Nebraska Notes in Brief From Across the State
A Catholic church at Elkhorn opens costing $8 000. A Minden barn burns after a boy and matches fire. George Walbradt’s home near Plattsmouth destroyed by fire. Emerson votes $1 500 for a saloon license. Tecumseh ends slot machines. Mrs. B C Allen dies at David City aged 72. Frost damages fruit and grain near Trenton. William Starret and wife sail to England. John C Spencer injured in a runaway near Randolph. Stromsburg band of eighteen performs outdoors. Creighton National Bank applies for approval. capital at $25 000. John Thorpe at West Point contracts smallpox. Neligh hotel closed. Hooper Woodmen monument unveiling at a grave. Inmate Joseph Hecke dies by suicide at Douglas county hospital. Herman Sounenschien’s leg broken in horse accident. Rev. Charles A Fritz dies at Hastings. Pioneering resident J A Thornburg dies near Calloway. P Gleason purchases six shorthorns for 1 230 at Des Moines. Madison Square theatre company disbands at Hastings over back pay. Table Rock school bonds sold for 11 600 at 4 per cent. Plans for new building soon. Will Forney in Madison loses an eye from a cap rifle accident. Burglars loot Jones residence at Grand Island. loot not large. Presidential train stop in Omaha. Mrs McKinley given a bouquet of American roses bound with ribbon.
Dunkards Convention Draws 10000 in Lincoln Nebraska
A large Dunkards convention in Lincoln Nebraska gathers about 10 000 delegates from the church nationwide. The independent congregations practice foot washing twice yearly and communion in a mobile table setup. They eschew law and politics and rely on elder led ceremonies and oil anointment for the sick.
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Lincoln, Neb
Church of the Dunkards
Living Light Lamp by Prof Dubois Uses Living Microbes
A lamp devised by Prof. Raphael Dubois lights a glass globe filled with a culture of luminous marine microbes. The setup rests on a metallic stand, with two air tubes inlets to permit limited circulation, and a reflective base under the globe.
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Raphael Dubois
Fairbanks in the Field Announces Indiana Candidacy
Harry New of Indiana announces that Senator Fairbanks will be a presidential candidate at the 1904 Republican national convention. New asserts Indiana will back Fairbanks with a solid delegation and support him as the logical nominee to carry the state for the party.
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Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Harry 8. New
Fairbanks
New
Fatal fall of Burlington workman in Omaha
J. O. Thomas of Plattsmouth Neb. was killed while painting Burlington depot lamp posts in Omaha. He slipped from a ladder on the viaduct approach and fell thirty five feet to the pavement, crushing his skull. He left a large family.
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Burlington
Plattamouth
Neb
Omaha
J. O. Thomas
Plattsmouth
Justice Brewer to Wed Emma Mott in Burlington
Engagement announced for Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the United States Supreme Court to Miss Emma Miner Mott a Washington D C school teacher. Wedding planned next week at Burlington Vermont where Miss Mott’s relatives live.
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Washington
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Emma Miner Mott
Washington, D.C
Hurlington
Farmer James Weston Injured in Field Accident at Sutton
James Weston a farmer near Sutton Nebraska was thrown by a frightened team when the harness loosened, a harrow fell on him. He sustained two broken ribs and serious internal injuries. Doctors say he will survive but bear lasting effects.
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James Weston
Sutton
Neb
Westron
Weston
Ashland Youth Suffers Severe Finger Injury
A son of John Hightsoe of Ashland Nebraska injured two fingers while tying a horse. A horse pulled back, tearing the fingers through a hole in the manger. A doctor arrived promptly and prevented fatal bleeding.
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John Hightsoe
Ashland
Neb
Social Democrats Decide to Rename Party in Ohio Convention
The state convention at Columbus Ohio approved changing the party name to the socialist party and endorsed collective ownership of production. H Thompson of Cincinnati was nominated for governor. Senator Dietrich weighs joining a congressional party on a world trip departing New York June 20 via Bermuda and the Suez Canal to the Philippines then returning via San Francisco four months abroad.
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Social Democrats
Columbus
Socialist Party
H. ©. Thompson
Cincinnati
Dietrich
New York
Bermuda
Suez Canal
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Plattsmouth Girl Wins Medal In Chicago Music School
Miss Ethel Davey, daughter of Mr and Mrs George E Davey of Plattsmouth Nebraska, won the dramatic class medal at the Chicago College of Music. The diamond prize, offered by Joe Jefferson, drew wide student interest and recognition for her performance.
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Plattsmouth
Ethel
George E. Davey
Neb
Chicago College of Music
Joe Jefferson
German Minister Confirms Chinese Indemnity Edict
Dr Muamin von Schwartzenstein confirms an imperial edict dated Monday May 27 approving payment of the indemnity of 450000000 taels with 4 percent interest on the principal.
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Pekin
Muamin von Schwartzenstein
Evansville Plant Sold to New York Trust
A telegram from Evansville Indiana reports that the American Chemical and Spirita company has fallen under a New York trust. The plant will close and about 400 workers will lose their jobs.
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Evansville
Ind
American Chemical and Spirita Company
New York York
Deaths of Prince Bismarck kin and Memphis shooting
Count William Bismarck, second son of the late Prince Bismarck, died at Varsin Pruégsia after a short illness. In Memphis Tennessee William Wooten was shot dead by his brother Jease. The tragedy arose from a quarrel whose details are unclear.
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William Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Varsin
Pruégsia
Memphis
Tenn
William Wooten
Jease
Cabinet rebukes Cuban convention over Platt amendment
The president and cabinet ruled that the Cuban constitutional convention failed to meet the Platt amendment terms. The secretary of war will inform the convention that changes and interpretations amount to a modification beyond U.S. authority. A rejection message to General Whod states no power exists to alter the Platt terms.
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Committee On
Havana
Whod
United States
Resignations of Tillman and McLaurin Declined
Governor McSweeny refuses to accept the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin. He cites the need for peace, warns against a partisan canvass, and urges continued discussion of public questions without bitterness. The letters urge stability and warn of harm to the state if vacancies trigger a heated campaign.
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Columbia
8. C
Dispatch
Mclaurin- Tillman
McSweeny
Tillman
McLaurin
Youth Guns Down Brother in Nebraska House
A sixteen year old son of rancher William Davis near Sidney Nebraska shot and killed his six year old brother after finding a loaded revolver in a bureau drawer. The parents were away at the time. The older boy removed cartridges then fired as a misloaded chamber exploded.
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William Davis
Sidney
Neb
Captain King Found Guilty in Bribery Case in Mobile
The sealed verdict in a bribe case against former Captain and Quartermaster Cyril W. King was opened Thursday night in the United States circuit court in Mobile, Alabama. It finds him guilty of receiving money intended to influence his official actions.
Family tragedy in Covington woman kills husband and child
In Covington Kentucky Mrs Kate Hester thirty two shot and killed her husband forty two and their three year old daughter after a quarrel at the supper table. She then killed herself by shooting. The quarrel's cause is unknown.
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Covington
Kate Hester
Tte
Three Men Drowned In Calumet River Ferry Capsize
Three bridge laborers named John Werlinky William Cheening and Peter Jesky were drowned when a ferry boat capsized in the Calumet river near Ninety-fifth street Chicago. Five companions were rescued by police.
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John Werlinky
William Cheening
Peter Jesky
Calumet River
Ninety-fifth Street
Chicago
Chicago Physician Files Bankruptcy Petition
Orlando E. Miller, a Chicago physician, filed for bankruptcy listing debts of 567000 with no assets. Most of the obligations were due in Denver and involved endorsements on notes, signaling a time-bomb financial burden.
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Orlando E. Miller
Chicago
Denver
Sport in Western Canada A vivid field guide piece
A noted sportsman extols Western Canada for hunting and travel. Descriptions include prairie water, snipe, moose, wapiti, deer, and abundant wildlife. Settlement details and government agency ads are noted as available elsewhere in the paper.
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Western
Canada
Beauty of Lucrezia Borgia as a Singularly Noted Woman
The article describes Lucrezia Borgia as exceptionally beautiful with gray eyes and yellow hair. It notes a rumored eyelid droop over the eyes to convey a languid look and a sideways gaze that stirred distrust. It highlights her conversational wit and ability to hold her own in discourse.
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Don Retti
Lucrezia Borgia
Effects of Great Railroad Changes On Public Travel
Discussion of the Community of Interest among major railways led by Missouri Pacific with Denver and Rio Grande and others. Notes smoother cross country travel from St. Louis to San Francisco and highlights scenic routes through Kansas plains, Colorado canyons, mining towns, and a desert oasis area.
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Beissel
Ephreta
Missouri Pacific
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Rio Grande Western Railway
Southern Pacifc Railway
St. Louis
San Francisco
Kengas
Colorado
Salt Sea
United States
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Nebraska Notes
Elkhorn
L. M. Miller
Minden
George Walbradt
Emerson
Tecumseh
Robb
8. C. Allen
David City
Trenton
William Starret
Greeley
England
John C. Spencer
Randolph
Stromsburg
Creighton National Bank
John Thorpe
Neligh
West Point
Hooper
Woodmen of the World
Joseph Hecke
Douglas County Hospital
Herman Sounenschien
Union Creek
Stanton County
Charles A. Fritz
Hastings
J. A. Thornburg
Custer County
Calloway
P. Gleason
Oakland
Des Moines
Doniphan
Madison Square Theatre Company
Hasting
Table Rock
H. Imhoff
New York City
Will Forney
Madison
Mr. Jones
W. H. Harrison
Grand Island
Dunkards
Germany
Pennesylvania
William Penn
State
Dubois
Harry
Justice Brewer
Around
China
Tillman and McLaurin
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