Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22
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DOMESTIC,

pOAEHTIC.
Railway traffic in California is p-actic-
ally suspended because of washouts and
landslides. Eighty miles Of San Pedro line
washed out In Meadow Valley canyon and
this part of road may be abandoned.
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Woman and her daughter are burned to
death In prairie fire which. late at night,
threatens Herrck, S. D. Page
Governor Crawford issues statement in
reply to charges involving him in fraudu-
! lent land transactions. Page i
! Three men are probably fatally burned in
| fire started by explosion of 1900 gallon
/ tank Of gasoline near Atlantic, la.
! Page /
After hearing afidavits Of alienists Jus
tice Fitzgerald decides Thaw case WIN go
over until Monday. Page 1
FOREIGN.
United States marines are landed in Cen
trail America to protect property Of for
! eigners. 1t is probable that the United
States and Mexico will intervene to end
hostilities Page 9
First Parliament of Transvaal colony
meets and will pass anti-Asiatic law.
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NEBRASKA.
Title to eighty acres OF land near Scrib-
ner, held by Anna Schellenberger during
twenty-seven years of litigation, is still
in dispute. Case is on trial on merits al
Fremont. Page :
Supreme court hands down opinion t.
effect governor need not pay rent for ex-
ecutive mansion, as 1t is not a perquisite
within the meaning of the law. Psgs I
Contract is let for drainage OF 5000 acres
Of the Missouri river bottom laad neal
Peru at cost of $4,000. Page
March temperatures exceeding the ninety
mark are recorded. Page
Like other big projects. the Platte rive
power canal is tied up by inability to Dor
row money. Page ;
Prairie fire devastates tract fifteen mile
long near Hemingford and town is save'
from flames by sudden change OF wind.
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Prosecution of Frank Brink for murde
of former sweetheart at Ponca has onl
circumstantial evidence. Page
Joshua F. Wright, a daring gambler VIII
has operated in Texas, Nebraska and Colo
, rado, kills himself at Hastings. Page
WASHINGTON.
Colonel Quinn, engineer in charge OF Mis-
; souri, river improvements. submits plans t
} secretary of war for spending Of $4,000
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LOCAL.
l News Of General Wint creates profoun
[ sorrow among his associates at arm
3 headquarters and other friends in Omaha
where he was very popular. Page
Henry A. Homan, who lived hfty-on
, years in Omaha, passes away after i'll
ness OF several months. He was earl
freighter on the plains. Page
: While executors and attorneys are pre-
= pairing the inventory of the estate q
e Count Creighton heirs are laying thei
plans to contest the will. Page
n Mayor Dahlman says he will visit sit
e before signing the ordinance to grant cor
: cession for trackage on Eighth street.
i Page
d H. c. Grady, chairman of the Brother
: hood of Railway Trainmen of the Orego
4 Railway and Navigation company. enrout
3 to Chicago with votes of his division
thinks strike is not at all probable.
y Page
e Business men from North Platte Wis
:, Omaha in interest of May festival at II
4 Lincoln county metropolis, which is grow
i ing steadily Page
y Garry Hermann is elected president of n
e American Bowling congress and Cincinna
Z captures the next convention. Beselin
y Omaha rolls 612 in individual class an
% holds first place until Matak Of St Pa
i scores 624 PAGE