Nebraska Day At New Orleans At The World Exposition
Gov Furnas presided over a Nebraska day event in New Orleans with perfect weather and a large crowd in the government building. Gen Morehead praised Nebraska’s exhibit while thanking Gov Furnas. Isaac N Maynard read a Nebraska Day poem. Prof Chas H Bessey spoke on Educational Growth. refreshments followed as the crowd sat. The event was hailed as one of the most successful Nebraska state days at the exposition.
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Nebraska
New Orleans
Furnas
Nebraska Department
Thurston
C. F. Morehead
Board of Management
Fred. N. Thayer
Isaac N. Maynard
Chas. H. Bessey
Industrial College
Nebraska University
Community notes and incidents cross Nebraska and beyond
A Hastings brickwork accident prompts a two story block collapse. Nebraska figures Dr. George B. Graff dies in Denver. Ardent figures face suits and disputes with Gov Dawes and local officials. Local crimes include a Beatrice theft case and a Lincoln bartender murder. Arbor Day tree-planting premiums encourage Nebraska growers. Major Frank North, famed scout, dies in Columbus, with a full service history on the plains.
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Pierce
Hastings
George B. Graff
Omaha
Nebraska
Denver
Wyoming
Griffin
Dawes
Bartlett
Severe lung fever haunts man during life with asthma
The text recalls a man afflicted by a severe lung fever that left him a lifelong asthma sufferer. Upon removal to Nebraska the ailment eased temporarily, but for thirteen years he endured fragile health. During a wedding trip to Ohio in 1885 the old disease flared again, making him a terrible sufferer.
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Hla
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma settlers and cattlemen clash over Cleveland proclamation
Telegrams from Bip Nev Clarke and James B Weaver urge swift negotiations with Creeks and Seminoles and condemn cattle syndicates occupying lands in Indian Territory. Boomer camp at Arkansas City reports large turnout and a telegraphed demand for a presidential explanation as 1300 colonists remain, awaiting response.
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Cleveland
Oklahoma
James B. Weaver
Iowa
Sidney Clarke
Kansas
Wasuixnotox
W. L. Couch
Arkansas City
Kan
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma County
Indian Territory
Bipney Clarke
B. Weaver
United States
Herfas
Berry Bros
Burke & Martin
Fitzgerald Bros
McClellan Cattle Company
Wyeth Cattle Company
Hewins & Titus
Williams Bros
Standard Oil Comany
B. H. Campbell
J. Sanderson
Belle Plain Cattle Company
John Purcell
Butter Company
Ben Keith
Quartermaster Clerk House
Wne
Hatch
Capt Couch
Couch
Arkansas Tv
Colored Men and White House Stand on Negro Political Roles
Washington dispatch reports on C S Smith of Bloomington and Bishop Oberly visiting the president. Smith withdraws as a Liberia candidate while discussions focus on colored officeholders Bruce, Douglass, Langston, and Smith. The president favors improving black status in the south and hints at potential removals and new appointments in the colored Democratic ranks.
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White House
Washington Dispatch
C.S. Smith
Bloomington
Colored Independent
Bishop Oberly
Registry of the Treasury
Mr. Bruce
Fred Douglass
South
Bruce
Register of the Treasury
Dougluss
Deeds
Langston
Lo Hayti
Smith
Liberia
Fpeter Clark
Cincinnati
Mathews
Albany
Peter Clark
Hayti
Bradley
Chicago Democrat
Not Trace Endorsement by Baltimore Doctor
Dr D F Penington of 536 West Fayette Street Baltimore states he has used Red Star Cough Cure for himself and his family and found it a prompt and sure remedy for coughs and colds. He reports no bad results from other cough remedies and no trace of opium or morphia.
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D. F. Penington
West Fayette Street
Baltimore
Maryland
North Atlantic squadron weasels in Central American waters
The North Atlantic squadron components Galens Powhattan and Swa'ara are now in Central American waters. They will be under orders from Washington. Movements appear tied to Gen. Barrios efforts to crown himself supreme Central American military chief.
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North Atlantic
Powhattan
Swa'ara
Amn
Asbhingtoon
Barrios
Central America
Prohibition Law Upheld by State Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court at Council Bluffs on the 17th ruled the prohibition statute constitutional. Justice Rothrock led a unanimous bench affirming injunctions to abate saloon nuisances and sustaining the act as it stands, with A. D. Littleton v. Louis Fritz cited. The decision held citizens may sue to enjoin saloon operations and that temporary injunctions are proper to prevent irreparable injury.
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Council Bluffs
Supreme Court
Rothrock
A. D. Littleton
Louis Fritz
Polk County
Des Moines
Wecesare
Courts of Equity
Court of Equity
SAD EYED OFFICE SEEKERS AND SLOW CLEVELAND
Washington reports show President Cleveland with a cautious administration as few nominations reach confirmation. Republicans and Democrats alike express disappointment at slow changes with about 5000 applicants dispersing after the inauguration. Party managers fear a long, gradual purge and anticipate more appointments only after adjournment and recess.
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Cleveland
Washington
Congress
Senate
Bonanza Letter Promises Million Dollar Estate
William Arnold a Dayton shoe merchant receives a startling letter from L L Tyne, brother in law of Arnold and Philadelphia merchant, promising aid to claim an English estate valued at 1 000 000. The letter says Arnold's mother in law would be the legal heir in the Townsley estate, valued at 10 040, if living. Mrs Arnold is dead, leaving DeWitt C Arnold and Annie May Bincherd of Dayton as living heirs at law and representatives of the grandmother’s branch.
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William Arnold
Dayton
Ohio
L. L. Tyne
Arnold
C.mm'sion
Philadelpha
Townsley
England
DeWitt C. Arnold
Annie May Bincherd
Relative family claim raised in Springfield and New York
A speaker notes a relative in Springfield Ohio and another place in New York and hopes to prove a legal family claim. He urges Mr Arnold to begin an immediate search for numerous facts concerning the Mitvbei family to support recognition of the claim.
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Orther
Springfield
Ohio
New York
Arnold
Mitvbei
Classification regulation clarified by Civil Service official
Washington special reports Commissioner Gregory of the Civil Service Commission disputes claims that current classification agitation aims to shield officials from dismissal. He says the goal is uniform department classifications to aid promotions, not extend civil service rules, and notes prior written departmental classifications regardless of administration changes.
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Washington Special
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Prof
the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Specialist challenged as General Grant visit blocked
New York dispatch reports W E Brown a cancer specialist from North Adams invited by Fred Grant and Senator Chaffee to see General Grant. Dr Douglass refused access and Dr Barker and Col. Fred Grant enforced that remedies be disclosed. Brown left unsure if he will return, saying Grant’s case appears curable per physicians.
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New York Dispatch
W. FE. Brown
North Adams
Mass
Chaffee
General Grant
Fred Grant
Senator Chaffee
Douglass
Brown
Fordyce Barker
Mr. Grant
B. F. Barker
J. A. Douglass
Barker
Dr. Barker
Grant
Mr. Brown
Col
Wbout
Formuca
The White House Tenant President Cleveland's Private Parlor
A Washington correspondent describes arrangements at the White House red parlor. Five new cocola wood pieces with morocco leather finishes brighten the room. A bronze lamp, cardinal silk shade, and bound government papers sit near portraits of Adams, Van Buren, and Grant.
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Washington
Cleveland
White House
Red Parlor
Ales
Adams
van Buren
General Grant
Tiffany
Abrogation of polygamy debated by Deseret News editorial
The Deseret News discusses rumors of the Mormon church dropping polygamy at the spring conference. It argues against abrogation, notes some church members favor the move, but warns against altering core doctrines or yielding to worldliness.
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Mormon Church
Salt Lake Dispatch
Deseret News
Spring Conferpee
Jos. Smith
Church of Christ
Soener
God
Striking Rail Employees Win Precedent in Missouri
In St Louis a historic rail strike victory emerges as Wabash and Missouri Pacific lines resume idle freight traffic. Officials from Kansas Texas and Missouri negotiate with General Manager Hoxie to restore pre September wages and grant 1.5x pay for overtime, plus a 30 day wage-cut notice clause.
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Ratheay
St. Louis Dispatch
Wabash
Missouri Pacific
Texas
Kansas
Govery Martin
State Board of Commission of Kansas
Topeka
Thii
Hoxie
Gould Lines
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Jameson
Hotchkisky
Boone
Marmaduke
Messrs
Hayes
Prenny
Selon Humphreys
Thomas BF. Tutt
Wabash Company
Infernal Machine Found Aboard Mail At Philadelphia Postoffice
A suspicious package addressed to Miss Alice Fisher at Blockley Almshouse contained a ticking clockwork infernal device. A mail carrier avoided detonation by shielding the mechanism, prompting police patrols and a city-wide hunt for explosives at the West Philadelphia almshouse. Miss Fisher, an English nurse, faces growing hostility after a recent fire and discharges. Detectives conduct ongoing investigations amid fears of another blast.
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Alice Fisher
Blockley Almshouse
Almshouse
Philadelphia
Miss Fisher
Why College Rowdyism Has Decreased
The article argues that shifts in college life reduced town and gown riots and minor disorders. It credits the development of a robust athletics system at Yale and other colleges as a main outlet for enthusiasm, channeling energy into sports to promote manliness and order over turbulence.
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Papillion Times
Louisvillians
Kenesaw
Nebraska
G. A. K. Society of Creighton
Yale
Yale College
An American's Opportunities
An 19th century New York correspondent laments broadway bars enabling easy drinking. The Buffalo Express piece contrasts global inebriety with New York’s “sumptuously provided” spree facilities. It notes professionals can start after work and return home as drunk as a lord, having consumed en route.
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New York
Broadway
Buffalo Express
Arab Chief Irked by Musician’s Invisible Instrument
An Arab chief at the opera who attended Faust found amusement in a musician seated slightly above the rest. He imagined the musician played an invisible instrument with a stick, amusing the observer despite the formal setting.
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