Bill to ban bird shooting matches clears New Jersey House
A bill to prevent bird shooting matches passed the New Jersey house by 46 to 6. The report lists other items and events from politics to disasters, including editor Herman Rider visiting the White House and the Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune reducing capital.
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New Jersey House
Herman Rider
New York Staats Zeitung
White House
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune Company
Francis
J. T
D. F. Gaines
United Mine Workers of Michigan
Society For the Sons of Oneida
Savoy Hotel
Columbus
Athens
John Mosby
United States
Colorado
House
Range Men Fight in Range War with Sheepmen
A clash in the upper Green River country near Big Piney Wyoming leaves two Hill brothers and seven others wounded. Eleven hundred sheep were clubbed and shot, while two cattlemen were reportedly shot but not fatally. Authorities warn the dispute may widen as overgrazing and contest over government ranges escalate.
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Rock Springs
Wya
Big Piney
Green River
Uinta
Sweetwater
Hill
Rocky Mountains
John Butterfield
Tom Ryan
Chris Peterson
Salt Lake City
Roan
Abe Ilill
Hill Brothers
Garfield accepts civil service post in Roosevelt era
James R. Garfield son of the late President Garfield accepts the civil service commissioner role offered by President Roosevelt about ten days earlier. He is a Cleveland attorney with his brother Harry A. Garfield and has served as Ohio state senator. He authored the Garfield election law, later repealed, and lives in Mentor a Cleveland suburb.
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Washington, D. C
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Roosevelt
Harry A. Garfield
Cleveland
Ohio
Secretary of State
Mentor
Aguinaldo to Testify in Philippines Commission Case
Manila March 31 Senor Valez editor of a local paper sued for libel by two Filipino members of the United States Philippines commission will subpoena Aguinaldo to testify in court. General Chaffee has granted permission for this step and will appear to testify in the case.
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Manila
Senor Valez
Ibel
United States Philippines Commission
Aguinaldo
General Chaffee
Efforts to locate Steyn in Orange Free State
Pretoria reports acting president Schalburg seeks contact with former Orange Free State president Steyn but efforts fail. Dewet and Steyn crossed the main railway line heading west escorted by Van Der Kirk and Vandemerwe, traced to Paria about thirty miles northwest of Heilbron on the Orange River colony.
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Pretoria
Schalburg Hero
Steyn
Orange Free State
Dewet
Vanniekirk
Vandemerwe
Paria
Heilbron Road
Orange River Colony
Vote Expected In Senate On Oleomargarine Bill
Walsingtown reports a Tuesday vote expected on the oleomargarine measure with the Chinese exclusion bill to follow. Senator Mitchell will present merits, joined by backers including Senator Penrose, as debate aims to finish within ten days. Other bills may be affected but will not delay the Chinese bill’s progress.
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Walsingtown
Friends of the
Mitchell
Senate
Penrose
Open Uintah Reservation for Settlement in 1903
Senate Indian affairs committee adopted an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill to open the Uintah reservation in Utah on October 1, 1903. The 2,000,000 acre tract may offer about 10,000 homesteads plus timber and mineral entries, with draws used as in Kiowa and Comanche openings.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Interior Department
Uintah Reservation
Utah
Oklahoma
Woman in Las Vegas shoots man in self defense
Mrs G B Walker of Las Vegas New Mexico says she shot J S Judd of Chicago in her rooms after he assaulted her. Judd, 63, a wealthy man with three physician sons, was killed instantly by a bullet just below the ear. Mrs Walker a Iowa farmer wife came from Miles to Las Vegas and admits the killing claiming justification. Her husband plans to travel to the city tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Journal
Las Vegas
N. M
G. B. Walker
J. S. Judd
Chicago
Judd
Topeka
Kan
Walker
Iowa
Miles
Banker Jumpes Into River In Attempted Suicide
Everett C Baker of Terre Haute Indiana former bank cashier at Harrisburg attempted to end his life by leaping into the Mississippi River in St Louis authorities say police intervened. Papers on his person and statements to police indicate prior connection with McKeen's bank in Terre Haute. He is being held awaiting word from Terre Haute authorities.
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ST. Louis
Everett C Baker
Terre Haute
Ind
Harrisburg
McKeen
Bank of
Boers Still Hold the Guns After Methuen Capture
In Pretoria on March 31 the four guns taken when General Methuen was captured remain in General Delarey s hands. The guns were later re captured by Colonel Kekewich and were originally lost during the Vondonop convoy disaster.
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Pretoria
Methuen
General Delarey
Kekewich
Death of Major J R Clagget in New Orleans
Major J R Clagget of the Second United States Infantry died in New Orleans today after arriving two months earlier from Fort Thomas Kentucky seeking health.
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New Orleans
J. R. Clagget
Second United States Infantry
Fort Thomas
Cholera Spreads in Manila With Ten New Cases
In Manila over the last three days ten new cholera cases have been reported and four deaths recorded. The outbreak prompts health officials to urge precautions and monitor for further spread.
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Manila
Stole Mother's Money Case In Beatrice Nebraska
William Skrabal confessed after hours in the sweatbox to stealing his mother's cash and planting it in his blacksmith shop. Authorities recovered $1,050 plus $530 from a detective, totaling $7,580. $1,120 remains unaccounted. The mother says $2,700 was stolen while the boys claim about $1,000 to $1,200. They say they sought to force the mother to come to time about family matters after their father's death.
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Beatrice
Neb
William Skrabal
Waddington
State moves against Omaha oleomargarine sellers
State Food Commissioner Bassett filed complaints with Douglas County Attorney Shields against thirty-one butchers grocers and several Omaha wholesale dealers for selling oleomargarine without permits. After permits are issued only uncolored oleomargarine may be sold. penalties range from 10 to 100 dollars plus costs.
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Lincoln, Neb
Bassett
Shields
Douglas County
Omaha
Caldwell
Lancaster County
Beha Bros
Convicted Under New Nebraskan Threat Law
In Rushville Nebraska Fred Reno was found guilty in district court of sending a threatening letter to Charles W. Clafflin. The letter mailed from Pine Ridge led to Reno’s conviction under the new law enacted after the Cudahy kidnapping case.
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Rushville
Neb
Fred Reno
Charles W. Clafflin
Pine Ridge
Cudahy
Nebraska Tops New York in A. O. U. W. Contest
GRAND ISLAND Neb March 31 The finance committee of the A O U W adjourned a regular session here They secured figures from the New York Nebraska contest showing Nebraska the winner after three months New York totals 1 110 Nebraska 2 252 with monthly counts for December January and February Nebraska led in each period and overall totals indicate stronger membership growth for Nebraska.
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Nebraska
New York
Grand Island
Neb
Knickerbocker
Three Years for His Frolic
John Patterson, one of the men who confessed to holding up Dick Nietfeld and extorting $10 from Henry Sander, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
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Grand Island, Neb
John Patterson
Dick Nietfeld
Henry Sander
Wisconsin’s Wealthy Dies After Building Pure White Terra Cotta Office
Danel Wells, Wisconsin’s richest man, died last week and had erected a Milwau kee office building of pure white glazed terra cotta, the only one in the United States.
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Danel Wells
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
United States
Jury Deadlock in Wedgewood Shooting Trial
TeKamah Nebraska March 31 Jurors fail to reach a verdict in the trial of John Wedgewood charged with shooting Alphengh Marsh before Judge Dickinson. County Attorney Alex Corbin led the prosecution while Speaker Sears defended. The defense contended self defense and the jury disagreed.
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Tekamah
Neb
John Wedgewood
Alphengh Marsh
Dickinson
District Court
Alex Corbin
Speaker Sears
Wedgewood
State Superintendent Fowler pushes school district consolidation
Lincoln March 2 State Superintendent Fowler advocates consolidating rival districts to form high school districts in Nebraska. He cites twenty counties without a high school district and urges counties with county seat districts over 150 eligible children to organize a six member board. Consolidation aims to extend free high school privileges to all county pupils by centralizing high school work at a village central school.
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Lincoln Neb
Fowler
Heh
Nebraska
Chase
Land boom drives population loss in Nebraska
Omaha reports a spring population decline along the St Paul Omaha line as German families move to Alberta and northern Minnesota due to rising land values and rents. Net loss approaches a hundred while households trade possessions for trunks and pockets as incoming settlers bring multiple carloads of goods.
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Omaha
Neb
St Paul-Omaha
Nebraska
Alberta
Minnesota
Iowa
Ilinois
Killian Ordered to Philippines
J N Kilian of Blair Nebraska has been ordered to the Philippines. Captain Kilian serves in the United States army commissary department and was formerly adjutant general of Nebraska.
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Blair
Neb
J. N. Kilian
Philippines
Killian
Commissary Department
United States Army
Nebraska
Ex Judge Lowley Dies In Seward Nebraska
George W. Lowley ex county judge of Seward county and prominent attorney died of pneumonia after a short illness. He was among Seward county's pioneer citizens.
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Seward
Neb
George W. Lowley
Seward County
Slashes Throat Attempt by Elk Creek Man
Elk Creek Nev March 29 S C Bicknell attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. A doctor arrived in time to stop the bleeding. Poor health is given as the cause.
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Elk Creek
Nev
S. C. Bicknell
Fremont man arraigned on fraud in mortgage transfer case
Jacob D. Storms, brought back from Baltimore by Sheriff Kreader, was arraigned in justice court on a charge of obtaining $300 from the Bank of North Bend in June by fraudulent chattel mortgage. He waived preliminary examination and posted bail with his brother as surety for the next district court term.
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Fremont
Neb
Jacob D. Storms
Baltimore
Kreader
Bank of North Bend
Justice Court
District Court
Millard and Lincoln Hotels Advertised With Transit and Rates
An old advertisement lists rates for Millard Bote Omaha and Lincoln Hotel with daily prices, plus mentions of street cars, depots, and nearby districts. It also notes ping pong shipments to West Africa and various patent or health products. Other lines tout a nerve restorer, a pain remedy, a dye brand, and a dining car system in Japan.
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Omaha
Millard Bote
Millard
18Th
Douglas
South Omaha
Lincoln Hotel
Lincoln
Cheap Excursion Rates Offer Great Northwest Access
Three series of cheap round trip and one way settlers tickets are offered for March through May to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia. Prices range from $6 to $25 with specials on select March and April dates. Tickets valid on Great Northern routes with full illustrated info available from Great Northern Railway agents in Chicago and St. Paul. Defiance Starch claim appears as a market aside.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Great Northern
Great Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Max Bass
Clark St
Chicago
F. I. Whitney
G. P
T. A
St. Paul
Minn
Peculiar St Jacobs Oil Praised for Pain Relief
The ad extols St Jacobs Oil as mysterious in composition known only to makers and trusted staff. It claims miraculous pain killing properties with thousands cured and says sales exceed all other proprietary medicines and rival all oils and liniments combined.
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St. Jacobs Oil
Stacobs Oil
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