Tragic Kerosene Fire Kills Pitman Family in Nebraska
A kitchen fire started by Mrs. Pitman using kerosene to light kindling spread rapidly. She died soon after reaching Alliance while her husband and three children perished in the blaze. Rescuers searched the ruins as the community rushed to aid and transport the wounded to Hemingford and Alliance for funeral arrangements.
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Edgeway
Pitman
Kenneth
Gladys
Lois
Lize
Munter
J. C. McCorkle
Herald
Hemingford
Pitman Neigh
Keith L. Pierce
Dr. McEwen
Tittle Gladys
Hedgecock
Allance
Alliance
George G. Ware
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Lance
Wis
McEuen
Denver Pitcher Johnny King Goes for Bone Setter Help
Johnny King, Denver pitcher, heads to Mount Clemmons for consult with Bone-wetter Reese to fix a lame arm affecting control. Reese, famed for treating boxers like Battling Nelson and Ed Walsh, is said to reset King’s shoulder and return him to form before a sale to Detroit.
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Johnny King
Denver
Mount Clemmons
Mich
Reese
Youngstown
Ohio
Mount Clemmens
King
Battling Nelson
Ed Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Bears
John
Dr. Reese
Detroi
City Schools Plan Opening on September 1
Alliance announces the return to classes on September 1 with new and returning staff. Fourth grade teacher Maude Jones leads a lineup including Lara Erb Edith Jones and Alice Acheson while Vynda Verna Rodgers Mary Kelley and others fill grades from first to eighth. Miss Nerud resigns for a Tacoma position. vacancy to be filled before opening.
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Maude Jones
Lara Erb
Edith Jones
Alice Acheson
Lena Jackson
Emerson
Elda Bacon
Verna Rodgers
Mary Kelley
Millie Smalley
Mary Wiilson
Addie Robertson
Goldieer
Abbie Robertson
Nen
Alliance
Anna Nerud
Misa Nerud
Tacoma
Washington
Townley Knocks Griffo in Labor Day Crawford Bout
Townley blasts Griffo in the rounds at Alliance hall with a broken nose and profuse bleeding before Griffo is knocked out by a right jab to the solar plexus. Townley plans to fight the soldier boy in Crawford on Labor Day and the Logan Champ in Grand Island two weeks later. Buck O'Brien from Chicago White Sox sold to Oakland Coast League.
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Harry Townley
Mersland
Kid Griffo
Denver
Marsland
Enyeart
Hem
Ingford
Logan
Sollenberger
Kid McCoy
Demh
Townley
Griffo
Alliance
Mercy of Townley
Soldier Boy
Crawford
Labor Day
Leogan Champ
Grand Island
Buck” O’brien
Chicago White Sox
Oakland Coast League
Notice to Parents on School Attendance Law
Under the law all children between 7 and 16 years of age must attend school the entire time. This notice reinforces compulsory education requirements and potential enforcement. Parents are urged to ensure regular attendance and adherence to local school regulations.
School Law Enforced as Beginners Ban Placed After Week Six
Board of Education action restricts new entrants to public schools after six weeks. Parents urged to enroll five year olds at start of term. D W Hughes selling ice business and moving family to York Nebraska citing strong local schools as a factor.
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Ren
York
Nebraska
Weir
Hughes
Alliance School Board
Alliance
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Doc” Copeland
Loveland
Colo
Cheyenne
M. BE
Palisade
Doc
Wom
Chicago
Boneselter
Chicao White Sox
Newsles
Comiskey
Sidney
Nebr
Bridgeport
Bayard
Ferry
Gadd
Ross
Hull
Johnson
Walter Johnson
Cleveland
Regan
W. B
Antha Taylor
Annabel Joseph
Gertrude Davie—Forth
New York
Harper
Harper’s Ladies
Toggery
Norton
Duke
Norton's
Board of Education
W. R. Pate
D. W. Hughes
Vaughan
Dorothy Dodd
Horace Bogue
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