Death by Own Hand Shocks Beatrice Community
John F. Peters, a prominent Beatrice farmer, killed himself after returning from a shopping trip. A German note addressed to his wife read I am going to leave you now. Mrs. Peters found him in an outbuilding with a shotgun wound, his skull shattered. The scene prompted questions about possible motives and a troubled conscience.
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John F. Peters
Beatrice
Linden Tree Park
Annie
John
Professor Scott to Ames Seeks Public Role
Fragmentary text notes Charles A Scoot as supervisor and references Nip trara and Rover forest areas. Mentions North Platte forests, rover station, trustees, and a Wired message about Scott’s activity in government and nursery roles.
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Charles
Trara
DiSimala
Aial
North Platte
National Forests
Aua Sery
AU Tralsey
Nebras Bern
Wa Siale
Norge
Scott
Avventare Tacit NG Swett
Charset
Halse Chace
Death Penalty Carried Out on Frank Barker in Nebraska
Frank Barker was hanged Friday afternoon at the Nebraska penitentiary for a double murder committed nearly four years earlier. Officials and Barker's attorney fought for a stay, but the Supreme Court and district judges declined, and Barker faced the execution after pleas for reprieve.
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Frank Barker
Nebraska Penitentiary
Sheldon
Barker
Barnes
Norfolk
Hamer
Frost
Cornish
Beamer
Vedock
Erfiine
Stat
Daniel
Rye Barker
Union Pacific work to finish Nebraska cut off project
Railway men and contractors predict the thirty days remaining will finish the Lane South Omaha cut off of the Union Pacific. it will remove the ox bow between Omaha and Premont on the overland road. The project, costing near three million dollars, involves fills trestles and conduits with Kilpatrick Bros. and Collins grading and about 500 workers employed.
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Omaha
Union Pactte
Premont
Union
Union Pacthe
Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins
Togetter Hies
Disastrous Fire Destroys Stanton Smithy and Barn
A early morning blaze in Stanton swept the Macksmith shop occupied by Hoehne Bros and Jacob Baker including a wagon yard. The Locke feed barn burned with three hundred fifty bushels of grain, hay, harvest gear, and other property. The Schultz grocery building partly burned but saved. insurance covers losses there. Hoehne Bros. suffered near three thousand dollars in losses with no insurance. the old barn insured for eight hundred and fully destroyed.
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Stanton
Macksmith
Hoehne Eres
Jacob Baker
Eom Locke
Fred Schulz
Hoehene
Locke
Schultz
HoeRene Bros
Exeter Banks Combine Under Wallace Control
Wallace Co private bankers acquire Exeter State Bank and Wallace Co Bank in a deal that keeps each institution’s name. Wallace now owns the capital stock and property of the Exeter State Bank while continuing to run the Wallace Co Bank as a separate entity with 50 000 and 25 000 dollar capitals respectively.
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Exeter
Wallace& Co
Dave
Exeter State Bank
Wallace Co. Bank
Murder at Hayes Center Ends in Fatal Shooting
Harrison Weeks was killed by Herbert A. Robb at North Plate. Robb, described as insane, used a muszip loading gun and fired through Weeks left eye after Weeks refused to settle an imaginary claim for 500 dollars a quarter section of land and twenty cattle. Robb was captured and bound over to district court.
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Harrison Weeks
Harrison
Weeks
Herbert A. Robb
North Plate
Rebb
District Court
State Accountant Visits Peru for Ledger Reforms
State accountant E. P. Fairfield visited Peru and the state normal school this week to promote a uniform system of accounts. He praised the school’s business methods and proposed a new ledger form and improved accounting for public funds. Fairfield, a practical bookkeeper with penitentiary experience, is touring state institutions to standardize fiscal practices.
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Peru
J. Crabtree
E. P. Fairfield
Fairfields
Labor Commissioner Plans Dairy and Poultry Statistics Survey
Labor Commissioner John J Ryder aims to collect state dairy and poultry production data. He will mail blank questionnaires to merchants and dairy workers across Nebraska, seeking reliable production statements.
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John J Ryder
Nebraska
Boy Loses Arm in Nebraska City Hunting Accident
Fourteen year old William Selby was shooting at a rabbit when the shotgun discharged. His right arm was torn off at the elbow. He was taken to a surgeon's office, remained calm, and recounted how the accident happened.
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William Selby
Nebraska City
Thaw Trial drama as Evelyn and Mrs Thaw testify
In New York on a Friday session, Evelyn Thaw and Mrs. William Thaw testified as Jerome seeks to trim testimony. Prosecutor Jerome pushes for cross examination to reveal earlier trial details while defense argues for limited inquiry. Justice Dowling criticizes ongoing objections that slow proceedings with calls for shorter questioning.
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Stanford White
Justice Dowling
Jerome
Littleton
Thaw
Dowling
Court hears Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testimony again
In New York on January 7 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw recounts her story for a second time as District Attorney Jerome cross examines using last year’s record. Thaw’s mother, pale yet sincere, testifies to Thaw's behavior after meeting Nesbit and the pair’s troubled history. Jerome’s aggressive questions provoke sharp exchanges as Littleton objects to impropriety. A new detail emerges of Thaw swallowing laudanum in Monte Carlo in 1904.
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Jerome
Than
New York
Jan. Jr
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Littleton
Thaw
Garvan
Monte Carlo
Plot Uncovered In Rio Anarchist Plot Targets American Fleet
Rio Janeiro dispatch reports police uncovered an anarchist plot centered in Rio Janeiro Petropolis with reach to Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes to damage ships of the American fleet. Chief conspirator Jean Fedder fled toward Sao Paulo as police coordinate across states. Federal and local authorities warn of vigilance island and sea and promise action.
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Rio Janeiro
Petropolis
Sao Paulo
Minas Geraes
Jean Fedder
Fedhor
Fedder
Associated Press
Washington
Paris
France
Germany
United States
Miners Rescued After 60 Days Entombment In Ely Nevada Shaft
A D Bailey P J Brown and Fred McDonald were trapped eighty five feet below the surface in the Garoux mine at Ely after a cave in on December 4. The three men and two Greeks survived by tapping a water pipe after more than twenty four hours. Crowds cheered as Bailey emerged first at 8 30 p m with McDonald and Brown following within minutes.
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Alphia
Garoux
Ely
Nevada
A. D. Bailey
Fred. McDonald
Bailey
McDonald
Brown
Brown and Bailey
Death of Isaac N Hascall Pioneer Nebraska Politician
Isaac N Hascall a former acting governor of Nebraska and a longtime Republican figure died January 18 at St. Josephs hospital Omaha following paralysis. He was 77, practiced law 42 years, served at the constitutional convention and cast the deciding vote for Nebraska to be a free soil state. Born in Buffalo New York his father was a presidential elector in the Lincoln Electoral College.
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Nebraska
Isaac N. Hascall
St. Joseph's Hospital
Omaha
Judge Hascall
Buffalo
N. Y
Lincoln
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Ames
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Paik Barker
Tral
Red Cloud
Lane
Uncnm Pacific
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Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Thaw
William Thaw
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Tom
Martin W Littleton
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