Diller Record South African Dreamers
Alfred Bell’s bequest of 6 million dollars to build railroads telegraph and telephone lines in Africa is praised as a noble legacy. The piece contrasts Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Belt as dreamers who believed in a future Africa and who will be remembered for envisioning an Africa redeemed even after their deaths.
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Alfred Bell
Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Alfred Best
Rhodes
Bert
New York
Belt
Novelty of the Season Insane Animals Draw Laughter
A quirky season feature highlights an insane horse with undocked tail and odd nocturnal behavior. The horse balances on its head in gardens and reverses order of existence, while a Boston Herald note compares it to a saltwater bathing cat. Both animals are deemed abnormal, likened to sea serpents.
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March
Boston Herald
Railroad Casualties Slide in 1906 Bulletin
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports for the quarter ending March 31 1906 total railroad casualties to passengers and employees at 18296 with 1126 killed and 17170 injured. The bulletin notes 34 deaths and 24 injuries in the worst accident caused by a dispatching system failure when a tired telegraph operator at a remote station slept on duty and misinformed the dispatcher.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
City manners not enough for country folks
A Boston Globe reflection questions importing city manners into country vacations. It argues real relaxation comes from the simple life, free of city fashion, snobbery, wealth, and dissipation, finding harmony with nature wherever one travels.
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Boston Globe
Nebraska Youth Admit Killings of Father in Auburn
Clarence and Charles Williams, aged twenty two and eighteen, confessed to killing Isaac Williams east of Auburn after a quarrel over money and schooling. The coroner's jury returned a verdict supporting the admissions. The brothers were jailed in Auburn awaiting preliminary hearing.
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Isaac Willams
Auburn
Clarence M
Charles Williams
Clarence Williams
Charles
Isaac Williams
Peru
Williams
Smooth Check Swindler Hits Several Banks Across Towns
A con artist operating in small towns is about $1,000 ahead through forged checks. A $550 note cashed at Valentine State Bank in Nebraska bore a forged signature and a bogus payer, Perry Smith. A $450 check drawn on Hooper’s First National Bank and signed by C W Adams was cashed at Torrington Wyoming. Police hint at a missing blank-check theft and plan to pursue leads.
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Hooper
Valentine State Bank
Valentine
Neb
Dodge County
First National Bank of
John Heine
Perry Smith
Joseph Smith
Valentine Bank
Torrington
Wyoming
C. W. Adams
F. W. Young
Hooper Bank
Pinioned Under Corn Fatality Near Fairbury
An elderly man named Gibson died four teen miles south of Fairbury when a wagon laden with corn was overturned after a team of frightened mules bolted. His 14 year old son survived initially but was severely injured and in critical condition after four hours trapped beneath the load.
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Gibson
Fairbury
Fatal Saloon Affray in Norfolk Ends in Two Deaths
In a Norfolk saloon a fatal duel between Lee Bailey and Charles Dugan ended with Bailey dead at once and Dugan dying later. Ehrhardt Clause, a bystander, was wounded by a stray bullet as the quarrel escalated. Bailey threatened to kill Dugan. Dugan challenged Bailey and both drew guns. Five shots were fired as they rejoined the saloon.
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Norfolk
Lee Bailey
Charles Dugan
Ehrhardt Clause
Bailey
Dugan
Farmer Wallace Bennet Arrested for Improper Letter
Wallace Bennet, a Seward farmer, appeared before U. S. Commissioner C. C. Marlay in Lincoln on a charge of writing an improper letter and mailing it. The letter reached his son in Wichita and was shown to the mother, prompting testimony from wife and mother. Bennet was released on personal recognizance with a $500 bond. the letter is under post office inspector review and Bennet did not deny writing it.
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Wallace Bennet
Seward
United States
C. C. Marlay
Lincoln
Wichita
Kas
Bennett
Ene
Beets Crop Prospects Lift Hope at Leavitt Factory
Manager Hugh Scilley of the Leavitt sugar factory expresses optimism for Thinks Company and believes it will pull through. He cites a favorable beet season and dry weather as key to a record Nebraska crop, with about 10,000 acres contracted for.
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Hugh Scilley
Leavitt
Nebraska
Edgar Canning Factory Reaches Corn Output Milestone
The Edgar canning factory completed this year’s sweet corn canning after half the acres were planted due to market overstock. It operated ten days and produced 415 500 cans at an average of 41 550 per day. The plant also canned 1 000 tomatoes and will can more before season end.
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Edgar Canning
Edgar Canning Factory
Incorporation of Nebraska Retail Merchants Association
The Nebraska Retail Merchants Association is incorporated with a capital stock of 1000 shares at $1 each. The group aims to advance the interests of retailers across the state. J. Youngblut of Lincoln serves as president and H. Fischer of Omaha as secretary. The association’s office will be in Omaha.
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Nebraska Retail Merchants Association
J. Youngblut
Lincoln
H. Fischer
Omaha
Farm man falls to death while putting up lightning rods
Joseph Krummerancher, aged over sixty, fell from the top of a barn at the August Lange farm four miles north of Scribner and was instantly killed. He was wiring lightning rods with two spikes left to drive. He leaves ten surviving children and his wife.
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Joseph Krummerancher
August Lange
Scribner
Begas Prepares Great Bismarck Monument Amid Criticism
The German sculptor Reinhold Begas, aged about seventy five, plans a monumental statue of Bismarck after a visit to Friedrichsruh. Bismarck reportedly urged a simpler depiction, asking to be shown on crutches rather than a grand monument. A second note promotes Deference Starch as a stronger, thinner option for laundry care, avoiding excessive paste on fabrics.
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Bismarck
Reinhold Begas
Begas
Friedrichsruh
Germany
Reichstag
Tempted Temperance Tale Turns Creekside Humble
Gossip recounts Deacon Goodley returning home drunk after a creek swim. A tramp allegedly stole his clothes, sparking the scandal and questions about his temperance facade.
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Kidder
Deacon Goodley
London Port Lights Up as Tea Is Discharged by Electricity
For the first time in the port of London a cargo of tea is discharged by electricity. The Huntsman of the Harison line carried out the operation using continuous rollers powered by electricity in the London docks.
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Port of London
Huntsman
Harison
London Docks
Cherry Lips and Silly Words in a Playful Exchange
A playful dialogue features a woman taunting a man with a coy remark about not taking her words seriously. He answers that her small mouth hid her true intent, revealing a lighthearted moment of flirtation.
Woman Crushed by Train Wrecks Foot in Beaver City Stop
Mrs Nancy Cozad a 68 year old woman stepped from an eastbound Burlington train at Beaver City as it neared the platform. The rear coach wheels passed over her right ankle crushing bones necessitating amputation. Train halted and crew aided the injured woman.
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Nancy Cozad
Burlington
Beaver City
Farm Hand Killed When Struck by Train at Stella
Alex Brisby aged 26 a farm hand was mangled and killed at Stella beneath Missouri Pacific cars. Surgeons amputated both legs and both arms but he died from the shock. He had come to Stella to take a train for Auburn when he was thrown under the wheels. His parents live in Omaha.
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Alex Brisby
Stella
Missouri Pacific
Auburn
Omaha
Nervous wreck patient praises pink pills for strength
Mrs A Green of Franklin Ga describes years of weakness and stomach trouble. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills she gained health and weight from 104 to 130 pounds, sleeping better and walking a half mile. Pills sold by druggists or mail from Schenectady NY.
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Williams
A. Green
Franklin, Ga
Dr. Williams
Tragic Mule Kick Fatal for Nebraska Youth
Leroy Schlanker twenty year old son of Jacob Schlanker living four miles southeast of Elmwood Nebraska was kicked in the abdomen by a mule while hitching a team. He collapsed after reaching his brother in law Beank Daugherty’s home and died hours later at a local ward.
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Leroy Schlanker
Jacob Schlanker
Elmwood
Neb
Leroy
Beank Daugherty
Farm Hand Killed Thinly As Threshing Machine Injures
George Mitchell about thirty, a farm hand, was instantly killed three miles north of Sutton while attempting to throw a bell from a threshing machine in motion. His hand caught between the cylinder and belt and he was drawn against the machine with fatal force.
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George Mitchell
Sutton
Burglars Loot Tekamah Merchants Hotels
Robberies strike Tekamah targets as Brookings hotel and Merchants hotel lose valuables. Brookings owner reports watch and $10 stolen, while Merchants hotel victim C L Smith loses watch and $5. A 2% carat diamond stud and $5 vanish from the guilty party, and John Lewis of Decatur escapes.
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Tekamah
Merchants
Brookings
C. L. Smith
Chicago
John Lewis
Decatur
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