Beatrice Creamery prepares occupancy in two story brick block
Nebraska notes report Beatrice to occupy the new Queen City Creamery block by year’s start, plus West Point depot changes with Casimir Zacek as assistant and Edward Heine promoted. Other items cover a 850 pound hog near Columbus, corn prices, a hunting accident near Springfield, and various local business and civic developments across Cass and surrounding counties.
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Queen City Creamery Company
Beatrice
Casimir Zacek
West Point
Edward Heine
Wisner
Hugo Schadd
Columbus
Schadd
Seed corn lectures energize Nebraska farmers on tour
The seed corn special through Nebraska drew thick crowds at stations as farmers listened to demonstrations and experienced speakers. Lectures emphasized seed selection and winter work to raise corn yields by 10 to 15 percent, with plans for a March tour to western and northwestern regions about profitable cereals.
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Nebraska
Corn Belt
Wester
St Louis World’s Fair Pavilions Sold After Expo
Post expo buyers haul away state pavilions as sixty day disposal deadline nears. Some remain near St Louis, others go to home states or become summer homes. A snippet shows Miss De Style criticizing a grocer’s scale and a yard stick as a coat of arms.
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St. Louis
United States
Nebraska Corn Going South This Year
Train-loads of corn move from Nebraska to Kansas City and then to Gulf ports. A larger share is headed to Galveston this year, shifting from Nebraska and Chicago, which is no longer the dominant grain market.
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Nebraska
Kansas City
Gulf Ports
Galveston
Chicago
Gulf
No Room for Kicking in Senate and House Seating by Lot
Secretary of State Marsh oversaw a lot randomization to seat the current legislature without regard to prominence. The list shows the sequence of seats across five rows for house members and the senate, with each row detailing member names in order.
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Senate
Representative Hall
Marsh
House
Repudiated North Carolina Bonds Draw Warned Treaties Analysis
Senator Foster warns that U S repudiated bonds from Reconstruction era states like North Carolina could trigger arbitration treaties favoring New York and European financiers. He cites a 170 percent interest claim and a South Dakota suit in the U S Supreme Court as precedent.
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Senator Foster
J. Henry la Faye
Board of Trade of
New Orleans
New York
South Dakota
North Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Far East War Roundup and Related Dispatches
A weekly nut shell of Japan Russia war reports notes the sinking of cruiser Saigen by a mine with 38 missing, Port Arthur bombardments, and Baltic fleet movements toward Cape Town. It covers Koreshchenko fronts near Mukden, Sevastopol torpedo activity, noontime weather, and a St Petersburg Red Cross benefit. Also mentions Kaulbars in Harbin, ships from Jibouti, and a London Stoessel rumor, plus a note on wireless Alps telegrams and civil service reforms for forest reserves.
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Saigen
Tajima
Fortress
St.Petersburg
Port Arthur
Siayeny
Mos- Samedes
Portugese
Africa
Alexieff
Grand Duke
Alexis
Sevastopol
Ant-ioshan
Ithan
Patti
Red Cross
St. Petersburg
Kaulbars
Third Army
Harbin
Jiboutil
Yungc Hing
Mukden
Togo
Stoessel
Chefoo
Arthur
Oyama
Kuropatkin
March
San Francisco
Poland Mobilizes 40,000 Reservists Amid War Fear
Despatch from Paris reports strict measures in Poland to hide wartime realities. Reservists exceed 40,000 as families suffer brutal consequences. In several provinces Polish men are forced to march or die, with tragic acts including suicides and massacres linked to conscription.
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Poland
Paris
Ussia
Russia
Gostin
Nebraska state banks report deposit decline and loan rise
The consolidated report ending November 10 shows deposits down by half a million while loans rise by 2.25 million and the reserve sits near 14 percent above legal requirements. Compared with a year ago deposits grew 2.5 million, with notable changes in assets and liabilities across banks.
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Nebraska
State Banking Board
Ine Ee
Usdatose
The Blue and the Gray Plan Washington Talks
The committee of five union and five confederate soldiers met in St. Louis and fixed May 10 1905 as opening date for meetings in Washington D C Corps and posts north and south will be represented Addresses will be given by prominent leaders of both armies and the fortieth anniversary of the Civil War’s end will be celebrated.
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Springfield
George Bartels
John Dooley
Bartels
Elgin Elevator Company of
Elgin
Neb
M. ‘Pollard
Plattsmouth
St. Louis
Nebraska
John A. Pilsten
Whitney
Dawes County
State Board of Irrigation
Dry Creek Run
William Turner
Fremont
Douglas
County
Turner
Jules Pepperburg
Boleslaw Horodynski
Warsaw
Poland
Henry Sudman
Ogalalla
Wortman
Cass County
Douglas County
Holmesville
A. Mast
Burt County
Deitrich Steinbeck
Grand
Teland
Bee Hive
Rushville
Marshal Peterson
North Sixth Street
Charles
C. Parmele
A. J. _‘Trilety
E A. Holyoke
Omaha, Lin Railway
Iibs Geen
Sarpy
Board of County Commissioners
Washington, D. C
Simple plan to wake without an alarm clock
A St Louis Globe Democrat idea suggests setting a target wake time by adjusting the clock before sleep and resting with a firm intention. The method relies on focus, minimal mental repetition, and checking the time once to cue waking at the desired hour.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sleeper Buoyancy Belt May Change Ocean Travel
New York inventor F Salvator proposes a life preserver belt that inflates on contact with water. The rubber belt, eight inches wide, uses a water-activated acid composition to inflate to the size of a cork jacket within three seconds. The device remains uninflated and lightweight until contact with water, and its secret ingredients are kept by the inventor.
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F. Salvator
New York
Salvator
Night and Dream Invocation by Night and Poley
Poem reflects a nocturnal plea for sleep and relief from care. The speaker asks Night to dissolve solid worry with dreams and to send an angel to comfort and guard as darkness cloaks the world. The piece invokes a knightly foe vanquished by pity and peace, emphasizing nightly vigil and rest.
Embarrassing Dinner Table Exchange
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item recalls a guest, Bobby, testing etiquette aloud at dinner. The conversation centers on Bobby noting Mr Chaser’s elbow position and a parental remark that he is a nice fellow except for crooked elbow etiquette.
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Chaser
Bobby
Cincinnati
Tribune
Caricature portrays Admiral Makaroff in the Shades
A secretly circulated Russian caricature confiscated by police shows Admiral Makaroff in the land of the Shades telephoning the czar. The message claims all is well, many troops are arriving, and the enemy has not dared to intrude.
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Russia
Admiral Makaroff
Land of the Shades
the -Czar
William James Episode Sparks Atheist Debate
The Harvard professor William James is quoted in a witty exchange with a sophomore who asserts atheistic views. The professor quips that the student believes in nothing and the student says he believes only what he can understand, implying a shared stance on belief.
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William James
Harvard
James
Woman’s Journal
Long Voyage in Canoe to Mar Gate Ends The Journey
Capt Wise arrived at Mar Gate after a remarkable voyage covering 40000 miles from British Columbia in a two and half ton dugout canoe named Tillikum. The journey lasted three years three months and twelve days.
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Wise
Margate
British Columbia
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