Nebraska Notes Roundup of Local Rural News
Reports include a Madison quarter section sale at 66 cents an acre, Cedar Rapids onion theft, labor ads for Herman Bros. Mfg. Co. in Lincoln, Exeter library expansion, grain threshing gains, livestock trends, road sheep work in Dodge county, postmaster gathering in Lincoln, and various Nebraska farm incidents. Also notes architectural plans for Alliance and local mischief with samples bans.
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Madison
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Herman Bros. Mfg. Co
Lincoln
Neb
Exeter
Norfolk
Panama Primes Nation in New Republic Move Amid Joy
Panama celebrates official recognition by the United States as the new republic seizes sovereignty from Colombia. Panamanian officials note gains for isthmus interests and pledge peace and modernization with Porfiro Melendez as governor and Philippe Bunau-Varilla as Panamanian diplomat in Washington. The Boston cruiser arrival sparks nationwide enthusiasm and band performances with flags raised.
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Panama
United States
Tovar
Amaya
Colon
Cartagena
Savanilla
Republic of Panama
Penonome
Empradaro
San Carlos
Arraijan
Isthmus
Europe
Colombia
Bogota
Porfiro Melendez
Cristobal Viola
Alcade
Benigno Andoion
Antonio Ocano
Manuel Paraes
Philippe Bunau-Varilla
Repubic of Panama
Washington
Panama Canal Company
Boston
Bande
Budge effort fails to move President Stickney on grain rates
The western freight bureau of Chicago again urged President Stickney of the Great Western to rescind recently announced grain rates from Omaha to the east, but the appeal was unsuccessful.
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Stickney
Western Freight Bureau of
Chicago
President Stickney
The
Great Western
Omaha
Mormons Buy Carthage Jail Landmark for Four Thousand
The Mormon church purchased the old Carthage jail in Carthage Illinois for four thousand dollars. The jail is famed as the site where Joseph Smith the Mormon prophet and Brother Hiram were killed by a mob in the early history of the state.
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Mormon Church
Carthage
Joseph Smith
Hiram
Ecuadorian joy follows U S recognition of isthmian republic
A Guayaquil dispatch reports Ecuadorians rejoice at United States recognition of the isthmian republic. Roosevelt's action is praised by Guayaquil press which predicts Panama will soon be an accomplished act. Colombia protests to the State Department over U S actions on Panama and reads the 1846 treaty with Colombia as opposed to U S interpretations.
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BE. W. Nelson
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Lincoln Dry Goods
Nelson
Holcomb
Wolfe
Guayaquill
United States
Isthmian Republic
Columbia
State Department
Panama
United States of America
United States of Colombia
Bryan Named Executor in New Haven Probate Case
In New Haven Connecticut W J Bryan of Nebraska was admitted as executor of Philo Bennett's will Judge Cleaveland ruled no discretion to block qualification Bond discussion noted the estate valued about 302000 with partnerships and book accounts Stoddard suggested bond of 325000 to 350000 Bryan accepted and court fixed bond at 350000
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New Haven
Conn
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Philo 8. Bennett
Cleaveland
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Stoddard
Cleveland
Death of Prominent Traction Magnate William L. Elkins
William L. Elkins, a 71 year old traction magnate and financier, died at his Ashbourne summer home near Philadelphia from blood poisoning combined with kidney trouble rheumatism and rheumatic gout. Born in Wheeling West Virginia he helped develop street railways from 1879 and partnered with P A B Widener. He also funded a five thousand dollar prize for American painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in March 1895.
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William L. Elkins
Ashbourne
Philadelphia
Mr. Elkins
Broad and
Chestnut Streets
Elkins
Wheeling
W. Va
Football results from Saturday November 7
Collegiate games yielded notable scores with Nebraska defeating Knox 33 to 5 and Chicago toppling Haskell 17 to 11. Harvard beat Penn 17 to 10 and Minnesota crushed Lawrence 46 to 0.
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Nebraska
Knox
Chicago
Haskell
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Lawrence
Yale
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Michigan
Ohio
Princeton
Lafayette
Notre Dame
Missouri
Washington
Dartmouth
Amherst
Brown
Vermont
Wesleyan
Trinity
Williams
Colgate
Colby
Bowdoin
Carlisle
Georgetown
Cornell
Lehigh
Wash
Jeff
Navy
Oberlin
West Reserve
Kenyon
Bernhardt Returns in Jeanne D’Arc Play at Paris Theater
Sarah Bernhardt reappears for the production of Jeanne d’Arc by Felix Philippi translated by Luigi Kruß at Sarah Bernhardt’s theater in Paris. Her acclaimed depiction of intense emotion with simple means draws great applause from the audience.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Jeanne Wedekind
Felix Philippi
Lugi Kruss
Paris
Mme. Bernhardt
Kansas City Women Prepare Carrie Nation Home for Drunkards Wives
Kansas City Kansas women organize to furnish the kitchen of Carrie Nation's Home for Drunkards Wives now under association care in Pennsylvania. The home should be completed by early next year with priority given to wives widows and daughters of drunkards but open to destitute women.
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Nation
Kansas City
Kan
Carrie Nation
Pennsylvania
Association Charities
England Pleased With Removal of Alaskan Dispute
Sir James Ritchie hosted a banquet in London for 1,200 guests including Ambassador Choate and Foreign Minister Lansdowne to mark the king's birthday. Premier Balfour spoke on Eastern affairs and noted the Alaska dispute has been resolved as a great global boon despite unfavourable outcomes for Canada.
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James Ritchie
Guild Hall
London
Ambassador Choate
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lansdowne
Balfour
Lfe
Far East
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
Court of Europe
Austria
Alaska
Empire
United States
Canada
Royal Tribe of Joseph loses license over transfer to Illinois firm
Nebraska Insurance Dept revokes the Royal Tribe of Joseph license after the order transferred its assets including a $55,000 reserve fund to the Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Association of Illinois, an unlicensed external company. The department opposes the transfer method and asserts the reserve belongs to members. Charles Weston signs, L. L. Pierce acts as Ins Deputy.
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Phé
Nebraska Insurance Department
Royal Tribe of Joseph
Icense
J. la Pierce
Sedalia
Nebraska Department
Cosmopolitan ‘Life Insurance’Association of Illinois
Royal Tribe of Joseph Basio
Ilinois Company
Nebraska
Pierce
Royal Tribe ‘of
Joseph
Cosmopolitan-‘Life.Insurance Association -‘of Illinois
Cosmopolitan , Life Insurance Association
Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Association
Charles Weston
L. L. Pirce
Ins
Samuel Parks Farewell Speech Before Sing Sing Sentence
Ex Walking Delegates' leader Samuel Parks, in his last hours before a two year plus term for extortion, bids newspaper men farewell in New York. He laments his rise and fall, calls unions to end money transactions with employers, and warns of graft through fines and back pay practices. He cites employers using labor unions to gain advantage and urges reform.
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New York City
Tee
New Chapel for Peru Normal to Be Built
State board of education awarded a $36,170 bid to a St. Joseph firm for the Peru Normal chapel. Heating, plumbing and electric wiring cost $4,475, leaving funds to seat and prepare the building for opening by August 20. Plans for Green Terrace improvements at Kearney for a dormitory were approved, costing $7,000 to $8,000 with local funding.
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Peru Normal
State Normal School
Peru
State Board of Education
Fowler
Lincoln
St. Joseph
Green Terrace
Kearney
Queen Alexandra Erects Seventeen Foot Statue at Frogmore
A memorial on the royal mausoleum at Frogmore England honors Queen Victoria. Queen Alexandra funded a seventeen foot high statue of the Savior sculpted in Denmark and sent at her expense as a tribute to her mother in law.
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Queen Alexandra
Queen Victoria
Royal Mausoleum
Frogmore
England
Savior
Denmark
New York Voters Endorse Erie Canal Expansion Plan
New York state approved a proposal with a majority near 250000 to spend 100 million dollars to widen and deepen the Erie canal to handle barges of 1000 tons and to improve the Oswego and Champlain canals.
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New York State
Erie Canal
Oswego
Chaplain
Prison for Falsifying Election Returns in Kosélin
Otto Reading and Gustave Reading are each sentenced to six weeks imprisonment in Kosélin Prussia for falsifying election returns. The case highlights strict penalties for electoral fraud in the region.
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Kosélin
Prussia
Otto
Gustave
State Seeks Payment For Insane Patient Care
Kansas attorney general files probate court claim against the estate of William J. Walker for 2800 dollars alleging the state owes for care at the Topeka insane asylum over nineteen years. Guardianship disputes delayed recovery while Walker’s pension and property grew to about 2000 dollars. The state seeks 2800 total including 800 more.
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State of
Kansas
William J. Walker
Walker
Topeka Insane Asylum
Franklin County
Missouri
Bradford Miller
Topeka
Hayden
Court-martial Sentence for Brig. Gen. John Chase
The court-martial found Brig. Gen. John Chase guilty of disobedience of orders and sentenced him to a dishonorable discharge from the Colorado National Guard. Governor Peabody is reported to commute the sentence to a reprimand.
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Brig
Gem John Chase
Colorado National Guard
Peabody
Na Tung Named Head of Foreign Office in Pekin
Na Tung is appointed president of the foreign office in Pekin, succeeding the aged Wang Wen Shao who moves to the board of revenue. The appointment is considered satisfactory with full powers.
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Foreign Office
Na-Tung
Pekin
Wang Wen Shao
Board of Revenue
Pulpit Saint Credits Doan’s Kidney Pills
Rev Jacob D Van Doren of Fond du Lac Wisconsin describes suffering kidney related attacks keeping him home for days He notes his health improved after taking Doans Kidney Pills and offers to discuss details in a personal interview Doans Kidney Pills are sold by dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Jacob D. van Doren
Sixth St
Fond du Lac
Wis
Doan
Foster-Mikburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Injenction and Alimony Demand in Old Dialect Dialogue
A humorous dialogue features an old man seeking an injunction to divorce and gain alimony. The lawyer clarifies the term as divorce and alimony, while unrelated ad copy and playful lines about Defiance Starch and facial dyes appear in the same clipped text.
Kensington dealer advertises shoes at one dollar per foot
An 1900 advertisement notes a Kensington dealer selling shoes at one dollar per foot. The text also mentions Piso's Cure for a cough and includes a dated endorsement from J. W. O'Brien of Minneapolis with the address 322 Third Ave N. January 6, 1900.
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Kensington
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Office Boy Wins Big Pool in Philadelphia Plant
In a Philadelphia industrial plant pool for the Pennsylvania football game, office boy Jim won after betting $1 on his guess. Despite no game knowledge, he predicted Columbia 18, Pennsylvania 6 and the final score favored his pick, with the group totaling over $25. He now plans to save to buy a house for his mother.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Little Jim
Jim
Columbia
New Yorker in Boston Seeks Whisky Straight Joke
In a John D. Long credited tale, a New Yorker orders whisky straight in Boston cab. The driver denies the place, confusion ensues until the driver suggests Jamaica Plain, and the quip lands with a pun about a straight drink.
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John D. Long
Massachusetts Statesman
Boston
Jehu
Jamaica Plain
New York Press
Happy Days Return After Grape-Nuts Revives Dyspepsia
A young man recounts three years of dyspepsia and poor appetite improved after using Grape-Nuts. He notes steadier health, better schooling, and clearer memory, with friends saying he looks well. Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan cites the testimonial and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welmilie
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