily Carew
Theodore Roosevelt
Genoa
Italy
Guthrie
O. T
Bert Haverly
Joseph F. O.grady
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