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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1904
Page
4
Fragments from a Friday issue of The Diller Record edited by Fran T. Pearce describe submission details. The text references subscription rates and advertising policies though with many garbled phrases and misprints.
A packed 1904 briefing notes a six month ship cruise reducing speed due to hull barnacles, US wealth in Korea, Dave and Hawaii posts, pension bill tally, and the US money supply. It cites Pennsylvania Railroad layoffs, steel mail cars, and postal reforms. It also mentions Porto Rico naturalization, World’s Fair shuttle trains, and new Louisiana Purchase stamps with Livingston Jefferson Monroe McKinley.
A cannon and a large granite monument with a bronze tablet will be placed at Jim Lairds long neglected grave. The relics, once at the B and M freight depot for over a year, were moved after a Granit Army Post and city council fundraiser. Laird, known as Big Jim, served in Congress and was a prominent political figure in state and national affairs.
In County Court at Creom Nebraska the matter of William H. Diller estate. The court orders a hearing February 21, 1904 at 1 pm to determine granting administration to William H. Diller as administrator and requires interested parties to appear and show cause.
A long recounting of an Indian magic trick performed for Lord Lytton in India with seeds and a ring, plus a tale of McKinley’s first House appearance and a note on Dudley Gordon’s job. Also includes musings on nicknames and royal perfume obsessions.
Fragmentary text compares human speed to an ant and mentions travel of about 800 miles. No clear event or person identified. the snippet reads as a speculative or humorous aside about motion and distance.
John Burns MP for Battersea joined an infantry battalion on a 200 mile trek to inspect army work. He averaged 25 miles daily and said he greatly enjoyed the experience.
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