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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1895
Page
2
Local notice and opinion items discuss income tax notions and bond issues, urge civic harmony, condemn detractors, and reflect on lunar eclipses and memorials. Notable mentions include Grover Cleveland era musings, Frederick Douglass memorial plans, and debates on potato and corn crops amid silver currency talk.
The passage notes Democrats applauding Billy openly while Grover, with his vast Wall Street fortune, endures supporters jeering at the retiring Congress.
In a satirical wrap of Washington theater, retiring Democratic lawmakers from Nebraska and other states express sorrow at the end of the Fifty-Third Congress. They toast misfortune with sugared taffy, blame Republican failures, and predict a GOP collapse after temporary retirement in the next session.
The Washington Post notes the upcoming fifty fourth Congress will include many members sharing common surnames. Examples include Arnold from Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, Bakers from Kansas Maryland and New Hampshire, and four Wilsons from Idaho New York Ohio and South Carolina, among others.
A London Times letter rails at the costly show of mourning for the czar and Russia’s elite. It notes Windsor sent a giant queen’s wreath to St Petersburg, Berlin’s wreath required a special rail wagon, and Emperor Franz Joseph’s came from 30 florists. Massed silver crowns and 2.5 million rubles for decorations provoke questions who profits from such extravagance.
Land Office Sidney Neb March 6 1805 notice names Christ Gobelman H B No 873 for the vf tw Jots 1 and 2 sec 18 tp 16n r 29w with April 15 1695 date for proof before Register or Receiver at Sidney Neb witnesses Martin Cape John Thompson Frank X Rihn Henry Emkah all of Sidney Neb JoAnn M ADAME 23-66 Register
Land Office at Sidney Nebraska announces that the named settlers file notice of intention to make final proof in support of their claims. George L B Gunder I B No 1499 for the west half section 18 township 12 north range 1 west. William Ulery Frank Ackerman Oscar Waltz John Trognitz of Sidney. Leopold Schroeder KE No 870 for the west half of lot 6 in Leas Heas names witnesses Henry Raymond Robert Raymond Jerome Haiston James Birdwell all of Sidney Nebraska.
Public Land Office notices from Sidney Nebraska two items. James Hudson for final proof on land in section 20 township range with witnesses named Asa Kemsturg Joan Wagoner Andrew Harsen Julius Johnson. Josef Soral vs Wesley Filpil contested homestead entry for cancellation. hearing set March 20 at 8 o clock am with witnesses to respond.
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