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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1901
Page
3
After a Topeka Kansas meeting the city’s joints are ordered closed by noon Tuesday. Chief Stahl and officers notified keepers to shut immediately, with 1000 armed volunteers prepared to enforce the action if needed. Only one place sold liquor. all others complied. The enforcement committee will ensure stock and fixtures are removed by Friday noon February 2.
Vienna reports the death of ex king Milan of Serbia in the Austrian capital. Known as a fierce royalist his life was marked by dissipation and political intrigue. His son Alexander faced Milan’s wrath over a marriage to a lady-in-waiting.
A London dispatch says peace efforts in South Africa may advance. Gen Sir Evelyn Wood may be appointed commissioner to treat with Boer generals, superseding Lord Kitchener who could soon move to India. The plan is credited to the king and Kaiser influence as the war nears an end.
Former San Diego mayor William H. Carlson resigns as Cuba government railroad commissioner and will return with backing to construct a road from San Diego to Yuma Arizona, as reported by the San Diegan.
A report notes that the speaker recently visited the island and met Mr. Carlson on several occasions, outlining multiple meetings and interactions during the trip.
Two hundred sovereigns of Woodcraft representing Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and Iowa opened a three days session at the Plankinton house in Milwaukee. Only routine business was transacted. Grand Rapids Port Huron and Detroit seek the next convention.
At the February 12 council meeting in Omaha Mayor Moores signed and approved the tax levy ordinance setting a 34 mill levy. The approval faced strong opposition from leading taxpayers and the real estate exchange.
The Hamburg American steamer Pennsylvania arrived in New York from Hamburg carrying seventy five crates of wild animals including polar bears and monkeys. Some animals are destined for Cincinnati's zoological gardens.
In Belleville, three Bellevue nurses Edward C. Deal Clinton Marshall and Jesse R. Davis go on trial in the court of general sessions for first degree manslaughter in the December death of Louis R. Hillard while a patient in the insane pavilion. The coroner's jury ruled the men responsible for Hillard’s death from rib fractures and a fractured hyoid bone.
Frank Phillips Charles Trude and George Kinner were moved from Berlin to Nebraska City and jailed on charges of assault with intent to kill John Moore Jr. All three were released on $1,000 bonds each. Moore is badly injured but recovering. A counterfeit medical showman in Butler county ends a profitable tour after selling fake herbs. A Leavenworth girl remarks that Atchiseo men are unpredictable, easy to rattle but hard to shake.
The article argues breed choice depends on market needs and objective. It notes that individual fowls vary more within a breed than between breeds, and stresses environment and management influence. Rhode Island college study shows breeders should focus on their own stock for progress.
A tablet honoring Union General John M. Corse, famed for the Allatoona Pass defense and the origin of the phrase Hold the fort, for I am coming, is mounted on the walls of Boston's federal building. The tribute links Corse to Civil War heroism and the battle in Georgia.
House of Representatives in Washington hears testimonials about Peruna from M W Howard and others while claims from A C Lockhart and W P Peterson highlight catarrh cures. The ad cites letters praising Peruna’s effects and invites sufferers to seek Dr Hartman’s guidance.
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