Nebraska Notes on Local News and Events
Sheridan county schools build new structures while early land buyers surge in Kearney county. Lincoln hosts packing houses growth, gas and electricity upgrades, and court actions. Reports cover railroad telephony, church developments, accidents, and local agriculture with numerous town and county references.
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Custer County
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Grand Island
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Henry Villard on Sherman silver purchase act repeal
Henry Villard returned from Washington where he pressed repeal of the Sherman silver purchase act. He argued Republican cooperation with anti silver Democrats prevented repeal last year and blamed business interest as a major obstacle. He predicted the law would be repealed soon as sentiment grows for stopping silver purchases and issuing more currency.
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Damaged OCR Delivers Fragmentary 19th Century Items
The text reports a suit over confinement to an asylum, a supposed engagement of a princess, pallbearers for a funeral, a fire in Aston Pennsylvania, a $30 000 loss, a senator accused of lobbying, a judicial confirmation doubt, a state legislature action, and a French pair of betrothed nobles with one wounded, all from varied locales and names.
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Jouse
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Crarewitch
Senatorial Boodle and Nebraska Legislative Sessions
The Nebraska Senate and House debates reveal graft talk and routine appropriations. Topics include Beemer's penitentiary warden nomination, county bills, universal education measures, and a contested Senate seat in Douglas County.
Foraker declines Ohio State University trusteeship
Ex governor Foraker refuses the appointment to succeed Hayes as trustee of Ohio State University. He sends a private letter to Governor McKinley stating he cannot abandon his large law practice nor find time to fulfill the duties.
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Cincinati
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McKinley
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Hayes
Power and commerce rise as Gothenburg builds water power
The article describes Gothenburg Nebraska's growing water power and its promise to power mills and factories, contrasting it with coal costs in Omaha and noting transmission of electricity via wires. It also recounts a dramatic incident in New York City where a safety crushed a sidewalk and the broader shift from steam to electricity.
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Iittle
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St Louis to gain million from city hall sale and markets
The article notes St Louis will receive about a million dollars from selling the old city hall site and Union Market, with plans for a new market or public works such as a conduit system, sewer, or free baths. It highlights kindergarten history and local manual training progress as part of civic achievements.
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United States
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Gavroche of the Trench Commune facing Paris upheaval
Fragmented OCR recounts insurgent youths amid a harsh Paris crackdown. A ten year old boy faces execution orders as troops advance, a colonel dismisses him with a rough farewell, and a mother and daughter are later burned in Lindsay.
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