Half Breed Kills Florence Feagin in Antioch Tragedy
Florence Feagin aged forty is dead and Sam Bartlett is hospitalized with a bullet wound to the left lung after a confrontation with Jack Jackson described as a half breed murderer. Inquest details and witness accounts place the fatal quarrel at the home in Antioch following a dispute over a gun.
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Florence Feagin
Sam Bartlett
Alliance
Jack Jackson
Feagin
Sandhills
Jackson
Antioch
Miss Nolan
Scottsbluff
Sheridan County
Bartlett
Pete Schrader
Frank Knight
Marshal Knight
Knight
Judge Tash Buys Walker Residence
County Judge Ira EB Tash who last week sold his Box Butte residence to Ed Henry has purchased the Jay Walker residence at 915 Laramie. Possession will be given some time this month. Mrs Walker plans a visit with her parents at Arnold Nebraska while Mr Walker works in the Osage oilfield.
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Ira EB. Tash
Box Butte
Ed Henry
Jay Walker
Laramie
Walker
Osage
Mr. Broome Delays Quitclaim Deed to City Hall Lot
An tioch News editor F M Broome, owner of city hall lot title, has not replied to a city invitation via Attorney Mets to deliver a quitclaim deed. Broome, then Lincoln Land agent in 1901, is blamed for carelessness in the unrecorded transfer as T H Barnes appraises the city real estate.
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F. M. Broome
Antioch News
Mets
Broome
Lincoln Land Company
T. H. Barnes
Ross Denies He Is Livery Stable Keeper in Campaign Claim
Robert G. Ross of Lexington Nebraska writes to the State Journal denying a published claim he owned or worked in a livery stable. He accuses the paper of printing a falsehood to harm his presidential bid and demands publication of the truth to his readers.
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Robert G. Ross
Lexington, Neb
State Journal
Ross
Lexington
Lincoln Neb
Sur
Weekly
Havant
Robert G
County Inter-Church Movement Convention Held in Alliance
A county convention of the Inter Church World Movement met at the Alliance Christian church on Monday April 6 starting at 10 am with an evening session showing stereopticon slides. Rev A J Kearns chaired the team assisted by Rev J Epler Rev A J May of Hemingford and EB C Newland. Home officers from each church were named to continue the work. A combined drive from April 25 to May 2 will raise benevolences, followed by an evangelistic campaign over several weeks.
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Interchurch World Movement
Christian Church In Alliance
A. J. Kearns
J. Epler
A. J. May
Hemmegford
EB. C. Newland
Light vote in city election shows low turnout
In the city election, seventeen votes were cast by 11 30 am in the Second ward. Officials note past wards reached higher totals, with women voting now boosting potential turnout. The slate aims to defeat several incumbents, while many vote writers back F A Harris and K J Stern for school positions.
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A. V. Gavin
D. C. Moore
RE. D. Henry
Elisa Sturgeon
Gavin
H. D. Hacker
L. T. Burrow
Arthur Wright
L. H. Highland
F. A. Harris
K. J. Stern
Osage Oil Lands Struggle Leads to Rioting Convictions
Harley Holloway and allies defend a 320 acre Osage field homestead near a Jolene gusher as 15 men move two drilling rigs off the land. Holloway Harvey and Sherrill are found guilty of rioting and fined 100 dollars plus costs. case to be appealed to district court with broad support from supporters including Senator Hitchcock.
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Big Gusher
Osage
Wyo
J. O. Walker
Holloway
George Harvey
Homer Sherill
Crawford
Thomas G. Scott
Harvey
Sherill
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Nelson
Costa
District Court
Floyd J. Wilson
Fred Sass
Denver
Robert Reddish
F. A. Bald
Alliance
A. J. Greenwood
Newcastle
Hitchcock
Washington
Campaign closes April 24 in Herald auto prize race
The Herald reports eighteen days remain in the prize and automobile campaign with a tight field. Margaret Barry leads ahead of Cox and Kelly as Lyda Gasseling and Sarabel Newman gain ground, with votes and subscriptions driving the race toward a close.
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Herald
Camlen
Argaret Barry
Theampaign
Cox
Kelly
Lyda Gasseling
Sarabel Newman
Snoddy and Thiele Buy Business Block on Box Butte
H F Thiele and John Snoddy became owners of the Box Butte avenue business block housing the Golden Rule and the Thiele drug store. Thiele takes half the building with his store and Snoddy the other half. The Golden Rule lease extends for months and no occupancy plans were announced. Payment terms were not disclosed.
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H. F. Thiele
John Snoddy
Box Butte Avenue
Golden Rule
Thiele
Mr. Thiele
Mr. Snoddy
Chief Reed Recovers Two Runaway Boys in Burlington
Chief Reed brings Frank McKelvie thirteen and Hallie O Neill twelve, both of Seneca, to the police station after they rode freight trains in search of adventure. A stranger gave them 30 cents at the station. They planned a visit to Alliance to see Hallie’s brother Tom O Neill, but their father retrieved them the next day with their 15 cents each.
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Frank MecKelvie
Hallie O'Neill
Reed
Burlington Station
Alliance
O'Neill
Tom
Hallie
Frank
W. J. McKelvie
Paving Contractors Reprimanded Over Muddy Crossings
Superintendent Olson faces strong opposition from Mayor Rodgers and the city council as his removal of street crossings worsens mud and snow. Weather hindered efforts, but by Tuesday noon rude crossings appeared, threatening pedestrians who may soon wade several blocks.
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Olson
Rodgers
Box Butte
LURE OF AMBITION AT IMPERIAL TONIGHT
Theda Bara headlines the Imperial with The Lure of Ambition a dramatic tale packed with twists and a duke marrying stenographers. Also on the bill are The Bull Thrower Hearst news reel and a Mack Sennett comedy Up in Alf's Place. Wednesday features Allan Dwan Soldiers of Fortune with Charles Ray in a country boy role and Crooked Straight plus Elmo the Fearless.
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Theda Bara
the Imperial
Theda
Hearst
Allan Dwan
Richard Harding Davis
Soldiers of Fortune
DuBuque
Mack Sennett
Alf
Charles Ray
Ray Pictures
Elmo the Fearless
Watsons Visit Before Returning to Interior
Mr and Mrs Claude Watson formerly of this city visit from Interior Iowa overland to see friends. They plan to return to their Interior home tomorrow after the stay.
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Claude Watson
Interior
Rail line dreams clash with funding and delays
The Scottbluff Star-Herald questions grand plans for the Grand Island Alliance and Billings line, warning improvements are overhyped. Officials cite makeshift expedients and funding gaps while outlining a future North Platte to St Louis corridor with new cutoffs and regraded main lines to speed traffic.
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Scottabluff Star-Herald
Alliance
Star-Herald
Burlington
Lincoln
Bridgeport
Scotts Bluff
St. Louis
North Platte
Aurora
Broken Bow
Grand Island
Grand Tsland
Northport
Kearney
Milford
Friend
Exeter
Fairmont
Sutton
Harvard
Hastings
Kenesaw
Fashion Shop Remodel Sale Starts April with 25 Percent Discount
The Fashion Shop announces a remodeling sale beginning April 7 lasting the month. New fixtures worth twenty-two thousand dollars arrive to update the store. A 25 percent discount applies to all stock including ladies wear and accessories to move goods quickly in Alliance.
Duncan family leaves for Vancouver to establish home
George Duncan his wife and daughter Mrs Fred Hoover departed last night for Vancouver British Columbia to set up a new home. Duncan will be away from the city about two months.
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George Duncan
Fred Hoover
Vancouver
B. C
Mr. Duncan
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Judge Tash
Knights OF Columbus
Robert Ross
County Convention OF Inter-Church Movement
Snoddy and
Business
BLAKK
Chief Reed
Imperial
Scottsbluff Newspaper
Allroad
Fashion Shop
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