Nebraska Vote Results With County Omissions
Nebraska vote totals reported with county omissions. Names of successful senators and representatives listed include Cherry Custer Flehir Ikeya Paha Lincoln Logan Loup Melherson Rock Sheridan Sioux Thomas Walley and Wheeler counties absent. Keldon and Mickey compared two years apart. congressional outcome summarized.
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Keldon
Mickey
Cherry
Custer
Flelr
Ikeya Paha
Lincoln
Logan, Loup
Mel*herson
Rock, Sheridan
Sioux, Thomas, Walley
Wheeler Counties
Hitchcock Wins Narrow Victory In Douglas County Race
In the Second District race for congress Hitchcock narrowly defeats Kennedy in Douglas County by 7 votes. He carries outside counties Sarpy and Washington with margins over 200, yielding an overall majority of 350 votes. The document lists numerous district candidates and residences across multiple counties.
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Hitchcock
Kennedy
Douglas County
Congress
Sarpy
Washington
Nebraska Assembly Roll of Senators by Residence and Politics
Senate roll of the Nebraska Assembly lists members by residence and political alignment as known at this writing. The brief item notes the two houses and introduces the roll call for readers tracking party affiliation and locality.
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Nebraska Assembly
Senate
Taxes on Executive Mansion Cause Tax Dispute
Lincoln authorities claim $300 in taxes for the Executive Mansion are due for 1899 while D. E. Thompson contends the state owns the building since before April 1, 1899 and taxes are not his. The issue, now referred to the Board of Public Lands and Buildings, centers on who must pay.
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Lincoln
State
D. E. Thompson
Thompson
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Civil War Veteran Found Dead in Fremont Shanty
Coroner Overgaard held an inquest into the death of David Eperle, an elderly veteran who lived alone on a small island shack for six years. A former Pennsylvania regiment soldier, he traveled to Fremont quarterly to draw his pension and often bought whiskey before returning to his remote home.
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Frdmont
Overgaard
David Eperle
Pennsylvania
Fremont
Engler Denied as Murder Suspect Proved Innocent
Governor Deneen of Illinois honored Adolph Engler after a requisition. Engler, seized from a Rock Island train at Fairbury on suspicion of being Leonard Teopold, proved his identity but faces another Chicago-based alleged crime.
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Deneen
Illinois
Adolph Engler
Mickey
Engler
Rock Island
Fairbury
Leonard Teopold
Chicago
Scarlet Fever Reports Lead Nemaha County Brief
Several scarlet fever cases are reported in Nemaha county. The Lutheran church at Sundeland plans to build a church costing about $1,500 and will seek funding by stock subscriptions. Success hinges on member interest and response.
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Nemaha
Sunderland
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Rail Right of Way Decision
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway may oust occupants of a 200 foot wide right of way granted in 1866 from a 150 mile stretch, affecting farms and towns across Geary Morris Lyons Coffey Woodson Allen Neosho Labette counties including White City Emporia and Chanute. The case cites holders of patents who claim a 100 foot width and possible U S Supreme Court appeal.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Kansas Supreme Court
Watson
Congress
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Branch
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
Geary
Morris
Lyons
Coffey
Woodson
Allen
Neosho
Labette
White City
Council Grove
Emporia
Burlington
Chanute
Parsons
Oswego
Chetopa
Hunting Costs Thirteen Lives
Wisconsin opened its deer season with thirteen dead and 21 injured as a foretaste of the hunting period. The report cites past fatalities and emphasizes carelessness as the main cause, noting Michigan’s manslaughter law has reduced accidents but caused some to abandon wounded parties.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Peninsula
Mob Backs Down as Wisconsin Officers Avert Lynching
In Spring Green Wisconsin prompt action by authorities saved Thomas Ball amid a mob that mobbed the jail and shouted Hang him. Ball, accused of assaulting Mrs Edward Frank, was captured in Madison and brought to town for a 4 30 train departure. officers and Ball fled the mob to reach safety.
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Spring Green
Wis
Thomas Ball
Edward Frank
Ball
Madison
Balf
Ralf
Boy Bandit Holds Up Train Near Slater Missouri
A 110 pound youth robbed the rear Pullman of the Golden State Limited near Slater Missouri on a Thursday night. He collected about 70 dollars from passengers, spared the women by saying Jesse James never robbed ladies, then attempted to move forward but was blocked by the conductor who shut the door and the bandit vanished after shouting good night.
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Chicago
Golden State Limited
Rock Island & Pacific
Slater
Missouri
Jesse James
Birth rate worries French rise in 1903 statistics
Paris reports show birth rates fell despite a slight rise in marriages in 1904. The National association cites cultural aversion to large families and urges public gratitude and protection for couples raising more than three children.
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Paris
Great Coal Docks Burned in Chicago Fire
Fire at Lehigh Valley Coal docks on South Chicago to 100th Street and Commercial Avenue destroyed fifty thousand tons of coal. Property loss over two blocks tallies £ 957,000 as the blaze threatened to become a major conflagration.
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Chicago
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
One Hundredth Street
Commercial Avenue
Norway’s King in England on Royal Yacht Visit
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert with King Haakon of Norway Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olaf anchored off Spithead Sunday. King Haakon will be a guest at Windsor Castle during the visit.
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England
Portsmouth
Victoria and Albert
King Haakon of
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Crown Prince
Olaf
Spithead
King Haakon
Windsor Castle
International Fair A Success In San Antonio
The international fair closed Sunday after eight years, drawing average daily crowds of about 60 000 with peak attendance around 75 000 on special days.
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San Antonio
Tex
Son of Rich Merchant Killed in Pittsburg Burglary
Henry Firth Smith, 25, son of Joseph Smith a wealthy Pittsburg businessman, was shot twice and killed at four o'clock Sunday morning after surprising a burglar in the dining room of his father's East End home.
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Pittsburg
Henry Firth Smith
Joseph Smith
Thief Loots Diamonds in James Street Residence
While the Dey family dined, a sneak thief entered their James street home in Syracuse and robbed a jewel box of diamonds and jewelry. The incident targets a fashionable district and involves a single intruder.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Robert Dey
James Street
Charge Arson to Woman in West 149th Street Fire Attempt
New York authorities arrested Estelle Bristol a young colored woman Sunday on charges of attempting to burn a five story tenement house on West One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street Saturday night indicating a possible arson case and motive under investigation.
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New York
Estelle Bristol
West One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street
Indictments Charged Railroads With Rebates in Minnesota
Eleven indictments handed to Judge Lochren allege rebates by railroads and receipt of rebates by grain firms and individuals. The Great Northern, Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha, Wisconsin Central, and Minneapolis & St Louis railways face multiple counts. Firms named include Spencer Grain, McCaull Dinsmore, Ames Brooke, and Duluth Milling.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Lochren
United States District Court
Ewart and
Dickie
Great Northern Railroad Company
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Wisconsin Central Railway
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
W. P. Devereaux Company
Mce-Caull-Dinsmore Company
Minneapolis
Ames-Brooke Company
Duluth
Duluth Milling Company
Great Northern Railway
Spencer Grain Company
McCaull-Dinsmore Company
Omaha Railroad
Wisconsin Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Indictments for Fraud in Shelby Steel Tube Case
Federal grand jury in Pittsburg charges J Jay Dunn Charles T Close and Frank T Emmett Shelby Steel Tube officials with conspiracy to defraud the government over boiler tubes used in 12 warships including the Louisiana during 1892 to 1905.
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Pittsburg
Federal Grand Grand Jury
J. Jay Dunn
Charles T. Close
Frank T. Emmett
Shelby Steel Tube Company
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Panama
Fire kills mother and four children on Madison Street
A New York tenement blaze on Madison Street trapped a mother and her four children on an upper floor. More than 50 women were evacuated down fire escapes as smoke filled lower halls and stairways. Firemen searched upper apartments after extinguishing the lower-floor fire.
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New York
Madison Street
Ginsberg
Mexican Rangers Ambushed During Rio Grande City Mission
Four Texas Rangers sent to quiet Turbulent conditions and probe the murder of District Judge Welch were attacked by armed Mexicans between Fordyce and Rio Grande City. Four attackers were killed, one mortally wounded, two captured. Rangers survived and Gov. Lanthan ordered cavalry to Starr County with a special train carrying troops.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande City
Welch
Fordyce
Lanthan
Attorney General Sues Railroads Over License Fees
Madison Wisconsin Attorney General Sturdevant said he will sue Burlington Illinois Central and Green Bay and Western railroads to recover back license fees. The actions align with prior suits against other lines and cover up to twenty years of past due fees.
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Madison
Wis
Sturdevant
Burlington
Illinois Central
Green Bay and Western
Banker Killed in Auto Wreck Near Des Moines
Henry Dewitt assistant cashier of the Bank of Sully was instantly killed in the automobile accident near Des Moines. Frank Sherman cashier will probably die as a result of the crash.
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Des Moines
Henry Dewitt
Bank of
King Edward Celebrates 65th Birthday Quietly
King Edward marked his sixty fifth birthday at Sandringham on Friday with family present. The King remains in excellent health as messages of congratulations pour in from across the realm.
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Edward
London
Edward Friday
Sandringham
Immigrant Train Crash Kills and Burns Dozens Near Woodville
A Baltimore and Ohio through train carrying Russian Jews, Servians, and Poles collided with a freight train near Woodville Indiana. Forty seven killed or burned, thirty eight injured, and eighty escaped unharmed. Fire and darkness impeded rescue as debris burned.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Woodville
Ind
Baltimore
McCool
Bab‘cock
Babcock
Burke
Moste
Bryan Drive Proposed by Commercial Travelers League
At a New York meeting of the Commercial Travelers Anti Trust League William Hoge president urged support for William Jennings Bryan for the next Democratic presidential candidate. Harry W Walker, committee chair, supported the plan and a 5000 member Traveling Committee was formed to distribute literature and organize Bryan clubs nationwide.
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New York
United States
Death of Major General William R. Shafter
Bakersfield Cal Major General William Rufus Shafter United States army retired died at 12 45 p m today at the ranch of Captain W H McKittrick his son in law twenty miles south of this city after an illness of seven days from pneumonia He was 71 years old.
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Bakersfield
Cal
William Rufus Shafter
United States Army
W H. McKittrick
Call Money Surges to 20 Percent in New York Market
The money market opened with demand strong on Wall Street as loans were heavily called. Call loans rose to 20 percent with large sums placed between 18 and 20 percent amid widespread bidding by financial houses.
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New York
Wall Street
Vote in Kansas Gives Hoch Narrow Lead Over Harris
Official returns from 103 of 105 counties show Governor Hoch leading Colonel W A Harris by 1984 votes with two counties missing. Figures may shift slightly when final totals arrive.
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Kansas
Topeka
Hoch
W. A. Harris
Mrs Sage to Give Fortune to Deserving Needy in Need
Mrs Russell Sage plans to distribute most of her $80 million bequest from her late husband to individuals deemed worthy. She will not fund churches or recipients who beg, but will aid struggling churches and institutions aiding the needy and sick.
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New York
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