State Board Sets Rules for County Assessors in Nebraska
The Nebraska State Board of Assessment issued guidelines for county assessors and directed them to value the reserve funds of fraternal and mutual insurers. It clarifies that gross premiums taxation targets business, not outright property value, and outlines how different company types should be assessed. It also notes how notes and mortgages are treated, and requires deputy assessors to list and value taxed property across townships and districts.
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State Board of Assessment
Lincoln
Bennett
Nebraska
Fleming
N. W. Neb
Aden
Munich
Omaha
Lancaster County
McDonald
N. W
Beatrice Y M C A projects and county briefs
The Beatrice Y M C A building nears completion while Omaha women plan a 125000 campaign for a Y W C A home. Local incidents include eye loss from workplace iron, fines for theft, a resignation to pursue socialist aims, a suicide, fatal burns, and various town developments, sales, and legal actions across Cambridge Ainsworth Plattsmouth and Beatrice.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Beatrice
Omaha
Henry Guenwaldt
West Beatrice
Tecumseh
Livingston
George Howell
G. C. Porter
First Presbyterian Church
Laurel
Robert Samuel Briggs
Annie B. Hambright
Dell
Uehling
Ainsworth
H. W. Farrier
Jacks
Plattsmouth
State Auditor Rejects Gray Wolf Bounty in Nebraska
State Auditor Searle refused to honor bounty claims for gray wolves in Nebraska stating there are few or no gray wolves in the state. He announced the scalp claims from Nemaha County would not be paid until the entire carcass is available for examination.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
West
Searle
Nehama County
Omaha
Highlanders Tax Case Upheld by Court in Aurora
Judge Evans held a brief session and sustained Hamilton county commissioners in levying taxes on the Royal Highlanders fraternal society. The ruling confirms the county’s right to tax such groups.
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Aurora
Evans
Royal Highlanders
Hamilton County
Bounty on Gray Wolves Attracts Odd Claims
In Lincoln three vouchers from Nemaha County claimed gray wolf bounties but no pelts were attached. Auditor Searle had said the bounty required the hide. All claims will be held for further consideration. Notably all filings come from densely settled areas.
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Lincoln
Searle
Nebraska
Wnemaha County
The Week's Work Debate on Rate Bill in the Senate
Debate in the Senate centers on a rate bill as lawmakers weigh economic impact and public policy. Senators from multiple factions present motions and differing amendments seeking faster passage or tighter controls. The session highlights divisive views on pricing, regulation, and national finance.
Senate to Dominate Week on Railroad Rate Bill Debates
Senate debates the railroad rate bill this week with Tillman pushing to limit speeches and move to a final vote. Senators Elkins Spooner Lodge Foster Medaurin and Knox's substitute form the core of planned addresses amendments and legal review arguments while debates over the interstate commerce commission findings unfold.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Tillman
Tillman
McCreary
Kentucky
Messrs. Elkins
Spooner
Lodge
Foster
Medaurin
Senator Spooner
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Senator Lodge
Commission
Rayner
Knox
Buffalo Bill Denies Rumors of Retirement Health Collapse
Buffalo Bill Col. W F Cody cables from Genoa Italy to deny reports of family troubles failing health and retirement from the Wild West show. He says he feels better, business is immense and the European tour continues under Barnum & Batley.
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Italy
New York
W. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Genoa
United States
Europe
Cody
J A Bailey
Barnum & Bailey's
Colonel Cody
Barnum & Batley
West Thirty-fourth Street
May Get Small Increase In Miner Pay
Forty five coal operators from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio left for Indianapolis to join a conference that will decide if miners receive a pay rise and the amount. The talks, likely to conclude Wednesday, may yield a five percent increase. In Rome, the sacred college greets Pope Pius X on his feast day St. Joseph, with the pope in good health.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indianapolis
Rome
Sacred College
Pius X
St. Joseph
Geological Survey Seeks New Building at 1.2 Million
Director Walcott urges Congress to fund a new Geological Survey headquarters. Estimated cost is 1.2 million dollars to replace the present rented facilities holding government property valued around 6 million dollars. Fire risk due to inflammable wooden partitions in more than 100000 square feet of space is highlighted.
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Geological Survey
Washington
Walcott
The
Congress
Government Service
Statehood bill may be referred to committee in House
In Washington lawmakers discuss routing the statehood bill to the committee on territories. Insurgent supporters fear loss of action if it lingers beyond the river and harbor delegation return Saturday. The move could block a direct senate con currence vote by deferring reference and stalling proceedings.
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Washington
Cannon
Committee On Territories
Friends For Indian Territory
Senate
House
Treasury
Lawson exposes alleged insurance plot in telegram
Thomas W. Lawson forwards a telegram to Chairman Armstrong of the New York legislature's insurance investigating committee. It claims backers expect to kill proposed insurance legislation and cites newly issued policies, affidavits of free premiums by proxy, and large rebates as evidence of a corrupt drive.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Armstrong
Insurance Investigating Committee
New York
Verdict in O'Hearn murder case sentences him to death
After under three hours deliberation the jury found O'Hearn guilty of murdering Nels Lausten on January 20 and set the penalty at death. Guards and officials filled the courthouse as the verdict was announced and the prisoner was escorted to a cab and taken to the penitentiary for safe keeping.
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Omaha
O'Hearn
Nels Lausten
Hearn
Basis of a Compromise in Senate Rate Bill Debate
Washington reports indicate a potential compromise on the railroad rate bill may impose a time limit on the suspension of ICC orders. Several senators suggest adding a judicial review feature to speed court review while protecting shippers’ interests.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wreck on Rio Grande near Adobe Colo kills dozens
Two Denver Rio Grande passenger trains colliding near Adobe four miles west of Florence Colo. On August 7 1904 a devastating head on crash ignited by fire killed fireman and several passengers with estimates of dead from twenty to thirty five officials debate exact tally. Swallows night operator Lively faced suspension pending inquiry.
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Puelbo
Colo
Eden
Florence
Denver
Leadville
Grand Junction
Rio Grande
Swallows
Hundreds of French miners buried after Courrières disaster
Paris reports hundreds of funerals in towns around Courrières after Saturday mine disaster that claimed over 1,000 lives. Snow falls as mourners fill roads with caskets. at Billy-Montigny and Mericourt funerals are held for unidentified dead.
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Paris
Courrieres
Billy-Montigny
Mericourt
Postponement at Algeciras Delays Moroccan Reforms Conference
The Algeciras plenary conference on Moroccan reforms is postponed to March 20. Delegates hope Germany and France will reach a basis of accord meanwhile. Neutral nations press for mutual concessions as French and Spanish delegates seek a policing inspection guarantee.
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Algeciras
Germany
France
Cleveland Reaches 69 Years
Princeton reports Grover Cleveland, former president, spent his 69th birthday away from home for the first time since moving to Princeton. He is in Florida with Prof. Howard McClenahan for ten days and may stay a month due to poor health. Mrs. Cleveland says the outing is improving him and a return is expected in better health.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Anarchist Johann Most to be Cremated in Cincinnati
The body of Herr Johann Most who died here yesterday of erysipelas will be cremated at the Cincinnati crematory next Tuesday. Mrs. Most arrived from New York late tonight.
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Cincinnati
Herr Johann Most
Cincinnati Crematory
Lawmakers Debate Interstate Liquor Shipments Regulation
Representative Barthold of Missouri and former Senator J M Thurston spoke to the house judiciary committee in opposition to proposed interstate liquor shipment regulation.
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Washington
Barthold
J. M. Thurston
House Committee On Judiciary
Americans Sentenced in Mexico for Murder
ex Ole E Finstad and L G Coughener of Los Angeles were sentenced in Santa Rosita Mexico to twelve years and six months in the penitentiary for murder.
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Mexico
EL Paso
Ole E. Finstad
L. G. Coughener
Los Angeles
Santa Rosita
Bellamy Storer to Retire as Ambassador to Austria Hungary
Washington reports Bellamy Storer the American ambassador to Austria Hungary will retire immediately. Secretary Root declined to discuss the change and a successor will be named by the president. Friction with the administration was noted but not elaborated.
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Washington
Bellamy Storer
Austria-Hungary
Rot
Storer
Root
Panic Grips Seistan as Pest Drives Mass Exodus
Reports from Seistan in Easter Persia describe a spreading pest causing fear among residents. Citizens flee en masse as authorities work to contain the outbreak and reassure the population.
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Askabad
Russia
Seistan
Persia
Independent Iowa phone groups unite to challenge Bell
At a Des Moines meeting Iowa independent telephone company reps launched a fund to fight the Bell Telephone trust. Delegates signed on to contribute one thousand dollars each as the independent lines organize into a single statewide company covering Iowa and seek court action.
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Bell Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Bell Telephone Company
Susan B Anthony Dies After Long Illness in Rochester
Susan B Anthony dies at 86 in Rochester from heart failure caused by double pneumonia after a months illness. Although weak, she had hoped to recover and instructed that all her remaining funds go to the suffrage cause via Anna Shaw and a fund raised by Miss Thomas and Miss Garrett. The city will hoist flags at half mast on her funeral day.
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Rochester
N. Y
Susan
Anthony
Miss Anthony
M.S. Ricker
James G. Butler
Baltimore
New York
Anna Shaw
Nebraskan May Enter Cabinet as War Secretary Hope
Washington reports Nebraskan Judge Charles E Magoon is openly mentioned as a potential successor to Secretary of War if he resigns from the Panama post and joins the cabinet. Roosevelt values his executive ability and interest centers on his war duties.
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Washington
Nebraska
Charles E. Magoon
William H Taft
United States Supreme Court
Magoon
Panama
Canal Commission
Canal Zone
Roosevelt
Harriman Buys Los Angeles Pacific Electric Line
Official records show BE Harriman gaining control of the Los Angeles Pacific interurban system. The purchase includes about 100 miles of street railway now in operation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
BE. H. Harriman
Los Angeles Pacific Electric
Harriman
Missouri Pacific Reports 1905 Earnings Decline
The Missouri Pacific Railway reveals gross earnings of 42,518,000 for 1905, down 1,175,000 from 1904, with net earnings of 12,341,000 a decline of 947,000. Other income totaled 2,439,000, 498,000 less than 1904, and after preferred dividend payments a deficit of 18,000.
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Washington
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Representative Hearst Bill Targets Secret Rebates
Washington representative Hearst of New York introduces a bill to outlaw secret rebates and concessions with penalties including one to ten years imprisonment for giving or receiving such rewards.
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Washington
Hearst
New York
Railroad Cuts Planned Across Lines This Spring
Boston reports President Mellin of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad says passenger rate reductions will take effect on all lines during the spring and summer season.
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Boston
Mellin
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Date Set for Statehood Bill Review
Washington republicans at a leaders conference decide to consider the statehood bill on Wednesday March 21. Chairman Hamilton of the House Territories committee may send the bill as amended by the Senate directly to the conference. If unopposed the bill goes to the House Territories committee for report with a recommendation to send to conference.
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Washington
Republican House
Hamilton
House Committee On
Territories
Senate
House
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Nebraska Briefs
P. Donahue
Frankman Bros. & Mordis
Great Northern
Platte
William Collins
Cuming County
Gridley
Collins
Cambridge
State Banking Board
E. K. Valentine
West Point
Weeping Water
Libery
Mellor
State Board of Agriculture
W. L. Newby
District Court of
Saline County
Newby
Supreme Court
Pierce
A. L. Brande
G. H. Johnson
Commercial Club of
Kansas
Tom Lawson
Reath
Adobe
Cleveland
Susan DR. Anthony
Missouri Pacific
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