Nebraska State News Highlights From Across the State
Farmers near Edgar cheer crop prospects while Stromsburg plans July 4 events. Humboldt votes bonds for a new city hall and Grand Island cancels July celebrations. Chadron schools head resigns for a post at Aurora. A Nemaha dispute ends in attempted stoning. Juvenile court hears Grace Edwards case in Auburn. Fairbury pastor granted six weeks vacation. Sam Smith attacked in Cass County field. suspects arrested. Omaha chicken thieves active. several seizures reported. Falls City barn burns. unknown origin, horse injured. Boyd County to host special district court for horse thieves Conoree and Lunderman. Ruby man injured by hay fork fall. 16 feet drop. Nebraska patents listed in Washington dispatch. Beatrice will probate James Charles will giving estate to city for a park. Governor Mickey seeks Oscar Shoes return from Denver for alleged 1904 offense. Cass County man seeks Claud Ernst’s trace in Plattsmouth. Supreme Court grants new trial for Philip Hubert in statury case involving Lillian Hardy. Syracuse man Bill Creesman burned to death in barn fire caused by lightning. Supreme Court arguments over Bankers Union license. Western Maccabees background cited. Nebraska City celebrates Golden Wedding. Norfolk to host Nebraska State Firemen’s association in September. Cass County personal property value rises to 1,261,037. farm land at 4,099,333.
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Edgar
Stromsburg
Custer County
Humboldt
Grand Island
Chadron
Aurora
Nemaha
Grace Edwards
Auburn
Fairbury
Sam Smith
Cass County
Guy
Bob Patterson
Omaha
James Hill
Falls City
Boyd County
Conoree and
Lunderman
Butte
Nebraska
Cr. Keller
Ruby
Seward County
Keller
Washington
William Patterson
Central City
Oliver H. P
J. W. Good
Valentine F. Springer
Milford
Edward Pyle
Lincoln
Whiffletree Hook
James Charles
Beatrice
Mickey
Oscar M. Shoes
Gage County
Mary Harless
Denver
J. M. Chandler
Cass Country
Plattsmouth
Claud Ernst
Mr. Ernst
Philip Hubert
Supreme Court
Hubert
Lillian Hardy
Barnes
Bill Creesman
Syracuse
Charles Bray
Creesman
Bankers’ Union of the World
Searle
W. H. Thompson
Western Maccabees
Bankers’ Union
Golden
Nebraska City
Norfolk
Nebraska Exhibit Highlights Attract Shown At Exposition
Nebraska unveils its main pavilion at the Lewis and Clark exposition featuring hourly moving pictures and a corn exhibit with 81 corn varieties and 26 jars of corn products. The display includes six hundred ears on sticks, 165 grass varieties, and a mounted steel Challenger hide from the University of Nebraska farm.
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Nebraska
Portland
University of Nebraska Experimental Farm
Chicago
Morocco talks worry French circles and public unrest
News notes Paris concerns over Morocco negotiations and a European congress plan. Also reported: Greena of Pierpont Manor chosen president of the American Seedrade association. Romania wheat to be largest on record. Tufts College marks fiftieth anniversary with Kogio Takahira and Gov. Douglas honored.
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Morocco
W. H. Greena
Pierpont Manor
N. Y
American Seedrade Association
Governor Considers Canceling Barker Reprieve
Lincoln Web ster county murderer Frank Barker may face execution as a new date is set. Governor Mickey weighs revoking a two year reprieve tied to a Supreme Court reversal and pending opinion. Some governors have revoked vetoes, but reprieves are rarely reconsidered.
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Lincoln
Frank Barker
Webster County
Mickey
Supreme Court
Holmes
District Court
Price of Land in Case in Cass County
During the first five months of the year Cass county filed sixty four deeds conveying 6982 acres of land and selling for 490581 dollars, an average of 70.26 dollars per acre. The highest price reached near Murdock where 240 acres sold for 24000 dollars, or 100 dollars per acre.
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Plattsmouth
Cass County
Murdock
Executor Named in Furnas Will Oversees $20,000 Estate
Estate of Robert W. Furnas names E M Boyd cashier of Carson National Bank as executor. Principal asset is real estate near Brownville, with an estimated value around $20,000.
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Auburn
E M Boyd
Carson National Bank
Robert W. Furnas
Brownville
Tuberculosis Afflicts Cattle and Hogs in Nebraska
Nebraska state veterinarian Thomas reports rising tuberculosis in cattle and hogs. Range cattle show few cases while dairy cattle and farm district herds supply most infections. Buyers urged to exercise caution with milk as transmission to humans is possible. Recent South Omaha shipments included diseased animals condemned at the market.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Thomas
South Omaha
Murdered by a Traitor in the Philippines
Adjutant General Culver reported the murder of Captain Thom as R. Hayson at Siassi in the Philippines. The Nebraska native, who joined in Kansas, was shot asleep by a traitorous sentinel and died in service with the Thirty second infantry. He was an assistant superintendent of the constabulary and left a widow and daughter.
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Culver
Thomas R. Hayson
Siassi
Philippine Islands
Hayson
Nebraska
Kansas
Philippines
Thirty-second Infantry
Constablary
Grand Union Saratoga Adds Acetylene Lights for Healthful Comfort
The Grand Union Hotel in Saratoga announces a new acetylene gas lighting system installed to illuminate evenings. The plant connects six thousand burners across the hotel and grounds, aiming to provide brighter, cooler, and healthier light for guests.
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Grand Union of
Saratoga
Grand Union
United States
Why Butter is Eaten in Dietetics
The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette explains that butter is eaten with bread because bread is rich in starch and protein but lacks fat the body craves. Milk with rice pudding supplies the missing protein to compensate for rice’s deficiency.
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Gazette
Secret Subscriptions Read At Birmingham Vestry
A Birmingham church warden reports in the London News reading a vestry list of parochial fund subscriptions. The items include the vicar, a guinea, alrs, half a guinea, an anonymous donor, myself, and twenty five shillings.
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Birmingham
London News
Quicksilver Mining Rules Limit Miner Hours in Spain
In the Alamaden quicksilver mines a miner may not work more than four and a half hours per day and cannot exceed seven or eight days per month without risking serious health harm.
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Alamaden
Spain
Alligator for Dinner At Hamburg Zoo Incident
Max Hartmann promised fish for dinner then went mad and removed a young alligator from a pond at Hamburg Zoo. He took the reptile home for his wife to cook, prompting police and zoo officials to intervene.
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Max Hartmann
Hamburg Zoo
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Declared Best by Justice Peterson
In Breed Wis a judge of the Peace for Gconto County Chas Y Peterson proclaims Dodd’s Kidney Pills the best kidney medicine on the market. He cites personal relief from back pain after using one box, warning that untreated kidney issues can lead to Bright’s Disease diabetes rheumatism or other kidney diseases.
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Dodd
Bright
Colorado Forest Reserve Expansion Near Seven Million Acres
Colorado's forest reserve system now includes about 7,000,000 acres, nearly double the area of any other state in the union.
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Colorado
The
Union
Church Trustees Should Investigate Acetylene Gas
An advisory note urges church trustees to investigate acetylene gas safety citing an advertisement for Acetylene Apparatus Mfg Co in the same issue.
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Mfg. Co
The Great Task: Christ Within Rather Than Church Attendance
A quotation emphasizing that the aim is not simply drawing people to church but fostering a personal bond with Christ within individuals. It frames faith as internal transformation over outward ritual and gathering.
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Christ
Strawberries: A Perfect Food Through History and Health
The article traces the strawberry from ancient Greco Roman peddlers to its American garden status. It highlights nutritional value minerals and acids aiding digestion and germicide properties. It notes Linnaeus cures from strawberries and provides home uses from soups to puddings and simple relaxation exercises for nerves.
Rest and Relaxation in Physical Training
The article emphasizes balanced fitness stressing rest as essential as exercise. It warns many neglect proper rest, noting rigid muscles hinder performance. Even athletes should aim for ample relaxation alongside strong, developed muscles.
Cruelty to Animals Warns of Harsh Future Conduct
A physician relates a four year old’s distress at a dead chicken and warns that early exposure to cruelty in children leads to hardened empathy failure. The piece notes stockyard youths tormenting livestock, hot iron harassment, and college hazing as today’s manifestations forecasting broader cruelty.
Breathing Aids Digestion Through Diaphragm Action
The stomach lies below the diaphragm and, with digestion aided by diaphragmatic kneading as it moves, breathing during exercise increases chest movement and enhances digestion. Moderate activity after meals benefits digestion and breathing exercises help slow digestion, while fresh air, especially cold air, sharpens appetite and promotes nourishment.
Man Claims Age 157 in Menlo Park
Manuel Del Valle of Menlo Park California asserts he is 157 years old and presents birth certificates tracing birth in Zacatecas Mexico on November 24 1746.
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Manuel del Valle
Menlo Park
San Francisco
Cal
Zacatecas
Mexico
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