Nebraska Republicans Name Full State Ticket at Lincoln
Nebraska Republicans met in Lincoln and by four hours of work resolved their differences to name a full state ticket. The convention endorsed Senator Thurston, elected delegates at large and district delegates, and announced the slate with E Rosewater, J M Thurston, J H McClay and others in leadership roles. Key offices: Governor C H Dietrich, Lieutenant Governor E P Savage, Secretary of State G W Marsh, Treasurer William Stueffer, Auditor Charles Weston, Attorney General F N Prout, Land Commissioner George D Mollmer, Superintendent W K Fowler.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Thurston
Norris Brown
Kearney
Philadelphia
E. Rosewater
Douglas
John M. Thurston
John H. McClay
Lancaster
John A. Harhardt
Stanton
Buffalo
M. R. Snodgrass
Cuming
H. C. Baird
Knox
P. Davidson
Johnson
Jr. Jacobson
J. L. Kennedy
John L. Langer
Saline
George M. Spurlock
E. A. Tucker
W. F. Gurley
E. J. Cornish
Henry Ragatz
J. C. Haskell
Alexander Laverty
B. Rodgers
O. A
Mr. Worl
R. C. Boyd
C. L. Hoover
F. H. Claridge
N. W. Wells
Nelson Grimsey
M. F. Harlan
E. C. King
Edward Upshike
G. AL Lich
James McIntosh
M. L. Frieze
C. H. Dietrich
Adams
E. P. Savage
Custer
G. W. Marsh
Richardson
William Stueffer
Cummings
Charles Weston
Sheridan
F. N. Prout
Gage Land
George D. Mollmer
Nuckolls
W.K. Fowler
Washington
Thayer County Farmer Chooses Death By Hanging
News from Hebron to Kiowa reports E. W Moll a small farmer and mail carrier aged about forty five ended his life by hanging from a tree between his house and barn. Despondency followed a string of reverses and a large family, with dawn discovery by his wife. Fremont Woman Dies After Poisoning Suspected from chicken pie Mrs Orissa K Bennett wife of James Bennett died after a brief illness doctors suspect poisoning following church supper where she ate chicken pie.
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Thayer County
E. W
Moll
Matt Carrier
Hebron
Kiowa
Fremont
Orissa
Bennett
James Bennett
Ohio Town Under Fire Heavily Damaged
A New London Ohio message reports a village engulfed in flames with a fire engine drawn by four horses dispatched. Twelve dwellings burned and losses estimated at $50,000. Officials fear the village may be doomed.
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Ohio
New London
West Point coroner probes double shooting death
Coroner's inquest in gaming county reveals rank Slama shot Seda in Colfax county and killed himself in Cuming county after a quarrel over Seda's ill mother who sought to change her will. A twelve year old testified that Seda fled with her brother as Slama fired two shots. The jury found Slama died from two pistol wounds tied to the incident.
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West Point
Gaming County
Siama
Anton Seda
Cuming
Seda
Colfax
Slama
Weather and Crops Report for May First
The Weather Bureau notes a warm and wet week with above normal cloudiness. Mean temperatures were ten degrees above normal in the east and seven in the west, with rainfall exceeding normal across the state. Central and eastern areas received over an inch, many places over two inches, hindering corn plowing and planting. wheat oats and grass thrive, pasturage good, and fruit trees apricot and cherry are in full bloom.
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University
Weather Bureau
Strike on at Omaha paralyzes carpenters and mill workers
Omaha dispatch reports a carpenters strike plus mill workers walking off the job after contractors and mill owners refused higher wages. About 150 mill workers and 850 carpenters left work. workers had sought raises from 34 to 40 cents per hour for carpenters and 27 1/8 to 32 3/4 cents for mill workers. Employers offered 30 cents for carpenters but stalled. more workers may join if not settled soon.
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Omaha Dispatch
North Bend Woman Dies on Train Return Home
Mrs Susie Frater died on a local passenger train between Waterloo and Papillion while returning home from Omaha for treatment. Her husband awaited at North Bend to receive her body. She leaves four small children.
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North Bend
Susie Frater
Omaha
Waterloo
Papillion
Slater
Operators Close Down Saline County Mines
Operators shut down the Harrisonburg mines in Saline county Illinois and plan to stay closed all summer. They refuse to pay the 45 cent wage scale fixed by the state board of arbitration, higher than Williamson county’s scale, which had matched Saline’s.
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Harrisonburg
Saline County
Ilinois
State Board of Arbitration
Williamson County
Saline
Death of G. C. Maxfield A Notable Wairmont Citizen
G C Maxfield longtime Wairmont resident since 1874 and former soldier dies Tuesday after a lingering heart illness. An 1881 Burlington train accident cost him a leg. He leaves a widow and a son G D Maxfield who lives in Lincoln.
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G. C. Maxfield
Wairmont
Death Near Prospect Heights Shocks Peoria Firm
Bertha Hoffman nineteen daughter of a Peoria tobacco man was found dead in woods near Prospect Heights. She had a gunshot wound to the head and the revolver lay in her right hand. Police report the evidence points to foul play and an arrest has been hinted.
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Bertha Hoffman
Peoria, T
Prospect Heights
Gruesome Omaha Hotel Mystery Widens as Death, Unconscious Men Identified
In a second floor Henderson hotel room in Omaha two men, A. R. Wilgus of Willis, IA, and Cyrus Swan of Minneapolis, lie one dead and one unconscious from gas asphyxiation. Both resemble each other, complicating identification. A letter in Wilgus's clothes and lack of personal items hinder confirmation. Doctors say the unconscious man has slim recovery chances, likely settling identities only after a death.
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Henderson Hotel
Ninth
Farnam Streets
Omaha
A. R. Wilgus
Willisea
Cyrus Swan
Minneapolis
Swan
Wilgus
Insurgent Archive Revelations Tie Firms to War Munitions
Dispatches state the Meade is ordered to sail, Major-General Otis and staff to depart for the United States. Funston-discovered archives at Manila implicate foreign firms in arming rebels and detailing an attack plan on American forces. No correspondence from the anti imperialist party was found.
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Importas Bi
Manila
United States
Meade
Otils
Funston
Sandon BC Fire Destroys Town. Loss Exceeds 250000
Sandon, a British Columbia mining town, was nearly destroyed by a Friday fire. The Echo hotel and the Canadian Pacific railroad stations burned early as winds drove flames toward residential areas. losses are estimated above 250000.
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Sandon
B. c
British Columbia
Big Echo
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Photographers Convene Eleventh Annual Session in Lincoln
The eleventh annual photographers association meets in Lincoln May 22 to 25 with a special program directed by secretary Alva C Townsend. A practical session for photographers will be held and A H Griffith of the Detroit Museum of Art will lecture one evening under the joint auspices of the association and the Nebraska Art Association.
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Photographers’ Association
Linccoln
Fruitful Orchard Worth Seeing Near Lincoln
A large orchard of about 100 acres owned by Jb. T. Hartley, two miles north of Lincoln and near Worthington academy, is thriving with apple and cherry trees set for a heavy harvest. The site is said to be a driving visit, with trees in fine condition and promising fruit yield. The piece notes the farm activity and seasonal outlook.
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Jb. T. Hartley
Lincoln
Worthington Academy
Ploom
St Paul Woodworkers Strike for Nine Hour Day
Encouraged by Minneapolis success about 250 St Paul woodworkers go on strike demanding a nine hour day without pay reduction. The action mirrors organized labor tactics spreading through the region.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Volcanic Activity Reported at Mount Lassen North Peak
Reports from Red Bluff California indicate Mount Lassen north peak shows signs of activity with rumbling sounds and a gray column rising from the summit. Nearby Crivitz Michigan forest fires have left David Malafon his wife and child missing and feared dead.
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Valcano
Mount
Lassen
Red Bluff
Cal
David Malafon
Crivitz
Mich
Grain-O replaces coffee in grocery stores
A promotional note touts GRAIN-O as a pure grain drink that imitates coffee, easy on delicate stomachs, costs about a quarter of coffee, and benefits children. prices 15 and 26 cents per package. Also advertises Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for new shoes and a testimonial praising Piso’s Cure for coughs dated January 6, 1909.
Halis Catarrh Cure and Various Health Remedies Ad
A montage of patent medicine pitches includes Hali's Catarrh Cure described as a constitutional remedy with a foot powder and shoe use product named Allen's Foot-Hase priced at 26 cents plus a free sample offer. Also advertised is a statewide sales plan offering $20 000 weekly to agents and other tonics and cures for hair whitening and corn relief.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Peruna praised by Rock Island woman in testimonial
Mrs EW Goulder of Rock Island Illinois writes that Peruna improved her health after six years with catarrh and bodily difficulties. She credits Peruna for overall health gains and recommends Dr Hartmans free advice and his book Health and Beauty sent to women who write with their symptoms.
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EW. Goulder
Rock Island
Peruna
Drs Hartman
Hartman
Columbus
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Colfax County
Acoraska
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Telltale Papers
General Funston
Boston
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Sweetheart
William Lantz
Robbie Edwards
Chicago
Allen S.olmated
J. W. O'Grien
Hali
Price
C. H. Marshall & Co
Pakkes
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Tolle
Hilton St
Montesue Thompson's
Eye
DR. Hartman
W. L. Douglas
Phe Penwine
Lakey
W. L Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton, Mess
Canada
Bsko
Superintendent of Immigration
Department of In
Erior
Ottawa
M. W. Bennett
New York Life Bldg
Neb
American Range CO
Central Department
New New York
San Francisco
En Cate
Bee Supplies
Plymouth Rock Egge
Enson Niwasna
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Limited
Slibhe
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