Worldwide Briefs From The Week In History
Russia protests to China over Sungari river access Japan explains its stance signaling a counter protest The Pali tablet memorializes King Kamehameha the First and Nuanu battle An international anti vivisection congress closes in London creating an arbitration body Rakao Japanese sugar chief dies by suicide Vienna post office robbed of twenty five thousand dollars Tang Shao Yi named vice president a Chinese imperial board Bank talks London Hankow Sze Chuen loan US participation discussed Dr Alexander Wekerle named Hungary premier and cabinet restored
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Russia
China
Sungari
Japan
Chinese Foreign Board
Tokyo
Portsmouth
Pali
Daughters of
Hawaii
Kamehameha
Nuanu
International
London
International Federation of Animal Protection and
M. Rakao
Rakao
Vienna
Prince Chun
United States
Tang Shao-Yi
Paris
Berlin
Alexander Wekerle Premiere
Hungary
Court orders sale of Chicago Great Western assets
Domestic Judge Walter H. Sanborn authorized the special master in chancery to sell the railway company’s properties at public auction, with the lowest bid to be no less than 12 million dollars, while the line has been in receivership since January 1908. The Champlain centenary ended in Burlington Vermont with a tablet dedication at the University of Vermont and remarks by Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard. John D. Rockefeller donated another 10 million to the General Education Board, as Lake Champlain’s tercentenary celebration concluded Friday evening, and Nebraska liquor dealers face early closing battles.
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Walter H. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Burlington
University of Vermont
England
Howard
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Lake Champlain
Nebraska
Senate Adopts Resolution For Federal Income Tax Amendment
A senate resolution to submit to the states a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress to levy an income tax was adopted on Friday. Norwich celebrated its 250th anniversary on July 5 with President Taft as the principal speaker.
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Congress
Senate
Norwich
Conn
Taft
Warren and
Bristol
Rhode Island Surburban Railroad Company
West Barrington
Augustin Fletcher
George Green
Omaha
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Iowa
Byers
Steve Veasey
Senatoble
Miss
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
United Society of Christian Endeavorers
St. Paul
Minn
Yankton
S. D
Stephen Kish
West Berwick
Kansas City
Union Railroad
The
South Carolina Press Association
Postal receipts rise in June 1909 at major offices
June 1909 post office receipts show gains over June 1908 at fifty large offices. Dayton leads with 40 percent, Seattle 32.20, New Haven 27, Chattanooga 25.50, Battenford 22, Brooklyn 19.12. Also noted are plans by Secretary Dickinson to tour military posts and changes in MintDirectorship rumors for Minnesota’s James McCleary.
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Dayton
Ohio
Seattle
Washington
New Haven
Conn
Chattanooga
Battenford
Brooklyn
Dickinson
War Department
Middle West
South
Ulyssess. Grant
Third Corps of Engineers
United States Army
Grant
War and Navy
Taft
James T. McCleary
Minnesota
Mint
Frank Leach
McCleary
McVeagh
Hthelwood
New York
John Hood
James H. Sutton
Marine Corps
Annapolis
Sutton
Heir to 100000 Marks Promises World Tour for Nebraska Tailor
Nebraska City tailor George Maurer, long a hard working resident, inherits 100000 marks from a German uncle. He and his wife plan a world tour before returning home, while their children remain in Nebraska.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Germany
George Maurer
Two Victims of Explosion Near Emerson Neb
In Emerson Nebraska, two young children of P T Watson died from burns after Pendel aged fifteen and his brother aged twelve attempted to pour kerosene into a stove causing an explosion. They rushed the two burned children outdoors and tried to extinguish the flames before help arrived. Both children died prior to medical arrival.
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Emerson
Neb
P. T. Watson
Pendel
Pender
Walter
Auburn real estate man shot by holdup near fair grounds
Auburn Nebraska prom inent real estate dealer and insurance man P D Ailer was fatally shot during a hold up near the fair grounds about 10 45 Saturday night He was attacked by two young men who demanded surrender He died Sunday from five gunshot wounds including two to the lungs and one to the stomach The robbers fled and Ailer could not describe them beyond noting they were young and smooth shaven.
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Auburn
Neb
Ailer
Fair Grounds
Mr. Allor
Tragedy on Missouri Pacific Train Kills Two Men Near Avoca
Two quarry workers from near Weeping Water, Robert Haskell and Hugh Rome, sat on cross ties as a northbound freight approached. Haskell, about 65, was instantly killed while Rome, about 37, suffered a severe head injury with a deep skull fracture. The coroner was notified.
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Avoca
Neb
Missouri Pacific
Robert Haskell
Hugh Rome
Mullis Sells Another Train of Cattle From Dunbar Neb
Dunbar Neb. cattle dealer J Mullis ships a Friday load to the Kansas City market marking the twenty third trainload this season. He also fed fattened and shipped ten cars of swine. Mullis owns 400 acres in Otoe County with modern farm buildings and elevators.
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Dunbar, Neb
Kansas
Co. J
Mulls
Mullis
Otoe County
Dunbar
Youth shoots self in Farmers hardware store
In Gothenburg Nebraska a young man using an assumed name attempted suicide in the Farmers hardware store. He handled a revolver as if to buy it then turned the weapon on his chest and fired. He is dangerously wounded and may not recover. He refuses to provide any identifying information.
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Self
Gothenburg
Neb
Farmers
Aged Citizen Louis Mosher Dies at 94
Friend Louis Mosher died Friday night at age ninety four. He remained very active, tending a garden all summer. He was the oldest man in the area and had been a Methodist church member for seventy years.
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Friend
Louis Mosher
Methodist Church
Sand Hill Promising Season in Thedford Nebraska
Thedford Nebraska reports one of the most promising seasons for the sand hills with ample moisture. Crops are looking well and prospects are favorable.
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Thedford
Neb
Nebraska Happenings in June and July 1904
A roundup of Neb raska news notes including Has tings lighting plant expansion Sterling fires Beatrice horticultural meeting July 21 22 and 8 20 21 Adams carnival McCook harvest needs Tobias Fairbury business manager appointment Sutton gas explosion victim death Weeping Water and Valentine arrests Nemaha river flood Beatrice gas plant Seward telephone franchise West Point railroad and depot robbery trial McKinley post cannon G A R Beatrice game law first conviction Johnson county mortgages Fairbury paid fire department uniforms and early fire responses.
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Hastings
Sterling
George H. Moulton
The
Nebras
Beatrice
Adams
Ray van Patten
Sutton
A. Upton
Tobias
Fairbury
Cuming County
McCook
North Platte Valley
Marion
Murphy
Valentine
Washington State
Frank L. Henry
Omaha
Florence
Nemaha River
George Martin
Missouri Pacific
Julian
Auburn
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Odd Fellows of
Avoca
Seward
West Point
B. M. Derstine
Stella
War Department
McKinley Post
Stella Cemetery
W. W. Stearn
Sat
Carnegie remarks on a June wedding and international match
In a smoking room on the Finland Carnegie joked about a June wedding and an 18 million bride. He distinguished between good and bad matches and shared a Boston cynic’s quip about a happy marriage with relatives and creditors both described in amused terms.
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Finland
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Boston
Young Philadelphia minister loses sermon notes
A newly ordained Philadelphia preacher confessed from the pulpit that he misplaced his sermon notes. He apologized and said he would read a few chapters from the Bible instead, blush and all, prompting amused reactions from the congregation.
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Philadelphia
Illustrated Sunday. Magazine
Mother Bird Drives Boy From Nesting Maple
On Main street in Dallastown Pennsylvania a boy climbed a maple tree to view a robin nest. The mother bird attacked the child pecking at his hands and face before he fled to the ground and walked home.
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Main Street
Dallastown
Caste Below Stairs in Servants Hall
In a Pittsburg Post item a maid hierarchy is described with chafing rules. Maids in charge of dogs avoid those who care for children, illustrating strict rank among household staff.
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Pittsburg Post
Poets Consider Hunger and Overeating for Fun
In a witty aside the piece questions poets hunger habits and notes they rarely starve while admitting they seldom get the chance to overeat, underscoring light literary humor.
Bronte Quote on Facing Life Accounts Boldly
A Bronte saying urges readers to confront life openly and settle accounts honestly, encouraging truthfulness in personal finances and duties. The line reflects Victorian emphasis on integrity and self examination.
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Bronte
Origin Of a Famous Human Food Grape Nuts
The article recounts C. W. Post discovering Grape-Nuts as a brain and nerve building food. It claims the cereal renews mental strength, aids digestion, and reduces fatigue, noting it is fully cooked and served with cream. It references the book The Road to Wellville and the Post signature on genuine packages.
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C. W. Post
Wellville
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