Nebraska Items Chronicle Local Affairs and Trials
Hari Parrott, taken before the insanity commission at Iowa City, cuts his throat. his life hangs in the balance. In Dubuque, Hannah Driscoll vs. Chicago & Northwestern railroad, the jury sides with the defendant over $10,000 damages for John Daly’s death. Other notes report suicides, accidents, church and college matters, and regional commerce.
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Hari Parrott
Iowa City
Hari
United States
Dubuque
Hannah Driscoll
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
John Daly
Daly
Confession in Laconia Murders Details Fateful Weekend
Samon confesses to killing James Ruddy and two others in Laconia New Hampshire. He says Mrs Ford died in a drunken quarrel after a 9 AM Saturday incident. He moved the body to a trunk and planned burning the house to destroy evidence. He hid the trunk, marveled how to dispose of bodies, and later contemplated killing the Ruddy family.
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Samon
James Ruddy
Ford
Laconia
N. H
Buddy
Ruddy
Flowers and Satin Gavel Presented to Speaker Carlisle
Two Kentucky ladies sent a ceremonial gift to Speaker Carlisle a gavel shaped like a George Washington hatchet on a mossy stump, adorned with flowers on one side and a satin blade inscribed with a pledge to conduct business faithfully. The other items note fiscal and political matters of the era, including revenue projections and military land warrants.
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Kentucky
Carlisle
George Washington
Taxes in Nebraska Clarify Delinquent Tax Rules
Lincoln Journal reports taxpayers face confusion at the county treasurer as some believe they are delinquent and accruing interest since October. The article explains taxes become delinquent in May under the old 1883 law, while new law taxes due October 1 and delinquent January 1 with interest after, clarifying that 1883 levies follow the old timeline.
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H. H. Hunt
Buchanan County
Arlington
Genoa
Genos Enterprise
E. G. Platt
Carlisle
Keatskatoos
Junt
Kearney
Thompson
Agricultural College
Lincoln
J. H. Tice
Cheltenham
Lincoln Journal
The Mexican Land Grant in Denver Court Action
The United States amends its Mexican land grant suit in Denver court alleging fraud in enlarging the original 97,000 acres to 1,500,000 in New Mexico and 300,000 in Colorado. The new bill names ex senators Chaffee and Chilcott and Judge Lolly, contending the title was fraudulently obtained and seeks to vacate it.
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Plumb
Senate
Walter
Gresham
National Association of Veterans of the
General Denver
Ohio
Assembly
Capt
Merrick
Phillips
Kansas
Phillps
Cherokee Council
Folger
Indiana
Washington
J. C. New
the Treasury
Indianapolis
United States
Circuit Court of the United States
Denver
New Mexico
Colorado
Supreme Court
United
Chaffee and Chilcott
Lolly
The Glorious Pumpkin Pie Debate of Our Time
A nostalgic piece criticizes store bought pumpkin pies for being thin and flavorless compared with mothers and grandmothers recipes. It tallies prices and profits, urges legislative action to protect the pumpkin pie tradition, and warns of a future loss of this cherished American treat.
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Pock's
Pumpkin Pie
Mother's
Ingalls Proposes Homestead Bill Revision
Senator Ingalls introduces a bill amending the homestead statutes to allow entryholders to pay a minimum price for land after two years and before five years, defer final proof for twelve months, repeal the act on relinquishments and reentries, and adjust notice requirements under existing laws.
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Ingalls
Brown's Tron Bit tera cures severe dyspepsia claims
Darota Trev and Rev James McCarty report Brown's Tron Bit tera relieved severe dyspepsia. The testimony highlights a medical claim framed as personal cure without scientific detail.
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Fort Stevenson
Darota Trev
James McCarty
Brown
The Great American Bird in Kentucky Turkeys
A Louisville Courier Journal piece notes Kentucky as the source of most turkeys for northern markets. The writer describes large drives in Bourbon County with tens of thousands of birds, their wings trimmed, moved to abattoirs for city consumption, evoking autumnal Kentucky scenery.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Riches and Charity Quote from Sir T Brown
A brief quotation notes that true wealth lies in having enough to be charitable, attributed to Sir T Brown.
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Sir T Brown
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