Missouri River Improvement Report Seen as Key to West Growth
A detailed report by Captain Edward H Schulz of Kansas City urges 20 million dollars of Missouri river projects from Kansas City to St Louis. He argues the valley could grow vast grain livestock and meat output with navigable depths and cites 4 129 000 residents in the river zone and large railroad tonnage. The board of engineers will review the plan after hearings in Washington with Kansas City Sioux City and St Joseph figures in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Edward H. Schutz
Kansas City
Missouri River
Washington
Schulz
Missouri Valley
Secretary of War
Congress
Representative Ellis
Ellis
Sioux City
Missiouri
Ohio
Great Lakes
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Engineers Board
Board of Engineers For
Board of Engineers
Gasconade
Osage
Missouri
St. Joseph
Omaha
Lawrence M. Jones
Missouri River Improvement Association
George C. Call
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Celebrate Mother's Birthday in Council Bluffs
Miss Lavica A. Scull, born May 6 1843 in Monmouth Illinois, lived in Council Bluffs and Plattsmouth. Her children gathered at her home last Thursday to honor her with a sumptuous dinner and many gifts, including Charles A. Kinnamon Lincoln and others.
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Lavica A. Scull
Monmouth
Ill
Council Bluffs
Plattsmouth
Charles A. Kinnamon
Lincoln
William
Phillip
Louis A
Herman Fields
Herman Gardleman
Wished Their Mother Many Happy Events
A fragment notes a family wishing their mother many happy events similar to a recently enjoyed occasion. The brief emphasizes celebration and family sentiment without additional context.
Rust in eye forces Burlington shop worker to pause
Jacob Jones at the Burlington shops suffered rust in his eye causing inflammation and a forced rest from duties. He will be out for some time before resuming work, and hopes for a prompt and permanent recovery.
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Burlington
Jacob Jones
Returns From Tipton Appointment for Henry Snake
Henry Snake came in on Tuesday with the Tipton precinct assessment and returned home on the 9:45 Missouri Pacific. The people in that precinct favor his appointment and praise his qualities, while the Journal is pleased to meet him.
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Henry Snake
Tipton
Missouri Pacific
Henry
Journal
Missouri River to Become Great Highway of Commerce
Captain Edward H Schulz argues the Missouri River can cut freight costs and boost grain shipments as navigation extends upriver to Fort Benton with a 12 foot channel. He notes 784 million bushels of grain within 100 miles of the river and predicts renewed growth for Plattsmouth and adjacent towns as steamboats return.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Edward H. Schulz
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
Shuz
Fort Benton
Mont
Great Falls
Ohio
Plattsmouth
Injury at Burlington shops leaves Fred Ohm injured
Fred Ohm Sr. was severely injured by a falling stringer while assisting at the Burlington shops. Both feet were mashed and bruised though no bones were broken, requiring treatment at the company physicians and hindering his return to work for some time.
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Burlington
Fred Okm
Ohm
Governor Goes to Washington
Governor Sheldon arrived in Omaha last evening and proceeds to Washington for a meeting of governors on natural resources conservation. The trip aims at future legislation and appropriations by Congress and states, and he will miss Roosevelt’s dinner tonight.
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Sheldon
Omaha
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Nebraska Lumber Dealers Face $3500 Assessment
A Lincoln correspondent reports the Nebraska State Lumber Dealers' association must pay 3500 dollars in costs from an anti trust Supreme Court case. Expectation grows that members will be called on to contribute more as officers’ claim of victory is viewed skeptically as a preface to the assessment.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Lumber Dealers’ Association
Supreme Court
Colored servant girls coming to Nebraska suburbs demand for help grows
An employment bureau operator says colored girls from the south increasingly seek northern domestic work as white help dwindles. She cites letters from southern states and notes Swedish farm workers leaving for Sweden while Nebraska farmers draw back home.
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South
Sweden
Nebraska
Journal
Plattsmouth
Missouri
Nehawka Celebrates Growth With Sidewalks And Newspaper
The Nehawka Register notes progress from a cornfield and unincorporated village to a town with over 500 feet of cement sidewalks and a local newspaper. The editor enjoys a Window Seat view of a lake with a No fishing sign and a nearby decoy duck, highlighting rural charm.
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Nehawka
Plattsmouth Journal proposes bi weekly bargain sales and concerts
The Plattsmouth Journal urges merchants to unite for Saturday bargain sales every other week with a band playing on bargain afternoons. The Beatrice Sun notes the plan would boost trade and social activity, arguing it would not cost much and deserves one trial.
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Plattsmouth Journal
Beatrice Sun
Weep ing Water precinct returns by Assessor Koester
Deitrich Koester, assessor for Weeping Water precinct, delivered the precinct returns last evening. He is regarded as a highly competent official and the reporting is praised as businesslike and courteous.
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Deitrich Koester
Weeping Water
Koester
Cass County
City Fathers Approve Bills and City Walk Project
Nine councilmen met as the mayor called order. The finance committee reported bills including 39.30 for John Waterman lumber, and the city clerk noted receipts totaling 7 177.00, later reduced to 7 176.05 after commissions. Police and fire reports showed arrests and maintenance. an item for a faulty Wide-a-Wake box was flagged for repair. The meeting covered sidewalk and street work, crosswalks, culverts, and grade work, with adjournment following approval of several claims.
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W. A. White
Lincoln
Virginia McVicker
Finance Committee
John Waterman
Claims Committee
Board of Health
Board of Public Works
Fire and Water Committee
C. L. Martin
J. H. Hall
Sattler
Neuman
Vondron
A. K
O. K
J. R. Sanders
Third Ward
Bookmeyer
Pearl
Chicago Avenue
F. H. Steimker
Steimker
Fourth Ward
Lincoln Avenue
Burlington
Fifth Street
Main
Park
Fifth Ward
Ed Polin
Phil. Hatchelor
Aug. Bach
A. C. Baceler
Tuey
Spirited chase ends with Branmeier back in jail
Last Saturday Leopold Branmeier, in a city jail, expressed a desire for a bath and escaped briefly with Deputy Eli Manspeaker chasing him. The two parted near Third and Rock streets. Branmeier was recaptured, and Manspeaker vowed to bath inside the cage next time.
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Leopold Branmeier
Eli Manspeaker
Mr. Manspeaker
Wm. Schutz
Leopold
Eli
Branmeier
Sir Leopold
Third
Rock Streets
Severe Hail Storm Hits Mills County
Reports from Glenwood Iowa say a severe hail storm swept Mills county yesterday evening causing extensive damage. Hailstones described as large as hens eggs accompanied by heavy rain.
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Glenwood
Iowa
Mills County
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Lavica A. Xinnamon
Ohio River
Governor
W. T. Cole
Platte Bottom Road
Joseph Fitzgerald
M. Archer
John Janda
Ben Rainey
Miss Olive Jones
Cowes
James Donnelly
J. H. Merriam
Patrick Tevan Ewer
John Harkins
Peabea Rent
William Gingery
Charles Bates Bee
Claude Smith
William Wehrbein
William Brinkm
Phil Harrigon
A. Funk
Clyde Funk Ae
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Deputy Sheriff
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