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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1896
Page
5
The Telegraph Directory lists the National Body and U S Senate members, including Jno M Thurston and Omaha officials. It names state officers such as Governor Julius A. Holcomb, Auditor Eugene Moore, Treasurer Jay Bartle, Attorney General Arthur Churchill, and Superintendent Hens Corbett, plus the U S Land Office registrar and other officials.
A historical listing for the 30th senatorial district and linked offices shows names for judicial, county, and village positions. It names H M Grimes as judge, A Pouse as treasurer, Naniel McAleese as clerk, W O Bullock as lodge polo judge, OG P Chambers as surveyor, Willis as coroner, Leroy Martin as district attorney, J R Hart as Sidney village trustee, and other local officials with scattered spellings.
Church notices list Methodist Episcopal Catholic and Episcopal services with times and leaders, plus numerous fraternal and veterans lodge meetings. It names ranks and officers for A F and A M B P O O F I O O F K P R S U R and G A R M W O A H O H M W C etc with meeting days and secretaries. The dense roll of groups includes temperance and veteran circles led by Rev Allen Kenworthy and others, with halls at Masonic and K of P venues.
The Child Culture Department assists mothers and teachers in studying each child’s characteristics to guide proper development. It serves as a resource for nurturing child growth and behavior understanding.
A playful note from the Chicago Tribune mocks strict sonnet form. It urges careful rhythm and rhyme while guiding verse toward a final couplet. The spoof emphasizes matching line length, cadence, and a concluding word such as dove or love.
A meditation on Newton’s theory tested at 250000 miles high shows gravity acting remotely as marble falls, followed by notes on dog eye spots believed to deter predators. The fragment covers scientific curiosity, evolution of coat markings, and Nebraska constitutional amendments from 1885.
The Nebraska Legislature submits amendments to sections 2 and 4 of article 6 and section 5 of article 6 to voters at the November 8 general election 1896. It details changing supreme court composition and terms and sets initial staggered terms for two elected judges, providing for at large election and a five year term.
A joint resolution proposes amendments to multiple sections of the Nebraska Constitution. It outlines changes to Article six on judicial power, article one on trial by jury, and article five on executive officers including governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and railroad commissioners. Dates reference March 1898 and 1803 style enactment language.
The article proposes amending section twenty six of article five of the Nebraska Constitution. It seeks to limit the number of executive state officers. The text suggests the legislature’s authority to enact the amendment and to have it read as specified.
An act amends article eight section nine of the Nebraska Constitution to protect the permanent educational funds as trust funds. Funds may be invested only in specified securities and revenues pledged for their purposes. The state may sell and reinvest securities to seek higher yields and may fund warrants from the permanent school fund if other money is unavailable. Approved March 30, 1895.
A proposed amendment to Article 12 adds Section 2 allowing a city of the metropolitan class and its county to merge wholly or partly. A proposal by law enables the merger if supported by a majority of votes in the city and a majority in the county excluding city ballots, with approval dated March 2, 1805.
The document outlines an amendment to section six of article seven of Nebraska’s Constitution establishing all votes be by ballot or as prescribed by law. It notes secrecy of voting and was approved March 2, 1886, by the legislature of Nebraska.
The document records a proposed amendment to section two (3) of article fourteen of the Nebraska Constitution banning city and county donations to works of internal improvement or manufactories unless first submitted to voters and ratified by a two thirds vote. It caps county and subdivision indebtedness at ten percent of assessed valuation, allows higher debt with a vote, and requires a state seal certificate. Secretary J. J. Piper certifies the enacting text as true, dated July 17, 1896, Lincoln.
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