Washington and nationwide political and financial notes
Washington reports show a government surplus over 700000 while last year had a 2500000 deficit. Congress meets December first and aims to end March fourth. News covers census methods, pensions proposals for national bank workers, Capt. Peary's return to service, legal matters, elections, and trade data with details on economies, taxes, and state outcomes.
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Congress
Washington E
McPhail
Census Bureau of Canada
Durand
American Census Bureau
Treasury Department
Mutual ‘ Life “Insurance
W. C., Beers of
New York
Robert E. Peary
Mavy “Department
Department of Justice
Court’ of Claims
Naval, Bureau of Yards and Docks
Foreign notes from Sayula to French royal marriage
Mexicans in Sayula sign up for possible war service with the United States looming. Crippen faces execution with a ten day extension. Australia rejects renewal of Vancouver Australia mail with only Auckland and Sydney. Morocco will pay Spain thirteen million indemnity after the Rift campaign. Prince Napoleon Bonaparte and Princess Clementine wed near Paris. Baron de Ungern Sternburg sentenced to four years work for high treason after police arrest and confinement.
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Sayula
United Stats
Crippen
Vancouver
Australia
Auckland
Sidney
Morroco
Spain
Victor Napoleon Bonaparte
Victor Emmanuel
France
Clementine
Leopold
Belgium
Montcallers
Paris
Baron de Ungern Sternburg
Baron Sternburg
Catholic federation meeting in New Orleans denounces socialism
A New Orleans Catholic federation meeting denounces socialism. Reports show Portugal surprised by the United States not recognizing the infant republic. A long New York Democratic list seeks the U S Senate vacancy. A movement aims to strip the next speaker of the national house committee appointing power.
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Catholic Federation
New Orleans
Portugal
United States
New York
U. S. Senate
National House
Tolstoi Dies Quietly in Russia After Lung Inflammation
Tolstoi died early Sunday morning from heart failure following lung inflammation. Police mobilized to prevent demonstrations at the funeral planned for Tuesday, with Countess Tolstoi by his bier and peasants observing in and around Yasnaya Polyana as the body was laid to rest under a poverty oak.
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Astapova
Russia
Tolstoi
Countess Tolstoi
Post Office Urges Early Gift Mail to Ease Christmas Rush
Washington reports the post office department campaigns to reduce Christmas mail congestion. The slogan is Mail your gifts ahead of the rush but don't open before Christmas. Officials nationwide prepare for the holiday mail volume and urge senders to inscribe gifts with outer print or rubber stamp messages.
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Washington, D. C
Postofice Department
Women Are to Blame Speech Sparks Food Price Debate
In Chicago Secretary James Wilson blamed women for rising food costs at the opening of the government land show. He cited house telephoning for kitchen supplies as a major cause of the recent price increases.
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Chicago
James Wilson
Government to probe Indian Head gun accident
The navy department will conduct a thorough inquiry into the Indian Head proving grounds disaster where four men died and one was injured when a breech lock blew out on a five inch gun mirroring the July 21 Fort Monroe wreck that killed ten.
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Washington
Fortress Monroe
Navy Department
Indian Mead Proving Grounds
Guthrie Session Gets Special Call By Governor Haskell
Governor Haskell orders a special Guthrie session as political maneuvers spark debate over the Guthrie matter and its impact on state governance.
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Gov
Haskell
Guthrie
Legislator Proposes Malpractice Penalty for Appendectomy
Denver bill to punish surgeons who operate for appendicitis and cannot prove the appendix was diseased. If proven, malpractice under the penal code. The proposal targets medical procedures lacking clear disease proof and seeks accountability in the next legislative session.
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Denver
Nebraska Office Sees Wide Range of Political Expense Accounts
Expense accounts filed with the secretary of state show Chester H Aldrich $563 for governor, Peter Mortensen $119 for railway commissioner, Moses Kinkaid $575.09 for congress in the Sixth district, Menzo W Terry $? for attorney general, Grant G Martin $400.41 for attorney general, Henry T Clarke $379.85 for railway, B Good $502.79 for congress in the Fourth, W B Eastham $290 for state land commissioner, W Boyd $295.50 for congress in the Third, and Thomas M C Birmingham $25 as a declared contributor. A Nebraska national guard general court martial convened for absent without leave and taking government property, to be tried at Adjutant General Hartigan’s office, with officers named from brigades and departments.
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Secretary of State
Chester
H. Aldrich
Repubiican
Peter Mortensen
Moses Kinkaid
Menzo W. Terry
Norking
Grant G. Martin
Henry T. Clarke
Eoeileaae
B. Good
Congress
W. B Eastham
J. ¥. Boyd
Thomas M. C. Birmingham
United States
Nebraska
National Guard
Martizl
Hartigan
Nebraska National Guard
Fort Riley
Martink
Ollowiitz
Joseph “A. *Storchs
Cain F. Jo State
Go. A’ Eberly
Em. Birkner
Paul
G. H. Halderman
Bo Wo Gage
Signal-Corps
C. L. Breweter
Nebraska accredits multiple high schools and colleges list
A compiled report states several Nebraska schools accredited by a state university system. The list includes Albion Arapahoe Aghland Atkinson Auburn Broken How Central City Crete Emerson Fairbury Geneva Harvard Holdrege Kearney Lexington Lincoln McCook Madison Neligh North Platte Nebraska City Nelson Norfolk Oakland Omaha Pawnee City Plattsmouth St Paul Seward Sidney Scotts Bluff Schuyler Stanton Superior Sutton teachers college of University of Nebraska Tecumseh Valentine Wahoo Wilson.
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Schofle
Astae
Albion
Arapahoe
Aghland
Atkinson
Auburn
Central City
Crete
Emerson
Fairbury
Geneva
Harvard
Holdrege Kearney
Lexington
Lincoln
McCook
Madison
Néligh
North Platte
Nebraska City
Nelson
Norfolk
Oakland
Omaha
Pawnee City
Plattsmouth
St Paul
Seward
Sidney
Scotts Bluff
Schuyler
Stanton
Superior
Sutton
Teachers
College of University of Nebraska
Tecumseh
Valentine
Wahoo
Wilson
Bond Arrangements for Treasurer-Elect George
Walter A George of Broken Bow will be bonded by National Fidelity Casualty Co for 109000. The company will underwrite all but 100000 of the bond, with the state paying a 6000 premium for two years if the legislature provides the usual appropriation.
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Walter A George
Broken
Bow
National Fidelity @ Casualty company
Political Headquarters Close After Quiet Campaign Victory
Nebraska state and county committee offices stand vacant as Republicans and Democrats declare a satisfactory victory. Governor Shallenberger appoints delegates for the lakes-to-the-gulf waterways convention in St. Louis on November 26, with a mix of political figures and a notable businessman among the appointees. Delegates must cover their own hotel and travel expenses.
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St. Louis
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Railway Commissioners Off on Regional Trips
Railway Commissioner H. T. Clarke traveled to Oklahoma to visit relatives. Commissioner H. J. Winnett is in Washington for the national association of state railway commissioners and will visit Pennsylvania. Commissioner W. J. Purse is at home in Alma and will return in a day or two.
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H. T. Clarke
Oklahoma
H. J. Winnett
Washington
National Association of State Railway Commissioners
Pennsylvania
W. J. Purse
Alma
Food officials to attend national meeting in New Orleans
Food Commissioner Mains and State Chemist Redfern depart November 28 for the National Association of State Food Commissioners meeting in New Orleans. The agenda centers on uniform weight laws across states and broader federal standards.
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Mains
Redfern
New Orleans
National Association of State Food Commies
Notable Nebraskans Plummet Through Several Incidents
A Nebraskan region reports Captain J N Cassell losing 50 per acre in alfalfa this season with 30 from seed and 20 from hay. A safe at Cushing near St Paul was blown and robbed of about 3000 dollars, with a stolen team aiding the escape. Burglaries hit Johnson village, with multiple arrests. Several political moves include a secretaryship bid and regents seeking state funds for university buildings. A dam injunction case at West Point fails, and Fairbury federal building contract goes to D J Phipps of Norfolk. Grand Island school board seeks 100000 for the college, with Andres Cornette possibly giving 20000. A parade honors Charles H Sloan, with speeches. Cheyenne county appoints Henry E Gapen as judge. Estate disputes erupt in Los Angeles over Fremont’s Joseph Ellick, while a horse thief’s handcuffs are found near Overton after 27 years. Lincoln’s Alfred E Hargreaves noted for large life policies amid insurance concerns. Cuming county anticipates a corn show in January with strong donations, and Holdrege replaces a 500000 bushel storage with a recovery effort by combined companies.
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J. N. Cassell
Hamilton County
Cushing
Burlington
St. Paul
University Board of Regents
Loase
Henry Richmond
Albert Looper
Gage County
Grand Jury
Paul Steufer
West Point Milling Company
West Point
Supreme Court
Hinshaw
Treasury Department
Washington
Kim
Fairbury
Andres Cornette
Nizene
Charles H. Sloan
Congress
Geneva
Grand Army of the’ Republic
Herb Beede
Fremont
Phelps County
Buffalo County
John Johnson
Overton
Alfred E. Hargreaves
Lincoln
Hergreaves
Big Fife
Cuming County
Holdrege
Peleus
Humor in These Verdicts by Medical Journal
The British Medical Journal notes coroner jury verdicts described as “caused by the medical evidence” echoing past reports. It cites cases where a man died from swallowed kidney stone and another where a three month old’s birth status was undetermined, illustrating odd post mortem phrases from early tribunals.
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British Medical Journal
Select Committee On
Ogile
Sweetest Success in Contrarian Act
Quote from Sweetest Success posing a riddle about choosing actions against friends advice. Brief card notes the paradoxical sweetness of success attained by defying others guidance.
Not a Harmless Sport A French Duelist Fined Sunstroke
A fragmentary note reports a French duelist facing fine sunstroke after a bareheaded clash. The source resembles a humorous or grim aside from a 19th century periodical.
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Journal Armusant
Health and Income Tied to Scientific Food Claims
A Chicago reader recounts how daily use of Grape-Nuts food improved health and allowed continued work as a clerk. She describes nervous collapse from overwork and a boarding house diet, then recovery with Grape-Nuts, claiming regained strength to maintain income.
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Sam
Chicago
Westviliey
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