Seventeen Known to Perish in Louisa River Boat Disaster
A Vicksburg packet the Davis Bend boat, Providence city, capsized in a lake storm near Ion. Master William Cassidy Clyde Scott drowned along with Dr. Lancaster engineer Mr. Roupt and thirteen black deck crew and passengers. Cassidy and Scott leave families.
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Vicksburg
Davis ~Bend
Providence
Ion
Davis Bend
William Cassidy
Clyde Scott
Wicksburg
Lancaster
Palmyra
Roupt
Cassidy
Scott
Newman Grove citizen dies by self-inflicted pistol shot
Singleton B. Cain a Newman Grove real estate holder dies at his home after three self-inflicted shots with a 38 caliber revolver. He staggered after the first two shots in downtown at Fremont and Hale streets, was treated at a drug store, then died fifty four hours later. Cain, born March 14 1856 in Ohio, was a church worker and fraternal leader leaving a large, comfortable family.
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Newman Grove
Singleton B. Cain
Fremont
Hale
Anderson
Drs. Frinks
McMahon
Mr. Cain
Rebekahs
Ohio
Sharp Found Guilty In Larceny Case
The Cass county jury found Frank Sharp guilty of larceny and recommended leniency in sentencing. The goods allegedly stolen valued at 350 dollars. Sharp remains jailed awaiting sentencing as his family watched the verdict with visible disappointment amid prior trials in Lancaster and Sarpy counties.
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Sharp
Frank Sharp
Cass County
Lancaster- and- Sarpy
Brother Believes Hansen Died by Self Inflicted Bullet
Nels C. Hansen was found dead with a bullet wound at the Helping Hand institute in Kansas City. His brother from Crookston Minnesota says the deceased had long been considered of unsound mind and that the body will be sent to Minnesota for burial beside his widow and ten children.
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Nels C. ‘Hansen
Jogen Hansen
Helping Hand ‘Institute
Kansas City
Crookston
Minn
Hansen
Maulder
Minnesota
Lawsuit Filed Over Whipping Incident at Mapleton School
Louis Mylus, a Mapleton farmer and school patron, sues postmaster John Barrett and others for 1000 dollars claiming his daughter Nae was whipped by a teacher with support from Xenia Bourbon county authorities. The suit names Mrs Stewart in connection with the incident.
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Xenia
Bourbon ‘County
John: Barrett
Mapleton
Kan
Louis Mylus
Stewart
Lightning-rod Swindlers Drain Prairie View Farmers Near Phillipsburg
Farmers in the Prairie View area near Phillipsburg Kansas were duped by a trio of lightning-rod men selling forged or misrepresented notes. One note went through bank collection, and an attorney hustled to collect by presenting the paper. the farmer refused, mistaking the lawyer for another sharpler. The note remains due, with several larger notes reported in local banks.
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Prairie View
Phillipsburg
Kan
Barely Escapes Death of Omaha Chief Chas-a-ningah
A report reveals Omaha Indian chief Chas a ningah near Decatur Nebraska revived briefly after being pronounced dead by a medicine man. The undertaker Mr Morley discovered life and revived him but the chief lingered only four more days before dying.
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Chas-a-nin-gah
Decatur, Neb
Morley
Chas-a-ningah
Oswego Man Shoots Robber in Boxcar Stand Off
In Oswego Kansas Jas W Dryden awoke to find three highwaymen robbing him and his brother of 200 dollars. Dryden grabbed a revolver and shot one man dead while another surrendered to police. The third escaped as the Drydens traveled from McAlester to Lawrenceburg. The dead man’s identity was not known.
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Oswego
Kan
Jas. W. Dryden
Ae Oswego
Drydens
James Dryden
George “Gray
Fire destroys A J Thompson meat market in Hope
A two story frame business house on Sunday night burned to the ground. The building and fixtures belonged to August Kurtze and were partially insured. The stock and household goods owned by A J Thompson were partially insured. William Koch, noted county pioneer and bank president, suffered a paralytic stroke while fighting the blaze and is in critical condition at home.
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A. J. Thompson
Hope
August Kurtze
William ‘Koch
Hope State
Two Men Struck by Eastbound Train Near Wichita
Two unknown men in a farm wagon were struck by an eastbound Missouri Pacific passenger train near Wichita Kansas. They were driving against a strong wind with heads down to avoid dust and failed to see the oncoming train. The horses died in the collision. The unconscious men were placed on the train and brought to Wichita.
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Missouri Pacific
Wichita
Kan
Blaze at Campbell Devours Town in Fire
A fast moving blaze at Campbell Nebraska destroyed the pool hall blacksmith shop printing office post office hotel and drug store within an hour. A fierce wind drove the fire along the east side of the street leaving most structures frame and unprotected. Loss runs to thousands though most property was insured and residents aided bucket brigades to save remaining contents.
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Campbell
Neb
Freight Car Burned On Train No. 63 Between Hubbell and Chester
Train No. 63 traveling from Wymore to Red Cloud discovered a furniture car on fire inside between Hubbell and Chester. The crew stopped the train and fought the blaze until the car was consumed and derailed. Traffic resumed by 7 p m after crews fetched water and repairs were planned with minimal track work.
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Wymore
Red Cloud
Hubbell
Chester
Homestead Entry Cancellation Appealed by Thackery
Franklin Thackery appeals to the interior secretary after the general land office canceled his Valentine Nebraska homestead entry. He filed in 1900 and proved residence in 1901 but says government employment in Indian schools across Nebraska South Dakota and Oklahoma made compliance impossible. The land commissioner and secretary upheld the cancellation.
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Franklin Thackery
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Valentine
Neb
United States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Mrs McKinley Improves as Attendants Visit Canton
Secretary to the President Cortelyou and Dr and Mrs Rixey arrive in Canton Ohio to report Mrs McKinleys improvement. Mrs Barber and visitors accompany Mrs McKinley who carries flowers and places them on the casket in the vault containing President McKinleys remains.
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Cortelyou
Tornado Wrecks Piper Alabama Mining Town
A tornado struck Piper in Bibb County Alabama wrecking forty houses and damaging thirty five more. Ed Turner a colored man was killed. John Allen his wife and three children were severely injured. The storm also damaged Gurnee Junction and Belle Ellen. Mines in the region are flooded and inoperable for several days.
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Piper
Bibb County
Alabama
Ed Turner
John Allen
Gurnee Junction
Belle Ellen
Grudge Fight Ends in Death at Hidalgo Drug Store
David Williams, Hidalgo Tl prominent citizen, shot Edward Ortman eleven times after Ortman allegedly threatened Williams. Williams opened fire in his drug store as Ortman placed a hand on his hip pocket, eight bullets hitting Ortman who died instantly.
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David Williams
Hidalgo
Edward ‘Ortman
Duel Over Worthless Land Ends With Death at Purdy Station
Reese Evans and A A Smith fought a pistol duel at Purdy Station Nevada over a marginal land strip. Both men were injured and one died from the confrontation. The quarrel arose from a dispute over the worthless tract.
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Reese Evans
A.A. Smith
Purdy Station
Nevada
Haunt of Grim Allegations Ties Beaumont to Robbery
A white man John Welsh is held in Beaumont after Houston arrest tied to a gang led by Mate Bennett and a female confession describing drugging and robbing men at saloons and in yards. The Neches River area near Beaumont is cited as the likely disposal site for missing victims, drawing comparisons to the Kansas Benders murders.
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John Welsh
Mate Tle Bennett
Beaumont
Houston
Welsh
Benjamin Pearson
Bennett
Neches
Bender
Labette County
Kansas
NO MORE BOND-BUYING
The secretary of the treasury will discontinue purchases of several U S bonds effective March 15. He says bond prices are too high and government market presence harms national bank circulation, aiming to favor banks maintaining circulation.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
Death Penalty Proposed for Train Robbers
Representative Kahn of California submits judiciary committee report on a bill to suppress train robberies. It cites depredations in sparsely settled areas where posses struggle to catch robbers, and argues brigandage involves robbery and murder. The bill would impose the death penalty if death results on the train, otherwise five to ten years in prison.
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Kahn
California
Judiciary Committee
Turkey
Greece
Spain
Public Buildings Funding For Hastings And Kearney
The senate passed a bill by Senator Dietrich appropriating 25000 dollars for a public building in Hastings Nebraska on a site acquired in 1899. Senator Juillard introduced a 75000 dollar bill to buy land and erect a public building in Kearney Nebraska. Representative Neville proposed a patent provision for lands in the abandoned Fort McPherson reservation Lincoln county Nebraska under homestead law.
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Senate
Dietrich
Hastings
Neb
Neville
Fort McPherson ’ Military Reservation
Lincoln ‘County
Nebraska
Juillard
Kearney
May Move the University Goal in Iowa Legislature
Representative Larrabee, son of a former governor, introduced a joint resolution in the Iowa legislature to amend the constitution. The measure would permit moving the state university from Iowa City to Des Moines or another city offering sufficient incentives, while noting City continues to do as little for the institution as in the past.
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Larrabee
Iowa
State University
Des Moines
Trade and Cuba Prospects Under Gen Wilson Speech
Gen James H. Wilson lauds Cuba as the most promising field for reciprocal trade with the United States and envisions an American customs union with tropical nations starting there. He cites Cuba’s 27.5 million acres, vast forests, sugar capacity, cigars, coffee, cattle potential, and favorable climate as foundations for expanded commerce and a continental transport link like the Isthmian route to unite markets across the Americas.
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James H. “Wilson
Tropics
Boston
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Gen Wilson
Cubs
Wilson
Congress
Iowa
Texas
Guba
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Philippines
Abraham
Lincoln
Benton
Union’ Pacific
China
Japan
Antilles
United St. the
Europe
Canada
America
Africa
Union Pacific
Great’ Railroad
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Newman ° Grove
Sulpide
Undertaker
Blaze
Enrail
Niagara Falls
Iurniture
Secretary of Interior
Local Land Office
Mrs. McKinley
Secretary of Treasury
James H. Wilson
Island
Central and
South America
Strade
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