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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1901
Page
1
The page reports a stalled Nebraska Legislature over the senatorial race and notes actions including a proposed $50,000 appropriation for a state building at Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition. It mentions other items such as Queen Victoria’s death flags half-masted, hazing at Effingham high school, and various state political tensions and public notices.
The Herald reports a notorious visitor described as the bad man from Bitter Creek seen in Wauko yesterday. The account notes flashy attire and a belt full of items, with locals reacting to the unusual appearance and behavior.
An Atchison man troubled by his wife's kin constant presence imported some of his own kin and a compromise followed. She will tell her kin to keep away if he will tell his own kin to stay out.
The report lists various rail records: Paris to Calais 185 miles in 184 minutes, Burlington route Chicago to Denver 1 025 miles in 1 047 minutes at 58.74 mph, Adams cigar-shaped train 40 miles Baltimore to Washington in 37 minutes 30 seconds, peak speed 120 mph, New York Central mile in 32 seconds, Pennsylvania line over 5 miles in 3 minutes, and the grand claim of 180 mph peak speed.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a Verona resident stated as a man of good character. It references a geas or oath and possible court or formal record actions. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
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