Nebraska notes round up of local civic happenings
Revival meetings grow in Bartley. music to be taught in Minden schools. Seventh Day Adventists to build a Seward church. Everett residents object to rural main route. Ponca petition for Dorsey pardon. Burt county fair reorganizing. Guernsey to get F Johnson’s general store. Osceola teachers change as Miss Fox succeeds Pratt. McDew held for alleged assault. Critchfield fined for syrup theft. Various town obituaries, improvements, and farm news across Nebraska towns.
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Everett
Hooper
Ponca
Dorsey
Burt County Fair Association
F Johnson
Holdrege
Guernsey
Alice Fox
Grace Pratt
Osceola
B. F. McDew
Diller
Irate Irishmen force removal after House clash
In London, March 6, Irish MPs defied Speaker and Balfour as he closed debate on education estimates. Police and sergeants carried out sixteen recalcitrant members from the floor after a five minute fracas, with Eugene Crean among those borne out. God Save Ireland rang as removals continued.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Atarms
Eugene Crean
Cork
God Save
Ireland
Venezuelan press attacks McKinley regime amid Caracas rumors
Advices from Venezuela report Caracas press, allegedly government controlled, daily attacks the Washington administration. Minister Loom and President McKinley are caricatured by a lower Caracas newspaper. A new revolution led by Rodolfo Hernandez begins near Coro. Banks reject silver for foreign drafts as Castro orders unlimited coinage.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Loomis
McKinley
Coro
Rodolfo Hernandez
Castro
Fire destroys residence of Mrs Amatia Rider in West McCook
Fire totally destroyed the home of Mrs Amatia Rider in West McCook Nebraska. Insurance covers most household goods and a loan of 9800 is noted. Renter I M Smith reports about 300 lost value. Mrs Rider resides in Crete Nebraska.
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cCook
Amatia Rider
West McCook
Nebru
Petition Seeks Curfew Ordinance for Under Fifteen
A petition circulating in Dakota City asks the city council to pass a curfew ordinance requiring all children under fifteen to remain at home after 8 p.m. The measure targets youth safety and community welfare as the council considers the proposal.
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Dakota City
Iliinois Sugar Makers Lobby Against Russian Sugar Bounty
A committee of Illinois sugar manufacturers led by Martin D. Madden and James H. Glenn met Secretary Gage on March 5 to argue against the Russian sugar countervailing duty. They contended the so called bounty resembled an internal revenue tax and not a true bounty under the Dingley law, in an informal discussion without a formal paper.
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Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Martin D. Madden
James H. Glenn
William Duff Haynie
William C. Mundt
Charles H. Deere
James Deering
Gage
Russia
Tipton Police Guard Prisoner During Lynching Scare
In Tipton Indiana a mob formed to lynch R H Edmunds a 65 year old jailed man charged with improper liberties with W H Ross daughter Edmunds denied the accusation and claimed the girl’s story was false The sheriff wired the governor who ordered the militia to guard the prisoner amid public indignation and tense confrontation
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Tipton
Ind
R. H. Edmunds
W. H. Ross
Edmunds
Ross
Death after clash with Peru constable during raid
In Peru Nebraska on Friday night Constable Moore confronted David Beck during a raid on a Brown building joint. Beck fled but turned, struck Moore with a stone, then Moore struck Beck with a club and Beck died next day of brain concussion. The inquest absolved Moore.
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Peru
Neb
David Beck
Moore
Beck
Brown
Constable Moore
Cole
Bud Taylor Faces Murder Charge After Prison Attempt
Kansas City dispatch reports Bud Taylor the baseball player who killed Ruth Nollard attempted hanging in his county jail cell but was saved by a cellmate. A large crowd gathered at the jail as the coroner inquest approached and Taylor’s attorney declined to move him. The jury urged grand jury consideration on a first degree murder charge.
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Kansas City
Bud’’ Taylor
Ruth Nollard
Taylor
Pareoo's Famous Sons Portrait of Baden-Powell as Clerical Kin
A brief sketch notes Colonel Baden-Powell as a notable parson’s son now famous, drawing a parallel to Cecil Rhodes with similar bachelor status and clerical lineage.
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Pareoo
Baden-Powell
Parsons
Cecil Rhodes
Bear Emerges at Candlemas Day Den Mouth
Harry Paige's Sacandaga Park bear surprised watchers by appearing at the den mouth five days after Candlemas, after a month of hibernation. The bear did not eat for thirty days but took cake from the owner. A photographer captured Paige and the bear together as prognosticists debate the omen.
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Harry Paige
Sacandaga Park
Paige
Brain
New York Sun
Doc Smith Died in Omaha After Forty Six Years Of Civic Life
Eccentric yet respected George Smith known as Doc Smith died at his home in Omaha. He lived there forty six years and served as a civil engineer and prominent citizen and officeholder. He was eccentric in many ways but universally respected.
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George Smith
Doc” Smith
Omaha
Dodd's Kidney Pills Highlight Doty Family Recovery
Highland Iowa March 4 special report praises Dodd's Kidney Pills for eighteen years of kidney trouble and rheumatism relief. Mrs Doty recounts pain relief and regained movement after a week of use while her husband improved after three months, with sales urged through local druggists.
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Highland, Ia
Mre
W. H. Doty
Wdd
Dodd
Bright
Mrs. Doty
Iowa
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Garfield Tea Promoted as Superior Blood Purifier
Herman Bros lease the Bohan an block in Lincoln to build an overall factory. About seventy employes will be given permanent work. The notice highlights Garfield Tea as a highly regarded blood purifier and an improvement in complexion after a few days of use.
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Herman Bros
Lincoln
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