Nebraskas Supreme Court Rules on Railroad Franchise Valuation
The Nebraska Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Holcomb, holds that railroad franchises and tangible property were together assessed as a unit by the State Board of Equalization. The decision clarifies that the board may consider earnings, stocks and bonds, and other reliable data to determine true value and that its valuation acts are quasi judicial and not subject to Mandamus. The ruling sets forth 27 points detailing how properties should be valued, including the treatment of franchises, interstate property, and in state taxation uniformity across municipalities.
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Supreme Court of Nebraska
State Board of “Equalization
Holcomb
State’ Board of Equalization
State Board of Equalization
Railroad and Telegraph
State Board of ‘Equalization
Revenue Act
State “Board
Railroad
State Board of Édtalization
Bar
Quaere
Fugitive Pulled Gun and Was Fatally Shot by Officers
Peter Olsen of Omaha killed his sweetheart Mary Petersen in Bancroft Nebraska on September 8. He resisted capture near Bancroft, was killed by a pursuing posse three miles from town. Olsen’s body was identified in Bancroft by Peter Johnson, with marks matching Omaha descriptions.
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Bancroft
Neb
Peter Olsen
Omaha
Mary Petersen
Peter Johnson
Copple
A& Posse
Park Hotel
L. A Metcher, Jr
Tletcher
Johnson
Olsen
Coppie
Pender
Omaha Aven
Growth of Kansas banks shows rising deposits and bank counts
Topeka dispatch reports state and private Kansas banks as of September 2 1902 compiled for the biennial bank commissioner report. Capitalization reaches 7.42 million with deposits about 40.1 million and loans near 31.0 million, amid 462 banks. Since 1900, 115 banks started, 15 nationalized, 3 closed, 10 liquidated, and 11 private firms incorporated.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Dexter
la Cygne
Wathena
Accident Ends Life of Brother in Nebrask a Farm Scene
A nine year old boy accidentally killed his eleven year old brother on a rural Wilber area farm four and one half miles southwest of town. The gun fired from about thirty feet, the infant victim died instantly with the chickens nearby and the survivor hid the weapon and threatened suicide.
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Frank Jaworsky
Wilber
Neb
Conductor Killed In Curtis Nebraska Yard Accident
Conductor W. R. Huber on the Burlington Holdrege Cheyenne run was run over in Curtis yards and died from his injuries. He had served on the line for about twenty years and was well known. He leaves a wife and three children residing in Holyoke Colorado.
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W. R. Huber
Curtis, Neb
Holyoke
Col
First Wireless Message From England to Italy
A wireless message sent from Poldhu Cornwall to the Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto in Spezia harbor echoes a greeting to the king marking the first wireless message from England to Italy.
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Poldhu
Cornwall
Carlo Alberto
Spezia Harbor
England
Italy
State Superintendent Approves Twenty Six Free High Schools
W K Fowler approves twenty six high schools as meeting adjunct district law requirements in eight counties. The law allows counties to create adjunct districts funded by up to two mills to pay tuition for rural graduates attending nearby approved high schools. Read list includes Neligh Oakdale Elgin Plattsmouth Weeping Water Elmwood Louisville Cherry Valley Elkhorn and more across Jefferson Knox Madison Scotts Bluff counties.
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Fowler
the Free High School
W.K. Fowler
Douglas
Antelope County
Neligh
Oakdale
Elgin
Cass
Plattsmouth
Weeping
Water
Elmwood
Louisville
Cherry
Valentine
Omaha
South Omaha
Florence
Waterloo
Valley
Elkhorn
Jefferson
Fairbury
Knox
Creighton
Bloomfield
Wausa
Niobrara
Madison
Norfolk
Tilden
Battle Creek
Newman Grove
Scotts Bluff
Gering
United States Marines Intervene At Colon Isthmus
Several hundred government troops were gathered in Colon Peru to move toward Panama but were kept from boarding trains. Eighty sailors from the cruiser Cincinnati and two quick firing guns landed at Colon to deter insurgent activity near San Pablo. The railroad ran a special train under McLean's orders to block insurgent movement while Marines maintain rail traffic. A large insurgent force is nearby, raising the possibility of a fight at San Pablo.
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Colombia
Colon
Panama
United States
Cincinnati
Herrera
San Pablo
McLean
the Cincinnati
Pioneer Citizen S J Dobson Found Dead in Lincoln Bed
S J Dobson a 61 year old Lincoln resident and Civil War veteran who for years dealt in hides at 920 R street was found dead in his bed by wife Mrs Dobson after a period of illness. He quit smoking cigars months ago and had shown some improvement before a sudden death likely from heart failure.
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S. J.dobson
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Dobson
Wisconsin
R Street
Dream Failed to Fulfill Miss Campbell’s Fire Dream
Aberdeen dispatch reports Miss Nettie Campbell’s repeated dreams of the world’s destruction by fire failed to come true. The sequence began January 3 and recurred on subsequent nights, causing comment and relief among local Black residents.
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Aberdeen
Dispatch
Nettie Campbell
Miss . Campbell
Tragic Birmingham Church Stampede Kills 78
In Birmingham Alabama a mistaken cry of fight for fire causes panic at Shiloh Baptist Church as Booker T Washington spoke. Two thousand worshippers crowded exits. Dozens die on benches and floors before midnight with many injured. The stampede began after a dispute over seating and escalated to deadly chaos.
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House of Worship
Birmingham
Booker T. Washington
Billou
Baltimore
Young Neb. Man Loses Hand in Millet Loading Accident
A north of Ainsworth resident, about 4 pm Friday, attempted to steady a loaded Winchester. The gun discharged, tearing the left hand at the wrist. Drs Remy and McKnight amputated the limb and the youth is recovering as well as can be expected.
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Ainsworth, Neb
Iowans Arrive for Christening of Des Moines Vessel
Des Moines christening party from Iowa including Governor Cummins and Mrs Cummins arrives in Boston with thirty five delegates. The cruiser Des Moines will be launched at Fore River Shipyard with Lieutenant Governor Bates officiating for Massachusetts. Prominent western state and city leaders accompany the guests.
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Vernor
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Belgian Queen Dead at Spa After Sudden Syncope
Marie Henrietta, queen of the Bel Blans, died suddenly at Spa Belgium Friday night just before ten o clock. Her husband, family, and physicians were not present when she collapsed while dining. She was seated at a table eating a light meal.
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Marie Henrietta
the Bel- Blans
Spa
Belgium
Fatal Duel in East St. Louis yard spares no witnesses
In East St. Louis Central yards early Friday morning Special Officers Benjamin Nolan and John Kratzmeyer of the Illinois Central railroad confronted two roustabouts skulking about the area. Officer Nolan was fatally shot by Gustav Dubois who also died from his wounds.
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Benjamin Nolan
John Kratzmeyer
Illinois Central Railroad
Central Yards
East St.Louis
Nolan
Gustav Dubois
Dubois
Wood River Post Office Set to Advance to Presidential Class
The fourth class post office at Wood River Nebraska will be advanced to presidential class on October 1.
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Wood River
Neb
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