Nebraska Ties and Town Notes From Lincoln to Beatrice
William Johnston is arrested in Wymore on a charge of stealing a $40 check after working at a Lincoln hotel. Ashland businessmen seek a Fourth of July celebration, while Bellevue and York regions report school crowding and new school needs. A Beatrice creamery meeting, patent office notices, and rural incidents from Ashland to Crete fill the dispatch with local events and concerns.
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William Johnston
Lincoln
Wymore
Marshal Acton
Ashland
Jators Oppenheimer
Patent Office of
Workington
Fremont Cent
Bayan Um Fiiley
Virginia
Beatrice
Bruce Weel
Seward County
Lafayvettie Campbell
Grand Inland
Bert
United States Civil Service Commission
Palsbury
Terw
Bonnie Star
J. S. Atherton
Heatrice
Atherton
Beatrice Creamery Company
McCook
Fremont Telephone Company
Joseph Lynn
Uunion
Christian
James Elliott
Tural
Elliott
Truch
Fretaunt
Dodge
Tade Sullivan
Emerson
Doane College
Crete
United Evangelical Church
Elshth Street
Grant Avenue
York
Ralph Taylor
Gibbon
Prisoner Otis Heffelfinger Missing With Charities Cain
Otis Heffelfinger a county jail inmate awaiting trial for horse stealing has disappeared from the jail yard. He fled in company with fellow prisoner Charities Cain whose sentence was shortened.
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Peatrice
Otis Heffelfinger
Charities Cain
Cain
Counterfeit Money Arrest Follows in St Edward
Deputy Marshal Waller arrested Dan Mummey at St Edward on Saturday evening for passing counterfeit money. Authorities say a period of bad currency circulated there and Mummey is believed to have comrades still at large.
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Albion
Waller
Dan Mummey
St. Edward
Laborer Killed as Scaffold Collapse Crashes Man
Randolph report states Charlie Jones a laborer age 29 was instantly killed when a scaffold gave way and a piledriver fell on him during bridge work near town. Authorities described the accident as a fatal scaffolding collapse.
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Randolph
Charlie Jones
Jones
Poisoned by Puff Adder After Strap Contact Near Ashland
Ned Ashland Erwin Jenks living near Ashland was badly poisoned by a puff adder after killing the snake with a strap. He carried the strap to the barn and later developed severe swelling in his face and hands. Authorities suspect the poison entered from handling the strap.
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Ashland
Ned
Erwin Jenks
Deserter Arrested in Columbus Navy Case
Chief C. M. Taylor arrested Emil Hoeben on advice from the navy department in Washington. Hoeben aged 19, raised in Columbus, enlisted last fall at Mare Island navy yard near San Francisco and returned home about a week ago. He is held awaiting government officers.
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Columbus
C. M. Taylor
Emil Hoeben
Navy Department
Washington
Hoeben
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Postmaster in Slocum Nabbed in Postal Fraud Case
Postoffice Inspector A Q Swift arrested M L Erb, Slocum Nebraska postmaster, on charges of fraudulent postal account returns and illegal stamp sales. Deputy Walling detained him and he confessed before U S commissioner Sanford Parker. Erb was bound over to Omaha district court with $500 bail and released.
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United States Court
Omaha
Lincoln School Consolidation Stats urged by superintendent
Superintendent Fowler has heard requests for statistics on district consolidation to encourage other districts. Few reports have been returned, but officials anticipate statewide benefits from consolidating schools where attendance is small.
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Lincoln
Fowler
Poisoned by Adder For Non-Compliance
SEWARD. Charles E. Barnett Geo. W. Menke and John T. Johnson were arrested while delivering a car load of groceries to farmers and brought before County Judge Leavens on the charge of selling without the required peddler license. They were fined $50 and costs each.
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Seward
Charles E. Barnett
Geo. W. Menke
John T. Johnson
Seward County
Gainesville Tornado Leaves Town in Near Ruin After Destructive Path
A powerful tornado struck Gainesville Georgia at dusk causing massive destruction. Reports list about 100 dead and 159 injured with the cotton mills and multiple hotels demolished. The Pacolet cotton mills at New Holland suffered heavy damage with over thirty fatalities among workers. Further damage extended toward White Sulphur with unclear casualties.
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Gainesville
Prick
Pacolet
New Holland
Southern Railway
Sais
Pacojet
White Sulphur
War Department Extends Flood Relief With Military Aid
Acting Secretary Sanger assumes full responsibility to provide subsistence and tents to flood victims in the west. Military officials may authorize use of surplus rations and tents from posts without immediate congressional approval. The department will move to save lives and justify the action to Congress later if needed.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
West
Congress
Sanger
Mrs. Tibbles Dies at Home in Bancroft Nebraska
Mrs. T H Tibbles known as Bright Eyes and a correspondent and writer died at her Bancroft Nebraska home Tuesday night. Her husband, T H Tibbles, formerly worked with the Nebraska Independent.
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Bancroft, Neb
T. H. Tibbles
Presbyterians reject consolidation of Sunday school offices
Lexington, Va. The Southern Presbyterian general assembly decided against merging the offices of general superintendent of Sunday schools and young people's societies. A committee report on theological seminaries was adopted noting the satisfactory work of student bodies this year and that thirty nine graduates will receive degrees.
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Lexington
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
General Superintendent of Sunday Schools
Committee On Theological Seminaries
Premier Sedden backs Chamberlain plan amid debate
London reports Premier Sedden of New Zealand endorses Chamberlain's zolverein scheme, calling Germany's stance toward Canada a disguised blessing. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Liberal leader, drops his amendment as the finance bill second reading allows further discussion.
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Chamberlain
London
Zolverein
Sedden
New Zealand
Germany
Canada
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Live Stock Market Report Cattle and Hogs Mixed in Slower Trade
Cattle shows a southern run with slow trading and mostly steady to lower prices. Beef steers steady to a shade lower, buyers cautious on common grades. Cows and calves move unevenly. feeders scarcely tested. Hogs show another heavy run with packers bidding down after initial steadying. Lamb and sheep values mixed with several price bands across quality and weight classes.
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Huyvers
Toe Tower
Choalee
Geadt
Market report shows mixed cattle bids and weak to lower sheep
Texas cattle steady to lower as cows and heifers weaken while stockers stay flat. Bulls rise slightly. export beef prices around 4500 to 505 per head. House Market opens weak then surprises with top around 8.10 and bulk sales near 5.75 to 6.10. Lambs and sheep mostly steady to lower with regional quotes for western blankets and native weights.
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Texas
Sensation in the British Columbia Legislature ends in dissolution
In Victoria British Columbia the house erupted after the dismissal of C F Wells and Attorney General Roberts. Premier Prior saw a 16 to 13 defeat of a motion and Finance Minister Prentice condemned Eberts and the premier. W W B McInnis resigned as provincial secretary, yet Joseph Martin and his followers kept the government afloat to adjourn and prepare dissolution and an appeal to the country.
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British Columbia
Victoria
B. C
C. F. Wells
Lands and Works
Roberts
Prior
Prentice
Eberts
W. W. B. McIlnns
Joseph Martin
Athol Sails For Hong Kong And Japan From San Francisco
The steamer Athol, first of China Commercial line to reach San Francisco, departed for Hong Kong and Japanese ports with about 1500 tons of freight and roughly 100 Chinese steerage passengers. Company agents cut freight rates to match Pacific Mail tariffs reduction.
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San Francisco
Cal
Athol
China Commercial Company
Hong Kong
Japan
Pacific Mail Steampship Company
Some People Get Credit for Broken Hearts Says Public Voice
A terse comment argues that some blame is misplaced when individuals lose nerve rather than suffer true heartbreak. The remark frames public perception of resilience and responsibility in emotional strain.
The Poor You Have Always With You Phrase Repeated
A quotation about enduring poverty appears in the text, noting that the poor are ever present and sometimes so near they seem to touch. The line emphasizes constant social concern and proximity of hardship.
Felts Beats Sullivan After Low Blows Foul
In St Louis at the West End club Tommy Felts of Savannah defeated Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn in the eleventh round. Sullivan struck Felts low three times during the bout and Felts initially declined a fourth round low blow decision before the fight ended with Felts awarded the win in the eleventh round after repeated fouls.
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ST. Louis
Tommy Felts
Savannah
Tommy Sullivan
Brooklyn
West End
Sullivan
Felts
Saved from Kansas Mob in Wichita Arrest
J M Woods, a black man arrested at Yates Center for assaulting a farmer’s wife, was brought to Wichita and placed in jail early to prevent a lynching.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
J. M. Woods
Yates Center
Actress Ellis Jeffries Granted Divorce in London
Actress Ellis Jeffries obtains a divorce from Hon. F G Curzon in London on grounds of brutal treatment and misconduct. Curzon is the son of the late Lord Howe.
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London
Ellis Jeffries
F. G. Curzon
Lord Howe
Trans Alaska Siberian railway eyed as world trade shift
A New York Press report outlines a proposed direct rail link from New York to Paris via Alaska and Siberia. It details European backing, Russian concessions, and plans for two behring tunnel routes to connect Alaska and Siberia, with Alaska’s agriculture and minerals highlighted as future wealth.
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New York
Paris
Chicago
Berlin
St. Louis
Vienna
Philadelphia
Pekin
San Francisco
Rome
Siez Canal
Behring Strait
America
Russia
Trans- Alaska-Siberian Railway
Trans- Alaska-Siberian Company
St. Petersburg
Siberian
United States
J. J. Healy
North American Transportation and Trading Company
South Alaskan
France
M. Loicg de Lobel
Paris Geographical Society
Dawson
Kiondyke
Siberia
M. de Lobel
Rockefeller
North Pole
Behring’s Strait
Behring
Alaska
Sterling Heilig
New York Press
Yale Princeton Debate On Senate Closure Resolution
Yale and Princeton students debated whether a senate closure resolution should be adopted and its impact on Senate business. Yale argued the negative and won, but Senator Orville H. Platt of Connecticut reportedly supplied Yale with key arguments two hours before the event.
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Yale
Princeton
United States Senate
Orville H. Plate
Connecticut
Famous Preacher Coming to City Temple Successor
Rev. R. J. Campbell, chosen to follow the late Dr. Joseph Parker as head of City Temple London, will sail for this country in a couple of weeks and attend the students conference at Northfield from late June to early July.
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R. J. Campbell
Joseph Parker
City Temple
London
Northfield
Power of Small Magnet Demonstrates Large Lifting Force
A magnet weighing three and a half grains can lift 1,560 grains, a force 445 times its own weight, illustrating remarkable strength from a tiny magnet.
Head of Virginia University Seeks Democratic Leadership
The University of Virginia founding idea by Thomas Jefferson is cited as a democracy in which instructors are equal and students free. The charter overhaul allows trustees to elect a president, with candidates including Prof. John Bassett Moore of Columbia or Charles W. Dabney of Tennessee.
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Virginia University
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
General Assembly of Virginia
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Charles W. Dabney
University of Tennessee
Tolstoi Condemns Persecution and Aids Jews of Kishineff
Count Tolstoi gives 7500 rubles to aid persecuted Jews in Kishineff. Though not Jewish and often critical of Jewish theology, he denounces the Russian government and people for their treatment of the race.
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Tolstoi
Count Tolstoi
Kishineff
Russia
Duchess Shuns Americans Move to Blenheim Revealed
London stirs over report the duke and duchess of Marlborough will close their town house and relocate to Blenheim the country home. In New York the tale grows that the young American duchess seeks to dodge American social aims by retreating to Britain this season.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Blenheim
New York
Newport
Germ of Lockjaw Discovered by Japanese Scientist Kitasto
Japanese scientist Prof Kitasto, a noted microscopist, identified the lockjaw germ as soil dwelling and active only when buried in wounds without air access, explaining its dangerous infectious behavior.
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Kitasto
Pope Leo's Gifts Leave Richer Papacy than Predecessors
The article notes Leo XIII received more money than any previous pope. It states a total sum of about 4,000,000 or more is involved in the inheritance or endowment and hints at its significance for the papacy's finances.
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Pope Leo
Leo XIII
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