Nebraska Notes A roundup of local incidents and business
A long column reports many Nebraska items including lightning fatalities and injuries, new corporate filings by The Happy Jap Chewing Gum Co in David City and Odell Independent Telephone Co in Ghana county, tobacco enforcement in Plattsmouth, a serious eye injury near Mason City, corn canning plant replanting near Fremont, a Rock Island fireman injury near Scandia, Florence Smith named Beatrice librarian, Warren Brown’s death in Germantown, illness cases in Osceola, a near drowning at Nema-ha river, death of William Wolf in Clay county, West Point growth and depot work, Frank Fox at Fort Crook slashing attempts, Archer family accident near Waco, and a Murdock jewelry burglary with a reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Sol Wilcox
Rock Island
Scandia
Kan
Fairbury
Wilcox
Hebron
Neb
Library Board
Florence Smith
Free Public Library of
Beatrice
Joanna Hagey
Lincoln
Smith
Beatrice Public Schools
Champaign
Ill
Warren Brown
Germantown
Seward County
New York
Seward
William Wolf
Clay County
Wolf
Fairfield
West Point
Chicago& Northwestern Railway
Liederkranz
Frank Fox
Papillion
Fort Crook
Fox
Tragic Mine Explosion Sparks Union Outcry at Independence
Twelve non union miners were killed and eight to ten injured when an explosion under a platform at Independence station on the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad wrecked the depot. Detectives found a revolver and wire trigger, while the Western Federation of Miners denounced the act and offered to assist authorities. Rioting later erupted in Victor with at least one dead and several wounded as clashes between union and non union factions escalated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Florence and Cripple
Creek
Surtloff
Finlay
Test Dollar
Western Federation of Miners
Victor
Colo
Associated’ Press
Western Federation ‘of Miners
FF. Bankhangs
Ffty
Clarence C. Hamlin
Mine-Owners’ Association
William
Hoskins
Goldfield
Nebraska's Great Wealth Estimate Over Two Billion
Prof A E Davisson of Lincoln discusses Nebraska farm value estimates and notes a February 18 1903 address placing farm wealth at 86100000. He cites a published statewide figure of 864000000 derived from 478 bankers with favorable remarks from major newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Davisson
Lincoln
Pubtraska
Nebraska
Trd
New York
Evening News
New York Commercial Advertiser
New York Sun
Newark, N. J
News
Portland Oregonian
San Francisco Chronicle
Daylight Route Changes Rail Service On Rock Island
A new daylight schedule on the Rock Island lines shifts eastbound trains from Omaha and Lincoln to Colorado to arrive in Omaha for seamless connections to eastern routes. The Lincoln Omaha service now offers passengers an all afternoon stay in Omaha, while south and southwest connections run one hour later than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Omaha
Lincoln
Colorado
Capital City
Nebraska Land Values Revised Across Counties
A Nebraskan revises county land value estimates based on earnings, showing average per acre values across 93 counties with Buffalo, Merrick, Nance, Webster, and Boons excluded. He notes total Nebraska land subject to individual ownership and argues state wealth exceeds two billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Buffalo
Boons, Merrick, Nance and
Webster
Boyd
Cass
Madison
Cedar
M'Pherson
Chase Ee
Merrick
Cherry
Nance
Cheyenne
Nemaha
Clay
Colfax
Otoe
Cumingi
Pawnee
Custer
Perkins
Dakota
Phelps
Dawes
Pierce
Dawson
Platte
Deuel
Rock
Dundy
Salines
Fillmore
Sarpy
Franklin
Snanders
Frontier
Sheridan
Furnas
Scotts Bluff
Gere
Seward
Garfield
Sherman
Gosper
Stanton
Grant
Sioux
Greeley
Thayer
Hall
Thomas
Harlan
Thurston
Hamilton
Valley
Hayes
Washington
Hitchcock
Wayne
Hobecon
Hooker
Wheeler
Howard
Nebraska Farms
Lincoln
Omaha Packers
Bureau ‘of Labor and ‘Industrial Statistics
South Omaha
South
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Sioux City
Chicago
Memorial exercises at Arlington Confederate graves circle
Thousands of ex confederates and ex union soldiers gathered with U S army officers and G A R for the first formal memorial at Arlington Cemetery. The Confederate dead are now laid in a single circle in the southern cemetery area, marked by square stones, a movement initiated by the late President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
United States Army
Arlington Centery
Washington
Belize and British Honduras in Central America
A visitor recounts Belize as a thriving tropical port with 8,000 residents, most of them colored, and notes British American trade links, Sunday observances, and a garden city lifestyle. The piece compares social conditions to the United States and mentions nearby Porto Cortez and banana prospects.
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Belize
British Honduras
United States
United. States
Jamaica
Barbadoes
Central America
America
Rio Grande
Panama
South
Nictoria
Edward
Porto Cortez
Honduras
Absolute proof a mother receives praise from relatives
A woman receives validation from her uncles and aunts that she is a good mother, countering accusations that she spoils her children. The remark underscores family support shaping parental confidence.
One swallow of bock beers and summer
A reader quip notes that while one swallow of bock beers does not make summer a sufficient number has been known to bring warmth and cheer, implying a small change can signal better times ahead.
Tropical jungle life and plants struggle for sunlight
The author reports Honduras life with vast palm dominated jungles, Ceiba trees choking palms, and vines forming new trunks. He notes abundant animal life from deer to jaguars, iguanas, snakes, monkeys, birds, and insects, all engaged in constant struggle for light and space. A final quip contrasts naval academy exams listing one Omaha midshipman among those disqualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto
Cortez
Honduras
Central America
Cteba
Cleba
Nebraska
Tropics
Free to Twenty Five Ladies in Defiance Starch Contest
Defiance Starch Co offers 20 round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition with five tickets awarded per state Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri to the largest number of Defiance starch trademarks from ten cent 16 ounce packages mailed to Omaha Nebraska by September 1 1904. Tickets mailed by registered mail September 5. Starch advertised as 16 ounces per package and pound value with no sticking to iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance Starch Co
St. Louis Exposition
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Defiance
Omaha
Nebr
Deafness and Remedies Promised by Patent Circulars
An article fragment discusses deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, offering a $100 reward for incurable hearing loss due to catarrh treated by a remedy. It also promotes Hall's products and includes humorous anecdotes about marriage and wealth.
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Paco
Hall
NEY & CO
Toledo
Druggiata
Postmaster Albee Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills
Alpine California June 6 Mr T M Albee postmaster gives his opinion on Dodd's Kidney Pills based on personal trial using four boxes with very good results He recommends the remedy as a cure for rheumatism urinary trouble backache and kidney complaints Local firemen in Norfolk Nebraska plan a major celebration during the state tournament August 2 3 and 4 Dealers note Defiance Starch is preferred by customers claiming it dries in cold water and usable hot or cold When a woman's gown costs more than 150 she is not likely to complain about the fit
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California
Dodd
Gossip and ads mix in 1900 promotional snippets
A collection of brief 1900 era ads and quips highlighting products like Red Cross Ball Blue Defiance Starch and Piso's Cure for Consumption. Messages offer promotions and home remedies, with notices about merchants and satirical lines on matrimony and bucket shops.
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Diller
F. T. Pearce. Ltd
Nebraskaratone
Happy Jap Chewing Gum Company
David City
Plattsmouth
Gering
Edward Wright
Mason City
Odell Independent Telephone Co
Gage County
John E. Murphy
Thomas W. Stanoschek
Frank J. Truax
J. B. Renard
Arthur Williamson
James Colgrove
Gott
A. Young
Osceola
Arthur Milow
Saum
Elk Creek
Milow
B. E. Archer
Waco
Maude Archer
A. J. Tool
Murdock
McBride
Cripple Creek
State Militia
Federation of Miners
Prof. Davisson
the State. University
Frank A. Harrison
Mrs. Newwed
Mr. Newwed
Naval Academy
Annapolis
O. W. Howard
Etegar Yang
Norfolk
Red Cross
Ally
Pes Kline
Heston
Piso
N. W. SamMugi
Ocean Grove
N. J
Warrep
van Vieck Grand Remedy Co
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