Baseball Pitch Kills Elevator Operator John Heyne
John Heyne, a 22-year-old elevator operator from Wehling, was struck above the ear by a wild pitched ball during a game. He walked home after collapsing, skull fracture diagnosed, surgeons summoned from Omaha but he died before they arrived. Heyne was a well known local resident near Wehling.
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John Heyne
Wehling
Art Wagner
Oakland
Heyne
Wagner
Omaha
Uehlimg
State Considers Pension Dues for Soldiers Homes
The Board of Public Lands and Buildings weighs a rule requiring soldiers home members with pensions above 12 dollars monthly to contribute a share to the home cash fund. Governors and officials debate amounts from 13 to 30 dollars, with scales from 10 to 30 percent and special cases for dependents and constant attendance. The state also draws 100 dollars yearly from the federal government for each member.
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Ars
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Imrw
Nat
Hothe
Sheldon
Eaton
Junkin
Thompson
Brian
High Schools Qualify for State Course Requirement Pledge
State Superintendent McBrien pledges to ensure completion of an eighteen week in class course. Each high school that qualifies will receive 350 dollars annually from the state. Read list includes Geneva 29 Hastings 7 West Point 13 Fairfield 12 Superior.
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McBrien
Hbh
Ee Dee Pata
Geneva
Hastings
West Point
Fairfield
Superior
Beatrice Woman Injured In Runaway Crash
Mrs Indiana Knapp an elderly Beatrice resident sustained heavy bruises after her buggy became unmanageable and ran away striking a tree. She was found to be badly bruised across the body following the collision.
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Indiana Knapp
Beatrice
Quail Off Season Fines For Two Prominent Men
Two well known men, Claude Delaney of North Platte and Bert E. Ifingeworth of Gothenburg, admitted shooting quail out of season. They pleaded guilty and were fined $45 plus costs each after being found guilty by the county court. They used one shot to bag nine quail along the road, incurring $10 per bird, totaling a $90 penalty for the two.
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North Platte
Carter
Costé
Claude Delaney
Bert E.ifingeworth
Gothenburg
Aged Woman Dragged by Calf at Glenover Farm
Mrs. Swartz, 76, visiting granddaughter Mrs. Mary Dolan at the Dolan farm eight miles north of Beatrice, was dragged nearly a quarter mile when tangled in a calf rope. She suffered severe bruises cuts and flesh torn to the bone and remains in grave condition with doubtful recovery.
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Glenover
Defense Plans an Appeal in Barker Sanity Verdict
Frank Barker of Webster county Nebraska, condemned for murdering his brother and wife, was tried in Lancaster county for sanity and found sane. A jury of twelve signed the verdict individually before Judge Lincoln Frost. Attorneys F G Hamer and Grant G Martin said an appeal to the Supreme Court may intervene before final decision.
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Frank Barker
Webster County
Nebraska
Lancaster County
Barker
W. B. Howard
O. W. Wakefield
C. J. Wilson
W. H. Clark
A. J. Minor
J. G. Gardner
Clark Oberlies
W. B. Ely
M. H. Spere
A. Linden
William Rogers
Peter Pommer
Lincoln Frost
District Court of
F. G. Hamer
Grant G.martin
Supreme Court
Warning issued to Nebraska meat packers and dealers
Food Commissioner J. W. Johnson sent notice to all meat packers dealers and sellers of meat for use in Nebraska warning against short weight packages or unbranded net weight. County attorneys are told to pursue penalties under the law. Packing houses operate in Douglas and Otoe counties.
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J. W. Johnson
Nebraska
Douglas
Otoe
Fire destroys D L Johnson ranch barn near Catro
A large horse barn on the D L Johnson ranch four miles north of Catro burned entirely. Six horses, two new buggies, several harness sets, and hundreds of bushels of corn were lost. Foreman Mr Sorensen and family were away visiting. only one hired man slept inside.
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D. L. Johnson Ranch
Catro
Will Protest the Rates Before Railway Commission
Centralized creameries plan a protest to the railway commission against the recently set cream rates and intend to appeal to the courts claiming the rates discriminate against Nebraska creameries.
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Railway Commission
Nebraska
Perkins County Land Appraisal Sparks State Land Debate
Perkins County commissioners forwarded to Land Commissioner Eaton an appraisal of state lands at 50 cents an acre. Eaton believes value ranges from 1 to 5 dollars and will present it to the board of Educational Lands and Funds. The $0.50 valuation would yield about $0.30 per acre in rental, likely leading to rejection.
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Perkins County
Eaton
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Farmers Build Telephone Lines In Geneva Battle
The Farmers Mutual Telephone company of Geneva orders two car loads of poles and materials to start their own lines immediately. They accuse the Independent company of failing to improve service, saying it has grown worse while rates stay the same.
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Farmers Mutual Telephone Company of
Geneva
Child Burned After Bonfire Accident
The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Dewitt Spencer of 703 South Street Hastings was badly burned when her clothing caught fire from a bonfire she was playing near. The burns cover from her knees upward and include full head hair damage. It is feared she will not recover from injuries.
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Barry
Fire damages barn and contents near Ravenna
A small fire at Ravenna started accidentally near Horace Robinsons barn and rapidly consumed all contents including a span of mules. Firefighters or local help reportedly contained the blaze with no further details.
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Ravenna
Horace Robinson
Nebraska Traction Commission Orders Six for Twenty Five Cents
Nebraska railway commission rules Lincoln traction company must sell six tickets for 25 cents and ten for 25 cents for school days, fixing plant value at 1.4 million dollars and capping earnings. Interchangeable transfers denied. decision subject to further appeal if found unreasonable.
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Nebraska Commission
Lincoln
Neb.) Traction Company
State Railway Commission
H. J. Winnett
J. A. Wiliams
Henry T. Clarke, Jr
Traction Company
Citizens’ Company
Railway Commission
John M. Stewart
Land Drawings Next Week for Lower Brule Reservation
Opening of the Lower Brule reservation in Stanley and Lyman counties South Dakota is set for October 7 with drawings continuing to October 12 at Pierre. The tract lies southwest of Pierre, about six miles from town, extending southward ~20 miles. Prices are government fixed from $1.25 to $2.50 per acre based on land quality.
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South Dakota
Lower Brule
Stanley
Lyman Counties
Land Office
Pierre
Medicine Creek
Lyman County
Tennessee Supreme Court Upheld Pendleton Anti Saloon Law
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Pendleton law constitutional extending anti saloon measures to all cities with 100000 residents and applying to towns 65000 or less. The statute effectively expands the four mile tow to every city.
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State Supreme Court of
Tennessee
Monument to McKinley Unveiled in Canton Ceremony
Crowds of over 560000 gather in Canton Ohio as the McKinley monument is unveiled with President as speaker. The mausoleum on Monument Hill houses the president and family remains, built with granite from Wisconsin Vermont and marble from Tennessee, at a cost around 500000 dollars.
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Canton
Ohio
William McKinley
United States
Monument Hill
McKinley
Milford
Maas
Tennessee
Windsor
Berlin
Wis
Ida
Mary
William M’kinley
Monument Commission
Governor Comer sells 106000 acres to Thompson for Washington colonies
Governor B B Comer of Alabama sold his Barbour and Bullock county plantations totaling 106000 acres to Internal Revenue Collector O F Thompson for 162000 dollars, acting for Booker T Washington. It is understood Washington plans to establish colonies of new negroes on the land.
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B. B.comer
Alabama
Barbour
Bullock Counties
Internal Revenue
O. F. Thompson
Booker T. Washington
Washington
Arrival of Advance Guard of Pacific Fleet at San Francisco
Four armoured cruisers West Virginia Colorado Maryland and Pennsylvania complete the first division of the Pacific fleet returning from a 36 000 mile cruise. The ships passed the Golden Gate in fire formation led by West Virginia with Rear Admiral Dayton. Sailors and crowds lined the waterfront as salute fired and officials met aboard West Virginia for talks on subsequent target practice at Magdalena Bay.
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Pacific Coast
Golden Gate
West Virginia
James H. Dayton
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Newport
R. I
San Francisco
Fort Magen
Fort Baker
Admiral Swineburn
Charleston
California
St. Louis
Magadalena Bay
Oil Tank Explosion Fatal for Three at Morris Park
Three men James Cooper James Reilly and Richard Smith were killed instantly when an oil tank exploded while drawing crude petroleum into a sprinkling cave for use on the Morris Park race track New York. A lantern is thought to have ignited spilled oil causing the blast and shattering windows at a nearby Catholic rectory.
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James Cooper
James Reilly
Richard Smith
Morris Park
New York
Board Refuses Label Extension Under Pure Food Law
The board of food and drug inspection within the department of agriculture declines to recommend extending the use of labels already in stock until October 1 1908. It says manufacturers jobbers and wholesalers have had sufficient time to adjust their basic affairs to the pure food law terms.
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Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Department of Agriculture
Prince Killed By Accident At Potsdam
Prince Charles Gustave von Taun, youngest son of Prince Maximillian of Thurn und Taxis, a lieutenant in the Prussian Foot Guards, slipped on stairs at the officers mess in Potsdam, fracturing his skull and dying instantly. Born in 1886.
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Prince Charles Gustave von Taunnin Taxis
Prince Maximillian
Thurn Und Taxis
Prussia
Foot Guards
Potsdam
Prince
Columbus Gains City of First Class Status
Governor Sheldon issued a proclamation declaring Columbus Nebraska a city of the first class with population between 5 000 and 26 000 The census shows a little over 5 000 and an application for the proclamation was filed with the governor.
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Columbus
Sheldon
Nebraska
Neb
Eight Injured in Pennsylvania Railroad Wreck
Eight persons were injured when the Altoona accommodation train collided with a freight train at Jeannetta bridge near Harrisburg. The wreck damaged telegraph and telephone lines at the collision point.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Jeannetta Bridge
Altoona
Harrisburg
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