Nebraska items reflect politics, projects and calamities
Nebraska news notes a Beatrice Chautauqua turnout and Beatrice casualties, new depots at Arlington, Platte River bridge completion at Fremont, a serious burglary at Platte Center, and a tax assessment of Gage County. It reports races and fairs at Ponca, a Lutheran church near Arapahoe, and a world fair return by Fremonters. Prison escapes thwarted at Beatrice, a Fourth of July shoot in Hastings, and a river works contract for Gordon. The State University limits admissions to 1000 applicants for the year while offering free six years of study.
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Saline County
Sa‘ine County
Ponca
Talmage
Furnas County
Arapahd
A. d. Rigby
Otee County
Fremont
Beatrice
Hastings
Jimmy Henderson
Sher‘Adan
Edgar
Chase County
Osceola
Iy Charles
TD. &. Hasty
Arapahoe
Otoe’county
William Wride
East Omaha
Sfe
Grand Island
la Corbett
Carroll
L. W. Colby
Fair- Sury
Excape
Multiple Nebraska incidents reveal accidents and fraud
The Central Nebraska bank at Broken Bow remains under a receiver for three years with depositors unpaid. A Hartington hotel plan will sell enterprise lots to fund hotel use only, at low prices. A large plate glass pane fell from a dray at Scribner, injuring Albert Wagner and C. T. Horton. E.R. McCarthy travels to Chateau, LT, for his brother John’s burial after a railroad accident. A traveling swindler preys on banks, while Bancroft of Crete YMC A suffers a bicycle accident but recovers. Gage cadets gift a sword to Adjutant General Gage at Franklin academy. A Winnebago man Joe Redskin dies after a drunken spree. Mrs. Stein’s lamp explosion causes fire with minimal damage. County clerks list soldiers from several counties, with roster completion planned by Sept. 1, 1893. Children burn from phosphorus after pocketing sticks. two die. De fiance lodge 164 K P O Randolph forms with 29 members. A Stanton farmer kingster is robbed of $8 by a stranger with a six shooter. Nebraska City notes General Van Wyck’s condition not as dire as rumored. Beatrice couple injured after a carriage accident. Saline land sale measures limit public sale. 11,124 acres in Lancaster county reappraised for lessee purchases.
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Central Nebraska National Bank of
Broken Bow
Hartington
Scribner
Albert Wagner
C.T. Horton
Wagner
Horton
E.R. McCarthy
Elkhorn
Fremont
Chauteau
John
Columbus Journal
Bancroft
Crete Y. M. C. A
Gage
Stranklin Academy
John N. Bennett
Joe Redskin
Edmund Stein
Clay Center
Troxel
Burt
Deuel
Dodge
Franklin
Harlan
Hamilton
Kimball
Pierce
Polk
Washington
Carl Lord
Harry Roper
Ray Roper
Bartley
Harry
Kay Roper
Dale
Defiance Lodge 164
K. of P
Randolph
George H. Macon
T. Reese
Rev. Pierce
P. C. Waldron
E. F. Walden
N. Mosher
H. Lowell
Wayne
Bloomfield
Warsaw
Thomas Kingston
Stanton
Elkhorn River
Kingster
Nebraska City
General van Wyck
James Reed
Lone Lodge
Peter Boilot
Beatrice
Boilot
Lancaster County
Salt Basin
Lincoln
Salt Lake
They are liberated Neebe Schwab and Fielden
Springfield June 27 Governor Altgeld pardoned anarchists Neebe Schwab and Fielden serving Joliet penitentiary sentences for the Haymarket riot. He cites unfair trial and prejudice, maintaining the landmark appeal centered on juror competence and prosecutorial conduct.
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Neeba
Schwab
Fielden
Liberty
Springfield
Ill
Altgeld
Pardomed
Felding
Neebe
Joliet Penitentiary
Haymarket
Chicago
Watsons
Gary
Chaf
Banfield
Neebe and Schwab
W P. Black
Frank Waller
Altgel
Supreme Court
Murder on Pine Ridge Reservation Near Gordon Neb
Two young men identified as Amos Rockman alias Switch Tail and Two Arrows killed Bear Stops an Ogallala Indian about 1230 yesterday on Pine Ridge reservation. Jackson Bessonette an Indian policeman reported the event to Gordon with officers Sam Nock and Two Elks in pursuit of the murderers. Bear Stoy remains the victim as authorities investigate.
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Indias
Bear Stops
Gozpon
Neb
Pine Ridge
Amos Rockman
Switch Tail
Jackson Bessonette
Gordon
Sam Nock
Bear Stoy
Indian Girl Assault and Father Killed at Wounded Knee
A 14 year old girl from a Wounded Knee dwelling faced an ambush by Indians named Switch Tail and Two Arrows, who tried to assault her as she walked home from school. Her father faced the attackers with a wooden club, but was stabbed through the heart by a butcher knife. Marshal Stannard awaits arrests as word spreads of the incident and possible pursuit toward the Santee agency.
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Wounded Knee
Jay
Bessenotte
George Standard
Gordon
Santee
Jackson Lessonette
Sam Rock
Tino Ellis
Pine Ridge
Marshal Stannard
Stannard
Inauguration of Excursion Rates Favored by Rail Lines
Cincaogo June 2k. The Atchison railway system circulated a letter to associate lines urging an earlier inauguration of excursion rates for the World’s Fair traffic. It argues current rates fail to realize sufficient traffic and calls for a meeting by June 30. The Rock Island and Great Western lines back the plan.
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Cincaogo
Atchison
Rock Island
Great Western
Colony for Honduras Emigration Plan by Clevelanders
A large Cleveland colony is forming to emigrate to Honduras this winter. Over thirty heads of families have joined, with plans for settlement along the Interoceanic Railroad or the Chamalicon and Ulue Rivers. A representative will visit Central America to finalize arrangements. Correspondence has been with Honduras Consul General in New York and the group expects to depart early winter to grow temperate and tropical fruit crops.
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Cleveland
Honduras
Central America
Chamalicon
Ulue
New York
Crop bulletin notes varied conditions across divisions
In Torreka Kansas a USDA crop bulletin reports the eastern division had a good growing week with crops responding, the eastern middle division fair for growth but good for harvest, and the western middle and western divisions severe on all areas. A June 23 Washington note lists new postmasters for Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Missouri Nebraska South Dakota. A Torxia bank closed with $45.39 cash, deposits $31,360, liabilities $4,000, loans $74,000, most real estate. bank value about $40,000.
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Torreka
Kan
I. B. Jennings
Kansas
States Department of Agriculture
Middle Division
Washmoton
Illinois
Perry Hughes
Clinton
Coll
Beardstown
Henry‘b.’ Couchman
Sumner
Indiana
Jacob A. Ashley
Boonville
Iowa
Root
Charles City
Michigan
Leonard W. Hoch
Adrian
Paul W. Grierson
Calumet
Leroy W. Midian
Marquette
Chisholm McKay
Torxia
Bank of News City
Chadron to Chicago Cowboy Race Ends In Berry Victory
John Berry wins the Chadron Neb to Chicago great cowboy race in thirteen days and sixteen hours finishing at Buffalo Hill with his horse Poison. Albright Gillespie and Smith follow as the riders push through pavements, protests, and late-night relays. Berry logs the last 150 miles in twenty four hours and vows care for his horse amid a crowd uncertain of the winner.
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John Berry
Albright
Gillespie
Smith
Lorees
Chncapo
Chadron
Neb
Chicago
Sixty-third Street
Buffalo Hill
Berry
Colonel Cody
Poison
Vekal
John
Werry
Vacqueros
Dekalb
Jolson
Elburn
Ladi
St. Charles Road
Maywood
Tam
Berry Here
Major Burke
Sandy
Idaho Walls
Emmett Albright
Joe Aillespie
W. ©Ps
Chadron J
Immett Albright
Joe'iush
J. H. Stevens
Pete
General Grant
Nick
George A. Jones
George
Romeo
Doc Middleton
Geronmo
Jimmie
C. W. Smith
Redwing
Joe Gillespie
Billie Mac
Billie Shafer
Joe
Fisher
Nigger Baby
Dixie
John Ber
Poison A
Stevens
Glenn
Joe Gillispie
Mid West Grounds
Lillie Shaffer
Dynamite
Native American horse in high regard by European observers
An account of a long endurance race notes the value of the American horse for cavalry, praising the animal’s speed and stamina. Gillispie, age 58, earns attention for completing most of the trek with his horses, while spectators recall earlier skepticism and the cowboy’s bond with his mount.
Prayers for the Deal Victori Sinks After Collision at Sea
London dispatch reports the collision of the Victori and the Campertown off Tripoli in the afternoon. Many men died as the Victorian diver barely escaped, saved by a comrade who cut his diving dress while the other boatman drowned. Solemn services followed across Britain with the dead march in major cathedrals and churches.
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London
Tripoli
Victoria
Csap
St. Pauls Cathedir
Westminster Nabbey
Great Britain
Sinking of Vict ria shocks Washington naval observers
News from Washington reports the sinking of the Victoria battleship during a naval review caused profound sensation. Observers note Victoria was larger and more significant than the Blake, highlighting the ram as a weapon of naval offense though not used aggressively. The incident underscores the fleet's vulnerability even during maneuvers.
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Washington
Victria
Bea
Steady Dale
Naval Review
Victoria
Oregon
New York
Althoug
Chin legation may move to new minister soon
Washington June 28 The Chin legation will probably be turned or to the new minister about the last July. The present Chin Minister has received no information on a new treaty with the United States, but such action seems unlikely. Mr Ho secretary Minister Tsui Kwo Yin hinted the government views Geary act passage as a sign the treaty should be abrogated, a stance the Chin c has pressed in the Supreme Court to test the act.
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London
Calcutta
House of Lords
Earl Kimberley
India
Indian Council
House of Commons
Gladstone
House
Goszhen
Mr. Goschen
Goschen
Government of India
India Council
United States
Washngton
Chin Legation
United Stat
Mr Ho
Tsui Kwo Yin
Rounell
Chinc c
Supreme Court
Quotations from New York and Omaha and Elsewhere
A compact roundup of quotes circulating in New York, Chicago, and Omaha, tracing perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. Notable lines reflect urban trends, cross city comparisons, and public sentiment.
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New York
Chicas
Louis
Omaha
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Sidney Telegraph
Cary & Lyon, Publishers
Sidney
Nebraska
Fort Scott
Kuanaas
Ida
Morgan
Almon Woodard
Gnce
Cincinnati O
Cincinnati
Board of Trade and Transportation
Congress
May Burke
G. Shortall
Humane Society
Jie
Gillispie
Propece Markey
Omana
Umm
Florida
Ccsecas Ouveseogenseeer
Oath—Vor
Steeleopeeer
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