Beaten paths and fire mark Nebraska towns this week
A string of incidents across Nebraska includes Emanuel Lape adjudged insane in Gage county and sent to asylum, a Beatrice theft of two money drawers, a Beatrice midwinter picnic, a Chadron house fire, and a Grand Island manager missing after Christmas. Also noted: Cass county hedge fencing fading, a massive Union Pacific sheep drive, and district court activity in Dodge county. Notable deaths include A Tyson near Elmwood and Seward’s Fierourr.
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York
EmaNuel Lape
Gage County
N. E. Schultz
Grand Island
Bradshaw
A. Tyson
Cass County
Elmwood
Larrell
Farre & Co
Omaha
Tur Linco
Grand Army of Nebraska
Ashland
Council Bluffs
J. O. Kelly
Wyoming
Chadron
Alliange Milling Company
Arkiysox
Beatrice
C. A. Jackson
Tue Bank of Wauneta
S. C. Henry
Bank of Stratton
Springview
Groner W. Crofts
Congregational Church of
District Court
Dodge County
Marshall
Elkhorn
Dodge
Tae
Bee Shoemaker
New Live Stock Rates Take Effect January 1
Nebraska shippers face a shift to cents per hundred pounds from dollars per car. Rates depend on minimum weights plus 50 cents per car for unloading at union stock yards. Mixed carload shipments incur higher charges, as hog rates apply to hogs and cattle minimums to mixed stock.
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Nebraska
Union Stock Yards
Iowa
Nebraska Stands Superior Says Ex-Gage County Man
W D Messenger, once of Gage County, contrasts New Mexico with Nebraska, saying Nebraska offers better soil, water, climate, and stock opportunities. He criticizes land schemes, cites costly water rights at 50 a year, and warns families moving away lose money under industry claims. He also notes poor water quality and failed irrigation prospects in New Mexico.
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New Mexico
Nebraska
W. D. Messenger
Gage County
Pecos
Gore
Wecos
Old
Mexico
Texas
Irrigation by Artesian Wells Gains Knox County Support
Knox county capitalists aim to provide every 160 acre owner with an artesian well. Wells at 550 to 750 feet require under 1000 dollars for a well reservoir and laterals. Niobrara wells report 95 to 107 pounds pressure, with more planned. Artificial moisture is seen as a sure path to crop insurance and regional prosperity.
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Knox County
Old Fort Randall
Fremont Beet Growers Rally for Fair Market in County Meeting
A second county meeting at the courthouse gathered forty to fifty beet growers to oppose Oxnards allegedly unfair factory practices. They backed beet growing with a goal of a reliable sugar beet market and approved a resolution in favor of the industry pending fair pricing. Judge Maxwell opined the sugar bounty bill illegal due to dual bounty provisions and improper warrants.
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Fremont
Court House
Oxnards
Maxwell
Settlers May Rest Easy Over Otoe Reservation
Washington dispatch reports Senator Pad dock pressed Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith about the long pending Otoe reservation matter. After the interview the senator said he was satisfied with the case's present aspect and settlers on the reservation should be gratified by the assurance that final settlement will come soon.
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Washington Dispatch
Paddock
Secretary of the Interior
Hoke Smith
Senate Panel Voices Firm Stand on Foreign Territory Claim
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopts a sweeping declaration opposing any acquisi tion of American territory by force. The stance asserts strict U S resistance to Allen power attempts and reaffirms adherence to national sovereignty.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Monroe doctrine strengthened in Senate boundary dispute resolution
A Senate committee backed a resolution by Senator Davis that strengthens the Monroe doctrine and asserts the United States as the sole arbiter in boundary disputes on the American continent especially against foreign purchases or cessions. The measure aims to prevent arbitration from binding without U S approval and covers acquisitions by foreign powers. Critics fear entanglements while supporters say U S sovereignty remains the final say.
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Washington
Davis
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Monroe
United States
Venezuela
England
Western Hemisphere
Riverton J Chapman Guilty In Sugar Inquiry Trial
The jury in Riverton J Chapman case, a Moore and Sherley broker, found him guilty for refusing to answer Senate sugar investigation questions. The defense’s numerous objections and constitutional grounds will seed an appeal to higher courts. The trial is viewed as a test case affecting Edwards Shriver and John W Macartney trials here.
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Washington
Riverton J
Chapman
Edwards and Shriver
John W. Macartney
Loyal Americans Protest Santa Fe Chart Lion Display
Oklahoma division AOLA condemns Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway for placing an English lion on their charter and stamps, saying it insults loyal American citizens and reflects British power in free America.
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Santa Fe
GuTune
Oklahoma
Mullall
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Free America
Tesla claims new electric treatment for organic diseases
New York reports Nicola Tesla’s oscillator aims to exercise every body atom via electric shocks at one per second. He says it can strengthen afflicted organs, with anecdotes like Ex-Mayor Abram Hewitt showing temporary liver improvement after sitting in the chair.
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New York
Nicola Tesla
Tesla
Tie
Abram S. Hewitt
Lesla
East Houston Street
Mr. Hewitt
Mr. Tesla
Asia
Hewitt
Flewitt
Tessa
Ministers to rally nationwide prayers against El Paso prize fights
Ex Vaso Texas January 20. The city Minister's union will mail a circular to religious periodicals urging preachers and youth groups nationwide to join in Sunday prayers to prevent prize fights in El Paso and spare the city from distress.
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Vaso
Tex
The Pickler Bill Indorsed by Pension Committee
Members of the pension committee of the Grand Army of the Republic occupied the house committee on invalid pensions yesterday. The Pickler bill, designed to bring about changes desired by the Grand Army, received the committee's endorsement.
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Washoton
Jan
Grand Army of the Republic
Ine Pickler
Grand Army
Imperial decree sets czar’s Moscow coronation date
An imperial decree announces the czar will be crowned in Moscow in May and invites the municipal and other representative bodies of the Russian empire to attend.
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St. Peterssuna
Moscow
Russian Empire
Pan American Canal Co Advances Railroad Plans in Colombia
In Cotos Colombia on January 20 the Pan American Canal Company moves forward with railroad construction preparations. It is buying large supplies of cross ties and coal as part of the project.
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Cotos
Colombia
Panamen Canal Company
Business Perplexed Says Dun and Co Review
New York reporting that R G Dun and Co notes the business world faces perplexing conditions with possible government funding, unsettled money markets, uncertain tariffs, and potential tax changes. It cites Senate inaction hurting business, ongoing import export balance concerns, and mentions four large failures within days as warning signs.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Treasury Reserve
Senate
House
Pension appropriation bill passes in the House
Washington Jan 20 The House approved the pension appropriation bill after a week long debate and adjourned until Monday The pension measure totals 141335820 dollars about 50000 dollars under the original estimate and is reported fifty days ahead of prior pension bills
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Washington
House
Morrison boom boosts Morrison's Chicago nomination bid
In Curiaco on January 20, Chicago Democratic leaders report a clear advance for Colonel William R. Morrison in presidential stock. Managers deem Chicago hosting the national convention elevates him as the leading candidate and Cook County plans to elect a Morrison friendly delegation. If no upheaval occurs, Morrison will direct Illinois delegation as he prefers.
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Curiaco
Willian R. Morrison
Chicago
Morrison
Cook County
Drunken suitor shoots rival and relative near Quicksand Ky
A drunken suitor shoots his rival's father and a relative near Quicksand Kentucky in a violent incident that adds to regional tension.
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Quicksand
Marriage by Advertisement in Oklahoma Cattleman Merges with Michigan Native
John Campbell of Blaine county Oklahoma ranches married Miss Mabel Hageman of Michigan City Indiana after four weeks of advertising for a wife. Campbell is a wealthy cattleman with twenty years in Oklahoma and Texas. They wed last night and express satisfaction with their novel union.
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Hensyxssry
Okla
John Campbell
Blaine County
Mabel Hageman
Michigan City
Ind
Campbell
Oklahoma
Texas
Hageman
Prussian Diet Opens with Domestic Agenda
Berwin January 16 The Prussian diet opened in the White hall. The throne speech focused on domestic affairs. Bills announced include railroad expansion, improving teacher positions, and establishing chambers of commerce. The government will aid distressed husbandry and propose financial support, cooperative granaries, and leasehold land tenure legislation.
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Berwin
Schloss
Chambers of Commerce
Ballington Booth Must Relinquish Leadership
Rumor says General South in London ordered Ballington Booth and his wife to give up their American leadership by end of March. London authorities reportedly oppose the strong push to Americanize the Salvation Army.
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New York
Salvation
South
London
Ballington Booth
Jameson Raid Prisoners to be Tried in England
Final agreement between President Kruger and Sir Hercules Robinson sets Dr Jameson and his officers to stand trial in England for actions during the Transvaal raid. The talks concluded yesterday in Pretoria.
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Jameson
England
Pretoria
Kruger
Hercules Robinson
Cape Colony
Dr. Jameson
Transvaal
Sinking of Cesgar After Collision Off Ramsgate
The steamship Cesgar of Barcelona sank in a fog collision with the German ship Nereus near Ramsgate. Nineteen crew members of Cesgar drowned. Nereus, which departed Iquique on October 2 bound for Hamburg, has been towed to safety.
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Dover
Cesgar
Barcelona
Nereus
Ramsgate
Iquique
Hamburg
Crooked Bank Cashier Arrested in Dexter Michigan
Perry Oklahoma reports J W N Gregory, former cashier of the defunct First State Bank, arrested in Dexter Michigan. The bank failed here on September 17 leaving about one hundred depositors stranded.
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Perry
Okla
J. W. N. Gregory
Dexter
Mich
First State Ank
Hawaiian Cable Project Gets Senate Hearing
Senate foreign relations panel grants a brief hearing to Rep Mc Cormick and Admiral Irwin siding with the Pacific Cable company of New York to build a telegraphic line from the Pacific coast to Hawaii within three years. The plan asks the United States to pay $25 per nautical mile annually for 0 years.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
McCormick
Admiral Irwin
Pacific Cable Company of
New York
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
United States
Nicaragua Canal Scheme Attracts Little Attention In House
The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce created a seven member sub committee to handle all canal legislation. A special presidential message with Cleveland views and the canal commission report is expected to reach Congress within a month.
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Washington
Nicaragua Canal
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hepburn
Cleveland
Canal Commission
Congress
Talmaze May Resign From First Presbyterian Copastorate
In Wasuvnctos on January 16 the Rev. T DeWitt Talmage is expected to announce his resignation from the copastorate of the First Presbyterian church He has told trustees he desires to withdraw from the field and dislikes being part of the church’s current trouble.
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Wasuvnctos
First Presbyterian Church
T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn
Board of
Fatal Saw Mill Explosion Kills Two Dabner Children
Stewartsville Missouri January 16 The boiler of a portable saw mill owned by Fred Dabner exploded last night ten miles southwest of town killing two of Dabner’s children and seriously injuring the proprietor.
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Stewartsville
Fred Dabner
Here
Live Stock and Produce Markets from Major U.S. Cities
Quotations from New York Chicago St Louis Omaha and other markets feature price ranges for cattle hogs and grain. Report highlights include shifts in values across the week with bidders adjusting bids reflecting demand and supply dynamics.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
OMAIA
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O'Neill
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