Death of Peter Hanrahan After Placed-Tree Accident
Uncle Peter Hanrahan, a familiar local figure and Civil War veteran, died after an ax cut his leg while cutting a plum tree at home. He bled to death before medical help could arrive, at about five o’clock. He was born in County Clare Ireland on June 29 1831 and served with the 115 Pennsylvania artillery through major battles including Gettysburg Wilderness and Chancellorsville. Funeral services will be held at St John s Catholic Church Tuesday at 10 a m with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
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Peter Hanrahan
Mr. Hanrahan
County Clair
Ireland
Philadelphia
Kathrine Hassett
Pennsyyvania Artillery
Gettysburg
the Wilderness
Chancellorsville
Grant
Lee
Parkersburg
West Virginia
John Hanrahan
Sioux City
Thomas Hanrahan
Michael Whalen
Hanrahan
Burlington
Perkins House
James Hickson
William McCauley
Washington City
Atlanta
Petersburg
Mr. Wescott
John H. Becker
Becker
Governors Convene at National Capitol Readies Waterways Action
A Lincoln special reports Governor Sheldon returns from a national governors meeting in Washington. He says the gathering advances the waterways commission and fosters better state relations though it cannot solve conservation issues alone. Forty four governors attended as H C Long of Murray visited Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Sheldon
National Capitol
Waterways Commission
Congress
Agricultural College
Nebraska
Washington
H. C. Long
Murray
Thousands Visit Louisville Tornado Ruins Sunday
Louisville drew about 3000 visitors from surrounding towns and farms on Sunday to view the tornado ruins. Two special trains from Lincoln and Auburn brought hundreds, while crowds gathered to collect souvenirs like wood nails and twisted wire from the damage.
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Louisville
Lincoln
Auburn
Crop Report Highlights Mixed Weather Effects
Lincoln division reports good rains and growing oats and wheat but notes tornado damage at Nemaha Louisville and vicinity. Two thirds of corn planted as planting progresses between rains. Alfalfa pastures and garden crops in good condition with uncertain fruit damage from recent cold snap.
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J. J. Cox
Lincoln Traffic Division
Nemaha
Louisville
The Right Man for the Place
W E Pailing arrived Monday from Greenwood with Salt Creek precinct assessment returns where he serves as deputy assessor. The article praises his business sense and endorses Walter Seenmeb gen as the capable appointee for the assessor role in that region.
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W.E. Pailing
Greenwood
Salt Creek Precinct
Walter
Seenmebgen
Nebraska party visits USS Nebraska ceremony in San Francisco
Mrs. Isabel Richey accompanied the Nebraska delegation for the presentation of the silver service to the battleship Nebraska. She read an ode she wrote as Governor Sheldon spoke and Captain Nicholson accepted. The visit included a tour of the ship, fruit and flowers in San Bernardino, and a three hundred strong Nebraska contingent enjoying the formal event.
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Isabel Richey
Nebraska
San Francisco
Sheldon
Richey
Lincoln Journal
San Bernardino
Nicholson
Punch
California
Decoration Day Arrangements For City Societies
Committees of city organizations met at the G A R hall to set Decoration Day plans. Lodges will pro rate expenses for the band, procession forms on Sixth Street at 9 a m, at the cemetery with G A R precedence, one hour of rites, bugle recalls, and marshal assigned positions. Opera house services follow May 30 at 2 30 p m with C A Rawls delivering the address.
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G. A. R. Hall
Sixth Street
Opera House
A. Rawls
Mrs Rawls enjoys visit across California and Boise stop
County attorney C A Rawls received a mail from his wife stating she is guest of Mrs A L Munger in Palo Alto and having a delightful time. She visited Mrs Lucy Martin in San Jose and plans to depart for home via Boise Idaho for about a month.
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C.A. Rawls
Palo Alto
California
A. L. Munger
Lucy Martin
San Jose
Boise
Idaho
Letters to the Post Office from Plattsmouth Citizens
A partial list of letters affixed to the Plattsmouth post office includes Carrie Jennings Forest King Mise Mabel Smith and other residents. The OCR reads unclear but names appear as items in a public correspondence record.
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Plattsmouth Postoffice
Carrie Jennings
Forest King
Mise
Mabel Smith
Nebraska Grain Moving on Burlington Lines
Lincoln Journal reports in three days last week nearly 500 carloads of grain moved on Burlington lines in Nebraska. In one day 189 cars were moved west of the river. Grain traffic has been heavier in the past two weeks than before, with the revival and range stock movement keeping better than expected traffic.
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The
Lincoln Journal
Burlington
Nebraska
Graduation Class Services Honored at Presbyterian Church
A high school graduation class received services at the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening. Rev. J. H. Salsbury delivered a sermon titled The Satisfaction of a Well Spent Life. The church was well decorated and attendance was large. the class praised the sermon as one of the most interesting on such occasions.
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Presbyterian Church
J. H. Salsbury
Salsbury
Burlington Earnings Show Nebraska Growth in Six Months
The Burlington reports six month net earnings in Nebraska of 3 877 256 71 with gross earnings 9 977 637 21 and expenses 5 715 534 45. The company bonds its Nebraska lines at 10 615 75 per mile and consolidates property under one system for the first time.
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Burlington
Nebraska
State Board of Assessment
Fern Pot Near Missed Head Prompts Caution
One Sunday evening Reno Moore narrowly escaped injury when a large fern pot toppled near the Riley hotel in the rain. The earth pot shattered on impact. had it struck him squarely, another sudden death might have occurred. The incident condemns careless placement of falling objects as dangerous.
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Reno Moore
Riley Hotel
Mr. Moore
Keno
The Cash Register Hen Tale at Plattsmouth Store
A local tale from Plattsmouth recounts an old hen laying eggs behind a merchant’s register. The piece jokes that the merchant lacks the enterprise for a cash register, explaining why the story strains credibility.
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Plattsmouth
Appeal for Help for Tornado Victims in Louisville
The Louisville W C T U asks for clothing or money to aid the destitute after a recent village tornado. Donations may be left with Mrs. Dr Schildknecht at the corner of Main and Seventh streets.
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Louisville
Dr. Schildknecht
Main
Seventh Streets
Maesens Elect Officers At Masonic Meeting
At a Masonic meeting new officers were elected Ramge named Senior Warden Crabill chosen Junior Warden White elected Treasurer Archer elected Secretary.
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F. S. Ramge
J. W. Crabill
A. W. White
M. Archer
City burglaries alarm residents and prompt calls for lighting
A string of burglaries hit multiple homes around 1 am with thefts of watches money and hats. Witnesses describe two men a heavyset and a tall slim type. Police and Sheriff detain three tramps but find no suspects. The editor urges street lighting to deter crime and protect property.
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Quinton
Burlington
Tornado Trail Near Watson Missouri Destructive
Mel Cox and family endured a severe tornado near their Watson Missouri property. The storm wrecked the barn granary and house overturning the structure while horses escaped alive, many fowls died, a cow toppled over plum trees, and large shade trees were uprooted. Telecommunication lines were toppled along the road.
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Watson
Louisville
Watson Watsonian
Cox
Bessie Brady
Mel Cox
Merrill
Fragmentary Description of Beating and Fire
A fragment describes people burned and whipped around like sewing thread, indicating a violent act. The passage preserves stark imagery but lacks fuller context such as participants, location, or date. Further readable details may clarify the incident's scope and outcomes.
Watson Disbarment Case Goes to Supreme Court
Lincoln dispatch May 19 reports John C. Watson of Nebraska City disbarred for one year from the district court. On appeal to the supreme court he is represented by Matt Gering Roscoe Pound Frank Ransom and Judge J B Strode. The case centers on an affidavit with a forged signature or claimed absence of signature and Watson’s alleged use or intent. Judge Hayward who prosecuted the district court case appears in support of the judgment.
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Lincoln
John C. Watson
Nebraska City
District Court
Judicial Court
Supreme Court
Matt Gering
Plattsmouth
Roscoe Pound
Nebraska State University College of Law
Frank Ransom
Omaha
J. B. Strode
Watson
Hayward
McNealy Sues Kraft for 5000 Over Well Fall
Byron McNealy by attorney John C. Watson sues Charles Kraft Jr in Cass County District Court for $5,000 damages. He alleges he fell into a seventy one foot well on Krafts farm on February 11 1908, after the well was covered with rubbish and concealed for three days, causing permanent injury.
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Byron McNealy
Frank McNealy
John C. Watson
Charles Kraft, Jr
Cass County
Nebraska City News
Special Potato Sale Offer At 85 Cents A Bushel
Limited time sale for a few days only offering extra fine potatoes at 85 cents per bushel with minimum two and maximum five bushels per customer Regular price is one dollar E A Wurl.
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E. A. Wurl
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Father Bradley
Goast
J. H. Isbury
Maesens
Tornado
Watson, MO
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