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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
5
The Nebraska legislature convened January 6 at noon in the state house for the twenty eighth session. A chair draped in mourning and flowers marked the vacant seat of Representative John R. Musick. A resolution was passed and adjournment taken in his honor.
The Nebraska Senate and House opened under limited seats as officers were elected amid procedural questions. Secretary Marsh, Rev. A A Creguman, and Lt Gov Steele led the session while James Wall Arcadia was named chief clerk with assistants Barnard Pawnee and Lyon Hamilton and third assistant French Nemaha. Scott Gege county won chaplain, Warner York postmaster, Wallace Douglas county won door keeper, with Fisher Auburn as sergeant at arms on competitive ballots.
Clerk committee of the whole B F Golding Kearney. Sergeant at arms Capt L L Russell Fremont. Assistant sergeant Crosby Johnson Doorkeeper W A Neymeir Dakota. Assistant doorkeeper W H Cash Chaplain Rev Joseph Presson Mil Postmaster J R Manning Cairo county. Clerk enrolling and engrossing W H Pool Plattsmouth.
A. Wettermark & Gon and A Wet termark and Co of Hendereca Texas face liquidation. Liabilities are estimated around $400,600 with creditors to be notified.
Early Thursday morning robbers, believed to be two strangers, gained access to a building housing the post office town hall and bank. They drilled into the safe from the rear avoiding alarms and fled with 4200 dollars as Lincoln bloodhounds tracked the trail arriving at noon.
John H. Mickey of Osceola was inaugurated governor with oath and inaugural address. A gala reception followed in the senate chamber as visitors valued the unusual brightness. A senate tilt over ticket allotment arose, and bills were introduced as the assembly prepared to adjourn to January 13.
A conference at the interior department on fencing and leasing grazing lands in Nebraska included Secretary Hitchcock and members of public lands committees. Participants named Dietrich Burkett Shaltenberger and others. The draft bill would allow leasing up to thirty sections per person with price estimates of 1 to 2 cents per acre.
The fragmented text suggests factory operations amid coal scarcities and uncertain conditions. Details are unclear and names or places are not discernible, but the context implies manufacturing impacts from energy shortages and potential labor or logistics disruptions.
The page fragment shows scattered OCR text mentioning births and local notices. Key names are unclear. possible references include Gethee and Upeha with partial mentions of Fulton. No complete event or date is discernible to form a precise item.
Three grades of paper made from fine quality straw have, until now, been practically worthless but show promise in advancing material quality and potential uses.
Fragmentary OCR yields a Washington notes sketch, citing line 2a references and a sailor’s perspective. Details are unclear, but the fragment hints at navigational and political themes connected to the capital.
Congress moves to pass a bill on duty reduction and tariff changes. The measure is expected to clear the House tomorrow and then proceed to the Senate with minimal debate and no amendments. Republican leaders indicate prompt passage in the Senate if coal duty changes do not broaden the tariff issue.
U S Minister Bowen departed Caracas Sunday at 8 A M bound for La Guayra en route to Washington. President Castro and Caracas society leaders joined German residents and British colonists at the station to bid farewell as the train reached La Guayra at 11 30 A M. An address thanked Bowen for his services to the community.
A clipping reports activists urging President Taft to remain, with emphasis on Filipino peeling and a demonstration at Maalla. The article notes public response and potential policy pressure influencing the administration.
Mrs J W Mewerts of Wymere Olee Weiler died in a fire that claimed the life of Mrs J W Roberta, wife of a local farmer. Firefighters battled the blaze as investigators reviewed the scene for causes.
A note reports Saline will construct a new Rock Island depot with updated facilities. The article cites local officials and planned investment details, aiming to improve regional rail service and passenger access.
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