Nebraskas Fourth of July plans and local notices
Excinx will celebrate July fourth with Rush Ville races on July 2 3 and 4. Tie Arapahoe band to play at the state fair. Greeley and Fullerton residents donate corn for Texas tornado sufferers. Wayne reports an inch of rain in one minute. Local chautauqua debates feature Ex Congressman Bryan and F W Collins. Storm damage and farm reports across counties noted with fires floods and harvest hopes.
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Excinx
Rush Ville
Tie Arapahoe
Greeley County
Texas
Wayne
Fullerton
Joan M. Thayrn
Methodist Church
Lincoln
Baxenorr
Ashland
Nebraska
St Louis
Tur Tekamah Herald
Tekamah
Decatur
I. W. Conirxs
W. J. Bryan
Orleans
Lincoln Asylum
Tay Augustana Synod
Swedish Luthern Church
United States
Canada
Omaha
Grace Hancock
Fontanelle
York
Joan Drexel
Missouri Pacific
Springfield
Tus Grand Army of the Republic
Cass
Lancaster
Otoe
Sarpy
Saunders
Weeping Water
Orleans Chautauqua
Bryan
F. W. Collins
Hoth
Barneston Township
Gage County
Tuk Wilber Democrat
D.P. Rolfe & Co
Nebraska City
Martinsburg
Ponca
Hebron
Loup City
Omaha Company
Stromsburge
Fre
Frep W. Hanrnis
Calvert
Phelan
Alliance
Harris
Morrison
Rushville
Ile
von Harris
Vice
Akers
Donne
Bancroft
J. W. Watson
Journey from Blaine County to California and back ends in Nebraska
A long-time Blaine County resident Jack Rontnautt returns to Nebraska after years away in California and Texas, believing the state best suits him. A freight car carrying corn from Greeley County arrived in Lincoln en route to Texas tornado victims with an inscription reading Compliments of 1994. Numerous local items follow including a Fren Meruopist camp meeting near Wellfleet June 18 to 28, a theft case in Valparaiso, and the death of W. WoopxuFF aged 74 from heart trouble. The report covers trials, civic meetings, and church events across Cass and neighboring counties.
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Jack Rontnautt
Blaine County
California
Texas
Nebraska
Lincoln
Burlington
Greeley County
Valparaiso
W. Woopxuff
York County
Nebraska National Guard
Columbus
Barry
Fechet
J. N. Kilian
C. W. Jones
G .L. Stillman
Eight Mile
Cass County
Barry Lewis
McCool
McCook
Seventh Day Adventists
Fremont Chautauqua Association
Morgan
Little Ida Gaskill
Hoover
Omaha
State
Druggists’ Association
John J. Teton
Nebraska City
Theodore St. Martin
Wahoo
A. W. Buckheit
Grand Island
J. F. Gerke
Seward
H. Smith
F. T. Carlton
Palmyra
W. L. Heilman
Tecumseh
Jerry Bowen
Wood River
HE Smith
Plattemouth
Tur
Grand Chapter of
Order of the Eastern Star
Fremont
G. M. Stires
Pinkham
Eleanor Daily
Edwin Davis
Maud Bronson
Mark Busick
Batchelor
Chadron
Busick
Ho.coms
J. W. Madden
Culbertson
BeReans
Alvo
Rock Island
Elmwood
Cucknell
White Elephant
Hastings
Senate Passes Deficiency Bill After House Amendment
The Senate, with ample attendance, approves the House amended general deficiency bill. An amendment by Harris of Tennessee to include Bowman act claims, about 50 600 dollars, is ruled out of order. The bill passes, and a resolution allows Chickasaw treaty funds withdrawal and relief tax provisions for Indian lands.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
House
Harris
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Wolcott
Committee On Library
William Tecumseh Sherman
Rohlsmith
Secretary of War
Allen
Walcott
Allison
House Quorum Crisis Delays Session And Bills Passed
The House reconvened at 19 o'clock with 168 members present, 11 short of a quorum. A call of the House led to revoking leaves of absence, except illness, and ordering absentees to return. Quorum later reached at 10:50. A deficiency bill for member salaries and a Fort Leavenworth penitentiary site bill passed under suspension. Contest of Aldrich v Underwood was rejected 56 to 4. A bill to reform seamen laws was passed after committee inquiry.
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Wasaweros
Janet
Kem
Nebraska
Dingley
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Aldrich
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Morrell campaign turmoil in Kansas resignations and bids
Topeka report says Railroad Commissioner Simpson may resign as governor Mor rill's campaign manager if he fails to win the McPherson county delegation next Saturday and may urge Morrill to withdraw Judge S R Peters will announce his candidacy for the gubernatorial nomination at the Harvey County convention next Saturday.
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Topeka
Kan
Simpson
Morrill
McPherson County
Harvey County
S.R. Peters
Railroad Tracks Washed Away Near Lebanon
Heavy rain began at 6 30 last night and continued through the night washing away about 360 feet of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad track a mile east of Lebanon Missouri causing delays to all trains.
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Lebanon
St. Louis
San Francisco
Swope Donates 1313 Acre Park Tract in Kansas City
Thomas H. Swope of Kansas City Missouri presents the city with a 1313 acre land tract to be used as a park establishing Kansas City as owner of the nation s second largest single park property.
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Thomas H. Swope
Kansas City
United States
Actor Frank Mayo Dead On Train En Route East
Veteran actor Frank Mayo died suddenly on a train near Grand Island Nebraska while his Paddnhead Wilson company traveled east. The body was to reach Omaha for shipment and his death was caused by heart paralysis after days of pain during a Denver engagement.
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Omana
Neb
Grand Island
Frank Mayo
Nhead Wilson” Company
Omaha
Denver
Col
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Broadway
CAPTAIN BOURKE DEAD. U S Army Veteran Succumbs in Pa
Captain John G. Bourke of the Third Cavalry, U S Army, dies at Polyclinic Hospital in Pimeladelpia after three weeks of treatment for maladies contracted during campaigns in Texas and the Far West. A Civil War veteran, he earned a Medal of Honor at Stone River and later studied anthropology and folklore, publishing notable work on Apache medicine men.
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Pimeladelpuia
John G. Bourke
Third Cavalry
Polyclinic Hospital
Texas
Far West
Bourke
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Army of the Cumberland
Rosecrans
L'Homas
Storms across seven states cause heavy damage and drownings
A wide storm system swept seven states including South Dakota Wisconsin Nebraska Iowa Kansas Minnesota and Michigan. Virginia S D saw houses blown down and Irwin Daly injured. Deaths were reported for George Andrews J W Catterson and W F Hunter at several towns. Peoria suffered major damage to stockyards and packing houses while Springfield received heavy rain and hail.
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CricsaGo
Virgil
S. D
Irwin Daly
Minnesota
George Andrews
Sabuls
H. T. Bulod
Murry County
J. W. Catterson
Ash Creek
W. F. Hunter
Adrian
Lynch
Boyd County
Nebraska
South Dakotah
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Hlinvis
Michigan
Peoria
Union
Springfield
Judgment Finds Illegal Egyptain Aid to Sudan Expedition
The mixed tribunal in Cairo on June 9 ruled that the government and four Caissie commissioners violated decrees by advancing funds from the Egyptian reserve for the Sudan expedition. It ordered repayment of the money and barred further advances. The government and commissioners filed an appeal immediately.
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Englsned
Cairo
Caissie
Jules Simon at Rest After Illness Ends Lifelong Statesman
Paris June 9 Jules Simon former French premier and statesman died at 71 after a period of dangerous illness. Born December 7, 1814 in L Orient he studied at a Normal school and followed Victor Cousin, later succeeding him as philosophy chair at the Sorbonne in 1840.
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Lican
Paris
Jules Simon
L’orient
France
Victor Cousin
Sorbonne
Woman Kills Lover Then Shoots Self in San Francisco
John W. Hay assistant editor of the Journal of Commerce was shot and killed by Mrs. Nina MacDougall believed wife of a Chicago drummer. She then killed herself through the heart after living with Hay for days as he planned to leave Storms Aid Window Glass Workers. In Pittsburgh region the last month storms spurred a sudden demand for window glass raising stocks at selling agencies.
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San Francisco
John W. Hay
The
Journal of Commerce
Nina MacDougall
Chicago
Hay
Pirrsnuna
Harthies Wear
Pittsburg
Congress delegates elected and vice presidency jokingly cursed
Condensed telegraphs report that about thirty congressmen were chosen as delegates to the convention. Reed ridicules the Vice Presidency as for fossils and says he will not take it. Merchants of Carthage Missouri sent 306 dollars to Seneca for flood sufferers. Congressman Robinson Wanamaker and Boles Penrose vie for Senator Cameron's seat. Circuit Clerk J W Scott of Miller County Arkansas indicted for malfeasance in office.
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Reed
Carthage
Seneca
Robinson
Wanamaker
Boles Penrose
Cameron
J. W. Scott
Miller ‘County
Ark
Otico
Blackburn Named as Blue Grass Choice at Chicago Convention
Favorite son Firey Speech favors Senator Blackburn as the party's choice. Gold men clash over strategy but fail to alter the convention's direction.
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Blackburn
Chicago
Kentucky Democratic Convention Debates Silver Victory and Reorganization
Lexington June 5 The Democratic State convention backed a full reorganization of state and county committees with silver leaders in charge and Major Johnson of Lexington as chair of both state and central committees. The credentials committee favored equal division of Kenton County votes and seating silver delegates, while the majority report supported unseating gold delegates from Louisville. Senator Blackburn urged unity, predicting the solid South and West would rally to Chicago, and the platform backed free coinage of gold and silver and a revenue tariff with a unit vote for Blackburn for president.
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Lexington
Major Johnson
Louisville
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Long
Breckinridge
Committee On Credentials
Kenton County
Carlisle
Music Hall
Dlaldeman
Bronston
K. M. Stone
G.I. Winn
Forty-Eighth Legislative District
Co. K. Wheeler
Paducah
William Goebel
Covington
Blackburn
Fourth District
George S. Buston
Kentucky
St Louis
Chicago
Solid South
Gold Bugs
Democratic Party
Solid West
Buanksing
J. CS. Blakburn
W. PP. Hardin
John S. R.es
W. T. Ellis
W. K. Wheeler
Committee On
Bradley
Chivazo
Indian Schools Fight Over Sectarian Aid Compromise
Washington June 6 A proposed compromise in conference on the Indian appropriation bill would extend sectarian school appropriations for the next fiscal year rather than two. Conferees expect Senate approval though Representatives Linton and Haber, who opposed the sectarian funding, say the compromise cannot be accepted.
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House
WashingTon
Kansas Democrats split on presidential preference at convention
Torexa Kan June 6 The Kansas delegation to the national Democratic convention is divided with no member backing an Eastern candidate. Bland of Missouri leads with 12 votes while Boies of Iowa has 4 and Governor Matthews of Indiana none. John Martin and David Overmyer head the delegation and back Bland to secure its solid vote.
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Torexa
Kan
Kansas
Bland
Missouri
Boies
Iowa
Matthews
Indiana
United States
John Martin
David Overmyer
Dawes Clause Adopted in Indian Appropriation Bill
In Senate action a partial conference on the Indian appropriation bill was agreed to by 27 to 20. It outlines establishing Indian citizenship in Indian Territory via the Dawes commission and has been contested for days. Pettigrew moved to send remaining items to conference. Lodge urged receding from the Senate amendment to sectarian schools. House held funds for sectarian schools, Senate setting July 1, 1898 for shift from contract to government schools. The motion failed 17 to 31 along party lines.
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Washington
Senate
Dawes Commission
Pettigrew
Lodge
House
Yeas
Nays
Brown
Chandler
Clark
Dubois
Gallinger
Mitchell
Oregon
Morrill
Platt
Quay
Sewell
Weller
Warren
Wilson
George
Democrat
Butler
Peffer
Senator Quay Likely to Withdraw from Race
Washington June 6 Senator Quay is expected to withdraw from the presidential race within days and urge supporters to back McKinley. He has reportedly written a letter to a Pennsylvania delegation member but is withholding it to consult friends.
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Senator Quay
Washindton
McKinley
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Army split sparks renewed marching orders
The Pittsburg convention split the Prohibition movement into broad and narrow wings. Both sides vow loyalty to prohibition while arguing over issues like free silver and tariffs. The piece calls for unity at the opportune moment, with Thomas G. Orwin of Des Moines, Iowa, signing as the correspondent, dated June 3, 1H.
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Prohibition Army
Pittsburg
Liike
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Prohibition
White House
Stewart
Castle
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Party
M. E. Church
Wesley
Thomas G. Orwin
Nes Moines
Iowa
Live Stock and Produce Markets Quotations Across Markets
Quotations from New York Chicago St Louis Omaha and Elsenhere summarize latest price movements for hogs cattle and grains across major markets. Traders monitor supply demand shifts and bidding trends influencing daily cash and futures levels reported from key centers.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Elsenhere
Wai Huay
Perry
Louis
Kansas City
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Sidney Telegraph
Charles Callahan
Es Bidney
Mr. Barrie
Leavenweets Prison Hill
Kanusae Gubernastorial Kamera
Captain Bourke
Anthropologit
Middle West
Tripaza Desiden Acainst
Repub
Maneas
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