Notable Nebraska News From 1903 Localities
A broad digest of Nebraska events lists deaths and accidents including Joseph Gibbs killed attempting to board a Union Pacific train at Lexington. Lard cargo from a Missouri river steamer wreck found intact near Omaha. Atonement for a teen suicide in Sut ton. Corporate changes at Morton-Gregson in Chicago and Yankee Hill brick use for Lincoln asylum. Local crime reports include Edward Brannon arraignment for horse theft and a Lyons bank robbery case. Major business notes cover Davis Mayne quarries expansion and a bank sale at Osmond for 60 000 dollars.
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Joseph Gibbs
Union Pacific
Lexington
California
Pittsburg
Missouri
Omaha
Charles Noyes
John Hellar
Sutton
Morton-Gregson Company of
Chicago
Morton Packing Plant
Nebraska City
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Lincoln Asylum
Asylum
Yankee Hill
Lincoln
Burnham
Christian Church of Geneva
de Forest Austin
Frank McVey
George Keller
S. T. Bulls
Thos. Murray
Bank of Lyons
Neb
Kansas City
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Lyons
Davis & Mayne
Blue Springs
Free Exposition Tickets For Trimark By Defiance Starch
Defiance Starch Co offers 28 round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition to five winners in Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri who mail the most Defiance starch trade marks from a 16 ounce package before September 1 1904. Tickets mailed September 5 by registered mail. Starch sold by dealers.
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Defiance Starch Co
St. Louis Exposition
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Defiance
Omaha
Nebr
Will You Marry Me Leap Year Proposal
Clara asks Clarence to marry during a leap year while discussing mutual support. The fragment presents a personal proposal exchange with vows of shared support and partnership.
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Clara
Clarence
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Remedies
Mercury based salves harm smell and the whole system when applied to mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo claims no mercury and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists with testimonials, price seven and a half cents per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hio
Price
Bottie
Hidden Treasure Search Fails To Find Five Dollar Gold Piece
Police, mail carriers, and businessmen searched streets near Ninth Street for a $5 gold coin dropped by a businessman receiving change at the post office. Despite hours of sweeping cobblestones and pools of water, the coin remained missing until it unexpectedly dropped from the man’s own trousers as he prepared for an evening out.
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Ninth Street
West Philadelphi
Farmer Found It Cure Claim For Kidney Pills
Mount Pleasant Utah May 23 a farmer C E Peterson says he found a remedy for kidney trouble Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports a complete cure He claims the medicine also relieves rheumatism and he endorses it for others with kidney issues The notice notes multiple similar reports without detailing names or places
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Mount Pleasant
Utah
C. E. Peterson
Dodd
Ritter
Peterson
Proverbial Advice On Weather Or Umbrella
The line mirrors a proverb urging preparation during calm moments for future trouble. It suggests prudent planning, implying one should borrow or obtain an umbrella in sunny times to face rain later. It uses figurative language to warn against neglecting future needs.
Van Vieck Gland Remedy Co Ad Promise
An1880s style advertisement offers a gland remedy with no pay until cured, claiming four to eight weeks treatment and no detention from employment. It promises cure or no pay and urges readers to write today for home treatment from Kansas City based Van Vieck Gland Remedy Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Vieck Gland Remedy Co
Kansas City, Mo
Dumley Exposes Pride Through His Son's Poor Composition
Dumley reacts strongly after the boy’s teacher reports the composition as the worst she has read. The twist reveals Dumley himself wrote the piece, not his son, shaping the dispute around parental pride and responsibility.
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Dumley
Beeselys Accumulate Property Rumor Surfaces
Bentley claims the Beesélys are amassing property while Grimes questions the trend. Bentley notes a shift in household staff naming from Margaret to Sullivan, implying closer ownership or control.
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Bentley
Beesélys
Grimes
Margaret
Sullivan
Favor a Subsidy Considering Shipbuilding
The Shipbuilding Labor and Material Cost report to Congress argues 75 percent excess costs in the United States. Senator Gallinger chairs the New York inquiry with witnesses from shipyards and owners. Testimony cites England building costs 75 percent lower and materials 40–50 percent cheaper, suggesting subsidy as remedy.
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Merchant Marine Commission
Merchant. Marine
New York
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Congress
Thomas Clyde
Clr de Tine
United States
Dc Boycott
Newport News. Shipbuilding Company
England
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Harbin Officers Executed for Illicit Gunpowder Sale
A Frankfurter Zeitung correspondent reports Harbin authorities plan to execute Lieutenant Colonel Korlinsky and staff Captain Ignatowich for selling large gunpowder consignments to Chinese intermediaries from army depots. Prices rose from 25 to 50 per 3000 pounds as boxes were sanded to cheat buyers. Chinese merchants exposed the scam, and the officers were captured. A broader note claims villagers possess arsenals including German model rifles of 1900.
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Frankfurter Zeitung
Harbin
Korlinsky
Ignatowich
Actcof
Cubans Celebrate Independence Second Anniversary
Cubans celebrated the second anniversary of independence across Cuba with enthusiasm despite heavy rain. A daytime parade of police and firemen in Havana preceded a nighttime fireworks exhibition. President Palma attended a reception at the palace.
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Cuba
Havana
Palma
Fireworks Plant Explosion Kills Several at Findlay Ohio
An explosion in the Lake Shore Novelty plant in Findlay Ohio destroyed two drying rooms. Seven workers are dead and fifteen injured with ten of the wounded at risk from blood poisoning due to potash exposure.
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Lake Shore Novelty Company
Findlay
Ohio
Legislature Moves To Curb Bribery In New England Trade
Massachusetts bill aims to stop corruption by gifts or promises to agents and servants who influence business. Offenders face fines up to 500 dollars or up to one year in prison. The act targets bribes in vendor purchases and may affect domestic servants with supplier understandings.
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Massachusetts
New England
Bryan Urges High Ideals at Hull House Talk
William J. Bryan spoke to the Hull House Women’s club in Chicago on the value of ideals. He urged aiming for high ideals beyond temporary victory and urged nations to respect others’ rights. He criticized a large navy as a tax and an incentive to armaments.
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William J. Bryan
Hull House Women's Club
Chicago
Bryan
America
Nebraska delegation chairs at national GOP convention
Hon. H. C. Brome of Omaha will lead the Nebraska delegation to the national Republican convention. J. F. Piper of Tekamah serves as secretary, H. M. Childs of York as treasurer, with Frank Williams of Albion and others on resolutions rules credentials and organization committees. The group met at the Omaha Club with Mr Wattles hosting and named Morrill of Lincoln as national committeeman.
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H.C. Brome
Omaha
Nebraska
J. F. Piper
Tekamah
H. M. Childs
York
Frank Williams
Albion
F. J. Foss
Crete
Co. B. Dempster
Beatrice
a. W._ Wattless
Adeat A Miles
Sidney
Omaha Club
Wattles
Mr.Morrill
Lincoln
John =. Webster
C H Morrill
Beet Labor Exodus Shocks Lincoln Population Decline
Lincoln sees a swift depletion of over 600 in population as Russian beet field workers depart by train. Secretary Morris of the education board tours railroad yards to verify the labor list, noting the crowding and farewell scenes as cars are loaded and the Russian districts empty.
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Lincoln
Morris
Board of Education
Mr. Morris
Massacre Report From Camp Overton Details Moros Attack
A report from Camp Overton on Mandano Island states that on the 12th near Malabang in the southern Minedano coast a massacre occurred. Fifty three Filipino men women and children, families of US government employees at Malabang, were killed while asleep by a band of Moros from the Rio Grande valley. The chief and followers escaped before alarm.
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Overton
Mandano
Malabang
Minedano
United States
Theatto Alis
Rio Grande Valley
Gail Borden and his prairie schooner legend emerges from Texas
A Texan recalls Gail Borden and his wagon named Gail Borden as a symbol of early Texas history. He notes Borden and his brother edited the Texas Telegraph, faced destruction at San Jacinto era, later reestablished in Columbia and Houston, and mentions Borden’s inventions including the steam gauge and condensed milk.
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Texas
Gail Borden
Borden
New York
Gail
Texas Telegraph
San Felipe
Burnet
Harrisburg
Bordens
Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Columbia
Houston
Thomas
Galveston
Beers
Colorado
Shakespeare Shown Up Crticism from New South Wales
A NSW critic says Hamlet lacks action and current appeal. The reviewer argues the play would benefit from a detective element and sharper pacing. He criticizes the check on his mother scene and the ghost and urges more variety and finer sentiment in future work.
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Shakespeare
Hamlet
New South Wales
Institut de France funds Liebnitz works with 10000 francs
The Institut de France has allocated 10 000 francs for publishing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's works after receiving substantial donations. The decision reflects renewed support for scholarly editions and historical scholarship.
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Liebnitz
The
Institut de France
Woman's Band Organized in Dublin by Mrs Roger
The Hon. Mrs. Roger sister of Lord Monck has formed a female band in Dublin with her two daughters as members.
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Roger
Lord Monck
Dublin
The Conqueror of Death Poem Fragments
A poetic meditation on death and faith praising the humble man of Nazareth who conquers death. The speaker Velvetly contemplates life after death and paradise, suggesting the grave is a cloud between souls and eternal home. Marv Howitt.
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Nazareth
Marv Howitt
Tired, Suffering Women Seek Relief from Kidney Pain
An advertisement urges Dean's Kidney Pills to relieve backache fatigue and sleeplessness caused by kidney trouble. It cites Mrs. William Wallace of Concord New Hampshire claiming relief from Bright's Disease symptoms after two boxes and offers a free trial by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Price per box is 50 cents.
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Dean
William Wallace
Capitol St
Concord
N. H
Bright
Dodds Kidney Pills Travel the World Through Requests
Letters from Cairo and Denmark reveal the global demand for Dodds Kidney Pills. A Cairo reader seeks two boxes and asks for Egypt branch details after a month delay, while a Denmark resident asks how to order six boxes by express mail from Buffalo or London.
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Dodds
Sirs
Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed
Rached
Dodd
Buffalo
London
Ace
J.P. Simonson
Viberg
V. Mark
Denmark
Peasant Offers Gifts to Czar in Humble Plea
A Russian farmer ships 200 rubles to Nicholas II with a reverent letter claiming loyalty to the czar. He calls himself a slave and pleads for pardon, saying the money should aid the fleet and the sick and wounded. He references Vladimir government, Mou district, and Bagration.
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Nicholas ‘Alexandrovisch
Vassill
Vladimir
Mou
Bagration
Nicholas ‘Alexandrovitch
Young Goodkins Thrown From Horse In Narrow Escape
Young Goodkins fell from a horse during a ride with Miss Tartan. He assessed the incident and said he escaped with no serious injuries, noting such a fall could have broken bones. The horse appeared to injure him less than expected.
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Goodkins
Miss Tartan
Miss, Tartun
What the King Eats Grape Nuts and Postum
A Mass mother recalls how Grape Nuts serves her family as both food and medicine revealing a breakfast with her child asking if the King eats it. The ad claims Grape Nuts builds stronger nerves sharper brains and stamina with a postscript about a small booklet The Road to Wellville and a reminder to look inside packages.
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England
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Uttle
Wellville
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Williams
A. M. Smith
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A. B. Smith
Denver
Lodge of Masons
Occidental Remedy Company of
Gretna, Neb
H. L. Weeth
H. M. Hardin
P. 8. Taggart
Gage
Otto _ Bookmeyer
Albuquerque
N. M
Edward Brannon
Edward Wilsan
Cook
Fremont
Dick Kortum
Geneva
H. H. Glover Company
N‘ata Manuel Opa
Ternal “Txte
Joseph Greeson
Hooper
Greeson
O'Day
Auburn
Bessie Curry
Norma, Waddle
Estel Wright
Grace Lounsbury
Olive Youngquist
Fred Wildish
Bertha Kramer
Ida Peterson
Claude Farrow
Minnie Spellmeyer
Emma Feldman
Eva VanBerg
Walter Mowrer
LaVerne Hough
Iona Hickman
John Talbot
A. Rainbolt
A. Farmer
Beare
Terial
Wm. J. Bryan
Hall House
Bostonese
Merce
the Conqueror of Death
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