Wet weather and world notices fill brief
The column lists floods in Kansas. a Carbondale fire wiped out business. obituaries for theologian Julius Koestlin and others. Roosevelt funded Harvard library works. Philippines cholera tolls. European and Middle East political moves. labor disputes and gas famine fears. ships burned and officers reassigned.
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Kansas
Carbondale
Kas
Julius Koestlin
Halle
Merr Koestlin
Stuttgart
Tornado devastates Goliad and echoes across Texas
Houston reports describe eight blocks destroyed in Goliad with up to 150 deaths and extensive loss. San Antonio endures a windstorm with property damage near 75 000 dollars, Fort Sam Houston and other sites suffer. Austin Dallas also report widespread high winds and damages across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Goliad
San Antonio
Houston
Tex
Inter
Millons
Fort Sam Houston
Armistice Hopes Rise In Wyoming Miners Visit
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on May 19 the expected visit of National Civic Federation secretary Easley to Hazleton to meet with Mitchell spurs talk of a possible armistice. Business leaders share optimism while miners’ leaders maintain little hope. Coal and iron police were posted at several collieries and firemen stand ready to respond to United Mine Workers calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilisesbarre
Wyoming
R. M. Easley
National Civic Federation
Hazleton
Mitchell
John Mullahy
State Firemen’s Association
United Mine Workers
Cuban Nationwide Joy Marked by Change of Government
Havana reports that celebrations in the wake of the government change spread across Cuba. In towns and villages, elaborate plans were arranged for Sunday revelry as the island observed the shift in leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Boer Delegates Hold Prolonged Talks at Vereeninging
In Pretoria May 19 the Boer delegates convened at Vereeninging Transvaal and conducted extended conferences on Thursday and Friday of the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Vereeninging
Transvaal
Plot to kill young king in Madrid alarms capital
An anarchist plot to assassinate King Alfonso in Madrid was uncovered with six arrests including Gabriel Lopez of an insurance firm. Dynamite cartridges were found and Lopez claimed a package came from another anarchist with orders to target the royal carriage on Saturday. Nine cartridges seized and more arrests followed, involving six medical students a printer a carpenter and a mason. Authorities analyze the cartridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Alfonso
Gabriel Lopez
Lopez
Hoar Speaks For Liberty At Ireland Meeting
Senator George F Hoar of Massachusetts presided at a Lafayette opera house mass meeting in Washington May 19 praising Ireland and welcoming Irish MPs Redmond and Devlin. Hoars speech affirmed support for Ireland and noted its long history in liberty and tyranny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
George F. Hoar
Mass
Lafayette Opera House
Ireland
Messrs. Redmond
Devlin
Hoar
British halt mule purchases for Boer War effort
In St Joseph on May 19 agents for Britain received a London war office cable ordering an immediate stop to all horse and mule purchases for shipment to South Africa. The message said the Boer War may end soon and the Lathrop remount station will be abandoned with animals sent elsewhere in the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
War Office
London
South Africa
Lathrop
Treaties Ready for Senate on Canal Negotiations
Washington May 19 The negotiations led by Secretary Hay with ministers from Colombia Nicaragua and Costa Rica to secure rights for U S canal construction have concluded Today the secretary of state will forward three treaties to the Senate outlining the ground features of the conventions already previewed in the press
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hay
Colombia
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Panama
Senate
Fessenden May Resign From Weather Bureau
In Washington Prof. Fessenden, visiting en route to Pittsburg, denied resignation rumors. Report says his work on wireless telegraphy in the agricultural department is near completion and he is expected to quit government service soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fessenden
Weather Bureau
Pittsburg
Moore
Agricultural Department
Monument for Rosa Bonheur in Bordeaux
Paris on May 19 reports a committee formed to honor Rosa Bonheur with a monument in Bordeaux. Honorary president M Leygues and president artist Bouguereau lead plans. Pierre Grant will sculpt the memorial and present it to the city with funds already partly raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rosa Bonheur
Bordeaux
M. Leygues
Bouguereau
Pierre Grant
Fire destroys Armour lard refinery in Chicago
A large blaze swept through the Armour lard refinery in Chicago causing extensive damage. The loss is estimated at 750000 dollars with the plant heavily damaged and operations halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
Chicago
Assassination Ends Life of James Clark at Downs Kansas
LT. JOSEPH May 19. James Clark a prominent stockman from Downs Kansas was shot at his home last night. A shotgun loaded with buck and fine shot was believed to be the weapon. He died leaving a family.
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Joseph
James Clark
Downs
Kan
Clark
Local Option Land Leasing Swings in Western States
C. E. Wantland of the Union Pacific Land company reports a dramatic shift in stockmen across Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho toward leasing public lands. He notes western Nebraska stockmen favor leasing 10,000,000 acres, with half irrigable, under a county local option plan to be activated when a majority in a county approves it.
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Omaha, Neb
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
C. E. Wantland
Union Pacific Land Company
Denver
Omaha
Secretary of the Interior
Three Die in Nebraska Fire at Implement House
Fire at John Jacobson's implement house and Carlquist bowling alley in Laurel Nebraska killed John Jacobson his wife and their youngest child. Two Jacobson children survived as did Will Snyder and the Jacobsons older child both badly burned. Thomas Snyder suffered facial and hand burns. The blaze began about 8 am and left the second floor dwelling destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Neb
John Jacobson
Carlquist
Jacobsons
Thomas Snyder
Mr. Jacobson
Fear of Grasshoppers Threatens Banner County Crops
Harrisburg Neb May 19 Farmers note heavy rains soaked Banner County all week keeping grass lush and promising abundant crops yet fear mounts over potential grasshopper damage this year as farmers and ranchmen stay jubilant over current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Neb
Banner County
Counterfeit Money Found In Coal Car Near Grand Island
A coal car bound for the sugar factory in Grand Island Nebraska was found to contain a bundle of counterfeit currency. Twenty five counterfeit dollars with poor metal but excellent stamps were seized as workers traced the car to locate the origin and possible clue to who printed them.
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Grand Island, Neb
Arrest Preacher for Shooting in Beatrice Region
Beatrice Nebraska May 19 Rev S P Benbrook pastor of the Christian church at Wymore was arrested on a charge of shooting at Dr Johnson of Wymore with intent to kill.
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Beatrice
Neb
S. P. Benbrook
Christian Church
Wymore
Johnson
Benedict to Get Free Rural Delivery July 1
Benedict Nebraska will begin free rural delivery on July 1 after the Post Office Department issued official notice to Post Master Lett. The move expands local mail service and affects nearby residents and businesses starting this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict
Benedict, Neb
Lett
Post Ofice Department
Difficult to Invest Funds in Nebraska Education Bonds
Lincoln May 19 Treasurer Stuefer says securing funds for the state permanent educational fund is hard even at 3 percent. Despite lower interest rates demand for securities grows. He bought 50000 Hall County courthouse bonds under the board of educational lands and funds authority.
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Lincoln, Neb
Stuefer
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Hall County Court House
Sugar Beet Tests Digest from Nebraska Experiment Station
Lincoln May 17 The Nebraska experiment station issues bulletin No 73 with sugar beet production results from 1901 at Ames Dodge county Tests cover varieties fertilizers planting methods soil effects cultivation depth and row spacing The top variety was Neins Wanzlebener heavy soils yielded more sugar while fertilizers gave limited profit Phosphate performed best Cultivation depth of four to five inches favored yield and quality with eighteen inch row spacing and eight inch plant spacing preferred.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Experiment Station
Agricultural Experiment Station
Standard Cattle Company
Ames
Dodge County
Nebraska
Big Fund for Education Boosts Nebraska Apportionment
Nebraska will certify a record apportionment for public schools on May 19 with expectations of about $1 per school age person. Superintendent Fowler notes past totals and compares December and May figures, citing a state school age population of 317 000 and prior apportionments around $316 893 and $350 853.
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Lincoln
Neb
Public Schools of
Nebraska
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Fowler
Record beet acreage tops five thousand at Grand Island
Grand Island Nebraska May 17 The American Beet Sugar Company reports local factory acreage has surpassed 5000 acres, a new record signaling a long campaign this fall and winter as remodeling for improved machinery proceeds swiftly.
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Grand Island, Neb
American Beet Sugar Company
Beatrice Considers Ten Year Auto Franchise
Beatrice Neb May 17 city council heard A J Wright representing Chicago Motor Vehicle Co propose a ten year franchise and operation on the old street car tracks. Indications point to approval of the plan for running motor vehicles in Beatrice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice, Neb
A. J. Wright
Chicago Motor Vehicle Company
Beatrice
Drowning Claims Hooper Farm Boy Near Lake
Luther Reninger nine year old son of Frank Reninger a Hooper area farmer drowned in Cutoff lake near his home. The body was recovered.
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Hooper, Neb
Luther Reninger
Frank Reninger
Hooper
Abandonment of Wheat Acres Across the Nation
The department reports 4,868,000 of 27,103,000 acres of wheat abandoned nationwide. The data highlights extensive crop loss and may influence future agricultural policy and subsidy decisions.
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Department of Agriculture
Mallalieu Resigns Reform School Post for Idaho Springs Move
John T. Mallalieu resigns as superintendent of the Nebraska state reform school for boys at Kearney effective June 15 to become business manager of Argus Mining Co in Idaho Springs Colorado. He notes he will begin new duties once relieved from the reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
John T. Mallaleu
State Reform School For
Kearney
Malllalieu
Argus Mining Company
Idaho Springs
Colo
Reform School
Foot Ease Ad Claims Comfort for Tight Shoes
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to make tight or new shoes fit easier and to cure swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c with trial package offered by mail from Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y. A pessimist is a man who thinks other men are as bad as he knows he is.
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Allen
Frey
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
W. L. Dougand
W. L. Glas
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Best
Geautsee
W.L. Beaies
Thartetea
Brockton
Mass
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Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard
Harvard Union
Senate Committee On Philippines
Clemencia Lopez
Sixto Lopez
Boston
Manila
William
General Elgar
Ecuador
Plaza
Republic
Springfield
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Gilson Asphantum Company
Madison
Henry Clay Evans
Cairo
Daily Mail
Turkey
Thasos
Khedive of
Egypt
W. H. Beeler
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Beehler
Piening
Huamblin Island
Chile
Shashovskoi
Porte
Edward
King’s Hospital
Columbia University
Martinique
Scott
House
Indian Territory
John M. Thurston
W. J. McConnell
New Mexico
South Dakota
Court of King’s Bench
Cowen
Henry Labouchere
Wood
Cuba
Herbert Goldsmith Squiers
New York
Republic of Cuba
Edward S. Bragg
Wisconsin
L. Meyer
Hamburg American Steam Packet Company
Wiesbaden
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Kiel
Austin
Walters Park
Dallas
Place Hope
Easley
Young King
Local Option Land Leasing
Nebraska Experiment Stations
BIG Fund For Education
Mr. Mallalieu
Hke
St. Jacobs
Vogeler
George Clarke
Beechcroft Road
Surrey
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
Conrad Jackson Desk CQ
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Alabastine CO
Grand Rapids
Mich
Western Canada
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Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
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