Return of Nebraska soldiers from Chickamauga hospital
Lincoln dispatch reports that sick Second Nebraska soldiers at Chickamauga are to be sent home soon with medical and nursing care. Adjutant General Barry and Governor ask Surgeon General for a medical officer and nurses to accompany the men. Surgeon Carter of Leiter hospital offers a hospital car and transport. Eleven Nebraska men remain at Leiter hospital, with Jenkins, Brown, Douglas, Fall, Meinke, Taylor, Wood, Pinckney, West, Parnell, Thorpe listed. Dr Fall of Beatrice may be named to command the hospital car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Chickamauga
Adjutant General
Giffen
Sternberg
Army
Carter
Leiter Hospital
C. J. West
Lester Hospital
West
Barry
Leiter
Jenkins
Brown
Douglas
Fall
Meinke
Taylor
Wood and Pinckney
Parnell
Thorpe
Beatrice
Sternberg Hospital
Live Stock Show at the Trans Mississippi Exposition
The livestock show at the Trans Mississippian Exposition promises to be among the largest and finest in the nation. Six classes will be shown with poultry first September 19 to 30, then cattle horses horses includes jacks Kentucky mules sheep and swine October 3 to 20, fat stock October 1 to 20. Exhibits must be on grounds by opening date. transit rules apply for in-transit animals. Freight rates apply, with some return options under exhibition certificates. Carload transfers include unloading and drayage. smaller lot delivery to Omaha depots available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
State Normal School Opens With Record Enrollment
About 338 students register for the state normal school on opening day marking the largest third day attendance yet. The faculty has nineteen members with several new faces and space tightness arises as students outnumber classrooms. The new dormitory hosts around eighty residents in a bright electric lit, steam heated dining hall.
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State Normal School
Union Pacific Official Resigns Boston Treasurer to be appointed
James G. Harris of Boston resigns after over 25 years as treasurer of Union Pacific Railroad due to ill health. No successor named yet. William Bird of Boston, longtime assistant treasurer, is favored to assume the post. YF V S Crosby of Boston has been acting treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Harris
Boston
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wiliam Bird
Union Pacific
YF. V. S. Crosby
Bostons
Trans Mississippi Sunday School Congress in Exposition City
The Trans Mississippi Sunday School Congress will gather September 27 to 30 in Omaha as an expansive training institute for Sunday School workers. Not a formal convention, it gathers national figures for Bible study, teaching prep, home and field work, and primary methods, with sessions at First M E Church and meals, recreation, and expo visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition City
Omaha
West
Geo. R. Merrill
D. D
Chicago
Northwest
B. F. Jacobs
Internana
London
Marion Lawrence
Ohio
Hugh Cork
Minnesota
Roxana B. Preuszner
Kansas
Mabel Hall
Moody Institute
E. O. Excell
M. E
Davenport
First Congregational Church
Sunday School Congress
Steel Wagon Road Exhibited at Exposition
The Omaha Bee reports Martin Dodge of the Agricultural department will display a flat steel plate rail wagon road at the exposition. The system uses cement and concrete to form rails with a wheel flange guiding the wagon, claimed to require far less motive power. Dodge and FE Harrison will demonstrate 150 feet of track on the exposition grounds, showing road making methods and materials already known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
Martin Dodge
Agricultural Department
Dodge
Exposition Grounds
Twentieth Street
FE. J. Harrison
Agricultural Dpar
Harrison
Rates for the Peace Jubilee in Omaha Exposition
Principal railroad lines plan Jubilee day fares for Omaha Exposition. Union Pacific announces a round trip of 25 dollars from Utah points to Omaha with travel to Oct 10 and return valid through Oct 26. Utah day previously set for Sept 14. President McKinley day on Oct 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
MacRae
St. Paul
Lomax
Union Pacific
Utah
Salt Lake City
McKinley
Evacuation of Manila Complete Says General Otis
Washington reports General Otis states insurgents evacuated Manila except a small fringe area. Manila quiet, tax and tariff changes implemented, treasury receipts and expenses outlined. Malolos congress forms government plan, insurgents shift to strongholds near Santa Ana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manila
Otis
War Department
United States
Congress
Malolos
Philippines
New York
New York Herald
Manilla
Ermits
Santa Ana
Aguinaldo
Pio Pilar
Isabelo Artacho
Artacho
Campania Tabacelera
Cagayan
Copran
Camarines
Japan
Royal poisoning plot claims high palace official
Corean capital Srout Sept 17 report says Ko a senior palace official confessed ordering the royal cook to poison food for the king and crown prince both seriously ill last Sunday. He said the plot was set in motion by a former interpreter tied to the Russian legation who was once a court favorite but is now in disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srout
Corea
Spanish Rifle Kills Man in Brooklyn Dock Incident
A loaded Spanish Mauser discharged while William Hickey carried it from the transport Saratoga at a Brooklyn dock. Hickey was killed. The Saratoga had arrived with 9,000 Mauser rifles and 200 tons of ammunition surrendered by Spaniards at Santiago and El Caney. Hickey assisted in unloading the cargo.
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New Yorks
William Hickey
Saratoga
Brooklyn
Santiago
el Caney
Hickey
Nevada Republicans Nominate Ticket At State Convention
Reno September 17 The Republican state convention met yesterday and nominated a state ticket headed by William McMillan for governor The platform calls for immediate construction of the Nicaragua canal and territorial expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Republican State Convention
William McMillan
Nicaragua Canal
Delicacies Still Needed
Santifaco Sept 17 The yellow fever hospital sits on an island in Santiago bay about two miles from the city. Conditions are said to have improved during August, but there remains a notable need of delicacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santifaco
Santiago Bay
General Torals Ship Reaches Spain
Maparip September 17 The steamer Leon XIII arrived at Vigo with General Toral and 2 478 soldiers and officers from Santiago de Cuba sailing under military escort and now landed in Spain.
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General Torals
Spain
Maparip
Leon XIII
Vigo
General Toral
Santiago de Cuba
Dreyfus Cause Revision May Trigger War Minister Resignation
Paris reports the justice minister Sarrien will seek a cabinet directive to refer Dreyfus documents to a revision commission. He faces cabinet support but General Zurlinden says he will resign if he disagrees. Rumors link Messin to potential reshuffle with Vallee moving to interior. Gaulois notes crisis possible with further resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurlinden
Paris
M. Sarrien
Dreyfus
Justice
Figaro
Matin
Rappel
M. Mrisson
Interior
M. Vallee
Gaulois
Chicago's Regulars Home After Santiago Return
The Fourth United States Infantry under Major Stephen Baker arrived in Chicago via the Lake Shore route. Only nine officers and 225 men of the regiment returned from Santiago, with three officers and forty men lost at El Caney and many others dying from fever since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincanao
United States Infantry
Stephen Baker
Lake Shore Road
Santiago
el Caney
Ex Postmaster in Greensburg Under Grand Jury Probe
Federal grand jury in Wichita investigates Ex Post master Roberts for defrauding the government. While in Greensburg post office, he refused to sell money orders and forced customers to buy stamps, boosting cancellation profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Roberts
Greensburg
Collision near Martha's Vineyard sinks nine sailors
The steamship Gloucester reports a 1 30 a m collision off Martha's Vineyard with the schooner Alice Jordan. Nine crew members of the Jordan were drowned, seven were saved and brought to Boston aboard the Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gloucester
Baltimore
Alice Jordan
Martha's Vineyard
Jordan
Ministers Denounce Alger By Chickasaw Nation Assembly
The Baptist Ministers' association of the Chickasaw Indian nation adjourned in Earl, IT, after passing a resolution denouncing Secretary Alger. A petition signed by nearly 150 ministers was sent to the President demanding soldiers be mustered out or receive better hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alger
Wrenrra
Kan
Baptist Ministers’ Association of the Chickasaw Indian Nation
Earl, IT
Camp Wikoff Weathered Storm Amid 600 Hospitalized
A severe rain storm hit Camp Wikoff with warnings in advance. Tents were reinforced and no camp damage occurred. The general hospital housed 600 men today, reflecting extensive medical care needs among troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wikoff
Wiorf
Cunard steamer Aurania reaches port after shaft break
The Cunard liner Aurania en route from New York to Liverpool was towed into port after its crank shaft broke at 9 20 p m Tuesday. The vessel reported being off the south coast of Ireland before arriving at 8 o'clock this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quirnstownn
Cunard Line
New York
Liverpool
Ireland
Aurania
United Ireland Newspaper Ceases Publication in Dunnin
In Dunnin on September 17 United Ireland, founded by the late Charles Stewart Parnell in 1881 as the land league organ, has ceased publication. It had recently served as the organ of the reunion of Nationalist parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell
Coates
Dunnin
United Ireland
Charles Stewart Parnell
Land League
French Ambassador Cambon Returns and Talks with Day
Washington reports M. Cambon the French ambassador has returned from three weeks at Lake Champlain and Canada. He and M. Thiebaut visited Secretary Day to bid him farewell before Day departs for Paris. France invited the commissioners to meet in the Salon des Ambassadeurs at the foreign office, an invitation accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Cambon
Day
Washington
Lake Champlain
Canada
M. Thiebaut
Secretary Day
Paris
Foreign Office
Europe
Major General Breckinridge Takes Command at Lexington Camp
Major General J. C. Breckinridge arrived today from Knoxville and assumed command of the camp in Lexington Kentucky. Secretary Alger will reach on Monday night and spend Tuesday visiting camps and hospitals before leaving for Knoxville Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Alger
Lexington
J. C. Breckinridge
Knoxville
Alger
Russia Seeks New Loan Arrangements in Berlin
Berlin September 19. Russian Finance Minister M D Witte arrived to negotiate a fresh loan with German bankers aiming to fund state needs. Witte's mission underscores Russo German financial ties amid widening debt efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Berlin
M. D. Witte
Congressman II Made District Judge
Judge A C Thompson, a former Ohio congressman, has been appointed United States district judge for the Southern district of Ohio, to succeed the retired Judge Sage. The appointment covers Thirtieth and Fifty-first Congress terms. The move updates the federal judiciary in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. C. Thompson
Ohio
United States
Sage
Earthquake Shocks South Dakota Town at Dawn
An unusual earthquake struck the town of South Dakota at 4 AM, shaking houses and rattling dishes for about thirty seconds. The tremor appeared to travel eastward and startled residents, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Shakon. Hanrney
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Comes Under Chicago Control
In a sweep involving Philip Armour Norman Ream and James J. Hill Chicago capital gains control of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad with James J. Hill as a leading operating factor. Armour Field and Ream coordinate a reorganization positioning Chicago as the trunk line and linking ocean to ocean via the Great Northern and B and O networks. The exact price remains undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caicaco
Philip D. Armour
Marshall Field
Norman B. Ream
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
James J. Seill
Great Northern Railway
Chicago
Northwest
Ocean
Mr. Ream
Mr. Hill
Messrs. Armour and Field
Baltimore
Mr. Field
Mr. Armour
Ream
Hill
Armour confirms B&O line share after meeting in Milwaukee
P D Armour, after the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul annual meeting in Milwaukee, confirmed the transaction, saying the line will not be transcontinental but the Baltimore and Ohio railroad only. He refused to discuss further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
P. D. Armour
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Missouri Tragedy Delivers Robbery Ambush at Duffner Farm
In Dallas county near Springfield Missouri two masked gunmen raided the Duffner home at 6 pm. Mrs Duffner uncovered a robber uncovering his face. A knife slash wounded one assailant and Otto Duffner and Charles Duffner restrained the others. Charles Duffner was shot in the back and another robber lay dead in the yard. The dead robber remains unidentified and two suspects escaped with the third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charles Duffner
Dallas County
Otto Duffner
Duffmer
Schofield Declines Service on War Conduct Inquiry
Washington September 19 General Schofield announces he will not serve on the commission to probe the conduct of the war after a half hour conference with the President. The decision limits the panel’s composition as the administration presses ahead with the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Presidias
Schofield
Havana Officials urged malaria control and street lighting
Capt Hart, Capt Coster, and Dr Laine visited the civil governor to press sanitary improvements at Delgado near the Trocha hotel to curb rising malaria and to request electric street lighting. The governor advised the mayor to promptly address the commissioners' requests.
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Banana
Captain Hart
Captain Coster
Laine
Delgado
Trocha
Corean cook confesses poisoning attempt on emperor
SzouL Corean capital Sept 19 The emperor recovers from the poisoning attempt while the crown prince remains ill An inferior palace cook has confessed to placing poison in the coffee served to both the emperor and the prince
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Szoul
Corea
Stamped Envelopes to Be Cheaper in Post Office Contract
Washington reports a 40 cent per thousand cut for commercial size stamped envelopes under a new post office contract bringing price to 1.60 per thousand. Extra letter size envelopes see a 60 cent per thousand reduction.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Three Cent Meals in Mavanna Havyasa Sept 19
An economic soup kitchen opens in Mavanna Havyasa on September 19 offering meals at three cents. It operates independently of government kitchens that were ordered closed and serves a simple gan bo had ata style meal to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavanna
Havyasa
Gan Bo Had
Peace Commission Sails For Paris To Negotiate Treaty
United States peace commissioners to conclude terms with Spain sail on the Campania from New York to Paris. The group includes former Secretary of State William R. Day and Senators Frye Cushman K. Davis George Gray and Whitelaw Reid with accompanying spouses and aides. Day says cabinet wishes are understood and Spanish opposition should be limited.
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New York
United States
Spain
Cunard Line
Campania
Paris
William R. Day
William P. Frye
Cushman K. Davis
George Gray
Whitelaw Reid
J. B. Moore
John R. McArthur
Frank Branigan
Branigan
America
Kansas corn report shows record low yields in belt
The Kansas state board of agriculture releases a bulletin on this year’s corn. North Central Kansas belt counties Jewell Mitchell Osborne Republic Smith Washington Cloud Ottawa and others report the minimum yields of three to seven bushels per acre. State total about 127,500,000 bushels averaging 17.6 bushels per acre, down three pecks from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TorreKa
Kan
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Jewell
Mitchell
Osborne
Republic
Smith
Washington
Cloud
Ottawa
Rebellion to Formosa Breaks Out in Southern Island
Mail advices from Japan report a new formidable rebellion in Formosa's southern region. Two battles occurred near Taichu and Taikohu, with rebels defeated by Japanese troops and police. The uprising stems from Japan's drive to extend governance over interior semi savage tribes.
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Formosa
Tacosta
Wash
Japan
Taichu
Taikohu
Prince of Wales Steps From Chair in Ailing Repose
London reports after eight weeks in an invalid's chair the Prince of Wales walked a few strides with a stick. He traveled to Balmoral from his yacht at Portsmouth as private letters reveal he remained irritable at the restraint and even deemed a permanent limp a cheap price for freedom from his floating confinement.
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Prince Beesame
London
Prince of Wales
Balmoral
Portsmouth
Attorneys seek injunction over scrip and screen law
Fort Scott Kansas September 19 Attorneys for the Western Coal and Mining Company operator of the Missouri Pacific coal mines filed an injunction suit in United States court asking the attorney general his assistant and Crawford County official Widby to be perpetually enjoined from enforcing the scrip and screen law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kan
Western Coal and Mining Company
Missouri Pacific Coal Mines
United States
Widby
Crawford County
Spanish Ship Gran Antila Reaches New York Port
The Spanish steamer Gran Antila arrived from Havana marking the first Spanish vessel to reach New York since the war declaration on April 21. She departed Havana on September 10 and carried eight cabin passengers and a small cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havana
Spain
Convicts Sentenced to 99 Years in Texas Train Robbery
Dallas jury convicts Pearce Keating and Jeff Taylor for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe express robbery near Coleman in June. Each man receives a ninety-nine year penitentiary term as a railroad man was killed and another wounded during the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Pearce Keating
Jeff Taylor
Coleman
Charles Emory Smith to Speak in Kansas and Nebraska
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith will give political speeches in Topeka Kansas on October 7 and Wichita on October 8 He will also address Pennsylvania day at Omaha earlier in October in the month notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emory Smith
Hawaii
Topeka
Kan
Wichita
Pennsylvania
Omaha
Lightning Strikes Joplin Hotel Tower Wrecks Keystone
In a severe electric storm at Jorrinx Missouri last night the Keystone hotel tower was struck causing its destruction and damage to four sixth floor front rooms. Several other houses were struck with considerable damage reported.
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Joplin
Jorrinx
Keystone Hotel
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Tn Sik
Elal
Mauser
Nevada
Brisson
Chegago
Armour, Ream and Others
Jim" Hill
Deal
Cloasd
Missouri
Peace Commission Sails
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