Blaze détroys Hetter Schoolhouse in Rule precinct
Falls City Observer reports last Saturday morning a fire destroyed the Hetter Schoolhouse in Rule precinct. The blaze originated early and was not discovered until all was lost. cause unknown but suspected incendiary. Other notes mention Leap year parties, a Grafton band reusing instruments, and various local items from Ainsworth to Dodge County.
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Christian’Smith
Brown County
Raymond
Keya Paha
Rosebud
Nebraska City
News of the Week roundup of national incidents
Articles of incorporation filed in Sioux Olby for a union stock yards company. The Union Pacific reports a 3 million dollar debt reduction from a collateral trust loan. December earnings show improvement and a likely year end surplus surpassing 1 million dollars after fixed charges and a 7 percent dividend. Several deaths and crimes reported including murders, lynching, and suicides across multiple states.
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Congress Debates Bills on Pensions and Foreign Affairs
Senator Logan introduces a pension extension bill for Marine veterans and widows. Four hundred Winnebago seek lands in severalty and citizenship. Interior reverses consent on New Orleans Canal Banking grant. Japan awards Gen Horace Capron the Rising Sun order. Various senate and house actions address territories, port and meat imports, signal service, and rail pooling policy.
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Foreign Roundup Reports Diplomacy and Unrest Abroad
Waddington tells Granville France will not renew talks with China until Tonquin goals are met. London protesters plan Guildhall meeting over evacuation. Dynamos found near a train in England. Irish nationalist meeting defies proclamation with priests leading. Germany-tied Spain expansion plans cited. Moody starts a mission in Stratford Bow amid a hurricane with 6000 attendees. French troops healthy. Bourbon Creole forces report recent combats in Madagascar. Coetlogan relays Hicks Pasha army near Lake Raibad. report doubtful.
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Ocean Disaster at City of Columbus Wreck
January 20, New Braproro. Rescue efforts amid a chaotic scene as the steamer City of Columbus sinks. Eleven bodies at Vineyard Haven with others uncounted, bodies carried to distant points, and improvised salvage continuing despite sleet and heavy seas. The Massachusetts Humane Society lifeboat crews saved twenty men amid a dramatic, perilous voyage.
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The Slayer of Dukes Goes Free in Insanity Verdict
The jury in the Nutt trial returned a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity at the time of the crime. The verdict was announced at 1 57 p. m. amid a tense crowd and cheers from both sides. The prisoner was remanded to jail for a mental status examination. Nutt and Lizzie were absent at Major Brown’s residence where the news was shared. Congratulatory messages poured in from many sources.
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Nebraska State Farmers' Alliance adopts platform at KEARNEY
The Nebraska State Farmers' Alliance concluded a two day session with a platform calling for national and state railroad rate regulation, abolition of national banks, government currency, tariff for revenue only, labor protection, and abolition of convict labor. It urges reclaiming unearned land grants and reserving public lands for settlers, opposes foreign land ownership, endorses Senator Van Wyck, and plans to support an independent party movement.
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Brown's Iron Bitters Endorsed In Coxyers Ga
Dr. W H Lee of Coxyers Ga says Brown's Iron Bitters is a good medicine and many are using it in this place. This local endorsement highlights the product's perceived value among residents.
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W. H. Lee
Fashionable entertainments feature candy pulls for social democrats
Senator Sabin has allowed his views on finance to be published. The piece notes candy pulls as a fashionable social outlet for those who enjoy democratic leisure.
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