Nebraska News Briefs of Platte County and Surrounding Area
Obituaries report A T Simmons pioneer, Curtis Hawn found dead in a stable manger, and Lt Hooper and Lt Stewart ill with typhoid. Railroad work begins at Table Rock costing 20000 dollars. Robbery attempts on Ira Taylor and a desertion at Nebraska City post office prompt mystery. Various arrests, accidents, a mammoth ivory tusk found near Pender, and a charter Oak horse theft case.
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A. T. Simmons
Platte County
Curtis Hawn
Omaha
Hooper
Nebraska
Schuyler
Chickamauga
Stewart
Table Rock
St. Joe
Lincoln
Wymore
Ira Taylor
Tekamah
Burt County
Navy board recommends 15 sea going fighting ships plan
Washington reports the board of experts proposes fifteen sea going vessels with three 13 000 ton battleships and three 12 000 ton first class cruisers. The program also includes nine cruisers and troop transports for West Indies and Pacific duties, copper sheathing, and increased coal capacity to extend steaming radius.
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Washington
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Spain
West Indies
Oriental
United States
Hawaiian
Ladrone Islands
700 A Week Die in Havana Epidemic Fears
Havana reports show worsening sanitation and a looming fever outbreak. Colonel Waring notes streets clogged with waste and festering matter as hundreds of bushels of decayed potatoes are dumped. Dr. Wilson warns the city is primed for yellow fever with deaths rising from about 800 weekly to roughly 100 daily.
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Havana
Waring
Obispo
Wilson
Prince of Wales Walks with a Limp After Fall
The Prince of Wales can walk with effort and limps, following a knee cap injury from a fall down stairs last summer. He will soon begin a tour of country houses. Mrs J Ellen Foster plans a Kansas visit.
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Loxton
Prince of Wales
Lowe Confesses in Train Robbery Case Sparks Prosecution Doubts
County Prosecuting Attorney Frank M. Lowe says W. W. Lowe confessed after feeling deserted by alleged accomplices and predicts low chances of convicting others. He contrasts Lowe with Jesse James, noting city support for James while asserting officials will struggle to secure a conviction in the current case.
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Kananas City
Frank M. Lowe
W. W. Lowe
Jackson County
Lowe
Jesse James
Court House
John Kennedy
Kennedy
James
Anarchists Foiled in Alexandria Plot Against Kaiser
Nine Italian anarchists were arrested in Alexandria as police uncovered two powerful bombs in a cafe keeper's house. The plan aimed at Emperor William during his Jerusalem consecration visit, with bomb shipments via Port Said and Syria. German consulate praised the swift arrests. Two Cairo terrorists remain at large.
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Alexandria
Egypt
William
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Cairo
Port Said
Syria
Palaias Abidin
Palestine
Three Tramps Killed in Gravel Train Collision
A collision on the Pittsburg and Gulf road about eighty miles south of Pirrasvure near Decatur Ark killed three tramps riding the freight train. Engineer Palmer of the gravel train lost a leg and an arm. Traffic stalled for hours.
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Pirrasvure
Kan
Pittaburg & Gulf Road
Decatur
Ark
Palmer
Champion bareback rider James Robinson critically ill
James Robinson, famed bareback rider from Tilton Missouri, is critically ill at Lake Delavan Wisconsin. He has suffered rheumatism for some time and a recent physicians conference declared his condition serious.
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Mexico
James Robinson
Lake Delevan
Wis
Duchess of Marlborough gives birth to a son
In London the Duchess of Marlborough formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt of New York City has a son born on Thursday. The report notes the birth as a notable royal event.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Conauelo Vanderbilt
New York City
Visalia
Cal
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
McKinley
Grand Jury May Indict Governor Over Virden Tragedy
Reports from Wimpen Illinois indicate Attorney William Patton claims the Macoupin county grand jury will decide if Governor Tanner should answer in court over the Chicago Virden Coal Company tragedy. Coroner Hart resumes the inquest as guards testify and tensions persist amid calls for further artillery if needed.
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Wimpen
Ill
William Patton
Chicago-Virden Coal Company
Patton
Illinois
Macoupin County
Tanner
J. Franklin Eyster
Young
Eyster
Springfield
Hart
Stockade
Davenport
Mooney
Miners’ Union
General John N. Rice Retires as SeapaLia Editor
General John N. Rice announces his retirement as editor of the Capital at SepaLia Missouri. He sold his interest to Dr. I. T. Clifford and Homer V. Rice due to physical infirmity risking loss of an eye or blindness. He began editing fifty years ago at the Cassville Georgia Standard and has stayed in journalism except for a period in railroad building.
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SepaLia
John N. Rice
The
Capital
I. T. Clifford
Homer V. Rice
Rice
Cassville, Ga
Standard
Mrs Lee In Critical Condition Forces Command Change
Major General Fitzhugh Lee reported Mrs. Lee in critical condition. He asked General Greene to assume command of the First division and Greene will depart tonight to take that duty.
Illness Halts Irving and Calve Departure in London
London October 1. Sir Henry Irving is ill and unable to act. Mme Calve has postponed her departure for America due to sickness.
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London
Henry Irving
Mme Calve
America
Doctor Criticizes Porto Rico Commissary Supplies
Dr Louis B Seaman testified before the war inquiry commission stating troops in Porto Rico faced unsuitable tropical provisions and hospital-use supplies. He led 200 convalescents brought North on the Obdam and noted no formal requisition was filed, relying on unofficial statements and Red Cross aid. He declined to answer some questions to avoid reflecting on superiors while wearing U S insignia.
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Porto Rico
Wasui Mnaron
Louis
Seaman
War Investigating Commission
Red Cross
United States
Tanner Defends Himself Over Illinois Miners Importation
Governor Tanner denounces the importation of miners into Illinois amid the Virden dispute. He accuses the Chicago Virden company of lawbreaking and using armed guards to bring workers from Alabama, calling the action criminal and a threat to public safety. He says he would deploy the national guard to stop armed entrants at the state line.
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Mooney
Macoupin County
Pana
Til
Quet
Virden
Major Butler
St. Louiis
St. Louis
Alabama
Zeigenhein
Chicago, St. Louis & Peoria Railroad Company
Springfield
Ill
Tanner
Illinois
Chicago-Virden Company
National Guard
Censorship Tightens in Madrid Over U S Demands
Madrid dispatches report heightened censorship as Senor Sagasta and ministers fear Washington will not assume Spain's colonial debts and seeks control of Cuba's heavy artillery and the Havana浮ating dock. The government reportedly instructs General Blanco to withhold further territory until the peace treaty is signed.
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Bayonne
France
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
United States
Spain
Cuba
Havana
Blanco
New Yorkers Mutinous at Camp Meank Pa
The Twentieth New York regiment at Camp Meank Pennsylvania reports discontent over rations with claims of insufficient bread and meals. They say they have eaten only meat and coffee for dinner and have not been paid since arrival, amid fears of desertion.
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Camp Meank
Twentieth
New York Regiment
Shafter Receives Generous Welcome in Omaha
Major General William R. Shafter was greeted by a large crowd at Omaha Union Station and later at the exposition grounds. He dismissed a Lexington rumor about a Santiago scene, saying he did not believe Colonel Breckinridge made the remark and had nothing to say.
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Shafter
Omaha
Omana
Neb
William R. Shafter
Santiago
Exposition
General Shafter
Lexington
Breckinridge
Thieves Refuse a Reward in Bond Heist
In Minneapolis a week ago burglars broke into the Consolidated Milling and Hardware office, forced open a safe and took 56000 in U S bonds. President George Christian received a letter offering to return the bonds if a local paper offered a reward of 25 dollars. A subsequent note said the reward was too small and that the bonds, while worthless to the thieves, were valuable to Mr Christian.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Consolidated Milling and Hardware Company
United States
George Christian
Christian
Woman seeks Alaskan evidence after husband's Klondike death
The widow of Professor William Beard of Philadelphia travels from San Francisco to Alaska hoping to prove his death in a Valdez glacier snow slide was murder. Beard had been sent by North Star Mining of Philadelphia and his body was never recovered.
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San Franceisco
William Beard
Philadelphia
Alaska
Klondike
North Star Mining Company
Valdez
Tomatoes do not cause cancer say London physician
Dr. Andrew Wilson argues against the claim that tomatoes cause cancer noting no proof and defending tomatoes as healthful. A separate report states two of three aeronauts died from suffocation after reaching a record balloon height of 26 160 feet.
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Andrew Wilson
London
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Pender
Charley Fratt
Dakota City
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Charter Oak
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Jay Bliven
Elk Point
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J. H. Wilckens
Henry Watson
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Woman’s Republican League
Eldorado
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Overals
Denger
Coal Company
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Mass
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Germantown Ave
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Vian Ee
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