Odd Prospectus and Financial Ruminations in Nebr. News
A jumble of political and economic musings from Omaha era columnists. References span silver remonetization, a Peru Nebraska excursion to Paris Exposition with $350 gold fare, and debates on public debt and U S treasury balances. Includes scattered notes on legal reforms, whipping posts in Nevada, and international money standards across Greece, Egypt, and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victron Vruquaiy
Peru
Nebraska
Hais
Fves
Artels
Omann
Genteman
Sro. Gerz
Lincoln Journal
3Fe
Aper
Russia
Acas Ca
Egypt
Mexico
Equador
J’eru
China
India
Greece
Tenimania
Co. Ibis
Venezuela
Chili
Uruguay
Holland
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Haly
Spain
Britain
Canada
Cape of God Wope
Australia
Germany
Doray
Swadeo
Denmark
Portugal
Global monetary standards and the mixed coinage debate
The passage cites population figures and notes which regions use gold, silver, or paper currencies as standards. It highlights a world monetary system with a mix of gold and silver standards and calls for reconsidering misrepresentations of monetary value amid diverse economies.
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Brazil
Argentine Republic
Turkey
Eerste
Africa
Egypt
Cape Colony
Poland
England must choose war or join Russia against Turks
The piece urges England to act, warning Russia may seek Allied help if England stays out. It recalls England’s battles, noting revolting defeats at Saratoga and Yorktown as examples of self-defeat. It argues a Turkish alliance could provoke a decisive Russian move in the Black Sea and hints Germany’s caution amid France’s strength and 1870 humiliation.
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England
Turkey
Crimea
William of Orange
Saratoga
Yorktown
United States
Black Sea
Russia
Germany
France
Not for Women New Law Spares Hanging Example
The Virginia governor sparing the public from witnessing a woman hanged. Louisa Lawson and Silas Morris to endure life imprisonment for the murder of Mrs Janson’s husband Henry Norfolk who killed his wife to pursue another woman and has confessed. They face execution today in Annapolis Maryland. The murders stem from troubled family relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Louisa Lawson
Silas Morris
State Scraps and Frank Prattle From Town Papers
A garbled summary of local notices and satirical passages from Falls City and nearby papers. Mentions population shifts in Nebraska, weather notes, bank failure, jail conditions, legal jibes, and banter about editors and thieves. Includes odd quotes about a Detroit-style smoking Omaha lady and moralizing verse.
Important Supreme Court Case On Nebraska Toll Bridge Bonds
An Omaha Bee report notes a Nebraska county contest case argued before the U S Supreme Court. Chandler sued on county municipal bonds issued to build a toll bridge over the Platte River. The court held the bonds valid on their face and held by bona fide holders, agreeing the toll bridge qualifies as a public improvement under state law. The decision was assigned for error with the argument that a toll bridge open to all is not a public improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
Nebraska
United States Supreme Court
Jhwlge County
Chandler
Circuit Court For
Nebraskan
Pilatte
Sidney Street Car Company Fears Eastern Capital Invasion
A Philadelphia car shop asks if Sidney Street Car Company exists and whether foreign firms would be welcome. Local leaders condemn eastern capital, urging local investors to organize first to preempt Philadelphia outfits and control the street railway project for Bidney. The Telegraph toasts the bid for home investment and warns against foreign intrusion.
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Philadelphia
Sidney Siret Car Company
Po Guch
Aidhey
Philaldou
Sidney
Sidory Street Car Company
Bes
Biduey
Capeus
Bidney Street Railway Company
The Last Horror. New York Sun
A fragmentary report describes a deadly explosion in a New York neighborhood. The text notes casualties, property damage, and uncertainty about how many people were in the building at the time. Observers fear deaths and injuries amid the blaze.
A Fool's Optailon Dineolo triade Washington Post
A garbled note from a historic page mentions the Washington Post and a new bourbon organ at Washington tat, with unclear references to time and names. The readable pieces include a lively tone around a publication and possible product launch, though key details remain obscured.
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Washington Post
A Liver Ghost than Banquo's
A playful quip from the New York Sun critiques newspaper practices as a ghost of a busted book haunts Chicape papers. It criticizes article placement and slush slipping in under the fiduciary institution and the country name, noting the President has departed.
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New York Sun
Buffalo Bill's Success At Academy Of Music Show
A lengthy notice lauds Buffalo Bill Cody and his entertainment at the Academy of Music. It describes his famed leadership of U S scouts, his heroic image, and the dramatic arc of a play from New York parlors to a western scene and a final triumphant spectacle.
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Academy of Stust
Spireethan
New York
Wallalo Biu
Maya
Meiden
Tia Hens
Young
Zjon
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Puestipest Lrcuns
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Jive
Eden
United States Treasure
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California
Parix
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Pewere
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Juniata
Hitchcock
Iias
New York Law
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Rus
Pere
Osceula
Greeley County
Falls City
Preazman
Detroit
Tuo
Sidney Tetranaps
Hastings Journal
Adams County
Cain
Ned
Nebraska City
John Grundy
Sidney Treucenarn
Wat Parish
Pacific Coast
Sidney Terescnarn
Burlington Hawkeye
Warin
Tilter Poulton
Turral
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Buffalo Bill
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Dublin
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Missouri
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Black Hills
G. VW. Dudley
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Sidney, Neb
Woodold Wealse Haven
Kmanch
Hank Clifford & CO
Henry Gantz
J. Gantz
Henry Gantz & Son
Crocers
the Oasis
Second Street
Rose and
Myrte
Joe Lane
Henry Loomis
Feed & Sale Stable
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