Nebraska News A General Resume Of The Happenings Of A Week
State receipts show 114000 dollars collected from county treasurers in response to a call by the state treasurer as urgency grows for funding California state bonds. Treasurer Brian in Sacramento has not yet closed the deal, with currency required and transport costs about 700 dollars if sent by express.
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California
Brian
Sacramento
South Omaha National Bank
Express
Nebraska Epworth Assembly Draws Crowd in Two auditoriums
Lincoln hosts the Nebraska Epworth Assembly at Epworth Lake Park from August 5 to 13. The event features the Inness Band with sixty players plus noted singers, and speakers including Governor Hanly, Gypsy Smith, Senators Taft and La Follette, Bishops Oldham and Robinson, and Russell H. Conwell. L. O. Jones, president, offers the prospectus.
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Nebraska
Governor Hanly
Indiana
England
Bob” Tayr
la Follette
Oldham and Robinson
Russell H. Conwell
Col. Geo. W. Bain
L. O. Jones
Lincoln
Flood Aftermath Cleanups In Salt Creek Valley
As waters recede rescuers work through the flood devastated district along Salt Creek Valley. Large forces of men remove debris from houses and furniture while dead animals are hauled away. Bridges and barns damaged by the flood are left in the area.
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Salt Creek Valley
California insists on currency for bond sale
The passage argues California demands currency due to its gold preference, noting Nebraska could pay over half a million dollars in currency if exchange fails. It also cites Nebraska’s annual $20,000 interest, a $700 currency fee, and about $600 in accrued interest.
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California
Nebraska
Fremont Man Recognized for Bravery Medal Display
Frank Larson of Fremont earned a United States medal for saving a child in Exeter when a Northwestern locomotive approached. He leaped from the runway to the engine front and pulled Early Delaney from danger. The award bears the inscription for bravery awarded by Congress in 1906 and is shown in a jeweler's window.
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Frank Larson
United States
Fremont
Exeter
Larson
Northwestern
Delaney
Congress
Son shoots father amid dispute over leaving home
In Chadron, W. D. Combs was shot twice with a double barreled shotgun by his 15 year old son during an argument about leaving home. The father was wounded from chin to waistband and received medical care. The incident stems from the boy’s long desire to run away and escape family pressures.
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W. D. Combs
Chadron
Combs
Ee Iim
Ashland Flood Debris Delays Clearance and Heroic Rescue
Floodwaters leave fields and fences down with weeks of debris clearing ahead. W P Snell of Ashland remains missing after drowning as search efforts continue. A $75 reward posted by his brother James Snell seeks the body. Guy Hooker, a 17 year old, is praised for four daring rescues saving families Del Gilbert Conrad Sohl and H Hanford with wife and son.
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W. P. Snell
Ashland
James Snell
Guy Hooker
Hooker
del Gilbert
Conrad Sohl
H. Hanford
Nebraska State Fair Entries Reach Record Levels
The livestock departments for the upcoming state fair August 31 to September 4 show promise of exceeding prior years. Swine entries greatly surpass the ground capacity of 714 pens while horse barns near capacity and cattle arrivals increase daily. More horses were named for the State Fair Stake Races than any previous Lincoln meet, with fifteen harness and eight running races and purses over 12 000 dollars. The class races close August 10, and new entertaining features are planned for visitors.
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Lincoln
Ordinary life policy from The Mid west Life in Lincoln
An ordinary life policy for a 25 year old in Lincoln Nebraska would cost 20.91 for the first year and 16.40 a year thereafter. After the first year payments may be made quarterly at 4.35 per quarter. The Mid west Life presents itself as safe and sound, old line, offering affordable insurance. Agents wanted. write for particulars.
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Midwest Life
Lincoln
Nebraska
News of the Week Condensed From Global Items
A roundup from around the world reports peaceful Panama elections with Obaldía chosen to succeed Amador. Tragic boat and boiler accidents near Marion Massachusetts and Columbus Ohio kill operators. heat records in Boston. a fatal carnival case in Missouri. Philadelphia trolley panic injures women. forestry HQs planned west by October. counterfeiting arrests in Kansas. Grover Cleveland estate details and heirs. Lusitania sets speed record. Honduras rebels advance. Venezuela breaks ties with Washington. US Mexico neutrality talks. Roosevelt to publish Africa notes. Canadian wheat outlook. Oklahoma rail rate cut ordered. various political developments and local incidents nationwide.
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Panama
Senor Obaldia
United States
Amador
Marion
Mass
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Art Museum
Boston
Will Wilson
Carnival
Carl Junction
Carthage
Philadelphia
Government Bureau of Forestry
West
G. J. Counterman
New Albany
Kan
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey
Great Northern
Naples
Idaho
Lusitania
Queenstown
New York
Cayilla
Honduras
Choluteca
Santa Barbara
Venezuela
Washington
Mexico
Rockefeller
John D., Jr
Roosevelt
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Africa
Canada
Cincinnati
National Republican Committee
Bo Great
Woodgow
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma-Arkansas
Notable Political and Baseball Figures Involved in Various Incidents
George Rush and John Kagan of the Tammany delegation were injured in a Kansas City motor car crash while returning from the Denver convention. Gen Erastus Blakeslee editor of Graded Sunday School Lessons is dead in Brookline Massachusetts. Thomas J Bryce president of the Columbus American association baseball club died at the Columbus grand stand. Bryan announced after his nomination he would not seek another term. Representative James Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate plans to resign as chair of the Republican congressional committee soon.
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Kansas City
Texas
Mollie Stewart
Ottawa
Kan
Schneck
Frank Schneck
Oklahoma
Canton
Henryetta
N. J. Stephens
Nevada
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan
John W. Kern
Indiana
Kern
Indianapolis
Denver
Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harris
River Rhine
Cologne
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri
Mississippi River
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
United States
Mr. Bryan
Johnson
Gray
New York
Nebraska
Gore
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Chicago
Credentials Committee
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Bryant
Snake
Crazy
Cube
Magoon
Cuba
Paraguay
Brazil
George Rush
John Kagan
Tammany
Erastus Blakeslee
Brookline
Mass
Thomas J. Bryce
Columbus American Association
Columbus
Bryan
Jamess. Sherman
Republican Congressional Committee
The Grammar Class Pupils Quick Wit
The head mistress tests grammar with the word seldom. Juan the pupil triumphs by saying Last week father had five horses, but yesterday he seldom.
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Juan
Two Cures of Eczema from Cuticura Remedies
A Louisville reader recalls eczema relief after using Cuticura, noting a prior long suffer season with sores from the knees to toes. The testimonial mentions initial doctor bills, rapid improvement, and eventual cure, dated Apr 23 and May 14, 1907.
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M. W. LaRue
Seventh St
Louisville, Ky
Fragmented Prose and Quotes on Dreaming and Music
The text blends scattered musings on dreaming with quotes about waking, time, and music. It includes misread names and broken phrases, ending with reflections on beauty and music. It reads like a collage of aphorisms rather than a single coherent event.
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