Multiple Global Incidents Reported Across World
A bomb exploded in a St Petersburg suburb killing one of two men and wounding the other as they posed as laborers. A New York engineer, Ralph Wilner, was expelled from his hotel in Russia over passport confusion. Persian recall of General Snarski and forces was announced. Suffragettes Lady Constance Lytton and Mrs Brailsford were jailed a month after a Newcastle protest. Santo Domingo reports a rebel attack on Dajabon repulsed by government troops. French analyst Amad warned Spain over Morocco. War Minister Brun placed on retired list. Edgar W Mix celebrated in Paris after winning the Gordon Bennett balloon race.
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St Petersburg
Ralph Wilner
New York
Wilner
Russia
Persia
Snarski
Tabriz
Constance Lytton
H.N. Brailsford
Newcastle
David Lloyd- George
Santo Domingo
Andre Navarro
Dajabon
G. L
Amad
France
Spain
Morrocco
Brun
Edgar W. Mix
Paris
Denmark Tenn storm wrecks town two killed and missing
A severe storm wrecked Denmark Tennessee killing two people and injuring others with several reported missing. The report notes extensive damage across the town and preliminary casualty figures.
RANCHES AT AUCTION IN Banner COUNTY SALE
The Wright and Heard ranches in Banner county totaling 8 360 acres sold for 101 400 dollars. Land was divided into 34 tracts and sold separately at auction with a special train bringing over 100 land seekers from across Nebraska. Banner county lacks a railroad though a line is surveyed this summer likely Union Pacific or Burlington.
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Scotts Bluff
Neb
Wright
Union Pacific
Burlington
Beds of Silica Sand Near Beaver City Grow Exports
Silica sand beds near Beaver City Nebraska spanning hundreds of acres have been opened and shiploads are sent to Cambridge Massachusetts for undisclosed uses. Earlier efforts involved plate glass polishing in Cleveland and later soap and cleansing products in Denver and South Omaha. The beds’ high quality may position Furnas county as a global silica supplier.
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Beaver City
Neb
Cambridge
Mass
Cleveland
Denver
South Omaha
Furnas County
Cornerstone Laid for Crete Congregational Church
Crete Nebraska. Tuesday afternoon at 8 30 the cornerstone of the Crete Congregational church now under construction was laid. The new structure is expected to cost about 20000 dollars. C B Anderson chaired the financial committee and laid the stone. Rev H Bross of Wahoo delivered the main address, recalling his decade as former pastor here. A B Fairchild read a paper on the first cornerstone laid in 1876. Sunday school children donated the store, with Rev Mr Cowan, the current pastor, directing services followed by a free supper hosted by church ladies.
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Crete
Neb
Crete Congregational Church
C. B. Anderson
H. Bross
Wahoo
A. B. Fairchild
Mr. Cowan
Great Day for Shriners in McCook Neb
About 200 Shriners gathered in McCook Nebraska for an epoch making event with 30 candidates initiated by Lincoln officers. A parade and drill highlighted the afternoon and a banquet for 200 followed the great gathering at night. McCook offered a hospitable welcome to the Shriners and showcased a new $6 000 temple during decorations.
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McCook
Neb
Nebraska
Lincoln
Indianola Man Found Dead in McCook Hotel Palmer House
John McClung of Indianola Neb was found dead in bed at the Palmer house in McCook about 2 o clock Tuesday. He had gone to the room for a nap and failed to answer a call at 1. After forcing entry his body lay on the bed with no signs of struggle. He leaves a wife.
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Indianola
Neb
John McClung
Palmer House
McCook
Nebraska Wins Prizes At State Exhibit Display
O P Dovel returned from Kansas City elated that Nebraska under his supervision won a pocketful of ribbons. The state carried off first and second prizes for county collections. Odell of Lincoln won all prizes offered for bees and honey.
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Auburn
Neb
O. P. Dovel
Kansas City
Misouri Valley
Nebraska Happenings and Local News Snippets
Pioneer W R Sampson dies at his Fremont home. Ainsworth telephone system sold to A R Workman of Danville Ohio. Fire destroys Christensen home near Fremont with $1500 loss. Dental association to meet in Kearney. Cavity Preparations topic. D M Amsberry resumes ownership of Custer County Republican. Art Lenig injured by falling dinner bell. Plattsmouth Daily News first issue under P A Barrows. Mrs John Cole buried at Brownville, early settler. Gatling gun unit mustered in at Beatrice. Weston and Shinn appointed. Jacob Lewis of Columbus dies, last survivor of early party. D J Gates builds new Albion feed stable. Monument for John A Creighton nearing completion. Hanks sues Alfalfa Products for $1000 over injury. Armenian M Gregorian dies, leaves $4000 to three hospitals. Fossil horse tooth found near Beatrice wells. George L Campen earns medal for canal zone service.
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W. R. Sampson
Colfax County
Fremont
Ainsworth
A. R. Workman
Danville
Frank Christensen
Northwest District Dental Association
Kearney
D. M. Amsberry
Custer County
Nebraska National Guards
Beatrice
Hartigan
H. T. Weston
Col
E. J. Shinn
Jacob Lewis
City of
Columbus
Mr. Lewis
D. J. Gates
Albion
John A. Creighton
Omaha
Creighton College of Pharmacy
Fourteenth
Davenport
B. F. Hanks
Alfalfa Products Company
Hanks
M. Gregorian
Norfolk
New York City
Methodist Hospital
Presbyterian Hospital and Society Hospital
Gregorian
Barbour
George L. Campen
Canal Zone
Roosevelt
Panama
United States
Fortifications for Panama Canal Entrances Studied
Washington reports a joint army and navy board will inspect the Panama Canal entrances this winter. Col Goethals predicts completion or strong progress by 1915, with officials considering eight 12 inch guns, eleven 3 inch guns, and thirty two 12 inch mortars.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Army and Navy
Congress
Goethals
William L. Marsh
William Crozier
Arthur Murray
W. W. Witherspoon
Army
Navy
National Coast Defense Board
Taft
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama
San Francisco
Dickinson
Appropriations Committee of the House
New York
Commission
Rizzo Murder Trial Locked In After Courtroom Attack
Theodore Rizzo’s trial for the murder of two Italian children in Utica began with a six hour jury selection before Justice Rogers. He was attacked in court by Theresa Procopio’s mother, striking him in the face until guards intervened, amid heightened security for the proceedings.
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Utica
N. Y
Theodore Rizzo
Rogers
Rizzo
Theresa Procopio
Gentle Rebuke From Pulpit in Youth's Companion Tale
Lucy Fitch Perkins recounts a New England clerical great grandfather who used inventive means to keep his weary congregation awake. He paused during a sermon to scold the proposed new church as unnecessary, noting the sleepers in the old one were all sound.
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
New England
Breakneck line-up line costs extra in town
A humorous exchange unfolds as a worker, asked to string a pulley clothes-line for a demanding woman, warns he will break his neck if placed where she wants. She stands firm. he agrees with a grin that the extra risk will cost two dollars.
Consolation on a Lost Limb and the Next World
A speaker recalls losing a limb as a baby and the hope of restoration in the next world. The exchange contrasts present pain with faith in future restoration, reflecting a somber, religious tone.
One Part Melodrama on a Bridge Self Struggle
A satirical line from the Louisville Courtier Journal notes a melodrama where a star contends a big scene needs more than one person. The star imagines self conflict leading to a plunge over a bridge, as a mock critique.
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Louisville Courtier- Journal
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Johns Hopkins University National Academy of Sciences
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Sprague
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Tenth Street
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Peasy
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Knox
Charles R. Crane
China
Board of Review
Illinois Tax Reform League
Wilbur Wright
Hudson-Fulton Commission
Hudson
Ner County
Washington
Marseilles
John
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Beatrice Creamery Co
Bante
John G. Woodward & CO
Council Bluffs
South Dakota
Alex. H. Rait
Farmers & Merchants’ Bidg
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Eas
Frantz H. Wray
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