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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
5
A shipboard mystery unfolds as a captain suspects a mix up of vessels in fog. A boat’s interior reveals a captain and a fashionable woman, with a servant, aboard a luxurious cabin ship linked to the Esmeralda, formerly the Sea Queen, awaiting verification of identity and ownership.
On the Sea Queen of Liverpool a tense conversation unfolds as a narrator questions a mistress about the vessel’s anchoring near government docks and missing officers. The scene hints at a treacherous situation tied to a distant palace visit and a head wound from an earlier hotel incident.
In district court Judge Travis freed Charles Hixon after the prosecution witness W M Thomas failed to appear for a second term. The case followed a reported beating near the Burlington bridge with Hixon claiming Thomas trespassed while the witness sought to pursue charges from Iowa. A separate assault case against John Fleisner for a Burke beating proceeded, with Fleisner claiming self defense as Burke carried pliers. A jury deliberated after evidence included medical testimony and weapon items.
The January case of John Clarence charged with the murder of John P. Thacker near Union is set for trial tomorrow. Expected to be the term’s most important case, it may attract a large Union and Murray crowd and run several days. Matthew Gering will assist County Attorney Romney. Byron Clark will defend.
Charles H Bailey of Onsa county arrived in the city with the International Harvester Company crew for a several week stay to oversee machine installation in Argentina. He reports harvest conditions below normal and shares notes on wheat crop yields while presenting a finely crafted rawhide bridle bought in Buenos Aires for four dollars and a half.
A young man trimming walnut logs for shipment suffered a severe foot wound when his ax slipped. Two toes were nearly severed, and he was rushed to a surgeon. The injury could cost him two toes, with a long recovery ahead for the expert in his field.
Veteran Murrayite James A. Walker spends the day in the city attending to various business matters and meetings.
Testimonial from Job Jeavons of Wheeling West Virginia says Vinci rebuilt his strength after illness and burnout. The ad credits tonia iron and cod liver oil elements, promotes Vinci for old people weak children and those with coughs colds or bronchitis, and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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