Nebraska News Roundup Across Chadron to Lincoln
Reports say hard coal rates will rise again. W H Reynolds farm east of Chadron burned. theft of wheat from Al Whitten's granary. Decatur pontoon bridge plank nailed to railing. Tourtelotte insanity case sent to Lincoln asylum. Boners in Grafton onion yield. gravesite vandalism near Chadron. Placek farm house burned. child died, another injured. Campbell trio injured after runaway near Kearney. Supreme Court reverses Casey brothers hold up case. Fager convicted of assault to life. Lincoln man Fager sentenced. McLean fair exhibit praised. Dawson county settler Brown killed by mad bull near Amherst. Bipartisan election wager in Scotia and Greeley about McKinley/Bryan. Grain shipments strong. farmers seek bin space. Verdigre hunters report rattlesnake den near Niobrara. Alexandria man loses horse. horse trapped in chicken coop. Burlington seeks Cheyenne & Northern, Elkhorn may extend Casper line to Ogden. Adams county sugar beets shipped to Grand Island. better quality. Nat Smithwick injured at Cairo ball, hospitalized in St Francis.
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W. H. Reynolds
O Chadron
al Whitten
Hendle
Gramary
Decatur
Sioux City
Insanity Commission
Otoe County
Alexander Tourtelotte
Lincoln
William Bosserman
Grafton
Chadron
Mate Placek
Wilbur
Placek
Wm. Campbell
Kearney
Central Avenue
Campbell
John
James Casey
Falls City
John Fager
Hattie
Supreme Court
Fagey
Ra. W. Q. Dickinson
Seward
McLean County
Illinois
Hamilton County
Neb
Nebraska
William Brown
Dawson County
Amhurst
Scotia
Cat Acrow
Bryan
Graham
Greeley
Crow
Verdigre
Holt County
Waddock
Niobrara River
Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
Cheyenne & Northern
Burlington
Elkhorn
Nikhorn
Casper
Ogden
Messrs.dall and Ainsworth
Adams County
Grand Island
Nat Smithwick
Taylor Abeep
St Francis Hospital
Cairo
Plattsmouth approves lease of electric light and gas works
Plattsmouth agrees to a four year lease of the municipal electric light and gas works with removal rights. The city will pay 233.33 dollars monthly and cover interest on a 30000 dollar mortgage.
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Plattsmouth
C. D. Jones
Electric Light
F. B. Gilliland
Union Pacific
Papillion
Great Elevators Burned At Vacitice Company Fire
Fire destroyed both elevator A and B of Vacitice Elevator Co in Chicoago, causing an estimated 1.5 million dollar loss. Five firemen from Company 33 narrowly escaped as roofs collapsed and flames fed by high winds threatened nearby structures and a malt house. Over 1.1 million bushels of wheat were stored in the burning facilities.
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Cnicaco
Vacitice Elevator Company
Company 33
Pacific Elevator
Hale & Curtis
Er G. Perry
Pacific Elevator Company
Challemel Lacour Former French Leader Dies in Paris
Paris reports the death of M. Challemel Lacour former president of the Senate and ex ambassador to London and minister of foreign affairs. Born in 1830 he rose as Lyons governor in 1870 and allied with Gambetta. He edited La Republique Francaise and wrote on Humboldt philosophy and other works.
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Paris
M. Challemel-Lacour
Senate
London
M. Lacour
Lyons
Gambetta
la Republique Francaise
Chamber
Humboldt
Mme. de Epinay
Ritter
Kenan
Bruno- Paul
Zola
Zoli
New YorkLondon letter cites record price for Arctic Explorations
In a London letter to the Times Harold Frederick notes a $50,000 price paid to Dr Nansen for Arctic Explorations, the largest sum a foreign author has received from a London establishment. Archibald Constable sold German rights to Brockhaus for $10,000, while American publishers balked at more than $10,000, unsettling Constable.
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New York
London
the Times
Harold Frederick
Dr. Nansen
Archibald Constable
Brockhaus
Constable
Dedication of Women's Relief Corps Home draws 10000 to St James
In St James Missouri on October 26 a large crowd attended the dedication of the Women's Relief Corps home for veteran soldiers and their wives despite a prior accident to an excursion train carrying G A R posts and officers of the Home association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James, Mo
Women’s Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Home Association
Misosuri
Twenty Seven Natives Drowned In Sea Disaster
Coromno Ceylon October 27 a British steamer named Taif sailing between Mauritius and Bombay landed passengers and crew here reporting the steamer foundered in a heavy gale last September erc twenty seven natives were drowned Ladonia Texas Fire Swept First National Bank and three other businesses suffered 100000 damage Dallas November 7 first fire in ten days destroys bank and adjoining establishments Farmers Congress Called Indianapolis Iowa November 13 Farmers National congress set for Indianapolis with meeting dates November 10 to 13 in Indianola president Clayton and secretary Stahl announce
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Coromno
Ceylon
Ladonia
Texas
Dallas
Vet
First National Bank
Farmers’ Congress
Cincana
Farmers’ National Congress
BR. Clayton
Indianola
Iowa
John M. Stahl
Chicago
Indianapolis
Jod
Fusion by States Republicans Nominate Straight Tickets
Republicans announce a unified plan to offer straight electoral tickets across forty four states. The move aims to simplify voting by aligning candidates under a common platform and party banner.
Ex-Speaker Crisp Laid To Rest In Americus After State Funeral
The body of ex-Speaker Crisp was brought to Americus on a special train from Atlanta where the town honored him with bells tolled and a solemn service. Governor Atkinson, Georgia officials, Hoke Smith, J.C.C. Black, and others attended as guards of honor. General Clement A. Evans delivered the funeral oration before the body was interred at the family plot.
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Americus
Crisp
Atlanta
Atkinson
The
Georgia War Association
Hoke Smith
Secretary of the Interior
Charles L. Bartlett
J.C. C. Black
Barnes
Fifth Georgia Regiment
Clement A. Evans
Oak Grove
Evans
Church Fire Destroys N.Y. Dunes Vila Blake Unity
In Cucaco on October 27 the New dunes Vila Blake of the Third Unitarian church faced smoke in the lobby during a morning service and told the congregation to retire. The church was nearly destroyed with an estimated 25,000 dollars in damage.
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Cucaco
Dunes Vila Blake
Third Unitarian Church
Japanese naval attache on Coptic to study U S shipyards
Commodore K. Martin of the imperial Japanese navy was a passenger on the steamer Coptic, arriving from the Orient. He serves as an attache at the Washington legation with special commission to inspect navy yards and shipyards in the United States and England and report on battleship construction for Japan's new navy program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
K. Martin
Imperial Japanese Navy
Orient
Legation
Washington
United States
England
Five Prisoners Escape From Louisville County Jail
Six inmates including Jake Vrill Harry Brooks Tom and William McKenzie Tom Kelly and Wes Saterlee escaped through a brick exterior wall of cell No 5 at Louisville County Jail yesterday evening. None were recaptured by midnight as several others awaited transfer to the penitentiary. Glass Profits for Socialists in Albi Factory Plan Seen by Times Correspondent.
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Kerape
Louisville
Louiisville
Jake Vrill
Harry Brooks
Tom and
William McKenzie
Tom Kelly
Wes Saterlee
St Josep Utugger Captured After Street Attacks
Sedleskim Missouri October 27 Henry Gist arrested after a week of lugging women on the streets captured by ex Alderman Ransom and held until police arrived He refused to explain his actions and will be sent to the work house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josep Utugger
Sedleskim
Henry Gist
Li Hung Chang Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
Li Hung Chang has been named minister of foreign affairs in a formal government appointment reported by the Press on October 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Wang Chang
Li Hung Chang
Tammany endorses Witness Governor and rejects old leader
In New York City Tammany Hall endorsed the Witness Governor and denounced its former head as candidates Porter and Seraub spoke for free silver and against trusts while Hill and Whitney were hissed. Ex-Speaker Crisp was mourned in unanimous resolutions.
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John R. Goldrick
John C. Sheehan
Tammany Hall
Bryan
Lewill
John P. Altgeld
Ilinois
A P A Split Possible Denounce Supreme Order
Washington October 26. A sensation is promised in A P A circles as members dissatisfied with the presidents opposition to Bryan plan to circularize and announce support for the Chicago nominee while charging the supreme president and associates with steering the movement to back McKinley. The move aims to mobilize anti A P A voters and expose campaign methods. Maryland is a focal point with about 27000 A P A votes cited as a strategic target in the battle.
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Washington
Bryan
Chicago
McKinley
Maryland
Town Patent Office Report 1896 Patents and Grants
Iowa patent office grants include a copyright for Hl Parmellee Travel ing Library System and patents for W F Brockway Adel campaign rabbit foot badge H J Kapka Charles City wrench with auxiliary jaw and lever and W I Gray Eddyville corn harvester binder improvement tested in field. Des Moines Oct 13 1896.
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Hl. Parmellee
W. F. Brockway
Adel
H. J. Kapka
Charles City
W. I. Gray
Eddyville
U.S
Iowa
Hawkeyes Tuomas G. & J. Bar
Potato Crop Shrinks Sharply Following Smaller Acreage
The Orange Judd Farmer reports a reduced potato crop due to smaller acreage and lower yields. Chicago dispatch notes marketable supply far below last year at about 245,480,000 bushels, a drop of over 50,000,000 bushels or roughly 17 percent.
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Cimicago
Orange Judd
Farmers to ship their own grain, not a few but thousands
The article argues farmers gain political and economic power by uniting beyond local unions. It highlights farm shipping independence, cites Chicago trade as a worry to intermediaries, and provides sample letters from Iowa farmers praising commission houses in Chicago for grain shipments.
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Chicago
Rock Valley
Iowa
Messrs. H. H. Carr & Co
Fred Rock
Marcus
Rudolph Zangger
Odds and Ends From Various Papers Across the Era
A collage of brief notes: oyster imports into Liverpool reach 130 000 000 annually. a Baltimore youth skips his wedding to attend baseball. a Missouri candidate for populist leadership with a five foot beard. President Krueger’s deafness linked to smoking. Afghanis tan becomes Light of the World with a gold coin strike. A Topeka suitor seeks to restore his former name after marriage. Seismic quirk noted by New York Sun. a Savannnah land deed yields blue marble. a sermon on training children cited in London Tit-Bits. Marlborough jokes about Blenheim Palace putty needs. a Florida incident over a whipped pupil and a fine. social chatter about the Rushmeres. A wild swallow travels 145 miles from Shropshire to London in 80 minutes.
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Liverpool
Baltimore
Pulaski County
Missouri
Krueger
Ameer
Afghanistan
Topeka
New York Sun
Boston Transcript
H. P. Clyde
Savannah
London
Walking styles and their meanings in behavior analysis
Quick steps signal energy and agitation while tip-toe walking marks surprise curiosity or mystery. Turned-in toes show preoccupation or absent mindedness. The miser’s walk combines stooping with noiseless short anxious steps. The proud step is slow with outward turned toes and straight legs.
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Alexandria
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W. J. Bryan
Idaho
Robert Payne
Kearney National Bank
Union Pacific Railway
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Uintah
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Spokane
Wash
Fred Stabler
Cheyenne
Lewis S. Tremmel
Tremmel
Stabler
Alma
North Platte
Ilenny Vanderhoof
Frank Stonecker
Bushnell
Ill
Seward Blade
Seward County
Elm Island
Shelton
Tingley
John Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Co. B. Evans
Haight & Co
Omaha Grocers
N. C. Templar
Sweet Springs
Dr. Mann
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grand Templar
Lodge No. 35
Grand Lodge of the Order
August Hult
Polk County
Omaha
Aitkinson
Waverly
Challemel
Lacour
Home For Veterans
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Sewall
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Virginia
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Kear
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Albi
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Tammany
A. P
Supreme Order
Town Patent Office Report
St. Louis
Hutter
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Ben Vanes
Mts
York
Erisethewess
Kansas
I. Carr & Co
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Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim Palace
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Rushmeres
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Yonkers Statesman
Chetwynd
Shropshire
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