Nebraska Notes Highlight Local Ventures and Deaths
Cody seeks a drug store. Nellie Weeks plans Meadow Grove public library. Blair district court last week. Six inch harvest at Table Rock. Dr S L Rogers dies in Idaho. George Mortimer to open a Shelton bank. Randolph Catholic fair nets over 1500. divorce sought by E E Weeks for non support. Healey’s store at Ogallala burned. John A Osborne dies at 70 in York. Cy Buck pioneer dies at Neligh. Nebraska snowstorm blankets region. Kearney Industrial school officers take charge after legislature visits. Berge resigns as Verdi principal. Mrs Mattie Jones builds Wymore store. J G McHugh named Plattsmouth principal. Mrs John Nolan dies of heart failure near Cambridge. James Frohig declared bankrupt. Royal Highlanders formed in Julian. Dr Ira Dean dies of heart failure north of North Bend. Rev Irving Johnson preaches in Neligh. Omaha AOUW temple incorporations. Cold weather accelerates harvest. Commander Reese plans next encampment at Plattsmouth. Packing plant orders resume at Nebraska City. Osborne House in Ainsworth renamed Commercial hotel. Floyd Sandage released from prison. Plainview News sold to nonpartisan publisher effective February 1. Mallaleuw administration ends with no friction. Lulu Burgess dies in Plattsmouth. Elder Samuel Mayo dies at Beaver City after 31 years. State fence theft case implicates farm hog theft.
Spanish Royal Wedding Sparks Rumors of Army Balking
Reports from Madrid February 12 say rumors of unrest surround the upcoming wedding of the Princess of Asturies and Prince Charles of Bourbon. The government proceeds with the civil contract as whispers of army dissatisfaction and anti Jesuit sentiment circulate, though streets remain calm for now.
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Madrid
Spain
Asturies
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Count of
Caserta
Two Suspects Held in Sioux City Train Robbery Case
United States Express officials confirm $12,000 in currency was in the safe at Manila but say bank drafts and papers would be useless to thieves. Hayes is released while Jackson and Stovall remain held for a preliminary hearing tomorrow. Detectives pursue whereabouts and a sledge likely used to force the safe. Blue paint found on a handle matches Johnson’s recent paint.
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United States Express Company
Sioux City
Manila
Hayes
Jackson
Stovall
Johnson
Tragic Death of Nannie Jarner in Railroad Suicide
A Swedish domestic worker, Nannie Jarner, employed by F. P. Roby in Kearney, disappeared then walked under an eastbound Union Pacific train. Her mangled remains were found hours later along the snowbound track, scattered over about 150 feet, in a case described as mental derangement and self-inflicted death.
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Kearney
Nannie Jarner
F. P. Roby
Union Pacific
Roby
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Fragmentary line shows a person altered, friends scarcely recognizing her. Further context is unavailable to determine person, event, or location.
Strike Mammoth Gusher in Blackford County Oil Field
A Hartford City special reports a well striking in Blackford county six miles northwest of Hartford and eight miles west of Montpelier. It flows more than 7000 barrels daily and has inundated five acres with oil. Contractors call it a crevice freak and say the high output won't last long. Tanks are being erected to store the oil.
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Hartford City
Ind
Blackford County
Hartford
Montpelier
Back Rent Suit and Breach of Promise Case Split
Omaha dispatch reports William Bloom sues Marie Bloomgren for 3127 back rent while Bloomgren counters with 25000 for breach of promise alleging nine years of mutual affection and promises of marriage. She asserts Bloom repeatedly joked about marrying her when she suggested naming the day.
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Omaha Dispatch
William Bloom
Marie Bloomgren
Miss Bloomgren
Kansas Senate Defeats Capital Punishment Bill
Topeka dispatch reports the capital punishment bill by Senator Smith of Edwards county failed in the Kansas Senate by eighteen to eleven. Proponents argued for restoration following the Leavenworth burning, while opponents cited the divisive vote as a surprise.
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Topeka
Kan
Dispatch
Smith
Edwards County
Senate
Kansas
Leavenworth
Troops to Aid in Inauguration Parade
Lieutenant General Miles completed arrangements for United States troops to participate in the inaugural parade. About 1 000 regulars will march, with a battalion of Porto Rican troops planned. Cadets from West Point and Annapolis will also attend the event.
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Miles
United States
West Point
Annapolis
Willie Learns Swearing From Clarence Says Debbil
A mother frets as Willie absorbs a fearsome image of a horned figure linked to the coal regions and he worries about profanity. Her older neighbor Clarence teaches a growing vocabulary of curses, threatening Willie with contamination by bad language.
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Willie
Clarence
Presentation of Freak Traits Sparks Debate
A fragment quotes voices on innate versus forced differences, noting some people are born with quirks while others acquire them through circumstance. The line echoes a broader discussion of identity and social perception in a provocative early notice.
Poet James Whitcomb Riley Alters Attire in Quiet Years
The noted poet James Whitcomb Riley now wears a simpler, less decorative boutonniere and favors plain dress, avoiding the flowers and ornate attire he once used regularly.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Counterfeit ring uncovered by the Secret Service
The Secret Service exposes another gang of counterfeiters with a large batch of bogus bills. The piece notes popular imitations target valued goods like Hosetter's Stomach Bitters and urges readers to buy from reputable druggists to avoid fakes and be wary of deceptive products.
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Secret Service
Hostetter
Allen's Foot-Base advertised as foot powder cure
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Base powder for swollen burning and sweaty feet corns and bunions Frost bites and chilblains. It claims 25 cents and free samples with address in LeRoy New York. A separate line notes that other birds fight cooperatively while the eagle fights alone.
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Allen
Allen S. Omsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Remedy for Grip Sufferers Garfield Tea
Tea purports to cleanse the system purify the blood aid digestion and help nature throw off disease made from herbs. The note adds a quip that a good talker is pleased to meet a good listener.
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Garfield
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