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Obituary notes report ex congressman Eustace Gibson dead in Huntington. Omaha mayor bans prizefights. Mrs. Pullman denies engagement rumors. Norway’s 1899 1900 consular fees total 256352 kroner with New York at 38186. German spinner Werner gets 12 years for arson. Meyer named ambassador to Italy. Mrs. McLean dies in Washington at 71. Burglars loot Elwood post office for stamps cash and negotiable notes.
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Huntington
W. Va
Eustace Gibson
Omaha
Nebraska
George M. Pullman
Barry
New York
Werner
Werdau
Germany
Senate
George W. L. Meyer
Massachusetts
United States
Italy
Mary L. McLean
Jonnu R. McLean
Cincinati Enquirer
Washington, D. C
Elwood
Michael G. Mullhall
London
Buenos Ayres
South America
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Boutelle
Maine
Baron Beck
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Kentucky
McKenzie
Kansas
William E. Healy
Meiklejohn
Stafford Hotel
Chicago
Charles H. Tweed
Southern Pacific
Paul Feste
Crystal City
Gussie Pollock
Paris
France
William Richardson
General Wheeler
Congress
Confederacy
General Forest
Representative Hitt
Illinois
United States Senate
James G. Stowe
Cape Town
Red Star
Vanderland
Southampton
German Frigate Gneisenau Sinks Off Malaga During Storm
The German training frigate Gneisenau sank off Malaga sixty five miles northeast of Gibraltar as a fierce storm struck. About 40 drowned, 15 rescued by Malaga lifeboat with 12 later drowned, captain among the dead. Survivors treated in hospital and hotels. theaters in Malaga closed. Total losses estimated between 100 and 140 with 40 of the survivors badly hurt.
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Madrid
Gneisenau
Malaga
Gibraltar
Mogador
Morocco
Krestmann
Indians Burned to Death in Gasoline Tank Explosion
An Indian family of father mother and four children perished in a gasoline explosion last night. A second family of father mother and one child was badly burned and likely to die. Five gasoline tanks at the Benton Transportation Company on the river bank at Bismarck overflowed when the bank caved in. One tank was saved by a Tadian named War Bennet who, thinking it kerosene, struck a match and caused the blast.
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N. D
Benton Transportation Company
Bismarck
War Bennet
Rebels Hold Tumaco Despite Three Day Battle
Reports from Colon Colombia say insurgents evacuated Tumaco after three days of fighting but were not dispersed. Authorities fear the rebels may join forces with troops around Buena Ventura, raising alarm of strengthened resistance.
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Tonsurgenta
Kingston
Jamaica
Colon
Colombia
Tumaco
Buena Ventura
Russia defends course on Yang Tsun Shan Hai Kwan line
ST. PETERSBURG December 17 The Official Messenger prints an inspired statement of the Russian government on the Yang Tsun Shan Hai Kwan railroad denying illegal acts in handling the line. It contends Russia's actions were military needs and refuses to recognize British ownership while admitting their preponderating financial interest.
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ST. Petersburg
Yang Tsun-Shan Hai Kwan
Russia
Boers to Settle in German Southwest Africa
Fifty Cape Colony Boers and families in Amsterdam have received permission to settle in German Southwest Africa. The German government has approved land purchases in Damaraland and Great Namaquin land. They plan to depart Amsterdam on January 5.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Cape Colony
Amsterdam
Africa
Damaraland
Great Namaquin
New Packing Plant Incorporation in Chicago
A charter filed in Recorder Simon's office forms the John Cudahy Company with $500,000 capital to conduct general manufacturing and mercantile business. A packing plant will be erected at Wichita Kansas with John Cudahy as principal stockholder.
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Chicago
Recorder Simon's
John Cudahy Company
Wichita
Kan
John Cudahy
Senate confirms Clemen ts and Walpole appointments
The Senate confirmed Judson C. Clements of Georgia for a reappointment as interstate commerce commissioner and Nimrod S. Walpole of Pueblo for appointment as Indian agent of the Jicarilla agency in New Mexico.
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Senate
Washington
Judson C. Clements
Georgia
Nimrod S. Walpole
Pueblo
Jicariia
New Mexico
No Selection of Coadjutor Yet for St Paul
Archbishop Ireland said before his trip home that no coadjutor or assistant bishop for the St. Paul archdiocese has been chosen. On a Rome visit he urged the holy see to appoint an assistant prelate due to rapid progress. It remains conjecture whether Bishop O Gorman of South Dakota or a member of the St Paul secular clergy will be elevated.
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Washington
Minnesota
Ireland
Archdiocese of
St. Paul
Rome
Holy See
O'Gorman
South Dakota
Tariff for Philippines Aims at Revenue and Protection
Manila dispatch notes U S troops moving in Panay and Luzon as insurgent losses rise. 430 natives enter Catanao for registration. Judge Taft says new rates will average about 40 percent of current tariffs with some protection for established industries. Kerosene duty drops from 11 to 4 cents a gallon and many American goods will be admitted free or at reduced rates.
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Manila
Oflo
Panay
United States
Luizon
General Wheaton
Catanao
Philippines Commission
Taft
Forto Rico
Philippines
British modify joint note delaying Chinese settlement
Definite instructions from London reach Sir Ernest Satow demanding a modification to the joint note. British objections imply further diplomatic procedure and delay as ministers must seek new government guidance. Washington officials are puzzled by the reported British demand before signing the document.
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Pekin
Conger
Soldier Discovers Firearm Cache Near Ho Si Wu
A Ninth United States Infantry private, while seeking two stray mules near Ho Si Wu, found a town cache containing a rapid-fire machine gun with 5,000 rounds. He later returned at dawn to discover more firearms and 1,100 rounds. when he left, the town fired at him but he did not shoot back.
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Pekin
Ninth United States Infantry
Ho Si Wu
Dollar Makers Arrested in Counterfeiting Ring
United States marshals arrested Samuel B. Latshaw and George E. Coast in Oil City Pennsylvania on counterfeiting charges. Fifty counterfeit notes were found warm along with a counterfeit plant at Coast's Lisbon Venango County home. Agents say the pair belong to an organized gang that has yielded eleven arrests since October.
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The
Lorain) Steel Company
August Waldauer
St. Louis
Jerry Simpson
Barber County
Kansas
Far West
Thomas Arnold
Dubli
Cardinal Newman
United States
Europe
New York
Antioquia
Colombia
Martha Hichborn
Hichborn
James G. B
Oil City
Samuel B. Latshaw
George E. Coast
Coast
Lisbon
Venango County
Secret Service
U S Claims on Turkish Indemnity Unsettled
Washington dispatches say the United States has not reached any settlement with Turkey on indemnity. The government has only secured promises from the Ottoman government to settle, not actual payment or terms.
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Washington, D. C
Constantinople
United States
Turkey
View Consul Kills Himself In San Francisco
In San Francisco on December 17 Paul Antone vice consul of France and acting consul shot himself in the head and was believed to die. The incident was witnessed by a woman identified as Belle Chappell who declined to speak.
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San Francisco
Paul Antone
France
Belle Chappell
Rail labor men seek arbitration with Santa Fe officials
In Topeka representatives of trainmen conductors engineers and firemen met with Santa Fe general manager H A Mudge to mediate the dispute with the Railway Telegraphers. No agreement was reached but mediation was urged to continue with Third Vice President Barr in Chicago tomorrow or Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kan
H. A. Mudge
Santa Fe Railway
Board of Mediation
Mudge
Barr
Chicago
Nebraska cattle brand law proposed to curb theft
Lincoln December 17. A bill prepared by the Northwestern Cattlemen’s association aims to tighten cattle protection by revising the Brand Marks Commission act, reducing members to one, inspecting markets and hides, and publishing an official brand book. Senator-elect J R Van Boskirk may introduce it, seeking strict ownership proof and show hides at markets to prevent theft.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Great Cattle Plains
Northwestern Cattlemen’s Association
Brand Marks Commission
J. R. van Boskirk
Allance
Northwestern Cattlemen's Association
van Boskirk
Prize cattle fetch record prices at South Omaha market
The 3 year olds that won first prize, owned by John Shannon of Hoskins, sold to Omaha Packing at 7.50 per 100. A. W. Clark's yearling load, first premium, also brought a strong price. Fifteen head of mixed yearling heifers sold to Omaha Packing at 6, the highest for a mixed lot on the South Omaha market.
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Omaha
South Omaha
John Shannon
Hoskins
Omaha Packing Company
A. W. Clark
New Railroad Enterprise Aims to Link Callaway and Gandy
A. O. Perry of Atkinson visits Omaha promoting a proposed 35 mile railroad from Callaway in Custer county to Gandy in Logan county. The plan traces to a Niobrara river railroad from Atkinson to Perry, Boyd county, halted three years ago when the Chicago contractor failed to deliver ties and rails.
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Omaha
A. O. Perry
Atkinson
Callaway
Custer County
Gandy
Logan County
Gentleman Pleads Not Guilty in Platte Center Shooting
Nicholas Gentleman, accused of the Platte Center shooting a week earlier, was arraigned in justice court and pleaded not guilty. He waived preliminary examination and was bound over to the district court without bail. State witnesses each posted $200 recognizance for appearance.
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Columbus, Neb
Nicholas Gentleman
Platte Center
Justice Court
Young in Crime in Falls City Nebraska
FALLS CITY Neb Dec 17 James Mahan a mere boy pleaded guilty in district court to grand larceny for stealing money from a fellow employee while employed on government proran work at Rule Judge Stull showed leniency and imposed the minimum one year in the penitentiary.
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Falls City
Neb
James Mahan
Rule
Stull
Farmer's Fall Proves Fatal
Spencer Neb December 17 Anton Holechek was found dead four miles northeast of Spencer on the road to his home. Authorities believe he fell from his wagon while intoxicated. A similar death occurred two years ago to friend Ona Turachek who was driving home in a drunken condition.
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Spencer
Neb
Anton Holechek
Ona Turachek
Farmer injured crossing rail line near North Bend
Fremont Nebraska December 17 Patrick Tulley a farmer eight miles from North Bend sustained serious injuries after attempting to cross the Union Pacific track two miles west of North Bend driving a wagon He saw train No 101 approach and tried to beat it across the rails.
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Fremont, Neb
Patrick Tulley
North Bend
Union Pacific
Tulley
Jail Delivery at Beaver City
Beaver City Nebraska December 17 two county jail prisoners Charles Griffin and Arch Bisbee escaped by cutting a 7 by 13 inch hole in the cell steel and squeezing through four other prisoners declined to flee and kept details secret keeping the escape hidden from officials
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Beaver City
Neb
Charles Griffin
Arch Bisbee
Liberty
Nebraska cattle brands bill seeks reform of state commission
Lincoln December bill would reconstruct the state marks and brands commission, reduce its membership, and raise registration fees from 1.50 to 2.50. S. P. Delatour of Llewellyn backs changes, arguing one man can devote full time and improve enforcement and efficiency. Nebraskans see potential benefits as registrations top 3 000 with nearly 6 000 applications processed.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State House
S. P. Delatour of
Llewellyn
Northwestern Cattlemens Association
Nebraska Commission
Missouri Pacific extension prospects near Kearney
F J Keens of the Kearney Commercial club met Missouri Pacific officials in St Louis to discuss extending the line from Prosser to Kearney. The plan was to connect to Isourney originally, with work halted at Prosser twenty four miles out. GM Harding signaled possible future extension and denied any control over the Kearney and Black Hills line to Callaway.
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Kearney
Harding
Missouri Pacific
Black Hills
Callaway
Supreme Court Orders Standard Oil Book Inspection
The supreme court issued a formal order enabling the attorney general to inspect Standard Oil books and stockholder lists since organization, plus minute books and other records. The decision, from a week earlier, held the case against the company as a potential trust and granted the state's action to curb it.
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Lincoln
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Congregationalists Meet at Noble School House
In McCook on December 15 the Congrega tionalists held a significant gathering at the Noble school house near Box Elder. A church of 38 members was recognized by a church council. Rev. W J Turner preached the sermon with Rev. J S Calhoun Rev A G Axtell Rev J D Stewart and Rev H Ahcke taking part.
Murderer Miller Sentenced for Life in Falls City
Falls City December 15 William Miller was arraigned in district court on first degree murder for shooting A J Wake city marshal of Rale on November 29. After initially pleading not guilty he pleaded guilty and Judge Stull sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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Falls City
William Miller
A. J. Wake
Rale
Miller
Stull
Booth Named Nebraska Football Coach for Next Season
Walter C. Booth has been retained as coach of the University of Nebraska football eleven for the coming year. Regents elected him to the chair of assistant physical director while the director position remains temporarily vacant.
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Lincoln
Walter C. Booth
University of Nebraska
Booth
Butterfield Acquires Nine Quarter Sections Near Osmond
W H Butterfield of Norfolk closed a deal securing nine quarter sections of land about three miles east of Osmond. He paid 40 000 for the tract and plans to open another large ranch.
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Osmond
W. H. Butterfield
Norfolk
Wife’s suicide attempt tied to new hat order warning
A Cincinnati wife attempted self harm after not receiving her new hat. The incident is presented as a caution to other wives to avoid ordering hats this fall.
Oil Hoax Tops St Paul Boom With Coal Oil Trick
In St Paul Nebraska the townwide oil excitement faded after investigators found a farmer salt ing a nearby spring daily with coal oil to fool visitors. A party toured the site and discovered no oil. the prank ended the mania.
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Paul, Neb
St. Paul
Fragmented Medical and Editorial Snippets Across a Page
A scattered OCR sample includes health product ads for Magnetic Starch and Garfield Tea, a joke line about religious exercise, a slogan promising to cure a cold in one day, and a laxative tablet claim. It also notes a British newspaper trust forming in London to control multiple publications.
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Grove
Irish Times
Sabughs Newspaper Trust
London
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Standard Theater
Mediterranean Sea
Madagascar
Ernest Satow
Locate Regular Magazine
New Railroad
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New Church
Kid-Ne-Oids
Molrrow
Lowa
Lilly Pratt
U St
Robt. Flenderson
W. Market
Beatrice
Hf. G. Small
Ohio St
William Zimimerman
White St
Dubuque
Frank Rand
Emma Hancock
15Th St
N. D Nagle
Iowa St
Morrow
OHN Morrow & CO
Springfield
Jign G
Dr. Bulls
Dr. Bull
G. Wicken & Company
Anebrar In
W. Morris
M. M. Cren
H. Atinata
Thompson
Mexico
Pullman
Tropics
Tropica
Tueasday
Puerto Rico
Ponce
San Juan
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Marmette Building
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
W.N. U
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