Nebraska items reflect deaths and civic notes across counties
The dispatches recount Silas Springer’s long Douglas county residence and Morgan Rice’s self destruction after illness, a Linwood area man’s fatal ranch accident, a Sid ney colt breaking injury, Wymore's incorporation and bond votes, and a sweeping winter wheat crop failure claim. Community events include a Tekamah club’s railroad bond plan and police recovery of stolen goods near Rosemont.
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Silas Springer
Douglas County
Morgan Rice
Dixon
Wakefield
Tom Smith
Laverty
Ashland
Exeter
West
Jesse Wester
Sidney
Plattsmouth
Wymore
Nemaha County
Platte County
Company H
Third Nebraska
Stromsburg
Opera House
Park Hotel
S. Carson
Eden
John Singer
Webster City
Nebraska
Creighton
Commercial Club of
Tekamah
Sioux City
Rosemont
Bill Leach
Trumbull
Glenville
Bromfield
Ayr
Funk
Aurora
Union Pacific
Columbus
Pension Bureau Work and its Pension Claims System Exposed
Senator Hayward received a detailed letter from Commissioner Evans outlining the Pension Bureau's structure, procedures, and the distinction between general and 1890 law pensions. It lists 1,741 employees, 566 ex union soldiers, a 110 member board of review, and 43 medical examiners, with the department issuing 61,000 certificates in nine months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Hayward
H. Clay Evans
Pension Bureau
Washington
Pension Department
Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic
Evans
Ilinois
Board of Review
Civil Service
Hayward
Bussey
Bureau
Grant
President Hayes
Hayes
Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
Spain
Tragic Badger Hole Incident Claims Gannon’s Life
Greeley Center reports the death of 17 year old John Gannon the son of Thomas Gannon while digging out a badger in a field near town. He entered a hole with his head and body causing a collapse that suffocated him. His two dogs stayed by him scratching away dirt until discovery. He was set to graduate from Greeley High School next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Center
John Gannon
Thomas Gannon
Gannon
Dillon Doing Well From Manila Wound
Information from the War department to the Nebraska governor reports Captain Thomas S Dillon of South Omaha with the First Montana volunteers at Manila is recovering from a wound. No details on how he was wounded are given, but relatives requested confirmation, and General Otis confirms Dillon is doing well.
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War Department
Thomas S. Dillon
South Omaha
Manila
Montana
Nebraska
Otis
Dillon
Elliott Brown Dies in Drowning Incident Near Harrison
Elliott Brown a renowned stockman and manager of the National Sheep and Cattle company drowned while fording Indian creek on horseback near Harrison Nebraska. He previously served as a Wyoming Rough Rider under Col Grigsby and earned distinction in the Mississippi wreck when he saved many lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot C. Brown
National Sheep and Cattle Company
Nebraska
Wyoming
Indian Creek
Harrison
Neb
Mr. Brown
Colonel Grigsby
Mississippi
Linkolin Land Company Plans Plat of eighty Acres North of Oxford
The Linkolin Land company will plat eighty acres of its land adjoining Oxford to the north and at once put the property on the market.
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Linkolin Land Company
Oxford
Ex-Congressman Francis Smith Ed wards dies at 2 in Dun kirk NC
The obituary notes former congressman Francis Smith Edwards died at his home in Dun Kirk North Carolina yesterday at age 62. The brief item lists his death and residence with no additional family details.
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Francis Smith Edwards
Dunkirk
Signal Corps
Savannah
Theosophists
Chicago
William Thompson
Lynn
Mass
Cae Eee
Senors Capote
Lanuza
Washington
Major Ladd
Customs Funds
Havana
United States
David J. Field
St. Louis
Navy Department
Window Glass Association
Bates to Succeed Carey as Paymaster General
Military and political items from the period note Colonel Alfred E. Bates reporting for duty as assistant paymaster general and likely succeeding Paymaster General Carey on July 10. Other notes include post office railway mail moves in the Philippines, a Bryan lecture schedule in Indiana, a Buffalo grain shovelers strike settlement, and obituaries and society news.
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Pacific Coast
Alfred E. Bates
Alfred B. Bates
Carey
McKinley
St. Clair Mcxelway
Brooklyn Eagle
Buffalo
Milo
Rhea
Montmorenci
France
Vaille
Manila
Post Office Department
Malolos
Philippines
First National Bank of
Keefe
Longshoremen's Association
Conners
Baptist Meeting in San Francisco Celebrates Missionary Half Century
Tuesday’s Baptist annual gathering in San Francisco marks the semicentennial of missionary work in California. Other items note Charles Brush receiving the Ranford medal, Cumberland Presbyterians planning a 1 million dollar church education fund, and policy on football between West Point and naval cadets. The Olympia plans a long Hong Kong stay before a 14000 mile voyage and naval act rulings limit retired officers as civilian ship design aides.
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San Francisco
California
Charles F. Brush
American Academy of Art and Sciences
Cumberland Presbyterians
Denver
Alger
West Point Military Academy
Naval Cadets
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Hong Kong
L. P. Mitchell
the Treasury
National News Highlights From The Week
Reports from Pittsfield to Springfield note Bryan visits and a reception for his niece at Mount Holyoke. Military promotions include Summers brevet brigadier general and Cas2 major by brevet. Russia rejects a Chinese rail concession and will survey Manchuria. Spain suspends redeemable debt payments as El Madrid Reforma reports. Heavy rains in Eldorado, cattle losses from flooded pastures. Japan migration to Hawaii draws US official inquiries into scope and control.
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National Association of Wagon Manufacturers
Pittsfield
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Hannibal
Gillette
Massachusetts
McKinley
Springfield
Mass
Mount Holyoke
Otis and
Lawton
Summers
Oregon
Volunteers
Cas2
Engineer Battalion
Pekin
M. de Giers
Tsung Li Yamen
Russia
Madrid Reforma
Senor Villaverde
Bank of Spain
Eldorado
Kan
Lehr & Leonard
Hawaii
Washington
Washington volunteers weigh returning route. prison fund gift noted
Secretary Alger telegraphed General Otis to learn if Washington volunteers should return via Puget Sound to land at home rather than San Francisco where the returning volunteers camp is. Cortelyou handed Vanderlip a president’s check for the Dewey home fund and expressed the president’s interest in the testimonial to Admiral Dewey. Three white farmers Humphreys and two sons were lynched near Aley in Henderson county Texas a remote area lacking telegraph and rail lines about seventy five miles southwest of Dallas. Adjutant General Corbin released Colonel Funston’s report on the Twentieth Kansas from February 5 to the outbreak end.
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Alger
Otis
Washington
Puzer Sound
San Francisco
Cortelyou
Vanderlip
Dewey Home Fund
McKinley
Admiral Dewey
James Humphreys
Aley
Henderson County
Texas
Dallas
Corbin
Frederick Funston
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
MacArthur
Kansas Regiment
Vision of Buffalo Station the Finest in the Nation
A Buffalo resident proclaims the city will build an unparalleled railway station. He forecasts a 300 foot cathedral style tower, a $6,000,000 cost, and a structure surpassing St. Louis Union depot and Chicago’s $2,000,000 station. The remark highlights grand urban ambitions and pride.
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Buffalo
United States
Union Depot
St. Louis
Chicago
Man who worships proverbs avoids anti-fat life rule
A saying frames a lifestyle approach where proverbs guide choices and personal discipline, implying avoidance of dieting temptations and external weight concerns through steadfast adherence to timeless wisdom.
Free sample offer for 6 DROPS Salve cures skin diseases
For 80 days readers are invited to request a free sample box of 6 DROPS Salve claimed to cure piles eczema and skin ailments. The ad promises instant relief and rapid cures when applied to burns boils abscesses and related conditions from Burthey Beards to Scrofulous Affections. Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company Chicago invites requests at 160 164 E Lake St.
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Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Lake St
Chicago
Faultless Starch Ad Promises Easy Laundry Results
To Laundry Dresses and Skirts, mix Faultless Starch with cold water then add boiling water until clear. All grocers sell Faultless Starch. Large package priced at 10 cents.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Internal Use
An old advertisement copy touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy with a price listed. The wording refines a distant manner and hints at how friendship perceptions are influenced.
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Hall
Price
Tec
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Ograph
Alattan, Publisher
Nebraska News
Pension Bureau Work
Elliott Brown
Alex Winton
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Senor
Domingo Mendez Capote
General Brooke
Cuba
Michigan
Senate
Pingree
Admiral Schley
Council Bluffs
Publc
Grand Hovel
William H. Seitz
W. H. Collins
West Plains
J. Fox
Coles
Quincey
Democracy
Mr. Bryan
Dockery
Lloyd
Missouri
Williams
Illinois
Solace
Honolulu
General King
Purdy
Nickerson
G. C. Reiter
Puget Sound Naval Station
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly
B. H. Roberts
Utah
Congress
William R. Campbell
Utah Presbytery
Halsell
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
New Haven
Conn
Andley
Omaha, Neb
Western
Canada
Department Interior
Ottawa
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
LE Aire
Aekg En Pareioaieees
J.J. Deright & CO
Farnam St
Tlighest
Com Ll
Eus
Paul Robert Purvis
Eighteenth
Harvey Streets
Court House
Barber's
Wastern Garber’s Institute
Dorige
Ree Gooma
Aogue
Wwugct Co
16Th
Farnam Sta
Omawa
Fatey
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