Nebraska News Roundup Highlights Fires, Floods and Deaths
F S Tracy becomes postmaster at Winside as Utica plans a large cistern for water storage and Kearney church marks silver anniversary. Belgrade halts education for scarlet fever. Polk county receives heavy rain. Mead stock sale sees cows reach high prices. Nearly 1,000 ducks shot near Crawford. Saunders county wells with 2,000 sheep near Gaffin flock. Burt county elder wins lace prize. Table Rock settler Lydia Griffing dies. Frost affects peach crop near Cass county. Klondike gold dust boosts Charlie Raymond’s return. Bayard widow Mrs McCracken dies. local bootblack returns to town. Newspaper men prepare rooster cuts. portable corn cribs roll when empty. Lutheran deaconesses meet in Milwaukee, next year in Omaha. National Education Association may meet in Omaha. Wallace reports rattlesnakes. McPherson lake bird shot. Gretna schools closed for diphtheria. barge incident on pontoon bridge at Decatur. Nagle in Seward charged with assault. Ringler shot by John Logan near Gering. Big capital in sheep and cattle feeding in Hall and Dodge counties. Cedar Bluffs boy breaks leg after wagon accident. Dodge insanity commission rules Tara Peterson insane. North Platte filings rise. Blair creamery to operate. Arlington creamery construction. Union Pacific suit over accident in Lancaster County contested. Theft of two silver mugs in Nebraska City. Swedish Lutheran church in Greeley Center dedicated. Weston store fire destroys building and stock. Benedict shelling accident injures hand.
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F. S. Tracy
Winside
Utica
Kearney
Belgrade
Polk -County
Mead
Crawford
J. N. Gaffin
Colon
Saunders ‘County
Burt County
Charlie Raymond
Gering
Klondike
R. J. McCracken
Bayard
Superior
Crow
South Sioux City
Milwaukee
Omaha
National Education Association
Wallace
Ted Funk
McPherson Lake
Columbus
Gretna
Decatur
John Nagle
Seward County
John Logan
George Ringler
Logan
Hall County
Martin Wernsman
Cedar Bluffs
Insanity Commission
Dodge County
Tara Peterson
Hooper
Register Hinman
United States Land‘office
North Platte
Blair Creamery
Arfington
Union Pacific Railroad
Fred Ruathamer
Lancaster County
Lincoln
Omaha & Republican Valley
Watson House
Nebraska City
Swedish Lutheran Church
Greeley Center
News In Brief From Far and Near
Severe earthquakes strike Algiers and 87 warships are under construction in Britain. The Omaha thermometer hits 86. Nansen arrives in New York. Yellow fever prompts exodus from Selma. Nebraska plans electric lighting for state buildings. Kansas bank deposits rise 40 since January 1. Prussia promotes fruit growing. Lily Langtry widow's $1500 annual benefit. Burlingon may buy Grand Island Northern and Big Horn Southern. Nutwood owner James Wallace Knox dies by suicide in Kenosha. Luxembourg officer Schaeffer named provisional Crete powers commissioner. William H. Dole of Pomona and San Antonio Light dies. Porte orders recall of two American missionaries from Aleppo province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Great Britain
Omaha
Fridtjof Nansen
New York
Selma
Ala
General Weyler
Havana
Nebraska
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
Lily Langtry
Burlington
Grand Island & Northern
Wyoming
Big Horn Southern
James Wallace Knox
Nutwood
Kenosha
Wis
Schaeffer
Luxembourg
Powers
Crete
William H. Dole
People’s Bank of
Pomona
Cal
San Antonio Light and Power Company
Porte
Aesppo
Luetgert Trial, Rail News and Distant Events
A snapshot of diverse items says Luetgert's second trial starts October 27 while the Yukon river closes for winter. Notes on a 38 page Spanish US diplomatic missive, resignation of George S. Hobbs, and bankers’ idle money concerns. Wrecks, drownings, railway expansions, poet Palgrave’s death, and a 118 year old Sacramento death. Kansas City shooting mars a traveling man’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luetgert
Tapo
Yukon
United States
George S. Hobbs
Southern Railway
New York
Congressman Mercer
Omaha
New York Central
Silas Hamilton
Iowa
Fort Summit Lake
St. Joseph’s
Francis Turner Palgrave
London
Nancy Daniels
Sacramento
State
France
Kansas City
C. E. Riley
Allen
Riley
Disastrous floods in Italy and notices from the week
Reports from the week note floods in Italy and a rich gold strike in Georgetown Colorado. Obituaries mention Caroline Talman of New York who left 126000 dollars to charity. Updates cover the ex-treasurer of Greece, Klondike reports, and arming changes in the post office and military, plus a boxing match in Chicago. A man from Liberty Missouri faces charges for the death of his daughter, a Hudson mill fire disrupts 300 workers, and track records at Willow Grove Philadelphia.
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Italy
Georgetown
Colorado
Caroline Talman
New York
Ray
Klondike
War Department
Lagos
John P. Clum
California
Kid” McCo
Billy Smith
Chicago
Western Roads
Southern Pacific
Wm. Carr
Liberty
Missouri River
Union
Hudson
N. Y
Thomas Gold Alvord
Syracuse
McDuffice
Church
Wowler
Willow Grove Track
Philadelphia
Widespread Updates From October News and Disasters
Reports note December wheat in St Louis above farm price, Guinette’s mile at Louisville, and the Wabash railway offices fire in St Louis. Nansen visits Washington while rains ease Kansas south. New York Central disaster claims twenty lives. Union Pacific grants reach 995 455 acres. Yellow fever rises in Memphis and New Orleans pest conditions persist.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Convictions and political notes sweep the era
Reports include Nev C L Berry convicted for wrecking a Pawnee bank, Hon William J Bryan not invited to speak in New York, Army of the Tennessee meeting in Milwaukee, Chauncey Dépew linking dynamite to a road accident, bicycles barred from a national show, Crystal Pataca London noted in December, E V Debs addressing Boston workers on cooperative projects, a fatal shooting in Rome by Bookkeeper Metz, and a Kan sas City man confessing to tying a stone to his three year old daughter in the Missouri River.
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Nev
C. L. Berry
Pawnee
Oklahoma
William J. Bryan
New York
Army of the Tennessee
Milwaukee
Chauncey Dépew
Crystal Pataca
London
E. V. Debs
Boston
Co-Operative Commonwealth Project
Metz
W. T. McCormick
Rome
William Carr
Kansas City
Missouri River
Mra M. C. Linn
Galatia
Kans
Leedy
Simpson
Bryan
Jerry Simpson
Yellow fever outbreaks and estate news dominate Ma zatlan and Chicago reports
Friday items note yellow fever in Ma zatlan and New Orleans while Memphis seeks refuge from the plague. The Pullman estate totals 7.6 million with two married daughters receiving the bulk. The Kansas Pacific railroad sale is set for December 15 and Canada Pacific plans 1.2 million in preferred stock in London.
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Mazatlan
Mexico
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Pennsylvania
Pullman
Senator Morgan
California
New Orleans
Redwood City
Cal
Thomas Flannery
Buffalo
Dawson
Cleveland Boy Baby Named After Father In Family News
A Paris artist M Gaston Bethune has died. Centerville reports a distinct shock of earthquake. Sweden Norway plan a ship to hunt for Prof Andree. McKinley issues Thanksgiving proclamation. Crow Indians worry Montana. Typhoid epidemics hit Anderson Orphans Home. Iowa convention honors Remley as president. Topeka efforts to bar hats from public places. Senator Walcott travels to negotiate bimetallic proposals. Pythian Press chooses Indianapolis for next meeting. Carnegie offers armor plate works to US government. Bryan cites Hanna as chief conspirator. New South Wales vets inspect US horses for Australia. US Egypt money order exchange arranged. Twelve Baldwin locomotives reach Tien Tain for railroad. Paris police seize Lustig Platzer. Berlin scales appoint von Buelow foreign minister.
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Cleveland
Centerville
M. Gaston Bethune
Paris
Sweden
Norway
Prof
Andree
McKinley
Montana
Anderson
Ind
George
Iowa State Baptist Convention
Remley
Topeka
Kansas
Senator Walcott
Colorado
National Pythian Press Association
Nashville
Indianapolis
Charles Ross
Pacific “Express Company
Milford
Kan
Henry “de Penalosa
New
York
Andrew
Carnegie
United States
Bryan
Ohio
Hanna
Police
Lustig
Faure
Berlin Reischsanzleger
Baron von Buelow
Rome
Plea in Abatement Over Lands and Yards Act Denial
Attorney General Smyth, named as party defendant, offers denial regarding the value of lands and yards in relation to the late legislative act and its compliance with provisions. The filing argues the act’s assessed values and how it should be applied are disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyth
Attorney General Smyth Responds In Stockyards Case
The attorney general filed an answer in federal court in the stockyards case. He rejects claims of collusion to confer jurisdiction and details officers pressuring veto attempts. He denies private company status, interstate commerce violation, and argues about rates and capital, while noting uncertainty about future actions if the act is resisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyth
Simpson
Massachusetts
Fowler Brothers
Swift and Comany
Armour & Co
South Omaha
Enrollment Up at State University of Nebraska
The close of the fourth week shows a 20 percent rise in enrollment over last year at State University of Nebraska. At least 1,800 students are projected for the year. Attendance from North Platte country increases with growing university spirit and unity across all work at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Nebraska
North Platte
Miner fatally injured in Colorado coal mine blast
Michael Walsh of McCook Nebraska, a miner on the Kohnyo lease in east Victor Colorado, was killed by a missed shot explosion. He was removing powder with a spring when the charge detonated, tearing off his arm and injuring his legs and head. A fellow worker was slightly hurt. Walsh has a brother in McCook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebrathan
Colorado
Michael Walsh
Kohnyo
Victor
Walsh
McCook
Prospects of Fall Wheat Brightened by Heavy Rains
A Juniata dispatch reports soaking rains have deeply moistened the ground, three feet down, improving wheat prospects for winter. Farmers boast record acreage sown and optimism for better times ahead as the season progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juniata
Severe Lona to Ogalalla Flour Mills Fire
The Ogalalla flour mills burned recently with a loss of about $27 000 and no insurance. The idle mill would have reopening in weeks. The cause of the fire is unknown. A separate note states 40 000 for farmers.
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Ogalalla
Forty Thousand Dollars Paid to Farmers by Oxnard Beet Factory
The Oxnard beet sugar factory at Grand Island paid out $40,000 to farmers for beets delivered in September. The payments cover multiple growers and reflect the plant's procurement of September harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxnard
Grand Island
McKinley Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Observation
President McKinley designates Thursday November 25 as national Thanksgiving and prayer observe in observance of God’s blessings and the nation’s prosperity. He urges reverence for law, fraternal unity, and charitable spirit as the United States marks the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
William McKinley
United States
Wm. M'Kinley
Union Pacific Deal Seen as Government Recovery in Reorg
Attorney General McKenna defends the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific sales plan outlining split timing and bid requirements. He notes the government gains full claim on Union Pacific debt, while Kansas Pacific faces a minimum bid of 12.5 million with potential excess above debt recovery. The road is valued as profitable and the reorganization committee projects over 30 million in securities for Kansas Pacific.
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Leneth Atlaat Ti
Washington
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
United States
Organization Committee
Kansas Pacific
Henry George Dies After Campaign Fatigue in New York
Henry George, candidate of the Jeffersonian democrats for mayor of Greater New York, died in Union Square hotel at 4 43 AM after a night of campaign work. Death is believed apoplexy. He had spoken in Queens and Brooklyn, grew tired, and suffered a rapid decline with his wife and family at his side. He is known for Progress and Poverty and other works. Funeral set for Sunday afternoon.
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Henry George
New York
Jeffersonian Democracy
Greater
Union Square
George
Queens
Brooklyn
Mr. George
Mrs. George
Printa
San Francisco Times and Post
England
Ireland
Leo Xiiii
Herman Spencer
United Labor Party
Abram S. Hewitt
Theodore Roosevelt
Jeffersonian
Democrats
Richard Croker
Platt
Bryan
van Wyck
McKinley Heads to Cincinnati for Ohio Trip
President McKinley left Washington at 4 30 accompanied by Secretary Porter for a planned Ohio visit returning to Washington next Thursday. He will stop in Canton en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Washington
Cincinnati
Ohio
Porter
Canton
Estate battle over Clarke heirs ends in Australia claim
After a decades long search for heirs, Imbaly Clarke's vast estates valued at 25 million dollars may pass to Clarke's daughter, a mine owner who died in Australia over twenty years ago, as the rightful possessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imbaly Clarke
Clarke
Australia
Cabinet Meeting Briefed on Spanish Reply Cable
Washington October 30. The cabinet held a short meeting Friday lasting about an hour. No new business was presented and the sole item discussed was an abstract of the Spanish reply that Minister Woodford cabled to Secretary Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodford
Sherman
Bets on New York mayoral race likely off after Henry George death
In New York on October 30, reports indicate that many bets on the upcoming mayoralty contest may be canceled following Henry George's death. The Stock Exchange is estimated to have about 150000 dollars wagered on the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry George
Stock Exchange
Weather Bureau Expanding Its Station Network
Chief Moore recommends a 1944 fiscal year appropriation of 1 044 050 to establish and equip new Weather Bureau stations in key population centers. The report links climate and heat to sunstroke risk and notes a planned 20 experimental kite flying stations for future results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Wilson
Prof Andrees Balloon Sighted Near Spitzbergen
Dispatches from Var dl and Vardoehus report a whaling ship sighted Prof Andrees balloon on September 28 near Prince Charles Promontory Spitzbergen. The claim unsettles Andrees’s supporters as Brahmo the Arctic explorer plans to sail to Prince Charles to verify the crew’s story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andree
Christiana
Vardl
Arctic Ocean
Finmark
Vardoehus
Prince Charles Promontory
Spitzenbergen
Brahmo
Explosion at Grand Central mine in Minas Priestas
A catastrophic blast in the Amaritos shaft at Grand Central mine kills thirteen workers and injures three. A large quantity of powder exploded on the fourth level with debris injuring men 200 feet away. Six bodies are unrecognizable. The mine was recently sold for $1,000,000 to an English syndicate.
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Torres
Mex
Amaritos
Grand Central
Minas Priestas
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Mary E. Griffin
George M. Pullman
Berlin
Canada Pacific
Jamat Will
General Sausier
Sarah Albert Woods Perry
William Stevens Perry
Union Pacific Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
New York Sun Printing
Paul Dana
Sun
Charles A. Dana
Springer
State Department
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Tomaso Julio Saenz
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Union Pacific Deal
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