Notable deaths and global briefings span turmoil and trade
Wealthy lumber dealer William F. Congdon died by his own hand in Chicago. French imports rose by 11.645 million and exports by 2.0596 million. Reports on Christian victims at Monastir list 72. Filipino official Benito Legard donates a Manila hospital site. Mayor Low halts Mormon street preaching in New York. Moro unrest risks Mequinez in Morocco. North Yakima rancher Henry Berg killed his foster son and took his own life. Claims of a Jewish massacre at Tirrospol lack foundation. Manila inoculation plans target bubonic plague. Nebraska prison adds 156 steel cells to Van Dorn plant. Denver’s St John’s Cathedral rumored incendiary fire. Oberlin dedicates a memorial arch for 13 American Board missionaries killed in China. Bulgarian cabinet resigns. Prince Ferdinand may form coalition. Davis in the Philippines disapproves a Lee court-martial verdict. Armstrongs head to Chicago then Iowa. Western cotton men’s group renames, urges curtailment. Hamburg logs 9,000 emigrants last week. extra ships deployed. Denver court weighs Colorado & Northwestern railroad receivership. Women’s Presbyterian missionary society pledges funds for a woman missionary per man. Duffield named Asia arbitration umpire. Western railways discuss rate equalization. no action. C&StL Railroad denies undue charges amid rate dispute. Bridgeport railway strike halts city lines. union recognition rejected. Asphalt Company sale finalizes to Henry Everdell for 6 million. Assets move in Jersey City.
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William F. Congdon
Chicago
Monastir
Benito Legard
Filipino Commission
Manila
Low
New York
Morocco
Mequinez
Henry Berg
North
Rkima
Wash
Charles
Tirrospol
Russia
St. Petersburg
Nebraska
van Dorn
Cle
American Board of Foreign Missions
China
Oberlin
Prince Ferdinand
M. Petuoff
Stambuloff
Davis
Philippines
Clase
Joel R. Lee
Tenth Infantry
Southern Cotton Spinner’s Association
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Hamburg
United States
Hallett
Denver
Harry P. Gamble
Boulder
Colorado & Northwestern
Women’s General Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
State Department
H. M. Duffield
Detroit
Mich
Caracas
Germany
Venezuela
Duffield
Western Railroads
Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
William Rigley
British Rapid Victory Expands Northern Nigeria Territory
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain told the House that British operations in Sokoto and Kano, culminating in the capture of the emir of Kano, added 100000 square miles to Northern Nigeria. Details describe a March 14 Sokoto battle where about 500 Britons with four guns faced 6000 Fulani fighters, routing them after a 100 mile trek from Kaura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Sokoto
Kanao
Kaho
Nigeria
Morland
Kaura
Execution of Indian Chief Victoriano Lorenzo in Panama
Victoriano Lorenzo, Indian chief and guerrilla leader, was executed by shooting in Panama after a court martial found him guilty of serious crimes. Governor Mutis and consular representatives had urged a postponement for Bogota to respond, but General Briceno refused. Lorenzo maintained he was an accomplice, not the principal, and his death marked Panama’s first political-crime execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Victoriano Lorenzo
Mutis
Briceno
Bogota
Lorenzo
U P Under Fire In Grain Rate Investigation By ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into Union Pacific and Peavey & Co. alleging excessive rebates and unjust rates on grain elevator services and grain shipments from western origins to eastern destinations. Union Pacific must file a full answer by May 25 and face a hearing. Other railways, including International & Great Northern and St Louis Southwestern, acknowledge advances but deny material impact on revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Peavey & Co
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Commission On
Peavey Company
Pavey & Co
Peavey
International & Great Northern
St. Louis
Railroads push arbitration plan to settle labor disputes
Chicago railroads led by Rock Island and Burlington seek to force labor unions to submit unresolved negotiations to arbitration. Labor organizations have mostly refused or dodged the ultimate arbitration proposal, aiming to guarantee binding results and encourage prepublic negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Land Grabber Sentenced in Homestead Case
Frederick W. Fout Jr an attorney was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary by Judge Amidon in a U S district court for violation of the homestead laws. He filed motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment which were overruled and he decided to appeal.
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ST. Louis
Frederick W. Fout, Jr
Amidon
South Dakota
Adams
United States District Court
Fout
Mabini Ends a Busy Life in Cholera Death
Mabini former secretary of foreign affairs of the Filipino government died of cholera at midnight Thursday after being attacked on Tuesday. Since returning from Guam he had lived in seclusion. Captured Rizal province insurgent correspondence showed contact but not seditious in nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Mabini
Guam
Mabinia
Rizal Province
Forty One Years on Same Farm Record in County
Sioux Falls South Dakota paper notes D Foster T Wheeler a pioneer settler in Charles Mix county has lived on the same farm for forty one years marking a remarkable farming career and local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S&s. D
Foster T. Wheeler
Charles Mix County
Jealous Lover Shoots Woman Then Ends His Life
St Louis report: Jeon Saunders a billiard nail employee shot and fatally wounded Mary Burke with whom he had been living, then killed himself. The crime underscores a jealous double tragedy in a shared residence.
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ST. Louis
J_eon Saunders
Mary Burke
Shuts Out Automobilists From Canada by Duty Rule
Buffalo report: Canadian customs will not allow American automobilists to enter Canada with their cars without paying duties. A 25 percent duty on the machine’s assessed value will be collected each time a car is taken into Canada. Duty applies to cars not of American make.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Canada
Humboldt Sportsmen in Tug of Law Over Fish Catch
Game Warden George B. Simpkins alleges a party of six including a section foreman fished from a pond west of Humboldt on road right of way land. The warden says ten ash are charged and a $50 fine is agreed, while the accused demand a court trial to fix fines. The dispute remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Hotel
Order in the Lillie case suspends life sentence
Chief Justice Sullivan issued an order suspending the life sentence of Mrs. Lillie, the Butler county woman convicted of murdering her husband. The order, received by the supreme court clerk, was forwarded to the Butler county sheriff. She will remain at the county jail until the high court reviews the case, likely about six months, as the court’s vacation and docket delay access to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Lillie
Butler County
Supreme Court
Heavy Rain Flood Deluges Taylor Region
The season’s heaviest storm sweeps Taylor area flooding canyons and washing away bridges. Torrents drown several head of young cattle as waters spread in the Loup river valley to depths of feet across the level country between hills and river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Loup River
Osceola Adopts Two Village Attorneys for Year
Osceola to have two village attorneys after an adjourned trustees meeting. The board elected ex Senator M A Mills for the upcoming municipal year. Current officers include F D Mills city clerk J C Arnold treasurer William Vanhoosen marshal and N B Nelson poundmaster alongside Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Board of Village Trustees
M. A. Mills
F. D. Mills
J. C. Arnold
William Vanhoosen
N. B. Nelson
Nebraska Militia Inspection Arranged At Fort Leavenworth
Lieutenant Colonel M B Hughes of the Tenth Cavalry plans to begin inspecting Nebraska state troops on the 25th inst though his involvement in a post court martial of student officers may lead him to seek relief from the court to allow the inspection and coordination with the Nebraska adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
M. B. Hughes
Tenth Cavalry
Nebraska
Nebraska Adjutant Genera
Soldiers Speak to York County School Children
Civil war soldiers and citizens will address York county school children on May 22. Portions of the afternoon in all schools will feature talks on wartime experiences and lessons from the great conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
York County
Child Killed Crossing Rail Near Omaha
Herbert Mayer seven year old son of Henry Mayer was struck while crossing the Missouri Pacific track by an Omaha bound passenger train. He was caught on the engine pilot and fatally injured, dying three hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Herbert Mayer
Henry Meyer
Missouri Pacific
Omaha
April Farm Mortgage Filings in Johnson County
Tecumseh records show twenty farm mortgages filed in Johnson County during April totaling 37,255 dollars. Local officials list the properties and lenders involved in the filings.
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Johnson County
Tecumseh
Remains Brought Back for Local Soldier Burial
Remains of Alfred T. Davis, who died last September while serving in the Philippine islands, arrived for burial in Wahoo. Deceased enlisted from this county two years ago.
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Alfred T. Davis
Philippine Islands
Corn Damaged by Rain Forces Replanting in Oakland
In Oakland Nebraska the recent heavy rains damaged substantial corn crops washing out fields and necessitating replanting due to poor seed.
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Oakland
Neb
Various Nebraska items from local news briefs
A compilation of brief notices across Nebraska includes fire loss for B. Meyers & Co. of Norfolk at $2000, 1904 G A R encampment in Kearney, re election of teachers in Wymore, Bryan billed for Beat Rice commencement, and state soldier reunion planned for Omaha. Also mentions Cass county apple crops, Cedar Creek saloon ban, Fremont G A encampment electing Judge Steele, land sale in Geneva, a child’s death from chicken cholera tablets, McCool Junction saloon fight ends in no action, a Rock Island freight derailment near Fairbury, a teen suicide near Tecumseh, stolen team and harness in Cass, Beatrice YMCA fundraising, Omaha redistricting restraining order, an insane man jailed in Beatrice, Wymore train conductor death, Forepaugh Sells circus delay at Nebraska City, Louise Moore injured near Bondurant, a bee shipment to Kearney, Falls City youth meeting June 13, Nelson incest case in O Neill, State University regents actions, and Plattsmouth vegetation ordinance.
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Kearney
Wymore Board of Education
W. J. Bryan
Beatrice
Omaha
Cass County
Cedar Creek
Grand Army
Fremont
Lee Ssteele
Geneva
Elmwood
McCool Junction
McCool
Rock Island
Fairbury
Thompson
Thomas Masur
Tecumseh
McBride
Peterson
Young Men's Christian Association
Dickinson
Clancy
Liberty
McGler
Wiliam Batten
Wymore
Burlington
Lincoln
Charles F. Brundage
Nebraska City
Louise Moore
Great Western
Bondurant
Miss Moore
State Farm
C. S. Lobingler
Law
Plattsmouth
Classic Victorian courtroom quip from Lord Russell origin
The anecdote recalls Lord Russell of Killowen describing a case where a prisoner's low speech revealed a prior conviction, and a remark led to a memorable exchange about the extreme penalty for bigamy, answered with the line Two mothers-in-law.
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Lord Russell
Killowen
Wabash Rail Rates to East from Chicago
Wabash R R offers return fares from Chicago to multiple East destinations including Bellefontaine Boston Saratoga and Detroit with several sale dates in late May and July. Tickets are valid both directions via Detroit Buffalo with meals and berth extra. Stopovers allowed and agents urged to promote The Crown Northern Route.
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TIALF
Wabash
Chicago
Bellefontaine
Boston
Mass
Saratoga
N. Y
Peewee Seti
Detroit
Mich
Buffalo
Caoal
E. Moores
G. P.D
Omaha, Neb
A Would-be Groom Sets Demands For a Wife
Charles Thenett, a prosperous Long Island farmer, seeks a wife but lays conditions. The candidate must be over 30, a good housekeeper, and accept two gowns yearly at up to 20 each with matching shoes and hats. She must also forego high heels, open-work stockings, cigarettes, and poodle dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thenett
Long Island
Therett
Only One Lance At Dinner With Emperor And Professor
At a dinner Chancellor Vo Buleow hosted before his trip to Italy, Emperor William met Professor Delitszch for the first time since the monarch criticized the professor’s lecture on the Babylonian origin of the Bible. The professor, hard of hearing, spoke in a high voice as the emperor noted they had “broken a lance together.” The professor replied that only one lance remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo Buleow
Italy
William
Professor Delitszch
An Old Lady's Discovery in Garnett Arkansas
Mary Dunlop of Garnett reports relief from kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The 18 year sufferer praises the remedy and claims many friends are encouraged to try it. A Brazils resident named Mrs Garrett credits the pills with saving her life from a cerebro spinal condition.
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Garnett
Ark
Mary Dunlop
Dodd
Dunlop
Garrett
Brazils
Gossip's Time Illusion in Bare Truths and Tales
A reflective piece notes how gossip distorts time, turning an hour into two minutes through storytelling. It argues that the impact depends on how the tale is told and who listens.
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Armstrong
Mrs. Armstrong
Vanderlip-Cox
Iowa
Uwibrella
Suivusa
Great Britain
U. PF
General Nebraska News
Sevners
Humboldt
B. Meyers & Co
Norfolk
Respect
Lave
Sioux City
Nand
Drake Watson
N. W. Samoumh
Ocean Grove
N. J
Homeseekers
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Thomas F. Godfrey
Pass
Ticket Ast
Southenat Corner
14Th and
Douglas Ste
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