05 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1897
Page
1
Jefferson Co. Record is published every Friday at Diller Nebraska with offices in Room No 2 Lovck's Block. The paper is entered at the Diller post office for second class mailing.
President-elect McKinley, 54, will name Lyman J. Gage of Chicago as secretary of the treasury. An extra session of Congress is expected around March 25 to debate tariff policy. The Pennsylvania state house fire caused about 1.5 million in losses.
Mrs. Clara Colby of Beatrice addresses lawmakers urging passage of a joint resolution for a federal constitutional amendment granting woman suffrage. The report also notes Gov Taylor now captured in California after involvement in a Missouri murder case. the piece includes sensational asides about Vice President elect Hobart and a gravel inscription referencing the Constitution.
President-elect McKinley told Hon Peter Jansen he will carry out promises in the West and Nebraska bond to educate ambassadors. He spoke of monetary policy including bimetallic conditions and steps toward an internal monetary union and allied policies.
A racial justice overview notes that in the United States last year lynchings exceeded formal legal executions by a margin of 131 to 122, highlighting a disturbing pattern of extra-judicial violence alongside state punishment.
The Bradshaw Republican urges a uniform six foot Grand Army Veteran statue in every G A R cemetery post. It should stand on a three foot base and display the veteran in full uniform with badge. The paper asks fellow papers to echo this suggestion at the upcoming encampment.
The article urges boys to keep busy and pursue wholesome activities during long winter evenings, with guidance from the Epworth Herald on character building and helping peers. It then reports a Kansas legislature bill to redraw county lines, citing agricultural disasters and mass emigration as motives, noting the potential creation of larger cattle ranching districts across the western region.
A description notes a divide within New York where rainfall sufficiency and fertile soil contrast with a large arid region larger than Indiana. The text suggests counties shrinking, tax collection fading, and offices losing popularity as governance fragments persist.
A historical notice reports the sale of Dr B C West’s product number 3. The sale occurred amid concerns over liver complaints and constipation.
Classified notice seeks faithful for a permanent house position in Nebraska with weekly pay of 15 dollars and expenses. Respondents must enclose a self addressed stamped envelope to The National Star Building Chicago.
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