Global Briefs Hit by War to Rail to Reefed Markets
Colonel Mott Hooten plans retirement on the sixteenth. Ernest Sharpe sang before Emperor William and the empress. Grain shortages force Boston export steamers to carry coal and water. Antwerp arrests tied to Amsterdam diamond robbery. Hawaii land leases limited by Congress. Alaska land offices consolidated at Jacana from July 1. Stove prices up by h per cent. Clergy pilgrimage sails from New York to Rome. Prince of Wales denies NY Chamber invitation. Brewers confer in Chicago on prices. Mrs. Walker discharged in Las Vegas legal case. Press gallery access for coronation journalists approved. Sheriff captures seven cattle thieves at Eagle creek. one killed. Intercepted trusts in telephony raise $50 million. Postal receipts reach a quarterly peak. expenditures exceed. St Louis machinery building contract awarded for Expo. Tal mage daughter wed in Ithaca. Bremen-Hamburg emigrants rise. 67,466 left Q1. Oregon redwood land purchase. 20,000 acres. Jessie Morrison released on bond. New York passes 500 bills in short session. Kansas reports 400 smallpox cases in March with one death. Oregon Republicans nominate Chamberlain for governor. Kansas City vote says five months schooling enough. Rockefeller gives Adelphi College $125,000 with matching drive.
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Antwerp
Amsterdam
Robinson
Ind
Hawaii
Congress
Alaska
Jacana
Western Stove Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Charles Is. McDonne
Brooklyn
New York
Rome
Prince of Wales
New York Chamber of Commerce
National Brewers’ Association
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Rochester
Cincinnati
C. B. Walker
Miles
J. 8
Juda
Las Vegas
N. M
House of Commons
Press Committee
Bisbee
Ariz
Postal Service
Smith & Eastman
DeWitt Talmage
Ithaca
Bremen
Hamburg
Wisconsin
Oregon
Jessie Morrison
Colorado
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Health
George E. Chamberlain
Portland
Kansas City
John D. Rockefeller
Adelphi College
Friends of the
College
Peace prospects rise after Pretoria talks with Boer leaders
Reports from London note a mood of optimism as Orange Free State and Transvaal leaders meet at Pretoria to discuss terms. Cabinet discussions continue in London with Chamberlain and others pursuing dispatches while Parliament eyes government financial plans and possible peace terms.
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London
Pretoria
Orange Free States
Transvaal
Klerksdorp
Chamberlain
Lord Kitchener
Brodrick
Michael Hicks- Beach
Exchequer
Duke of Devonshire
Michael Hicks-Beach
Mr. Chamberlain
Buckingham Palace
King Edward
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Balfour
House of Commons
Hatfield House
Michael Hiecks- Beach
Lord Milner
South Africa
Brussels
Hague
Elections Voided in Chandler Lawton and Nearby Cities
Chief Justice Burford of the territorial supreme court declares recent city elections in Chandler Lawton and other towns in the new southwestern counties void due to action sparked by a special proclamation.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Burford
Territorial Supreme Court
Chandler
Lawton
Morton Ill At Lake Forest Home
J Sterling Morton II former secretary of agriculture is seriously ill at his son Marks Lake Forest residence following a severe grip attack.
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J. Sterling Morton II
Chicago
J. Sterling Morton
Mark Morton
Lake Forest
Emigration Record Broken at Christiania Port
Emigration from Christiania reached a new peak this week with 1500 Scandinavians sailing for America setting a record. The rush underscores growing departure to the United States as ships depart from the Norwegian port.
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Christiania
Norway
America
Dumont Visits Edison for Airship Motor Talk
Santos Dumont toured Thomas A. Edison’s West Orange laboratory and adjoining works for about an hour. Edison said the main topic was practicable airship motors and that gasoline provides the best power-to-weight ratio for airship propulsion.
Death of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage in Washington
Noted Presbyterian divine Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage died at 9 p.m. Saturday at his Washington home from brain inflammation after a period of illness. He had left Washington for a Mexico vacation six weeks earlier due to influenza and catarrhal conditions and never recovered. The last clear words he spoke were to his daughter Maud on the eve of her wedding. Survived by his wife and several children and relatives listed at the bedside, including Rev. Frank DeWitt Talmage of Chicago and Mrs. Warren G. Smith of Brooklyn.
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Washington
Dewitt Talmage
Talmage
Mexico
Senate set to vote on Chinese exclusion bill this week
Washington April 14 The senate will vote on the Chinese exclusion bill on Wednesday with a Philippine government bill to follow. The river and harbor appropriation may be taken up later after further committee amendments. Opponents plan to press for amendments and the Platt substitute. Senate Foraker and McLaurin set talks and part of Saturday recalls Senator Kyle with eulogies.
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Washington
S*riday
Senate
Foraker
McLaurin
South Carola
Kyle
South Dakota
St. Joseph Sees Kansas City Firms Move Stock Trade
Kansas City five stock commission men in a boycott dispute with the Stock Yards company will shift all business to South St. Joseph. Stock exchange agents will handle live stock receipts redirected from the yard location.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Kansas City Five Stock Commission
Stock Yards Company
South St. Joseph
Stock Yards
Kansas City Exchange
Railroads oppose town site clause in Indian bill
ARDMORE I T April 14 Railroads in line with the new town sites along their routes oppose the Indian appropriation bill provision that would fine and imprison anyone who lays out land for town sites without Interior Secretary consent.
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Ardmore
I. T
Secretary of the Interior
Iowa Music Teachers Meet in Dubuque June 24 27
The Iowa music teachers plan their annual convention in Dubuque from June 24 to 27. Des Moines musicians will predominate in the management and on the program.
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Dubuque
Lowa
Des Moines
Fort Scott Native Killed in Las Vegas Incident
J. S. Judd, a former Fort Scott, Kansas citizen, was killed in Las Vegas by Mrs. Walker a few days ago. Frank C. Churchill of New Hampshire has been appointed special Indian inspector, previously serving as a special agent for free schools in the Indian Territory.
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J. S. Judd
Las Vegas
Walker
Fort Scott
Kan
Frank C. Churchill
New Hampshire
Indian Territory
Cholera Situation Worsens in Manila and Province
Cholera cases in Manila total 245 with 192 deaths while provincial areas see rising alarm as the outbreak persists in the Philippines capital region.
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Manila
More Winter Wheat Sown in Nebraska Counties
Deputy Labor Commissioner Watson reports from nearly all winter wheat counties that the year’s acreage is up from last year with a generally bright outlook. Buffalo county leads with a 200 percent increase, and many counties show over 50 percent gains. A few counties show slight decreases or unchanged acreage, while prospects remain favorable across the state.
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Lincoln
Neb
Watson
Nebraska
Buffalo County
D.J. Phillips
Adams
Buffalo
Cass
Clay
Colfax
Fillmore
Franklin
Gage
Gosper
Hall
Hamilton
Harlan
Howard
Jefferson
Kearney
Lancaster
Merrick
Nemaha
Nucholls
Otoe
Pawnee
Polk
Phelps
Red Willow
Richardson
Saline
Saunders
Seward
Thayer
Webster
York
Frontier
Hitchcock
Johnson County
Johnson
Nuckolls
Governor weighs clemency for William Rhea in Nebraska
Governor Savage heard arguments for executive clemency for William Rhea who faces execution April 25 for the Snyder saloon keeper murder. Rhea, age 19, was aided by three Fremont lawyers and Mrs. Callen Thompson, who organized a petition with several hundred local signatures. The governor took the case under advisement with a decision expected in the coming days.
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Lincoln, Neb
Savage
William Rhea
Herman Zahn
Snyder
Rhea
George W. Loomis
W. J. Courtright
Ifrremont
George A. Adams
Callen Thompson
Thompson
Courtright
Gamble Bill Passes To Build Missouri River Bridge
The Senate approved the Gamble bill authorizing the Federal Railroad company to construct a combined railroad wagon and foot passenger bridge across the Missouri River near the village of Oacoma in Lyman County.
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Washington
The
Senate
Gamble
Federal Railroad Company
Missouri River
Oacoma
Lyman County
O. D
Woman Commits Suicide Near St. Paul Nebraska
Mrs A D Baird who lived seven miles east of St Paul Neb died by suicide from a rifle shot to the head. Despondency over ill health is believed to be the cause of the act.
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ST. Paul, Neb
A. D. Baird
Here
Alliance Lighting Plant Sold at Public Sale
Alliance Nebraska April 14 The property in this city of the Alliance Electric Light and Power company was sold at public sale to R M Hampton cashier of the First National Bank by the receiver.
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Alliance Lighting Plant
Alliance, Neb
Alliance Electric Light and Power Company
R. M. Hampton
First National Bank
May Get Free Mall Delivery
Columbus Neb April 14 The Columbus post office receipts for the year ending April 1 surpassed ten thousand dollars, earning the city entitlement to free letter carrier service upon petition.
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Columbus
Neb
Columbus Post Office
Eustis Appointed Passenger Traffic Manager for CBQ System
Official notice from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad offices announces the appointment of P. S. Eustis as passenger traffic manager of the system. He takes over duties overseeing passenger services and related operations.
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The
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
P .S. Eustis
Not Positive it is Gold
Beatrice Nebraska April 14 John Billings a city resident left a sample of black sand at Deputy County Attorney Spaffords office he thinks contains particles of gold It was found on a farm near here but whose farm Mr Billings refuses to divulge The sand was left in a glass and particles that look very much like gold can be detected Mr Spafford believes it to be fools gold
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Beatrice, Neb
John Billings
Spafford
Here
Queen Marie Henriette Very Ill In Brussels
The condition of Queen Marie Henriette is reported to be serious as she suffers from heart disease in Brussels on April 14.
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Brussels
Marie Henriette
Referee Predicts Against Mandamus in Omaha Tax Case
Judge Robert Ryan serving as referee in the Omaha tax mandamus dispute recommends to Nebraska Supreme Court that the writ be denied. He finds relators Shriver and Morton entitled to relief but faulted the statute based assessment method for the involved public service firms. The report outlines issues, authorities, and a detailed critique of current tax assessment procedures.
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Supreme Court
Lincoln, Neb
Robert Ryan
Omaha
William G. Shriver
Geo T. Morton
Shriver
Morton
Board of Equalization
Ryan
Blackmailer Attempt Ends With Escape in Franklin
In Franklin Nebraska a blackmail scheme collapsed when the expected payout failed. William Carpenter of the Commercial hotel placed a sack with $50 on a post after a note demanded payment. At 4 am the culprit retrieved the package, fled, and was chased as nine shots were fired with no injuries.
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Franklin, Neb
Wiliam Carpenter
Commercial
Mr. Carpenter
Frank W. Barber
James McCourtney
Swindlers Operate In Fremont Soap Scam
In Fremont on April 12 two unknown men sold large bars of white soap to housewives at 25 cents a dozen. They collected money in advance, but when the consignments arrived the bars proved tiny and worth only a third of the price paid.
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Fremont, Neb
Fremont
Fleak Denied Habeas Corpus in Bridge Push Case
Madison Fleak’s bid for a writ of habeas corpus was denied by the district court in Schuyler Nebraska. He remains held on a charge of criminal carelessness in pushing two women from a Platte River bridge on March 18. The coroner’s inquest jury found no blame attached to Fleak regarding one woman’s death.
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Schuyler, Neb
Madison Fleak
Colored Boy Killed in Railroad Yards
In Humboldt Nebraska on April 12 a young colored man named David Carther of St. Joseph was killed in railroad yards while attempting to steal a ride in a lumber box car. The lumber pinned him during switching and he died at the scene. the coroner and undertaker were notified.
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Humboldt, Neb
David Carther
St. Joseph
Omaha
Store at Wausa Robbed
Wausa Neb April 12 Bosse and Larson store robbed about 100 dollars taken from the safe. Entrance gained through a back door.
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Wausa, Neb
Bosse & Larson
Supreme Court Sets Argument Date on Pacific Merger Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 14 regarding Washington state’s bid to assert jurisdiction in the Northern Pacific and Great Northern merger case. The move challenges regulatory authority over the railway consolidation and involves major railroad entities and state interests.
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Supreme Court
State of Washington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Car Repairer Crushed to Death in Nebraska Yard
Roy Hartman a Rock Island car repairer was crushed to death between the bumpers of two freight cars in FAIRBURY Nebraska yards. He was working on a car on the repair track when another car was switched against it while he was off guard. The incident occurred after the usual warning was neglected and fault is attributed to someone.
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Fairbury
Neb
Roy Hartman
Rock Island
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Franklin Man
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Wausa
Cair
St. Jacobs Oil
Jeremiah Mater
Ardeath
Royal Irish Constabulary
Thomas Hand
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Maltimore
Western Canada
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Ascpibola
Alberta
Saaskatchewas
F. Pedley
Ottawa
Canada
W. V. Bennett
New York Life
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Steger
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Unaey
Magnetic Starch Mfg. Co
Omaha, Neb
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