Nebraska Notes Summary of state events and legal cases
Nebraska notes report rail and tax issues including a $37,000 exchequer, Beatrice Catholic fair profit over $1,000, Dempster Mill plant employment, and a Lincoln juror five days in jail. It covers labor bureau cooperation with Kansas, Uncle Peter Pratt burial, Fremont creamery sale to Atlantic Canning for $4,600, and Fuked court actions in Omaha and Dodge county. The piece notes state farm wins at Chicago livestock show, literacy pride, and lawmakers pursuing the new revenue law briefs.
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Fremont
Atlantic Canning Company
Beatrice Creamery Company
E. L. Ferguson
Kansas
Kearney
Higgins Hardware
Harvard
Lide
Earl Stoniger
Omahe
Luchton
Charles Behman
George M. Montgomery
John Morty
Fort Crook
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Dodge County
Saunders County
Platte River
Saunders
Dodge Counties
District Court
M. B. Reese
Nebraska State Farm
Chicago
State Farm
Nebraska
Central
New England
Commonwealth
Mrs Curdle's New Dress Becomes a Christmas Dilemma
A Christmas shopping impulse leads Mrs Curdle to a bargain dress. Her sister Jessie mails the gown. Mrs Curdle finds it ill fitting and unsuitable. Washerwoman Mrs Maloney later weighs the misfit and trades it for a dollar ninety, brightening holiday plans.
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Jessie
Mrs. Curdle
Land of Liberty
Moses
Mrs. Maloney
L.A.R
Christmas Times and a Quiet Holiday Tale
A Christmas scene unfolds with children cheering on arrival home while a quiet house hosts memories and mystery. Napoleon Trottier contemplates a lavish Christmas gift from a sly street vendor as Mrs. Trottier’s fashion fame grows and family cousins press for the coveted dress pattern.
No Observance of Christmas Day in 1652 Parliament Order
The British Museum preserves the decree of Dec 24 1652 prohibiting Christmas day observances and church services. A 1644 act made Dec 26 a national fast, with humbling reflections on past sins. Yet Father Christmas reportedly crept in quietly despite laws and public discontent.
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British Museum
Macaulay
Christmas
Girl Finds Perfect Gift for Papa This Christmas
Mattie Virginia eight years old seeks a gift for her papa. After consulting family and neighbors she buys a china match safe featuring Mary and the lamb, chosen with help from grandpa, and the gift delights her papa.
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Mattie Virginia
Mattie
Virgnia
Mamma
Uncle Harry
Ned
Cal
Alice
Virginia
Doy
Grandpa
Hee
Harry
Elizabeth
Grandma
Mary
Mattie ‘Virginia
Harriet Hol’. Pey
Montreal Herald
County Commissioners Meet in Grand Island Nebrids Session
Nebraska county commissioners and supervisors convened in Grand Island with a tight election for president on the fourth ballot Thorpe of Custer county won over Gallagher of Hall Gallagher became vice president Falter of Plattsmouth was secretary and Honfeldt of Omaha treasurer A legislative committee from each county was chosen to form an executive panel Lincoln will host the next convention A question box addressed paupers vacancies salaries revenue law and road and bridge issues and funding disparities drew most focus
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Nebraska
Grand Island
Thorpe
Custer County
Gallagher
Hall
Falter
Plattsmouth
Honfeldt
Omaha
Welton
Lancaster County
Fabter
Lincoln
Marines Reinforced for Isthmus Defense in Readiness Hold
An additional battalion of Marines to be recruited and kept in readiness in Washington to expand forces in Isthmian waters. In event of further reinforcements, the Yan kee would be used to transport the extra Marines. The Navy department ordered 300 men from the Prairie to reinforce the Isthmus contingent, with Admiral Barker directed to dispatch the Prairie to Colon by Monday.
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Isthmus An
Washington
Isthmian
Navy Department
Isthmus
Admiral Barker
Guantanamo
Colon
Armenian Arrest Triggers Turkish Attack Fallout in U S
Americanized Armenian a New Jerseyite Attarian from Patterson New Jersey became the focal point after his arrest triggered a Turkish attack on the United States. Consul Davis at Alexandretta Syria notes he lived in Patterson four years as a moulder and hoped to bring his wife and son to join him in America. He feared for his life if he returned to Turkish territory.
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Mrs. Curdle
Moses
Mein Vrent
Abraham
Inner Temple
Napoleon Trottier
Napoleon
Vrent
New
Canadian Parcels Routed Through Britain Sparks Postal Rift
Canadian merchants report embarrassment as parcels to the U S southward cannot be sent direct and must go via Great Britain. The United States refuses a parcel tag plan, prompting a post office department review. Tillman seeks inquiry into failed nominations and General Wood status with Crum as Charlestown port collector.
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England
United States
States
Great Britain
Post Office ‘Department
Tillman
Former Lincoln man dies in Formosa wreck
John J. Welch 42, foreman of a labor gang at Formosa Kansas, was killed in a railroad wreck last week. A former Lincoln man from Formosa, his sister Mrs. Charles Wray of 2016 O street survives. details of the death remain scarce.
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John J. Welch
John
Go Welch
Lincoln
Formosa
Kansas
Charles Wray
O Street
Dowie Receivership Costs Stay After Judge Refusal
In Chicago, Judge Kohlsaat declined to modify a recent order requiring John Alexander Dowie to cover the costs of Zion industries receivership. The motion, filed by a creditor’s attorney, argued Dowie’s solvency had not been technically proven in court.
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Dowie
Kohlsaat
United States District Court
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion Industries
Prominent Georgian Hal T Lewis Dies at 56
Hal T Lewis of Greensboro Georgia longtime state figure and former Georgia Supreme Court associate justice died at age 56. He served as a delegate at the Chicago 1896 Democratic Convention and nominated William Jennings Bryan for president.
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Hal T. Lewis
Greensboro
Georgia Supreme Court
Chicago
Bryan
Attorney of Striking Miners Arrested in Salt Lake City
Excitement followed the arrest of Edler an attorney from Salt Lake City Utah hired to represent striking miners imprisoned on various charges He was taken to jail by a deputy sheriff and guards after resisting briefly The criminal libel charge stems from a recent newspaper interview brought by Noah Potter a mining company guard.
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Edler
Salt Lake City
Utah
Noah Potter
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mrs May Haute
Mrs May Haute of Edgerton Wisconsin reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes diminished back and side pain improved menstruation and overall health, claiming she feels like a new woman after two months. A $5000 forfeit is promised if the original letter is not produced.
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Dean
May Haute
Edgerton
Wis
Pres
Household Comics
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Nebraska Notes
Beatrice
Ita
Dempster Mill Company
J. A. Lee
Labor Bureau of
Labor Bureau of Kansas
Peter Pratt
Tecumseh
Mt.Hope
Grand Army
M. A. Hall
Douglas County
Supreme Court
H. E. Rose
Prout
Maloney
Moses Abraham
Christmas Times
Jack
Bess
E. Sangster
Papa
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Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Canada
Wilfred L. Krier
Superintendent Immigration
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life
Neb
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Herman
Thompson
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