Electing a President and Electoral Process Explained
The article explains that the president and vice president are not chosen by popular vote but by the Electoral College. It covers how electors are selected, meet in December, cast ballots, and how Congress counts votes in February. It discusses majorities, ties, and contingencies involving the House and Senate. The piece also notes a future reevaluation of school lands and potential price increases.
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Nenemnapia
Harrison
Morton
Congress
Senate of the United States
Chamber of Representatives
Senate
Chanse of Representatives
House
When Thieves Fall Out in Keith County Papers
In a reflective, caustic note about editor feuds during a campaign, the Keith County News and Paxton Pilot spar over Henry Rayner. The piece mocks Wilson of the Pilot, deriding influence, character, and motives while echoing a proverb about thieves losing out as honest men prevail.
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Keith County News
Paxton Pilot
Henry Rayner
The
Wilson
Pilot
Bobby
Land Boom Predicted for Cheyenne County Growth
An advertisement urges immediate land purchase in Cheyenne county, claiming it will become the garden of the west as land values rise rapidly in coming years. The piece emphasizes current low sale prices and quick settlement opportunities.
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Cheyenne County
Postmastership Reappointment Endorsed by Presidents Network
The present post office head W J Brenman is reappointed by the president and praised as fit, attentive, courteous, and free of public dissatisfaction. Republicans and Democrats alike would name him first for the job if vacant, with cheers for his integrity and business conduct.
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W. J. Brenman
Brennan
Nesbitt in Omaha and Lincoln art exhibit noted
The Omaha Republican cites senator elect John L Nesbitt visiting Omaha yesterday and predicts a leading senate role this winter after a strong campaign. Lincoln’s Tug Wayden Art Club plans November display of Piloty’s The Wise and Foolish Virgins, the only original in the country, a rare western viewing.
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Omaha
John L Nesbitt
North Platte
Nesbitt
Nebraska
Tie
Senate
Tug Wayden Art Club
Lincoln
Far West
Feed corn to stock to realize profit, say observers
It is claimed there is forty million bushels more corn in the state than will be used normally and should be fed to stock for profit. The note also discusses difficulty locating Kimball after county division, stating it lies 37 miles east of Sidney and 65 miles west of Cheyenne.
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Board of Educational Land and School Funds
Thayer County
Kimball
Observer
Sidney
Cheyenne
District Court
Cheyenne County
State of
Nebraska
Anna M. Wetrich
Herman Dietrich
Anna M. Dietrich
Democratic newspaper gambit in Iowa ends before vote
W. B. Crane ordered a splendid outfit to start the Spirit Lake Democrat in Tow s before the election. As returns came in he abandoned the scheme. It was long remarked that running a democratic newspaper in Iowa was like peddling peanuts in a graveyard, lots of fun but poor pay.
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W. B. Crane
Spirit Lake
Iowa
RoTuakker Critiques Journalism as Beastly Profession
Renowned writer O. H. RoTuakker, son-in-law of the late I. J. Rounds, calls journalism a beastly profession and says half the brains spent elsewhere would yield tenfold results. He speaks in candid terms about the field's challenges and rewards.
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O. H. RoTuakker
8. I. Rounds
Fremont editor mocks rival with sharp glasses remark
The Fremont Herald quotes its editor accusing a brother editor, Hammond, of wearing glasses and claiming he can tell the truth across the street without shaking hands, a jab on integrity and proximity in journalism.
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Fremont
Nebraska to reach population of one and a half million
The text notes Nebraska's anticipated population of 1.5 million by the 1890 census. It highlights Cheyenne County as likely to show the greatest percentage growth among Nebraska counties.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Editor asks if the rustler has any convictions
The Wemingford Rustler editor claims there is not enough money to alter his convictions yet questions if he has any convictions at all. The remark centers on whether the editor should disclose his own beliefs.
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Wemingford Rustler
Corn to fatten a sheep signals home market rise
The note claims four bushels of corn are needed to fatten a sheep and estimates a home market for 220000 bushels. It asserts corn will remain dominant while other commodities decline, highlighting a shift in market power toward grain.
Nebraska legislators elected from local newspaper ranks
The piece notes several newspaper men elected to the Nebraska legislature and mentions wavering deadlines for ongoing speech copy. It reflects on political maneuvering around New York votes and hints at a new penny daily and a towel company starting in a city east of here.
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Nebraska Legislature
Here
Democrats count 27 noses in legislature amid 1892 hopes
A Dallas woman this month bore six children four boys and two girls as Democrats, counting 27 noses among 133 legislators, press on with elections 1445 days away. The piece urges urgency and continued effort for the next general election.
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Dallas
Texas
Questions for civil service exams and local notes
Questions to be added to the civil service list include inquiry about Cain's wife and a query on carriage. The Banner County Journal second issue arrives, described as neat and enterprising. Dawes County Journal faces a $10,000 libel suit amid busy local reporting. Congratulations are extended for a local figure, though the name appears as John Sticker McShane rather than Dennis.
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Cain
Dawes County Journal
Fragmented verse and notices from a 19th century column
A garbled poem contrasts female fashion with tariff talk and Kentuckian sass. The text shifts to a playful editor’s note about Editor Burbank of the New Orleans Picayune, listing his large family and fortunes, followed by a remark on Melville E Stone selling the Chicago Daily News for about 350000 dollars.
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Burbank
The
New Orleans Picayune
Melville E Stone
Chicago Daily News
Paper’s Joke Sparked Wider Circulation Then
A remark recalls a joke about the newspaper ten to twelve years ago when it was small yet grew to circulate more than the Western daily. The person then traveled to Europe, leaving a lasting memory of the episode.
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Jok
Europe
Christmas Number of Harper's Magazine 1888 Noted for Strength
The Harper's Magazine Christmas issue for 1888 is described as exceptionally strong with standout short stories and daring contrasts in its fiction. Grace King, William Archer, and Miss Woolson contribute notable pieces while serials concluded in the prior November issue.
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Harper's Magazine
Grace King
Wow Archer
Miss Woolson
Resignation claim about Judge Shuman disputed by editor
The editor questions a November 17 1888 report that Judge Shuman tendered a resignation to county officials in favor of Frank DeCastro and says no such filing exists in the county clerk’s office. The piece argues any resignation would require proper filing and not be a street corner joke.
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TeLeonarn
Shuman
Frank DeCastro
Board of County Commissioners
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Tay
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Dakota
New York
Tarrison
Chicago
Banner County Journal
Dennis
John Sticker McShane
Eweed
Henry Thormnas
Charles Ftellly
Penn
Henry Thomas
Aaid
Bidney Telegraph
Cald
Atate
Llonear BuLoMan
County
Judie
Wm Brueger
West End Recond Alremy
Tenae An & i
Gillon
Guilon
Attorneys AT Law
Ahorney Andl Counsillor
Oalce
Second Street
Roce, Bidney
Neb
Jeanes& Reilly
Oberfelder Ulock
Sidney, Nev
Gev. W. Holst
Henry St. Rayner
Torvell & McIntoss
Nee
Albo
Neoture
Onice
Land Onice
W.¢ Kellly
AI Law
Notany
United States Land Ofce
E. O Lei Lee
Lind
State Bank
Shiney
Ned
Damer, Teeter & Co
Power & Whitney
Sidney, Ned
John Oneil
Heyenne County
Partentars
John
New Chapper
Physicians and Surgeons
J . Cotter
Mob
Otbee
Pueysio Lan
WioMine
Ietter
Prange
Pope
GC. Field
F Slairway
United States
Pensicon Bureau
Secbrosks
BE. Griswold
Front Street
Merchant Tailon
Ridney, Nebraska
Sicalley
South of State Bank
Ldney
Treymcar
Santa Abie Au
Branded Ag
Ahounder Range
Postafice
Noh
Compass Cattle Company
A D. Schermerhorn
Beaty Omaha
J. C. Crittenden
Mgr
Camp Clarke
Sorth Platte River
California
Oroville
Cataran
C E Borgquist
H. T Clarke Drug Comp’y, WitseLoop Sale Agedtig
Lincoln, Ned
SBS Sc
Lorgeet
Macaloroet
Healy Ted
Ejmal Felae
Reese
Renee
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Wensertyl Oiler
Brown
Argerica
Eels
Ieee
Cortly
Ceostingor & CO
Slanks Sry
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Land Office
ALANK
Boldier
Chaniel Mortgage
Jacellaneous Hound
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Cece Ecevseress
Heal
Bue Cree
Frayenne County
MNSCO
Kamrey
Catalogua
Parker Bros
Meriden
Conn
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