Smallpox Cases at Fisk and Global Civic Notes
The brief notes report about seventy five smallpox cases at Fisk Missouri. It notes donations from John D Rockefeller to Vassar College for a new dormitory and lists multiple obituaries and obits including Frederick Metz Sr Omaha pioneer Carroll Carrington San Francisco writer. It also mentions Dresden finances and other diverse items from shipping to laws and deaths.
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Fisk
John D. Rockefeller
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
Frederick Metz, Sr
Metz Bros. Brewing Company
Omaha
Carroll Carrington
San Francisco
Dresden
Germany
Russel A. Alger
Alger-Sullivan Syndicate
Pensacola
Pullman, Ill
John EB. Dubois
Dubois
Dunham Medical Institute of
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Buffalo
N.x
Bryan
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Vulcan Ship Building Company
Bremen
West India Line
Weyler
State Department
London
United States
Denmark
William O2zhlstrom
Scranton
Cleveland
Alfred Dreyfus
Switzerland
Paris
Devil’s Island
Alexander Craw
California State Board of Horticulture
Australia
San Joaquin Valley
Omaha & St. Louis Railroad
Omaha Bridge and Terminal Company
Memphis
Cairo
Vicksburg
Miss
Treasury Department
George Dewey
Court of Claims
Manila
London Board of Trade Journal
California
Cullcm
Hawaiian
James L. McIntosh, Jr
Sidney, Neb
Senate
Sidney
Neb
Queen Victoria
Edward
Thomas O'Reilly
St. Louis
W. C. Clark
Denver
Colo
Copenhagen
Aaron S. Dagget
Stephen Miller Gladwin
Carew Manufacturing Co
Holyoke
Mass
Leonia
N. J
Irrigation Laws of the Northwest and Wyoming
The Department of Agriculture released bulletin No. 96 on Irrigation Laws of the Northwest Territories of Canada and Wyoming. It outlines six guiding principles emphasizing crown ownership, authorized uses, clear title for irrigation, government support, and final, appealless decisions, aiming to end disputes and improve water rights.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Northwest Territories
Canada
Wyoming
J. S. Dennis
Public Works of
Fred and
J. M. Wilson
Office of Irrigation Investigations
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ellwood Mead
Office of Experiment Stations
Dennis
Li Hung Chang Ill Again In Pekin
Li Jung Chang is seriously ill with life reportedly hanging by a thread. Rumors from court figures aim to sway ministers of the powers, while imperial figures endure discomfort in Sian Fu living in a governor’s small house. French missionaries think the empress dowager will move the court back to Pekin if allies remove troops except the legion guards.
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Pekin
Li Jung Chang
Prince Ching
Earl Li
Sian Fu
Stan Fu
Legation
Carter Named U S Commissioner for St Louis Exposition
Washington March 9 Former Senator Carter of Montana is appointed by the president as a United States commissioner for the St Louis exposition. He has accepted the offer which carries a $5000 per year salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Carter
Montana
Chicago Storm Hits City With Massive Property Damage
A severe wind storm in Chicago caused about 175000 in damage, shattering plate glass and crippling telegraph and telephone lines. The two hour peak left thousands of poles down and cut Chicago off from the west and northwest for the day.
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Chicago
Telegraph
Russia Denies Plans to Seize Manchuria in China Question
Washington reports indicate Russia rejects any plan to take Manchuria. The United States informed China and other powers that no secret territorial concessions would be made and that any such deals require broad assent. Russia’s responses aligned with US warnings. The administration stresses it has not formed exclusive agreements regarding China.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
England
Manchuria
United States
China
Mr. Conger
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Conger
Great Britain
Forces prepare to resist arrest in China and Manchuria
Dispatches report Tung Fu Hsiang with 20,000 troops and Prince Tuan with 10,000 at Ning Hsu ready to resist arrest. Sheng the taotai advances abolition of likin duties with support from vice roys and governors.
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Shanghat
Lau Chau
Tung Fu Hsiang
Prince Tuan
Ning Hsu
China Gazette
Sheng
Taotai
London
Hatsuse
England
Yokohama
Daily Mail
Far East
Russia
Manchuria
South Africa
Germany
Japan
Korea
China
St. Petersburg
Harrison Slightly Worse In Indianapolis Illness
The condition of former President William Henry Harrison is serious in Indianapolis. Dr. Jameson reports the upper part of the left lung inflamed with danger of spreading to other lobes. He rested well until 3 pm, then worsened slightly and by 5 pm endured some pain but remained relatively at ease.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
Jameson
Flo
DeWet Escapes North With 400 Men In Forced March
The Times reports from Ausvogelkop that General DeWet escaped northward with 400 men aiming for Kroonstadt. Four other Boer leaders still operate in Orange River colony. Dewet’s return to his country makes sustained action unlikely as his commando dissolves when pressed. Only a few Boer bands remain in Cape Colony.
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London
the Times
Ausvogelkop
DeWet
Kroonstadt
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Russians Oppose Intervention Backed by Powers
Pekin correspondent of the Morning Post says it is unlikely that the powers will oppose Russia’s schemes. The situation is viewed as gloomy as Chinese plenipotentiaries openly declare that intervention by foreign powers is undesirable unless backing protests.
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London
Russia
Pekin
Morning Post
Belgian hare show in Omaha draws large crowds and interest
The Belgian hare show in Omaha ran longer than expected with hundreds of hares exhibited from Nebraska and nearby states. Farmers debated hare farming profitability, noting low production costs and potential profits, while Professor Crabtree praised Nebraska’s strong quality and climate for hare breeding.
Sidney Placed McIntosh as Sidney land office receiver
News from Sidney Nebraska reports President McKinley sent James L. McIntosh's name to the senate for the Sidney land office receiver to replace Matt Daugherty who resigned. McIntosh is a lifelong resident and eminent attorney, member of the state central committee and Republican county chairman.
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Sidney, Neb
McKinley
Senate
James L. McIntosh
Sidney Land Office
Matt Daugherty
McIntosh
State Central Committee
Republican County Committee
Immigrant Loses Cash in McCook Trip
W H Chambers, immigrant from Anderson Indiana, arrived in McCook Nebraska with $585 in cash in a wallet. He departed Indianola and, after joining a foods car en route to Culbertson, finds the money missing and does not know how it disappeared.
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McGok
Neb
W. Hh, Chambers
Anderson, In
McCook
Indianola
Culbertson
McIntosh Named Receiver for Sidney Land Office
The nomination of J. L. McIntosh Jr. to be receiver of the land office at Sidney Nebraska was sent to the Senate and is expected to be promptly confirmed as leading Republican senators aim to depart Washington on Saturday.
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Washington
March S
J. L. McIntosh, Jr
Sidney
Neb
Senate
Three Veterans Pass Away in Falls City
Falls City Neb March 11 John Schuler died at his home Tuesday morning after a long illness aged sixty eight He was a Richardson county pioneer and Civil War veteran He is the third Falls City G A R member to die in ten days joining J D McCann and Elias Minshall in passing away
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Falls City
Neb
John Schuler
This City
Schuler
Richardson County
J. D. McCann
Elias Minshall
Nine Teen Years Sentenced for Second Degree Murder
At a special district court session Judge Hollenbeck overruled a motion for a new trial for N J Gentleman convicted of murder in the second degree. Gentleman received a nineteen year penitentiary sentence.
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Columbus, Neb
District Court
Beatrice Notes on Dinsmore Murder Case Ruling
Interest grows in the Dawson county murder ruling involving Frank Ju Dinsmore a former Beatrice clerk at the Randall hotel and brother of a former city schools superintendent He was once connected to Starnesson grain elevator and married in Beatrice to Miss Calvert of West Beatrice.
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Beatrice
Neb
Supreme Court
Frank Ju. Dinsmore
Dawson County
Randall Hotel
Stjarneston
Jie
Calvert
West Beatrice
Live Stock Markets In Omaha Report Mixed Yet Active
cattle demand was strong with high prices for quality steers up to 3.40 and active cow and calf markets. hogs opened higher then eased with top around 5.45 but closed mixed. sheep and lamb values showed steady to strong demand with multiple weight classes and feeders trading near yesterday’s quotations.
Cattle and Hogs Prices Mixed in IXANSAS CITY Market
Cattle and beef steers show steady to 10e lower gaps with Texans steady to strong. Native beef steers range 4.10 to 5.55, stockers 4.00 to 5.15, heavy feeders up to 4.73, western fed cattle 4.50 to 5.50, cows 2.25 to 4.25, calves 4.00 to 7.60. Hogs steady to top 5.47, bulk 5.20 to 5.45. sheep and lambs steady to 10c higher with western lambs 4.80 to 5.05, wethers 4.25 to 4.65, yearlings 4.40 to 5.00.
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Ixansas City
Senate Kept Committees Unchanged Prompting Early Adjournment
Washington March 9 The Republican Senate conference rejected immediate committee reorganization and scheduled no new action this session. Two proposals to reorganize failed as new senators voiced caution while existing leaders urged timely work. The result defers compensation and other business to the December session with limited speeches from new members.
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Washington
Senate
Mason
Foraker
Congress
Ex-Gov Savage Requisition Seeks Brailey Return
Lincoln March 11 Lieu tenant Governor Savage issued a requisition on Governor Van Sant of Minnesota for the return of Fred Brailey to Boyd county Nebraska Brailey is under arrest at Marshall Minnesota on a charge of criminal assault on a young woman in Boyd county the Sheriff Herman Stamer is authorized to bring the prisoner back
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Lincoln, Neb
Savage
van Sant
Minnesota
Fred Brailey
Boyd County
Nebraska
Brailey
Marshall
Minn
Boyd Counts
Herman Stamer
Opposition to Sanger as assistant secretary of war rises
Washington March 8 There is growing opposition to the appointment of Colonel Sanger as assistant secretary of war Senator Platt of New York called on the president and Secretary Root about the matter Root said it was his personal appointment and should not be interfered with It is uncertain whether Senators Platt and Depew will share the same view of the matter
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Washington
Colonel Sanger
Senator Platt
New York
Root
Platt
Depew
Gang Threat Letters Target Shenandoah Citizen
A gang of seven men sent threatening letters to Henry Gallup warning he must leave town or pay 280 dollars or have his property burned. Gallup filed the letters with postal authorities and an investigation is planned. The gang allegedly fears Gallup exposed them as gimblera.
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Shenandoah, Ja
Henry Gallup
Shenandoah
Indians protest at Indiana agency over treatment claims
A delegation of Musquakie Indians from a reservation near Taman Indiana met with Indiana officials led by Attorney Wil ony to discuss grievances against Agent Malin and school superintendent Nellla. The complaints are serious but questioned by Commissioner Jones.
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Washington
Taman
IndianaMetus
Wilony
Malin
Nellla
Alan
Jones
The Duty of Mothers and Mrs Pinkham’s Advice
A discussion on mothers' neglects and the need for early medical care for young women. Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham offers free guidance from Lynn Massachusetts after a Wisconsin mother reported two years of irregular menstruation and pain. The letter claims the Vegetable Compound cured the daughter.
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August Pfalzgraf
South Byron
Wis
Pinkham
Mia Pinkham
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