Nebraska items show flood damage and local business notes
April rainfall in Beatrice reached 6.69 inches while Dixon county battles flood losses. The state reports new banks in Bartley and Doniphan, a revived Oakland Independent, saloon activity, corn shipments to India, and multiple agricultural and civic updates across Kearney to Shel ton regions.
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Beatrice
Bartley
Royal Arcanum Council
South Omaha
Kearney County
India
Grandma” Wood
Table Rock
Christian Scientists
Plattsmouth
C. N. Norman
McCook
Exeter
A. G. Johnson
Burt County
Hastings
Norfolk
Beaver City
McCool Junction
Oakland Independent
W. F. Brewster
Stromsburg
Doniphan
Holt County
Nebraska
Dixon County
Lexington
Fred Butt
Orleans
Pawnee
Evangelist Sunday
Antelope County
Kramer
Laurel Advocate
Reavey Elevator Company
Eliza White
John Gilliam
Ansley
T. Lincoln & Co
Wm. Hobbs
Sioux City
Stuart
Reynolds Bros
Dodge County
Philip Kine
Turner Bros
Turner & Koebner
Dominic
Grand Island
Madison County
James Hell
Shelby
Powers intervene as five nations seize port of Volos
Marines from Britain Russia France Austria and Germany land at Volos to guard the town as Greeks evacuate. King George supports mediation terms while Crete eviction debates continue amid Turkish advances in Epirus and Velestino. Battles unfold at Velestino Cynoscephale and Pharsala with heavy artillery and shifting gains on both sides.
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Ariens
Greece
Turky
Gulf of Volo
Volo
Velestino
Edhem Vasha
George
Czar
Russia
Crete
Epirus
Arta
Athens
Cynoscephale
Aivali
Pharsala
Koniari
Larissa
Cynoscendale
Smolenski
I’barsala
Texas Fever Fight Expands Missouri Experiments
The Missouri Board of Agriculture executive committee plans extensive Texas fever tests in cooperation with the experiment station. Cattle freed from ticks by dip will graze with natives to test disinfection efficacy, while burned pastures will be reseeded to check tick destruction. Dr J W Connoway to test serum immunization and immunity duration on native cattle. Ticks from immunized cows will be reared and exposed to natives to assess infection transmission.
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Columbra
Missouri Board of Agriculture
Texas
J. W. Connoway
Topeka Leaders Urge Force to Close Saloons
In Topeka on May 1, ex United States Senator William A Peffer and Union Pacific General Attorney A L Williams urged residents to take the law into their own hands and destroy open saloons on main street if necessary. A tumultuous meeting at Hamilton Hall before 3009 people ended with a physical ejection of Nick Childs a black political figure who attempted to speak.
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Toveks
Kun
Kansas
United States
William A. Peffer
A. L. Williams
Union Pacifice
Topeka
Forte
Hamilton Hall
Nick” Childs
Wholesale Massacre Report From Epirus Invasion
A Daily Chronicle dispatch from Athens cites Colonel Manos in Arta reporting a Turkish massacre in Epirus. Villagers at Kanvarina are said to be murdered with women fleeing in misery to Arta, while others in the region go mad or cannot speak after the atrocities.
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Lonpox
Daily Chronicle
Athens
Manos
Arta
Epirus
Kanvarina
Fish Trial Projected by English Capital in Great Lakes
A plan seeks to form a company controlled by English capital to manage Great Lakes fishing interests. The A Booth Packing company in Chicago shows strong interest while Mr Booth remains very reserved. The aim is to corner fishing contracts and fix prices for consumers through the new trust.
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Chicaco
Great Lakes
Chicago
A. Booth
Florida committee to impeach State Treasurer Collins
A joint legislative committee in Pallanasser Florida plans to recommend impeaching State Treasurer C J Collins. The report cites a shortage of over 50 000 tied to dealings with the defunct Merchants National Bank of Ocala and notes money was lost after the bank’s stability was in doubt.
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Florida
Pallanasser
Fla
C. J. Collins
Merchants National Bank of
Ocala
Collins
Apple Worms Stripping Emporia Orchard Leaves
Emporia Kansas farmers report that the larva causing last year’s apple crop loss has returned in greater numbers. Caterpillar colonies cover trees and strip foliage within days, threatening fruit yields across multiple orchards.
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Emporia
Kan
Jparmiers
Deceived Him and he Kitted Her Leadville Murder Suicide
In Leadville on May 10 a woman named Belle Walker was shot and killed by her lover who called himself George Ratliff after a quarrel. He then killed himself. A letter found on the dead man’s person claimed he had sacrificed everything for the woman and that she deceived him.
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Leadville
Col
Belle Walker
George Ratliff
Government plans aim to cut costs at supply depot
A government analysis frames the supply depot as a purely business proposition, detailing potential savings and how the service could be improved. It outlines efficiency goals, cost-cutting options, and anticipated impacts on operations and stakeholders.
Omaha as Indian supply depot urged before conference
Washington special reports Senator Allen and Rosewater pressing the Indian bill conferees to locate a federal distribution depot in Omaha. They argued Omaha’s central position in the corn belt and rail network would save costs and speed aid, offering five years rent free for a warehouse. The push followed a tense meeting delayed by a quorum absence.
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Washington
Omaha Bee
Rosewater
City
Allen
The
Bee
Senate
House
Nebraska
Senator Allen
Mercer
W. J. Alexander
Omaha
Gate City
Chicago
New York
West
Discharges Sought by Nebraska Privates Over Religion
Two privates of company C first regiment Nebraska National Guard at Heatrice request discharge on religious scruples against armed warfare and bad associations. Adjutant General returns papers with critique urging retention and proper conduct to satisfy religious members. Omaha visit to Washington aims to recover tribe funds from 1850s land take.
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Nebraska National Guard
Heatrice
TR. C. Osman
OH. Langdon
Nebraska National Yard
Ivis
Baary
Adjutant General
Washington
Beck
Interior Department
Swindler Caught After Ringling Bros Fraud in Neb City
Sheriff Huberle arrested Tom Day alias Sam Davis in Nebraska City after he duped local businessmen by posing as a Ringling Bros agent. He had worked in Missouri and Kansas for two weeks, with a $100 reward posted by Missouri authorities. Day, famed nationwide for the con, claims this is his first jail stay and faces prosecution for obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Huberle
Shenandoah
Nebraska City
Tom Day
Sam Davis
Ringling Bros.’ Circus
Day
Missouri
Kansas
United States
State labor plan outlines five year department program
Deputy Labor Commissioner 8 J Kent outlines five year work for his department. He will study whether public schools equip children of farmers and wage earners for agriculture and industry, examine manual training outcomes, and investigate girls versus boys graduation rates and child labor trends. He will assess sugar beet costs, stock yards, municipal government costs, and factors behind crime and insanity.
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J. Kent
Kent
Faith In Alfalfa Not Shaken In North Loup Area
North Loup dispatch reports farmers across the county still trust alfalfa despite widespread winter damage. Some fields show scattered live plants while others are bare. opinions differ on causes from early freezing and sleet to insect threats. Farmers plan reseeding and disc harrow coverage with no anticipated drop in acreage.
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North Loup
Fraternal Insurance Firms Told to Pay New Nebraska Fees
The Nebraska insurance commissioner notifies fraternal societies of a new law requiring a $10 annual state fee and a $2 fee for agents. Foreign fraternities must appoint the auditor as attorney for service. Recipients are urged to comply promptly to avoid penalties. pamphlet copies to follow.
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Nebraska
Omaha Depot Battle Nears Favorable Report
Washington dispatch notes conference leaders nearly ready to report in favor of the Omaha Indian supply depot with a clause letting the interior secretary order establishment within a year if needed, provided a free warehouse is offered for five years. Omaha agrees to supply the free warehouse. Local riders face a strict ten mile per hour speed limit in the city.
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Omaha
Washington Dispatch
City
Senate Passes Sundry Civil Bill Amid Forestry Order Debate
The sundry civil bill clears the Senate after debate over President Cleveland's forest reservations order. Senators Pettigrew Wilson and Carter criticized the order as amendments refocus the bill. Debate concludes with passage and an adjournment to Monday.
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Senate
Mr. Pettigrew
Cleveland
Messrs. Pettigrew
Wilson
Carter
Very Like Her Mother. Wichita High School Commencement
In Wicurra Kansas on May 8 the Wichita high school held its seventeenth annual commencement at the Auditorium. Fifteen young men and nineteen young women formed the class. Evelyn Louise Lease daughter of Mrs. Mary I Lease served as valedictorian and wrote the class song words. The crowd praised her oration as the evening’s finest.
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Wicurra
Kan
Wichita High School
Evelyn Louise Lease
Mary I. Lease
Nevada Man James Bryan Dies at 91 After Long Life
James Bryan of Nevada Missouri died aged 91. Born in St Charles County under Spanish rule, he was Waniel Boone’s nephew and carried the U S flag at Boone’s funeral in Warren County. He fought in the Seminole army and voted in every election for seventy years. He built Vernon County’s first courthouse.
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Nevada
May
James Bryan
Jle
St. Charles County
Waniel Boone
Boone
Warren County
Missouri
Vernon County
Missouri Woman Killed by Burglar in Genievevie Home
In Genievevie Missouri on May 3 Miss Varriet Boillet and her aunt Miss Constance Mangin were alone in a two occupant home. A burglar entered late at night and Boillet fired a revolver as she descended. The intruder rushed her and fired a shot through the heart. Her aunt found the body on the floor.
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Missouri
Str
Genevieve
Varriet Boillet
Constance Mangin
Filibustering Vessels Captured Off Mosquito River
Havana reports the Spanish cruiser Maria Christian captured four American fighters at the Mosquito river mouth. Troops ashore seized sixty three boxes of cartridges belonging to the filibusters. The incident relates to filibuster expeditions and indicates ongoing hostilities in the area.
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Havana
Maria Christiana
Mosquito River
Turkey Denies Charges of Excesses
Constantinople May 8 An official communique reiterates that the excesses attributed to Turkish troops at Larissa are infamous calumnies and that the alleged Turkish evacuation of Trikhula is unfounded.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Larissa
Trikhula
Democratic Orators for Missouri canvass First district
Congressmen Clark Bland Dockery and Benton with ex Governor Stone join ex speaker David A Ball and Edgar M Richmond to campaign for the Democrats in the First district. Efforts continue to secure Blackburn and Altgeld.
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Missouri
Macon
Clark
Bland
Dockery
Benton
Stone
David A. Ball
Pike
Edgar M. Richmond
Blackburn
Altgeld
Iowa Declares Wild Rose Official State Flower
In Des Moines on May 8 both houses of the Iowa legislature passed a resolution designating the wild rose as the official state flower. The action marks a formal recognition by the state government.
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Drs Moines
Iowa
Iowa Patent Office Reports Allowed Patents
Iowa patent records list allowances for P Schneider of Granger for a kitchen cabinet A H Pyle of Webster City for a valve stem protector on bicycles C Wolensbehn of Waverly for a cream separator improvement W Thurlow of Osceola for a horse foot protector leather band with armor to guard the hoof. Des Moines solicitors Hawk Eyes Thomas G and J RaTrin ORWIG offer patent services with nationwide reach. May 6 1897.
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Iowa
P. Schneider
Grarner
A. H. Pyle
Webster City
Oc. Wolensbehn
Waverly
United States
Hawkeyes
Tnos
J. RaAtrin Orwig
Solicitors of Patents
Des Moines
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Bidney
Nebraska News
George Jones
P. G. Shanstrom
St. Paul
Ones
James Caldwell
Central City
Caldwell
John O'Donnell
Dawson
Humboldt
Humboldt Irrigation Company
O'Donnell
Five Nations
King George
Uwlaagree—The
Uwatties
Velestino and
Fharsalsa
Vasili
Epirrus
Patent Office Report
St. Louis
Buty
Wyoming
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