Nebraska Notes of growth and incidents across towns
Reports from multiple Nebraska towns highlight new hotels in Petersburg and rising brickwork in Deshler, electric car dreams in Naper, road and river hazards near Cedar River, and civic plans including college buildings, a Catholic church and a state asylum. Wheat and fruit prospects, school expansions, and public works are noted alongside weather and accidents.
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Petersburg
Fremont
Hebron
Nebraska
Hanover
Naper
Butte
North Platte
Dickson
Plattsmouth
State Horticultural Society
Seining
John Fenwick
Cedar River
Fullerton
Jack Béeson
Aaneeee
Beatrice
Harry
Réed
Pelephant Company
Stanton County
Deshler
York College
Conservatory of
Friena
Raves
Nebraska City
Middle West
Omaha
Northwestern School
Secretary of ‘State
John Hogan
Havelock
Tenth
O Streets
Lincoln
Pope Dies After Final Benediction At 4 04 PM
The pope died at 4 04 PM Tuesday after a peaceful final period. Cardinal Oreglia and other cardinals surrounded him as he spoke a benediction and granted absolution. The papal court mourns as Rome reacts with shock and sorrow. a conclave will determine his successor. Born March 2 1810, he rose through Jesuit training to become pope after a long ecclesiastical career and conclave victory in 1878.
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Oreglia
The
Sacred College
Leo
Gregolia
Lappont
Rome
Vannutelli
Manager Bisset
Rampolia
Della Volpe
Vives
Lapponi
Cardinal Oreglia
Jesuits’ Academy
Viberbo
Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics
Gregory” XVI
Odescalchi
St. Andrea
Brento
Perguia
Ransom Heir Seeks English Claim to $70 Million Estate
After Seventy Million May, A. BE. Ransom of Milwaukee plans to travel to England to press a claim on the Ransom estate valued at $70,080,000. The estate is held in trust by the British crown for about 1,000 heirs including Senator Ransom of North Carolina, since the English Ransom died intestate.
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May
A. BE. Ransom
Milwaukee
Wis
England
Senator Ransom
North Carolina
Fire destroys Henry C. Moffatt brewery in Buffalo
A blaze levelled Henry C. Moffatt's Buffalo brewery causing extensive damage. The loss is estimated at about $100,000, with officials investigating the cause and assessing remaining structures.
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Henry C. Moffatt
Buffalo
N. Y
Burned by Wax Fire Leaves Lincoln Widow Destitute
Mrs. Pierce of 2407 O Street suffered severe burns on face and hands Monday while extinguishing wax flames. She tells Police Matron Doyle of destitution and hardship as a penniless widow with three young children. She moved to Lincoln from Pennsylvania three weeks ago seeking health.
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Pierce
Doyle
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Coal Operator Andrew J Crawford Dies in Terre Haute
Andrew J Crawford a sixty five year old millionaire iron manufacturer and coal operator died at his Terre Haute home. He was noted as one of Indiana’s wealthiest men and left a large estate. The report records his prominence in the local industry and community.
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Andrew J. Crawford
Indiana
Terre» Haute
Child Dies After Apple Gag Injury Near York Neb
A twenty one month old child of William Kulp of a York area parish swallowed a piece of apple. Physicians were summoned and surgery performed to remove the obstruction but the infant died the following day.
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William Kulp
York
Four-Year Detachments Return to Regiments Ordered
The secretary of war directs officers on detached duty for four years to return to their regiments or companies. This official action requires reassignment to the original units.
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Secretary of War
Bas in Wyoming mob slays three prisoners in jail ambush
A Basin Wyoming mob attacked the county jail killing Jim Gorman Walters and a third inmate. Deputy Sheriff G.E. Pierce and Special Deputy Meade were wounded as the mob breached the jail, shot Walters and Gorman, and forced a ferry to transport them across the river.
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Jim Gorman
Waiters
Hoover
Hot Springs
Basin
Wyo
Pierce
Fenton
Hiattsville-and-Tonslip
Gorman
Walters
Felix Alston
C. E. Pierce
Bibourn
Big Horn
Golley
Meade
Diplomatic Warning of Russia Japan War Risk
Diplomats in Peking warn the eastern situation hinges on the rising danger of war between Russia and Japan. They say Russia seeks a quick decisive victory and to end its eastern ambitions while Japan suspects Russia will provoke hosts and Britain or America into conflict. Russian moves on Manchuria and the Yangtze irritate Tokyo as officials in China foresee possible war.
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Peking
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Great Britain
America
Mancharija
England
China
Explosion Kills Two Near Pearisburg Va Magazine
A massive dynamite blast at a magazine near Pearisburg, Virginia, killed two laborers named Phillips and Noel and injured many others. A Norfolk and Western passenger train was damaged as windows shattered and cars rocked. a special train carried the wounded to Bluefield for hospital care. Cause of the explosion was not known.
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Roanoke
Pearisburg
Norfolk & Western
Phillips
Noel
Bluefield
Barbour Named Superintendent of Nebraska Exhibit at World Fair
Professor E. H. Barbour of the state university is appointed superintendent of the educational exhibit for Nebraska at the St. Louis World’s Fair. The department will include public and private schools from primary to university, public institutions for the blind and deaf, colleges, and educational societies. Barbour will also assist the commission in presenting Nebraska’s resources pictorially.
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State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Norfolk
Tyler
Logansport
Ind
Norfolk Asylum
Morris
Lincoln School Board
Gothenburg
Dawson County
H. Barbour
State University
St. Louis
Barbour
Commission
Nebraska
Shooting at Valentine Neb. bar ends with sergeant wounded
Army Sergeant William Petit of company L was shot at a resort near the river in Valentine Nebraska. Charles E Price, a bar patron, fired after the sergeant allegedly became drunk and abusive. Petit was wounded by six shots but only three hit. Price defended himself, claiming self defense after firing three times with a revolver and a shotgun while the sergeant fled. Both men are Black.
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William Petjt
Charles
Price
Valentine
Neb
Petit
Pope Leo in coma as doctors fear death may follow
The pope lies in a coma with grave doubts over recovery. Doctors report he remains torpid yet periodically rouses, his condition described as incipient cerebral anemia and exhaustion. He is kept alive by stimulants and injections while Vatican and Italian authorities prepare for the death.
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Lapponi
Associated Press
Centra
Monsignor Bissotti
Vatican
Italy
Mazzoni
Rossoni
Cardinals
Plans for Irrigation Wells by State Engineer Adna Dobson
State engineer Adna Dobson prepared plans for weir boxes and rating flumes to measure water at headgates and laterals. A new law requires all water to be measured, aiming to prevent overuse during dry periods and ensure precise flow. Flumes will be adjustable to allow exact amounts, with alternative designs if no fall is available to measure velocity.
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Adna’ Dobson
Suspect Held on Felonious Assault Charge in Humphrey
Mike Mostek a 35 year old married section hand was held in Hum prey district court on a felonious assault charge with attempted rape against Mrs Angelis Henry. The incident occurred on the night of the 16th when Mostek allegedly accosted the Catholic woman on her porch, struggled to subdue her, then fled after a neighbor's shout. he was unable to post bond and is jailed.
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Mike Mostek
District ‘Court
Schuctho
Humphrey
Neb
Angelis Henry
Mostek
Henry House
Despondent Man Tries Suicide at Capitol Grounds
R P Meek formerly a Lincoln restaurant operator rode to the capitol grounds and leaped into a coal chute from fifteen feet. He survived with wounds after slashing his throat with a pocket knife. He was taken to City Hospital where doctors report improving condition but cannot judge if this is lasting.
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R. P. Meek
Lincoln
Capitol Grounds
Accused Henry Brooks in Assault Before York Judge
Henry Brooks of near Henderson Nebraska was arrested and brought before Judge Taylor in York charged with an assault on Agnes Ratztaff. His hearing was set for the 27th. he gave bond to appear.
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Henry Brooks
Henderson
Neb
uJdge Taylor
York
Agnes Ratztaff
Cleveland's Son Born at Summer Home in Buzzard's Bay
Ex president Grover Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland welcomed a son at their Buzzard's Bay Massachusetts summer home. Attendants report both mother and child are in satisfactory condition amid the summer residence news.
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Grover’ ‘Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Colombia Treaty Likely Ratified With $25 Million Payment
Report from Bogota says the carnal treaty seems set for ratification with an amendment raising the payment by the United States to Colombia to $25,000,000 instead of $10,000,000. Cable communication with the capital has been cut since Friday.
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Bogota
Colombia
United States
Four Die Instantly Near Avondale Station
Four persons were killed instantly while walking on tracks near Avondale station on the Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern division of the Pennsylvania railroad.
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Avondale
Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blood Tells It All In A New England Farm Dance
In a New England farming district young folks planned a winter dance with engagements forming from the gatherings. Ben Hawkins, a local musician, was to lead with his Stradivarius. That afternoon Mrs Hawkins died, but Hawkins still played, saying Maria was not a blood relation as the party continued without the bride.
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New England
Ben Hawkins
Life's Little Comforts described as daily habits win hearts
A reflective quote notes life rests on small, steady acts of kindness and everyday duties. It emphasizes smiles, habitual courtesy, and small obligations as the true source of comfort and warmth in relationships.
The Might of a Word Never Was a Sincere Word
A fragmentary reflection on sincerity and magnanimity, noting a heart that unexpectedly greets and accepts what is offered. The phrasing suggests a literary extract rather than a report or event.
Man praises health after kidney treatment in Kentucky
William Ball of Caddo Kentucky says he was bedridden with severe kidney trouble and nocturnal urination. After using three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports full recovery, sleeping through the night and feeling strong enough to climb a mountain.
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Caddo
William Ball
Dodd
Watch This News Boy Maurice Rich Overcomes Odds to Win Gaston Medal
Maurice Benjamin Rich arrived in the United States from Austria as an 11 year old migrant with his parents. He learned English quickly, attended primary and grammar school, then high school while selling papers, and went on to Brown University where he won the Gaston Medal for oratory and graduated with high honors.
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Maurice Benjamin Rich
Austria
Eiglish
Providence
R.I
Rich
Brown ‘University
The Hero's Reputation Safe Only After Death
A saying reflects that a hero's standing remains fragile until his final rest. It captures a belief that fame or honor is best secured by the ultimate sacrifice or the absence of further threat.
Grape-Nuts Promises Health Boost in Summer Eating
Testimonial endorses Grape-Nuts as a scientific cereal that aids digestion and tissue repair in brain and nerves. A user reports catarrh relief after six months and a healthier routine with four spoonfuls daily plus Postum and eggs. Co may offer contest details and mailed information from Postum Co., Battle Creek Michigan.
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Wife
P. S
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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