Nebraska Interests and Nebraska Land Pushes
Nebraskans discuss westward settlement as Beatrice welcomes eastern families and a flood of homesteaders. notes on Bishop Clarkson death, early Nebraska land claims, and river improvements. U.S. Congress debates post office funding and railroad land grants amid prairie growth.
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Clarkson
W.H. Reid
Sud
Peni- Peniand
James Paxton
Louisville
Ainsworth
Nebraska
Rome
Central City
Frank Herst
The Work of Congress and Public Health Budget
A resolution appropriates fifty thousand dollars to eradicate foot and mouth disease. Henry Watterson argues in favor of the newspaper copyright bill, presenting his case to the legislative assembly.
Capital Topics in Agriculture and Finance
A government report shows about 67 percent of the corn crop used in consumption with 33 percent on hand, a 70 million bushel drop from 1882 and 1883. Regional stocks fall, with Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota holding 1 million bushels. Treasury notes heavy purchases of silver trade dollars abroad at discounts. Ellis denies corruption in star route contracts. Morrison tariff bill status and committee division along party lines. House coinage committee to report Bland’s measure.
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Tursday
Allison
Iowa
Coiss
Committee On Indian Affairs
Miller
Ingalls
Lake Bergne
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Loran
Logan
Morrison
Judiciary
Committee On
Indian Affairs
Kansas
House
Horr
United States
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio
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Treasury Department
House Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Ellis
Louisiana
Pratt
Ways and Means
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Curtin
Rice
Eaton
Hiscock
Lasker
Secret Service Division
Secret Service Department
James Gilfillan
Fitz John Porter
Circular urges US officials to curb offenses shipping to foreign ports
The Attorney General issued a circular under President Arthur directing US attorneys and marshals to curb offenses linked to shipping to foreign ports. He warns no proof supports the charges but urges diligence to prevent offenses and prosecute offenders. The piece also covers Watterson's copyright bill and counterfeit silver certificates.
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United States
Attorn
Brewster
Arthur
Prentiss Tiller Caught in Express Robbery
Milwaukee detectives arrested Prentiss Tiller, Pacific Express agent at St. Louis, who absconded with nearly $100,000. About $80,000 was recovered from a trunk bought for shipment to Detroit. Tiller, tracked to a Third Ward boarding house, was seized as authorities traced money and packages labeled Pacific Express.
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Matt Daugherty
J. R. Johnson
J. W. Craig
Crete
Keith County
Omaha
Bishop Clarkson
E. Millard
A. J. Poppleton
Law
Poppleton
Harsha and
Lemon
Lincoln
Nebraska City
Salem
Clarkson
Ed. S. Past
Hebron
the Express
Pany
Monticello
Minn
West Point
Oole
McCoo
Milwaukee
Detroit
Michigan
Pacific Express Company
Third Ward
Ars
Merchants’ Exchange Bank
Tiller
Chicago
St. Louis
Prentice Tiller
Pacific Express
Lindell Hotel
Morseman
Shepherd
United States Express
Explosion toll from Virginia mine and other world news
The report details a catastrophic explosion in a Virginia coal mine with many deaths, plus various incidents across the country. It notes arrests, stock listings, strikes, floods, fires, and legal cases, including deaths in Philadelphia and Chicago liquor debates.
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Virginia
Extension of Fast Mail Service to Omaha
Postmaster General Gresham announced extension of the fast mail to Omaha via the Chicago Burlington and Quincy route. The overnight schedule saves about 24 hours from New York to Omaha, with mail handled at all stations en route. Crowds greeted the arrival in Council Bluffs as the initiative was hailed as a major improvement for Southern Iowa commerce.
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Hoback
Cass County
Nebraska
Hine
Lendon
Concord
Concord, Poputy: Dr .David C. Leamer Oatmaster
Brown County
Daniel Deena Pose Aster
Pickrell
Gage County
A W. Chaniler
Shubert
Cekcdioda
Frank Meaer
Cherry County
Caren F. Lewis
Ayr
Adams County
H. A. Home
Camden
Seward County
E. Kinney
Stowe
Frontier County
Hannah Theodor Olsen
Omaha
Buffalo Grass
John Ray
Harlan County
Cniiaco
Gresham
New York
Associated Press
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Road
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific
Burlington
Hatton
Iowa
Cure Your Cold with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A sales pitch touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure for colds offering bottles at 50 cents each.
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Chamberlain
British chief advises Zobebr Pasha to succeed Khartoum
Gordon argues Zobhr should be installed as governor of Sudan with strong support to defeat the Mahdi within a year and denounces British expedition plans. He warns only hours remain and notes rising Sheikh Obeid near the Blue Nile potentially cutting telegraphs. Rebels may starve Khartoum into submission.
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Gordon
Zobebr Pasha
Soudan
Zobhr
Khartoum
Zobeler
Graham
Sheikh Obeid
Blue Nile
Destructive East St Louis Fire Destroys Elevator and Cars
A night blaze in East St Louis destroyed the transfer company's stables and elevator A and a long line of cars. The elevator held about 200 000 to 300 000 bushels of corn plus 50 000 oats and 10 000 wheat. About 140 cars burned total with grain losses included. Total loss placed around 500 000 with elevator 150 000 grain 200 000 cars 75 000 railroad building 50 000 and smaller losses 25 000. Insurance not yet known.
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East St. Louis
Conestation
Fames
Wool Growers Convene Delegates Across Western States
A large assembly at the Wool Growers' Convention in Denver on March 12 represented Colorado Kansas Minnesota New Mexico Wyoming Idaho and Nebraska. Delegates engaged in speeches and organization with unanimous concern that Morrison's bill would harm the wool trade. About 1.5 million sheep were represented with an annual production near 36 million pounds of wool.
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Congress
Wool Growers’ Convention
Colorado
Kansas
Minnesota
New Mexico
Wyoming
Idaho
Nebraska
Morrison
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