21 Dec 1900
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
1
The census shows 1.4 million more farmers in the United States than in 1890. A Red Cloud woman devises a scheme to get her daughters into early positions. Only one 1812 veteran remains, Hiram Cronk, aged 100, in Oneida County, NY, with about 2,000 widows still on the rolls.
Congress approved a recess from December 31 to January 8 without debate, signaling a businesslike session. The article also reports on a German airship purchase, Belgian hare trade, scattered notes on Scottish tours, and a Nebraska city population list amid a jumble of unrelated items.
The article notes that Roman warships carried about 52 men, with 174 oarsmen working on three decks, and a typical speed of around six miles per hour in fair weather.
Edward Cadahy Jr. aged 15, son of Edward A. Cadahy a packing firm head in Omaha, vanished from home Tuesday. An anonymous letter demanded 25 000 dollars for his return, but the boy was later found safe.
The piece discusses counting ballots after polls open and after every hundred votes, suggesting appointments of additional election officials to speed results. It argues for near immediate tallies once polls close, softening the current delayed method and aiming for rapid outcome announcements.
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