A Tale of the Cuban War at Bam
In the Cuban clash near a carriage the rebels surge through the hills as Gomez forces clash with Spanish troops. Jack Travers and Smithers rescue Lola Montes from a pursuing officer, amid chaotic rifle fire, when Lola shows bravery atop a white horse. Dawn nears with grim losses, and Smithers reports troubling news as the tale continues.
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Gomex
Jack
Smithers
Walesa
Guerrileros
Senor
Guinea
Senor Roblada
Gomez
Travers
Havana
Senor Roblado
Lola Montez
Cuba
Victor
Lola
Jessie Cameron
Smithorn
John
Spalo
Lola Montes
Jack Travers
Edinburgh
Joan of Arc
Difficult Land To Reach Greenland Travel Perils and Polar Treaty
Roger Pocock notes the isolation of Greenland with no private vessels plying the route between Greenland and the world. Arctic travel is perilous with fog reefs and currents and few whalers remaining. An international treaty restricts access to Greenland to protect Eskimo communities and prevent disease alcohol and hunting disruption.
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Greenland
Roger Pocock
Dundee Whalers
Gloucester
Mase
Miranda
Denmark
Merchant Denounces Employee Over Unauthorized Exit
Mr. Merchant sternly dismisses Galley, claiming he saw him leaving Aenloon and instructed discharge. Galley denies, arguing he would be fired if seen entering, and asserts he deserves credit for exiting. The Philadelphia Press records the exchange as a pointed workplace dispute.
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Mr. Merchant
Aenloon
Galley
Philadelphia Press
Nebraska Senate and House Pass Broad Legislation on 28th
Nebraska Legislature activity on the 28th includes bills on dormant judgments five years, railroad waiting rooms, rail freight shrinkage, road mill levies, county controllers, and tax sales. The senate and house debated and advanced measures covering taxes, municipal charters, drainage districts, employment, and antitrust reforms.
Senate Members Introduce Twenty Measures on Last Day
Senate members filed twenty bills on the final day. Measures target South Omaha Stock Yards, fix hay and corn price limits, require unloading within an hour or face damages, and modify state costs juries and venue rules. Other bills address mutual insurance withdrawals, grand jury drawing, and constitutional tax exemptions.
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Senate
South Omaha
Sheldon
Cass
Gould
Clark
Douglas—Curative Acta
Gage County
Epperson
Supreme Court
Beghtol
Cady of
Monard
Nebraska House Scraps $5,000 State Architect Grant
In committee of the whole the house trimmed the salaries bill by removing a $5,000 allocation for the state architect's office and increased several other pay scales. Pathologist at Lincoln asylum rises to 1500, feebleminded institute superintendent at Beatrice to 2500, and two land commission bookkeepers to 1600 each. many bills introduced including repeal of section 3 of the valued policy insurance law.
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HOUSE
Lincoln Asylum
Beatrice
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Daniel J. Johnson
Norfolk Insane Asylum
Peru Normal School
District Court
Hoube
Lancaster
Fee
Foster
Douglas
Lee
Doughin
Burgess
Maxen
Jove
Otoe
Missouri
Meaorge
Dixon
Thomas
Doingles
Breck
York
Jackson
Antelope
Clarke
Omaha
McClay
Menier
Darnes Anid
Board of Fire and Folice Commissioners
Clark
Legislative actions in senate and house reveal broad bills passed
Senate on the 2nd passed multiple measures including H R 40 granting fraternal incorporation, H R 6 on filing securities, H R 17 using university cash, and H R 90 allocating inheritance tax to counties for highways. The house also advanced several bills, including school land sales, jail and library funding, and timbered tax and militia updates. The day closed with adjournment after debates on firemen shifts and Omaha polling ratification.
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Senate
Douglass of
Rock
Burns
Case
Beer
State University
Knox
Tucker
House
Senate committee advances constitutional railroad bill
In the committee of the whole on the third reading, eight bills were recommended for passage. Key items include 8. F. 196 proposing a constitutional amendment for electing a railroad commission with each member paid 2000 dollars annually, and 8. F. 180 creating the State Historical Society custodian of dormant records. Other measures include veterinary surgeon bill and inheritance tax allocations to counties for road improvements.
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Senate
Douglas County Agricultural Fair Association
Gener
Howard
Cady
Arbalest’s Rise From Forbidden Weapon to Common Use
The arbalest or crossbow emerged in the twelfth century as a feared weapon its use banned among Christian nations. By the fourteenth century it became widely adopted in warfare marking a shift in military practice.
Wron Foot Foremost and a Day of Woes
A playful misreading of a common complaint about a bad day. The speaker notes waking with the wrong foot and describes a cascade of ill luck and looming anxiety about lockjaw, likening it to stumbling and limping through the day.
Sunday as perpetual sabbath celebrated by various cultures
A brief note claims different cultures treat days of the week as Sunday. It cites Greeks observing Monday Persians Tuesday Syrians Wednesday Egyptians Thursday Turks Friday Jews Saturday and Christians Sunday in a perpetual sabbath on earth according to Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
Longest Straight Railway Highlighted in NSW
The article notes a 120 mile straight section of railway in New South Wales from Nynvyt to Mourké, described as the world’s longest level and perfectly straight line.
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Nynvyt
Mourké
New South Wales
Black Lily Finds Mystery on Luzon Island
A black flower described as a tulip with a flowse eight inches in diameter was found on the island of Luxon in the Philippines, prompting local interest and questions about its origin and nature.
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Luzon
Luxon
Philippines
Coveteous Engineers
The article fragment discusses a civil engineer’s ambitions and longing for control, presenting a portrait of ambition and restraint within a Somerville Journal context.
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Asveyae
Somerville Journal
Japanese Marty Young. Bridery rises in Japan marriages
A report notes Japan recorded over twenty two years old individuals in the year’s total marriages reaching a milestone. The source highlights rising marriage figures amid shifting social norms and demographic trends in Japan.
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Marty Young
Japan
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Tennyenn Neel
Copyrecht
Barret and Smith
Legislature of
Nebraska
Dille
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Board of Equalization
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Bresee
Fourteenth
J. FR
Ceneral Prout
State Board of Pardone
Andersen
Douglan
McCloy
Itate
Lincoln
Dodge
Douglase
Rose of
Hall
Peabody
Nemaha
Shreck
Laverty
Saunders
Casa
Newbery
Agiiuet
Uider
Lews
Connfieg
Ofeora
State of
State Department of Public Instruction
United States Weather Bureau
Wron
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