Nebraska Supreme Court Reverses Itself on Accreted Lands
In a Lincoln ruling, the Nebraska Supreme Court overrules a prior decision in the Kinkead v Turgeon case. It holds riparian owners gain soil formerly under Missouri River waters as far as the stream’s thread when the river changes course, allowing ejectment against squatters. Judge Letton penned the opinion after rehearing due to public importance and lack of oral argument.
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Lincoln
Missouri River
Supreme Court
William Kinkead
C. W. Turgeon
Oldham
Nebraska
Letton
Day of Reckoning at Hand in Nebraska Telegraphed Payments
Lincoln officials seek state payment of 1204 for telegrams sent to country papers to publish extra constitutional amendment editions. Galusha’s messages not billed by him. others claim no need to send extras but reinforced the secretary of state. Incoming 1905 legislature will be largely new, with only fourteen house and five senate members continuing.
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Lincoln
Mortensen
Searle
Eaton
McBrien
Galusha
Brown
Senate
Henuse
Cordson Must Serve Time for Incest
Fred Cordson of Thurston will serve seven years in the penitentiary after the district court found the information sufficient to charge incest. The defense contended the indictment failed to state facts constituting a crime.
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Fred Cordson
Thurston
Suficent
Omaha Appeals Over $1000 Award In Ice Sidewalk Case
The city of Omaha appeals to the supreme court to overturn a $1,000 judgment in favor of Mary Jacohnson who says ice on a sidewalk caused fractures to both bones just above the ankle. She sued for $5,180 and won the award.
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Omaha
Supreme Court
Mary
Jaecohnson
State Buys Mississippi Bonds For Educational Fund
The state board of educational lands and funds bought $200,000 four percent Mississippi state bonds to net 8.735 percent. The bonds were purchased through brokers, with delivery before January 1 crucial as Peter Mortensen and Secretary of State Galusha leave office around that time.
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Mississippi
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Peter Mortensen
Galusha
Government labor official seeks Nebraska strike statistics
Charles W. Sills of the Department of Labor visits the Nebraska labor bureau to examine records on strikes and lockouts and plans a few days in Omaha for detailed study.
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Charles W. Sills
Government
Department of Labor
Nebraska
Ellis
State Labor Bureau
Omaha
Fugitive Cullem Caught in Beatrice on Grand Larceny Charge
Samuel Cullem, wanted at Larimore North Dakota for grand larceny, was arrested in Beatrice by Officer Snahn and jailed. He will be held until Larimore sheriff arrives to take custody.
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North Dakotas
Beatrice
Larimore
Samuel Cullem
Snahn
Burlington Tax Refused After Partial Payment Tender
TECUMSEH county treasurer Ward refused a tender of 9600 dollars from road tax agent R D Pollard for 12000 dollars due from this year s Johnson county taxes. The action shows tax collection disputes over local road funding.
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Burlington
Tecumseh
R. D. Pollard
Ward
Johnson County
Wealthy Farmer Dies After Wagon Fall at Depot
Mr. 8. W. Graham, a wealthy farmer, drove to the depot for trunks and fell from the wagon as he backed up to the station, dying at the scene.
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Benedict
Nebraska News Roundup From Around the State
Church Howe visits Nebraska for two weeks as consul general in Montreal. Jesse Headley of Burt County pleads guilty to killing his father and receives a 23 year penitentiary term. A seven year old died after being struck by a traction engine water tank. Chancellor Benjamin Andrews named as Nebraska’s Social Education congress delegate with Boston gathering dates. Dennis Sullivan killed in a Columbus area runaway, body found with head bruise and no other marks. Tice Adams and Louis Fulton harvest 575 bushels of corn in five days, earning 3 cents per bushel. corn yields praised across the state. F H Clark’s Valley store burglarized. razors and cutlery taken. Mrs. Sarah McKnight, aged 73, celebrated as great great grandmother. new baby born in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Federal judge assignments announced for Nebraska term starting November 2 1906. William Schroder visiting Beatrice with gold specimens and a nugget charm for a West Point graduate in the Philippines. John Warner killed at Blue Springs crusher. others injured. A Duba of Waterloo locates long-lost brother Peter LaForce in Pueblo. Cole Merritt Otis choked to death on a windmill shaft after a breeze started it. A Blakely school incident: girl taken from classroom by man claiming paternity. J I Cage Threshing Machine Co prizes awarded to B W Manville of Ulysses for best dealer ad. John E Stevens of North Platte fined $50 for larceny of property from Union Pacific.
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How Church Howe
Montreal
Nebraska
Jesse Headley
Burt County
William Tenscher
J Precinct
Seward County
Chancellor
Benjamin Andrews
Boston
Dennis Sullivan
Columbus
Tice” Adams
Louis Fulton
Techardson County
F H. Clark
Valley
Sarah McKnight
Auburn
McKnight
Yusilanti
Michigan
Walter H. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth District
United States
Jacob Trieber
Arkansas
Munger
United States Circuit
Federal District of
Trieber
William Schroder
Alaska
Beatrice
William Schultz
Schroeder
Northwest
Hugo Schultz
West Point
Philippines
John Warner
Blue Springs
Warner
Wymore
A .A. Duba
Waterloo
Duba
Mr. Duta
Sheriff Caldwell
Peter LaForce
Pueblo
Cole Merritt B. Otis
Newman Grove
Aooda
Otis
Blakely Schol House
May Richardson
Charles Vandegrift
Kilpatrick Ranch
Miss McDowell
Three Held for Rebating in Interstate Commerce Case
Kans City key figures Davis J L Kresky freight broker Wo oA McGowen local Nickel Plate agent Henry S Hartley grain dealer arraigned before Judge Cartland. Bonds set at 5000 each with possible fines up to 20000 and imprisonment up to two years for some defendants. Hartley faces higher fines. W Rresk charged with securing export concessions for flour shipments from Wichita to New York via multiple rail lines. McGowen alleged to have distributed rate concessions across railroads and to have set a below tariff Kansas City Chicago rate. Hartley accused of irregular billing concessions on cottonseed meal shipments from Indian Territory.
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Kansas City
Davis JL. Kresky
Wo Oa
McGowen
Nickel Plate Just Freight Line
Hero Tuesday
Henry S. Hardles
Cartland
United States District Court
Kresky
Hart Leys
D. H. Wresk
J A. Howard Mill Company
Wichita
Kan
A. F. Roberts & Co
New York
Bristol
England
Leith
Scotland
Missouri Pacific
Chicago
Chicago & Alton
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Nickel Plate
W. A. MccGowen
Henry S Hartley
Indian
Roosevelt Lands at Colon on Isthmus Visit
President Roosevelt completed the first presidential trip outside the United States, arriving aboard the Louisiana at Colon. A civic parade and welcome by President Amador followed at the Tivoli hotel, then a procession to the government palace for a reception and fireworks. Roosevelt spent Thursday touring the Isthmus, crossing to Panama city and returning by canal views without incident.
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Colon
United States
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Tivoli Hotel
Panama
Amador
Government Palace
President Roosevelt
Commercial Club
Irai
Canal
Culebra
Panama Bay
Panama City
Canal Zone
Panama Republic
Wreck toll raised to 59 after Woodville Indiana collision
Baltimore and Ohio announces 59 killed in Woodville wreck up from 47. Critics assail rail agents for settling two claims at 150 dollars each at Mercy Hospital. Indiana railroad commission to send investigators to probe car condition and air brakes claim.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Woodville
Ind
Mercy Hospital
Indiana State Railroad Commission
Posse Kills Negro Fugitive Near Asheville After Chase
Will Harris six time murderer dies in woodland near Fletcher after a gun battle with officers and citizens. Bloodhounds chase scent to Buena Vista where Harris is located and shot dead after ten minutes of exchange. Justice for two police officers and three innocent men is claimed by the posse.
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Asheville
XN. C
Will Harris
Fletcher
Buena Vista
Indicts John D Rockefeller in Standard Oil inquiry
A grand jury returned indictments against John D Rockefeller and four others in the Standard Oil probe reopened after the session resumed. Sheriff Groves will serve the bench warrants in Cleveland. The indictments allege continued oil production contracts to fix prices after July 7, 1906 under the Valentine anti trust act.
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Standard Oil Company
Hunting costs thirteen lives in Wisconsin and Michigan
Thirteen dead and 21 injured mark the opening of Wisconsin deer season with many accidents blamed on carelessness. The report notes higher fatalities in Wisconsin and Michigan, where Michigan's manslaughter law reduces accidents but causes some to abandon wounded parties.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Peninsula
Family perishes in farmhouse blaze near Batavia Station
In Coldwater Michigan Mrs Charles Mowry aged 21 and her four children Homer six Louise three and six months died in a house fire on a Lake Shore railroad farm near Batavia Station. Husband Charles Mowry woke, saw flames, and could not enter. Authorities believe the mother and children suffocated in sleep.
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Coldwater
Mich
Charles Mowry
Homer
Louise
Batavia Station
Lake Shore
Death of Cincinnati Capitalist Dwight Kinney at 40
A telegram from St. Louis announced the death of Dwight Kinney a leading Cincinnati capitalist and prominent citizen aged 40. Kinney was among the citys best known business figures and a noted chair man in local affairs.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Dwight Kinney
Mer
Kinney
Prominent Wisconsin Man Dies at Oconomowoc Bank
George L. Wilsey vice president of the First National Bank of Oconomowoc collapsed and died in the bank Thursday. He is described as a prominent local businessman aged 56, with the report noting his long service in the community.
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Wisconsin
Oconomowoc
Wis
George L. Wilsey
First National Bank of
Mr. Wilsey
Northwest Storm Disconnects Portland From North
Severe storms cut Portland off from Seattle Tacoma Bellingham Spokane and all north and east points. Telegraph lines and railways are down with bridges washed out and roads impassable, leaving the region without urgent communications.
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Portland
Ore
Seattle
Tacoma
Bellingham
Spokane
Kelso
Wash
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Company
Northwest
Earthquake Shakes Mescalero Reservation Quietly
An earthquake was felt at Mescalero Indian reservation at five o'clock Thursday morning waking residents and knocking items from shelves. A slight tremor was also reported in San Paso Texas as people described the ground moving softly.
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New Mexico
Tucumcari
N. M
Mescalero Indian Reservation
SI Paso
Tex
Three Burned to Death in Indiana Farm House Fire
The country home of William Whitney, five miles south of Goodland, Indiana, burned Thursday. Two children and a farm laborer died from burns after a lamp exploded, causing the blaze.
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Goodland
Ind
William Whitney
Fire Destroys Chicago Lehigh Valley Docks
A blaze that could have become a major conflagration gutted the Lehigh Valley Coal company docks at One Hundredth Street and Commercial Avenue in South Chicago. Fifty thousand tons of coal burned and the property loss is put at $957,000, covering two square blocks.
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Chicago
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Commercial Avenue
Gen Ely Dead In Norwich Civil War Officer
Gen William G Ely died suddenly at his Norwich home from heart trouble. He commanded the Eighteenth Connecticut volunteers during the Civil War and was brevetted brigadier general at its close.
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Norwich
Conn
William G. Ely
Connecticut Volunteers
Ohio Governor Harris Ill In Columbus Hotel
Governor Harris remains confined to his hotel room in Columbus as doctors fear pneumonia. He was able to sit up on Wednesday, but his condition continues to alarm his friends and supporters.
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Columbus, O
Harris
Senator Warren says no tariff revision likely soon
Senator Warren of Wyoming said there is no reason for immediate tariff revision and does not expect any near-term action. He notes two tariff reform groups and suggests conditions could change. currently wages rise, living costs may fall, and no financial downturn is visible, so no change is warranted.
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Washington
Warren
Wyoming
Alfalfa Found For Frigid Northwest Lands
Prof. H. Hansen of the South Dakota experiment station reports discovering a Siberian alfalfa that thrives in extreme cold, with yellow flowers and hardy to 30 to 40 below zero. He endured Siberian risks last year and is returning with seed for arid Northwest cultivation.
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Hansen
Siberia
Heavy Purchase of Luxuries in 1906 U S Trade
U S tabulations show imports of luxuries totaling 100 million dollars in fiscal year 1906. Diamonds and other precious stones accounted for 40 million dollars, with 40 million in laces edgings embroideries and ribbons and 7 million in feathers natural and artificial. Champrone 6 million and miscellaneous items such as perfumes, toilet articles, smokers articles and opium for smoking made up the balance.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
German of Freeport Reinsures with Royal Insurance
LOUISVILLE Ky The Insurance Field reports that the German Insurance company of Freeport Indiana reinsured its business with the Royal Insurance company of Liverpool England. The German sustaine losses near six million dollars in the San Francisco fire and has been negotiating with policyholders for a 60 cent on the dollar settlement. The German has conducted business in nearly every state.
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Louisville
German Insurance Company
Freeport
Royal Insurance Company
Liverpool
England
San Francisco
Discovery of a New Comet at Harvard Observatory
Rev J H Metcalf of Taunton Mass reports to Cambridge Harvard Observatory the discovery of a faint comet. The object was found in a photograph taken November 14 at 6 45 Greenwich mean time about 2 45 yesterday morning.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
J. H. Metcalf
Taunton
Alton Boosts Pay for Switchyard Workers
CHICAGO The Chicago and Alton railway announced a 13 percent retroactive raise to November 1 for all its switchyard employees. The Alton becomes the first western line to follow the lead of eastern systems in granting the higher wage.
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Alton
Chicago
Chicago & Alton
Platt May Leave Senate Resigns to End Public Life
NEW YORK The Evening Post reports Thomas C Platt ready to file resignation from the United States senate with Governor Higgins. He is said to have decided to retire altogether from public life.
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New York
the Evening Post
Thomas C Platt
United States Senate
Higgins
Platt
Mrs Frank Stockton Is Critically Ill In Washington
Mrs Frank R Stockton widow of the novelist is critically ill at her residence in the city.
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Washington
Frank R. Stockton
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Commonwealth
City of Omaha Appeals
B. W. Manville
Ulysses
J. I. Cage Threshing Machine Company
Canada
John E. Stevens
North Platte
Union Pacific
President
Panama Canal
POSSE
Black
John D. Rockefeller
Ohio
Gen. Ely
Senator Warren
Frank Stockton
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