Nebraska notes preview state fair and crops update
The 1900 Nebraska notes report the state fair dates September 4 to 11 along with crop conditions. Wheat turning out well at Indianola, corn tasseling early, and overall crop prospects mixed with moisture affecting yields. Reports of accidents, new brick walks in towns, a shirt factory in Lincoln, and local incidents across Bassett Hastings and Milford are included.
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Indianola
Bassett
Epworth
Lincoln
Hooper
Hastings
Warthen
M. P. Ry
Nebraska City
Julian
Nebraska
Edgar
Ed Roney
Washington County
Tancoin
Inter-Ocean Shirt Co
Middle West
New York City
Wolbach
Ind
Herman’ Webermeier
Milford
John Forbes
Fremont
Forbes
Jacob Miller
Scribner
Miller
Missouri Valley
Northwestern
Arlington
Grand Island
Columbus
Andrew Goracka
Helena Precinct
Johnson County
Carter
Mr. O'Brien
Sarpy
William Alberry
Elkhorn River
John Curtis
George B. Simpkins
Nebraska Crop Report Details Statewide Acreages
Labor Commissioner Bush unveils a comprehensive Nebraska crop report by county listing total acreages for all crops, timber and vegetables. It notes wheat, corn, oats conditions and yields, with regional prospects, and includes a summary of noncounty crops and timber.
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Nebraska
Bneh
Dot Dexpain
Work and Live Long Says 97-Year-Old John Clemens
John Clemens aged 97 credits work as the main rule for a long life. He lives on the south end of St. Louis near his former home, works daily, and hopes to continue. His rules emphasize work as natural exercise, appetite, rest, and happiness, with moderate eating and drinking, limited tobacco, and avoiding excess. Born at sea during a Corsican parentage, he spent youth on the Mississippi, survived shipwrecks and wounds, and remains hale and content.
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John Clemens
St. Louis
Clemens
Secretary Root Pursues Inquiry Into Government Glove Contract
Secretary Root released papers on the government contract for gloves with E. R. Lyon. The senior Littauer member, L N Littauer, is a congressman. The case is referred to the Department of Justice to determine if the law was violated and what actions may follow.
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Congress
The
War. Department
Carlington
Inspector General's Department
Root
Davis
Littauer Bros
Messrs. Littauer Brothers
Lyon
Secretary of War
War Department
Washington
E. R. Lyon
Littauer Brothers
L.N. Littauer
Department of Justice
Plan for big ditch survey near Belle Fourche
Government surveyors led by D. Raymond F. Walter of the U S Geological Survey begin a preliminary survey along the Belle Fourche River to determine the most feasible route for an irrigating ditch under the national irrigation law. A large corps of assistants will work on the project in Belle Fourche South Dakota.
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Belle Fourche
D. Raymond F. Walter
United States Geological Survey
Belle Fourche River
A. Belle Fourche
S. D
Ditch Plan Aims for Black Hills Water Supply
The proposal covers surveying and planning of a Black Hills ditch with an estimated fifty mile length. If surveys finish by spring, a favorable interior secretary report could trigger work start. The head would be at the Redwater and Belle Fourche confluence with a forty foot bottom breadth and eight foot average depth.
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Black Hills
Secretary of the Interior
Redwater
Belle Fourche
Thieves Take Twenty Dollars From Grand Island Home
A Sunday burglary at a Grand Island Nebraska residence left twenty dollars in bills stolen from a pocketbook on the piano while Miss Emily Blunk and her sister attended church. A neighbor saw a negro loitering near the home. police have no suspect.
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Emily Blunk
Grand Island
Neb
Dodge county man found after escape from asylum fire
Nels Hanson, once adjudged insane and sent to Norfolk, has been located by his guardian James Harvie. Hanson had wandered while working odd jobs since escaping during the asylum fire. He recently sought repayment from an old neighbor who had owed him for a store sale from five years prior. the neighbor notified the guardian and took Hanson in.
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Nels Hanson
Dodge County
Norfolk
James Harvie
Hanson
Second Regiment Chosen for Fort Riley Maneuvers
The second Nebraska National Guard regiment will participate in army maneuvers at Fort Riley. Adjutant General Culver announced the selection on October 1 though the date is not certain. The first regiment will attend Nebraska camp of instruction on August 20 and October 1.
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Nebraska National Guard
Fort Riley
Culver
Nebraska
York Plumbers Strike For Nine Hour Day And Union Recognition
York union plumbers began a strike Monday, with all but six members walking out for a nine-hour day and official recognition of their union.
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York
Euphorbia and a Proposal in a Dashing Court Scene
A witless suitor struggles to confess intent to Miss Euphorbia in a melodramatic scene. He notes long acquaintance and hints at a singular aim while the anxious damsel presses for directness amid social pressure to wed.
Pie and Puritanism in Early American Breakfast
The text argues Puritanism declines as saw dust is eaten for breakfast in New England. Cold pie replaces the former morning fare, leaving nervous force spent and the faith fierce and hateful. The irony of Baxter's Saints Rest is noted.
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New England
Baxter
poem fragment on love and spirit by Florence Earle Coates
A poetic meditation on unity and the soul, linking earthbound life to viewless realms. The speaker envisions convergence of past and future in life s ocean, where loss dissolves and love is the guiding light. References to summer dawn and midnight sky evoke a cosmic harmony guiding aspiration through pain toward a higher name: love.
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Florence Earle Coates
Country Woman Frowns On Hansoms At Broadway Curio
A country woman with a gray bonnet and fur gown stands at Twenty-third Street and Broadway amid a hansom procession. She declares she would not ride in such rigs for the price of her farm and jokes the boss misbehaved, unable to grab the lines.
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Twenty-third Street
Broadway
New York Press
Insurance talk on risk and faith from a southern agent
George Dewey of the Niagara Fire Insurance Company recounts a tale of an old woman who sought home and contents coverage from a southern agent. She admits no policy for five years and says they have trusted in the Lord, but the speaker warns it is terrible and risky.
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George Dewey
Niagara Fire Insurance Company
New York Times
The Beginning and the End Love Exchange
A terse dialogue between two men discusses love and marriage. One calls love an illusion born of the mind, while the other argues marriage ends that illusion. The exchange hints at cynicism about romantic commitments.
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