Chester Snow Dies in Alliance After Long Alaska Life
Chester K. Snow prominent Alaskan citizen died at 11:45 p.m. Monday in Alliance after a 13 week battle with nephritis. Born December 24, 1874 in Shanango county New York, he founded Ruby Alaska and served in the Alaska legislature. He was known for aid to Indians, river rescues, and selfless public service. His funeral was held Wednesday at the Episcopal church in Alliance.
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Chester K. Snow
Alaska
Alliance
Mr. Snow
Snow Ranch
Shanango County
New York State
Nebraska
State University
Hemingford
Coldfoot
Artic Circle
Alaska House of Representatives
Territory
John F. A. Strong
Snow
Linceoln
House of Representatives
Ruby
Yukon River
C K
Strangman
Yukon
States
W. H. Holmes
Fountain of Booze Foiled by Keen Nose of Officers
In Alliance a broken trunk in Burlington depot baggage room released strong fumes of whisky attracting baggagemen and officers. Drayman and J. Q. Eberhardt confronted officers in Wilson block room nine as quart and pint casks were seized and placed in County Judge Tash’s courthouse vault.
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Burlington Depot
Wilson Block
J. Q. Eberhardt
Cox
Drayman
Tash
Eberhardt
Alliance
Alliance Club objects to Times slam in Tuesday issue
The Alliance Community Club board denounces a Tuesday Alliance Times feature they call an unmerited insult to the entire board. The piece questions censorship of Times opinions and mocks a club member, using sharp metaphors about censorship and a copperhead viper analogy.
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Alliance Community Club
Alliance Times
The
Times
Pershing
Berlin
Red Cross Appeals for August Quota Across Allianc
The Alliance Red Cross seeks more volunteers to fill an August quota of knitted items including 720 socks 69 sweaters 28 helmets 52 wristlets 62 boys drawers 62 boys undershirts 16 men drawers 30 boys blouse suits 46 pinafores and women skirts plus summer pajamas and other pieces. Members should spend as many days as possible at the Red Cross room to meet the goal. No surgical dressings in August but work remains in other departments and September quotas will follow.
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the Red Cross
Red Cross
Volunteers Repair Powell Road North Of Alliance
Farmers and business men worked in the sun to fix the Powell road, which had been muddy and rough. Led by Purinton and Laing, teams hauled dirt, Magnesia filled low spots and a bridge was improved, with many local and country volunteers contributing. A community celebration at Happy Hollow closed the day and outlined plans for future road work.
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Powell
Alliance
Happy Hollow
Mr. Purinton
Mr. Laing
Beals
Purinton's
Fisher
J. M. Miller
Powell's
Mensgra
Atz
Sisley
Purinton
Bliss Colerick
Beal
Davis
Reiman
Mafnison
Newman
Colerick
Russell
Messrs
Rev
Black
Miller
Thomas
Bald
Lytle
Lyons
Heisman
Laing
Hamilton
Acheson
Brittan
Special Representative on Home Canning Arrives
Eva Scriver emergency representative of the University extension service arrives in the city to demonstrate home canning. The schedule covers Hemingfrd Alliance Anti och Pow ell Kee gan Nason and a final all day session at the high school with morning meat and bean canning and afternoon jams syrups and jelly making. Visitors may bring materials jars lids and rubbers.
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Eva Scriver
University Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
Dawes County
Mies Scriver
Hemingfrd
Alliance
Court House
Antioch
Powell
East Side Progressive Club
Keegan
Nas
Hemingford Branch Forms for Relief of Armenians Syrians
The Hemingford branch of the county relief society is formed with Alliance as headquarters. Robert Graham named county chairman. John Kin Bella elected Hemingford chair and Susie Davidson secretary. Nebraska’s county quota is 250000 and Box Butte 2500 as funds aim to aid Armenians and Syrians amid war, with plan to mobilize a county drive and distribute literature.
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B. & Varje
Nebraska
American Committee For Armenian and Syrian Relief
Robert Graham
Dean Shaw
John Morrow
Homingford
Thoes
Alliance
John O'Keefe
BE. J. Sallows
BK. S. Varje
Graham
Hemingford
County Relief Society
John Kin- Bella
Susie Davidson
United States
Western
Asia
America
Alliance men seek to form company over new Black Hills marble vein
A veteran prospector located a promising white marble deposit in the Black Hills near Alliance. The vein runs nearly a mile with eight feet width at depth and lies three miles from the railroad. A competent engineer will inspect, and if favorable a company will be organized to develop the vein and capitalize on reduced freight costs.
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Alliance
Black Hills
Vermont
East
Middle West
Syrian Princess Rahme Haider to Speak in Alliance
Princess Rahme Haider of Damascus will present Under Syrian Stars on Sunday at 7 30 pm in front of the Methodist parsonage, with Miss Lucile Burgess. Her Monday program at the Presbyterian church features Hasaman the Leper.
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Damascus
Rahme Haidees
Royal House of
Syria
Rahme
Holy Land
Presbyterian Church
Haider
Seattle
Hasaman
Rahme Haider
Banal
Israel
Lyceum
Mt. Lebanon
Palestine
Old East
New West
Lucile Burgess
Miss Burgess
Burlington switchman jailed for lemon extract intoxication
Smith, a Burlington switchman, was lodged in the city jail this morning in a drunken condition. Officers said his appearance suggested he had been drinking lemon extract.
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Judge Tash
County Judge I. E. Tash issued several marriage licenses recently. Ole Christenson and Miss Oline Leth of Elba Nebraska Guillermo G Hernandez and Senorita Elveta Farraz Derio Estrada and Senorita Pab lina Famayo of Lakeside Pinkerton and Mrs Rachel Carter of Broadwater Nebraska.
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Chester Snow
Oklahoma
Mr. Holmes
Charles
Omaha
France
Episcopal Church
J. C. McCorkle
I. E. Tash
Eugene Hall
Geo. Duncan
J. K
Alice D. Snow
Arvilla
Wil
Son Rooming House
Box Butte Avenue
Box Buttee Avenue
Commercial Club
the Anny
Organization Made For Foreign Relief
Memingford
Princess of the Blood
Evening Tin Alliance
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