Slate of Nebraska officials and court dates listed
The document lists state and county officials for Nebraska including governor Albinus Nance, auditor John Wallichs, treasurer G Burnett, attorney general J Dilworth, superintendent W W Jones, and others. It notes Supreme Court at Lincoln with Justice Maxwell and clerk Guy A Brown, legislative and county officers, and fixed court convening dates in Lincon Osceola and county terms.
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Albinus Nance
Lincoln
Neb
C. Carns
J. Alexander
Racers
John Wallichs
G. Burnett
J. Dilworth
W.W. Jones
A. G Kendall
Hi.m. Dawson
Waden
H. P. Mathewson
Supreme Court
Maxwell
Fremont
Geo. B. Lake
Omaha
Amatsa Cobb
Guy A. Brown
C. II
van Wyck
U.S
Nebraska City
Alvin Saunders
U. S
Omalba
Lincon
Osceola
Commissioners’ Court
Tests on strength of wooden mill columns at Watertown Arsenal
Tests on pine and oak columns used in mills show many hollow round sticks and some bores fail to meet in the middle. Tapering weakens columns. caution in construction and adjustment of wooden columns is urged. The greatest load recorded was about 265000 pounds. The article includes a quip from Puck about a history class hack hire.
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Atkinson
Boston
Manufacturers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Watertown Arsenal
Nebraska Interests and Local News From Odell Beacon
The Odell Beacon reports a fatal railroad accident near Long Pine with Billy Phillips crushed by a passing car and his leg amputated before dying. It notes coal specimens exhibited in Odell, wolves sighted nearby, and editorials urging editorial reform. Also mentions Geo Wise’s marriage in Omaha, missionary progress in western Nebraska, Gosper County water works bond approval, a Plum Creek shooting incident, a Pierce man shaving mishap, Schuyler car shipments, and DeWitt youths' rowdy behavior.
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Billy Phillips
Sioux City Pacific Railroad
Long Pine
Tie
Ife
Norfolk
W. D. Mitten
M. D. Parmeter
Beacon
Odell
Glenwood
Jir. Geo. Wise
Omaha Saturday Evening Times
Nebraska
M. E Conference
Gosper
U. P
Lincoln
al. Cole
Plum Creek
Pierce
Schuyler
DeWitt
Washington News and International Tensions Report
Washington notes detail a brief 17 day session ending December 21 with 2137 House bills 635 Senate bills and many memorials. South American tensions nerves navy Alaska reports and Utah election cases dominate, plus local murders and a fatal burn in Omaha.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Washington
New Orleans
State Department
Navy Department
Alaska
State
Navy Departments
Chili
UTAW
A Mexican Cemetery Visit and Juarez Monument
Corr. Philadelphia Press describes San Fernando Cemetery in Mexico City as the finest, noting tombs of Zaragoza and Comonfort and a grand Benito Juarez monument. The piece recounts Juarez during his presidency, Seward’s actions, and depicts peculiar grave practices and a chilling peep into a standing coffin well, ending with the author’s nightmare.
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Corr
Philadelphia
San Fernando
Zaragoza
Comonfort
Benito Juarez
Juarez
William H. Seward
Rio Grande
Mexico
Maximilian
New Orleans
No Mock Modesty About You Not Real Either
The excerpt recalls the dove Noah story and lampooning excessive modesty. It compares a chatty speaker to a stuttering Lamb noting there is no genuine modesty in him. The tone is moralizing and humorous with classical allusions.
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Noah
Lamb
Inquest Finds Malicious Blow Killed Oscar Hammer
Coroner’s inquest in Omaha returns a verdict that Oscar Hammer died from a blow with an unknown instrument, inflicted by Charles Kosters. Kenny son is cleared. A protest against granting a saloon license to Treitschke is sent to Omaha’s mayor.
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Jacobs
Oscar Hammer
Omaha
Charles Kosters
Kenniston
Treitschke
Coasting steamers foundered in gales amid Mediterranean trade
One coasting steamer after another is declared lost with all hands in recent Mediterranean gales. Loss of life tallies 110. A Dakota swindle is alleged as Douglas County in southern Dakota was illegally organized last winter.
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Douglas
Dakota
Jonsup, Paton & Co
New York
Dovelas County
Charles T. McCoy
Josh Billing Aged Proverb Writer In Quiet New York Life
The New York Sun profile notes Josh Billing about 60, famed for Yankee proverbs and irongray hair. He remains taciturn, less popular, earns about 3000 from weekly and 5000 from his works, and lives modestly with his wife in a small garret on Sixty Third Street, amassing over 50000 in fortune.
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Josh Billing
New York Sun Letter
Billings
New York Weekly
Webster and Burr: A lawyer’s principle and payoff
The anecdote recalls Daniel Webster defending a New Hampshire case after studying rules from Boston books at $50. He charged $15, later aiding Aaron Burr with identical principles. Burr paid $1,000 to balance prior losses, illustrating the maxim that whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
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Webster
New Hampshire
Boston
New York
Aaron Burr
Mr. Burr
Mr. Webster
Editorial stairs greet wary contributor at Boston Globe
A gentleman ascends to the editorial rooms to offer advice on running the paper. The editor welcomes him with a hearty shake, remarking how glad he is to see the advisor, while the visitor notes the editor’s apparent delight.
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Boston Globe
Widow Sharp Recalls Assault as Man Shoves Wood Pile
The St. Louis Hornet reports Widow Sharp described the incident as a man shoving her wood pile and she said he touched a vibrating cord, signaling a tense confrontation and potential danger.
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Sharp
St. Louis Hornet
Kidney-Wort Promises Kidney and Liver Relief
An old advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as a cure for liver and kidney disorders and a tonic for a debilitated constitution. It claims the remedy acts as a mild laxative to clear obstructing elements, suggesting overall health benefits.
Glass houses likely to replace granite in architecture
A city glass factory creates blocks with four times the crushing strength of granite and glass houses may become viable for galleries and memorial halls. Experts note lower costs with improved methods, flexible shaping, and durable cement bindings as progress pushes toward structures built entirely of glass.
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Piltebare
Visit of Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes Described by Lady Hardy
Lady Hardy recounts a year ago visit with Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes and his family. She praises his medium height wiry frame iron-gray hair and twinkling humorous eyes while noting his elastic spirit and brisk movements. Holmes reads extracts from new poems and shares a melodious voice during luncheon in a garden parlor.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lady Hardy
Left Handed Lung Tester At Singing School
In Orbisonia Pennsylvania a bragging young man challenged a girl to strike him in the chest to test his lung power. The girl, left handed and tired from washing, hit him weakly and he fibbed about dying, while she admitted she liked him and spared him a harder blow.
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Orbisonia
What it Costs in Cleveland from the Springfield Republican
The piece tallies wedding costs split between a minister at 10 dollars setting the base at 33275 dollars, plus 300 for travel and 750 for furniture after return. Family expenses for the ante-addition period run 1390 annually, totaling no less than 2000 dollars in pocket and 1500 dollars yearly income for a young man. It notes a plain official marriage can be had for 2.75 dollars.
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Springfield Republican
Bond Sureties Testify in Hopkins Estate Case
Judge Finn in chambers reviewed the bond of Moses Hopkins administrator of the Mark Hopkins estate. Bond set at 13 million dollars with sureties Mrs. Mary Prances Sherwood Hopkins and Charles Crocker required to justify double the amount. Each testified to owning 13 million in stock across steam railway and navigation holdings in blocks of 400 000 or 500 000.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Finn
Chambers
Moses Hopkins
Mark Hopkins
Lin
Mary Prances Sherwood Hopkins
Charles Crocker
United States
Tant Bao
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