Nebraska Notes Highlights Local Sales and Civic Moves
Anton Schindier sold a farm northwest of Beatrice to Henry Tinhart for 8900 dollars. A deputy found fifty four ducks on J. C. Gerspacher’s Grand Island place. Mrs. Gerspacher paid a 25 dollar fine. West Point enforces compulsory attendance with Drahos named truancy officer. W H Thompson bought an eighty acre West Point farm at 65 dollars per acre. Wingert will move to Wes Point. Northwestern Hotel at Leigh changed hands with A M Russell retiring and J R Dubsky and Joe Knapp taking charge. Equity Society forms at Doniph an and Hansen and plans another in Giltner. Pavillion citizens nominate trustees. Falls City Tribune faces 1000 dollar damages suit over a published arrest article. Randolph considers a new school house and bonds. Northwestern rail talks of a new depot and passenger train. Grand Island Fire Department elected officers. 29 fires reported, 12143 dollar losses, 10479 insurance. Columbus passes ordinances on doubled saloon licenses. possible shrinkage to five saloons. Beatrice Manufacturing buys Paul Walter husking peg plant. Walter to supervise. Beatrice Cemetery elects officers. finances show excess expenditures for cemetery improvements. Leigh Co operative sale dissolution begins. a 4000 dollar building and equipment valued. Proceeds about 750 dollars.
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J. C. Gerspacher
Grand Island
Gerspacher
West Point
Drahos
W. H. Thompson
H. L. Wingert
Wingert
Wes Point
Northwestern
Leigh
A. M. Russell
J. R. Dubsky
Joe Knapp
Tike American Society of Equity
Doniphan and Hansen
Prosser
Giltner
Pavillion
Village Trustiee
Chas. Nownes
Andrew. Fricke
J. J. Lutz
Mike Zweibel
C. C. Spearman
J. LD. Clarke
Falls City Tribune
Lawrence Sherbin
Randolph i S
Northwestern Railroad
Hartington
Commercial Club
Grand Island’ Fire’ Department
W.R. McAllister
James Dunkel
Gus E. Neumann
John Alexander
Columbus
Beatrice Manufacturing Company
Paul Walter
Beatrice
Mr. Walter
Walter
Beatrice Cemetery Association
G. P. Marvin
W. D. Hill
J.S. Beathesford
S. C. Smith
Stephen Bull
Leigh Co-operative
President Roosevelt Leaves for Two Month Vacation
President Roosevelt departs Washington for a two month outing to reunite with the Rough Riders in San Antonio and hunt in Texas and Colorado. He plans to stay reachable by rail and hunting, joins a final wolf drive in Oklahoma, and requires manager approval for isolation in the Indian reserve with Fort Sill cavalry guarding the area.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Rough Rider
San Antonio
Texas
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Colorado
Harrisburg
Taft
Santo Domingo
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Yale Students Spend More On Pleasure Than Necessities
Professor William B. Bailey reports Yale student expenditures show the wealthiest class devotes more to tobacco and drink while the poorest spend mainly on necessities. He notes the richest spend over four times as much per dollar as the poorest and allocate large shares to pleasures and tobacco.
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Bailey
Yale
William B. Bailey
Railroad Improvements at Salina
N H Loomis general attorney for the Union Pacific railroad says the Salina improvements will start immediately and cost at least $100 000. The yards and tracks are laid out to be expandable as business grows.
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Salina
N. H. Loomis
Union Pacific Railroad
Gas Explosion Traps Dozens at Zeigler Coal Mine
Fifty miners worked to resume in the Leiter mine when gas had collected due to Sunday shutdown. An explosion blew timbers into the air, collapsing the shaft and causing at least one death and multiple injuries. Rescue teams fought through the air shaft while tensions from prior strikes colored the scene.
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Wilt
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler
Illinois
Leiter
Benton
Moyer Sues Colorado Officials for 100000 Damages
Charles H. Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners files a federal suit against James H. Peabody Sherman M Bell and Captain Bulkeley Wells alleging mistreatment while Telluride martial law held him as a military prisoner. He seeks 100000 from each defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Federation ‘of Miners
United States Circuit
James H. Peabody
Colorado
Sherman ‘M. Bell
Bulkeley Wells
Telluride
Moyer
Rockefeller Gift Accepted by Mission Board
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions reports the Prudential Committee accepted a $100,000 gift from John D. Rockefeller but postponed final action for two weeks. The gift, offered by Rockefeller, was unanimously accepted on February 14, and the report notes the church tradition of receiving gifts on the altar while clarifying it does not reflect the committee’s view of the giver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
S. Gite
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Prudential Committee
John D. Rockefeller
Bold Hobbery at Norfolk Stuns Northwestern Depot
A bold robbery at the Norfolk city depot of the Northwestern railroad saw a jewelry trunk belonging to QO L Ross, traveling salesman for L Bauman of St Louis, stolen from a daytime scene. The trunk carried samples and was found in a vacant lot broken and looted. Ross estimates losses near 3000 dollars.
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Norfolk
Northwestern Railroad
QO. L. Ross
L. Bauman
St. Louis
Secretary Hay Improves Aboard Cretic Naples Visit
Secretary of State John Hay and Mrs. Hay traveled Naples aboard the steamship Cretic. Hay stated his health improved from the voyage and both enjoyed the trip. They toured the city, had luncheon at a hotel on the hills above Naples, then sailed for Genoa en route to the Riviera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Cretic
John Hay
Magoon Chosen as Panama Canal Zone Governor
Judge Charles E. Magoon of Lincoln, legal officer for the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department, is named governor and minister of the Panama Canal Zone. The reorganization of the Isthmian Canal Commission places Mr Wallace as builder with a strong staff, while Admiral Walker and other members resign. President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft push rapid changes with Shonts considered for chairman and senior executives named for contracts and auditing.
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Charles E. Magoon
Lincoln
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Panama Canal Zone
Isthmian Canal Commission
Taft
Magoon
Philippines
Canal Zone
Panama Canal Commission
Fielding
Admiral Walker
Roosevelt
Theodore P. Shonts
Chicago
Clover Leaf Railway
San Antonio
Wallace
Shonts
Elihu Root
Henry C. Frick
James J. Hill
Horace G. Burt
Union Pacific
Leonor F. Loree
Erie Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Samuel Felton
Chicago & Alton
Arrest Prominent Terrorists Reported in St Petersburg
Dispatches from St Petersburg report arrests of prominent terrorists from the inner circle or bomb section. One suspect, a wealthy man identified as Zevilsky, and two women are detained. Archist Ivanovsky had been sought since the Emperor’s assassination. the other woman, Leonteva, a striking figure, was also taken. Police say the group was watched near Morskai Street as Generals Trepoff and Vladimir and Interior Minister Bouligan moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Zevilsky
Ivanovsky
Nicholas II
Leonteva
Great Morskai Street
Trepo
Put Loan Sharks Out of Business
Unanimous vote moves sweeping anti loan shark bill to third reading in the Hii neis upper house. The measure requires both spouses to join in wage assignments and three days notice to employers. backed by Attorney General Stead and Chicago merchants club. Senator Dickson cites ruined homes and self-destructive debt cycles as justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiineis
Stead
Merchants’ ‘Club of Chicago
Dickson
Senate
Recall bid on Bowen faces Castro envoy claim
Paul, acting for President Castro, met the Venezuelan issue with a suggestion to swap the Caracas legation. He awaits the Castro to American minister arbitration message, noting Bowen only repeated State Department instructions and cannot be blamed for tensions.
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Castro
Jose.de Jesus
Paul
Venezuela
United States
Caracas
Bowen
Washington
Venezzuelan
State Department
Indictments in New York Against Smiths and Patterson
A New York grand jury indicted J Morgan Smith Julia Smith and Nan Patterson on conspiracy charges linked to a letter alleged to threaten Caesar Young and demand money for the Patterson girl The case follows a court hearing with witnesses including Caesars widow and Williams Luce Prosecutors say the Cincinnati arrests will influence the Patterson murder trial set for April 10 prior testimony suggested Smith and a woman bought the revolver used in Youngs shooting
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Grand Jury
New York
J. Morgan Smith
Julia Smith
Nan Patterson
Julia’ Smith
Caesar Young i
Patterson
Criminal -Court
Caesar Young
Young
Smith
Tragedy in Nebraska Ranchland Quarrel Ends in Death
In Holt County near Badger a quarrel three miles west of Badger leads to Myron Irwin and Rumsey stabbing Robert Carins twice. Carins dies thirty minutes later. A posse pursues suspects as authorities are alerted and Holt County seeks swift justice.
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Boyd County
Butte
Badger
Myron Irwin
Bob
Rumsey
Cairis
Irwin
Robert Carins
Carins
Dustin
Holt County
Mustan t Give Away Cigarettes Senate Passes 21 to 12
Wisconsin anti cigarette bill to prevent manufacture sale or giving away of cigarettes passed by the senate 21 to 12 after an amendment to share one half of the fines with prosecuting witnesses. Lower house approved with little trouble and concurrence expected.
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Wisconsin
Senate
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Nebraska Notes
Anton Schindier
Henry Tinhart
Minners
Nebraska
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