Fairbury to exterminate unowned canines in town
NEBRASKA NEWS reports Fairbury will exterminate unowned dogs amid reports one showed hydrophobia. Weston plans a creamy cry as it keeps pace with Nebraska towns. A Lyons man broke both arms after a 30 foot barn fall. Crete’s I M Wolf ships draft horses to Germany in three weeks. Wakefield may elect bonds for a new school building. Ex Governor Peck and Mr Bryan visited Gov Holcomb at the executive office.
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Germany
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Wisconsin
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Bryan
Pitfall of De Lome Mystery In Havana Theft
A legation attache reports a missing communication from the De Lôme affair. Havana postoffice clerk accused of stealing the document and sending word to the junta. The incident centers on a cautionary intrigue tied to diplomatic letters and official handlers.
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Junta
Havana
True version of de Lome letter theft revealed
Philadelphia dated report details how a Cuban insider in New York sources claims the de Lome letter to Canalejas was obtained in Havana via the Cuban post office. The account describes the letter being read at the Spanish legation, copied by a post office worker, and eventually mailed after substitutions, with Cuban leaders seeking the original amid alarms in Washington and Havana.
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de Lome
Senor Canalejas
New York
United States
Havana
Jose Canalejas
Spain
Washington
Legation
Legation Espana
Senor de Lome
Canaleja
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Raleigh
Jacksonville
Mla
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Inglatierra
Postofice
Senor Canaleias
Canalias
Madrid
Washington move seeks to keep De Lome as a hostile envoy
Representative Lewis of Washington prepared a joint resolution to be offered in the house declaring that the president should not recognize the resignation of Senor De Lome the Spanish minister. The measure would demand informing De Lome that he is persona non grata.
Pensioner Reclaims Returned San Antonio Payment
Pension Commissioner Evans reported a San Antonio pensioner mailed back 879 dollars he believed overpaid. An investigation confirmed the man was legitimately receiving 12 dollars a month for deafness, and Evans ordered the full amount returned to him.
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Washington
Evans
San Antonio
Texas
Veendam sinks after collision. St Louis rescues crew and passengers
The Holland America Line steamer Veendam, en route Rotterdam to New York, foundered after striking a submerged wreck in 49.85N 20.1W on February 6. The St Louis arrived from Southampton and, despite high seas, transferred all aboard by 4:53 a.m. and set the wreck on fire to clear navigation.
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Randle
Southampton
Veendam
Stenger
Rotterdam
American Line
Wheat Shows an Upward Tendency
Chicago reports a week of firm wheat prices with May up 2 14 cents and July up 1 5/8 cents. The market faced occasional weakness from weaker cables and reports of abundant world supplies but strong export demand and Northwest arrivals pulled prices higher, aided by Argentine and Liverpool market cues and Leiter shipments moving toward seaboard.
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Leiter
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Liverpool
Government tests seek San Jose scale in dried fruit
Berlin reports the investigation into San Jose scale in dried fruit continues with 4000 packages from Hamburg. Two small lots from California districts were stopped, both Sonoma apples. No northern fruit infected. About 900 packages expected next week and a few stragglers afterward. Tests are fair and lengthy, sampling for examination.
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Berlin
United States
Hamburg
California
Sonoma
Movements of Warships Reported Near Japan
New York February 14 The Yokohama Herald correspondent says all Russian warships except one have moved. British Admiral Jeavine on a cruiser sails for Nagasaki. Japanese warships split into two squadrons, one at Shimidzu and the other not at Yokosuka. United States cruiser Concord sails February 19 to relieve Boston at Chemulpo.
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Jeff Chemulpo
Yokohama
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Nagasaki
Yokosuka
Shimidzu
Concord
Boston
Chemulpo
Yukon goods must be shipped to British bottoms for duty rule
The Dominion customs department issued a memorandum on Yukon entries. Purchases in Canada bound for the Yukon must be carried to British bottoms. otherwise full duty applies to the goods.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Department of Customs
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Yukon
Kiondike
Callie Empler Pleads Guilty in Dallas Whitecanning Case
Callie Empler pleaded guilty to whitecanning in Dallas Texas, was fined 106 dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail, the maximum permissible penalty for the offense.
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Callie Empler
Dallas
Tex
Searching in ruins sparks Pittsburg fire danger
Chief Mumphhreys of the Pittsburg Fire Department warns that debris from earlier explosions sustains ongoing risk of further blasts. The Record of Mortality up to the present writing notes casualties and ongoing rescue efforts amid wreckage.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Fire Search Ends As Death Toll Grows
In Pittsburg the debris from Wednesday night’s fire remains ten feet high while 200 men scour the ruins for bodies. More than 26 still missing, with officials saying the death count will be higher than any estimate. Ammonia danger from residual tanks prompts constant water streams and caution. Among the rescued are Mrs. McFadden and eight children. O Hearn of Oil City and Beverly of Grafton among the missing. A move to bar bonded liquor or ammonia storage in city limits is underway, with Safety Director Brown to present proposed legislation at the next Municipal Hall meeting. Known dead eleven, injured eighteen, property loss 1.6 million, insurance around 1 million.
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Mulberry Avenue
Michael O’hearn
Oil City
James Beverly
Grafton
O Hearn
Allegheny
Beverly
Mercy Hospital
J. O. Brown
Municipal Hall
Spain’s Du Boso to Lead Legation as De Lome Resigns
Washington reports confirm Senor Dupuy de Lome has ceased to represent Spain as minister. Senor Don Juan du Boso will act as chargé d affaires until a new minister arrives. De Lome sails for Madrid early next week, marking his official severance and transition to private citizen.
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State Department
Woodford
Legation
Spain
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Senor
Don Juan du Boso
Senor de Tome
Senor de Lome
Senor du Boso
New York
Havre
Madrid
Surprised at De Lome Letter Says Ex-Minister Reacts
Wannis Taylor former minister to Spain living in Mobile Alabama voices surprise at the De Lome letter. He calls De Lome the most brilliant diplomat and says the imprudence is inexplainable. Taylor says the affair will heighten rancor between Spain and the United States and recalls a calamity to Spain.
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Mobile
Ala
Wannis Taylor
Spain
Taylor
Amertcnos
Novel coin certificate plan seeks gold and silver compromise
W S Harbert of Chicago proposes a circulating medium of coin certificates payable half in gold and half in silver. A two dollar certificate would be redeemable as one dollar in gold and one dollar in silver. If one half declines in value, the other would adjust correspondingly, Harbert argues.
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Chicago
Harbert
Alaska gold promises cited from War Department report
Acting Secretary of War instructions prompt E Hazard Wells to publish dispatches by Captain Ray. Wells, seasoned Alaska traveler, notes large gold deposits likely in Alaska especially along the Tanana river system and its tributaries. He cites rich prospects at American creek and nearby streams, predicting the Great Tanana valley may hold the best mining region in Alaska.
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Indian bill passes Senate aiding Indian congress and Nebraska lands
The Indian bill cleared the Senate with a 45000 dollar appropriation for an Indian congress and for Indian tribes and schools in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Iowa. It sends to the House with amendments to be concurred, while Thurston’s Otoe and Missouri lands bill also passes. The measure faces possible house debate over the broader provisions and rider on homesteads.
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House
Omaha
Chicago to Liverpool: 1.6 million bushels of Lester wheat shipped
Contracts finalized to move 1,600,000 bushels of Lester wheat to the seaboard with Grand Trunk, Nickel Plate, and Lehigh Valley each securing 500,000 bushels. Through rate from Chicago to Liverpool means rail recovery unclear. Trade whispers cite rising exports and possible British syndicate involvement.
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Washington to Philadelphia Spreads Brief Minister Resignation
A note from Washington reports that Minister de Toma cabled his resignation to the Spanish government. The message travels amid diplomatic tensions and reaches officials in Philadelphia as part of ongoing cabinet communications.
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Philadelphia
de Toma
Anes Away With a Nebraska Girl
Chicago police investigate the disappearance of Earl Conway a gifted youth 15 and Miss Ollie Wilson daughter of a Nebraska stockman believed to be eleven years his elder as the pair reportedly left together triggering a mystery about their whereabouts and relation.
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Nebraska
Chicago
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Ollie Wilson
Éleven
Hold
Senator Murphy declines discuss censure by N Y legislature
General news notes report Senator Murphy refusing comment on the New York legislature's censure over his vote on the Teller financial resolution. Also noted: death of Rev. Dr. William Cantell former Lafayette College president in Philadelphia aged 71.
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