Nebraska Notes and Local Incidents Reported
A series of brief items from Nebraska towns recount a fatal accidental poisoning, a runaway girl case, theft arrests, an elopement and abduction saga, hotel burglary in Nebraska City, a missing pocketbook worth 125 dollars, a large fire at an Auburn implement house with three thousand dollar loss, and a drowned boy in Missouri while visiting relatives.
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Carpenter
Chris Brunswick
Arapahoe
Carpenters
Frontier County
Marshal Brigner
Oxford
Brunswick
Silegea
Cincinnati
Nebraska City
Samuel Woods
Louis Wischmeyer
Fred E. Brown
Auburn
Veterans meet in Boston for Grand Army reunion and parade
Boston hosts a Grand Army of the Republic encampment with union ex-prisoners, Blue Jackets, and veterans from the Mexican and Spanish wars. Events include parades, receptions at Faneuil Hall, Tremont Temple, and city hall with leaders such as John C Black and John D. Long officiating.
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Grand Army
Appy
the Republic
Unionis
Boston
A. E
Union
United Sa
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies
Daughvere
Faneuil
Edward W. Kinsley
Lafayette Post
In. York
League of Spanish
Wareterans
City Hall
Gower Lodge
John D. Long
Ae Faneutldiing
Tremont Temple
V Corps
Vermander
John C Black
Nota
Ge Grand Army
Peace at Packing Plant Ends Nebraska City Labor Standoff
The Morton- Gregson Packing company and its employees in Nebraska City reached a settlement after weeks of walkouts and contract disputes. Workers opposed a no union pledge and walkout with a watchman resignation, then agreed to return when the firm and unionized staff resolved the issues. The plant will reopen at full capacity, pleasing local business and preserving jobs for over 200 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton- Gregson
Nebraska City
Hogs
Diamonds Recovered From Clay Center Theft Case
A cache of diamond rings stolen from Dr. Shoemaker in Clay Center Nebraska was recovered. Suspects admitted the hiding place and guided the sheriff to stockyards where the rings were buried.
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Shoemaker
Clay Center
Neb
Fair Pays Another Half Million to U S Treasury
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company of St Louis sent a 500000 dollar check to the U S treasury as the third bi monthly payment of the 4600000 dollar loan advanced to the world’s fair by the federal government. Total refunded so far is 1908149 19. Prior payments included percentages of gross receipts.
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St. Louis
United States
Art
Ani
Jetters
New York
Addison Steele
Steele
Brooklyn Life
Louisiana Purchase
State Department Warns on Contraband of War Policy
A June 10 State Department circular, not previously public, urges neutral rights in wartime trade. It discusses recognizing coal, fuel, and raw cotton as contraband of war, with potential restriction on neutral sales to belligerents. The measure echoes Russian declarations on fuel as contraband.
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Hay
Europe
State Department
Turkey Reaches American School Agreement After Long Negotiations
After prolonged haggling Turkey concedes on the American school question. The settlement grants American schools the same protection as others under powers. Other American interests are resolved. Minister Leishman telegraphs Rear Admiral Jewell to salute batteries on land and depart Smyrna. The council meeting was lengthy before agreement was reached.
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Turkey
Leishman
Jewell
United’ States
Smyrna
Council of Ministers
Relief For Michiganders Ruling On Rail Refrigeration Fees
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that refrigeration charges on fruit shipments via the Pere Marquette and Michigan Central lines are exorbitant and violate federal law. It suspended further action to permit rate readjustment by railway and car-line companies. The decision notes past practice of free icing followed by charges that now exceed former costs by 50 to 150 percent under exclusive contracts, raising local shipper costs substantially.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Pete Marquette & Michigan’ Central“ Railroad
Armour-car-lines
Jine
Ompanies
Iing
Car
Hn Company
Car Lines Company
McMasters Will Accept
Hugh La Master the fusion nominee for congress in the First district will accept the nomination given by the democrats and populists. Some democratic friends claimed he would not accept but at a Tecumseh reception he assured constituents he would labor to secure election.
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McMasters
Hugh la Master
Congress
la Master
Tecumseh
World's Fair at St Louis Impresses Visitors and Critics
A New York writer reports that the St Louis World's Fair surpasses expectations with grand vistas and diverse pavilions. He praises the Cascade Gardens restaurants, the Pike concessions, and the abundant, reasonably priced food while noting comfortable weather and ample shade for visitors.
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New York
St. Louis
Fair Grounds
Belmont Family’s Photo Interest Reaches Thousand Images
A New York photographer notes rich clients like August Belmont and James R. Keene favor portraits. After Mrs Belmont’s death, Belmont ordered a large set including prints from every negative featuring her, bringing total Belmont photographs to almost a thousand.
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Belmont
James
R. Keene
New York
Mr. Belmont
Why Birds Live Long
The text argues birds outlive many mammals due to beaks replacing teeth. Carnivores and herbivores lose teeth and weaken, causing starvation. Horses die from worn teeth in harsh areas, and rodents perish from dental injuries, whereas birds’ beaks never wear or fall off and grind food with a gizzard’s grit.
Waiter’s Tip Trick at Kansas City Hotel
A colored waiter at a Kansas City hotel, famed for good service, sought a larger tip by praising a guest’s supposed brother. The guest revealed he was the brother, joking that the patron had paid the waiter for the whole family. The incident appeared in the Kansas City Journal.
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Kansas City
Grest Haid
Sam
Kansas City Journal
Sister Katherine Drexel Offers Fund for Indian Church
Mother Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia founder of the Order of the Blessed Sacrament pledges 500000 of her private fortune to build a church and school for Winnebago Indians in Nebraska. The condition is that the Indians consent, a requirement secured by Father Schell of Homer Nebraska.
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Katherine Drexel
Philadelphia
Order of the Blessed Sacrament
Winnebago, Neb
Father Schell
Homer, Neb
Brownlow recalls violent incident at his newspaper
Representative Brownlow of Tennessee recounts a campaign era incident when a large armed man asked for the editor after a weekly issue. Brownlow fled to the street and encountered another furious man seeking the editor upstairs. Brownlow did not return that day to learn the outcome.
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Brownlow
Tennessee
Ancient Names and Etymology in Early England Tales
The text discusses how Celtic and Greek terms shaped place and people names. It notes Picts from pehta and Picts, Barbary mislabeling, and Guy of Warwick’s victory linked to Danish origins. It also mentions alt maen meaning high rock and its use in coastal and mountain crags.
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England
Guy of Warwick
Denagau
Champion
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L. F. Alvis
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Eva Jones
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Bert Payette
Omaha
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Missouri
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Vernor Bates
Eople
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Peterhof
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Petehof Park
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Michael
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Nebraska Packers
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Tyrolean
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Louisiana Purchase Monument
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