Seventeen-year-old confesses to gruesome murder
Walter Reisenwever, 17, confessed to the murder of Charles F. Johnson at the stockyards Alliance, detailing pre and post crime actions. He pleaded guilty to first degree murder in Box Butte County and is held without bail before district court trial.
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Walter Reisenwever
Charles F. Johnson
Stockyards Inn Alliance
Box Butte County
Ira KE. Tash
Rel
Johnson
Burington
Smith
Reisenwever
Way
McKenzie
Beisenwever
Nebraska
Grier
West
Nebraska House
Ira E. Tash
Sheridan
Wyoming
Uncle Sam
Sheridan Post
Alliance
Nebr
Walter eRisenwever
John Reisenwever
Custer Street
John eRisenwever
Burlington
Alliance Club Seeks Secretary as Rufus Jones Settles In
A busy Alliance businessman notes the new Community Club secretary has not yet called on him. Rufus Jones, arriving recently, is occupied with office arrangements and other duties but welcomes visitors. If you wish, call on him to get acquainted.
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Alliance
Rufes Jones
Jones
Paving Engineer Opens Citywide Project in Alliance
William Grant of Grant & Fulton arrives in Alliance to supervise paving work as consulting engineer. City council forms paving committee Harris Highland Johnson and sets width specs 60 foot main pavement with 20 foot walks on 100 foot streets. First street to be 22.5 feet wide with seven and a half foot walks. Bids will be asked and a drainage district and storm sewers planned before contracts let.
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William Grant
Grant & Fulton
Lincoln
Alliance
Thas
A. D. Rodgers
Grant
Harris, Highland and Johnson
First
cKty
Mrs E W Bell Dies After Illness In Alliance
Mrs E W Bell a 1867 Scotland native and twenty six year Alliance resident died at her home following urenile poisoning. She was married to E W Bell 1885 and leaves a daughter Mrs Bernard Phelan two brothers and a sister. Funeral services were at the home and the remains shipped to Friend Nebraska for burial.
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E. W. Bell
Alliance
Laramie Avenue
J. M. Kennedy
Scotland
Ellensburg
America
Bernard Phelan
Friend
Nebr
Home Guard Units To Continue Under Governor Plan
Roy C Strong of Box Butte Home Guards reports guidance from H J Paul Adjutant General Nebraska. Governor McKelvie wants Home Guard companies to stay active until National Guard reorganization, then continue as social semi military groups without military authority, with blank discharge forms for members.
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Roy C. Strong
Box Butte
H. J. Paul
Nebraska
Home Guard
McKelvie
National Guard
Alliance Teachers Reemployed for Next School Year
Alliance boards renew contracts with current staff boosting next year’s lineup. Reemployed teachers include High School: Mr Prince Miss Bargey Miss Keith Miss Elliott Miss Beal Central: Miss Johnson Miss Crocker Miss Lockman Miss McCollister Miss Williams Mrs Kase Mrs Emerick Emerson: Miss Ganson Miss Soper Miss Jennings Miss Hiedik Miss Beals Miss McHugh. Louis Kulakofsky of Central Market injured when storm hits Adelaide apartments. his car wrecked as front of building collapses.
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Schools of Alliance
Mr. Prince
Bargey
Miss Keith
Miss Elliott
Miss Beal
Central School
Miss Johnson
Miss Crocker
Miss Lockman
Mise McCollister
Miss Williams
Kase
Emerick
Emerson School
Miss Ganson
Miss Soper
Miss Jennings
Mise Hiedik
Miss Beals
Mise McHugh
Omaha Bee
Louis Kulakofsky
Central Market
Helen Levy
Adelaide
Forty-ninth
Dodge Streets
Kalakofsky
Miss Levy
Saul Levy
Bemis Park
Elks Fair Supply Chief Heads to Denver
F. H. Bronkhoret in charge of Elks fair supplies traveled to Denver on Tuesday to purchase a line of articles for the event.
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F. H. Bronkhoret
Denver
New Elevators Planned for Box Butte County
A western grain operator proposes building elevators in Alliance and Hemingford Nebraska to handle harvest of 300 mile grain route. Alliance would host 50 000 bushels and Hemingford 20 000, with cleaning stations for shipments via Burlington to Omaha and markets. Local leaders like Mufus Jones back the project as plans expand to 150 elevators across several states.
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Alliance
Hemingford
Berea
Herald
Weertern
Box Butte County
Billings
Burlington
Omaha
Wyoming
Mon Ana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Ha Grain Exchange
Re. G Company
Prairie Bay
Mufus Jones
Alliance Community Club
Griffith Oil Company Rapid Growth Drives Stock Interest
The Griffith Oil Company reports rapid progress in Kansas oil holdings and adds Wyoming assets as prices rise amid new gushers. A Lance Creek gusher near Lusk is reported at 20 000 barrels per day and still out of control. Secretary James Armour announces the April 25 stockholders meeting in Deadwood to elect directors and review the board's report.
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Griffith Oil Company
Herald
Kansas
Rece
Wyoming
Lance Creek
Lusk
Alliance
James A. Armour
Alliance van
Deadwood
Two Hundred Yanks Home From Germany
Two hundred U S soldiers from Oregon and Washington of the 347th Field Artillery and the 91st Division returned from Coblenz and Brest via Alliance bound for Camp Lewis to be discharged. They saw seven days of fighting in the Argonne woods and endured cramped European rail transport. Private E L Frigzell praised German hospitality after hostilities and recalled abundant food, wines, and kindness, despite prior restrictions on German conversation with troops. The detachment arrived in New York from Brest on March 30 and awaited discharge, ready to serve again if needed.
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U. S
Coblenz
Germany
Army of Occupation
Alliance
Camp Lewis
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
347Th Field Artillery
Argonne Woods
Cebleng
Treves
Brest
Enoch
Europe
E. L. Frigzell
Kaiser Wilhelm
New York
France
Plain drung pays fine in police court
A plain drung paid a fine of 25 dollars and 30 dollars in costs in police court Monday morning. Another fellow arrested for intoxication posted a cash bond and was released.
Equipment on ground near Greary dome and Big Muddy field
The document notes 640 acres at the Greary dome northwest of the Big Muddy field with a well drilled over 2000 feet. If production is secured, acre value rises. Enticing parties negotiate a contract to drill the tract with possible spring start. The Wyoming fields are expected to see activity and prestige locations are highlighted.
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Montgomery County
Kansas
Wilcon
Montgomery
Wyoming Fields
Carter Company
Bolton Creek Dome
Greary Dome
Big Muddy
Phillips Admits Sale of Booze After Arrest
C E Phillips proprietor of the Dew Drop Inn was arrested after officers found three pints of whiskey in his car He pleaded guilty to possessing liquor and selling at least eight pints on various occasions A $1000 fine plus costs was imposed and he remains jailed as he cannot pay the full amount Sheriff Miller Chief St Clair and Special Officer Smith vow to continue the crackdown on bootlegging
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C. E. Phillips
Dew Drop Inn
Red Diamond Pool Hall
Reid and
Taylor
Smith
Burlington
Phillips
Lee Bunye
Edgemont
Phillipa
Ira E. Tash Assest
Costa
Claire
John Weaver
Phil
Miller
Cee Laing
Oscar St
City Physician Tests Wells for Water Analysis
City Physician Dr Hand inspected four Burlington yards wells and the city's wells to take water samples for analysis. The aim is to verify safety and identify any possible unhealthy conditions despite not expecting unsafe water. The process follows a long gap since the last scientific testing. Harold S. Thomas of Coblenz, Germany, sent The Herald a genuine second class German Iron Cross souvenir and pictures from Coblenz showing him by a towering twelve foot beer barrel containing 22,800 pounds of beer.
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Hand
Bulington
Harold
Thomas
Coblenz
Germany
Herald
Jas
Scotia Bluff county votes for courthouse bonds at special election
A special election in Scotia Bluff county Tuesday approved a 209000 courthouse bond issue. Supporters won the fight for funds to erect a new courthouse in Gering, the county seat.
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Scotia Bluff County
Court House
Gering
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Walter Reisenweaver
Srceritary
Butte County
Western Grain Company
Wyoming Oil Holdings
Heroes of Argonne Forest
Sawells
George J. Hand
Dr. Hand
Atlonat
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