Valley Nebury Burglary Ends With Shootout and Escape
In Valley Nebraska a burglary on January 30 left Matt Ruland wounded in the left arm after firing through a chisel hole in the saloon door. A burglar, George Meyers alias Thelather, was captured by Sheriff Power. two other burglars escaped. Inside the saloon investigators found a six shooter, a file, cartridges, a burglar’s key, tools, a broken show case, and about $3 missing from the money drawer.
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Valley
Neb
Matt Ruland
Thelather
George Meyers
Sheriff Power
Omaha
Harry Smith
Ruland
Egme
Smith
Nels
Steel
Sheriff Holds Train Over Tax Warrant in Kansas
Summer county sheriff C. C. Shawyer seized a Kansas Southwestern Santa Fe freight train for hours on tax warrants. The train was moved to a Caldwell siding with depots at South Haven Guelph and Caldwell attached. A probate judge injunction blocked stopping the mail train. a $5,000 bond later cleared the matter though the bond could trigger a sheriff arrest if the train is halted again.
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C. C. Shawyer
Summer County
Kan
Kansas’ Southwestern Railroad
Santa Fe
Caldwell
South Haven
Guelph
Galdwell
Buried Money Found In Paela Kansas Home
A neighbor unearthed an old tin can in Paela Kansas containing 950 in gold coins. The owner Mrs Hymer formerly occupied the place and claimed the money as the exact sum found. The property had been unoccupied for over a year and the finder suspected the coins were buried there.
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Paela
Kan
Capture Forger Henry Ruell Arrested in Peoria
An alleged forger named Henry Ruell was arrested in Peoria after passing two checks at local banks. Authorities reported finding a perforating machine and a rubber stamp outfit used to identify checks in his writing room.
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Peoria
Abandoned Baby Found in Choctaw Gulf Train Coach
A baby girl was found in a basket in a passenger coach of the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf line near Anthony Kan. Passengers and conductor debated custody and the conductor awarded the child to a man named Allisop, a Paris businessman.
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Choctaw
Oklahoma
Gulf South
Anthony
Kan
Tosee
Allisop
Paris
Burglaries Hit Sedgwick Bank and Santa Fe Depot
Burglars blew open the Citizens' bank vault in Sedgwick and took about $230 in currency. They then attacked a tool house at the Santa Fe depot, seized a handcar, and fled toward Valley Center where they abandoned the car. A nearby watcher saw the machine disappear. The bank’s steel chest, containing around $10,000, remained untouched.
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Citizens’ Bank
Sedgwick
Santa Fe
Wichita Heights
Frisco
Valley
Wavonan
Bata
Young man accuses father of 1896 murder in Leavenworth court
In Leavenworth Kansas George Stewart, 20, sworn state that his father W H Stewart killed Albert Cummings, an old soldier, in October 1896. The statement followed a 60 day county jail sentence for petty larceny after the judge’s sentencing and the elder Cummings fainted in the courtroom.
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Reity
Leavenworth
Kan
George Stewart
W. H. Stewart
Albert’ Chumings
Fox
George Mur
Phy
Phillips
Fary ¢ Ab Lansing
Ludge Moore
Stewart
Hia
Birewark
Cummings
Attempted Assault on Miss Bacon at Emporia Office
Miss Bacon, night watch at the Emporia Telephone Company, was attacked by lineman Charles Parks who entered the office at 6 a.m. He grabbed her mouth but fled as two messengers arrived. Police soon found him. Parks is jailed. Bacon is daughter of Frank Bacon, chief engineer.
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Miss Bacon
Emporia
Charles Parks
Cours
Parks
Scott Knoota
Miss. Bacon
Franks. Bacon
City ‘Water Works
Peculiar accident kills Northern Pacific conductor George Reeder
George Reeder, a Northern Pacific conductor, dies in Duluth after a peculiar mishap. While running an extra westbound train, a frozen brake shoe and a rod cause a fatal injury when the rod strikes him as he leans over the step. The train's rush drives the rod into his stomach, leading to death.
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George Reeder
Norther ‘Pacific
Reefer
Suspects Arrested in Train Robbery Case
United States deputy marshal arrests Daniel Barr on charges of interfering with the mails. Warrant issued against Thomas Carson for the same offense. Both men tied to a robbery aboard a Southern Railway express car near Branchville.
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Charleston
Saat SA
United States
Ted Daniel Barr
United States Mails
Branchville
Thomas * Carson
Defendant Walter Marke Charged After Loaded Revolver Found
In a district court session Sheriff Costigan recovered a loaded revolver from Walter Marke during a divorce case in Lang Kansas. Marke faces cruelty charges and was accused of threatening to shoot witnesses who would testify.
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Walter Marke
Lang
Yefidantin
District Court Way
Costigan
Marks
Miners Entombed in Mexico Mine Disaster
A gas explosion in mine No 5 of the Coahuila Company in Hon do Mexico killed all 106 miners at work, mostly Mexicans and Chinese. Rescue efforts proceed but no bodies have been identified and losses are heavy for superintendent R M McKenny's operation.
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Hondo
Mexico
Coahhila Company
R. M. McKenny
Chemist Wiley Testifies on Cuban M Reciprocity Policy
Dr. HH W Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry in the department of agriculture testified before the Ways and Means Committee on the Cuban reciprocity question. He discussed production of sugar from beets and the beet sugar industry versus cane sugar, noting historical shifts and the belief beet sugar will not fully replace cane sugar due to its special uses.
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HH. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Ways and Means
Europe
Gieice
Dre. Wiley
Earthquake and landslide reported near Port Townsend
A report from Port Townsend Washington describes an earthquake felt in the Olympic mountains of Jefferson county. A main slide followed by a crashing noise reportedly caused peaks to break and slide into a valley used by local Indians for hunting.
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Port Townsend
Olympic Mountains
Jefferson County
Straits
Olympic Range
Misplaced Switch Causes Wreck Near Pontiac Illinois
A derailed interlocking switch north of Pontiac Illinois sent a rapidly moving train into the ditch after striking the misaligned switch. Engineer Muldoon remained at his post while the fireman escaped with minor injuries as repairs had left safety devices disconnected.
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Chicago
Alton, Limited
Pontiac
Ill
Muldoon
Boer Reverses In Cape Frontier Action
Dispatch from Pretoria dated January 30 reports the Sussex regiment camp attacked by Niewoudt's command, Boer forces repulsed after severe fighting. Lord Kitchener also reports General French capturing twenty six men from Roux’s command in northeastern Cape Colony, with the command reportedly scattered.
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Pre‘toria
du Moulin
Sussex
Niew
Houd
Kitchener Algo
Erench
Rouche
Partc
Cape
Loisny
Unclear historical court warrant referenced in Monroe context
Fragmentary text cites Justice Hudson at Columbus Nebraska issuing a warrant for arrest related to violations of a game law and possession of items for sale in Monroe. The garbled report mentions Genoa and Gilver Cree Mines and a John Miller of Monroe seeking action.
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EAC
Justice Hudson
Columbus
Neb
Charles
Gertard
Galtor
Gilver Cree
John
Miller
Monroe
Ign
Monroe. A
Trapper Drowns Crossing Mississippi River in Ice
A boatman and builder named Arthur Baxvett drowned while crossing the Mississippi at Euston Til. He fell through a hole in the ice, near an air hole used for passage. Rescue attempts were unsuccessful as survivors reported a sudden break in the ice.
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Arthur J _Baxvett
Soit
Mississippi
Iver
Euston
Fire nearly destroys Plattsmouth farm house
Miss Hadsell woke to a burning bed at the Fred Nolting home near Plattsmouth Nebraska. The bed and bedding were consumed by flames before firefighters or Mr Nolting could fully contain the fire. The blaze likely started from sulphur sparks from a match used to light a lamp.
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Fred Nolting
Plattsmouth
Neb
Hadsell
Nolting
Mr. Nolting
Miss Hadsell
Grazing Lands Leases Approved for Standing Rock
A White House conference with President Roosevelt and Indian officials decided to proceed with leases of Standing Rock grazing lands in the Dakotas. Over half the reservation remains unleased, available to the Indians if they choose to use it, despite Sioux protests over lease terms.
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Standing Rock
Dakotas
Interior Department
White House
Roosevelt
Indian Affairs
Jones
McLaughlin
Jenkins
Bingheimer
Standing
Roelk
J.P. Priméan
President Issues a Pay Increase Solicitation Ban
The president issues a rule forbidding all officers and employees in executive departments to solicit higher pay or influence legislation regarding their interests. Prohibited actions include direct or indirect solicitation, or through associations, before Congress or its committees, or via department heads. Violations risk dismissal from government service. White House January 23, 1908.
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United States
Washington
Congress
Theodore Reoreve
White House
Blaze Wipes Out Waterbury Business District
A devastating fire raged through Waterbury Connecticut destroying Reid and Hughes Dry Goods on the third floor and leaving a large swath of the business area in smoldering ruins. Insurance men estimated property loss at about 82 million dollars as crews battled the hardest gale of winter.
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Waterbury
Conn
Reid & Hughes Dry- Goods Company
Man Falls From Runway At Armourice House Site
Kelley, a lone Omaha visitor on his first day work at Ashland Nebs Armourice house, slipped on the runway and fell twenty four feet striking ice cake and ree, dying shortly after. Relatives not found, burial planned in Ashland cemetery.
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Kelley
Armourice
Ashland
Neb
Omaha
Avas
Works
Ashland Cemetery
Guards Called Out In Jackson After Policeman Is Shot
Governor Longino orders the capital light guards to duty around the jail as a policeman named Jim Wrye is shot dead in Jackson Mississippi. Reports say a negro suspect was taken to jail after the incident.
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James Redmond
Jackson
Miss
Amegto
Canton
Jim Wrye
Longino
Fire destroys house in Norfolk with partial details
A Norfolk Nebraska fire destroyed a house while occupants were away. James Gi Shippee and HY G Shippee occupied the property. Adams' furniture valued at 500 dollars was insured in the Continental.
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Norfolt
James Gi
Norfolk
Shippee
Oss
Adams
Continental
Fire Destroys Railroad Town of Clairey Near Helena
A blaze swept through Clairey, a railroad town near Helena, Montana, wiping out most structures. Volunteer firefighter James Ellis perished from heat and smoke while aiding operations.
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Claireyaniles
Helena
Mont
Ellis
Sawmill Explosion in Tennessee Kills Two Instantly
A boiler explosion at the Davidson Benedicts sawmill in Hohenwald Tennessee demolishes the building. Two men die instantly and a third is fatally injured. Fire officials report no further victims.
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Davidson-Benedict
Hohenwald, Ténn
Frozen Father and Son Found Lying in Ames Feedyard
An elderly man John Wedora and his son Fred were found near a Leavitt feedyard after walking injured by the elements. Temperature was thirteen degrees below zero as they sought shelter, both injured though alive, and transported to Fremont for care. Cherry county relatives have been alerted.
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John Wedora
Fred
Leavitt
Neb
Wood Lake
Fedora
Union Pacific
Elkhorn
Ames
Fremont
Cherry County
Biddle brothers captured after dramatic jail escape
The Biddles were captured near Mount Chestnut in Butler County after a snowbound pursuit that ended at Malure's barn. Mrs Soffel, wife of the jail warden, was wounded. Edward Biddle and John Biddle were killed, and Mrs Soffel said she joined the escape from sympathy for Ed Biddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Biddle
John Biddle
Peter K. Soffeli
Biddle
Allegheny County
Feo
Prospect
Buttler
Mount Chestnut
Malure
Pittsburg
John
Roach
Albert Swinehart
Charles “McGovern
Perrysville
Sofel
Tharm
Robbery at Columbus Opera House Hardware Store
A daring burglary near Columbus Nebraska followed an opening of the opera house. Thieves broke a glass back door to enter a Herman Olersch hardware store and rifled a cutlery case holding knives and razors while a cash drawer was lightly emptied. Two strangers were arrested on suspicion with no solid links yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Neb
Herman Olersch
Opera House
Thost
Wit
David
Robbery Lapse and Executions Mentioned in Topeka
The article notes a murder for robbery involving Joseph Wade and James B. Marrow with Wade executed by hanging. It cites Wade’s alleged calmness before death and claims an alleged religious conversion influenced by prayers from inmate Balton and a reading from Romans.
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Joseph
Wade
Dalton An
James B. Marrow
Wai
Miggiddary
Balton
Earl
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Gola
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Waterbury, Conia
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Ature
Oregon
Nor
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