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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
6
Reports from Grand Island to Beatrice describe droughts in DeWitt and Lincoln, a heat wave with 100 degree readings, and incidents ranging from a drowning near Chadron to a fatal wagon accident near St. Edwards. Local actions include appointment to the embalming board, a G A R event date, and a horse theft inquiry in Beatrice.
Otto Muller aged 23 residing six miles southeast of Elk Creek Neb died after a cork bottle accident. A fork used to force the cork inward caused the bottle to burst, a glass fragment severing the femoral artery. Neighbors summoned medical aid but he bled to death before help arrived. He was the son of Rev. L Muller, pastor of the Lutheran church in the area.
In a busy barroom scuffle, Taylor and Whittaker from Milwaukee or Boston were arrested. The incident drew many leading citizens, and Hettiger is expected to recover from injuries.
In Muncie Indiana a home dispute at Marlon Martins residence led to a shooting that killed Mrs. Herbert Mc Call. Walter Driscoll aged sixteen confessed to the crime after his arrest, with other participants named as involved.
Fire destroyed the Me tropolis Coal company stables and wharves in South Boston, sweeping away about a dozen structures in half an hour. Roughly twenty draft horses perished, with losses near 200000 dollars. Several coal laden barges also burned.
A major fire in Allenhurst, New Jersey destroyed the Allenhurst Inn and three adjoining cottages. Loss is estimated at 170000 dollars with 107000 dollars insured, leaving the hotel one of the coast's best known landmarks.
From Cleveland Ohio comes word that before September first all major bituminous coal producers will unite into a single organization akin to the United States Steel Corporation. The capitalization is expected to be enormous and a retail coal pool in Cleveland is also planned within ten days. Prominent financiers M A Hanna J P Morgan and others are backing the move.
Three tons of molten iron exploded with great force at the Illinois Steel works in South Chicago. John Kabo was killed instantly and several workers were injured.
Topeka reports United States Weather Bureau bulletins show eastern Kansas harvest complete with good quality wheat. In the western division hot winds have prematurely ripened wheat, affecting later yields.
Roland Hawkins a farmer near Newton Falls Ohio shot and killed his wife and attempted suicide but survived. He is jailed with jealousy as a noted motive in the tragedy.
A large fire swept through Hampton Neb near Route 96 devastating almost the village's main business section. Authorities cannot yet confirm the full extent as investigations continue and assessments begin.
The body of former Michigan Governor Hazen S. Pingree has arrived in New York with his son Hazen S. Pingree Jr. The cortege will travel to Detroit under the care of a special committee after deboarding the ship.
Several of Joseph Wenberger's children were in a brig returning to the farm from Madison Nebraska. One child was run over but not seriously injured.
A Wolverhampton firm received a business letter from West Africa ending with a lavish closing. The sender offered a large assortment of samples including beads wool yarns to enable new orders and signed off with 10,000 kisses and a prodigious greeting to all.
At a trial a trial revealed the maid stole the love letters the English woman wrote to her husband during engagement. The maid regarded them as superior to any model letter writer and planned to copy them as models for her own correspondence.
The text offers a reflective meditation likening grief to burdens and minds to vehicles. It contrasts how light loads produce noise and chatter while heavy loads silence effort, suggesting inner discipline and endurance.
The piece notes Lord Perth and Melford at 94, Baroness Burdett Coutts 87, Lord Qwydyr 91, and the Earl of Devon 90, highlighting their longevity among UK peers in the House of Lords.
The empress, married thirty years with five children,devotes an hour daily to a private palace gym at Jokio and is regarded as a highly skilled horsewoman, contributing to her country's development in western affairs.
Fragmentary ad phrases praise Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a quick remedy for stomach distress constipation and nervousness. Mentions revenue cover and bottle integrity in a vague health ad.
Governor Yates appoints Chicago pastor Dr Frank Crane as a member of the state board of pardons joining the panel with other officials.
An old advertisement from Lincelm Nebraska claims Geneva Tablets guaranteed by Kidd Drug Co to cure all diseases and inflammations. The ad notes regular and legitimate tibber goods carried and sent anywhere and invites customers to name what they want.
The Los Angeles Times reports sandhill cranes on market in Fresno as they rapidly supplant the Belgian hare in that section.
An advertisement from Allen's Feet and shoe stores offers free by mail trial shoes. Olmsted and Le Roy New York areas promote getting into debt likened to a rolling chair pushed for money.
Fragmentary advertisement describes syrup claimed to soothe gums and wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle. A separate line mentions a lumberman needing to work for his board, but details are missing and context is uncertain.
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