Imperial Edict Honors Deceased Chang-Chich-Tung
Tia-Hung-Tse appointed arand counsellor of the empire succeeding Chang-Chich-Tung. An edict eulogizes the late official, grants posthumous honors, and promotes his three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tia-Hung-Tse
Board of Justice
Arand
Chang-Chich-Tung
Sotamayor
Henry White
France
Mrs. White
United States
Spain
Morocco
Paris
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Shah of
Persia
Anzali
Caspian Sea
Russia
Petrovek
Caspian
Odessa
Caucasus
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Poldhu
Clifton
Noted Explorers and Public Figures in Brief
Commander Peary notified the National Geographic Society of his compliance with the commission urging submission of observations. Clara Clemens married Ossip Gabrilowitsch at Storm Field Connecticut. Count Tolstoi health concerns renewed. Wayne monument dedicated at Stony Point. John Van Nortwick dies of heart failure in Appleton. Governor Hughes trends against race track betting. Chicago club head Charles Murphy seeks reopening of a tampering case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commander Peary
National Geographic Society
Willis L Moore
New York
John Preston
Bristol
Clara L. Clemens
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Storm Field
Conn
Peary
National Geographical Society
Dr. Cook
United States
Leo Tolstoi
Yasnaya- Polyana
Moscow
Anthony” Wayne
Great Britain
Stony Point Gibraltar
Stony Point
N. Y
Hudson- Fulton
John van Nortwick
Wisconsin
Appleton
Hughes
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago National Baseball Club
Toronto
National Commission
Notable Global Tidbits and Personal Tragedies
A varied article notes the Justice Department preparing to fight cases against tribal lands held under federal protection. Albert Pulitzer, brother of Joseph Pulitzer, committed suicide in Vienna by poison then gunshot. Tariff changes affect cotton and wool goods while Omaha streetcar strife ends. Paraguayan revolutionists active per state department. An unknown man shot himself at New York University Hall of Fame steps. body to morgue. Customs and internal revenue reports favorable. Germans in Chicago celebrate Germantown founding. Peary central to Hudson Fulton voyage aboard Roosevelt. New York Republican leader pledges to curb election cheating. Martha Washington may appear on forthcoming postage stamps. DAR women press to USPS for action. 12-cent stamp proposed. Pinchot reiterates charges on trust-controlled water power. Anna Lind pleads guilty to burglary. ten-year indeterminate sentence. Lipton to return to America for America’s Cup bid. US families migrate to Canada as homesteaders. National bank notes outstanding total $702,807,469 versus $675,612,327 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justices
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
Albert Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Vienna
Bradstreet
Omaha
Paraguay
State Department
O'Brien
Hall of Fame
New York University
Chicago
Germantown
Peary
Roosevelt
Hudson-Fulton
Hudson
Herbert Parsons
New York County Republican Committee
Metropolis
Martha Washington
Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Post Office Department
Forester Pinchot
Washington
Woodbine
Anna Lind
Thomas Lipton
America
Canada
United States
Counterfeit Five Dollar Note Warned By Secret Service
A new counterfeit five dollar silver certificate has appeared in Michigan and other areas. The note bears Indian head design, 1889 series, signatures of Treasury official Vernon and Register, with face plate 1242 and back plate 1862.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Secret Service
United States Treasurer Treaty and Register Vernon
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
RE. Dana Durand
Bureau of the Census
Dickinson
Bellemeade
Tenn
Association of Military Surgeons of the
Army
Navy and
Marine Hospital Service
National Guard
Harvard opens with Lowell installation as president
Harvard University formally opened with the installation of President Lowell. Congressman Parsons of New York has issued a challenge to the Confederate forces. The Duchess of Aosta prepares to depart Naples for the Congo spending the winter in Africa for health. Street car strikers in Omaha vow to continue the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
Lowell
Parsons
New York
Duchess
Aosta
Naples
Congo
Africa
Omaha
Ninth annual sun set social in York Methodist church
In York Nebraska the ninth annual sun set social gathered 114 attendees the largest ever with guests aged over seventy. Judge A B Taylor led the program as Rev A G Bennett welcomed all. A Bissel and wife sang a vocal duet while Mrs Priscilla Pierce played violin. Elizabeth Sherman, ninety six, was the oldest attendee. Birthplaces ranged widely from England to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Neb
Methodist Church
A. B. Taylor
A. G. Bennett
Aaron Bissel
Priscilla Pierce
Elizabeth Sherman
England
Scotland
Germany
Sweden
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Canada
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Wisconsin
Explosion Ends In Death At Aurora Stationery Shop
Millard C. Evans, about 29, died after a gasoline lighting system generator exploded as he poured wood alcohol. His clothes ignited and he ran to an adjacent auto garage where flames were extinguished. Father C. S. Evans was severely burned but not seriously hurt. Stationery stock was only slightly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Neb
Millard C. Evans
Gene Artor
Evans
C. S. Evans
The Midwest Life Officers and Financial Figures
The Midwest Life officers include Sel Gar as president and B B pet as vice president with other officers listed. Financial data shows in force insurance figures spanning December 31, 1906 to September 30, 1909, totaling over 1.3 million at times, and local agents are sought in Nebraska with liberal commissions from the Lincoln home office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Pet
Omaha
Ars
Elotum Wiskh
Sfaot Trait Actuary
J. H. Mockett
Nebraska
Lincoln
Midwest
Meeting in Weeping Water by Nebraska mission groups
The wom an's board of missions of the interior of Nebraska and the Nebraska woman's home missions union hold a joint convention at the Congregational church in Weeping Water. Delegates from across the state attend. Rev. Dr. Shippard of Lincoln's First Congregational church gave the address on Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeping Water
Neb
Woman's Board of Missions ‘of the Interior ‘of
Nebraska
Nebraska Woman’s Home Missions Union
Congregational Church
Shippard
First Congregational Church
Lincoln
Nightmare Causes Death in Arnold Nebraska
Miss Ina M. Lebmuchiler died after a nightmare caused distress during sleep in Arnold Nebraska. She fainted from fear and died at home despite medical arrival. Dr Mee Leary attributed death to heart disease induced by nightmare.
Woman Hangs Self in Norfolk Home
Mrs. Ferdinand Pofahl, 59, committed suicide by hanging to a door knob with a shoe string Tuesday. Needing to control screams she gagged her mouth and strangled herself while her husband, afflicted with inflammatory rheumatism, lay in another room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Ferdinand Pofahl
Good Yield of Apples In Nebawka From Pollard Sons
Isaac Pollard & Sons of Nebraska fruit farm report a strong shipment of sixteen cars of apples from their own crop. The late winter apples remain unharvested with expectations of many more cars. They have also shipped three cars of cider and two of vinegar from their own production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebawka, Neb
Isaac Pollard & Sons
Nebraska
Dunbar Bank Building Rises in County Town
The Dunbar State bank begins a new building project promising one of the county’s most modern banks. Construction follows reports of strong local business activity and a rising need for enhanced financial facilities.
Key West Struck by Monster Storm Wrecks City
Key West faced devastation from a hurricane that hit Florida's southern coast. Authorities imposed martial law as looting surged, with 2 million dollars in property damage and numerous injuries or deaths reported among workers in cigars, sponge fisheries, and salvage firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Florida
United States
Martinez
Ruy. Lopez
Manuel Lopez
Fleitas Torres
Wilf Cigar
First National Bank
Libel Case Argued in Panama Graft Matter
Judge A B Anderson in Indianapolis notes the Panama libel case against Charles R Williams and Delavan Smith of the Indianapolis News, now under federal scrutiny for possible indictment on criminal libel. The discussion centers on whether the matter shows probable cause and if removal to the District of Columbia is appropriate. The articles alleged a graft of 28 million dollars in the Panama canal sale by the French company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Panama
A. B. Anderson
United States Court of
Charles R. Williams
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
District of Columbia
Messrs. Williams
Smith
Federal Grand Jury
Panama Canal
United States
Banker Norton Loses Out in Oklahoma City
The Central State Bank with 200000 capital replaces the Columbia Bank and Trust Company. The state banking board takes charge of assets and liabilities, keeping Columbia’s facilities and deposit payments. W L Norton’s control plan failed and liquidation of Columbia is decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Oklahoma City
Central State Bank
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
State Banking Board
Columbia Bank
State Board
New Bank
W. L. Norton
Columbia
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the Midwest Life Officers
Dunbar State Bank
Dunbar
Straub Bros
Otoe County
St. Joseph
George Schad
Wymore
Cemetery. Association
Gage County
Blue Springs
Neese
Rice
Board of Education of
McCook
Teachers’ Association
E.S. Johnson
Nebraska City
William Lyons
Brock
Burlington
H. O. Barber & Sons
Moon
Denton
S. A. Kinney
Kinneyville
Liberty
Jonathan
Grimes
Wymore and
Blue “Springs
E. F. Gates
B. Bean
Riney
John Trudo
Berlin
Trudo
Lola Harding
Warren Harding
Hebron
Atkinson’s Park
Pawnee City
Fortis Harrington
H. W. Harrington
Harrington
United Brethers Hospital
Beatrice
J. R. Mower
H. W. L. Jackson
H. M. ‘Hepperlin
C. S. Long
F. J. Pothast
Pickerell
G. A. Spangler
C. Caldwell
Swanton
Smithfield
J. S. Hatcher
Greenwood
ING
Florida Coast
Weather Bureau
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