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Library of Congress1865

Map showing the different routes surveyed for the Union Pacific Rail Road between the Missouri River and the Platte Valley,

"President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law on July 1, 1862. The act gave two companies, the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad, responsibility for completing the transcontinental railroad. The Union Pacific was to lay track westward from a point near Omaha, Nebraska, toward Ogden, Utah; the Central Pacific was to build eastward from Sacramento, California. The Union Pacific began construction on December 2, 1863. This map, submitted to Secretary of Interior James Harlan on September 18, 1865, by Lieutenant Colonel J.H. Simpson of the Army Corps of Engineers, shows the different routes between the Missouri River and the Platte Valley in Nebraska surveyed for the Union Pacific. Based on a map submitted by Silas Seymour, consulting engineer to the Union Pacific, the map shows five alternative routes with probable connections to existing railroads. Also shown are relief by hachures, county boundaries, drainage, vegetation, and roads. Nebraska was at this time a territory; it became the 37th state on March 1, 1867. Under the authorizing legislation, the railroad was not to have grades or curves exceeding the maximums on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the first U.S. railroad to cross the Appalachians. This profile shows the careful attention paid by the engineers to the steepness of the grades on alternative routes considered for the line. The horizontal scale shown is one mile to one inch (1.61 kilometers to 2.54 centimeters), and the vertical scale is 60 feet to one inch (18.28 meters to 2.54 centimeters). The profile accompanied a topographic map showing five different routes between the Missouri River and the Platte Valley in Nebraska, which was part of a report submitted to Secretary of Interior James Harlan by Lieutenant Colonel J.H. Simpson of the Army Corps of Engineers." World Digital Library. Detailed map of Nebraska showing relief by hachures, drainage, vegetation, roads, and railroads.

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Library of Congress1900

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 31, 1900

THE HUMOR OF POLITICS Some Good Stories Told of Public Men by Hon Joint J Ingalls Some of the very best stories of poli tics were contributed recently to the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post by ExSenator John Ingalls First he says Charles Sumner had no more sense of humor than a hippopotamus but there was something excessively hu morous about his colossal selfconscious ness of which it is no paradox to say he was apparently unconscious llis egotism was inordinately vast though innocent in its simplicity it was far from conceit and led to no dis paragement of his associates Indeed 1 doubt if lie ever instituted compari sons Probably Irant whom he hated and abused came the nearest to sizing him up when he said The reason Sumner doesnt believe in the Bible is because he didnt write it himself lie bad large intellectual powers but not so large as he imagined He had no inliuence on legislation He was un able to endure opposition If he could not have his own will he would do noth ing But this is not intended as an an alysis of his work or his character 1 started out to say that

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Library of Congress1901

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 28, 1901

NEWS ROTES James M Smith near Athens Ga sold his cotton crop 2o00 balesfor 100 000 Fourteen women received the doctors degree last year at the University of Zurich Congress has adopted the slowsand system of filtration for the water sup ply of Washington Emeralds have been discovered in Arizona and it is said in North Caro lina They are however very small A few days ago at Littleton N H the mercury changed from 40 below to 40 above inside of twentyfour hours It has been found in India that in oculation against rinderpest will protect an animal for a period of seventy or eighty days Iron lands showing more than 7000 000 tons of ore have been leased in Northern Minnesota by the American Steel and Iron Company Arkansas legislators could not decide whether the State flower should be an apple blossom or passion flower and re ferred the matter to the committee on education A bill is before the Federal Council of Germany providing that the time of study shall be for medical students five years instead of the present term of four years and a half There is a Chinese farm in Florida where the Johns

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 30, 1908

6 _ VASI UMPfRANCE WAVE It Threatens to Engulf Some Congressmen Correspondence of the Boston Transcript Washington April 8th The tem perance question will not down in Con gress A week ago the liquor interests were confident they had won their fight to prevent legislation of any sort at tins session inimical to their business to day they see indications which lead them to fear the temperance forces will get about all they ask for before the session ends It is the word from home that is bringing about the change Both senators and representa tives are receiving letters from consti tuents saying that unless they take their stand witli the temperance forces they will he punished in the coming campaign Members of the House of Representatives who are candidates tor re election are particular solieitious about the outlook Without being told by their constituents they know some thing of the temperance wave that is sweeping over the country and they do not want to he caught on the wrong side Senators who are up for reelec tion have received warnings that mem bers of State Legislatures are to he chosen this year with special reference to the liquor traffic

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Library of Congress1909

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 18, 1909

Nearly Three Centuries Of Temperance Agitation and Legislation in Maine16361909 BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 5 At the Grand Lodge session of the Maine Good Templars in Bangor in the spring of 1875 Mr George E Brackett of Belfast was elected Grand Secretary and he served the Grand Lodge in this capacity something over thirty years and at the time he retired from this office two years ago was the oldest Grand Secretary in point of service in the world Bro Brackett was one of the ablest and most popular Grand Secre taries the order has ever had in Maine and his name is widely known and hon ored For many years he has published the Maine Temperance Record and in all his noble work for our order and the cause of temperance he has been ably assisted by his wife In 1881 Hon T R Simonton of Cam den was elected Grand Chief Templar and as he was an able speaker his ser vices were in much demand throughout the State in addressing public meetings in the interest of the order Then came Mr B C Torsey of Winthrop who made a very excellent officer He was also a

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Library of Congress1909

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 25, 1909

Nearly Three Centuries Of Temperance Agitation and Legislation in Maine16361909 BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 6 In 1891 the Peoples Prohibitory En forcement League of Maine was organ ized and incorporated by the legislature Although this organization was rather shortlived yet it did much good in strengthening our prohibitory law and aiding in a more rigid enforcement of the law Dr John C Stewart of York was president of this organization and John W Mitchell of Freedom was its secretary Both gentlemen were promi nent members of the Good Templar or der and the best of feeling and harmony existed between these temperance or ganizations Dr Stewart is still living and only the past winter I met him at the State House in Augusta He is the same earnest and zealous champion of prohibition as in the days when he was an active Good Templar and a power as a debater in our grand lodge John W Mitchell the able secretary of the En forcement League was one of the most fearless temperance workers we have ever had in the State of Maine and his sad ar d tragic death by drowning in the Kennebec at Augusta in 1894 brought

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Library of Congress1909

Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 6, 1909

THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL BELFAST THURSDAY MAY 6 1909 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Publishing Co CHARLES A PILSBUKY Editor and Business Manager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a ear 100 for six months 50 cents for three months Advertising Terms For one square one inch length in column 50 cents for one week and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion The report that the Pattangall co teriewhy not say ring instead of coterieis trying to shelve Obadiah Gardner finds confirmation in the attacks upon the late Democratic leader because of his course at Augusta as chairman of the Grange legislative committee We should have more sympathy for Brother Gardner if he had not faced two ways on the liquor question As a candidate for Master of the State Grange he was an ardent prohibitionist while as the Demo cratic candidate for governor he was for resubmission as a stepping stone to li cense or free rum In one respect how ever lie is entitled to sympathy With i uti gan tongue anu pen against mm he is robe pitied And to make a bad mat ter fT Gardnerworse Oliver Otis has irawy his sniekersee and taken the war

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Library of Congress1919

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 24, 1919

THE TWO BOYS One boy has come from shores of suffer ing France More manly grown with k net eye He walks as soldiers walk his very glance Flashes upon he paker by He fought within the trenches day by day He faced the Hun with h art of steel He saw his comrades tali upon the way With not one lriend by them o kneel Yet has he learned upon that bloody sod The nearness of all men to God The other fell upon those poppied fields Young was h with ms hair of gold His blue eyes lull of light I he springtime yields Within his heart loves dreams untold No sound awakes him not the song of birds Nor tears that fall upon his grave His heart ah nevermore by bugle stirred He died a world of men to save Io live to die to lie beneath the sod It matters not if men find God HELL APOLOGIZE Representative imes 15 Aswell Demo crat of Louisiana announces lie intends to apologize to the House of Representa tives for initiating the legislation that led to taking over the wires and cables Mr Aswell is thoroughly disappointed over the

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Library of Congress1911

Image 2 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), February 9, 1911, (Last Edition)

THE WASHINGTON TBIES THURSDAY FEBRUAEY 9 1911 BEVERIDG E UPHOLDS RECIPROCITY TREATY Senator Pleads With His Colleagues to Enact the Measure Let is not forget that this Is not a local and patchwork afCalr but a broad national and humanitarian plan of statesmanship Generally speaking It affects favorably more than a hundred millions of people on this continent ninetenths of vhom are under our flas and substantially all of whom are of the same race with the same industrial methods the same cuftoms the same ideals In these words Senator Albert J Bev rige of Indiana todav appealed to the Senate to enact the Canadian reciprocity legislation which President Taft has put up to Congress Senator Beverldge took up many of the arguments against reciprocity anO angwered them He declared that if a few selfish Interests prevent even the beginning of this beneficent program it well may be that those shortsighted and selfish Interests will be made to suffer In stern reality Infinitely more than they vainly Imagine that this re ciprocal arrangement will make them suffer now Senator Beverldge recalled that our wisest statesmen including McKlnley were for reciprocity He urged that no local or selfish motives be allowed

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Library of Congress1903

Image 4 of Rosebud County news (Forsyth, Mont.), May 28, 1903

Gte Ktosebud County Utew EDWARD J DIERKS EDITOR VERNIE H BEEMAN associate Editor LAURAN F SMITH manaqer Entered In the postoffice lij Forsyth Mont as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year 250 THURSDAY MAY 28 1903 Three Months 75 OV TOOLE THE TRUSTS AND DIRECT LEGISLATION The editor of Colliers Weekly in the May household number says As the vigorous trial and prompt decision in the Northern Securities case are undoubtedly due to the pres ident our attention is again called to the kind of executive who now heads this government This language of the editor of Col liers reminds us of the fact that our own governor the Hon Joseph K Toole was somewhat instrumental in obtaining the decision above men tioned and that probably he and Governor Van Sant of Minnesota are entitled to as much credit if not more than President Roosevelt It is quite apropos at this time for us to turn our attention to the kind of executive who is now heading our state government and who should head it as long as it is his desire to do so No man can find one particle of inconsistency in Governor Tooles utterances or in

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Library of Congress1911

Image 2 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), April 27, 1911

THE HATTIESBURG NEWS 35 j 133 _ j j The figure of Woodrow Wilson says the Worlds Work for May is rapidly taking on national proportions His administration as Governor of New Jersey Is a revelation in a day of colorless governors This revela tion the Worlds Work further says is what a strong man with an un j mistakable commission from the people can do In the way of destroying boss rule and compelling beneficent legislation from a reluctant Legislature j The notable things that Gov Wilson has done are thus enumerated He prevented his party sending a rich corruptionist to the United States Sen ate he ordered the State Chairman of his party to leave his presence when the Chairman ventured the insult of accusing him of misusing the patronage i of his office he forced through a Democratic House and a Republican Sen ate a direct primary and election law which will take the organization of both parties in New Jersey out of the hands of the bosses he is giving the state a taste of wise patriotic and practical government and he has 1 made himself the man to whom the Democrats of the progressive type

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Library of Congress1914

Image 1 of The Caldwell watchman (Columbia, La.), January 16, 1914

li _ Utkhma VOL XXVIII COLUMBIA LA FRIDAY JASNUAIY 16 1914 RANTITRUST LW S ARE FORMULATED PROGRAM FOR LEGISLATION OUT LINED BY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE WILSON TO PASS UPON IT President Is Expected to Give Ap proval to Several Drastic Meas ures That Are Proposed Wentern Newspaper U nion Nw Srv WashingtonA general outline or tentative draft of the intitrust legis lation prepared by majority members of the house Committee on the Judi ciary fir action by the full committee subject to a conference with President Wilson has become known While members of the committee REF talked with the president some weeks on ago the proposed bills so far as known a me have not the administration stamp and which they will be discussed at a confer lation ence between the president and the and h committeemen The bills drafted af which ter conference between Chairman Clayton Carlin of Virginia Floyd of tABA Arkansas McCoy of New Jersey and L others cover these Three points 1 Interlocking directorates 2 Trade relations and prices 3 Injunction proceedings and dam T age suits by individuals In every case President Wilsons idea of providing penalties for indi west viduals as well as for corporations

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