Court Makes Commission for Two-Year Term
The supreme court appoints nine commissioners for two years at 2500 dollars annually. Names include John H. Ames Lincoln W G Hastings Wilber I L Albert Columbus S H Sedgwick York E R Duffle Omaha 3& Kirkpatrick Lincoln George A Day Omaha W I Oldham Kearney Roscoe Pound Lincoln. No stenographers named. Commission split three Republicans three Democrats two Populists and one Gold Democrat after lengthy talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
John H. Ames
Lincoln
W. G. Hastings
Wilber
I. L. Albert
Columbus
York
E. R. Duffle
Omaha
Kirkpatrick
George A. Day
W. I. Oldham
Kearney
Roscoe Pound
J.B. Barnes
Norfolk
Tar and feathering in Ponca over alleged romance crime
About fifty Ponca men seized Alva Smith on his way home from the theater and tarred and feathered him. He was forced to leave town within 24 hours. Smith is accused of ruining Minnie Ellum, an eighteen year old girl who died in an Omaha hospital two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Smith
Smith
Minnie Ellum
Omaha
Various World and Local Notices From Omaha and Surroundings
The article reports on diverse items including the Platt amendment in Cuban affairs, health rumors in Nebraska, King Christian's eighty third birthday observed in Denmark, post office name changes in Jordan Nebraska, a large new storage addition for the Geneva Nebraska flour mill, and storms on Pine Ridge affecting cattle. It also mentions a Nebraska Normal merger vote, the arrest of I N Swartwood in Illinois, a boundary dispute murder in Illinois, and Navy instructions for recruitment in the Philippines.
Wrecks, arrests, and odd deaths fill distressing news
A westbound Southern Pacific train wreck near Wells Nevada kills two firemen and injures two engineers. Ed Line of Wichita shoots during retirement. T J Robinson jailed for jealousy related to a divorce. Chicago elects Carter Harrison as mayor with Mrs. Potter Palmer present. A Crescen t Illinois man is found hanged. D M Depew confesses to robbery and arson in Minneapolis. Supreme Court bail bid for Captain Oberlin Carter cites nervous disorders. An attempt to wreck a west Idaho Short Line train fails. A horse in Iowa pa., dies after a chain snaps and a beam strikes its skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carter Harrison
Potter Palmer
Honore Palmer
Twenty First Ward
Samuel Roberts
Crescent
D. M. Depew
Columbus
Fletcher Bros
Minneapolis
Masada Bridge
Boise
Idaho
Miraculous Virgin Shrine in Mexico City Draws Crowds
In the Great Church at Guadaloupe near the City of Mexico thousands gather for blessings at the miraculous painting of the Virgin. The base of a volcanic hill houses a famed chapel and the Capilla del Cerrito with Pantheon tombs. The shrine features a crown valued at $35,000 and silver railing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadaloupe
Plaza
Mexico
Capilla del Cerrito
Pantheon
The Twentieth Century Begins and Ends in History
The article notes the twentieth century starts January 1 and ends in 2000. It claims people did not reckon time from A D until about the 550th year of the Christian era. It mentions Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a health remedy for various ailments.
Minnesota liquor sales bill sets minimum half pint packages
A proposed Minnesota bill would permit liquor sales only in packages of not less than half a pint, prohibit on premise drinking, require state inspection before sale, and dedicate all profits to the county treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota |Lature
Foot Ease powder advertised for painful new shoes
Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tightness, cure corns and bunions, relieve swollen hot and sweating feet. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen’s
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
German Naval Programme Aims for 1906 Completion
A historical note claims Germany will finish its naval programme by 1906 with at least forty ships including twenty large cruisers and twenty eight small cruisers. The text shifts to unrelated health ads and aphorisms about constipation, teething syrups, and patent medicines, reflecting mixed newspaper content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Ames
Judge Barnes
Ponca
Neb
Citizens
Lawrence
Christian of Denmark
Jordan
Gartelad
Nebraska
Easton
Maria Warrei
Malone
New York
United States
J. A. T. Hull
Iowa
Committee On Military Affairs
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Manila
Geneva, Nebraska
Pine Ridge Agency
Normal
State Board of Education
Illinois Normal University
I. N. Swartwood
C. B. Caldwell
Scott County
Ashland
Cass County
Mancester
Ill
Secretary of the Navy
Long
Kenney
Asiatic
Southern Pacific
Mores Hill
Wells
Nev
Hickman
Ogden
Loder
Warner
Bride
Ed Line
Page Hardware Company
Wichita
Kan
Fred
T. J. Robinson
Lipe
Robinson
Morris Zug
BR Sree
Oo Caton
McPherson County
Grove
Lumbago
G & J Tire Company
Keeley
Omaba
Web
Werth Sts
Keeley Irstitute
Omabe
Nes. Werth and
Leavenwerth
Aed
Fager
N. U-Lencoln
Pentie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!