Arbor Day Tree Planting Winners List from Nebraska
Complete Arbor Day planting record lists prize awards for Nebraska trees by planter and species. Notable entries include H. H. Shedd of Ashland with ash and other species totaling 15,200 in prize value, and multiple contributors across Neligh Omaha O'Neill Dunlap and Meridian with various maples box elder ash and pines receiving rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Shedd
Ashland
Catalpa
E. Parson
O'Neill
Robert Fischer
John Putz
Oakdale
H. Conkins
Macon
Adam Whenshaw
Baird
J.P. Dwight
Dunlap
Dwight P.D
IT. CO
Pawnee
I. E. Shepherd
Omaha
Cataipa
M. Messing
Meridian
W. P. Staveliff
Friend
Cottonwood
Newton Combs
Raymond
State in brief reports Nebraska 1884 standings and events
The roundup notes 1884 totals for counties and towns across Nebraska including Scotia gaining $60,000 in 1884 value and Albion taxing saloons at £1,000 yearly. It lists 644 marriage licenses in Douglas county, Creighton business totals of $1,319,000, and various civic developments, rail plans, schools closed by diphtheria, and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotia
Albion
Douglas County
Tarmera
Valentine
H. D. Weller
Richardson County
Creighton
Columbus
Rail line dreamsand farm news fill Nebraska pages
U P contemplates early completion from Manhattan to Marysville giving Beatrice a southern outlet and through line to Kansas City. Hunter notes of a 95 pound hog sold to Schuyler buyers for New Orleans exhibit. A fatal railroad accident kills Harrison Young near Juniata and a brakeman Bacon dies after a U P wreck. Post office changes Os Neb and a series of Iowa family accidents widen the day’s incidents. government debt figures and cabinet speculation round out the roundup.
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U. P
Manhattan
Marysville
Beatrice
Kansas City
David Hudson
Butler County
Schuyler
New Orleans
Nebraska
Elected Arkansas Senator Jones and Other 1890s News
James K. Jones elected U S Senator from Arkansas. Vice President-elect Hendricks visits New Orleans exposition. Lizzie Kaufman dies suddenly at a Cincinnati ball. General F C Barlow urged for secretary of war with Tilden endorsement. Canada public debt exceeds 88 million dollars, up seven million in six months. Justus Schwab jailed for assault on police captain and distributing circulators. Merrill suffers third stroke, in critical condition. Mormon leaders return to Salt Lake after inspecting colonies in Arizona and New Mexico. U S weekly clearances total 621912.41, down 38.2 percent. Belleville clerk arrested in Baltimore for $10000 bank decampment. Philadelphia iron trade improves. nails up to 2 20 a kilo. steel rails held at 27. Chief Engineer Melville sees possible north pole voyage via Franz Josef land. Laura De Force Gordon admitted to bar, second woman before Supreme Court. Portage death case of Herman Kranisch ends with boarder’s suicide attempt. Cisco & Son debts show nominal assets 144 0? actual assets 2 467000. true asset value tied to securities. State Miners union calls for ten percent coal tax cut in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Barlow
New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Dominion of Canada
Justus Schwab
S. Merrill
St. Paul Road
United States
Merchants’ Bank of
Melville
North Pole
Franz Josef Land
Laura de Force Gordon
California
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Belva Lockwood
Herman Kranisch
Portage
Wis
Kranisch
John J. Cisco & Son
President Hosts Supreme Court Dinner for Justices
CAPITAL BRIEFS: President hosts annual dinner for the United States Supreme Court justices. Forty guests include the attorney general and top Senate and House judiciary leaders. Virginia Democrats back Barber for postmaster general and plan talks with the president elect. Minister West comments on the O Donavan Rossa shooting, condemning retaliation as dangerous and noting England is not suspected of instigating the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ith
United States Supreme Court
Senate
House Judiciary Committees
West
Great Britain
O'Donovan Rossa
Party of Law and Order
England
Rossa
Political Notes on Senate Nominations and Cabinet Speculation
John A. Logan is renominated for senator by Illinois Republicans. Kansas lawmakers select a U S senator with John J. Inzgalis winning every Republican vote in both chambers. Democrats in caucus split between General Charles W. Blair and ex Governor Glick. A Washington insider lists ten cabinet names under consideration by the president-elect. Samuel J. Tilden comments on cabinet merit over wealth. Hendricks endorsement of Holman stirs Indiana circles, boosting McDonald. Holman bills to curb vote-buying require oaths from new officeholders and prohibit promising property to secure votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
United States
John J. Inzgalis
House
Senate
Charles W. Blair
Glick
Cleveland
W. C. Whitney
Col. Vilas
Hendricks
Holman
Indiana
McDonald
Murders, shootings, and a deadly siege reported in scattered events
A series of violent incidents is chronicled: Trank Binham returns to a farm to find his mother, brother, and sister murdered with no suspects. In Portsmouth a man shoots another in a restaurant quarrel. A Chicago principal faces arrest for alleged abuse of a 12 year old boy. On Shaw's Island Oregon a man huntsman is killed when a recluse hides, leading to a fatal blaze and charred remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trank Binham
Radical Kensas
Portsmouth
John L. Jack
B. Page
Jack
Page
Himeself
Chicago
E. A.barnes
King
Shaw's Island
San Juan County
Oregon
James Barker
John Kelly
Hugh Parks
Parks
Spies Sent to Khartoum Amid Gordon Fate Rumors
Advices from Kortt report spies dispatched to Khartoum to learn General Gordon's fate. Speculation swirls on Arabi Pasha and possible winging about Khartoum's fall. Paris reacts with sensational chatter after Khartoum news. Lord Lyons meets the prime minister as Turkey denies an Egypt port occupation accord with Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kortt
Khartoum
Gordon
Arabi Pasha
Paris
Lord Lyons
Turkey
Engand
Italy
European colonies fear after Khartoum fall amid Red Sea tensions
Reports say 2000 were massacred at Khartoum and Britain plans 3000 troops to Suakim while Osira notes gloom in Egypt. Rome reacts to Khartoum’s fall and newspapers call for closer England Italy action. Italy defends Red Sea occupations saying Egyptian flags may remain alongside Italian at occupied points.
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Turkey
Italy
Red Sea
Osira
Khartoum
Egypt
Alexandria
Cairo
Suez
Rome
Gordon
England
Suakim
Stephenson
Osman Digna
Evltan
Rebels seize Khartoum amid fiery battle for Sudan
London reports Khartoum fallen to the Mahdi forces after a bloody siege. Gen Wolseley and Col Wilson escaped down the Nile under heavy fire. Gordon's fate unknown. Public shock spreads through Fleet Street as Britain debates the crisis and calls for reinforcements.
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Khartoum
London
Gordon
Wolseley
Col. Wilson
Metemneh
English War Office
Sheeplaka Cataract
Gea
Sir Charles Wilson
Gubat
Khartoum Sud
Fleet Street
Strand
Soudan
England
Egypt
Stewart
War Office
Korti
Lord Wolseley
Earle
Gladstone
Relics of General Grant Offered as National Gift
President Arthur transmits a message detailing Mrs. Grant’s offer to place General Grant's swords and testimonials in perpetual trust for the government. The deed of trust from W H Vanderbilt accompanies the proposal, with a request for a suitable deposit and custodian and a call for grant restoration to the army on the retired list.
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Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Grant
General Grant
Chester A. Arthur
W. H. Vanderbilt
McCook Responds to Grants Shiloh Critique at Fort Douglas
General A McD McCook now commanding at Fort Douglas Utah says in a magazine interview that in a few days he will through proper channels call atren to respond to General Grant s strictures about the Shiloh battle.
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A. McD
McCook
Fort Douglas
Utah
Grant
Battle of
Shiloh
Atren
Grant Breaks Silence on Civil War Genereal Lee Pursuit
A garbled passage notes General Grant addressing criticism after a long pursuit by General Lee that stretched twenty two years. It contrasts Grant and Lee and mentions Pittsburg Landing as a surprise to Grant, suggesting policy and timing differences in their actions and a rare public comment.
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Grant
Woman Wallets Dynamiter O Dono van Rossa on Chambers Street
Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa, an Irish dynamiter, was shot on Chambers Street near Broadway by a woman named Yseult Dudley a nurse married who claimed identity in police questioning. The wound entered his back just below the left shoulder blade and was not considered dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Rossa
New York
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
Chambers Street
Broadway
Brooklyn Bridge
O' Donovan
James McAuley
City Hall
Donovan
Chambers Street Hospital
O'Donovan
Dennison
Cass’ Desk
McAuley
Acuzma
O'Donovan Rossa
Theirswner
Yseult Dudley
Clinton Place
America
Rossa
Phelan
Richard Short
Nossa
Rossa Las
Cleveland Makes No Definite Sign On Cabinet Choices
A New York visit by Isaac H. Hunter and others sparks talk that Grover Cleveland will name Jonas of Louisiana as postmaster general and William Springer for secretary of the treasury. Senators Gorman and Sinakey press for cabinet placement, while Gen Blair is not expected to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York City
Isaac H. Hunter
Hayti
Gorman
National Democratic Committee
Colonel Sinakey
Jonas
Senate
South
Louisiana
William Springer
Treasury
Manford
Kansas City
Charles G. Blair
Wasas
Hin
Irish Leaders Comment On Rossa Shooting And London Outrages
A group of prominent Irish figures speaking to the press dispute the London dynamite outrages. James Mooney denies Rossa’s involvement or any Irish followings in the recent events. Father Cronin notes Rossa’s suffering under English oppression and suggests the dynamiters were not Irish.
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Shies City
Jaysa Buifu'o
N. Y
Rossa
James Mooney
Irish National League
Wessination
England
Hosea
Oower
Commuunists
Fish Constabulary
Father Cronin
Catholic Union and Times
Fitz John Porter Case Seeks Senate Restoration Entry
President transmits Fitz John Porter's appeal to Congress in his own behalf. Porter asks nomination to the Senate for restoration to the army or referral to Congress with an advisory board action. Joint opinion by Builet Choate and Maithy argues Congress may restore Porter despite Attorney General Brewster's veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Representative Slocum
Congress
Fitz John Porter
General Porter
Senate
Advisory Board
Porter
John C. Builet
Joseph H. Choate
Anson Maithy
Breweter
Senate and House Proceedings Amid Inter state and Bankrupt Debates
The session Adjourned in the Senate after discussing Becks amendment to curb excessive local charges and the interstate commerce bill. The House considered a 100000 public building appropriation, pension bill actions, and the retirement of the trade dollar amid debates over river and harbor measures and the Congo conference communications.
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Senate
Beck
Plumb
Ingalls
Congress
Allison
Secretary of the Interior
Hose
Sandy Hook
New York Harbor
Hiscock
King
Kislingbury
LYNCHING BY WHOLESALE IN IOWA TOWN
About two in the morning a mob of roughly one hundred masked men forced entry to the Audubon jail. They removed J J Wilson John A Smythe and Cicero Jefferson accused in the Hiram Jefferson murder. Wilson and Smythe reportedly resisted and were shot. Jefferson was hanged in the town square. No suspects named.
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Udubon
Iowa
J.J Wilson
John A. Smythe
Cicero Jefferson
Hiram Jefferson
Wilson
Smythe
Otter
J Nerson
Wileon
Jeiilerson
Cicero Jefferseun
Tc. Leek
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the Tribune
F. M. J McCook
E. M. Kimmell
Publ
Neb
News OF Nebraska
H. H
Hedd
Duay
Kearney
Indianola
Lincoln
Sioux City and Pacific
Buffalo County
Moody
Evangelist
Maple Creek
Republican
Osceola
Nebraska University
College of Literatures, Science
Methodist Seminary
Republican Valley
Arapahoe Packing Company
Kimball
Union Pacific
Eustis
J.P. Crother
Nemaha
Johnson
Hardy
Lincoln Cemetery
Seward
Platte Center
Nemaha City
Simmerman
Plainview
the Gazette
Thayer County Herald
Ulysses
Godfrey Richart
Harrison Young
Juniata
Irvin Farabee
Young
Farabee
Manatt
Board of Regents
University
Freemasons’ Hall
Hastings
H. A. Bacon
Jefferson County
Simpson
Bacon
Minneapolis
Keeler
Elisha N. Keeler
Sangco
Colfax
Louis C. Mayes
Alda
Hall County
Frank W. Powell
Celia
Holt County
Hans A. Strangeland
Cherry Creek
Asael L. Taylor
Dunbar
Otoe
Louis A. Jonas
Frenchtown
Antelope
Wm. Napier
Geneva
Fillmore
Wm. H
Omaha Herald
Baker
St. Joseph's Hospital
McPaul
Council Bluffs
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hocking Valley
Associated Charities of
Milwaukee
Henry M. Strong
Arthur
Union College
Gainsville
Albany
Bayard
Delaware
Randall
Pennsylvania
Vilas
Wisconsin
James K. Jones
U. S
Arkansas
Lizzie Kaufman
Cincinnati
State Miners’ Union
Capital Briefs
Virginia
Democratic Executive Committee
Representative Barber
Harper’s
John A. Logan
Ilinois Republicans
Gen. Grant
Yeas
Collins
Friends
Evarts
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Dawes
Committee On Indian Affairs
Omaha and
Pusey
Council Blufts
Moncey
Postotecs
Van
Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Claims
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