State funds swell as 1913 14 budget totals rise
Lincoln June 2 The total sum of money appropriated by the late legislative pension reached 8 818 723 a snug sum above the 1911 appropriation when the amount aggregated 6 184 553 The latter included 160 000 given to the state military department by the federal war department The $8 818 723 includes normal school levy and university building fund components plus current university expense appropriations and other line items The report itemizes maintenance costs for many state departments and boards and notes a 1919 railroad valuation effort nearing completion.
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State Military Department
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SRE
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Sietlee
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Gus Hyer
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T. J. Noody
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Ruby Carson
Armory
Neb
Omaha
Commission
Railway Commission
One Dead in Wreck on Great Northern
Moorhead Minn June 2 Engineer Frank Wrench killed. his fireman severely injured and six passengers badly cut or bruised when the Oriental Limited on the Great Northern wrecked at a crossing. The engine baggage car smoking car and a dining car left the rails and turned over. Passengers injured include D F Ferguson Minneapolis Mrs A W Wells Sioux Pass Mont Mrs A B Wooten New York A S Wooten New York Dr A B Wart Custer Mont Philip Cas selberg Butte Mont. The engine left the rails as it crossed the Northern Pacific tracks and carried the three cars with it.
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Wooten
New York
A. B. Wart
Custer
Mont
Philip Casselberg
Butte
Northern Pacific
First Auto Trip Omaha to Deadwood Complete
In two lead cars Congress fin Ken W Martin Mrs Martin W H Bontam former publishers C P Peterson and H B Schlichting of Deadwood drove from Omaha to Deadwood over the new Omaha Rosebud Black Hills line. The four day journey marked the first time autos completed the full route without mishap.
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Omaha
Deadwood Deadwood
Congress
Ken W. Martin
Daya
Standings of the Teams National and Western Leagues
League standings listed with teams Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago New York Boston St Louis Detroit Cincinnati and others. Records show wins losses and percentages across National and Western Leagues with multiple city teams and standings.
Baseball Scores Across Leagues From Chicago To Lincoln
American League shows Detroit and Chicago games with scattered runs while Cleveland and St Louis display high scoring, and National League results feature Chicago versus St Louis and Cincinnati versus New York. Des Moines Omaha Sioux City Wichita Lincoln score lines accompany player pairings and pitchers across multiple cities.
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Cheney-Archer
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ELE
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R.H.E
R.fle
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St. Joseph
Allen-Rapp
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Denver
Wolfgang Mock
Regan-Castle
Lincoln Rel
Lincoln
Topela
Senate Lobby Probe Targets Private Interests in Tariff Fight
The senate judiciary subcommittee opens a broad inquiry into private business ties of members amid the tariff and currency debate. Senators Overman Reed Walsh Cumming and Nelson lead the probe asking each member to disclose any interests affected by current legislation and whether they urged others to vote a certain way. Starting in June the plan is to summon all senators alphabetically in groups of four.
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Adnate
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United States Senate
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Overman
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Roosevelt Wins Libel Suit in Ishpeming
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt wins a libel verdict against Ishpeming Lion Ore editor George A Newett over an editorial accusing him of drunkenness. The jury awards nominal damages of 6 cents plus costs. Roosevelt says he sought only to defend his reputation and prevent future slander.
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Marquette
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Ishpeming
Lion Ore
Newett
Michigan
Colonel Roosevelt
Rush for goldfields of North begins
Seattle June 2 The annual spring rush to the Seward peninsula gold field began as the steamship Senator the first regular liner to sail for Beringsea this season departed for Nome Alaska with 380 passengers and a full cargo of mining machinery provisions and supplies The Senator will be followed today by four steamships bound for the same port The liner Victoria will carry 668 passengers
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Wash
Seward Peninsula
Senator
Beringsea
Nome
Alaska
Victoria
Mission Tax of Twenty Cents a Week
Washington June 2 resolution adopted at Seventh Day Adventists Takoma Park Md conference. The measure calls for a weekly 20 cent tax from each member to fund missions and liquidate the denomination’s debt.
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Washington
Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists
Takoma Park
Nebraska Editors Meet in Omaha for State Association Session
The Nebraska State Press association opens its annual meeting in Omaha stretching from Monday to Wednesday. Editors arrive early to preach in local churches, aiming to elevate state morals. The program starts at 9 am at Hotel Rome with welcome addresses by Mayor Dahlman and Rosewater, and M C Taylor of Lincoln delivers the annual address.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Owabe
Nebraska State Press Association
Omeba
Rome
Dahlman
Co Rosewater
M. C. Taylor
Lincoln
Tien
Lincoln Anti-Saloon League to Decide On Initiatives
Lincoln June 2 Committeemen of the State Anti Saloon league will gather June 6 to decide how many and what kind of liquor initiative measures to submit to voters at the 1914 election. One measure would limit saloons near state institutions and another would cap one saloon per 600 people.
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Lincoln
State AntiSaloon League
Mensure
Carson
League
Omaha
Senate
Conference Committee
Iowa Nebraska Public Service goes into receivership
The Iowa Nebraska Public Service corporation based in Norfolk, Nebraska, is placed in the hands of a receiver, Judge Welch appointing George W. Johnston of Omaha as receiver. George D. Butterfield of Norfolk named trustee to collect debts. Ten creditors with claims totaling about 19 000 attach the property. authorized bonds 1 090 000. floating debt 60 000. outstanding bonds 147 000. The company runs plants at Norfolk Meadow Grove Tilden Beatrice Wymore and Blair in Nebraska and Missouri Valley in Iowa.
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Iowa Nebraska Light Company
Norfolk
Neb
Iowa Nebraska Public Service Corporation
Welch
George W. Johnston
Omaha
Midwest Electric Communiny
George D. Butterfield
E. A. Bullock
Meadow Grove
Tilden
Beatrice
Wimore
Blair
Nebraska
Missouri Valley
Andrew Davis Insane After Son's Crime
Homer Nebraska June 2 Andrew Davis father of Bert Davis the paroled convict who received an eighteen year sentence for assault on Mrs Caddie McGlashan Welte has been adjudged insane and sent to a state asylum at Norfolk The family is prostrated with grief.
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Homer, Neb
Andrew Davis
Bert Davis
Nebraska Penitentiary
Caddie McGlashan Welte
Davis
Here
Homer
Norfolk
Evangelists Meet in Battle Creek
Battle Creek, Neh June 2. Evangelist Edwin R Dow of Wheaton NL and Professor F Linderen of Chicago lead ongoing religious meetings in the village with local interest growing.
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Battle Creek
Neh
Edwin R Dow
Wheaton
Linderen
Chicago
Charite
General Lomax Dies, Noted Confederate Cavalry Leader
General Lomax, famed Confederate cavalry commander and expeditionary Indian fighter, has died. His career included leadership in several frontier campaigns and noted raids, with recognition from peers.
Seven Banks Refuse to Pay Interest on Federal Deposits
Secretary McAdoo announced distribution of 10 million dollars in federal funds among 607 national banks in 476 cities. Seven banks refused to pay interest and surrendered deposits: National City Bank, National Bank of Commerce and Chemical National Bank of New York, National Bank of Commerce of New London, Merchants' National Bank of Savannah, First National Bank of Buffalo, and Seaboard National Bank of San Francisco.
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McAdoo
Treasury Department
Treasury
Seaboard National Bank of San Francisco
Women militants defend Hyde Park gathering under male guard
In London on June 2 the Women's Social and Political Union defied a park closure order and held lengthy talks under protection of male supporters armed with clubs. Non-militant groups finished demonstrations as banners were raised at multiple points and rival crowds vied with the speakers while police offered no hindrance.
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London
Hyde Park
Women’s Social and Political Union
Immigration bill targets literacy test policy shift
Washington June 2 an attempt to restrict immigration from southern Europe and Asiatic countries without the literacy test Taft disapproved in congress is embodied in a bill introduced to the senate by Senator Dillingham chair of the former Immigration commission.
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Europe
Taft
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Japanese Envoy Urges Calm Over Anti Alien Law Clash
In Sarramen California a Japanese envoy spoke to 1590 countrymen at a Buddhist temple urging patience as negotiations continue with the American government over the anti alien land law. Dr Soyeda said the tooth for a tooth policy is mistaken and America should keep its open door. He criticized the three year clause as near violation of the treaty and plans to report to Japanese business leaders before returning to Japan.
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Cal
Japan
Sacramento
Ebara
A. Hattori
Soyeda
T. Kamiya
America
Manchuria
Hamiya
California
San Francisco
Triple Tragedy on Ranch in Colorado Duel
In Greeley Colorado a ranch home duel between Robert Stanley and his wife left the entire Stanley family dead. A neighbor reported the deaths to Coroner Church as revolvers lay beside the parents and the young daughter’s body showed two bullet wounds suggesting the mother might have killed the child.
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Greeley
Colo
Robert Stanley
Stanley
Charles Scott
Carpentier Wins Europe Championship in Ghent
Georges Carpentier defeated Bombardier Wells to win the heavyweight European title in Ghent. The Frenchman was knocked down in rounds one and two but dominated in rounds three and four, finishing Wells with a right hook to the solar plexus in the fourth.
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Georges Carpentier
Bombardier Wells
Ghent
Europe
Carpentier
Bombardier
Pope Remains Quiet on Seventy-Eighth Birthday
In Rome on June 2 the pope turned seventy eight as messages from around the world poured in. He marked the day quietly, receiving only relatives and members of his entourage at his apartments.
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Rome
Heat Eases as Clouds Break West Kansas Thunder
Clouds move in over Kansas cooling readings by ten to fifteen degrees. Oklahoma towns like Bartlesville still register around 100 degrees as heat lingers in parts of the region.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Bartlesville
Bulgars Press Greek Lines Across Salonika Front
Bulgarian forces press against Greek positions near Salonika despite strict orders to avoid engagement. Several skirmishes have occurred as Bulgarians attempt to push Greek troops back.
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Salonika
Bulgarians and Servians Premiers Meet on Frontier
Bulgarian and Servian premiers met on the frontier with hopes of settlement on the disputed questions between the two nations. The encounter signals potential progress toward resolving tensions and outlines a path for future talks.
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Sofia, Jone 1
Theswo Coun'ries
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