Various 1900s Briefs Sweep World News
Census shows Topeka population 38 959 with a 150 gain for the year. Moody approves three lowest bids for new 16 000 ton ships. Telegraphs with Tonquin cut by typhoon. German noble Ferdinand Maximilian dies in Wachtersnach. Pazlik murders his wife in Chicago. Western Union director to join Kansas City Mexico Orient line. Postmaster Larsson of Madison under formal charges. Transport Buford to be commissioned for Philippine traffic. Balloon ascent world record by Valentine at 22 000 feet. Chicago real estate figure Hyman dies. Census director Merriam resigns. North takes over. Twain relocates wife abroad to Florence. Kansas City post office May receipts rise to 92 692. French ship Antoine Fraissenet feared lost in tornado off Kongo. Montenegrin ministers resign for health. American ships to Valparaiso orders revoked. Weyler removes liberal artillery commander. San Francisco earthquake shocks city. Philippine hurricane damages shipping. Shamshus unconfirmed wreck. American club planned in Manila. $25 000 raised. Yale gym, Princeton billiard room funding. Harvard and PennsylvanIa furnish club living rooms. King Edward honors architect McKim for White House remodel. medal on June 22. Mrs. Lee Brown kills husband Dick Standfer after he assaults her. Venezuelan troops defeat revolutionaries camp after two days of fighting.
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Tonquin
Prince Ferdinand Maximilian
Isemburg
Budingen
Wachtersnach
Vaclav Pazlik
Agecé Pole
Chicago
Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas City, Mexico
Orient Railroad Company
Larsson
Madison
N. J
War Department
Buford
Philippines
Valentine
Vienna Aero Club
Jupiter
Robert W. Hyman
Betty Green
Antoine Fraissenet
Marseilles
Montenegro
M. Matanovic
Montenegran
M. Popovic
Valparaiso
Wilson
Weyler
Duran Lerchandi
5Th Regiment of Artillery
San Francisco
Los Banos
Acton
Sergeant
Oakland
Santa Margarita
Philippine Islands
United States
Shamshus
Manila
Yale University
Princton
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
White House
King Edward
C. F. McKim
New York
Lee Brown
Powderville
Montana
Dick Standfer
Standfer
Brown
Gomez
Matas
Riera
Lara
General Nebraska crops in better condition than expected
Nebraska and Kansas reports to General Manager Holdrege indicate crops are broadly in better shape than anticipated after heavy rains. Corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa, and potatoes show promising outlooks, though fruit suffers. uplands fare well while lowlands incur grain and hay damage. Stock and ranges are healthy and rainfall largely beneficial for growth.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Holdrege
Red Cloud
Hastings
Grand Island
Republican Valley
Denver
Cheyenne
Burial of King Alexander and Queen Draga in Belgrade
Belgrade witnessed a nocturnal burial of King Alexander and Queen Draga in the Brenovic vault at St Mark’s cemetery. Bodies lay in rough coffins as troops kept the public at a distance. sisters and nieces of the late queen were expelled. Premier Avakumovic warned ministers acted to prevent anarchy and hinted at a future cabinet after a king’s election.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Draga
Alexander Obrenovics
Draginja Obrenovics
Naumovics
Pancsova
Avakumoviecs
Skupshtina
Karageorgevitch
Geneva
Peter I
Treasury Afipe at Pekin Fire Blazes Across Revenue Buildings
A massive fire in Pekin engulfs extensive revenue and fites buildings. Firemen wave banners to fight the blaze as Chinese fire crews, equipped mainly with banners and gangs, prove ineffective. The revenue structures are destroyed and soldiers demolish adjacent sites to halt spread toward the foreign section. No loss estimate available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEKIN
Boards of Revenue and Fites
Chinese Fire Department
Board of Revenue
Board of Sites
East Welcomes Heavy Rain Relief After Long New England Drought
Rain drenches the New England coast ending fifty days of drought across northern and southern areas. The storm moves inland likely to provide relief, quenching forest fires and easing extreme temperatures that ranged from frost to hot drought. Vegetables and brush lands suffered earlier, while the region looks toward cooler, wetter days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
New England Coast Line
Fremont to Host Fourth of July Fire Dept Plans
Arlington celebrates natal day movement while Fremont prepares a Fourth of July event organized by the fire department. Nebraska City notes a Julius Normand estate sale, one-half section fetching $15,700, amid broader county news.
Clark Chosen President of Irrigation Congress
OGDEN Utah chairman Keilsel announced the executive committee had chosen Senator Clark as president of the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Keilsel
Eleventh Irrigation Congress
Clark
Answer Filed In Appeal Over Telegraph Pole Removal
Philadelphia based Pennsylvania Railroad firm filed in the U S Court of Appeals an answer to Western Union Telegraphs suit seeking to modify a decree. The decree upheld the railroad right to remove poles and wires along its right of way.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States Court of Appeals
Western Union Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company
Troops Sent to Arizona From San Francisco
The First United States cavalry left Friday for Lordsburg New Mexico the nearest railroad station to Morenci Arizona to await orders. The squadron includes about 250 men and eleven officers. Colonel Wells did not accompany the unit which returned from the Philippines on the Sheridan and had been ordered to Texas.
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Arizona
San Francisco
United States Cavalry
Lordsburg
N. Mex
Morenci
Ariz
Wells
Philippines
Sheridan
Texas
Field Guns for the Militia Prepare for New Model Artillery
General Crozier with Acting Secretary Sanger approval organizes supply of the militia with the latest field gun model and other artillery gear funded by last Congress. Guns will match those issued to regular army artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crozier
Sanger
Grain loss prompts Nebraska shippers to sue
One hundred fifty grain men from southeastern Nebraska met in Lincoln to resist Kansas City grain buyers who demand shippers cover flood damages. Eight hundred cars had been inspected and accepted before floods in Kansas City yards wiped out the grain, and the buyers seek the shippers to bear the loss. The dispute heads to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Kansas City
Farmers' co op meeting on joining line elevator system
RISING CITY Nebraska The farmers cooperative association held a special stockholders meeting to consider joining the farmers line system of elevators being organized across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. The association subscribed four thousand dollars of stock in the line system. The meeting was largely attended and enthusiastic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
Farmers’ Line
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Tecumseh Chautauquas Leader Proposes Stock Company
Tecumseh organizers led by manager J H Dun das plan a stock company to sustain assemblies. They propose capital stock of at least 500 dollars with share value set at five dollars each.
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Tecumseh
J. H. Dundas
Tecumseh Chautauquas
Illinois Requisition Honors Louis Valla Return
Governor Mickey honors citizenship requisition papers for Louis Valla of Chicago to return to Illinois on a $26 case. Attorney Louis Piatt contested honoring the Illinois papers during the proceedings.
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Mickey
Illinois
Louis Valla
Chicago
Louis Piatt
Secretary Change at State Horticultural Society Visit to Fremont
Deputy Chief Clerk Barnard longtime secretary of the State Horticultural Society visited Lincoln last week on society business. The society will meet June 28 and 29 at Fremont. L. M. Russell was chosen to succeed Barnard as secretary.
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Barnard
State Horticultural Society
Lincoln
Fremont
L. M. Russell
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Flattery Murder Case
The jury in the flattery murder case was discharged by Judge Harrison after more than sixty hours of deliberation. Each juror stated they could not agree and requested dismissal from the panel.
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O'Neill
Flattery
Harrison
Fire Escapes for Hastings Asylum Bids Advertised
The state board of public lands and buildings met in Lincoln to authorize advertising bids for a fire escape at the Hastings asylum. The contract calls for spiral fire escapes and related installation work.
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State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Lincoln
Hastings Asylum
Poisoned by Cove Oysters Hits York Family
Councilman J. B. Fricky and his wife and family were severely poisoned after eating Cove oysters. Mrs Fricky was in a very serious condition for several hours. She planned scalloped oysters for dinner using two cans of Cove oysters. They sought medical help and were diagnosed with ptomaine poisoning.
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Cove
York
Cove Oysters
J. B. Fricky
Struck Iron While Hot Describes Varied Decisiveness
Some men seize timely opportunities while others fail to recognize a good moment. The saying suggests a contrast between quick decisive action and hesitation leading to missed chances. It frames ambition and timing as key to success.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promotes White Clothing
Advertisement urges using Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes white, sold by all grocers in a large two ounce package for five cents. The block also notes a statement about literacy and opinions on religion and politics.
The Measure of a Lover’s Passion in Silent Sighs
A brief meditation on how outward sighs may mislead about true passion revealing that inner intensity can outpace visible displays and that love’s depth remains hidden behind quiet restraint.
Heavy Drinking in Germany and Reform Calls
Germany's temperance association cites annual spirits wine and beer expenditure at 750 million dollars, about 12.5 dollars per person. The piece argues excess drinking harms prosperity, increases crime and poverty, and reduces worker efficiency, suggesting reform may yet advance in a nation long tied to strong drinking traditions.
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Germany
Breslau
Baltic
What Eggs Will Stand Under Pressure Test
A scientific journal reports eight hens eggs collapsed under uniform pressure between 400 and 675 psi. Internal tests on twelve eggs yielded 32 to 65 psi. External crushing occurred at 40 to 75 psi. Shell average thickness measured 0.013 inches.
The Real Crank Chooses Postum Over Coffee
A New York City agent reports he switched from coffee to Postum after a store tasting. He describes coffee as harmful and credits Postum with restoring his health, noting family lines up behind the change and now all drink Postum in place of coffee. The quote attributes the conversion to a serving clerk and cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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New York City
New York
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Topeka
Moody
Nebraska News
Treasury
East
Arlington
Juilius Normand
Nebraska City
Broken Bow Business and Normal College
Nebraska State Funeral Directors Association
W R Beatles Implement and Buggy Company
Orleans
Richard Scannel
Omaha
St. Boniface Church
Monterey
Cuming County
Royse
Banking Board
James Carmody
Arborville
Alma
A. C. Shallenberger
T. L. Porter
H. T. Movare
E. L. Willets
Ozark
Grand Army of the Republic
Mary C. Whitmore
Guide Rock
J. N. H. Cobb
Methodist Episcopal Church
Humboldt
Indian Territory
Tulsa
Fowler
J. S. Parkhurst
Devel County
Ames
John Ehlers
Millard
Neb
Ehlers
William Flood
Cora
Frank Baggs
Nelson
Arbor Day Memorial Associaion
J. Sterling Morton
Mr. Morton
Edward Brunson
Vienna
Nebrasa
Join Farmers
Iowa
Bsloux City
Laura L. Barnes
Washington, D. C
Burnside Post
No. 4
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkiam
Lydia E.pinkham
Second St
N. E
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