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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1901
Page
7
M W Lilley a 45 year old B M T repairer was killed Monday in Lincoln after stepping on the track in front of an oncoming switch engine. He died within minutes, his body taken from under the wheels and later placed at the Undertaker's morgue.
A 15 to 10 vote on a controversial resolution asks whether Wheeler's resignation should date from his initial election or from Congress convening on March 4 1862. The ruling aims to set a precedent for future cases.
A January 27 blaze in Gothenburg destroyed A P Singer’s frame livery barn 40 by 100 feet, killing 32 horses and wrecking buggies and harness. Two adjacent iron veneered stores owned by A G Carlson and R J Stack burned, with Carlson at 7500 loss and Stack insured. Gust Odencrantz’s nearby building, worth about 300, escaped major damage. Firefighters lacked protection, and citizens labored to contain the spread.
Under single management the Toledo and Ohio Central will assume control of the Columbus Northwestern. The line runs between Peoria and St Marys Os. Possession is set for next Monday February 4 with immediate operation to begin. Details of the arrangement have not been released by the Ohio Central.
Admiral Albert Kautz, famed for decades at sea, retires after long service with a distinguished career. He was relieved from command and placed on the retired list, marking the close of a notable naval tenure.
Burglars visited Safe Blowers at Calver River in a small Kansas town near Salina and broke into two locations. They secured about $200 and fled the scene.
The fortification appropriation bill has been reported to the house. Estimates upon which the bill is based total 12,461,193 dollars, with recommended appropriations in the bill amounting to 7,232,461 dollars.
A new rural mail route will commence February 15 from Tonganoxie Kansas. Three carriers will cover routes totaling 76 miles each serving a combined population of 1535.
James Owen Ballythl:gab: lege Oxford has been elected to a modern history fellowship at Pembroke college. He is the son of a Lancashire artisan and worked in an Oldham mill until he left at age 13.
Jacob Stotler a Kansas pioneer and veteran newspaper man and former editor of the Perry Oklahoma Republican died January 26 in St Josephs hospital. He came from Xenia Ohio in 1857 with an old printing press and helped publish early Kansas territory papers. He later edited the Perry Oklahoma Republican and served several terms in the Kansas legislature.
Seven specimens are to join the lion house at the London Zoo including three lions and four tigers. Two tigers are sent by the Viceroy of India while the lioness involved was once given by Mr. Cecil Rhodes to Pretoria Museum but was returned amid political tensions. The zoo also notes the death of the famous tiger Prince, leaving two tigers presented by the Maharana of Udaipur and the Gaekwad of Baroda in 1892 and 1896.
A Boston policy declares that marriage by female teachers requires resignation. The ruling caps wedding travel expenses and ends employed status for married women, reflecting a stark shift in city education norms.
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