Porac Fight Under MacArthur Forces Near Angeles
Manila dispatch reports General MacArthur leading the Porac operation with Wheeler and Wheaton directing two advancing columns. American losses total five killed. insurgent losses unknown. Capture of Porac and surrounding area cleared as 600 insurgents opposed with 7000 new Japanese rifles cited by Anglophone observers near Bamham.
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Manila
Porac
Bacolor
Pampanga
MacArthur
Wheeler
Wheaton
Thirty
Angeles
Alejandrino
General Otis
Paeto
Laguna de Bay
Laguna
Larsen
Poran
Ninth Infantry
Santa Rita
Thirty-sixth Infantry
Bell
San Antonio
Smith
Liscum
Mascarios Command
Joss
Bamham
Formal Welcome to Dewey Parade Brightens New York
New York on September 29 shows a city awash in red white and blue as crowds gather for a grand welcome to Admiral Dewey. Millions of flags adorn Broadway Fifth Avenue Trinity Church and Ancient Trinity graveyard while a sea of visitors pours into the city for a national celebration and a land parade of uniformed soldiers begins arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Old Trinity
Trinity Graveyard
Greek quake devastates Smyrna area killing thousand
The Echo reports the Greek government was informed that a severe Smyrna region earthquake killed about 1,000 people and injured 800, with 2,000 houses and two villages demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Echo Today
Smyrna
Allen Nominated in First Maine for Congress
Amos L. Allen former private secretary to Thomas B. Reed was chosen by the Republican convention in Portland to run in the First Maine district. He endorsed supporting the president in the Philippines war. Democrat Luther F. McKinney of Bridgeton was nominated for the seat vacated by Reed’s resignation.
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Tom Meed
Portland
Amos L. Allen
Thomas B. Reed
Congress
Maine
Philippines
Luther F. McKinney
Bridgeton
Welcome Home Fireworks Lighting New York Harbor
New York harbor lit with brilliant illumination as warships gather off Tompkinsville to greet returning sailors. Brooklyn bridge and Jersey coast display Welcome Dewey We come Welcome Home signs with American flags. Quarantine residents stage fireworks while Olympia and New York sweep searchlights over passing craft and Staten Island hills.
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York Harbor
New York
New York Harbor
Tompkinsville
Brooklyn Bridge
Dewey
Jersey
Brooklyn
Staten Island
New Jersey
Olympia
Dewey to Command Asiatic Squadron Narrated by Proctor
Senator Proctor recalled urging President McKinley to assign Admiral Dewey to the Asiatic squadron. He recounted telling Dewey and McKinley about Dewey’s qualities, the president writing a command note, and Dewey’s promise of a celebratory dinner with Proctor.
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New York
Proctor
Vermont
Dewey
McKinley
Asiatic Squadron
WM. M’kinley
Conquering Bear Dies After Car Collision
Ogallala Sioux leader Conquering Bear is dead after being thrown from a moving street car near Nineteenth and Cuming in Omaha. He appeared to suffer a brain shock with no visible wounds, despite ambulance and medical efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Bear
Van
Flood Toll Mounts After Darjeeling Disaster
Calcutta reports Lieutenant Governor Sir John Woodburn announcing 400 lives lost in floods at Darjeeling with devastation on plains. Kurseong, Margarethope estate, Mealand factory, Avongrove estate suffer extensive damage as coolies buried and houses swept away. Exact death toll uncertain.
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Calcutta
John Woodburn
Darjeeling
Kurseong
Margarethope
Mealand
Avongrove
Gunboat Crew Misses Fate in Insurgent Action
Manila dispatch says Naval Cadet Wood led the gunboat crew when insurgents captured and destroyed the vessel in the Orani river north of Manila bay. Five crewmen were killed in the preceding fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tured
Manila
Turdac
Wood
Orani River
Manila Bay
Nebraskas Election Law Misunderstood by Candidates
In Lincoln on October 2 a report explains widespread confusion over filing deadlines for nominating certificates and expense statements. It notes that judicial and state office nominees from districts larger than a county must file with the secretary of state unless exceptions apply, and that some candidates may file with county clerks. Only Fourth district judicial candidates have filed to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Secretary of State
Burlington Depot Burned in Bertrand Nebraska Fire
Fire at the Burlington depot in Bertrand Nebraska destroyed the building before firefighters could contain it. A lumber yard owned by JF McCormick lay south of the depot and drew citizen attention to prevent spread as a north wind threatened the town. The depot was entirely destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Doat
Bertrand
Neb
Burlington Depot
JF. P. McCormick
Decision On Pasturing Cattle On Public Highway
In Hastings Nebraska on October 2 a district court injunction in the case of Jacob F. Snively versus Francis E. Harrington held it illegal to pasture cattle on a public road. The long dispute arose from Harrington allowing cattle to roam the highway after protests by Snively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Neb
District Court
Jacob F. Snively
Francis E. Harrington
Snively
Harrington
Franklin County Fair Closes With Record Attendance
Franklin county Neb Oct 2 The Franklin county fair closed successfully with over a thousand more exhibits than any prior year and the largest attendance on record. Races drew crowd interest. Riverton lost to Naponee 5 to 6 in the ball game. Franklin academy beat Naponee 10 to 0 in football. Bloomington Gun club won first money in the blue rock shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Franklin, Neb
Riverton
Naponee
Franklin Academy
Bloomington
Blue Rock
Mrs Peattie loses log cabin studio and manuscripts
Omaha report states Mrs Elia W Peattie of Nebraska suffered a fire that destroyed her log cabin studio Wildwood near South Haven Michigan. Over fifty unpublished manuscripts including two unfinished novels and twenty lectures were lost along with notes memoranda and her working library.
Large Mortgage Foreclosure Filed by Trustee Clarke
Alonzo L. Clarke as trustee sues the Nebraska Real Estate and Live Stock association to foreclose a mortgage on land and property across Adams Kearney Phelps Hall Dundy Chase Nuckolls Harlan Furnas and Red Willow counties. Stockholders lent over 80000, with numerous tracts in and near Adams county involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings, Neb
Alonzo L. Clarke
Nebraska Real Estate and Live Stock Association
Adams
Kearney
Phelps, Hall, Dundy, Chase, Nuckolls
Harlan, Furnas
Red Willow
Adams County
Crossing Smashup at Lyons
Charles Snyder was hauling corn from the Peavey elevator when a gravel train on the Omaha road struck his wagon near the depot. The horses were killed, the wagon wrecked, and Snyder was hurled about fifty feet and knocked unconscious without serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Neb
Charles Snyder
Peavey Elevator
Omaha
Snyder
Nebraska City Healer on Trial
Judge Ramsey and a jury spent a full day hearing evidence in the state case against Prof. Theo Kharas the magnetic healer charged with practicing medicine without a license. The trial adjourned without a verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Neb
Ramsey
Theo Kharas
Theodore Kersha Declared Insane by Commissioners
Theodore Kersha known as Crazy Theodore was brought before the insanity commissioners in Columbus Nebraska on October 2 and pronounced insane. He has been to the Norfolk asylum twice and will likely be sent to the home for the feeble minded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Kersha
Columbus, Neb
Theodore
Norfolk Asylum
Fire destroys Fremont residence. lamp explosion blamed
A fire at Ed Bokowsky’s home in Fremont Nebraska destroyed the house and furniture. The blaze started by a lamp explosion caused near total loss with insurance of seven hundred dollars insufficient. Several family members had narrow escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freemont
Barnch
Fremont
Neb
Ed Bokowsky
Friend Coursing Meet Set for October Dates
FRIEND Neb October 2 Details for the Friend coursing meet on October 11 12 and 18 have been arranged. Forty three top greyhounds from South Dakota Kansas and Nebraska enter the event conducted by Dr. G Irwin Royce of Minneapolis Minnesota. The grounds are fenced and positioned for clear spectator view of each jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friend
Neb
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
G. Irwin Royce
Minneapolis
Minn
Insect Threat Hits Nebraska Alfalfa Crops
A new alfalfa eating insect, dubbed the alfalfa worm, has appeared in Nebraska harming alfalfa beyond other crops. Prof. W. D Hunter notes the pest damages fields across Johnson, Gage, Nemaha, Saline, Fillmore, Douglas, Washington, Dodge, Boyd, and Daw son counties with third cut alfalfa losses and injuries to beets, kafir corn, wheat, oats, cabbage and pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
W. D Hunter
The
State University
University
Johnson, Gage
Nemaha
Saline
Fillmore
Douglas
Washington
Dodge
Boyd County
Dawson County
Johnson County
Young Wife Repents of Action in Nebraska
Warnie Taylor who ran away and married 13 year old Emma Averill faced a habeas corpus hearing in TEKAMAH. Judge Keyser dismissed the case after witness testimony, returning Emma to parental custody. Since returning home the young woman appears to have tired of her Lochinvar lover and escaped again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tekamah
Neb
Warnie Taylor
Emma Averill
Keyser
Fight on a Postmaster in Wymore Neb
The appointment of J. C. Burch as postmaster of Wymore Nebraska surprised residents. A protest is being gathered to appeal to Washington to annul the appointment, alleging he was president of the Bank of Wymore at the time of its failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wymorbe
Neb
J. C. Burch
Washington
Burdis
Bank of Wymore
Death of Chris Jenson from appendicitis at Wahoo
The A C A W of Wahoo Nebraska mourns member Chris Jenson who died at home after a brief illness of two days. Surgeons were summoned from Lincoln but the malignant appendicitis progressed rapidly and proved fatal. Sunrise Cemetery is the burial site near the city.
Two Farm Houses Burned Near Auburn Neb
Dock Lawrence lost his dwelling and barn at Auburn Nebraska when a fire started in a kitchen stove. The home valued at 700 dollars had no insurance. Tom Engle also lost his house valued at 900 dollars and his grain, totaling 3,000 bushels of corn, 1,000 of oats and 800 of wheat, all uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Neb
Nebraska man injured when wagon wheel passes over arm
George Ganz, longtime Nebraska City resident, was tossed from a wood wagon when the team bolted at a traction engine. One wheel ran over his left arm and he sustained multiple bruises. He was accompanying the load into town on Sept. 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Neb
George Ganz
Ganz
Hogs Die in Cholera Outbreak Near Geneva Nebraska
Reports from Geneva Nebraska describe heavy hog losses blamed on cholera. Dr Winebrake examined carcasses and concluded death resulted from typhoid, after a farm visit prompted by Joe McDonald of Chelsea township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore County
Geneva
Neb
Joe McDonald
Chelsea Township
Winebrake
Disaster as lamp explodes gutting Fremont home
The Jensen street house of Edward Bokowski in Fremont caught fire from a lamp explosion in a bedroom. The family was away. the home burned completely, with losses around 800 dollars and insurance on house and contents at 700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Neb
Edward Bokowski
Jensen Street
Bicycle Race Fatality Ends In Tragic Boundary Collision
In Lexington Nebraska on September 29 a one mile bicycle race ends in disaster as Herman Kugler, who placed second, strikes a boundary rope at full speed. The rope catches him across the neck, breaking it and causing his death after he is carried home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Neb
Herman Kugler
Fie
Beemer Bank Opens as Progress Spurs Growth
Beemer Nebraska reports progress with a new bank led by President G Karlen, Vice President Felix Givens, and cashier W A Smith. The town sees substantial improvements, a rising population, and the Times newspaper fueling a progressive spirit and local development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beemer
Bedmer
Neb
G. Karlen
Felix Givens
W. A. Smith
the Times
Bartley bond case executions issued in Nebraska
The district clerk issued executions on 646000 to Lancaster county bondsmen B F Brown N S Harwood and J F H Ames. Mrs Fitzgerald is released and not liable. Similar executions planned in other counties where bondsmen reside. Attorney General Smyth may seek a compromise if the judgment stands. Some bondsmen reportedly have no property to seize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley
Lincoln
Neb
Smyth
Lancaster County
B. Fe. Brown
N. S. Harwood
John FH. Ames
Fitzgerald
Wouglas
Supreme Court
Governor Poynter Supports Boer Independence Sympathy
A New York meeting planned around October 9 to back the Boer republics in their stand for liberty invited Governor Poynter to be honorary vice president and sign a sentiment. He consented, saying Americans should support peoples fighting for liberty and republican ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
New York
Poynter
New York City
Reversal of Judgement in Bartley Bonds Case
Lincoln Neb Sept 30 The bondsmen of ex State Treasurer Bartley file a petition in the Nebraska supreme court seeking reversal of the Douglas county district court judgment. The state suit against the bondsmen resulted in a $64631845 verdict plus $96356 costs after a remand for a new trial. The bondsmen had not sought supersedeas but appeal on error to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Bartley
Supreme Court
District Court
Douglas County
Young Man Crushed to Death in Illinois Central Train Crash
Fort Dodge Iowa dispatch reports a gravel train on the Illinois Central at Tara with pins breaking in two places. Engineer Gray and Conductor McKinsey led the crew. several workers were thrown and survived. Carl Hermingsen of Newell died when crushed under wheels. others escaped injury.
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Fort Dodge
Ilinois Central
Tara
Gray
McKinsey
Fort Dodge & Omaha
Carl Hermingsen
Newell
Anti Toxin Association Incorporation in Nebraska City
The anti-toxin association files articles of incorporation with the secretary of state and county clerk in Nebraska City Nebraska. Capital stock set at 25000 dollars with incorporators Dr Ss J Champney H C Freeman James W Eaton John W James John W Steinhart Joseph Scroggs and W A Hughey. The business is to manufacture and sell anti toxin serum and related chemical products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Neb
Anti-Toxin Association
Ss. J. Champney
H. C. Freeman
James W. Eaton
John W. James
John W. Steinhart
Joseph Scroggs
W. A Hughey
Midway Cleared At Burlington Street Fair
Burlington Iowa September 30 The midway on the Burlington route depot grounds was deemed immoral and ordered closed by authorities. When managers ignored the order railroad officials instructed Assistant McPartland to clear the grounds and he carried out the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widway
Burlington
Assistant McPartland
Girl of 14 Hints Self Destruction in Fairfield Hotel
Elizabeth Hawes, 14, domestic at the Kyrd hotel in Fairfield Nebraska, attempted suicide by a 32 caliber revolver. She asked where the heart lay and if a bullet would kill instantly, the bullet entering the left lung and lodging in back muscles. Doctors expect recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Neb
Elizabeth Hawes
Kyrd Hotel
Edgar Livery Barn Fire in Edgar Nebraska
A livery barn at Fourth and D streets in Edgar Nebraska caught fire around 2 a m and burned beyond saving. Two horses harness and a carriage along with grain and hay were destroyed. Fire suspected incendiary with $500 insurance on the barn only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar
Neb
Fourth
D Streets
Insurance complaints prompt probe request in Nebraska
George B P Staats and 36 Saunders county residents petition Insurance Commissioner Bryant to investigate Grain Growers Mutual Health Association of Omaha. Frank C May and 25 Hickman farmers join the effort, with John Wels and three Cedar Rapids residents. Bryant cites lack of funds to prosecute the inquiry and advises hiring counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
George BP. Staats
Saunders County
Bryant
Mutual Hair Association of Omaha
Cornell
Frank C. May
Hickman
John Wels
Cedar Rapids
Alligator Hide Trade Noted In Jasper County
The Jasper News reports a local industry in alligator hides. A Wortley bought 757 hides from June 1 to September 10 for 467 dollars, highlighting the surprising local abundance of alligators in the county's creeks swamps and mudholes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Httle
Wortley
Circus Bills and the Money That Drives Them
A sharp witticism notes that some people let small sums of cash inflate their pride and bring them to the surface, likening vanity to cheap showmanship under financial pressure.
Sheep farm sizes rival England in Australia
An old newspaper fragment notes Australian sheep farms rival England in scale. An advertisement offers a betting system from Geo H Richmond at 25 Dearborn St Chicago and promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for foot ailments. Additional lines advertise piano sales and claim Denmark says all in the realm can read and write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Dearborn St
Chicago
Household Hints and Odd Advertisements from 1905
A collage of household tips and colorful ads includes guidance on starch quality for glossy linens, free offers of Red Cross starch and Shakespeare pictures, dental and medical cure claims, and a note about Jer usa lem Jewish population. The items mix tips, miracle cures, and promotional blurbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Selling Patents From Recent Inventor Suits
During the past week 29 percent of patent holders who faced suits succeeded in selling either whole or part of their inventions. Among 120 prominent buyers were Gale Manufacturing Co. Albion Michigan Ajax Manufacturing Co. Cleveland Ohio Fruit Flowers and Vegetable Evaporating Co. New Jersey Liquid Air Power and Automobile Co. West Virginia Union Boiler Tube Cleaner Co. Pittsburgh Pa Ideal Buckle Manufacturing Co. New Jyngen Conn Electric Scale Co. Kittery Me. For free literature contact Sues & Co. Bee Building Omaha Neb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Manufacturing Co
Albion
Mich
Ajax Manufacturing Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Fruit
New Jersey
Liquid Air Power and Automobile Co
West Virginia
Union Boiler Tube Cleaner Co
Pittsburg
Ideal Buckle Manufacturing Co
New Jyngen
Lord Mayor of London Sways Maritime and Civic Duties
The Lord Mayor serves as admiral of the port of London and governor of four hospitals. He also acts as a magistrate in several places and coroner, with various ecclesiastical and municipal duties. The distribution of livery cloth is a notable tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Vanderbilt Reaches Fifty As Worldly Tycoon
William Kissam Vanderbilt assumes leadership of the Van derbilt family and nears age fifty in December. A seasoned magnate with a racing stable, America's Cup defender status, and vast travel by coach, yacht, and steamship, his fortune is estimated between 75 and 90 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kissam Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Sean
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