Notable items from the Cincinnati convention and world events
The Cincinnati Republican city convention renominated Mayor Julius Fleischmann. Washington reports no move to deploy troops from Cuba. Spokane labor conflict looms as unions threaten a citywide strike against Spokane Falls Gas Light. A Manila street railway bid is led by a Detroit syndicate with Westinghouse and White & Co. Also listed are Coastwide wages, deaths of John Muir and Henry Freese, Belgian loan talks, Ward McAllister estate rental, Korean railroad concessions, University of Michigan pestour institute, and various political and scientific notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Spokane Falls Gas Light Company
Chas. Swift
Detroit
Westinghouse Company
White & Co
Manila Street Railway
Chamberlain
Thomas Ryan
Washington
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore Railroad
John Muir
Morristown
N. Y
Henry Freese
Harlem
Lincoln Hospital
Freese
George Frank
Koran
Korea
Ward McAllister
Newport
R. I
McA
Board of Regents
University of Michigan
University
Wisconsin Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Territory of
Hawaii
Barnard College
Butler
Plimpton
Iowa
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Burlington
A. Noorbaum
Swedensburg
Joseph A. Anderson
Boone
B. Maddin
Bethesda
Co. O. Nelson
Olds
J. W. Taylor
New York
Brazil
Lamport & Holt Line
Otto Croelus
Swedish Courier
Chicago
Alfred Pelldram
Venezuela
Mich
John Firth
Witten Heights
Frank Williams
Eckman
Senate Flows and Fails Mark Nebraska Legislature Session
The senate on March 24 considered multiple bills and saw H. OR 40 fail on final passage while H. R. 16 on cemeteries passed in committee. Other actions included S. F. 149 and S. F. 216 through 219 approved, S. F. 115 engrossed, and discussions on taxation, pensions, and county officer terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Otoe
Anderson
Saline
Mutual Insurance Company
Railroand
Senate
Supreme Court
United States
House Deliberates On Second Reading On Day Thirty Six
The house met on the thirty sixth legislative day with irregular attendance due to sickness and storm delays. Two hours were spent entirely on second reading of bills, with no other business reached.
Nebraska House Debates City Bills and Tax Provisions
After convening, the Nebraska House considered H R 330 with committee reports split on indefinite postponement and passage. Loomis urged the bill as vital to taxpayers, but the majority report prevailed 55 to 38, killing the measure. The South Omaha charter bill H R 26 faced amendments on railroad terminal taxation, with the majority upholding the amended form. Other actions included a governor appointed board of fire and police commissioners and a Franklin county petition seeking four year county assessor terms with subordinate assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Committee On
Cities
McClay
Lancaster
Cropsey
Jefferson
Ferrar
Hall
Cassell
Otoe
Roberts
Dodge
Gilbert
Nelson
Douglas
Sweezy
Adams
Beecher
Platte
Loomis
Nebraska
USI
South Omaha
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Franklin County
House Judiciary Committee Advances Negotiable Instrument Law
The judiciary committee reports H. R. 4 by Nelson of Douglas to create a negotiable instrument law aligned with 21 states. Hearings will include lawyers, mostly supportive, while some bankers oppose stricter protest paper rules. Knox of Buffalo pushes 1000 more copies of the general revenue bill. Also passed are H. R. 112, the bridge bill, and H. R. 131 raising county superintendent salaries in 37 counties. H. R. 187 moves to appoint election officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Sloan
I Fiimore
O'Neill
Lancaster
S&s. F
F. Sj
Supreme Court
House
Judiciary
Nelson
Douglas
Knox
Buffalo
Eles Derater
Cass
Greg
Wayne
Robbins
Sage
County Measures and Bills Include Tax and Land Fees
County commissioners consider R.127 banning liquor sales within two miles of an army post in Douglas county. S. F.29 authorizes fees for public lands and buildings. Proposals on trespasser recovery after ten years, tontine investments, liquor delivery rules, penitentiary transport, famine relief aid, Nebraska City blind institute plant, and funding allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
York
Douglas County
Warner
Dakota
Public Lands
Kills
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Institute For the Blind
Nebraska City
Debates Shape Revenue Bill and Key Legislation in House
The house discussed the revenue bill amid amendments and votes on multiple measures. H. R. 128 champions agricultural statistics, H. R. 113 targets corporate criminal process, and H. R. 223 aims to grant land to Russell Loomis with school fund reimbursement after a long dispute over land status.
House Opens Committee of the Whole on General File Bills
On the sixth day the house moved into committee of the whole and began general file consideration. H. R. 1 and H. R. 2 passed for the day after a fierce duel over the mortgage bond on appeal from foreclosure. Loomis of Dodge opposed the measure, Nelson of Douglas defended it, amendments neutralized the bill, 65 bills were filed that day, and no new bills could be regularly introduced after this day.
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House
Nelson
Douglas
Loomis
Dodge
Nebraska apportionment bill sets district judges by list
The senate introduced an apportionment measure naming districts and numbers of judges. Districts include First through Fifteenth with listed counties and notes where two judges apply. Judges serve four years from the 1903 general election unless indicated otherwise.
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Senate
Alden
Pierce
Johnson
Pawnee
Richardson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Lancaster
Sarpy
Douglas
Washington
Burt
Cerix
Jefferson
Gage
Platte
Colfax
Dodge
Saunders
Antelope
Madison
Stanton
Cuming
Thurston
Dakota
Cedar
Knox
Dixon
Wayne
Boone
Hamilton
York
Seward
Polk
Butler
Clay
Fillmore
Saline Nuckolls
Thayer
Webster
Phelps
Kearney
Adams
Hall
Howard
Greeley
Valley
Wheeler
Garfield
Nance
Merrick
Buffalo
Dawson
Custer
Sherman
Loup
Blaine
Lincoln
Logan
Thomas
Grant
Hooker
McPherson
Keith
Franklin
Deuel
Cheyenne
Scotts Bluff
Banner
Kimball
Harlan
Furnas
Gosper
Red Willow
Frontier
Hitchcock
Hayes
Chase
Dundy
Holt
Boyd
Rock
Brown
Keya
Paha
Cherry
Sheridan
Box Butte
Dawes
Bronx
Kennedy seeks new board to enforce maximum freight rates
Kennedy of Douglas introduces a bill to place the governor, public lands commissioner and state treasurer in charge of setting and adjusting maximum freight rates. The current law assigns the duty to a non existent board of transportation, which Kennedy argues has failed to enforce rates.
Birds That Complete Migration With One Long Flight
A note observes that some species, especially the blue throat, can perform their entire migratory journey in a single endurance flight. The remark highlights feats of stamina and avian navigation during long migrations.
Nebraska in Brief a series of local notes and incidents
A new bank opens in Barneston farm land demand rises in York county and Fremont depot work awarded. Beatrice YMCA plans a 20000 building. Ainsworth and Otoe County deaths and arrests noted. Scarlet fever closings in Papillion. Lincoln county land transfers and Richardson county fair dates. Almond McHenry dies from hayload fall in Dodge. Lincoln premium list for winter corn show 1904 adopted. Bank cashier Barkley breaks leg. educator Ellwanger dies. Harbine child assault case ends in acquittal. Winnebago rider Jim Davis sentenced to four years. Frank Ford shoots self amid crisis. Reward offered in Johnson county banker case. Beatrice suit over 5000 for damages. Fort Crook prisoner Palmes escapes. Silver Creek telephone exchange formed. Jennie Thomas dies after Lincoln shooting. Livestock losses worsen in snow.
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Nebraska Corn Improvers’ Association
Lincoln
Charles W. Barkley
State Bank of Seward
C. G. Ellwanger
Otoe County
Nebraska City
Harbine
Mary Schroeder
Jim Davis
Little Jim
Guy T. Graves
Dakota City
Tecumseh
District Court
Johnson County
Charles M. Chamberlain
Frank Howarth
Cook
Colonel Torrey
Rock County
Hutton & Lamb
Buell
Beatrice
F. J. Sypherd
Alonzo Adams
Sypherd
Adams
John Palmes
Fort Crook
Palmes
Silver Creek
Jennie Thomas
Fred Broderson
Passing of the Story Tellers in Senate
Two leading Senate storytellers announce retirement as the current Congress ends. George Graham West of Missouri famed for wit in the cloak rooms and John P. Jones of Nevada known for serious debate yet sharp humor in private talks retire after twenty years of public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congress
George Graham West
Missouri
John P. Jones
Nevada
Senator West
Senator Jones
Atlanta Constitution
Opium Rooms on Steamship Spark Moral Outcry
A Ram’s Horn critique claims the steamship Siberia serving San Francisco to the Philippines and China runs four opium smoking rooms for Chinese passengers. The piece accuses America of exporting vices and cultivating savage habits in semi civilized regions.
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Siberia
San Francisco
Philippines
China
America
Ram’s Horn
Does Your Mother Allow Two Pieces of Pie
The hostess questions Willie about his mother’s permission for extra pie. Willie replies his mother wouldn’t mind since this isn’t her pie, and the joke hints at strained country relations tempered by humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Chronicle
Willie
Defiance Starch touted as best and best value
When a grocer lacks Defiance Starch it implies fear of unsold stock. The copy claims Defiance is superior to other cold water starches and offers 1 cent off per 12 ounce package, presenting more value for the same price as ounce brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
A Tattersall Romance On Caulfield Cup Wager
A cook aboard a coasting boat bought a 5s Tattersall ticket in a sweep for Caulfield Cup. He told the stewardess he would share half of his winnings. A Townsville wire announced a 6,750 pound net win. he offered the stewardess 3,375 pounds and proposed to marry upon Bris bane arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tattersall
Townsville
Brisbane
Chronicle
Mackay
Queensland
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Republican
Cincinnati
Ohio
Julius Fleischmann
Aagin
Cuba
Nebraska Legislature
Assembly
Craig
Osceola
Plattsmouth
Senator Hall
Federal Forest Reserve
Hall of Douglas
Ith
Revenue Committee
Sneezy
Gregg
Jouvenat
Hathorn
Russell
Mr. Loomis
Crief
Barneston
York County
Fremont
John Crone
Ainsworth
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Burwell
Papillion
Lincoln County
Richardson County
Almond McHenry
Dodge County
Frank Ford
Jared P. Ford
Valley County
St. Jacobs Oil
Seltzer
Scholler & Mueller
Schmoller & Mueller Manufacurces
Deslers
Farnam Street
Omaha
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