Debraska Notes Roaring Row Of Local Incidents
Debraska reports a string of local cases including Frank Rooney bound over for horse theft near North Bend, bond unpaid. Lincoln telephone linkage extends to Cass County. Accidents and crimes follow with injuries to Charles Seaman, a drowning of a three year old near Bancroft, a catfish possession case near DeWitt, and various arrests and duels. Also noted are suicides, insanity hearings, a street car accident in Omaha, abundant berry harvesting, and legal fines for illegal fishing at Cedar Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rooney
James Coligan
North Bend
Justice Dame
Plattsmouth
Charles Seaman
Seward
Cr. D! Knox
Seward County
State University
L.S. Ferguson
Bellville
Kan
C. E. Ferguson
Tecumseh
John L. Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Henry Muhle
Omaha Creek
Bancroft
John Hopkins
DeWitt
BH. D
Fay
Crete
Critchfield
Andrew Kluse
Stanton
Joseph Greeson
Fremont
Bure Glory
Valley
Bauman
E. L. Whitcomb
Elkhorn
Pete Miller
Miller
Greeson
Louis Housman
Beatrice
Housman
Houseman
Philippines
Barnston
Edward Sharp
B. C. Lewis
Kimball
Sharp
Lewis
Zeplin
West Point
Board of Insanity
Lincoln
Kloke
John C. McCauley
P. P. Church
Wahoo
Omaha
McCauley
Molony
Humboldt
Nebraska
Nebraska Board Raises Railroads Valuation Across State
The Nebraska state board of equalization set railroad property valuation at 46.3 million dollars for the year, up 66 percent from 1903. Union Pacific bears most of the increase, with main line valued at 16 thousand dollars per mile and overall actual value around 231.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Board of Equalization
Union Pacific
Chicago, Burlington, *& Quincy
Nebraska
Chicago ‘& Northwestern
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Missouri Pacific
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Milmar
Sioux Falls
Great Northern
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Hawaii Delegates Vote Hearst for President at Convention
The territorial democratic convention of Hawaii instructed the Hawaiian delegation to the St Louis national convention to vote for Congressman W R Hearst for president. The vote was nearly unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Hearst
St. Louis
W. R. Hearst
Shrubb Breaks Four Mile World Record in Glasgow
Alfred Shrubb the English runner set a new four mile world record with a time of 19 minutes 23 2 5 seconds at Glasgow Scotland, surpassing P Cannon of Glasgow who held 19 minutes 25 2 5 seconds.
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Alfred Shrubb
Glasgow
Scotland
P.cannon
Abner McKinley Dies Quietly at Home in Pa
Abner McKinley, brother of the late President, was found sitting in a chair in his Sumer, Pa., home. His colored servant slept in the room and rose at 2 am. the time McKinley rose again is unknown. Mrs. McKinley discovered him at 8 am, cold and apparently dead. A physician said death likely occurred two to three hours earlier.
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Abner McKinley
President McKinley
Sumer
Lincoln Judge rules against brewing firm in saloon license case
County Judge Waters of Lincoln finds contracts to furnish saloon licenses invalid in a suit between Stor Brewing Co of Omaha and Henry Gies. Judgment on part of notes for 651.61. remainder 315.00 declared worthless. Gies to appeal, attorney Pettis says.
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Waters
Lincoln
Stor: Brewing Company of
Omaha
Henry Gies
Giles
Brewing Company
Senator Cockrell Injured In Washington Bicycle Run-In
Missouri Senator E M Cockrell was struck by a boy on a bicycle in Washington while returning from market. He suffered a broken right collar bone and a badly bruised left side but is improving and in robust condition with no nervous shock reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Cockerel
Missouri
Washington
Senator Cockrell
Five speakers named for Roosevelt nomination in Chicago
It was announced in Washington that the list of speakers selected to nominate President Roosevelt at Chicago includes Senator Beveridge of Indiana, G A Knight of California, Harry Stilwell Edwards of Georgia, Joseph B Colton of Minnesota, and Harry Cummings of Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Senator Bevveridge
Indiana
G. A. Knight
California
Harry Stilwell Edwards
Georgia
Joseph B. Colton
Minnesota
Harry, Cummings
Maryland
Four Hurt in Tank Explosion at Union Station
In Kansas City Missouri an explosion in the trunk, believed to belong to a person connected with the University of Minnesota, injured four baggage handlers at Union Station. The victims included C.A. Webb with a shattered left leg, Guy Lane with a serious head injury, C. R. Rhodes severely bruised, and Sydney Chattie slightly bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
Union Station
Kansas City
C.A. Webb
Guy Lane
C. R. “Rhodes
Sydney Chattey
State Board Seeks Investments for Permanent School Funds
The Nebraska state board of educational lands and funds seeks investments for the permanent school funds. Several thousand dollars may be invested in state or county bonds soon. A meeting discussed proposals while funds are largely invested in state warrants and bonds with warrants expected to be taken up in the next two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Interior withdraws 115000 acres for Wyoming irrigation
The secretary of the interior has withdrawn 115000 acres from settlement in the Buffalo and Launder districts of Wyoming due to the Shoshone irrigation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Buffalo
Launder
Wyoming
Drowned in Platte River Near Valley Neb
Frank Bessey an eighteen year old from Valley Nebraska drowned while swimming in the Platte River. He and a companion were swept into a deep swift current. the companion survived after a desperate struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank . Bessey
Valley, Neb
Platte River
Bessey
Train Robbery Suspects Surrounded After Colorado Chase
A sheriffs posse pursued three men nine miles southwest of New Castle Colorado after a Denver and Rio Grande westbound passenger train robbery near Parachute. One suspect is reported killed and the other two are surrounded and to be captured dead or alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriffs
New Castle
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Parachute
Bold Hold-up at Fremont Injures Man in Early Morning robbery
Fremont resident W H Clark was robbed of 350 in bills and notes payable to Marshall Bros Arlington after two men emerged from behind Holloway's hardware store at 3 to 4 AM. He was struck and chloroformed, found by police about 4.00. No clue yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
W. H. Clark
Marshall Bros
Arlington
Columbus
F Street
Holloway
Clark
Russians Break Through Japanese Ambush Near Port Arthur
Telegraphers report a Japanese ambuscade southeast of Shungamaya was repulsed after a feint retreat. Russians retreated to Kai Chou, with about two thousand infantry moving through New Chwang, while Japanese forces attempted to outflank and suffered heavy casualties. Port Arthur garrison remains under siege with ships being repaired and supplies dwindling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Chwang
Pu Lun Tien
Port Arthur
Shungamaya
Fen
Kai Chou
Baimatgu Tsaichou
New ‘Chwang
Associated Press
Tsaichou
Nhon-Commissioned
Feng Wang Cheng
Feng Wank Cheng
Hai Cheng
Retvizan
Kuropatkin
Togo
Lieutenant Bower Dies in Lightning Strike Near Fort Leavenworth
Lieut. Nathaniel T. Bower of the engineer corps at Fort Leavenworth Kansas was killed near the target range when a bolt struck his rifle from a clear sky as he walked to the range. The fatal injury passed from his arm through his body. he had planned to marry in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel T. Bower
Engineer Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Eight Inches of Rain Brings Surprising Prosperity to Cambridge
In Cambridge Nebraska a single night recorded seventy three hundredths of an inch of rain, bringing the total since April 21 to just over eight inches. The rain came quietly and caused no crop damage, with corn prospects unusually strong. Alfala harvest has begun and yields are reported higher than ever.
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Cambridge
Neb
Oil Inspector Ed Church Posts Record Fees and Low Costs
State Oil Inspector Ed Church completed his first year reporting total fees of 7393.72 from oil and gasoline inspections after expenses. His personal expenses are minimal, about 100, with May alone showing 1764.60 in fees and 894.77 in salaries and office costs, leaving 867.83 paid to the treasurer. In six months prior to May he remitted 4044 to the state treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Church
State Treasury
Church
Supreme Court to Decide Dennison Case Extradition Appeal
The Dennison case moves to the United States Supreme Court after state court loss. Attorneys for Dennison vow to seek appeals through every court, while Civic Federation backers press to bring Dennison to Iowa. Governor Mickey will not testify in Omaha but will deposit copies certifying extradition warrants and exchanged papers.
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Dennison
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Civic Federation
Iowa
Mickey
Omaha
Town Reappointed as State Health Inspector for Another Year
Dr. Solon R. Towne of Omaha will serve another year as state health inspector after a June 1 term expiry. The state board of health reappointed Dr. Geo. Brash of Beatrice as secretary for four years and Dr. W. N. Norward of Omaha as under secretary of the state board of dental examiners for three years. The board maintains Omaha Lincoln balance to reflect dental college locations and avoid fakirs.
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Town
Solon R. Towne
Omaha
Towne
State Board of Health
Mickey
Geo. Brash
Beatrice
W. N. Norward
State Board of Dental Examiners
Coward
Dental Board
Lincoln
A. ‘Dental College
Butterfield Company Buys Table Rock Ground for Elevator
Butterfield and sons of Humboldt purchase ground from Capt. Jennings near the city tracks at Table Rock to erect an elevator and cleaning station for grain modeled after Hayes-Eames. Railroad officials accompany them to inspect the site and arrange exact location, with a possible steam mill to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Table Rock
Ws .Butterfield and Sons
Humboldt
RP. Jennings
Hayes-Eames Company
Butterfield
Convention Hall Ready for Transfer to National Committee
D. J. Campau of Michigan J. G. Johnson of Kansas Norman E. Mack of New York and A. Walsh of Iowa, sub committee members, are in St. Louis as carpenters and electricians work inside the Coliseum ready for a swift transfer of ownership from the business men's league to the national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Campau
Michigan
J. G. Johnson
Kansas
Norman E. Mack
New York
A. Walsh
Iowa
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
Business Men’s League
National Committee
Whipping Post Revived in Kentucky Court
Police Judge John J. Riley in Lexington revives public whipping ordering Simon Scearce a fifteen year old black boy to receive twenty lashes from his mother in the square. The punishment was carried out before a large crowd marking the first such incident in Kentucky since the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Riley
Lexington
Simon Scearce
Scearce
Kentucky
Libel Suit Fails as Jury Rules for Defendants
The jury found for defendants in a $5,000 libel case by County Treasurer George of Custer county against R. E. Brega of Callaway and ex-Sheriff Armstrong. The suit arose from a belaud alleged libelous article in the Beacon of Broken Bow dated October 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Custer County
R. E. Brega
Callaway
Armstrong
Beacon
Broken Bow
Helping the kidneys improve health in California judge says
Judge A J Felter of San Bernardino credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring kidney function after eighteen years of illness and diabetes diagnosis. A free trial offer is available by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. price fifty cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
A. J. Felter
Sc. E
San Bernardino
Calif
Dean
Judge Foster
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promotes Quality and Value
The ad urges housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch highlighting its superiority and larger 16 oz package versus 12 oz others. It argues that quality and quantity win and that a shopper with dollars and sense will choose Defiance.
Sears Roebuck binder twine sale offer
A Sears Roebuck and Co notice advertising a big drop in binder twine price. It claims high grade standard twine shipped to any address in carload lots with an inside price, money refund guarantee, insurance against bail or storm, and a return mail reply promise from Chicago.
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Sears, Roebuck & CO
Chicago
Global size contrasts: US, Britain and Australia compared
The United States is thirty six times as large as Great Britain and Ireland. Australia is twenty six times as large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain and Ireland
Australia
This Will Interest Mothers
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by Mother Gray a nurse in Children's Home New York Cure Feverishness Bad Stomach Teething Disorders move and regulate the bowels and destroy Worms Sold by all Druggists 25c Sample FREE Address A8 Olmsted Le Roy NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
Leroy,n.y
Milkstone galalith replaces horn and ivory in goods
Milkstone or galalith is made by precipitating casein then mixing with formalin to form a horn like product. It substitutes for horn turtle shell ivory celluloid and more with uses in knife handles seals billiard balls and other items. Austria uses about 20,000 quarts of skimmed milk daily for this purpose.
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Austria
Humane Society Discussion On Killing Kittens
A dialogue features Mr Goodheart and Mrs Goodheart debating humane methods to drown kittens. They suggest placing kittens in a flowerpot with a breathing hole and flipping the pot into lukewarm water, a method presented as humane by the speakers.
Old Soldier's Story and a Bride’s Question
Delos Hutchins, a Union veteran from Sonoma Michigan, suffered rheumatic deformities after three years in the Louisiana swamps. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his rheumatism after trial, noting major relief after additional boxes. The column closes with a bridal doubt cast six months later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonoma
Mich
Delos Hutchins
Hutchins
Butler-Burke
Louisiana
Dodd
Mr. Hutchins
Defiance Starch touted as best and larger at same price
An advertisement claims Defiance Starch is superior to other cold water starches, offering 16 oz per package while selling as a 12 oz brand. It jokes that grocers fear running out until stock moves.
Piso's Cure Promoted for Throat and Lung Ailments
A reader from Vanburen Indiana recommends Piso's Cure for throat and lung affections in a 1908 letter. The note urges others to come and obtain the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piso
Empa
Vanburen
Ind
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Notes
Shelton
Buffalo County
George Carter
A Childers
William Wagner
Cedar Island
H. D. Travin
Wagner
Cific
Russia
Japan
Sians
Arthur
New Chiang
Associated. Press
Golden Hill
Chief Church
Nagegus
Borus
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