Nebraska News Roundup in Ashland and State Summary
Revival meetings progress in Ashland while Lincoln reports five divorces in a day. Plans for a six story Blakeley hotel in Beatrice, new pastor installed in Wicber, and Prosser with no housing. A young man injured after leaping from a freight train at Hardy. Omaha to curb knock-out prize fights. Fort Crook to rise with stone or brick buildings costing around £200,000. Alma forms a flour mill company with $10,000 capital. Lancaster County inmate Karl Smith commits suicide at 41. Wahoo Bank in receivership. Dickinson absent from public view. Sheridan county fights wolves. Beatrice bank mortgages foreclose Fisk Beatrice grocery. Winter ice quality under investigation in Omaha. Legislative apportionment sets Valley Garfield Loup district. state fair boards appointed. historic figures and local incidents across towns.
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Lincoln
Blakeley
Beatrice
W. Diffenbach
First Lutheran Church of
Wicber
Prosser
Hardy
Omaha
Fort Crook
Alma
Karl Smith
Lancaster County
W. D. Matthews
O'Neill
Washington
Schuyler
Methodist Church
B. W. Blair
Broken Bow
Plattsmouth
Elmwood
Twelfth
Howard Streets
Bath
Sheridan County
Nebraska National Bank
W. M
L. F. Luaselle
Valley
Garfield
Loup
State Bank of
Wahoo
Dickinson
W. H. Frazier
State Legislature: Bills Vary in Senate and House Actions
The Nebraska Legislature reports varied activity with bills introduced in both chambers. Measures include railroad crossings, depository law changes, juror drawing, and a cigarettes containing opium ban. Senate file 24 appoints a police matron in larger cities. Packwood’s bill to trim railroad commission size and salaries was postponed. In the House, committees considered and advanced several measures, with investigations into alleged bribery conducted in secret. Several bills cover health, quarantine, medicine regulation, freight-rate discrimination, parole, and insurance.
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Bugles
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Thomsen
Owlork
J.C. F. McKesson
Lancaster
John Stevens
Furnas
Casper
Butler
Sergeanteat Arms Dangan
Ander
Plate Board of Health
Grover Cleveland
J. Sterling Morton
Mattes
Committee On Miscellaneous Corporations
Dale
PW Howe
W. Gloutz
Lawley
Scott
State Board of Health
Johnsons
Jensens
Nebraska Institution
Commircaten Savings
State Banking Board
Thas
Nebraska lawmakers debated banks and railroads acts
A long legislative session report covers bills on banking reform state banking board duties and examinations, railroad rate regulation, property taxation, and public health measures. Debates included shifts in funding, emergency clause votes, and proposals for state lab, feeble minded institutions, and school funding amid a broad policy push.
Simpson Comments on Kansas Riot and Railroads
Representative Jerry Simpson discussed the Kansas legislature riot, noting he has no official Topeka brief and relies on Democratic press reports. He urged the populist party to act within law, as governor should enforce the people's will, blaming railroad corporations for about $4,000,000 yearly robbing of citizens.
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Jerry Simpson
Wasumorox
Kansas
Topeka
Simpson
Early artificial teeth traced to ancient civilizations
The piece notes that artificial ivory teeth and gold-supported plates were known long before modern times. It cites Veredotus the historian and mentions Egyptian knowledge of dental diseases, Caesar and Antony possibly using replacements, and Europe's early adoption by England. It also references Sir John Balgrave and a 1585 account, with a centennial 1870 exhibit.
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Christ Veredotus
Shere
Cesar
Antony
Europe
England
America
John Balgrave
Hys
Washington
Curious Therapies and Market Trades in an Old Paper
The article notes cures for palsy via railway journeys and an oscillating chair, plus a vibrating helmet device claimed to ease headaches. It also describes Spanish money changers, or cambistas, operating at street corners exchanging old coins for silver, earning commissions from crowded markets and withdrawing funds from copper coppers at the counter.
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