Nebraska News Capsule From Fairbury to Norfolk
Nebraska items report Fairbury churches without pastors Wayne county renews from flood no bridge loss Sterling talks business fraternity Gibbon Shelton Elm Creek Re verma license board Holdrege council split over saloons Bell hung in Broken Bow Presbyterian Blair to remove erring juvenile Brown county district court no criminal cases D M Conrad Holdrege sentenced three years N Maxon injured by stalk cutter Mrs J Quarry injured but recovering Sterling marshal abuse claim land patent filed in McKinley era Battle Creek creamery buys 346 head hogs Mary Dvoracek shoots infant sister in St Paul Beekman drugstore theft exposed by Nebr city cattle trade Cedar county paid record for imported cattle Hartington corn crib stock feeding Platte county man to asylum Columbus sheep sale Harris death Larecie doctor Goodmanson Ponca seed corn findings.
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Fairbury
Wayne County
Sterling
Gibbon
Shelton
Elm Creek
Reverma
Holdrege
Presbyterian Church
Broken Bow
Blair
District Court
Brown County
D. M. Conrad
Do. N. Maxon
Friend
John Quarry
Polk County
Oscar W. Sullivan
William McKinley
Battle Creek Creamery Company
Texas
Mary Dvoracek
John Dvoracek
St.Paul
Fremont
Tribune
Nebraska City
Kearney
Mont Wheeler
Madison
Wheeler
Kirschbraun & Sons
Auburn
Nemaha County
Norfolk Hospital
Cedar County
Hartington
Shubert
Martin
Dodge County
Rogers
Dave Powers
East Second
Chillicothe
Charles Bedient
Arborville
Kavanaugh
Platte County
John Rokus
Asylum For
Norfolk
Rokus
Prairie Township
John L. Sturgeon
Columbus
Sturgeon
JW. Harris
Union Pacific
Larecie
Harris
J. Sidney Goodmanson
Pender
Ponca
Nuckolls
Greeks suffer disastrous reverse at Mati in Thessaly
London reports reveal Greek forces under Edhem Pasha were driven back after Mati with heavy losses. Greeks abandoned Tyrnavo and Larissa, headquarters moved to Pharsalosis. Bulgarian neutrality cited as key, with epirus actions and Albanian mutinies noted.
Greece Moves to Call Militia for Seventeen Year Service
AITHENS April 26 It has been decided to call out the militia In Greece all able bodied males from 21 years of age and upwards are liable to be called upon for military service The total service is for nineteen years with two years in color seven years in reserve and the remainder in the militia WILL THE POWERS INTERVENE Paris April 26 A dispatch from Athens confirms Greeks have abandoned lyr navos and Larissa and concentrate on their second line of defense Diplomatic circles debate immediate steps by powers to stop Turkish advance The entire trench squadron at Toulon prepares to sail for the Levant if needed tomorrow
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London
Edhem Pasha
Thessaly
Athens
Greece
Mati
Thessalian
Pharsalosis
Furnava
Larissa
Mastophos
Tyrnavo
Phersalitis
Chassidiani Mountains
Constantinople
Chessaly
Elas 30Na
Mount Olympus
Monastir
Salonica
Elassona
Epirus
Fillipidia
Jannina
Laros
Bulgaria
Turkey
Lonxpoy
Britain
Ireland
Gladstone
Crete
Macedonia
United States
Canada
Greek Defense Fund
Canadian
America
Daily Chronicle
the Star
Great Britain
Count Muraviefli
Marquis of Salisbury
Aithens
Paris
Lyrnavos
Toulon
Levant
Warissa
Salambria
Tyrnava
Osman Pasha
Man arrested for beating dying wife in GutTnnte Oklahoma
J Laws living east of Perkins is jailed for attacking his wife Mrs Jennie Laws as she lay dying after days of illness. Neighbors feared to act until Mrs Coates filed charges and will prosecute.
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GutTnnte
Okla
J. Laws
Perkins
Jennie Laws
Coates
Supreme Court blocks bonds in Missouri Pacific case
In Lincoux Nebraska April 23 the Nebraska supreme court overruled a lower court ruling allowing Missouri Pacific to collect 44,000 in bonds voted to aid a road by a special bond precinct in Nebraska City. Plaintiff J Sterling Morton ex secretary of agriculture secured the injunction against payment.
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O Lincoux
Neb
Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific
Nebraska City
J. Sterling Morton
Secretary of Agriculture
Thoughtless act at Duenweg mines causes two deaths
At the Duenweg mines six miles southeast of Wens Oty a boy released a car into a shaft. William McKinley of Aurora was killed instantly and Anson Knight, who lived in Wens, died the next day from injuries. McKinley leaves a widow and five children. Knight leaves a widow and two children.
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Bey
Destructive April rain floods Atchison area factories
A severe midnight rainstorm in Atchison Kan caused White Clay creek to overflow flooding Thayer's machine shop and foundry Urich's planing mill Backus Brothers' excelsior factory Ziebold Hageline brewery and about a dozen colored houses nearby. Small buildings were washed away and property damage reported.
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Attonison
Kan
Thayer
Urich
Planing
Backus Brothers’ Excelsior
Ziebold & Hageline
White Clay Creek
Railroads Paralyzed by Heavy Rain in Iowa
Ottumwa and Des Moines lines abandoned by Rock Island after another night of heavy rain. The morning Wabash passenger to Des Moines diverted via Burlington tracks. Iowa Central cannot run trains beyond washouts at Caulfield on the Oska loosa and Centerville line.
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Towa
Raine
Ottumwa
Iowa
Rock Island Railroad Company
Des Moines
Burlington
Iowa Central
Caulfield
Oskaloosa
Centerville
Colgate Dies at Home in Orange New Jersey
Samuel Colgate millionaire soap and perfume maker and philanthropist died last night of heart disease and dropsy at his Orange New Jersey home after a several week illness.
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New York
Samuel Colgate
Orange
N. J
Turkey aims to push toward Larissa as front advances checked
Forces on the Pleonn border report gains by Owman Paths and the hero Jedham Pasha replaced on the line. Turkish advance toward Larissa is described as checked by opposition, with strategic movements monitored by military observers.
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Owman Paths
Pleonn
Jedham Pasha
Larissa
Osman Pasha Made Turkish Army Chief to Face Greek Front
Telegrams from Constantinople report the Ottoman leadership replacing Edhem Pasha with Osman Pasha as commander in chief to confront Greek forces on the frontier. Saad Edin Pasha and 50,400 troops are dispatched toward Epirus and Tyrnavos, while floods hinder Turkish advances at Warissa and Salambria.
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Constantinople
Osman Pasha
Plevna
Turkey
Elassono
Edhem Pasha
Saad Edin Pasha
Epirus
Ahmed Hifix Pasha
Greeks move to outflank Turks near Milouna and Salonica rail
A Milouna pass telegram reports Edhem Pasha returned to Elassona to shield the left wing and push reinforcements. Turnavo reportedly repulsed the Turks and their line retreated to Milonia pass. Greeks strive to loop behind the Turks and sever the Salonica railroad.
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Milouna Pass
Edhem Pasha
Elassona
Turnavo
Milonia Pass
Salonica
Greek Fleet Seizes Turkish Stores after Salonica Bombardment
After routing Turkish battalions at Katrina and Platamona, the Greek squadron landed a detachment and found vast Turkish provisions left to feed Edhem Pasha's army. News says 10,000 troops were sent toward the Macedonia coast fearing a Greek flank. The fleet then bombarded Litchoro on its return.
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Athens
Gulf of Salonica
Edhem Pasha
Greece
Salonica
Platamona
Katrina
Macedonia
Gulf of
Litchoro
WILL FIGHT ONLY FITZSIMMONS IN COMEBACK CHALLENGE
New York April 24 Bob Fitzsimmons will retire from boxing if Corbett refuses another shot at his “white alley” title. Corbett insists he will fight no one but Fitzsimmons and warns he has plans to spring soon.
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New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Fy Simmons
Somone
Tarif Bill Nearing Completion Report to Senate
WALMINGTON April 24 The Republican tariff sub committee of the Senate finance committee presses toward next Tuesday to report the tariff bill to the full committee though confidence remains uncertain. Congress man Henderson of Iowa reports recurring trouble in his amputated leg and is confined to his room with orders for absolute rest for two weeks.
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Walmington
Republican
Senate Finance Committee
the Cay
Ede Oy
Henderson
Dusugur
Lowa
Congressman Senderson
Ferguson brothers convicted for joint running in Ottawa
Jack and Art Ferguson, brothers, were convicted in Ottawa Kansas district court for rowdy joint operations. Each received a $100 fine and sixty days in jail.
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Ottawa Jourtiats
Ottawa
Kan
Jack
Art Ferguson
Greco Turkish War Advices Put Turkish Advance In Check
From Loxpox April 23 reports 35 002 Turks under Edhem Pasha seize Tyrnavo and press toward Larissa as 30 000 Greeks, aided by a Greek fleet, mount a counteroffensive. Constantine diverts 20 000 to flank the Turkish line while the Salonica railway remains critical for Turkish supplies. Edhem Pasha seeks fleet mobilization. Greeks claim early success near Milonia and Reveni as Larissa investment begins with Turkish forces closing in.
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Loxpox
Edhem Pasha
Tyrnavo
Larissa
Constantine
Salonica
Platamona
Thessaly
Milonia
Reveni
Milonia Pass
Athens
Khechora
Badji
Porte
Gulf of
Gulf of Arta
Prevesa
Manos
Arta
Jannina
Democratic tariff policy aims for timely committee action
Washington April 23 the Democratic members of the finance committee plan to proceed with reasonable consideration of the tariff bill. They expect Senator Jones of Nevada to back fair propositions and may offer amendments after reviewing the measure. In the Senate they aim to avoid extended delays while allowing discussion and record votes as needed.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Jones
Nevada
Senate
Will Durrant Escape Despite Death Sentence
In San Francisco on April 23 the fate of Theodore Durrant, convicted murderer of Blanche Lamont, hangs in doubt as state prison board members split on clemency. Two directors oppose hanging, two favor it, and one is noncommittal while Governor Budd declines comment though confidants say he privately supports guilt.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
State Board of Prison Directors
Durrant
Budd
Woman rider completes 100 mile horseback trip to Puiapa
Mrs. E Frances Hyde and Eugene De Kieffer left New York yesterday to ride 100 miles to Puiapatrain Pennsylvania arriving at 4 42 PM after eight and one half hours. Mrs Hyde is the first woman to make the ride.
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Puiapatrain
E. Frances Hyde
Eugene de Kiefffer
New York
Hyde
Sash and Door Trust Disbands Amid Court Restrictions
Twenty four members of the National Manufacturing company known as the sash door and blind trust met yesterday at Osuxosa Wisconsin in April twenty second to vote to disband the organization. Court restrictions had limited its operations making it useless.
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Osuxosa
Wis
National Manufacturing Company
the Sash, Door and Blind Trust
Long Missing Doctor Returns Home in Nodaway County
Dr. J. P. Adams who vanished from St. Josefu Missouri a year ago and was thought dead returned to his Nodaway county home yesterday. The case unsettled local tensions as officials previously feared foul play.
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St. Josefu
J. P. Adams
Nodaway County
McKinley Nominates Day for Assistant Secretary of State
President McKinley plans to nominate William R. Day of Canton Ohio for first assistant secretary of state and Hellamy Storer of Ohio for minister to Belgium. The nominations will reach the Senate after its adjournment next week. Day is praised as a fine lawyer and is linked to potential solicitor general consideration.
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Washington
McKinley
William R. Day
Canton
Ohio
Hellamy ‘Storer
Belgium
Senate
Sherman
Storer
Senator Foraker
Judge Day
Rockhill
Ruiz
Cuba
Greeks Depart Chicago En Route To War
Two hundred Greeks left Chicago last night amid wild enthusiasm and headed for the war in their homeland. Within a week another party of two hundred is being prepared for departure from the city.
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Chicago
Chiiaco
The Kentucky Wran cle Nomination Caucus Adjourns Again
Franxfoft Kentucky April 24 The adjourned Republican caucus to nominate a United States senator candidate, vice Hunter resigned, was held last night but adjournment was again taken after many fruitless ballots and wrangling.
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Franxfoft
United States
Vice Hunter
Fatal Knock Out Blow in San Jose Fight
San Jose April 24 lightweight boxer Frank Evans died this morning from brain concussion after a right hand blow to the chin in the fourteenth round of a bout at the San Jose Athletic Club. Matt Semichy, who struck the blow, is jailed on a manslaughter charge.
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San Jose
Cal
Frank Evans
Matt Semichy
San Jose Athletic Club
Semichy
Insurgents Capture Buracoa Port in Havana Report
News from Havana says insurgents attacked and captured the port of Buracoa after a heavy counter engagement. Spaniards suffered heavy losses and retreated.
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Beracun
Kry
Died for Want of Salt During Paraguayan War
A historical note recalls that during the last Paraguayan war soldiers without salt for three months died of wounds they could not heal, a stark observation on nutrition and healing.
Iowa Patent Office Report Issued Patents to Iowa Inventors
Seven patents were issued to Iowa inventors this week with five to Nebraska and New York and seventy three total. The list includes S L Callanan Des Moines for a copy holder on a typewriter frame, A J Haggin Eagle Grove for a modular light boat, and J A Peterson Des Moines for an elastic wheel using springs to aid cycling. Also notes that information on obtaining valuing and selling patents is available and solicitors G and J Ralph Orrwig offer drawings and specs for 25 cents.
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Iowa
Nebraska
New York
S. L. Callanan
Des Moines
A. J. Haggin
Eagle Grove
J. A. Peterson
United States
G. Ann J. Ralph Orwig
Solicitors of Patents
Live Stock and Produce Market Prices Across Cities
Quotations from New York Chicago St Louis Omaha and other markets show live stock and produce prices. Traders monitor price levels for cattle hogs sheep and grains amid market fluctuations and demand shifts.
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New York
Chicago
Omaha
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Sultan
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Fitz
Tarif Bill
Democratic Policy
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Tudge Day
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