Nebraska Notes From Around the State
Hot winds harmed corn in several sections while Erwin Kleman was named postmaster at Hough Dawes County. Lightning killed six horses near Emerick. Papillion gains telephone service and electric light advances. Farnam brake man Harry C. Kitchen dies at Holyoke after an assault in Beat Rice. Chas Cain fined for assault at Beat Rice. Grace Snyder of Garrison survives a rattlesnake bite with prompt care. Fremont police member William Hartfield discharged for drunkenness. Stanton women edit the Stanton Register. John McCain of Nebraska City under arrest in Missouri for bigamy. Madison County issues 144 marriage licenses in six months. Licenses issued under new game law ahead. Williams post office established with Wills A. Kellintz as postmaster. James Carpenter breaks leg from bucking bronco at Beatrice. Geneva cat adopts pug puppy. Humboldt’s Guy Hummel severely hurt by horse. Alfred E. Dingler of Omaha commits suicide by river. Grand Island Gas plans August electric department start. Russell peach orchard at Wymore yields 25000 baskets. Citizens seek homes in new Indian Territory lands. Church Howe due in Auburn July 25 for Nemaha county reception. Harvest rapid in heat with many farmers harvesting all night. Pawnee City churches hold one hour union services on courthouse lawn. Fremont boy Guy McCarthy, 9, arrested for horse theft. G S Potts insanity drive leads to near drowning attempt in vA.
Great strike hits Pittsburg steel mills wide scale
Reports from Pittsburg indicate the Amalgamated Association strike is widely obeyed with plants of the American Tinplate American Steel Hoop and American Sheet Steel companies shutting down. About 74000 workers idle nationwide including 2500 in Pittsburg 800 in Allegheny and 1500 in McKeesport. Painter mill non union section closed unexpectedly.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
American Tinplate Company
American Steel Hoop Company
American Sheet Steel Company
Sheet Steel
Steel
Mennessen
Shaffer
American Sheet Steel
American Tinplate
American Steel Hoop Companies
Allegheny
McKeesport
Painter
Dunn’s Startling Defense
Charles Dunn of Wallen Indiana is remanded to jail without bail in the alleged murder of Alice Cothrell whose body was found in a cistern on the Dunn farm. Dunn claims his insane wife Mrs Dunn killed the child in a moment of irresponsibility and he will present her insanity as a factor. Her mind reportedly improved briefly after the discovery and recovery of the body.
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Alice Cothrell
Charles Dunn
Wallen
Ind
Little Alice Cothrell
Dunn Farm
Mrs. Dunn
Little Alice
Dunn
Posse Gives Up The Chase For Northern Train Robbers
Sheriffs posses searching for the Great Northern train robbers abandon the pursuit and return home. Only a few Pinkerton detectives and guardians at the southern boundary remain as reports of surrounding the robbers are believed to be aimed at misdirecting officers.
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Great Northern
Moita
Mont
Pinkerton
Broomcorn Scramble Between Union Broom Supply Parties
A fragment describes a scramble involving broomcorn and conflict between the Union Broom Supply company or trust and other interests. The text hints at a dispute over control or market influence in broomcorn trade.
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Broomcorn
Union Broom Supply Company
Trust
Broomcorn Prices Soar Amid Kansas Shortage
Agents and growers clash over broom corn value as a price war escalates. Experts warn of a 15,000 ton Kansas crop shortfall while buyers in Mattoon Illinois purchase $150,000 worth in a single day. Industry men predict price climbs to 250 dollars per ton and broom prices may rise accordingly.
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Combine
Kansas
Mattoon
Gomez Arrives in Cuba for Greeting at Havana Wharf
Havana dispatch reports crowds lined the wharves for General Maximo Gomez reception, but ship delay limited arrivals to his family. Gomez said he was pleased with his trip to the United States.
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Havana
Cuba
Maximo Gomez
United States
Multiple World Events Mix in Brief Signals From 1900s Dispatches
Reports note Count Tolstoi's illness at Tula, insurgent Gebarro's surrender at Legaspie, and rain near Kansas City. Manila dispatch cites General Aquino's life sentence for murder of captive soldiers, Hancock transport's Manila arrival with key officials, and Senator Dietrich aboard. A Topeka dispatch reports light Kansas rain. Guerin's sentence commuted to banishment. Great Falls tale features a canyon train robbery. Stowe resigns as Cape Town consul general. San Francisco mint shortage probes continue. Chicago fuel fire buries firemen briefly. details on Merie & Heaney premises and damaged hose incident.
Queensland Governor Retires From Queensland
Lord Lamington, appointed governor in 1895, will return to England from the colony for good. He and Lady Lamington have gained great popularity in Brisbane, and there is widespread regret at their departure.
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Queensland
Lord Lamington
England
Lady Lamington
Brisbane
The Trust Problem and Stomach Ailments In Ad Text
A thoughtful mind faces a serious trust problem likened to stomach disorders. The piece promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy for indigestion biliousness and related troubles urging readers to try it.
Her Chance to Get Even, A Vindictive Plot Recalled
A Philadelphia Times passage recalls a woman who married a highwayman, her alleged vindictiveness, and a desire to confront him by attempting to reach into his pockets one night.
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Philadelphia Times
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Promotes Comfort Shoes
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot- Ease powder. It relieves tight or new shoes and cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Trial package free by mail Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N.Y
Searchlighting Frogs Becomes Kansas Industry Says Report
An article notes that searchlighting frogs in Kansas has become a new industry. Bright electric light flashes on ponds to disorient frogs, allowing them to be netted before they regain sight.
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Kansas
Laundering Thin Dresses Advised by Mrs Parker
Eliza R. Parker suggests washing delicate muslin and lace gowns with Ivory Soap and drying in shade. Use little starch. The guidance targets fragile fabrics this season.
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Eliza R. Parker
The Swiftest Bird and Miscellany of Watches
The note claims the kestril or English sparrowhawk is the swiftest bird with speeds up to 150 miles per hour. It also cites medical claims about menstruation related troubles and a patent cure from Dr. Le Duc’s Female Regulator sold by Kidd Drug and Rigg’s Pharmacy in Lincoln Nebraska. Additional lines mention merchant trade marks and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product.
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Kestril
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Jefferson County Record
F. T. Pearce
Diller
Nebraska Notes
Erwin Kleman
Hough
Dawes
Lightning
T. J. Hixon
Emerick
Humphrey
Harry C. Kitchen
Farnam
Holyoke
C. P. Catlin
Beatrice, Chas
Grace Snyder
Garrison
William Hartfield
Fremont
The
Methodist Church
Stanton Register
John’ McCain
Nebraska City
Missouri
Madison County
Nebraska
Williams
Theyer County
Wills A. Kellintz
Ee James Carpenter
Beatrice
Geneva
C.S. Allen
Guy Hummel
Humboldt
Alfred E. Dingler
Omaha
Missouri River
Grand Island Gas Company
Russell
Wymore
New Lands
Indian Territory
Church Howe
Auburn
Nemaha County
Pawnee City
Guy McCarthy
Valley
Kreader
D. Lydick
G. S. Potts
Buffalo County
Param
Pittsburg Steel
Will
POSSE
Montana
Gomez
Count Tolstoi
Tula
Europe
Russia
Gebarro
Legaspie
Kansas City
Aquino
Manila
United States Army
Hancock
Corbin
Sternberg
Senator Dietrich
M. Jules Guerin
Topeka
Kan
Great Falls
Malta
Rocky Point
Griffith
James G. Stowe
Capetown
State Department
South Africa
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington Street
Merie & Heaney
Lee Eee
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