Nebraska Notes and Town News Roundup
Nebraska items report Columbus approving public concerts in Fremont, Dodge County cucumber sales to Omaha, and Beatrice graduates. Projects include a Lincoln park bench plan, a new St Mary de Magdalene church cornerstone in Omara, and a Carroll elevator vandalism scare. Also noted are farmer elevators in Benedict, a burial in Pawnee City and a Lincoln pastor appointment, plus local crime, charity events, and state agricultural notes.
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Callaway
Omara Oe
Dodge County
Omaha
Beatrice High School
Richardson County
George A. Murphy
Beatrice
Lincoln
Bemches
McDowell
Pawnee City
Carroll
Carroll Grain Company
William Foltz
Dakota County
Dakota City
Two Recent Deaths Dr Palmer Minister Dies in New Orleans
Dr Benjamin Morgan Palmer a renowned Presbyterian minister dies in New Orleans after a debilitating accident. Officials report paralysis and injuries from the street accident but note his long life of service and strong character. Palmer aged 84 on January 25.
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Palmer
New Orleans
Benjamin Morgan Palmer
New
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Elder Fox Hunter Sets Remarkable Woods Record
The Philadelphia Record profiles Perry Brubaker of Lane who, at eighty, remains a keen fox hunter. He tracked and captured foxes for over seventy years, starting in deep snow, often following his pack on foot and enduring long chases with Reynard retreating into the hills.
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Stull
Yvegterday
Perry Brubaker
Cear
Seave
Mary
Reynara
Qin Y
Reynard
Earth
Philadelphia Record
Lieutenant C H Rask Dies in Philippines Cholera
Secretary Moody received a message from Rear Admiral Wildes at Cavite reporting Lieut Olaf H Rask of the United States Marine Corps died of cholera at Bacoor on the 29th. He was buried there and was a Minnesota native who joined the Marine Corps in October 1899, having been on the Asiatic station since December.
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Marine ‘Corps
Philippines
Moods
Duplicate Copies of the Declaration Spark Public Interest
Readers inquire if the original Declaration of Independence exists and whether duplicates can be obtained. Notes say the original remains in the State Department in Washington but is faded. Photographic reproductions were once common. none now survive intact.
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Philadelphia
Western
Department of State
Washington
James D. McBride
Mrs Colclough Plans Solo Expedition to Central Africa
Mrs Emma Shaw Colclough, a noted clubwoman and writer, undertakes a solitary expedition deep into Central Africa to regions never previously visited by women. Described as tall, slim, energetic, and fearless, she has traveled widely and is known for wit and endurance.
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Colcieugh
Emma Shaw Colcieugh
Central Africa
Mia Colclough
Work of Inventors and New Calendar Proposals
Feature notes on a simple device to clean typewriter interiors, a hanging paper machine concept by Julius M. Glickkinan, and a proposed four quarter calendar with three month periods. Also profiles Joshua C. Stoddard and his steamy calliope, comets expected, and Milan's Commercial University endowment.
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Yulius M.glickkinan
M. Camillo Flammarica
Madrid
Commercial University of
Mila
Ferdinand Bacceni
Milan
University
Ufe
Commerce
Mewily
The Humor of Life and Oddities in Everyday Tales
A collage of comic vignettes and social scenes featuring a boy named Jimmy, grandparents remarrying, office ambition, a divorce critic, and quirky exchanges about life. The piece blends humorous reflections with brief dramatic sketches and childhood observations.
Creek Nation Census Flows From Postwar Land Quota
The Creek Nation lists 14,000 citizens eligible for tribal land quotas, with 5,000 identified as negroes. Following the war, the Creeks, like other civilized tribes, owned enslaved people and later admitted their ex slaves to full membership.
Queen Alexandra's Costly Opera Glasses
A Vienna made pair of opera glasses belongs to Queen Alexandra, noted as among the most valuable in the world. The article mentions their origin and high cost as a royal warrant of prestige.
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Queen Alexandra
Vienna
Wants Odd Name Changed in Court Petition
Ervin Pfuhi of West Point, Pa., files a court petition seeking a legal name change. The filing appears in a local notices context, outlining the request and proceeding steps.
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Ervin Pfuhi
Weat Putttom
Aewie
Ree Ee Eee Ars
French Balloon Project Eyes Tunis to Niger Crossing
An article notes M. Lee Destireaux proposes a desert balloon flight from Tunis toward the Niger using a 4 000 cubic yard unmanned craft. It would carry a tide rope and water discharge system, stay aloft for twelve days, aided by steady north northeast trade winds from October to April.
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Sahara
Frech
M. Lee Destireaiux
Tunis
Niger
Bronze alloy shows reduced properties under high heat
C Bach of Stuttgart notes an alloy containing 91 percent copper 4 percent zinc and 5 percent tin loses over 6 percent of its properties at 400 degrees and around 60 percent at 600 degrees. The finding urges caution in bronze use for engine parts exposed to superheated steam.
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C. Bach
Stuttgart
Hermes Originaia Storm Records Highlight 43 Percent
Records spanning thirty years show that 43 percent of the storms affecting Britain originate from Hermes Originaia. The data indicates a notable pattern in weather impacts across the region.
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Hermes Originaia
Water dog in Latin for sea dog submarine dachshund
A playful inquiry translates hippopotamus as river horse and asks for a Latin term for sea dog, imagining a submarine dachshund and seeking a suitable classical name. The note blends linguistic curiosity with humor.
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MacJigger
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