Twenty Fifth Anniversary of Emperor William Wedding
Highlights include Emperor William and wife celebrating 25 years in Berlin, several criminal cases and political moves across the country, wage increases, bank reports, and resignations. Notable items feature Henry Weihe’s arrest in Sumner for shooting his wife, Iowa and Kentucky fiscal actions, and Cas tro’s Venezuelan presidency ratified.
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Emperor William
Berlin
Henry Weihe
Sumner
Retiring Colombian Minister Clarifies Canal Negotiations
Dr. Silva says Colombia allowed Pan American Canal Company to initiate talks on transferring rights but never consented to final closure. Paris dispatch notes Colombia may require assent to Articles xxi and xxli changes, with a cable seeking elucidation. Company maintains offer to sell to the United States amid shareholder unrest.
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Washington
Dr. Silva
Colombia
Pan-American Canal Company
Lampre
United States
Paris
Panama Canal Company
Senor Silva
Admiral Walker
Anarchy in Parts of Turkey Reported
The Politische Correspondenz describes Albania and European Turkey in turmoil with rebels besieging Avalona port cutting it off. It says twenty six Albian towns vow independence by refusing taxes and notes anarchy in Elvarkan and Tierna where authorities released prisoners.
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Vienna
Politische Correspondenz
Albania
Turkey
Avalona
Elvarkan
Tierna
Superintendent Ellsworth Resigns for Iowa Post
Lincoln March 3 Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings F Ellsworth will resign from the University of Nebraska to become superintendent of maintenance and construction at the University of Iowa.
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Ellsworth
Lincoln
Neb
F Ellsworth
University of Nebraska
University of Towa
Illicit Fishing Arrests Near White Cloud
Glenwood ta March 3 two fishermen Harker and Burt were arrested by deputy game wardens at White Cloud for illicit fishing. They are charged with fishing with a shovel under the ice in Nesting river.
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Glenwood
Harker
Burt
White Cloud
British South Africa Company denies Rhodes death rumor
In London on March 3 officials of the British South Africa Company deny circulating reports that Cecil Rhodes is dead. Rhodes is identified as managing director of the firm.
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Rhodes
London
British South Africa Company
Cecil Rhodes
United States
Coinage for the Month Reported for February
The February coinage total from the mint director shows $9,621,341 produced. The statement notes the monthly output and outlines figures for the Bureau of the Mint.
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Washington
the Mint
Flood follows fire in Paterson as floods inundate
Paterson New Jersey endures flood after city fire with hundreds homeless as the Passaic river overflows. Officials fear Spruce Street raceway flood could ruin mills while engineers prepare to dynamite a river channel to protect property.
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Paterson
New Jersey
Patterson
N. J
Spruce Street
President Roosevelt to Decide on Charleston Expo Visit
President Roosevelt will meet tomorrow with a Charleston citizens committee in Washington to decide whether he will visit Charleston for the exposition. He aims to go but has postponed due to illness in his family and will weigh the Tillman dinner invitation episode before finalizing the plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charleston
Utah Seeks Arizona Lands For Irrigation Project
Utah irrigation delegates adjourn after three days and form a permanent irrigation association. A memorial asks Congress to cede arid lands within Utah to extend irrigation systems. Resolutions back the Newlands bill as amended and seek cession of Arizona lands between the Colorado River and Utah border.
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Salt Laks
Utah
Congress
Sutherland
Arizona
Colorado River
Casualties Reported From Boer Attack On Convoy Near Kierksdorp
An incomplete casualty list from the February 24 Boer assault on a British convoy near Vondonop states five officers and forty five men killed and six officers with 116 men wounded. Lord Kitchener's report adds sixteen officers and 451 men captured, with one officer and 105 men later released. Two British guns were captured with the convoy.
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London
Vondonop
Kierksdorp
Lord Kitchener
Force of Strikers Grows
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers issued a notice from Newark stating 450 finemen have been called out by the New York & New Jersey, New York, and American Telephone and Telegraph companies. The strikers seek replacement workers from outside.
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New York
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Newark
N. J
Brotherhood
New Jersey
American Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Greater
Reagan Slipping as Condition Worsens in Palestine
PALESTINE Tex March 3 Hon John H Reagan's condition remains serious with a restless night and no notable improvement from yesterday He showed less strength and continued to be under careful observation by doctors at the local hospital
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Reagan
Palestine
Tex
John H. Reagan
Roosevelt Gifts Presented to Lisbon Helpers
In Lisbon on March 8 the chronometer and binoculars sent by President Roosevelt were presented to Captain Betancourt and the Peninsular officers. Gold medals given to the center that saved an American schooner crew last November were also presented to Francis B. Loomis, the U.S. minister to Portugal.
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Lisbon
Roosevelt
Betancourt
Peninsular
Francis B. Loomis
United States
Portugal
Francis Warner Dies in Willmette at 83
Francis Warner a special agent for the American Express company died in Willmette Illinois of paralysis at age 83 He was described as a pioneer of Illinois and had served with the company in various postings for many years The obituary notes his death occurred March 3 and marks him as a notable early figure in the state’s business and financial networks.
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Willmette
Francis Warner
American Express Company
Warner
Illinois
Winter wheat crop in unusually good condition says Loveland
Lincoln March 3 United States weather service director Loveland reports wheat in the ground shows rapid growth with minimal damage from recent cold and snow melt. He notes only slight harm from early dryness and high land wind, and no imminent sleet threat.
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Lincoln, Neb
Loveland
United States Weather Station
Mr. Loveland
Farmers Institute at Fullerton Holds Successful Meet
The Fullerton Nebraska farmers institute under the State university closed after a series of talks with an average turnout of 200 and a packed court room for a stereopticon lecture on The State Farm by Mr. Forell. Greeley and Mrs Laws spoke on western agriculture and housekeeping while Hull Stilson and Bremer discussed alfalfa pork growing and shredded fodder. The event, first in the county, changed farmers from suspicion to enthusiasm and a local group formed to push a future institute.
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Fullerton
Neb
State University
State Farm
Forell
Board of Regents
Greeley
South Dakota
Laws
Minnesota
Messrs
Hull, Stilson and Bremer
Nebraska saloon keeper shoots Daisy Carpenter then kills himself
Frank Burfanek a saloon keeper in Leavenworth Kansas shot Daisy Carpenter during a quarrel and then shot himself in the heart. The woman is reported to die. Burfanek had left Nebraska for South Africa and had recently moved to Leavenworth to run a business. He had been warned his wife was returning and had threatened to kill both her and himself if she came.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Frank Burfanek
Daisy Carpenter
Nebraska
South Africa
Lack of Clothing Excuses Student Absences
Lincoln Neb March 3 State Superintendent Fowler rules that a lack of clothes justifies a pupil missing school. He notes patched clothing is insufficient and there must be an absolute lack of necessary attire to keep the scholar warm.
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Lincoln, Neb
Fowler
Murder in Banner County shocks Nebraska town
Kimball Nebraska March 3 word reached here that an elderly woman named Bloom twenty miles north in Banner county was murdered at her home. No motive is given and no arrests have been made as no suspects are named.
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Banner County
Kimball
Neb
Bloom
Des Moines expert conducts coal prospect near Jackson
A mining expert from Des Moines arrived in Jackson Nebraska and started sinking a shaft on C. H. Goodfellow’s farm to assess coal prospects. The site lies on part of 1000 acres leased by the Sioux Beet Syrup and Preserving company for coal mine prospecting.
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Jackson, Neb
Des Moines
Jackson
Neb
C. H. Goodfellow
Sioux Beet Syrup and Preserving Company
Lincoln Nev. Woman Labor Law Appeal Over Eight Hour Rule
Marek T. William Wenham owner of Omaha Nonpareil steam laundry appeals supreme court after Judge Laker fines him for alleged female labor law violations. Attorneys argue the act is unconstitutional: due process violation and that the title may be too narrow to cover provisions.
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Lincoln
Nev
Marek T.william Wenham
Omaha
Supreme Court
Laker
Wenham
Prout
Death by Own Action Shocks Tecumseh Citizen
Charles Shull, a prominent Tecumseh resident, died after firing a rusty revolver into his brain outside the Tecumseh courthouse. He rose late, dressed, then shot himself in the open space near the north entrance. An inquest is unlikely amid the community’s mourning and his sizable life insurance and property holdings.
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Tecumseh
Neb
Charles Shull
Court House
Money Returned After Long Lost Wallet Discovery
L E Holmes of Chester lost a wallet with 260 in bills and 210 draft value 470 in all on Hebron streets a month ago. The wallet was returned to the post office in a box with no address and ownership was established by the bank deposit check name.
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Hebron
Neb
L. E. Holmes
Chester
Woman Awarded Damages in Liquor Suit
In Nebraska City on March 1 Mrs. Rena Nesbitt won a verdict of $400 after a thirty hour jury deliberation against John Mattes and several saloon keepers. She claimed they sold her husband liquor, causing drunkenness and business neglect.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Rena Nesbitt
John Mattes
W C T U Serves Saloon Keepers Over Front Screens
Members of the W C T U have served written notices on all saloon keepers in the city ordering removal of front screens and doors and demanding full compliance with the Slocum law.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Threats Loom Over Center Court House Completion
Guards posted around the new Knox county courthouse at Center as threats circulate that the building will be burned once completed. County commissioners in Creighton, Nebraska, have ordered a close watch and heightened security.
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Creighton
Neb
Knox County Commissioners
Mrs Conner badly scalded in Reynolds Neb incident
Reynolds Nebraska March 1 J T Conner arrives en route to Atwood Kansas Mrs Conner while preparing coffee for dinner was seriously scalded in a domestic accident
Not a Smallpox Case in Aurora Neb City
Rumor that Aurora is a smallpox hot bed circulates from Iowa and Illinois readers seeking facts. Local authorities confirm there are no active smallpox cases in Aurora as of March 1.
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Aurora
Neb
Iowa
Illinois
Why Easter Is a Movable Feast
March Ladies' Home Journal explains Easter's dating as movable. The sun's northward march, the equinox, and the first full moon after the sun crosses the equatorial line determine the date. Easter always falls on the Sunday after that full moon.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Defiance Starch Claims Superior Value for Household Use
An advertisement extols Defiance starch as a top choice for every home, boasting exceptional quality and offering four or more for 10 cents, a better deal than other cold water starch brands.
Skyscraper Height Limits in Chicago Cited
An alderman notes three buildings in Chicago exceed seventeen stories, including the Masonic Temple. The city has seven sixteen story, three fifteen story, six fourteen story, and seven thirteen story structures. A renewed push seeks to prohibit exceeding the current height limit on future projects.
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Chicago
Masonic Temple
From East Side Roots to New York Supreme Court
Judge Alfred Steckler rose from poverty on the East Side after his father died at age five. He began work in a law office as a boy and led Cooper Union's literary society, using debates to broaden his education and advance toward the New York Supreme Court.
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Alfred Steckler
Supreme Court of
State of
New York
Lterary Society
the Cooper Union
Silly Sully plans fund for anonymous poets
Silly Sully Prudhomme of the French academy will turn the $200000 Nobel prize he just received into a fund to publish poems by young poets unable to find a publisher. The Societe des Gens de Lettres will select the poems for the fund.
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Silly Sully
Sully Prudhomme
French Academy
Societe Des Gens de Lettres
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