Rattlesnake and mishaps haunt Nebraska towns
A spate of incidents from Beatrice to Fremont and Humboldt includes two rattlesnake bites serious at Hoskins and Niobrara, a Beatrice home theft of 6 dollars with 17 cents left, a Dodge county pioneer's death at 73, and a Ridge cemetery burial at Fremont. Other events cover a runaway injury near Alliance, a Beatrice bully bull attack, scalding injuries to a Ogle child near Humboldt, a Fremont man drowning in the Platte, a Norfo river disappearance of a 14 year old Willlie Stahl, gun injury to Roy Philpot at Humboldt, and local police court fines tied to animal torture and drunkenness. Government surveyors north of Scotts Bluff spark land rush toward irrigation, with 160 acre homesteads and 2000 carloads of potatoes planned. A West Eleghth Fremont house fire causes major damage, and Plattsmouth Sage jailed on a $100 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ate Foreman
Hoskins
Niobrara
Frank Hobusk
C. A. Gardner
Eighth
Bila
Beatrice
Morgan
Bikhorn Township
Dodge County
Reuben
Ridge
Fremont
Fred Claussen
John Ogle
Humboldt
Waolster
Platte River
Eddy Bros
Leo Moller
Big Island
Wachter
Willie Stahl
Vilette
Ikhorn
Norfo
Satie
Willie
Roy Philpot
J. ¥. Walsh
State Bank
Humboldy
Joe Carsh
Carsh
Thompson
Walsh
Scotts Bluff
Sioux County
F. Pierce
Eleghth
Populist National Convention Nominates Watson Tibbles Pair
The 1890s Populist convention at Springfield nominated Thomas Watson of Georgia for president and Thomas H. Tibbles of Nebraska for vice president on the first ballot. Williams and Rynder withdrew to back Watson, while a five-candidate race for vice president ended with Tibbles elected. The platform reaffirmed Omaha 1892 aims including government money issue, labor rights, eight hour day, postal banks, land reform, and distrust of monopolies and private railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Watson
Georgia
Thomas H. Tibbles
Nebraska
Springfield
William V. Allen
Samuel W.williams
Indiana
Aso
Watson
Allen
Williams
Theodore B. Rynder
Pennsylvania
Li Weller
Iowa
George F. Washburn
Massachusetts
Samuel W. Williams
Tibbles
J. A. Mallett
Texas
E. F. Ridgely
Kansas
St. Louis
James [H. Farris
Joliet
Ill
Charles Q. de France
Lincoln
Neb
Kentucky
J.a.parker
A.H. Cardy
J.-O. Bradburn
New Jersey
J. -A. Edgerton
Michigan
Marton Todd
James
E. Macbride
Payne
E. Gerry
Brown
New Hampshire
D. B. Currier
Maine
L.W. Smith
George P. ‘Washburn
Boston
National “Committee
P Esintea
Ferris
J. H.bamiston
Congress
Nebraska Guard Brigade Encampment Seeks Suitable Location
The Adjutant General seeks a site in August for a Nebraska National Guard brigade encampment. Notifications have gone to major state towns asking for proposals and stating ground must suit maneuvers and a brigade parade. Bids should state ability to provide fresh provisions for troops and forage for horses of staff artillery and cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant General
Culver
Nebraska National Guard
Death of Dan Emmety, 86, famed Dixie composer
A telephone message from Mount Vernon Ohio reports the sudden death in Columbus of Dan Emmety, the old time minstrel and noted composer of Dixie and Pixie. He was eighty six years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Mount’. Vernon
Dan
France Allows Baltic Fleet Coal Dues While Keeping Legal Limits
France permits the Russian Baltic fleet to take on coal at French ports en route to the Far East as a gesture of allied friendship. The arrangement will remain strictly within international law and monitored limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Conlin
France
Far East
Robbery Suspects Captured in Rankinborough Case
For weeks Rankinborough Pa faced robberies by two Black individuals who confronted women and men. George Logan dressed as a woman acted as a decoy, aiding their capture. Suspects named George Johnson and Theodore McCorkle were taken to Pittsburg for safety amid town tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
George Johnson
Theodore McCorkle
Tornado Wrecks a Train at Oakford Illinois
A Chicago Peoria and St Louis accommodation passenger train was blown from the track at Oakford Illinois twelve miles north of Petersburg. One person was killed and a number injured in the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Peoria’ & St
Storm Death in Nebraska: Man Struck by Lightning
Severe rain and hail swept Gering Nebraska with heavy county rainfall. Frank Draper, about forty and unmarried, was struck by lightning during the storm and killed instantly while living four miles east of Mitchell. The event occurred amid widespread crop benefiting weather with hail damage in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gering. Neb
Frank Draper
Mitchell
Norge Sunk After Rockall Reef Collision Tragedy
A London dispatch reports the Danish steamer Norge carrying nearly 800 emigrants from Copenhagen June 22 bound for New York struck the Rockall reef off Scotland in heavy seas. Only 27 survived. many drowned as lifeboats jammed and passengers fought for escape. Survivors landed at Grimsby in a lifeboat. one officer perished while aiding others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
New York
North - Atlantic
Copenhagen
Norge
Rockall
Scotland
Rockall Reef
Gundel
Grimsby
Frigat
Chidren
Paul Morton Visits Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City
Paul Morton newly appointed secretary of the navy and his family toured Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City arriving from Chicago on his private car. The visit drew few residents and was described as a quiet day with Mr Morton’s friends expressing satisfaction at the distinguished honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Morton
Navy
Mr. Morton
Illinois penitentiary to idle convicts under July 1904 contracts
Governor Yates told Warden Murphy that state law ending all inmate labor contracts on July 1, 1904 allows no authority to employ convicts. Manufacturing tied to these contracts will halt and about a thousand inmates remain confined indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivolves
Illiois State Penitentiary
Yates
Murphy
Missouri Populists nominate slate for 1892 ticket in St Louis
Delegates at the Missouri populist state convention in St Louis nominated a full ticket for the national party, with William C Aldredge for governor and A Nelson for lieutenant governor. Other nominees include Dr Abram Neff secretary of state and J M Burrus treasurer. The platform endorses the Omaha program and calls for initiative referendum recall public utility ownership compulsory education and free school books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
People's Party
St. Louis
William C. Aldredge
Moniteau County
A. Nelson
Abram Neff
Saline County
William Mills
Cooper County
Charles J. Anderson
Wabash Chicago Limited Wreck Kills Twenty in City
A Chicago limited train on the Wabash railroad wrecked inside St Louis city after an open switch caused the overturn. Twenty are believed dead, forty injured, with seven of nine cars burned. Injured treated at St Francis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Democrat
Litchfield
Ill
Chicago Limited
St.Francis Hospital
St.Louis
Bonnie Doon Team Wins Fraternal Parade Contest at Fremont
Bonnie Doon led by Captain Gildersleeve won first prize with 9444 points in a fraternal teams competition at Fremont. Fraternal Life of Lincoln placed second with 933? and No 17 A O Soke Omaha third, with Fremont entries also above. The Bonnie Doon team celebrated in song urging crowds to clear streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Bonnie Doon
Delivery Routes Ordered Established in Nebraska and South Dakota
Free delivery routes ordered established August 1 in Nebraska Martel Lancaster County and South Omaha Douglas County with one route of twenty six square miles population 560 and one more route eleven square miles population 755. Additional route in Thompson Jefferson County twelve square miles population 225. Substitutes listed include Reg ia R. Boyer Oliver D. Boyer Clara Wellman and Edwin B. Wellman with Colman and Lincoln areas noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Lincoin
Regia
R. Boyer
Oliver D. Boyer
South Dakota
Colman
Bilar
Edwin B. Wellman
Clara Wellman
Nebraska— Martel
Lancaster
South Omaha
Douglas County
Thompson
Jefferson County
Adams Found Dead in Homestead Dugout at Atwood
James Adams, a Davenport Iowa native and Kansas homesteader, was found dead in his dugout near Atwood Kansas after several days. He suffered from consumption and left with no funds. Adams moved to Kansas from Davenport in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James. Adams
Atwood
Kan
Adams
Kansas
Davenport
Nine More Union Men Deported to Colorado Springs
Nine additional union members cleared by the inquiry commission were deported by rail to Colorado Springs. The group traveled without guards and were sent from Vic tor Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Cole
Colorado Springs
Championship Goes to Oakland at World’s Fair Stadium
Thomas F. Kiely of Oakland California won the all around championship at the World’s Fair Stadium in games under the AA auspices. He defeated five other noted athletes in a headline event signaling Oakland’s victory in the championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Adapting Corn Varieties for Uplands and Lowlands
An agricultural note stresses that corn varieties differ greatly in performance by location. Lowland types may fail on uplands in dry years while upland-adapted varieties excel even in bad seasons. Researchers and colleges should focus on evaluating suitability for both terrains.
Controlling Potato Bugs With Paris Green Dust or Liquid
The article outlines methods to combat the potato bug using arsenical poisons like paris green either as dust or in liquid form. It notes farmer concerns about poison safety, prefers early spot treatment, and describes mixing ratios and application using a pepper box when the dew is on the vines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Green Manure Improves Exhausted Soils Through Turned Under Weeds
Green manure is dug into soil from crops grown to be incorporated. Clover is best in the North, with cow peas and soybeans strong where possible. All kinds of teguments add nitrogen, while rye adds fiber with limited soil benefits.
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Diller
Debraska
Dotes
George Gillisple
South Alliance
A. C. Heacock
Sioux City
Heacock
Plattsmouth
Ted
Thomas H. Tib
Bles
Abraham
Rankinborough
George
Logan
Bix
Arbor Lodge
Missouri Populists
Denver
Cincinnati
Chicago
SOO
Brooklyn
Erican
Leagteb
New York Oes
Ste
Philadelphia
Cleveland Wate
Detroit
Washington
Colo Ene A
Omaha
Dés Moines
St. Joseph
Sioux
City
Wabash
Litchfield, DL
Bonnie Doon Team
Aline
Homestead
United States
Reek
Skok
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