National and state officials listed in Telegraph Directory
The Telegraph Directory enumerates national and state offices with names including U S Senate figures Jno M Thurston and William V Allene and state roles Governor A Holcomb Lieutenant Governor James E Harris Secretary of State Wm F Porter Attorney General J O Smythe Superintendent of Public Instruction W R Jackson and Public Lands Commissioner J W Holt plus U S Land Office official John M M Adams.
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Las A
Holcomb
James E. Harris
Wm. F. Porter
F. Conell Trosguiey
B. Meszerve
J. Smythe
W.R Jackson
J W. Wolt
Moth Senatorial and North Platte Districts Listed
Fragmentary OCR lists district lines and officials for North Platte area. Mentions Senatorial district MOTH and Representative district L Stebbins. Judicial district A M Grimes is named as judge.
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Cecereceee
L. Stebbins
North
Local Sidney Officials Named in Interim Roles
Fragmentary OCR lists Sidney area officials including Sheriff, Clerk, Treasurer, Judge, Supt Public Inst, Coroner, Attorney, and Surveyor with districts and names such as W.O. Bullock Budge, Je Neubsuer, and J. W. Harper among others, indicating a regional public notice of appointments and duties.
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Ay Ponse
Sidney
McAlvoyse
Wee
W.O. Bullock Budge
Busgett
Oy Eeens
Gapon
Unclear Community Meeting Notes and Staff List
Fragmentary record shows roles including moderator and treasurer with names P A Griffith and T B Dawson. Also lists directors, members and teachers such as Chas Doran Minnie Chase Miss Whiteher and others for a kindergarten or early education department.
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Aso
P. A. Griffith
T. B. Dawson
J. Neubauer
John Baker
James J Mcintosh
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Principa Chas
Doran
Minnie Chase
Whiteher
Miss Blanchard
Miss McKee
la F. Shelton
Vievetetee
Methodist Episcopal Church Services and Schedule
Sunday morning and evening services listed with Sunday school at 9 45 a m. O J Osborn to preach at 11 a m Epworth League 6 30 p m and evening service 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday night all invited. Rev Allen Kenworthy pastor. Masses noted for Ogallula on third Sunday monthly. Episcopal Church in Berylena with Sunday school at 9 0 a m morning prayer ceris 25 to a m evening prayer 7 30 p m
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Methodist Episcopal Church
O. J. Osborn Sapt
Epworth League
Allen Kenworthy
Episcopal Church
Fraternal Lodge and Military Organization Meeting Notices
A long list of local lodges and societies with meeting days and officers. Frank Welch Lodge No 75 A F and A M meets first Tuesday monthly. Sidney Lodge No 196 A O U U meets second and fourth Thursdays. Rebecca Degree 100 O F No 66 meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. various chapters and camps including G A R Sumner No 2, U R K of P Midway Division No 31, and Providence chapter O E S hold regular meetings. officers named and locations noted. visitors invited.
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Sidney Lodge
A.O. U
Herman Schroeder
V.M
F.G. Grith
Recorder
O. U
F. McKee
P. Sanders
Sidney Lodge No. 122
A. Oo. U. WW
K. of
P. Hall
Second
Myrtle Streets
Carrie Peterson
H. Bussie Buennan
Great landlords and the Astor family as tenants and landlords
A New York Herald piece portraits the Astor family as emblematic landlords showing strict rent collection, vigilance in tenant selection, and cautious modernization. It notes high turnover avoidance, solid financial standing, and a large, diverse estate valued at about $200 million with annual yields likely in the millions.
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Astor
Astors
New York
Astor Properties
New York Herald
When I Get Time A Glorious Dream Of Bliss
A reflective verse fragment imagines using time to read books pay debts and become acquainted with a wife. The speaker laments inability to finish the dream and restore a routine life.
Piano with Wasps Steals Scene in Kerrville
A San Antonio group fled Kerrville after a piano recital where a nest of yellow jacket wasps inside the grand instrument attacked as the professor played. Patrons fled to the train with town residents seeking safety as the uproar settled.
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Yellow Jacket
Simo
Lele
Kerrville
San Antonio
Napoleon
Waterloo
Mortality and Charm of Slang in Language History
A critical essay reviews slang as a habit and its intoxicating effect on English, arguing slang is an emotional oath like intoxication. It notes its pungency, rapid turnover, lack of dignity, and tendency to reveal social changes, with examples of terms and phrases and a verdict praising pure English.
Women Club Federation Aims Third Public School Day
Kentucky federation presidents from 23 literary clubs plan to add a third school day in cities to aid bird preservation and spread literature, citing the need to educate women on bird destruction and literature distribution amid Japan as a topic. The item also notes an English writer’s claim about Grub Street and a Mexican school activity.
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Federation of Women’s Clubs
Kentucky
T-A
Japan
London
Pope
Spanish Raid From St. Louis to St. Joseph 1781
The Chicago Chronicle recounts a 1781 Spanish expedition led by Captain Purre and Lieutenant Tayon from St. Louis to St. Joseph, crossing Illinois and Desplaines rivers, reaching Lake Michigan, then returning with stores and few casualties. The march covered about 1400 miles through hostile territory with 180 men and 65 Spanish volunteers.
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Chicago
Escorial
Ilinois Prairies
Paria
France
Spain
Louisiana
Mississippi
Great Britain
United States
Holland
St. Louis
San Luis de Illinois
St. Joseph
Benton Harbor
Mich
Eugenio Parre
Carlos Tayon
Luis Chevalier
Electorno
Nequigen
Mississippi River
Illinois
Illinois River
Fort Creve Coeur
Peoria
Old Fort St Louis
Starved
Detroit
Chicago Chronicle
Bottle currents map Atlantic Pacific mail routes
The article notes long standing US practice of dropping bottles at sea from the Azores to Africa and warns most recovered bottles end up along South American and Caribbean coasts. It highlights Atlantic and Pacific current patterns guiding historic mail and goods between continents.
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United States
Muavy
Pner
Atlantic
Azores
Spain
Madeira
Canaries
Africa
South America
Antilles
Rio Grande
America
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Pacific Ocean
Mount St. Elias
Malaya Peninsula
China Sea
Eureka Gas Promises Brighter Illumination at Lower Cost
Eureka gas named for a new illuminant developed by M. Hector de Favi of Montefiascone Italy uses lime as a base with colophony and calcium carbide. A 1000 part mixture yields 60 liters of gas at 85 millimeters water pressure with 92.4 candle hours of light, claiming 50 percent cheaper light than acetylene.
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Eureka
M. Hector de Favi
Montefiascone
Italy
Advertising columns as barometer of business success
The Philadelphia Times notes that advertising in legitimate newspapers is now seen by the thrifty public as an infallible measure of a business’s character energy and potential. Those who ignore this method risk losing ground in the race for profits.
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Philadelphia Times
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the Telegraph Directory
U. S. Senate
Jno
M. Thurston
William V. Allene
Madison
L. Greene
Meurmey
U. 8. Land Office
John MM. Adams
Register P. AcGrh
Legislature
Woods
Weyerts Row
Sydney Tat
J. W. Harper
Bronson
Board Villiage Trustees
J.J_ Mclntosh
J McCarthy
Frank Welch Lodge
A. F
A.M
Leslie Neubauer
Sec
Y. A
D. Stuwitts
O. OO. F
A. K. Greenlee
Richard Kreughr
Rebecca Degree
Newbauer
Midway Division
Pierre Sanders
D. F. McKee
Gol. Joseph
Conrad Garrison
Regular Army and Navy Union of the U
E. P. Osgood
A. P. Davs
Adj
Henry A. Morrow
Eriday
Borgquist
A. J. Davison
V. Sumner
W. RR
A. J. Haskell
Maggie Snyder
R. R
R. Forrest
Wm. W.chowlns
J. Snyder
Providence
Masonic Hall
Chas. P. Davis
Ellen Davis
Ww. M
Are. You
Ph Jna
Department Y Flos
Sock Chileancherk
Bond
Phrenological
Powler & Wells Co., Publishers
Esetist St
Electro German
Méi
Si.c
Conte
Fine&’T
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Mexico
Eureka Gas
Ster
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Kearney, Neb
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