Revenge and Schemes at Court in A Hybrid Romance
Theresa von Lynar plots a treacherous ruse with Prince Ivan to secure power and the death of rivals as dawn breaks over the fortress. Ivan fights for his life and love while Martha and Joan navigate marriage and loyalty in a shifting political world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Ivan
Holy Russia
Margaret
Kernsberg
Hohenstein
Theresa von Lynar
Theresa
Margraf
Prince Ivan
Bartholdus Schwartz
Muscovy
Henry of
Maurice von Lynar
Prince
Henry the Lion
End of a Romance Warps to a Royal Marriage Plot
In a Rome era scene Pope Sixtus guides Conrad toward an arranged marriage to secure a throne. Giuliano, a royal nephew, is drafted to seal the union for a large donation. The Epilogue recalls Joan’s wedding day and Theresa’s quiet resting place near Henry Duke of Kernsberg.
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Pope Sixtus
Roger
Conrad
Alban
Rome
the Holy Father
Giuliano
Conrad of
Courtland
Hither
Castle Kermsberg
Joan
Henry the Lion
Theresa
Henry
Kernsberg and
Hohenstein
Four Graves Marked by Rough Packing-Case Heads
In a far western canon near the Mexican border four graves bear headboards carved from packing-case timber. Three belong to gold seekers and one to a band of greasers. The misspelled epitaphs imply the Padder meant Padre and hint at the fates and loyalties of the dead, with an index-finger motif above each name.
Getting Even with the Plumber in Justice Plot
A man recalls bowing to a wealthy plumber who bills high prices. The plumber, now seen leaving an auto shop, appears to face financial comeuppance from his own profit driven schemes.
Thanksgiving proclamation and Nebraskan notices mix
Governor Mickey proclaims November 30 1905 as general thanksgiving highlighting a public awakening against avarice and corruption. The column lists local incidents including diphtheria cases Albion fire livestock losses at Table Rock and various court and community notices across Nebraska.
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Mickey
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
John H. Mickey
Nebraska
Record of Loyalty on a Single Track Operation
A broad description of the Peninsula division of the Chicago and North Western Railway during a heavy sleet storm. Workers moved 4971 cars, 125 freight trains, and 34 passenger trains over a two day period without a dispatcher, keeping ore movement and supplies flowing with no telegraph service. The piece praises the loyalty and skill of the railroad crews under extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Spearman
North Woods
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Peninsula
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Hardwood District
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Four Officials in Trouble In Lincoln County
Lincoln four county superintendents elect fail to secure grade certificates. State Superintendent McBrien rules they cannot hold office issue certificates or transact with the department. Counties allowing service barred from semi annual apportionment.
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Lincoln
McBrien
State Wards May Have Turkey for Thanksgiving
State Board officials say inmates in most state institutions will enjoy turkey and cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving despite high prices. Some institutions produce turkeys on site or partial supplies, with purchases made under special fresh meat permits. Warden Beemer of the state penitentiary has tentatively contracted geese to feed about 300 prisoners for the holiday.
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Harm Hull
Beatrice
Charles Sjoberg
Franklin County
Ashland
W.W. J. O’brien
South Bend
J. C. Wright
Swift
G. B. Condra
Geological Department of the State University
Humboldt
Lincoln
E. M. Pollard
Nehawka
Plattsmouth
Eaton
George C. Sheed
Nebraska Commission
Portland
Burlington Railway
Union Pacific
State Normal
Peru
Nellie Schlee
Tecumseh
Lincoln Schools
Schlee
New York City
Columbia College
George Cross
Fairbury Gazette
Masonic Lodge
Solomon’s Temple
Cross
Jerusalem
Royse
State Banking Board
John Williams
Florence
Loretta Chambers
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Beemer
State Penitentiary
Oakdale Man Fatally Shot Near Oakdale
Norfolk report says Alva Baker aged 38 was accidentally shot in the stomach while feeding cattle near Oakdale. In pulling a gun from a wagon the weapon discharged, tearing into his stomach and leaving him in critical condition.
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Oakdale
Norfolk
Alva Baker
Williamson Indicted for First-Degree Murder
Osceola Clark Williamson was indicted for murder in the first degree by a grand jury. He is accused of administering strychnine to his father in law L. L. DeLong, a prominent local resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
Osceola
Clark Williamson
L. L. DeLong
Stockmen Will Mest
AINSWORTH The Brown county stock association has adjourned its regular meeting to December 3 when important business to stockmen will be taken up for consideration. The association now has a membership of sixty eight.
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Ainsworth
Brown County Stock Association
Pardon Request For Sarpy County Burglary Convict
Friends of James Dillon of Sarpy County have asked Governor Mickey to grant a pardon for a man convicted of burglary in October 1904 and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
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Sarpy County
James Dillon
Mickey
Jefferson and Clay pupils Aid Scientific Corn Culture
Lincoln report shows boys and girls from Jefferson and Clay County public schools joining state efforts to advance scientific corn culture and domestic science under the public instruction initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Jefferson and
Clay Counties
State Department of Public Instruction
Soldiers Own Their Homes In Iowa Census Figures
The census volume shows 12,698 old soldiers in Iowa own their homes free of encumbrance, part of a total 25,569 owning homes. Home values total 15,582,470 dollars. 4,051 own with encumbrances worth 21,728,910 dollars, and 5,?466 hold no homes. 498 never married and 856 did not report property value. Of all old soldiers, 10,488 enlisted from Iowa regiments and 15,081 from other states. The largest age group is 62, with 2,100 individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Century-Old Mason James McGregor Turns 104 In New Hampshire
James Bellows McGregor of North Newport New Hampshire, regarded as America’s oldest Free Mason, marked his 104th birthday. He has voted the Democratic ticket since ye olde days, and his views include a hard stance on greed viewed as a disease to be treated by law like smallpox.
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James Bellows McGregor
North Newport
N. H
America
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Hugo
Plassenburg
Margarets
Maurice
Anna
Martha
Helene
Joan of
Nebraska State News
Nebraska Briefs
Albion
Hastings
Auburn
West Point
Page
Geneva
Milligan
Frank Sluka
Sluka
Saunders County
Swanback
Greenwood
Rudolph Peters
St. Paul's German Lutheran
Cleveland
O. August Anders
Clay
C. H. Norris
Table Rock
Lutgen
Burkett
Moody
United States
Lincoln Penitentiary
Sioux Falls
Leavenworth
Turkey
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