National and state government roster in The Telegraph Directory
The Telegraph Directory lists the U S Senate members Jno M Thurston and William V Alfon i along with Congressional Sixth District rep M Kem Boken Bow. It also names state officers Governor Sias A Holcomb Lieutenant Governor Robert Moore Secretary of State Joel A Piper Auditor Eugene Moore Treasurer Joseph S Bartle Attorney General Arthur Churchill Superintendent Henry R Cobett and Public Lands Commissioner Henry Russell, plus U S Land Office officials Ohn M Adams Register and P A Griffith Receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Jno
M. Thurston
Omaha
William V. Alfon
Madison
M. Kem Boken
Sias
Holcomb
Robert & Moore
Joel A. Piper
Eugene Moore
Joseph S. Bartle
Arthur Churchill
Henry R. Cobett
Henry
Russell
Local Districts Name Officials in Nebraska
The record lists political and judicial appointments for Nebraska districts: 30th Senatorial District J.8. Hoagland from North Platte. 54th Representative District F. Morgan from Chappell. 13th Judicial District H. M. Grimes, Judge, North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoagland
North Platte
Chappell
H. M. Grimes
Local Officials Listing in Sidney and Surrounding Areas
The record lists county and city officials including Treasurer A Pease Sheriff untel ATE D988, Clerk, W C Bullock, Lodge Pole Judge J Neubauer Supt Public Inst C P Chambers Colton Surveyor Robt Wils Camp Clark, Coronor W F Bassett, Attorney Leroy Martin Commissioners in lat and 2d Districts, with W R Woods Weyerts 2d District and A W Atkins Sidney among others.
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Pease
Sidney
W.C. Bullo
Lodge
J Neubauer
P Chambers
Colton
Wils
Camp Clark Coronour
W.F. Bassett
Leroy
Martin
School Board and Teachers Profile and Roles
The listing details school governance and staff roles including A Peus as mediator and treasurer T L eeaolt, Geo F Blanchard and John Baker as directors, James J Mcintosh as member, and A Griffith as mediator. It also names teaching staff led by Principal Minnie Chase with Assistant Miss Whitehead, and department heads Miss Blanchard Miss McKee and Miss Mueller, plus Mrs L F Shelton as Ist Primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Peus
A. Griffith
Soos
T. L
Whitehead
Blanchard
McKee
L.f.shelton
Miss Mueller
Local Church Schedules and Fraternal Meetings Listed
Sunday services and Sunday school times across Methodist Episcopal, Catholic, and Episcopal churches are detailed along with prayer meetings. A long list of fraternal and veterans organizations provides meeting nights, officers, and post locations for lodges such as A M F and A M, I O O F, K of P, U R K, G A R, S of V, W R O, and M W of A, with officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
C.J. Osborn
Epworth League
Allen Kenworthy
Episcopal Church
F. H. Strout
Weight possibilities of carp growth and records
The Pall Mall Gazette notes carp can reach large sizes under favorable care and age. Saxony ponds produced massive specimens with carp weighing up to 91 pounds and a Spiegel carp at 814g pounds English. Growth rates cited include about 8 pounds in six years and 6 pounds before age ten, with notable tameness in old specimens.
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Saxony
Tench
Jack
Lord Egremont
Penuol
Huttucdum
Pall Mall Gazette
Sea Dogs and the Queen in the English Spanish War
In the late sixteenth century England and Spain kept a wary peace while seas hosted open conflict. Queen Elizabeth used sly patience, yet sea captains and crews secretly prepared for war, driving national resolve beyond cabinet diplomacy. The sea dogs acted with tacit royal support, shaping the era’s naval struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Philip
France
Netherlands
Elizabeth
Mary
Scotland
London
Seville
England
Parmentier and the potato’s rise in France in 1616
The account notes that the potato reached royal tables in 1616 through Parmentier the apothecary who pressed for cultivation with government aid. In 1771 the Besancon Academy offered a prize for a famine food, and Louis XVI granted land for potato planting. The king and queen popularized the plant, and Parmentier’s grave at Pere la Chaise is said to be yearly adorned with its flowers.
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France
Parmentier
Academy of Besancon
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Paris
Royal Horticultural Society
The Hansom Cab’s Damp Cushions Problem
The British Medical Journal notes that the hansom cab, while convenient and safe, suffers a major flaw: cushions tend to soak in wet weather. Proposes public scrutiny of cushion condition to keep riders dry and prevent rheumatism or chill, urging better action by cabmen and fares.
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British Medical Journal
The Russian Army in Napoleon Era Cavalry and Cossacks
Professor W. M. Sloane notes that Russian regular infantry stood strong while cavalry lagged in discipline. Cossacks from Volga and Don supplied the needed unit vigor, fighting with brutal ferocity. They rode 100 miles in 24 hours and pressed pursuit, accepting ducats for each French life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga
Don
W. M. Sloane
Century
Trolley Accident Surprises Philadelphia Reader
A Philadelphia Call quips on a yesterday trolley mishap where a passenger secured a seat, highlighting a humorous takeaway. The item reflects local urban transport chatter with a light tone.
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Philadelphia
Antarctic Icebergs Defy Arctic Origins In Question
The Spokesman-Review reports on the distinct forms of antarctic icebergs versus arctic ones and offers Borchgrevink’s theory that prolonged southward drift shapes northern bergs. Also noted is a successful European songbird introduction experiment near Portland with skylark and nightingale thriving east of the Cascades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Land
Arctic
Antarctic
New Zealand
C. E. Borchgrevink
Spokesman-Review
Oregon
Portland
Cascade Mountains
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Beware of the knife the cancer cure and blood medicine
An alarm over excessive surgeries and the claim that cancer is cured by blood purifiers is promoted. A testimonial from William Walpole cites cancer under the eye treated by S S S, denying operation and praising Swift Specific Company of Atlanta Georgia as providing a purely vegetable remedy for cancer and blood diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
William Walpole
Walshtown
Southkota
Antion
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Stranger seeks unadvertised hotel and secures best room
A stranger arrives as crowds fill hotels and tells a cabman to take him to a hotel that does not advertise. They alert a sleeping clerk and he gets the best room on every floor. The anecdote, from Hotel Mail, carries a moral as clear as the Statue of Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Treasurer Upton’s Request for NAWSA Dues Reminder
Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton treasurer sends annual letter to NAWSA members noting dues are due. A printed slip accompanies the letter asking members to recruit one contributing member by personally inviting a believer in women’s political advancement and sharing the constitution article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Taylor Upton
Sabbath Teaching and Legal Debate Reflected in Courtroom Exchange
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt contrasts a teacher’s explanation of keeping the Sabbath holy with a lawyer’s cross examination. A witness challenges the lawyer’s stance, insisting truthfulness depends on whether one speaks as a man or as a lawyer, labeling the latter as irrelevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Indianapolis Journal
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the Telegraph Directory
U.8. Land Office
Ohn
M. Adams
P.a.griffith
Legislature
W.R Woods
Weyerts
A.W. Atkins
J. W. Harper
Bronson
Villiage Trustees
A. Pea
Sullus ‘Neubaner
Eeees
Aker of
McDaniels
G. Grannaman
A. K. Greenlee
A. Ricker
Churciles
Frank Welch Lodge
A. F
A.M
J. E. Unit
Sec’y. Gov
FE. Taylor
Sidney Lodge
Sec
W. C. Milthorpe
Rebecca Degree
Wm. Chowins
Lily Chowins
N.G
Valiant Lodge
K.of P
F. H. DeCastro
K-R
J. J. McIntosh
D. C
Sir Gurfreund
J.T. McIntosh
Col. Joseph
Conrad Garrison
Regular Army and Navy
Union of the U
E. V. Summer
Jone W. Nelson
A.A. Ricker
Adj
Henry A. Morrow
P. R. Borgquist
Wm. Ottoman
KE. V. Sumner
W. R
Washburn
Akg
E. P. Osgood
Sidney Camp
M. W. of A
James McMullan
Wm. Studt
V. C
L. H. Bordwell
W. M. A. Armstrong
Apy
D. F. McKee
P. Sanders
Prest
Pest
T. M
H. Bordwell
A. J. Snyder
R. K
Providence
Masonic Hall
E.R. Breisch
C. P. Davis
W.M
A.P.T.L
American Protective Tariff League
League
ghnnePsi
Orga
FIRGT
Bocunte
Frese
American Econom
Wikur F. Wakeman
West 23d Street
New York
Upton
Blackwell's
Dourhamm Tobacco
Durham Tobacco
Durham,n
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Chowins & Son
Chowins Block
Nebraska
Meritz Ukbach
Oberfelder Block
Rose Street
Sidney, Nebr
Exchange Meat Market
Sidney, Neb
Chas. Vernon
United States
THE
NEW York Weekly Tribune
the Telegraph
Geo. W. Best
Tribe Building
New York City
NEW York Wesk Tribune
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