German Submarine Deutschland Breaks Out to Sea off Norfolk
The German submarine Deutschland, crewed and cheered by its people, slipped past Norfolk naval forces near the Virginia capes just after 10pm, crossing the three mile limit and submerging. The ship showed a false superstructure, exchanged salutes with a newspaper press boat, and evaded Allied vessels as it moved toward the sea.
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Virginia Capes
Norfolk
America
North Carolina
Sterett
Flushing
Reid
Thomas F. Timmins
Hans Hinsch
Goodby
Koenig
Hinsch
Baltimore
Neckar
Timmins
Deutschland
Cape Henry Wehrhouse
Capes
Union Temperance Meeting Sunday at Christian Church
Union temperance services under the auspices of the W C T U will be at the Christian church on Box Butte at 6 o'clock Sunday evening August 6. The program includes songs, readings, an address by Mrs A A Wayton, a vocal duet, papers, prayers, and a collection with a closing hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Churches
Christian Church
Union Temperance Services
Box Butte
Union Choir
J. W. Thom
Reading
A. T. Lunn
A. A. Wayton
LaRhea Lonn
Vera Dow
Madeline Zediker
J. W. Read
Nebraska
Lewis McIn
Excellent Gardens State garden supervisor tours Alliance towns
L F McShane, state garden supervisor, left Alliance after two days to Crawford and Chadron following visits in Alliance. He praised local gardens, noting strong effort under school gardening work and gave two lectures to the garden club. Keeler Coursey Co sold 108 Ford cars 1915 1916 and anticipates doubling sales after an $80 price cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. McShane
Crawford and
Chadron
Alliance
Echool
McShane
Garden Club
Herald
New Stock Train Start Dates Announced by Burlington
W M Weldenhamer division superintendent announces new stock trains on the Alliance division starting Saturday August 5. Services run Saturdays and Sundays through October 29, with additional Monday runs as needed and stock pickup as far east as Dunning. Also notes heartfelt thanks for floral offerings and support after the passing of Mrs WM Mitchell and William Bignell and Joseph Bignell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Weldenhamer
Burlington
Alliance
East Seneca
Dunning
WM. Mitchell
William Bignell
Joseph Bignell
Robber killed man in cold blood at Sunol bank robbery
At noon on Friday July 28 a robber tied cashier C W Smith and robbed the State Bank at Sunol Nebraska of 1750 dollars. The robber J W Cornell of Denver and his accomplice R G Loukens were captured the same afternoon by Sheriff McDaniels and jailed in Cheyenne county charged with murder. The robbers killed two posse members, and Mrs Smith described the events and ensuing investigations in a letter.
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State Bank
Sunol
Nebr
Sidney
Union Pacific
C. W. Smith
J. W. Cornell
Denver
R. G. Loukens
McDaniels
Cheyenne County
T. A. Smithberg
Alliance
Gertrude
Moses
Curt
Mr Smith
Ira C. Paup
Lodeepole
Paul Vacek
Alliance station joins Great Lakes radio chain
A new amateur radio station in Alliance joins a Midwest chain aiding twelve states. Carl Thomas, an operator, funded and built the station to fill gaps in government backed communications with Great Lakes at the center. The letter from Weln Cawley urges co operation and designates Alliance as a relay point for messages originating there.
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Great Lakes Territory
United States
Nebraska
J. Carl Thomas
Carl Thomas
Weln Cawley
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ilinois
U. S. Navy
Middle West
Alliance
Dr W Ray Lectures On Travel Experiences at Church
Dr W Ray spoke to a good crowd Friday at the Methodist church on travel experiences in Arabia Turkey Egypt and the Holy Land. The lecture drew a large attentive audience and was described as very instructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ray
Methodist Church
Arabia
Turkey
Egypt
Holy Land
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Sponse
Woodrow
Portland
Eastern Argus
Scripture Reading
W. E. Cutts
Tyre
State Garden
The
Keeler-Coursey Company
Burlington Railroad
Elleworth
Bingham Eee Eae
Ashby Ee
Hyannis En Eue
Whitman
Hecta Ee
Ph Ee Ee
Fanner
Self Am Posse
Mr. Smith
Smith
Cornell
Paul Varek
John Demers
John
Ira C
Paup
DR. Ray
Alliance Methodist Church
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