Night Attack Aboard the Carriage Amid Forest Fire
Desperate guerrilla assault unfolds as Jack, Smithers, and the defenders hold a carriage against a torchlit perimeter. Fire from the surrounding jungle spreads, forcing quick decisions to shield Jessie Cameron and the others while awaiting a possible return of the attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han
Travers
Waumbeaux
Jack
T. Tv
Smithers
Jessie
Jessie Cameron
Street
Smith
Squire John
Yu Lin
Ah Sin
Hest
Don Roblada
Spencer
Roblado
Juanita
Jim
Panama climate not deadly says scientific American
The article argues Panama’s climate is not deadlier than the United States. Malaria and yellow fever are largely controlled and labor mortality is lower than feared. Rainfall varies from 130 inches Atlantic to 65 inches Pacific, with temperatures from 70 to 95 Fahrenheit, less extreme than U.S. hot waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama
Canal
Gen
Abbott
Pacific
Atlantic
Nebraska Legislature Debates Bills on Third Reading and Local Reforms
Nebraska Senate and House processed a wide slate of measures. Proposals include setting penalties for overworking animals, safeguarding probate matters from foreign corporations, and authorizing public road land acquisitions. Open seasons for game and wildlife rules were updated along with state finances and hospital funding. With committee reports, several bills moved toward passage and others were indefinitely postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Mth
Fed
Guardiars
Housh
Gilleves
State Banking Board
Nebraska
Portland
Ore
Board of Commissioners
Copsey
Custer
Jackson
Annelope
Casebeer
McClay
Kennard
M Kennael
Purnas
Cams
House Revenue Committee
House
Nebraska Senate and House Debates on Bills and Reapportionment
The Nebraska Senate and House debated multiple measures on the 15th. Bills discussed include Shreek fraternal membership limits, incorporation rights for fraternal societies, gridiron of hotel bill payments, speed limits for motor cars, and a 1 mill state debt levy. House items covered investigations of public lands actions, a guaranty deposit fund bill, emergent stationery purchases, and redistricting proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ward
South Bend
Rouse
Sheldon
Vore
Giffin
Howe
Nemaha
Terror
Hall
Wilson
Pawnee
State Printing Board
Nebraska
State of
Senate Actions Report New Bills and Salary Increases
The Senate approves a wage raise for the game warden and fish commissioner. Committees advance S 181 on 25 mill road taxes, S 51 52 3 on decedent law, and HR bills on voting machines and costs in venue changes. New measures include standard state printing, penitentiary goods labeling, poor overseer duties, physician hires, and deputy salaries rising to 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prout
Apportionment plan for senatorial districts outlined
The measure drafts district boundaries across Nebraska counties with allocations of one or more senators per district. Counties named include Richardson, Douglas, Lancaster, Platte, and others, detailing which counties compose each district and the number of senators allotted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giffin
Dawson
Richardson
Phante
Johnnson
Pouglas
Duncing
Turk
Mhurston
Dakota Blven
Wayne
Pierce
Madison
Stinton
Cedar
Knox
Treyel
Halt
Wheeler
Garteld
Antelope
Troone
Merrick
Nuance
Dodge
Washington
Platte and
Colfax
Hall, Howard
Seeley
Polk
York
Butler
Seward
Lancaster
Gage
Saline
Fullmore
Jefferson
Thayer
Hamilton
Chis
Adams and
Wearney
Franklin, Webster and Nueckells
Phelps
Harlan, Gasper and Furnas
Sall
Trantier
Ted Willow
Hitchcock
Thayes
Chase
Dundy
Buffalo
Sherman
Valles
Caueter
Loup and Plaine
Thock
Brown
Era Vaha
Cherry
Sheridan
Box Butte
Dawes
Sioux
Unieoln
Perkins
Wkelth
Devel
Cheyenne
Kimball
Ian Scott's Bluffs
McPherson
Joegan
Grant
Llooker
Thomas
Force of Dynamite and Direction of Blast
Explains how dynamite exerts force in the direction of greatest pressure. Ground placement yields downward force, wall placement redirects force into the wall, and hanging under an object directs force upward.
Cost of Capital Punishment in France Cited
An article notes France nearly abolishes capital punishment due to cost. It cites the executioner and assistants totaling $3,800 annually, $4 per execution outside Paris, and $2,300 yearly to stable the guillotine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
London Births Spark Interest in War-Era Demographics
The London birth average runs around 11,000 monthly with a comment that a single month's male births could nearly replace British military losses in the war. The note reflects public concern over population and manpower during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tondon
England
Woer Hattlefields
Also Mentioned on This Page
Loe
Corymgt
F Tennyson Nerly Gchapter XIX
Jambeaux
Tack
Jheavern Wall
Senor
Legislature of
Olliery
S & Lat
Cross
Norfolk Tasune
Jones
Ernest
Johnson
Junkin
Horton
Epperson
Clay and Reserve of
State Engineers’ Examining Board
Gilligan of
Holt
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!