Newell Seeks Local Irrigation Schemes Under Reclamation Act
Lincoln July 23 F T Newell of the interior department asks State Engineer Adna Dobson to identify smaller irrigation schemes feasible under the reclamation act. Dozen hydrographers and regional officials will review local conditions. larger projects are known to geologic survey, and few small plans may emerge. Majority of Nebraska benefits expected from western neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
F. Tl Sewell
Interior Department
Adna Dobson
Nebraska
Government Department
Geological Survey
Newell
Doheen
Feasibie
P. T. Francis of Crawford
State Board of Irrigation
White River
Niobrara
Elkhorn
Nebraska society to improve religious education discussed
A Lincoln conference of ministers and laymen led to the formation of The Nebraska Society for the Promotion and Improvement of Religious Education. Charles Fordyce was elected president and T. M. Hodgman secretary with a board of managers. The group aims to address parental religious instruction and Bible school effectiveness amid broader denominational cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Society For the Promotion
First Congregational Church of
Lincoln
Benjamin Andrews
W. F. Dann
FE. L. Hinman
University of Nebraska
B. M. Long
H. O. Rowlands
M. A. Bullock
Lincoln Pastors’ Association
Charles Fordyce
Wesleyan University
T. M. Hodgman
E. B. Andrews
N. M. Mann
Omaha
George Sutherland
Grand Island College
Whitmore
Valley
A. B. Fairchild
Doane College
Kbeld Aril
Nebraska Society For the Promotion and Improvement of Religious Education
Grand Island
Hastings
Beatrice
Nebraska
General Charles King to attend Iowa Philippines reunion
General Charles King, who commanded the First brigade of the First division in the Philippines, expects to attend the Iowa Society of the Army of the Philippines reunion in Council Bluffs next month. He wrote Secretary Sumner Knox that if nothing unforeseen occurs, he will be there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Charles King
Eighth Army Corps
Philippines
Sumner Knox
Iowa Society of the Army of the Philippines
Stock Rustlers Convicted in Greeley Nebraska
Marr alias Harry Hill pleaded guilty to horse stealing and was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary. The Lamb case reached the jury after a late night session and the verdict of guilty was announced the next morning, with sentencing to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Neb
Marr
Harry Hill
Lamb
Rough Crowd Follows Circus Described as Grafters
A traveling circus in Hooper Nebraska on July 23 drew professional grafters. They used shell games and tricks to swindle residents of 5 to 75 dollars. Outraged citizens forced the show to close and depart without an evening performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooper
Neb
Bound Over for Alleged Rape in Hastings
James Puller appeared before County Judge Dugan in Hastings Nebraska and was bound over to the district court on a rape charge with bond set at one thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Neb
James Puller
Dugan
Farmer Hans Voss Dies by Own Action Near Grand Island
In Grand Island Nebraska on July 23 Hans Voss a pioneer farmer living near the Union Pacific shops died by his own action. His body was found in the barn by his son Hardwick with an empty vial that had held one-eighth ounce of strychnine confirming the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Neb
Hans Voss
Hall County
Union Pacific
Hardwick
Peruvian educator T J Majors named to Nebraska state board
Lincoln July 23 T J Majors of Peru appointed to the Nebraska state board of education replacing John Fitz Roberts of South Omaha. The appointment takes effect June 21 for a five year term. Majors founded the Peru Normal school but has not served on the board for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majors
Peru
State Board of Education
John Fitz Roberts
South Omaha
Savage
The
Peru Normal School
Chinchbugs Devastate Early Corn in Fremont Area
Farmers report significant damage to early corn in Fremont Nebraska as chinchbugs migrate from harvested wheat fields, focusing on outer rows and reducing yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Neb
Devoted Husbands: Wives and Self-Interest Explore
A brief contemplation contrasts husbands loyal to their wives with those driven by self interest. It suggests diverse motivations shape marriage dynamics and personal commitments.
Active Work on Swedeborg Coal Mine Shaft
Active work on the Swedeborg coal mine shaft continues in Nebraska with the stock company pressing development. Officials assert ample coal and valuable clays exist, and they will proceed with sinking the shaft despite prior skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahoo
Neb
Swedeborg
Pocketbook Lost In Mill Dam Flume
Sid Houghtelin dropped a pocketbook containing 270 dollars into the flume of the Houghtonlin and McDowell mill dam during repairs at Fairbury Nebraska on July 21. A handkerchief around the purse was recovered but the money was never retrieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghtelin & McDowell Mill
Water cure praised as humane in modern warfare claims
In San Francisco Colonel Stephen Grossbeck arriving from Manila defends the water cure as the most humane method of obtaining information from criminals of war. He discusses the Waller and Smith trials, faults in provisioning, cautions against harsher orders, and notes his stance on General Smith and the Samar campaign. Best for is a farm labor recruitment notice from John W. Mackam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Stephen Grossbeck
Advoade
Division of the Philippines
Manila
Chicago
Department of the Lakes
Grossbeck
Waller
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
Walter
Smith
Balangiga
Ninth Infantry
Philippines
President of Postal Telegraph dies in London home
John W. Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph Company, died at his London residence Charlton House Terrace. The immediate cause was heart failure with congested right lung and pneumonia symptoms. He had travelled to Europe for health, but a heat wave and a faintness episode last Tuesday led to death. Mrs Mackay is bereaved. Funeral arrangements are not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John W. Macny
Charlton House Terrace
Bank Officers Sentenced for Embezzling at Wells Fargo
Salt Lake City July 21 Harry T. Duke and Alexander A Robertson former cashier and paying teller of Wells Fargo bank pleaded guilty to embezzling 60 000 from the bank before Judge Morse in district court and were each sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Harry T. Duke
Alexander A. Robertson
Wells-Fargo Bank
Morse
Secretary Baer Resigns to Lead Home Missions Board
Boston July 21 John Willis Baer secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor has tendered his resignation effective October 1 and accepted a post as assistant secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions He will begin his new duties in New York on October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baer
Boston
John Willis Baer
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Mr. Baer
New York
Death of Senator Patterson of Colorado’s Wife Announced
The death is reported of the wife of Colorado Senator Patterson. The notice records the loss within a prominent political family and notes the couple's public service ties. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Patterson
Colorado
President Roosevelt Keeps Quiet Sunday at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt spent a quiet Sunday at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay New York with no callers visiting. He and his family attended religious services, maintaining a low profile for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
WN. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
German Spinners Seek Production Curtailment
Berlin reports that the West German cotton spinners demand a general cut in output claiming a loss of 8 pfennigs per pound of yarn sold. They press for measures to reduce production to stem financial losses.
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Berlin
General Bates Takes Command as MacArthur Departs
General Bates assumes command of the Missouri district with headquarters at Omaha as General MacArthur departs for the east. General Brooke will assume active service duties in New York on Monday, and General MacArthur is expected to be in New York until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Bates
Chicago
MacArthur
East
J Bates
Missouri
Omaha
New York
Brooke
Balfour Presides Over First Meeting of New Cabinet
London July 18 Premier A J Balfour chaired the foreign office at the first cabinet gathering of the new administration. Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain attended, pale but unharmed, with reports on reconstruction gaining momentum. The Marlborough viceroy of India speculation is dismissed, and Curzon’s return and Lansdowne retirement plans remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. J. Balfour
Foreign Office
Joseph Chamberlain
America
Duke of Marlborough
Lord Curzon of
Kendleston
India
Lord Curzon
Viceroyalty of
Lord Lansdowne
Pope Becomes Foil in Philippines Talks With Taft
Rome dispatch reports the pope angrily rebuked the cardinal commission over Philippines negotiations with Judge Taft. The note commends Root’s policy and promises Vatican cooperation, while Taft plans a farewell audience with the pope on July 21 before departing to Vallombrosa for his audience and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
The
Daily Chronicle
Commission of Cardinals
Tati
Philippines
Taft
Vatican
Root
Holy See
United States
Washington
Manila
Rampolia
Vallombrosa
Florence
Fatal Mistake of Husband Burglars Killed
A Missouri woman shot and killed her husband George Joubert and his brother Moses Joubert near Ava after mistaking them for burglars. The incident occurred about 2 am when the intoxicated men forced entry at their home five miles east of Ava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Murphysboro
Ill
George Joubert
Moses Joubert
Joubert
Ava
George
Moses
Secretary Tseng Arrives in New York from Quarantine
The Honorable C. K. Tseng secretary of the Chinese legation in Washington arrived on the Umbria at quarantine and proceeded to the city with his wife, formerly Miss Burnett of London. Mrs. Tseng plans to spend the winter in Washington with friends. He wore native dress while she appeared in ordinary attire.
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New York
C. K. Tseng
Washington
Umbria
City
Miss Burnett
London
England
Missouri man kills fiancée then dies by his own hand
In Marshall Missouri on July 21 George Wiley shot and killed Miss Davie Flynn, stepdaughter of Rich ard Dearking, a Chicago and Alton railway employee, at Dearking's home after she refused marriage. Wiley then shot himself, dying in the street, as Dearking watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
Dearking
Sanger Leads War Department In Root Absence
Colonel William Cary Sanger, assistant secretary of war, in Utica with Mrs. Sanger, departs for New York and Washington as Secretary Root sails for Europe. During Root's six week absence Sanger will oversee the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
William Cary Sanger
Sanger
New York
Washington
Root
Europe
War Department
Tecumseh Chautauqua Dates Moved to July 26
Tecumseh Nebraska organizers announce the Chautauqua event has new dates from July 26 to August 3 after rain and floods forced a postponement of the original July 12 to 20 schedule. The festival resumes in Tecumseh with performances and lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecumseh, Neb
Vultures Feed on Unknown Man Near Green River
Rancher C D Crisman reports a badly decomposed body found near Marston Wyoming with crows and vultures feeding on flesh. A murder is suspected but no identity or clues are available. The body lay concealed in thick brush along a stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Wyo
C. D. Crisman
Marston
Duel Ends in Saloon Fatality in Indian Territory
In Okarche, Indian Territory, after midnight, Dr. H. G. Greenland and Ben Bearman fought a duel. Greenland died instantly from a heart shot. Bearman was shot in the head but survived the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
H. G. Greenland
Ben Bearman
Okarche
O. T
King Edward VII Coronation Set for August Ninth
An official notice from London states by royal command the coronation of King Edward and Queen Alexandra will be on August 9. Rehearsals for the Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey processions were held and officials across state departments continue preparations for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Dream of Cecil Rhodes Rails From Cairo to Cape Town
A U S report cites a Brussels agreement that abandons the German route and aims to run a Cairo to Cape Town railway via the Congo Free State to the Nile. From Stanley Falls to Mahagi the line would complete the link between Egyptian and Cape railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cecil Rhodes
Cairo
Cape Town
State Department
Africa
United States
Ravendal
Beirut
Brussels
Robert Williams
Cape
Congo Free State
Nile
Stanley Falls
Upper Congo
Mahagi
Lake Albert
Nyanza
Cromwell Sees Hay Over Isthmian Canal Question
Washington July 18 Mr Cromwell counsel for the Panama Canal company met Secretary Hay to discuss the isthmian canal project. Cromwell will sail Saturday for Paris to assist Knox and Russell with Panama title settlement. Nicaragua and Costa Rica representatives Corea and Calve had long talks with Hay, still hoping a route may revert to Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
Hay
Paris
Knox
Russell
Panama Canal
United States
Colombia
Corea
Calve
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Venice mobilizes funds to rebuild Campanile after collapse
Venice reports continued offers from abroad to aid rebuilding, but a push favors a purely national effort to reconstruct the campanile exactly as it stood. The cost is about 6,000,000 lire. The bronze gate of the Logetta of San Sovino was recovered, twisted with a broken lion. Tintoretto paintings may be saved. Three quarters of San Marco square lies under debris and traffic is halted.
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Venice
Italy
Campanile
America
Logetta
San Sovino
Tintoretto
San Marco
Wood Defers Navy Visit to Complete Uniform Changes
General Wood postpones his trip to Oyster Bay to finish work assigned by the secretary of war regarding radical changes in army uniforms. The delay shifts his visit to early next week and reflects ongoing administrative adjustments at the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wood
Oyster Bay
Secretary of War
Root to sail for Europe on La Savoie
Secretary Root will sail for Europe on July 24 aboard La Savoie after accepting an invitation from Ambassador General Horace Porter. He plans to return to the United States around August 6 and had earlier considered sailing August 2 with a later passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Europe
Washington
la Savoie
Horace Porter
United States
France
Savoie
Man Plows Then Drops Dead in Nebraska Field
In Ainsworth Nebraska on July 19 an elderly man named B. H. Bacon collapsed and died of heart disease while plowing corn. He had been ship ping old iron from the town and appeared a stranger, with no one knowing his origin. He left little trace of his past, and a local quip notes he was about eight years old in spirit and left a laugh behind.
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Ainsworth
Neb
B. H. Bacon
Scarcity of Pure Shetland Ponies Reported
Country Life in America notes that pure Shetland ponies are rarer than expected with only about two thousand remaining on their native isle. Many offered in the U S are mixed breeds or Iceland ponies, and true quality is hard to find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shetland
America
Iceland
Algernon Sartoris Pursues Army Career
Algernon Sartoris, grandson of General Ulysses S Grant, plans to enter the army at age 28. An athletic Oxford graduate, he seeks a commission in the foreign branch after serving as a captain of volunteers on General Fitzhugh Lee’s staff during the Spanish War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon Sartoris
Ulysses 8S. Grant
Young Sartoris
Oxford University
Fitzhugh Lee
Auditorium Stock Contest Draws Growing Public Interest
The Omaha Auditorium Company opens a stock contest on July 1 to finance a large new building. Shares are 25 cents each, with two guesses per share on a cash prize and one of 1001 prizes. A $5000 capital prize is funded by Definnes Stores Co. of Omaha while 1000 other prizes range from $2.60 to $2500. The top prize goes to the closest guess of the New York governor election total for November 4 1902.
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Omaha
Omaha Auditorium Company
North West
Definnes Stores Co
Neb
New York
Omaha Auditorium Co
Nebraska
Demand for Jockeys in the United States
The ablest American jockeys ride in England and on the European continent increasing demand for qualified riders at home. The shortage is more urgent now than at any time since the long series of contests between Longfellow and Harry Bassett.
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England
Longfellow
Harry Bassett
Population on June 1 1900 from Twelfth Census
The final twelfth census results report the United States population at 84 233 009 as of June 1 1900. Only the Chinese, British and Russian empires have more people and larger areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
United States
Ironing a Shirt Waist with Home Methods and Starch
The Philadelphia Inquirer offers home ironing tips for shirt waists. Use Defiance starch for even stiffness, damp cloth for wrinkle removal, and a clean hot iron. Iron from top to bottom, address plaits by lifting with a blunt knife, and air the garment before storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Short Lapse Leaves New York Without State Head
For seven hours the state lacked a top executive as Governor Qodell and Senator Ellsworth were abroad, President pro tem in the west, Lieutenant Governor Woodruff in Europe, and Speaker Nixon in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
New York
Qodell
Ellsworth
Peing
West
Woodruff
Europe
Nixon
Ohio
Viennese Artist Wins Damages for Damaged Nail
Franz Muller, a Viennese artist, sued a jealous acquaintance after his nail was broken. A jury awarded him 1,000 crowns, about $200 in American money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Muller
Blackberry Crop Profitable Bush Fruit Says Country Life
Country Life in America describes blackberries as the most profitable bush fruit overall. They are a heavy, reliable crop and easy to pick, lasting many years in fruitfulness and in demand, though softness hinders long shipments and they compete with peaches when fruiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
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Reclamation Act of Congress
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Fairbury, Neb
Sid Houghtelin
Beck
Ince
John W. Mackam
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