News in Brief Items From Around the World
A digest of scattered notes: Ray Henry Alguire named substitute clerk at Sioux Falls postoffice. Eighteen smallpox cases at Berkeley California state institution for the deaf and blind. Southwest toolmaker W I Martin slain at Winfield Kansas. Hamburg schooner Arma lost with crew. Santa Fe orders 125 engines for 1901. Meinley cites no Minnesota parade visit. London stock exchange closed May 18 for anniversary. Brest fire destroys 652 houses and 190 shops. losses 11,000,000 roubles. Edwin F Uhl near death at Grand Rapids. Oklahoma moves to preserve Wichita Mountains as a 64 000 acre national park. Army enlistments dip after Philippines recruitment pause. General Funston sword exhibition at Buffalo exposition. Alger and wife sail for Europe for health. will visit Karlsbad. Suspected Illinois yellow fever ruled out as malaria. Chicago insurance man Winfield Sattley dies after apoplexy. French senate convocation promised after royalist Marquis de Lur Saluces returns. Holls to Russia, Gor kie and editors arrested over secret proclamations. Fry Everett convicted of forging gold ore shipments. five years. MacArthur dispatch on transport Logan to Mapila and Kilpatrick. portion withheld. London outer suburbs population grows to 2,042,750. Greater London total 6,578,784.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg Marine Board
Hamburg
Arma
Mack
Santa Fe Railway
Meinley
Minnesota
St. Paul
London Stock Exchange
Capel Court
Brest
Warsaw
Edwin F. Uhl
Germany
Grand Rapids
Mich
Oklahoma
General Land Office
Wichita Mountains
Philippines
Fred Funston
Kansas
Buffalo Exposition
Tiffany
Funston
California
Russell A. Alger
Winfield N. Sattley
West
Chicago
High Court of
France
Marquis de Lur-Saluces
Chamber of Deputies
Frederick W. Holls
Ambassador White
Berlin
Russia
Nicholas
Lokal Anzeiger
St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorkie
Wengeron
Fry & Everett
Barclay & Co
London
Corbin
MacArthur
Logan
Mapila
Kilpatrick
MacaArthur
Greater London
Cuban constitutional convention debates Platt clause changes
Havana May 20 report shows majority proposing amendments to the Platt amendment and its naval station provisions. Minority counters with limited acceptance, urging Cuba to follow the Monroe Doctrine and U S laws on intervention and sovereignty.
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Havana
Constitutional Convention
United States Congress
Root
Mckinley
Cuba
Congress
United States
Isle of Pines
Washington
Grant outlines Philippine governance strategy for restoring order
General Frederick Grant, back from Manila aboard the Sheridan, describes the Philippines as lagging in civilization and prone to brigandage. He says the task is to establish good municipal government, protect civilians from themselves, and withdraw gradually while keeping troops nearby to prevent relapses. He cites his district including Luzon provinces with 600,000 people and notes a dramatic decline in brigandage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Predericke Grant
Manila
Sheridan
Philippines
Saii
Biluecan
Pampanga
Bataan
Tagaio
Mrs McKinley Seated Up For Awhile In San Francisco
Mrs McKinley shows improved condition and sits up briefly joining reports that she passed a comfortable night with slight fever subsiding. President McKinley remains at home as Cortelyou notes progress and Secretary Tsong travels to Colorado Springs to visit a ill daughter. The public bulletin cites a good day and satisfactory progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
General Shafter
MicKinley
Mrs. McKinley
Scott
McKinley
Cortelyou
British refuse to join plan on indemnity bonds
Dr Morrison reports from Pekin that Britain opposes the joint guarantee for the indemnity bond issue. The scheme would let China issue 300 000 taels at par now and the rest five years hence. Britain and the United States reject the joint guarantee, refuse to cooperate with the German expedition to southern China, which has been abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Morrison
Times
Pekin
China
Great Britain
United States
Chini
Turkey proposes an apology over postal dispute
Constantinople May 20. Ahmed Tewfik Pasha, Ottoman foreign minister, informed ambassadors of Turkey’s wish to reestablish the status quo ante in the postal question and to send a high official, likely the foreign minister, to apologize for violations of the foreign mails. Ambassadors met to decide next steps.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Ahmed Tewfik Pasha
Turkey Bars Entry of Typewriters in Constantinople
Constantinople customs authorities prohibit entry of typewriters into Turkey and order 200 machines at the customs house returned to the consignor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Constantinople
Burlington Deal Finalized in Rails Merger
J P Morgan & Co said two thirds of Chicago Burlington and Quincy stock has been deposited at Colonial Trust Boston and Metropolitan Trust New York paving the way for Great Northern and Northern Pacific to acquire Chicago Burlington and Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Colonial Trust Company
Boston
Metropolitan Trust Company
New York City
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Weather Summary From Lincoln Nebraska Crop Bulletin
The weekly weather in Lincoln Nebraska shows cooler dry air with mean temperatures about five degrees below the eastern counties' average. Minimum temperatures hovered near 33 degrees with some days cooler. Rainfall was light and mostly under the normal rate, aiding grasses in eastern counties while western regions saw mixed growth due to cooler temps and variable moisture. germination remains slower overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University OF Aera Lincoln
Usb
Cabot
Nebraska school lands in high demand amid leasing boom
Land Commissioner Follmer reports most Nebraska school land under lease with only a few hundred acres in the northwest remaining undesired. Auctions may occur in September or October if land becomes available, as lessees continue to pay promptly and no forfeitures are noted. Demand remains strong statewide, especially in cattle country, while bad lands stand as the lone unleased section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincol
Nebraska
Teese
Follmer
Omaha Man on the Board
Governor Savage appoints Clinton Orcutt of Omaha to the board of trustees for the institute for the blind at Nebraska City and the institute for the deaf and dumb at Omaha. The position, though unpaid, is sought after by advocates of care for the blind and deaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Congressman Neville Heads Home After Recovery
Congressman William Neville, grievously stricken in Washington, is traveling from Hot Springs Arkansas toward his home in North Platte after several months of recovery in Georgia and Georgia health resorts. He will pass through Omaha in a few days on his way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
William Neville
Washington
Woman Dies From Burns After Yard Fire Near Aurora
Mrs. Baulin, age not given, died from severe burns after her clothing caught fire while burning trash in a yard six miles northwest of Aurora Nebraska. She ran into her house but the flames could not be extinguished before she died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Neb
Forty Day Fast Ends in Beatrice Nebraska
Henry Cordes completed a forty day fast in Beatrice Nebraska on May 16 after beginning on Good Friday. He broke the fast once, eating so much that it could not stay down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Neb
Henry Cordes
Nearly 100 Nebraska bar applicants to be examined
Lincoln May 20 Admission to the Nebraska bar will see nearly 100 applicants examined by the supreme court commission in Lincoln on June 11. About half are from the University of Nebraska graduating class and if they pass the university exams only their moral qualifications will be considered by the examining commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Bar
Lincoln
Neb
Supreme Court Commission
University of Nebraska
Commis Bod
Trespasser Fatally Shot in Self Defense Claim
In Viethus county an altercation over trespassing ended with John Kavanagh shooting MacLaugalin. Kavanagh says he warned the man to leave then fired after the gun was raised, claiming self defense. The shooting left MacLaugalin mortally wounded and a surgeon dispatched to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned May
John Cob
Viethus
Shea
Egvais
Atc
Heler
Waltens
Katabower Melauchtian
Hsvugagh
Basgit
McLacehlin
Hkavansiz
Messeshifa
Anaverss& Esd
Kavansgh
MacLaugalin
Kavanagh
Mrs Lane Discharged From Sheriff Custody in Dinsmore Case
In Kreary Neb May 16 District court adjourned after light docket Judge Adams received word from Judge Sullivan to discharge Mrs Lane from sheriff custody She testified in the Dinsmore trial under immunity promise made by county officials Her discharge fulfills that immunity pledge and ends her custody in the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinsmore
Krearney
Neb
District Court
Adams
Minden
Sullivan
Mrs. Lane
Lane
Sulivan
Occupation Tax Ruling In Lincoln School District Cleared
State Superintendent Fowler rules the school district is entitled to the full 1000 dollars from an occupation tax and a license fee on saloonkeepers. He says the tax cannot be diverted to village use, citing section 5 article 8 of the state constitution and three supreme court decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Fowler
Tobias
Supreme Court of the State
Governor appoints two to Home of the Friendless board
Lincoln May 18 The governor appointed Mrs A H Weir and Mrs H S Freeman to the advisory board of the Home of the Friendless. Past appointees under Governor Poynter had not yet expired hindering commissions. Two vacancies filled by Governor Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
A. H. Weir
H. S. Freeman
Home of the Friendless
Dietrich
Poynter
Savage
Dairymen Pledge Support to Enforce Imitation Butter Law
In Lincoln on May 18, the State Dairymen's association adopted resolutions joining butter and egg dealers in backing Food Commissioner Hibbard. They urged every dairy in the state to aid in enforcing the dairy product law against imitation butter.
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Daltrymen
Lincoln
State Dairymen’s Association
Hibbard
Bellwood Elevators Burn in Royal Fire
Bellwood Nebraska May 18 Spelts Co elevator and 2 000 bushels of corn in the crib were burned. Flames spread to Central Granaries company elevator destroying an engine and 2 000 bushels of grain. A Burlington freight car was also destroyed. The fire was the largest ever in Bellwood.
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Bellwood
Neb
Spelts & Co
Spelts
Central Granaries Company
Burlington
Bellwond
Spartan Tiga Tho Jdapigesne Race Report
The article notes Spartan fighters enduring cold and hunger with feats of strength. It describes coolies drawing a jinrikisha all day and carrying travelers over steep mountains. It mentions a foreign colony at Mount Hei Eizan near Kioto with daily mail and supplies delivered up the slope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hei- Eizan
Kioto
Schubert Manuscript Found in Vienna Circles Sensation
An original Schubert manuscript for a string quartet was discovered among Wyssiak’s possessions in Vienna. Dated March 1844, it features two violins, viola, and cello. Recognized as genuine by Schubert's step brother years ago, now reaffirmed by specialists, causing Viennese musical circles to buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Schubert
Vienna
Wyssiak
Court of Justice
Schubert
Open Letter from Dr Dunaway Endorses Dodds Kidney Pills
R H Dunaway MD of Benton writes an open letter claiming diabetes and kidney disease were cured after five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills. He says one week brought great improvement and ten months later he remains well. He cites professional experience and urges public trust in the medicine.
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M. D
Benton
R. H. Dunaway
Dodd
City Records Hidden in Chimney Safe in Norwalk Plant
The city of South Norwalk Connecticut stores its records and books in a brick smoke stack at the municipal electric lighting plant. The space used as a foot pit in the 400 foot stack now houses officials' records.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Municipal Electric Lighting
Walter Baker Company Chocolate's Dorchester Heritage
A feature on Walter Baker and Co the long established cocoa and chocolate maker from Dorchester Massachusetts noting 1780 origin on the Neponset river. It credits quality fair pricing honest competition and cautions against adulterated goods while advertising the La Belle Chocolatiere trademark and a free Choice Recipes booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Baker & Co
Neponset
Dorchester
Boston
Walter Baker Company
la Belle Chocolatiere
Mass
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
State Street
Masa
When a Soldier Becomes Insane at Headquarters
A terse note laments the problem of military sanity and criticizes high charges for subpar laundry services. The speaker implies systemic issues at headquarters and dissatisfaction with care and costs. The wording suggests a sarcastic, observational tone about authority and daily life.
Grain-O promotes healthy children with grain based drink
An ad touts Grain-O as a grain based beverage to replace coffee for kids. It claims nourishment and similar taste to coffee at a lower cost about 3g per serving. Sold by grocers at 15c and 25c. The copy ends with a homespun quip about people marrying real estate.
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Ray
Henry Alguire
Sioux Falls
State Institution For the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Gerkley
Cal
W. I Martin
Southwest
Winfield
Cudaas Mane
Gen. Grant
Marvelant Mtesniks
Rave Grawa West
Mersmre
Congressman Neville
Rervenaneh Weends
Tiga
M.D
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