Nebraska Old Settlers Picnic and City News Roundup
The Nebraska old settlers association met at Palmyra with E J Burkett and Paul Jessen as speakers. A Cass county boy injured by boiling water shows improvement. Beatrice mourns Major S P Wheeler’s death in New York, a former Beatrice resident. Nebraska City weighs slot machine prohibition after a Baptist lecture by Rev E O Taylor. Reorganization underway for Company D at Fairbury with Chickamauga veterans signing the roll. Central City passes vagrancy ordinance with swift fines. Hastings pastor J E R Folsom contemplates resignation or stay with two texts for Sunday. Nebraska regiments seek guard preference for Greater America exposition. Pierce marshal arrests four hoboes. thefts and bonds follow. Omaha men charged with giving beer to Sioux Indians. Adkins implicated in Rosebud Agency saloon trade. A Norfolk boy drowns in the North Fork river. Cedar Creek man shoots at a rival, turfing an arm and necessitating amputation.
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Nebraska Old Settlers’ Association
Otoe County
Palmyra
E. J. Burkett
Lincoln
Paul Jessen
Nebraska City
Harvey Holloway
Cass County
Baptist Church
E. O. Taylor
Chicago
Beatrice
Major S. P. Wheeler
New York
Major Wheeler
Gage County
Wisconsin
J. O. Harrigan
Bob Clapp
Company D
Fairbury
Chickamauga
Hfe
Henderson
J. E. R. Folsom
First Baptist Church
Hastings
Frank Doren
Ainsley
Broken Bow
J. O. Russell
Edward Adkins
Boya County
Roesbudh
Adkins
United States Court
Naper
Rosebud
Omaha
Nate
Daniel Owen
Norfolk
North Fork
Cedar Creek
Joseph Winkler
Mike Brodbeck
Winkler
Young Brodbeck
Nebraska Regiment Breaks Through at Calumpit
Manila dispatch reports Nebraska volunteers in a battered river crossing near Calumpit during the Philippine campaign. The first to ford the river included five Nebraska men, amid armored trenches manned by insurgents and heavy shelling from Krag rifles and Hotchkiss guns. Major Taylor and Colonel lead daring troops through a drawn battle, with muttered calls for a swift armistice and relief.
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Manila
Lincoln Journal
Calumpit
Calumpan
Nebraska Volunteers
Filipino Commission
Philippines
Legg
Hansen
Beteen
Buenos Dias
Nebraska
Standard Beet Sugar Factory rises near Ames Nebraska
Ground broken in early April for the Standard Beet Sugar factory two miles north and half a mile west of Ames. The 300 by 100 foot main building sits on a 25 foot pile foundation with 1800 to 2000 piles. steel and brick walls and concrete floors create a largely fireproof complex. Rail lines from Union Pacific and Elkhorn connect directly to the site, streamlining delivery of materials and beets for the new plant, which will double the capacity of existing Nebraska mills.
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Ames
Nebraska
Grand Island
Norfolk
Mills Farm
Union Pacific Railroad
Elkhorn
Union Pacific
Officers Chosen for Guard of Second Nebraska Regiment
The Adjutant General’s office canvassed 26 voting officers of the Second Nebraska National Guard for regimental posts. Arthur E. Campbell won colonel with 22 votes, Ernest H. Tracy was elected lieutenant colonel with 21, and William Hayward became major with 19 votes. Opponents included William Bischof and William C. Mapes in various counts.
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Nebraska National Guard
Barry
State House
Arthur E. Campbell
Lincoln
Ernest H. Tracy
Nebrask City
William Hayward
Nebraska City
Campbell
Mr. Hayward
Nebraska Volunteers
Ernest Tracy
William Bischof
Liuutenant
William C. Mapes
Omaha
Omaha Appoints Pathologist and Letter Carrier. Rail Line Plans Emerges
Earnest A. Bessey of Omaha takes the post of assistant vegetable pathologist in the state agricultural department with a $1,000 salary. Henry W. Lehman becomes a letter carrier in Omaha. Articles of Incorporation for Yankton Norfolk and Southern railroad name Yankton as northern, Omaha as southern, Kearney as southwestern terminus, and Norfolk as business hub with $1,800,000 capital. Omaha financiers subscribe $200,000 in ten $20,000 blocks for a nearby beet sugar factory. exact details await formal organization.
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Washington
Earnest A. Bessey
Omaha
Agricultural Department
Henry W. Lehman
Fred A. Kiinke
Yankton, Norfolk & Southern Railroad
Norfolk
Yankton
Kearney
Transvaal Crisis Intensifies As Meeting Fears Grow
London and Pretoria report rising tension over Kruger’s franchise proposals. Utlanders plan a mass meeting in Johannesburg to back Milner’s plan, with police possible to block open air assembly. US ambassador Choate says mediation offers have not been discussed. A 200-strong Royal Engineers detachment sails to South Africa as Volksraad approves Kruger’s reform proposals.
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London
Transvaal
Johannesburg
J. B. Robinson
Alfred Milner
Kruger
United States
Great Britain
Joseph H. Choate
America
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Royal Engineers
South Africa
Southampton
Pretoria
Transvaal Republic
Volksraad
Woodmen Session Closes With Salary Increases
The eleventh biennial head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America adjourned in Kansas City raising salaries for top officers. Head consul 5000, head clerk 4500, head banker 3600, board members 15 and 12 per day. A new emblem and uniform will be official but optional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Woodmen of America
Board of Directors
Board of Auditors
C. C. Hasler
Hold Nebraska Boys' Mail
Thomas J. Ford, San Francisco mail superintendent, received Washington orders to hold all mail for the First California and First Nebraska regiments at San Francisco and to forward mail for the Oregon regiment to Portland. The move suggests these regiments will land before mail can reach them in Manila. Homeward transports may bypass Honolulu.
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Nebraska
San Francisco
Cal
Thomas J. Ford
United States Mail
Washington
California
Portland
Ore
Oregon
America
Manila
Honolulu
Seeks Liberty in Molineux Case Before Court
George Gordon Battle filed writs of prohibition habeas corpus and certiorari in New York Supreme Court chambers seeking release of Roland B. Molineux charged in Mrs. Adams death. Justice Gildersleeve summoned Justice Jerome and District Attorney Gardner to show cause Monday at 10:30. Writs challenge magistrate jurisdiction and order Warden Hagen to produce Molineux.
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New York
George Gordon Battle
Roland B. Molineux
Adams
Gildersleeven
Death of Captain Henry Nichols Reported From Manila
A cable gram to the navy department from Captain Barker in Manila announces the sudden death of Captain Henry Nichols. The message confirms the loss and names Nichols as a naval officer in command at Manila. The notification arrives as officials assess the impact on the stationed crew.
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Washington
Navy Department
Barker
Manila
Henry Nichols
Germans object to secrecy at peace conference
The Hague June 12. Chief German delegates demanded immediate publication of plenary committee protocols to counter secrecy and misleading reports. Count Munster proposed opening protocols after drafting. American delegates report confidence in some arbitration ideas but flag limits on electing judges and the need for a permanent tribunal or commission.
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the Hague
Count Munster
Associated Press
Court of Justice
Army reports March Manila casualties and care details
General Otis submits March casualty figures from Colonel Lipppincott chief surgeon in Manila. Killed and died totals include officers and enlisted men, with 596 total for the month and 1,029 overall. Filipinos admitted to hospital numbered 85 with 708 remaining under treatment.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Henry Lappincott
Lippincott
Crosby
Corbiscer
Statue of ex President Arthur to be unveiled in Madison Square
A fund started by Arthur’s friends raised 25000 dollars for a bronze statue by George E. Bissell. The seated General Arthur with eye glasses and a book will be unveiled next Tuesday afternoon at the northeast corner of Madison Square opposite the Old Union League club building, now the Manhattan club’s home.
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New York
Chester A. Arthur
Madison Square
George E. Bissell
General Arthur
White House
Union League Club
Manhattan Club
Robbers Weary and On Foot Near Hole in the Wall
A Casper message says two Union Pacific dynamiters were seen Thursday at Bar C ranch owned by Robert Tisdale, about 75 miles north of Casper. George Curry and one Roberts brother were identified by Al Flood as the fugitives, who were on foot and worn from the chase. The posse remains in pursuit with care to avoid further ambushes, while UP supplies and fresh horses are sent to aid the search.
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Cheyenne, Wryo
Casper
Union Pacific
Bar C Ranch
Robert Tisdale
Hole
al Flood
Tisdale
George Curry
Roberts Brothers
Hazen
Union Pacific Company
Hopeful update on Bland's condition at Lebanon hospital
Richard P. Bland showed signs of improvement in the afternoon taking nourishment and regaining consciousness. By 10 PM he was resting quietly but still wholly unconscious, with physicians noncommittal about recovery while family and friends remain hopeful.
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Bland
ST. Louis
Republic
Lebanon
Richard P. Bland
Associated Press
Fort Gibbon Named After Army Officer at Tana River
The president ordered two new forts in Alaska named after army officers. One fortress at the mouth of the Tana River will be Fort Gibbon.
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Egbert
Washington, D. C
Aaska
Tana River
Brooklyn opens hospital for bread winners women intended for clerks and nurses
A Brooklyn project creates a facility described as a hospital for bread winners to be occupied by women. It aims to aid the intelligent thrifty and industrious class earning their living as clerks typewriters stenographers nurses dressmakers and similar workers.
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Brooklyn
Trouble is a Mudhole It Takes Power to Escape
A pithy proverb describes how trouble pulls one in easily but requires strength to exit. The line uses vivid imagery of a mudhole to illustrate entrapment and effort needed for release. It emphasizes perseverance and resilience in face of difficulty.
Churches Strive Against Rot and Evil Disease Risk
Community leaders urge self reliance to shield congregations from perceived contagion, arguing that individuals must bear risks themselves rather than expose parish assemblies to disease and corruption.
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Church
Laundry Help and Anecdotes from a Distant Ad Page
A collage of vintage ad copy and witticisms notes Faultless Starch promising easy laundry with little effort priced 10c, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25c, and quips about weather and a rubber ball losing its position.
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Nebraska News
Miller
Marshal McGoff
Pierce
D. W. Elliott
Mr. Elliott
James H. Bayard
N. Pangburn
Sam
Taylor
Mercury
Washington Star
Hood
Gun Freee
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
New Haven, Conn
Seoe
Woode
Epworth League
Indianapolis
Ind
VIA
Indianapoa
Lonte Stdinnapolis
McCormick
Warren J. Lynch
Aset
Cincinnati, O
Carter
Candy Cathartic
ULATE
Western
Canada
Department Interior
Ottawa
W. V. Berner
New York Life Building
Kay
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