Saloon origins and temperance crusade notes
The article traces Schlenker’s criminal path from a Lincoln saloon where he first worked after drifting into crime amid drink. It surveys temperance activism in Shanghai Boston New York and Maryland and quotes judges linking violence to drunkenness while describing moving anti liquor campaigns and school revivals.
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Shanghai China
Massachusetts
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Maryland Temperance Alliance
Henry Schlenker
Penitentiary
Lincoln
X Pect More Political Admission and Local Praise
A late evening reminiscence defends X-Pect-More against political setbacks. The speaker recalls his service delivering mail, writing attempts, and reform efforts while praising his loyalty and character.
Fireside Weekly Ends After First Lincoln Issue
Lincoln venture Fireside Weekly aimed as a family paper and folded after its debut. Dudley, a former Lincoln University instructor, presented the cadets with a bronze eagle to crown a flag staff.
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Lincoln University
Greenbacker Vote Slumps in Douglas County
Last year the Greenbackers polled over a thousand votes in Douglas County, but this year they could not muster one hundred and fifty.
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Greenbackers
Douglas County
Red Cloud Leads With 380 Votes Amid County Wide Abstention
Red Cloud cast 380 votes at the late election, one third of the county total, with no Democratic votes recorded. Patron in Butler County emerges as a new town along the Atchison & Nebraska and Lincoln & Northwestern rail lines and shows early activity.
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Huxy
Mary
Red Cloud
Butler County
Lincoln & Northwestern
Emigrant Steinbeck Falls From U P Train at North Bend
An emigrant named Steinbeck fell from a U P train near North Bend last week and was badly mangled. He held a ticket to Denver, but his hometown could not be determined.
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Denver
Congregationalists in State report 112 churches and growth
The Congregationalists in this state total 112 churches with several organized last year. Membership reaches 3,137 and total contributions amount to 1546.46 dollars. Six congregations have erected church buildings.
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Railroad Rate Parity Shifts With Lincoln Firms
Last week the B. and M. reduced their postal rates from Lincoln to Seward to match the Lincoln and Northwestern figures. First class 20 cents per hundred, second class 16 cents, third class 14 cents.
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Seward
Lincoln & Northwestern
Custer County Divides and Proposes Blaine County
In Custer county residents vote to partition the area into a new Blaine county. The vote totals 97 in favor and 27 against. Governor Nance orders an election for county officers to implement the change.
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Custer County
Blaine
Nance
Union Pacific Plans Green Corridor With Plantings
Union Pacific railroad crews prepare the first 300 miles of track for extensive tree planting. Ground will be sown with grass and clover in spring, followed by transplanting evergreens from mountains and adding other rare ornamental trees and shrubs along the route.
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