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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
3
Voters protest alleged Republican manipulation of voter registration with hundreds refused certificates and bias at registration boards. Claims center on literacy tests and misspellings, sparking nationalist anger. General Whiteside orders rural guards to investigate amid city protests of military interference.
Officials from both sides met with General Whiteside who pledged absolute impartiality and fairness. The June election is viewed as crucial for influencing future delegate selections to the constitutional convention.
Dispatches from Paris report trouble at the Petrov castle due to bachelor debts of Prince Henry, husband of Queen Wilhelmina. He promised to pay one third of his debts within a month of marriage but has not, creditors pressing via Queen Wilhelmina and a syndicate planning to negotiate his paper on the Amsterdam exchange. Queen Wilhelmina is said to be angry.
A novelty waistcoat of yellow lace on velvet or satin with metal buttons and gold braid trim is described. Separately a Basle band of ruffians armed with scissors cut women’s hanging plaits, with some arrests and claims for personal disfigurement.
Policeman Charles G. Sweeney was killed and Officer Bert Brannon fatally wounded when tramps shot them in the act of arresting a gang of five in Joplin Missouri. Four escape. James Toby of St. Louis surrenders at the station while Robey reports meeting the group en route to Fort Smith and Fayetteville Arkansas.
Albram F. Doremus proprietor of the laundry where a boiler blast killed several workers and injured many was freed by Judge Haneey on an order. He had been held for the grand jury on manslaughter but the court found no evidence of a crime or connection to the explosion.
Havana Cuba postmaster Harrison resigns. Carlos Hernandez, a Cuban, appointed as successor and will assume charge next month. Harrison will re enter U S postal service.
Report states workers who found gold while preparing a hospital site at Leith intend to file a claim for the gold. Authorities have not yet finalized ownership or seizure terms.
Gold ore assaying three hundred dollars per ton has been found near Shelbyville Illinois indicating possible rich deposits and prospecting activity in the area. Local miners report ore samples and the discovery may attract further exploration.
Governor Allen presented the ex ecutive Porto Rico report to Secretary Hay. The document covers civil government formation and operation and details the island’s developing status. It portrays Porto Rico as generally prosperous and highlights numerous chapters across many subjects.
A tale about Partridge the almanac maker who snubbed an innkeeper’s weather forecast. The ostler warned him rain would come, a prophecy that proved true. Partridge pressed for a weather tip, paying a crown, learning the proverb that the maker of almanacs also shapes the weather.
Prominent clergy including Bishop James A Haney of Baltimore praise Peruna as curative for catarrh and related ailments affecting public speakers. Letters from users Mrs Edward Stevens and Mrs Frederick Williams cite recovery from catarrh, cough and malaise after six bottles. Medical notes describe catarrh as affecting throat lungs and bronchial tubes with Peruna credited for broad relief.
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