Nebraska Interests Show Strains Of Growth And Crime
reports from across Nebraska detail crowded asylums near Lincoln with 309 patients and fears of no more room, while rail traffic booms at Sioux City and Pacific. crimes include a murder conviction in Otoe county, arson in Beatrice, and a jail transfer. farm activity, stock shipments, and gasping business fill out a state-wide mosaic of growth and trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Lincoln Journal
Eee
Alley
Waterloo
Douglas County
Christian Church
West Point Republican
Sioux City
Pacific
Quinn Bohannon
Otoe County
Albion
Lee
Crete
Orris
Beatrice
Omaha Bee
J. H. Oden
He Noble
Merrick County
Nash
Unadilla
Tangeman’s Mill
John Ritter
Ublican Valley
Ublican River
Schuyler Colfax
Abraham Lincoln
Second Nebraska District Convention Names Delegates at Hastings
The Second district republican convention at Hastings elected W. H. Scott and George W. Burton as delegates with T. H. Waters F A Sweezey as alternates. Delegates are unpledged and uninstructed and prefer Blaine. Resolutions praise Chester A Arthur for his administration and urge a platform supporting railroad and telegraph regulation to curb unjust charges. Arthur credited for urging such laws in his message to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Scott
York
George W. Burton
Orleans
T. H. Waters
Clay
F. A. Sweezey
Webster
Blaine
Chester A. Arthur
Arthur
Congress
Relief Expedition Mission Sent to Commander Schley
The Navy directs Commander Schley in New York to command Thetis Bear and Alert, ships of the 1884 Greely relief expedition, and sail to Greenland or farther north to rescue or determine the fate of Lieutenant Greely and his crew. Officers and men are urged to perform any duty required at sea or land with confidence in success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Schley
New York
Greely
Navy Department
Thetis
Bear
Alert
Greenland
E. Chandler
the Navy
Ames responds in Credit Mobilier case in Philadelphia
Oliver Ames files answer to Union Pacific petition seeking to rescind his receiver order for Credit Mobilier He admits Union Pacific is successor but questions service and appearance He alleges officers of Credit Mobilier schemed to abandon the Massachusetts suit denies insolvency and says recovery will allow payment of debts and stockholder funds He asks the court to compel petitioner to appear and deliver books and papers of Credit Mobilier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland Gazette
Anson Carey
W. G. Thompson
North Loup
Union Pacific Baseball Club
Omaha
Auditor Young
Oliver Ames
Union Pacific Railway Company
Ames
Credit Mobilier
Philadelphia
Union Pacific Company
Massachusetts
Credit Moer
No Settlement Reached At Chicago Conference
Representatives of the Burlington and Western Trunk Line officials failed to reach a final settlement at a Chicago conference. A basis for pooling Colorado and Nebraska business between the Burlington and Union Pacific must be agreed. An adjournment was taken to determine competitive traffic within the territory to set percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Burlington
Western Trunk Line Association
Colorado
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Pleuro Pneumonia Bill Heads for Senate Disposal
National legislation notes the Pleuro Pneumonia Bill’s imminent disposition in the Senate. Also mentioned are tariff questions Mississippi River improvement and other Washington matters drawing attention.
Senate and House pass multiple war and finance bills in April sessions
The Senate considered the bankruptcy bill and a naval bureau measure, while the House debated pension reforms, river and railroad agreements, and public land occupancy rules. Across April 21 to 26, members advanced pension, tariff, and military funding plans and arranged committees for naval and post office appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payson
Committee On Public Lands
Randall
Committee On Appropriations
Senate
Kasson
House
Noo Jon
Blackburn
Son
Committee of
Frinay
Hare
Blair
Committee On Education and Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Plumb
Saturpaur
Naval and Post Office
Thompson
Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court Affirms County Liability In Elkhorn River Bonds
The Supreme Court rules that bonds issued by Cuming County Nebraska for West Point precinct’s water power project are county obligations. The decision reverses a lower court ruling, remanding for further steps consistent with the opinion. It also covers Creek lands payments and Missouri River commission plans, with other 1888 fiscal and procedural notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
John T. Blair
Circuit Court of the United States
District of
Nebraska
Cuming County
Neb
West Point Precinct
Elkhorn
West Point
Teller
United States
Jue
Cyclone Ravages Ohio Farm Regions and Jamestown
A Dayton special reports a destructive cyclone crossing Montgomery and Green counties near Woodbine damaging farms, homes, and at least six districts. Jamestown is reportedly two thirds ruined with several deaths and many injured as rescuers and telegraph lines struggle to reach the affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Montgomery
Green
Woodbine
EK. Best
Marshalltown
Edward Wheatley
Buren
Harnes
Mitchell
Rideman
Bell Brook
Green County
Carrollton
Jamestown
Wickersham
Esculopia Springs
Anna Carpenter
Letitia Jenkins
G. K. Jenkins
Kate Bobber
Stewart
James Powell
Civil service exams set for department staff across cities
Dr. Gregory of the civil service commission will conduct general departmental service examinations in several cities. Dates include May 13 in Des Moines, May 15 Omaha, May 17 Lincoln, May 24 Topeka, May 29 Milwaukee, and June 6 in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Civil Service Commission
Des Moines
Omaha
Lincoln
Topeka
Milwaukee
Chicago
Dubu
Diplomats Pay and Civil Service Rules Expanded
The report details adds to civil service rules for Minneapolis and St Paul offices. It notes the diplomatic service funding bill at 107720 dollars, a reduction of 367 dollars from estimates. Contingent expenses for legations cut 69500 and six consulates 26000 with clerk hire trimmed by 30000. Ministers to Austria and Italy see salaries fall from 12000 to 10000 annual. Several minor offices are abolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Inneapolis
House Committee On Appropriations
Austria
Italy
Supreme Court rules railroad removal proper in two cases
The Supreme Court holds these civil suits arise under U S law and are removable to federal courts under the 1875 act. It reverses remands and directs the U S circuit court to entertain the actions as properly removable from Kansas state courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
F. L. Ames
Union Pacific Railroad Company
State of Kansas
F. A. Johnston
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company
Circuit Court of the United States
District of Kansas
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Supreme Court
United States
United States Circuit Court
Turbulent Territorial Convention in Huron Dakota
At the Huron Dakota territorial convention on the 23d a clash over temporary organization pitted E W Caldwell from South Dakota against Major Edwards of North Dakota Each faction backed J C Scoby and J H King Both were declared elected and sat as chairs A county call resolved the contest in favor of South Dakota Committees were appointed and the body recessed to finish the session
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Dakota
E. W. Caldwell
South Dakota
Major Edwards
North Dakota
J. C. Scoby
J H. King
The New Gold Fields Discovery In Colorado District
A Denver arrival from the Golden Valley mining district touts a new discovery as highly important backed by affidavits from reputable locals. While some claim widespread ore assays, others denounce it as the worst mining fraud, though authorities insist fraud is impossible and foresee a major regional boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Golden Valley
Meeting in Boston to form taxation league
Charles Francis Adams Jr and John Quincy Adams with about 700 others call a Boston meeting for April 29 to form a league to cut the national revenue surplus. They urge reducing taxation on necessaries, not increasing public spending, and oppose import duties aimed at obstructing trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Adams, Jr
John Quincy Adams
Charles R. Codman
Boston
Auction Bell Echoes In A Sell Sell Sell Tune
The line hints at a bustling auction scene with a ringing bell and a persistent auctioneer selling items. No specific people or organizations are named in the readable text. The mood favors a brisk downtown sale atmosphere and rapid bidding.
Illumination Ties German City to Grand Ducal Birth
An English traveler in a German town notes a local superstition linking city illumination to the birth of a grand ducal infant. The waiter explains that whenever the city is lit, the grand duchess has just given birth, a claim the traveler records in his notebook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Texas
Germany
Man skates seventy five miles in eight hours
Dexter man completes a remarkable feat skating seventy five miles in eight hours on roller skates. The report compares this to others who can only manage eight miles in seventy five hours, noting the unusual endurance and pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Rockland Courier
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the Tribune
E. M
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Nebraska Interests
Chas, Willmore
Chas
McCallum
Emerick
Madison County
Kelly
Robert Fisher
Illinois
Wilhemina Triste
Frost, Torpy
Johnson County
Bierbach
South I
Emerson
Quin Buhanan
Nebraska City
Broady
James Cook
Louis Hansmennek
Krug’s
Brownville
Beatrice Carni Ee
Enero
Astone
Elt
Gage County
Sterling
W. C. Crane
Ashland
McKinney
Barney Baumer
Mcsarvey
Barney
Nebraska City Press
J. Sterling Morton
Culp
Wright
Rule
Richardson County
Towa
Fairmont
Saline County
Fillmore County
Geneva
Second
of Labor
Mississippi River
Congressional
van Wyck
United States Treasury
Hoar
Treasury
Messrs. George
Sherman
Ingalls
Edmunds
Morgan and
Committee of the Whole
Yeas
Dingley
Shipps Committee
Bureau of Navigation
Treasury Department
Warner
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Dakota Central Railway Company
Sioux Reservation
Hoube
Secrans
Department of the Army
Rogers
Hill
Bureau of Animal Industry
Attorney-General
Secretary of the Interior
Mr. Seymour
Committee On Commerce
Mississippi
Rocksland
Falls of St. Anthony
Misouri
Weaver
Marshalional Bank
Capital National Bank
Cox
Myra Clark Gaines
Capital Topics
Missouri River Commission
House Committee On Commerce
Graves
Knox
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Needham
Pacific National Bank
Francis Barber
Rock Rapids
Rudolphus Hubbard
McGregor
I. Jones Melick
Neligh
John Groesbeck
Harvard
Ill
Senate Committee On Railroads
Cullom
Mississippi River Commission
House Committee On
Comstock
Commission
St. Louis
New Orleans
McCord
Iowa
Pretty Girl
Vesey Street
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
Antly
Eleventh Street
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