Johnstown Auditorium Company Formed in Brown County
Local citizens form the Johnstown Auditorium company to build an auditorium in Johnstown Brown county with a projected cost of 2000 dollars. The report notes several other business incorporations and property transactions across Nebraska and a West Point depot completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Johnson, Jr
Johnson & Son
Bradshaw
Northwestern
West Point
Fremont
Black Hills
Loup
Electric Power Company
Comstock
Custer County
Riddle Loop
State Board of Irrigation
Dan. Mohn
Papillion Mohn
Cass County
Osceola
W. H. Myers & Co
Dorsey Bros
Thayer
Neb
Myers
Thayer County
A.C. Freshman
Beatrice
German National Bank
Freshman
Geneva
Golden
Frank ‘Welsh
Columbus
Carrig
Fort Ross
Monroe
W. Va
Welsh
Grand Island
San Francisco
Philippines
Nebraska
Fort Crook
Johnson:lumber Company of
Loomis
Blockader Caught and War News From Mukden Fronts
Reports from the Russo Japanese theatre describe a Soviet like advance at Mukden and heavy fighting near Port Arthur. A German steamer Batelan was captured off Port Arthur with cargo of winter clothing and medicine. Japanese and Russian forces suffer and bury casualties as scouting continues and volunteers blow up a Chinese building. A Russian Red Cross nurse, daughter of a Russian colonel, requests to nurse prisoners in Matsuyama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Tokio
Port Arthur
Department
Yentai
Tatauta
New Chiang
Sasebo
Pigeon” Bay
Mukden
Poutiloff Hill
Ninshenpu
Kuropatkin
Red Cross
Japan
Matsuyama
Danish immigrant dies in Dannebrog blaze
A coroner's jury finds Neil Chrinsen, a recent arrival from Denmark, died of suffocation in a Dannebrog hardware store fire after the building could not be entered. The blaze also damaged an adjoining lumber yard. Chrinsen's remains were found in the ruins and his mother remains in Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Chrinsen
Denmark
Dannebrog
Nebr
M. A. Madsen
Christensen
Madsen
Nebraska wealth ends eastern donations myth
ANebraska narrator recounts an east to west aid practice. Wealthy Nebraskans now fund themselves with state bonds bought by Massachusetts investors. The story frames Nebraska as capable of supporting its own religious and educational institutions. The adviser returns empty handed signaling a shift in charity dynamics.
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Nebraska
Weston
East
Massachusetts
Resiue
Fire at Exposition in St Louis Levels Missouri Pavilion
A heater explosion triggered a four hour blaze that wrecked the Missouri world’s fair pavilion. The $150000 structure and $75000 of furnishings burned, destroying portraits and relics while injuring two firemen and harming two responders. Sparks reached nearby buildings as fire crews fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
United States Government
Liberal Arts “Palace
State Departments Prepare Semi annual Reports
The heads of the several departments of the state administration are preparing their semi annual reports due to the governor on December 1. Departments are also making their estimates for the next biennium submitted by the auditor to the legislature, with appropriations likely to be several hundred thousand dollars below those of the last biennium.
Cholera On The Increase In Rural State Areas
Dr Joemae Mas speaks on rising cholera in eastern and central districts. State Veterinarian Thomas notes underreporting by stock raisers and urges stricter laws and more department help to curb livestock losses. Horse deaths from pinworms are being investigated with hopes of lowering the death rate.
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Thomas
Lincoln man found dead from gas asphyxiation at home
Charles O Boettcher former district court clerk and Lincoln resident was found in his 927 Wood Street bedroom with a partially lit gas jet. He lay in bed in night clothes showing no struggle or consciousness. Friends believed accidental asphyxiation and noted sound health and stable finances. initial shock followed as investigators reviewed details.
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Charles O." Boettcher
District Court
Lincoln
Wood Street
Woman attacked in Topeka boarding house left for dead
Mrs. J. M. Nickum, 68, Topeka Kansas, was struck on the head with an axe and left for dead in her boarding house and restaurant. She was briefly conscious afterward and indicated both husbands had been divorced. Money and valuables were not molested. The wall there showed a spattered record.
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J. M. Nickum
Topeka
Kan
Norfolk Asylum gains support for expansion plan
The Nebraska State Board of Public Lands and Buildings toured the Norfolk State Hospital for the Insane, praising its new buildings and endorsing an appropriation of 40 000 to 50 000 dollars. They noted delays, proposed adding a cottage, repairing the west wing, and plan to house more patients to relieve Hastings and Lincoln asylums.
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Nebraska State’ Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Norfolk
State Hospital For the
Mortensen
Avcord
Hastings
Lincoln
Railroads Liable for Stock Delays in Transit Verdict
Denver jury in Judge Johnson's division awards John Hartman about $800 for stock delays caused by Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad. Hartman shipped 28 horses from Denver to Kingfisher in 1903. heat and sidetracks extended the trip to six days with no water or feed, injuring the livestock.
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Johnson
District Court
Denver
John Hartman
Chicago
Hartman
Kingfisher
O.T
Gas Explosions Kill Four at Chicago Plant
Four people die and many injured as a sequence of gas explosions devastates the Pyle Electric Headlight plant in Chicago. Nearby buildings suffer damage and windows shatter for blocks, with the blast believed to have caused the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pyle Electric Headlight Company
Chancellors and anecdotes mark obits in Oberlin nostalgia
Edmund Burke Fairfield former chancellor of the Nebraska University dies at his Oberlin home after a storied career in education. The piece recalls his Virginia birth August 7 1821, kin to notable figures, and service from Nebraska to Lyons France. It shares a string of light vignettes reflecting era manners and public notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Burke Fairfield
Nebraska State University
Oberlin
Ohio
Eb, B. Fairfield
Lincoln
Fairfield
Virginia
Wynn
Washington
Stonewall
Jac ‘Kwon
Parkersburg
Tow
West Virginia
Nebraska University
Zach Chandler
Perry
Michigan
Nebraska
Manistee
Mich
Lyons
France
United States
Harrison
America
Rural Carriers Face Political Reform Probe
The president has directed the civil service commission to investigate Rural Free Delivery carriers’ political activities amid claims the system is a powerful political machine. The inquiry follows reports that carriers aided certain congressional opponents and opposed a salary increase, prompting regulatory frames to curb political participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Congress
United States
Overstreet
Indiana
Freight storage charge to curb depot delays
Merchants who keep goods in local railroad depots beyond a reasonable time will face a new storage charge. The Western Freight association will enforce the rule to penalize small lots left in freight houses over twenty four hours, aiming to reduce freight delay and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Freight Association
Colorado to Boise Railroad Incorporation Filed in Denver
Articles of incorporation for the Colorado Wyoming and Idaho railroad were filed in Denver by K S Chenoweth and John D Millken. The company seeks 10 million dollars to build about 800 miles from Denver to Boise Idaho. Backed by Chicago and New England capitalists, significant stock is already subscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Colorado, Wyoming & Idaho Railroad
Denver
Boise
Idaho
Chicago
New England
Reyes
Tallway’ Corporation
McKinley Memorial Fund Reaches Six Hundred Thousand
Chicago announces the completion of a $600 000 fund for a McKinley National Memorial. Alexander H. Revell, Illinois auxiliary chair, reports to the state committee that $5 000 remains to be raised and that national trustees will adopt a monument design.
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McKinley Mmorial Fund
Chicago
McKinley
Alexander H. Revell
Illinois
McKinley National Memorial Association
State Committee
Pronectan Ganas Te Sane
National Trustees of
Pe Gaccaien Wae Eat
Whacks and Mother Nature Aimed at Habits
The piece argues that natural warnings or "whacks" from Mother Nature target harmful habits like whiskey tobacco coffee and tea. It describes how these substances depress after initial stimulation, undermine health, and hinder work, urging readers to quit and seek healthier routines aided by Postum as a replacement drink.
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Diller
Pearoe
Johnstown
Brown County
William O'Brien
Benedict
Loomis Grain & Milkey Company of
Farmers Independent Telephone Company of
Platte Center
Plattsmouth
Methodist Church
Johnston
Liberty Precinct
A.J. Weaver
J. H. Moorehead
Falls City
Union Pacific
Stone Mercantile Co
Greenwood
Watson Howard
Thomas Ryan
Stone
Howard
St. Louie
Joemae Mas
Charles O. Boettcher
Gap
Little
Elsie
Secretary of State
K. S. Chenoweth
John D. Millken
Kansas
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