Numerous brief items from early 1900s news digest
Auction planned for New York Daily News plant on August 21 and multiple financial, natural, and personnel notes. Bond exchanges total $80,157,850. Peace river coal reserve estimated at 250 million tons with nine foot seams. Miss Alice Roosevelt to visit Newport on August 3. Doylestown Bank closed with J W Schofield named receiver. William H Seymour, 101, tops croquet scores. German exports to US rise to $119.78 million. Vesuvius activity wanes. ex congressman Driggs pleads not guilty. Baldwin University president Buxton resigns. Chicago elevator worker heir found. Bemidji fatal shooting. Great Western lines expand wheat transport. Bourke Cochran denies naturalization. Gliddens attempt Arctic crossing. counterfeit Buffalo note variant found. Tampico fever prompts ship disinfection. postal contract dispute over $200,000. Geneva Red Cross convention postponed. pension agency pays $15 million in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Roosevelt
Newport
R. Fulton Cutting
Doylestown
National Bank
J. W. Schofield
William H. Seymour
Brockport
N. Y
United States
Vesuvius
Naples
Java
Driggs
Thomas
United States Circuit Court
Brooklyn
E. O. Buxton
Baldwin University
Berea
Walter W. Condon
Coldwater
Mich
Chicago
Bemidji
Minn
W. F. Street
Louis Bland
Chicago Great Western
Missouri
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Lakes
Bourke Cochran
Egypt
Charles J. Glidden
Lowell
Mass
Copenhagen
Arctic Circle
Elsinor
Buffalo
Tampico
Mexico
Wyman
United States Marine Hospital Service
Thomas B. Richardson
Frick
W. W. Weighel
Fidelity Trust and Deposit Company of
Baltiore
Post Office Départment
New York City
Geneva
Red’ Cross
Miniater
Washington
Metcalf
Topeka
Uprising Rumors Spread as 60 Armed Men Rally in Cauto District
Reports from Santiago province describe sixty mounted men appearing outside Canto villages in the Cauto river area proclaiming revolution. Leader named Pupo, brother of a killed bandit, sparks mobilization of eastern rural guards and volunteers to curb the movement.
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Canto River
Havana
Senor Yero
Bayamo
Santiago
Cuba
Cauto
Revolutionary Army
Canto
Revolutionary Party
Pupo
Rodriguez
Vero
Palma
Porto Principe
New Placer Strike Reported in Alaska’s Tagama River
Victoria British Columbia dispatch notes steamer Alur from Skagway with further details on a new placer gold strike in the Tagama river district about 180 miles from White Horse. Observers say pay quantities surface along Ruby and Fourth of July creeks where campers report glad prospects. bedrock not yet reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Alur
Skagway
Tagama River
White Horse
Rains Damage Crops in Austria and Silesia Floods
Continuous heavy rains in Austria damage crops and cause floods. In Jaegerndorf, Silesia, buildings collapse and crops ruined with losses in the millions of kronen. Naschkautz and Bucovina report overflowing rivers submerging eighty houses and harming the poorest families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Jaegerndorf
Silesia
Naschkautz
Bucovina
Peruvian Congress Opens Amid Open Celebrations
In Lima on Tuesday President Romana opened the Peruvian congress. The congress building and adjacent streets were crowded with loud acclamations as dignitaries arrived and departed. Order was perfect and all business suspended for the independence anniversary celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Romana
Congression
Miller resumes his work in charge of protesting binders
W A Miller assistant foreman in the government printing office returned to duty Monday to lead the men who have waged a vigorous campaign against him though they work under protest. Secretary Dougherty from the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders met with the local union while President Tatum was ill. Public Printer Palmer and President Barrett clash over charges with Palmer saying they are not being investigated unless specified conditions occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. A. Miller
Government Printing Office
Miller
Dougherty
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Tatum
Brotherhood
Palmer
Barrett
Bookbinders’ Union
Pensioners Decrease In Topeka Office Report
Wilder S Metcalf United States pension agent for Kansas Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Indian Territory and Colorado district reports a net drop of 226 pensioners for the fiscal year. total pensioners now 115629 with 15851710 paid in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma statewide totals and per state distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Wilder
Metcalf
United States
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Colorado
Hawaii Seeks Independence At Home Rule Convention
Ex Delegate Wilcox urged memorializing Congress to grant Hawaiian independence and supported a Cuba style government. His remarks drew much applause, and a petition to Congress is likely, aiming to gather signatures from many natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Wilcox
Congress
Cuba
Man Who Starts Riot Dead in Indiana Prison
Robert Lee, the Black man who shot Policeman Louis Massey at Evansville on July 3 and triggered a riot that killed and injured many, died in Jeffersonville prison from lung wounds inflicted by Massey’s bullet. Lee’s wife was killed by a train days after the riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Robert Lee
Louis Massey
Evansville
Massey
Lee
Three Men Captured Before Lynching Near Ripley
A Greenville special reports three itinerant hecklers accused of assaulting Mrs. Frank Nance near Ripley were captured ten miles away by a farmer posse. Officers arrived to prevent a lynching. They were taken to Sorento. two were released, one held for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Republic
Greenville
Perrlers
Frank Nance
Ripley
Sorento
Nebraska News Notes from Lyons to Lincoln
A survey of events across Nebraska reports dicerlet fever cases at Lyons, a reunion of old soldiers at Fairbury, and the Barneston settlers planning an August 20 inferio. Hagenow's band to tour Fremont in September. Incidents include a fatal fall near Julian, a brutal assault in Wymore, shop theft at Inwhston, and legal fines for shooting prairie chickens. Local officials discuss depot fires, library resignations, and railway improvements toward double tracking. Nebraska at St. Louis Fair.
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Lyons
Fairbury
Barneston
Hagenow
Lincolin
Fremont
Nebraska
Colm
Warithien
Missouri Pacific Railway
Julian
Harry Giles
Jat Wymore
White Bros
Inwhston
Calse
Cozad
Drag Chapman
Rayy Wilkinson
A. G. Wagner
Lydia B. Woods
Falls City
Missouri Pacific
Porral
J. L. Speck
Norfolk 4 Hospital
A. M. Thomas
Normal School
Mickey
W. T. Boydston
Grand Island
Ord
Erick Engel
Liberty
P S. Thornton
Jacob Miller
Scribner
Nebraska commission pushes for standout exposition display
Assistant Secretary H G Shedd of the Nebraska commission is in St Louis to advance exposition matters. Secretary Miller reports strong statewide enthusiasm as Omaha officials confer with Secretary Wattles on commission affairs. Prof Barbour, in charge of educational exhibits, meets with the State Federation of Women’s Clubs and Wattles to boost educational displays, aiming for top recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Shedd
Nebraska Commission
St. Louis
Nebraska
Miller
Omaha
Wattlesiles
Barbour
Federation of “H
Wattles Tho
Hog with Six Feet Stuns Nebraska Farm Community
A freak hog at T. J. Snide's Farm near Portal in Papillion Nebraska has four legs plus two feet on each front limb. The nearly brown animal stands and moves with the extra feet, causing a local sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papillion
T. J. Snide
Portal
Fined for Illegal Fishing in Norfolk River
D Gardener from Wichita Kansas paid a ten dollar fine after being caught fishing in the Norfolk river without a license. Deputy Game Warden J A Rainey arrested him on the spot amid questions about his state affiliation and legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
D. Gardener
Wichita
Kan
Missouri
J. A. Rainey
Getting Ready for Sugar Crop
The Burlington Railroad is preparing to handle a larger sugar beet crop by expanding trackage on the Frenchman branch and the main west line. Culbertson will receive an 800 foot sidetrack and three miles farther west another 500 foot sidetrack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’cook
Burlington
Frenchman Branch
Culbertgon
Lightning damages Ashland Methodist church after dedication
The new Methodist church at Ashland, recently dedicated, was struck by lightning causing about $200 in damage. The incident prompted swift inspection by local officials and clergy to assess the impact on the fledgling congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Methodist
Ashland
Heir to Big Fortune Receives Brazil Coffee Estate
John P. Kelly, a Burlington coal shoveler in Lincoln, learns his father Patrick Kelly, a wealthy Boone county farmer near Albion, has been left a half interest in a lucrative Brazil coffee plantation valued at $200,000 near Rio de Janeiro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Kelly
Burlington
Lincoln
Patrick Kelly
Albion
Boone County
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
August Century to Publish Early Life Sketches of Ambassador White
The August Century will print the opening chapters of Hon. Andrew D. White's Chapters from My Diplomatic Life about his 1879 to 1881 mission to Germany. The envoy recalls duties and pleasures spanning sublime to ridiculous and mentions figures like President Hayes Secretary Evarts and emperors William I Frederick and William II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew D. White
Germany
Hayes
Evarts
Beaconsfield
Browning
William I
Frederick
William II
Patti's Real Name Revealed On Final Tour
On her last tour Madame Patti may use her full baptismal name Adelea Juana Maria Clotinda Patti. Readers know her as Patti and by titles such as the Marquise de Caux Signora Nicolini and Baroness Cederstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Patti
Adelea Juana Maria Clotinda Patti
Patti
Marquise de Caux
Signora Nicolini
Baroness Cederstrom
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It states internal use affects blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and bolster the constitution. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure with testimonials available by mail from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Pills also marketed as a companion remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Crippled Explorer Seeks World Ways in Travel
Paul Fountain author of The Great Mountains of South America is described as cripple from birth yet an intrepid rambler among distant lands. His writings reveal no hint of infirmity to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fountain
South America
Try me just once and I am sure to come again
A fragment proclaims defiant confidence about repeated visits and brand persistence.
Buffalos Bill Jewelry Robbery Reported in England
Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show were robbed in Dudley Worcestershire England of property valued at 2000 dollars. The thief took a pin bearing King Edward initials a gift from the king a pair of diamond cuff links from Grand Duke Alexis and other jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Dudley
Worcestershire
England
King Edward
Grand Duke
Alexis
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer advertised cure claim
An advertisement touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer as a permanent cure for nervousness after daily use. It promotes a free $200 trial bottle and a treatise, listing Dr. H Rune, lead address in Philadelphia.
Laborer Becomes Millionaire in Danville Illinois
Michael Kelly, once a laborer with only a pick and shovel, built wealth by buying a farm and discovering coal on his potato patch. Now worth about 4 million dollars, the town nicknamed Mike Kelly plans to honor him as he retires from business on January 1 at age 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
Michael Kelly
Mike” Kelly
Finois
Quote about forgiveness and liberty from the New York Press
A provocative aphorism notes a girl’s battle against unwanted kisses and suggests forgiveness as possible. It contrasts with the view that liberty’s foe is not tyranny but those who are contented slaves to authority.
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New York Press
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New York Daily News
Good Will
Treasury
Peace River Country
Alaska
Peruvian Congress
Miller Resumes His Work
Hawaii
American Congress
General Nebraska News
Kief
Eallet
Fifth Congressional District
United States Military Academy
West Point
Norris
Hastings
Croy
Dejartment of
Gures
D. T. Hayden
Otoe County
Vaz Association
Joseph Schneider
Schneider
Cornelius Overton
Pennsylvania
Nebraska City
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railway
Yutan
Platte River
Valley
Twenty-fourth Street
Laborere
Sara Bernhard
Sawyer
Bawyor & Rent
Cambridge
Mues
Chell
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