Nebraska News Wide Storms and Bright Prospects Across Dodge County
Oldest citizens report excellent crops in Dodge County. Weather and heat claim several fatalities and injuries, a lightning strike injures a woman in Superior, and a pierce election funds the Nebraska National Bank building. Lincoln sees a court receiver sought for Badger Lumber. Beatrice and Pierce issue bond votes. Stromsburg gains telegraph link. North Platte hosts irrigation fair planning. communal debates prompt Bowery in ONeill.
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Dodge County
Clemen Prinz
Weat Point
Badger Lumber Company
Lincoln
First National Bank of Beatrice
American Library Association
Tlenry Hoggett
Cass County
Pawnee County
McCook
CG B Rowell
Sadie Baird
J. M. Kem
Superior
Neil McWilliam
Blair
Lie
Frank Rose
Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Magnet
Elkhorn
Pierce
Pierce. He Was Taken With Cramps the Body WS Tettlergread
Beatrice
Uing
Nebraska Natonal Bank
Pierce County
Yankton & Norfolk Railroad
Nora Switzer
Gage County
Berlin
Manderson
B. L. Crosby
Burlington Bridge Department
Nebraska City
Nebraska Telephone Company
Stromsburg
Benkelman
Caccola
Hughes Bros’ Generay Merchandise
Gretna
Fremont
William G. Meanor
Mary Fertman
Justice of the Peace
A. K. Dame
District Court
Paul Rose
Logan County
Colorado
Sioux County
Dr. Cochran
Kimball
Jack Elliott
Cochran
Greeley
Col Cochran
Rose
Chicago Packing Company
North Platte
Ira J. Hare
North Platte Tribune
Dean Gardner
Trinity Cathedral
Omaha
Layfield
Wis
Nebraska News Digest Highlights Trials and Weather
County Judge Palmbeck sentences 14 year old Willie Garrett to the industrial school in Kearney after a horse theft. Mike Sands dies after a wagon accident in Belmont. Charles W. Roberts from Liberty is committed to Lincoln asylum following insanity. Nebraska weather affects corn and harvest. state funds invest $100,000 in Nuckolls county bonds. railroads discuss a 4 dollar rate to Omaha during state fair week.
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Willie Garrett
Nat Garrett Vo. Fremont
Palmbeck
Kearney
Willie
Maber
Mike Sands
Belmont Precinct
Otoe County
Thomas EF. Maher
Nebraska City
Aultman-Miller Company
Akron
J. List. Clair
Cuming County
Ludke Farm
Charles W. Roberts
Liberty
Beatrice
Lincoln
Roverts
Peru
Perm
Beattie
Union Pacific
Western Passenger Association
Nebraska
Oman
Robert Bryson
W. W. Giffen
Tecumseh
Court House Square
State Board of Educational Land Funds
Nuckolls County
E. IE. Rollins & Sons
Boston
Bryan and Bryan Party Visit Irvington and Poughkeepsie Campaign
Report from Irvington and Yonkers to Poughkeepsie details William Jennings Bryan and party including Mrs. Bryan and J. Sewall on the campaign trail. Crowds greet the candidate in Newburg and Poughkeepsie towns as he urges voters to study the issues and vote on Election Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invineton
N. Y
Mr. Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Sewal
Walker
Irvington
Bryan
Welker
Mr. Outright
Yonkers
Poughkeepsie
Pollonxversia
Newburg
J. Sewall
New York
Maine
Bryen
Andson
Highlands
Ellcott
Albany
Liyas
Newark
Theople
Mr. Bryen
New York Central
Tivoli
Mr. Perrine
Wage suit tests Union Pacific wage schedule
A suit filed in the United States circuit court challenges Union Pacific wage cuts and discharge practices for telegraph operators. Plaintiffs from the Order of Railway Telegraphers allege violations of a 1894 wage schedule and court order, seek restoration of pay raises, and demand accounting of hospital fund deductions totaling about 100000 dollars annually. They assert management hostility to organized labor and unlawful terminations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
United States Circuit
Union Pacific
Caldwell
United States Circuit Court
J. T. Weybright
L. M. Tudor
L. Rosenbaum
N. A. Smith
Rockville
Rogers
Benton
Alda
Boone
Mhey
Tailors' Strike Strains Union Exchequer And City
In New York, August reports reveal four weeks of tailors strike on the East Side have cost the brotherhood about 96000. During the week, 6000 men and 700 women returned to work in 316 shops, while seventy cooperative shops opened employing 500 men and 709 others. Fights between union and non union garment workers marked the period as organizers appeal for funds to aid 1300 striking tailors in need.
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New York
East Side
Brotherhood of Tailors
Funde
Tatora
River ruined farmer dies by own hand in Kansas
Atchison Kansas August 18 a year after losing his farm Carl Schmidt farmer across the river blew his head off with a shotgun He was 61 years old and left ten children The river altered his land and fortunes leading to despair and suicide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kan
Carl Schmidt
Loos
Fire guts Woodruff block in Rockford on Seventh Street
A large fire in Rockford Illinois gutted the Woodruff block on Seventh Street early yesterday morning causing more than 100000 dollars in losses. The blaze destroyed multiple shops and damaged adjacent buildings with investigations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
IL Booxroro
Ill
Woodruff
Seventh Street
Railroaders in Politics Form Kansas City Club
A Kansas railroader delegates convention will meet in Kansas City Kansas on August 22 with 27 000 members in a new Railway Employes club. The charter states aims to promote welfare through mutual interest between employers and employees and to support good government politics. The group plans to unite all state railway workers under one organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Railway Employes of Kansas
Kan
Railway Employes’ Club
Bea Jatere
Missouri Republican League Opens Three Day Session
Curincotuz Missouri August 18 Ten thousand Republicans are expected for the state Republican league meeting opening tomorrow for a three day session. The town is decorated with McKinley era pictures bearing the inscription The advance at of prosperity. The big tent for meetings seats in camp meeting fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Republican State Leages
Curincotuz
State Republican League
Crews Not Allowed to Speak at Kansas City Picnic
At a political picnic in Winsanp Missouri on August 18 Melson Crews a Kansas City colored Republican was barred from speaking by the organizing committee. Gurasy a Republican speaker from Kidder refused to speak unless Crews could take the platform, but neither side was heard as the crowd and committee remained obstinate.
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Crews
Winsanp
Melson Crews
Kansas City
BE Gurasy
Kidder
Speek
Five Chicago Failures Record Liabilities and Assets
Five business failures are listed in Chicago with assets and liabilities. Chicago and Western Soap Works shows 80 000 in assets and 50 000 in liabilities. Louis Sibers and Sona liquor dealers report 35 000 assets and 30 600 liabilities. Chicago Consolidated Iron and Steel of Harvey lists 200 000 assets with liabilities not known. Henry Hoeick wool dealer at 198 Michigan Street has 200 000 assets and 125 000 liabilities. George Obertie hides and leather dealer shows 200 000 assets and 125 000 liabilities.
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Chicago
Chicago and Western Soap Works
Louis Sibers and Sona
Chicago Consolidated Iron and Steel Company
Harvey
Henry M. Ho» Eick
Michigan Street
George Obertie
Democratic National Headquarters Moves to Chicago
Washington Aug 17 The push to locate the Democratic headquarters in Chicago proved stronger than party managers could resist. Republicans already have a Chicago base and a hard westward campaign is anticipated. A Washington branch will coordinate with the congressional campaign committee and other groups to disseminate literature and support efforts.
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Chicago
Washipton
West
Washington
Congressional Campaign Committee
Fusion talk and wrecks headline a busy Washington and Kentucky day
In Ellensburg Washington the Democratic, Populist and Republican conventions discussed conference committee reps and a possible fusion ticket. In Kentucky a freight caboose derailment near Morris Station killed brakeman Joseph White and fatally injured John Shier. Fontana Indiana saw a pacing record attempt as Geers’ horse clocked 2 03 flat by beating his own best.
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Faslon
Lixely
Washington
Ellensburg
Wash
Bach
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Ohio
Louisville and Nashville Road
Morris Station
Joseph White
John Shier
Iowa Patent Office Report reveals copyrights and patents granted
Des Moines notices R P Dart gains copyright for Is it Not True campaign publication and W D Olney copyright for The Eagle of the Lion illustration. Patents allowed for H E Patterson check rein holder J J VanOel detachable vehicle wheel Tod J Bentley appstatue for starting fires in locomotives. Solicitors Thomas G and J Ratpo Onwie offer details and drawings for 25 cents.
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Des Moines
R. P. Dart
W. D. Olney
H. E. Patterson
Hudson
Iowa
J. J. VanOel
Tod. J. Bentley
de Plaing
United States
Thomas G. and
J. Ratpo Onwie
Prussian War Minister Bronsart von Schellendor t relieved
An official notice from Brauni x dated August 17 reports that General Bronsart von Schellendor t, the Prussian war minister appointed in 1800, has been relieved of his office. He will be succeeded by General von Sossler.
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Hrauinx
Bronsart von Schellendert
Ven Sossler
Nansen Discovery by English Scientist Unlocks Fram Drift Tale
An English researcher unexpectedly encounters Norwegian explorer Nansen at sea aboard the Fram. The meeting, described as accidental, illuminates Nansen’s drift story and the vessel’s abandonment as it rode drifting seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flese
Fram
Accidental meeting of Jackson and Nansen shocks Arctic lore
Telegraph reports recount Jackson meeting Dr Nansen near Cape Flora while he wintered near Franz Josef Land. Nansen, with Lt Sigurd Hansen, faced uncertain progress as Fram returns to Bergen. Windward guided to Elmwood to resupply Jackson expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warpor
Norway
Frana
Josef Lend
Jackson
Jackson-Harmsworth
Nansen
Dr Nansen
Payer
Franz Josefland
Spitzbergen
Elmwood
Thames
Vardee
Windward
Newson
Cape Flora
Fram
Sigurd Scott Hansen
Bergen
Dr. Nansen
Mohn
Nensen
Heat Presses Trade As Weather Hurts Business
New York reports from R G Dun and Co say the extreme heat crippled trade nationwide. East markets show cautious sentiment due to the Bryan meeting though cooling weather lifts hope it won’t harm commerce. Government crops suffer, labor shortages persist, banks deny loans, and many operations close or slow down. Overall weekly activity falls short of prior years.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
S Weekly Review of Trade
Riot at Cleveland Striker Conflict Leaves Three Shot
In Cleveland Ohio on August 16 three men were shot in a clash at the Browse Seisting Works as Brown Company strikers fought non union workers returning home. Two of the wounded were non union men the third was a striker and a spectator was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Brown Company
Jones Announces Democratic Campaign Committee
New York August 16 Chairman Jones of the Democratic national committee names the campaign panel. Members include John B. McLean of Ohio Governor Stone of Missouri Clarke Howell Jr of Georgia A Waleh of Iowa J B Shanklin of Indiana J S Dwyer of California D J Campan of Michigan and J B Johnson Kansan. Governor Alf eld may also join the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jones
Democratic National Committee
John BR. McLean
Ohio
Stone
Missouri
Clarke Howell, Jr
Georgia
A. Waleh
Iowa
J. B. Shanklin
Indiana
J. 5. Dwyer
California
D. J. Campan
Michigan
J.‘B. Johnson
Kansen
Alfeld
Pointed & T
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Mitchell
Court of Claims
Nebraska Baptist Missionary Society
Reva GC. Cox
J. N. Davis
Farmers’ National Congress
Delano
Congress
Indianapolis
Howe OF Walker
Red Rock
Feaghkespole
Union Pa
Cific
Railroaders
Doc
Rhodes
Loudon
Joseph Chamberlain
Cecil Rhodes
England
Committee of Inquiry
British South Africa Company
Minete
Font Warnx
Ind
Geers
Robert J
Fiat
Patent Office Report
St. Louis
Eisewhere
General Schellendert
B. von
Cvou
Vtek
Louis
Reeser
Kanbas
Oate
Reese
Burwnos Arms
Chuquiesca
Sueere
Bolivia
Cellar
Chillan Minieter
Cleveland
Steee
J. B. Johnson
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