Destructive B and M Wreck Near Indianola Kills Several
A fog shrouded collision on the B and M line near Indianola involved freight train No. 147 and stock train No. 4. Engineers Solomon Brace and Edward Waters, brakeman William McCarl die, and several others injured as sixteen sheep cars smash and wreckage lines the right of way. The dead are laid to rest in McCook while the injured receive medical care. Blame for the crash has not been publicly fixed.
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Indianola
Solomon Brace
Holdrege
Edward Waters
McCook
William M’carl
Frank Hansen
Hastings
Charles Lundburg
John L. Burton
Pssenger
Terain
Just
Wear
Gtwo
Ge Will McCarl
Astings
T McCook
Engineer Anson
Anson
Hasngs
Revenue Rulings Emphasized by District Collector
J E Houtz, district revenue collector, urges public attention to rulings by Revenue Commissioner N B Scott to clarify tax provisions. The circulars, first issued July 13 with 62 decisions and expanded August 16 to 167, cover topics from packing stamps on chewing gum to stamp requirements on deeds leases and court processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Houtz
Internal Revenue
N. B. Scott
Houtz
Revenue totals for district including Nebraska and Dakotas
Revenue collected over three months under the operation of the law amounts to 977,771.64. The monthly figures show July 372,076.01, August 325,733.78, September 29,961.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Dakotas
Nebraska Sheep Industry Growth Under Tariff Boost
Grand Island report highlights Hall and Buffalo counties expanding sheep farming after tariff act. Robert Taylor, the “Mutton King,” owns 90,000 sheep and 10,000 acres of ranches with 30,000 dollars in new buildings. Buffalo County also plans to feed 159 000 head, with projected net profits around 60 thousand dollars, prompting debate over free trade policies.
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Grand Island
Omaha Bee
Hall
Buffalo Counties
Robert Taylor
United States
Taylor
Wyoming
Hall County
Buffalo County
Mammoth Sheen
Nebraska
Supreme Court Reverses Kennard and Denies Granger Appeals
The court reverses and remands the Kennard case over a $13 521 99 collection claim citing the 1873 joint resolution and school fund inhibition. It also upholds the felony status of cattle theft, rejecting a contention that the legislature failed to pass the correct bill.
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Supreme Court
T. P. Kennard
Kennard
Herman Granger
Sheridan County
Tandem Crash Injures Men Near Shelton and School Shooting
On a country ride near Shelton John Towne and Joes Lee were thrown in a rut, Lee breaking his collar bone and both men bruised. Ivan Simonton shot John Jones an ex marshal in the arm and beat Jones’ boy in a schoolroom. Platte River conference of the United Evangelical church at Blue Springs filed incorporation papers with the secretary of state naming S B Dillon T W Serf A W Schenberg M B Young and M T Mase.
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Shelton
John Towne
Joes Lee
Lee
Ivan Simonton
Superior
John Jones
Simonton
Jones
Platte River
Court-Martial Reforms Cut Down War Time Offenses
The article details Judge Advocate General Lieber pushing Congress to establish summary courts for enlisted men, ending the field officer's court. It compares wartime discipline with peacetime crime, cites court-martial statistics through 1897, and explains how various offenses and punishments are handled under the present military law drawn from England. It notes desertions fell during the Spanish American War and that the War Department maintains a vast archive of court-martial records back to 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmincroyx
Lieber
Congress
Spain
United States
Leavenworth
Kan
Department of Texas
Mexico
War Department
Washington
G. Norman Lieber
Agoncillo and Lopez Sail After Failing Washington Mission
Senor Agoncillo and Senor Lopez of Manila depart for France aboard the La Touraine after stating their Washington mission to gain official representation at the peace conference failed. They vow to rely on peace commissioners and seek an independent Philippine government to spur progress, criticizing Spanish suppression of industry.
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New York
Senor Agoncillo
Senor Lopez
Manila
Washington
France
la Touraine
United States
Spain
Czars Household Described By French Paper
A Paris description portrays the czar’s home life as simple and collaborative. The czar works at his desk late and hosts ministers at midnight while the czarina sits beside him sewing. If a stranger enters she prepares to leave, but he asks her to stay and she resumes work as he discusses state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Czarina
Spain to End Isolation and Seek Far East Ties
Madrid correspondent says Spain's public mood shifts toward active involvement in Far East and Moroccan affairs. Sagasta urged cabinet to pursue expansion, amid irritation at Britain’s wartime stance toward the United States. Petitions for peninsular army cuts met with Sagasta’s declaration that reductions are impossible due to Carlist opposition.
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London
Madrid
London Standard
Spain
Senor Sagasta
Far East
Morocco
England
United States
Guillotine Noted As Slow Form Of Punishment
The Medical Journal cites Dr Cinel of Paris claiming guillotining does not instantly kill. Blood drains from neck vessels first, brain circulation largely intact, and senses persist up to an hour after decapitation. Absolute death supposedly does not occur for about three hours, making the execution prolonged and horrific.
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London
Medical Journal
Cinel
Paris
Marriage License Issued to Philip Blank and Mandalin Hickam
Jefferson City Missouri October 10 a marriage license was issued by Recorder Lask to Philip Blank and Mandalin Hickam both of Ruassville Cole county Blank aged 63 and his bride 20 They plan to marry today Blank is a well to do farmer and land owner who recently divorced from a wife last July the former wife was about fifty years younger and allegedly led him into a merry dance before the court freed him.
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Jefferson City
Lask
Philip Blank
Mandalin Hickam
Ruasellville
Cole County
Blank
Ruasallville
Moberly Man Tricked in Green Goods Scam in Grave send
Clarence Ragdale of Moberly Mo a real estate dealer traveled to New York to buy 3000 worth of good money for 500. He appeared in Gravesend police court as complainant against Harry Phillips a green goods operator whom he identified as the man who sold him three one dollar bills and matching paper cut to size.
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Moberly
Green Goods
New York
Clarence Ragadale
Gravesend
Harry Phillips
Nevada judge C. T. Davis dies at home
Judge C. T. Davis of Nevada Missouri died yesterday afternoon at his home from diabetes. He was 53 and long active in Vernon county affairs, once prosecuting attorney twice, and served as vice president of the state Ex-Confederate association. He was a member of Stuart's cavalry in Virginia during the Civil War.
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Nevada
C. T. Davis
Vernon County
State
Ex-Confederate Association
Stuart’s Cavalry
Virginia
Eli Shaw Acquitted in Camden County Murder Trial
Eli Shaw was acquitted by a Camden County jury after a weeklong murder trial over the deaths of his mother and grandmother. The jury deliberated overnight and returned the verdict at 10:50 AM. A thousand spectators jammed the courtroom as the verdict was read, Shaw fainted and had to be assisted from the dock.
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Cannes
N. J
Eli Shaw
Camden County
Shaw
Atlantic October Focuses on Anglo American Relations
The October Atlantic presents Carl Schurz outlining American views on the Anglo American issue and Albert V. Dicey offering the English perspective. Both authors advocate international friendship without entangling alliances, aiming to resolve current differences and arbitrate future disputes for global peace and prosperity.
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Carl Schurz
Albert V. Dicey
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly Reforms and Editorial Change
Beginning with the November issue the magazine adopts a new form and price reduced to ten cents per copy and one dollar per year. Mrs Frank Leslie returns to direct editorial control after three years abroad and resumes exclusive attention to the magazine.
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Frank Leslie
Kaiserin Augusta Sails with Marines for Pekin Guard
The German warship Kaiserin Augusta departs Kino ehou for Talou at the Petho river entrance with thirty marines bound for Pekin to guard the German legation. Prince Henry of Prussia may lead the squadron protecting German interests in China.
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Braain
Kaiserin Augusta
Kinoehou
Talu
Petho River
Pekin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Chima
Bolte to Take Stephens' Pikes on Missouri Day
Lieu tenant and Acting Governor A. H. Bolte will represent Governor Stephens on Missouri Day at the Omaha exposition. Other speakers include State Senator E. W. Major of Pike county and Senators Cochrane, plus Congressmen Joy, Pearce and Barth Oldt of St. Louis. The notice also previews feature articles in October issues of Ainslee's and The Century Magazine with essays on Sherman and Alexander the Great. A revival tale notes readers rose in a Hezekiah passage, mocked by the preacher as absent from the Bible.
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Jomenson City
A. H. Bolte
Stephens
Omaha
E. W. Major
Pike County
Cochrane
Joy, Pearce
Bartholdt
St. Louis
Sherman
Arthur Buchanan
Ainslee
Theodore Waters
Ainsteo’s
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Cornell University
Alexander the Great
Century Magazine
Andre Castigne
Louis Loeb
Cure for Dyspepsia Promises Quick Relief with Candy Cathartic
An old advertisement touts Casparets Candy Cathartic as a remedy for stomach troubles. It claims rapid relief for dyspepsia, promising a refund if no cure and noting the price as 10 cents.
G A R Encampment Travel Totals In Cincinnati
General Manager Rawn reports 37 997 people moved into Cincinnati for the 32nd Grand Army of the Republic encampment held September 8 to 12. Baltimore and Ohio South Western carried about 30 percent of the travelers, with 8 332 on September 5.
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Rawn
Baltimore and Ohio South Western Mailway
Cincinnati
Grand Army of the Republic
Baltimore and Ohio South Western
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