Drop Falls At 2 39 P M Prisoner Hanged
Harrison Clarke an Omaha colored man was hanged at the Nebraska penitentiary on Friday December 15 at 2 39 for the murder of Edward Flurry committed March 8 1906. Attempts to obtain a stay of execution on insanity pleas failed as Judge Cornish ruled Clarke sane after witness testimony.
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Harrison Clarke
Omaha
Nebraska Penitentiary
Edward Flurry
Sheldon
Cornish
District Court
Wan Wis Sane
State Land Appraisal Plans Higher Leases in Perkins County
Land Commissioner Eaton returned from Perkins County after a week surveying 31 525 acres of state school lands under lease. He recommends funding a raise in appraised value from 1 to 6 dollars an acre, noting grazing use but strong agricultural potential and higher values in nearby counties.
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Eaton
Perkins County
State Land — Department
Folmer
County Commissioners of
Perkins
Board of Educational Lands
Keith County
Elmwood Man Found Dead in Plattsmouth Hotel Room
George H. Carnehan of Elmwood Cass aged about 58 was found dead in his Plattsmouth hotel bed. He had lived in Elmwood since 1886 after moving from Pennsylvania where he had a brother and sister. Carnehan ran a billiard hall and had worked as a farm hand and elevator employee before his self-inflicted death amid a chronic hernia.
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Elmwood
George 8
Carnehan
Cass
Plattsmouth
Mr. Carnehan
Pennsylvania
Dick Smith
Pattison Golden Wedding in Table Rock Honor
Mr and Mrs William P Pattison of Table Rock marked their golden wedding anniversary after forty years residence in the town They were married in Grundy county Illinois December 5 1857 Guests included Mr and Mrs D F Wheeler Wymore Mrs Belle Harlow and son Bern Kansas Mr and Mrs John Beck Lincoln Barney Fitzpatrick Otoe county and Mesdames Lawrence Elk Creek
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William P. Pattison
Table Rock
Grundy County
Ilinois
D. F. Wheeler
Wymore
Belle Harlow
Bern, Kans
John Beck
Lincoln
Barney Fitzpatrick
Otoe County
Mesdames Lawrence
Elk Creek
Bryan to Keynote at Democratic Dollar Dinner in Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan will sound the keynote at a dollar dinner in Lincoln on January 15 under the Democratic state committee. The banquet aims to attract about one thousand attendees in the auditorium and a Democratic state committee meeting is set for the same date in Lincoln.
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William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Democratic State Committee
Light Plant for Columbus Framing Franchise in City
A citizens meeting called by the mayor to gauge business and resident sentiment on granting a twenty year franchise for an electric light and power plant to John Burke and partners drew over a hundred business leaders. The Columbus council then moved the franchise ordinance to the second reading after a brief executive session and sent it to the committee for minor changes.
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Columbus
John Burke
Railway Men to Meet in Lincoln January 3
The general committee of the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen for the Burlington system will convene in Lincoln on January 3. The forty five members oversee schedules grievances before officials and dispute adjustments for the entire system.
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the Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railway
Burlington
Lincoln
Foster Bound Over After Plattsmouth Hearing
Homer Foster was bound over to the district court in Plattsmouth on $500 bonds after a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Archer. Lawrence Smith accuses Foster of a robbery in South Bend, claiming Foster demanded about $5 and searched his jackets. Smith allegedly slashed Foster with a knife, took the money, and left Foster wounded. Smith was released to rewrite but remains in the city to testify at district court.
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Plattsmouth
Justice of the Peace
Archer
Homer Foster
District Court
Foster
Lawrence Smith
South Bend
Smith
Poorly kept State House interior cited as negligent
Report notes the state house interior is poorly maintained with the third floor in worst condition. Hemp matting wears to strings, floors trip hazards, and lumber piles lie on floors being cut for shelving in the state library gallery to house more books.
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State House
State Library
Nebraska graduate Roy Stone to wed Marian Hudson
Roy Stone a University of Nebraska graduate and Phi Delta Theta member, who spent three years in Manila with J. G. White Electrical, plans to marry Marian Hudson on Thursday December 19 in St. Louis after visiting Hastings. They will sail to the Philippines on December 31 under Stone’s three year return contract.
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Roy Stone
University of Nebraska
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Manila
J. G. White Electrical Company
Lincoln
Hastings
St. Louis
Marian Hudson
Mr. Stone
Philippines
Mail Thief Breaks Locks at Nebraska City Boxes
A thief removed locks from two Nebraska City mail boxes and took mail, with some letters opened and others containing express orders left behind. The method unclear due to intact fastenings and no marks. Postal inspector investigating after attempts to keep the incident quiet.
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Nebraska City
Century to Publish Fiction Number with Noted Authors
The January Century will release a fiction number featuring contributors of The Divine Fire The Fugitive Blacksmith Hugh Wynne Gallops Call of the Wild and The Magnetic North. It will also include stories by three new writers.
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Hugh Wynn
Baptists Visit Burchard from Humboldt Junior Society
A delegation of more than a dozen from the Humboldt Baptist junior group visited Burchard over Sunday. They were hosted by the local society which had just completed a membership contest and celebrated the event. Mrs Hamilton wife of the Burchard pastor served as chaperone.
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Burchard
Mumboldt Baptist Junior
Society
Hamilton
New York Markets Rebound Skews Endyear Money Needs
Western financiers weigh currency conditions as year end settle ments loom. Rebound in prices reflects unchanged short interest and demand for cash. Call money stiffens while banks repair reserves and prepare for heavy year end credit needs amid fading recovery confidence.
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New York
Dispatch
New York Clearing House
Clearing House
Interidsr
Comptroller
Notable brief items across states and cities
Kemp v Bigelow pleads guilty to mailing dynamite bombs to Denver merchants. Tulane shoe factory fire in New Orleans threatens destruction. Kentucky tobacco war intervention by Governor Willson may end the dispute. New York sees wind hail and rain disrupting coastwise shipping. Three children die after a fire in a Sturgisson West Virginia sand mine home. St Louis Postmaster Wyman to succeed himself amid stalled charges. James Bryce retirement rumors denied. Case Plow Co resumes with 600 workers at Racine. Idaho battleship Idaho trial trip hits 17.14 knots. Pere Marquette system turns over to re organized company. Colorado State Bank at Durango suspends after December 14. Otto Seidel of Fort Wayne ends his life amid impeachment threats.
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Kemp Vv
O- P. Corbin
Wyman
St. Louis
James Bryce
United States
Case Plow Company
Racine
Wis
Idaho
Cramp’s
Philadelphia
Judson Harmon
Pere Marquette Road
Colorado State Bank
Durango
Otto Seidel
Fort Wayne
Ind
Two Men Thrown by Train at Minneapolis Crossing
In Minneapolis two men S J Hewson president of Menominee Hydraulic Press Brick Co and Frank Peck superintendent of 12 Menominee branch escaped serious injury when their car was carried fifty yards on a Great Northern cowcatcher near Oak Street crossing. Hewson drove past signals and, sensing danger, circled the car to avoid a direct collision. The train slowed to ten or fifteen miles per hour and stopped. the auto was wrecked but the men were unharmed.
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Minneapolis
S. J. Hewson
Menominee Hydraulic Press Brick Company
Frank Peck
Menominee
Minnealopis
St. Paul
Oak Street
Great Northern
Hewson
Milford Neb. Woman Attacked In Farmhouse Tragedy
Mrs Freak Smith, wife of a Milford area farmer, was assaulted at her home about six miles southeast of Milford. She lay on the kitchen floor with severe head injuries and 67% consciousness at midnight Monday. Bloodhounds from Lincoln were brought in to aid the investigation.
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Freak Smith
Milford
Neb
Lincoln
Balloon for the Army seeks silk dirigible specifications
The War Department signal office issues balloon proposals for a silk hydrogen craft to carry two people plus ballast, reach 20 mph in still air with options to 16 and 24 mph, endure two hours at 70 percent of trial speed, and maintain stable equilibrium. Tests will occur at Fort Mayer Virginia.
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Army
Signal Office
War Department
Allen
Fort Mayer
Japanese Loan Denial From Baron Kurino
Baron Kurino, the Japanese ambassador to France, denies rumors of a new loan floated in Paris and London. He says Japan’s 1908 budget should balance and no appeal to foreign money markets is expected this year. He suggests rumors aim to create a false impression in the United States.
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Baron Kurino
France
Associated Press
Paris
London
United States
United States Secures Gold in London Market Advance
About 500000 pounds of gold available in the open London market on December 16 were purchased by the United States at a three farthing premium over the latest quotation.
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United States
London
St. Louis Lawyer L F Parker Found Dead at Home
L F Parker general solicitor for the St. Louis and San Francisco road was found dead in his bath tub at his St. Louis home. Death attributed to heart disease.
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L. F. Parker
St. Louis
San Francisco
Poison in the Oatmeal Juried as Possible Foul Play
A tragedy near Miller South Carolina reports Mrs Kemmel dead from oatmeal poisoning while her son survives. authorities suspect foul play in the incident.
Roosevelt Declares No Third Term for 1908
President Roosevelt reaffirms his 1904 pledge not to seek a second term, stating he will not accept another nomination. The Waite House release emphasizes the decision remains firm, clearing the field for other Republican candidates amid mixed political speculation.
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Roosevelt
Waite House
Rosevelt
Fairbanks
Taft
Cannon
Knox
Foraker
Tragedy in Minneapolis as man shoots wife then kills himself
George Simpson of 2949 Girard Avenue shoots his wife in bed near December 9 and then fatally wounds himself. The killings were found when neighbors reported children crying at a window.
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George Simpson
Girard Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
Trageey
Mrs Longworth Ill At White House With Appendix Surgery
Mrs Nicholas Longworth wife of Ohio representative and Roosevelt daughter lies sick at the White House with appendicitis. Dr Finney of Johns Hopkins says an operation will be performed soon.
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Nicholas Longworth
Representative Longworth
Ohio
President Roosevelt
White House
Finney
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Russian ex-finance minister seeks friendly ties with Japan
M. Shipoff, former Russian finance minister, met the emperor in Tokyo after days promoting trade with Japan. The emperor wished for the closest Russo Japanese relations. Shipoff then left for China and denied plans to become Russia's ambassador in Tokyo. It is likely Bakhe meteff continues as Russian representative when the legation is raised.
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M. Shipoff
Russia
Japan
China
Associated Press
Tokio
Bakhemeteff
Winter Wheat Area Falls Slightly in 1907 Bulletin
The crop reporting board of the bureau of statistics reports winter wheat seedings for 1907 show a 1.9 percent drop from 1906, down 596000 acres to 31069000. December 1 condition stands at 91.1 versus 94.1 in 1906 and a ten year average of 92.4.
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Crop-Reporting Board
The
Bureau of Stasuics
Department of Agriculture
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Nebraska News
Trainmen’s Committee
West
Cal
Milford, Neb
Father
Winter Wheat
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