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Portrait of C. P. Miller with headline: "THE FIRST MARTYR. Whom the American Protective Association is Called Upon to Mourn, Is Buried in Lural Hill Cemetery, and Is Escorted by One Thousand Members. The Community Believes Mayor Miller, of South Omaha, Was Murdered, and the Verdict of the Coroner's Jury Will Not Alter the Case in the Least. ROMANISTS PARTIALLY SATISFIED."

Who killed South Omaha’s mayor? Anti-Catholicism in Omaha in 1892

Though it looked like a suicide, an organization called the American Protective Association was convinced that the death of South Omaha’s mayor was a Catholic plot. The APA’s weekly Omaha newspaper, The American, spread unfounded rumors and tried to discredit local “Romanist” officials.

A Funny Post-Election Poem…and the Grisly Story Behind It

A bit of post-election humor has a dark backstory unrelated to politics. How did this piece of paper become part of History Nebraska's collections?

History Nebraska RG207, Series 7, Subseries 9, Box 2.

Three men restrain a fourth man. Caption scratched onto photo reads: "A new fad of the Kearney sheriff and chief of police Trindle when a bad man strikes the city."

Did the Sheriff Commit the Crime?

Thousands of dollars are missing in Kearney, but who is the thief? Is it the trusted postal clerk, or his good friend the former sheriff? This story of betrayal includes a Christmas burglary, a sensational trial, and a Thanksgiving verdict. Happy holidays!

Newspaper portraits of a man and woman, Claude and Nellie Nethaway

Did Claude Nethaway murder his wife and frame an innocent man?

Omaha was shocked when the wife of a Florence real estate man was brutally murdered in 1917. A suspect was soon in custody, but was he the right man?

Gravestone reading: "J. R. MacDonald / Leg 1922"

One Leg in the Grave!

Omaha police officer James MacDonald spent a decade with one leg literally in the grave.

Louise Vinciquerra on cover of Summer 2018 Nebraska History

Louise Vinciquerra, Nebraska’s Bootlegger Queen

Louise Vinciquerra on cover of Summer 2018 Nebraska History

Workers at Honey Creek Coal Mine, Peru, Nebr

Timeline Tuesday: Coal Thieves

Workers at Honey Creek Coal Mine, Peru, Nebr

Workers at Honey Creek Coal Mine, Peru, Nebr. RG2304-8-58

Flashback Friday: Why Cowboy Gun Battles Were Often Shots in the Dark

Sidney, Nebraska, circa late 1870s. NSHS RG3315-40

John T. Bell’s Shorthand in the Courtroom

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Mystery Grave in Boyd County

The Boyd County skull, showing what appears to be a bullet hole in the forehead.

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