State Auditor Searle Completes Insurance Fee Report
Lincoln Nebr: State Auditor B M Searle released a semi annual report showing $118 890 collected in six months from insurance company fees and a $30 006 un paid reciprocal tax over three years The report notes income has surged from under $50 000 yearly to well over $100 000 in six months and predicts next six months revenue under $5 000 The figure includes all insurance company fees a 2 percent tax on out of state companies and the reciprocal tax
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Lincoln
B. M. Searle
State Insurance Department
Insurance Department
Searle
Increase in Trust Lands Report Shows Higher State Funded Trusts
Lincoln State Treasurer Morten sen reports the six month condition of the state treasury with December 1905 and May 1906 balances, cash on hand, receipts and expenditures. Trust funds on hand and invested rose to 7.148 million, with permanent school fund and university holdings among the major components. War rants and bonds shifted, reflecting a net increase in investments to May 31.
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Lincoln
Mortensen
Agricultural College
Permanent School
Permanent University
Agri
Colleg
Wain Given Life Term For Conspiracy in Albright Murder
Calvin Wain, a young Black man found an accomplice of Harrison Clark in the murder of street car conductor Flury at Albright last March, was sentenced to life in the penitentiary by Judge Sutton in district court.
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Omaha
Calvin Wain
Harrison Clark
Flury
Albright
Sutton
District Court
National Guard Camp Planned at Fort Riley in August
Ad jutant General Culver announced the National Guard will camp at Fort Riley around August 1. State companies are barred from enlisting recruits after July Y until the encampment ends. Minimum enlistments by unit include Infantry 50, Signal Corps 30, Ambulance 41, Troop 51, Battery 53, Band 24 to 28.
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National Guard
Fort Riley
Culver
Infantry
Signal Corps
Bondsmen Settle Shortage in Falls City
FALLS CITY The city council agreed to accept a settlement proposal from the bondsmen of O. Bode. All signed except P. H. Jussen, who did not join, closing the affair for now.
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Falls City
O. Bode
P. H. Jussen
Stenographic School Report Plans Geneva Visit
Miss Jennie 3B Adams travels to Geneva to take a complete stenographic report of the Union Normal Institute proceedings. The results will be published in pamphlet form and distributed to rural school teachers statewide.
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Jennie
Adams
Geneva
Union Normal Institute
Wesleyan Grants Diplomas To Largest Class
Wesleyan University presented diplomas to the largest graduating class in its history this morning. The board of trustees elected Chancellor Huntington and retained the same teaching staff. Bishop W. T. McDowell of Chicago delivered the address.
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Wesleyan University
Huntington
W. T. McDowell
Chicago
Both Regiments May Go to Army Maneuvers
Adjutant General Culver expects Nebraska may sent two regiments to army maneuvers at Fort Riley or another point. One unit to Fort Riley and the other elsewhere. A state encampment was planned for one regiment, while the Sheridan Rifles will hold a week encampment for target practice due to their distance from eastern Nebraska.
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Lincoln
J. H.culver
Nebraska
Fort Riley
Bheridan Rifles
Nebraska Briefs Highlight Promising Scotts Bluff Crops
Scotts Bluff county crops show strong potential while Plattsmouth forms a village improvement society. A. Gillespie of Scotia marks his 100th birthday on June 4. Farmers' Elevator of De Witt files articles of incorporation with 20000 capital. The big ditch in Burt county opens new cultivation land. Governor Mickey seeks marriage and divorce statistics since 1887.
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Scotts Bluff
Plattsmouth
A. Gillespie
Scotia
Farmers’ Elevator Company of
de Witt
Galusha
Farmers’ Grain Association of
Luceila
Surt County
Royse
State Banking Board
Farmers’ State Bank of
Brainerd
Morley Whitney
Westerville
Marley Whitney
Ansley
Herman Reutter
J. J. Reutter
Burt County
Norfolk
Roy Nichols
Louis Schenzel
Hoaglave
Nebraska City
Ruth Bauer
George Pattison
Minden
Pattison
Sam Kee
Humboldt
China
San Francisco
George Starkey
Beatrice
Edison
Christian Church
J. Stuart Miller
Dodge County
Fay Baker
G. W. Heine
Hooper
Gage County
Mickey
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Nebraska
Superior
J. H. Ketterson
Third Street
Central Avenue
G. G. Dennis
Northwestern Railroad
Deadwood
Blair
Dennis
Railroad Officials Admit Accepting Coal Company Gifts
Joseph Boyer, chief clerk at Pennsylvania Railroad, admitted taking stock gifts totaling about 46,000 from coal firms over three years and collecting 3 to 5 cents per ton as a fuel commission. Other officials, including M. K. Reeves and Joseph Aiken, testified about stock holdings and payments. Spangler, Milton agent, testified he earned 20 cents per ton as a sales commission for Keystone Coal & Coke and helped shift Milton tonnage toward Reading company.
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Philadelphia
Joesph Boyer
A. W. Gibbs
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Boyer
Boyer
M. K. Reeves
Pugh
Coll
Georges
Huff
David E. Williams
Col. Huff
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
Heeves
Robert K. Cagsatt
Ernest mining clash wounds eight. three dead
A confrontation Friday near Ernest Pennsylvania between state constabulary and striking coal miners left eight wounded with three fatalities. The strike forced temporary disruption on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railway as tensions escalated in the new mining town.
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Indiana
Ernest
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Three Die When Fishing Boat Capsizes at Bass Lake
Dennis BE McQuinn O J Nordby and John Saga drowned while fishing at Bass lake in St Paul Minnesota The wind lifted a hat from one man prompting a sudden jump that capsized the boat and ended in tragedy.
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St. Paul, Minn
Dennis BE. McQuinn
O. J. Nordby
John Saga
Bass Lake
Train derailment near Pine Bluffs injures none
The Los Angeles Limited on the Union Pacific derailed east of Pine Bluffs Wyoming. The locomotive, a tourist car and a diner left the tracks and one Pullman track was displaced, but no serious injuries were reported.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Pine Bluffs
American Champion Gould to Play World Champ Fairens
London reports a June 15 tennis match arranged between Jay Gould of Lakewood New Jersey the American champion and C Fairens the world champion. Watres conceded 15 games and one disque.
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London
Jay Gould
Lakewood
N. J
C. Fairens
Watres
Packing Charges Denied by Chicago Packers Leader
Thomas E. Wilson of the Nelson Morris company told the House agriculture committee that Chicago packing houses face no conditions like those in the Neill Reynolds report. He urged a firsthand study of Chicago conditions and defended product quality while warning agitation harms sales and threatens western markets.
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Washington
House
Chicago
Neil Reynolds
Thomas FE. Wilson
Nelson Morris Company
Wilson
Neill-Reynolds
House Committee On Agriculture
Europe
Flood Floods Hit Western Pennsylvania After Week of Rain
Thunderstorms and heavy downpours across Cambria Westmoreland Somerset and Butler counties sparked river and creek floods that closed streets and caused widespread alarm. Waters are receding as weather clears and losses are estimated at 52070 dollars.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Cambria
Westmoreland
Somerset
Butler
Eastern Ontario Storm Leaves Chatham Homes Wrecked
A Friday afternoon wind and rainstorm swept Eastern Ontario from Detroit to Chatham causing unroofed houses downed trees and downed wires with debris on streets. No fatalities or serious injuries reported though several towns and farms suffered damage including North Branch Wyoming and Stoddard areas with multiple injuries.
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Detroit
Miclh
Ontario
Chatham
Here
North Branch
Minn
Mygram
Benjamin Lagoo
Wyoming
Funk
la Crosse
Wis
Stoddard
Vernon County
Coon Valley
Mormon
BrinNean
Leon
Senator Gorman Dies at 71 in Washington
United States Senator Arthur Pue Gorman of Maryland died suddenly at his residence in Washington at 9 08 am. He had been ill for months but recently improved. Heart trouble was the immediate cause. He leaves a widow and six children and his death prompted quick adjournments by both Senate and House. A longtime Democratic leader since 1881, he helped elect Cleveland in 1884 and shaped national politics.
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Washington
Arthur Pue Gorman
United States
Maryland
Senator Gorman
Senate
House
Gorman
Gorman Long
National Congress
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Kankakee Asylum Probe Opens Grand Jury Session
Purchasing Agent Charles Armitage of the Illinois Hast ern hospital was summoned with three years of coal purchase records. Subpoenas will seek railroad officials to verify bills. Witnesses include patient Kittie Ward who gave birth recently, and witnesses Frank B. Liensey and Charles Zedorf who testified about an attendant striking a runaway patient near the hospital.
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Kankakee
Charles Armitage
Illinois Hastern Hospital
Grand Jury
State Institution
Kittie Ward
Missy Ward
Frank B. Liensey
Charles Zedorf
Merrill
Dying Man Confesses Murder in Enid Shooting
Cole Ward was shot by a sheriff's posse in Enid while abducting his half sister. He died and reportedly confessed to killing Martin Julian near Ponca City last fall, a crime for which A Harpster is serving a life sentence at Lansing penitentiary.
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Enid
Okla
Cole Ward
Ward
Martin Julian
Ponca City
Lansing
Senator Mason Narrowly Escapes Drowning on River Trip
Senator Mason and party traveling from Chicago to St Louis in the launch Eleanor faced a heavy head wind and rough water near Pekin. The craft nearly overturned and took on water but all aboard escaped injury.
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Mason
Peoria
W. B.mason
Oil Stove Explodes Killing Three in Syracuse
In Syracuse New York a oil stove explosion in an apartment killed Mrs Desmond Davis 26 her sister in law Mrs Hosmer Alexander and three year old daughter Gladys The tragedy occurred in the same dwelling with these three victims.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Desmond Davis
Hosmer Alexander
Davis
Gladys
Oklahoma Hotel Burned at Waurika Palace Hotel Fire
Fire early Friday destroyed the Palace hotel in Waurika Comanche county near Lawton Oklahoma causing about 50000 dollars in losses. A fast dozen persons were visited slightly by slipping from windows in the blaze.
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Lawton
Okla
Palace
Waurika
Comanche County
May Trade Expanded in Weekly Review of Trade
New York report notes merchandise distribution hinges on weather with wide regional variation. Overall weekly results are encouraging and May monthly figures show strong gains over last year.
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New York
R. G.dun & Co
Review of Trade
Fire in State Capitol Sparks Nighttime Rescue
Firefighters and state leaders led by Gov. Blanchard saved the Louisiana state capitol from total destruction Thursday night. Legislators joined in night clothes as the blaze raged, halting the flames before extensive damage.
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State Capitol
Baton Rouge
Blanchard
Louisiana
Mattress Makers Meet Form Western Trade Association
La Crosse hosts a gathering of Win-Mattress manufacturers from several western states as they unify to perfect a trade association and advocate state organizations across the region.
Day warns against overreach in government and press scare
Syracuse Chancellor Day in a baccalaureate sermon warned against concentrating power in the president and urged defense of courts and Congress. He denounced sensational reporting on meat packing as dangerous slander that could incite mass fear and demanded trust in representative government. He cautioned that a yellow press verdict harms the public.
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Syracuse
Enoch
Massacres in Macedonia reported near Monastir
Vienna reports a Greek band attacked a convoy of ten Kutzo wallah families with forty soldiers traveling from Srevena to Monastir. One officer wounded, eighteen soldiers killed, others disarmed and released. Total Kutzo wallahs killed unknown. incident shocks Turkish and diplomatic circles.
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Vienna
Macedonia
Srevena
Monastir
Longworths Reach London After Pleasant Voyage
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth arrived in London on Sunday after disembarking from the American Line steamer St Louis at Southampton. They traveled in a royal carriage provided by the London and Southwestern railway in appreciation of their voyage described as the most pleasant they had ever experienced.
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London
Nicholas Longworth
Southampton
St. Louis
London & Southwestern
New Spanish Cabinet Formed Under King’s Approval
Madrid reports the cabinet approved by the king with Senor Moret as premier and the Duke of Almodovar as foreign minister. The new ministers have taken the oath of office.
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Madrid
Senor Moret
Duke of Almodovar
Roosevelt's Uncle In Ill Health At Sayville Home
New York reports Robert B. Roosevelt uncle of the president is seriously ill at his Lotus Lake Sayville country home aged 70 relatives express anxiety over his condition.
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New York
Robert B. Roosevelt
Lotus Lake
Sayville
L.L
Colonel Henry J Latshaw Dead
Colonel Henry J Latshaw long active in Missouri politics since the Civil War and former representative of the Fifth Missouri district died in Kansas City on Sunday at age 71. A civil engineer in youth he helped build a Burlington Northern line and worked with Colonel Robert G Ingersoll to organize a regiment in the state.
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Henry J. Latshaw
Kansas City
Missouri
Latshaw
Burlington Hnes
Robert G. Ingersoll
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Ehoot
Long Amreas
Babe
Oklahoma
Chancellor Day
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